TWI448237B - Electronic device - Google Patents

Description

Electronic device

The invention relates to an electronic device, in particular to an electronic device capable of simultaneously installing different expansion cards.

With the rapid development of the computer information industry and the expansion of its application range, people's requirements for computer functions are constantly increasing. Computers usually need to add hardware with multiple functions, and expansion cards are the most common devices for improving computer functions. Generally, computer systems usually have expansion cards with different functions, such as graphics acceleration display cards, video cards, network cards, and sound effects cards. There are multiple expansion card slots on the rear panel of the computer. In the prior art, an adapter card is usually inserted into a computer motherboard, and then the expansion card is inserted into the slot of the riser card to connect the expansion card to the motherboard. Then, the adapter card and the expansion card are respectively fixed on a fixed frame. Secure the mounting bracket to the computer case. However, conventional expansion card installation methods are generally only applicable to the installation of one type of expansion card. When installing different types of expansion cards, especially when installing a smaller expansion card, the same mounting frame cannot be used. If a mounting structure is designed for such an expansion card alone, it will waste production costs.

In view of the above, it is necessary to provide an electronic device that can simultaneously install different types of expansion cards.

An electronic device includes a base and a motherboard mounted in the base, the host A first connector and a second connector are disposed on the board. The first connector is inserted with a first riser card, and the second connector is inserted with a second riser card. The electronic device further includes a mounting bracket and a fixing member, the mounting bracket and the motherboard together form a first mounting area and an adjacent second mounting area, the first riser card is fixed on the mounting bracket and disposed on the first mounting In the area, the second riser card is fixed on one side of the fixing member and is disposed in the second mounting area together with the fixing member, and the other side of the fixing member is fixed on the mounting frame and the first turn The card is flush.

Preferably, a first expansion card is connected to the first riser card, and a second expansion card having a width smaller than the first expansion card is connected to the second riser card.

Preferably, the fixing member and the second expansion card are formed to have a width substantially equal to the first expansion card.

Preferably, the mounting bracket further includes a mounting plate, and the first riser card is locked to the mounting plate.

Preferably, the fixing member has a first fixing plate and a second fixing plate. The first fixing plate is fastened to the mounting plate of the mounting frame, and the second fixing plate is locked to the second adapter card. .

Preferably, two mounting slots are formed on the mounting plate of the mounting bracket, and the first fixing plate is provided with two fastening protrusions that engage with the card slot.

Preferably, the fixing member has a side plate extending between the first mounting area and the second mounting area, and one end of the second expansion card is provided with a fixing piece, and the fixing piece is locked on the side plate.

Preferably, the mounting bracket is mounted with a positioning member adjacent to the second mounting area, and the positioning member is provided with a positioning slot for the second expansion card to be inserted therein.

Compared with the prior art, the electronic device of the present invention can simultaneously install different expansion cards into the base of the electronic device by using a mounting bracket and a fixing member, thereby expanding the performance of the electronic device without designing different expansion cards. The corresponding installation structure reduces production costs.

10‧‧‧ Pedestal

11‧‧‧floor

13‧‧‧front board

131‧‧‧Installation opening

133‧‧ ‧Flap

1331, 110, 311, 313, 353, 371, 391‧‧ ‧ fixing holes

15‧‧‧ side panel

20‧‧‧ motherboard

21‧‧‧First connector

23‧‧‧Second connector

30‧‧‧ Mounting frame

31‧‧‧Ontology

301‧‧‧First installation port

303‧‧‧Second installation port

33‧‧‧ side panels

331‧‧‧Expansion card slot

335‧‧‧stop flaps

3351, 51, 61, 977, 981 ‧ ‧ fixing holes

35‧‧‧Installation board

351‧‧‧Installation slot

355‧‧‧ card slot

37, 39, 711, 811‧‧‧ fixed pieces

50‧‧‧First riser card

60‧‧‧Second riser card

70‧‧‧First expansion card

80‧‧‧Second expansion card

71, 81‧‧‧Installation

7110, 8110‧‧‧ fixed column

90‧‧‧Fixed parts

91‧‧‧ board

93‧‧‧First fixed plate

95‧‧‧Second fixed plate

931‧‧‧卡固凸

951‧‧‧Cargukong

97‧‧‧ side panels

973‧‧‧Installation slot

975‧‧‧Folding

98‧‧‧Fixed tablets

100‧‧‧Locker

120‧‧‧ positioning parts

121‧‧‧Ontology

1210‧‧‧Fixed holes

123‧‧‧ carrier

1230‧‧‧ positioning slot

1 is an exploded perspective view of a preferred embodiment of an electronic device of the present invention.

2 is an exploded perspective view of another preferred embodiment of the electronic device of the present invention.

Figure 3 is a perspective assembled view of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a perspective assembled view of Figure 2.

Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, a preferred embodiment of the electronic device of the present invention includes a base 10 and a mounting bracket 30. In this embodiment, the electronic device takes a computer as an example.

The base 10 has a bottom plate 11, a front plate 13 of a vertical bottom plate 11, and a side plate 15 perpendicular to the bottom plate 11 and the front plate 13. A motherboard 20 is mounted on the bottom plate 11. A fixing hole 112 is defined in one side of the bottom plate. A first connector 21 is disposed on one side of the motherboard 11 and a second connector 23 is disposed on the other side. The distance between the second connector 23 and the side plate 15 is smaller than the distance between the first connector 21 and the side plate 15. A first riser card 50 is inserted into the first connector 21, and a second riser card 60 is inserted into the second connector 23. Two fixing holes 51 are defined in the first riser card 50, and two fixing holes 61 are defined in the second riser card 60. A mounting opening 131 is defined in the front panel 13. A flap 133 is coupled between the front panel 13 and the side panel 15, and divides the opening 131 into two portions. A fixing hole 1331 is defined in the blocking piece 133.

The mounting bracket 30 has a substantially E-shaped body 31, and the E-shaped body 31 has a first The mounting port 301 and an adjacent second mounting port 303. The E-shaped body 31 defines a fixing hole 311 at a position between the first mounting opening 301 and the second mounting opening 303. Two fixing holes 313 are defined in the main body 31 adjacent to one side of the second mounting opening 303. The body 31 further includes a side plate 33 and a mounting plate 35 adjacent to the side plate 33. Two fixing holes 313 are defined in the flange 311. An expansion card slot 331 corresponding to the opening 131 on the front panel 13 of the base 10 is defined in the side panel 33. One end of the side plate 33 is bent by a stop flap 335. A fixing hole 3351 is defined in the blocking flap 335. A fixing piece 37 protrudes from the bottom of the side plate 33. A fixing hole 371 is defined in the fixing piece 37 on the fixing hole 1311 of the blocking piece 131 of the base 10. A mounting groove 331 is defined in the mounting plate 35 adjacent to the side plate 33. Two fixing holes 353 respectively corresponding to the fixing holes 51 of the first riser card 50 and two cucurbit-shaped card slots 355 are defined in the mounting plate 35. The body 31 extends downwardly from one side of the side plate 33 with two bent fixing pieces 39. The fixing piece 39 defines a fixing hole 391. During assembly, the plurality of fasteners 100 pass through the fixing holes 391 and 371 of the mounting bracket 30 and the fixing holes 110 and 1331 of the base 10 respectively, thereby mounting the mounting bracket 30 in the base 10.

The computer further includes a first expansion card 70 that is inserted into the first riser card 50 to connect to the motherboard 20, and a first plug-in card 60 that is coupled to the motherboard 20 to connect to the motherboard 20 Two expansion cards 80. The width of the first expansion card 70 is greater than the width of the second expansion card 80. A mounting piece 71 is mounted on one side of the first expansion card 70. The mounting piece 71 is bent at one end to a fixing piece 711 which can be pressed against the blocking flap 335 of the mounting frame 30. A fixing post 7110 is protruded from the fixing hole 3351 of the fixing piece 711 corresponding to the blocking flap 335. A mounting piece 81 is mounted on one side of the second expansion card 80. One end of the mounting piece 81 is bent to a fixing piece 811 which can be pressed against the blocking flap 335 of the mounting frame 30. A fixing post 8110 is protruded from the fixing hole 3351 of the fixing piece 81 corresponding to the blocking flap 335.

The computer also includes a fixture 90 that is mounted in the base 10 in cooperation with the second expansion card 80. The fixing member 90 has a substantially rectangular plate body 91. A first fixing plate 93 and a second fixing plate 95 extend downward from the two side edges of the plate body 91. Two fixing protrusions 931 are formed on the fixing plate 93 corresponding to the locking grooves 355 of the mounting plate 35 mounting plate 35. Two fixing holes 951 are defined in the second fixing plate 95 corresponding to the fixing holes 61 of the second riser card 60. One end of the second fixing plate 95 extends vertically on one side of the plate 97. An inwardly convex bridge portion (not numbered) is formed on the side plate 97, and a mounting groove 973 is formed between the bridge portion and the side plate 97. A fixing piece 98 is bent at the end of the side plate 97. A fixing hole 981 is defined in the fixing piece 98 of the fixing plate 98 corresponding to the second expansion card 80. The top edge of the side panel 97 is also bent by a flange 975 which defines a fixing hole 977 for the fixing hole 311 of the body 31 of the mounting bracket 30.

The computer further includes a positioning member 120 fixed to one side of the mounting frame 30. The positioning member 120 has a body 121. The top of the body 121 is provided with two fixing holes 1210 corresponding to the fixing holes 313 of the mounting frame 30. A carrier member 123 is disposed on one side of the body 121. The carrier member 123 is provided with a positioning slot 1230 for supporting the side end of the second expansion card 80.

Referring to FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, the mounting bracket 30 is fixed to the bottom plate 11 of the base 10 by a locking member 100 during installation. The E-shaped body 31 is disposed above the motherboard 20, and the first mounting port 301 and the second mounting port 303 of the E-shaped body 31 and the motherboard 20 form a first mounting area and an adjacent second mounting. region. The first connector 21 on the motherboard 20 is correspondingly disposed in the first mounting area, and the second connector 23 is disposed in the second mounting area. The first riser card 50 is inserted into the first connector 21 on the motherboard 20 . The two locking fasteners 100 respectively pass through the fixing holes 51 of the adapter card 50 and the fixing holes 353 of the mounting plate 35 of the mounting bracket 30, thereby fixing the adapter card 50 to the mounting bracket 30. One end of the mounting piece 71 on the first expansion card 70 passes through the mounting bracket 30 The fixing slot 711 is pressed against the blocking flap 335 of the mounting bracket 30, and the fixing piece 711 is locked to the mounting bracket 30 by the locking member 100. Thus, the first expansion card 70 can be installed in the base 10.

The fixing member 90 and the positioning member 120 are respectively fixed to the adjacent sides of the E-shaped body 31 by the fastener 100. The fixing protrusion 931 of the first fixing plate 93 of the fixing member 90 is engaged in the card slot 355 of the mounting plate 35 of the mounting frame 30. The two fasteners 100 are respectively passed through the fixing holes 951 of the second fixing plate 95 of the fixing member 90 and the fixing holes 61 of the second adapter card 60, thereby fixing the second adapter card 60 to the fixing member 90. And flush with the first riser card 50. The side end of the second riser card 60 slides along the positioning slot 1230 of the carrier 123 of the positioning member 120 and is inserted into the second connector 23 on the motherboard 20. One end of the mounting piece 81 on the second expansion card 80 passes through the mounting slot 973 of the fixing member 90. The fixing piece 811 is pressed against the fixing piece 98 of the fixing member 90, and the fixing piece is fixed by the locking member 100. The 811 is locked to the fixing member 90. In this way, the second expansion card 80 can be installed in the base 10. At this time, the common width formed by the second expansion card 80 and the fixing member 90 is substantially equal to the first expansion card 70.

In summary, the present invention has indeed met the requirements of the invention patent, and has filed a patent application according to law. However, the above-mentioned preferred embodiments of the present invention are intended to be within the scope of the following claims.

10‧‧‧ Pedestal

11‧‧‧floor

13‧‧‧front board

131‧‧‧Installation opening

133‧‧ ‧Flap

1331, 371, 391‧‧‧ fixing holes

20‧‧‧ motherboard

21‧‧‧First connector

23‧‧‧Second connector

30‧‧‧ Mounting frame

31‧‧‧Ontology

331‧‧‧Expansion card slot

51,61‧‧‧Fixed holes

37, 39, 711‧‧ ‧ fixed piece

50‧‧‧First riser card

60‧‧‧Second riser card

70‧‧‧First expansion card

80‧‧‧Second expansion card

71, 81‧‧‧Installation

90‧‧‧Fixed parts

91‧‧‧ board

95‧‧‧Second fixed plate

951‧‧‧Cargukong

100‧‧‧Locker

120‧‧‧ positioning parts

121‧‧‧Ontology

1210‧‧‧Fixed holes

123‧‧‧ carrier

1230‧‧‧ positioning slot

Claims (7)

An electronic device includes a base and a motherboard mounted in the base. The motherboard is provided with a first connector and a second connector, and the first connector is inserted with a first switch. A second adapter card is inserted into the second connector. The electronic device further includes a mounting bracket and a fixing component. The fixing component has a first fixing plate and a second fixing plate. The first adapter card is fixed on the mounting bracket and disposed in the first mounting area, and the second adapter card is fixed at the first mounting area. a second fixing plate on one side of the fixing member is disposed in the second mounting area together with the fixing member, and the first fixing plate on the other side of the fixing member is fixed on the mounting frame and is first The adapter card is flush. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first riser card is connected to a first expansion card, and the second riser card is connected to a second expansion card having a width smaller than the first expansion card. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the fixing member and the second expansion card are formed to have a width substantially equal to the first expansion card. The electronic device of claim 3, wherein the mounting bracket further comprises a mounting plate, and the first riser card is locked to the mounting plate. The electronic device of claim 4, wherein two mounting slots are formed on the mounting plate of the mounting bracket, and the first fixing plate is provided with two locking protrusions that engage with the card slot. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the fixing member has a side plate extending between the first mounting area and the second mounting area, and a fixing piece is disposed at one end of the second expansion card, the fixing The piece is locked to the side plate. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein a mounting member is mounted on a side of the mounting bracket adjacent to the second mounting area, and the positioning member is provided with a second expansion card inserted therein. Positioning slot.