Patent ID: 8391004

Claim:
A latching module configured to be attached and fixed to a unit, the unit being designed to be detachably installed in an electronic apparatus along a predetermined direction, the electronic apparatus having an engaged portion, the latching module comprising: a base member formed with a cam groove, the base member being configured to be fixed to the unit so that the base member is unable to move relative to the unit; an operative member supported by the base member so as to be projectable outwardly in the predetermined direction from the base member; a locking member having an engagement portion and a pivot portion, the engagement portion being to be engaged with the engaged portion, the locking member being supported by the base member so that the engagement portion is pivotable on the pivot portion from an engaged position to a released position, the engaged position being a position where the engagement portion is able to be engaged with the engaged portion, the released position being a position where the engagement portion is unable to be engaged with the engaged portion; a lock urge member arranged to urge the locking member toward the engaged position; and a release mechanism designed to force the locking member to pivot on the pivot portion to the released position upon the projection of the operative member.