Patent Application
20120008278
1. Technical Field
The present invention relates to a bracket, and more particularly, to a bracket capable of fixing a removable additional card of a computer.
2. Description of Related Art
A commercial computer basically has a motherboard, a CPU, a RAM, and a graphic card. The computer is adapted to assist people to deal with many things, such as word-processing, program-compiling, etc. When it is desired to expend functions of the computer, an additional card with specific function is able to be installed on a card slot of the motherboard, for example, to install a compact flash (CF) card on the card slot.
With the advent of the digital times, people carry the computer all the time, however, when being carried, the computer is bound by suffer shock, collision or falling to ground, so as to cause loosing of the additional card installed in the card slot. Accordingly, inventors work hardly for improving the condition of the loosing of the additional card. Please referring to
The fixing device for the additional card 20′ described above is able to fix the additional card 11′, then the condition of the loosing of the additional card installed in the card slot when computer is carried and bound to suffer shock, collision or falling to ground has been avoided. However, to install the additional card 20′ on the card slot 12′, it needs the two screw-and-nut modules 30′ and the two copper bars 23′, and using relative tools simultaneously, such as a screwdriver, moreover, when it is desired to exchange the additional card 11′, the screwdriver is a must to dismantle the screw-and-nut modules 30′ and the copper bars 23′, so as to cause inconvenience when exchanging the additional card 11′.
Accordingly, in view of the drawbacks and shortcomings of the fixing device of the prior art, the inventor of the present application has made great efforts to make inventive research thereon and eventually provided a bracket for fixing an additional card of a computer according to the present invention.
The primary objective of the present invention is to provide a bracket for fixing an additional card of a computer capable of being installed on various additional card slots by human hands, so as to fasten the additional card.
Accordingly, to achieve the abovementioned objective, the inventor provides a bracket for fixing an additional card of a computer capable of being disposed on a card slot, so as to fix the additional card inserted into the card slot, the bracket comprises that of: a cover; a first fixing portion formed on one side of the cover and capable of retaining the additional card to avoid the additional card falling off; two second fixing portions being formed on one side adjacent to the side of the cover where the first fixing portion forming on, two ends of the second fixing portion having two third fixing portions respectively, through the second fixing portions and the third fixing portions, the bracket being able to be fastened on the card slot; an elastic portion being formed on another side of the cover where is opposite to the side for the first fixing portion forming on, the elastic portion and the first fixing portion being able to fix two sides of the additional card; and an auxiliary portion being disposed on the outer surface of the cover, the bracket being able to be attached to the card slot by utilizing the elasticity of the elastic portion when applying a force to the auxiliary portion, moreover, the bracket being able to be detached from the card slot easily when applying another force to the auxiliary portion.
The invention as well as a preferred mode of use and advantages thereof will be best understood by referring to the following detailed description of an illustrative embodiment in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein:
To more clearly describe a bracket for fixing an additional card of a computer according to the present invention, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the attached drawings hereinafter.
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A cover 11 covered the additional card 3;
A first fixing portion 12, formed on one side of the cover 11 and capable of retaining the additional card 3 to avoid the additional card 3 falling off;
Two second fixing portions 13, formed on one side adjacent to the side of the cover 11 where the first fixing portion forming on, each of two ends of the second fixing portion 13 having a third fixing portions 131, wherein the bracket 1 can be installed on the card slot 2 and will not move up and down after the second fixing portions 13 are attached to the sides of the card slot 2 and the third fixing portions 131 are positioned at the lower edge of the card slot 2;
An elastic portion 14, formed on another side of the cover 11 where is opposite to the side for the first fixing portion forming on, the elastic portion 14 has a supporting portion 141 and two elastic members 142, supporting portion 141 extends out of the cover 11, the two elastic members 142 are formed on the supporting portion 141 oppositely, further that, the two sides of the additional card 3 can be fixed by the elastic portion 14 and the first fixing portion 12; and
An auxiliary portion 15, disposed on the outer surface of the cover 11, when applying a force to the auxiliary portion 15, the bracket 1 can be attached to the card slot 2 by utilizing the elasticity of the elastic portion 14 without using any other tool; moreover, when applying another force to the auxiliary portion 15, the bracket 1 is able to be easily detached from the card slot 2 by human hands.
When it is desired to installed the bracket 1 on the card slot 2, the bracket 1 is obliquely placed over the card slot 2 and the additional card 3 firstly, so as to facilitate the two elastic portions 142 close to one end opposite to the insertion end 21 of the card slot 2, then to make the second fixing portions 13 close to the sides of the card slot 2 and to position the third fixing portions 131 at the lower edge of the card slot 2, further that, the force is able to be applied to the auxiliary portion 15 and the elasticity of the two elastic portions 142 can be utilized, so as to facilitate the bracket 1 move a short distance along the X-direction, and then moving the bracket 1 toward the Z-direction and laying the bracket 1 on the card slot 2 and the additional card 3, so that the first fixing portion 12 is able to retain the additional card 3, and then the bracket 1 for fixing the additional card 3 of the computer is attached to the card slot 2.
In the above mention, it is well know that the bracket 1 can be attached to the card slot 2 for avoiding the additional card 3 falling off, wherein by modulating the length and the width of the cover 11, the bracket 1 according to the present invention is adapted to install on various card slots 2, for example: a Dual In-line Memory Module (DIMM) slot, a Small Outline Dual In-line Memory Module (SO-DIMM) slot, a Peripheral Component Interface (PCI) slot, a Mini-PCI slot, and a Compact Flash (CF) slot. Referring to
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Thus, the bracket for fixing the additional card of the computer according to the present invention has been disclosed above completely and clearly. In summary, the present invention has the following advantages:
1. The bracket is able to be attached to and detached from the card slot easily through the auxiliary portion without using any other tool.
2. The bracket is not only used to fix various additional cards but also can be extensively applied in the variety of cable connection devices of the computer, so as to fasten the cable connection devices.
The above description is made on an embodiment of the present invention. However, this embodiment is not intended to limit scope of the present invention, and all equivalent implementations or alterations within the spirit of the present invention still fall within the scope of the present invention.
