TW201309164A - Fixing device for PCI-E cards - Google Patents

Abstract

This present invention provides a fixing device for PCI-E cards which is used to fix several PCI-E cards inside a card cage. The said fasteners are hinged on the two sides of the front end of the said cage. The said fixing device comprises two fasteners with several fixing parts and hooks. Every fixing part has a slot and every hook has a support part and a hook part which is corresponding to the holes on the cage. When the PCI-E cards are fixed into the cage, the slot of the support part fastens the PCI-E cards from inside of the cage, and meantime the fixing parts insert into the holes from outside of the cage with the support part of the hook outside of the cage.

Description

PCI-E card fixing device

The present invention relates to a PCI-E card securing device, and more particularly to a securing device for securing a plurality of PCI-E cards within a computer system.

With the continuous advancement of electronic technology, electronic devices have become an indispensable part of life, and companies from all walks of life have gradually replaced electronic traditional devices with traditional manual operations. Usually, the internal network is used in the enterprise to manage and connect the personal computers of employees in various departments. As a processing center of the internal network, server devices are particularly important.

In the current server system, there are many internal components, and most of the components need to be fixed by special tools during production. If these components are not locked, it is easy to loosen during the use of the server, thereby affecting the internal components of the server, thereby causing the servo. The device is not working properly. The PCI-E card is one of the above components. PCI-E (PCI-Express) is the latest bus and interface standard. Its original name is "3GIO", which was proposed by Intel. It is obvious that Intel means that it represents the next-generation I/O interface standard. It was renamed "PCI-Express" after being released by the PCI-SIG (PCI Special Interest Group) certification. This new standard will completely replace the current PCI and AGP, and ultimately achieve the unification of the bus standard. Its main advantage is the high data transmission rate, currently up to 10GB / s, and there is considerable potential for development. PCI Express is also available in a variety of sizes, from PCI Express 1X to PCI Express 16X, to meet the needs of low-speed and high-speed devices that are available now and in the future.

In view of this, how to improve the fixing manner of the PCI-E card, making it more convenient and quick to fix, and also more firm and reliable, is an urgent problem to be solved by relevant technical personnel in the industry.

In view of the above drawbacks existing in fixing a PCI-E card in the prior art, the present disclosure provides a novel PCI-E card fixing device.

According to an aspect of the present invention, a PCI-E card fixing device is provided, which is suitable for fixing a plurality of PCI-E cards, and the device comprises: a card holder having a corresponding front end and a back end, and a plurality of PCI-E cards Installed in the card holder horizontally from the front end, and the front ends of the corresponding two sides of the card holder have a plurality of card holes; the two fastening members are respectively pivotally connected to the corresponding two sides of the front end of the card frame, and plural The PCI-E cards are perpendicular to each other, the latching member has a corresponding first surface and a second surface, and the first surface has a corresponding left side and a right side, and each of the latching members has: a plurality of fixing portions, which are vertically arranged The left side of the first surface corresponds to a plurality of PCI-E cards, and each of the fixing portions has a groove; a plurality of hooks are vertically arranged on the right side of the first surface, and a plurality of card holes Correspondingly, each hook has a support portion and a buckle portion, and the buckle portion extends in a direction of the plurality of fixing portions; wherein, when the plurality of PCI-E cards are fixed to the card holder, the concave portion of the fixing portion The slot is fixed with a plurality of PCI-E cards and is located on the inner side of the card holder, and the buckle portion is from the outer side of the card holder Card into the hole, the hook support located outside the card holder.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the front ends of the respective two sides of the card holder have two opposite ears, and the ears extend outward in a direction perpendicular to the side of the card holder, and each of the ears has a through hole.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the latching member further has two seats on the right side of the first surface, corresponding to the ears, each of the seats having a shaft column embedded in the through hole in the corresponding ear piece.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the plurality of hooks of each of the fastening members are located between the two seats.

According to an embodiment of the invention, each of the hooks further has a handle portion, and the buckle portion of the hook is bent in a direction opposite to the plurality of fixed portions.

According to an embodiment of the invention, when a plurality of PCI-E cards are fixed to the card holder, the handle portion is located outside the card holder.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the end of the handle portion of each hook further has a connecting portion such that each handle portion forms an integral handle.

According to an embodiment of the invention, each of the fixing portions includes two retaining walls arranged in parallel, each of the retaining walls having a recess.

The PCI-E card fixing device of the invention is used to pivot the buckle member on the side of the card holder, and the PCI-E card is fixed by the fixing portion of the buckle member, and the buckle portion of the hook and the card hole of the card holder are fastened. The position of the clip and the card holder are fixed, so that a plurality of PCI-E cards can be easily fixed in the card holder at the same time without using any tools, thereby avoiding damage to the PCI-E card by using the disassembly tool. The possibility of improving the installation efficiency of the PCI-E card makes the fixing method more reliable and firm. At the same time, since the plurality of fixing portions and the plurality of hooks are disposed on the same surface of the fastening member, when the fastening member is used with the card holder, the overall surface has no other protruding structure and is more neat.

The above description will be described in detail in the following embodiments, and the technical solutions of the disclosure provide further explanation.

In order to make the description of the present disclosure more complete and complete, reference is made to the accompanying drawings and the accompanying drawings. On the other hand, well-known elements and steps are not described in the embodiments to avoid unnecessarily limiting the invention.

1 is an exploded perspective view of a PCI-E card securing device in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the PCI-E card fixing device includes a card holder 100 and two fastening members 102. The card holder 100 is a casing having an opening on one side, and has a corresponding front end and a rear end. The front end is an opening, and a plurality of PCI-E cards 104 are horizontally mounted from the front end opening and stacked in the card holder 100. The two sides of the opening of the front end of the card holder 100 have a plurality of card holes 106. The front ends of the corresponding two side edges of the card holder 100 have two opposite ears 108, and the ears 108 extend outward in a direction perpendicular to the side of the card holder 100. Each ear piece 108 has a through hole (not shown). The two latching members 102 are respectively pivotally connected to the corresponding two sides of the front end of the card holder 100 through the tabs 108, and are perpendicular to the plurality of PCI-E cards 104.

At this time, please refer to FIG. 2, which is a schematic view of another angle of the snap member shown in FIG. 1. The snap member 102 has a corresponding first surface and a second surface, and the first surface has a corresponding left side and right side. Wherein, the left side of the first surface is vertically arranged with a plurality of fixing portions 200 corresponding to the plurality of PCI-E cards 104, and each fixing portion 200 includes two retaining walls arranged in parallel, and each retaining wall There is a groove 202 on the upper surface. A plurality of hooks 204 are vertically arranged on the right side of the first surface, corresponding to the plurality of card holes 106 at the side of the card holder 100 shown in FIG. 1, each of the hooks 204 having a support portion 204a And a latching portion 204b, and the latching portion 204b extends in a direction of the plurality of fixing portions 200. The latching member 102 further has two seats 206 corresponding to the ears 108 on the bracket 100. The shaft post 208 on the bracket 206 is embedded in the through hole in the corresponding ear piece 108, so that the latching member 102 can be the shaft post 208. The rotation of the shaft is performed, wherein the hook 204 is located between the two seats 206.

In addition, each of the hooks 204 further has a handle portion 210. The snap portion 204b of the hook 204 is bent in an arc shape opposite to the plurality of fixing portions 200. The end of the handle portion 210 of each hook 204 has a connection. The portion 212 is such that each of the handle portions 210 forms an integral handle.

Please refer to FIG. 3, which shows a partial schematic view of the snap fastener and the card holder in FIG.

The brackets 206 of the latching member 102 respectively correspond to the ears 108, and the shaft posts 208 are embedded in the through holes 300 of the corresponding tabs 108, so that the latching members 102 are pivotally connected to the corresponding sides of the front end of the card holder 100. Up and able to rotate about the shaft 208.

After the PCI-E card 104 has been horizontally mounted from the front end opening of the card holder 100 into the card holder 100, the locking member 102 and the plurality of PCI-E cards 104 are perpendicular to each other. At this time, the fixing portion of the locking member 102 is fixed. The groove 202 of the 200 is fixed to the plurality of PCI-E cards 104 and located on the inner side of the card holder 100, and the buckle portion 204b is inserted into the card hole 106 of the card holder 100 from the outer side of the card holder 100, and the support portion of the hook 204 The 204a is located outside the card holder 100, and the handle portion 210 is also located outside the card holder 100.

The PCI-E card fixing device of the invention is used to pivot the buckle member on the side of the card holder, and the PCI-E card is fixed by the fixing portion of the buckle member, and the buckle portion of the hook and the card hole of the card holder are fastened. The position of the clip and the card holder are fixed, so that a plurality of PCI-E cards can be easily fixed in the card holder at the same time without using any tools, thereby avoiding damage to the PCI-E card by using the disassembly tool. The possibility of improving the installation efficiency of the PCI-E card makes the fixing method more reliable and firm. At the same time, since the plurality of fixing portions and the plurality of hooks are disposed on the same surface of the fastening member, when the fastening member is used with the card holder, the overall surface has no other protruding structure and is more neat.

Although the present invention has been disclosed in the above embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention, and the present invention can be modified and modified without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. The scope is subject to the definition of the scope of the patent application attached.

100. . . Card holder

102. . . Fastener

104. . . PCI-E card

106. . . Card hole 106

108. . . Ear piece

200. . . Fixed part

202. . . Groove

204. . . Hook

204a. . . Support department

204b. . . Buckle

206. . . Support

208. . . Axis column

210. . . Handle

212. . . Connection

300. . . Through hole

The above and other objects, features, advantages and embodiments of the present invention will become more apparent and understood.

1 is an exploded perspective view of a PCI-E card securing device in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a view showing another angle of the snap member shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a partial schematic view showing the snap fastener and the card holder in the first figure.

100. . . Card holder

102. . . Fastener

104. . . PCI-E card

106. . . Card hole 106

108. . . Ear piece

Claims (8)

A PCI-E card fixing device is adapted to fix a plurality of PCI-E cards, the fixing device comprises: a card holder having a corresponding front end and a rear end, the PCI-E cards being adapted to be horizontally from the front end Mounted in the card holder, and the front ends of the corresponding two sides of the card holder have a plurality of card holes; and two fastening members are respectively pivotally connected to the corresponding two sides of the front end of the card holder, and The PCI-E card is perpendicular to each other, and the latching member has a corresponding first surface and a second surface, and the first surface has a corresponding left side and a right side, each of the latching members having: a plurality of fixing portions, Vertically arranged on the left side of the first surface, corresponding to the PCI-E cards, and each of the fixing portions has a groove; and a plurality of hooks are vertically arranged in the first The right side of a surface, corresponding to the card holes, each of the hooks has a support portion and a buckle portion, and the buckle portion extends toward the fixing portions, wherein, when the PCI-E When the card is fixed to the card holder, the recess of the fixing portion fixes the PCI-E card and is located inside the card holder, and the buckle Card into the hole from the outside of the card holder of the card, the hook portion of the support located outside of the card rack. The PCI-E card fixing device of claim 1, wherein the front ends of the respective two sides of the card holder have two opposite ears, and the ears extend outward in a direction perpendicular to the side of the card holder. Each of the ears has a through hole. The PCI-E card fixing device of claim 2, wherein each of the fastening members further has two seats on the right side of the first surface, corresponding to the ear pieces, each of the seats has a shaft column. Embedding into the corresponding through holes on the ear pieces. The PCI-E card fixing device of claim 3, wherein the hooks of each of the fastening members are located between the two seats. The PCI-E card fixing device of claim 1, wherein each of the hooks further has a handle portion, and the snap portion of the hook is bent in an arc shape opposite to the fixing portions. The PCI-E card fixing device of claim 5, wherein the handle portion is located outside the card holder when the PCI-E cards are fixed to the card holder. The PCI-E card fixing device of claim 6, wherein the end of each of the hook portions of the hook further has a connecting portion such that each of the handle portions forms an integral handle. The PCI-E card fixing device of claim 1, wherein each of the fixing portions comprises two retaining walls arranged in parallel, each of the retaining walls having a recess.