U.S. patent application number 13/187610 was filed with the patent office on 2012-06-14 for enclosure with mounting member.
This patent application is currently assigned to HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.. Invention is credited to PO-WEN CHIU, ZHAN-YANG LI, WEN-HU LU.
Application Number | 20120145723 13/187610 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 46198286 |
Filed Date | 2012-06-14 |
United States Patent
Application |
20120145723 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
CHIU; PO-WEN ; et
al. |
June 14, 2012 |
ENCLOSURE WITH MOUNTING MEMBER
Abstract
An enclosure includes an enclosure body and a mounting member.
The enclosure body includes a bottom panel. The mounting member
includes a mounting protrusion and a securing element. The securing
element secures the mounting protrusion to an inner side of the
bottom panel. The mounting protrusion includes a mounting portion
and a stopper portion extending from the mounting portion. A cross
section of the mounting portion is less than a cross section of the
bottom panel taken along a plane parallel to the bottom panel.
Inventors: |
CHIU; PO-WEN; (Tu-Cheng,
TW) ; LU; WEN-HU; (Shenzhen City, CN) ; LI;
ZHAN-YANG; (Shenzhen City, CN) |
Assignee: |
HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO.,
LTD.
Tu-Cheng
TW
HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD.
Shenzhen City
CN
|
Family ID: |
46198286 |
Appl. No.: |
13/187610 |
Filed: |
July 21, 2011 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
220/660 |
Current CPC
Class: |
H05K 7/142 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
220/660 |
International
Class: |
B65D 6/00 20060101
B65D006/00 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Dec 9, 2010 |
CN |
201010581110.3 |
Claims
1. An enclosure comprising: an enclosure body, the enclosure body
comprising a bottom panel; and a mounting member, the mounting
member comprising: a mounting protrusion, the mounting protrusion
comprising a mounting portion and a stopper portion extending from
the mounting portion; and a cross section of the mounting portion
less than a cross section of the bottom panel taken along a plane
parallel to the bottom panel; and a securing element; the securing
element securing the mounting protrusion to an inner side of the
bottom panel.
2. The enclosure of claim 1, wherein a through hole is defined in
the bottom panel, and the securing element extending through the
through hole to secure the mounting protrusion.
3. The enclosure of claim 2, wherein the bottom panel defines a
recess portion, the through hole is defined in the recess portion;
and the mounting protrusion comprises a positioning portion located
in the recess portion to prevent the mounting protrusion from
rotating about an axis perpendicular to the bottom panel.
4. The enclosure of claim 3, wherein the recess portion is
polygon-shaped, and the positioning portion has a polygon shape
corresponding to the recess portion.
5. The enclosure of claim 2, wherein a securing hole is defined in
the mounting protrusion corresponding to the through hole, and the
securing element extends through the through hole to be secured in
the securing hole.
6. The enclosure of claim 5, wherein the securing element comprises
a head portion and a securing portion extending from the head
portion, and the securing portion extends through the through hole
to be secured in the securing hole to enable the head portion
located on an outer side of the bottom panel.
7. The enclosure of claim 1, further comprising a mounting panel; a
mounting opening is defined in the mounting panel; and the mounting
portion extends through the mounting opening to enable the mounting
panel to be received between the stopper portion and the bottom
panel.
8. The enclosure of claim 7, wherein the mounting opening defines a
wider part and a narrower part connected to the wider part, and the
mounting protrusion is adapted to extend through the wider part and
move to the narrower part to secure the mounting panel to the
bottom panel.
9. The enclosure of claim 8, wherein the bottom panel comprises a
flange surrounding the narrower part, and the stopper portion
contacts the flange.
10. The enclosure of claim 9, wherein the flange is U-shaped.
11. An enclosure comprising: an enclosure body, the enclosure body
comprising a bottom panel, the bottom panel defining a recess
portion in an inner side of the bottom panel, and a through hole
defined in the recess portion; a mounting panel, the mounting panel
parallel to the bottom panel; and a mounting opening defined in the
mounting panel, the mounting opening defining a wider part and a
narrower part connected to the wider part; and a mounting member,
the mounting member comprising: a mounting protrusion, the mounting
protrusion comprising a positioning portion, a mounting portion
extending from the positioning portion, and a stopper portion
extending from the mounting portion; a cross section of the
mounting portion less than a cross section of the bottom panel
taken along a plane parallel to the bottom panel; a securing hole
is defined in the mounting protrusion corresponding to the through
hole; the positioning portion located in the recess portion to
prevent the mounting protrusion from rotating about an axis
perpendicular to the bottom panel; and the mounting protrusion
adapted to extend through the wider part to move to the narrower
part to enable the mounting panel to be received between the
stopper portion and the bottom panel; and a securing element, the
securing element adapted to extend through the through hole and the
securing hole to secure the mounting protrusion on the inner side
of the bottom panel.
12. The enclosure of claim 11, wherein the recess portion is
polygon-shaped, and the positioning portion has a polygon shape
corresponding to the recess portion.
13. The enclosure of claim 11, wherein the securing element
comprises a head portion and a securing portion extending from the
head portion, and the securing portion is adapted to extend through
the through hole to be secured in the securing hole to enable the
head portion located on an outer side of the bottom panel.
14. The enclosure of claim 11, wherein the bottom panel comprises a
flange surrounding the narrower part, and the stopper portion
contacts the flange.
15. The enclosure of claim 14, wherein the flange is U-shaped.
Description
BACKGROUND
[0001] 1. Technical Field
[0002] The present disclosure relates to enclosures, more
particularly to an enclosure with a mounting member.
[0003] 2. Description of Related Art
[0004] An electronic device usually includes an enclosure body and
a mounting panel mounted to the enclosure body. The mounting panel
is used for mounting a printed circuit board (PCB). The enclosure
body has a plurality of mounting protrusions extending from a
bottom panel of the enclosure body. The mounting panel is mounted
to the enclosure body via the mounting protrusions. However,
another mounting panel may not be mounted to the enclosure body,
which has no structure corresponding to the mounting
protrusions.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0005] 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.
[0006] FIG. 1 is an exploded, isometric view of an enclosure in
accordance with an embodiment.
[0007] FIG. 2 is an isometric view of a mounting member of FIG.
1.
[0008] FIG. 3 is an assembled view of FIG. 1.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0009] 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.
[0010] Referring to FIG. 1, an enclosure in accordance with an
embodiment includes an enclosure body 10, a mounting panel 20, and
a mounting member 30.
[0011] The enclosure body 10 includes a bottom panel 11 and a side
panel perpendicularly extending from the bottom panel 11. The
bottom panel defines a polygon-shaped recess portion 111. In one
embodiment, the recess portion 111 is hexagon-shaped. A through
hole 112 is defined in the center of the recess portion 111.
[0012] A mounting opening 21 is defined in the mounting panel 20.
The mounting opening defines a wider part 211 and a narrower part
212 connected to the wider part 211. The mounting panel 20 includes
a flange 22 surrounding the narrower part 212. In one embodiment,
the flange 22 is U-shaped.
[0013] The mounting member 30 includes a mounting protrusion 31 and
a securing element 32. The mounting protrusion 31 includes a
positioning portion 311, a mounting portion 312 extending from the
positioning portion 311, and a stopper portion 313 extending from
the mounting portion 312. The positioning portion 311 is
hexagon-shaped corresponding to the recess portion 111 for be
prevented from rotating about an axis perpendicular to the bottom
panel. A cross section of the mounting portion 312 is less than a
cross section of the stopper portion 313 taken along a plane
parallel to the bottom panel 11. The stopper portion 313 is
column-shaped. A securing hole 314 is defined in the mounting
protrusion 31 corresponding to the through hole 112. The securing
hole 314 defines a plurality of inner screws
[0014] The securing element 32 includes a head portion 321 and a
securing portion 322 extending from the head portion 321. A cross
section of the head portion 321 is greater than a cross section of
the securing portion 322. The securing portion 322 defines a
plurality of outer screws corresponding to the inner screws of the
securing hole 314.
[0015] Referring to FIGS. 1 to 3, in assembly, the positioning
portion 311 of the mounting protrusion 31 is located in the recess
portion 111 of the bottom panel 11, at the same time, the securing
hole 314 of the mounting protrusion 31 is aligned with the through
hole 112. The securing portion 322 of the securing element 32 is
threaded into the securing hole 314 from an outer side of the
bottom panel 11, thereby securing the mounting member 30 to the
bottom panel 11 of the enclosure body 10. The positioning portion
311 of the mounting protrusion 31 is located in the recess portion
111, and the mounting protrusion 31 cannot move relative to the
bottom panel 11.
[0016] The mounting opening 21 of the mounting panel 20 is aligned
with the mounting protrusion 31. The mounting protrusion 31 extends
through the wider part 211 of the mounting opening 21, and then it
moves to the narrower part 212 until the mounting protrusion 31
contacts the flange 22 of the mounting panel 20. At this time, the
mounting portion 312 is located in the narrower part 212 of the
mounting panel 20. The stopper portion 313 resists the flange
22.
[0017] In disassembly, the mounting panel 20 is moved, in a
direction parallel to the bottom panel 11. The stopper portion 313
of the mounting protrusion 31 disengages from the flange 22 and the
mounting protrusion 31 moves to the wider part 211 from the
narrower part 212. Thereby the mounting panel 20 is easily
dismounted from the enclosure body 10.
[0018] 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.
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