With Locking Means Or Device Patents (Class 361/726)
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Patent number: 8335075Abstract: A cable arranging module suitable for an electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a chassis and an electronic module disposed pluggably to the chassis. The cable arranging module includes a cable set, a fixed frame and a chain structure. The cable set is connected to the electronic module. The fixed frame is fixed in the chassis. The chain structure is connected between the fixed frame and the electronic module. The fixed frame and the chain structure form a chamber for containing the cable set. When the electronic module is located in the chassis, the chain structure is bended and contained in the chassis. When the electronic module is pulled out from the chassis, the chain structure drives the cable set to be curved and move. When the electronic module is pulled out entirely, the chain structure is extended and at least partially located out of the chassis.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2010Date of Patent: December 18, 2012Assignee: Inventec CorporationInventor: Yang Zhang
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Patent number: 8335076Abstract: A server includes a chassis, a middle plate, a transfer plate, a hard disc module, a main board module and a cable arranging module. The chassis has a bottom plate, two side plates, a front end and a back end. The middle plate divides the chassis into first and second sub-spaces. The transfer plate is disposed in the first sub-space. The main board module and the hard disc module are disposed in the two sub-spaces respectively and suitable for being pulled out from the front end. The cable arranging module includes a fixing frame, a chain structure and a cable set. The fixing frame is fixed on the middle plate. The chain structure is connected between the fixing frame and the hard disc module. The cable set is fixed on the fixing frame and the chain structure and electrically connected to the transfer plate and the hard disc module.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2011Date of Patent: December 18, 2012Assignee: Inventec CorporationInventor: Yang Zhang
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Patent number: 8331085Abstract: An electronic device includes a chassis, first and second rails, first and second sliding elements and a hard disc module. The chassis has two side plates and a front end. The first and second rails configured in the chassis are parallel to the side plates. The first and second sliding elements are slidably configured on the first and second rails respectively. The hard disc module includes a hard disc frame and hard discs pluggably configured therein. The hard disc frame has a back end and first and second sides parallel to the side plates. The second side has hard disc plugging openings. The first and second sliding elements respectively connect the first side and the back end. The hard disc frame is located between the first and second rails. The hard disc module is suitable for being pulled out from the chassis when the first and second sliding elements slide.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2011Date of Patent: December 11, 2012Assignee: Inventec CorporationInventor: Yang Zhang
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Patent number: 8319100Abstract: An electronic device enclosure includes an enclosure body, a bezel and a connecting assembly. The enclosure body includes a front panel. The front panel includes metal. The bezel includes bamboo and covers the front panel. The connecting assembly includes a fastener and a retaining clip engaged with the fastener. The fastener is fastened to the bezel and the retaining clip is clasped in the front panel.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2010Date of Patent: November 27, 2012Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventor: Yun-Lung Chen
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Patent number: 8300407Abstract: A drawer received in an electronic device includes a drawer assembly, two locking assemblies, and a drawer cover. The drawer assembly is for carrying a component of the electronic device, and is operable to move in and out of the electronic device via an opening of the electronic device. The two locking assemblies are fixed on the electronic device. The opening is located between the two locking assemblies. The drawer cover is rotatable connected to the two locking assemblies, and is for covering the opening to block the drawer assembly from inadvertently being detached out of the electronic device.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2010Date of Patent: October 30, 2012Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventor: Shuai Zhang
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Patent number: 8297574Abstract: A mounting apparatus includes a bracket defining a clamping hole, a receiving rack, a connecting member fixed to the receiving rack, a receiving member fixed to the connecting member, and a latching unit. The latching unit includes a pivoting member pivotably mounted to the receiving member, a first resilient member, a second resilient member, a rotating member pivotably mounted to the pivoting member, a contact member abutting against the rotating member, and a hooking member clamped to the rotating member. The contact member and the hooking member are slidably mounted to opposite ends of the pivoting member, respectively, and can be moved towards each other. The first resilient member resists against the pivoting member and the hooking member to return the hooking member back. The second member resists against the pivoting member and the contact member to return the contact member back.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2010Date of Patent: October 30, 2012Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Guang-Yi Zhang, Zhe Zhang, Jian Fu
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Patent number: 8289707Abstract: A removable assembly adapted to be inserted into a shell defining a pair of grooves includes a support tray, a panel perpendicular to the support tray and defining a pair of gaps and a pair of handle assemblies. Each of the handle assemblies includes a trigger, a shiftable plate and a spring. The trigger pivots to the support tray. The shiftable plate engages with the trigger to rotate together with the trigger or disengage from the trigger under an external force to keep the support tray immovable during rotating the trigger. The shiftable plate includes an urging portion used to urge an outer surface of the shell to move the support tray out from the shell. The spring is urged between the panel and the shiftable plate to ensure the shiftable plate engage with the trigger.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2010Date of Patent: October 16, 2012Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventor: Feng-Liang Liao
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Publication number: 20120257353Abstract: Carriage chassis for installation of a component assembly in a support structure. The support structure includes a power connector in a connector housing. The carriage chassis includes: rails adapted to receive a component assembly and a safety cover. One of the rails includes a tri-lobed torsion stop that includes a first lobe configured to contact the connector housing when no safety cover is installed, preventing a component assembly from coupling with power; a second lobe configured to receive contact from a displacement member of a safety cover, rotating the tri-lobed torsion stop; and a third lobe configured to provide contact to the displacement member when the safety cover is installed and a component assembly is coupled with power. The third lobe and the first lobe prevent removal of the safety cover when a component assembly is coupled with the power connector.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2012Publication date: October 11, 2012Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Raymond F. Babcock, Michael A. Boraas
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Patent number: 8272520Abstract: A method for a standalone open frame in one example is configured to support a rack-mount electronic component of a predetermined size selected from any of a plurality of predetermined sizes. The standalone open frame is configured to securely engage the rack-mount electronic component through employment of at least one set of rack-mount adapters that is configured for the predetermined size of the rack-mount electronic component.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2011Date of Patent: September 25, 2012Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Steven F. Manzi, Michael L. Wortman
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Patent number: 8270173Abstract: An electronic device includes a chassis, a cover on the chassis, a fixing member fixed on the cover and a handling member. A pair of latches are arranged on the chassis and each define a latching hole. The fixing member includes a substrate and a pair of side plates each defining a locking groove. A pair of catches extend upwards from the substrate and each define a locking groove. Cooperatively the locking groove and the latching groove forms a closed groove. The handling member includes a pivot received in the closed groove, and a pair of shafts in the guiding grooves. Firstly, the handling member rotates around the shafts to cause the pivot to engage with the latch, and then rotates into the aperture around the pivot to cause the shafts to move upwards to make the cover moving relative to the chassis to lock with the chassis.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2009Date of Patent: September 18, 2012Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chun-Wei Chang, Jui-Feng Hu, Chang-Ju Wu
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Patent number: 8264821Abstract: A transformation structure for a redundant power system which includes at least two power supplies and a first circuit board to cluster the power supplies and deliver output thereof and a second circuit board electrically connected to the first circuit board. The second circuit board is coupled with at least one transformation module according to output potentials defined by users. The transformation module receives power from the second circuit board and regulates at least one output power. Hence, the present invention could be formed in an independent module with a function of power transformation. Thereby, the transformation module can be selected and mounted onto the second circuit board according to customer's requirements. The second circuit board has a sufficient area serving heat radiation and insulation. The present invention can obtains merits of decreasing the product size, enhancing heat radiation and providing changeable output specifications to meet customizing requirements.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2009Date of Patent: September 11, 2012Assignees: FSP Technology Inc., 3Y Power Technology (Taiwan), Inc.Inventor: Shao-Feng Lu
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Publication number: 20120224330Abstract: A portable electronic device includes a housing defining an opening and a chip card ejecting mechanism. The chip card ejecting mechanism includes a pin slidably retained to the cover, a hinged carrier retained to the housing, and a spring. The hinge carrier includes a biasing plate resisting the cover, and the hinge includes a latching block and a resisting block. The latching block is latched with the hook to hold the cover in the opening. Depressing the pin against spring pressure exposes the chip card for easy removal.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2011Publication date: September 6, 2012Applicants: FIH (HONG KONG) LIMITED, SHENZHEN FUTAIHONG PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: Zhen-In LIU, Wen-Ze LIU
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Patent number: 8259458Abstract: A battery cover assembly for a portable electronic device includes a housing, a battery cover, and a pivot member. The housing forms a first latch portion and a second latch portion, the first latch portion and the second latch portion being arranged at a circle. The battery cover forms a first engaging portion and a second engaging portion engaging with the first latch portion and a second latch portion to allow the battery cover to releasably latch to the housing. The pivot member rotatably connects the battery cover to the housing.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2009Date of Patent: September 4, 2012Assignee: FIH (Hong Kong) LimitedInventors: Mu-Wen Yang, Chih-Chiang Chang
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Patent number: 8254131Abstract: Carriage chassis for installation of a component assembly in a support structure. The support structure includes a power connector in a connector housing. The carriage chassis includes: rails adapted to receive a component assembly and a safety cover. One of the rails includes a tri-lobed torsion stop that includes a first lobe configured to contact the connector housing when no safety cover is installed, preventing a component assembly from coupling with power; a second lobe configured to receive contact from a displacement member of a safety cover, rotating the tri-lobed torsion stop; and a third lobe configured to provide contact to the displacement member when the safety cover is installed and a component assembly is coupled with power. The third lobe and the first lobe prevent removal of the safety cover when a component assembly is coupled with the power connector.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2010Date of Patent: August 28, 2012Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Raymond F. Babcock, Michael A. Boraas
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Patent number: 8254108Abstract: A storage module for computer systems includes a housing defining an opening, a power supply unit and an air cooling unit, a storage unit detachably received in the housing through the opening, a bracket for mounting the storage unit, and a magnetic member. The bracket includes a tray plate defining a plurality of heat dissipation holes, a first side plate, an opposite second side plate, a stop plate including a first end detachably coupled to the second side plate and a second end pivotally connected to the first side plate, and a resilient member resiliently biasing the stop plate away from the first side plate. The storage unit is moveably and insertably positioned between the first and the second side plates. The magnetic member is positioned in one of the second side plate and the stop plate such that the second side plate and the stop plate are magnetically attracted.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2010Date of Patent: August 28, 2012Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chia-Ming Chang, Chung-Ping Liu, Chieh-Hsiang Lin
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Patent number: 8248812Abstract: A cover latching assembly includes a housing, a releasing assembly and a cover. The housing includes an upper board, a side board extending from the upper board and an assembling portion disposed on the upper board communicating with the side board through a hole. The cover is detachably mounted on the housing and includes an upper wall and a peripheral wall. The peripheral wall has a notch defined therethrough corresponding to the hole; the upper wall has a latching hook formed thereon adjacent to the notch. The releasing assembly is releasably assembled within the accommodating portion of the housing through the hole and partially accommodated within the hole for releasably latching with the latching hook of the cover.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2009Date of Patent: August 21, 2012Assignees: Shenzhen Futaihong Precision Industry Co., Ltd., FIH (Hong Kong) LimitedInventor: Bin Xiong
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Patent number: 8243455Abstract: A repository in the form of a cart, and a method for docking a plurality of portable computers in storage within the cart, are disclosed. The cart has an opening at the top of the cart and each computer is placed within a docking bay, connected electrically to an electrical connector at the docking bay. Each docking bay has an entrance at an upper level and a support member for the computer at a lower level located at a predetermined vertical distance from the upper level. The orientation of the docking bays, and the predetermined vertical distance are such that upon movement of a computer toward a fully seated position within a docking bay, the computer is biased by gravity toward and into retention in the fully seated position and is maintained by gravity assistance in such retention during transport and storage in the cart, connected to the electrical connector at the docking bay.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2010Date of Patent: August 14, 2012Assignee: Datamation Systems, Inc.Inventors: Jerome E. Raymond, Michael F. Cuttitta, Benson H. Kravtin
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Patent number: 8235477Abstract: A controlled insertion device is provided for securing an electronic module in a cabinet, the device comprising a strike fixable to the cabinet and a latch engageable with the strike for imparting a longitudinal insertion force on the module for making an electrical connection while simultaneously imparting a lateral retention force on the cabinet defining a preselected clearance between the module and the cabinet.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2004Date of Patent: August 7, 2012Assignee: Seagate Technology LLCInventor: Karl H. Cunha
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Patent number: 8238096Abstract: An mounting structure includes an enclosure, a bracket, a latching member, and an elastic member. The enclosure includes opposite first and second sidewalls. An insert hole is defined in each of the first and second sidewalls. A latching hole is defined in the first sidewall. The bracket to receive an electronic device includes opposite first and second sides. An insert extends from each of the first and second sides. The inserts can be inserted in the insert holes. The latching member is rotatably mounted to the bracket. The latching member includes a main body, and a latching pole extending from the main body. The elastic member can bias the latching member to rotate to a latching position in which the latching pole is inserted in the latching hole of the enclosure.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2009Date of Patent: August 7, 2012Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Guang-Xing Zhen, Qing-Hui Mi, Hsin-Hung Lee, Ming-Hui Tsai, Guang-Yao Lee
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Patent number: 8228674Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing and a switching assembly. The housing is configured for receiving a battery. The switching assembly is configured for detachedly assembling the battery with the housing. The switching assembly defines at least one locking portion and comprises a linkage mechanism, at least one restriction portion, and an actuator. The at least one locking portion is disposed in the battery. The linkage mechanism is secured to the housing. The at least one restriction portion is disposed on the linkage mechanism correspondingly to the at least one locking portion. The actuator is secured to the linkage mechanism and drives the at least one restriction portion to lock or unlock with the linkage mechanism when the actuator is pressed.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2009Date of Patent: July 24, 2012Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Xin Yang, Wei Wu
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Patent number: 8223490Abstract: A latching mechanism for a portable electronic device includes an assembly seat, two latching members, two resilient members and a pressing member, the two latching members are pivotably positioned on the assembly seat, the two resilient members are secured on the assembly seat and resist the two latching members respectively, the pressing member is resisted by the two latching members and is slidable relative to the assembly seat.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2009Date of Patent: July 17, 2012Assignees: Shenzhen Futaihong Precision Industry Co., Ltd., FIH (Hong Kong) LimitedInventor: Shui-Jin Dong
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Patent number: 8218310Abstract: A shockproof assembly, preventing a flat storage device from shock damage, includes a housing, a bracket, and at least one first buffer. The housing has a bottom plate and a top plate coupled to each other correspondingly and covering the flat storage device. The bracket has a plurality of side blades extended along an extending direction, and the bracket is coupled the side wall of the flat storage device. A first buffer store space is defined among the side blades and the bottom plate of the housing. The first buffer is disposed in the first buffer store space and has a preset height for keeping a preset interval between the bottom face of the flat storage device and the bottom plate. Shock is absorbed by the first buffer during being transmitted to the flat storage device via the housing when the shockproof assembly is shaken.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2009Date of Patent: July 10, 2012Assignee: Getac Technology CorporationInventor: Po-Yi Ou
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Patent number: 8215599Abstract: A fastening device for securing an appliance within a receiving frame in the interior of a motor vehicle. The receiving frame has a built-in opening into which the appliance can be introduced on an introductory plane along an installation direction and is locked releasably in an end position in the receiving frame. The fastening device has at least one latching hook. The latching hook is movable in the direction of a surface normal of the introductory plane and, in an end position, engages behind at least one retaining device such that the appliance is locked in the end position in the receiving frame against a movement counter to the installation direction.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2009Date of Patent: July 10, 2012Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c.f. Porsche AGInventor: Walter Schaupensteiner
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Publication number: 20120170226Abstract: A portable electronic device includes a main body, a door and a latch. The main body includes a positioning concave area on a bottom surface thereof. The positioning concave area has a cutout at a first edge, and an inclined surface and a guide edge at an opposite edge. The door is detachably connected with the bottom surface of the main body. The latch is slidably connected with a through hole of the door. The latch has an engaging portion and a guiding portion at two opposite ends. When the door is assembled to the bottom surface of the main body, the engaging portion inserts into the cutout. When the door is taken apart from the bottom surface, the engaging portion is removed from the cutout, and the guiding portion slides along the guide edge to move the door along a direction perpendicular to a long axis of the latch.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2011Publication date: July 5, 2012Applicant: INVENTEC CORPORATIONInventors: Dong-Sen CHEN, Jen-Hsiang WANG, Chun-Chi LIN
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Publication number: 20120155033Abstract: An exemplary electronic device includes a housing and a baffle plate. The housing includes first and second side walls with a passage defined therebetween for a functional module to extend through. A flexible plate is secured on the second side wall. A button and a block protrude from the flexible plate towards the passage. A button slot and a positioning slot are defined in the second side wall. The baffle plate has a fixing end pivotally fixed on the first side wall and a free end which is able to reach the second side wall and obstruct the passage. A positioning tab is formed on the free end. When the free end reaches the second side wall, the positioning tab extends into the positioning slot, and the block extends into the positioning slot and blocks the positioning tab to prevent the baffle plate from vibration.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2011Publication date: June 21, 2012Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTDInventors: XIAO-ZHENG LI, SI-WEN SHU
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Publication number: 20120155034Abstract: A cabinet for server includes a frame, and a plurality of guiding rails. Each guiding rail includes a connection portion and an inclined portion. An acute angle is defined between the inclined portion and the connection portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2011Publication date: June 21, 2012Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventor: YI-LIANG HSIAO
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Patent number: 8203086Abstract: A windshield for attaching and detaching to an electronic scale includes a plurality of mechanism for the attaching and detaching. Each of the mechanisms includes a latch which engages a member generally found on conventional electronic seals.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2008Date of Patent: June 19, 2012Assignee: A&D Company, Ltd.Inventors: Naoto Izumo, Hirosi Sigano, Satosi Suzaki
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Patent number: 8198553Abstract: A draft shield for a balance, the draft shield having a rear wall and rails extending forward from the top corners of the rear wall. The rails contain guide tracks for a top cover panel and two sidewalls. A draft shield of this design allows for easy cleaning and also permits the parts to be cleaned to be removed without a tool. To this end, a bottom edge of a front wall of the draft shield is inserted into a seat, such that the front wall can then be pivoted into flush alignment against the top cover panel and the sidewalls and can be secured in this position by locking elements arranged at the front ends of the rails.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2010Date of Patent: June 12, 2012Assignee: Mettler-Toledo AGInventors: Balthasar Dürst, Daniel Mock
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Patent number: 8199482Abstract: A peripheral device assembly is disclosed wherein the assembly includes a device bay for receiving a peripheral device carrier. An interior side surface of the device bay defines at least one extrusion portion surrounding a hole for receiving a first end of a lever arm of the peripheral device carrier, and the extrusion portion comprises edges protruding from the interior side surface of the device bay toward an exterior side surface of the device bay.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2009Date of Patent: June 12, 2012Assignee: Dell Products L.P.Inventors: Anthony Sanchez, Stephen James Wotherspoon, Steven J. Zielnicki, David M. Ajo
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Patent number: 8199499Abstract: A computer enclosure includes a chassis configured for securing a power supply therein. The chassis includes a bottom plate and a rear plate generally perpendicular to the bottom plate. A positioning structure is formed on the rear plate and configured for blocking the power supply from moving on the rear plate. A resiliently deformable latch piece is located on the bottom plate. A blocking portion is located on the latch piece configured for engaging with the power supply to block the power supply from moving in a direction perpendicular to the rear plate. The latch piece is resiliently deformable for disengaging the blocking portion from the power supply.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2009Date of Patent: June 12, 2012Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yun-Lung Chen, Bang-Chun Ding, Bao Shen
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Patent number: 8179680Abstract: A method and apparatus for controlling removal of a circuit board module from a chassis comprising an actuator and an electrical switch. The actuator having a locked state and an unlocked state, where the circuit board module is removable from the chassis when the actuator is in the unlocked state and the circuit board module is not removable when the actuator is in the locked state. The electrical switch is coupled to the actuator to produce a first signal indicating the locked state and a second signal indicating the unlocked state.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2008Date of Patent: May 15, 2012Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Mandy Lam, Jimmy C. Leung, Toan Nguyen, Saeed Seyed
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Patent number: 8164921Abstract: A cover mechanism for an electronic device includes a protective cover, a resisting element, a control element, and a releasable element. The resisting element is attached to the electronic device. The control element engages with the resisting element. The protective cover latches to the control element. The releasable element provides a force to the protective cover for automatically opening the protective cover. When the control element is pressed, the control element forces the resisting element to unlock the protective cover.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2009Date of Patent: April 24, 2012Assignees: Shenzhen Futaihong Precision Industry Co., Ltd., FIH (Hong Kong) LimitedInventor: Shui-Jin Dong
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Patent number: 8149581Abstract: An electronic device includes separate housings, one includes a keyboard and the other includes a display screen, a pair of cam assemblies and a pair of actuator arms. Each cam assembly has first and second connection parts that are rotationally connected, and are configured so that the first and second connection parts tilt relative to each other responsive to rotation of one relative to the other. The first connection parts of both cam assemblies are connected to spaced apart locations on the first housing. The actuator arms are connected on one end to spaced apart locations on the second housing and are connected on the other end to different ones of the second connection parts of both cam assemblies. Relative movement of the first and second housings rotates the first connection part relative to the second connection part of both cam assemblies and tilts the first housing relative to the second housing.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2009Date of Patent: April 3, 2012Assignee: Sony Ericssom Mobile Communications ABInventors: Yawei Ma, Ichiro Yamada
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Patent number: 8149424Abstract: A disclosed image processing device includes: a media connecting portion including a first surface and a second surface forming a space for housing a protrusion type storage medium whose body protrudes from the media connecting portion and an insertion type storage medium whose body is inserted into the media connecting portion; a protrusion type slot portion for protrusion type storage media formed on the first surface; and an insertion type slot portion for insertion type storage media formed on the second surface. An insertion direction in the protrusion type slot portion is substantially orthogonal to an insertion direction in the insertion type slot portion.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2007Date of Patent: April 3, 2012Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.Inventors: Yuichi Yomogida, Yoichi Utaka
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Patent number: 8149586Abstract: A tray keying mechanism is mounted on a backplane inside a modular chassis and has a protrusion that stands out like a post for each of several equipment bays. A modular tray can be inserted into each of the equipment bays, but it will not be allowed to be fully inserted and to engage the electrical connectors on the backplane if the corresponding post meets an obstruction on the rear apron of the tray. If the particular tray is the correct type, and is not upside down, the post will encounter no obstructions during the insertion of the tray, and the electrical connectors will be allowed to engage. In one embodiment, the keying mechanism comprises a bracket of molded plastic that fits all around the several connectors on the backplane, and could be patterned to fit an already existing and in-service backplane and chassis.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2009Date of Patent: April 3, 2012Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Michael Allen Curnalia, Kenji Hidaka, Michihiro Okamoto, Yasuhiro Yamamoto, Takeshi Wagatsuma
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Publication number: 20120057306Abstract: A fixing mechanism for attaching a peripheral device to a housing of an electronic device includes a latching member, a locking rod, a locking member, a positioning member and a first resilient member. The latching member is fixed to the peripheral device. The locking member is mounted on the housing. The positioning member is fixed to the locking rod. The locking rod is slidably mounted on the locking member via the first resilient member. The first resilient member is elastically sandwiched between the positioning member and the locking member, and enabling the locking rod to be latched with or detached from the latching member. The electronic device having the fixing mechanism is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2011Publication date: March 8, 2012Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., FU TAI HUA INDUSTRY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.Inventor: ZHI-HUA LIU
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Patent number: 8120923Abstract: A cover assembly for industrial computer has a cover arranged to a cover body of the industrial computer or a front surface of the cover body. The cover has wide opening and screw set arranged to the opening. The screw set includes a sleeve, retaining component, and screw component. The sleeve is placed into the opening and held by a stop portion formed to the sleeve outside the cover and by the retaining component buckled to the sleeve inside the cover. An end of the sleeve outside the cover is received by a nut of the screw component. The screw component has a screw rod extending inside the cover through a tunnel of the sleeve. The wide opening allows transverse adjustment of the sleeve to be aligned with the threaded hole.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2009Date of Patent: February 21, 2012Assignee: Lif J.K. CorporationInventor: Chi-Tsun Cheng
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Patent number: 8111514Abstract: A removable hard drive magazine for a computer with improved thermal performance has been developed. The invention includes a hot pluggable magazine module for organizing multiple hard drives in a computer that includes multiple of hard drives and a sleeve with a plurality of rail slots in the side of the sleeve. A slide rail is attached to the side of each hard drive, where the slide rail is inserted into a rail slot of the sleeve so that the slide rail is exposed externally to the sleeve and is in contact with a thermally conductive elastomeric coupler. A hard drive receptacle that is mounted in the computer is included. The receptacle includes guide slots that mate with the exposed slide rails of the hard drives. A heat sink is mounted on the receptacle that receives heat transferred from the plurality of hard drives through the thermally conductive elastomeric coupler. Finally, a backplane located in rear of the hard drive receptacle, where the backplane attaches the module to the computer.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2009Date of Patent: February 7, 2012Assignee: MaxVision CorporationInventor: Bruce Imsand
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Patent number: 8111518Abstract: An electronic device. The electronic device comprises housing, a positioning member and a circuit board. The positioning member, disposed on the housing, comprises a first protruding portion. The circuit board engages with the positioning member. The first protruding portion is a resilient member contacting with the circuit board to constrain the circuit board between the first protruding portion and the housing by an elastic force.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2008Date of Patent: February 7, 2012Assignee: Wistron Corp.Inventors: Tung-Ping Lee, Yu-Ling Kuo
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Patent number: 8094435Abstract: A power drive stack system comprises a series of power electronic modules, each one of the modules containing power components and module contacts electrically and mechanically aligned for building a portion of a complete AC/DC drive stack. The modules utilize a common set of circuit connection points that are matched to a common set of physical connection points. The modules can be plugged together like building blocks to form a large variety of AC/DC drive stacks that can be tailored to meet an exact system requirement. The drive stack may be used in conjunction with a controller to adjust the torque and speed of an AC/DC electric motor.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2007Date of Patent: January 10, 2012Assignee: Parker-Hannifin CorporationInventors: Jeremy Howes, David Levett, John Froeb
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Patent number: 8088013Abstract: A gaming machine includes a first box having inner walls, a second box, a front member, a communicating portion, and an exhausting portion. The front member has side walls, and covers components placed at a front portion of the second box. The front member defines a first space at the front portion. The communicating portion provided at the front portion allows a second space inside the second box to communicate with the first space. The exhausting portion provided in a side wall of the front member allows air sent from the second space to the first space to be discharged. The front member is arranged such that a first distance is smaller than a second distance, where the first distance starts at a first inner wall to finish at a first side wall, and the second distance starts at a second inner wall to finish at a second side wall.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2008Date of Patent: January 3, 2012Assignee: Universal Entertainment CorporationInventors: Takashi Abe, Hideaki Kishi, Yuya Konno
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Patent number: 8083197Abstract: A mounting apparatus is provided for mounting a data storage device. The mounting apparatus includes a bracket to receive the data storage device, and a holder attached to bracket. The holder abuts against the front end of the data storage device, thereby retaining the data storage device in the bracket.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2009Date of Patent: December 27, 2011Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Guang-Yi Zhang, Zhe Zhang, Jian Fu
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Patent number: 8076596Abstract: A weighing cell for use in an associated receiving holder, wherein the weighing cell and receiving holder are oriented relative to each other by means of alignment elements and through the use of the weighing cell in the receiving holder for the simultaneous production of a detachable, mechanical, and electrical connection to each other.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2006Date of Patent: December 13, 2011Assignee: Wipotec Wiege-und Positioniersysteme GmbHInventor: Ralf Burkart
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Patent number: 8077467Abstract: A mounting apparatus for a disk drive includes a tray, a bracket, and a latch member. The tray supports the disk drive. A resiliently deformable hook is formed on the tray. The tray defines two pair of first and second sliding slots. The bracket receives the tray and the disk drive, and defines a positioning opening. Two pair of posts are formed at two opposite ends of the latch member. The posts slide and rotate in the sliding slots. A positioning tab is formed the latch member and engages in the positioning opening to prevent the tray sliding out of the bracket. A blocking tab is formed on the latch member, and engages with the hook to remain engagement between the positioning tab and the positioning opening, and to disengage from the hook when the hook is deformed.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2009Date of Patent: December 13, 2011Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yun-Lung Chen, Fa-Ming Jiang, Zhong-Hai Zhang
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Patent number: 8072767Abstract: An expansion card mounting assembly includes an expansion card, a rear wall, and a rotating member. The expansion card includes a slot cover which has a bent portion. The rear wall defines a slot to receive the slot cover covered thereon in a first direction. A support piece is formed on the rear wall and above the slot to support the bent portion when the slot cover is covered on the slot of the rear wall. The rotating member is mounted on the rear wall, and rotatable on the rear wall about a second direction substantially parallel to the first direction. The rotating member includes a pressing board to press the bent portion against the support piece after the rotating member rotates in the second direction to a locked position.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2009Date of Patent: December 6, 2011Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventor: Yuan Xue
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Patent number: 8068342Abstract: An electronic device using a cover mechanism to cover a hole is described. The cover mechanism includes a locking member slidably mounted on a base member and a cover member. The cover member can be locked to the base member by locking of the cover member to the locking member in a locked position, can rotate around the locking member in a released position, and can expose the hole and physically attach to the locking member in an opened position.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2008Date of Patent: November 29, 2011Assignees: Shenzhen Futaihong Precision Industry Co., Ltd., FIH (Hong Kong) LimitedInventors: Mu-Wen Yang, Chih-Chiang Chang, Zheng Shi
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Patent number: 8064207Abstract: An electronic module (10) includes a housing having a longitudinal body portion and a mounting portion extending rearward from the body portion, with a channel (1221) defined in a top or bottom section of the mounting portion; an ejector mechanism including a slider member (61) accommodated in the channel of mounting portion and an actuator member (62) pivotally engaged with the mounting portion, said actuator member further linked to the slider member for pushing the slider member forwardly moving along the channel; and a spring member (8) arranged between the slider member and the mounting portion and capable of pushing the slider member rearward moving along the channel.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2008Date of Patent: November 22, 2011Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.Inventor: Jerry Wu
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Publication number: 20110273850Abstract: A locking structure for a draw-type electronic device includes a handle member, two connecting rod members, and two linked members. The handle member and the linked members are pivotally connected on a case of the electronic device respectively in a rotatable relation. The connecting rod members are connected to the handle member and the linked members. A first fastening groove and a second fastening groove are disposed on each of the linked members and the handle member respectively. The handle member is rotated to enable the connecting rod members to actuate the linked members to rotate together, so as to enable the first fastening groove and the second fastening grooves to apply forces on two corresponding positioning pins together, so that an action of electrical connection is accomplished.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2011Publication date: November 10, 2011Applicant: INVENTEC CORPORATIONInventor: Jung-Lung Chen
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Patent number: 8054638Abstract: A latching apparatus is coupled to a first electronic component for facilitating docking to a second electronic component. The apparatus includes a pivotable actuation handle, and slide and pivotable linkages. The slide linkage couples to the pivotable actuation handle and is slidable in directions which the first component docks to the second component. The pivotable linkage is also coupled to the slide linkage and includes a latching hook at its distal end. With the first component disposed for docking relative to the second component, pivotal actuation of the handle to open is translated to pivotal movement of the pivotable linkage to facilitate aligning the latching hook over a hook pocket of the second component, and pivotal actuation of the handle closed is translated to pivotal movement of the pivotable linkage to engage the hook pocket, and thereby draw the first component into docked relation with the second component.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2009Date of Patent: November 8, 2011Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: David P. Graybill, Robert K. Mullady
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Publication number: 20110242768Abstract: A handle structure includes a holding portion, a first inner-thread structure and a second inner-thread structure. The holding portion has a first fixing pillar, a second fixing pillar and a force-applying rod connected between the first fixing pillar and the second fixing pillar parallel to the first fixing pillar. The first inner-thread structure is inlaid in the first end of the first fixing pillar. The first fixing pillar has a first height perpendicular to the faceplate, and the height of the first inner-thread structure perpendicular to the faceplate is greater than the half of the first height. The second inner-thread structure is inlaid in the second end of the second fixing pillar. The second fixing pillar has a second height perpendicular to the faceplate, and the height of the second inner-thread structure perpendicular to the faceplate is greater than the half of the second height.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2010Publication date: October 6, 2011Applicants: FSP TECHNOLOGY INC., 3Y POWER TECHNOLOGY (TAIWAN), INC.Inventor: Shao-Feng Lu