CN220252506U - Quick-dismantling module - Google Patents

Abstract

A quick release module is provided. The quick release module includes a housing, a cover, a latch, and a resilient member. The housing includes an accommodation space, a rail, and a protrusion. The accommodation space accommodates the electronic component. The cover plate is coupled to the housing. The latch is slidably disposed in a track of the housing. The latch includes a link. The elastic element comprises a fixed connecting part and a movable connecting part. The fixed connection is connected to the protruding portion of the housing. The movable connecting part is connected to the connecting piece of the latch to provide latch restoring force.

Description

Quick-dismantling module

Technical Field

The present utility model relates to a quick-release module, and more particularly to a quick-release module with latch according to the safety rule.

Background

In order to meet the safety rule, the cover plate for fixing the solid state disk loaded in the computer system cannot be opened by hands of the end user. Therefore, in the existing design schemes, the cover plate is fixed by using a fixing screw, a switch key and the like, however, the above schemes have a great influence on the design of the computer system.

Therefore, there is a need for an improved quick release module that allows an end user to not only remove the solid state disk via the mobile latch mechanism, but also minimize the impact on the design of the computer system. The present disclosure is directed to solving these problems and meeting other needs.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the disclosure provides a quick-release module, which comprises a shell, a cover plate, a latch and an elastic element. The housing includes an accommodation space, a rail, and a protrusion. The accommodation space accommodates the electronic component. The cover plate is removably coupled to the housing. The latch is slidably disposed in a track of the housing. The latch includes a link. The elastic element comprises a fixed connecting part and a movable connecting part. The fixed connection is connected to the protruding portion of the housing. The movable connecting part is connected to the connecting piece of the latch to provide latch restoring force.

According to some embodiments of the disclosure, the cover plate includes a detent. The latch further includes a stop. The stop portion of the latch stops the cover plate at a position corresponding to the catch portion of the cover plate to prevent the cover plate from being removed from the housing.

According to some embodiments of the disclosure, the quick release module further comprises a micro tool. The latch further includes a recess. The user may contact the recess of the latch by a micro tool to push the latch in the track of the housing.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the latch further includes a pair of slides. The sliding part is arranged in the track of the shell. The sliding parts and the connecting piece are respectively positioned at two ends of the latch.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the track of the housing includes a pair of bumps. The pair of sliding parts of the latch are engaged in a position in the rail of the housing by sliding beyond the pair of projections of the rail.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the housing includes a first plate portion and a second plate portion. The first plate portion includes an opening. The second plate portion includes a receiving space. The opening is aligned with the receiving space.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the cover includes a cover door and a cover frame. The cover door and the cover frame are connected to each other. The cover door is positioned in the opening of the first plate portion. The cover plate frame is positioned in the accommodation space of the second plate portion to load the electronic component in the housing.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the latch further includes a body and a stop. The stop portion of the latch extends from the body toward a direction perpendicular to a restoring force of the elastic element.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the stop portion of the latch stops an electronic component housed in the housing over a range of travel in the track of the housing.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the fixed connection portion and the movable connection portion of the spring element are respectively located at two ends of the spring element.

Drawings

The present disclosure will be better understood from the following description of embodiments taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

Fig. 1A illustrates a perspective view of a quick release module according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.

Fig. 1B illustrates an exploded view of a quick release module according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.

FIG. 1C shows a perspective view of the latch, resilient element and microtool of FIG. 1B.

Fig. 2 illustrates a perspective view of a resilient element connecting a second plate portion and a latch according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.

FIG. 3A shows a cross-sectional view of the quick release module when the latch is in the first position and the cover is in the locked position.

Fig. 3B shows a top view of the second plate portion, the cover frame, and the latch when the latch is in the first position and the cover frame is in the locked position.

Fig. 4A shows a top view of the quick release module when the latch is in the second position and the cover is in the locked position.

Fig. 4B shows a perspective view of the quick release module when the latch is in the second position and the cover is in the unlocked position, wherein the first plate portion of the housing is not shown for illustrative purposes.

Fig. 5A shows a top view of the quick release module with the cover plate removed, with the latch in a third position, and the first plate portion of the housing is not shown for illustrative purposes.

Fig. 5B shows a perspective view of the latch in a third position in the track of the second plate portion, with the track shown in phantom for illustrative purposes.

Fig. 6A shows a top view of the latch with the fastener removed and in a fourth position, wherein the first plate portion of the housing is not shown for illustrative purposes.

Fig. 6B shows a perspective view with the electronic assembly of fig. 6A removed, wherein the first plate portion of the housing is not shown for illustrative purposes.

The present disclosure is susceptible to various modifications and alternative forms. Some representative embodiments have been shown by way of example in the drawings and will be described in detail herein. It should be understood, however, that the utility model is not intended to be limited to the particular forms disclosed. Rather, the present disclosure is to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the utility model as defined by the claims.

Description of the reference numerals

1000 quick-release module

1100 casing

1110 first plate portion

1111 opening(s)

1120 second plate portion

1121 accommodating space

1122 track

11221 bump

1123 protruding portion

1200 cover plate

1210 cover plate door

1220 cover plate frame

1221 locking part

1300 latch lock

1301 body

1310 stop portion

1320 sliding part

1330 connecting piece

1340 groove

1400 elastic element

1410 fixed connection

1420 movable connecting part

1500 micro tool

2000 electronic assembly

3000 fastener

D1 direction

Detailed Description

Various embodiments are described with reference to the drawings, wherein like reference numerals are used to refer to like or equivalent elements throughout. The drawings are not to scale and are provided merely to illustrate the utility model. It should be understood that numerous specific details, relationships, and methods are set forth to provide a full understanding. However, one of ordinary skill in the art will readily recognize that the various embodiments may be practiced without one or more of the specific details or with other methods. In other instances, well-known structures or operations are shown in detail to avoid obscuring certain features of the various embodiments. Various embodiments are not limited by the illustrated ordering of acts or events, as some acts may occur in different orders and/or concurrently with other acts or events. Moreover, not all illustrated acts or events are required to implement a methodology in accordance with the present utility model.

The elements and limitations disclosed, for example, in the abstract, summary, and detailed description, are not explicitly recited in the claims, and should not be expressly incorporated into the claims, either individually or collectively by a implication, inference or otherwise. For the purposes of this embodiment, the singular includes the plural and vice versa unless explicitly stated otherwise. The term "include" means "including but not limited to". Further, approximating words such as "about" and the like may be used herein to mean, for example, "at", "near at", "within 3% to 5% (within 3-5% of), within acceptable manufacturing tolerances", "within acceptable manufacturing tolerances", or any logical combination thereof.

Fig. 1A shows a perspective view of a quick release module 1000 according to some embodiments of the present disclosure. Fig. 1B shows an exploded view of a quick release module 1000 according to some embodiments of the present disclosure. The quick disconnect module 1000 may be a device disposed on a computer system for reliably removing or installing an electronic component 2000 (fig. 5A) (e.g., solid state disk) in some embodiments of the present disclosure.

Please refer to fig. 1A and fig. 1B in combination. According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the quick release module 1000 includes a housing 1100, a cover 1200, a latch 1300, a resilient member 1400, and a micro tool 1500.

The cover plate 1200 is removably coupled to the case 1100. Latch 1300 is movably disposed on housing 1100. The elastic member 1400 is movably coupled to the housing 1100 and the latch 1300. When the electronic component 2000 (fig. 5A) loaded in the computer system is to be removed, a user may toggle the latch 1300 via the micro tool 1500 (e.g., a paperclip) to move the latch 1300 to a different position to further remove the electronic component 2000 (fig. 5A) from the housing 1100, the details of which will be described in detail below.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the housing 1100 includes a first plate portion 1110 and a second plate portion 1120 that are coupled together. The first panel section 1110 includes an opening 1111. The second plate portion 1120 includes an accommodating space 1121, a rail 1122, and a protrusion 1123 (fig. 2). The cover 1200 includes a cover door 1210 and a cover frame 1220.

The opening 1111 of the first plate portion 1110 corresponds to the receiving space 1121 of the second plate portion 1120. In other words, the opening 1111 of the first plate portion 1110 is substantially aligned with the receiving space 1121 of the second plate portion 1120. Latch 1300 is slidable within track 1122 of second plate portion 1120 between a first position, a second position, a third position, or a fourth position, the details of which will be described in detail below.

The cover door 1210 and the cover frame 1220 are connected to each other. When the cover 1200 is located at a locking position, the cover door 1210 is located in the opening 1111 of the first plate portion 1110, and the cover frame 1220 connected to the cover door 1210 is located in the receiving space 1121 of the second plate portion 1120 to load the electronic component 2000 (fig. 5A) in the case 1100.

The cover frame 1220 includes a locking portion 1221. When the cover 1200 is in the above-described locking position, the locking portion 1221 corresponds to the latch 1300, and details thereof will be described in detail with reference to fig. 3A and 3B.

FIG. 1C shows a perspective view of the latch 1300, the resilient member 1400, and the microtool 1500 of FIG. 1B. Referring to fig. 1C, in some embodiments of the present disclosure, the latch 1300 includes a body 1301, a stop 1310, a pair of sliding portions 1320, a connecting member 1330, and a groove 1340. The elastic element 1400 includes a fixed connection 1410 and a movable connection 1420.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the stop 1310 of the latch 1300 extends from the body 1301 toward a direction D1 perpendicular to the resilient element 1400 providing a restoring force. When the latch 1300 is in the first position, the stopper 1310 of the latch 1300 corresponds to the cover frame 1220 (fig. 3A and 3B) in the locked position, so that the cover 1200 in the locked position cannot be removed from the housing 1100, the details of which will be described in detail with respect to fig. 3A and 3B.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the slide 1320 of the latch 1300 is slidably disposed in the track 1122 (fig. 1B) of the second plate portion 1120. The sliding portion 1320 and the link 1330 of the latch 1300 are located at both ends of the latch 1300, respectively. The coupler 1330 of the latch 1300 is connected to the elastic member 1400. The fixed connection 1410 and the movable connection 1420 of the elastic element 1400 are located at two ends of the elastic element 1400, respectively.

The user may slide latch 1300 in track 1122 (fig. 1B) of second plate portion 1120 by touching recess 1340 of latch 1300, e.g., by pushing recess 1340 of latch 1300 through microtool 1500 or by hand. It should be appreciated that the present disclosure is not limited to the use of a microtool 1500 to move the latch 1300, and in some cases, a user may also move the latch 1300 disposed on the track 1122 (FIG. 1B) by hand.

It should be appreciated that the foregoing refers to freehand access to latch 1300 rather than freehand removal of cover 1200, and thus the present disclosure proceeds under compliance with the regulations even without the use of microtool 1500.

Fig. 2 illustrates a perspective view of a resilient member 1400 connecting a second plate portion 1120 and a latch 1300 according to some embodiments of the present disclosure. The viewing angle shown in fig. 2 is obtained from the bottom-up view of fig. 1B.

As shown in fig. 2, the fixed connection 1410 of the elastic element 1400 is connected to the protrusion 1123 of the second plate portion 1120, and the movable connection 1420 of the elastic element 1400 is connected to the link 1330 of the latch 1300 to provide a restoring force of the spring of the latch 1300 in the direction D1.

Fig. 3A shows a cross-sectional view of the quick release module 1000 with the latch 1300 in the first position and the cover 1200 in the locked position. Fig. 3B shows a top view of the second plate portion 1120, the cover frame 1220, and the latch 1300 when the latch 1300 is in the first position and the cover frame 1220 is in the locked position.

Please refer to fig. 3A and fig. 3B together. As shown in fig. 3A and 3B, the stopper 1310 of the latch 1300 stops the cover 1200 at a position (e.g., a first position) corresponding to the catch 1221 of the cover 1200 to prevent the cover 1200 from being removed from the housing 1100.

In other words, when the latch 1300 is in the first position and the cover 1200 is in the locked position, the stopper 1310 of the latch 1300 corresponds to the locking portion 1221 of the cover frame 1220, so that the cover 1200 is locked in the locked position by the latch 1300 to be unable to be removed from the housing 1100.

Fig. 4A shows a top view of the quick release module 1000 when the latch 1300 is in the second position and the cover 1200 is in the locked position. Fig. 4B shows a perspective view of the quick release module 1000 with the latch 1300 in the second position and the cover 1200 in the unlocked position, wherein the first panel portion 1110 of the housing 1100 is not shown for illustrative purposes.

Please refer to fig. 4A and fig. 4B together. As shown in fig. 4A and 4B, when the latch 1300 moves to the second position, the user can remove the cover 1200 from the housing 1100 as shown in fig. 4B, since the stopper 1310 of the latch 1300 no longer corresponds to the catch 1221 of the cover frame 1220 as shown in fig. 3A. It should be appreciated that the second position of latch 1300 refers to a range of movement between the first position and a third position described below.

Fig. 5A shows a top view of the quick release module 1000 with the cover 1200 removed, with the latch 1300 in a third position, and the first panel portion 1110 of the housing 1100 is not shown for illustrative purposes. Fig. 5B shows a perspective view of latch 1300 in a third position in track 1122 of second plate portion 1120, wherein track 1122 is shown in phantom for illustrative purposes.

In fig. 5A, an electronic component 2000 disposed in the accommodation space 1121 of the second plate portion 1120 and a fastener 3000 for fixing the electronic component 2000 can be seen. As shown in fig. 5B, the rail 1121 includes a pair of bumps 11221 located at symmetrical positions on the rail 1121, one of the bumps 11221 being visible in the view of fig. 5B.

Please refer to fig. 5A and fig. 5B together. The sliding portion 1320 of the latch 1300 is engaged with a position (third position) in the rail 1122 by sliding beyond the projection 11221 of the rail 1122. In other words, when the latch 1300 is moved to the third position, the sliding portion 1320 of the latch 1300 is stopped by the projection 11221 and can stay in the third position.

At this point, the user may loosen the fastener 3000 securing the electronic assembly 2000 using a tool (e.g., a screwdriver). It should be noted that when latch 1300 is in the third position, stop 1310 corresponds to electronic assembly 2000. In other words, when the latch 1300 is in the third position, the stopper 1310 stops the electronic component 2000 in the direction in which the electronic component 2000 is removed, so that the electronic component 2000 is prevented from being accidentally dropped out of the second plate portion 1120 when the user releases the fastener 3000.

Fig. 6A shows a top view of latch 1300 with fastener 3000 removed and in a fourth position, wherein first panel portion 1110 of housing 1100 is not shown for illustrative purposes. Fig. 6B shows a perspective view with the electronic assembly 2000 of fig. 6A removed, wherein the first panel portion 1110 of the housing 1100 is not shown for illustrative purposes.

As shown in fig. 6A, when latch 1300 is in the fourth position, stop 1310 of latch 1300 does not correspond to electronic component 2000. In detail, the stopper 1310 of the latch 1300 stops the electronic component 2000 accommodated in the housing 1100 within a range of travel (e.g., from the aforementioned first position to the third position) in the rail 1122 (fig. 1B) of the housing 1100.

Thus, as shown in fig. 6B, when latch 1300 is in the fourth position, electronic component 2000 may be removed from quick disconnect module 1000. Next, when the user releases the latch 1300, the latch 1300 may return to the first position shown in fig. 3B by the restoring force of the elastic member 1400 (fig. 2).

Similarly, for mounting the electronic component 2000, the user may first push the latch 1300 to the fourth position as shown in fig. 6A and 6B and then place the electronic component 2000 into the receiving space 1121 (fig. 1B) of the second plate portion 1120. Next, the user can push the latch 1300 to the third position as shown in fig. 5A and 5B, so that the protrusions 11221 of the rails 1122 engage the latch 1300, and then the electronic component 2000 is fixed by the fastener 3000. Next, the user may couple the cover 1200 (fig. 1B) to the housing 1100 (fig. 1B). Finally, the user can release the latch 1300 from the third position, allowing the latch 1300 to return to the first position through the restoring force of the elastic member 1400 (fig. 1B) to fix the cover 1200 to the housing 1100.

In summary, the present disclosure provides a quick release module according to the safety rule, which includes a latch. A user may install or remove the solid state drive by moving the latch to a different position relative to the housing. Under this setting, can prevent that solid state disk from accidentally falling out from the casing when installing or removing solid state disk.

Although the utility model has been shown and described with respect to one or more implementations, equivalents and modifications will occur to others skilled in the art upon the reading and understanding of the specification and the annexed drawings. In addition, while a particular feature of the utility model may have been disclosed with respect to only one of several implementations, such feature may be combined with one or more other features of the other implementations as may be desired and advantageous for any given or particular application.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the utility model. As used herein, the singular forms "a", "an", and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. Furthermore, the terms "include," have, "or variations thereof, as used in the description and/or in the claims, are intended to be inclusive in a manner similar to the term" comprise.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art. Furthermore, terms such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries should be interpreted as having a meaning that is consistent with their meaning in the context of the relevant art and will not be interpreted in an idealized or overly formal sense unless expressly so defined herein.

Claims (10)

1. A quick release module, comprising:

a housing including an accommodating space, a rail and a protruding portion, wherein the accommodating space accommodates an electronic component;

a cover plate coupled to the housing;

a latch slidably disposed in the track of the housing and including a coupling member; and

the elastic element comprises a fixed connecting part and a movable connecting part, the fixed connecting part is connected to the protruding part of the shell, and the movable connecting part is connected to the connecting piece of the latch so as to provide a restoring force for the latch.

2. The quick release module of claim 1, wherein the cover plate includes a blocking portion, the latch further comprising a stop portion, the stop portion of the latch stopping the cover plate at a position corresponding to the blocking portion of the cover plate to prevent the cover plate from being removed from the housing.

3. The quick release module of claim 1, further comprising a micro tool, the latch further comprising a recess, wherein a user can push the latch in the track of the housing by the micro tool contacting the recess of the latch.

4. The quick release module of claim 1, wherein the latch further comprises a pair of sliding portions disposed in the track of the housing, the pair of sliding portions and the connecting member being located at two ends of the latch, respectively.

5. The quick release module of claim 4, wherein the track of the housing comprises a pair of tabs, wherein the pair of sliding portions of the latch are engaged in a position in the track of the housing by sliding over the pair of tabs of the track.

6. The quick release module of claim 1, wherein the housing comprises a first plate portion and a second plate portion, the first plate portion comprising an opening and the second plate portion comprising the receiving space, wherein the opening is aligned with the receiving space.

7. The quick release module of claim 6, wherein the cover includes a cover door and a cover frame, the cover door and the cover frame being interconnected, the cover door being positioned in the opening of the first plate portion and the cover frame being positioned in the receiving space of the second plate portion to load the electronic component in the housing.

8. The quick release module of claim 1, wherein the latch further comprises a body and a stop portion, the stop portion of the latch extending from the body in a direction perpendicular to the restoring force of the elastic member.

9. The quick release module of claim 8, wherein the stop portion of the latch stops the electronic component housed in the housing over a range of travel in the track of the housing.

10. The quick release module of claim 1, wherein the fixed connection portion and the movable connection portion of the elastic element are respectively located at two ends of the elastic element.