TW201423328A - Memory expansion assembly - Google Patents

Abstract

A memory expansion assembly includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a first lock set and a second lock set. The first substrate has many first slots and a first connector. The slots connect electrically with the first connector. The second substrate pivots on the first substrate. The second substrate has many second slots and a second connector. The second slots connect electrically with the second connector. The second substrate is able to pivot the first substrate relatively. The first lock set disposes on the side of the first substrate. The second lock set disposes on the side of the second substrate. The first lock set snaps separately the second lock set.

Description

Memory expansion kit

The present invention relates to an expansion kit, and more particularly to a memory expansion kit.

The central processing unit (CPU) of the mainframe uses a random access memory (RAM) as a data storage area. The calculation results and program instructions of the central processing unit are placed in the random access memory. When the program needs to be executed, the data in the storage area can be accessed.

However, the functions of computer mainframes are becoming more and more powerful, and the demand for data processing speed and data volume is relatively increased. Therefore, users often want to increase the number of memory slots to expand the capacity of the memory. However, increasing the number of memory slots will inevitably require an increase in the area of the motherboard, which in turn will increase the size of the host computer. As a result, it will be inconsistent with the trend of the current thin and light computer host. In addition, if you increase the number of memory slots without increasing the area of the motherboard, it will squeeze into the space set by other electronic components.

Therefore, how to increase the number of memory slots in the limited space of the motherboard, thereby increasing the capacity of the memory to improve the computing performance of the host computer will be one of the problems that designers should solve.

The present invention provides a memory expansion kit, which increases the number of memory slots in a limited space of a motherboard, thereby increasing the capacity of the memory to improve the computing performance of the host computer.

The memory expansion kit disclosed in the present invention comprises a first substrate and a second a substrate, a first snap component and a second snap component. The first substrate has a plurality of first electrical sockets and a first electrical connection. The first electrical slots are electrically connected to the first electrical connection. The second substrate is pivotally disposed on the first substrate. The second substrate has a plurality of second electrical sockets and a second electrical connection. The second electrical sockets are electrically connected to the second electrical connection. The second substrate is pivotable relative to the first substrate and has a collapsed position and a deployed position that are relatively close or relatively distant. The first snap component is disposed on one side of the first substrate. The second snap component is disposed on one side of the second substrate. The first snap component is detachably snapped to the second snap component. Wherein, when the second substrate is in the folded position, the first electrical connection portion and the second electrical connection portion are located on the same side of the memory expansion kit. When the second substrate is in the deployed position, the memory is respectively inserted into the first electrical slots and the second electrical slots.

According to the memory expansion kit of the present invention, the first substrate and the second substrate respectively comprise a plurality of electrical sockets for the memory to be inserted, and the first substrate and the second substrate are pivoted to each other, so that the memory is expanded. When the kit is inserted into the expansion slot, the first substrate and the second substrate are respectively erected on the motherboard, and each memory is located in each electrical slot above the motherboard, thereby increasing the memory for the limited space of the motherboard. The number of electrical slots that are plugged in increases the amount of memory that can be docked by the host computer.

The features, implementations, and utilities of the present invention are described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

Please refer to FIG. 1A to FIG. 2B . FIG. 1A is a perspective view of a memory expansion kit inserted into an expansion slot of a motherboard according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1B is a memory expansion kit of FIG. 1A . Schematic diagram of the expansion, Figure 2A is the 1A An exploded view of the memory expansion kit of the figure, and FIG. 2B is an exploded schematic view of the second buckle assembly of FIG. 2A.

The memory expansion kit 10 of the embodiment is used for plugging a plurality of memories 20. The memory expansion kit 10 includes a first substrate 100, a second substrate 200, a first buckle assembly 600, and a second buckle assembly 700. In addition, the memory expansion kit 10 further includes a pivoting member 300. The first substrate 100 has a plurality of first electrical sockets 110 and a first electrical connection portion 120. The first electrical sockets 110 are electrically connected to the first electrical connection portion 120, respectively. The second substrate 200 is pivotally disposed on the first substrate 100 through the pivoting member 300. In detail, the opposite sides of the pivoting member 300 are pivotally connected to the first substrate 100 and the second substrate 200 respectively, so that the second substrate 200 can be pivoted relative to the first substrate 100 to have a relatively close or relatively distant position. The position and the unfolded position. Moreover, a distance between the first substrate 100 and the second substrate 200 is maintained through the pivoting member 300. The second substrate 200 has a plurality of second electrical sockets 210 and a second electrical connection portion 220. The second electrical slots 210 are electrically connected to the second electrical connection portion 220 , respectively. In addition, the number of the first electrical slot 110 and the second electrical slot 210 in this embodiment is exemplified by five, but not limited thereto. In other embodiments, the first electrical slot The number of the 110 and the second electrical slots 210 may also be five or more or five or less each.

When the second substrate 200 is in the folded position, the first electrical connection portion 120 and the second electrical connection portion 220 are located on the same side of the memory expansion kit 10, so that the first electrical connection portion 120 and the second electrical connection portion 220 can be respectively inserted. Connected to the expansion slot 32 of the motherboard 30. In addition, in the embodiment, the first electrical sockets 110 and the second electrical sockets 210 are located between the first substrate 100 and the second substrate 200 . Furthermore, the height between the first substrate 100 and the second substrate 200 is between the height of the memory 20 and the memory 20 Between the two heights, and the first electrical slots 110 facing the second substrate 200, and the second electrical slots 210 facing the first substrate 100, the first electrical slots 110 and the second The electrical slots 210 are staggered side by side. However, in other embodiments, the first substrate 100 and the second substrate 200 may be located between the first electrical sockets 110 and the second electrical sockets 210.

When the second substrate 200 is in the unfolded position, the user can insert the memory 20 into the first electrical sockets 110 and the second electrical slots 210 to increase the insertion into the expansion slot 32. The number of memory 20 on it.

In this embodiment and other embodiments, the memory expansion kit 10 further includes a first board 400 and a second board 500. The first plate body 400 is mounted on the first substrate 100. The second board 500 is mounted on the second substrate 200. When the second substrate 200 is in the folded position, the first substrate 100 and the second substrate 200 are located between the first plate 400 and the second plate 500. The first buckle assembly 600 is mounted on the first plate body 400. The second buckle assembly 700 is mounted on the second plate body 500. The first snap component 600 is detachably snapped to the second snap component 700 to fix the second substrate 200 to the collapsed position.

In detail, the first buckle assembly 600 includes two pivoting seats 610 and two locking pieces 620 . The two pivoting seats 610 are respectively disposed at opposite ends of the first plate body 400. The two latching pieces 620 are respectively pivotally disposed on the two pivoting seats 610. The two snap tabs 620 each have a first hook portion 621. The first hook portion 621 of the same snap tab 620 is located away from one side of the pivot socket 610, so that the two first hook portions 621 are respectively located in the middle of the first board body 400. The second buckle assembly 700 includes a body 710 and two first fasteners 720. The seat body 710 is disposed in the middle of the second plate body of 500. The first fasteners 720 are disposed on the base 710, and the second fasteners 720 have a second hook 724. The second hook portion 724 is respectively located in the base The opposite sides of the 710 protrude from the surfaces on both sides of the seat 710. The second hook portions 621 are detachably coupled to the second hook portions 724, respectively. In addition, in the embodiment and other embodiments, a third elastic member 630 is disposed between each pivoting seat 610 and each of the locking pieces 620, and the third elastic member 630 abuts against the pivoting seat 610 and the buckle respectively. The sheet 620 is relatively separated from the two snap tabs 620 in a normal state.

In addition, the fastening piece 620 can be engaged with the first fastening component 720 of the second fastening component 700 to fix the first substrate 100 and the second substrate 200 to the folding position, and the locking piece 620 is further provided. The user holds the hand to facilitate the user to insert the memory expansion kit 10 into the expansion slot 32.

In the embodiment and other embodiments, the second fastening component 700 further includes a pressing member 730 and at least one first elastic member 740. The pressing member 730 is slidably disposed on the base 710. The first elastic member 740 is disposed on the base 710 and between the base 710 and the pressing member 730. The first fastening members 720 each have a pivoting portion 721 , a first cantilever 722 , and a second cantilever 723 . The first cantilever 722 and the second cantilever 723 respectively extend from the pivoting portion 721 in different directions. The two pivoting portions 721 are respectively pivoted on opposite sides of the base 710. The two first cantilevers 722 are located between the two pivoting portions 721. The second hook portions 724 are respectively located at the second second cantilever 723. The two first cantilevers 722 are located between the first elastic member 740 and the pressing member 730 and respectively abut against the first elastic member 740 and the pressing member 730. The first fastening member 720 can be pivoted relative to the base 710 to have a second hook portion 724 protruding from a side of the side surface of the seat body 710 or the second hook portion 724 being retracted into the seat body 710. A first release position. The first cantilever 722 is normally in the first buckle position by the first elastic member 740 abutting. The pressing member 730 can be displaced toward the first elastic member 740 to drive the two first fastening members 720 to be displaced from the first fastening position to the first release position. The snap relationship between the first hook portion 621 and the second hook portion 724 is released, and the second substrate 200 can be displaced from the folded position to the deployed position.

In this embodiment and other embodiments, the pressing member 730 further includes two third hook portions 731. The second third hook portions 731 respectively abut against the first elastic members 740. The first buckle assembly 600 further includes two buckle posts 611. The two latching posts 611 are respectively located on the surface of the two pivoting seats 610 away from the first substrate 100. The second buckle assembly 700 further includes two second fasteners 750 and two second elastic members 760. The second fasteners 750 are slidably disposed on the second board 500, and the second fasteners 750 are interposed between the second board 200 and the second board 500. The two opposite ends of the second fastening member 750 have a locking hole 751 and a fourth hook portion 752. The fourth hook portion 752 of the same second fastener 750 is closer to the pressing member 730 than the buckle hole 751. The second elastic members 760 respectively abut the two second fasteners 750 and the base 710. The second fastening members 750 all have a second fastening position and a second release position relatively close to and away from the pressing member 730. When the second fastening member 750 is located at the second fastening position, the second elastic members 760 are respectively pressed by the base 710 and the second fastening member 750, and the second and fourth hook portions 752 are respectively engaged with the second and third hooks. Part 731. The two latching posts 611 are respectively fastened to the two latching holes 751. When the pressing member 730 is displaced toward the first elastic member 740, the second and fourth hook portions 752 are respectively separated from the second and third hook portions 731, and the second second elastic members 760 are used to respectively remove the second and second fastening members 750 from the second card. The buckle position is pushed to the second release position to separate the two snap holes 751 from the two buckle posts 611.

In this embodiment, the pressing member 730 separates the second hook portion 724 and the second hook portion 621 from each other, and the second hook portion 731 and the second hook portion 752 are separated from each other, but In other embodiments, the second hook 724 and the third hook 731 can be respectively operated by the two pressing members 730.

Please refer to FIG. 3A to FIG. 3H , and FIG. 3A to FIG. 3H are schematic diagrams of operation of FIG. 1 . As shown in FIG. 3A and FIG. 3B, the second substrate 200 is located at the folding position, the second substrate 200 is relatively close to the first substrate 100, and the two first fasteners 720 are respectively pushed by the two first elastic members 740. The first buckle position is such that the two first hook portions 621 are respectively engaged with the second hook portions 724. In addition, the second fastening members 750 are relatively close to each other and are located at the second fastening position, so that the second third hook portions 731 are respectively engaged with the second and fourth hook portions 752, and the second elastic members 760 are respectively received by the second fastening members 750. With the seat body 710, it is in an elastically compressed state.

As shown in FIGS. 3C and 3D, when the user wants to install the memory 20 in the memory expansion kit 10, it is necessary to open the memory expansion kit 10. First, the pressing member 730 is pressed against the second cantilever 723 of the first fastening member 720 in the direction of the first elastic member 740 (in the direction indicated by the arrow a), so that the second fastening member 750 pivots relative to the base 710 (along the arrow) The direction indicated by c is located in the first release position, and the second hook portion 724 of the first fastener 720 and the fourth hook portion 752 of the second fastener 750 are released from the buckle relationship. In addition, when the pressing member 730 is pressed in the direction of the first elastic member 740, the third hook portion 731 is displaced together in the direction of the first elastic member 740, and the third hook portion 730 and the fourth hook portion 752 are released from the buckle. relationship. The second fastening member 750 is displaced by the second elastic member 760 to be displaced to the second release position to release the snap hole 751 from the snap post 611.

As shown in FIG. 3E, when the second substrate 200 is in the deployed position, the user can insert the memory 20 into the first electrical socket 110 or the second electrical socket 210 to expand the memory of the memory expansion kit 10. capacity.

As shown in the 3F figure, after the memory capacity of the memory expansion kit 10 is expanded, The first substrate 100 and the second substrate 200 are brought together to be in a folded position, and the second second fasteners 750 are pressed inwardly (in the direction indicated by the arrow d) to make the two first substrate 100 and the second substrate. 200 is fixed at the folding position. In this way, when the memory expansion kit 10 is installed, the user can hold the snap tab 620 to insert the first electrical connection portion 120 and the second electrical connection portion 220 of the memory expansion kit 10 into the second electrical connection portion 220. Expansion slot 32.

As shown in FIG. 3G and FIG. 3H, finally, the two snap tabs 620 are folded together (in the direction indicated by the arrow f), and the assembly process of the memory expansion kit 10 is completed.

According to the memory expansion kit of the present invention, the first substrate and the second substrate respectively comprise a plurality of electrical sockets for the memory to be inserted, and the first substrate and the second substrate are pivoted to each other, so that the memory is expanded. When the kit is inserted into the expansion slot, the first substrate and the second substrate are respectively erected on the motherboard, and each memory is respectively inserted into each electrical slot above the motherboard, thereby increasing the space on the motherboard. The number of electrical slots that the memory is plugged in increases the amount of memory that can be docked by the host computer.

In addition, the pressing member can release the first hook portion and the second hook portion and the snap relationship between the third hook portion and the fourth hook portion at one time, so that the user only needs to press the pressing member when expanding the memory. The first substrate and the second substrate are located in a deployed position for the memory to be inserted, thereby improving the usability of the memory expansion kit.

While the present invention has been described above in its preferred embodiments, it is not intended to limit the invention, and the invention may be modified and modified without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. The scope of patent protection shall be subject to the definition of the scope of the patent application attached to this specification.

10‧‧‧Memory Expansion Kit

20‧‧‧ memory

30‧‧‧ motherboard

32‧‧‧Expansion slot

100‧‧‧First substrate

110‧‧‧First electrical slot

120‧‧‧First electrical connection

200‧‧‧second substrate

210‧‧‧Second electrical slot

220‧‧‧Second electrical connection

300‧‧‧ pivotal parts

400‧‧‧ first board

500‧‧‧Second plate

600‧‧‧First buckle assembly

610‧‧‧ pivoting seat

611‧‧‧ buckle column

620‧‧‧Card pieces

621‧‧‧First hook

630‧‧‧ Third elastic parts

700‧‧‧Second snap assembly

710‧‧‧ body

720‧‧‧First fastener

721‧‧‧ pivotal

722‧‧‧First cantilever

723‧‧‧second cantilever

724‧‧‧Second Hook

730‧‧‧Pressing parts

731‧‧‧The third hook

740‧‧‧First elastic parts

750‧‧‧Second fasteners

751‧‧‧Snap hole

752‧‧‧The fourth hook

760‧‧‧Second elastic element

FIG. 1A is a perspective view of a memory expansion kit inserted into an expansion slot of a motherboard according to an embodiment of the invention.

Figure 1B is a schematic exploded view of the memory expansion kit of Figure 1A.

Figure 2A is an exploded perspective view of the memory expansion kit of Figure 1A.

2B is an exploded perspective view of the second snap assembly of FIG. 2A.

3A to 3H are schematic views of the operation of Fig. 1.

20‧‧‧ memory

100‧‧‧First substrate

110‧‧‧First electrical slot

200‧‧‧second substrate

210‧‧‧Second electrical slot

300‧‧‧ pivotal parts

400‧‧‧ first board

500‧‧‧Second plate

600‧‧‧First buckle assembly

700‧‧‧Second snap assembly

Claims (9)

A memory expansion kit for plugging in a plurality of memories, the memory expansion kit comprising: a first substrate having a plurality of first electrical slots and a first electrical connection, the first electrical The first slot is electrically connected to the first electrical connection; the second substrate is pivotally disposed on the first substrate, and the second substrate has a plurality of second electrical slots and a second electrical connection. Each of the second electrical sockets is electrically connected to the second electrical connection portion, and the second substrate is pivotable relative to the first substrate to have a folded position and a deployed position that are relatively close or relatively far apart; a latching component is disposed on one side of the first substrate; and a second latching component is disposed on one side of the second substrate, the first latching component is detachably snapped to the second latching The first fastening component is fastened to the second fastening component, and the first electrical connection part and the second electrical connection part are located in the memory expansion. On the same side of the kit, when the second substrate is in the deployed position, the memory is inserted The plurality of first electrical sockets and the plurality of second electrical slots. The memory expansion kit of claim 1, wherein the first electrical slot and the second electrical slots are located on the first substrate and the second substrate when the second substrate is located at the folded position Between the two substrates. The memory expansion kit of claim 2, wherein the first electrical socket faces the second substrate when the second substrate is located at the retracting position, and the second electrical slots face the second a substrate, the first electrical slots and the second electrical plugs The slots are side by side with each other. The memory expansion kit of claim 3, wherein a distance between the first substrate and the second substrate is between a height of the memory and a double height of the memory. The memory expansion kit of claim 1, further comprising a pivoting member, wherein the opposite sides of the pivoting member are respectively pivotally connected to the first substrate and the second substrate, so that the second substrate can be opposite to the The first substrate pivots. The memory expansion kit of claim 1, further comprising a first board body and a second board body, wherein the first board body is mounted on the first board, and the second board body is mounted on the second board The first substrate and the second substrate are located between the first board and the second board, the first clip component is mounted on the first board, and the second clip component is mounted on the second board The second board body is detachably fastened to the second buckle component. The memory expansion kit of claim 6, wherein the first fastening component comprises two pivoting seats and two locking pieces, and the two pivoting seats are respectively disposed at opposite corners of the first plate body. The two fastening pieces are respectively disposed on the two pivoting seats, the two fastening pieces each have a first hook portion, the two first hook portions are located in the middle of the first plate body, and the second fastening component comprises a body and two first fasteners, the seat body is disposed in the middle portion of the second plate body, the two first fastener members are disposed on the seat body, and the two first fastener members respectively have a second hook portion, The second hook portions are respectively located on opposite sides of the base body, and the two first hook portions are detachably coupled to the second hook portions. The memory expansion kit of claim 7, wherein the second fastening component further comprises a pressing member and at least one first elastic member, the pressing member is slidably disposed on the base body, and the first elastic member is disposed In the body, and between the seat and the pressing member The first fastening members respectively have a pivoting portion, a first cantilever and a second cantilever. The first cantilever and the second cantilever respectively extend from the pivoting portion in different directions. The two first cantilevers are respectively located on the opposite sides of the base body, the two first cantilevers are located between the two pivotal portions, and the two second hooks are respectively located on the two second cantilevers, and the two first cantilevers are located at Between the first elastic member and the pressing member, and respectively abutting the first elastic member and the pressing member, the two first fastening members are pivotable relative to the base body to have the second second hook portion protruding a first latching position of the side surface of the base body or a second hooking portion retracting into a first releasing position of the seat body, wherein the two first cantilever normals are located by the first elastic member In the first buckle position, the pressing member is displaceable toward the first elastic member to drive the two first fastener members to be displaced from the first buckle position to the first release position. The memory expansion kit of claim 8, wherein the pressing member further comprises two third hook portions respectively abutting the first elastic member, and the first fastening component further comprises two cards. The second fastening component further includes two second fastening members and two second elastic members, and the second fastening components respectively are located on the surface of the two pivoting brackets away from the first substrate. Slidably disposed on the second plate body, and the two second fastening members are disposed between the second substrate and the second plate body, and the opposite ends of the two second fastening members respectively have a snap hole and a fourth hook portion, the fourth hook portion of the second fastening member is closer to the pressing member than the locking hole, and the second elastic members respectively abut the two second fastening members and the seat body, The second fasteners have a second buckle position and a second release position that are relatively close to and away from the pressing member. When the second fasteners are located at the second buckle position, the second elastic The pieces are respectively pressed by the seat body and the two fastening members, and the two fourth hook portions are respectively fastened to the second and third hook portions respectively a hooking portion, the two latching posts are respectively fastened to the two latching holes, and when the pressing member is displaced toward the first elastic member, the second and fourth hooking portions are respectively separated from the second and third hooking portions, and the two The second elastic member is used to push the two second fastening members from the second fastening position to the second release position to separate the two fastening holes from the two fastening posts.