1. Technical Field
The present disclosure relates to a connector.
2. Description of Related Art
In an electronic device, some connectors, such as serial advanced technology attachment (SATA) connectors, are mounted to a sidewall of an enclosure of the electronic device with screws. However, the screws are small and difficult to handle, and the installation of the connector in the computer is tedious.
Many aspects of the present embodiments can be better understood with reference to the following drawings. The components in the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale, the emphasis instead being placed upon clearly illustrating the principles of the present embodiments. Moreover, in the drawing, all the views are schematic, and like reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views.
The disclosure, including the accompanying drawings, is illustrated by way of example and not by way of limitation. It should be noted that references to “an” or “one” embodiment in this disclosure are not necessarily to the same embodiment, and such references mean at least one.
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The connector 10 includes a block 13, a connector body 14 formed on a front surface of the block 13, a plurality of cables 16 connected to the connector body 14 and extending from a rear surface of the block 13, and a limiting member 18 extending from the top of the block 13. Two spaced protrusions 132 extend out from the top 100 of the block 13, and a similar two spaced protrusions (not shown) extend out from the bottom 102 of the block 13. The limiting member 18 includes two posts 180 extending up from the top 100 of the block 13, a connection piece 182 connected between tops of the posts 180, and an L-shaped latch 184 perpendicularly extending out from a center of the connection piece 182. The latch 184 includes a pin 186 extending out from a distal end of the latch 184 opposite to the connection piece 182. In this embodiment, the block 13 and the limiting member 18 are made of plastic.
The fixing plate 20 is a part of a sidewall of an electronic device enclosure. A substantially rectangular opening 21 is defined in the fixing plate 20. Two notches 23 and a positioning hole 25 are defined in the fixing plate 20 communicating with the top side of the opening 21, and two notches 23 only are defined in the fixing plate 20 communicating with the bottom side of the opening 21.
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To detach the connector 10 from the fixing plate 20, fingernail pressure pushes back the pin 186 to disengage from the positioning hole 25. The connector 10 may be slid in the direction (unlock direction) opposite to the lock direction, to allow the protrusions 132 to move towards the notches 23. When the protrusions 132 are once again aligned with the notches 23, the connector 10 can be pulled away from the fixing plate 20.
Even though numerous characteristics and advantages of the embodiments have been set forth in the foregoing description, together with details of the structure and the functions of the embodiments, the disclosure is illustrative only, and changes may be made in details, especially in the matters of shape, size, and arrangement of parts within the principles of the embodiments to the full extent indicated by the broad general meaning of the terms in which the appended claims are expressed.
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