IP Library Granted Patent US 12,349,304
Granted Patent B2
US 12,349,304 · App. 17/980,601 · Granted Jul 1, 2025

Electronic device and device module

Inventors: Chia-Hsin Liu (New Taipei, TW); Yu-Jian Wu (New Taipei, TW); Wei Lin (New Taipei, TW)
Assignee: WISTRON CORPORATION
H05K7/1487H05K5/0221
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Patent No.
US 12,349,304
App. No.
17/980,601
Granted
Jul 1, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic device includes a chassis casing, a device casing, a latch assembly, a bracket, and a rotating shaft assembly. The chassis casing includes a bottom plate. The device casing is detachably disposed in the chassis casing, and the device casing is provided with a stopper. The latch assembly is disposed at the chassis casing, and the latch assembly includes a sliding member. The bracket is disposed in the chassis casing and at an end of the device casing opposite to the latch assembly. The rotating shaft assembly is respectively connected to the device casing and the bracket. The device casing is adjustable between an installation position and an lifting position via the rotating shaft assembly. The sliding member of the latch assembly is used to fix the stopper, so that the device casing is located at the installation position.

Claims (35)

1. An electronic device, comprising:

a chassis casing, comprising a bottom plate;

a device casing, detachably disposed in the chassis casing and provided with a stopper;

a latch assembly, disposed on the chassis casing, comprising a sliding member, a frame body and a pushing member, wherein the sliding member is at an end of the device casing, the pushing member is connected to the sliding member, and the sliding member is moved away from the stopper of the device casing selectively via the pushing member, the frame body comprises a top plate and a side plate, the side plate is connected to the top plate and a second angle is formed between the top plate and the side plate, the side plate is provided with a limiting hole, the pushing member is disposed on the top plate, and the sliding member is disposed at the side plate, and comprises a pushing member body and a first fixing portion, the first fixing portion is disposed at the pushing member body, the sliding member comprises a sliding member body and is provided with a second fixing portion, and the second fixing portion protrudes from the sliding member body, extends through the limiting hole and is connected to the first fixing portion is connected to the first fixing portion;

a bracket, disposed in the chassis casing and at an another end of the device casing opposite to the latch assembly; and

a rotating shaft assembly, respectively connected to the device casing and the bracket, wherein the rotating shaft assembly comprises an elastic assembly, a rotating shaft, and a damping assembly, the elastic assembly and the damping assembly are sleeved on the rotating shaft

wherein the device casing is adjustable between an installation position and a lifting position relative to the bottom plate via the rotating shaft assembly, and a first angle is formed between the installation position and the lifting position, the rotating shaft assembly have a pushing force normally the device casing from the installation position to the lifting position, and the damping assembly reduces the pushing force provided by the rotating shaft assembly and can reduce the speed of movement of the device casing from the installation position to the lifting position; and

when the device casing is located at the installation position, the sliding member of the latch assembly is fixed with the stopper.

2. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the latch assembly further comprises an elastic element, the sliding member comprises a sliding member body, and the elastic element is connected to the side plate and the sliding member body.

3. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the first fixing portion is provided with a first opening portion, the second fixing portion is a tongue, and the tongue extends through the first opening portion.

4. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the pushing member is rotatably disposed on the top plate, the second fixing portion of the sliding member is a tongue, the tongue is provided with a second opening portion, and the first fixing portion of the pushing member extends through the second opening portion of the second fixing portion of the sliding member.

5. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the latch assembly further comprises a locking member, and the first fixing portion and the second fixing portion are locked via the locking member.

6. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the sliding member comprises a limiting portion, the limiting portion abuts against the stopper of the device casing selectively, the limiting portion has a guide surface and an abutment surface, a guide angle is formed between the guide surface and the abutment surface, when the device casing is fixed at the installation position, the stopper abuts against the abutment surface.

7. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the device casing has an accommodating portion, and the device casing further comprises a plurality of partition plates, the accommodating portion is separated into a plurality of expansion slots via the partition plates.

8. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the latch assembly further comprises a pushing member, the pushing member is connected to the sliding member, and the sliding member is moved away from the stopper of the device casing selectively via the pushing member;

the sliding member comprises a sliding member body, the latch assembly further comprises an elastic element, and the elastic element is connected to the side plate and the sliding member body;

the sliding member comprises a limiting portion, the limiting portion abuts against the stopper of the device casing selectively, the limiting portion has a guide surface and an abutment surface, a guide angle is formed between the guide surface and the abutment surface, when the device casing is fixed at the installation position, the stopper abuts against the abutment surface; and

the device casing has an accommodating portion, and the device casing further comprises a plurality of partition plates the accommodating portion is separated into a plurality of expansion slots via the partition plates.

9. A device module, comprising:

a device casing, provided with a stopper;

a latch assembly, disposed at an end of the device casing, comprising a sliding member a frame body and a pushing member, wherein the sliding member is at an end of the device casing, the pushing member is connected to the sliding member, and the sliding member is moved away from the stopper of the device casing selectively via the pushing member, the frame body comprises a top plate and a side plate, the side plate is connected to the top plate and a second angle is formed between the top plate and the side plate, the side plate is provided with a limiting hole, the pushing member is disposed on the top plate, and the sliding member is disposed at the side plate, and comprises a pushing member body and a first fixing portion, the first fixing portion is disposed at the pushing member body, the sliding member comprises a sliding member body and is provided with a second fixing portion, and the second fixing portion protrudes from the sliding member body, extends through the limiting hole and is connected to the first fixing portion is connected to the first fixing portion;

a bracket, disposed at an another end of the device casing opposite to the latch assembly; and

a rotating shaft assembly, respectively connected to the device casing and the bracket, wherein the rotating shaft assembly comprises an elastic assembly, a rotating shaft, and a damping assembly, the elastic assembly and the damping assembly are sleeved on the rotating shaft,

wherein the device casing is adjustable between positioning position and an opening position relative to the bracket via the rotating shaft assembly, and a first angle is formed between the positioning position and the opening position, the rotating shaft assembly have a pushing force normally the device casing from the installation position to the lifting position, and the damping assembly reduces the pushing force provided by the rotating shaft assembly and can reduce the speed of movement of the device casing from the positioning position to the opening position; and

when the device casing is located at the positioning position, the sliding member of the latch assembly fixes with the stopper.

10. The device module according to claim 9 , wherein the latch assembly further comprises an elastic element, the sliding member comprises a sliding member body, and the elastic element is connected to the side plate and the sliding member body.

11. The device module according to claim 9 , wherein the first fixing portion is provided with a first opening portion, the second fixing portion is a tongue, and the tongue extends through the first opening portion.

12. The device module according to claim 9 , wherein the pushing member is rotatably disposed on the top plate, the second fixing portion of the sliding member is a tongue, the tongue is provided with a second opening portion, and the first fixing portion of the pushing member extends through the second opening portion of the second fixing portion of the sliding member.

13. The device module according to claim 9 , wherein the latch assembly further comprises a locking member, and the first fixing portion and the second fixing portion are locked via the locking member.

14. The device module according to claim 9 , wherein the sliding member comprises a limiting portion, the limiting portion is used to abut against the stopper of the device casing, the limiting portion has a guide surface and an abutment surface, a guide angle is formed between the guide surface and the abutment surface, when the device casing is fixed at the positioning position, the stopper abuts against the abutment surface selectively.

15. The device module according to claim 9 , wherein;

the latch assembly further comprises an elastic element, the sliding member comprises a sliding member body, and the elastic element is connected to the side plate and the sliding member body;

the sliding member comprises a limiting portion, the limiting portion abuts against the stopper of the device casing selectively, the limiting portion has a guide surface and an abutment surface, a guide angle is formed between the guide surface and the abutment surface;

when the device casing is fixed at the positioning position, the stopper abuts against the abutment surface; and

the device casing has an accommodating portion, and the device casing further comprises a plurality of partition plates which separate the accommodating portion into a plurality of expansion slots.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 4, 2022
From: LIU, CHIA-HSIN; WU, YU-JIAN; LIN, WEI
To: WISTRON CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 061653/0310 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202211066258.2 · Sep 1, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240081015A1 · Mar 7, 2024
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