Electricity: electrical systems and devices – Housing or mounting assemblies with diverse electrical... – For electronic systems and devices
Patent
1999-01-21
1999-12-28
Picard, Leo P.
Electricity: electrical systems and devices
Housing or mounting assemblies with diverse electrical...
For electronic systems and devices
361685, 361683, 361731, 361732, 361747, 312333, 369 751, 292137, H05K 716, H05K 500, G06F 116
Patent
active
06008992&
ABSTRACT:
The present invention provides a locking device having a simplified and energy saving configuration that assures to prevent an unintentional erroneous removal of a container case in operation mode from an apparatus main body. The locking device comprises: first engagement device which is an engagement hole 10 provided in an electronic apparatus main body 1; and second engagement device provided in a disc container case 2 that is inserted into and removed from the electronic apparatus through an opening 1a of the electronic apparatus main body 1. The second engagement device includes a movable engagement piece 21 constituted to be movable toward the engagement hole 10 and a movement urging mechanism 23 for urging this movable engagement piece 21. This movement urging mechanism 23 consists of a working member 23A made from a shape-memory alloy that change its distance from a first end to a second end when subjected to a heat; and a fixed base 24 for fixing the second end of the working member 23A.
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NEC Corporation
Picard Leo P.
Vortman Anatoly
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