Housing assembly, carrier and electronic device including the same

Abstract

A housing assembly, a carrier, and an electronic device including the same. The housing assembly includes a housing member, an actuating member, and an engaging mechanism. The housing member is adapted to be stacked on the carrier. The actuating member is disposed on the housing member. The engaging mechanism includes a first member and a second member. The first member and the second member are connected and movably disposed on the surface of the housing member. The actuating member is detachably abutted against one end of the first member relatively far from the second member to drive the second member through the first member, so that the second member is detachably engaged with the first protrusion of the carrier. The housing assembly, the carrier, and the electronic device including the same of the present invention can effectively avoid the problem that the housing member is deformed due to factors such as its own structure, load, vibration, or impact, thereby ensuring the stability of the device or module carried thereon. At the same time, the user can install the housing assembly only by simple steps such as turning and extracting the handle without using tools, which helps to improve the efficiency of related maintenance, replacement, detection, and other operations.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to a fixing mechanism, and in particular to a housing component, a carrier and an electronic device comprising the same. Background Art

[0002] In a computer host or server host, additional shells may be provided inside the chassis to preliminarily divide the space in order to improve the utilization rate of the internal space of the chassis and to improve the flexibility and convenience of use. For example, a carrier suitable for stacking in a server chassis can be used to carry circuit boards and related devices or modules, so that users can quickly and all at once configure the required devices or modules in the upper space of the chassis.

[0003] Most existing servers simply place the carrier in a floating manner in the chassis and then rely on the chassis cover to limit the position, but the limiting effect is insufficient, and the carrier and the device or module it carries often move out of the predetermined position due to external forces. For this reason, although there is also a method of screwing the carrier to the chassis with screws, the space available for the lock hole on the carrier is very limited, so the lock hole is usually arranged at the edge or corner of the carrier, so that the carrier is only supported in the screwed area, and other parts farther away from the edge or corner are easily affected by their own structure or load-bearing factors. The structural strength is easily affected by external forces and deformed, which in turn affects the stability of the carried device or module.

[0004] Therefore, it is necessary to provide a housing assembly, a carrier, and an electronic device including the same to solve the above problems. Summary of the invention

[0005] In view of this, one of the objectives of the present invention is to provide a housing assembly, a carrier and an electronic device including the same, so as to solve the above-mentioned problems such as insufficient support of the housing and affecting the structural strength.

[0006] A housing assembly disclosed in one embodiment of the present invention is suitable for a carrier and includes a shell, an actuator and a snap-fit mechanism. The shell is suitable for being stacked on the carrier. The actuator is disposed on the shell. The snap-fit mechanism includes a first component and a second component. The first component is connected to the second component and is movably disposed on a surface of the shell. The actuator can be detachably abutted against an end of the first component relatively away from the second component, so as to link the second component via the first component, so that the second component can be detachably snap-fitted to a first protrusion of the carrier.

[0007] An electronic device disclosed according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a carrier and a housing assembly. The carrier is provided with a first stud. The housing assembly includes a housing member, an actuating member, and a latching mechanism. The housing member is adapted to be stacked on the carrier. The actuating member is disposed on the housing member. The latching mechanism includes a first member and a second member. The first member is connected to the second member and is movably disposed on a surface of the housing member. One end of the first member relatively far from the second member is detachably abutted against the actuating member, so that the first member drives the second member to be detachably latched to a first stud of the carrier.

[0008] An electronic device disclosed according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a carrier and a housing assembly. The carrier is provided with a first stud. The housing assembly includes a housing member, an actuating member, and a latching mechanism. The housing member is adapted to be stacked on the carrier. The actuating member is disposed on the housing member. The latching mechanism includes a first member and a second member. The first member is connected to the second member and is movably disposed on the same surface of the housing member. One end of the first member relatively far from the second member is detachably abutted against the actuating member, so that the first member drives the second member to be detachably latched to a first stud of the carrier.

[0009] A carrier disclosed according to an embodiment of the present invention is adapted to a housing member and includes a plate body, an actuating member, and a latching mechanism. The actuating member is movably disposed on the plate body of the carrier. The latching mechanism includes a first member and a second member. The first member is connected to the second member and is movably disposed on the plate body of the carrier. The actuating member contacts the first member to drive the second member via the first member, so that the second member is detachably latched to a first stud protruding from the housing member.

[0010] For the housing assembly, the carrier, and the electronic device including the same disclosed according to the foregoing embodiments of the present invention, since the first member of the latching mechanism can be driven by the actuating member to cause the second member to latch the first stud, therefore, the housing assembly or the carrier provided with this latching mechanism can extend from the set position to the required area and obtain support by latching the first stud, thereby effectively avoiding the problem that part of the housing is deformed due to factors such as its own structure, load, vibration, or impact, and further ensuring the stability of the device or module carried.

[0011] The above description of the disclosure of the present invention and the following description of the embodiments are used to demonstrate and explain the spirit and principle of the present invention, and provide a further explanation of the claims of the present invention. Brief Description of the Drawings

[0012] Figure 1 A perspective view of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0013] Figure 2Schematic perspective view when the housing assembly of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention is taken out.

[0014] Figure 3 Partial exploded perspective view of the housing assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0015] Figure 4 Exploded view of the housing assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0016] Figure 5 Partial enlarged view of the housing assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0017] Figure 6 Side view of the housing assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0018] Figures 7 to 10 Operation diagram of the housing assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0019] Figure 11 Partial enlarged exploded view of an electronic device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

[0020] Description of main component symbols:

[0021] 1 Housing assembly

[0022] 9, 9' Electronic device

[0023] 10, 10' Housing parts

[0024] 11 Elastic stop structure

[0025] 12 Second engaging structure

[0026] 13, 14 Stop protrusions

[0027] 20 Engaging mechanism

[0028] 21 First member

[0029] 22 Second member

[0030] 25 Elastic member

[0031] 40 Handle

[0032] 30 Gear set

[0033] 31 First tooth member

[0034] 32 Second tooth member

[0035] 33 Third tooth member

[0036] 34, 34' Fourth tooth member, actuator

[0037] 50 Side cover

[0038] 51 Guide perforation

[0039] 60 Elastic member

[0040] 90, 90' Carrier

[0041] 91 Plate body

[0042] 110 Perforation

[0043] 213 Assembly part

[0044] 215 Contact part

[0045] 217 First connection part

[0046] 219 First guiding part

[0047] 223 Hook structure

[0048] 225 Second guiding part

[0049] 227 Second connection part

[0050] 311 First engaging part

[0051] 312 Flattened part

[0052] 321 Tooth part

[0053] 322 Connecting arm

[0054] 341 Second engaging part

[0055] 342 Toothed area

[0056] 343 Toothless area

[0057] 3221 First engaging structure

[0058] C1 First connector

[0059] C2 Second connector

[0060] CB Circuit board

[0061] MB Main board

[0062] P1, P1' First protrusion

[0063] P2 Second protrusion Detailed implementation mode

[0064] One or more embodiments with accompanying drawings are provided with a sufficiently detailed description to enable those skilled in the art to thoroughly understand the present invention and implement it accordingly. It should be understood that the following description is not intended to limit the present invention to certain specific embodiments. On the contrary, it is intended to cover alternatives, modifications, and equivalents within the spirit and scope of various embodiments defined by the claims.

[0065] In addition, for the purpose of keeping the drawings clean, some well-known and commonly used structures and elements may be shown in a simplified schematic manner in the accompanying drawings of the following embodiments. Also, the proportions or sizes of some features in the drawings may be slightly enlarged or changed for the purpose of facilitating understanding and viewing, but this is not used to limit the present invention.

[0066] In addition, terms such as "substantially", "about", and "substantively" may be used hereinafter to describe a reasonable or acceptable deviation amount that may exist in the situation or event being modified, but still achieve the expected result. The term "at least one" may also be used hereinafter to describe the quantity of the element being referred to, but unless otherwise clearly stated, it should not be limited to the case where the quantity is "only one". The term "and / or" may also be used hereinafter, and it should be understood to include any one of the items listed and all combinations of one or more of them. Terms such as "connected", "arranged", "fixed", and "assembled" may be used hereinafter, but unless otherwise clearly stated, it should not be limited to the described object being "connected", "arranged", "fixed", or "assembled" to another described object in a direct manner without an intermediate medium, but may be understood to include the situation where one or more intermediate media may exist between the described objects.

[0067] Hereinafter, some embodiments of the present invention and other embodiments will be described with reference to Figures 1 to 11 It can be understood that the various details described below are only for illustrative purposes, and for the sake of simplicity of the drawings for better illustration, components that are not directly related to the present invention are omitted from the drawings.

[0068] Please refer to Figure 1, an embodiment of the present invention provides an electronic device 9, which may be, but is not limited to, a computer host, a server host, or a part of any of the foregoing, and the present invention is not limited thereto. As shown in the figure, the electronic device 9 generally includes a carrier 90 and a housing assembly 1. The carrier 90 is adapted to carry and accommodate the housing assembly 1 and electronic components, components, or housing parts for implementing other functions, such as the illustrated motherboard MB. The housing assembly 1 is detachably mounted or stacked on or within the carrier 90 and is adapted to carry and accommodate suitable electronic components or modules for implementing the required functions, such as the illustrated circuit board CB. However, it should be noted that the foregoing carrier 90, motherboard MB, circuit board CB, etc. are only for the purpose of facilitating the description of the housing assembly 1 and its functions, and the present invention is not limited to these components and their types, specifications, and quantities.

[0069] Next, please continue to refer to Figures 2 to 6 for an explanation of the housing assembly 1, where Figure 2 is a three-dimensional schematic view of the housing assembly 1 taken out from the carrier 90, Figure 3 is a partial exploded three-dimensional schematic view of the housing assembly 1, Figure 4 is an exploded schematic view of the housing assembly 1, Figure 5 is a partial enlarged schematic view of the housing assembly 1, and Figure 6 is a side view schematic view of the housing assembly 1. As shown in the figure, the housing assembly 1 may include a housing part 10, at least one engaging mechanism 20, at least one gear set 30, a handle 40, and at least one side cover 50.

[0070] The housing part 10 can be used to carry the aforementioned circuit board CB. At least one first connector C1 may protrude from the circuit board CB. The first connector C1 can pass through the housing part 10 and connect to the circuit board CB for docking with the second connector C2 on the motherboard MB. The first connector C1 and the second connector C2 are only shown to illustrate the connection relationship between the circuit board CB and the motherboard MB, but the present invention is not limited to the circuit board CB, the motherboard MB, and their specifications, quantities, and positions, etc.

[0071] The engaging mechanism 20, the gear set 30 and the side cover 50 are all disposed on the shell 10. Specifically, the two ends of the engaging mechanism 20 can extend toward the two sides of the shell 10 respectively. For example, the engaging mechanism 20 can extend from the area adjacent to the first connector C1 toward the two sides of the shell 10. The engaging mechanism 20 can be used to engage with the first protrusion P1 protruding from the bottom plate (unnumbered) of the carrier 90 to the shell 10. The first protrusion P1 described here can be a columnar structure fixed to the carrier 90 in any suitable manner. For example, the first protrusion P1 can be a long screw or bolt used to fix the mainboard MB to the carrier 90. The gear set 30 can be respectively disposed on opposite sides of the shell 10, which can be used to engage with the second protrusion P2 protruding from the side wall (unnumbered) of the carrier 90, and can be used to connect and actuate the engaging mechanism 20. The opposite ends of the handle 40 can be rotatably connected to the housing 10 via the gear set 30, so that the handle 40 can rotate relative to the housing 10 and have a flat position (such as Figure 3 or subsequent Figure 6 ) and a vertical position (as shown Figure 2 or subsequent Figure 7 As shown). Understandably, when the handle 40 switches positions, the engaging mechanism 20 can be linked via the gear set 30. The side cover 50 can cover the outside of the gear set 30 respectively; or, the side cover 50 can be arranged on one side of the gear set 30 relative to the shell 10. It should be noted that the engaging mechanism 20, the gear set 30 and the side cover 50 on different sides of the shell 10 have substantially the same configuration, so the engaging mechanism 20, the gear set 30 and the side cover 50 on one side of the shell 10 will only be described in detail below as an example.

[0072] In the present embodiment, the engaging mechanism 20 may include at least two or more independent components that can be linked to each other, such as a first component 21 and a second component 22 that are connected to each other as shown in the figure. Each of the first component 21 and the second component 22 can be a thin sheet-like structure integrally formed of any suitable material. Generally, the first component 21 and the second component 22 can be movably disposed on the same surface of the shell 10. For example, the first component 21 and the second component 22 can be configured on the surface of the shell 10 that is relatively far away from the circuit board CB; in other words, the engaging mechanism 20 and the circuit board CB can be respectively located on two opposite surfaces of the shell 10. The end of the first component 21 that is relatively far away from the second component 22 can be used to connect to the gear set 30 so as to be actuated by the gear set 30 to link the second component 22. The second component 22 can be switched to a locking position (such as a locking position) by the linkage of the first component 21. Figure 5 or subsequent Figure 10 as shown) or a release position (as shown in the following Figure 8 As shown in FIG. 1 , the end of the first member 21 that is relatively far from the first member 21 can be detachably engaged with the first protruding column P1 of the supporting member 90 .

[0073] Furthermore, the first member 21 may include an assembling portion 213, an abutting portion 215, a first connecting portion 217, and a first guiding portion 219. The assembling portion 213 may be pivotally disposed on the housing member 10 in any suitable manner and can be regarded as the pivoting center of the first member 21. The abutting portion 215 is the part of the first member 21 for contacting or engaging with the gear set 30; or rather, the abutting portion 215 is the part of the first member 21 for being directly pushed by the gear set 30. The first connecting portion 217 is the part of the first member 21 for connecting with the second member 22. The first guiding portion 219 may be, but is not limited to, an arc-shaped groove with its center of the circle falling on the assembling portion 213 or the pivoting center of the first member 21, and is adapted for a screw, rivet or any suitable fastener (not labeled) fixed to the housing member 10 to pass through, so as to limit and guide the rotational movement of the first member 21 relative to the housing member 10.

[0074] The second member 22 may include a hook structure 223, at least one second guiding portion 225, and a second connecting portion 227. The hook structure 223 is the part of the second member 22 for engaging with the first stud P1. The second guiding portion 225 may be, but is not limited to, a straight groove extending along a specific direction, and is adapted for a screw, rivet or any suitable fastener (not labeled) fixed to the housing member 10 to pass through, so as to limit and guide the linear movement of the second member 22 relative to approaching or departing from the housing member 10. The second connecting portion 227 is the part of the second member 22 for connecting with the first connecting portion 217 of the first member 21. As shown in the figure, the first connecting portion 217 may be a protruding structure, and the second connecting portion 227 may be a straight groove that is inclined relative to the extending direction of the second guiding portion 225 (or rather, relative to the movable direction of the second member 22) and is adapted for the first connecting portion 217 to pass through and slide.

[0075] With this configuration, when the abutting portion 215 of the first member 21 is pushed by the gear set 30, the second member 22 can be switched between the engaging position and the releasing position. During this process, the first member 21 can rotate relative to the housing member 10 and drive the second member 22 through the first connecting portion 217, so that the second member 22 slides relative to the housing member 10, thereby making its hook structure 223 move relatively away from or close to the gear set 30. It can be seen from this that the movable directions of the first member 21 and the second member 22 are different.

[0076] In addition, optionally, in this embodiment, the engaging mechanism 20 may further include at least one elastic member 25. The elastic member 25 may be, but is not limited to, any suitable tension spring, and can be connected between the second member 22 and the housing member 10 to apply a force to the second member 22 to move relatively away from the first member 21, so that the second member 22 is maintained at the releasing position when the first member 21 is not actuated by the gear set 30.

[0077] On the other hand, in the present embodiment, the gear set 30 can be disposed on a side of the housing 10 different from the engaging mechanism 20 and can be used to actuate the engaging mechanism 20. For example, the gear set 30 and the engaging mechanism 20 can be respectively disposed on adjacent sides of the housing 10. Specifically, the gear set 30 can include a plurality of tooth members, such as a first tooth member 31, a second tooth member 32, a third tooth member 33, and a fourth tooth member 34 as shown in the figure, which can be pivotally mounted on a side of the housing 10 adjacent to the engaging mechanism 20 by any suitable means. The rotation axes of the first tooth member 31, the second tooth member 32, the third tooth member 33, and the fourth tooth member 34 are substantially perpendicular to the rotation axis of the first member 21 of the engaging mechanism 20 and are substantially parallel to the slidable direction of the second member 22 of the engaging mechanism 20. The first tooth member 31 and the third tooth member 33 are respectively engaged on opposite sides of the second tooth member 32, and the second tooth member 32 and the fourth tooth member 34 are respectively engaged on opposite sides of the third tooth member 33. In other words, the first tooth member 31, the second tooth member 32, the third tooth member 33, and the fourth tooth member 34 are arranged in sequence in an interlocking manner on one side of the housing 10.

[0078] Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the first tooth member 31 can have a first engaging portion 311. The first engaging portion 311 is, for example, an arc-shaped groove centered on the pivot axis of the first tooth member 31. The arc-shaped groove has an opening provided at an outer edge of the first tooth member 31, and the arc-shaped groove is recessed inward from the opening. Herein, the inward recess means that the first engaging portion 311 is recessed in any direction relatively away from the outer edge of the first tooth member 31. Therefore, the arc-shaped groove of the first engaging portion 311 has an opening located at the outer edge of the first tooth member 31 and a closed end relatively away from this opening.

[0079] The second tooth member 32 can include a tooth portion 321 and a connecting arm 322. The tooth portion 321 is the part of the second tooth member 32 engaged with the first tooth member 31 and the third tooth member 33. The connecting arm 322 extends from the tooth portion 321 in a direction away from the pivot axis of the second tooth member 32. The handle 40 can be fixed to the second tooth member 32 by being fixed to one end of the connecting arm 322, so as to drive the second tooth member 32 to rotate, and then drive other tooth members of the gear set 30 through the second tooth member 32. It should be noted here that a flattened portion 312 can be provided on one side of the first tooth member 31 to avoid interference with the connecting arm 322 of the second tooth member 32.

[0080] The third tooth member 33 may be substantially the same as or similar to the tooth portion 321 of the second tooth member 32, so it will not be elaborated herein. The fourth tooth member 34 may be substantially the same as or similar to the first tooth member 31. That is to say, the first tooth member 31 and the fourth tooth member 34 may share the same design, which helps to reduce the design and development costs. Therefore, similarly, the fourth tooth member 34 may have a second engaging portion 341. The second engaging portion 341 is, for example, an arc-shaped groove centered on the pivot axis of the fourth tooth member 34. The arc-shaped groove has an opening provided at an outer edge of the fourth tooth member 34. The arc-shaped groove is recessed inward from the opening. Thus, the arc-shaped groove has an opening located at the outer edge of the fourth tooth member 34 and a closed end relatively far from this opening.

[0081] Moreover, the fourth tooth member 34 is a member on the gear set 30 for contacting and actuating the first member 21 of the engaging mechanism 20, and thus can be regarded as the "actuating member" of the engaging mechanism 20. Specifically, the housing member 10 may have at least one through hole 110 to communicate the fourth tooth member 34 of the gear set 30 with the abutting portion 215 of the first member 21 of the engaging mechanism 20. Thereby, the abutting portion 215 of the first member 21 can pass through the through hole 110 and engage with the teeth of the fourth tooth member 34; or rather, the abutting portion 215 of the first member 21 can pass through the housing member 10 and be located on the moving path of the teeth of the fourth tooth member 34. In this configuration, the fourth tooth member 34 can drive the first member 21 to move relative to the housing member 10 by engaging its teeth with the first member 21, so as to switch the second member 22 between the engaging position and the releasing position. It should be added here that, based on the distribution of the teeth on the fourth tooth member 34, the outer edge of the fourth tooth member 34 may have a toothed area 342 and a toothless area 343. The so-called toothed area 342 refers to the area on the outer edge of the fourth tooth member 34 where there are teeth, and the so-called toothless area 343 refers to the area on the outer edge of the fourth tooth member 34 where no teeth are provided.

[0082] In this embodiment, the side cover 50 can be connected to the housing member 10 in any suitable manner and located outside the gear set 30, so that most or all of the teeth of the first tooth member 31, the second tooth member 32, the third tooth member 33, and the fourth tooth member 34 are between the side cover 50 and the housing member 10, thereby preventing the user's fingers from being accidentally pinched by the gear set 30. The so-called outside refers to the side of the gear set 30 relatively far from the housing member 10. In addition, corresponding to the first engaging portion 311 of the first tooth member 31 and the second engaging portion 341 of the fourth tooth member 34, the side cover 50 may be provided with two guiding break holes 51. The guiding break holes 51 are grooves recessed inward from the lower edge of the side cover 50. They have an opening located at the lower edge of the side cover 50 and a closed end relatively far from this opening, and can at least expose a part of the first engaging portion 311 and the second engaging portion 341.

[0083] Next, please refer to Figure 6 Then, continue to refer to Figures 7 to 10, the operation of the housing assembly 1 will be described to make the foregoing content clearer. First, as Figures 6 to 7 , the handle 40 can be rotated from the lying position to the vertical position in the direction shown by the arrow, so that the user can pick up the housing assembly 1 by grasping the handle 40. And during the rotation of the handle 40 to the vertical position, the handle 40 drives the connecting arm 322 and the tooth part 321 of the second tooth part 32 to rotate in the same direction, thereby driving the first tooth part 31, the third tooth part 33 and the fourth tooth part 34 (as shown by the arrow). By this operation, the second tooth part 32 can rotate the first tooth part 31 and the fourth tooth part 34 so that the openings of the first engaging part 311 and the second engaging part 341 respectively correspond to the guiding through holes 51 of the side cover 50. And, as Figures 7 to 8 , during the rotation of the handle 40 to the vertical position of the fourth tooth part 34, the teeth of the fourth tooth part 34 disengage from the abutting part 215 of the first member 21 of the engaging mechanism 20. In other words, the first member 21 is in the toothless area 343 of the fourth tooth part 34 and is not engaged with the fourth tooth part 34. At this time, the first member 21 can be in a state of lightly touching or not touching the fourth tooth part 34, so that the elastic member 25 can pull the second member 22 in a direction relatively away from the first member 21 (that is, make the second member 22 and its hook structure 223 relatively away from the fourth tooth part 34 and remain in the release position).

[0084] Next, as Figure 7 As shown by the dotted line, the user can put the housing assembly 1 into the carrier 90 by holding the handle 40. During the process, the guiding through hole 51 of the side cover 50 can be aligned with the second protruding column P2 protruding from the carrier 90. It can be understood that since the openings of the first engaging part 311 of the first tooth part 31 and the second engaging part 341 of the fourth tooth part 34 correspond to the guiding through hole 51 at this time, during the process of putting the housing assembly 1 into the carrier 90 in the arrow direction, the second protruding column P2 can enter the first engaging part 311 and the second engaging part 341 through these openings. And, by the cooperation of the second protruding column P2 with the first engaging part 311 and the second engaging part 341, it helps to install the housing assembly 1 in the carrier 90 along a predetermined direction and path, thereby helping the first connector C1 on the circuit board CB of the housing 10 to accurately dock with the second connector C2 on the main board MB of the carrier 90. And, since the elastic member 25 maintains the second member 22 in the release position, it can ensure that the second member 22 will not interfere with or impact the first protruding column P1 on the bottom plate of the carrier 90 during the process of placing the housing assembly 1 on the carrier 90.

[0085] Next, as Figure 9As shown, the user can tilt the handle 40 towards the housing member 10 (as shown by the arrow) to the lying position. During this process, the handle 40 can drive the second toothed member 32 to rotate in the same direction, thereby driving the first toothed member 31, the third toothed member 33, and the fourth toothed member 34 through the second toothed member 32 (as shown by the arrow). Through this operation, the first toothed member 31 and the fourth toothed member 34 rotate so that the second protrusion P2 relatively moves from the opening of the first engaging portion 311 and the second engaging portion 341 to the closed ends of the first engaging portion 311 and the second engaging portion 341. Thus, the gear set 30 will stably fix the housing assembly 1 to the carrier 90 by hooking the second protrusion P2 on the carrier 90 through the first toothed member 31 and the fourth toothed member 34, thereby ensuring the electrical connection relationship between the circuit board CB and the main board MB.

[0086] And, as Figure 10 , during the rotation of the fourth toothed member 34, since the abutting portion 215 of the first member 21 of the engaging mechanism 20 is located in the movement path of the teeth of the fourth toothed member 34, the teeth of the toothed area 342 of the fourth toothed member 34 will engage and drive the abutting portion 215 of the first member 21, causing the first member 21 of the engaging mechanism 20 to rotate relative to the housing member 10, thereby driving the second member 22 and its engaging hook structure 223 to move relatively closer to the fourth toothed member 34 to engage the first protrusion P1 on the carrier 90. At this time, the second member 22 switches from the release position to the engaging position, so that the housing assembly 1 also obtains the support of the carrier 90 in other areas except the gear sets 30 on the opposite sides.

[0087] It can be seen from this that with the housing assembly 1 of this embodiment, the user can install the housing assembly 1 by means of simple steps such as rotating and extracting the handle 40 without tools, which helps to improve the efficiency of related maintenance, replacement, detection and other operations. And overall, the two gear sets 30 can provide a total of four fixing points on both sides of the housing member 10 to engage with the carrier 90, thereby improving the installation reliability of the housing assembly 1.

[0088] In addition, the housing assembly 1 can also be connected to and engaged with the carrier 90 by means of the engaging mechanism 20 extending inwards from the opposite sides of the housing member 10, so that the housing assembly 1 can also obtain the structural support of the carrier 90 in other specified areas outside the two sides of the housing member 10. Thereby, the problem of deformation of the housing member 10 caused by factors such as its own structure, load-bearing, vibration or impact can be effectively avoided, and further the stability of the carried device or module can be ensured. For example, the housing assembly 1 can obtain the structural support of the carrier 90 by engaging the first protrusion P1 in the area of the housing member 10 close to the first connector C1 through the engaging mechanism 20 at least, which can effectively avoid the problem of deformation in this area and the detachment of the first connector C1 caused by extrusion due to deformation.

[0089] In addition, it is understandable that the configuration inside a computer case or a server case is compact, and there is usually only a narrow and long idle space between the components. To adapt to this, the first component 21 and the second component 22 of the locking mechanism 20 are both designed to be thin sheets, so that they can extend from one side of the shell component 1 along the surface of the shell 10, so as to facilitate penetrating into a specific area and overlapping with the supporting component 90 to form a support point when the space around the shell component 1 is narrow.

[0090] In addition, it is additionally noted that, optionally, Figure 4 In this embodiment, an elastic stop structure 11 may be protruded from the side wall of the shell 10. When the handle 40 is rotated from the horizontal position to the vertical position, the connecting arm 322 may squeeze and deform the elastic stop structure 11 to slide over the elastic stop structure 11. When the handle 40 is in the vertical position, the elastic stop structure 11 rebounds and stops at one side of the connecting arm 322 to prevent the handle 40 from rotating in the horizontal direction when it is relaxed.

[0091] In addition, optionally, Figure 7 In this embodiment, a stop protrusion 13 may be protruding from the side wall of the shell 10, which can stop the handle 40 at the other side of the connecting arm 322 when the handle 40 is in the vertical position, so as to stop the handle 40 in the vertical position and prevent the handle 40 from excessive rotation. It is also beneficial to stabilize the relative position relationship between the handle 40 and the shell 10 when the user uses the handle 40 to extract the shell assembly 1.

[0092] In addition, optionally, Figure 7 In this embodiment, a stopper protrusion 14 may be protruding from the side wall of the shell 10, which can stop the fourth tooth member 34 at the current position when the handle 40 is in the vertical position, and also help to indirectly stop the handle 40 in the vertical position and prevent the handle 40 from excessive rotation.

[0093] In addition, in order to maintain the handle 40 in a lying position, optionally, as Figure 4 and Figure 9 The connecting arm 322 of the second tooth member 32 may be provided with a first engaging structure 3221, and a second engaging structure 12 may be correspondingly provided on the shell member 10. One of the first engaging structure 3221 and the second engaging structure 12 is a recess or a hole, and the other is a protrusion matching the recess or the hole. In other words, the first engaging structure 3221 and the second engaging structure 12 are structures with matching recesses and protrusions, so that when the handle 40 is in the lying position, they engage with each other to maintain the handle 40 in the current position. However, the first engaging structure 3221 and the second engaging structure 12 are optional, and the present invention is not limited thereto.

[0094] Of course, the present invention is not limited to the foregoing embodiments. For example, in other embodiments, the housing assembly may also be provided with a gear set and an engaging mechanism only on one side based on different requirements. In addition, the present invention is not limited to the arrangement order of the tooth members in the foregoing gear set. For example, in the gear set of other embodiments, the positions of the second tooth member and the fourth tooth member may also be swapped, or the first tooth member to the fourth tooth member may be arranged in other orders according to other requirements.

[0095] Moreover, the present invention is not limited to the manner of using a gear set to actuate the engaging mechanism and is also not limited to the installation position of the engaging mechanism. For example, please refer to Figure 11 , according to different requirements of actual applications, another embodiment of the present invention provides an electronic device 9'. The main difference from the foregoing embodiment may be that the engaging mechanism 20 may be disposed on one of the plate bodies 91 of a carrier 90' of the electronic device 9' for engaging a housing member 10' of the electronic device 9'. And in this example, the engaging mechanism 20 may be driven by an actuating member 34'. The actuating member 34 is slidably disposed on the plate body 91 of the carrier 90'.

[0096] Furthermore, the carrier 90' and the housing member 10' may or may not be any two independent housing structures in the electronic device 9'. As shown in the figure or similar to the foregoing embodiment, the housing member 10' is adapted to removably accommodate or stack on or within the carrier 90'. The housing member 10' may protrude with a first protrusion P1' such that when the housing member 10' is disposed on the carrier 90', it can be fixed to the plate body 91 of the carrier 90' by being engaged by the hook structure 223 of the second member 22 of the engaging mechanism 20. The plate body 91 is a plate-like structure on any side of the carrier 90', which may or may not refer to the side plate, bottom plate or top plate of the carrier 90'. In addition, the actuating member 34' for driving the abutting portion 215 of the engaging mechanism 20 may or may not be a single structure slidably disposed on the plate body 91 of the carrier 90', and is adapted to be directly pushed or pressed by a user's finger for operations such as these. Additionally, the carrier 90' of this embodiment may further include at least one elastic member 60, which is connected between the plate body 91 of the carrier 90' and the actuating member 34'. The elastic member 60 may or may not be any suitable tension spring to drive the actuating member 34' to reset, so as to interlock the engaging mechanism 20 via the actuating member 34'.

[0097] With this configuration, as shown in the figure, when the user does not actuate the actuating member 34', the elastic member 60 can maintain the actuating member 34' at a specific position. At this time, the actuating member 34' can abut against the abutting portion 215 of the first member 21 of the engaging mechanism 20, thereby maintaining the second member 22 at a position relatively close to the actuating member 34', that is, maintaining the engaging mechanism 20 at the engaged position, so that the engaging hook structure 223 of the second member 22 engages with the first protruding column P1' protruding from the housing member 10', thereby fixing the position of the housing member 10'.

[0098] Understandably, when the user pushes the actuating member 34', the actuating member 34' no longer restricts the engaging mechanism 20 to the engaged position, so that the elastic member 25 can switch the second member 22 to the released position by pulling the second member 22, so that the engaging hook structure 223 of the second member 22 disengages from the first protruding column P1' of the housing member 10' to release the housing member 10'.

[0099] It can be seen from this that any housing of the electronic device can engage with a specific area of another housing of the electronic device at the required position through the linkage and extension of the first member 21 and the second member 22 of the engaging mechanism 20. For example, the engaging mechanism of the foregoing embodiment can also be arranged on the bottom plate or the upper cover of the carrier according to requirements in other applications. Of course, according to the distance that the engaging mechanism needs to extend, those skilled in the art should be able to add any other suitable components suitable for realizing linkage based on the design and operating principle of the foregoing engaging mechanism.

[0100] According to the housing assembly, the carrier, and the electronic device including the same disclosed in the foregoing embodiments of the present invention, since the handle can drive the gear set to engage the first engaging portion with the carrier when switched to the lying position, and the handle can drive the gear set to release the engagement relationship between the first engaging portion and the carrier when switched to the vertical position, therefore, the user can install the housing assembly by simply turning and extracting the handle and other tool-free steps, which helps to improve the efficiency of related maintenance, replacement, detection and other operations.

[0101] Moreover, through the engaging mechanism, the housing member can be engaged with the carrier for carrying the housing member in the required area to obtain the support of the carrier, thereby effectively avoiding the problem of deformation of the housing member due to factors such as its own structure, load, vibration or impact, and further ensuring the stability of the device or module carried.

[0102] Although the present invention is disclosed as above with the foregoing embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Any changes and modifications made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention fall within the scope of patent protection of the present invention. For the scope of protection defined by the present invention, please refer to the scope of the appended claims.

Claims

1. A housing assembly, the housing assembly being adapted to a carrier, the housing assembly comprising: A housing member, the housing member being adapted to be stacked on the carrier; An actuating member, the actuating member being disposed on the housing member; And An engaging mechanism, the engaging mechanism comprising a first member and a second member, wherein the first member is connected to the second member and is movably disposed on a surface of the housing member; Wherein, the actuating member is detachably abutted against an end of the first member relatively far from the second member, so as to drive the second member via the first member, such that the second member is detachably engaged with a first stud of the carrier; Wherein, the actuating member and the engaging mechanism are respectively disposed on different sides of the housing member.

2. The housing assembly according to claim 1, wherein the first member is rotatably disposed on the housing member, and the second member is slidably disposed on the housing member.

3. The housing assembly according to claim 2, the housing assembly further comprising at least one toothed member, the at least one toothed member and the engaging mechanism are respectively disposed on adjacent sides of the housing member, the at least one toothed member is rotatably disposed on the housing member, one of the at least one toothed member is the actuating member, the actuating member is detachably engaged with the first member of the engaging mechanism, and a rotation axis of the actuating member is substantially perpendicular to a rotation axis of the first member.

4. The housing assembly according to claim 3, the housing assembly further comprising a handle, the handle is rotatably connected to the housing member via the at least one toothed member and has a lying position and a vertical position. When the handle rotates from the vertical position to the lying position, the actuating member is engaged with the first member, such that the first member drives the second member to be engaged with the first stud; when the handle rotates from the lying position to the vertical position, the handle actuates the first member via the at least one toothed member, so as to drive the second member to disengage from the first stud.

5. The housing assembly according to claim 4, wherein the at least one toothed member comprises a first toothed member and a second toothed member that mesh with each other, the handle is connected to the housing member and drives the first toothed member via the second toothed member, the first toothed member is provided with a first engaging portion. When the handle rotates from the vertical position to the lying position, the handle rotates the first toothed member via the second toothed member, such that the first engaging portion is engaged with one of at least one second stud of the carrier.

6. The housing assembly according to claim 5, wherein the at least one toothed member further comprises a third toothed member that meshes with the actuating member, the first toothed member and the third toothed member respectively mesh with opposite sides of the second toothed member, the second toothed member and the actuating member respectively mesh with opposite sides of the third toothed member, an outer edge of the actuating member has a toothed area and a toothless area. When the handle is in the vertical position, the first member of the engaging mechanism is located in the toothless area of the actuating member and is not engaged with the actuating member; when the handle rotates from the vertical position to the lying position, teeth of the toothed area of the actuating member engage and actuate the first member, thereby causing the second member to be engaged with the first stud of the carrier.

7. The housing assembly according to claim 6, wherein the actuator is provided with a second engaging portion. When the handle rotates from the vertical position to the lying position, the handle rotates the actuator via the second tooth member and the third tooth member, so that the second engaging portion of the actuator engages with the other of the at least one second protrusion of the carrier.

8. The housing assembly according to claim 1, the housing assembly further comprising at least one elastic member, the at least one elastic member being connected between the second member and the housing member. When the actuator abuts against the first member, the second member engages with the first protrusion; when the actuator releases the first member, the at least one elastic member drives the second member to disengage from the first protrusion.

9. The housing assembly according to claim 1, wherein both the first member and the second member are in the shape of thin sheets.

10. An electronic device, the electronic device comprising: a carrier, the carrier being provided with a first protrusion; and a housing assembly, the housing assembly comprising: a housing member, the housing member being adapted to be stacked on the carrier; an actuator, the actuator being disposed on the housing member; and an engaging mechanism, the engaging mechanism comprising a first member and a second member, the first member and the second member being connected and movably disposed on a surface of the housing member, and an end of the first member relatively far from the second member being separably abutted against the actuator, so that the first member drives the second member to separably engage with the first protrusion of the carrier; wherein the actuator and the engaging mechanism are respectively disposed on different sides of the housing member.

11. The electronic device according to claim 10, wherein the first member is rotatably disposed on the housing member, and the second member is slidably disposed on the housing member.

12. The electronic device according to claim 11, wherein the housing assembly further comprises at least one tooth member, the at least one tooth member and the engaging mechanism are respectively disposed on adjacent sides of the housing member, one of the at least one tooth member is the actuator, the at least one tooth member is rotatably disposed on the housing member, the actuator is separably engaged with the first member of the engaging mechanism, and the rotation axis of the actuator is substantially perpendicular to the rotation axis of the first member.

13. The electronic device according to claim 12, wherein the housing assembly further comprises a handle, the handle is rotatably connected to the housing member via the at least one tooth member and has a lying position and a vertical position. When the handle rotates from the vertical position to the lying position, the actuator engages with the first member, so that the first member drives the second member to engage with the first protrusion; when the handle rotates from the lying position to the vertical position, the handle actuates the first member via the at least one tooth member to drive the second member to disengage from the first protrusion.

14. The electronic device as claimed in claim 13, wherein the at least one tooth member includes a first tooth member and a second tooth member that mesh with each other, the handle is connected to the housing member via the second tooth member and drives the first tooth member, the first tooth member is provided with a first engaging portion, when the handle rotates from the vertical position to the lying position, the handle rotates the first tooth member via the second tooth member, so that the first engaging portion engages with one of the at least one second protrusions of the carrier member.

15. The electronic device as claimed in claim 14, wherein the at least one tooth member further includes a third tooth member that meshes with the actuating member, the first tooth member and the third tooth member mesh with opposite sides of the second tooth member respectively, the second tooth member and the actuating member mesh with opposite sides of the third tooth member respectively, the outer edge of the actuating member has a toothed area and a toothless area, when the handle is in the vertical position, the first member of the engaging mechanism is located in the toothless area of the actuating member and does not mesh with the actuating member; when the handle rotates from the vertical position to the lying position, the teeth of the toothed area of the actuating member mesh and drive the first member, so that the second member engages with the first protrusion of the carrier member.

16. The electronic device as claimed in claim 15, wherein the actuating member is provided with a second engaging portion, when the handle rotates from the vertical position to the lying position, the handle rotates the actuating member via the second tooth member and the third tooth member, so that the second engaging portion of the actuating member engages with the other of the at least one second protrusions of the carrier member.

17. The electronic device as claimed in claim 10, the electronic device further includes at least one elastic member, the at least one elastic member is connected between the second member and the housing member, when the actuating member abuts against the first member, the second member engages with the first protrusion; when the actuating member releases the first member, the at least one elastic member drives the second member to disengage from the first protrusion.

18. The electronic device as claimed in claim 10, wherein both the first member and the second member are in the shape of thin sheets.

19. The electronic device as claimed in claim 10, the electronic device further includes a circuit board, the circuit board and the engaging mechanism are located on opposite sides of the housing member respectively.

20. A carrier member, the carrier member is adapted to a housing member, the carrier member includes: a plate body; an actuating member, the actuating member is slidably disposed on the plate body of the carrier member; at least one elastic member, the at least one elastic member is connected between the actuating member and the plate body; and an engaging mechanism, the engaging mechanism includes a first member and a second member, wherein the first member and the second member are connected and movably disposed on the plate body, the at least one elastic member drives the actuating member to slide relative to the plate body so that the actuating member abuts against the first member, to drive the second member via the first member, so that the second member is detachably engaged with a first protrusion protruding from the housing member.

21. The carrier member as claimed in claim 20, wherein the first member is rotatably disposed on the plate body, the second member is slidably disposed on the plate body.

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