CN114138074A

CN114138074A - Locking structure

Info

Publication number: CN114138074A
Application number: CN202010922486.XA
Authority: CN
Inventors: 杨棨錞
Original assignee: Inventec Pudong Technology Corp; Inventec Corp
Current assignee: Inventec Pudong Technology Corp; Inventec Corp
Priority date: 2020-09-04
Filing date: 2020-09-04
Publication date: 2022-03-04

Abstract

The invention discloses a locking structure which comprises a support, a pressing part and a fixing part. The support defines accommodation space and the opening of intercommunication each other, and accommodation space and opening are arranged along first direction, and the support includes first buckle portion. The pressing part is connected with the bracket and is adjacent to the opening. The fixing part is pivoted with the abutting part and is configured to at least partially cover the opening, the fixing part comprises a second buckling part, and the second buckling part is configured to be mutually buckled with the first buckling part. When the expansion card is at least partially inserted into the accommodating space through the opening, the fixing part rotates relative to the pressing part, so that the fixing part at least partially presses the expansion card, and the second buckling part buckles the first buckling part.

Description

Locking structure

Technical Field

The invention relates to a locking structure.

Background

Along with the improvement of living standard of people, people also increasingly demand computer equipment. Accordingly, manufacturers are also working to improve computer devices to meet the increasing demands of consumers.

In addition to improving the performance of the computer equipment, how to easily lock or unlock the card body in the computer equipment is an important issue of great concern in the industry.

Disclosure of Invention

It is an object of the present invention to provide a locking structure, which can easily lock the expansion card in the bracket or unlock the expansion card from the bracket.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a locking structure includes a bracket, a pressing portion and a fixing portion. The support defines accommodation space and the opening of intercommunication each other, and accommodation space and opening are arranged along first direction, and the support includes first buckle portion. The pressing part is connected with the bracket and is adjacent to the opening. The fixing part is pivoted with the abutting part and is configured to at least partially cover the opening, the fixing part comprises a second buckling part, and the second buckling part is configured to be mutually buckled with the first buckling part. When the expansion card is at least partially inserted into the accommodating space through the opening, the fixing part rotates relative to the pressing part, so that the fixing part at least partially presses the expansion card, and the second buckling part buckles the first buckling part.

In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the fixing portion rotates around an axis relative to the pressing portion, the axis extends along a second direction, and the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction.

In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the fixing portion has at least one recess, and the recess extends at least partially along the second direction.

In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the pressing portion further includes a pressing plate and a limiting rod. The normal of the pressing plate is substantially parallel to the first direction. The limiting rod is arranged on the pressing plate and at least partially extends along the first direction, and the limiting rod is configured to limit the position of the expansion card relative to the bracket.

In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the fixing portion has a first through hole, and the first through hole is configured to allow the limiting rod to at least partially pass through.

In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the fixing portion further includes a protruding structure. When the second buckling part buckles the first buckling part, the protruding structure faces the pressing plate.

In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the first fastening portion has a second through hole, the second through hole communicates with the accommodating space, the second fastening portion includes a spring plate and a protruding member connected to each other, the spring plate is configured to be at least partially located in the accommodating space, and the protruding member is configured to be at least partially located in the second through hole.

In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the elastic sheet is made of stainless steel.

The above embodiments of the invention have at least the following advantages:

(1) when the expansion card is at least partially inserted into the accommodating space through the opening of the bracket, the fixing part rotates around the axis relative to the pressing part, the second buckling part enters the accommodating space of the bracket, and the protruding part presses the inner wall of the bracket and slides against the inner wall, so that the elastic sheet elastically deforms and stores a plurality of elastic potential energy. When the protruding part of the second buckling part reaches the second through hole of the bracket, the protruding part does not press against the inner wall of the bracket any more, and the elastic sheet releases the stored elastic potential energy, so that the protruding part can be positioned in the second through hole of the bracket. At this time, the locking between the second locking portion of the fixing portion and the first locking portion of the bracket is also completed. The process of the buckling between the second buckling part of the fixing part and the first buckling part of the bracket is simple and easy, and no extra tool is needed, so that convenience can be brought to a user.

(2) When the user presses the protruding part of the fixing part to enable the protruding part to leave the second through hole of the bracket, the user can rotate the fixing part relative to the pressing part around the axis X and enable the fixing part not to at least partially cover the opening of the bracket. Therefore, the user can take the expansion card out of the bracket. The process of releasing the buckle between the second buckle part of the fixing part and the first buckle part of the bracket is simple and easy, and no extra tool is needed, so that convenience is brought to users.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a computer device according to an embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 2 is a partially enlarged perspective view of the computer apparatus shown in FIG. 1.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged perspective view illustrating the locking structure of fig. 2, wherein the expansion card is disposed outside the bracket.

Fig. 4 is a partially enlarged schematic view showing the range M of fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged perspective view of the locking structure of fig. 2, wherein the expansion card is at least partially disposed in the bracket.

Description of the symbols:

100 locking structure

110 support

111 first engaging part

120: pressing part

121: pressing plate

122, a limit rod

130 fixed part

131 the second fastening part

131a spring piece

131b projecting member

132 projecting structure

200 expansion card

210 clamping sheet

300 computer equipment

310 casing

D1 first direction

D2 second direction

H1 first perforation

H2 second perforation

M is the range

Normal of N

O is an opening

P is a notch

R is a concave part

S is a containing space

X is the axis

Detailed Description

In the following description, for purposes of explanation, numerous implementation details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention. It should be understood, however, that these implementation details are not to be interpreted as limiting the invention. That is, in some embodiments of the invention, such implementation details are not necessary. In addition, for simplicity and clarity of illustration, certain conventional structures and elements are shown in the drawings and will be described below with reference to the drawings, wherein like reference numerals are used to refer to the same or similar elements throughout. And features of different embodiments may be applied interactively, if possible.

Unless defined otherwise, all words (including technical and scientific terms) used herein have their ordinary meaning as is understood by those skilled in the art. Furthermore, the definitions of the above-mentioned words in commonly used dictionaries should be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the context of the present invention. Unless specifically defined otherwise, these terms are not to be interpreted in an idealized or overly formal sense.

Please refer to fig. 1-2. FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a computer device 300 according to an embodiment of the invention. Fig. 2 is a partially enlarged perspective view of the computer apparatus 300 of fig. 1. In the present embodiment, as shown in fig. 1 to 2, the computer apparatus 300 includes a housing 310 and a locking structure 100, and the locking structure 100 is disposed in the housing 310.

Please refer to fig. 3-4. Fig. 3 is an enlarged perspective view illustrating the locking structure 100 of fig. 2, wherein the expansion card 200 is outside the bracket 110. Fig. 4 is a partially enlarged schematic view showing the range M of fig. 3. In the present embodiment, as shown in fig. 3 to 4, the locking structure 100 includes a bracket 110, a pressing portion 120 and a fixing portion 130. The bracket 110 defines an accommodating space S and an opening O that are communicated with each other, the accommodating space S and the opening O are arranged along a first direction D1, and the bracket 110 includes a first fastening portion 111. The pressing portion 120 is connected to the bracket 110 and abuts the opening O of the bracket 110. The fixing portion 130 is pivotally connected to the pressing portion 120 and configured to at least partially cover the opening O of the bracket 110, the fixing portion 130 includes a second fastening portion 131, and the second fastening portion 131 of the fixing portion 130 is configured to be fastened to the first fastening portion 111 of the bracket 110. In practical applications, the expansion card 200 may be a Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIE) card, but the invention is not limited thereto.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 4, the fixing portion 130 rotates relative to the pressing portion 120 about the axis X, the axis X extends along the second direction D2, and the second direction D2 is perpendicular to the first direction D1.

More specifically, as shown in fig. 4, the pressing portion 120 further includes a pressing plate 121 and a limiting rod 122. The normal N of the pressing plate 121 is substantially parallel to the first direction D1. The position-limiting rod 122 is disposed on the pressing plate 121 and at least partially extends along the first direction D1, and the position-limiting rod 122 is configured to limit the position of the expansion card 200 relative to the bracket 110. In practical applications, as shown in fig. 3, the expansion card 200 includes a locking piece 210, and after the expansion card 200 is inserted into the accommodating space S of the bracket 110, the locking piece 210 of the expansion card 200 is pressed against the pressing plate 121 of the pressing part 120. In fact, the locking piece 210 has a gap P configured to allow the limiting rod 122 to pass through, so that the relative position of the expansion card 200 and the bracket 110 can be limited.

Furthermore, as shown in fig. 4, the fixing portion 130 further includes a protruding structure 132. When the second locking portion 131 of the fixing portion 130 locks the first locking portion 111 of the bracket 110, the protruding structure 132 of the fixing portion 130 faces the pressing plate 121 of the pressing portion 120. As described above, after the expansion card 200 is inserted into the accommodating space S of the bracket 110, the locking piece 210 of the expansion card 200 is pressed against the pressing plate 121 of the pressing part 120, so that when the second locking part 131 of the fixing part 130 is locked with the first locking part 111 of the bracket 110, the protruding structure 132 of the fixing part 130 faces and presses against the locking piece 210 of the expansion card 200 to fix the relative position of the expansion card 200 and the bracket 110.

Further, as shown in fig. 4, the fixing portion 130 has a first through hole H1, and the first through hole H1 of the fixing portion 130 is configured to allow the limiting rod 122 of the pressing portion 120 to at least partially pass through.

In addition, the first locking portion 111 of the bracket 110 has a second through hole H2, the second through hole H2 is communicated with the accommodating space S, the second locking portion 131 of the fixing portion 130 includes a spring piece 131a and a protruding piece 131b connected to each other, the spring piece 131a is disposed to be at least partially located in the accommodating space S, and the protruding piece 131b is disposed to be at least partially located in the second through hole H2 of the bracket 110. In practical applications, the elastic piece 131a of the second locking portion 131 may be made of stainless steel, but the invention is not limited thereto.

Please refer to fig. 5. Fig. 5 is an enlarged perspective view of the locking structure 100 of fig. 2, wherein the expansion card 200 is at least partially disposed in the bracket 110. In the present embodiment, as shown in fig. 5, after the expansion card 200 is at least partially inserted into the accommodating space S through the opening O of the bracket 110, the fixing portion 130 rotates around the axis X relative to the pressing portion 120, the second locking portion 131 enters the accommodating space S of the bracket 110, and the protrusion 131b presses against the inner wall of the bracket 110 and slides against the inner wall, so that the elastic sheet 131a elastically deforms and stores a plurality of elastic potential energy. When the protrusion 131b of the second locking portion 131 reaches the second through hole H2 of the bracket 110, the protrusion 131b no longer presses against the inner wall of the bracket 110, and the elastic piece 131a releases the stored elastic potential energy, so that the protrusion 131b can be located in the second through hole H2 of the bracket 110. At this time, the engagement between the second engaging portion 131 of the fixing portion 130 and the first engaging portion 111 of the bracket 110 is also completed. Since the process of the fastening between the second fastening part 131 of the fixing part 130 and the first fastening part 111 of the bracket 110 is simple and easy, and no additional tool is needed, convenience can be brought to the user. In this situation, as mentioned above, the protruding structure 132 of the fixing portion 130 faces and presses the fastening sheet 210 of the expansion card 200 to fix the relative position of the expansion card 200 and the bracket 110.

Conversely, when the user presses the protrusion 131b of the fixing portion 130 to make the protrusion 131b leave the second through hole H2 of the bracket 110, the user can rotate the fixing portion 130 relative to the pressing portion 120 about the axis X, and the fixing portion 130 no longer at least partially covers the opening O of the bracket 110. In this way, the user can take the expansion card 200 out of the bracket 110. Since the process of releasing the locking between the second locking portion 131 of the fixing portion 130 and the first locking portion 111 of the bracket 110 is simple and easy, and no additional tool is required, convenience can be brought to the user.

In addition, as shown in fig. 4 to 5, the fixing portion 130 has at least one recess R, and the recess R at least partially extends along the second direction D2. When the locking structure 100 is installed in the housing 310 along the second direction D2, the structure (not shown) beside the computer 300 can be at least partially accommodated in the recess R of the fixing portion 130, so as to achieve the effect of avoiding the space and saving the space.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the locking structure of the present invention can be applied to a chassis of a server, and the server can be applied to Artificial Intelligence (AI) computation, edge computation (edge computing), and the like, and can also be used as a 5G server, a cloud server, or a car networking server, and the like.

In summary, the technical solutions disclosed in the above embodiments of the present invention have at least the following advantages:

Claims

1. A locking structure, comprising:

the bracket defines an accommodating space and an opening which are communicated with each other, the accommodating space and the opening are arranged along a first direction, and the bracket comprises a first buckling part;

the pressing part is connected with the bracket and is adjacent to the opening; and

the fixing part is pivoted with the pressing part and is configured to at least partially cover the opening, and the fixing part comprises a second buckling part which is configured to be mutually buckled with the first buckling part;

when an expansion card is at least partially inserted into the accommodating space through the opening, the fixing part rotates relative to the pressing part, so that the fixing part at least partially presses the expansion card, and the second buckling part buckles the first buckling part.

2. The locking structure of claim 1, wherein the fixing portion rotates relative to the pressing portion about an axis extending along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction.

3. The locking structure of claim 2, wherein the fixing portion has at least one recess extending at least partially along the second direction.

4. The locking structure of claim 1, wherein the pressing portion further comprises:

a pressing plate, a normal of the pressing plate is substantially parallel to the first direction; and

the limiting rod is arranged on the pressing plate and at least partially extends along the first direction, and the limiting rod is configured to limit the position of the expansion card relative to the bracket.

5. The locking structure of claim 4, wherein the fixing portion has a first through hole configured to allow the shaft to at least partially pass through.

6. The locking structure of claim 4, wherein the fixing portion further comprises:

and the protruding structure faces the pressing plate when the second buckling part buckles the first buckling part.

7. The locking structure according to claim 1, wherein the first locking portion has a second through hole communicating with the receiving space, the second locking portion includes a resilient piece and a protruding member connected to each other, the resilient piece is configured to be at least partially located in the receiving space, and the protruding member is configured to be at least partially located in the second through hole.

8. The locking structure of claim 7, wherein the resilient member is made of stainless steel.