COMPUTER ENCLOSURE

Abstract

An exemplary computer enclosure includes a chassis, a latch member, and a cover plate. The chassis includes a rear panel, and an opening. The cover plate covers the opening and depends a flange with a pair of holes defined therein. The rear panel defines a pair of slots therein. The latch member is pivotably attached to the rear panel and includes a pair of spaced resilient arms. A pair of grooves and a pair of hooks are formed at opposite ends of the resilient arms. The grooves of the latch member engage with the rear panel adjacent the slots and the hooks movably engage in the through holes of the flange of the cover plate when the resilient arms are deformed.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is an exploded, isometric view of a computer enclosure in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the computer enclosure including a chassis, a cover plate, and a latch member;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of a part of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged, isometric view of the cover plate of FIG. 1, but viewed upside down;

FIG. 4 is an assembled view of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is an assembled view of FIG. 1; and

FIGS. 6 and 7 are cross-sectional views of FIG. 5 along a line of VI-VI, showing the computer enclosure in locked and unlocked states respectively.

Claims

1. A computer enclosure comprising: a chassis defining an opening and comprising a rear panel, the rear panel comprising at least one slot defined therein;a latch member pivotably mounted to the rear panel adjacent said at least one slot, the latch member comprising at least one resilient arm extending through said at least one slot of the chassis, said at least one resilient arm comprising a groove, and a hook, the groove releasably engaging with the rear panel at said at least one slot; anda cover plate covering the opening of the chassis and comprising a flange depending therefrom corresponding to the rear panel, at least one through hole defined in the flange, the hook of the at least one resilient arm releasably engaging in said at least one through hole so as to lock the cover plate to the chassis.

2. The computer enclosure as claimed in claim 1, wherein the latch member further comprises a handle beam, and a fixing block extending from opposite ends of said at least one resilient arm.

3. The computer enclosure as claimed in claim 2, wherein the groove is defined in said at least one resilient arm near the handle beam, the hook extends from said at least one resilient member near the fixing block.

4. The computer enclosure as claimed in claim 2, wherein the fixing block comprises a pair of shafts extending in opposite alignment, the rear panel of the chassis comprises a pair of ears each defining a pivoting hole therein below said at least one slot, the shafts are pivotably received in the pivoting holes.

5. The computer enclosure as claimed in claim 4, wherein the fixing block further comprises an abutting portion with rounded configuration formed at an end far away the shafts, the cover plate further comprises a bent piece extending perpendicularly from the flange, the abutting portion movably abuts against the bent piece.

6. The computer enclosure as claimed in claim 1, wherein the rear panel of the chassis comprises a pair of spaced guiding plates extending inward through said at least one slot to sandwich said at least one resilient arm therebetween.

7. The computer enclosure as claimed in claim 1, wherein the chassis further comprises a pair of side panels, a pair of bent flanges with depending portions extends from the side panels respectively, the cover plate comprises a pair of tabs extending from side edges thereof to engage with the depending portions.

8. The computer enclosure as claimed in claim 1, wherein the chassis further comprises a front panel, a bent flange extends from the front panel, a plurality of splits is defined in the bent flange, the cover plate comprises a plurality of clasps extending therefrom to engage in the splits of the chassis.

9. A computer enclosure comprising: a chassis defining an opening and comprising a rear panel, the rear panel comprising at least one slot defined therein;a latch member pivotably attached to the rear panel, and comprising at least one resilient arm, and at least one fixing block extending from an end of said at least one resilient arm, said at least one resilient arm and fixing block movably extending into the chassis through said at least one slot, a groove defined in the latch member to movably receive the rear panel around said at least one slot therein, a hook formed from the latch member with a distance away from the groove along a rotating path of the latch member, an abutting portion formed from said at least one fixing block; anda cover plate covering the opening of the chassis and comprising a flange depending therefrom, the flange comprising at least one through hole to engagingly receive the hook of the latch member, and a bent piece extending from the flange to engage with the abutting portion of the latch member.

10. The computer enclosure as claimed in claim 9, wherein the latch member further comprises a handle beam, and a fixing block extending from opposite ends of said at least one resilient arm.

11. The computer enclosure as claimed in claim 10, wherein the groove is defined in latch member between said at least one resilient arm and the handle beam, the hook extends from said at least one resilient member adjacent the fixing block.

12. The computer enclosure as claimed in claim 11, wherein the fixing block comprises a pair of shafts extending in opposite alignment, the rear panel of the chassis comprises a pair of ears each defining a pivoting hole therein below said at least one slot, the shafts are pivotably received in the pivoting holes.

13. The computer enclosure as claimed in claim 9, wherein the rear panel of the chassis comprises a pair of spaced guiding plates extending into said at least one slot to sandwich said at least one resilient arm therebetween.

14. The computer enclosure as claimed in claim 9, wherein the chassis further comprises a pair of side panels, a pair of bent flanges with depending portions extends from the side panels respectively, the cover plate comprises a pair of tabs extending from side edges thereof to engage with the depending portions.

15. The computer enclosure as claimed in claim 9, wherein the chassis further compries a front panel, a bent flange extends from the front panel, a plurality of splits is defined in the bent flange, the cover plate comprises a plurality of clasps extending therefrom to engage in the splits of the chassis.

16. A computer enclosure comprising: a chassis defining an opening and including a first panel, the first panel defining a slot therethrough;a latch member pivotably mounted to the first panel adjacent the slot, the latch member including a first latch portion located at an inside of the first panel, and a first resilient arm extending from the first latch portion to an outside of the first panel through the slot, the first resilient arm including a locking groove portion configured for engaging with the first panel at the slot so as to lock the latch member in a locked position, the latch member being allowed to pivot away from the locked position upon disengaging of the locking groove portion from the first panel at the slot; anda second panel detachably mounted to the chassis for covering the opening, the second panel including a flange extending therefrom with a second latch portion formed thereon, the second latch portion engaging with the first latch portion in a manner so as to retain the second panel to the chassis when the latch member is in the locked position.

17. The computer enclosure of claim 16, wherein one of the first and second latch portion is a latching slot, and the other of the first and second latch portion is a hook releasably engaged in the latching slot.

18. The computer enclosure of claim 16, wherein the latch member further comprises another latch portion and another resilient arm configured in substantially a same manner as the first latch portion and the first resilient arm, and a handle beam connected between outer ends of the first resilient arm and the another resilient arm.