Patent ID: 8096626

Claim:
A latching mechanism for folding drive bay door, comprising: a cover panel configured for covering an entrance of an electronic device, the cover panel forming two pivotally rotatable portions on opposite ends thereof; two brackets fixed to the electronic device, each of the brackets defining a guiding hole for receiving one of the pivotally rotatable portions of the cover panel; at least one link member, one end of each of the at least one link member rotatably connected to the cover panel; a rotatable member rotatably connected to the brackets, a second end of each of the at least one link member rotatably connected to the rotatable member; and at least one elastic member, two ends of each of the at least one elastic member resisting one of the two brackets and the rotatable member correspondingly, wherein the latching mechanism further comprises a rolling subassembly, the rolling subassembly includes a sleeve and a rolling member; the sleeve is fixed to the electronic device; the rolling subassembly is rotatably connected to the cover panel, and the rolling member rolls in the sleeve.