TWM556355U - Expansion card fixing device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an expansion card fixing device, which is installed on a frame of a host to fix an expansion card installed on a host computer, wherein the expansion card fixing device comprises at least two mounting seats, which can be adjusted to each other and then respectively installed through the lock member. The mounting seat is slotted on the frame, and each mounting seat has a mounting hole so that the mounting portions of the rear ends of the two fixing rods are respectively disposed therein, and the front ends of the two fixing rods vertically extend out of the clamping portion to make the two clamping portions The expansion card can be clamped, and the clamping portion of the two fixing rods and the expansion card are further provided with a fixing bead to stabilize the expansion card. The creation can adjust the mounting seat arbitrarily according to the thickness of the expansion card to change the spacing of the fixing rod clamping, and the adjustable height can greatly improve the elasticity of the assembly.

Description

Expansion card fixture

The present invention relates to a card fixing device in a chassis, in particular to an adjustable card fixing device with high adjustability.

The Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) is a type of computer bus that uses the existing External Linking Standard (PCI) programming concepts and communication standards but has a faster serial communication system.

At present, most computer chassis are externally connected with an external expansion card through a PCIe slot to enhance the performance of the computer. However, when the expansion card is docked in the slot, the current design of the computer slot causes the expansion card to hang over the external PCIe slot of the board. If the expansion card is too large or too heavy, Due to the gravitational relationship, the socket of the external connection standard (PCIe) is gradually deformed and damaged.

For this reason, a graphics card jack support frame has been invented. As shown in the first figure, a plurality of support pieces 92 are disposed on a support frame 90. The support frame 90 is disposed in the computer case 93 and supports the support piece. The 92 is disposed at the bottom of the expansion card, and the expansion card 94 is supported by the support piece 92. The expansion card 94 can be supported to avoid gravity pulling, and the PCIe slot is gradually deformed and damaged. However, the jack support frame cannot be effectively fixed to the expansion card 94. If it is shaken to the host, the support frame 90 may be displaced, so that the support piece 92 leaves the expansion card 94 and cannot be supported by the expansion card 94, thereby causing the weight of the expansion card 94 to be pulled. To the Fast External Connection Standard (PCIe) slot, the external connection standard (PCIe) slot is gradually deformed and damaged. Moreover, if the jack support frame encounters multiple card expansion cards 94, it is not easy to install, and the space inside the chassis may be too small, so that the pressure of the jack support frame supporting the expansion card 94 is too large, resulting in parts on the expansion card 94. Or the casing is easily damaged.

In view of this, the present invention proposes an expansion card fixing device to effectively overcome the above problems in view of the above-mentioned shortcomings of the prior art.

The main purpose of the present invention is to provide an expansion card fixing device, which can fix expansion cards of various thicknesses, and can adjust the spacing of the mounting seat according to the number and thickness of the expansion card to install various types of expansion cards, so that the overall creation The adjustability is high and the flexibility of the expansion card assembly can be improved.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an expansion card fixing device, which can further provide a fixed bead on the outer side of the fixing rod, which can improve the stability of the expansion card and avoid the function of distracting the expansion card and losing support.

For the above purposes, the present invention provides an expansion card fixing device that can be mounted on a frame of a host to fix at least one expansion card on the host, wherein the expansion card fixing device includes at least two mounting seats, and the two mounting bases respectively Mounted on the slot of the frame, each mounting seat is provided with a mounting through hole, and each mounting seat is further provided with a locking member on the other side fixed to the slot, and the spacing between the two mounting seats can be adjusted, and then the lock is passed through The two mounting brackets are fixed on the slot of the frame; at least two mounting portions at the rear end of the fixing rod are respectively disposed in the mounting through holes of the mounting seat, and the front end of the fixing rod extends perpendicularly to a clamping portion for fixing The clamping portion of the rod can clamp and hold the expansion card with each other, and the clamping portion of the two fixing rods and the expansion card are further fixed with a fixing bead for fixing the expansion card clamped between the two fixing rods.

In order to give your reviewers a better understanding and understanding of the structural features and the efficacies achieved, please refer to the preferred embodiment diagrams and detailed descriptions.

Referring to the second and third figures, the expansion card fixing device 1 of the present invention is provided on a frame 12 mounted in a host (not shown) for clamping at least one expansion card 14 installed in the fixed host. As shown in the first and second figures, the present expansion card fixing device 1 includes at least two mounting seats 20, and the two mounting seats 20 are respectively mounted on the frame 12 with the slots 120, and the second mounting base 20 can be After the spacing between the width adjustments of the expansion card 14 is adjusted, the two mounting seats 20 are respectively fixed to the slot 120 by the two locking members 22, wherein the locking member 22 is disposed on the other side of the mounting seat 20 oppositely fixed to the slot 120. To secure the mounting bracket 20 to the slot 120 of the frame 12 by means of screws 220, in addition to this, each mounting bracket 20 is further provided with a mounting through hole 24 to provide a A fixing rod 26 is bored therein. In this embodiment, two fixing rods 26 are provided. The two fixing rods 26 are metal fixing rods, and each fixing rod 26 is respectively inserted through the mounting portion 260 of the rear end in the mounting hole 24 of the mounting seat 20, and the fixing rod is fixed. The front end of the 26 extends vertically to a clamping portion 262. The two clamping portions 262 are used for clamping and fixing the expansion card 14; the clamping portion 262 is further provided with a buffer sleeve 30, which is a silicone buffer sleeve. When the holding portion 262 holds the expansion card 14, the buffer sleeve 30 is designed to increase the frictional force, provide an anti-slip effect, and have the effect of protecting against collisions, thereby effectively protecting and stabilizing the expansion card 14. The fixing rod 26 can be adjusted according to the length of the clamping expansion card 14. After the length of the fixing rod 26 is extended from the mounting seat 20, the fixing rod 26 can be fixed to the mounting seat 20 by using a plurality of fixing members 28, such as screws. The mounting is perforated 24 .

Referring to the second and third figures, the expansion card fixing device 1 further includes at least one fixing bead 32 for fixing the fixing bead 32 to the clamping portion 262 of the two fixing rods 26 by using a plurality of fixing members 28', such as screws. And the expansion card 14 to strengthen the expansion card 14, to avoid the expansion card 14 displacement and loss of support. The fixing bead 32 of the embodiment is a light-transmitting fixed bead, and the fixing bead 32 can further cover at least one light-emitting element 34. In this embodiment, the fixing bead 32 is provided with a plurality of different color LEDs, and the light-emitting diodes are provided. The component 34 is electrically connected to the power switch of the host. When the power switch of the host is turned on, the light-emitting component 34 can be simultaneously turned on to illuminate to enhance and enrich the color of the fixed bead 32.

In addition to the above embodiments, the present invention further proposes another embodiment of the expansion card fixing device 2. Referring to the fourth and fifth figures, another embodiment of the expansion card fixing device 2 is illustrated, as shown in the figure. The expansion card fixing device 2 is also mounted on a frame 42 in a mainframe (not shown) for clamping and fixing the two expansion cards 44 installed on the mainframe. The expansion card fixing device 2 of the embodiment includes at least two The mounting seat 50 and the two mounting bases 50 are respectively mounted on the frame 52 on the frame 52. The two mounting seats 50 can be adjusted to be spaced apart from each other by being disposed on the other side of the mounting bracket 50 opposite to the slot 520. The two locking members 52 are mounted on the slot 520, and each of the locking members 52 is fixed by a screw 520 to fix the two mounting bases 50 to the slot 520, and each mounting seat 50 is further provided with a mounting hole 54. A fixing rod 56 is provided to be disposed therein.

In this embodiment, two fixing rods 56 and 57 are provided. The two fixing rods 56 and 57 are all metal fixing rods. First, the structure of the fixing rod 56 is illustrated. The fixing rod 56 is disposed on the mounting seat 50 through the mounting portion 560 at the rear end. In the mounting through hole 54, the front end of the fixing rod 56 extends perpendicularly to a clamping portion 562; the other fixing rod 57 is inserted through the mounting portion 570 of the rear end in the mounting through hole 54' of the mounting seat 50', and the middle portion is An extending portion 572 extends vertically downwardly, and a front end of the fixing rod 57 extends from the vertical extending portion 572 to extend a clamping portion 574. Since the fixing rod 57 is provided with an extending portion 572 between the mounting portion 570 and the clamping portion 574, Therefore, the spacing between the two fixing rods 56, 57 is lengthened, so that more expansion cards 44 can be installed between the two fixing rods 56, 57. As in the above embodiment, the clamping portions 562, 574 of the fixing rods 56, 57 of the present embodiment are also respectively provided with a buffer sleeve 60, which is a silicone buffer sleeve, which can increase friction and provide anti-slip effect, and has protective collision. effect. Further, the two fixing rods 56, 57 are fixed to the mounting through holes 54, 54' by the fixing fixing members 56, 57, respectively, by means of a plurality of fixing members 58, such as screws.

Referring to the fourth and fifth figures, when two expansion cards 44 are fixed between the fixing rods 56 and 57, a supporting member 66 may be further disposed between the two expansion cards 44 to support the two expansion cards 44 to avoid two. The expansion cards 44 are laminated to each other and the like. The clamping portions 562 and 574 of the two fixing rods 56 and 57, the expansion card 44 and the supporting member 66 are further provided with a fixing bead 62. The fixing pressing strip 62 is fixed to the two fixing rods 56 and 57 by fixing elements 58' such as screws. The clamping portions 562, 574 and the sides of the two expansion cards 44 enable the fixing bead 62 to provide the support member 66 to fix one side of the supporting member 66 to the fixing bead 62 by the fixing member 58' to stabilize the structure of the supporting member 66. Therefore, the setting of the fixed bead 62 more stabilizes the expansion card 44, avoiding the function of the expansion card 44 being displaced and losing support. In addition, the fixed bead 62 of the embodiment is a light-transmitting fixed bead, and the fixed bead 62 is covered with a plurality of light-emitting elements 64, each of which is a light-emitting diode emitting a different color, and the light-emitting element 64 The power switch of the host is electrically connected, and when the power switch is turned on, the light-emitting elements can be simultaneously turned on to illuminate the fixed bead 62.

In summary, this creation can fix expansion cards of various sizes, and can adjust the spacing of the mounts according to the number and thickness of the expansion cards to install various types of expansion cards, so that the overall adjustability is high and the expansion card can be enhanced. The flexibility of the assembly, in addition, the creation of a fixed bead on the outside of the fixed rod, can more stabilize the expansion card, to avoid the expansion card displacement and loss of support.

The above description is only for the preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. Therefore, any change or modification of the characteristics and spirit described in the scope of this application shall be included in the scope of the patent application for this creation.

1‧‧‧Expansion card fixing device

12‧‧‧Frame

120‧‧‧ slotting

14‧‧‧Expansion card

20‧‧‧ Mounting

22‧‧‧Locks

220‧‧‧ screws

24‧‧‧Installation perforation

26‧‧‧Fixed rod

260‧‧‧Installation Department

262‧‧‧ gripping department

28, 28'‧‧‧Fixed components

30‧‧‧buffer cover

32‧‧‧Fixed bead

34‧‧‧Lighting elements

2‧‧‧Expansion card fixing device

42‧‧‧Frame

420‧‧‧ slotting

44‧‧‧Expansion card

50, 50’‧‧‧ Mounting

52‧‧‧Locks

520‧‧‧ screws

54, 54'‧‧‧Installation perforation

56‧‧‧Fixed rod

560‧‧‧Installation Department

562‧‧‧ gripping department

57‧‧‧Fixed rod

570‧‧‧Installation Department

572‧‧‧Extension

574‧‧‧ gripping department

58, 58'‧‧‧Fixed components

60‧‧‧buffer cover

62‧‧‧Fixed bead

64‧‧‧Lighting elements

66‧‧‧Support

90‧‧‧Support frame

92‧‧‧Support film

93‧‧‧ computer case

94‧‧‧Expansion card

The first figure is a schematic view of a conventional jack support frame. The second picture is a three-dimensional diagram of the creation. The third figure is an exploded view of the components of this creation. The fourth figure is a perspective view of another embodiment of the present creation. The fifth drawing is an exploded view of another embodiment of the present creation.

Claims (10)

An expansion card fixing device is mounted on a frame in the mainframe to fix at least one expansion card on the mainframe. The expansion card fixing device comprises: at least two mounting seats, respectively, respectively mounted on the frame, and each slot The mounting seat is further provided with a locking member opposite to the other side of the slot for adjusting the spacing of the mounting seat, and the two mounting members are fixed to the slot by the two locking members, and each of the mounting seats is fixed to the slot. The mounting seat further comprises a mounting perforation; at least two fixing rods, wherein the mounting portions of the rear end of each of the fixing rods are respectively disposed in the mounting perforations, and the front end vertically extends a clamping portion, so that the two fixing rods are The two clamping portions clamp and fix the expansion card; and at least one fixing bead is fixed to the clamping portion of the two fixing rods and the expansion card to stabilize the expansion card. The expansion card fixing device of claim 1, wherein the fixing bead is a light-transmitting fixing bead, and the fixing bead is further covered with at least one light-emitting component, and the light-emitting component is electrically connected to a power switch of the main body. The light-emitting element can be turned on synchronously when the power switch is turned on. The expansion card fixing device of claim 2, wherein the light emitting element is a light emitting diode. The expansion card fixing device of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of fixing members for respectively fixing the fixing bead on the clamping portion of the two fixing rods and the expansion card, and fixing the fixing rod at the mounting base Install the perforations. The expansion card fixing device of claim 4, wherein the fixing member is a screw. The expansion card fixing device of claim 1, wherein the clamping portion of the fixing rod is further provided with a buffer sleeve. The expansion card fixing device of claim 6, wherein the buffer sleeve is a silicone buffer sleeve. The expansion card fixing device of claim 1, wherein the fixing rod is a metal fixing rod. The expansion card fixing device of claim 1, wherein when the two expansion cards are installed between the two fixing rods, a supporting member is further disposed between the two expansion cards, and one side of the supporting member is further Fixed to the fixed bead. The expansion card fixing device of claim 1, wherein the mounting portion of the at least one fixing rod and the clamping portion are further provided with an extending portion, and the extending portion is perpendicular to the mounting portion and the clamping portion .