Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.

Yun-Long Chen

Alvin Liu

Yu-Tai Liu

Kuang-Yu Chen

Yu Tai Liu

Tai-Yu Liu

A drive cage assembly of a computer enclosure for receiving a data storage device therein includes a cage, a securing plate and a coupling piece. The cage has a base wall, an upper wall horizontally extending from an upper edge of the base wall and a lower wall horizontally extending from a lower edge of the base wall. The cage defines a side opening. The base wall forms at least one pair of posts projecting from the inner side thereof for inserting into corresponding holes defined in the data storage device. The securing plate is attached to the side opening of the cage and also forms at least one pair of posts in its inner side for inserting into holes defined in the data storage device. The coupling piece couples the securing plate to the cage thereby securely mounting the data storage device to the cage.

Drive cage assembly

A computer enclosure to receive a circuit board therein comprises a cage, a hook attached to the cage and a pair of ledges attached to the cage. The hook comprises a first body for supporting the circuit board and a latch extending from the first body for engaging with the circuit board. Each ledge comprises a second body for supporting the circuit board and a flange extending from the second body for engaging with the circuit board.

Computer enclosure incorporating means for positioning a circuit board

A mounting device for mounting a data storage device in a cage of a computer enclosure includes a board body and a plurality of fixing clips. The board body defines a plurality of mounting holes and receiving slots. Each fixing clip includes a inserting portion extending through the mounting hole of the board body and a corresponding side hole of the data storage device for attaching the board body to the data storage device, and first and second grounding fingers for respectively contacting the data storage device and the computer enclosure thereby forming a grounding path therebetween while fixing the data storage device to the computer enclosure.

Mounting device for mounting a data storage device

A computer enclosure includes a chassis ( ) and a hood ( ) attached to the chassis. The chassis includes a rear panel ( ) defining a slot ( ) and a pair of side flanges ( ). Each side flange defines a number of cutouts ( ) and a number of slits ( ) exposed to the cutouts, respectively. The hood has a pair of side walls ( ) and a J-shaped catch ( ) extending from a rear flange ( ) between the side walls. The catch of the hood is received in the slot of the chassis, allowing the hood to be rotatable with respect to the chassis between an open position and a closed position while being selectively removable from the chassis when at the open position. The J-shaped catch engages with the slot for supporting the hood at the open position. Each side wall has a number of latches ( ) for being received in the cutouts and moved into the slits of the chassis thereby securely fixing the hood to the chassis when the hood is at the closed position.

Computer enclosure incorporating a catch

A computer enclosure includes an outer casing receiving an inner casing therein. The inner casing includes a bottom panel and a front panel extending upright from the bottom panel. A disk drive rack is arranged above the bottom panel and attached to the front panel. A main board support panel supporting a main board is attached to the front panel, the bottom and the disk drive rack on a first side of the inner casing. A support member is connected between the disk drive rack and the bottom panel on an opposite second side of the inner casing for enhancing mechanical stability of the structure of the inner casing. The support member has an upper end pivotally attached to the disk drive rack whereby the support member is movable between an open position where the support member is substantially located outside the inner casing for facilitating maintenance and a closed position where an lower end of the support member engages with the bottom panel to releasably secure the support member to the bottom panel. The support member defines three sets of openings for selectively and interchangeably engaging with pawls of three receptacles that contain power supplies of different specifications whereby power supplies of different specifications may be selectively mounted to the computer enclosure.

Computer enclosure

A rail assembly is adapted for mounting a data storage device in a computer enclosure. The rail assembly comprises a rail and a conductive fastener attached to the rail for fixing the rail to a data storage device. The rail comprises a body and a latch so connected with the body as to be capable of a flexing movement relative to the body for engaging with a computer enclosure. The body defines a number of pairs of through holes and a first slot. The fastener comprises a pair of tabs for engagingly extending into a selected pair of the through holes of the rail and a pair of posts for extending through the first slot of the rail to securely engaging with the data storage device. The fastener can mount the rail to the data storage device with the rail attached at a number of different positions relative to the data storage device.

Rail Assembly for a data storage device

A computer bezel is adapted for mounting on a computer enclosure having a data storage device attached thereto. The computer bezel comprises a base and a drive cover attached to the base. The base has a pair of arms and the drive cover is pivotable about the arms of the base. The drive cover is adapted to be pivoted about the computer enclosure for exposing the computer enclosure to an outer space thereby facilitating assembling of the data storage device to the computer enclosure.

Computer bezel having a pivotable drive cover

A computer enclosure comprises a chassis and a hood attached to the chassis. The chassis has a latch resiliently and pivotably attached thereto. The latch forms a protrusion and an ejector. The hood has a fixing tab defining a fixing hole for engagingly receiving the protrusion of the latch therein thereby fixing the hood to the chassis. The fixing tab forms a bent end for ejection by the ejector of the latch thereby detaching the hood from the chassis.

Computer enclosure incorporating a latch

A computer casing includes a side panel releasably attached thereto for covering an opening defined in a side wall thereof. The side panel has a first edge from which a perpendicular flange extends. Anchoring tabs perpendicularly extend from the flange. A step is formed on a corresponding edge of the opening with slots defined therein to receive the anchoring tabs with the flange abutting against the step thereby effectively eliminating electromagnetic radiation emitted through the opening. A plurality of locking tabs are formed on an opposite second edge of the side panel. Cutouts are defined in a rear wall of the casing corresponding to the locking tabs. A locking rod movably attached to a rear wall defines a plurality of openings corresponding to the cutouts whereby the locking tabs are allowed to extend through both the cutouts of the casing and the openings of the locking rod when the locking rod is at an unlocked position. When the locking rod is moved to a locked position, edges of the openings of the locking rod engage with notches defined in the locking tabs of the side panel thereby securing the side panel in position. A biasing spring is arranged between the locking rod and the casing for biasing the locking rod to the locked position. A handle is formed on the locking rod for manually moving the locking rod.

Computing casing structure

A removable chassis is movably received in a casing of a computer. The chassis has a panel forming opposite side flanges and a pair of slide plates movably attached to the side flanges. Each slide plate forms at least a catch engaging with a locking aperture defined in the casing when the slide plate is moved to a secured position for securing the chassis in the casing. A handle has two free ends pivotally attached to the side flanges. An elongate slot is defined in each free end for movably receiving and drivingly engaging with a driving pin extending from the corresponding slide plate whereby when the handle is rotated, the slide plates are moved toward/away from the secured position for locking/releasing the catches. Each free end of the handle forms a camming surface drivingly engaging with a surface of the casing whereby when the handle is rotated and releases the catches, the camming surface exerts a separation force to the casing for separating the chassis from the casing. A notch is defined in each free end of the handle for engaging with a peg mounted on the corresponding side flange to retain the handle at the secured position.

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Chung-Ho, Taiwan

Yun-Long Chen