公开(公告)号：EP0959399A2

公开(公告)日：1999-11-24

申请号：EP99303946.0

申请日：1999-05-20

Applicant: Compaq Computer Corporation

Inventor： Della Fiora, Troy A. ,  Kung, Ian ,  Riccio, Daniel J.

IPC: G06F1/18

CPC classification number: G06F1/181

Abstract: A tower computer housing has a molded plastic exterior wall portion with an access opening therein, a molded plastic access door, and a specially designed hinge structure that supports the access door on the housing for pivotal movement relative thereto between closed and open positions in which the door respectively covers and uncovers the access opening. The hinge structure includes spaced pairs of hinge pins and cam arms molded integrally on opposite ends of the access door, and spaced apart first and second resilient mounting and spring tab sets molded integrally with the housing exterior wall portion. Each of these sets includes a resilient mounting tab having a mounting hole therein and positioned between an opposed pair of resilient spring tabs. The door pins are removably snap-fitted into the mounting tab holes, and each of the door cam arms is positioned between and slidingly engages a pair of the spring tabs. When the door is manually pivoted through an initial arc toward a selected one of its closed and open positions, the spring tabs are deflected and function to automatically drive the door through a final arc to its selected position.

Abstract translation: 塔式计算机壳体具有模制的塑料外壁部分，其中具有进入开口，模制的塑料通道门和专门设计的铰链结构，其支撑壳体上的通道门，用于在闭合位置和打开位置之间相对于其枢转运动， 门分别覆盖和揭开出入口。 铰链结构包括一对铰链销和凸轮臂，其一体地模制在进出门的相对端部上，并且间隔开的第一和第二弹性安装件以及与外壳外壁部分一体模制的弹簧片组件。 这些组中的每一个包括弹性安装突片，其中具有安装孔并且定位在相对的弹性弹簧片对之间。 门销可拆卸地卡扣到安装突片孔中，并且每个门凸轮臂都位于两个弹簧片之间并滑动地接合一对弹簧片。 当门手动地通过初始电弧枢转到其闭合和打开位置中的所选择的一个时，弹簧突片被偏转并且用于自动地将门通过最终电弧驱动到其选定位置。

公开(公告)号：EP0959399B1

公开(公告)日：2003-01-02

申请号：EP99303946.0

申请日：1999-05-20

Applicant: Compaq Computer Corporation

Inventor： Della Fiora, Troy A. ,  Kung, Ian ,  Riccio, Daniel J.

IPC: G06F1/18 ,  H05K5/02

CPC classification number: G06F1/181

公开(公告)号：EP0959399A3

公开(公告)日：2000-12-20

申请号：EP99303946.0

申请日：1999-05-20

Applicant: Compaq Computer Corporation

Inventor： Della Fiora, Troy A. ,  Kung, Ian ,  Riccio, Daniel J.

IPC: G06F1/18 ,  H05K5/02

CPC classification number: G06F1/181

Abstract: A tower computer housing has a molded plastic exterior wall portion with an access opening therein, a molded plastic access door, and a specially designed hinge structure that supports the access door on the housing for pivotal movement relative thereto between closed and open positions in which the door respectively covers and uncovers the access opening. The hinge structure includes spaced pairs of hinge pins and cam arms molded integrally on opposite ends of the access door, and spaced apart first and second resilient mounting and spring tab sets molded integrally with the housing exterior wall portion. Each of these sets includes a resilient mounting tab having a mounting hole therein and positioned between an opposed pair of resilient spring tabs. The door pins are removably snap-fitted into the mounting tab holes, and each of the door cam arms is positioned between and slidingly engages a pair of the spring tabs. When the door is manually pivoted through an initial arc toward a selected one of its closed and open positions, the spring tabs are deflected and function to automatically drive the door through a final arc to its selected position.