IP Library Granted Patent US 8,690,267
Granted Patent B2
US 8,690,267 · App. 13/228,620 · Granted Apr 8, 2014

Assembly unit and casing having the same

Inventors: Yue-Wen Jiang (Taoyuan County, TW); Shu-Hua Mau (Taoyuan County, TW)
Assignees: Lite-On Electronics (Guangzhou) Limited; Lite-On Technology Corporation
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Patent No.
US 8,690,267
App. No.
13/228,620
Granted
Apr 8, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A an assembly unit for assembling a drawable device into a casing includes a fixing member disposed on a side wall of the drawable device and a latching member slidably disposed on the casing correspondingly to the fixing member. The fixing member has a fixing hole thereon. The casing has a first tongue portion corresponding to the latching member and a fixing protrusion protruding toward the interior of the casing; wherein the fixing protrusion engages with the fixing hole when the drawable device is assembled into the casing.

Claims (27)

1. A casing for assembling a drawable device, the drawable device being inserted into the casing, the casing comprising: a plurality of plates and an assembly unit;

wherein the assembly unit comprises:

a fixing member disposed on a side wall of the drawable device and having a fixing hole;

a latching member slidably disposed on one of the plates corresponding to the fixing member;

wherein a first tongue portion is formed on the one of the plates and corresponds to the latching member,

wherein the first tongue portion has a free end and a fixing protrusion formed substantially near to the free end and protruding toward the interior of the casing; and

wherein the fixing protrusion engages with the fixing hole when the drawable device is assembled to the casing,

wherein said one of the plates has at least one pair of corresponding track portions, the first tongue portion has two corresponding extending protrusions, the latching member includes a main body having at least one pair of side portions for slidably engaged with the pair of track portions at two sides thereof, and the main body has two sliding slopes respectively corresponding to the two extending protrusions;

wherein each of the extending protrusions slides along the corresponding sliding slope for lifting the first tongue portion away from the drawable device when the latching member is forced to slide, thereby the fixing protrusion disengages with the fixing hole and the drawable device can be drawn away from an insertion opening of the casing.

2. The casing as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the main body further has a rib at the inner side thereof, and the first tongue portion has an auxiliary protrusion protruding toward the exterior of the casing and corresponding to the rib to interfere therewith.

3. The casing as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the main body includes a front end and a rear end, the front end has a pressing portion, and the rear end connects with an elastic member substantially fixed onto said one of the plates, thereby the elastic member is spring biased to return to a first position.

4. The casing as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the elastic member is formed by bending a plastic, two ends of the elastic member are integrally formed with the rear end, and the elastic member has a bent insertion arranged on a middle portion thereof, the bent insertion inserts into an insertion hole of the casing, and wherein the latching member is slidable with respect to the casing to compress the elastic member or return to the first position thereof by the resilient force of the compressed elastic member and cooperation of the bent insertion and the insertion hole of the casing.

5. The casing as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the drawable device is a disk driver, the casing is a housing or chassis of a computer, or a chassis or a housing of a server, and the casing further has an insertion opening through which the drawable device is inserted.

6. The casing as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the fixing member is a metal plate of a thickness less than or equal to 1 mm.

7. An assembly unit for assembling a drawable device to a casing having a plurality of plates, the assembling unit comprising:

a fixing member disposed on a side wall of the drawable device and having a fixing hole; and

a latching member slidably disposed on the casing and corresponding to the fixing member, wherein the latching member includes a main body comprising a rib at the inner side thereof, and the rib includes an interfering slope and an interfering top extended from the interfering slope,

wherein a first tongue portion is formed on one of the plates and corresponds to the latching member, the first tongue portion has a free end, a fixing protrusion formed substantially near to the free end and protruding toward the interior of the casing, and an auxiliary protrusion protruding toward the exterior of the casing and corresponding to the rib to interfere therewith,

wherein the fixing protrusion engages with the fixing hole and the interfering top of the rib is fixed on the auxiliary protrusion when the drawable device is assembled to the casing,

wherein the interfering slope and the interfering top are configured to contact the auxiliary protrusion for pushing the free end back when the drawable device is drawn away from the casing,

wherein the casing has at least one pair of corresponding track portions, the first tongue portion has two corresponding extending protrusions, the main body further comprises at least one pair of side portions for slidably engaged with the pair of track portions at two sides thereof, and the main body has two sliding slopes respectively corresponding to the two extending protrusions;

wherein each of the extending protrusions slides along the corresponding sliding slope for lifting the first tongue portion away from the drawable device when the latching member is forced to slide, thereby the fixing protrusion disengages with the fixing hole and the drawable device can be drawn away from the casing.

8. The assembly unit as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the main body further includes a front end and a rear end, the front end has a pressing portion, and the rear end connects with an elastic member substantially fixed onto the casing, thereby the elastic member is spring biased to return the main body to a first position.

9. The assembly unit as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the elastic member is formed by bending a plastic, two ends of the plastic are integrally formed with the rear end, and the middle portion of the plastic abuts against the casing.

10. The assembly unit as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the side wall of the drawable device has a plurality of assembling holes, the fixing member has a plurality of assembling pillars corresponding to the assembling holes, and the assembling pillars are respectively inserted into the assembling holes so that the fixing member is detachably disposed onto the side wall.

11. The assembly unit as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the drawable device is a disk driver, the casing is a housing or chassis of a computer, or a chassis or a housing of a server.

12. The assembly unit as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the fixing member is a metal plate of a thickness less than or equal to 1 mm.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 23, 2013
From: SILITEK ELECTRONIC (GUANGZHOU) CO., LTD.
To: LITE-ON ELECTRONICS (GUANGZHOU) LIMITED
Reel/Frame 030487/0254 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 9, 2011
From: JIANG, YUE-WEN; MAU, SHU-HUA
To: SILITEK ELECTRONIC (GUANGZHOU) CO., LTD.; LITE-ON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 026878/0553 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2010 1 0623332 · Dec 31, 2010 · national
Continuity (1)
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