Patent Publication Number: US-2013229754-A1

Title: Cabinet and cabinet assembly

Description:
BACKGROUND 
     1. Technical Field 
     The present disclosure relates to a cabinet and a cabinet assembly. 
     2. Description of Related Art 
     Server cabinets usually include two opposite L-shaped brackets to support a server. However, when a user pulls the server outwards along the brackets, the user cannot accurately estimate when the server will disengage from the brackets, which may cause the server to fall off the brackets suddenly. 
    
    
     
       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 a partial, exploded, isometric view of an exemplary embodiment of a cabinet assembly. 
         FIG. 2  is an enlarged view of a circled portion II of  FIG. 1 . 
         FIG. 3  is an enlarged view of a circled portion III of  FIG. 1 . 
         FIG. 4  is an assembled, isometric view of the cabinet assembly of  FIG. 1 . 
         FIG. 5  is an enlarged view of a circled portion V of  FIG. 4 . 
         FIG. 6  is similar to  FIG. 4 , but shows the cabinet assembly in another state. 
         FIG. 7  is an enlarged view of a circled portion VII of  FIG. 6 . 
     
    
    
     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. 
       FIG. 1  shows an exemplary embodiment of a cabinet assembly including a cabinet  10  and a server  20 . 
     The server  20  includes two opposite sidewalls  21 . A latching hole  213  is defined in each sidewall  21 , adjacent to the rear end of the sidewall  21 . 
     The cabinet  10  includes two left posts  12  and two right posts  14 . A horizontal bracket  16  is connected between the left posts  12 , and another horizontal bracket  16  is connected between the right posts  14 . Each bracket  16  includes an elongated stop plate  161  and a supporting plate  163  substantially perpendicularly extending inwards from the bottom of the stop plate  161 . Opposite ends of each stop plate  161  are respectively connected to the corresponding left posts  12  or the corresponding right posts  14 . The brackets  16  correspond to each other. The supporting plates  163  are coplanar and extend toward each other. 
     Referring to  FIGS. 2 and 3 , a resilient plate  18  is mounted to the outer surface of each stop plate  161 , adjacent to the front end of the stop plate  161 . Each resilient plate  18  includes a connecting portion  181  connected to the corresponding stop plate  161 , a slanted portion  183  slantingly extending outwards and forwards from the front end of the connecting portion  181 , and a resilient arm  185  extending forwards from the front end of the slanted portion  183 . The resilient arm  185  is substantially parallel to the connecting portion  181 . A through hole  165  is defined in each stop plate  161 , facing the corresponding resilient arm  185 . A latching pole  186  protrudes from the inner surface of each resilient arm  185 . Distal ends of the latching poles  186  respectively extend through the through holes  165 . The front and rear sides of the distal end of each latching pole  186  are cut to form two slanted surfaces  187 . The slanted surfaces  187  of each latching pole  186  extend towards each other in a direction away from the resilient arm  185 . 
     Referring to  FIGS. 4 and 5 , in assembly, the rear end of the server  20  is supported on the front ends of the supporting plates  163 . The server  20  is pushed rearwards, opposite ends of the rear side of the server  20  respectively abut against the slanted surfaces  187  at the front sides of the latching poles  186  to deform the resilient arms  185  outwards. The distal ends of the latching poles  186  respectively engage with the sidewalls  21 . When the latching holes  213  respectively align with the latching poles  186 , the resilient arms  185  are restored to allow the distal ends of the latching poles  186  to respectively engage in the latching holes  213 . The server  20  is stopped. The server  20  is pushed further rearwards, portions of the server  20  bounding the front ends of the latching holes  213  respectively abut against the slanted surfaces  187  at the front sides of the latching poles  186  to further deform the resilient arms  185  outwards. The distal ends of the latching poles  186  respectively disengage from the latching holes  213  and engage with the sidewalls  21 . The server  20  can be completely received in the cabinet  10 . 
     Referring to  FIGS. 6 and 7 , the server  20  is pulled out of the cabinet  10  under a first force by a user. When the latching holes  213  respectively align with the latching poles  186 , the resilient arms  185  are restored to allow the distal ends of the latching poles  186  to respectively engage in the latching holes  213 , to prevent the server  20  from further sliding when the server  20  is slid to a predetermined position. The user is reminded that the server  20  will departs from the brackets  16 . The user carefully holds the server  20  and pulls the server  20  further forwards by a second force greater than the first force. Portions of the server  20  bounding the rear ends of the latching holes  213  respectively abut against the slanted surfaces  187  at the rear sides of the latching poles  186  to deform the resilient arms  185  outwards. The distal ends of the latching poles  186  respectively disengage from the latching holes  213  and engage with the sidewalls  21 . The server  20  can separate from the cabinet  10 . 
     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.