CN2618205Y

CN2618205Y - Extend card change-over devices

Info

Publication number: CN2618205Y
Application number: CN 03246538
Authority: CN
Inventors: 官焱
Original assignee: Asustek Computer Inc
Current assignee: Asustek Computer Inc
Priority date: 2003-04-29
Filing date: 2003-04-29
Publication date: 2004-05-26
Anticipated expiration: 2013-04-29

Abstract

The utility model relates to a transfer device for computer extended cards, which at least comprises a transfer card, which is a long shaft strip plate and is provided with a golden finger pattern on the lower margin and expansion slots permitting the extended cards to respectively insert on the two sides of the transfer card respectively on the two side surface, and can be vertically inserted into the slot of the main board, and a support frame with a beam structure locked on the upper margin of the transfer card, and an adjustable spanner is arranged on the side of the beam structure driving an active bump on the side of the beam structure to protrude downward and to prop the two ends of the slot of the main board when spanned upward by a user so that the support frame and the transfer card are propped upward and the golden finger pattern of the transfer card is pulled out from the slot of the main board.

Description

Expanding card adaptor

Technical field

The utility model relates to a kind of computing machine expanding card adaptor, particularly relates to a kind of PCI adapter switching device that is applied in the rack-mount server.

Background technology

In life now, no matter to such an extent as to for the individual consumer of company and enterprise, computing machine has become the instrument that utilizes the most widely.Particularly, make the computing machine or the counter of a new generation possess powerful calculation function, and can fully promote the efficient of work, business owing to electronics technology develops fast with progressive.And, along with the exploitation and the maturation of network application technology, in order effectively to connect these computing machines, so that transmit or exchange message miscellaneous and data, in most company or enterprise, all can install signal cable and server, to construct required internal network.

No matter it should be noted that desktop PC, mobile computer or, on its motherboard, all can keep one or more groups PCI slot, expand the space of computer function so that the user to be provided for other all size size calculation machine.When in case the user wants to promote the operation usefulness of computing machine or increases certain special applications function, just expansion board miscellaneous can be inserted in the above-mentioned PCI slot, electrically connect and itself and motherboard are produced, and accept the operation and the control of central processing unit.

But, along with electronic product towards trend light, thin, short, little development, in the design of computer nowadays main frame, tend to by promoting casing volume inside service efficiency, so that dwindle the volume of casing as much as possible.Under this kind situation, the quantity of PCI slot and distributing position on the motherboard also can be subjected to suitable influence and restriction.Particularly for the ultrathin computing machine of some specific standard, because its casing volume inside is original just very narrow, therefore considering to install under the required conditions such as space of expansion board, in the design of motherboard, only can provide single PCI slot, the usefulness that supplies the user to expand computer function.

With typical rack-mount server is example, because its thickness only has 4.45 centimeters (1U), so the built-in space that its flat casing designing institute can provide is quite limited.Particularly for backup of server archives and the function that stores are provided, the space of its casing front end about 1/3rd can be used for installing several hard disks.And in 2/3rds only surplus spaces of casing rear end, containment fan, power supply unit and motherboard seem more crowded owing to needing simultaneously.Particularly be limited by the flat spatial design of casing, make expansion board in the rack-mount server can only present parallel configuration relation with motherboard.

Under this kind situation, be made in the PCI slot on the motherboard, can have horizontal slot opening, so that the user can be inserted in the plane of expansion board along motherboard in the horizontal PCI slot.Yet, it should be noted that in order to allow the user laterally carry out the action that expansion board plugs and unplugs, on motherboard, need to reserve expansion board into and out of the space, and make the usage space of whole casing inside be severely limited.Therefore, in existing rack server, often can only on motherboard, design single PCI slot in submarginal position, so that provide enough spaces to come the installation or removal expansion board.

The restriction on the space, because plugging and unplugging all of expansion board needs the surface of smooth motherboard to carry out, therefore for user and inconvenient.Particularly in order to avoid damaging by pressure because of carelessness or damage the assembly on the motherboard, the user should be noted that the direction and size of its application of force when the plug expansion board, and makes the action of the whole plug difficulty more that becomes.In traditional design, in order to solve this kind problem, the rack-mount server of part then is designed to need to use speciality tool could dismantle expansion board.But thus, be tantamount to increase user's inconvenience and puzzlement.

Summary of the invention

In order effectively to solve above-mentioned all problem, the purpose of this utility model is to provide a kind of expanding card adaptor, it has dismounting design of effort-saving mechanism, can be easily with adapter by extracting in the PCI slot, and make things convenient for the user to install or exchange the PCI adapter for.

Expanding card adaptor disclosed in the utility model, and can allow the user need not utilize under the situation of speciality tool, along vertical direction with adapter by disassembling on the motherboard, and can significantly avoid damaging in the unloading process situation of other assembly on the motherboard.

In addition, the utility model also provides a kind of design that can in the adapter and arranged on left and right sides expansion board be installed all simultaneously, and allows the user that the more function expansion board is installed in computing machine.

Above-mentioned purpose of the present utility model is achieved in that a kind of computing machine expanding card adaptor, be installed in the main frame, this computing machine expanding card adaptor comprises adapter and bracing frame at least, it is characterized in that, described adapter is a strip plate, has the golden finger pattern on the long limit of this plate lower edge, can uprightly be inserted in the motherboard slot, on the both side surface of this plate, have horizontal expansion slot respectively, can allow expansion board respectively side direction be inserted in this adapter both sides; Support frame as described above is locked in the long limit of this adapter upper limb.

Computing machine expanding card adaptor described in the utility model, it is characterized in that, above-mentioned bracing frame has one " fourth " font structure at least, comprise a rectangular side plate and a beam structure, wherein this beam structure front end is connected in this rectangular side plate side central part, this beam structure is along this strip plate upper limb locking of this adapter, and this rectangular side plate side also has opening, in order to expose the connection slot of this expansion board.

Computing machine expanding card adaptor described in the utility model, it is characterized in that above-mentioned bracing frame also comprises a monkey wrench, be set in parallel in this beam structure side, its two ends, left and right sides are connected in this beam structure in the pivot joint mode, can serve as upper and lower the pulling of axle with this beam structure.

Computing machine expanding card adaptor described in the utility model, it is characterized in that, above-mentioned bracing frame also comprises two projections, be installed in this beam structure one side, and be connected in this monkey wrench two ends leading edge respectively, when this monkey wrench was upwards pulled, this two ends leading edge can promote this projection and prop up this motherboard slot two ends downwards, and this bracing frame together with this adapter jack-up that makes progress, make this adapter by extracting in this motherboard slot.

Computing machine expanding card adaptor described in the utility model is characterized in that, above-mentioned motherboard slot is that a PCI slot and this expansion board are the PCI adapter.

Computing machine expanding card adaptor described in the utility model is characterized in that, the aforementioned calculation machine host is a rack-mount server.

Computing machine expanding card adaptor described in the utility model is characterized in that, the casing thickness of above-mentioned rack-mount server is 4.45 centimeters.

This shows, computing machine expanding card adaptor provided by the utility model comprises following assembly at least: an adapter, it is a strip plate, has the golden finger pattern on the long limit of plate lower edge, can uprightly be inserted in the motherboard slot, on the both side surface of plate, have horizontal expansion slot respectively, can allow expansion board respectively side direction be inserted in the adapter both sides; One bracing frame is locked in the long limit of adapter upper limb, in order to adapter by extracting in the motherboard slot.

Support frame as described above has more comprised following assembly: one " fourth " font structure, comprise a rectangular side plate and a beam structure, wherein the beam structure front end is connected in rectangular side plate side central part, beam structure is along the strip plate upper limb locking of adapter, rectangular side plate side also has several openings, in order to expose the connection slot of expansion board.One monkey wrench is articulated in the beam structure side.In addition, two projections are installed in beam structure one side, and be connected in the monkey wrench two ends respectively, when monkey wrench is upwards pulled, can promote projection and prop up motherboard slot two ends downwards, and bracing frame together with the adapter jack-up that makes progress, make adapter by extracting in the motherboard slot.

Below, by specific embodiment and accompanying drawing, the utility model is described in further detail.

Description of drawings

Figure 1A and Figure 1B show expanding card adaptor provided by the utility model respectively;

Fig. 2 display application the utility model bracing frame and adapter design the situation in rack-mount server.

Embodiment

Please refer to Figure 1A and Figure 1B, it has shown the structure of expanding card adaptor 10 provided by the utility model respectively.The primary clustering of this expanding card adaptor 10 has comprised an adapter 100 and a bracing frame 110.Wherein, adapter 100 is the plate of a strip, has the golden finger pattern at the plate lower edge, erectile being inserted in the motherboard slot.Both side surface at adapter has then been made expansion slot 102 respectively, can allow the user with different expansion boards in the expansion slot 102 of horizontal direction plant adapter 100 both sides.In order to increase the comprehensive of adapter 100 its extended functions, the expansion slot 102 that is made in adapter 100 both sides can be different pins purpose slot, for example shown in Figure 1A, be positioned at the expansion slot 102a in adapter 100 left sides and the expansion slot 102b on right side, have different length respectively, connect the expansion board of different size so that the user to be provided.

Support frame as described above 110 is to lock and connect in adapter 100 upper limbs as shown in FIG., and its primary clustering has comprised " fourth " font structure and a monkey wrench 116 and projection 118 that is made of a rectangular side plate 112 and a beam structure 114.Wherein, the front end of beam structure 114 is to be connected in rectangular side plate 112 side central parts, and constitutes described " fourth " font integrative-structure.As for 116 right sides that are set in parallel in beam structure 114 of monkey wrench, and be connected in beam structure 114, and can pull up and down in the pivot joint mode.As shown in FIG., monkey wrench 116 its left and right two ends are by the shell fragment of screw with " L " shape, are articulated in the forward and backward two ends of beam structure 114 and lock respectively.On bracing frame 110 sides at monkey wrench 116 two ends, and be provided with projection 118 respectively.These projections 118 are connected in the two ends leading edge of monkey wrench 116, and when monkey wrench 116 was upwards pulled, its two ends leading edge can promote two ends projection 118 and move down, and protrudes from the lower edge of adapter 100.

Thus, when adapter 100 is inserted in the motherboard slot, as long as the user upwards pulls monkey wrench 116, just can promote the rear and front end that projection 118 protrudes and prop up the motherboard slot downwards, and with whole bracing frame 110 together with adapter 100 jack-up upwards, the golden finger pattern that makes adapter 100 lower edges is by detaching in the motherboard slot, and with adapter 100 by upwards pulling out in the slot.

This is with reference to Fig. 2, and it has shown uses the situation of above-mentioned expanding card adaptor 10 in rack-mount server 20.As shown in FIG., this rack-mount server 20 comprises the hard disc module 200 that is positioned at the casing front end and the motherboard that is positioned at the casing rear end position 210 and power supply unit 220.In addition, between hard disc module 200, motherboard 210 and power supply unit 220, then be provided with blower module 230.Generally speaking, described hard disc module 200 is made of four extractable and changeable SCSI HDD Hard Disk Drives.Mainly comprise as for blower module 230 and to be positioned at 8 40mm fan 230a that the casing middle position is used for cooling off total system; And the 40mm PCI fan 230b that is used for cooling off expansion board; Be used for cooling off the 40mm power supply unit fan 230c of power supply unit 220.

As can be seen from Figure 2, the assembly on the motherboard 210 has comprised a central processing unit (CPU) 212, four group system memory modules 214 and relevant chip assembly (not shown).On motherboard 210, also can be provided with a PCI slot (not shown), plant so that adapter to be provided.The configuration direction of this PCI slot is identical with above-mentioned memory modules 214, is by adjacent central processor 212 places, extends towards casing rear end to distribute, and has passed through the central part of motherboard 210.When the user combines expanding card adaptor 10 with the PCI slot, the adapter 100 that is locked in bracing frame 110 belows is inserted in the PCI slot, and, produces required electrical the connection with motherboard 210 by the golden finger pattern of adapter 100 lower edges.

As mentioned above, because adapter 100 uprightly is inserted in the PCI slot, the expansion slot 102 that therefore is positioned at adapter 100 both sides presents horizontal configuration relation, and can hold the PCI adapter 300a and the 300b of horizontal plant.As shown in Figure 1A, Figure 1B and Fig. 2, the and arranged on left and right sides of adapter 100 is provided with

expansion slot

102a and 102b respectively, and can allow PCI adapter 300a and the 300b that plants required simultaneously at the left and right sides of adapter 100.It should be noted that therefore can only plant the less PCI adapter 300b of size because adapter 100 its sides near memory modules 214 have disposed central processing unit 212; As for the opposite side of adapter 100, larger-size PCI adapter 300a then can plant.

When carrying out the assembling of

PCI adapter

300a and 300b, the user can upwards pull monkey wrench 116 so that the downward projection 118 that promotes, with whole bracing frame 110 together with adapter 100 jack-up upwards, and easily with adapter 100 by extracting in the PCI slot.After whole expanding card adaptor 10 is disassembled on by motherboard 210, just

PCI adapter

300a and 300b along the expansion slot of adapter 100 left and right sides, can be plugged on the adapter 100.After installing the PCI adapter, more whole expanding card adaptor 10 is assembled back motherboard 210.At this moment, as long as monkey wrench 116 is pushed back, just can upwards retract original position downwards with originally moving down the projection 118 that protrudes adapter 100, and allow the golden finger pattern of adapter 100 lower edges be inserted in again in the PCI slot, reach the effect of fixing PCI adapter simultaneously.

What specify is, be connected on the rectangular side plate 112 of beam structure 114 front ends and several openings of tool, when the

PCI adapter

300a and 300b plant adapter 100 left and right sides, these openings just in time can expose the connection slot on the PCI adapter, so that the user can connect PCI adapter and relevant peripheral unit by bus.Generally speaking, before not installing the PCI adapter, the open outer side of rectangular side plate 112 can be with the screw closure metal baffle, so that the usefulness of proofing dust and protecting to be provided.Therefore, when user's desire installing PCI adapter, behind the monkey wrench 116 that unclamps bracing frame 110, still needing removes metal baffle on the rectangular side plate 112, the PCI adapter could be assigned in the expansion slot on the adapter 100.

Use design of the present utility model, have considerable advantage.At first, by the design of the effort-saving mechanism of monkey wrench, can be easily with adapter by extracting in the PCI slot, and make things convenient for the user to install or exchange the PCI adapter for.And for the user, also can need not use under the situation of speciality tool, safely, easily remove adapter, and significantly avoid damaging in traditional unloading process the situation of other assembly on the motherboard.In addition,, therefore do not need the space of the plant of reservation level especially PCI adapter because the dismounting or the installation of whole bracing frame all carried out with vertical direction, and can be earlier with adapter by removing on the motherboard, carry out the assembling of PCI adapter again.Thus, also can effectively avoid the situation of damage assembly in the conventional mounting PCI adapter process.

Please refer to Fig. 2, because the space that bracing frame of the present utility model and adapter design do not need the reserved water paperback, tear the PCI adapter open, therefore on the Position Design of PCI slot, it is distributed by the central part of motherboard, and can in the and arranged on left and right sides of adapter different PCI adapters be installed simultaneously.Thus, can significantly increase the usage space of motherboard, and then make rack-mount server expand more function.

Though the utility model is illustrated as above with preferred embodiments, it is not only to be confined to the foregoing description in order to limit the utility model spirit with the utility model entity.Every personnel that are familiar with this technology are when understanding and utilize other assembly or mode to produce identical effect easily.Therefore, the modification of being done in not breaking away from spirit of the present utility model and scope all should be included in the protection domain of the present utility model.

Claims

1, a kind of computing machine expanding card adaptor is installed in the main frame, and this computing machine expanding card adaptor comprises adapter and bracing frame at least, it is characterized in that,

Described adapter is a strip plate, has the golden finger pattern on the long limit of this plate lower edge, has horizontal expansion slot on the both side surface of this plate respectively;

Support frame as described above is locked in the long limit of this adapter upper limb.

2, computing machine expanding card adaptor as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, above-mentioned bracing frame has one " fourth " font structure at least, comprise a rectangular side plate and a beam structure, wherein this beam structure front end is connected in this rectangular side plate side central part, this beam structure is along this strip plate upper limb locking of this adapter, and this rectangular side plate side also has opening.

3, computing machine expanding card adaptor as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, above-mentioned bracing frame also comprises a monkey wrench, is set in parallel in this beam structure side, and its two ends, left and right sides are connected in this beam structure in the pivot joint mode.

4, computing machine expanding card adaptor as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that, above-mentioned bracing frame also comprises two projections, is installed in this beam structure one side, and is connected in this monkey wrench two ends leading edge respectively.

5, computing machine expanding card adaptor as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, above-mentioned motherboard slot is that a PCI slot and this expansion board are the PCI adapter.

6, computing machine expanding card adaptor as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, the aforementioned calculation machine host is a rack-mount server.

7, computing machine expanding card adaptor as claimed in claim 6 is characterized in that, the casing thickness of above-mentioned rack-mount server is 4.45 centimeters.