Patent Abstract:
An electronic device enclosure includes a chassis and a cover. The chassis includes a fixing post and defines a receiving space configured to receive a storage device. The cover defines a latching hole. The fixing post is engaged in the latching hole to engage the cover with the chassis and cover the receiving space when no storage device is in the receiving space.

Full Description:
BACKGROUND 
       [0001]    1. Technical Field 
         [0002]    The present disclosure relates to electronic device enclosures, more particularly to an electronic device enclosure with a cover. 
         [0003]    2. Description of Related Art 
         [0004]    A server system may include a plurality of data storage devices. The storage devices are installed together on a chassis. Any voids created by the removal or absence of one or more of the storage devices can adversely effect heat dissipation of the server system. 
         [0005]    Therefore, there is room for improvement within the art. 
     
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         [0006]    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. 
           [0007]      FIG. 1  is an exploded, isometric view of an embodiment of an electronic device enclosure and data storage devices. 
           [0008]      FIG. 2  is an exploded view of a cover of  FIG. 1 . 
           [0009]      FIG. 3  is an enlarged view of a circled portion III of  FIG. 1 . 
           [0010]      FIG. 4  is an assembled view of the electronic device enclosure and storage devices of  FIG. 1 . 
           [0011]      FIG. 5  is a cross-sectional, cutaway view, taken along line V-V of  FIG. 4 . 
       
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
       [0012]    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. 
         [0013]      FIG. 1  illustrates an electronic device enclosure in accordance with an embodiment. The electronic device enclosure includes a chassis  10  and a plurality of covers  50 . In one embodiment, the electronic device is a server system. 
         [0014]    The chassis  10  includes a bottom plate  11  and two side plates  13 . The two side plates  13  extend from opposite sides of the bottom plate  11 . The two side plates  13  are substantially parallel to each other and perpendicular to the bottom plate  11 . Two dividing plates  15  are extend from the bottom plate  11  to provide receiving areas for data storage devices. The two dividing plates  15  are in a same plane. The plane is substantially parallel to the two side plates  13  and perpendicular to the bottom plate  11 . The two dividing plates  15 , each of the side plates  13 , and the bottom plate  11  cooperatively define a receiving space  113 . The receiving space  113  can receive a storage device  20 . The storage device  20  may be a hard disk drive, compact disk read-only memory (CD-ROM) drive, digital video disc (DVD) drive, floppy disk drive, for example. Two fixing posts  131  protrude from each of the two side plates  13  and each of the two dividing plates  15  corresponding to the receiving space  113 . 
         [0015]    Referring to  FIG. 2 , each of the plurality of covers  50  includes a top wall  51 , two sidewalls  53 , a front wall  55 , and a back wall. The top wall  51  defines an opening  511 . Users can conveniently lift up each of the covers  50  via the opening  511 . The two sidewalls  53  extend upwards from opposite edges of the top wall  51 . The two sidewalls  53  are substantially parallel to each other and perpendicular to the top wall  51 . The front wall  55  and the back wall extend upwards from other opposite edges of the top wall  51 . Each of the two sidewalls  53  defines two cutouts  531 . Two clipping arms  533  are formed on each of the two cutouts  531  and cooperatively define a latching hole  535  corresponding to each of the two fixing posts  131 . In one embodiment, the two clipping arms  533  substantially form a U-shape. The latching hole  535  includes a wide portion  5353  and a narrow portion  5351  communicating with the wide portion  5353 . A width of the wide portion  5353  is greater than a width of the narrow portion  5351 . 
         [0016]    When none of the storage device  20  is received in the receiving space  113 , one of the covers  50  is put in the empty receiving space  113 . This is done by aligning the latching holes  535  with the corresponding fixing posts  131  and pushing down on each of the covers  50  to deform the two clipping arms  533  until the fixing posts  131  extend through the wide portions  5353  to be engaged into the narrow portions  5351 . After the fixing posts  131  are engaged, the clipping arms  533  rebound to clip the fixing posts  131 . Each of the covers  50  is thereby secured to the chassis  10 . 
         [0017]    To install the storage device  20  in the receiving space  113  of the chassis  10 , an acting force is applied to each of the covers  50  to move each of the covers  50  away from the bottom plate  11  causing the fixing posts  131  to be removed from the narrow portions  5351  to the wide portions  5353 . Each of the covers  50  is thereby detached from the chassis  10 . 
         [0018]    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 the 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.

Technology Classification (CPC): 6