TWI569535B - Adapter fixing device - Google Patents

Description

Interface card fixing device

The present invention relates to a fixing device, and more particularly to an interface card fixing device for fixing an interface card to a slot of a motherboard.

The interface card devices used in general computers, such as sound card, display card and network card, are usually inserted into the corresponding slot of the motherboard, and then the interface card is replaced by a screw. The I/O bracket is locked. However, in this way, if the user does not have a screwdriver, the interface card device cannot be removed and fixed at will, which is extremely inconvenient for the user. Furthermore, if the interface card device is not locked by using a screw, it is not easy to confirm whether the assembly or the combination of the interface card is perfect or firm, but when the user turns on the device, if the gold finger of the interface card falls off the slot, then It may cause damage to the interface card device and the computer motherboard.

As described above, the inventors of the present invention have conceived and designed an interface card fixing device, and after years of painstaking research, the present invention has been improved in view of the lack of the prior art, thereby enhancing the industrial implementation.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide an interface card securing device that addresses the inconvenience of prior art interface card installation or removal.

In accordance with the purpose of the present invention, an interface card securing device is provided for securing an interface card to a slot of a motherboard. The interface card fixing device comprises a baffle, at least two fixing modules and at least two receiving members. The baffle is fixed to one end of the interface card, and the baffle extends from a side of the interface card to have a side plate; the side portion is opposite to the slot. The fixing module is disposed on the side panel, and the fixing module is respectively located at two ends of the interface card, and each fixing module comprises an insert member and an elastic member; and the elastic member is sleeved on the insert member. The receiving member is disposed on the motherboard corresponding to the fixing module to receive one end of the insert. When the insert is in a pressed position, the insert compresses the elastic member and one end of the insert is embedded in the receiving member; when the insert is in an original position, the insert is disengaged from the receiving member by the elastic member. The invention thus makes it possible to stably and easily install an interface card.

Preferably, each of the fixing modules further comprises a tubular member; the tubular member is disposed on the side plate, the inserting member is disposed in the tubular member, and the inner portion of the tubular member and adjacent the receiving member has a first abutting portion, and the inserting member has a a second abutting portion; the elastic member is located between the first abutting portion and the second abutting portion.

Preferably, one end of the insert may have a hooking portion, and the receiving member may have a fastening portion; when the hooking portion of one end of the insert is embedded in the fastening portion of the receiving member, the hooking portion is hooked to the fastening portion .

Preferably, the receiving member may have at least one notch that communicates the engaging portion with the outside.

Preferably, each of the fixing modules further comprises a cylindrical member, the cylindrical member is disposed on the side plate, the inserting member is disposed in the tubular member, and the inner portion of the tubular member and adjacent the receiving member has a first abutting portion; the inserting member is further The utility model comprises a pressing member and an inserting rod; one end of the pressing member is connected to one end of the inserting rod, The other end of the pressing member is exposed outside the cylindrical member, and the inserting rod has a second abutting portion, and the elastic member is located between the first abutting portion and the second abutting portion.

Preferably, the end face of one end of the pressing member may have a tooth portion, and one end of the inserting rod may have a rib portion, and the tooth portion is engaged with the rib portion.

Preferably, the pressing member is disposed adjacent to one end of the pressing member, and a plurality of strips are disposed. The inner portion of the pressing member adjacent to the pressing member may have a guiding groove portion, and the clamping strip is slidably located at the guiding groove portion.

Preferably, each of the fixing modules further comprises a pressing member, and the pressing member is disposed at the other end of the insert.

Preferably, a handle is further included, and the handle is disposed on one side of the side panel and is opposite to the interface card.

Preferably, the baffle extends a reinforcing plate to the other end of the interface card, and the reinforcing plate connects the fixing module and the baffle.

The interface card securing device of the present invention has one or more of the following advantages:

(1) The interface card fixing device of the present invention is provided with a fixing module, and the user can simply fix or remove the interface card to the slot of the motherboard by pressing or pressing and rotating.

(2) The interface card fixing device of the present invention is capable of stably fixing the interface to the slot of the motherboard by hooking the hook portion to the fastening portion.

(3) The interface card fixing device of the present invention is provided for the user to facilitate or facilitate the extraction and installation of the interface card by means of the setting of the handle.

1‧‧‧Interface card fixing device

10‧‧‧Baffle

11‧‧‧ side panel

12‧‧‧Strengthened board

20‧‧‧Fixed modules

21‧‧‧Inlays

211, 2141‧‧‧ second top abutment

212‧‧‧Hooking Department

2131‧‧‧ teeth

2132‧‧‧Cards

214‧‧‧Inlay rod

2142‧‧‧ Ribs

22‧‧‧Flexible parts

23‧‧‧Clocks

231‧‧‧First Abutment

232‧‧‧ Guide groove

24, 213‧‧‧ Pressing parts

30‧‧‧Receiving parts

31‧‧‧Deduction Department

32‧‧‧ gap

40‧‧‧提提

8‧‧‧Interface card

9‧‧‧ motherboard

91‧‧‧ slots

A‧‧‧ Pressed position

B‧‧‧Original location

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view showing a first embodiment of the interface card fixing device of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a partial cross-sectional view showing the first embodiment of the interface card fixing device of the present invention.

Figure 3 is a first operational schematic view of the first embodiment of the interface card securing device of the present invention.

Fig. 4 is a second schematic view showing the first embodiment of the interface card fixing device of the present invention.

Fig. 5 is a schematic structural view showing a second embodiment of the interface card fixing device of the present invention.

Figure 6 is a first operational schematic view of a second embodiment of the interface card securing device of the present invention.

Figure 7 is a second schematic view of the second embodiment of the interface card securing device of the present invention.

The technical features, contents, and advantages of the present invention, as well as the advantages thereof, can be understood by the present inventors, and the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The subject matter is only for the purpose of illustration and description. It is not intended to be a true proportion and precise configuration after the implementation of the present invention. Therefore, the scope and configuration relationship of the attached drawings should not be interpreted or limited. First described.

The embodiments of the interface card fixing device according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the related drawings. For the sake of understanding, the same components in the following embodiments are denoted by the same reference numerals.

Please refer to FIG. 1 to FIG. 4 , which are a schematic structural view, a partial cross-sectional view, a first operational schematic diagram and a second operational schematic diagram of a first embodiment of the interface card fixing device of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the interface card fixing device 1 of the present invention is applied to a slot 91 for fixing an interface card 8 to a motherboard 9. The interface card 8 can be a sound card, a display card or a network card. The interface card fixing device 1 of the present invention comprises a baffle 10, at least two fixing modules 20 and at least two receiving members 30. The baffle 10 is fixed to one end of the interface card 8, and the baffle 10 has a side plate 11 extending adjacent to one side of the interface card 8. The side portion is a side with respect to the slot 91. In addition, the manner in which the baffle 10 is disposed on the interface card 8 can be screwed or fixed by means of a fixing post. The at least two fixing modules 20 are disposed on the side panels 11 , and the fixing modules 20 are respectively located at the two ends of the interface card 8 . The fixing modules 20 can be located on the same side or different sides of the interface card 8 at the same time. Each of the fixing modules 20 includes an insert 21 and an elastic member 22. The elastic member 22 may be a spring that is sleeved on the rod of the insert 21 to provide an elastic force. The receiving member 30 is disposed on the main board 9 corresponding to the set position of the fixed module 20 to receive one end of the insert 21. When the insert 21 is in a pressing position A (as shown in FIG. 3), the insert 21 compresses the elastic member 22 and one end of the insert 21 is embedded in the receiving member 30; when the insert 21 is in an original position B (eg, When the figure 4 is shown, the insert 21 is disengaged from the receiving member 30 by the elastic force provided by the elastic member 22.

Further, the number of the fixed modules 20 is two, three, four or more. In the embodiment, four are used as exemplary manners, and the two pairs are oppositely disposed on both sides of the interface card 8, but Not limited to this. The fixing module 20 can include a tubular member 23 and a pressing member 24. Cylinder 23 Placed on the side panel 11. The material of the baffle 10 can be made of metal or plastic material; if the material of the baffle 10 is metal, the tubular member 23 can be fixed to the side plate 11 by snapping or locking, and if the baffle 10 is When the material is a plastic material, the tubular member 23 can be integrally formed with the baffle 10, for example, by injection molding. The inserting member 21 is disposed in the tubular member 23, and has a first abutting portion 231 at the inner portion of the tubular member 23 and adjacent to the receiving member 30. Correspondingly, the inserting member 21 can have a first portion on the rod body. The second abutting portion 211 is located between the first abutting portion 231 and the second abutting portion 211 to be compressed or provided with elastic force by the first abutting portion 231 and the second abutting portion 211. The first abutting portion 231 and the second abutting portion 211. The pressing member 24 can be a cap-type structure for pressing by a user, which is disposed at the other end of the insert member 21 and is exposed outside the tubular member 23.

The one end of the insert member 21 (ie, the end adjacent to the receiving member 30) may have a hook portion 212, and the receiving member 30 is correspondingly provided with a fastening portion 31. Therefore, when the hooking portion 212 of one end of the inserting member 21 is inserted into the engaging portion 31 of the receiving member 30, the hooking portion 212 is hooked to the engaging portion 31, thereby being embedded by the connection of the side plate 11 and the tubular member 23. The connection of the member 21 to the tubular member 23 can effectively limit the degree of freedom of the interface card 8 from the motherboard 9 to the side panel 11 to securely fix the interface card 8 to the motherboard 9.

In addition, the receiving member 30 may have at least one notch 32, which may be one, two, three, four or more. In this embodiment, four crosses are taken as an exemplary form, but this is not limit. The notch 32 communicates with the outside of the fastening portion 31 and the receiving member 30. Thereby, the user can easily provide the hook portion 212 from the socket 30 by the notch 32.

That is to say, when the user wants to install the interface card 8, the user can first press the interface card 8 into the slot 91, and the user only has to press the pressing member 24 simply, so that the second abutting portion 211 pushes. The elastic member 22 is pressed against the elastic member 22 by the abutting of the first abutting portion 231. Connect By the elastic deformation of the receiving member 30, the hook portion 212 is fitted into the receiving member 30 and hooked to the engaging portion 31. In the above process, the user can also press the pressing member 24 after the hook portion 212 is aligned with the notch 32 to insert the hook portion 212 into the receiving member 30 by the notch 32, and then rotate the pressing member 24 and The hook 21 is hooked to the engaging portion 31 by the insert 21 .

On the contrary, when the user wants to remove the interface card 8 , the user can simply rotate the pressing member 24 and the insert 21 to align the hook portion 212 with the notch 32 , so that the hook portion 212 can be disengaged from the receiving member 30 . . Next, the interface card 8 can be removed from the slot 91. In the above process, since the compressed elastic member 22 continues to provide the elastic restoring force, the user does not have to specifically align the alignment hook portion 212 with the notch in the rotary pressing member 24 and the insert member 21. 32, just need to simply rotate.

It can be seen from the above that the interface card fixing device 1 of the present invention can be used for the user to simply fix or disassemble the interface card 8 by pressing or pressing and rotating by the arrangement of the fixing module 20 and the receiving member 30. The socket 91 of the motherboard 9 is hooked to the fastening portion 31 by the hook portion 212, so that the interface card 8 can be stably fixed to the slot 91 of the motherboard 9.

It should be particularly noted that the interface card fixing device 1 further includes a handle 40 disposed on one side of the side panel 11 and opposite to the interface card 8. Thereby, the interface card 8 can be easily taken or extracted by the user. In particular, when the interface card 8 is removed from the slot 91, by the arrangement of the handle 40, the user can avoid contact with the electronic components or pins on the interface card 8 to cause damage to the electronic component or the user's hand is electronically In the case of a component or stitch cut, the handle 40 is also easy for the user to apply force to remove the interface card 8 from the slot 91. In addition, a reinforcing plate 12 is extended to the other end of the interface card 8 at the middle of the baffle 10, and the reinforcing plate 12 connects the fixing modules 20 and the baffle 10, thereby increasing the overall structural strength.

Please refer to FIG. 5 to FIG. 7 , which are a schematic structural view, a first operational schematic diagram and a second operational schematic diagram of a second embodiment of the interface card fixing device of the present invention. In the present embodiment, the configuration of the elements of the same component symbols is similar to the foregoing, and will not be described herein. The main difference of this embodiment is the actuating relationship between the inserting member 21 at the pressing position A and the original position B, and the manner in which the insert member 21 is embedded in the receiving member 30.

In detail, the inserting member 21 further includes a pressing member 213 and an inserting rod 214. The end surface of one end of the pressing member 213 has a tooth portion 2131, and one end of the fitting rod 214 has a rib portion 2142, so that the pressing member 213 is coupled to the insertion rod 214 by the engagement of the tooth portion 2131 and the rib portion 2142. One end. In addition, the other end of the pressing member 213 is exposed outside the cylindrical member 23 for the user to press. On the other hand, the inner portion of the tubular member 23 has a guiding groove portion 232 adjacent to the pressing member 213, which may be a guiding groove having different lengths and inclinations along the axial direction of the cylindrical member 23. Correspondingly, the pressing member 213 is provided with a plurality of clips 2132 adjacent to one end of the pressing member 213, and the clip 2132 is slidably located in the guiding groove portion 232. In addition, similar to the previous embodiment, the rod body of the inserting rod 214 also has a second abutting portion 2141. The elastic member 22 is located between the first abutting portion 231 and the second abutting portion 2141 of the tubular member 23. To provide elastic force.

Therefore, by the cooperation of the tooth portion 2131 and the rib portion 2142, the elastic force of the guiding groove portion 232 and the clip 2132 and the elastic member 22, the user can directly use the pressing member to make the insert member 21 The press between the pressed position A and the original position B is performed. Briefly, the engagement of the tooth portion 2131 with the rib portion 2142, the elastic force of the guiding groove portion 232 and the clip 2132 and the elastic member 22 are substantially similar to those of the press-type writing instrument, and the tooth portion 2131. The arrangement of the rib portion 2142, the guiding groove portion 232 and the clip 2132 is well known to those skilled in the art and will not be further described herein.

Further, one end of the insert member 21 may be directly a cylindrical body, and the receiving member 30 may have a circular hole for embedding one end of the insert member 21 into the receiving member 30 by inserting the cylindrical body into the circular hole. Preferably, the engagement of one end of the insert 21 with the circular hole of the receiving member 30 can be configured as an interference fit, thereby increasing the fixing force, thereby limiting the degree of freedom of the interface card 8 from the main board 9 to the side panel 11 to stabilize The fixed interface card 8 is on the motherboard 9.

It can be seen from the above that the interface card fixing device 1 of the present invention can be used for the user to simply fix or disassemble the interface card 8 on the motherboard 9 by pressing the fixing module 20 and the receiving member 30. On the slot 91.

The above is intended to be illustrative only and not limiting. Any equivalent modifications or alterations to the spirit and scope of the invention are intended to be included in the scope of the appended claims.

1‧‧‧Interface card fixing device

10‧‧‧Baffle

11‧‧‧ side panel

12‧‧‧Strengthened board

20‧‧‧Fixed modules

21‧‧‧Inlays

30‧‧‧Receiving parts

40‧‧‧提提

Claims (9)

An interface card fixing device is used for fixing a interface card to a slot of a motherboard, comprising: a baffle fixed to one end of the interface card, and the baffle is adjacent to a side of the interface card The extension has a side panel, the side portion is opposite to the slot; at least two fixing modules are disposed on the side panel, and the at least two fixing modules are respectively located at two ends of the interface card, and each of the fixing modules includes An inserting member, a pressing member and an elastic member, the elastic member is sleeved on the inserting member, the pressing member is disposed at the other end of the inserting member; and at least two receiving members are corresponding to the at least two fixing members The module is disposed on the motherboard to receive one end of the insert. When the insert is in a pressed position, the insert compresses the elastic member and one end of the insert is embedded in the receiving member when the insert When the piece is in an original position, the insert is disengaged from the receiving piece by the elastic member. The interface card fixing device of claim 1, wherein each of the fixing modules further comprises a tubular member, the cylindrical member is disposed on the side plate, the insert is disposed in the tubular member, and the cartridge is The inner portion of the member and adjacent the receiving member have a first abutting portion, and the insert member has a second abutting portion, and the elastic member is located between the first abutting portion and the second abutting portion. The interface card fixing device according to claim 2, wherein one end of the insert has a hook portion, and the receiving member has a fastening portion, and the hook portion of one end of the insert is embedded The fastening portion of the receiving member is hooked to the fastening portion. The interface card fixing device of claim 3, wherein the receiving member has at least one notch, the at least one notch communicating with the engaging portion and the outside. The interface card fixing device of claim 1, wherein each of the fixing modules further comprises a tubular member, the cylindrical member is disposed on the side plate, the insert is disposed in the tubular member, and the cartridge is The inside of the piece and adjacent to the receiving part has a first abutting portion, the inserting piece further comprises a pressing member and an inserting rod, one end of the pressing member is connected to one end of the inserting rod, and the pressing member is another One end is exposed outside the tubular member, and the inserting rod has a second abutting portion, and the elastic member is located between the first abutting portion and the second abutting portion. The interface card fixing device according to claim 5, wherein an end surface of one end of the pressing member has a tooth portion, and one end of the inserting rod has a rib portion, and the tooth portion is engaged with the rib portion unit. The interface card fixing device of claim 6, wherein the pressing member is provided with a plurality of strips adjacent to one end of the pressing member, and the inner portion of the pressing member has a guiding adjacent to the pressing member The groove portion is slidably located at the guiding groove portion. The interface card fixing device according to claim 1, further comprising a handle disposed on one side of the side plate and opposite to the interface card. The interface card fixing device of claim 1, wherein the baffle extends a reinforcing plate to the other end of the interface card, and the reinforcing plate connects the fixing module and the baffle.