TWI725634B - Riser card module - Google Patents

Abstract

A riser card module includes a housing, a rotating member and a torsion elastic member. The housing accommodates an adapter card, and the housing includes a first plate body and a second plate body. The second plate body is vertically connected to the first plate body and has an opening. The rotary member is pivotally connected to the first plate body and can be located at a first position or a second position relative to the first plate body. The rotator has a handle portion and a limit portion. The handle portion traverses the opening of the second plate body in the first position and does not traverse the second plate body in the second position. The torsion elastic member has two ends respectively connected to the first plate body and the rotating member. The torsion elastic member is configured to drive the rotating member to rotate from the second position toward the first position.

Description

Riser module

The content of the present invention relates to a riser card module, and more particularly to a riser card module with handle and locking functions.

In servers or large computer systems, adapter cards are often used to expand its functions or connect to other servers or computer systems.

However, the riser card module can integrate more and more functions, which also makes the weight or volume of the entire module larger and larger, which also causes a certain degree of inconvenience in disassembly and assembly. Therefore, there is a need to provide an improved riser card module to solve the problems faced by the prior art.

According to an embodiment of this specification, a riser card module is suitable for riser cards. The riser card module includes a housing, a rotating part, and a torsion elastic part. The housing uses a riser card, and the housing includes a first board and a second board. The second board is vertically connected to the first board and has an opening. The rotating member is pivotally connected to the first plate body and can be located at the first position or the second position relative to the first plate body. The rotating member has a handle portion and a limiting portion. The handle portion passes through the opening of the second plate body when in the first position, and does not pass through the second plate body when in the second position. The torsion elastic element has two ends respectively connected to the first plate and the rotating element, and the torsion elastic element is used for driving the rotating element to rotate from the second position to the first position.

In other embodiments of this specification, the riser card module further includes a sliding fastener. The sliding fastener is slidably connected to the first board and is located at the third or fourth position relative to the first board. When in the third position, the sliding fastener is used for abutting against the limiting part of the rotating element, so that the rotating element stops at the second position.

In other embodiments of this specification, the riser card module further includes a button member, the button member is slidably connected to the first board, the button member is slidably connected to the sliding fastener, and is used to move the sliding fastener from the third position to the In the fourth position, the sliding fastener is separated from the limiting part of the rotating part.

In other embodiments of this specification, the button member slides relative to the first plate in a first direction, and the first direction is perpendicular to the direction of the second plate.

In other embodiments of this specification, the sliding fastener slides relative to the first plate in a second direction, and the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction.

In other embodiments of this specification, the button member has a first inclined surface, the sliding fastener has a second inclined surface, and the first inclined surface is slidably connected to the second inclined surface.

In other embodiments of this specification, the riser card module further includes a compression spring. The compression spring has two ends respectively connected to the first plate and the sliding fastener. The compression spring is used to drive the sliding fastener from the fourth position to the second position. Three-position sliding.

In other embodiments of this specification, the torsion elastic member is a torsion spring.

In other embodiments of this specification, the rotating member further includes a hook portion, and when the rotating member is in the second position, the hook portion is used to lock an external locking point.

In other embodiments of the present specification, the first plate body includes a notch, and when the rotating member is in the second position, the hook portion is aligned with the notch to buckle the external locking point.

In summary, the above-mentioned riser card module of the present invention has a handle design that can be stored. On the one hand, the handle is convenient for the user to lift when disassembling and installing the riser card module, and on the other hand, the riser card module can be locked in a predetermined position by the action of the accommodating handle to prevent the riser card module from being locked. Fall off.

Hereinafter, the above description will be described in detail by way of implementation, and a further explanation will be provided for the technical solution of the present invention.

Please refer to Figures 1 and 2. Figure 1 shows a side view of the riser card module in a first use state according to an embodiment of the present invention; Figure 2 shows a transition according to an embodiment of the present invention The side view of the card module in the second use state. The riser card module 100 includes a housing 102, a rotating member 110, a button member 120, and a sliding fastener 130. The housing 102 includes a plate body 102a, a plate body 102b, a frame body 102c, and a frame body 102d. The plate body 102b is perpendicularly connected to the plate body 102a, and the frame body 102c and the frame body 102d are also perpendicularly connected to the plate body 102a and the plate body 102b. The two ends together form a shell. The housing 102 is used for accommodating and fixing at least one riser card therein, and the riser card can be locked on the frame 102c and/or the frame 102d.

In this embodiment, the adapter card may be, for example, an Open Compute Project (OCP) card, such as a network card.

The riser card module 100 is rotated to the first position by the rotating member 110 in the first use state, so that the handle 110a of the rotating member 110 protrudes out of the housing 102, so that the user can easily pick up the riser card module. 100, and can disassemble and assemble the riser card module more quickly.

When the riser card module 100 is in the second use state, the rotating member 110 rotates to the second position, and the handle 110 a of the rotating member 110 is housed back into the housing 102. When the riser card module 100 is in the second use state, the sliding fastener 130 abuts on the limiting portion 110f of the rotating member 110, thereby restricting the rotating member 110 to stop at the second position. The rotating member 110 is rotated from the second position to the first position by the driving force of the torsion elastic member (detailed in the following paragraphs). When the sliding fastener 130 is separated from the limiting portion 110f of the rotating member 110, the torsion elastic member is The rotating member 110 can be driven to rotate. When the riser card module 100 is in the second use state, the hook portion 110b of the rotating member 110 is used to buckle an external locking point 150, so as to restrict the movement of the riser card module 100 relative to the external locking point 150. The external lock point 150 may be a lock point of a casing, but is not limited to this.

Please refer to FIGS. 2 and 3 at the same time. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the riser card module in the second use state according to the embodiment of the present invention. The board 102b has an opening 104a and an opening 104b. The opening 104a is used for allowing the handle 110a of the rotating member 110 to pass through the board 102b and protrude out of the housing 102. The opening 104b is used to expose the top of the button 120 for the user to press.

The board 102a has a notch 106. When the rotating member 110 is in the second position, the hook portion 110b of the rotating member 110 is aligned with the notch 106, so that the notch 106 and the hook portion 110b buckle the external locking point 150 together, thereby restricting the riser card module 100 relative to Movement of the external lock point 150.

Please refer to Figures 4 and 5 at the same time. Figure 4 shows a partial enlarged view of the riser card module in Figure 2; Figure 5 shows the important components of the riser card module according to an embodiment of the present invention ( Side view of rotating parts, sliding fasteners, button parts). The sliding fastener 130 is slidably connected to the board 102a and is located at the third position or the fourth position relative to the board 102a. When the sliding fastener 130 is in the third position (ie the position shown in Figure 4), the sliding fastener 130 abuts the limiting portion 110f of the rotating element 110, and the rotating element 110 is stopped at its second position. It cannot be rotated in the direction D3 to the first position by the drive of the torsion elastic member. The sliding fastener 130 has a sliding groove 130b. The sliding groove 130b is connected to the positioning post 107b of the plate 102a, so that the sliding fastener 130 can slide along the direction D2, and is located at the third position (abutting against the limit portion 110f) or the fourth position (not against the limit Section 110f).

The button member 120 is slidably connected to the plate 102a, and the button member 120 is also slidably connected to the sliding fastener 130, and is used to move the sliding fastener 130 from the third position to the fourth position, so that the sliding fastener 130 is separated from the rotating member 110的限位部110f. The protruding portion 120a of the button member 120 is exposed through the above-mentioned opening 104b (refer to FIG. 3) and can be pressed by the user.

The button member 120 slides relative to the board 102a along the direction D1, which is perpendicular to the board 102b. The button member 120 has a sliding groove 120b, and the sliding groove 120b is slidably connected to the positioning post 107a of the plate body 102a, thereby causing sliding in the direction D1. The direction D1 is perpendicular to the direction D2.

The rotating member 110 is pivotally connected to the plate 102a rotatably with the positioning column 105a as the center. The rotating member 110 also has an arc-shaped sliding groove 110c and a sliding groove 110d. The sliding groove 110c is slidably connected to the positioning column 105b of the plate body 102a, and the sliding groove 110d is slidably connected to the positioning column 105c of the plate body 102a. In addition, the plate body 102a also has an arc-shaped sliding groove 103a, and the sliding groove 103a is slidably connected to the positioning post 110e of the rotating member 110 (please also refer to Fig. 6). The above-mentioned connection relationship enables the rotating member 110 to rotate smoothly in the direction D3 relative to the plate body 102a to be located at the above-mentioned first position or the second position.

Please refer to Figures 6 and 7 at the same time. Figure 6 shows another side view of the important parts of Figure 5, and Figure 7 shows the riser card module according to an embodiment of the present invention. The enlarged view after moving parts, sliding fasteners, button parts). The driving force for the rotation of the rotating member 110 comes from the torsion elastic member. In this embodiment, the torsion elastic member is the torsion spring 114, but it is not limited to this. The torsion spring 114 surrounds the positioning post 105a of the plate 102a, and one end 114b is connected to the stop piece 103b of the plate 102a, and the other end 114a is connected to the rotating member 110 (for example, inserted into the positioning hole of the rotating member 110), so that The torsion spring 114 can drive the rotating member 110 to rotate from the second position to the first position.

The sliding fastener 130 cooperates with the button 120 and the compression spring 116 to achieve the control of the third position or the fourth position. One end of the compression spring 116 is connected to the baffle 103c of the plate 102a, and the other end slides the connecting piece 130c of the fastener 130, thereby driving the sliding fastener 130 to slide from the fourth position to the third position. The button member 120 is used to oppose the compression spring 116 and drive the sliding fastener 130 to slide from the third position to the fourth position, so that the sliding fastener 130 is separated from the limiting portion 110f of the rotating member 110. When the sliding fastener 130 is separated from the limiting portion 110f of the rotating member 110, the torsion spring 114 can drive the rotating member 110 to rotate in the direction D3 from the second position to the first position. When the rotating member 110 is in the first position (refer to Figure 1) and the handle 110a of the rotating member 110 protrudes from the housing, the user can apply force to the handle 110a against the torsion spring 114 to make the rotating member 110 Rotate along the direction D3 from the first position to the second position (passing through the opening 104a) until the limiting portion 110f of the rotating member 110 is abutted by the sliding fastener 130 to restrict its rotation (refer to FIG. 2).

Referring to FIG. 6, the button member 120 is slidably connected (contacted) with the inclined surface 130a of the sliding fastener 130 via its inclined surface 120c. When the button member 120 is pressed down in the direction D1, the applied force of the downward pressure opposes the compression spring 116 and drives the sliding fastener 130 to slide from the third position to the fourth position, so that the sliding fastener 130 is free from the limit of the rotating member 110部110f. Both the inclined surface 120c or the inclined surface 130a are planes that are not parallel to the direction D1 or D2.

In summary, the above-mentioned riser card module of the present invention has a handle design that can be stored. On the one hand, the handle is convenient for the user to lift when disassembling and installing the riser card module, and on the other hand, the riser card module can be locked in a predetermined position by the action of the accommodating handle to prevent the riser card module from being locked. Fall off.

Although the present invention has been invented as above in the preferred embodiment, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Anyone with ordinary knowledge in the technical field can make some changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention shall be subject to those defined by the attached patent application scope.

In order to make the above and other objects, features, advantages and embodiments of the present invention more comprehensible, the description of the attached symbols is as follows 100: Riser card module 102: shell 102a: Board body 102b: Board body 102c: frame 102d: frame 103a: Chute 103b: baffle 103c: baffle 104a: opening 104b: opening 105a: positioning column 105b: positioning column 105c: positioning column 106: Gap 107a: positioning column 107b: positioning column 110: Rotating part 110a: Handle 110b: hook part 110c: Chute 110d: Chute 110e: positioning column 110f: limit part 114: Torsion spring 114a: end 114b: end 116: Compression spring 120: button pieces 120a: protrusion 120b: Chute 120c: inclined plane 130: Sliding fastener 130a: inclined plane 130b: Chute 130c: connector 150: lock point D1: direction D2: Direction D3: Direction

In order to make the above and other objectives, features, advantages and embodiments of the present invention more comprehensible, the description of the accompanying drawings is as follows: Figure 1 is a side view of the riser card module in a first use state according to an embodiment of the present invention; Figure 2 is a side view of the riser card module in the second use state according to the embodiment of the present invention; Figure 3 is a perspective view of the riser card module in a second use state according to an embodiment of the present invention; Figure 4 is a partial enlarged view of the riser card module shown in Figure 2; Figure 5 is a side view of the important components of the riser card module according to the embodiment of the present invention; Figure 6 shows another side view of the important parts of Figure 5; and FIG. 7 is an enlarged view of the riser card module according to an embodiment of the present invention after important parts are removed.

100: Riser card module

102: shell

102a: Board body

102b: Board body

102c: frame

102d: frame

110: Rotating part

110a: Handle

110b: hook part

110f: limit part

120: button pieces

130: Sliding fastener

Claims (10)

A riser card module suitable for a riser card. The riser card module includes: A housing for accommodating the riser card, the housing containing: A first board; and A second board, vertically connected to the first board, and having an opening; A rotating member is pivotally connected to the first plate body so as to be located at a first position or a second position relative to the first plate body. The rotating member has a handle portion and a limiting portion. Passing through the opening of the second board in the first position, and not passing through the second board in the second position; and A torsion elastic member has two ends respectively connected to the first plate body and the rotating member, and the torsion elastic member is used for driving the rotating member to rotate from the second position to the first position. The riser card module according to claim 1, further comprising a sliding fastener which is slidably connected to the first board and is located at the third position or the fourth position relative to the first board, when When the sliding fastener is located at the third position, the sliding fastener is used for abutting the limiting portion of the rotating component, so that the rotating component stops at the second position. The riser card module according to claim 2, further comprising a button member, the button member is slidably connected to the first plate body, the button member is slidably connected to the sliding fastener, and is used to move the sliding fastener From the third position to the fourth position, the sliding fastener is separated from the limiting portion of the rotating member. The riser card module according to claim 3, wherein the button member slides relative to the first board in a first direction, and the first direction is perpendicular to the direction of the second board. The riser card module according to claim 4, wherein the sliding fastener slides relative to the first plate in a second direction, and the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction. The riser card module according to claim 3, wherein the button member has a first inclined surface, the sliding fastener has a second inclined surface, and the first inclined surface is slidably connected to the second inclined surface. The riser card module according to claim 2, further comprising a compression spring having two ends respectively connected to the first plate and the sliding fastener, and the compression spring is used to drive the sliding fastener from The fourth position slides toward the third position. The riser card module according to claim 1, wherein the torsion elastic member is a torsion spring. The riser card module according to claim 1, wherein the rotating member further includes a hook portion, and when the rotating member is located at the second position, the hook portion is used to lock an external locking point. The riser card module according to claim 9, wherein the first board includes a notch, and when the rotating member is located at the second position, the hook portion is aligned with the notch to buckle the external locking point.

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