Computer enclosure with locking apparatus
A computer enclosure with a locking apparatus includes a front panel ( 10 ), a side panel ( 30 ), a driving member ( 52 ), and a sliding member ( 55 ). The side panel has an engaging portion ( 351 ). The driving member is pivotable about an axis perpendicular to the front panel, and defines an arcuate portion ( 531 ). The sliding member is slidably attached to the front panel. The sliding portion has a stop portion ( 557 ) and a driving pin ( 571 ). When the driving member is rotated, the arcuate urges the driving pin of the sliding member for driving the sliding member to move, thereby the stop portion engaging with the engaging portion of the side panel and preventing the engaging portion from moving away from the front panel.
1. A computer enclosure, comprising:
a front panel;
a side panel perpendicularly and slidably attached to the front panel, the side panel having an engaging portion;
a sliding member attached to the front panel and being slidable along the front panel in a direction perpendicular to the side panel, the sliding member having a driving pin and a stop portion extending through the front panel configured for engaging with the engaging portion in another direction parallel to the side panel; and
a driving member pivotably attached to the front panel, the driving member having an arcuate portion slidably engaging with the driving pin, the driving member capable of being rotated to cause the arcuate portion urging the driving pin of the sliding member to move the sliding member in the direction perpendicular to the side panel thereby the stop portion engaging with the engaging portion of the side panel to prevent the side panel from sliding way from the front panel in said another direction;
wherein the front panel defines a through hole in said another direction, and the sliding member is slidably attached on a front surface of the front panel and the stop portion of the sliding member extends through the through hole to engage with the engaging portion at a back side of the front panel.
2. The computer enclosure as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the front panel comprises a flange bent backward from one side edge thereof, the side panel comprises a receiving bridge, and an engaging tongue is formed at the flange and inserted into the receiving bridge in said another direction.
3. The computer enclosure as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a front bezel covering the front plate, wherein the driving member is disposed between the front plate and the front bezel, and the driving member comprises an operating portion accessible on the front bezel configured for being operated to drive the driving member.
4. The computer enclosure as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the engaging portion of the side panel is L shaped, and the stop portion is L shaped and covers the engaging portion.
5. A computer enclosure, comprising:
a front panel;
a side panel perpendicularly and slidably attached to the front panel, the side panel having an engaging portion;
a sliding member attached to the front panel and being slidable along the front panel in a direction perpendicular to the side panel, the sliding member having a driving pin and a stop portion extending trough the front panel configured for engaging with the engaging portion in another direction parallel to the side panel; and
a driving member pivotably attached to the front panel, the driving member having an arcuate portion slidably engaging with the driving pin, the driving member capable of being rotated to cause the arcuate portion urging the driving pin of the sliding member to move the sliding member in the direction perpendicular to the side panel thereby the stop portion engaging with the engaging portion of the side panel to prevent the side panel from sliding way from the front panel in said another direction;
wherein the front panel comprises a flange bent backward from one side edge thereof, the side panel comprises a receiving bridge, and an engaging tongue is formed at the flange and inserted into the receiving bridge in said another direction.
6. The computer enclosure as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the arcuate portion is an arcuate slot defined in the driving member, the driving pin is received in the arcuate slot, and the driving pin is driven to move along a direction perpendicular to the side panel by rotating the driving member.
7. The computer enclosure as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the arcuate portion is an arcuate slot defined in the driving member, the driving pin is received in the arcuate slot, and the driving pin is driven to move along a direction perpendicular to the side panel by rotating the driving member.