COMPUTER ENCLOSURE WITH HEIGHT-ADJUSTING FEET

A computer enclosure includes an enclosure base, an enclosure cover, two pivoting rods or axles, two height-adjusting feet, pushing members, and two connecting poles. The enclosure cover pivots on the enclosure base and the pivoting axles are connected to the enclosure base and pivot with the enclosure cover. The pivoting axles are not circular but present lobes or cams at a certain angle. The connecting poles are connected to the pivoting axles and the pushing members, the pushing members are fixed on the enclosure base and connected to the height-adjusting feet. Rotating the cover up and away from the enclosure base causes the lobes of the pivoting axles to lift and thus bear down on the height-adjusting feet, extending them through the enclosure base to take the weight of the computer and provide a larger space for the movement of cooling air underneath the computer.

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Description
BACKGROUND

1. Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to a computer enclosure with height-adjusting feet.

2. Description of Related Art

Electronic devices such as notebooks are usually positioned on a platform such as a table when in use. An enclosure of the notebook directly contacts with the platform when the notebook is positioned on the platform. A friction between the enclosure and the platform may break the enclosure of the notebook. The directly contact between the enclosure and the platform may also affect heat dissipation of the notebook.

Therefore, there is a need for improvement in the art.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Many aspects of the embodiments can be better understood with reference to the following drawings. The components in the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale, the emphasis instead being placed upon clearly illustrating the principles of the embodiments. Moreover, in the drawings, like reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views.

FIG. 1 is an isometric view of an embodiment of a computer enclosure with height-adjusting feet.

FIG. 2 is an isometric, exploded view of the computer enclosure with height-adjusting feet of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of a circled portion III of FIG. 2.

FIG. 4 is an assembled view of the computer enclosure with height-adjusting feet of FIG. 2.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of a circled portion V of FIG. 4.

 DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The disclosure is illustrated by way of example and not by way of limitation in the figures of the accompanying drawings in which like references indicate similar elements. It should be noted that references to “an” or “one” embodiment in this disclosure are not necessarily to the same embodiment, and such references mean “at least one.”

FIG. 1 shows a computer enclosure with height-adjusting feet including an enclosure base 10, an enclosure cover 20 pivotally mounted on the enclosure base 10, and two adjusting feet 30 installed on the enclosure base 10.

FIGS. 1 to 3 show two pivoting axes 40 which are connected to the enclosure base 10 and the enclosure cover 20. Each of the two pivoting axes 40 includes a column-shaped first pivoting portion 41 and a column-shaped second pivoting portion 42 extending from the first pivoting portion 41. A nub or cam (protrusion block 421) protrudes from the second pivoting portion 42. In one embodiment, a diameter of the first pivoting portion 41 is less than a diameter of the second pivoting portion 42.

Two pushing members 50 are mounted on the enclosure base 10 and respectively connected to the two adjusting feet 30. A first mounting hole 51 is defined in a first terminal of each of the two pushing members 50. A second mounting hole 52 is defined in a second terminal of each of the two pushing members 50. Two connecting poles 60 are fixed on the enclosure base 10 connected to the pivoting axes 40 and the pushing members 50. Each of the two connecting poles 60 includes a first connecting portion 61 and a second connecting portion 62 perpendicularly extending from the first connecting portion 61. Two third pivoting portions 611 protrude from two sides of the first connecting portion 61. A column-shaped first mounting portion 621 extends from the second connecting portion 62. A first supporting portion 31 extends from a top surface of each of the two adjusting feet 30. A second mounting portion 311 extends from the first supporting portion 31. In one embodiment, a aperture of the first mounting hole 51 is equal to a diameter of the first mounting portion 621. A aperture of the second mounting hole 52 is equal to a diameter of the second mounting portion 311.

Two accommodating holes 11 are defined in the enclosure base 10 to receive the adjusting feet 30. Two second supporting portions 12 extend from a top surface of the enclosure base 10. A pivoting hole 121 is defined in each of the two second supporting portions 12. Two through holes 13 are defined in the enclosure base 10 adjacent to the two second supporting portions 12. Two third mounting holes 21 are defined in the enclosure cover 20. In one embodiment, a diameter of the third pivoting portion 611 is equal to a aperture of the pivoting hole 121. A diameter of the adjusting feet 30 is equal to a aperture of the accommodating hole 11.

Referring to FIGS. 1 to 5, in assembly, the two through holes 13 in the enclosure base 10 are aligned with the third mounting holes 21 in the enclosure cover 20. The first pivoting portions 41 of the pivoting axes 40 pass through the through holes 13 and the third mounting holes 21 to pivotally mount the enclosure cover 20 on the enclosure base 10. The third pivoting portions 611 of the connecting poles 60 pass through the pivoting holes 121 in the second supporting portions 12. A first terminal of each of the first connecting portions 61 resist against the second pivoting portion 42 of the pivoting axis 40. The first mounting portions 621 pass through the first mounting holes 51 in the pushing members 50. The second mounting portions 311 pass through the second mounting holes 52 in the pushing members 50. The pushing members 50 are fixed on the adjusting feet 30 and the connecting poles 60. The adjusting feet 30 are received in the accommodating holes 11 in the enclosure base 10.

The two adjusting feet 30 can extend out of the enclosure base 10 and rest on a platform such as a desktop when installed on the enclosure base 10. When the enclosure cover 20 is rotated away from the enclosure base 10, the two pivoting axes 40 rotate together with the enclosure cover 20. When the two pivoting axes 40 rotate until the protrusion blocks 421 resist against the connecting poles 60, the protrusion blocks 421 lift up the first terminal of the first connecting portion 61. The second connecting portions 62 thus push the adjusting feet 30 down out of the enclosure base 10 from the accommodating holes 11. The two adjusting feet 30 take the weight of the enclosure base 10 on the platform. The two adjusting feet 30 increase a heat dissipation space between the enclosure base 10 and the platform. Therefore, a heat dissipation efficiency of the enclosure base 10 is improved.

When the enclosure cover 20 is rotated toward the enclosure base 10, the two pivoting axes 40 rotate together with the enclosure cover 20. The two pivoting axes 40 pivot the protrusion blocks 421 away from the connecting poles 60, the protrusion blocks 421 drop down onto terminals of the first connecting portion 61. The second connecting portions 62 thus retract the adjusting feet 30 back into the inside of the enclosure base 10 in the accommodating holes 11. The two adjusting feet 30 allow the enclosure base 10 and the enclosure cover 20 to sink down onto the platform.

Even though numerous characteristics and advantages of the present disclosure have been set forth in the foregoing description, together with details of the structure and function of the disclosure, the disclosure is illustrative only, and changes may be made in detail, especially in the matters of shape, size, and the arrangement of parts within the principles of the disclosure to the full extent indicated by the broad general meaning of the terms in which the appended claims are expressed.

Claims

1. A computer enclosure, comprising:

an enclosure base;
an enclosure cover pivotally mounted on the enclosure base;
a pivoting axis connected to the enclosure base and the enclosure cover;
an adjusting feet;
a pushing member mounted on the enclosure base and connected to the adjusting feet; and
a connecting pole connected to the pivoting axis and the pushing member; wherein when the enclosure cover is rotated away from the enclosure base, the pivoting axis lifts up a first terminal of the connecting pole, a second terminal of the connecting pole pushes the adjusting feet out of the enclosure base by the pushing member, and the adjusting feet supports the enclosure base and the enclosure cover.

2. The computer enclosure of claim 1, wherein when the enclosure cover is rotated toward the enclosure base, the pivoting axis lowers down the first terminal of the connecting pole, the second terminal of the connecting pole pulls the adjusting feet inside of the enclosure base by the pushing member, and the adjusting feet lowers down the enclosure base and the enclosure cover.

3. The computer enclosure of claim 1, wherein the pivoting axis comprises a column-shaped first pivoting portion and a column-shaped second pivoting portion extending from the first pivoting portion; a through hole is defined in the enclosure base; a third mounting hole is defined in the enclosure cover; the first pivoting portion passes through the through hole and the third mounting hole to pivotally mount the enclosure cover on the enclosure base.

4. The computer enclosure of claim 3, wherein a diameter of the first pivoting portion is less than a diameter of the second pivoting portion.

5. The computer enclosure of claim 3, further comprising a protrusion block protrudes from the second pivoting portion; when the enclosure cover is rotated away from the enclosure base, the pivoting axis rotates together with the enclosure cover, and the pivoting axis lifts up the first terminal of the connecting pole by the protrusion block.

6. The computer enclosure of claim 1, wherein the connecting pole comprises a first connecting portion and a second connecting portion extending from the first connecting portion; two third pivoting portions protruding from the first connecting portion; two second supporting portions extending from the enclosure base; a pivoting hole being defined in each of the two second supporting portions; each of the two third pivoting portions being configured to be passed through the pivoting hole; a first terminal of the first connecting portion resisting against the second pivoting portion; a first mounting portion extending from the second connecting portion; a first mounting hole being defined in a first terminal of the pushing member; and the first mounting portion being configured to be passed through the first mounting hole.

7. The computer enclosure of claim 6, wherein the pushing member further comprises a second mounting hole defined in a second terminal of the pushing member; a first supporting portion extending from the adjusting feet; a second mounting portion extending from the first supporting portion; and the second mounting portion being configured to be passed through the second mounting hole.

8. The computer enclosure of claim 7, wherein a aperture of the first mounting hole is equal to a diameter of the first mounting portion; a aperture of the second mounting hole is equal to a diameter of the second mounting portion; and a diameter of the third pivoting portion is equal to a aperture of the pivoting hole.

9. The computer enclosure of claim 1, wherein the enclosure base further comprises an accommodating hole to receive the adjusting feet; and the adjusting feet extending out of the enclosure base from the accommodating hole.

10. The computer enclosure of claim 9, wherein a diameter of the adjusting feet is equal to a aperture of the accommodating hole.

11. A computer enclosure, comprising:

an enclosure base;
an enclosure cover pivotally mounted on the enclosure base;
a pivoting axis connected to the enclosure base and the enclosure cover; wherein the pivoting axis comprises a protrusion block;
an adjusting feet;
a pushing member mounted on the enclosure base and connected to the adjusting feet; and
a connecting pole connected to the pivoting axis and the pushing member; wherein when the enclosure cover is rotated away from the enclosure base, the pivoting axis rotates together with the enclosure cover, the pivoting axis lifts up a first terminal of the connecting pole by the protrusion block, a second terminal of the connecting pole pushes the adjusting feet out of the enclosure base by the pushing member, and the adjusting feet supports the enclosure base and the enclosure cover.

12. The computer enclosure of claim 11, wherein when the enclosure cover is rotated toward the enclosure base, the pivoting axis lowers down the first terminal of the connecting pole, the second terminal of the connecting pole pulls the adjusting feet inside of the enclosure base by the pushing member, and the adjusting feet lowers down the enclosure base and the enclosure cover.

13. The computer enclosure of claim 11, wherein the pivoting axis comprises a column-shaped first pivoting portion and a column-shaped second pivoting portion extending from the first pivoting portion; a through hole is defined in the enclosure base; a third mounting hole is defined in the enclosure cover; the first pivoting portion passes through the through hole and the third mounting hole to pivotally mount the enclosure cover on the enclosure base; and the protrusion block protrudes from the second pivoting portion.

14. The computer enclosure of claim 13, wherein a diameter of the first pivoting portion is less than a diameter of the second pivoting portion.

15. The computer enclosure of claim 11, wherein the connecting pole comprises a first connecting portion and a second connecting portion extending from the first connecting portion; two third pivoting portions protruding from the first connecting portion; two second supporting portions extending from the enclosure base; a pivoting hole being defined in each of the two second supporting portions; each of the two third pivoting portions being configured to be passed through the pivoting hole; a first terminal of the first connecting portion resisting against the second pivoting portion; a first mounting portion extending from the second connecting portion; a first mounting hole being defined in a first terminal of the pushing member; and the first mounting portion being configured to be passed through the first mounting hole.

16. The computer enclosure of claim 15, wherein the pushing member further comprises a second mounting hole defined in a second terminal of the pushing member; a first supporting portion extending from the adjusting feet; a second mounting portion extending from the first supporting portion; and the second mounting portion being configured to be passed through the second mounting hole.

17. The computer enclosure of claim 16, wherein a aperture of the first mounting hole is equal to a diameter of the first mounting portion; a aperture of the second mounting hole is equal to a diameter of the second mounting portion; and a diameter of the third pivoting portion is equal to a aperture of the pivoting hole.

18. The computer enclosure of claim 11, wherein the enclosure base further comprises an accommodating hole to receive the adjusting feet; and the adjusting feet extending out of the enclosure base from the accommodating hole.

19. The computer enclosure of claim 18, wherein a diameter of the adjusting feet is equal to a aperture of the accommodating hole.

Patent History
Publication number: 20140102923
Type: Application
Filed: Jun 19, 2013
Publication Date: Apr 17, 2014
Inventors: SHIH-FENG LU (New Taipei), CHIA-JUNG LIU (New Taipei)
Application Number: 13/921,373
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: For A Household Appliance (206/320)
International Classification: A45C 11/00 (20060101);