TW201739335A - Buckling device having a rotational suppression arm in cooperation with the positioning part for suppressing the second outer object to dismantle and replace the first outer object such as an interface card from the second outer object - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention discloses a buckling device, which comprises: a main body having an assembling part and a positioning part, the assembling part being for assembling a first outer object, the positioning part being for positioning a second outer object; and a fixing part moveably connected to the main body. The fixing part has an elastic wedging arm or a rotational suppression arm. The elastic wedging arm in cooperation with the positioning part is for wedging the second outer object to be located between the elastic wedging arm and the main body. The rotational suppression arm in cooperation with the positioning part is for suppressing the second outer object to be located between the rotational suppression arm and the main body. Accordingly, with the main body and the fixing part of the buckling device, the first outer object (such as an interface card) can be easily dismantled and replaced from the second outer object (such as a motherboard).

Description

Fastening device

The present invention relates to a fastening device, and more particularly to a fastening device for fastening two external objects (such as a motherboard and an interface card) together.

Generally speaking, the interface card is used as a communication bridge between a computer and peripheral hardware (such as a hard disk and a memory card), and can communicate with peripheral hardware through connection with a motherboard inside the computer. The interface card has an insertion side and a free side, the insertion side is inserted into the motherboard, and the free side is fixed to the motherboard through a locking device. Thereby, it is ensured that the interface card is firmly fixed to the main board, and it is not easy to be separated from each other.

However, the conventional locking device usually locks the free side of the interface card into the motherboard through locking, which is disadvantageous for the interface card being detached and replaced from the motherboard.

Therefore, how to invent a device that is easy to remove and replace the interface card from the motherboard will be actively disclosed in the present invention.

In order to solve the above-mentioned shortcomings of the prior art, it is an object of the present invention to facilitate the removal and replacement of the interface card from the motherboard.

To achieve the above and other objects, the present invention provides a buckle device, comprising: a body having a plurality of joints and a positioning portion, wherein the assembly is for assembling to a first external object, The positioning portion is configured to position a second outer object; and a fixing portion is movably connected to the body, the fixing portion has an elastic snap arm or a rotary pressing arm, and the elastic snap arm cooperates with the positioning portion For engaging the second outer object between the elastic snap arm and the body, the rotary pressing arm is engaged with the positioning portion for pressing the second outer object between the rotary pressing arm and the body .

In an embodiment of the present invention, the elastic latching arm includes a latching surface or an abutting surface and a latching surface, the abutting surface is configured to abut the second outer object, and the latching surface is matched The positioning portion is configured to buckle the second outer object between the snap surface and the body.

In an embodiment of the invention, the abutting surface and the snap surface have an angle of 15 degrees to 345 degrees.

In an embodiment of the present invention, when the fixing portion has the rotating pressing arm, the body further has a hook portion, and the rotating pressing arm includes a hook member and a pressing member having a hook. The hook member is rotatably connected to the body, and the hook portion of the body is hooked on the hook of the hook member, and the pressing member cooperates with the positioning portion for pressing the second outer object to the pressing member Between the bodies.

In an embodiment of the invention, the body further has a first outer object positioning portion, and the first outer object positioning portion is adjacent to the assembly portion.

In an embodiment of the invention, the first external object positioning portion is a convex portion or a concave portion.

In an embodiment of the invention, the fixing portion has a triggering member.

In an embodiment of the invention, the rotary pressing arm has a triggering member for being disposed on the hooking member.

In an embodiment of the invention, the body is made of plastic material or metal material; or the fixing portion is made of plastic material or metal material.

In an embodiment of the invention, the fastening device forms a module with the first outer object or the second outer object.

In an embodiment of the invention, the first outer object or the second outer object is a printed circuit board.

In an embodiment of the invention, the elastic snap arm is integrally formed or assembled with the body; or the rotary pressing arm is integrally formed or assembled with the body.

In an embodiment of the invention, the rotary pressing arm has a rotation angle of 5 degrees to 355 degrees.

In an embodiment of the invention, the positioning portion is a circular protrusion, a semi-circular protrusion, a protrusion, a recess or a plane.

In an embodiment of the invention, the assembly portion is a fastening structure, a splicing structure, a locking structure, an expansion structure, a welding structure, a bonding structure or a magnetic structure.

Thereby, the fastening device of the present invention facilitates the removal and replacement of the first external object (such as the interface card) from the second external object (such as the motherboard) by the body and the fixing portion.

In order to fully understand the objects, features and advantages of the present invention, the present invention will be described in detail by the following specific embodiments and the accompanying drawings.

Please refer to FIG. 1 , FIG. 2A to FIG. 2C and FIG. 3 . 1 is a perspective view of a fastening device 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 2A to 2C are schematic views showing a fastening process of the fastening device 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the present invention. In one embodiment, the fastening device 1 is a three-dimensional schematic view of the first outer object 2 and the second outer object 3 being fastened together.

The fastening device 1 includes a body 11 and a fixing portion 12, wherein the body 11 can be made of plastic or metal. The fixing portion 12 can be made of plastic or metal. In addition, the fastening device 1 can form a module with the first external object 2 or the second external object 3, wherein the first external object 2 or the second external object 3 can be a printed circuit board.

The body 11 has a plurality of connecting portions 111 and a positioning portion 112. The connecting portion 111 can be pluggable and assembled to a first external object 2, and the positioning portion 112 is configured to position a second external object. 3. The assembly portion 111 can be an arrow-shaped snap member, a T-shaped snap member or other shaped snap member composed of a plurality of elastic arms; however, the structure of the assembly portion 111 is not limited thereto. Any structure that can achieve the purpose of arbitrarily inserting and removing the first external object 2 is within the scope of protection of the present invention. The positioning portion 112 can be a semi-circular protrusion (or a protrusion, a recess or a plane), and the second outer object 3 has a semi-circular through hole 31 corresponding to the semi-circular protrusion, whereby the second The external object 3 can be temporarily engaged with the positioning portion 112 of the body 11; however, the structure of the positioning portion 112 and the second external object 3 is not limited thereto, and any structure that can achieve the purpose of temporarily engaging the two is It belongs to the protection scope of the present invention.

The fixing portion 12 is movably connected to the body 11 , and the fixing portion 12 has an elastic locking arm 121 , and the elastic locking arm 121 can be integrally formed or assembled with the body 11 , and the elastic locking arm 121 can be The positioning portion 112 is engaged to buckle the second outer object 3 between the elastic latching arm 121 and the body 11 . In detail, the elastic latching arm 121 includes a latching surface 1212 or an abutting surface 1211 and a latching surface 1212. The abutting surface 1211 can abut the second outer object 3, and the latching surface 1212 can be The positioning portion 112 is engaged to buckle the second outer object 3 between the locking surface 1212 and the body 11 . The abutting surface 1211 and the snap surface 1212 have an angle of 15 degrees to 345 degrees.

In addition, the body 11 further has a first external object positioning portion 113, and the first external object positioning portion 113 is disposed adjacent to the connecting portion 111 for positioning the first external object 2. In this embodiment, the first outer object positioning portion 113 can be a convex portion or a concave portion, and the first outer object member 2 has a consistent hole corresponding to the convex portion (or a convex portion corresponding to the concave portion) (Fig. Not shown). However, the structures of the first outer object positioning portion 113 and the first outer object 2 are not limited thereto, and any structure that can achieve the purpose of temporary engagement is within the scope of the present invention.

Next, please refer to FIG. 2A to FIG. 2C again to further illustrate the fastening process of the fastening device 1.

In FIG. 2A, the assembly portion 111 of the body 11 of the fastening device 1 is assembled to the first outer object 2, and a fixed side 32 of the second outer member 3 is rotated through a rotating device 4. On the first outer object 2. That is, the second outer article 3 is rotatable relative to the first outer article 2.

In FIG. 2B, a free side 33 of the second outer object 3 is rotated toward the positioning portion 112 and abuts against the abutting surface 1211 of the elastic latching arm 121; then, the second outer object is The free side 33 of the 3 applies a downward force, such that the abutting surface 1211 of the resilient latching arm 121 is pressed by the free side 33 of the second outer article 3 such that the resilient latching arm 121 is inwardly bending.

In FIG. 2C, after the free side 33 of the second outer object 3 is moved downward to the positioning portion 112 of the body 11, the abutting surface 1211 of the elastic latching arm 121 is free from the second outer object 3. The elastic latching arm 121 is reset, and the free side 33 of the second outer object 3 is fastened to the latching surface 1212 of the elastic latching arm 121 and the positioning portion of the body 11 Between 112.

Through the above-mentioned fastening process, the fastening between the first outer object 2 and the second outer object 3 can be achieved by using the fastening device 1 , and the three-dimensional schematic view can be as shown in FIG. 3 .

Thereby, the fastening device 1 can fasten the first outer object 2 and the second outer object 3 together, and the second outer object 3 can be easily detached and replaced from the first outer object 2 .

Please refer to FIG. 4, FIG. 5A to FIG. 5D and FIG. 6. 4 is a perspective view of a fastening device 1' according to another embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 4A to 4D are schematic views showing a fastening process of the fastening device 1' according to another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 6 is a schematic view. In another embodiment of the invention, the fastening device 1' snaps the first outer article 2' and the second outer article 3' together.

The fastening device 1' includes a body 11' and a fixing portion 12'.

The body 11' has a plurality of connecting portions 111', a positioning portion 112' and a hook portion 114'. The connecting portion 111' is assembled to a first outer object 2'. The positioning portion 112' is Positioning a second outer object 3'. The assembly portion 111' may be a snap member composed of two elastic arms; however, the structure of the assembly portion 111' is not limited thereto, and any insertion from the first outer object 2' can be achieved. The structure of the purpose of the drawing is within the scope of protection of the present invention. The positioning portion 112' may be a semi-circular protrusion (or a protrusion, a recess or a plane), and the second outer object 3' has a semi-circular through hole 31' corresponding to the semi-circular protrusion, whereby The second outer object 3 ′ can be temporarily engaged with the positioning portion 112 ′ of the body 11 ′; however, the structure of the positioning portion 112 ′ and the second outer object 3 ′ is not limited thereto, and both can be achieved. The structure for the purpose of temporary engagement is within the scope of protection of the present invention.

The fixing portion 12 ′ is movably connected to the body 11 ′. The fixing portion 12 ′ has a rotating pressing arm 122 ′, and the rotating pressing arm 122 ′ can be integrally formed or assembled with the body 11 ′. The pressing arm 122' can cooperate with the positioning portion 112' to buckle the second external object 3' between the rotating pressing arm 122' and the body 11'. The rotation angle of the rotating pressing arm 122' can be 5 degrees to 355 degrees. In detail, the rotary pressing arm 122' includes a hook member 1221' and a pressing member 1222'. The hook member 1221' has a hook portion 12211' (for example, a hook hole) and is rotatably coupled to the body. 11', the hook portion 114' of the body 11' can be hooked to the hook portion 12211' of the hook member 1221' (for example, the hook portion 114' of the body 11' can pass through the hook member 1221' The hooking hole is hooked to the hook member 1221'), and the pressing member 1222' can cooperate with the positioning portion 112' to press the second outer object 3' to the positioning of the pressing member 1222' and the body 11' Between the sections 112'.

In addition, the body 11' may further have a first outer object positioning portion 113', and the first outer object positioning portion 113' is adjacent to the connecting portion 111' for positioning the first outer object 2'. In this embodiment, the first outer object positioning portion 113' may be a convex portion or a concave portion, and the first outer object member 2' has a consistent hole corresponding to the convex portion (or a convex portion corresponding to the concave portion) (not shown). However, the structure of the first external object positioning portion 113' and the first outer object 2' is not limited thereto, and any structure that can achieve the purpose of temporary engagement is within the scope of the present invention.

Next, referring again to Figs. 5A to 5D, the fastening process of the fastening device 1' will be further explained.

In FIG. 5A, the assembly portion 111' of the body 11' of the fastening device 1' is assembled to the first outer object 2', and one of the fixed portions 32' of the second outer object 3' is transmitted through a The rotating device 4' is rotatably disposed on the first outer object 2'. That is, the second outer article 3' is rotatable relative to the first outer article 2'.

In Fig. 5B, a free side 33' of the second outer article 3' is rotated in the direction of the positioning portion 112' and contacts the positioning portion 112' of the body 11'.

In FIG. 5C, the rotary pressing arm 122' is rotated through a rotating member 123', and the hook portion 114' of the body 11' can partially pass through the hook surface 1221' of the rotary pressing arm 122'. The hook hole 12211'.

In FIG. 5D, the hook portion 114' of the body 11' completely passes through the hook hole 12211' of the hook surface 1221' of the rotary pressing arm 122', and the pressing member of the rotary pressing arm 122' 1222' is to press the free side 33' of the second outer article 3' between the pressing member 1222' of the rotary pressing arm 122' and the positioning portion 112' of the body 11'.

Through the above-mentioned fastening process, the fastening between the first outer object 2' and the second outer object 3' can be achieved by the fastening device 1', and the three-dimensional schematic view can be as shown in FIG.

Thereby, the fastening device 1' can fasten the first outer object 2' and the second outer object 3' together, and the second outer object 3' can be easily detached from the first outer object 2' And replacement.

Please refer to FIG. 7. FIG. 7 is a schematic view showing the pulling device of the fastening device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

The rotating pressing arm 122' of the fixing portion 12' may have a triggering member 1223' to be disposed on the hooking member 1221', and the triggering member 1223' may be adjacent to the rotating portion 123' or adjacent to the pressing portion Piece 1222'. With the trigger member 1223', the user can easily pull the rotary press arm 122'. In addition, the hook portion 12211' may be a hook arm in addition to the hook hole described above.

Please refer to FIG. 8 , FIG. 9A to FIG. 9D and FIG. 10 . FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a fastening device 1 ′′ according to still another embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 9A to 9D are schematic diagrams showing a fastening process of the fastening device 1 ′′ according to still another embodiment of the present invention. 10 is a perspective view of the fastening device 1'' for fastening the first outer object 2'' and the second outer object 3'' together in another embodiment of the present invention.

The fastening device 1'' includes a body 11'' and a fixing portion 12''.

The body 11'' has a plurality of connecting portions 111", a positioning portion 112" and a hook portion 114". The connecting portion 111" is assembled to a first outer object 2". The positioning portion 112" is positioned to position a second outer object 3". Wherein, the set of joints 111" can be an arrow-shaped snap member composed of a plurality of elastic arms, a T-shaped snap member or other shaped snap members; however, the structure of the assembly portion 111" is Not limited to this, any structure that can achieve the purpose of arbitrarily inserting and unplugging the first external object 2'' belongs to the protection scope of the present invention. The positioning portion 112 ′′ may be a circular protrusion (or a protrusion, a recess or a plane), and the second outer object 3 ′′ has a circular through hole 31 ′′ corresponding to the circular protrusion, whereby The second outer object 3 can be temporarily engaged with the positioning portion 112 ′′ of the body 11 ′′; however, the structure of the positioning portion 112 ′′ and the second outer object 3 ′′ is not limited thereto. The structure for achieving the purpose of temporary engagement is within the scope of protection of the present invention.

The fixing portion 12 ′′ is movably connected to the body 11 ′′, and the fixing portion 12 ′′ has a rotating pressing arm 122 ′′, and the rotating pressing arm 122 ′′ can be integrally formed with the body 11 ′′ or Formed and formed, the rotary pressing arm 122 ′′ can cooperate with the positioning portion 112 ′′ to buckle the second external object 3 ′′ between the rotating pressing arm 122 ′′ and the body 11 ′′, The rotational angle of the rotary pressing arm 122" can be 5 degrees to 355 degrees. In detail, the rotary pressing arm 122 ′′ includes a hook member 1221 ′′ and a pressing member 1222 ′′, and the hook member 1221 ′′ has a hook portion 12211 ′′ (for example, a hook hole) Rotating and connecting to the body 11 ′′, the hook portion 114 ′′ of the body 11 ′′ can be hooked on the hook portion 12211 ′′ of the hook member 1221 ′′ (for example, the hook portion 114 of the body 11 ′ 'Can pass through the hook hole 12211 ′′ of the hook member 1221 ′′ and hook the hook member 1221 ′′), the pressing member 1222 ′′ can cooperate with the positioning portion 112 ′′ to suppress the second The outer object 3'' is between the pressing member 1222" and the positioning portion 112" of the body 11".

Next, please refer again to Figs. 9A to 9D to further explain the fastening process of the fastening device 1''.

In FIG. 9A, the four fastening devices 1'' (because of the side view, only the two fastening devices 1'') are assembled to the body 11''. On an outer object 2", the second outer object 3" is attached from above the fastening means 1" and moves downward in the direction of the arrow.

In FIG. 9B, the through hole 31 ′′ of the second outer object 3 ′′ is inserted through the positioning portion 112 ′′ of the fastening device 1 ′′, and is placed on the positioning of the fastening device 1 ′′. On the part 112''.

In Fig. 9C, each of the rotary pressing arms 122'' is rotated toward the respective positioning portions 112'' in accordance with the direction of the arrow through a rotating member 123''.

In FIG. 9D, the hook portions 114'' of each of the bodies 11'' completely pass through the hook holes 12211'' of the hook faces 1221'' of the rotary pressing arms 122'', and the rotation The pressing member 1222'' of the pressing arm 122'' presses the free side 33'' of the second outer object 3" to the pressing member 1222" of the rotating pressing arm 122" and the body 11'' Between the positioning portions 112''.

Through the above-mentioned fastening process, the fastening between the first external object 2 ′′ and the second external object 3 ′′ can be achieved by using the fastening device 1 ′′, and the three-dimensional schematic diagram can be as shown in FIG. 10 . Shown.

Thereby, the fastening device 1" can fasten the first outer object 2" and the second outer object 3" to each other, and the second outer object 3" can be easily from the first outer Object 2'' is removed and replaced.

Referring to FIG. 11 again, FIG. 11 is a schematic view showing a pulling portion of the fastening device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

The rotating pressing arm 122 ′′ of the fixing portion 12 ′′ can have a triggering member 1223 ′′ to be disposed on the hooking member 1221 ′′, and the triggering member 1223 ′′ can be adjacent to the rotating portion 123 ′′ Or adjacent to the extrusion 1222". With the trigger member 1223'', the user can easily pull the rotary press arm 122''.

In addition, the connecting portions 111, 111', 111'' may be a splicing structure, a locking structure, an expansion structure, a welded structure, a bonding structure or a magnetic structure, in addition to the above-mentioned fastening structure.

In summary, the fastening device of the present invention facilitates the removal and replacement of the first external object (such as a motherboard) from the second external object (such as a motherboard) by the body and the fixing portion.

The invention has been described above in terms of the preferred embodiments, and it should be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention is not intended to limit the scope of the invention. It should be noted that variations and permutations equivalent to those of the embodiments are intended to be included within the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present invention is defined by the scope of the patent application.

1,1',1''‧‧‧ fastening device
11,11',11''‧‧‧ Ontology
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114', 114''‧‧‧ card hook
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121‧‧‧Flexible snap arms
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1212‧‧‧Snap face
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1 is a perspective view of a fastening device in an embodiment of the present invention. 2A to 2C are schematic views showing a fastening process of the fastening device in an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the first outer object and the second outer object being fastened together by the fastening device according to an embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a fastening device in another embodiment of the present invention. 5A to 5D are schematic views showing a fastening process of the fastening device in another embodiment of the present invention. 6 is a perspective view showing the first outer object and the second outer object being fastened together by the fastening device according to another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a schematic view showing a pulling portion of a fastening device according to another embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 8 is a perspective view of a fastening device in still another embodiment of the present invention. 9A to 9D are schematic views showing a fastening process of the fastening device in still another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing the first outer object and the second outer object being fastened together by the fastening device according to another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 11 is a schematic view showing a pulling portion of a fastening device according to still another embodiment of the present invention.

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Claims (18)

A fastening device includes: a body having a plurality of joints and a positioning portion, wherein the assembly portion is configured to be coupled to a first outer object, the positioning portion is configured to position a second outer object; And a fixing portion is movably connected to the body, the fixing portion has an elastic snap arm or a rotary pressing arm, and the elastic snap arm cooperates with the positioning portion for latching the second outer object to the elastic Between the snap arm and the body, the rotary pressing arm cooperates with the positioning portion for pressing the second outer object between the rotary pressing arm and the body. The fastening device of claim 1, wherein the elastic latching arm comprises a latching surface or an abutting surface and a latching surface, the abutting surface is for abutting the second outer object, the card The buckle surface cooperates with the positioning portion for latching the second outer object between the buckle surface and the body. The fastening device of claim 2, wherein the abutting surface and the buckle surface have an angle of 15 degrees to 345 degrees. The fastening device of claim 2, wherein the body further has a first outer object positioning portion, and the first outer object positioning portion is adjacent to the assembly portion. The fastening device of claim 4, wherein the first external object positioning portion is a convex portion or a concave portion. The fastening device of claim 1, wherein the fixing portion has the rotary pressing arm, the body further has a hook portion, and the rotating pressing arm comprises a hook member having a hook and a hook a pressing member, the hook member is rotatably coupled to the body, the hook portion of the body is hooked to the hook of the hook member, and the pressing member cooperates with the positioning portion for pressing the second outer object Between the pressing member and the body. The fastening device of claim 6, wherein the body further has a first outer object positioning portion, and the first outer object positioning portion is adjacent to the assembly portion. The fastening device of claim 7, wherein the first external object positioning portion is a convex portion or a concave portion. The fastening device of claim 1, wherein the fixing portion has a trigger member. The fastening device of claim 6, wherein the rotary pressing arm has a triggering member for being disposed on the hooking member. The fastening device of claim 1, wherein the body is made of a plastic material or a metal material; or the fixing portion is made of a plastic material or a metal material. The fastening device of claim 1, wherein the fastening device forms a module with the first outer object or the second outer object. The fastening device of claim 1, wherein the first outer object or the second outer object is a printed circuit board. The fastening device of claim 1, wherein the elastic snap arm is integrally formed or assembled with the body; or the rotary pressing arm is integrally formed or assembled with the body. The fastening device of claim 1, wherein the rotary pressing arm has a rotation angle of 5 to 355 degrees. The fastening device of any one of claims 1 to 15, wherein the positioning portion is a circular stud, a semi-circular stud, a protrusion, a recess or a plane. The fastening device according to any one of claims 1 to 15, wherein the assembly portion is a fastening structure, a splicing structure, a locking structure, an expansion structure, a welding structure, a bonding structure or a magnetic structure. The fastening device of claim 16, wherein the assembly portion is a fastening structure, a splicing structure, a locking structure, an expansion structure, a welding structure, a bonding structure or a magnetic structure.