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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2011
Masahide Watanabe, Tokyo, JP;
Rintaro Kato, Tokyo, JP;
Masahide Watanabe, Tokyo, JP;
Rintaro Kato, Tokyo, JP;
Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A latching module is configured to be attached and fixed to a unit. The unit is designed to be detachably installed in an electronic apparatus along a predetermined direction. The electronic apparatus has an engaged portion. The latching module comprises a base member, an operative member, a locking member, a lock urge member and a release mechanism. The base member is formed with a cam groove. The base member is configured to be fixed to the unit so that the base member is unable to move relative to the unit. The operative member is supported by the base member so as to be projectable outwardly in the predetermined direction from the latching module. The locking member has an engagement portion and a pivot portion. The engagement portion is to be engaged with the engaged portion. The locking member is supported by the base member so that the engagement portion is pivotable on the pivot portion from an engaged position to a released position. The engaged position is a position where the engagement portion is able to be engaged with the engaged portion. The released position is a position where the engagement portion is unable to be engaged with the engaged portion. The lock urge member is arranged to urge the locking member toward the engaged position. The release mechanism is designed to force the locking member to pivot on the pivot portion to the released position upon the projection of the operative member.