Abstract:
A baffle plate disassembling instrument for an electronic device is disclosed. The baffling plate disassembling instrument for a comprises a handle; a bracket mounted on a top end of the handle; and two engaging members mounted on a top side of the bracket, the two engaging members are configure to be inserted into the baffling plate; wherein a distance between the two engaging members is adjustable according to the baffling plate.

Description:
BACKGROUND 
       [0001]    1. Technical Field 
         [0002]    The present disclosure relates to instruments, and more particularly to a baffling plate disassembling instrument for disassembling baffle plates from an electronic device. 
         [0003]    2. Description of Related Art 
         [0004]    Multiple peripheral components interconnect (PCI) cards are mounted on an electronic device to enhance capability of the electronic device. The electronic device, such as a computer box, includes a plurality of baffling plates to baffle PCI card sockets thereof. When the PCI cards need to be mounted on the electronic device, the baffling plates must be removed from the electronic device firstly 
         [0005]    Generally, a screw driver is used to disassemble the baffling plates from the electronic device. One end of the screw driver is inserted to a slit of the baffling plate and intimately engages with the baffling plate, and another end of the screw driver is swung to disassemble the baffling plate from the electronic device. Because a contact area of the screw driver and the baffling plate is small, a force applied by the screw driver is concentrated on a small area of the baffling plate. So the screw driver must be swung a plurality of times with a large angle to disassemble the baffling plate from the electronic device. This is a time-consuming and not cost effective. In addition, the screw driver is prone to strike the electronic device when it is swung. Thus, stability of the electronic device is adversely affected. 
         [0006]    Accordingly, it is desirable to provide a baffling plate disassembling instrument which can overcome the above described disadvantages. 
     
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         [0007]      FIG. 1  is an isometric, assembled view of a baffling plate disassembling instrument of the present disclosure. 
           [0008]      FIG. 2  is an exploded view of the baffling plate disassembling instrument of  FIG. 1 . 
           [0009]      FIG. 3  is an inverted view of  FIG. 2 . 
           [0010]      FIG. 4  shows the baffling plate disassembling instrument inserted in a baffling plate of an electronic device to disassemble the baffling plate from the electronic device. 
       
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
       [0011]    Referring to  FIG. 1  and  FIG. 4 , a baffling plate disassembling instrument  1  for disassembling a plurality of baffling plates  3  from an electronic device  2  is show. The baffling plate disassembling instrument  1  comprises a bracket  10 , two engaging members  30  mounted on a top side of the bracket  10 , and a handle  50  mounted on a bottom side of the bracket  10 . 
         [0012]    Referring also to  FIGS. 2-3 , the handle  50  is substantially cubical and a mounting hole  51  is defined at a central portion of a top end thereof. The bracket  10  comprises a mounting portion  11  and two supporting portions  13  located at lateral ends of the mounting portion  11 . The mounting portion  11  is rectangular and a size thereof is equal to that of the top end of the handle  50 . A through hole  112  is defined at a central portion of the mounting portion  11 . A bottom surface of the mounting portion  11  abuts the top end of the handle  50 . The through hole  112  is aligned with the mounting hole  51  of the handle  50 . A screw  20  extends through the through hole  112  and engages in the mounting hole  51  of the handle  50  to fix the bracket  10  to the handle  50 . A thickness of the mounting portion  11  is larger than a thickness of each of the two supporting portions  13  to enhance a strength of the mounting portion  11  and the handle  50 . 
         [0013]    Each of the two supporting portions  13  is a rectangular plate and perpendicularly connects a central portion of a top end of the lateral end of the mounting portion  11 . Two spaced through holes  131  are defined in each of the two supporting portions  13  and aligned with each other. Two flanges  15  perpendicularly extend from opposite sides of each of the two supporting portions  13  to sandwich one of the two engaging members  30  therebetween. 
         [0014]    Each of the two engaging members  30  comprises an engaging portion  31  mounted on each of the two supporting portions  13  and a crowbar  33  extending from the engaging portion  31 . The engaging portion  31  is cubical and a blind hole  313  is defined in a lateral end of a bottom portion thereof. The crowbar  33  is mounted on a top surface of the engaging portion  31  and located at a top of the blind hole  313 . The crowbar  33  is a cuneal plate. A thickness of the crowbar  33  is decreased from a bottom end near the engaging portion  31  to an outer end of the crowbar  33 . A length and a width of the bottom end of the crowbar  33  are less than that of the engaging portion  31 . The crowbar  33  is located at a central portion of an outer side of the top surface of the engaging portion  31 . 
         [0015]    When the two engaging members  30  are assembled on the two supporting portions  13 , the engaging portions  31  respectively abut against the two supporting portions  13  and are sandwiched between the two flanges  15 . Two screws  40  respectively, selectively extend through one of the two through holes  131  of each of the two supporting portions  13  and engage in the blind holes  313  of the engaging portions  31  to assemble the two engaging members  30  on the bracket  10 . When the two screws  40  engage in different through holes  131 , a distance between two of the crowbars  33  is different. Thus, the distance between two of the two crowbars  33  is adjustable and the baffling plate disassembling instrument  1  can suitable for different types of baffling plates  3 . It should be understood that the two through holes  131  defined in each of the two supporting portions  13  can be more than two. 
         [0016]    Referring to  FIG. 4  again, each baffling plate  3  is defined two of slits  4  therein. The slits  4  are aligned with each other. When the baffling plate  3  needs to be disassembled from the electronic device  2 , the crowbar  33  of the baffling plate disassembling instrument  1  are respectively inserted in the slits  4  of the baffling plate  3  until the crowbar  33  intimately engage with the baffling plate  3 . The baffling plate disassembling instrument  1  is swung via operating the handle  50 . Because a contact area of the baffling plate disassembling instrument  1  and the baffling plate  3  is increased relative to the conventional screw driver, thus, the baffling plate  3  is easy to be disassembled from the electronic device  2 . 
         [0017]    Furthermore, two elastic bumpers  70  respectively surround the two supporting portions  13  of the bracket  10  therein. Each of the two bumpers  70  comprises a rectangular base plate  71  and two sidewalls  73  slantwise extending from opposite sides of the base plate  71 . The base plate  71  is arranged on a bottom surface of each of the two supporting portions  13  and an inner end thereof abuts the mounting portion  11  of the bracket  10 . Each of the two sidewalls  73  is arranged on an outer surface of each of the two flanges  15 , and intimately abuts against the outer surfaces of the two flanges  15 . Two receiving holes  713  are defined in the base plate  71  to receive a part of one of the two screws  40  therein. The two bumpers  70  are used to mitigate impact between the baffling plate disassembling instrument  1  and the electronic device  2 . 
         [0018]    It is to be understood, however, that even though numerous characteristics and advantages of the disclosure have been set forth in the foregoing description, together with details of the structure and function 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.