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Computer enclosure incorporating hood fastener

Inactive Publication Date: 2005-01-27
HON HAI PRECISION IND CO LTD
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[0008] Correspondingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a computer enclosure which has a fastener for readily mounting a hood to the enclosure and readily removing the hood therefrom.

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However, securing the hood to the rear panel with screws is unduly cumbersome and time-consuming.
Furthermore, it is difficult to simultaneously align both side edges of the hood with the respective rails of the cage.
However, disengaging this kind of hood from the cage is often laborious.

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[0016] Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, a computer enclosure in accordance with the present invention comprises a cage 10, a hood 20 and a fastener 30 attaching the hood 20 to the cage 10.

[0017] The cage 10 comprises a bottom wall 11, a rear wall 12, a side wall 13, a top wall 15 and a front wall (not labeled). A brim 14 is formed inwardly from one side of the rear wall 12. A breach 16 is defined in the rear wall 12 near the brim 14. A bent sheet 122 is folded back from one edge of the breach 16. A middle portion of the brim 14 is stamped inwardly to form a limiting portion 18, corresponding to the breach 16 and the bent sheet 122. A pair of flanges extends toward each other from the top wall 15 and the bottom wall 11, and defines a plurality of splits 112 therein.

[0018] The hood 20 is stamped inwardly to form a rectangular opening 22 in a rear portion thereof. A pair of L-shaped first retaining portions 24 is bent toward each other from the hood 20 at both side edges of the opening 22...

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Abstract

A computer enclosure includes a cage (10), a hood (20) and a fastener (30) securing the hood to the cage. The cage includes a rear wall (12) defining a breach (16) therein, and top and bottom walls (11, 15) each defining a number of splits (112). The hood includes a number of hooks (29) engaging with the splits, and defines an opening (22) to accommodating the fastener. The fastener includes an actuator (36) movably attached to the hood, a latch (34) connecting to the actuator and forming an extension portion (344) to engage with the rear wall. When the actuator is movably from a locked position to an unlocked position, the extension portion of the latch disengages from the rear wall and is moved away from the rear wall to cause the hood to be moved relative to the cage, thereby releasing the hooks from the splits.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to computer enclosures, and particularly to a computer enclosure having a hood readily attached thereto and detached therefrom by means of a fastener. The invention relates to contemporarily filed applications titled “COMPUTER ENCLOSURE WITH FASTENING DEVICE” and titled “COMPUTER ENCLOSURE WITH LATCH DEVICE”. [0003] 2. Description of the Related Art [0004] A conventional personal computer enclosure generally includes a cage, a hood and a bezel. The cage is used to hold components such as a motherboard, interface cards, a power supply and disk drives. The cage is generally U-shaped, and comprises a base, a front panel and a rear panel. The hood is also U-shaped, and has a top panel and two opposite side panels depending from the top panel. The hood is slidably attached to the cage along rails formed on opposite sides of the cage, and then secured to the rear panel with screws. Finally, t...

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IPC IPC(8): A47B97/00E05B65/00E05C19/00G06F1/18H05K5/03
CPCE05B65/006G06F1/181E05C19/006
Inventor LIN, KUO-CHIHCHEN, LI-PING
Owner HON HAI PRECISION IND CO LTD
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