Patent ID: 9395766
Filing Date: 2016-07-19
CPC Classification: G06F,G11B

Claim Text:
1. A plugging device for driving movement of an electronic component so as to plug and unplug a plug electrical connector of the electronic component into and from a socket electrical connector, said plugging device comprising: a supporting frame including a front end for receiving the socket electrical connector, a rear end opposite to said front end, and two opposite side plates disposed between said front and rear ends; two slide members adapted to be connected respectively to two opposite sides of the electronic component, said slide members being connected slidably and respectively to inner surfaces of said side plates; and an operating member including an operating rod, and two levers extending transversely and respectively from two opposite ends of said operating rod along a same direction, each of said levers including a lever body connected to said operating rod, a fulcrum portion having a cylindrical shape and projecting from an outer surface of said lever body, and a resistance portion connected to a respective one of said slide members, each of said side plates having a pivot hole formed in the center thereof, said fulcrum portion of each of said levers being connected pivotally to said pivot hole in a respective one of said side plates; when said operating member is pivoted rearwardly about said fulcrum portion, said slide members together with the electronic component are driven to slide relative to said supporting frame in a forward direction for plugging the plug electrical connector into the socket electrical connector; and when said operating member is pivoted forwardly about said fulcrum portion, said slide members together with the electronic component are driven to slide relative to said supporting frame in a rearward direction for unplugging the plug electrical connector from the socket electrical connector; wherein said fulcrum portion of each of said levers has a length larger than the thickness of said respective side plate so as to extend through said pivot hole and protrude from an outer surface of said respective side plate, each of said levers further including a stop protrusion that projects from an outer periphery of said fulcrum portion and that is spaced apart from said lever body, said stop protrusion of each of said levers being abuttable against said outer surface of said respective side plate, said pivot hole including a first hole portion to receive said fulcrum portion therethrough, and a second hole portion communicating with said first hole portion to receive said stop protrusion therethrough.