With Lock Or Interlock Patents (Class 361/759)
  • Publication number: 20090303688
    Abstract: A key mechanism includes a key body, a circuit board, and a elastic metal frame. The elastic metal frame comprising a main body, a first latching portion, and a second latching portion. The first latching portion and the second latching portion protrude from the main body. The main body is positioned between the key body and the circuit board. The elastic metal frame supporting the circuit board by the first latching portion and the second latching portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2008
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Applicant: CHI MEI COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventor: TING-CHUN CHIEN
  • Publication number: 20090296358
    Abstract: A fixing module for fixing a card module and a case having the fixing module are provided. The fixing module includes a base and a sliding element. The base is disposed on a bracket and includes a carrying portion, a cantilever hook, and a constraining structure. The sliding element includes a resilient portion and a body. The body is movably disposed on the carrying portion of the base. The constraining structure is adapted to contact the body and constrain a movement of the body when the sliding element is in a locked position, and the resilient portion constrains the locking bracket of the card module on the bracket. When a force is exerted on the cantilever hook to disengage the constraining structure from the body, the sliding element is moved to an unlocked position under the influence of an elastic restoring force of the resilient portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2009
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Applicant: ASUSTEK COMPUTER INC.
    Inventor: Wen-Cheng Tsai
  • Patent number: 7623357
    Abstract: Described is an apparatus for releasably coupling an electrical component to a circuit board comprising a frame and at least one tab. The frame releasably couples to the electrical component and circumscribes at least a portion of a perimeter of the electrical component when coupled thereto. The at least one tab mates with a tab receiving slot in the circuit board to releasably couple the frame to the circuit board. When the electrical component is coupled to the frame, a portion of the electrical component opposite the circuit board is exposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2009
    Assignee: Symbol Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Patrick Wallace
  • Publication number: 20090262507
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes: a display panel that has a display screen displaying an image on a front surface thereof; a supporting board that has a first surface extending facing a rear surface of the display panel; a first circuit substrate that is fixed to a second surface of the supporting board; and a unit that includes a base board, a plate-like electronic part supported by the base board, and a second circuit substrate fixed to the base board. The unit is supported on the second surface of the supporting board. The first circuit substrate and the second circuit substrate include a first connector and a second connector, respectively. The first connector and the second connector link with each other when the base board is slid in a direction, and go away from each other when the base board is slid in the opposite direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2008
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Hideyuki Fujikawa, Hirokatsu Kato
  • Publication number: 20090262508
    Abstract: A mechanism for locking boards with various components mounted on them onto the chassis of an electronic device is composed of brackets, which are attached to these boards and which are to be mounted onto the chassis at a series of fixation points provided at certain intervals on it, and a locking element having a number of tongue-shaped pieces. Locking is accomplished by inserting each of these tongue-shaped pieces between a pair of adjacent brackets so that it engages with them. This mechanism requires fewer components than conventional mechanisms and is also easier to operate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2008
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Inventors: Kazuo Fukui, Michihito Watarai
  • Patent number: 7606039
    Abstract: An exemplary Electronic-component housing may be placed onto a carrier rail with two interlocking spars extending longitudinally at a distance from each other and opening toward the longitudinal sides of the rails. An interlocking profile firmly affixed to the housing is positioned on the underside of the housing and across from the interlocking profile. A displaceable securing lock that is spring-loaded toward the interlocking profile. The securing lock may include on its end away from the interlocking profile a shaped drawbar eye for engagement with an actuation tool. The housing side wall above the securing lock and extending upward extends at least with its lower area in a plane perpendicular to the displacement direction of the securing lock and includes in this area a shaped tool-guide channel with its mouth pointed toward the drawbar eye on the securing lock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2009
    Assignee: Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Dat-Minh Trinh
  • Publication number: 20090251871
    Abstract: A retaining facility for clearance-free fixing of a printed circuit board onto a one-dimensional curved surface is provided. In the direction of curvature of the one-dimensional curved surface, a tensile or compressive force acts on the printed circuit board or on at least one first connection device connected to the latter, with the printed circuit board being bent and pressed onto the curved surface. In this way the printed circuit board is held solidly and with little vibration on the surface even when acted on by centrifugal forces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2009
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Inventors: Bernd Beyer, Horst Friesner, Markus Hemmerlein, Florian Hofmann, Helmut Repp, Wolfgang Schnitzerlein, Markus Stark, Peter Tichy
  • Patent number: 7599195
    Abstract: A portable computer and a shock absorber assembly thereof. The portable computer includes a body, a hard disc drive, a supporting member, an isolator, a frame, and a damper. The hard disc drive is disposed in the body. The supporting member is disposed on the hard disc drive. The isolator is disposed on the supporting member. The frame is disposed on the hard disc drive. The damper is disposed on the frame. Thus, the hard disc drive is connected to the body by the isolator, and connected to the frame by the damper. As a result, the vibration generated by the hard disc drive is isolated to avoid affecting the other portions of the portable computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2009
    Assignee: ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
    Inventor: Yi-Jen Chen
  • Publication number: 20090244862
    Abstract: The invention is related to a computer enclosure. The computer enclosure includes a chassis, an expansion card, and a rotating member. The expansion card includes a shield plate which has a bent end formed thereon. The chassis includes a sidewall. A slot is defined in the sidewall. The sidewall forms a support plate at a side of the slot. The sidewall is capable of accepting the shield plate of the expansion card to shield the slot of the sidewall, and the support plate is configured to accepting the bent end of the expansion card. The rotating member includes an arm. The rotating member is capable of rotating on the sidewall to a locked position. In the locked position, the arm is capable of exerting force on the bent end of the expansion card located on the support plate, and the locked position is capable of securing the expansion card on the sidewall of the chassis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2008
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: CHIA-KANG WU, LUNG-SHENG TSAI, LI-PING CHEN
  • Patent number: 7596001
    Abstract: An exemplary retention assembly (30) is used to assemble an expansion card. The expansion card is mounted to an expansion card bracket (22) attached to an enclosure (24) The retention assembly includes a foldable holder (32), a resisting handle (34), and a first elastic member (37). The foldable holder is rotatable relative to the enclosure and configured for resisting the expansion card bracket when the retention assembly is in a closed state. The resisting handle is slidable relative to the enclosure, and configured for preventing the foldable holder from rotating when the retention assembly is in the latching state, and for allowing the foldable holder to rotate under the torsion force when unlatching the retention assembly. The first elastic member is used to provide torsion force. One end of the first elastic member is securely connected to the foldable holder, and the other end of the first elastic member is fixed relative to the enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2009
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Zi-Ming Tang
  • Patent number: 7593237
    Abstract: An exemplary retention assembly (30) is used to assemble an expansion card. The expansion card is mounted to an expansion card bracket (22) attached to an enclosure (24). The retention assembly includes a foldable holder (32) and a fixing module (34, 36). The fastening module is fixed to the enclosure. The foldable holder is rotatably connected to the fastening module. The foldable holder is configured for resisting the expansion card bracket when the retention assembly being in a closed state and being away from the expansion card bracket when the retention assembly is in an opened state. One of the fastening module and the foldable holder forms a protrusion (325), the other one of the fastening module and the foldable holder defines at least two spaced positioning depressions (366) for engaging with the protrusion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2009
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Zi-Ming Tang
  • Patent number: 7593238
    Abstract: An exemplary retention assembly (30) is used to assemble expansion cards (20) or covers (22b) to an enclosure (24). The retention assembly includes a frame (36) for being fixed to the enclosure and at least one latching holder (31). Each of the at least one resisting portion of the frame is arranged to one of the at least one guiding rail respectively. The frame includes at least one guiding rail (364) and at least one resisting portion (369) disposed corresponding to the at least one guiding rail. The at least one latching holder includes a holding piece (322) for holding the cover and a resisting portion (348) configured for engaging with the resisting portion of the frame. Part of the at least one latching holder is deformable to make the resisting portions of the latching holder and the frame disengaging from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2009
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Zi-Ming Tang
  • Publication number: 20090231817
    Abstract: A mounting apparatus for a motherboard includes a chassis and a mounting assembly for securing the motherboard in the chassis. The mounting assembly includes a pivot member pivotally attached to the chassis and a limiting member securely attached to the chassis. The pivot member is rotatable from a released position disengaging from the motherboard to a final position resisting against the motherboard for preventing the motherboard sliding from a secured position to a detachable position. The limiting member includes a resilient arm. A resisting piece extends from the resilient arm and engages with the pivot member to prevent the pivot member rotating from the final position to the released position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2008
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Applicants: HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO.,LTD., HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: YUAN XUE
  • Patent number: 7576998
    Abstract: A mountain-shaped angle member 20 is fixed to a side face 12 having a stepped portion of a mixer being an electronic device. The stepped portion is composed of a first wall portion projecting outward from the side face, a second wall portion recessed inward from the first wall portion, and a connecting portion connecting the first wall portion and second wall portion. Then, a fixing member is made capable of fixing the mountain-shaped angle member in either a first attachment mode in which the angle member is in contact with the first wall portion and opposed to the connecting portion or a second attachment mode in which the angle member is in contact with the first wall portion and overhangs outward the first wall portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2009
    Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
    Inventors: Tsutomu Watanabe, Eizo Amiya
  • Patent number: 7576999
    Abstract: An exemplary retention assembly (30) is used to assemble an expansion card. The expansion card is mounted to an expansion card bracket (22) attached to an enclosure (24) The retention assembly includes a latching structure and a frame (36). The latching structure has a first latching portion (342) and the latching structure is configured to resist the expansion card bracket. The latching structure is slidable along a first direction to move away from or close to the expansion card bracket. The frame is fixed relative to the enclosure. The frame has a catching protrusion (366) for engaging with the first latching portion of the latching structure. Either the first latching portion of the latching structure or the catching protrusion of the frame is deformable, such that the first latching portion and the catching protrusion can engage with or disengage from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2009
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Zi-Ming Tang
  • Patent number: 7573719
    Abstract: Disclosed is a holding apparatus for a card used in a computing resource, the apparatus including a holding base, and at least one card associating arm extending from the base, the at least one associating arm being configured to hold the card via a screwless association.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2009
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: David John Allcock, Hafiz Uddin Talukder
  • Publication number: 20090190317
    Abstract: According to one aspect of the invention, there is provided an electronic apparatus having a circuit board supporting structure, the circuit board supporting structure including: a casing including a first body and a second body, the first body having a first boss portion, the second body having a second boss portion; a jig including a cylindrical portion having, and a flange portion formed on an outer periphery, the cylindrical portion configured to slidably receive the first boss portion and the second boss portion in an inner peripheral wall; and a circuit board disposed in the casing. The first and second boss portions are configured to be fastened by a bolt member; the circuit board has a hole and a joining region provided around the hole, the hole configured to allow the cylindrical portion to penetrate therethrough; and the joining region is configured to be soldered to the flange portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2009
    Publication date: July 30, 2009
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventors: Tomoko Monda, Minoru Mukai
  • Publication number: 20090185356
    Abstract: A board assembly adapted to cooperate with one of a first expansion card and a second expansion card having different sizes. The board assembly includes a board, a connector, a first securing unit, a second securing unit and a plurality of locking elements. The connector, the first securing unit and the second securing unit are disposed at the board. The first securing unit is closer to the connector than the second securing unit. One end of the expansion card is inserted into the connector, and another end of the expansion card is locked at the first securing unit or the second securing unit by the locking element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2008
    Publication date: July 23, 2009
    Applicant: PEGATRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ting-Hui Liao, Chia-Huang Chan
  • Patent number: 7564683
    Abstract: An apparatus for mounting a motherboard includes a mounting boss and a boss backing. The mounting boss is alignable in a first orientation with a first hole spacing in the motherboard, and alignable in a second orientation with a second hole spacing in the motherboard. The boss backing is adapted to connect with the mounting boss in the first orientation through the motherboard having the first hole spacing, and adapted to connect with the mounting boss in the second orientation through the motherboard having the second hole spacing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2009
    Assignee: Dell Products, LP
    Inventors: Charles D. Hood, III, Jason A. Shepherd
  • Patent number: 7564697
    Abstract: A fastening device for fastening an interface card of a computer. The computer has a motherboard, a casing and the interface card. The motherboard has a motherboard slot, and the casing includes a casing opening and a locking portion. The interface card has a fastening part. When the interface card is inserted into the motherboard slot, the fastening part disposed on the interface card is exposed outside the casing opening and adjacent to the locking portion. The fastening device comprises a positioning box and a securing member. The positioning box disposed on the casing has a box opening and a positioning slot. The securing member is movably disposed within the positioning box and has a pushing part and a securing part. When the pushing part is drawn back into the positioning box, the interface card is dissembled from the motherboard slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2009
    Assignee: ASUSTek Computer Inc.
    Inventor: Hsin-Hung Chen
  • Patent number: 7564696
    Abstract: A bracket retainer is provided for securing an adapter card in a computer chassis in manner that maintains the electrical and the mechanical stability of the computer chassis and adapter card. This bracket retainer approach secures the adapter card to the computer chassis by utilizing a rotating door structure that allows the adapter card to be tightened into its card connector, as a rear tab of the adapter card, which is protruding through an opening of a rear panel of the computer chassis, is engaged by the rotating door structure. This bracket retainer approach also allows the bracket retainer to be secured to the computer chassis by interlocking the door structure with a top cover of the computer chassis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2009
    Assignee: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan L. Winick, Michael T. Milo, Steven T. Sprouse
  • Publication number: 20090180265
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electrical device, in particular a control unit for a motor vehicle, comprising a plate-shaped circuit support fixed on a metallic base plate of the housing, on which a plastic plug part s fixed on a side facing away from the metallic base plate, characterized in that fixing means which are pivot-shaped and protrude from the base plate, are provided for the common mounting of the plastic plug part, the circuit support and the metallic base plate of the housing, that said fixing means are guided through corresponding recesses in the circuit support and in the plastic plug part, that a deformation is produced at each inserted end and that each deformation is supported y a supporting part on said plastic plug part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2007
    Publication date: July 16, 2009
    Inventors: Lubomir Chlumsky, Leopold Hellinger, Anton Kocevar, Gerhard Neumann
  • Patent number: 7561440
    Abstract: An expansion card retention assembly (100) is provided. The retention assembly includes an expansion frame (11) and a latching device (12). The expansion frame includes an expansion seat (111), and the expansion seat is configured for receiving an expansion card (20) therein. The latching device is positioned adjacent to one end portion of the expansion frame. The latching device includes a mounted member (14), a locking member (13), and a spring member. The mounted member is fixed relatively to the expansion frame. The locking member is operable to rotate away from the mounted member, so as to abut against an expansion card bracket of the expansion card toward the expansion seat of the expansion frame. The spring member is mounted between the mounted member and the locking member to bias the locking member away from the mounted member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2009
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Bin Dai
  • Patent number: 7558069
    Abstract: An extension structure for a plastic molding portable memory product includes an outer casing unit, an inner sliding unit, and a closing unit. The inner sliding unit is positioned inside the outer casing unit, and can be extended by sliding, whereas the closing unit is combined with the outer casing unit to ensure the inner sliding unit will not slip out. The outer casing unit is produced using one body formation method that is free from the traditional method of combining two pieces of structures through high frequency wave compression work sequence to effectively increase product yield, reduce cost and improve the cosmetics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2009
    Assignee: Hahntek Technology Corp.
    Inventor: Chin-Hung Chung
  • Patent number: 7556501
    Abstract: In fixing a standing board to a main board, the standing board is held by a first and a second fixing holder and fixed at right angles to the main board. The first and the second fixing holders are identical, being formed of metal plates having the same shape. The first fixing holder holds one of two opposite edges of the standing board with a side board thereof extending from an edge of a back board face in a direction perpendicular thereto such that the back board face and one face of the standing board face each other and are substantially parallel to each other. The second fixing holder holds the other one of the two opposite edges of the standing board with a side board thereof extending from an edge of a back board face in a direction perpendicular thereto such that the back board face and the other face of the standing board face each other and are substantially parallel to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2009
    Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shinji Morita
  • Publication number: 20090168377
    Abstract: An exemplary retention assembly (30) is used to assemble an expansion card. The expansion card is mounted to an expansion card bracket (22) attached to an enclosure (24) The retention assembly includes a latching structure and a frame (36). The latching structure has a first latching portion (342) and the latching structure is configured to resist the expansion card bracket. The latching structure is slidable along a first direction to move away from or close to the expansion card bracket. The frame is fixed relative to the enclosure. The frame has a catching protrusion (366) for engaging with the first latching portion of the latching structure. Either the first latching portion of the latching structure or the catching protrusion of the frame is deformable, such that the first latching portion and the catching protrusion can engage with or disengage from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2008
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicants: HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) Co., LTD., HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: ZI-MING TANG
  • Publication number: 20090168376
    Abstract: An exemplary retention assembly (30) is used to assemble an expansion card. The expansion card is mounted to an expansion card bracket (22) attached to an enclosure (24). The retention assembly includes a foldable holder (32) and a fixing module (34, 36). The fastening module is fixed to the enclosure. The foldable holder is rotatably connected to the fastening module. The foldable holder is configured for resisting the expansion card bracket when the retention assembly being in a closed state and being away from the expansion card bracket when the retention assembly is in an opened state. One of the fastening module and the foldable holder forms a protrusion (325), the other one of the fastening module and the foldable holder defines at least two spaced positioning depressions (366) for engaging with the protrusion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2008
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicants: HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD., HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: ZI-MING TANG
  • Publication number: 20090168375
    Abstract: An exemplary retention assembly (30) is used to assemble an expansion card. The expansion card is mounted to an expansion card bracket (22) attached to an enclosure (24) The retention assembly includes a foldable holder (32), a resisting handle (34), and a first elastic member (37). The foldable holder is rotatable relative to the enclosure and configured for resisting the expansion card bracket when the retention assembly is in a closed state. The resisting handle is slidable relative to the enclosure, and configured for preventing the foldable holder from rotating when the retention assembly is in the latching state, and for allowing the foldable holder to rotate under the torsion force when unlatching the retention assembly. The first elastic member is used to provide torsion force. One end of the first elastic member is securely connected to the foldable holder, and the other end of the first elastic member is fixed relative to the enclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2008
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicants: HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD., HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: ZI-MING TANG
  • Patent number: 7554816
    Abstract: A securing device comprising a base that may be secured onto a PCB and a movable part that extends from the base, two buckle sections are provided on the movable part to secure an object and the movable part comprising a toggle part connects to each buckle section. The securing device according to the present invention only pulls the toggle to secure or release an interface card, so the securing device is a user-friendly device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2009
    Inventor: Wen-Chang Chang
  • Patent number: 7554811
    Abstract: Various arrangements of carrier trays and carriers for data storage devices, such as disk drives, are disclosed. The arrangements of carrier trays and carriers are arranged to be rigid, and therefore more resistant to vibration arising from operation of the data storage device in the tray and neighboring data storage devices, and/or easier to use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2009
    Assignee: Xyratex Technology Limited
    Inventors: Mark Scicluna, Adam Wade
  • Publication number: 20090161327
    Abstract: An expansion card including a board is provided. The board has a chip module and a notch that is breakable. The notch divides the board into a first region and a second region, and the chip module is located in the first region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2008
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Applicant: ASUSTEK COMPUTER INC.
    Inventors: Chun-Kai Chan, Shin-Pin Lo, Li-Hsiang Liao
  • Publication number: 20090161320
    Abstract: An electronic circuit apparatus for a compressor includes a board and a case. One corner of the board is fixed to case such that the board cannot move in the thickness direction and is movable in the flattening direction. According to this structure, even when an electronic part generates heat or outside air temperature of the case varies, the expansion or contraction of the board in the flattening direction is not affected by the expansion or contraction of the case in the flattening direction. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the deformation of the board and stress from being repeatedly applied to a soldering portion of the electronic part. As a result, it is possible to ensure the reliability of soldering strength for a long time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2007
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Applicant: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Junichi Sugiyama, Shigetomi Tokunaga
  • Publication number: 20090154119
    Abstract: A retaining device for a PCI card (30) includes a chassis (50), a retaining plate (20) configured for retaining the PCI card, and a mounting apparatus (10). The chassis has a rear wall (52). The rear wall has two clipping portions (526) and a perpendicular portion (52). The retaining plate includes an end (22) abutting on the perpendicular portion of the rear wall of the chassis. The mounting apparatus includes a mounting strip (11), and a mounting bracket (13) resisting on the end of the retaining plate. The mounting strip includes an elongated main body (12) with a handling portion (127) formed in the middle thereof and two arms (15) extending from two ends of the main body for engaging with the clipping portions respectively. The mounting strip abuts on the mounting bracket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2007
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: YUN-LUNG CHEN, DA-LONG SUN, WAN-CHENG LIN, PEI-BIN LUO
  • Publication number: 20090147486
    Abstract: A mounting apparatus is configured for fixing an expansion card. The mounting apparatus includes a support fixed to an enclosure, a fastening member, and a latching member pivotably coupled to the fastening member. One end of the fastening member is fixed to the support, and the other end of the fastening member is urged against the expansion card. The latching member includes a first elastic portion configured for pressing the fastening member, and a locking portion extending from the first elastic portion. When the first elastic portion is pressed, the first elastic portion is deformed to press the fastening member to urge against the expansion card, and the latching portion is engaged in the support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2008
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Chi-Pin Yan
  • Patent number: 7545650
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising a chassis defining an attachment slot suitable for receiving a first end of an expansion card and a bracket coupled to the chassis, the bracket movable into engagement with the expansion card closer to a second end than the first end when the expansion card is positioned in the attachment slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2009
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Anthony Sanchez, Corey Hartman
  • Publication number: 20090141463
    Abstract: A screw-less latching system for securing load boards comprises a frame and a backer plate. The frame includes a loading site for a device under test. The loading site includes a first tee clamp disposed along a first longitudinal axis and a second tee clamp disposed along a second longitudinal axis of the loading site. The loading site further includes a first spring plunger disposed along a first lateral axis of the loading site. The backer plate is configured to attach the device under test. The backer plate includes two lock tabs coupling with the first and second tee clamps. The backer plate further includes a first recess coupling with the first spring plunger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2007
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Inventors: Todd James Sholl, Noriyuki Sugihara, Sanjeev Grover, Stephen Bellato, Benson Morris
  • Patent number: 7542306
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising a chassis and a cassette. The chassis includes a first electronic circuit board with a first connector, chassis flex circuitry with a disengageable contacts, a controller in communication with the chassis flex circuitry, and a power supply in communication with the controller and the first electronic circuit board. The cassette is selectively securable to the chassis, the cassette including a second electronic circuit board with a second connector, and a cassette handle with cassette flex circuitry that includes a switch and disengageable contacts, wherein securing the cassette to the chassis positions the disengageable contacts of the cassette flex circuitry in engagement with the disengageable contacts of the chassis flex circuitry to form a circuit and positions the first connector in electronic communication with the second connector, and wherein the circuit allows the controller to detect the condition of the switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Brian Michael Kerrigan
  • Patent number: 7542300
    Abstract: The present invention is a computing appliance chassis assembly which may support an integration of a plurality of removable modules, including fan modules, power supplies, and a controller module. The computing appliance chassis assembly may also include detachable handles which may allow transport of the computing appliance chassis assembly. A controller chassis may be installed within the computing appliance chassis assembly. A controller chassis assembly may house a controller module and may include rotatable side panels which allow easier access to the components of the controller module. A fan chassis assembly may also be installed within the computing appliance chassis and may house a fan module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Assignee: Network Appliance, Inc.
    Inventors: Kwok Lui, Dan Ho, David Willheim, Salvatore Bondi
  • Patent number: 7539021
    Abstract: A retention device is applied in an electronic device that has a case and a circuit board. The circuit board may shifts along a integrate direction or a release direction. The retention device includes a fastener, a latching member, and a releasing member. The fastener is movably disposed on the case and has a stopping portion. The latching member is disposed on one side of the circuit board. The releasing member is movably disposed on the case and is located on one side of the fastener, and pushes the fastener to shift. The latching member shifts along the integrate direction with the circuit board, pushes the fastener to shift, and is blocked by the stopped portion. When the fastener is pushed by the releasing member to shift, the latching member is separated along the release direction, such that the circuit board is fixed on or detached from the case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2009
    Assignee: Inventec Corporation
    Inventor: Ying-Chao Peng
  • Patent number: 7539020
    Abstract: A mounting system provides mechanisms and form factors for bringing a heat exchanger from a server rack into thermal contact with a heat exchanger from a electronics server. To ensure good thermal contact, pressure is applied between the two heat exchangers, the rejector plate and the chassis cold plate. The mounting mechanism used to engage and disengage the heat exchangers is configured to isolate the force applied to the two heat exchangers. The mounting mechanism includes an interlocking mechanism that prevents transfer of the applied force to the rest of the electronics server. Without isolating this force, the force is applied to the electronics server and/or the rack chassis, possibly disconnecting the electrical connections between the electronics server and the rack, as well as providing mechanical stress to the electronics server and the rack chassis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2009
    Assignee: Cooligy Inc.
    Inventors: Norman Chow, Paul Tsao, Douglas E. Werner, Mark McMaster, Girish Upadhya, Frederic Landry, Ian Spearing, Tim Schrader
  • Patent number: 7532486
    Abstract: A cam handle assembly for use with a modular information handling system components includes a latch with first protrusion and a second protrusion. The first protrusion is sloped such that when the sloped portion of the first protrusion contacts a portion of a rack or chassis, the latch is urged to a recessed position that will allow the cam handle to move between its closed and open position. The second protrusion on the latch is formed to engage an interface aperture that is formed in the cam handle. The interaction between the latch protrusions, the cam handle and the rack encourage proper operation of the cam handle to install an information handling system component within a rack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2009
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Bernard Strmiska, Keith J. Kasprzak
  • Patent number: 7525811
    Abstract: A retention device for securing expansion card shields (30) includes a chassis (10), and a lock member (20) for securing the expansion card shields to the chassis. The chassis includes a rear panel (12) with a flange (14) extending therefrom, and a holder bracket (123). At least a pivot slot (141) including an entrance portion (141a) and a pivot portion (141b) is defined in a junction area of the rear panel and the flange. The lock member has at least a pivot hook configured for being pivotally engaged in the pivot slot of the chassis. After the pivot hook of the lock member is inserted into the entrance portion of the pivot slot and slid to the pivot portion, the lock member can be rotated to a locked position for securing the expansion card shields on the holder bracket of the chassis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2009
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yu-Ming Xiao
  • Patent number: 7522427
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electrical module, comprising a first electrical interface, said module being attachable to an electrical device for connecting said first electrical interface to said device. The electrical module is characterised by at least one locking device adapted to prevent movement of said module in relation to said electrical device in at least one direction, said locking device comprising a first part which is movable along a first axis and a second part which is turnable about a second axis, the second part being movable to a locking position by turning about said second axis in response to linear movement of the first part along said first axis, said second axis having an extension which is different from the extension of said first axis, and said second part being adapted for engagement with said electrical device in said locking position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2009
    Assignee: HMS Industrial Networks AB
    Inventors: Leif Malmberg, Staffan Dahlström, Niklas Eliasson
  • Patent number: 7522428
    Abstract: Electric device, designed to be attached to a mounting rail, comprising a body fitted with means for locking onto the rail comprising at least one lug that can be moved between a locked position and an unlocked position, designed to interact with a first edge of the rail, the lug being subjected to the action of an elastic element placed in a housing of the body and pressing on the latter and on the movable lug, wherein the elastic element is of elongated shape, substantially rectilinear in a rest position, the housing comprising an opening for the insertion of the elastic element, placed substantially along the same axis as that of the elastic element in the rest position and leading to the outside of the body, on the lateral face of the body perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2009
    Assignee: ABB France
    Inventor: Eric Nguyen
  • Publication number: 20090097216
    Abstract: A retention device is applied in an electronic device that has a case and a circuit board. The circuit board may shifts along a integrate direction or a release direction. The retention device includes a fastener, a latching member, and a releasing member. The fastener is movably disposed on the case and has a stopping portion. The latching member is disposed on one side of the circuit board. The releasing member is movably disposed on the case and is located on one side of the fastener, and pushes the fastener to shift. The latching member shifts along the integrate direction with the circuit board, pushes the fastener to shift, and is blocked by the stopped portion. When the fastener is pushed by the releasing member to shift, the latching member is separated along the release direction, such that the circuit board is fixed on or detached from the case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2007
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Applicant: INVENTEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Ying-Chao PENG
  • Patent number: 7518877
    Abstract: A mounting apparatus for mounting a circuit board that is electrically connectable with at least one hard disk drive, includes a chassis for receiving the circuit board, a bracket for receiving the at least one hard disk drive, and a securing member for pressing the circuit board. The bracket is mounted to the chassis. A rear end of the bracket faces the circuit board. The securing member is pivotably mounted to the bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2009
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wen-Tang Peng, Mo-Ming Yu, Shun-Hai Lin
  • Publication number: 20090091901
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2008
    Publication date: April 9, 2009
    Applicant: WISTRON CORP.
    Inventors: Tung-Ping Lee, Yu-Ling Kuo
  • Patent number: 7515437
    Abstract: A one-piece expansion card retainer may be installed in either of two positions to accommodate both full-height and low-profile expansion cards. The bi-positional expansion card retainer exerts flexional force on an expansion card to help maintain the expansion card in its proper position during shipment of an electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2009
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Ronald Paul Dean, Jonathan D Bassett, James Bullington
  • Publication number: 20090067142
    Abstract: A retaining mechanism for retaining a circuit card includes a chassis (10), and a retaining member (80). The chassis has a front panel (14) and an opposite back panel (16). The front panel is configured for mounting a first edge of the circuit card thereon. The retaining member is pivotably attached to the back panel, and the retaining member defines a traversing securing slot (84) for receiving a second edge of the circuit card opposite to the first edge. The retaining member has a resilient hook (80) for detachably engaging with the back panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2007
    Publication date: March 12, 2009
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: HO-CHIN TSAI, LI-PING CHEN, SHENG-HUNG LEE
  • Patent number: 7492607
    Abstract: In one aspect, the present invention provides a latch/ejector face plate assembly for an end of an electronics chassis assembly. The face plate is pivotally couplable to a front end of an electronics chassis. The face plate has a latch/ejector that comprises a latching portion that is latchably engageable against a rear side of a latching/fulcrum flange of a electronics rack shelf when the face plate is in a closed position, and an ejector edge that is engageable against a front side of the latching/fulcrum flange when the face plate is in an open position, to thereby provide an ejection force of the electronics chassis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2009
    Assignee: Lineage Power Corporation
    Inventors: Khanh Nguyen, Gary Kirpatrick