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US-12621947-B2 - Backplane assembly kit, related detachable assembly kit and related electronic device

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Abstract

An electronic device is provided and includes a backplane assembly, a detachable assembly and a locking assembly. The detachable assembly is detachably assembled with the backplane assembly. A slot is formed on the detachable assembly. The locking assembly is disposed between the backplane assembly and the detachable assembly for locking the detachable assembly on the backplane assembly. The locking assembly includes a latch component pivotally disposed on the backplane assembly. An end of the latch component is configured to stretch into the detachable assembly through the slot. The end of the latch component engages with the slot for restraining the detachable assembly from being detached from the backplane assembly when the latch component is located at a locking position. Besides, a related backplane assembly kit and a related detachable assembly kit are also provided.

Inventors

  • Chih-Hsiang Tang
  • Chun-Jen Shih

Assignees

  • MOXA INC.

Dates

Publication Date
20260505
Application Date
20231205

Claims (20)

  1. 1 . A backplane assembly kit comprising: a backplane assembly configured to allow a detachable assembly to be mounted thereon; and a latch component pivotally disposed on the backplane assembly, at least one end of the latch component being configured to stretch into the detachable assembly through at least one slot formed on the detachable assembly, the at least one end of the latch component engaging with the at least one slot for restraining the detachable assembly from being detached from the backplane assembly when the latch component is located at a locking position; wherein a pivoting axis of the latch component is parallel to an assembling-disassembling direction of the detachable assembly relative to the backplane assembly, and the assembling-disassembling direction of the detachable assembly relative to the backplane assembly is perpendicular to a height direction and a lateral direction perpendicular to the height direction.
  2. 2 . The backplane assembly kit of claim 1 , wherein a cooperating driving structure is formed on the at least one end of the latch component and configured to be abutted for driving the latch component to pivot from the locking position to an unlocking position.
  3. 3 . The backplane assembly kit of claim 1 , wherein the backplane assembly comprises a front cover and a rear cover, a portion of the latch component is located between the front cover and the rear cover, at least one through hole is formed on the front cover, and the at least one end of the latch component protrudes out of the front cover through the at least one through hole and stretches into the detachable assembly through the at least one slot.
  4. 4 . The backplane assembly kit of claim 1 , wherein the latch component is biased to pivot to the locking position by a resilient component.
  5. 5 . The backplane assembly kit of claim 1 , wherein the at least one end of the latch component is a hook-shaped structure.
  6. 6 . A detachable assembly kit comprising: a detachable assembly configured to be detachably assembled with a backplane assembly, at least one slot being formed on the detachable assembly; and an operating component movably disposed on the detachable assembly and configured to drive a latch component to pivot from a locking position to a unlocking position to disengage at least one end of the latch component from the at least one slot for allowing the detachable assembly to be detached from the backplane assembly, the at least one end of the latch component being configured to stretch into the detachable assembly through the at least one slot formed on the detachable assembly, the at least one end of the latch component engaging with the at least one slot for restraining the detachable assembly from being detached from the backplane assembly when the latch component is located at the locking position; wherein a pivoting axis of the latch component is parallel to an assembling-disassembling direction of the detachable assembly relative to the backplane assembly, and the assembling-disassembling direction of the detachable assembly relative to the backplane assembly is perpendicular to a height direction and a lateral direction perpendicular to the height direction.
  7. 7 . The detachable assembly kit of claim 6 , wherein the operating component is pivotally disposed on the detachable assembly.
  8. 8 . The detachable assembly kit of claim 7 , wherein a pivoting axis of the operating component is parallel to the lateral direction and perpendicular to the pivoting axis of the latch component.
  9. 9 . The detachable assembly kit of claim 6 , wherein the operating component comprises an operating portion and a driving portion, and the operating portion is operated to move the operating component to drive the latch component to pivot from the locking position to the unlocking position by the driving portion.
  10. 10 . The detachable assembly kit of claim 9 , wherein a driving structure is formed on the driving portion, and the operating component drives the latch component to pivot from the locking position to the unlocking position by a cooperation of the driving structure and a cooperating driving structure formed on the at least one end of the latch component.
  11. 11 . The detachable assembly kit of claim 6 , wherein the operating component is biased to recover by a recovering component.
  12. 12 . An electronic device comprising: a backplane assembly; a detachable assembly detachably assembled with the backplane assembly, at least one slot being formed on the detachable assembly; and a locking assembly disposed between the backplane assembly and the detachable assembly for locking the detachable assembly on the backplane assembly, the locking assembly comprising: a latch component pivotally disposed on the backplane assembly, at least one end of the latch component being configured to stretch into the detachable assembly through the at least one slot, the at least one end of the latch component engaging with the at least one slot for restraining the detachable assembly from being detached from the backplane assembly when the latch component is located at a locking position; wherein a pivoting axis of the latch component is parallel to an assembling-disassembling direction of the detachable assembly relative to the backplane assembly, and the assembling-disassembling direction of the detachable assembly relative to the backplane assembly is perpendicular to a height direction and a lateral direction perpendicular to the height direction.
  13. 13 . The electronic device of claim 12 , wherein the locking assembly further comprises an operating component movably disposed on the detachable assembly and configured to drive the latch component to pivot from the locking position to a unlocking position to disengage the at least one end of the latch component from the at least one slot for allowing the detachable assembly to be detached from the backplane assembly.
  14. 14 . The electronic device of claim 13 , wherein the operating component is pivotally disposed on the detachable assembly.
  15. 15 . The electronic device of claim 14 , wherein the pivoting axis of the latch component is different from a pivoting axis of the operating component.
  16. 16 . The electronic device of claim 15 , wherein the pivoting axis of the latch component is perpendicular to the pivoting axis of the operating component.
  17. 17 . The electronic device of claim 13 , wherein the operating component comprises an operating portion and a driving portion, and the operating portion is operated to move the operating component to drive the latch component to pivot from the locking position to the unlocking position by the driving portion.
  18. 18 . The electronic device of claim 17 , wherein a driving structure is formed on the driving portion, a cooperating driving structure is formed on the at least one end of the latch component, and the operating component drives the latch component to pivot from the locking position to the unlocking position by a cooperation of the driving structure and the cooperating driving structure.
  19. 19 . The electronic device of claim 13 , wherein the locking assembly further comprises a resilient component and a recovering component, the resilient component is configured to drive the latch component to pivot to the locking position, and the recovering component is configured to drive the operating component to recover.
  20. 20 . The electronic device of claim 12 , wherein the backplane assembly comprises a front cover and a rear cover, a portion of the latch component is located between the front cover and the rear cover, at least one through hole is formed on the front cover, and the at least one end of the latch component protrudes out of the front cover through the at least one through hole and stretches into the detachable assembly through the at least one slot.

Description

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 63/469,551, filed on May 30, 2023. The content of the application is incorporated herein by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a backplane assembly kit, a related detachable assembly kit and a related electronic device, and more specifically, to a backplane assembly kit, a related detachable assembly kit and a related electronic device with improved modular designs. 2. Description of the Prior Art Modularity has gradually become a mainstream trend of electronic devices. For example, a remote terminal unit is an electronic device installed at a field location as part of a monitor/control system for monitoring/controlling field devices. The remote terminal unit usually includes multiple modules, which may include a power module, a switch module, a computing module, and an input/output module, and a common backplane for mounting the multiple modules. However, the conventional remote terminal unit lacks of expandability. Besides, the module and the backplane may be disengaged from each other easily due to environmental vibration, i.e., the conventional remote terminal unit is not robust enough to sustain the environmental vibration. Therefore, an improvement is urgently needed. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an objective of the present invention to provide to a backplane assembly kit, a detachable assembly kit and an electronic device with improved modular designs for solving the aforementioned problems. In order to achieve the aforementioned objective, the present invention discloses a backplane assembly kit. The backplane assembly kit includes a backplane assembly and a latch component. The backplane assembly is configured to allow a detachable assembly to be mounted thereon. The latch component is pivotally disposed on the backplane assembly. At least one end of the latch component is configured to stretch into the detachable assembly through at least one slot formed on the detachable assembly. The at least one end of the latch component engages with the at least one slot for restraining the detachable assembly from being detached from the backplane assembly when the latch component is located at a locking position. According to an embodiment of the present invention, a pivoting axis of the latch component is different from a height direction. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the pivoting axis of the latch component is perpendicular to the height direction. According to an embodiment of the present invention, a cooperating driving structure is formed on the at least one end of the latch component and configured to be abutted for driving the latch component to pivot from the locking position to an unlocking position. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the backplane assembly includes a front cover and a rear cover. A portion of the latch component is located between the front cover and the rear cover. At least one through hole is formed on the front cover, and the at least one end of the latch component protrudes out of the front cover through the at least one through hole and stretches into the detachable assembly through the at least one slot. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the latch component is biased to pivot to the locking position by a resilient component. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the at least one end of the latch component is a hook-shaped structure. In order to achieve the aforementioned objective, the present invention further discloses a detachable assembly kit. The detachable assembly kit includes a detachable assembly and an operating component. The detachable assembly is configured to be detachably assembled with a backplane assembly. At least one slot is formed on the detachable assembly. The operating component is movably disposed on the detachable assembly and configured to drive a latch component to pivot from a locking position to a unlocking position to disengage at least one end of the latch component from the at least one slot for allowing the detachable assembly to be detached from the backplane assembly. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the operating component is pivotally disposed on the detachable assembly. According to an embodiment of the present invention, pivoting axis of the operating component is parallel to a lateral direction and perpendicular to a pivoting axis of the latch component. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the operating component includes an operating portion and a driving portion, and the operating portion is operated to move the operating component to drive the latch component to pivot from the locking position to the unlocking position by the driving portion. According to an embodiment of the present invention, a driving structure is formed on the driving portion,