US5558527A
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Two-stage ejecting device for expansion slots
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1994-12-06
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Granted: 1996-09-24
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Expires: 2014-12-06
Abstract
Abstract The present invention is a two-stage ejecting device for the expansion slot of a computer; the device consists of a main setting, a push rod, and a drive link, wherein the rod contains a pivot arm whose position is in accordance with a guidance on the main setting; the coupling between the arm and the guidance leads to the formation of a two-stage ejecting device in that the push rod is fully contained in the computer case under normal condition and it can be activated to extend out of the case to the operator's convenience under the condition that the ejection of a cartridge is needed.
Inventors
- 👤 Carol S. M. Lin
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 20:52
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R13/00; H01R13/62; H01R13/629; H01R13/633; G; G06; G06K; G06K13/00; G06K13/02; G06K13/08
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
266 words
A two-stage ejecting device for the expansion slot of a computer, comprising a main setting, a push rod having a lower surface, and a drive link; said device further comprising: a cut-off section disposed approximately in the middle of the bottom side of said push rod; a pivot bolt formed at one end of said cut-off section; and a pivot arm, having a lower surface and including a base end and a free end, connected to said cut-off section at said pivot bolt through a hole at the base end of said pivot arm, allowing the to free end of said pivot arm to undergo a swing movement; and a guide bolt formed on the lower surface of said pivot arm at said free end; the swing movement of the free end of said pivot arm including a slight movement in a longitudinal direction; and with the lower surface of said pivot arm and the lower surface of said push rod in alignment in a plane, said guide bolt extends outwardly from said plane; and a ring guidance formed on a contact surface between a slide channel of said main setting and the lower surface of said pivot arm and defining a path; and a holding formed in the middle of a bottom side of said ring guidance by an inwardly tilting of the path of said guidance, said guide bolt passing said holding to one side when being driven; and a top side of the path defined by said ring guidance providing movement of said guide bolt to a side opposite to said one side.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
266 words
A two-stage ejecting device for the expansion slot of a computer, comprising a main setting, a push rod having a lower surface, and a drive link; said device further comprising: a cut-off section disposed approximately in the middle of the bottom side of said push rod; a pivot bolt formed at one end of said cut-off section; and a pivot arm, having a lower surface and including a base end and a free end, connected to said cut-off section at said pivot bolt through a hole at the base end of said pivot arm, allowing the to free end of said pivot arm to undergo a swing movement; and a guide bolt formed on the lower surface of said pivot arm at said free end; the swing movement of the free end of said pivot arm including a slight movement in a longitudinal direction; and with the lower surface of said pivot arm and the lower surface of said push rod in alignment in a plane, said guide bolt extends outwardly from said plane; and a ring guidance formed on a contact surface between a slide channel of said main setting and the lower surface of said pivot arm and defining a path; and a holding formed in the middle of a bottom side of said ring guidance by an inwardly tilting of the path of said guidance, said guide bolt passing said holding to one side when being driven; and a top side of the path defined by said ring guidance providing movement of said guide bolt to a side opposite to said one side.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
50 words
The arrangement of claim 1, wherein said cut-off section has a depth and wherein; the coupling between the hole of said pivot arm and the pivot bolt of said cut-off section is a loose joint, because said pivot arm has a thickness smaller than the depth of said cut-off section.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
37 words
The arrangement of claim 1, wherein contact between a stop of said push rod and an upper end of said main setting when said push rod is ejected upward defines a starting position of said push rod.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
The arrangement of claim 1, wherein: a positioning of said guide in the holding on the bottom side of said ring guidance defines an end position of said push rod.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
26 words
The arrangement of claim 1, wherein: a wedge is formed on the top side of said ring guidance at an entrance to said opposite side thereof.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
138 words
The arrangement of claim 1, wherein: the base end of said pivot arm connected through a hole to the pivot bolt of said cut-off section of said push rod comprises a circular arc centered at the hole; and said arrangement further comprises: a recess surface formed on one side of said push rod, substantially over the range of said cut-off section and having an upper end, a rabbet being formed at the upper end of said recess surface; a part of said circular arc of the base end of said pivot arm which extends above said recess surface; and a spring plate having a spring bottom inserted into said rabbet of said push rod and a spring top elastically touching said part of said circular arc of the base end of said pivot arm over said recess surface.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
29 words
The arrangement of claim 6, wherein: a dent is formed on one side of said pivot arm along an extended tangent from one end point of said circular arc.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
22 words
The arrangement of claim 6, wherein: the base end of said pivot arm contacts said spring plate with a roughened contact surface.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
102 words
The arrangement of claim 1, wherein: a section of a longitudinal slot in said main setting forms one side of said ring guidance and is widened outwardly to form an enlarged section and wherein a rabbet is formed at the upper end of said enlarged section; said arrangement further including a guide rod having a base fixed at said rabbet; said guide rod extending along and in parallel with a side wall of said longitudinal slot, and said guide rod having a free end tilted to approach or to slightly contact an entrance portion of a transverse slot of said ring guidance.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
30 words
The arrangement of claim 9, wherein said ring guidance has a depth and wherein; said guide rod has a width which does not exceed the depth of said ring guidance.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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