Detachable assembly

A detachable assembly including a body and a panel is provided. The body is suitable for being disposed on a carrying surface, and the body includes a bottom plate and at least one first supporting element. The bottom plate has at least one opening having a first side and a second side. The first supporting element is connected to the first side of the opening. The first supporting element is at an angle with the bottom plate. The panel is detachably disposed at the body. The panel has a bottom portion and at least one second supporting element disposed on the bottom portion. When the panel is partially detached from the body, the second supporting element passes through the opening and leans against the first supporting element and the second side of the opening so that the panel will not drop and cause some damage.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention generally relates to an assembly, and more particularly, to a detachable assembly.

2. Description of Related Art

As far as computer casings are concerned, one way of assembling a casing is different from another way of assembling another casing because many new designed casings are produced. When a user needs to add a new electronic component (for example, an interface card) or do some repair, a portion of the casing must normally be detached.

FIG. 1is a schematic side view of a conventional casing. As shown inFIG. 1, a conventional casing100includes a body110and a front panel120. The front panel120is detachably disposed at the body110and can be locked to the body110through a number of screws (not shown).

However, the detached front panel120may easily drop and produce some damage when the user tris to detach the front panel120from the body110.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Accordingly, the present invention provides a detachable assembly having a detachable panel that may lean against a body.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a detachable assembly including a body and a panel is provided. The body is suitable for being disposed on a carrying surface, and the body includes a bottom plate and at least one first supporting element. The bottom plate has at least one opening and the opening has a first side and a second side. The first supporting element is connected to the first side of the opening. The first supporting element is at an angle with the bottom plate. The panel is detachably disposed at the body. The panel has a bottom portion and at least one second supporting element disposed on the bottom portion. When the panel is partially detached from the body, the second supporting element passes through the opening and leans against the first supporting element and the second side of the opening.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the opening may be a rectangular opening, and the first side is opposite to the second side.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the first supporting element may have a supporting portion and at least a notch. The notch extends from a third side of the supporting portion toward the first side of the opening. The second supporting element may have at least one first protrusion and one second protrusion. When the panel is partially detached from the body, the first protrusion passes through the opening and the notch and leans against a fourth side of the notch, and the second protrusion passes through the opening and leans against the third side of the supporting portion and the second side of the opening. In addition, the second protrusion is substantially perpendicular to the first protrusion. Moreover, the first supporting element may have two notches, and the second supporting element may have two first protrusions. When the panel is partially detached from the body, each of the first protrusions passes through the opening and one of the notches and leans against the fourth side of one of the notches.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the panel may further have a top portion and a fastener disposed on the top portion. When the panel is disposed on the body, the fastener locks the body.

Accordingly, because the second supporting element of the panel passes through the opening of the bottom plate and leans against the first supporting element of the bottom plate and the second side of the opening when the panel is partially detached from the body, the panel will not drop and produce possible damage. In addition, because the fastener on the panel locks the body when the panel is disposed on the body, the panel may be detached from the body or assembled to the body easily.

In order to make the aforementioned and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention comprehensible, preferred embodiments accompanied with figures are described in detail below.

DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS

FIG. 2is a schematic side view of a detachable assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention.FIG. 3is a schematic perspective view of the detachable assembly inFIG. 2. As shown inFIGS. 2 and 3, the detachable assembly200of the present embodiment may be a casing, for example, a computer casing. The detachable assembly200includes a body210and a panel220. The body210is suitable for being disposed on a carrying surface C. The body210includes a bottom plate212and at least one first supporting element214(two are shown inFIG. 3).

FIG. 4is a schematic perspective view of the body inFIG. 3. As shown inFIG. 4, the bottom plate212has at least one opening212a(two are shown inFIG. 4), and each opening212ahas two sides S1and S2. In the present embodiment, each opening212amay be a rectangular opening and the side S1of each opening212ais opposite to the corresponding side S2. In addition, each first supporting element214is connected to the side S1of the corresponding opening212a. More specifically, according to the relative locations shown inFIG. 4, the left first supporting element214is connected to the side S1of the left opening212a, and the right first supporting element214is connected to the side S1of the right opening212a. Furthermore, each first supporting element214is at an angle with the bottom plate212. In other words, each first supporting element214is inclined with the bottom plate212.

In the present embodiment, each first supporting element214may have a supporting portion214aand at least one notch214b(two are shown inFIG. 4). The notches214bof each first supporting element214extend from a side S3of the corresponding supporting portion214atoward the side S1of the corresponding opening212a. More specifically, according to the relative locations shown inFIG. 4, the notches214bof the left first supporting element214extend from the side S3of the supporting portion214aof the left first supporting element214toward the side S1of the left opening212a. Similarly, the notches214bof the right first supporting element214extend from the side S3of the supporting portion214aof the right first supporting element214toward the side S1of the right opening212a.

FIG. 5is a schematic perspective view of the panel inFIG. 3. As shown inFIG. 5, the panel220has a bottom portion222and at least one second supporting element224(two are shown inFIG. 5) disposed on the bottom portion222. In the present embodiment, each second supporting element224may have at least one first protrusion224a(two are shown inFIG. 5) and one second protrusion224b. In addition, the first protrusions224aof each second supporting element224are substantially perpendicular to the corresponding second protrusion224b. More specifically, according to the relative locations inFIG. 5, the first protrusions224aof the left upper second supporting element224are substantially perpendicular to the second protrusion224bof the left upper second supporting element224. Similarly, the first protrusions224aof the right lower second supporting element224are substantially perpendicular to the second protrusion224bof the right lower second supporting element224.

As shown inFIGS. 3,4and5, when the pane220is partially detached from the body210, each of the second supporting elements224passes through the corresponding opening212aand leans against the corresponding first supporting element224and the side S2of the corresponding opening212a. More specifically, in the present embodiment, when the panel220is partially detached from the body210, each of the first protrusions224aof each second supporting element224passes through the corresponding opening212aand the corresponding notch214band leans against a side S4of the corresponding notch214b, and the second protrusion224bof each second supporting element224passes through the corresponding opening212aand leans against the side S3of the corresponding supporting portion214aand the side S2of the corresponding opening212a.

Because each of the second supporting elements224passes through the corresponding opening212aand leans against the corresponding first supporting element214and the side S2of the corresponding opening212awhen the pane220is partially detached from the body210, the panel220will not drop and produce possible damage.

FIG. 6is another schematic perspective view of the detachable assembly inFIG. 2.FIG. 7is a schematic perspective view of the panel inFIG. 6disposed on the body. As shown inFIGS. 6 and 7, in the present embodiment, the panel220may further have a top portion226and a fastener228disposed on the top portion226. When the panel220is disposed on the body210, the fastener228locks the body210.

Because the fastener228locks the body210when the panel220is disposed on the body210, the panel220is easier to be detached from the body210or assembled to the body210.

In summary, the detachable assembly of the present invention has at least the following advantages:

1. Because each of the second supporting elements of the panel passes through the corresponding opening of the base plate and leans against the corresponding first supporting element of the base plate and the side of the corresponding opening when the panel is partially detached from the body, the panel will not drop and produce possible damage.

2. Because the fastener on the panel locks the body when the panel is disposed on the body, the panel is easier to be detached from the body or assembled to the body.