TWI351593B - Interface transfer card and butterfly interface tr - Google Patents

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TW4354PA IX. Description of the Invention: [Technical Field of the Invention] The present invention relates to a type of splicing + is related to - butterfly =::: structure and especially has [prior art] Π is set on a computer motherboard There are expansion slots (-), for, pay: shame can be installed according to the user's needs expansion card (--in (3) Park" in today's trend toward the trend of miniaturization, with the expansion of electric know-how The size of the expansion card also increases. When multiple expansion cards are set on the motherboard, they interfere with each other. In view of this, the industry has developed an interface transfer structure, namely, the card (Hwd), which is vertical. Plug in the expansion slot on the motherboard in the direction of the motherboard, and have more than one adapter slot. The add-in eanl can be in the direction parallel to the motherboard (four) in the riser card The adapter slot is used to electrically connect the expansion card to the motherboard. This allows the expansion card to be placed parallel to the host (four). However, more than two expansion cards are to be oriented parallel to the motherboard. Coupled to the sides of the vertical card In the slot, the expansion boards on the opposite sides of the vertical card will interfere with each other. Therefore, two vertical cards are usually inserted into two expansion slots separated by a distance on the motherboard. The baffle of the card only partially overlaps, and avoids the phenomenon that the components of the two expansion cards are dry. However, the cost of the interface transfer structure is increased. Further, as the function of the expansion card is powerful, the expansion card is blocked. Board, 1351593

The TW4354PA must also have enough space to configure more and more components. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides an interface adapter card and a butterfly interface interface structure, the connector has different insertion heights on both sides of the interface adapter card to avoid component generation. The problem of interference. According to an aspect of the invention, an interface riser card is provided for coupling to an expansion slot of a motherboard. The interface riser card includes a board body, a first connection ^1, a second connector, and a spacer element. The board has a set of electrical pins, a first surface and a second surface, the first connector is disposed on the first surface, the second connector is disposed on the second surface, and the first connector is connected to the second connector Sexual pin. The interval ^ is disposed between the first connector and the board body. Root::: In another aspect, a butterfly interface is also proposed. The "face" card, the first expansion card, and the second expansion card. The adapter card is used for the expansion slot of the motherboard, and includes a board body, a :: connector and a second connector and a spacer component. The board body has a set of electric legs, a first surface and a second surface, the first connector is disposed on the first table=the first connector is disposed on the second surface, and the first connector is electrically connected to the second connection Sexual pin. The spacer element is disposed between the first and second plates. The first expansion card is connected to the first connector, the second expansion; the handle is connected to the second connector. In order to make the above objects, features, and advantages of the present invention more obvious, 1351593

TW4354PA </ RTI> </ RTI> </ RTI> <RTIgt; </ RTI> <RTIgt; </ RTI> <RTIgt; </ RTI> <RTIgt; </ RTI> <RTIgt; </ RTI> <RTIgt; Forming a spacer between the board and the first connector such that the distance from the first connector to the first surface of the board is different from the top end of the second connector to the board The distance of the second surface. Such an interface riser card can have a different insertion height&apos; to prevent interference between the elements when the first expansion card and the second expansion card are inserted into the interface riser card. In addition, the area of the output input bee - (iriPut / 〇utputport) can be set on the baffle of the first expansion card or the second expansion card. The following is a detailed description of the embodiments of the present invention, which are intended to be illustrative only and not to limit the scope of the invention. Further, in the drawings of the embodiments, the unnecessary elements are omitted to clearly show the technical features of the present invention. Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 simultaneously. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a butterfly interface transfer structure according to an embodiment of the present invention; and FIG. 2 is a plan view of the intermediate transfer card of FIG. The butterfly interface transfer structure 2 includes an interface transfer card 210, a first add-in card 230, and a second expansion card 250. The interface riser card 21A is used to face the expansion slot of a mother board, and includes a board body 213, a first connector 211, a second connector 212, and a spacer member 214. The plate body 213 has a set of electrical pins 213c, a first 8 1351593

TW4354PA surface 213a and a second surface 213b, the first connector 2 is disposed on the first surface 213a. The second connector 212 is disposed on the second surface 2nb, and the first connector 2 and the second connector 212 are respectively electrically connected. The connection is electrically connected to the first connector 211 and the plate 213. The first expansion card 230 is coupled to the first connector 211, and the second expansion card 250 is coupled to the second connector 212. In this embodiment, the first expansion card 230 and the second expansion card 250 are respectively connected to the first connection write 211 along the normal direction XI of the first surface 213a and the normal direction X2 of the first surface 213b. The second connector 212. Please continue to refer to Figure 2. In this embodiment, the first connector 211 and the second connector 212 can use connectors of substantially the same specifications, for example, a Peripheral Component Interconnect 'PCI slot, and two high-speed peripheral component connection interfaces ( Peripheral Component Interconnect Express &gt; PCI-E) slot, two Peripheral Component Interconnect Extended (PCI-X) slots, or other interface card slot for computer systems. The spacer element 214 is disposed between the first connector 211 and the board 213 such that the distance D1 from the top end of the first connector 211 to the first surface 213a is different from the distance from the top end of the second connector 212 to the second surface 213b. D2. In practical applications, the heights of the first connector 211 and the second connector 212 are substantially the same, and may have the same or different number of pins as desired. Therefore, the distance D1 from the top end of the first connector 211 to the first surface 213a is substantially greater than the distance D2 from the top end of the second connector 212 to the second surface 213b. In addition, the first connector 211 9 I3515§3

The TW4354PA and the first connector 212 can also be used to mix and match slots of different specifications. Referring to Figure 3, there is shown a plan view of the butterfly-like interface transfer structure of Figure 1. In this embodiment, the first expansion card 230 has a first baffle 23 located on one side of the first expansion card 230. The second expansion card 250 has a second shutter 251 located on one side of the second expansion card 250. The first baffle 231 and the second baffle 251 are correspondingly located at the same end of the plate body 213 and face in the same direction. In this embodiment, the butterfly interface transfer structure 2 includes a frame member 270, as shown in FIG. The frame member 270 is preferably made of a metal material and has a first connecting arm 271 and a second connecting arm 272. One end of the first baffle 231 is fixed to the first connecting arm 271, and the second baffle 251 is 251. One end is fixed to the second connecting arm 272. The first flap 231 and the first flap 251 are respectively fixed to the first connecting arm 271 and the second connecting arm 272 by screwing, for example. The first expansion card 230 and the second expansion card 250 are respectively coupled to the first connector 211 and the second connector 212 and are respectively fixed by the first baffle 231 and the second baffle 251. A connecting arm 271 and a second connecting arm 272 are firmly connected to the board 213 to maintain the first expansion card 23 〇 and the interface riser card 210 and the second expansion card 250 and the interface adapter card 21 . The quality of the electrical signal transmission between the 〇. In practical applications, the long production L1 of the first connecting arm 271 is not equal to the length L2 of the second connecting arm 272. As shown in Fig. 2, the length L1 of the first connecting arm 271 for connecting the first expansion card 230 is greater than the length B of the second connecting arm 272 for connecting the second expansion card 250. In addition, as shown in FIG. 1, the first connector 211 and the second connector 212 are placed on different positions on the board 213, and the first connection 211 13.51593

The normal direction of the first surface 213a of the TW4354PA is on the projection position on the plate 213, and is separated from the projection position of the first connection state 212 along the normal direction X2 of the second surface 213b on the plate body 213. In addition, the intermediate plane adapter card 21 is a nser card, and the first connector 211 and the second connector 212 are respectively electrically connected to the second connector 212 (shown in FIG. 2). The first expansion card 23A and the second expansion card 25A are electrically connected to the motherboard through the interface adapter card 210. The first expansion card 23A and the second expansion card 250 are, for example, functional expansion cards conforming to conventional peripheral component connection interface specifications, such as display cards, sound effects cards, and network cards. Second, the spacer element 214 can be, for example, a dummy circuit board. In the butterfly interface adapter structure 200 according to the embodiment of the present invention, the first baffle 231 is adjacent to one end of the plate body 213 and the second baffle 232 is partially parallel to the end of the plate body 213, and two The width of the baffles in parallel overlap is W' as shown in Fig. 2. The spacer element 214 is disposed between the first connection write 211 # and the board 213. The distance D1 from the top end of the first connector 211 to the first surface 2na is greater than the distance D2' of the top end of the second connection power 212 to the second surface 2Ub. The insertion height of the first expansion card 230 on the interface riser card 2iq is greater than the insertion height of the second expansion card 250 on the interface riser card 210. Therefore, the width W of the parallel overlap of the two baffles can be reduced, and the interference between the components on the first and second baffles 231 and 251 can be reduced, thereby increasing the available on the first baffle 231 and the second baffle 251. To configure the area of components (such as signal line connectors, audio cable connectors, mesh routing connectors, or light-emitting diodes, etc.). 1351593

TW4354PA In addition, in this embodiment, a spacer element 214 is disposed between the first connector 211 and the board 213 as an example. However, two of the first connector 211 and the board 213 may be disposed between the two or Two or more spacer elements to achieve the effect of reducing the width W of the parallel overlap of the two baffles. In addition, in different embodiments, the spacer member 214 may be disposed between the second connector 212 and the board 213, and the number of the spacer elements 214 between the second connector 212 and the board 213 is different from the first connector. The number of spacer elements 214 between 211 and plate 213. In this embodiment, the number and shape of the spacers 214 are not limited, and the distance D1 from the top end of the first connector 211 to the first surface 213a is different from the distance D2 from the top end of the second connector 212 to the second surface 213b. The manner of configuration is within the scope of the invention. The interface card and the butterfly interface switching structure according to the embodiment of the present invention, the first expansion card and the second expansion card are interfaced by using the spacer element between the first connector and the board. The adapter card has a height that is not the same as the insertion height. Therefore, the width of the first baffle and the second baffle are overlapped in parallel, and the interference between the first baffle and the second baffle element is avoided, thereby increasing the configuration components on the first baffle and the second baffle. The area. Furthermore, in the embodiment of the present invention, only a spacer component needs to be disposed between the first connector and the board body, and the specifications of the first connector and the second connector are not changed, and the butterfly is compatible with the conventional butterfly. In the interface interface structure, the cost increase due to changing the connector specifications is avoided. In summary, although the invention has been disclosed above in a preferred embodiment, 12 1351593

TW4354PA is not intended to limit the invention. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present invention is defined by the appended claims.

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TW4354PA [Simplified Schematic Description] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a butterfly interface transfer structure according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a top view of the intermediate transfer card of FIG. 1; A top view of the butterfly-like interface transfer structure of Figure 1. [Main component symbol description]

200: Butterfly interface transfer structure 210: interface riser card 211: first connector 212: second connector 213: plate body 213a: first surface 213b: second surface 213c: electrical pin 214: interval Element 230: First expansion card 231: First shutter 250: Second expansion card 251: Second shutter 270: Frame member 271: First connecting arm 272: Second connecting arm D1, D2: Distance 14 13.51593

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Ll, L2: length W: width of parallel overlap of two baffles XI, X2: normal direction

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Claims (1)

1351593 TW4354PA X. Patent application scope: An interface transfer card for lightly connecting to an expansion slot of a mother board. The interface adapter card includes: • a board body with a first electrical connector, a first surface and a second surface; a first connector disposed on the first surface, electrically connected to the set of electrical pins; a second connector, The second surface is electrically connected to the set of electrical pins; and a spacer element is disposed between the first connector and the board. 2. The interface riser card of claim 1, wherein the first connector has a bead end to the first surface that is greater than a top end of the second connection to the second surface distance. 3. The interface riser card of claim 1, wherein the Ludi connection is used to lightly connect a first add-in card, the first expansion card is along the first surface The normal direction is coupled to the first connector. 4. The interface card of claim 3, wherein the connector is coupled to a second expansion card, and the second expansion card is coupled to the normal direction of the first surface. The second connector. 5. The interface riser card of claim 1, wherein the first connector is along the normal direction of the first face and the projection position on the forcing body is along the second connector The normal direction of the second surface is separated from the projected position on the plate. The interface adapter card of claim 1, wherein the interface adapter card is a riser card. 7. The interface adapter card of claim 1, wherein the first connection and the first connection are the same connector. 8. The interface adapter card of claim 7, wherein the first connector and the second connector are two Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) slots and two high speed peripheral components. Peripheral Component Interconnect * ExPress 'PCI-E slot or two Peripheral Component Interconnect Extended (PCI-X) slot. 9. The interface riser card of claim 1, wherein the spacer element is a dummy circuit board. 10. A butterfly interface transfer structure, comprising: an interface adapter card for coupling to an expansion slot of a motherboard, the interface adapter card comprising: a board body, a first connector is disposed on the first surface and electrically connected to the set of electrical pins; a second connector is disposed on the first connector The second surface is electrically connected to the set of electrical pins; and a spacer element is disposed between the first connector and the board; 17 1351593 * · TW4354PA a first expansion card The first connector; and a second expansion card are coupled to the second connector. 11. The interface transfer structure of claim 10, wherein a distance from a top end of the first connector to the first surface is greater than a distance from a top end of the second connector to the second surface. 12. The interface adapter structure of claim 11, wherein the first expansion card has a first shutter located on one side of the first expansion card, and the second expansion card has a second The baffle is located on one side of the second expansion card, the first baffle and the second baffle face in the same direction, and the interface transfer structure further comprises: - a frame member having a first connecting arm And a second connecting arm, one end of the first baffle is fixed to the first connecting arm, and one end of the second baffle is fastened to the second connecting arm; ^ wherein the first connecting The length of the arm is greater than the length of the second connecting arm. The interface adapter structure of claim 10, wherein a projection position of the first connector along the normal direction of the first surface on the board is along with the second connector The normal direction of the second surface is separated from the projected position on the plate. 14. The interface transfer structure of claim 10, wherein the interface riser card is a vertical card. 15. The interface transfer structure of claim 10, wherein the first connector and the second connector are the same connector. 16. The interface adapter according to claim 15, wherein the first connector and the second connector of the 1351593 TW4354PA are two PCI slots, two PCI-E slots or two PCI-X plugs. groove. The interface transfer structure of claim 10, wherein the spacer element is a wireless circuit board.