TWI384348B - Unlocking structure and connector locking structure - Google Patents

Description

Card return structure and connector fastening structure

The present invention relates to a card retracting structure and a fastening structure, and more particularly to a fastening structure for a connector.

Currently, the server hosts commonly used in the industry are mostly stackable and serial Rack mount computers. This design greatly reduces the size of the motherboard in the mainframe, and separately configures the central processing unit, chipset, memory and hard disk, and then is loaded into the rack by rail guiding to save space and convenience. It is replaced by a central processing unit, a motherboard, a display card, a memory, and various storage devices. The storage device can be a floppy disk drive, a CD player, a hard disk, or a flash drive. In order to transmit signals between the motherboard and the storage device or other external devices, a plurality of connector slots are provided on the motherboard, so that the motherboard can be connected in series with other devices, thereby increasing the performance of the host computer. Therefore, there are a considerable number of connectors inside the host.

In the host computer, the connector slot on the motherboard is usually placed in a small space inside the host, which causes inconvenience in plugging and unplugging the connector. When the host connects more and expands the device, the plugging and unplugging space of the connector is narrower, which makes the operation more difficult. In the prior art, the connector is pulled out in a complicated manner, and other auxiliary tools or special operation steps are required to complete the pulling operation, which is very inconvenient for the operator.

The invention provides a card retracting structure and a fastening structure of the connector, which facilitates the card withdrawal operation.

The invention provides a card retracting structure, which comprises a plate member and a buckle member. The plate member has a body, and the latching member is disposed on the body, and has a hook, a first arm body, a second arm body, a pivoting portion and an operating portion. The hook is connected to the first arm body. The pivoting portion is pivotally disposed on the body and connected between the first arm body and the second arm body. The operating portion is slidably disposed on the body and connected to the second arm body. When the operating portion slides in a first direction, the first arm body and the second arm body are pivoted about the pivoting portion, so that the first arm body drives the hook to a second direction.

In an embodiment of the invention, the plate member further has a side wall connected to the side of the body, and the side wall has a first opening. The hook protrudes from the first opening, and when the operating portion slides in the first direction, the hook exits the first opening in the second direction. In addition, the side walls can be bent from the body.

In an embodiment of the invention, the operating portion has a second opening, and the body has a third opening, and the second opening at least partially coincides with the third opening, and when the hook protrudes from the first opening, the second opening The center position of the center and the center position of the third opening define the sliding stroke of the operating portion. Further, wherein when the hook is withdrawn, the center position of the second opening and the center position of the third opening may substantially coincide.

In an embodiment of the invention, the first direction and the second direction are substantially perpendicular to each other.

In an embodiment of the invention, the plate member further has two guide rails respectively located on two sides of the body, and the operating portion is slidably disposed between the two guide rails.

In an embodiment of the invention, the latching member further has a reinforcing rib connected between the first arm body and the second arm body.

The invention provides a fastening structure of a connector, the fastening structure comprising a frame, a plate and a fastening component. A plate member is slidably disposed on the frame and has a body, wherein the connector is fixed to the body. A fastening component is disposed on the body and has a hook, a first arm body, a second arm body, a pivoting portion and an operating portion. The hook is connected to the first arm body. The pivoting portion is pivotally disposed on the body and connected between the first arm body and the second arm body. The operating portion is slidably disposed on the main body and connected to the second arm body. When the operating portion slides in a first direction, the first arm body and the second arm body are pivoted around the pivoting portion, so that the first arm The body drives the hook to exit in a second direction.

In an embodiment of the invention, the panel further has a side wall attached to the side of the body. And the sidewall has a first opening, the hook protrudes from the first opening, and when the operating portion slides in the first direction, the hook exits the first opening in the second direction. In addition, the side walls can be bent from the body.

In an embodiment of the invention, the operating portion has a second opening, and the body has a third opening, and the second opening at least partially coincides with the third opening. When the hook protrudes from the first opening, the center position of the second opening and the center position of the third opening define a sliding stroke of the operating portion. In addition, the latching structure of the connector, wherein when the hook is withdrawn, the central position of the second opening and the central position of the third opening may substantially coincide.

In an embodiment of the invention, the first direction and the second direction are substantially perpendicular to each other.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the plate member further has two first guide rails respectively located at two sides of the body, and the operating portion is slidably disposed between the two first guide rails.

In an embodiment of the invention, the latching member further has a reinforcing rib connected between the first arm body and the second arm body.

In an embodiment of the invention, the frame has two second guide rails, and the plate member further has two third guide rails respectively located on opposite sides of the body, and the plate member is matched by the two third guide rails and the two second guide rails. And the slide is set in the frame. One of the two second guide rails may have a stop portion, and when the plate member slides relative to the frame, the hook may move along the second guide rail having the stop portion, and the stop portion may be located at the movement path of the hook on. In addition, the stopping portion may further have a card slot located on the moving path of the hook to be engaged with the hook.

Based on the above, the card-removing structure and the fastening structure of the present invention allow the user to withdraw the card, and the card-removing action can be completed as long as the operating portion of the latching member is biased toward the opening of the frame. The direction of the force of the card withdrawal operation is the same as the direction of pulling out the operation board body, which makes the operation simpler, thereby reducing the chance of damage to the machine parts caused by improper operation of the user.

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

1 is a schematic view of the holding device in an initial position in an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1 , the fastening structure 100 includes a frame 110 , a plate member 120 and a fastening component 130 . The frame 110 can be locked, for example, in a computer case (not shown). The board member 120 is slidably disposed on the frame 110 and has a connector 200 fixedly connected to a storage device (not shown) or another connector (not shown) in the computer casing.

In this embodiment, the plate member 120 has a body 124 and a side wall 122 is selectively disposed. The sidewall 122 can be formed by the edge of the body 124 and has a first opening 122a. In this embodiment, the frame 110 can have two second guide rails 112 respectively located on opposite sides of the body 124. The plate member 120 further has two third guide rails 128 corresponding to the two second guide rails 112, so that the plate member 120 can be slidably disposed on the frame 110 by the cooperation of the two third guide rails 128 and the two second guide rails 112. When the plate member 120 slides on the frame 110 along the first direction D1, the connector fixed to the plate member 120 can also be withdrawn from the frame 110 together with the plate member 120, and the storage device or the other connector is released. Link status.

In the following description, when each part of the fastening structure 100 is not subjected to an external force or under the condition of no deformation, this state is defined as a normal state, and the position where each part is in a normal state is an initial position.

The latching member 130 is disposed on the body 124 and has a hook H, a first arm 132, a second arm 134, a pivoting portion P, and an operating portion 138. The hook H is coupled to the first arm body 132 and protrudes from the first opening 122a in the initial position. In this embodiment, the hook H has a triangular shape and a slope S. However, the design is not limited to the other type, and may be other shapes. When the user applies a force to the latching member 130 in the normal state, the hook H is disengaged from the first opening 122a, and each part of the latching member 130 is moved to another position, and the position of each part can be Defined as the card withdrawal location.

The operating portion 138 is slidably disposed on the main body 124 and connected to the second arm body 134 to provide a position for the user to operate, so that the user can easily apply the force to the locking member 130 when performing the card retracting operation. In this embodiment, the plate member 120 further has two first guide rails 126 respectively located at two sides of the operation portion 138. The two first guide rails 126 are used to guide the operating portion 138 to slide the operating portion 138 relative to the body 124 along the first direction D1.

The pivoting portion P is pivotally disposed on the body 124 and connected between the first arm body 132 and the second arm body 134. During the operation of the latching structure 100 to enter the card retracting position, the pivoting portion P can be used as a rotating shaft when the first arm body 132 and the second arm body 134 are pivoted, and the latching member 130 can be fixed to the body 124. .

In this embodiment, the operating portion 138 may further have a second opening 138a, and the body 124 may have a third opening 124a, and the second opening 138a and the third opening 124a at least partially coincide with each other in a normal state. The area must be sufficient to accommodate the user's fingers, allowing the user to apply force to the operating portion 138 and the panel 120 simultaneously with the fingers. In the initial position, the distance between the center position of the second opening 138a and the center position of the third opening 124a is the sliding stroke L of the operating portion 138.

In addition, the fastening component 130 can also be provided with a reinforcing rib 136 connected to the first arm body 132 and the second arm body 134 to increase the strength of the fastening component 130. In the card retracting operation, when the operating portion 138 drives the first arm body 132 and the second arm body 134 to pivot, the reinforcing rib 136 can assist the second arm body 134 to drive the first arm body 132 to rotate.

In addition, one of the two second guide rails 112 may further have a stopping portion 114 for stopping the movement of the hook H to limit the plate member 120 to the frame 110. When the connector is installed, the board member 120 is inserted into the frame 110, and when sliding relative to the frame 110, the hook H moves along the second rail 112 having the stopper portion 114, and the stopper portion 114 is located at the movement path of the hook H on. During the insertion of the plate member 120 into the frame 110, the slope S of the hook H abuts against the stopper portion 114, so that the hook H is pushed away from the first opening 122a along a second direction D2. At this time, the plate member 120 can continue to slide between the second guide rails 112. In this embodiment, the second direction D2 may be perpendicular to the first direction D1.

After the hook H passes the stop portion 114, and the connector is also coupled to other devices, the elastic force of the first arm body 132 pushes the hook H back to the position of the first opening 122a, at this time, the fastening structure 100 That is, it is in the initial position. When the fastening structure 100 is in the initial position, the blocking portion 114 may be adjacent to the first opening 122a and block the hook H, so that the hook H cannot move on the second rail 112. Therefore, the plate member 120 cannot slide on the frame 110 along the first direction D1, and the plate member 120 can be firmly fixed to the frame 110.

2 is a schematic view of the latching structure of FIG. 1 entering a card retracting position. Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, when the latching structure 100 is to perform a card ejecting operation, the operating portion 138 is moved along the first direction D1 by a distance of the sliding stroke L, so that the center 138b and the third opening of the second opening 138a are The center 124b of 124a is completely coincident. At this time, the operation portion 138 drives the second arm body 134 to pivot the second arm body 134 and the first arm body 132 around the pivot portion P. The first arm body 132 moves the hook H to move in the second direction D2, so that the hook H is disengaged from the first opening 122a, and the latching structure 100 enters the card retracting position. When the hook H is separated from the first opening 122a, no other object acts on the stopping portion 114, and the user can continue to apply force to the operating portion 138 along the first direction D1, and the panel member 120 is pulled out of the frame 110 to complete. Card withdrawal operation.

3 is a partial schematic view of a fastening device according to another embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 3, most of the structure of the fastening structure 200 is the same as the fastening structure 100 shown in FIG. 1, and different parts will be described below. In this embodiment, the plate body 220 does not have a side wall, and the second track 212 has a folded edge A. The folded edge A can be attached to both sides of the plate body 220 to restrict the movement of the plate body 220 in the Z direction.

A stopping portion 214 is disposed on the moving path of the hook H, and the stopping portion 214 can be a slot T on the folded edge A. In the normal state, the hook H is stuck in the card slot T to fix the board 220 to the frame. When the latching structure 200 performs the card retreating operation, the first arm body 232 pivots on the board body 220 to drive the hook H to move in the second direction D2, so that the hook H is disengaged from the card slot T, and the latching structure 200 can enter. The card body 220 is pulled out of the frame.

In summary, the buckle structure of the present invention allows the user to perform the card withdrawal operation, and only needs to apply the fastener to the opening direction of the frame to complete the card withdrawal without using other auxiliary tools or Applying force to other directions allows the user to complete the removal of the connector program more quickly and conveniently. The direction of the force of the card withdrawal operation is the same as the direction in which the operation plate body is pulled out of the track, which can provide a simpler operation procedure for the user, and avoid damage caused by the user's operation error.

Although the present invention has been disclosed in the above embodiments, it is not intended to limit the invention, and any one of ordinary skill in the art can make some modifications and refinements without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. The scope of the invention is defined by the scope of the appended claims.

100, 200. . . Buckle structure

110. . . frame

112, 212. . . Second rail

114. . . Stop

120. . . Plate

122. . . Side wall

122a. . . First opening

124. . . Ontology

124a. . . Third opening

124b. . . Third opening center

126. . . First rail

128. . . Third rail

130. . . Fastener

132, 232. . . First arm

134. . . Second arm

136. . . Reinforcing rib

138. . . Operation department

138a. . . Second opening

138b. . . Second opening center

200. . . Connector

H. . . Hook

S. . . Bevel

P. . . Pivot

D1. . . First direction

D2. . . Second direction

L. . . Sliding stroke

A. . . Folding

T. . . Card slot

Z. . . Vertical direction

1 is a schematic view of the holding device in an initial position in an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a schematic view of the latching structure of FIG. 1 entering a card retracting position.

3 is a partial schematic view of a fastening device according to another embodiment of the present invention;

100. . . Buckle structure

110. . . frame

112. . . Second rail

114. . . Stop

120. . . Plate

122. . . Side wall

122a. . . First opening

124. . . Ontology

124a. . . Third opening

124b. . . Third opening center

126. . . First rail

128. . . Third rail

130. . . Fastener

132. . . First arm

134. . . Second arm

136. . . Reinforcing rib

138. . . Operation department

138a. . . Second opening

138b. . . Second opening center

200. . . Connector

H. . . Hook

S. . . Bevel

P. . . Pivot

D1. . . First direction

D2. . . Second direction

L. . . Sliding stroke

Claims (19)

A card retracting structure includes: a board member having a body; and a latching member disposed on the body and having a hook, a first arm body, a second arm body, a pivoting portion, and an operation And the hook portion is connected to the first arm body, the pivoting portion is pivotally disposed on the body, and is connected between the first arm body and the second arm body, and the operating portion is slidably disposed on the body. And connecting to the second arm body, when the operating portion slides in a first direction, the first arm body and the second arm body are pivoted about the pivoting portion, so that the first arm body The hook is driven to exit in a second direction. The ejecting structure of claim 1, wherein the panel further has a side wall connected to a side of the body, and the side wall has a first opening, the hook protruding from the first opening, And when the operating portion slides in the first direction, the hook exits the first opening in the second direction. The card-removing structure of claim 2, wherein the side wall is bent from the body. The ejecting structure of claim 1, wherein the operating portion has a second opening, and the body has a third opening, and the second opening at least partially coincides with the third opening when the card When the hook protrudes from the first opening, the center position of the second opening and the center position of the third opening define a sliding stroke of the operating portion. The withdrawal structure of claim 4, wherein a center position of the second opening substantially coincides with a center position of the third opening when the hook is withdrawn. The card ejecting structure of claim 1, wherein the first direction and the second direction are substantially perpendicular to each other. The ejecting structure as described in claim 1, wherein the plate further has two rails respectively located at two sides of the main body, and the operating portion is slidably disposed between the two rails. The card ejecting structure according to claim 1, wherein the latching member further has a reinforcing rib connected between the first arm body and the second arm body. A fastening structure of a connector, comprising: a frame; a plate member slidably disposed on the frame, and having a body, wherein the connector is fixed to the body; a latching member disposed on the body and having a hook, a first arm body, a second arm body, a pivoting portion and an operating portion, wherein the hook is connected to the first arm body, the pivoting portion is pivotally mounted on the body, and is connected to Between the first arm body and the second arm body, the operating portion is slidably disposed on the body and connected to the second arm body, and the first arm body is driven when the operating portion slides in a first direction The second arm body pivots around the pivoting portion such that the first arm body drives the hook to exit in a second direction. The latching structure of the connector of claim 9, wherein the panel further has a side wall connected to a side of the body, and the side wall has a first opening, the hook protruding from the first An opening, and when the operating portion slides in the first direction, the hook exits the first opening in the second direction. The fastening structure of the connector of claim 10, wherein the side wall is bent from the body. The latching structure of the connector of claim 9, wherein the operating portion has a second opening, and the body has a third opening, and the second opening at least partially coincides with the third opening, When the hook protrudes from the first opening, the center position of the second opening and the center position of the third opening define a sliding stroke of the operating portion. The latching structure of the connector of claim 12, wherein a center position of the second opening substantially coincides with a center position of the third opening when the hook is withdrawn. The latching structure of the connector of claim 9, wherein the first direction and the second direction are substantially perpendicular to each other. The latching structure of the connector of claim 9, wherein the board further has two first rails respectively located at two sides of the body, and the operating portion is slidably disposed between the two first rails . The fastening structure of the connector of claim 9, wherein the fastening component further has a reinforcing rib connected between the first arm body and the second arm body. The latching structure of the connector of claim 9, wherein the frame has two second rails, and the panel further has two third rails respectively located on opposite sides of the body, and the panel The frame is slidably disposed by the cooperation of the two third rails and the two second rails. The latching structure of the connector of claim 17, wherein one of the two second rails has a stopper, and the hook has the hook when the panel slides relative to the frame The second rail of the stopper moves, and the stopper is located on a moving path of the hook. The latching structure of the connector of claim 18, wherein the blocking portion has a card slot on the moving path of the hook to be engaged with the hook.