Patent Application
20130162121
1. Technical Field
The present disclosure relates to electronic devices, more particularly to an electronic device enclosure with a strengthening plate.
2. Description of Related Art
Electronic device enclosures, such as a chassis, includes a side plate. To ensure the strength of the side plate, a strengthening panel is attached to an inner surface of the side plate. However, conventional strengthening panel is secured to the side plate by a plurality of screws, that is very inconvenient. Therefore, there is room for improvement within the art.
Many aspects of the embodiments can be better understood with references 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 embodiments. Moreover, in the drawings, like reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views.
The disclosure is illustrated by way of example and not by way of limitation in the figures of the accompanying drawings in which like references indicate similar elements. 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 side plate 10 includes a main body 11, a first mounting flange 13 extending from a first edge of the main body 11, and a second mounting flange 15 extending from a second opposite edge of the main body 11. In one embodiment, the first mounting flange 13 is substantially parallel to the second mounting flange 15 and substantially perpendicular to the main body 11.
The main body 11 defines four positioning holes 112. A clipping portion 131, with a first clipping hole 1311, is located on the first mounting flange 13. The clipping portion 131 extends towards the interior of the main body 11. Two securing posts 133 are located on opposite sides of the clipping portion 131 of the first mounting flange 13. The second mounting flange 15 includes a bridge 151, two mounting posts 153, and two resisting portions 155. The two mounting posts 153 are located on opposite sides of the bridge 151, and each of the two resisting portions 155 is adjacent to each of the two mounting posts 153. A second clipping hole 1511 is defined between the bridge 151 and the second mounting flange 15.
The strengthening plate 30 includes a strengthening main body 31, a first securing flange 33 extending from a first edge of the strengthening main body 31, and a second securing flange 35 extending from a second opposite edge of the strengthening main body 31. In one embodiment, the first securing flange 33 is substantially parallel to the second securing flange 35 and substantially perpendicular to the strengthening main body 31.
The strengthening main body 31 includes a plurality of elastic pieces 311, and four positioning posts 313, corresponding to the four positioning holes 112. The four positioning posts 313 are located on the strengthening main body 31. Each of the plurality of elastic pieces 311 is set an angle relative to the strengthening main body 31. In one embodiment, each of the four positioning posts 313 may define a through hole (not shown), and a mounting member, such as a screw, can be engaged in the through hole and the positioning hole 112, to secure an electronic component to the side plate 10. The electronic component can be an audio component. A first clamping portion 331 extends upward from the first securing flange 33. Two cutouts 332, located on opposite side of the first clamping portion 331, are defined in the first securing flange 33. The second securing flange 35 defines an opening 351, and a second clamping portion 352 extends from an edge of the second securing flange 35. In one embodiment, the second clamping portion 352 is a piece, and the second clamping portion 352 and the second securing flange 35 are located on the same plane. Two sliding slots 353 are defined in the second securing flange 35 and located on opposite sides of the second clamping portion 352. Two protruding portions 355 are located on the second securing flange 35, and each of the two protruding portions 355 is adjacent to each of the sliding slots 353. In one embodiment, each of the sliding slots 353 is L-shaped and includes a bottom end and a top end, opposite to the bottom end. A plurality of strengthening ribs 36 are located on a connecting portion that is connected to the strengthening main body 31 and the first securing flange 33, or it is located on a connecting portion that is connected to the strengthening main body 31 and the second securing flange 35.
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In disassembly, the strengthening plate 30 is moved in the first direction, and the second clamping portion 352 is removed from the second clipping hole 1511. Each of the two mounting posts 153 is slid to the bottom end of each of the sliding slots 353. The strengthening plate 30 is rotated about the axis 40, to disengage each of the two mounting posts 153 from each of the sliding slots 353. The first clamping portion 331 is disengaged from the first clipping hole, and the two securing posts 133 are detached from the two cutouts 332. Thus, the strengthening plate 30 can be disengaged from the side plate 10.
It is to be understood, however, that even though numerous characteristics and advantages have been set forth in the foregoing description of embodiments, together with details of the structures and functions of the embodiments, the disclosure is illustrative only and changes may be made in detail, especially in matters of shape, size, and arrangement of parts within the principles of the disclosure to the full extent indicated by the broad general meaning of the terms in which the appended claims are expressed.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 201110434953.5 | Dec 2011 | CN | national |
