Patent Application
20140048496
1. Technical Field
The present disclosure relates to mounting apparatus, and particularly to a mounting apparatus for a computer host of a vending machine.
2. Description of Related Art
Vending machine always includes a computer host for data storage. The computer host is generally mounted in a rack of the vending machine by screws which require setting tools. Thus, traditional install procedure of the computer host is tedious and inconvenient.
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.
The rack 100 includes a bottom plate 110, a first side plate 120 and a second side plate 130. The first side plate 120 and the second side plate 130 extend from two opposite sides of the bottom plate 110. In one embodiment, the first side plate 120 and the second side plate 130 are substantially parallel to each other and perpendicular to the bottom plate 110.
The bottom plate 110 defines a heat dissipating opening 111. Two clamping pieces 112 extend upwards from opposite edges of the heat dissipating opening 111. The two clamping pieces 112 are substantially parallel to each other and perpendicular to the bottom plate 110. The two clamping pieces 112 are parallel to the first side plate 120 and the second side plate 130. A first distance between the two clamping pieces 112 is substantially equal to a width of the electronic device 200. An aperture 113 is defined in the bottom plate 110, positioning on one side of the opening 111. A first rotating hole 116 is defined in the bottom plate 110, positioned on another side of the opening 111. A restricting portion 114 is located on the bottom plate 110 and includes a restricting tab 1141 and a pressing tab 1143. The restricting tab 1141 extends upwards from one edge of the aperture 113, and the pressing tab 1143 extends horizontally from the restricting tab 1141, parallel to the bottom plate 110.
A first flange 121 extends inwards from a top edge of each of the first side plate 120 and the second side plate 130. A second flange 123 extends downwards from a distal end of the first flange 121. A second distance between the second flanges 123 is substantially equal to the width of the electronic device 200. A stopping tab 1231 extends inwards from each second flange 123. A second rotating hole 1211 is defined in one corner of the first flange 121, corresponding to the first rotating hole 116. The first rotating hole 116 is defined in a line with the second rotating hole 1211. The line is substantially perpendicular to the bottom plate 110.
The second side plate 130 defines a small opening 131. A limiting portion 133 is located on the second side plate 130 and includes a connecting tab 1331 and a limiting tab 1333. The connecting tab 1331 extends outwards from a top edge of the small opening 131. The limiting tab 1333 extends downwards from a distal end of the connecting tab 1331. Two mounting holes 135 and two through holes 137 are defined in the second side plate 130, locating on opposite sides of the small opening 131.
The blocking member 320 is positioned on the bottom plate 110, and each pivot hole 3231 is aligned with each of the first rotating hole 116 and the second rotating hole 1211. Two locking members 410 are locked into each pivot hole 3231 as well as the first rotating hole 116, and the second rotating hole 1211, to secure the blocking member 320 to the rack 100. The shake absorbing gasket 325 abuts a front side of the electronic device 200, to prevent the electronic device 200 from sliding along a first direction parallel to the bottom plate 110 and the first side plate 120.
The two securing holes 3131 of the knob 310 are aligned with the two mounting holes 135 of the second side plate 130, and two fasteners 420 are locked into the two securing holes 3131 and the two mounting holes 135, to secure the knob 310 to the second side plate 130. The two latch tabs 3133 extend through the two through holes 137. The blocking plate 321 of the blocking member 320 is thereby located in a first position, where the blocking plate 321 is engaged with the two latch tabs 3133, to prevent the blocking plate 321 from being rotated relative to the first side plate 120, and substantially perpendicular to the second side plate 130. In this position, each stopping tab 1231 and the restricting tab 1141 prevents the electronic device 200 from moving along a second direction opposite to the first direction. The pressing tab of the restricting portion 114 prevents the electronic device 200 from moving along a third direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction. The electronic device 200 is thereby secured to the rack 100.
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 the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012102915909 | Aug 2012 | CN | national |
