Relevant subject matter is disclosed in six pending U.S. patent applications, all titled “ATTACHMENT MECHANISM FOR ELECTRONIC COMPONENT”, respectively filed on Mar. 20, 2012, with the application Ser. No. 13/424,390, on Mar. 22, 2012, with the application Ser. No. 13/426,629, on Mar. 23, 2012, with the application Ser. No. 13/427,923, on Mar. 29, 2012, with the application Ser. No. 13/434,791, on Apr. 12, 2012, with the application Ser. No. 13/444,874, and on Apr. 13, 2012, with the application Ser. No. 13/445,935, which are assigned to the same assignee as this patent application.
1. Technical Field
The present disclosure relates to a mechanism for attaching an electronic component to a device.
2. Description of Related Art
Certain components in a server, such as expansion cards, need to be attached to the motherboard of the server. Taking such an expansion card for example, an end of the expansion card is fastened to the motherboard, and a connector at an opposite end of the expansion card is connected to a connector of the motherboard. However, the connection of the connectors may not be solid enough and the expansion card may disengage from the connector of the motherboard, which adversely influences the data transmission of the server.
Many aspects of the present embodiments can be better understood with reference to the drawings. The components in the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale, the emphasis instead being placed upon clearly illustrating the principles of the present embodiments. Moreover, in the drawings, all the views are schematic, and like reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views.
The disclosure, including the accompanying drawings, is illustrated by way of example and not by way of limitation. It should be noted that references to “an” or “one” embodiment in this disclosure are not necessarily to the same embodiment, and such references mean at least one.
A second connector 32 is fastened to the circuit board 30. A hooking slot 33 is defined between a side of a bottom of the second connector 32 and the circuit board 30. A hook 36 extends up from the circuit board 30.
To fasten the electronic component 10, the first connector 12 is aligned above the second connector 32. The electronic component 10 is manipulated down. The hook 36 extends through the through hole 14, to fasten the second end of the electronic component 10. When the first end of the electronic component 10 abuts against the guiding surface 251, the resilient bar 25 together with the pivoting member 20 above the resilient bar 25 is deformed away from the electronic component 10. After the first connector 12 is connected to the second connector 32, the pivoting member 20 is restored to allow the resilient bar 25 to abut against the first end of a top surface of the electronic component 10. Thereby, the electronic component 10 is fastened to the circuit board 30.
It is believed that the present embodiments and their advantages will be understood from the foregoing description, and various changes may be made thereto without departing from the spirit and scope of the description or sacrificing all of their materials advantages, the examples hereinbefore described merely being exemplary embodiments.
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