CN101196761A

CN101196761A - Extending device of abstraction type adapting card

Info

Publication number: CN101196761A
Application number: CNA2006101608946A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 彭盈超; 杨俊英
Original assignee: Inventec Corp
Current assignee: Inventec Corp
Priority date: 2006-12-08
Filing date: 2006-12-08
Publication date: 2008-06-11
Anticipated expiration: 2026-12-08
Also published as: CN100530036C

Abstract

The invention relates to an extraction adapter expansion device, which is glidingly positioned in a shell for at least one adapter to be plugged in, the shell is opened with an opening, the shell is internally provided with a mainboard and at least one adapter slot corresponding to the adapter. The extraction adapter expansion device comprises: an extraction frame, which can glidingly pass through the opening and be fixed in the shell; an expansion circuit board, which is fixedly provided in the extraction frame, the expansion circuit board has at least one expansion slot for the adapter to be plugged in; an interface switching device, which is electrically connected with the expansion circuit board and the adapter slot of the mainboard, so as to make sure that the adapter is electrically connected with the mainboard. The invention is able to switch device or switch circuit board through an interface, switches electrical signal to the mainboard of a computer, changes the connection relation between adapter and adapter slot, effectively simplifies procedure of changing adapter and saves time of installing operation, so as to improve efficiency of integral operation.

Description

Extending device of abstraction type adapting card

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of expanding device of computing machine periphery adapter, particularly relate to a kind of extending device of abstraction type adapting card that is used for computer installation.

Background technology

At present on the mainboard of computer system, for the use of the person of being used for peripheral device, all be provided with the adapter slot at many different interfaces, plug with the adapter that various outputs of computing machine periphery/go into equipment is provided, wherein the data transmission interface of various peripheral devices is all different, AGP (AcceleratedGraphics Port) for example, PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) or ISA (IndustryStandard Architecture) or the like, and these are inserted in the adapter on the adapter slot, can be used to strengthen the function of computing machine integral body and support special interfacing equipment, to meet the different demands of various users for computer system.

With regard to general main frame, various adapters all adopt the mode vertical with computer motherboard, erectly be inserted in each the adapter slot on the mainboard, this kind mode will make computer housing be subject to the height that is provided with of adapter, and can't suitably casing be dwindled or attenuation.In addition, the another kind of mode that adopts the slot conversion is also arranged, one switching circuit board vertically is set on mainboard, and be provided with expansion slot in switching circuit board one side, then adapter is inserted in the expansion slot of switching circuit board, so adapter just can be installed abreast with mainboard, and adapter also can electrically be got in touch by forming between switching circuit board and mainboard, make moderately attenuation of computer housing, and in the shape of wasting space can be not down, the more adapter of pegging graft.Yet, aforesaid way still has its shortcoming to exist, if on switching circuit board, peg graft a plurality of adapters, because of each adapter repeatedly places on the circuit board mutually, and because of the casing inner space narrow and small, when adapter near mainboard is substituted in user's desire plug, for avoiding damaging electronic package on every side in the process of choosing accidentally, often need with other adapter tear open pull up after, inner most adapter could be extracted, quite consuming time and inconvenient.

At the problems referred to above, a kind of expanding device is arranged at present, disclosed as United States Patent (USP) bulletin US6373691 number, it mainly is fixed in switching circuit board on one expanding device, and adapter can be plugged in switching circuit board to be fixed on the expanding device, and switching circuit board has the adapter slot that the metal pin can be plugged in mainboard, make adapter be electrically connected at mainboard by switching circuit board, also can be fixed in the casing by expanding device, this mode of utilizing expanding device, during the plug of arbitrarily arbitrary adapter of withdrawing and need not affect other adapter, and adapter whole expanding device is taken out plug in casing, generally convenient many.

In the disclosure of comprehensive aforementioned case, the annexation of adapter and mainboard is, adapter directly is inserted in the adapter slot of mainboard with its metal pin, to reach the effect that adapter is electrically connected at motherboard circuit, but this kind connected mode limit adaptation card can only be directly by installing on the mainboard and plug, you assume as a matter of course, because of mainboard all is fixedly set in computer housing inside, so when the user substitutes for adapter, after all must earlier the computer housing cover plate being taken apart, the just action that can change, and when installing or plug formality when finishing, need again reinstall on the main frame computer housing cover plate and locking, and computer housing itself is quite not easily-disassembled and locking, often be difficult between the spiral shell spare of casing itself and body coincideing, cause the formality of dismounting adapter complicated and quite time-consuming.

Summary of the invention

Technical matters to be solved by this invention is, a kind of extending device of abstraction type adapting card is provided, utilize the expanding device of drawer type to be installed on computer housing, can change or assign adapter in the casing outside, can save the running time of substituting adapter and simplify its operating performance.

In order to reach above-mentioned purpose, the invention discloses a kind of extending device of abstraction type adapting card, be installed in slidably in the casing, in order to provide at least one adapter to plug, wherein offer an opening on this casing, and this casing inside is equiped with a mainboard, has the adapter slot that at least one pair of should adapter, and this extending device of abstraction type adapting card includes:

One extracts framework, slidably is fixed in this casing by this opening;

One extension circuit plate is fixedly arranged in this extraction framework, and this extension circuit plate has at least one expansion slot, plugs in order to this adapter to be provided; And

One interface switching device is electrically connected at the adapter slot of this extension circuit plate and this mainboard, so that this adapter is electrically connected at this mainboard.

This interface switching device includes a bus winding displacement and an adapter, and wherein this adapter is electrically connected at the adapter slot of this mainboard, and this bus winding displacement electrically connects this adapter and this extension circuit plate.

This extension circuit plate one lateral edges is provided with a bus joint chair, is electrically connected at this expansion slot, and an end of this bus winding displacement is inserted in this bus joint chair.

This adapter has a switching pin, in order to be inserted in the adapter slot of this mainboard, to be electrically connected at this mainboard.

This extraction framework also includes a base plate, and this extension circuit plate is fixedly arranged on this base plate, and one by upwardly extending first side plate of this base plate one long side edges.

One short lateral edges of this base plate extends upward and forms one second side plate, the one side is connected in this first side plate, this second side plate has at least one fluting, corresponding to the expansion slot of this extension circuit plate, embeds and expose to this extraction framework outside with the side that this adapter is provided.

Have a fixed orifice on this second side plate, use and to extract framework for a screw piece passes and be fixed in this casing.

The invention also discloses a kind of extending device of abstraction type adapting card, be installed in slidably-casing in, set firmly in order to provide at least one adapter to insert, wherein offer an opening on this casing, and this casing inside is equiped with a mainboard, have the adapter slot that at least one pair of should adapter, this extending device of abstraction type adapting card includes:

One extracts framework, slidably is fixed in this casing by this opening;

One extension circuit plate is fixedly arranged on this extraction framework, and this extension circuit plate has at least one expansion slot, in order to provide this adapter to be embedded, and one expand pin, is arranged at this extension circuit plate one lateral edges, and wherein this expansion pin is electrically connected at this expansion slot; And

One switching circuit board, be electrically connected at the adapter slot of this mainboard, and this switching circuit board have one the switching slot, can provide the expansion pin of this extension circuit plate to plug, make this extension circuit plate be electrically connected at the adapter slot of this mainboard, so that this adapter is electrically connected this mainboard.

Described extending device of abstraction type adapting card also comprises a bus winding displacement and an adapter, and wherein this adapter is electrically connected at the adapter slot of this mainboard, and this bus winding displacement is electrically connected at this switching circuit board and this adapter.

Have a fixed orifice on this second side plate, use that this extraction framework is fixed in this casing for a screw piece passes.

Extending device of abstraction type adapting card of the present invention can pass through interface switching device or switching circuit board, electric signal is forwarded to the mainboard of computing machine, so changed the annexation of adapter and adapter slot, in addition, extending device of abstraction type adapting card can be pulled out as drawer-like in casing, provide the operator directly to substitute various adapters in the casing outside, needn't carry out complicated dismounting formality for this plate of casing again, can effectively simplify the formality of changing adapter, and the time of saving fitting operation, to improve the efficient on whole the use.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is among first embodiment of extending device of abstraction type adapting card of the present invention, and expanding device is disposed at the three-dimensional exploded view of computing machine body;

Fig. 2 is in the extending device of abstraction type adapting card of the present invention, the three-dimensional exploded view of first embodiment;

Fig. 3 extracts the schematic perspective view of framework among first embodiment of extending device of abstraction type adapting card of the present invention;

Fig. 4 is among first embodiment of extending device of abstraction type adapting card of the present invention, the schematic perspective view of extension circuit plate;

Fig. 5 is in the extending device of abstraction type adapting card of the present invention, the schematic perspective view of first embodiment;

Fig. 6 is among first embodiment of extending device of abstraction type adapting card of the present invention, and expanding device is disposed at the schematic perspective view of computing machine body;

Fig. 7 is among second embodiment of extending device of abstraction type adapting card of the present invention, and expanding device is disposed at the three-dimensional exploded view of computing machine body;

Fig. 8 is in the extending device of abstraction type adapting card of the present invention, the three-dimensional exploded view of second embodiment;

Fig. 9 is among second embodiment of extending device of abstraction type adapting card of the present invention, the schematic perspective view of extension circuit plate;

Figure 10 is in the extending device of abstraction type adapting card of the present invention, the schematic perspective view of second embodiment;

Figure 11 is among second embodiment of extending device of abstraction type adapting card of the present invention, and expanding device is disposed at the schematic perspective view of computing machine body.

Wherein, Reference numeral:

10 casings, 11 openings

12 THUMB SCREWSs, 13 back side panels

14 fixed frames, 20 mainboards

21 adapter slots 30 extract framework

31 base plates, 311 screw projections

32 first side plates, 33 second side plates

331 flutings, 332 lugs

333 fixed orifices, 334 screws

34 the 3rd side plates, 341 breach

50 extension circuit plates, 51 bus joint chairs

52 expansion slots, 53 fixed orifices

54 expand pin 60 interface switching devices

61 adapters, 611 switching pins

62 bus winding displacements, 621 winding displacement joints

63 switching circuit boards, 631 switching slots

632 transfer bus, 70 adapters

71 pins, 80 screws

Embodiment

For making purpose of the present invention, structure, feature and function thereof there are further understanding, now cooperate embodiment to be described in detail as follows.

See also Fig. 1, Fig. 2, Fig. 3, Fig. 4, Fig. 5 and shown in Figure 6, be a kind of extending device of abstraction type adapting card that first embodiment of the invention provided, it consists predominantly of one and extracts framework 30, an extension circuit plate 50 and an interface switching device 60.This extending device of abstraction type adapting card is installed in the casing 10 slidably, sets firmly in order to provide at least one adapter 70 to insert, and adapter 70 is electrically connected at mainboard 20, in order to the transmission of electric signal between adapter 70 and mainboard.

Casing 10 is a belfry, inner hollow is arranged at wherein in order to the electronic package of house computer systems, and be formed with an opening 11 on the back side panel 13 of casing 10, the inside that is communicated with casing 10 is with outside, and a lateral edges of adjacent openings 11 is provided with a THUMB SCREWS 12 on back side panel 13.Mainboard 20 is fixedly arranged on casing 10 inside, and has one or more adapter slot 21 on the mainboard 20, corresponding to adapter 70.

Extension circuit plate 50 is fixedly arranged on and extracts in the framework 30, and it has a bus joint chair 51, two expansion slots 52 and a plurality of fixed orifice 53.Wherein each expansion slot 52 inserts in order to the pin 71 that adapter 70 is provided and sets firmly, and the quantity of expansion slot 52 configurations can cooperate actual demand to increase and decrease without leave not as limit.Bus joint chair 51 is positioned at extension circuit plate 50 1 lateral edges, be electrically connected at each expansion slot 52 by the circuit on the extension circuit plate 50, make electric signal or import extension circuit plate 50, and transfer to each adapter 70 by extension circuit plate 50 via 51 outputs of bus joint chair.The quantity of fixed orifice 53 can be but is not limited to six, also can increase and decrease according to actual demand.

Extract framework 30 and slidably be fixed in the casing 10 by opening 11, it includes a base plate 31, one first side plate 32 and one second side plate 33.Base plate 31 is in order to carrying extension circuit plate 50, and base plate 31 surfaces have a plurality of screw projections 311, correspond respectively to each fixed orifice 53 of extension circuit plate 50, wherein the quantity of screw projection 311 is equal to the quantity of fixed orifice 53 according to design, be screwed together in each screw projection 311 to provide each screw 80 to pass each fixed orifice 53, and extension circuit plate 50 is fixedly arranged on the base plate 31.First side plate 32 is extended upward by a long side edges of base plate 31 and forms.

Second side plate 33 is extended upward by a short lateral edges of base plate 31 and forms, and second side plate, 33 1 lateral edges are connected with first side plate 32, and wherein second side plate 33 has two slot 331, one lug 332 and two screws 334.Each slot 331 quantity and geometric relationship embed with the side that each adapter 70 is provided, and make this side expose to the outside of extracting framework 30 and casing 10 corresponding to each expansion slot 52 of extension circuit plate 50.The quantity of screw 334 is equal to fluting 331, is arranged at 331 1 lateral edges of respectively slotting, and screws togather screw-in with the screw 80 that each adapter 70 is provided, and adapter 70 is locked in extraction framework 30.Lug 332 is extended to form laterally by second side plate, 33 tops, and offers on the lug 332 with a fixed orifice 333, corresponding to screw pieces such as THUMB SCREWS 12, can provide screw piece 12 to pass and will extract opening 11 places that framework 30 is fixedly arranged on casing 10.

The 3rd side plate 34 is extended upward by another short lateral edges of base plate 31 and forms, and the one lateral edges is connected in first side plate 32, and the 3rd side plate 34 has a breach 341, and wherein the bus joint chair 51 of extension circuit plate 50 is arranged in breach 341.

Interface switching device 60 is arranged in the casing 10, have a bus winding displacement 62 and an adapter 61, wherein the end of bus winding displacement 62 is provided with a winding displacement joint 621, can plug the bus joint chair 51 that is connected in extension circuit plate 50 by breach 342, and adapter 61 has a switching pin 611, can be inserted in the adapter slot 21 of mainboard 20, bus winding displacement 62 itself is to be electrically connected at adapter 61, use that extension circuit plate 50 is electrically connected at mainboard 20, the electric signal of mainboard 20 can be exported in the extension circuit plate 50 via adapter 61 and bus winding displacement 62.

So, described according to first embodiment, be inserted in the expansion slot 52 of extension circuit plate 50 because of each adapter 70 after, electric signal can be in regular turn via extension circuit plate 50, mainboard 20 is put in bus winding displacement 62 and adapter 61 transmission, make the adapter 70 and the relation that is provided with of mainboard 20 no longer be subject to the position limit of adapter slot 21, so, the user can free-handly easily unscrew screw piece 12, and framework 30 is pulled out in casing 10 by opening 11, directly each adapter 70 directly is inserted on the extension circuit plate 50, and utilize screw 80 that adapter 70 firmly is attached on the framework 30, again framework 30 is pushed in the casing 10 by opening 11 and fix, and finish the formality of expanding computer system interface equipment simply with THUMB SCREWS 12.

And for example Fig. 7, Fig. 8, Fig. 9, Figure 10 and shown in Figure 11, second embodiment for extending device of abstraction type adapting card of the present invention, it is roughly identical with aforementioned first embodiment that it forms assembly, yet, being in of main difference includes one in, the extending device of abstraction type adapting card of present embodiment and extracts framework 30, an extension circuit plate 50, a switching circuit board 63, a bus winding displacement 62 and an adapter 61 between the two.

Wherein, casing 10 inside are equiped with a fixed frame 14, and the switching circuit board 63 of this embodiment is fixedly arranged on the fixed frame 14, and switching circuit board 63 has a switching slot 631 and a transfer bus 632.Extension circuit plate 50 1 sides are formed with an expansion pin 54 and are electrically connected at each expansion slot 52, expand the switching slot 631 of pin 54 corresponding to switching circuit board 63, after extension circuit plate 50 is pushed into casing 10, expanding pin 54 can insert the switching slot 631 that is fixedly arranged on switching circuit board 63 via breach 341, so that each adapter 70 is electrically connected at switching circuit board 63.

The winding displacement joint 621 of bus winding displacement 62 ends plugs the transfer bus 632 that is connected in switching circuit board 63, and the switching pin 611 of adapter 61 can be inserted in the adapter slot 21 of mainboard 20, bus winding displacement 62 itself is electrically connected between switching circuit board 63 and the adapter 61, so that this extension circuit plate 50 is electrically connected at mainboard 20, the electric signal of mainboard 20 can be exported in the extension circuit plate 50 via adapter 61, bus winding displacement 62 and switching circuit board 63 in regular turn, transfer to each adapter 70 that plugs extension circuit plate 50 at last again.

Be with, in the disclosed extending device of abstraction type adapting card of aforementioned two embodiment, change because of annexation between adapter 70 and the adapter slot 21, and the configuration relation that extracts framework 30 and casing 10, provide the user free-hand operation in casing 10, to pull out fixing in pushing, and the effect of directly substituting various adapters 70 in casing 10 outsides, the cover plate that needn't make or have much ado again for casing 10 carries out dismounting, can simplify the formality of changing adapter 70 effectively, promptly for computer system extended interface equipment, and save the running time in order to the user to promote work efficiency.

Though the present invention with aforesaid embodiment openly as above, it is not in order to limit the present invention.Without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention, change of being made and modification all belong to scope of patent protection of the present invention.Please refer to appending claims about the protection domain that the present invention defined.

Claims

1. extending device of abstraction type adapting card, be installed in slidably in the casing, in order to provide at least one adapter to plug, wherein offer an opening on this casing, and this casing inside is equiped with a mainboard, have the adapter slot that at least one pair of should adapter, it is characterized in that this extending device of abstraction type adapting card includes:

One extracts framework, slidably is fixed in this casing by this opening;

2. extending device of abstraction type adapting card as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, this interface switching device includes a bus winding displacement and an adapter, and wherein this adapter is electrically connected at the adapter slot of this mainboard, and this bus winding displacement electrically connects this adapter and this extension circuit plate.

3. extending device of abstraction type adapting card as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that, this extension circuit plate one lateral edges is provided with a bus joint chair, is electrically connected at this expansion slot, and an end of this bus winding displacement is inserted in this bus joint chair.

4. extending device of abstraction type adapting card as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that, this adapter has a switching pin, in order to be inserted in the adapter slot of this mainboard, to be electrically connected at this mainboard.

5. extending device of abstraction type adapting card as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, this extraction framework also includes a base plate, and this extension circuit plate is fixedly arranged on this base plate, and one by upwardly extending first side plate of this base plate one long side edges.

6. extending device of abstraction type adapting card as claimed in claim 5, it is characterized in that, one short lateral edges of this base plate extends upward and forms one second side plate, the one side is connected in this first side plate, this second side plate has at least one fluting, corresponding to the expansion slot of this extension circuit plate, embed and expose to this extraction framework outside with the side that this adapter is provided.

7. extraction-type mat adapter expanding device as claimed in claim 6 is characterized in that having a fixed orifice on this second side plate, uses should extract framework for a screw piece passes and be fixed in this casing.

8. extending device of abstraction type adapting card, be installed in slidably in the casing, set firmly in order to provide at least one adapter to insert, wherein offer an opening on this casing, and this casing inside is equiped with a mainboard, have the adapter slot that at least one pair of should adapter, it is characterized in that this extending device of abstraction type adapting card includes:

One extracts framework, slidably is fixed in this casing by this opening;

9. extending device of abstraction type adapting card as claimed in claim 8, it is characterized in that, also comprise a bus winding displacement and an adapter, wherein this adapter is electrically connected at the adapter slot of this mainboard, and this bus winding displacement is electrically connected at this switching circuit board and this adapter.

10. extending device of abstraction type adapting card as claimed in claim 9 is characterized in that, this adapter has a switching pin, in order to be inserted in the adapter slot of this mainboard, to be electrically connected at this mainboard.

11. extending device of abstraction type adapting card as claimed in claim 7 is characterized in that, this extraction framework also includes a base plate, and this extension circuit plate is fixedly arranged on this base plate, and one by upwardly extending first side plate of this base plate one long side edges.

12. extending device of abstraction type adapting card as claimed in claim 11, it is characterized in that, one short lateral edges of this base plate extends upward and forms one second side plate, the one side is connected in this first side plate, this second side plate has at least one fluting, corresponding to the expansion slot of this extension circuit plate, embed and expose to this extraction framework outside with the side that this adapter is provided.

13. extending device of abstraction type adapting card as claimed in claim 12 is characterized in that, has a fixed orifice on this second side plate, uses that this extraction framework is fixed in this casing for a screw piece passes.