IP Library Granted Patent US 10,855,019
Granted Patent B2
US 10,855,019 · App. 16/258,106 · Granted Dec 1, 2020

Bezel assembly and electrical connection apparatus

Inventors: Zhai Haifang (Shanghai, CN); Wu Xiaoping (Shanghai, CN); Dong Wei (Shanghai, CN); Zhou Yujie (Shanghai, CN)
Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
H01R13/447H01R27/02
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Patent No.
US 10,855,019
App. No.
16/258,106
Granted
Dec 1, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A bezel assembly includes a bezel body having an opening formed thereon for receiving at least a part of a connecting piece. At least one opening shield is movably disposed on the bezel body and pressing against the connecting piece via an elastic element such that the connecting piece remains contact with the bezel assembly in the opening. The bezel assembly of the present disclosure can be adapted to connecting pieces of various types and standards, such as connectors or ports, so as to improve universality of the bezel assembly and expand the application range.

Claims (43)

1. A bezel assembly, comprising:

a bezel body defining an opening that is configured to receive at least a part of a connecting piece; and

a pair of first opening shields that;

are movably coupled to the bezel body;

resiliently engage the connecting piece such that the connecting piece remains in contact with the bezel assembly in the opening;

are respectively disposed at two edges of the opening;

are spaced apart along a first direction; and

are connected with each other via a first elastic element.

2. The bezel assembly of claim 1 , wherein the first elastic element is located between the bezel body and the pair of first opening shields and configured to cause the pair of first opening shields to resiliently engage the connecting piece.

3. The bezel assembly of claim 1 , wherein the bezel body includes a groove, and wherein the pair of first opening shields are received in the groove and configured to be guided by the groove to move along the first direction.

4. The bezel assembly of claim 1 , wherein the pair of first opening shields connected to the bezel body and that extends along a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction and parallel with an edge of the bezel body, and wherein the bezel assembly further comprises;

a second opening shield that extends along the first direction and is configured to move along the second direction and within the plane that is parallel with the bezel body in order to engage the connecting piece.

5. The bezel assembly of claim 4 , wherein the second opening shield is connected to the bezel body by at least one second elastic elements that is configured to move the second opening shield in the second direction.

6. The bezel assembly of claim 4 , wherein the second opening shield is provided with an extension arm that is oriented towards the bezel body, and wherein the bezel body is provided with a hole at a position corresponding to the extension arm and the extension arm is configured to be inserted into the hole such that the extension arm is in contact with the bezel body in order to guide the second opening shield when the second opening shield is moved along the second direction.

7. An electrical connection apparatus, comprising:

a connecting piece; and

a bezel assembly including:

a bezel body defining an opening;

a pair of first opening shields that;

are movably coupled to the bezel body,

resiliently engage the connecting piece such that the connecting piece remains in contact with the bezel assembly in the opening;

are respectively disposed at two edges of the opening;

are spaced apart along a first direction; and

are connected with each other via a first elastic element.

8. The electrical connection apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the first elastic element is located between the bezel body and the pair of first opening shields and causes the pair of first opening shields to resiliently engage the connecting piece.

9. The electrical connection apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the pair of first opening shields connected to the bezel body and extend along a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction and parallel with an edge of the bezel body, and wherein the bezel assembly further comprises;

a second opening shield that extends along the first direction is configured to move along the second direction and within the plane that is parallel with the bezel body in order to engage the connecting piece.

10. The electrical connection apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the second opening shield is connected to the bezel body by at least one second elastic element that biases the second opening shield in the second direction.

11. The electrical connection apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the second opening shield is provided with an extension arm that is oriented towards the bezel body, and wherein the bezel body is provided with a hole at a position corresponding to the extension arm and the extension arm is configured to be inserted into the hole such that the extension arm is in contact with the bezel body in order to guide the second opening shield when the second opening shield is moved along the second direction.

12. A method for providing a connecting piece in a bezel assembly, comprising:

positioning, in an opening defined by a bezel body included in the bezel assembly, the connecting piece;

moving a pair of first opening shields that are included in the bezel assembly and movably coupled to the bezel body relative to the bezel body, wherein the pair of first opening shields are;

respectively disposed at two edges of the opening;

spaced apart along a first direction; and

connected with each other via a first elastic element; and wherein the moving the pair of first opening shields relative to the bezel assembly includes;

moving the pair of first opening shields along the first direction and within a plane that is parallel with the bezel body; and

resiliently engaging, in response to moving the pair of first opening shields relative to the bezel body, the connecting piece with the pair of first opening shields such that the connecting piece remains in contact with the pair of first opening shields in the opening.

13. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:

causing, by the first elastic element that is located between the bezel body and the pair of first opening shields, the pair of first opening shields to resiliently engage the connecting piece.

14. The method of claim 12 , wherein the pair of first opening shields are connected to the bezel body and extends along a second direction that is parallel with an edge of the bezel body, and wherein the method further comprises:

moving a second opening shield along a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction and within a plane that is parallel with the bezel body in order to engage the connecting piece.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the second opening shield is connected to the bezel body by at least one second elastic element that biases the second opening shield in the second direction.

16. The method of claim 14 , wherein the second opening shield is provided with an extension arm that is oriented towards the bezel body, and wherein the bezel body is provided with a hole at a position corresponding to the extension arm and the extension arm is inserted into the hole such that the extension arm is in contact with the bezel body in order to guide the second opening shield when the second opening shield is moved along the second direction.

Assignments (5)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL/FRAME (053546/0001) Recorded Jun 23, 2022
From: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS NOTES COLLATERAL AGENT
To: DELL MARKETING L.P. (ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND AS SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO CREDANT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.); DELL INTERNATIONAL L.L.C.; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; DELL USA L.P.; EMC CORPORATION; DELL MARKETING CORPORATION (SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO FORCE10 NETWORKS, INC. AND WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.); EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
Reel/Frame 071642/0001 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Oct 1, 2021
From: DELL PRODUCTS, L.P.; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
To: CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH
Reel/Frame 057682/0830 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Apr 22, 2020
From: CREDANT TECHNOLOGIES INC.; DELL INTERNATIONAL L.L.C.; DELL MARKETING L.P.; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; DELL USA L.P.; EMC CORPORATION; FORCE10 NETWORKS, INC.; WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
To: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.
Reel/Frame 053546/0001 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Mar 21, 2019
From: CREDANT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; DELL INTERNATIONAL L.L.C.; DELL MARKETING L.P.; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; DELL USA L.P.; EMC CORPORATION; FORCE10 NETWORKS, INC.; WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
To: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A.
Reel/Frame 049452/0223 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 28, 2019
From: HAIFANG, ZHAI; XIAOPING, WU; WEI, DONG; YUJIE, ZHOU
To: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
Reel/Frame 048153/0465 →