Enclosure having detachable panel assembly

Abstract

An exemplary enclosure includes a box and a panel assembly mounted to the box. The panel assembly includes a panel, a locking module and a retention module mounted on two opposite sides of the panel. The retention module has fixing portions engaging with a first side of the box. The locking module includes a bracket fixed to the panel and a cover slidably connected to the bracket. The cover includes securing portions. The cover is movable relative to the bracket between a locked position in which the securing portions engage with an opposite second side of the bracket and a released position in which the securing portions are away from the opposite second side of the bracket.

1 . An enclosure comprising:
 a box; and   a panel assembly removably attachable to the box, the panel assembly comprising:
 a panel; and 
 a locking module and a retention module mounted to two opposite sides of the panel, the retention module comprising a fixing portion engagable with a first side of the box, the locking module comprising a bracket fixed on the panel, and a cover slidably connected to the bracket, the cover comprising a securing portion, the cover being slidable relative to the bracket between a locked position in which the securing portion is engaged with an opposite second side of the box and a released position in which the securing portion is disengaged from the second side of the box. 
   
     
     
         2 . The enclosure of  claim 1 , wherein the locking module comprises a lever rotatable relative to the bracket, the lever pressing against the cover when the cover is in the locked position and the lever pointing away from the cover when the cover is in the released position. 
     
     
         3 . The enclosure of  claim 2 , wherein the cover comprises a main plate defining a guiding slot, a fastener extending through the guiding slot into the bracket. 
     
     
         4 . The enclosure of  claim 3 , wherein the guiding slot has a length larger than a diameter of a portion of the fastener extending through the guiding slot. 
     
     
         5 . The enclosure of  claim 4 , wherein the fastener is slidable within the guiding slot relative to the cover when the cover is in the released position. 
     
     
         6 . The enclosure of  claim 5 , wherein the locking module comprises an elastically deformable element compressed between the cover and the bracket to push the cover in a direction towards the second side of the box. 
     
     
         7 . The enclosure of  claim 6 , wherein the bracket comprises a base and a block protruding from the base corresponding to the elastically deformable element, and the cover further comprises a flange extending from the main plate, the elastically deformable element being sandwiched between the flange of the cover and the block of the bracket. 
     
     
         8 . The enclosure of  claim 7 , wherein the cover further comprises a post extending from the flange towards the block, the elastically deformable element being a spring coiled around the post. 
     
     
         9 . The enclosure of  claim 7 , wherein the flange extends downwardly from the main plate, and the block extends upwardly from the base. 
     
     
         10 . The enclosure of  claim 7 , wherein the bracket further comprises a supporting plate extending from the base, the supporting plate defining an opening therein. 
     
     
         11 . The enclosure of  claim 10 , wherein the supporting plate is a tongue protruding from the base. 
     
     
         12 . The enclosure of  claim 10 , wherein the locking module comprises a confining element having a rotation portion extending through the opening of the supporting plate, the lever being connected to an end of the rotation portion. 
     
     
         13 . The enclosure of  claim 12 , wherein the rotation portion of the confining element is rotatable within the opening of the supporting plate. 
     
     
         14 . The enclosure of  claim 12 , wherein the panel defines an opening aligned with the opening of the supporting plate of the bracket, the rotation portion of the confining element being rotatably engaged in the opening of the panel. 
     
     
         15 . The enclosure of  claim 10 , wherein the base of the bracket defines a window, and the bracket forms a pair of sidewalls at two opposite sides of the window and a rib interconnecting the two sidewalls, the fastener extending into and fixed in the rib of the bracket. 
     
     
         16 . The enclosure of  claim 15 , wherein the locking module further comprises a beam connected to the bracket, the beam being fixed to the cover and movable in unison with the cover relative to the bracket. 
     
     
         17 . The enclosure of  claim 16 , wherein the beam comprises a bump and a buckle protruding from the bump, the buckle extending through and engaged with the flange of the cover to lock the beam with the cover. 
     
     
         18 . The enclosure of  claim 17 , wherein the bracket defines a slot at a joint of one of the sidewalls and the base, the bump of the beam being received in the slot. 
     
     
         19 . The enclosure of  claim 18 , wherein the slot comprises an upper portion defined in the sidewall and a lower portion defined in the base. 
     
     
         20 . The enclosure of  claim 15 , wherein the panel and the cover each define a window corresponding to the window of the bracket.