This non-provisional application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119 (a) on Patent Application No(s). 202310553431.X filed in China on May 16, 2023, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.
The disclosure relates a quick releasing mechanism, more particularly to a quick releasing mechanism applied to a plug and an electronic device including the same.
Various sockets are usually provided on a casing or internal assemblies of an electronic device such as a server or a computer host, so that a user can insert desired plugs thereinto. Furthermore, based on the requirements of reliability and safety, snap-fit mechanisms may be provided between connectors of some plugs and the sockets. When one plug is inserted into one socket, the snap-fit mechanism can firmly fix the connector of the plug into the socket for effectively preventing the plug from being accidentally detached from the socket due to an external force. Certainly, this type of snap-fit mechanism is required to be operable by the user, so that the user can remove the limitation of the snap-fit mechanism to the plug during the removal of the plug.
However, as components, assemblies and modules in the electronic device are arranged more compactly, a space near the socket for the user to access or operate the snap-fit mechanism becomes smaller. More particularly to an electronic device having small height, the space near the socket and the plug is too small for fingers of the user to access and operate the snap-fit mechanism, which causes the plug fixed into the socket by the snap-fit mechanism to be difficult to be pulled out of the socket.
As a result, the disclosure provides a quick releasing mechanism and an electronic device including the same which are capable of solving the issue that the plug is difficult to be pulled out of the socket due to the insufficient space near the socket.
One embodiment of the disclosure provides a quick releasing mechanism. The quick releasing mechanism includes an engagement component and a releasing component. The engagement component includes an arm structure. The arm structure has an engagement part. The releasing component is movably disposed on the engagement component. The releasing component includes a pressing protrusion for selectively pressing against the arm structure. When the releasing component is moved relative to the engagement component, the pressing protrusion of the releasing component presses against the arm structure to force the engagement part to rotate relative to the releasing component.
Another embodiment of the disclosure provides an electronic device. The electronic device includes an electronic assembly and a quick releasing mechanism. The engagement component includes an arm structure. The arm structure has an engagement part. The releasing component is movably disposed on the engagement component. The releasing component includes a pressing protrusion for selectively pressing against the arm structure, when the releasing component is switched from an unactuated state to an actuated state, the pressing protrusion of the releasing component presses against the arm structure to force the engagement part to move from an engagement position to a released position for being disengaged from the socket.
According to the quick releasing mechanism and the electronic device including the same as discussed in the above embodiments, at least part of the releasing component is movably disposed on the engagement component, and the releasing component includes the pressing protrusion to selectively press against the arm structure, such that when the engagement component is applied to the plug, the user can drive the releasing component to force the pressing protrusion to press against the arm structure so as to remove the limitation of the engagement component to the plug, thereby enabling the user to easily pull the plug out of the socket.
The present disclosure will become better understood from the detailed description given herein below and the accompanying drawings which are given by way of illustration only and thus are not intending to limit the present disclosure and wherein:
Aspects and advantages of the disclosure will become apparent from the following detailed descriptions with the accompanying drawings. The inclusion of such details provides a thorough understanding of the disclosure sufficient to enable one skilled in the art to practice the described embodiments but it is for the purpose of illustration only and should not be understood to limit the disclosure. On the contrary, it is intended to cover alternatives, modifications, and equivalents as can be included within the spirit and scope of the described embodiments as defined by the appended claims. To this end, those skilled in the relevant art will recognize and appreciate that many changes can be made to the various aspects of the disclosure described herein, while still obtaining the beneficial results of the present disclosure. It will also be apparent that some of the desired benefits of the present disclosure can be obtained by selecting some of the features of the present disclosure without utilizing other features.
It is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology used herein are for the purpose of better understanding the descriptions and should not be regarded as limiting. Unless specified or limited otherwise, the phrase “at least one” as used herein may mean that the quantity of the described element or component is one or more than one but does not necessarily mean that the quantity is only one. The term “and/or” may be used herein to indicate that either or both of two stated possibilities.
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Moreover, the electronic assembly 7 has an input/output interface 71 located at one side of the electronic assembly 7, and the input/output interface 71 enables required connectors to be electrically connected to the electronic assembly 7. For example, the input/output interface 71 may include at least one socket 710 for at least one plug 8 to be inserted thereinto. Also, each plug 8 may be provided with a fixing assembly 6. The fixing assembly 6 can be engaged with one side of the socket 710 (e.g., an edge 711 shown in the figures), thereby enhancing the stability of the plug 8 in the socket 710 and preventing the plug 8 from accidentally detached from the socket 70 due to an unexpected external force. Therefore, when the plug 8 is required to be detached from the socket 710, the engagement relationship between the fixing assembly 6 and the input/output interface 71 is required to be removed.
It should be concerned that when the electronic device 9 is a 1U server or a server having less space in a height direction, the sockets 710 of the input/output interface 71 may be arranged in a compact manner, side by side, in a vertical direction. Therefore, although the figures merely show one plug 8, it can be understood that when all of the sockets 710 are respectively plugged with the plugs 8, the plugs 8 are also arranged in a compact manner, side by side, in a vertical direction. In such a case, a space around the socket 710 is too small to enable fingers to directly access the fixing assembly 6. In other words, in an environment with a smaller interior space and the sockets compactly arranged, it is difficult for a user to directly operate the fixing assembly 6 by fingers to remove the limitation of the fixing assembly 6 to the plug 8. As a result, this embodiment provides a quick releasing mechanism 1, and the quick releasing mechanism 1 includes a releasing component 10 disposed on the fixing assembly 6 for enabling a user to easily remove the limitation of the fixing assembly 6 to the plug 8.
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Specifically, the engagement component 61 may include an arm structure 610, and the arm structure 610 may have an engagement part 611 located at one end of the arm structure 610. Referring to
In order to move the arm structure 610 of the engagement component 61 to switch the engagement part 611 to be in the released position, the quick releasing mechanism 1 is movably disposed on the engagement component 61. As shown in the figures, in this embodiment, the releasing component 10 of the quick releasing mechanism 1 is slidably disposed on the engagement component 61 so as to have an unactuated state (e.g., as shown in
The operation end 19 is referred as a structure of the releasing component 10 which is located opposite to the pressing protrusion 15 and configured to be operated by the user to switch the state of the releasing component 10. Specifically, in this embodiment, the operation end 19 can be moved between an unactuated position (e.g., shown in
In addition, optionally, the releasing component 10 may have at least one positioning protrusion 17. The positioning protrusion 17 protrudes from the support surface 11. When the operation end 19 is switched to the actuated position, the positioning protrusion 17 may be engaged with the engagement component 61 so as to fix the operation end 19 in the actuated position (or fix the releasing component 10 in the actuated state).
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Accordingly, although the space around the socket 710 is too small to enable fingers to directly access the arm structure 610 of the engagement component 61 of the fixing assembly 6 due to the limitation of the interior space or the arrangement of the sockets 710, the quick releasing mechanism 1 enables the user to slightly push the operation end 19 of the releasing component 10 to remove the limitation of the engagement component 61 and the input/output interface 71 to the plug 8, thereby enabling the user to easily remove the plug 8 from the socket 710.
The aforementioned quick releasing mechanism 1 is merely one of exemplary embodiments of the quick releasing mechanisms of the disclosure, but the disclosure is not limited thereto. For example, referring to
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Furthermore, the first element 20 may be, but not limited to, a single piece made of plastic, metal or another suitable material. The first element 20 may have a support surface 21 and at least one slide channel 23. The support surface 21 is referred as a surface of the releasing component 10′ which directly contacts or supports the engagement component 61. The slide channel 23 is referred as a structure of the releasing component 10′ which receives or accommodates a side edge of the engagement component 61 so as to enable the engagement component 61 to be disposed through the first element 20.
The second element 30 may be, but not limited to, a single piece made of plastic, metal or the combination thereof having a desired elasticity. The second element 30 may have a pressing protrusion 31, an elastic sheet structure 33 and an operation end 35. The pressing protrusion 31 is referred as a structure of the releasing component 10′ which directly presses against the arm structure 610 of the engagement component 61 when the releasing component 10′ is switched to the actuated state. The elastic sheet structure 33 is located between the pressing protrusion 31 and the operation end 35, and the elastic sheet structure 33 may have a contact protrusion 331. The contact protrusion 331 is referred as a portion of the elastic sheet structure 33 to contact an adjacent structure, such that when there is no external force applied on the operation end 35 (i.e., the operation end 35 is in the unactuated position), the pressing protrusion 31 is maintained to be a position not to force the arm structure 610 to be deformed (e.g., to force the pressing protrusion 31 to be spaced apart from the arm structure 610). The operation end 35 is referred as a structure of the releasing component 10′ which is located opposite to the pressing protrusion 31 and configured to be operated by the user to move the second element 30.
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Accordingly, the quick releasing mechanism 1′ enables the user to slightly push the operation end 35 of the quick releasing mechanism 1′ to remove the limitation of the engagement component 61 and the input/output interface 71 to the plug 8, thereby enabling the user to easily remove the plug 8 from the socket 710.
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Furthermore, the first element 20′ may be, but not limited to, a single piece made of plastic, metal or another suitable material. The first element 20′ may have a support surface 21′ and at least one slide channel 23′. The support surface 21′ is referred as a surface of the releasing component 10″ which directly contacts or supports the engagement component 61. The slide channel 23′ is referred as a structure of the releasing component 10″ which receives or accommodates a side edges of the engagement component 61 so as to enable the engagement component 61 to be disposed through the first element 20′.
The second element 30′ may be, but not limited to, a single piece made of plastic, metal or another suitable material. The second element 30′ may have an operation end 35′, and the operation end 35′ is referred as a structure of the releasing component 10″ to be touched by the user for moving the second element 30′. In addition, the first element 20′ may have at least one first mount structure 25, the second element 30′ may have at least one second mount structure 37. One of the first mount structure 25 and the second mount structure 37 may be a straight recess or a L-shaped recess, and the other one of the first mount structure 25 and the second mount structure 37 may be a protrusion structure adapted to be slidably disposed in the straight recess or the L-shaped recess. As a result, the second element 30′ may be slidably mounted on the first element 20′ via the second mount structure 37 and the first mount structure 25.
Optionally, the first element 20′ may have at least one positioning block 27, and the second element 30′ may have at least one positioning hole 38. The positioning block 27 is slidably disposed in the positioning hole 38, and the positioning hole 38 can limit a movable range of the positioning block 27; that is, the cooperation of the positioning hole 38 and the positioning block 27 can ensure or define a slidable distance of the second element 30′ relative to the first element 20′, where the slidable distance of the second element 30′ can be referred as a maximum range distance of the second element 30′.
The third element 40 may be, but not limited to, a single piece made of plastic, metal or another suitable material. The third element 40 may have a pressing protrusion 41. The pressing protrusion 41 is referred as a structure of the releasing component 10″ which directly presses against the arm structure 610 of the engagement component 61 when the releasing component 10″ is switched to the actuated state. In addition, the second element 30′ may have at least one pressing block 39 (e.g., shown in
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Accordingly, the quick releasing mechanism 1″ enables the user to slightly push the operation end 35′ of the quick releasing mechanism 1″ to remove the limitation of the engagement component 61 and the input/output interface 71 to the plug 8, thereby enabling the user to easily remove the plug 8 from the socket 710.
According to the quick releasing mechanisms and the electronic device including the same as discussed in the above embodiments, at least part of the releasing component is movably disposed on the engagement component, and the releasing component includes the pressing protrusion to selectively press against the arm structure, such that when the engagement component is applied to the plug, the user can drive the releasing component to force the pressing protrusion to press against the arm structure so as to remove the limitation of the engagement component to the plug, thereby enabling the user to easily pull the plug out of the socket.
It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made to the present disclosure. It is intended that the specification and examples be considered as exemplary embodiments only, with a scope of the disclosure being indicated by the following claims and their equivalents.
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202310553431.X | May 2023 | CN | national |