Abstract:
An electronic device enclosure includes a rear plate defining a through hole, a side plate having a hook, a clipping device, and a rotating device. The clipping device includes a clipping member and a first resilient member. The clipping member may slide relative to the rear plate between a lock position and an unlock position. When the clipping member is located in the clock position, the hook is engaged in the through hole. When the clipping member is located in the unlock position, the hook is disengaged from the through hole. The rotating device is rotatably coupled to the side plate and may drive the clipping member to slide from the lock position to the unlock position. The first resilient member may drive the clipping member to slide from the unlock position to the lock position.

Description:
BACKGROUND 
     1. Technical Field 
     The present disclosure relates to an electronic device enclosure. 
     2. Description of Related Art 
     An electronic device enclosure, such as a personal computer case, often includes a base and a side plate secured to the base with a plurality of screws. Using screws is very laborious and time-consuming. Therefore, there is room for improvement within the art. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       Many aspects of the embodiments can be better understood with references to the following drawings. The components in the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale, the emphasis instead being placed upon clearly illustrating the principles of the embodiments. Moreover, in the drawings, like reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views. 
         FIG. 1  is an isometric view of an electronic device enclosure in accordance with an embodiment. 
         FIG. 2  is an exploded, isometric view of a base and a clipping device of the electronic device enclosure of  FIG. 1 . 
         FIG. 3  is an exploded, isometric view of a side plate and a rotating device of the electronic device enclosure of  FIG. 1 . 
         FIG. 4  is a partially assembled view of  FIG. 3 . 
         FIG. 5  is an assembled view of  FIG. 3 . 
         FIG. 6  is a side view of a rear plate of the base and the clipping device of  FIG. 1 , showing the clipping device located in a locked position. 
         FIG. 7  is similar to  FIG. 6 , but showing the clipping device located in an unlocked position. 
         FIG. 8  is an assembled view of  FIG. 1 . 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     The disclosure is illustrated by way of example and not by way of limitation in the figures of the accompanying drawings in which like references indicate similar elements. It should be noted that references to “an” or “one” embodiment in this disclosure are not necessarily to the same embodiment, and such references mean at least one. 
       FIGS. 1-5  illustrate an electronic device enclosure in accordance with an embodiment. The electronic device enclosure includes a base  20 , a clipping device  30  attached to the base  20 , a side plate  40  attached to the base  20 , and a rotating device  50  rotatably attached to the side plate  40 . 
     Referring to  FIG. 2 , the base  20  includes a bottom plate  21 , a front plate  23 , a rear plate  25 , a first side plate  27 , and a second side plate  29 . The front plate  23  and the rear plate  25  are connected to two opposite sides of the bottom plate  21 . The first side plate  27  and the second side plate  29  are connected to another two opposite sides of the bottom plate  21 . The front plate  23 , the rear plate  25 , the first side plate  27  and the second side plate  29  are substantially perpendicular to the bottom plate  21 . A front plate flange  231  extends from a top edge of the front plate  23  and towards inside of the base  20 . A rear plate flange  251  extends from a top edge of the rear plate  25  and towards inside of the base  20 . A first side plate flange  271  extends from a top edge of the first side plate  27  and towards inside of the base  20 . A second side plate flange  291  extends from a top edge of the second side plate  29  and towards inside of the base  20 . A clipping hole  2511  is defined in the rear plate flange  251 . 
     Referring to  FIG. 6 , two spaced posts  253  protrude from an interior side of the rear plate  25  and are adjacent to the rear plate flange  251 . The rear plate  25  defines two through holes  255  beside the two posts  253  as shown in  FIG. 1 . The two through holes  255  and the two posts  253  are arranged substantially in a line. An upper limiting portion  257  is defined above each of the two through holes  255 . A lower limiting portion  258  is defined below each of the two through holes  255 . The two upper limiting portions  257  are arranged substantially in a line. The two lower limiting portions  258  are arranged substantially in a line. A first hook portion  259  is located beside the left through hole  255  and flush with the left through hole  255 . 
     Referring to  FIG. 2  again, the clipping device  30  includes a clipping member  31  and a first resilient member  33 . In some embodiments, the first resilient member  33  is an extension spring. The clipping member  31  has a substantially rectangular shape. A clipping portion  311  is located in the middle of a top edge of the clipping member  31 . The clipping member  31  defines two sliding holes  313  beside the clipping portion  311 . Two clipping holes  315  are defined beside the two sliding holes  313 . A second hook portion  317  is located at the left end of the clipping member  31 . A plurality of cutouts  319  are defined in the top and bottom edges of the clipping member  31 . 
     Referring to  FIGS. 3 and 4 , a side plate flange  41  extends from an edge of the side plate  40 . The side plate flange  41  is bent with two hooks  411  extending towards inside of the side plate flange  41 . The two hooks  411  are located in a plane substantially parallel to the side plate  40 . The side plate flange  41  includes a recess portion  43  adjacent to the side plate flange  41 . A rotating hole  4311  and a first mounting hole  4313  are defined a bottom portion  431  of the recess portion  43 . 
     The rotating device  50  includes a handle  51 , a driving lever  53 , and a second resilient member  55 . The driving lever  53  is attached to the handle  51 . The resilient member  55  is mounted to the handle  51 . The handle  51  includes an operating portion  511  and a supporting portion  513 . The supporting portion  513  protrudes from the operating portion  511 . The handle  51  further includes a sliding portion  5111  and a rotating portion  5113  nested in the supporting portion  513 . The rotating portion  5113  is substantially cylinder-shaped. The rotating portion  5113  defines a pivot hole  5115  as shown in  FIG. 4 . A first blocking tab  5131  and a second blocking tab  5133  protrude from an interior side of the supporting portion  513  and surround the rotating portion  5113 . The first blocking tab  5131  is substantially perpendicular to the second blocking tab  5133 . 
     The driving lever  53  includes a mounting portion  531 , a bent portion  533 , and a sliding shaft  535 . A second mounting hole  5311  is defined in the center of the mounting portion  531 . The bent portion  533  extends from the mounting portion  531  and is connected to the sliding shaft  535 . The driving lever  53  is substantially comma-shaped. 
     The second resilient member  55  includes a first end  551  and a second end  553 . In certain embodiments, the second resilient member  55  is a torsional spring. 
       FIG. 8  illustrates an assembly of the electronic device enclosure in accordance with an embodiment. In assembly, the clipping device  30  is mounted to the base  20 . The clipping device  30  is placed parallel to the rear plate  25 . The clipping portion  311  of the clipping member  31  extends through the clipping hole  2511  of the rear plate flange  251 . The clipping member  31  is adjusted to make the upper limiting portions  257  and the lower limiting portions  258  of the rear plate  25  extend through the cutouts  319  of the clipping member  31 . The two posts  253  of the rear plate  25  are received in the two sliding holes  313  of the clipping member  31 . Thus, the top and bottom edges of the clipping member  31  are received and limited by the upper limiting portions  257  and the lower limiting portions  258 , hence the clipping member  31  is slidable relative to the rear plate  25 . When the upper limiting portions  257  and the lower limiting portions  258  are positioned away from the cutouts  319  by sliding the clipping member  31 , the clipping member  31  is prevented from moving away from the rear plate  25 . One end of the first resilient member  33  is connected to the first hook portion  259  and the other end of the first resilient member  33  is connected to the second hook portion  317 . The first resilient member  33  is mounted between the clipping member  31  and the first hook portion  259 . Thereby, the clipping device  30  is mounted to the rear plate  25 . 
     The second resilient member  55  is placed around the rotating portion  5113  of the handle  51 . The first end  551  of the second resilient member  55  abuts the first blocking tab  5131 . The second end  553  of the second resilient member  55  abuts the second blocking tab  5133 . The sliding portion  5111  extends through the rotating hole  4311  of the recess portion  43  and is clipped by the bottom portion  431  of the recess portion  43 . The handle  51  is adjusted to make the rotating portion  5113  be inserted and received in the first mounting hole  4313 . The second mounting hole  5311  of the mounting portion  531  is aligned with the rotating hole  4311  of the recess portion  43 . A locking member  60 , such as a bolt, is inserted into the second mounting hole  5311  and the pivot hole  5115  of the rotating portion  5113  thereby mounting the driving lever  53  to the handle  51 . The bent portion  533  abuts the recess portion  43 . The sliding shaft  535  is substantially parallel to the side plate  40 . Thus, the rotating device  50  is rotatably mounted to the side plate  40 . 
     The side plate  40  is placed above the base  20  and contacts the first side plate flange  271  and the second plate flange  291  of the base  20 . The rotating device  50  and the side plate flange  41  are close to the rear plate  25 . The operating portion  511  of the handle  51  is pulled or pushed to make the sliding portion  5111  slide in the rotating hole  4311  thereby rotating the handle  51  in a first direction (e.g. a clockwise direction) about an axis substantially perpendicular to the side plate  40 . The first blocking tab  5131  abuts and pushes the first end  551  of the second resilient member  55  so as to elastically deform the second resilient member  55 . The driving lever  53  is moved in the first direction by the operating portion  511  thereby driving the clipping member  31  to slide in a third direction parallel to the side plate  40  and elastically deforming the first resilient member  33 . The side plate  40  is pushed towards the front plate  23  until the two hooks  411  extend through the two through holes  255  and the two clipping holes  315 . Thus, the clipping device  31  is located in an unlocked position as shown in  FIG. 7 . When the operating portion  511  is released, the second resilient member  55  rebounds and pushes the operating portion  511  to rotate in a second direction (e.g. an counterclockwise direction) opposite to the first direction. The driving lever  53  is moved in the second direction by the operating portion  511  and is disengaged from the clipping portion  311  of the clipping member  31 . The first resilient member  33  rebounds and drives the clipping member  31  to slide in a fourth direction opposite to the third direction until the two hooks  41  are clipped by the clipping member  31 . Thus, the clipping member  31  is located in a locked position as shown in  FIG. 6 . 
     In disassembly, the operating portion  511  of the handle  51  is operated to rotate relative to the rotating portion  5113 . The driving lever  53  is rotated and exerts a pushing force to the clipping portion  311  thereby sliding the clipping member  31  so as to disengage the clipping member  31  from the two hooks  411 . When the side plate  40  is pulled towards the rear plate  25 , the side plate  40  can be disassembled from the base  20 . 
     It is to be understood, however, that even though numerous characteristics and advantages have been set forth in the foregoing description of embodiments, together with details of the structures and functions of the embodiments, the disclosure is illustrative only and changes may be made in detail, especially in matters of shape, size, and arrangement of parts within the principles of the disclosure to the full extent indicated by the broad general meaning of the terms in which the appended claims are expressed.