Patent ID: 6879484
Filing Date: 2005-04-12
Classification: G06F,G11B

Abstract:
1. A frame mechanism for facilitating replacement of an electronic device from a computer comprising: a pivotal, parallelepiped frame comprising a mounting side for installing the electronic device therethrough, a first engagement member on a top side thereof perpendicular to and distal from the mounting side, a second engagement member on the top side thereof, a third engagement member on the top side thereof, and a pivot member on a sidewall thereof perpendicular to and proximate the mounting side; and a parallelepiped computer case comprising a parallelepiped cavity above a bottom thereof by a distance, a first mating engagement member on a top side thereof perpendicular to and distal from an opening of the cavity, a second mating engagement member on the top side thereof, a third mating engagement member on the top side thereof, and a mating pivot member on a sidewall of the cavity perpendicular to the top side of the cavity, wherein, while the frame being mounted inside the computer case through the cavity, the pivot member of the frame and the mating pivot member of the cavity are pivotally coupled together enabling the frame to pivot about the connection of the pivot member and the mating pivot member, and the first engagement member, the second engagement member, and the third engagement member of the frame are respectively snapped to the first mating engagement member, the second mating engagement member, and the third mating engagement member while the frame being pivotally rotated a predetermined angle, thereby projecting the mounting side of the frame from the cavity to the outside of the computer, wherein the frame further comprises a pivotal snapping piece at the sidewall thereof proximate the top side thereof, and further comprising a snapping member at an edge of the cavity, the snapping member being disposed corresponding to the snapping piece when the first engagement member, the second engagement member, and the third engagement member of the frame are snapped into the first mating engagement member, the second mating engagement member, and the third mating engagement member of the computer case respectively so that the snapping piece is capable of pivoting for snapping into the snapping member, thereby fastening the frame in the cavity.