TW201419988A - Fixing structure - Google Patents

Abstract

A fixing structure suitable for a server is provided. The fixing structure includes a bracket and a position limiting element. When a first expansion card is contained in the bracket, the position limiting element is buckled to the bracket to position a side of the first expansion card and the first expansion card is limited between the bracket and the position limiting element.

Description

Fixed structure

The present invention relates to a fixed structure, and more particularly to a fixed structure for securing an expansion card.

Most of the existing servers are equipped with expansion cards, such as PCI-E graphics cards, and the chassis of the server is equipped with a bracket to fix the expansion card (such as a graphics card). The existing method requires that the expansion card be fixed by attaching a screw to the bracket. For 1U servers and 2U servers with high density of electronic components, although the 1U server and 2U server are light, short, and full-featured, the internal space is small, so the expansion card can usually only be added when the expansion card is installed. Parallel to the motherboard settings. Therefore, if the above method is still used to lock the expansion card, the support and stability of the end of the extended expansion card will be insufficient, and the plate body at the end of the expansion card may be bent or external vibration may be affected. The expansion card signal transmission error caused by the force. In addition, the above-mentioned method of locking the expansion card with a screw also causes inconvenience in assembly, and only a single-size expansion card can be assembled.

The invention provides a fixing structure, which can facilitate the assembly of the expansion card and can stably fix the expansion card.

The invention proposes a fixed structure suitable for a server. The fixing structure includes a bracket and a limiting member. When a first expansion card is received in the bracket, the limiting member is buckled to the bracket to position one end of the first expansion card, and the first expansion card is limited between the bracket and the limiting member.

In an embodiment of the invention, the above-mentioned limiting member has two side plates. The bracket has two snap holes. The two side plates extend toward the bracket and are snapped into the two snap holes.

In an embodiment of the invention, the two side plates are adapted to be snapped to the bracket as the limiting member slides relative to the bracket.

In an embodiment of the invention, the limiting member has a positioning groove. The positioning slot is adapted to position the end of the first expansion card.

In an embodiment of the present invention, when the two first expansion cards are received in the bracket, the limiting member positions the ends of the first expansion cards, and limits the two first expansion cards to the brackets and the limiting members. between.

In an embodiment of the invention, the expansion card fixing structure further comprises at least one fixing member. The fixing member is assembled to the limiting member. When a second expansion card is received in the bracket, the limiting member is buckled to the bracket and the fixing member positions one end of the second expansion card, and the second expansion card is limited between the bracket and the fixing member. The width of the second expansion card is smaller than the width of the first expansion card.

In an embodiment of the invention, the fixing member is locked to the limiting member.

In an embodiment of the invention, the fixing member has a positioning groove. The positioning slot is adapted to position the end of the second expansion card.

In an embodiment of the invention, the number of the at least one fixing member is two. When the two second expansion cards are received in the bracket, the limiting member is fastened to the bracket and the two fixing members respectively position the two ends of the two second expansion cards, and the two second expansion cards are limited between the bracket and the two fixing members. .

In an embodiment of the present invention, when the first expansion card and the second expansion card are received in the bracket, the limiting member is buckled on the bracket to be positioned for the first expansion. The end of the card is charged, and the first expansion card is limited between the bracket and the limiting member. The fixing member positions the end of the second expansion card and limits the second expansion card between the bracket and the fixing member.

Based on the above, in the fixing structure of the present invention, the expansion card can be fixed between the bracket and the limiting member by the mutual locking of the limiting member and the bracket. Thereby, the expansion card is not required to be fixed by the screw lock, and the convenience of assembling the expansion card can be improved. In addition, the end of the assembled expansion card is positioned by the limiting member, so that the expansion card can be firmly fixed to the bracket, thereby ensuring good signal transmission of the expansion card.

The above described features and advantages of the present invention will be more apparent from the following description.

1 is a perspective view of a server according to an embodiment of the present invention. 2 is an exploded view of the server of FIG. 1. Figure 3 is an exploded view of the fixed structure of Figure 2. Referring to FIG. 1 to FIG. 3 , the server 50 of the embodiment includes a casing 52 and a fixing structure 100 . The fixing structure 100 includes a bracket 110 and a limiting member 120. When a first expansion card 60 is received in the bracket 110, the limiting member 120 is adapted to be snapped to the bracket 110 as shown in FIG. 2 to position an end 62 of the first expansion card 60 (shown in FIG. 3) and The first expansion card 60 is limited to be between the bracket 110 and the limiting member 120. The bracket 110 of the fixed structure 100 is adapted to be assembled to the casing 52 as shown in FIG. 1 to mount the first expansion card 60 to the server 50.

In the above configuration, the first expansion card 60 can be fixed to the bracket 110 and the limiting member 120 by the mutual locking of the limiting member 120 and the bracket 110. between. Thereby, the first expansion card 60 does not need to be fixed by screwing, and the convenience of assembling the first expansion card 60 can be improved. In addition, the end 62 of the assembled first expansion card 60 is positioned by the limiting member 120, so that the first expansion card 60 can be firmly fixed to the bracket 110, thereby ensuring the signal transmission of the first expansion card 60. good.

As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, the fixing structure 100 of the embodiment can be provided with two first expansion cards 60. When the two first expansion cards 60 are received in the bracket 110, the limiting members 120 are positioned first. The end 62 of the expansion card 60 is extended between the bracket 110 and the limiting member 120. In other embodiments, the first expansion card 60 of the fixed structure 100 can be other suitable numbers, and the invention is not limited thereto. In addition, the first expansion card 60 of this embodiment is, for example, a PCI-E graphics card. However, the present invention does not limit this, and may be other suitable types of expansion cards.

In detail, the limiting member 120 of the embodiment has two side plates 122. The side plates 122 extend toward the bracket 110 and are snapped onto the bracket 110 to cover a partial side 64 of the first expansion card 60. The two side plates 122 are adapted to be buckled to the bracket 110 along with the sliding of the limiting member 120 relative to the bracket 110, so that the assembly of the limiting member 120 is relatively simple. Specifically, the bracket 110 has two snap holes 112, and each side plate 122 has a hook 122a. The two side plates 122 are respectively adapted to the two latching holes 112 as the limiting member 120 slides relative to the bracket 110 to assemble the limiting member 120 to the bracket 110 . Of course, it is also possible to set a hook on the bracket and set a corresponding snap hole on the side panel to achieve the same assembly effect.

4 is a partial cross-sectional view of the stopper and the first expansion card of FIG. 2. please Referring to FIG. 4, in the embodiment, the limiting member 120 has one or more positioning slots 124 (shown as two). The positioning slot 124 is adapted to position the end 62 of the first expansion card 60 to prevent the first expansion card 60 from swaying. In other embodiments, the number of the positioning slots can be adjusted according to the number of the first expansion cards, and can be adjusted according to the requirements of the actual product, which is not limited by the present invention. In other embodiments, positioning ribs may be disposed on the limiting member, and corresponding positioning slots are disposed on the first expansion card to achieve the same positioning effect.

Figure 5 is a perspective view of a fixing structure according to another embodiment of the present invention. Figure 6 is an exploded view of the fixed structure of Figure 5. Referring to FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 , the fixing structure 200 of the present embodiment is different from the fixing structure 100 of the above embodiment in that the fixing structure 200 has a fixing structure 200 except that the fixing structure 100 includes the bracket 110 and the limiting member 120 . Further, at least one fixing member 230 is included, which will be further described below.

The fixing member 230 is assembled to the limiting member 120. When the second expansion card 70 is received in the bracket 110, the limiting member 120 is adapted to be snapped to the bracket 110 as shown in FIG. 5 and the fixing member 230 is positioned at one end 72 of the second expansion card 70, and the second expansion card is The limit 70 is between the bracket 110 and the limiting member 120. The bracket 110 of the fixed structure 200 is adapted to be assembled to the casing 52 shown in FIG. 1 to mount the second expansion card 70 to the server 50.

It should be noted that the specification of the second expansion card 70 of this embodiment is different from the specification of the first expansion card 60 shown in FIG. 3, and the width of the second expansion card 70 is smaller than the width of the first expansion card 60. The user can assemble the fixing member 230 to the limiting member 120 as shown in FIG. 5 to install the second expansion card 70 with a smaller size between the fixing member 230 and the bracket 110, or as shown in FIG. The fixing member 230 is not assembled to the limiting member 120 to mount the first expansion card 60 having a larger size between the limiting member 120 and the bracket 110. Accordingly, by the use of the fixing member 230 and the limiting member 120, the fixing structure is adapted to be equipped with expansion cards of different sizes to improve the versatility of the fixing structure.

As shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 , the fixing structure 200 of the embodiment can be provided with two second expansion cards 70 , for example, and the number of the fixing members 230 is two. When the two second expansion cards 70 are received in the bracket 110, the fixing members 230 position the ends 72 of the second expansion cards 70, and limit each of the second expansion cards 70 between the bracket 110 and the corresponding fixing member 230. In other embodiments, the second expansion card 70 of the fixed structure 200 can be other suitable numbers, and the number of the fixing members 230 is adjusted accordingly, and the invention is not limited thereto. In addition, the second expansion card 70 of this embodiment is, for example, a PCI-E graphics card. However, the present invention does not limit this, and may be other suitable types of expansion cards.

In the embodiment, the fixing member 230 is locked to the limiting member 120 , for example. In other embodiments, the fixing member 230 can be fixed to the limiting member 120 by other suitable means, which is not limited by the present invention.

Figure 7 is a partial cross-sectional view of the fixing member and the second expansion card of Figure 5. Referring to FIG. 7 , in the embodiment, each fixing member 230 has a positioning groove 232 . The positioning slot 232 is adapted to position the end 72 of the second expansion card 70 to prevent the second expansion card 70 from being shaken. In other embodiments, the positioning ribs may be disposed on the fixing member, and the corresponding positioning grooves are disposed on the second expansion card to achieve the same positioning effect.

Figure 8 is a perspective view of a fixing structure according to still another embodiment of the present invention. Figure 9 is an exploded view of the fixed structure of Figure 8. Please refer to FIG. 8 and FIG. 9 for the implementation. The fixing structure 300 of the example is different from the fixing structure 100 and the fixing structure 200 of the above embodiment in that the fixing structure 300 can be provided with, for example, a first expansion card 60 shown in FIG. 3 and a second expansion shown in FIG. 5. The card 70 and the number of the fixing members 230 are one.

When the first expansion card 60 and the second expansion card 70 are received in the bracket 110, the limiting member 120 is adapted to be snapped to the bracket 110 as shown in FIG. 8 to position the end 62 of the first expansion card 60, and the first The expansion card 60 is limited between the bracket 110 and the limiting member 120 , and the fixing member 230 positions the end 72 of the second expansion card 70 and limits the second expansion card 70 between the bracket 110 and the fixing member 230 . In other embodiments, the first expansion card 60 and the second expansion card 70 installed in the fixed structure 300 may be other suitable numbers, and the number of the fixing members 230 is correspondingly adjusted corresponding to the second expansion card 70. This is limited to this. The bracket 110 of the fixed structure 300 is adapted to be assembled to the casing 52 shown in FIG. 1 to mount the first expansion card 60 and the second expansion card 70 to the server 50.

In summary, in the fixing structure of the present invention, the expansion card can be fixed between the bracket and the limiting member by the mutual locking of the limiting member and the bracket. Thereby, the expansion card is not required to be fixed by the screw lock, and the convenience of assembling the expansion card can be improved. In addition, the end of the assembled expansion card is positioned by the limiting member, so that the expansion card can be firmly fixed to the bracket, thereby ensuring good signal transmission of the expansion card. In addition, the fixing member can be selectively assembled to the limiting member, or the fixing member can be assembled to the limiting member, so that the fixing structure is suitable for mounting different sizes by the use of the fixing member and the limiting member. Expansion cards to increase the versatility of the fixed structure.

Although the invention has been disclosed above by way of example, it is not intended to be limiting The scope of the present invention is defined by the scope of the appended claims, and the scope of the invention is defined by the scope of the appended claims. Prevail.

60‧‧‧First expansion card

End of 62‧‧‧

64‧‧‧ side

70‧‧‧Second expansion card

End of 72‧‧‧

50‧‧‧Server

52‧‧‧Shell

100, 200, 300‧‧‧ fixed structure

110‧‧‧ bracket

112‧‧‧Snap holes

120‧‧‧Limited parts

122‧‧‧ side panels

122a‧‧‧ hook

124‧‧‧ positioning slot

230‧‧‧Fixed parts

232‧‧‧ positioning slot

1 is a perspective view of a server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is an exploded view of the server of FIG. 1.

Figure 3 is an exploded view of the fixed structure of Figure 2.

4 is a partial cross-sectional view of the stopper and the first expansion card of FIG. 2.

Figure 5 is a perspective view of a fixing structure according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 6 is an exploded view of the fixed structure of Figure 5.

Figure 7 is a partial cross-sectional view of the fixing member and the second expansion card of Figure 5.

Figure 8 is a perspective view of a fixing structure according to still another embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 9 is an exploded view of the fixed structure of Figure 8.

60‧‧‧First expansion card

End of 62‧‧‧

64‧‧‧ side

100‧‧‧Fixed structure

110‧‧‧ bracket

112‧‧‧Snap holes

120‧‧‧Limited parts

122‧‧‧ side panels

122a‧‧‧ hook

Claims (10)

A fixing structure is applicable to a server, the fixing structure includes: a bracket; and a limiting component, wherein when a first expansion card is received in the bracket, the limiting component is buckled to the bracket to position the An end of the first expansion card is disposed between the bracket and the limiting member. The fixing structure of claim 1, wherein the limiting member has two side plates, and the bracket has two locking holes, and the two side plates extend toward the bracket and are fastened to the two locking holes. The fixing structure of claim 2, wherein the two side plates are adapted to be snapped to the bracket as the limiting member slides relative to the bracket. The fixing structure of claim 1, wherein the limiting member has a positioning groove, and the positioning groove is adapted to position the end of the first expansion card. The fixing structure of claim 1, wherein when the two first expansion cards are received in the bracket, the limiting member positions the end of each of the first expansion cards, and the two first expansions The card limit is between the bracket and the limiting member. The fixing structure of claim 1, further comprising at least one fixing member, the fixing member being assembled to the limiting member, wherein the limiting member is buckled when a second expansion card is received in the bracket Positioning the second expansion card at the end of the bracket and positioning the second expansion card between the bracket and the fixing member, wherein the width of the second expansion card is smaller than the The width of the first expansion card. The fixing structure of claim 6, wherein the fixing member is locked to the limiting member. The fixing structure of claim 6, wherein the fixing member has a positioning groove, and the positioning groove is adapted to position the end of the second expansion card. The fixing structure of claim 6, wherein the number of the at least one fixing member is two, and when the two second expansion cards are received in the bracket, the limiting member is buckled to the bracket and the The two fixing members respectively position the two ends of the two second expansion cards, and limit the two second expansion cards between the bracket and the two fixing members. The fixing structure of claim 6, wherein when the first expansion card and the second expansion card are received in the bracket, the limiting member is buckled to the bracket to position the first expansion card. Positioning the first expansion card between the bracket and the limiting member, the fixing member positioning the end of the second expansion card, and limiting the second expansion card to the bracket and the fixing member between.