ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND DRIVING MECHANISM
An electronic device includes a chassis, an electronic component and a driving mechanism. The chassis includes a side plate. The driving mechanism includes a first linking member, an actuating member, a restraining member, a second linking member, a driving module and a support member. The actuating member is pivotally connected to the first linking member. The second linking member is pivotally connected to the side plate and the restraining member. The driving module is connected to the first linking member. The support member is connected to the driving module. The electronic component is disposed on the support member. The support member is restrained by the restraining member. The actuating member drives the second linking member to rotate with respect to the restraining member and the second linking member drives the restraining member to move, such that the restraining member is disengaged from the support member.
The invention relates to an electronic device and a driving mechanism and, more particularly, to a driving mechanism capable of being operated easily and an electronic device equipped with the driving mechanism.
2. Description of the Prior ArtAs technology advances and develops, various electronic devices (e.g. computer, server, etc.) are considered a necessity by a lot of people in their daily lives. To provide various functions for the electronic device, the electronic device usually has a plurality of expansion slots therein for installing a plurality of interface cards such as link control card (LCC), sound card, graphics card, network card and so on, so as to enhance additional functions. In general, there are various electronic components installed in a casing of the electronic device and the electronic components occupy much space of the casing. Accordingly, how to attach or detach the interface card in a limited space conveniently and rapidly becomes a significant design issue.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONThe invention provides a driving mechanism capable of being operated easily and an electronic device equipped with the driving mechanism, so as to solve the aforesaid problems.
According to an embodiment of the invention, an electronic device comprises a chassis, an electronic component and a driving mechanism. The chassis comprises a side plate and the driving mechanism is disposed on the side plate. The driving mechanism comprises a first linking member, an actuating member, a restraining member, a second linking member, a driving module and a support member.
The actuating member is pivotally connected to the first linking member. The second linking member is pivotally connected to the side plate and the restraining member. The driving module is connected to the first linking member. The support member is connected to the driving module. The electronic component is disposed on the support member. The support member is restrained by the restraining member. The actuating member drives the second linking member to rotate with respect to the restraining member and the second linking member drives the restraining member to move, such that the restraining member is disengaged from the support member.
According to another embodiment of the invention, a driving mechanism comprises a first linking member, an actuating member, a restraining member, a second linking member, a driving module and a support member. The actuating member is pivotally connected to the first linking member. The second linking member is pivotally connected to the restraining member. The driving module is connected to the first linking member. The support member is connected to the driving module. The support member is restrained by the restraining member. The actuating member drives the second linking member to rotate with respect to the restraining member and the second linking member drives the restraining member to move, such that the restraining member is disengaged from the support member.
As mentioned in the above, after assembling the driving mechanism of the invention, the support member is restrained by the restraining member, such that the support member and the electronic component (e.g. interface card) disposed on the support member are fixed and cannot move. When a user wants to attach or detach the electronic component, the user rotates the actuating member. At this time, the actuating member drives the second linking member to rotate and the second linking member drives the restraining member to move, such that the restraining member is disengaged from the support member. Then, the user presses the actuating member downwardly, such that the actuating member drives the first linking member to move. At this time, the first linking member actuates the driving module, such that the driving module drives the support member to move to a user operable region (e.g. a region over the chassis or a region with large space). Accordingly, the user can attach/detach the electronic component to/from the support member conveniently and rapidly.
These and other objectives of the present invention will no doubt become obvious to those of ordinary skill in the art after reading the following detailed description of the preferred embodiment that is illustrated in the various figures and drawings.
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The chassis 10 comprises a side plate 100 and the driving mechanism 14 is disposed on the side plate 100. As shown in
The first linking member 140 comprises a curved groove 1400, a restraining groove 1402 and a sliding groove 1404, wherein the restraining groove 1402 is connected to the curved groove 1400. The actuating member 142 comprises a protruding portion 1420, a sliding groove 1422 and an engaging recess 1424. The actuating member 142 maybe pivotally connected to the first linking member 140 by a pivot 154 and the pivot 154 is located in the sliding groove 1422. Furthermore, the protruding portion 1420 of the actuating member 142 is disposed in the curved groove 1400 of the first linking member 140.
The restraining member 144 comprises a first restraining portion 1440. The second linking member 146 may be pivotally connected to the side plate 100 of the chassis 10 by a pivot 156 and pivotally connected to the restraining member 144 by another pivot 158. Opposite ends of the elastic member 148 are connected to the side plate 100 of the chassis 10 and the restraining member 144, respectively. In this embodiment, the elastic member 148 may be a spring. The driving module 150 is connected to the first linking member 140 and the support member 152 is connected to the driving module 150. The support member 152 comprises a second restraining portion 1522.
The side plate 100 of the chassis 10 comprises an engaging portion 1000. When the driving mechanism 14 has been assembled and situated in the state shown in
In this embodiment, the side plate 100 of the chassis 10 further comprises two first positioning portions 1002, two second positioning portions 1004 and two third positioning portions 1006, the first linking member 140 further comprises two first positioning grooves 1404, the restraining member 144 further comprises two second positioning grooves 1442 and a sliding groove 1444, and the support member 152 further comprising two third positioning grooves 1524. The two first positioning portions 1002 of the side plate 100 are disposed in the two first positioning grooves 1404 of the first linking member 140, respectively. It should be noted that the first positioning portion 1002 located at the bottom of
In this embodiment, the driving module 150 may comprise a first gear 1500 and a second gear 1502, wherein the first gear 1500 and the second gear 1502 are coaxial gears. That is to say, the first gear 1500 and the second gear 1502 may be fixed on one single pivot 160, such that the first gear 1500 and the second gear 1502 can rotate synchronously. Furthermore, the first linking member 140 further comprises a first rack 1406 and the first rack 1406 meshes with the first gear 1500. Moreover, the support member 152 further comprises a second rack 1526 and the second rack 1526 meshes with the second gear 1502.
When a user wants to detach the electronic component 12, the user rotates the actuating member 142 in a first direction A1, such that the engaging recess 1424 of the actuating member 142 is disengaged from the engaging portion 1000 of the side plate 100. As shown in
Then, the user presses the actuating member 142 downwardly in a fourth direction A4, such that the actuating member 142 drives the first linking member 140 to move in the fourth direction A4. As shown in
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When the first linking member 140, the restraining member 144 and the support member 152 are moving, the first positioning portions 1002, the second positioning portions 1004 and the third positioning portions 1006 are capable of sliding in the first positioning grooves 1406, the second positioning grooves 1442 and the third positioning grooves 1524, respectively, such that the first linking member 140, the restraining member 144 and the support member 152 keep moving linearly.
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As mentioned in the above, after assembling the driving mechanism of the invention, the first restraining portion of the restraining member engages with the second restraining portion of the support member (i.e. the support member is restrained by the restraining member), such that the support member and the electronic component (e.g. interface card) disposed on the support member are fixed and cannot move. When a user wants to attach or detach the electronic component, the user rotates the actuating member. At this time, the actuating member drives the second linking member to rotate and the second linking member drives the restraining member to move, such that the first restraining portion of the restraining member is disengaged from the second restraining portion of the support member. Then, the user presses the actuating member downwardly, such that the actuating member drives the first linking member to move. At this time, the first linking member actuates the driving module, such that the driving module drives the support member to move to a user operable region (e.g. a region over the chassis or a region with large space). Accordingly, the user can attach/detach the electronic component to/from the support member conveniently and rapidly.
Those skilled in the art will readily observe that numerous modifications and alterations of the device and method may be made while retaining the teachings of the invention. Accordingly, the above disclosure should be construed as limited only by the metes and bounds of the appended claims.
Claims
1. An electronic device comprising:
- a chassis comprising a side plate;
- an electronic component; and
- a driving mechanism disposed on the side plate, the driving mechanism comprising: a first linking member; an actuating member pivotally connected to the first linking member; a restraining member; a second linking member pivotally connected to the side plate and the restraining member; a driving module connected to the first linking member; and a support member connected to the driving module, the electronic component being disposed on the support member, the support member being restrained by the restraining member; wherein the actuating member drives the second linking member to rotate with respect to the restraining member and the second linking member drives the restraining member to move, such that the restraining member is disengaged from the support member.
2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein when the actuating member rotates in a first direction, the actuating member drives the second linking member to rotate in a second direction and the second linking member drives the restraining member to move in a third direction, such that the restraining member is disengaged from the support member; when the actuating member drives the first linking member to move in a fourth direction, the first linking member actuates the driving module, such that the driving module drives the support member to move in a fifth direction; the first direction is opposite to the second direction, the third direction is perpendicular to the fourth direction and the fifth direction, and the fourth direction is opposite to the fifth direction.
3. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the first linking member comprises a curved groove and a restraining groove, the restraining groove is connected to the curved groove, the actuating member comprises a protruding portion, and the protruding portion is disposed in the curved groove; when the actuating member drives the first linking member to move in the fourth direction, the protruding portion enters the restraining groove from the curved groove.
4. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the actuating member comprises an engaging recess, the side plate comprises an engaging portion, and the engaging recess engages with the engaging portion.
5. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the restraining member comprises a first restraining portion, the support member comprises a second restraining portion, and the first restraining portion engages with the second restraining portion, such that the support member is restrained by the restraining member.
6. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the driving mechanism further comprises an elastic member connected to the side plate and the restraining member.
7. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the driving module comprises a first gear and a second gear, the first gear and the second gear are coaxial gears, the first linking member comprises a first rack, the first rack meshes with the first gear, the support member comprises a second rack, and the second rack meshes with the second gear.
8. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the driving module comprises a first gear, a second gear and a third gear, the first gear meshes with the second gear, the second gear meshes with the third gear, the first linking member comprises a first rack, the first rack meshes with the first gear, the support member comprises a second rack, and the second rack meshes with the third gear.
9. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the driving module comprises a linking bar and a gear, the linking bar is connected to the first linking member and the gear, the support member comprises a rack, and the rack meshes with the gear.
10. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the driving module comprises a first gear, a second gear, a third gear, a fourth gear and a transmission belt, the first gear and the second gear are coaxial gears, the third gear and the fourth gear are coaxial gears, the first linking member comprises a first rack, the first rack meshes with the first gear, the transmission belt is connected to the second gear and the third gear, the support member comprises a second rack, and the second rack meshes with the fourth gear.
11. A driving mechanism comprising:
- a first linking member;
- an actuating member pivotally connected to the first linking member;
- a restraining member;
- a second linking member pivotally connected to the restraining member;
- a driving module connected to the first linking member; and
- a support member connected to the driving module, the support member being restrained by the restraining member;
- wherein the actuating member drives the second linking member to rotate with respect to the restraining member and the second linking member drives the restraining member to move, such that the restraining member is disengaged from the support member.
12. The driving mechanism of claim 11, wherein when the actuating member rotates in a first direction, the actuating member drives the second linking member to rotate in a second direction and the second linking member drives the restraining member to move in a third direction, such that the restraining member is disengaged from the support member; when the actuating member drives the first linking member to move in a fourth direction, the first linking member actuates the driving module, such that the driving module drives the support member to move in a fifth direction; the first direction is opposite to the second direction, the third direction is perpendicular to the fourth direction and the fifth direction, and the fourth direction is opposite to the fifth direction.
13. The driving mechanism of claim 12, wherein the first linking member comprises a curved groove and a restraining groove, the restraining groove is connected to the curved groove, the actuating member comprises a protruding portion, and the protruding portion is disposed in the curved groove; when the actuating member drives the first linking member to move in the fourth direction, the protruding portion enters the restraining groove from the curved groove.
14. The driving mechanism of claim 11, wherein the driving mechanism is disposed on a side plate, the actuating member comprises an engaging recess, the side plate comprises an engaging portion, and the engaging recess engages with the engaging portion.
15. The driving mechanism of claim 11, wherein the restraining member comprises a first restraining portion, the support member comprises a second restraining portion, and the first restraining portion engages with the second restraining portion, such that the support member is restrained by the restraining member.
16. The driving mechanism of claim 11, further comprising an elastic member connected to the restraining member.
17. The driving mechanism of claim 11, wherein the driving module comprises a first gear and a second gear, the first gear and the second gear are coaxial gears, the first linking member comprises a first rack, the first rack meshes with the first gear, the support member comprises a second rack, and the second rack meshes with the second gear.
18. The driving mechanism of claim 11, wherein the driving module comprises a first gear, a second gear and a third gear, the first gear meshes with the second gear, the second gear meshes with the third gear, the first linking member comprises a first rack, the first rack meshes with the first gear, the support member comprises a second rack, and the second rack meshes with the third gear.
19. The driving mechanism of claim 11, wherein the driving module comprises a linking bar and a gear, the linking bar is connected to the first linking member and the gear, the support member comprises a rack, and the rack meshes with the gear.
20. The driving mechanism of claim 11, wherein the driving module comprises a first gear, a second gear, a third gear, a fourth gear and a transmission belt, the first gear and the second gear are coaxial gears, the third gear and the fourth gear are coaxial gears, the first linking member comprises a first rack, the first rack meshes with the first gear, the transmission belt is connected to the second gear and the third gear, the support member comprises a second rack, and the second rack meshes with the fourth gear.
Type: Application
Filed: Nov 29, 2018
Publication Date: Mar 26, 2020
Inventors: Qi Liu (New Taipei City), ZHAOPING FU (New Taipei City)
Application Number: 16/205,169