Patent Application
20140168910
1. Technical Field
The present disclosure relates to a device for mounting an expansion card.
2. Description of Related Art
In installing an expansion card, one end of the expansion card is generally fixed to a chassis, while an opposite end of the expansion cards is cantilevered. As a result, when an expansion card is long and horizontally fixed to the chassis, the cantilevered end may droop and cause damage to the expansion card.
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.”
An L-shaped fixing piece 12 is fixed to a first end of the expansion card 10. An edge connector 14 extends out from a side of the expansion card 10.
The positioning case 22 includes a rectangular connecting plate 222 and an installing plate 224 perpendicularly extending out from an end of the connecting plate 222. A middle of the connecting plate 222 defines a plurality of positioning holes 221 arranged lengthwise along the connecting plate 222. A plurality of supporting poles 223 perpendicularly protrude from four corners of the connecting plate 222. Each supporting pole 223 axially defines a screw hole (not labeled). Two L-shaped extending portions 226 protrude out from opposite sides of the connecting plate 222. Each extending portion 226 and the connecting plate 222 cooperatively bound a slide slot 225 extending lengthwise along the connecting plate 222. The installing plate 224 defines a plurality of installing slots 227 extending along a direction perpendicular to the connecting plate 222. A plurality of latching pieces 228 extends out from the installing plate 228, for latching the positioning apparatus 20 in an enclosure of a server (not shown).
An edge connector 242 extends down from a bottom side of the adapter card 24. A plurality of sockets 244 are formed on a side surface of the adapter card 24. The adapter card 24 defines a plurality of through holes 246 in four corners of the adapter card 24.
The slide case 42 includes a substantially L-shaped top plate 422, a slide plate 424 extending down from a first outer side of the top plate 422, a positioning portion 426 protruding from a second outer side of the top plate 422, and an L-shaped connecting portion 423 connected between the top plate 422 and the slide plate 424. The top plate 422 and the connecting portion 423 cooperatively bound a guiding slot 425 extending along the first outer side of the top plate 422. Two slide bars 427 are formed on top and bottom sides of an outer surface of the slide plate 424, extending along a direction perpendicular to the extending direction of the guiding slot 425. The slide plate 424 defines a through hole 428 between the slide bars 427. The positioning portion 426 includes a first latching plate 4262 perpendicularly extending down from the second outer side of the top plate 422, and a second latching plate 4264 perpendicularly extending from a bottom side of the first latching plate 4262 away from the slide plate 424. The first and second latching plates 4262 and 4264 each define a plurality of latching holes 429.
The first latching member 44 includes a bar-shaped main body 442 and a plurality of hooks 446 protruding from a top of the main body 442. A lower portion of a front side of the main body 442 defines a latching slot 444.
The second latching member 45 includes a bar-shaped main body 452 and a plurality of hooks 456 protruding from a rear side of the main body 442. A front side of the main body 452 defines a latching slot 454.
In the embodiment, the fastener 46 is a captive screw.
The hooks 446 of the first latching member 44 are inserted into the latching holes 429 of the second latching plate 4264 from a bottom of the second latching plate 4264, to allow the latching slot 444 to face and be perpendicular to the slide plate 424. The hooks 456 of the second latching member 45 are inserted into the latching holes 429 of the first latching plate 4262 from an inner side of the first latching plate 4262, to allow the latching slot 454 to face and be perpendicular to the slide plate 424.
The slide bars 427 of the slide plate 424 are slidably inserted into the slide slots 225 of the connecting plate 222, and the latching slots 444 and 454 face the installing plate 224 of the positioning case 22. The extending portion 226 at the top side of the connecting plate 222 is slidably inserted into the guiding slot 425 of the slide case 42, until the through hole 428 of the slide plate 424 aligns with one of the positioning holes 221. The fastener 46 extends through the through hole 428, to be screwed into the positioning hole 221.
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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 material advantages, the examples hereinbefore described merely being exemplary embodiments.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 201210541703.6 | Dec 2012 | CN | national |
