CN1121639C

CN1121639C - Computer module holder

Info

Publication number: CN1121639C
Application number: CN 98104215
Authority: CN
Inventors: 王培戎; 范光满
Original assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd
Current assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd
Priority date: 1998-01-08
Filing date: 1998-01-08
Publication date: 2003-09-17
Anticipated expiration: 2018-01-08
Also published as: CN1222698A

Abstract

The present invention relates to a device for clamping a computer assembly. A computer assembly can be clamped to be fixedly connected with a host board by the present invention. The present invention comprises a bearing body which can be connected with the host board. Two lateral ends of the bearing body extend upwards, and both sides of the computer assembly can be clamped by a clamping arm. The present invention also comprises fixed seats arranged at both sides of the bearing body and a locking member which can be assembled with the host board. The fixed seat is at least provided with one top edge. After the locking member is arranged in the fixed seat, the locking member can be firmly abutted on the top edge upwards, and the locking member can not be shed, which is convenient to be locked and fixedly connected with the host board and the device for clamping a computer assembly through screws.

Description

The holding unit of computer assembly

The present invention relates to a kind of holding unit, relate in particular to a kind of motherboard of being located at, as the holding unit of the computer assembly of central processing unit card casket module etc. with the fixing computer assembly.

Utilize the circuit layout of circuit board to cooperate the connection of some computer assembly or electric connector, come the pattern of pegging graft, become the trend of following computer basic framework with the motherboard telecommunication.For example computer CPU (central processing unit) (Central Process Unit) is welded on the circuit board, utilizes circuit board to be plugged on the connector of motherboard again, reach electrical connection; Or, peg graft with the connector of motherboard again, to save the configuration space of whole motherboard with after CPU (central processing unit) and the circuit board moduleization.But, because the connector of the aspect ratio motherboard of circuit board own is high a lot, cause the circuit instant cut-off for the circuit board after preventing to plant shambles under bad working environment, influence the telecommunication stable transfer, the connector of motherboard of the prior art is provided with holding unit.Relevant design can be joined the Taiwan patented claim the 85216861st, 85216815, No. 85215723, United States Patent (USP) the 3rd, 829,741,5,259,793 and 5,429, No. 523 etc.

In the prior art a kind of integrated holding unit 1 as shown in Figure 1, it comprises: a bearing body 11, by upwardly extending clamping limb 12 of bearing body 11 2 sides and holder 13.Wherein, clamping limb 12 is the body of rod always, and its inboard passageway 121 that forms can be used for the both sides of clamping central processing unit card casket module (not shown).And bearing body 11 is the U type body of growing crosswise, and its horizontal edge is provided with connector grooving 111, is nested with wherein (not shown) for the connector of motherboard.The holder 13 that is positioned at bearing body 11 both sides is provided with edge and closes groove 131, is used to accommodate closure 14.Edge closes groove 131 and has top and bottom, and top and bottom have the notch 1311 of perforation and bore a hole 1312.Flange 142 external diameters of closure 14 greater than edge closes groove 131 bottom perforateds 1312 less than top notch 1311.During assembling, closure 14 is inserted edge by notch 1311 close groove 131, be socketed on the head 141 and following being butted on the flange 142 of closure 14 bottoms of closure 14 again with the trepanning 151 of metal fastener 15.The embedding portion 152 of metal fastener 15 and card end 153 embedding respectively are against caulking groove 132 and draw-in groove 1313 on the holder 13, close on the groove 131 and closure 14 is fixed on edge.At this moment, holder 13 edges that available screw (not shown) passes main frame anti-(not shown) and holding unit 1 close the bottom perforated 1312 of groove 131, and are spirally connected with closure 14, thereby holding unit 1 is fixed on the motherboard.

But aforesaid holding unit 1 be owing to after inserting closure 14, must install a metal fastener 15 on closure 14, can will desire and the closure 14 of motherboard assembly be fixed on the appropriate location, and use and prevent that closure 14 from dropping out; And in assembling process, closure 14 regular meetings can't align because of loosening, have caused difficulty to assembling, have increased man-hour, have improved manufacturing cost, and therefore, economic benefit is bad.

The object of the invention is to provide a kind of holding unit of computer assembly, this holding unit is used to be retained on the bearing body of computer assembly, be provided with the closure of holder and desire and motherboard assembling, closure can directly be engaged with the holder of bearing body and can not come off.And,, and make manufacturing cost and assembling be minimized man-hour because the present invention does not need the metal fastener.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a kind of holding unit that is used for fixing computer assembly clamping limb, this holding unit can folding reduces vertical height after with folding.

For realizing one object of the present invention, a kind of holding unit is provided, especially mean a kind of can be affixed with motherboard, be used for the fixing computer assembly, described holding unit comprises: one can with the fixing bearing body of motherboard; Clamping limb is located at the two ends of described bearing body, inserts and puts the both sides of computer assembly; Holder is located at described bearing body both sides, and it has an edge and closes groove, and described edge closes groove and is formed with bottom and at least one apical margin, and described apical margin is formed with a notch, and described bottom then has a perforation; With with the closure of motherboard assembling, its maximum outside diameter closes the notch of groove greater than the edge of described holder, and fastens after the edge that is pressed into described holder closes groove and be positioned between bottom and apical margin that described edge closes groove.

Be to realize another object of the present invention, a kind of holding unit of computer assembly be provided, affixed with motherboard, be used for the fixing computer assembly, described holding unit comprises: one can with the fixing bearing body of motherboard; Clamping limb is located at described bearing body two ends, inserts and puts the both sides of computer assembly; Holder is located at described bearing body both sides, and it has an edge and closes groove, and described edge closes groove and is formed with bottom and at least one apical margin, and described apical margin is formed with a notch, and described bottom has a perforation; With the closure of motherboard assembling, its maximum outside diameter closes the notch of groove greater than the edge of described holder, after edge that described closure is pressed into holder closes groove, can fasten and is positioned between bottom and apical margin that described edge closes groove; One closing-folding mechanism, be located between described bearing body and described clamping limb, comprise turning axle, pivoted hole and positioning unit, wherein, described positioning unit has the primary importance that described clamping limb folding can be fixed at least, and described clamping limb is upheld the fixing second place.

The invention has the advantages that,, reduced manufacturing cost, when having reduced the millwright owing to do not need the metal fastener; Because reduced vertical height after the holding unit folding, reduced packaging volume, thereby reduced the cost of packed and transported; In addition, holding unit has that direct fastening articulates and the structure of special slotted eye, makes easy to assemblyly, has reduced built-up time.

Below, with reference to the accompanying drawings preferred embodiment is elaborated, wherein:

Fig. 1 is the three-dimensional exploded view of computer assembly holding unit in the prior art;

Fig. 2 is that computer assembly of the present invention is because of holding the three-dimensional exploded view of device;

Fig. 3 is the top view of bearing body of the present invention and holder;

Fig. 4 A is the preceding partial perspective view of motherboard assembly of one embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 4 B is the sectional view after the motherboard assembly of one embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 5 is the planimetric map before the holding unit folding of the present invention;

Fig. 6 is the planimetric map after the holding unit folding of the present invention.

See also Fig. 2, the holding unit 2 of computer assembly of the present invention, comprise: a bearing body 21, clamping limb 22, holder 23, closure 24 and closing-folding mechanism 25, wherein bearing body 21 is the U type body of growing crosswise, its horizontal edge is provided with connector grooving 211, is nested with wherein (not shown) for the connector of motherboard.Clamping limb 22 is the body of rod always, and its inboard passageway 221 that forms be used for the both sides of clamping central processing unit card casket module (not shown), and apical margin is provided with breach 222.

Holder 23 is connected in bearing body 21 2 sides, which is provided with edge and closes groove 230, is used to accommodate edge kayser component 24.Simultaneously referring to Fig. 3, Fig. 4 A and Fig. 4 B, edge closes groove 230 and has top and bottom 232, the top comprises first apical margin 2311, second apical margin 2312 and the 3rd apical margin 2313, and

apical margin

2311,2312 and 2313 is made by the matched moulds characteristic of male and female mould, and is extended upward by 232 periphery appropriate locations, bottom.Wherein, first apical margin 2311 constitutes oblique groove 233 with the wall centre 234 of holder 23; Second apical margin 2312 and the 3rd apical margin 2313 constitute narrow outer wide opening 235 in together;

Apical margin

2311,2312 and 2313 constitutes notch 231 together.Bottom 232 has the perforation 2321 that connects with notch 231.Wherein, notch 231 is greater than the perforation 2321 of bottom 232; Opening 235 has wide end and narrow end, and wherein, the size of wide end is slightly larger than closure 24 external diameters, and the undersized of narrow end is in closure 24 external diameters.When closure 24 was pressed into by notch 231 tops, first apical margin 2311 was out of shape so that notch 231 increases to oblique groove 233 directions slightly, and closure 24 from top to bottom is pressed into.In addition, closure 24 also can be pressed into to narrow end by opening 235 wide ends, and second apical margin 2312 and the 3rd apical margin 2313 slightly are out of shape to the lateral direction with respect to acting force, after closure 24 is pressed into, notch 231 or opening 235 be homing with blocking closure 24, closure 24 can not come off.

Shown in Fig. 2 and Fig. 4 A, closure 24 is hollow and female pipe fitting, includes the pipe cone section 243 that a head 241, slightly is cone shape flange 242 and is linked to flange 242 lower ends.Wherein, pipe cone section 243 is identical with head 241 external diameters, helps moulding, and described external diameter is slightly less than edge and closes the notch 231 of groove 230 and greater than bottom perforated 2321, the bottom of pipe cone section 243 is coniform.The external diameter of flange 242 then is slightly larger than the notch 231 that edge closes groove 230, further is provided with a guide ramp 2421 to pipe cone section 243 inclinations on it.Therefore, when closure 24 assembling, because design has flange 242 guide ramp 2421, and the flange 242 of closure 24 can be pressed into edge and closes in the notch 231 of groove 230; The opposite face of flange 242 guide ramp 2421 is a plane, close 232 of the

apical margin

2311,2312,2313 of groove and bottoms so can make flange 242 and pipe cone section 243 firmly be stuck in edge, only head 241 is exposed, and with first apical margin 2311, second apical margin 2312 and the 3rd apical margin 2313 fixing heads 241.

Closing-folding mechanism 25 as shown in Figure 2, comprises turning axle 251, pivoted hole 252 and positioning unit 253.Wherein, turning axle 251 is located at bearing body 21 near on up extended of grooving 211 both sides, and pivoted hole 252 is located on the clamping limb 22, can be articulated supporting rotating shaft 251 with turning axle 251.Pivoted hole 252 also is provided with a taper breach 2521, this breach 2521 is being provided with wide end and narrow end with clamping limb 22 equidirectional root edges, wherein wide end size is slightly larger than turning axle 251 diameters, and narrow end undersized is in turning axle 251 diameters, like this, when turning axle 251 articulates assembling, can leniently hold to import and be pressed in the pivoted hole 252 by narrow end, thereby turning axle 251 is stuck in the pivoted hole 252, to prevent the articulating axial disengaging of back mutually along clamping limb 22.Positioning unit 253 comprises near be located at the turning axle 251 locating slot 2531, is located at the lateral wall 2534 of bearing body two side ends, the clamp 2533 of being located at the positioning body 2532 on the clamping limb 22 and extending from clamping limb 22 walls downwards.The direction of the direction of locating slot 2531 and positioning body 2532, clamp 2533 is mutually 90 degree, and positioning body 2532 is for being snapped in the convex body of locating slot 2531.By this structure, positioning unit 253 can provide the folding location and the vertical orientation of clamping limb 22, avoids clamping limb 22 excessive sag or outer opening.

See also Fig. 4 A, Fig. 4 B, when the closure 24 in the holding unit 2 of the present invention from top to bottom is assemblied in holder 23, closure 24 is notch 231 butts of cone shape pipe cone section 243 and holder 23 with its bottom earlier and can enters easily, this moment, flange 242 fastened earlier on notch 231, utilize the guide ramp 2421 of flange 242, flange 242 is easy to act on first apical margin 2311, second apical margin 2312 and the 3rd apical margin 2313, make first apical margin 2311 to the distortion of the direction of oblique groove 233 and notch 231 is increased, be convenient to flange 242 be pressed into; After flange 242 was pressed into, notch 231 was a homing, and with first apical margin 2311, second apical margin 2312 and the 3rd apical margin 2313 fixing heads 241.Because the opposite face of flange 242 guide ramp 2421 is a plane, can not come off so flange 242 and pipe cone section 243 are stuck in inlay the

apical margin

2311,2312,2313 that closes groove and 232 of bottoms.At this moment, holder 23 edges that promptly can screw 4 pass motherboard 3 and holding unit 2 close the bottom perforated 2321 of groove 231, and are spirally connected with closure 24, thereby holding unit 2 is fixed on the motherboard 3.

See also Fig. 5, during clamping limb 22 vertical orientation in the holding unit 2 of the present invention, fasten on lateral wall 2534 outsides of bearing body 21 by clamp 2533, thus clamping limb 22 vertical uphold and can not cross to be outside one's consideration open; And when folding is located, cooperating of positioning bodies 2532 and locating slot 2531 by being mutually 90 degree, promptly do lenticular button fastening position by positioning body 2532 and locating slot 2531, as shown in Figure 6, in the locating slot 2531 of turning axle 251 belows, positioning body 2532 fastening position, therefore clamping limb 22 is located by folding, and can not continue sagging.Like this, the clamping limb 22 after the folding can significantly reduce vertical height, reduces packaging volume and the reduction of feasible packing shipment and delivery cost.

Claims

1. the holding unit of a computer assembly, itself and motherboard are affixed, are used for the fixing computer assembly, it is characterized in that described holding unit comprises:

One can with the fixing bearing body of motherboard;

Clamping limb is located at the two ends of described bearing body, is used to insert and put the both sides of computer assembly;

Holder is located at described bearing body both sides, and it has an edge and closes groove, and described edge closes groove and is formed with bottom and at least one apical margin, and described apical margin is formed with a notch, and described bottom then has a perforation;

With the closure of motherboard assembling, its maximum outside diameter closes the notch of groove greater than the edge of described holder, and fastens after the edge that is pressed into described holder closes groove and be positioned between bottom and apical margin that described edge closes groove.

2. the holding unit of computer assembly as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, the edge of described holder closes groove and is provided with first apical margin, second apical margin and the 3rd apical margin, form oblique groove between described first apical margin and the described holder, when closure was pressed into by described three formed notches of apical margin, described apical margin can slightly be out of shape so that described notch increases, being convenient to described closure is pressed into, after described closure was pressed into, promptly homing did not come off it with the described closure of blocking.

3. the holding unit of computer assembly as claimed in claim 2, it is characterized in that, described edge closes and forms an opening between second apical margin of groove and the 3rd apical margin, described opening has wide end and narrow end, wherein, described wide end size is slightly larger than described closure external diameter, and described narrow end undersized is in described closure external diameter, when described closure by the wide end of described opening when narrow end is pressed into, described second apical margin and the 3rd apical margin can slightly expand outwardly described opening is increased, and are convenient to described closure and are pressed into, after described closure is pressed into, be homing with the described closure of blocking, it is not come off.

4. the holding unit of computer assembly as claimed in claim 3, it is characterized in that, described closure comprises that a head, slightly is cone shape flange and is linked to the pipe cone section of described flange lower end, and described flange upper end is connected mutually with described head lower end periphery, and described flange has maximum outside diameter in described closure.

5. the holding unit of computer assembly as claimed in claim 4 is characterized in that, the end of described pipe cone section is coniform.

6. the holding unit of computer assembly as claimed in claim 4 is characterized in that, the flange of described closure further is provided with a guide ramp that tilts to described pipe cone section, and bootable described closure enters in the apical margin that described edge closes groove and is positioned.

7. the holding unit of computer assembly as claimed in claim 6 is characterized in that, described closure is one to have the hollow column jacket of internal thread.

8. the holding unit of computer assembly as claimed in claim 7, it is characterized in that described bearing body is the U type body of growing crosswise, two longitudinal edges are provided with the passageway about be less than, and described U type body horizontal edge further is provided with the connector grooving, is connected on the connector of motherboard.

9. the holding unit of computer assembly as claimed in claim 8 is characterized in that, described computer assembly is a central processing unit card casket module.

10. the holding unit of a computer assembly is affixed with motherboard, is used for the fixing computer assembly, and described holding unit comprises:

One can with the fixing bearing body of motherboard;

Clamping limb is located at the two ends of described bearing body, inserts and puts the both sides of computer assembly;

Holder is located at described bearing body both sides, and it has an edge and closes groove, and described edge closes groove and is formed with bottom and at least one apical margin, and described apical margin is formed with a notch, and described bottom has a perforation;

With the closure of motherboard assembling, its maximum outside diameter closes the notch of groove greater than the edge of described holder, after edge that described closure is pressed into holder closes groove, can fasten and is positioned between bottom and apical margin that described edge closes groove;

One closing-folding mechanism, be located between described bearing body and described clamping limb, comprise turning axle, pivoted hole and positioning unit, wherein, described positioning unit has the primary importance that described clamping limb folding can be fixed at least, and described clamping limb is upheld the fixing second place.

11. the holding unit of computer assembly as claimed in claim 10 is characterized in that, the turning axle of described closing-folding mechanism is located on the described bearing body, and described pivoted hole is located on the described clamping limb, is articulated with described turning axle.

12. the holding unit of computer assembly as claimed in claim 11, it is characterized in that, the pivoted hole of described closing-folding mechanism is provided with a taper breach wide outside and narrow inside, described taper breach is slightly less than described turning axle external diameter, make the described turning axle can be directly and described pivoted hole buckle mutually, prevent to articulate afterwards axial disengaging along described clamping limb.

13. the holding unit of computer assembly as claimed in claim 12, it is characterized in that, described positioning unit comprises at least onely to be located at the locating slot on the described bearing body and to be convexly set in positioning body on the described clamping limb, the direction of described locating slot and positioning body is mutually 90 degree at least, described positioning body can fasten in described locating slot and stop, prevents excessive sag after the described clamping limb folding.

14. the holding unit of computer assembly as claimed in claim 13, it is characterized in that, described positioning unit further comprises the clamp that extends from described clamping limb and is located at the lateral wall of described bearing body two sides, described clamp is when the second place that described clamping limb is upheld, can fasten at described lateral wall and stop, so that described clamping limb keeps vertical when upright.

15. holding unit as claim 10 or 14 described computer assemblies, it is characterized in that, the edge of described holder closes groove and is provided with first apical margin, second apical margin and the 3rd apical margin, form oblique groove between described first apical margin and the described holder, when described closure was pressed into by described three formed notches of apical margin, described apical margin can slightly be out of shape so that notch increases, being convenient to described closure is pressed into, after closure was pressed into, promptly homing did not come off it with the described closure of blocking.

16. the holding unit of computer assembly as claimed in claim 15, it is characterized in that, described edge closes between second apical margin of groove and the 3rd apical margin and is formed with an opening, described opening has wide end and narrow end, wherein, described wide end size is slightly larger than described closure external diameter, described narrow end undersized is in described closure external diameter, when the wide end of described closure by described opening is pressed into into to narrow end, described second apical margin and the 3rd apical margin can slightly expand outwardly described opening is increased, and are convenient to described closure and are pressed into, after described closure is pressed into, be homing with the described closure of blocking, it is not come off.

17. the holding unit of computer assembly as claimed in claim 16, it is characterized in that, described closure includes the pipe cone section that a head, slightly is cone shape flange and is linked to the flange lower end, and described flange upper end is connected mutually with described head lower end periphery, and described flange has maximum outside diameter in described closure.

18. the holding unit of computer assembly as claimed in claim 17 is characterized in that, the end of described pipe cone section is coniform.

19. the holding unit of computer assembly as claimed in claim 17 is characterized in that, the flange of described closure further is provided with a guide ramp that tilts to described pipe cone section, and bootable described closure enters in the apical margin that described edge closes groove and is positioned.

20. the holding unit of computer assembly as claimed in claim 19 is characterized in that, described closure is one to have the hollow column jacket of interior spiral shell strand.

21. the holding unit of computer assembly as claimed in claim 20, it is characterized in that described bearing body is the U type body of growing crosswise, two longitudinal edges are provided with the passageway about described U type body to being less than, its horizontal edge further is provided with the connector grooving, but on the connector of the sub-motherboard of socket.

22. the holding unit of computer assembly as claimed in claim 21 is characterized in that, described computer assembly is a central processing unit card casket module.