TWI413479B - Lock/unlock assembly and computer case using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

A computer case includes a main body and a bezel. The main body includes a front plate. The bezel includes a hook formed on one side of the bezel, and a latching clip formed on the other side of the bezel. The computer case further includes a lock/unlock member assembled on the bezel. One of lock/unlock member and the latching clip forms a latching protrusion, and the other one of the lock/unlock member and the latching clip forms a fixing portion according to the latching protrusion. The latching protrusion engages with the fixing portion to attach the bezel to the front plate. The latching member can be apart from the latching clip, such that the latching protrusion can be unlocked from the fixing portion. The bezel is easily disassembled from the front plate of the computer case.

Description

Computer case and its unlocking structure

The invention relates to a computer case and an unlocking structure thereof, in particular to a computer case with an easy-to-remove panel and an unlocking structure thereof.

Panels are generally installed on the computer case, and the panel can be used for dustproof and radiation protection.

A computer case includes a housing and a panel. The housing has a front plate, and an elastic hook is formed on the inner side of the panel, and a latching protrusion is formed at the end of the hook. The front plate is provided with an engaging hole corresponding to the hook. Align the hook of the panel with the engaging hole of the front plate, press the panel, and the hook will be elastically deformed to insert the hook into the engaging hole. The retaining protrusion abuts the edge of the engaging hole to fix the hook in the engaging hole, thereby fixing the panel to the front plate.

In order to make the panel fixed relatively firmly, the hooks on the panel are generally plural. When disassembling, it is necessary to press the hook one by one to make it elastically deform, so that the holding protrusion is separated from the restriction of the engaging hole, and then the panel is pulled outward to remove the panel, which is inconvenient.

In view of the above, it is necessary to provide a computer case that is easy to disassemble and its unlocking structure.

A computer case includes a housing and a panel. The housing includes a front panel. A hook is arranged on one side of the panel, and an engaging hole is formed in the front plate, and the hook is fixed in the engaging hole. The other side of the panel is provided with a holding piece. The computer case also includes an unlocking member disposed on the front panel. One of the unlocking member and the holding piece is formed with a locking protrusion, and the other one is provided with a fixing portion corresponding to the holding protrusion. The engaging protrusion cooperates with the fixing portion to lock the panel to the front plate, and the unlocking member is movable relative to the holding piece to disengage the engaging protrusion from the fixing portion.

The unlocking structure of a computer case includes a casing and a panel. The housing includes a front panel. A hook is arranged on one side of the panel, and an engaging hole is formed in the front plate, and the hook is fixed in the engaging hole. The unlocking structure includes an unlocking member and a holding piece disposed on the other side of the panel, wherein the unlocking member and the holding piece form one of the engaging protrusions, and the other one is provided with the corresponding holding protrusion Fixed part. The engaging protrusion cooperates with the fixing portion to lock the panel to the front plate. The unlocking member is movable relative to the clamping piece to disengage the engaging projection from the fixing portion.

The computer case further includes an unlocking member. The unlocking member and the holding piece are engaged with the fixing portion by the engaging protrusion to fix the panel to the front plate, and the unlocking member is movable relative to the holding piece to make the engaging protrusion. Disengaged from the fixed portion, the computer case can be unlocked, so the disassembly is convenient.

200‧‧‧ computer case

20‧‧‧shell

201‧‧‧ front board

2011‧‧‧through hole

2012‧‧‧ accommodating holes

2013‧‧‧Clock hole

2014‧‧‧Fixed film

2015‧‧‧Bending Department

202‧‧‧ first surface

203‧‧‧ second surface

204‧‧‧容口

206‧‧‧Positioning holes

22‧‧‧ panel

221‧‧‧ surface

222‧‧‧Flange

223‧‧‧ Positioning film

2231‧‧‧Positioning bulges

2333‧‧‧ sloped surface

225‧‧‧Cards

2251‧‧‧Fixed Department

2253‧‧‧Responsible Department

226‧‧‧ hook

2261‧‧‧ card holder

227‧‧‧Positioning column

23‧‧‧ openings

24‧‧‧Unlocking pieces

241‧‧‧ Ontology

2411‧‧‧ engaging bulge

243‧‧‧Installation Department

2433‧‧‧Turn hole

245‧‧‧pressure holding department

25‧‧‧ screws

26‧‧‧Shrap

1 is a perspective view of a computer case in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a partial exploded view of the computer case shown in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a partial perspective view of the unlocking piece locking panel and the front panel of the computer case shown in Figure 1. Big picture.

Figure 4 is a partial cross-sectional enlarged view of Figure 3.

The computer case of the present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

The computer case of the present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

Referring to FIG. 1 , a computer case 200 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a housing 20 , a panel 22 , and two unlocking members 24 . The housing 20 includes a front panel 201.

Referring to FIGS. 2 and 3, the panel 22 is substantially rectangular, and the panel 22 has an opening 23 in the middle. The panel 22 includes a surface 221 and a flange 222 extending outwardly from the peripheral edge of the surface 221 . A positioning piece 223 and two holding pieces 225 are formed on one side of the surface 221 of the panel 22, and three hooks 226 are formed on the other side. The positioning piece 223, the holding piece 225 and the hook 226 are both close to the flange 222 and higher than the flange 222.

On the same side, the positioning piece 223 is located between the two holding pieces 225 and is in line with the two holding pieces 225. A positioning protrusion 2231 is formed at the end of the positioning piece 223, and the positioning protrusion 2231 has an inclined surface 2233 inclined toward the panel 22. Each of the holding pieces 225 is provided with a fixing portion 2251 at a position close to the end. In this embodiment, the fixing portion 2251 is a through hole. On the other side of the panel 22, the three hooks 226 are located on the same straight line and respectively correspond to the two holding pieces 225 and the positioning piece 223. A latching protrusion 2261 is formed at the end of the hook 226. Two positioning posts 227 are further formed on the panel 22.

The front panel 201 has a shape corresponding to the panel 22, and the front panel 201 includes a first surface 202 and The first surface 202 is opposite the second surface 203. A receiving port 204 corresponding to the opening 23 of the panel 22 is opened in the middle of the front plate 201. Two positioning holes 206 corresponding to the two positioning posts 227 are defined on the front plate 201. The front plate 201 defines a through hole 2011 corresponding to the positioning piece 223, and a receiving hole 2012 is defined for each of the holding pieces 225. The front plate 201 is provided with three engaging holes 2013 corresponding to the three hooks 226 on one side opposite to the through hole 2011. A fixing piece 2014 is formed on the first surface 202 at a position close to each of the receiving holes 2012, and a bent portion 2015 is formed to extend outwardly from a side of each of the engaging holes 2013.

The positioning post 227 of the panel 22 is aligned with the positioning hole 206 of the front panel 201, and the pressing panel 22 penetrates the positioning post 227 into the corresponding positioning hole 206, and the hook 226 will elastically deform through the engaging hole 2013, and the clamping protrusion 2261 is resisted at the top of the bent portion 2015, so that the hook 226 is limited to the corresponding engaging hole 2013. At the same time, the two holding pieces 225 pass through the two receiving holes 2012 and expose the fixing portion 2251 to the outside of the second surface 202 of the front plate 201, and the positioning piece 223 is elastically deformed and passes through the through hole 2011. The positioning protrusion 2231 of the positioning piece 223 abuts against the edge of the through hole 2011 to fix the positioning piece 223 in the through hole 2011. The opening 23 of the panel 22 overlaps with the receiving opening 204 of the front panel 201 to facilitate installation of other accessory devices of the computer, such as a CD player, a floppy disk drive, and the like into the computer case 200.

The unlocking member 24 includes a body 241 and a mounting portion 243 and a pressing portion 245 respectively extending from opposite ends of the body 241. The main body 241 is an elongated metal piece. The main body 241 is formed with an engaging protrusion 2411. The mounting portion 243 defines a rotation preventing hole 2433. The rotation preventing hole 2433 corresponds to the fixing piece 2014 of the front plate 201. The unlocking member 24 is fixed to the first surface 202 of the front panel 201 by screws 25 and surrounds the holding tab 225. The engaging protrusion 2411 penetrates into the fixing portion 2251 to fix the holding piece 225, thereby locking the panel 22 to the front plate. 201. The three hooks 226 on one side of the panel 22 are spaced apart, and the holding tabs 225 on the other side of the panel 22 are located near the two ends of the panel 22, so that the panel 22 can be more stably fixed. The fixing piece 2014 is inserted into the rotation preventing hole 2433 to prevent the unlocking member 24 from rotating after being used for a long time. The unlocking member 24 and the retaining tab 225 of the panel 22 together form an unlocking structure that can secure or separate the panel 22 from the front panel 201.

To remove the panel 22 and simultaneously press the pressing portion 245 of the two unlocking members 24, the body 241 of the unlocking member 24 will be elastically deformed to disengage the engaging projection 2411 from the fixing portion 2251. When the panel 22 is pulled outwardly from the side of the panel 22 near the positioning piece 223, the positioning piece 223 can be deformed to slide out from the through hole 2011, and the panel 22 is rotated about the side of the hook 226 as a rotating shaft 22, The hook 226 can be removed from the engaging hole 2013, thereby removing the panel 22, which is convenient.

In order to make the panel 22 more convenient to disassemble, two elastic pieces 26 may be disposed between the panel 22 and the front plate 201. Referring to FIG. 2 and FIG. 5 , the elastic piece 26 is fixedly disposed on the second surface 203 of the front plate 201 and adjacent to the holding piece 225 . Correspondingly, the holding piece 2253 is formed on the holding piece 225, and each elastic piece 26 abuts against the abutting portion 2253 of the corresponding holding piece 225. When the panel 22 is removed, the pressing portion 245 of the pressing and unlocking member 24 releases the engaging protrusion 2411 from the fixing portion 2251, and the elastic piece 26 presses the holding piece 225 to disengage the positioning piece 223 from the through hole 2011, and further brings the panel 22 closer to the card. The side of the hook 226 is rotated by the shaft to disengage from the engaging hole 2013, and finally the panel 22 is completely separated from the front plate 201.

It can be understood that the fixing portion 2251 can also be a groove or a notch as long as it can be fixedly engaged with the engaging protrusion 2411.

It can be understood that the positioning piece 223 can be omitted, and only the two holding pieces 225 are retained on the side of the panel 22, The same function can be achieved.

It can be understood that the locking protrusion 2261 of the hook 226 can also form an inclined surface on the side of the panel 22, which is more convenient to disassemble.

It can be understood that the number of hooks 226 can also be one, two or more. The number of the holding pieces 225 may be one, and the holding piece 225 may be disposed at a substantially intermediate position on the side of the panel 22, and accordingly, the number of the unlocking pieces 24 is also one.

It can be understood that a sliding slope can be formed on one side of the engaging protrusion 2411 of the unlocking member 24 near the panel 22, and the locking piece 225 is pressed and inserted from the receiving hole 2012 to elastically deform the unlocking member 24, Until the engaging projection 2411 penetrates into the fixing portion 2251, it is more convenient to install.

It can be understood that the engaging protrusions 2411 can also be formed on the holding piece 225. Accordingly, the fixing part 24 is formed with a fixing portion, which can also accomplish the above functions.

In summary, the present invention complies with the requirements of the invention patent and submits a patent application according to law. The above description is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and equivalent modifications or variations made by those skilled in the art will be included in the following claims.

201‧‧‧ front board

2011‧‧‧through hole

2012‧‧‧ accommodating holes

2013‧‧‧Clock hole

2014‧‧‧Fixed film

2015‧‧‧Bending Department

202‧‧‧ first surface

203‧‧‧ second surface

204‧‧‧容口

206‧‧‧Positioning holes

22‧‧‧ panel

221‧‧‧ surface

222‧‧‧Flange

223‧‧‧ Positioning film

2231‧‧‧Positioning bulges

2333‧‧‧ sloped surface

225‧‧‧Cards

2251‧‧‧Fixed Department

2253‧‧‧Responsible Department

226‧‧‧ hook

2261‧‧‧ card holder

227‧‧‧Positioning column

23‧‧‧ openings

24‧‧‧Unlocking pieces

241‧‧‧ Ontology

2411‧‧‧ engaging bulge

243‧‧‧Installation Department

2433‧‧‧Turn hole

245‧‧‧pressure holding department

26‧‧‧Shrap

Claims (14)

A computer case includes a casing and a panel, the casing includes a front plate, and a hook is disposed on one side of the panel, and the front plate is formed with a locking hole, and the hook is fixed in the engaging hole, and the improved The other side of the panel is provided with a holding piece, and the computer case further includes an unlocking member disposed on the front plate, and the unlocking member and the holding piece form one of the engaging protrusions on the one of the holding pieces, and the other one is on the other And a fixing portion corresponding to the holding protrusion, the engaging protrusion cooperates with the fixing portion to lock the panel to the front plate, and the unlocking member is movable relative to the holding piece to make the engaging portion The protrusion is separated from the fixing portion. The computer case of claim 1, wherein the unlocking member comprises a body and a mounting portion and a pressing portion respectively disposed at opposite ends of the body, the mounting portion is fixed on the front plate, and the pressing portion is operable The body is deformed and displaced relative to the holding piece to disengage the engaging projection from the fixing portion. The computer case of claim 2, wherein the unlocking member further has a rotation preventing hole, and the front plate is correspondingly provided with a fixing piece, and the fixing piece is fixed in the rotation preventing hole to unlock the The piece is positioned on the front panel. The computer case according to claim 1, wherein the number of the hooks is three, the number of the holding pieces is two, and the number of the unlocking pieces is two, and the front board is provided with the three hooks. Corresponding three engaging holes and two receiving holes corresponding to the two holding pieces, the three hooks are respectively locked in the corresponding engaging holes, and the two holding pieces respectively pass through the corresponding receiving holes and Cooperate with the corresponding unlocking piece. The computer case of claim 4, wherein the hook end is formed with a latching protrusion, and the front panel is provided with a bent portion at a position close to the engaging hole, the card The protrusion is pressed against the top of the bent portion to lock the hook in the engaging hole. The computer case of claim 5, wherein the computer case further comprises a positioning piece, the positioning piece is located between the two holding pieces and is in line with the two holding pieces, and the positioning piece is formed with Positioning the protrusion, the front plate is provided with a through hole corresponding to the positioning piece, and the positioning protrusion abuts the edge of the through hole to position the positioning protrusion in the through hole. The computer case according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the computer case further comprises a spring piece, the card holding piece is formed with a resisting portion, the elastic piece is located between the front plate and the panel and resists the The holding part of the card holder. An unlocking structure of a computer case, the computer case includes a casing and a panel, the casing includes a front plate, and one side of the panel is provided with a hook, the front plate is formed with an engaging hole, and the hook is fixed to the engaging In the hole, the improvement is that the unlocking structure includes an unlocking member and a holding piece disposed on the other side of the panel, and the unlocking member and the holding piece are formed with a locking protrusion on one of the holding pieces, and the other one is disposed on the one of the locking piece a fixing portion corresponding to the holding protrusion, the engaging protrusion cooperates with the fixing portion to lock the panel to the front plate, and the unlocking member is movable relative to the holding piece to make the engaging convex Get out of the fixed part. The unlocking structure of claim 8, wherein the unlocking member comprises a body and a mounting portion and a pressing portion respectively disposed at opposite ends of the body, the mounting portion is fixed on the front plate, and the pressing portion is operable The body is deformed and displaced relative to the holding piece to disengage the engaging projection from the fixing portion. The unlocking structure of claim 9, wherein the unlocking member is further provided with a rotation preventing hole, and the front plate is correspondingly provided with a fixing piece, and the fixing piece is fixed in the rotation preventing hole to unlock the The piece is positioned on the front panel. The unlocking structure described in claim 8 wherein the number of the hooks is three The number of the holding pieces is two, and the number of the unlocking pieces is two, and the front plate is provided with three engaging holes corresponding to the three hooks and two receiving holes corresponding to the two holding pieces, The three hooks are respectively locked in the corresponding engaging holes, and the two holding pieces respectively pass through the corresponding receiving holes and cooperate with the corresponding unlocking members. The unlocking structure of claim 11, wherein the hook end is formed with a latching protrusion, and the front panel is provided with a bent portion at a position close to the engaging hole, and the latching protrusion is resisted. The top of the bent portion locks the hook in the engaging hole. The unlocking structure of claim 12, wherein the computer case further comprises a positioning piece, the positioning piece is located between the two holding pieces and is in line with the two holding pieces, and the positioning piece is formed with Positioning the protrusion, the front plate is provided with a through hole corresponding to the positioning piece, and the positioning protrusion abuts the edge of the through hole to position the positioning protrusion in the through hole. The unlocking structure of any one of claims 8-13, wherein the computer case further comprises a spring piece, the card holding piece is formed with a resisting portion, the elastic piece is located between the front plate and the panel and resists the card Hold the film's resistance department.