1. Field of Invention
The present invention relates to a computer system. More particularly, the present invention relates to a standoff of a computer system.
2. Description of Related Art
With the fast development of the electronics industry and information technology, the application of information products has become more popular. For example, personal computers and the computer servers are commonly used devices. Accordingly, computer manufacturers conscientiously work to find every possible means for fixing printed circuit boards (PCB) to maintain the normal operation of a computer system. On the other hand, computer manufacturers also look forward to an easier and faster way to fix the PCB to provide an efficient repair process and an efficient installation process for the computer system.
One object of the present invention is to provide a standoff to fix a PCB on a computer system.
To achieve these and other advantages and in accordance with the purpose of the present invention, as the embodiment broadly describes herein, the present invention provides a standoff including a supporter, an elastic arm, a pin and a fixing part. The supporter is coupled to a first surface of a first substrate. The elastic arm is disposed apart from the supporter a predetermined distance, and the elastic arm is inserted into a fixing hole of the first substrate. The pin is connected to the elastic arm to couple to a second surface, opposite to the first surface, of the first substrate. The fixing part is connected to the supporter and the elastic arm. The fixing part is fixed on a second substrate.
Another aspect of the present invention is to provide a standoff including a fixing part, a supporter, an elastic arm and a pin. The supporter is coupled to one end of the fixing part and the elastic arm is coupled to another end of the fixing part. The supporter and the elastic arm are both extended in the same direction away from the fixing part. The pin is connected to the elastic arm. In addition, the vertical gap between a bottom surface, close to the fixing part, of the pin and a top surface, far away from the fixing part, of the supporter is about a thickness of a print circuit board.
Accordingly, the standoff of the present invention can effectively fix a first substrate on a second substrate at a predetermined height.
It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are by examples, and are intended to provide further explanations of the invention as claimed.
The foregoing aspects and many of the attendant advantages of this invention will be more readily appreciated as the same becomes better understood by reference to the following detailed description, when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein:
Reference will now be made in detail to the present preferred embodiments of the invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. Wherever possible, the same reference numbers are used in the drawings and the description to refer to the same or like parts.
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When the elastic arm 120 is inserted into the fixing hole 220, the elastic arm 120 couples to the edge 221 of the fixing hole 220 to restrict the movement of the first substrate 200 in the vertical direction of
In combination with a horizontal restriction component, such as the fixing mechanism 400 of
On the other hand, when the user wants to remove the first substrate 200, the user first bends the elastic arm 120 to escape from the edge 221 of the fixing hole 220, and forces the elastic arm 120 to enter the opening 222 of the fixing hole 220. Subsequently, the first substrate 200 is pushed downwards to allow the first substrate 200 to be released from the standoff 100 after the pin 130 is moved into the opening 222. When the elastic arm 120 is bent, the first substrate 200 is allowed to move in the vertical direction of
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For the above-mentioned example, an included angle between the bending component 112 and the supporter 110 is about 90 degrees, and an included angle between the supporter 110 and the fixing part 140 is also about 90 degrees. As long as the bending component 112 can smoothly touch the first surface 210 of a first substrate 200, the included angle between the bending component 112 and the supporter 110 may be slightly larger or smaller than 90 degrees, and the included angle between the supporter 110 and the fixing part 140 may also be slightly larger or smaller than 90 degrees.
In accordance with another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the standoff is not merely used alone but also in combination with a traditional fixing mechanism to fix the first substrate. For example, the standoff 100 is operated with at least one traditional fixing mechanism 400 to fix the first substrate 200.
It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made to the structure of the present invention without departing from the scope or spirit of the invention. In view of the foregoing, it is intended that the present invention cover modifications and variations of this invention provided they fall within the scope of the following claims and their equivalents.