TWI625089B - Electronic device - Google Patents

Abstract

An electronic device includes a housing, a first power socket body and a second power socket body. The housing is provided with a motherboard. The first power base is disposed in the housing. The first power base has a plurality of engaging portions. The second power base has a plurality of card slots. Each card slot corresponds to one of the engaging portions. Each of the card slots is L-shaped and has an opening. When the second power socket body is disposed on the first power socket body and the engaging portion enters the card slot from the opening, the second power socket body can move in a horizontal direction relative to the first power socket body, so that the engaging portion and the card slot card Hehe.

Description

Electronic device

The invention relates to an electronic device, in particular to an electronic device having a power socket body that can be quickly disassembled and a horizontally disposed power expansion card.

With the development and advancement of technology, electronic devices (such as computers, servers, etc.) have gradually become an indispensable necessity in people's daily lives. In order for electronic devices to meet a wide variety of functional requirements, a wide variety of electronic components are typically installed in electronic devices to enhance their additional functionality. However, as the function of the electronic device expands, the amount of power required for the electronic device also increases. When there is a power expansion requirement, the prior art adds an additional power expansion card to connect the additional power supply. At present, the power base for accommodating the power supply is screwed in the housing of the electronic device. Fixing the power base with screws is not only cumbersome and inconvenient. If the user can not find a suitable screwdriver, the power base cannot be removed. Therefore, how to enable the user to quickly disassemble the power base without using tools has become a major issue in design. In addition, since the power expansion card is vertically inserted into the motherboard, it is easy to cause heat dissipation and poor heat dissipation efficiency.

The invention provides an electronic device with a power socket body that can be quickly disassembled and a horizontally disposed power expansion card to solve the above problems.

According to an embodiment, an electronic device of the present invention includes a housing, a first power socket body, and a second power socket body. The housing is provided with a motherboard. The first power base is disposed in the housing. The first power base has a plurality of engaging portions. The second power base has a plurality of card slots. Each card slot corresponds to one of the engaging portions. Each of the card slots is L-shaped and has an opening. When the second power socket body is disposed on the first power socket body and the engaging portion enters the card slot from the opening, the second power socket body can move in a horizontal direction relative to the first power socket body, so that the engaging portion and the card slot card Hehe.

In this embodiment, the electronic device further includes a power expansion card connected to the second power socket.

In this embodiment, the second power socket is disposed on the first power socket, and when the power expansion card is connected to the second power socket, the power expansion card is parallel to the motherboard.

In summary, the present invention utilizes the engagement of the engaging portion and the card slot to detachably mount the second power base body on the first power base. The user can easily disassemble the second power base by moving the second power base horizontally without using additional tools. In addition, since the power expansion card is parallel to the motherboard (that is, the power expansion card is horizontally disposed relative to the motherboard), the resistance of the airflow can be effectively reduced, thereby improving the heat dissipation efficiency.

The advantages and spirit of the present invention will be further understood from the following detailed description of the invention.

1 to 8 , FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an electronic device 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the electronic device 1 in FIG. 1 , and FIG. 3 is a second view. FIG. 4 is an exploded view of the power expansion card 16 and the protective cover 20 in FIG. 2, and FIG. 5 is a fixed view in FIG. FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the screw 220 before the lock is inserted in FIG. 1, FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the electronic device 1 taken along line XX, and FIG. 8 is a view of FIG. The cross section of the screw 220 is locked.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 , the electronic device 1 includes a housing 10 , a first power socket 12 , a second power socket 14 , a power expansion card 16 , a motherboard 18 , and a protective cover . 20 and two fixed modules 22. It should be noted that the housing 10 shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 is only a part of the complete housing of the electronic device 1. In practical applications, the electronic device 1 can be a computer, a server or other electronic devices.

The first power socket 12 is disposed in the housing 10 , and the first power socket 12 has a plurality of engaging portions 120 . The second power socket body 14 has a plurality of card slots 140, and each of the card slots 140 corresponds to one of the engaging portions 120. In this embodiment, each of the card slots 140 is L-shaped and has an opening 142.

When the user wants to combine the second power base 14 with the first power base 12, the user can set the second power base 14 in the vertical direction VD1 (as shown in FIG. 3) to the first power base. 12, and the engaging portion 120 is inserted into the card slot 140 from the opening 142. When the second power socket body 14 is disposed on the first power socket body 12 and the engaging portion 120 enters the card slot 140 from the opening 142, the user can position the second power socket body 14 in the horizontal direction relative to the first power socket body 12. The HD1 (shown in FIG. 3) is moved such that the engaging portion 120 engages with the card slot 140. When the user wants to detach the second power socket body 14 from the first power socket body 12, the user can first move the second power socket body 14 to the horizontal direction HD2 relative to the first power socket body 12 (as shown in FIG. 3). Moving, the second power base 14 is moved in the vertical direction VD2 (shown in FIG. 3), and the engaging portion 120 is disengaged from the opening 142 from the slot 140. Thereby, the second power base body 14 can be easily attached and detached without using an additional tool.

In this embodiment, the second power socket 14 is used to house the power supply 30. When there is a power expansion requirement, the user can combine the second power base 14 with the first power base 12 to accommodate the power supply 30 by the second power base 14. Conversely, when there is no power expansion requirement, the user can detach the second power base 14 from the first power base 12.

The power expansion card 16 is connected to the second power socket 14 , and the protection cover 20 is disposed on the power expansion card 16 . In this embodiment, the protective cover 20 has a plurality of hooks 200. When the protective cover 20 is disposed on the power expansion card 16, the hook 200 is engaged with the periphery of the power expansion card 16. The protective cover 20 avoids the risk of electric shock from the user directly contacting the power expansion card 16.

In this embodiment, the power expansion card 16 is connected to the second power socket 14 by the two fixing modules 22 . As shown in FIG. 5, the fixing module 22 includes a screw 220, a limiting member 222 and an elastic member 224. The screw 220 has a grip portion 226 , a shaft portion 228 and a threaded portion 230 , wherein the shaft portion 228 is located between the grip portion 226 and the threaded portion 230 . The limiting member 222 is sleeved on the shaft portion 228 and is stopped by the threaded portion 230. The elastic member 224 is sleeved on the shaft portion 228 , and the two ends of the elastic member 224 are respectively abutted against the grip portion 226 and the limiting member 222 . In this embodiment, the elastic member 224 can be a spring, but is not limited thereto. The limiting member 222 is disposed on the protective cover 20. The second power base body 14 has a screw hole 144. The threaded portion 230 of the screw 220 can be coupled with the screw hole 144 such that the power expansion card 16 is coupled to the second power socket body 14.

The motherboard 18 is disposed in the housing 10. The motherboard 18 has at least one first connector 180, and the power expansion card 16 has at least one second connector 160. In this embodiment, the motherboard 18 has two first connectors 180, and the power expansion card 16 has two second connectors 160. The first connector 180 and the second connector 160 are connectable to each other to form a signal transmission path.

After the second power socket 14 is disposed on the first power socket 12 , the user can connect the power expansion card 16 to the second power socket 14 by using the fixed module 22 . As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the user can press down and turn the grip portion 226 of the screw 220 such that the threaded portion 230 of the screw 220 is coupled to the screw hole 144. Thereby, the power expansion card 16 can be connected to the second power socket body 14 together with the protective cover 20. At this time, the elastic member 224 is in a compressed state. When the user wants to remove the power expansion card 16, the user can rotate the grip portion 226 of the screw 220 to disengage the threaded portion 230 of the screw 220 from the screw hole 144. When the threaded portion 230 of the screw 220 is disengaged from the screw hole 144, the elastic force generated by the elastic member 224 causes the screw 220 to return to the state shown in FIG. This makes it easy to remove the power expansion card 16 without the need for additional tools.

As shown in FIG. 1 , when the second power socket 14 is disposed on the first power socket 12 and the power expansion card 16 is connected to the second power socket 14 , the second connector 160 of the power expansion card 16 is The first connector 180 of the motherboard 18 is connected to form a signal transmission path. At this time, the power expansion card 16 is parallel to the motherboard 18 (that is, the power expansion card 16 is horizontally disposed with respect to the motherboard 18), so that the resistance of the airflow can be effectively reduced, thereby improving the heat dissipation efficiency.

Please refer to FIG. 9. FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of a protective cover 20' according to another embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 9, the protective cover 20' can have a limiting seat 202, and the limiting seat 202 has a plurality of hooks 204. In this embodiment, the limiting seat 202 can be annular, and the limiting seat 202 can have four hooks 204, wherein the four hooks 204 are symmetrically distributed around the annular inner surface of the limiting seat 202. In addition, the limiting member 222 has an annular side 232. The user can press the annular side 232 of the limiting member 222 into the hook 204 of the limiting seat 202 to engage the annular side 232 with the hook 204, so that the limiting member 222 is fixed to the limiting seat. 202. In this embodiment, the annular side 232 can have a chamfer 234 to make the assembly of the limiting member 222 and the limiting seat 202 more labor-saving.

In summary, the present invention utilizes the engagement of the engaging portion and the card slot to detachably mount the second power base body on the first power base. The user can easily disassemble the second power base by moving the second power base horizontally without using additional tools. In addition, since the power expansion card is parallel to the motherboard (that is, the power expansion card is horizontally disposed relative to the motherboard), the resistance of the airflow can be effectively reduced, thereby improving the heat dissipation efficiency. Furthermore, the user can directly rotate the screws of the fixing module to disassemble the power expansion card without using additional tools. Moreover, the present invention provides a protective cover on the power expansion card to avoid the risk of electric shock caused by the user directly contacting the power expansion card. The above are only the preferred embodiments of the present invention, and all changes and modifications made to the scope of the present invention should be within the scope of the present invention.

1‧‧‧Electronic device

10‧‧‧shell

12‧‧‧First power socket

14‧‧‧Second power base

16‧‧‧Power expansion card

18‧‧‧ motherboard

20, 20'‧‧‧ protective cover

22‧‧‧Fixed modules

30‧‧‧Power supply

120‧‧‧Clock Department

140‧‧‧ card slot

142‧‧‧ openings

144‧‧‧ screw holes

160‧‧‧Second connector

180‧‧‧First connector

200, 204‧‧‧ card hook

202‧‧‧Limited seat

220‧‧‧ screws

222‧‧‧Limited parts

224‧‧‧Flexible parts

226‧‧‧ grip

228‧‧‧Axis

230‧‧‧Threaded Department

232‧‧‧ring side

234‧‧‧Chamfering

VD1, VD2‧‧‧ vertical direction

HD1, HD2‧‧‧ horizontal direction

X-X‧‧‧ hatching

1 is a perspective view of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 2 is an exploded view of the electronic device in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a combination diagram of the second power supply base and the first power supply base in Fig. 2. Figure 4 is an exploded view of the power expansion card and protective cover in Figure 2. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the fixed module in Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the screw in Fig. 1 before being locked. Fig. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the electronic device taken along line X-X in Fig. 6. Figure 8 is a cross-sectional view of the screw in Fig. 7 after being locked. Figure 9 is a cross-sectional view of a protective cover in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention.

Claims (7)

An electronic device includes: a casing, wherein the casing is provided with a main board; a first power socket body is disposed in the casing, the first power socket body has a plurality of engaging portions; and a second power source The base body has a plurality of card slots, each of the card slots corresponding to one of the engaging portions, each of the card slots being L-shaped and having an opening; a power expansion card connected to the second power socket a protective cover disposed on the power expansion card; and a fixing module comprising a screw and a limiting member, the screw having a grip portion, a shaft portion and a thread portion, wherein the shaft portion is located at the grip Between the holding portion and the threaded portion, the limiting member is sleeved on the shaft portion and is blocked by the threaded portion, the limiting member is disposed on the protective cover, and the second power base body has a screw hole. The threaded portion is coupled to the screw hole, such that the power expansion card is coupled to the second power socket; wherein the second power socket is disposed on the first power socket and the engaging portion is from the opening When entering the card slot, the second power socket body can face a horizontal direction with respect to the first power socket body The movement is moved such that the engaging portion engages with the card slot. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the second power socket is disposed on the first power socket, and the power expansion card is parallel to the motherboard when the power expansion card is connected to the second power socket . The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the motherboard has at least one first connector, the power expansion card has at least one second connector, and the second power socket is disposed on the first power socket And the second connector is connected to the first connector when the power expansion card is connected to the second power socket. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the protective cover has a plurality of hooks, and the like The hook is engaged with the periphery of the power expansion card. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the fixing module further comprises an elastic member sleeved on the shaft portion, and the two ends of the elastic member abut against the holding portion and the limiting member respectively. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the protective cover has a limiting seat, the limiting seat has a plurality of hooks, the limiting member has an annular side, the annular side and the hook card In combination, the limiting member is fixed in the limiting seat. The electronic device of claim 6, wherein the annular side has a chamfer.