Protective locking mechanism for device enclosure

摘要

Mechanisms to prevent access to electronic components in an electronic device when the electronic device is receiving power. On example may provide an electronic device including a receptacle, the receptacle including a button. The button may be configured to be depressed by a user, and otherwise to be in a normal state. When the button is depressed, it may act through a locking mechanism to unlock, open, or eject a door covering one or more sockets or electronic components. When the door is closed, the locking mechanism may either prevent the door from being opened, or may maintain the door in a closed state, unless the button is depressed. When a power plug is inserted in the receptacle, the power plug may prevent access to the button. Accordingly, when the power plug is inserted, the button may not be accessible to be depressed, and the door may remain closed.

主权项

1. An electronic device comprising: a receptacle to receive an external electrical connection, the receptacle including a button, the button having a depressed state and a normal state; a covering mechanism to cover one or more electrical components in the electronic device, the covering mechanism having an open state and a closed state; and a locking mechanism having a locked state when the button is in the normal state and an open state when the button is in the depressed state, wherein the receptacle is a power receptacle, wherein the covering mechanism is a door, and when the door is in the closed state and the button is in the normal state, the locking mechanism does not open the door, wherein when the door is in the closed state and the button is in the depressed state, the locking mechanism pushes the door into the opened state, and wherein when a power plug is inserted in the power receptacle, the button is not accessible.