Patent Publication Number: US-2013237082-A1

Title: Electronic device having assisting apparatus for unplugging rj-45 connector

Description:
BACKGROUND 
     1. Technical Field 
     The present disclosure relates generally to electronic devices and, particularly, to an electronic device having an assisting apparatus for unplugging a Registered Jack-45 (RJ-45) connector. 
     2. Description of Related Art 
     RJ-45 connectors are widely used in network communication. However, unplugging an RJ-45 connector manually from a connector of an electronic device can be difficult and inconvenient because of limited space for maneuver. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       Many aspects of the present embodiments can be better understood with reference 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 present embodiments. Moreover, in the drawings, all the views are schematic, and like reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views. 
         FIG. 1  is an exploded, isometric view of an exemplary embodiment of an electronic device together with a Registered Jack-45 (RJ-45) connector, wherein the electronic device includes an assisting apparatus for unplugging the RJ-45 connector, and the assisting apparatus includes a press member. 
         FIG. 2  is an enlarged, inverted view of the press member of  FIG. 1 . 
         FIG. 3  is an assembled, isometric view of the assisting apparatus of  FIG. 1  from another perspective. 
         FIGS. 4 and 5  are assembled, isometric views of the electronic device and the RJ-45 connector of  FIG. 1  in different states and perspectives. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     The disclosure, including the accompanying drawings, is illustrated by way of example and not by way of limitation. 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 and 4  show an exemplary embodiment of an electronic device including a chassis  20  and an assisting apparatus for unplugging a Registered Jack-45 (RJ-45) connector  10 . The assisting apparatus includes a fixing member  30 , a press member  40 , and a torsion spring  50 . 
     The chassis  20  includes a sidewall  21 . A connector  210  is mounted inside the chassis  20  and exposed through the sidewall  21 . A fixing hole  213  and a latching slot  215  are defined in the sidewall  21  adjacent to a side of the connector  210 . 
     The RJ-45 connector  10  is connected to the connector  210 . A resilient plate  12  slantingly extends up and back from a front end of a top of the RJ-45 connector  10  for engaging with a sidewall of the connector  210 . 
     The fixing member  30  includes a fixing plate  31 , two side plates  33  respectively extending back from opposite ends of the fixing plate  31  in a substantially perpendicular manner, a latching plate  35  extending forward from the top of the fixing plate  31 , and a stop plate  37  extending back from the bottom of the fixing plate  31 . A through hole  312  is defined in a middle of the fixing plate  31 . A first pivot hole  332  is defined in a middle of each side plate  33 . A latching hole  371  (see  FIG. 3 ) is defined in the stop plate  37 , adjacent to one of the side plates  33 . 
     Referring to  FIG. 2 , the press member  40  includes a main body  41  and two arms  43  respectively extending down from opposite sides of the front portion of the main body  41  in a substantially perpendicular manner. A second pivot hole  432  is defined in each arm  43 , adjacent to the front end of the arm  43 . A press portion  45  extends outward from one of the opposite sides of the front portion of the main body  41 . 
     Referring to  FIGS. 3 and 4 , in assembly, the latching plate  35  is inserted into the latching slot  215 . A fastener  70  is extended through the through hole  312  and the fixing hole  213 , to fix the fixing plate  31  to the sidewall  21 . The arms  43  respectively contact the inner surfaces of the side plates  33 , to allow the second pivot holes  432  to align with the first pivot holes  332 . A shaft  60  is extended through one of the first pivot holes  332 , one of the second pivot holes  432 , the torsion spring  50 , the other second pivot hole  432 , and the other first pivot hole  332  in that order, to pivotably connect the press member  40  to the fixing member  30 . A first end of the torsion spring  50  is inserted into the latching hole  371 , and a second end of the torsion spring  50  abuts against the inner surface of the main body  41 . When the torsion spring  50  is in an original state, the press portion  45  is horizontally arranged above the resilient plate  12 . 
     Referring to  FIG. 5 , to unplug the RJ-45 connector  10  from the connector  210 , the rear end of the main body  41  is pressed down to allow the rear end of the press portion  45  to rotate downwards. The resilient plate  12  is pressed down by the press portion  45  to disengage from the connector  210 . Thereby, the RJ-45 connector  10  can be detached from the connector  210 . 
     Even though numerous characteristics and advantages of the embodiments have been set forth in the foregoing description, together with details of the structure and the functions of the embodiments, the disclosure is illustrative only, and changes may be made in details, especially in the matters of shape, size, and arrangement of parts within the principles of the embodiments to the full extent indicated by the broad general meaning of the terms in which the appended claims are expressed.