TW202325127A - Remote releasing module and circuit board device - Google Patents

Abstract

A remote releasing module includes a bracket, a toggle button and a moving member. The bracket includes a first end portion and a second end portion away from each other. The toggle button is pivotally connected to the first end portion of the bracket, and includes a first driving portion. The moving member is movably disposed on the bracket and extends from a position close to the first end portion to the second end portion. The moving member includes a second driving part disposed on the first driving part, so that the toggle button is driven to move by the moving member.

Description

Remote release module and circuit board assembly

The present invention relates to a release module and a device with the release module, and in particular to a remote release module and a circuit board device with the remote release module.

The push button of the PCI-E connector is located at the end of the connector, and the expansion card inserted in the PCI-E connector can be lifted up by pressing the push button. In order to solve the problem that the user cannot press the button due to the increasingly large electronic components, the button of the current PCI-E connector can be opened through a remote component. For example, the remote component has a corresponding structure connected to the push button of the PCI-E connector, press the button of the remote component to drive the structure and turn the switch, so that the expansion card in the PCI-E connector is lifted .

However, when the remote component is assembled on the circuit board, multiple processes are required. The remote component needs to be fixed on the circuit board, and the structure for turning the toggle is hooked to the toggle on the connector, especially the distal end. Pay attention to the alignment of the buttons of the components and connectors. How to simplify the assembly process and improve the assembly efficiency is the direction of research in this field.

The invention provides a remote release module, which itself has a toggle button and a moving part used to drive the toggle button, and does not need to consider the assembly alignment problem between the toggle button and the moving part when it is installed on the circuit board body.

The present invention provides a circuit board device, which has the above-mentioned remote release module.

A remote release module of the present invention includes a bracket, a dial button and a moving part. The bracket includes a first end and a second end away from each other. The toggle button is pivotally connected to the first end of the bracket and includes a first driving part. The moving part is movably arranged on the bracket, and extends from near the first end to the second end. The moving part includes a second driving part arranged on the first driving part, so that the moving part drives the dial to move.

A circuit board device of the present invention includes a circuit board body, a connector slot and a remote release module. The connector slot is arranged on the circuit board body. The remote release module is arranged on the circuit board body and beside the connector slot, and includes a bracket, a toggle button and a moving part. The bracket includes a first end and a second end away from each other. The toggle is pivotally connected to the first end of the bracket and is located beside the connector slot, and the toggle includes a first driving portion. The moving part is movably arranged on the bracket, and extends from near the first end to the second end. The moving part includes a second driving part arranged on the first driving part, so that the moving part drives the dial to move.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned distal release module further includes a button, which is arranged on the second end of the bracket in a depressible manner, and is linked with the moving part. When the button is pressed, the moving part is driven, and then the dial is pulled. button, so that the button is rotated relative to the bracket.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above toggle button includes a main body, an extension extending from the main body to a bottom wall of the bracket, and a pivot protruding from the extension, and the pivot includes a pivot away from the extension. The shaft end face, the pivot end face is at least partially inclined towards the bottom wall.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned first end portion includes a top wall, a groove recessed in the top wall, and two limiting surfaces defining the groove, and the extension part extends into the groove and is positioned at the two limiting surfaces. between faces.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the above-mentioned first driving part includes a boss protruding from the main body, the second driving part includes a hole sleeved on the boss, and the boss includes a boss end surface away from the main body, The end surface of the boss is at least partially sloped.

Based on the above, the connector slot of the circuit board device of the present invention is disposed on the circuit board body, and the remote release module is disposed on the circuit board body and is located beside the connector slot. The toggle button of the distal release module is pivotally connected to the first end of the bracket and includes a first driving part. The moving part is movably arranged on the bracket, and extends from a place close to the first end of the bracket to a second end of the bracket. The second driving part of the moving part is linked with the first driving part of the toggle, so that the moving part drives the moving of the toggle. In the circuit board device of the present invention, the remote release module is arranged on the circuit board body, and the toggle button is located beside the connector slot, and provides a jacking function for an expansion card to be inserted into the connector slot later. Since the remote release module itself has a toggle button and a moving part for driving the toggle button, the remote release module has already completed the assembly alignment between the toggle button and the moving part during its own assembly stage. The alignment of this part does not need to be performed on the circuit board body, which simplifies the assembly process on the circuit board body. In addition, the alignment accuracy between the toggle button and the connector slot is less required, as long as the remote release module is arranged at a specific position on the circuit board body, the assembly is quite convenient.

FIG. 1 is a partial schematic diagram of a circuit board device according to an embodiment of the present invention. Please refer to FIG. 1 , the circuit board device 10 of this embodiment includes a circuit board body 20 , a connector slot 22 and a remote release module 100 . The circuit board body 20 is, for example, a motherboard. The connector slot 22 is disposed on the circuit board body 20 . The connector slot 22 is, for example, a PCI-E connector slot, but the type of the connector slot 22 is not limited thereto. The connector slot 22 is suitable for inserting an expansion card 30 ( FIG. 7 ) such as a display card (not shown), but the type of the expansion card 30 is not limited thereto.

In this embodiment, the remote release module 100 is disposed on the circuit board body 20 and is located beside the connector slot 22 . Since the current display card (expansion card 30 ) is usually equipped with large-sized cooling fins and fans, it is difficult for the user to touch the button 120 for jacking up the expansion card 30 . In this embodiment, the circuit board device 10 releases the module 100 through the remote end to facilitate removal of the display card (expansion card 30 ). The specific structure of the remote release module 100 is described as follows.

FIG. 2 is a schematic side view of a distal release module of the circuit board device in FIG. 1 . Please refer to FIG. 2 , in this embodiment, the distal release module 100 includes a bracket 110 , a toggle button 120 and a moving part 130 .

The bracket 110 includes a first end 111 and a second end 116 away from each other. As can be seen from FIG. 1 , the bracket 110 is, for example, L-shaped, and the first end 111 and the second end 116 are, for example, the two ends of the L-shape. The location is not limited by this.

The toggle button 120 is pivotally connected to the first end 111 of the bracket 110 . As shown in FIG. 1 , the toggle button 120 is located beside the connector slot 22 for restricting the expansion card 30 from moving upward or for jacking up the expansion card 30 . The toggle button 120 includes a first driving portion 125 . The moving part 130 is movably disposed on the bracket 110 . The moving part 130 includes a second driving part 132 disposed on the first driving part 125 , so that the moving part 130 drives the toggle button 120 to move, thereby jacking up the expansion card 30 . In this embodiment, the first driving part 125 includes a boss 126 protruding from the main body 121 , and the second driving part 132 includes a hole 134 sleeved on the boss 126 . Of course, the types of the first driving part 125 and the second driving part 132 are not limited thereto.

It is worth mentioning that, compared with the conventional circuit board device, the toggle is pivoted on the connector slot instead of the bracket. Therefore, in addition to being arranged on the circuit board body for the remote assembly used to drive the toggle, the driving structure of the remote assembly must also be assembled and aligned with the toggle on the pivot connector slot, which is rather troublesome to assemble. . In this embodiment, the dial 120 is set on the bracket 110 instead, that is to say, the remote release module 100 itself has a dial 120, so that the remote release module 100 does not need to be considered when it is installed on the circuit board body 20. The assembly alignment between the dial button 120 and the driving structure (the moving part 130 ), and the installation of the remote release module 100 on the circuit board body 20 are quite simple and convenient.

The detailed structure between the toggle button 120 and the bracket 110 will be described below.

FIG. 3 is a partial perspective schematic diagram of the bracket and the toggle button of the distal release module in FIG. 2 . It should be noted that, in FIG. 3 , the moving member 130 is omitted, and the bracket 110 is shown in perspective to clearly see the shape of the toggle button 120 . Please refer to FIG. 3 , in this embodiment, the toggle button 120 includes a main body 121 , an extension 122 extending from the main body 121 to a bottom wall 115 of the bracket 110 , and a pivot 123 protruding from the extension 122 .

The first end portion 111 of the bracket 110 includes a top wall 112 , a bottom wall 115 and a groove 113 . The groove 113 is recessed in and runs through the top wall 112 and the bottom wall 115 . The extension portion 122 extends into the groove 113 .

The dial button 120 is pivotally connected to the bracket 110 through the pivot 123 , and can be turned over relative to the bracket 110 . The pivot 123 includes a pivot end surface 124 away from the extension portion 122 , and the pivot end surface 124 is at least partially inclined toward the bottom wall 115 of the first end portion 111 . Specifically, the lower half of the pivot end surface 124 is an inclined surface, so that the height of the pivot 123 protruding from the extension part 122 at the lowermost end is minimum.

In this embodiment, the dial 120 can enter the groove 113 downward from the top wall 112 of the first end 111 when assembled to the bracket 110, and the pivot end surface 124 is at least partially inclined toward the bottom wall 115 so that the dial can When 120 is assembled to the bracket 110 , the extension portion 122 can be smoothly downward to enter the corresponding pivot hole (not shown) in the first end portion 111 . In other embodiments, the entire surface of the pivot end surface 124 of the toggle button 120 may also be inclined downwards to facilitate assembly. Of course, in other embodiments, the pivot end surface 124 of the toggle button 120 may also be a plane.

In addition, the protrusion 126 includes a protrusion end surface 127 away from the main body 121 , and the protrusion end surface 127 is at least partially inclined. In this embodiment, the end surface 127 of the boss in the right half of FIG. It is sheathed on the first driving part 125 (that is, the boss 126 ), which is convenient for assembly.

FIG. 4 is a schematic bottom view of FIG. 2 . In order to clearly show the extension area of the moving part 130 , FIG. 4 hides the bottom plate under the bracket 110 for limiting the moving part 130 to move downward. Please refer to FIG. 4 , in this embodiment, the moving part 130 extends from near the first end 111 to the second end 116 , and since the bracket 110 is L-shaped, the moving part 130 is also L-shaped.

FIG. 5 is a partial perspective bottom view of the bracket and the toggle button of the distal release module in FIG. 2 . It should be noted that, in FIG. 5 , the moving member 130 is omitted, and the bracket 110 is shown in perspective, so as to clearly see the relative positions of the toggle button 120 and the first end portion 111 .

Referring to FIG. 5 , in this embodiment, the first end portion 111 includes two limiting surfaces 114 defining a groove 113 . The extension portion 122 is located between the two limiting surfaces 114 , and the two pivots 123 protruding from the extension portion 122 will pass through corresponding pivot holes (not shown) on the two limiting surfaces 114 . The distance between the two limiting surfaces 114 is slightly larger than the width of the extension portion 122 to prevent the two limiting surfaces 114 from obstructing the rotation of the extension portion 122 relative to the bracket 110 . Of course, the distance between the two limiting surfaces 114 will not be too large to prevent the extension part 122 from moving relative to the bracket 110 along the extension direction of the pivot 123 (the up-down direction in FIG. Chance of shaking or falling off easily. Therefore, the extension part 122 can stably rotate with respect to the bracket 110 .

FIG. 6 is a partial cross-sectional schematic view hiding the circuit board body in FIG. 1 . Please refer to FIG. 6 , in this embodiment, the distal release module 100 further optionally includes a button 140 depressably disposed on the second end 116 of the bracket 110 ( FIG. 1 ), and linked to the moving part 130 . In this embodiment, the moving part 130 extends below the button 140 . When the button is pressed, the button 140 pushes down against the moving part 130 and drives the moving part 130 to move away from the connector slot 22 , and then pulls the toggle 120 to rotate the toggle 120 relative to the bracket 110 .

Please return to FIG. 1 , in this embodiment, the button 140 is disposed on the circuit board body 20 away from the connector slot 22 . Since the edge of the circuit board body 20 is relatively free of large-scale components, disposing the button 140 on the edge of the circuit board body 20 can prevent the button 140 from being covered by other components.

Of course, the setting position of the button 140 is not limited thereto, as long as it is avoided being covered by other elements. In other embodiments, the distal release module 100 may not include the button 140 , and the user may directly grasp the moving part 130 to rotate the dial 120 .

FIG. 7 is a schematic cross-sectional view of hiding the circuit board body in FIG. 1 and inserting the expansion card into the connector slot. FIG. 8 is a partially enlarged schematic view of FIG. 7 . Please refer to FIG. 7 and FIG. 8 , in this embodiment, the expansion card 30 includes a connection port 32 and a fixed port 34 . The connection port 32 is plugged into the connector slot 22 to be electrically connected to the circuit board body 20 . The fixing port 34 enters the receiving groove 128 ( FIG. 8 ) of the toggle button 120 and rests against the extension portion 122 ( FIG. 8 ).

Fig. 9 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the button when it is pressed. Please refer to FIG. 9 , when the expansion card 30 is to be pushed up, as long as the button 140 is pressed, the inclined surface 142 at the bottom of the button 140 will push against the moving part 130 and move away from the direction of the connector slot 22 (that is, to the left in FIG. 9 ). side movement), the second driving part 132 of the moving part 130 will drive the first driving part 125 of the toggle button 120, and the toggle button 120 will rotate relative to the bracket 110.

FIG. 10 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the push button being pressed and the expansion card pushed up by the push button. FIG. 11 is a partially enlarged schematic view of FIG. 10 . Referring to FIG. 10 and FIG. 11 , when the knob 120 is rotated relative to the bracket 110 , the extension 122 of the knob 120 will push up the fixed port 34 of the expansion card 30 , so the expansion card 30 will move up.

Subsequently, when the button 140 is released, the elastic member 150 will make the button 140 rebound, and the button 140 can be pushed back to its position. In addition, when the user inserts the connection port 32 of the expansion card 30 into the connector slot 22 again, the fixed port 34 of the expansion card 30 will press down the extension portion 122 of the toggle 120 to return the toggle 120 to its normal position.

In this embodiment, since the remote release module 100 itself has a toggle button 120 and a moving part 130 for driving the toggle button 120, there is no need to set a toggle button or other corresponding structures on the connector slot 22, and the connector Slot 22 can use the connector slot of the standard public model, which greatly reduces the cost of special products.

In addition, the assembly alignment between the toggle button 120 and the moving part 130 has been completed during the assembly stage of the distal release module 100 . The alignment of this part does not need to be performed on the circuit board body 20 . In addition, the alignment accuracy requirement between the dial button 120 and the connector slot 22 is relatively small, as long as the remote release module 100 is locked on the circuit board body 20, the setting can be completed, and the installation on the circuit board is quite simplified. Assembly process on the body 20.

To sum up, the connector slot of the circuit board device of the present invention is disposed on the circuit board body, and the remote release module is disposed on the circuit board body and is located beside the connector slot. The toggle button of the distal release module is pivotally connected to the first end of the bracket and includes a first driving part. The moving part is movably arranged on the bracket, and extends from a place close to the first end of the bracket to the second end of the bracket. The second driving part of the moving part is linked with the first driving part of the toggle, so that the moving part drives the moving of the toggle. In the circuit board device of the present invention, the remote release module is arranged on the circuit board body, and the toggle button is located beside the connector slot, and provides a jacking function for an expansion card to be inserted into the connector slot later. Since the remote release module itself has a toggle button and a moving part for driving the toggle button, the remote release module has already completed the assembly alignment between the toggle button and the moving part during its own assembly stage. The alignment of this part does not need to be performed on the circuit board body, which simplifies the assembly process on the circuit board body. In addition, the alignment accuracy between the toggle button and the connector slot is less required, as long as the remote release module is arranged at a specific position on the circuit board body, the assembly is quite convenient.

10: Circuit board device 20: Circuit board body 22: Connector slot 30: expansion card 32: port 34: fixed port 100:Remote release module 110: Bracket 111: first end 112: top wall 113: Groove 114: limit surface 115: bottom wall 116: second end 120: button 121: subject 122: Extension 123: Pivot 124: Pivot end face 125: The first driving department 126: convex column 127: Boss end face 128: holding slot 130: Moving parts 132: The second driving department 134: hole 140: button 142: Bevel 150: Elastic parts

FIG. 1 is a partial schematic diagram of a circuit board device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic side view of a distal release module of the circuit board device in FIG. 1 . FIG. 3 is a partial perspective schematic diagram of the bracket and the toggle button of the distal release module in FIG. 2 . FIG. 4 is a schematic bottom view of FIG. 2 . FIG. 5 is a partial perspective bottom view of the bracket and the toggle button of the distal release module in FIG. 2 . FIG. 6 is a partial cross-sectional schematic view hiding the circuit board body in FIG. 1 . FIG. 7 is a schematic cross-sectional view of hiding the circuit board body in FIG. 1 and inserting the expansion card into the connector slot. FIG. 8 is a partially enlarged schematic view of FIG. 7 . Fig. 9 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the button when it is pressed. FIG. 10 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the push button being pressed and the expansion card pushed up by the push button. FIG. 11 is a partially enlarged schematic view of FIG. 10 .

100:Remote release module

110: Bracket

111: first end

116: second end

120: button

125: The first driving department

126: convex column

130: Moving parts

132: The second driving department

134: hole

140: button

Claims (10)

A remote release module, comprising: a bracket including a first end and a second end remote from each other; a toggle button, pivotally connected to the first end of the bracket, and includes a first driving part; and A moving part is movably arranged on the bracket and extends from a place close to the first end to the second end, the moving part includes a second driving part arranged on the first driving part, so that the The moving part drives the button to move. The remote release module as described in claim 1 further includes a button, which can be pressed and arranged on the second end of the bracket, and is linked with the moving part. When the button is pressed, the moving part is driven, and then Pull the toggle to make the toggle rotate relative to the bracket. The remote release module as described in Claim 1, wherein the button includes a main body, an extension extending from the main body to a bottom wall of the bracket, and a pivot protruding from the extension, the pivot The shaft includes a pivot end face remote from the extension, the pivot end face at least partially sloped toward the bottom wall. The distal release module as claimed in claim 3, wherein the first end portion includes a top wall, a groove recessed in the top wall, and two limiting surfaces defining the groove, and the extension part extends into The groove is located between the two limiting surfaces. The distal release module according to claim 3, wherein the first driving part includes a boss protruding from the main body, the second driving part includes a hole sleeved on the boss, and the boss includes An end surface of a boss away from the main body, the end surface of the boss is at least partially sloped. A circuit board assembly comprising: A circuit board body; A connector slot is arranged on the circuit board body; A remote release module is arranged on the circuit board body and includes: a bracket including a first end and a second end remote from each other; a toggle button, pivotally connected to the first end of the bracket, and located beside the connector slot, the toggle button includes a first driving part; and A moving part is movably arranged on the bracket and extends from a place close to the first end to the second end, the moving part includes a second driving part arranged on the first driving part, so that the The moving part drives the button to move. The circuit board device as described in claim 6, wherein the remote release module further includes a button, which is arranged on the second end of the bracket in a depressible manner, and is linked with the moving part. When the button is pressed, the The moving part further pulls the dial, so that the dial rotates relative to the bracket. The circuit board device as claimed in item 6, wherein the button includes a main body, an extension extending from the main body to a bottom wall of the bracket, and a pivot protruding from the extension, and the pivot includes Distant from a pivotal end surface of the extension, the pivotal end surface is at least partially inclined toward the bottom wall. The circuit board device as claimed in claim 8, wherein the first end portion includes a top wall, a groove recessed in the top wall, and two limiting surfaces defining the groove, and the extension part extends into the groove The groove is located between the two limiting surfaces. The circuit board device as claimed in claim 8, wherein the first driving portion includes a boss protruding from the main body, the second driving portion includes a hole sleeved on the boss, and the boss includes a hole away from the body. A protruding post end surface of the main body, the protruding post end surface is at least partially sloped.

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