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Computer housing

a computer and housing technology, applied in the field of computer housings, can solve problems such as inconvenience during us

Inactive Publication Date: 2006-02-02
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"The present invention provides a computer housing that can fasten a peripheral device without the need for tools. The computer housing has a frame body with an anchoring member and a through hole. The mounting seat has a mounting hole extending from the first surface through the second surface, with an engaging post on the frame body that extends into the fastening hole in the peripheral device. The engaging unit includes an operating member and an engaging member that can rotate about the central axis to securely fasten the mounting seat to the frame body. This allows for easy and secure attachment of peripheral devices to the computer housing."

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Due to the use of the screw fasteners, tools for tightening and loosening the screw fasteners, such as various types of screwdrivers, are required during assembly and detachment, thereby arising in inconvenience during use.

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[0028] Referring to FIG. 1, the preferred embodiment of a computer housing 100 according to the present invention is shown to be adapted for fastening a plurality of peripheral devices 5, such as optical disk drives, thereto. Each peripheral device 5 has opposite lateral sides, each of which is formed with a plurality of fastening holes 51. The computer housing 100 includes a frame body 4, a plurality of mounting seats 1, and a plurality of engaging units 2.

[0029] In this embodiment, the frame body 4 includes opposite supporting walls 41, 42 confining an accommodating space therebetween for receiving the peripheral devices 5. The supporting wall 41 corresponds to a respective one of the lateral sides of each peripheral device 5. The supporting wall 41 is formed with a plurality of anchoring members 3 spaced apart from each other in a vertical direction (V), and a plurality of through hole units spaced apart from each other in the vertical direction (V). Each through hole unit corre...

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A fastening mechanism includes a mounting seat formed with a mounting hole that extends from a first surface, which is formed with an engaging post extending through a through hole in the frame body and into a fastening hole in a peripheral device, through a second surface opposite to the first surface. An engaging unit includes an operating member disposed outwardly of the second surface, and an engaging member connected to the operating member and disposed outwardly of the first surface. The operating member is operable so as to enable the engaging member to rotate about a central axis of the mounting hole from a disengaged position, where the engaging member disengages an anchoring member on the frame body, to an engaged position, where the engaging member engages the anchoring member on the frame body such that the mounting seat is fastened securely to the frame body.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION [0001] This application claims priority of Taiwanese Application No. 093122390, filed on Jul. 27, 2004. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] 1. Field of the Invention [0003] The invention relates to a computer housing, more particularly to a computer housing capable of fastening a peripheral device thereto without the need for tools. [0004] 2. Description of the Related Art [0005] Assembly of a peripheral device, such as a floppy disk drive, a hard disk drive or an optical disk drive, to a conventional computer housing can be achieved by means of screw fasteners, each of which extends through a through hole in the conventional computer housing and engages threadedly a screw hole in the peripheral device. [0006] Due to the use of the screw fasteners, tools for tightening and loosening the screw fasteners, such as various types of screwdrivers, are required during assembly and detachment, thereby arising in inconvenience during use. SUMMARY OF THE ...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A47B81/00A47B97/00
CPCG06F1/187G06F1/184
Inventor LI, CHAO-KANG
Owner AOPEN