US 11,910,556 B1
Fastener with gear usage for tray install and eject
Chao-Jung Chen, Taoyuan (TW); Kun-Pei Liu, Taoyuan (TW); and Ming-Lun Ku, Taoyuan (TW)
Assigned to QUANTA COMPUTER INC., Taoyuan (TW)
Filed by Quanta Computer Inc., Taoyuan (TW)
Filed on Oct. 27, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/050,439.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/396,873, filed on Aug. 10, 2022.
Int. Cl. H05K 7/14 (2006.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); G06F 1/18 (2006.01)
CPC H05K 7/1489 (2013.01) [G06F 1/1679 (2013.01); G06F 1/187 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computing system comprising:
an input/output (I/O) module securable to a computer chassis, the I/O module having a gear rack, the I/O module being movable in a translational direction relative to the computer chassis; and
a fastening assembly including:
a fastener configured to receive an external rotational force from a user;
a thread mechanism having first and second portions, the first portion of the thread mechanism being rotatably fixed to the fastener, the first portion having a first axis of rotation; and
a gear rotatably fixed to the second portion of the thread mechanism, the gear having a second axis of rotation that is generally perpendicular to the first axis of rotation, the gear being configured to engage the gear rack,
wherein, upon receiving the external rotational force, the thread mechanism causes (a) the gear to rotate and (b), in turn, linear movement of the gear rack to (c) secure or unsecure the I/O module relative to the computer chassis.