Patent Application
20140035446
1. Technical Field
The present disclosure relates to enclosures, and particularly to an electronic device enclosure with a structural fastening mechanism.
2. Description of Related Art
An electronic device enclosure, such as a personal computer case, may include a base and a side plate. The base comprises a bottom plate, two sidewalls, a rear plate, and a front plate. The two sidewalls extend from opposite edges of the bottom plate. The rear plate and the front plate extend from the other opposite edges of the bottom plate. The two sidewalls, the rear plate, and the front plate cooperatively define an opening. The side plate may be configured to be secured to the base with a plurality of screws. However, the use of screws is laborious and time-consuming.
Therefore, there is room for improvement within the art.
Many aspects of the 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 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 base 10 includes a bottom wall 11, two sidewalls 13, a front wall (not shown), and a rear wall 15. The two sidewalls 13 extend from opposite edges of the bottom wall 11. The front wall and the rear wall 15 extend from another opposite edges of the bottom wall 11. In one embodiment, the two sidewalls 13 are substantially parallel to each other and perpendicular to the bottom wall 11, and the front wall is substantially parallel to the rear wall 15 and perpendicular to the bottom wall 11. The two sidewalls 13, the front wall and the rear wall 15 cooperatively define a space or void.
The rear wall 15 defines two through holes 151. An installation hole 155, located between the two through holes 151, is defined in the rear wall 15. Two stopping portions 153 are located on an inner side of the rear wall 15. Each of the two stopping portions 153 are canted inwards less than ninety degrees from an edge of each of the two through holes 151. In one embodiment, an obtuse angle is defined between the rear wall 15 and each of the two stopping portions 153.
The side plate 30 includes a main body 31 and a side piece 33 connected to the main body 31. The side piece 33 extends from an edge of the main body 31 and is substantially perpendicular to the main body 31. The side piece 33 defines two latching holes 331. Each of the two latching holes 331 includes a wide portion 3311 and a narrow portion 3313 in communication with the wide portion 3311. A width of the wide portion 3311 is greater than a width of the narrow portion 3313. A positioning post 333, located between the two latching holes 331, is located on an inner side of the side piece 33. The positioning post 333 defines a positioning hole 3331 extending to the side piece 33.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 201210270401X | Aug 2012 | CN | national |
