TW201124047A - Fixing unit for fixing add-on card and computer using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

A fixing unit for fixing an add-on card includes a supporting plate, a clip seat mounted on the supporting plate and a clip strip connected with the clip seat. The clip strip forms a clamping portion at one end thereof. A through hole is defined in the clip seat. An aperture corresponding to the through hole is defined in the supporting plate. The clip strip extends through the through hole of the clip seat and the aperture of the supporting plate, with the clamping portion protruded under the supporting plate for clamping and pressing a top end of an add-on card which is located under the supporting plate.

Description

201124047 VI. Description of the Invention: [Technical Field of the Invention] [0001] The present invention relates to a fixed broadcast 'specially refers to a fixed configuration for fixing an additional card in a mine brain for fixing a computer and knowing the use thereof A computer that fixes components. [Prior Art] [0002] At present, personal computers are increasingly demanding, and 9 has gradually become a must for life, rather than a straight product. The user knows how to use the high-tech production of the lightning technicians. Because the more familiar you are, the more you know about the computer hardware. η 'Now the users are no longer gambling (4) buy a set of computers to make == through their own structure Buying hard Zhao to assemble the computer that best suits your needs becomes a very common and economical practice. Not only that, computer technology suddenly sneaked in, the power is better than «hardware push (four) speed is very fast ^ computer will soon be unable to keep up with the situation of the time, the appropriate upgrade f brain, will be more than buy one The computer ^ is practical and much more economical. [0003] Thus, it can be seen that today's personal computers must have the convenience of hardware installation to meet the needs of users. Among various hardware devices, a wide variety of add-on cards, such as video cards, sound cards, and network cards, are familiar to the user. Users also have the most opportunities to install and replace these add-on cards. Usually, there is a motherboard in the chassis of the personal computer. The motherboard has multiple pci slots. The side of the add-on card is formed with a cutting insert. When installing an add-on card, insert the add-in card into the corresponding PCI slot on the motherboard and attach the add-on card to the motherboard. However, the additional card fixed in the above manner is often loosened due to vibration during use of the computer, so that the problem of system downtime is liable to occur. 098144017 Form Compilation A0101 Page 3 of 22 0982075350-0 201124047 [Invention] [0004] There is a need to provide a fixing member that can be used to reinforce a fixed add-on card and a computer using the same. [0006] A fixing member for positioning an additional card includes a supporting plate, a holding seat on the supporting plate, and a holding strip disposed on the holding base, the holding strip One end of the holding portion is provided with a through hole, and the supporting plate is provided with a through hole corresponding to the through hole, and the holding strip can pass through the through hole of the holding seat and the through hole of the supporting plate. The clamping portion is protruded below the support plate, and the clamping portion can be attached to the top of the additional card located below the support plate:

The position is lost. A computer includes a casing, a main board housed in the casing, an additional card inserted into the main board, and a fixing member for positioning the additional card. The fixing member includes a cutting board and is located on the domain board. a card holder and a card holder disposed on the card holder, wherein one end of the card holder has a clamping portion, and the card holder has a through hole, and the reading plate is provided with a through hole Corresponding perforation, the holding strip can pass through the through hole of the needle holder

The perforation of the supporting plate so that the _ portion protrudes below the cutting plate, and the clip can be connected with the main plate at the bottom end of the supporting card, and the fixing member is connected to the outer casing. Above the additional card, the clamping of the facing member (4) is lost. [0007] + , ... u ~ Fu 旰 支撑 支撑 support plate and the holding seat and the holding 设 provided on the support plate, one end of the I holding strip is provided with a missing portion, the clamping portion is used for the additional card The top 4 is positioned to enhance the positioning of the add-on card. 098144017 Form No. A0101 Page 4 / Total 22 Page 0992075350-0 201124047 [Embodiment] [0008] The present invention will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. [0009] Referring to FIG. 1, a computer case in the embodiment of the present invention is shown. 1 00 includes a casing 1 , a main board 20 disposed in the casing 1 , an additional card 30 inserted in the main board 20 , and a crucible fixing member 40 located above the additional card 3 . [(8)10] The outer casing 1 is formed in a hollow rectangular shape, and includes a bottom plate 11 and left and right side plates 12 extending vertically upward from opposite sides of the bottom plate 11. The bottom plate 11 and the left and right side plates 12 collectively define a receiving space 14 for receiving the main board 20, the additional card 3〇 0, and the fixing member 40. The top ends of the left and right side plates 12 respectively protrude toward the inside of the accommodating space 14 to form two buckle pieces ι2 。. The main board 20 is disposed on the bottom plate 1 and has a plurality of PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) slots 21 for fixing the add-on card 30. The add-on card 30 has an elongated plate shape, and the bottom of the additional card 30 is provided with a insert 32. The add-on card 30 is inserted into the PCI slot 21 of the main board 10 through the insert 32 and is fixed to the main board 20. When the add-on card 30 and the main board 20 are mounted together in the casing 1 , the gusset 16 is positioned higher than the top end of the add-on card 3:0. [0011] The fixing member 40 includes a supporting plate 70, a holding block 80, and a holding strip 90. [0012] 098144017 The supporting plate 70 has a longitudinal shape, and the supporting plate 7 is provided with a plurality of snap units. 73. The left and right ends of the support plate 70 respectively have two fixing plates 75 extending vertically upward. Two fastening holes 750 are formed in each of the fixing plate 75 and the supporting plate 7A. The shape and size of the buttonhole 750 correspond to the shape and size of the cleat 120 on the left and right side panels 12, respectively. A fixing 杈 752 is formed on the center of each of the fixing plates 75. The length of the supporting plate 7〇 is 098. 00 00 00 00. Form No. A0101 Page 5 of 22 201124047 With the left and right sides of the casing 10 The distance between the sills 12 is substantially equal. When the support plate 70 is connected to the outer casing 1 , the fastening holes 750 of the fixing plate 75 are respectively buckled with the H 1 〇 n pieces 120 on the left and right side plates 12 . The fixing member i 2 3 is respectively disposed on the left and right side plates 12 and the fixing post 752 on the fixed u-plate 75 to fix the cover plate 70 to the outer casing 1 . The latching units 73 are arranged in parallel along the direction of the support plate 7 等 and are equally spaced. Please refer to _2 at the same time. Each of the latching buttons 73 includes a plurality of square positioning holes 731 arranged on the same line. a through hole 732 located at a _ end of the positioning hole 731 and in a straight line with the positioning hole 731, and two guiding ridges 33 respectively located on opposite sides of the positioning hole (3). Each of the guiding portions 733 includes an elongated guiding plate 735 which is parallel to the supporting plate 70 and spaced above the supporting plate 7A, and two ends and a supporting plate respectively connected to the guiding plate 735. Two connecting plates 736. A guide groove 734' is formed on the support plate 70 at a position corresponding to each of the guide portions 733. The guide groove 734 is located directly below the guide plate 735. The positioning hole 731 in the same snap unit 73 is along the width of the support plate 70.

In the alignment direction, the guiding groove 734 extends in the same direction as the positioning hole 731.

[0013] Please refer to FIG. 2, FIG. 3 and FIG. 5 at the same time, the card holder 80 includes a long strip 81, a first barb portion 83 at one end of the plate 81, and the plate 81 from the plate 81. a positioning wall 84 extending vertically downward at one end, a second undercut portion 85 at the other end of the plate body 81, a through hole 88 provided at the other end of the plate body 81, and two side edges from the through hole 88 Two arms 86 extending vertically upward. The first barb portion 83 and the second barb portion 85 respectively include vertical walls 830, 850 extending upward from the plate body 81, barbs 832, 852 formed at the top ends of the vertical walls 830, 850, and from the vertical wall 830 098144017, which extends vertically outward from the top of the 850. Form No. A0101 Page 6 of 22 0982075350-0 201124047 Ο Force Department 834, 854. In this embodiment, the positioning wall 84 is on the same line as the vertical wall 830 of the first ridge portion 83. The thickness of the plate body 81, the height of the groove 734, that is, the distance between the guide plate 735 of the guide portion 733 and the support plate 70 is substantially equal. The inner side surface of each arm 86 extends perpendicularly to the direction of the other arm 86 to form a pivot 863. The bottom end of each arm 86 extends away from the direction of the other arm 86 to form a hook 865. When the card holder 80 is connected to the support plate 7 , the lower surface of the plate body 51 is disposed on the upper surface of the support plate 70 , and the positioning wall 84 is received in one of the positioning holes 731 of the corresponding buckle unit 73 . The two sides of the plate body are respectively received in the guide grooves 734 of the two guiding portions 7 3 3 of the corresponding buckle unit 73, and the guiding plates 735 respectively interfere with the upper surfaces of the two sides of the plate. The through hole 88 of the plate body 81 is located directly above the through hole 732 of the support plate 7 , and the hooks 865 of the two arms 86 extend into the through hole 732 and are respectively engaged with the support plate 7 . The two sides of the 732 are slid along the guiding groove 734 along the width direction of the supporting plate 〇, and are positioned by being positioned in different positioning holes 731 by the positioning wall 84. 0 [(8) 14] The retaining strip 90 includes a top wall, a bottom wall 92 parallel to the top wall 91, and an end connected to the top wall 91 and the bottom wall 92. a connecting portion 93 and a pressing wall 95 connected to the other ends of the top wall 91 and the bottom wall 92. A sliding slot 96 is formed between the top wall 91 and the bottom wall 92. The pivoting portion 93 is in an arc. A pivot hole 93 is formed in the pivoting portion 93 to communicate with the sliding slot 96. The diameter of the shaft hole 930 is substantially equal to the diameter of the pivot 863 of the arm 86. The bottom wall 92 is adjacent to the pivotal portion. One end of the 93 extends outward to form a clamping portion 94. The center of the clamping portion 94 defines a notch 940 having a width substantially equal to the thickness of the additional card 30. Referring to Figures 5 and 6, when the card is Holder 098144017 Form No. AG101 Page 7 / Total 22 Page 0992075350-0 201124047 When the yoke 80 is connected, the pivot 863 of the arm 86 is rotatably received in the shaft hole 930 of the pivoting portion 93. Therefore, the holding strip 90 can be rotated around the main shaft 863 to be in a state parallel or perpendicular to the holding seat 80. As shown in Fig. 5, when the holding strip and the holding seat are parallel to each other, the bottom wall μ and The upper surface of the plate body 81 is in contact with each other, and the top wall 91 is engaged with the barb 832 of the first barb portion 83 at an end close to the pressing wall 95. When the retaining strip 9 is rotated about the pivot 863 to be perpendicular to the retaining seat 80, the missing strap 90 is vertically inserted into the through hole 88 of the plate body 81 and the through hole 732 of the support plate 70. The outer surface of the top wall 91 abuts against the vertical wall 850 of the second undercut portion 85. The clamping portion 94 protrudes downwardly from the lower surface of the baffle plate 70. At this time, the wall 95 can be pressed downward. The clamping bar 9 〇 is moved downward, and the pivoting 863 slides from the shaft hole 930 into the sliding slot 96 and slides along the sliding slot 96 to adjust the distance that the missing portion 94 protrudes downward relative to the supporting plate 70. . The outer surface of the top wall 91 is provided with a plurality of continuous latching teeth 912, and the latching teeth 912 can be engaged with the barbs 852 of the second barb portion 85. Referring to FIG. 4', the add-on card 30 is inserted into the PCI slot 21 on the main board 20 and extends in the front-rear direction of the casing 10. Two ends of the support plate 70 are respectively connected to the left and right side plates 12 of the outer casing 10 and are located above the additional card 3〇, so that the support plate 7 is spanned between the left and right side plates 12, wherein the support plate 70 is A snap unit 73 is located directly above the additional card 30 and the alignment direction of the positioning holes 731 in the snap unit 73 is the same as the extension direction of the additional card 3〇. Referring to FIG. 5 , when the fixing member 4 〇 and the additional card 30 are in a non-inflammatory state, the positioning wall 84 of the holding seat 8 收容 is received in the buckle unit 73 closest to the outer side of the support plate 70 . In the positioning hole 731, the holding strip 90 and the holding base 80 are parallel to each other, and the holding strip 90 is provided with a pressing wall 098144017. Form No. A0101 Page 8 / Total 22 pages 0992075350-0 201124047 Ο [0016]

One end of the 95 is engaged with the barb 832 in the first barb portion 83. Referring to FIG. 6 at the same time, when the fixing member 4 is used to be in the clamping state with the additional card 3, the biasing portion 834 of the first barb portion 83 is first pressed slightly outward, so that the holding strip 90 is provided. One end of the pressing wall 95 and the barb 832 in the first-hook portion 83 are separated from each other, and then the end of the pressing wall 95 is lifted up, and the holding bar 90 is rotated about the pivot 863 to The holders 8 are perpendicular to each other, and then the pressing wall 95 is pressed downward to move the holding strip 90 downward until the missing portion 94 abuts against the top end of the additional card 30, so that a part of the top end of the additional card 3 is clamped. In the notch 940 of the missing portion 94, at this time, a latch 912 of the outer surface of the top wall 91 of the retaining strip 90 corresponds to the barb 852 of the second undercut portion 85. The fixing member 4β will be attached. Card 3 is cool and positioning. By the fixing member 40, the additional card 3 〇 provides a downward abutting force on the top end of the additional card 30, thereby enhancing the positioning of the additional card 30 on the main board 2〇, so that the insert 32 of the additional card 30 can be It is stably housed in the pci slot 21 of the main board 2〇 and is not easily loosened. Since the positioning wall 84 of the retaining seat 80 can be received in the same as the snap-on element 7 3 on the support plate 7: 'positioning hole '7, 3 V inside 'so the card holder 80 can be adjusted The distance between the card holder 90 and the holding strip 70 in the direction of the positioning of the positioning hole 731 can be adjusted to extend the card holder 8 and the holding strip 90 in the extending direction of the additional card 30. The position of the missing portion 94 can be clamped and positioned with different portions of the top end of the additional card 30 to obtain an optimal holding effect. At the same time, the position of the holding portion 94 in the extending direction of the additional card 30 can be adjusted, so that the fixing member 4 can be adapted to hold additional cards of different lengths. In addition, since the barb 852 of the second barb portion 85 of the card holder can be different from the appearance of the top wall 91 of the card strip 90, 098144017, form number A0101, page 9 / total 22 pages 0982075350-0 201124047 The latching teeth 912 are engaged, so that the clamping portion 94 of the retaining strip 9〇 can be adjusted to protrude downward in the vertical direction with respect to the supporting plate 91 so that the clamping portion 94 can be attached with different heights. The top grips the positioning. Therefore, the position of the holding portion 94 of the fixing member 4 can be adjusted in the length direction and the height direction of the additional card, so that the fixing member 40 can be used to hold the additional cards of various lengths and heights. [0019] [0025] [0025] [0025] [0025] In summary, the present invention meets the requirements of the invention patent, and patent application is filed according to law. However, the above description is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and those who are familiar with the art of the present invention should be covered by the following claims. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Fig. 1 is an exploded view of a computer case in the embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 2 is an enlarged view of the circled portion of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a view of the card holder and the holding strip of Fig. 2 FIG. 5 is a partially enlarged view of the cross-sectional view of FIG. 4 taken along line VV. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 4 along line VV. FIG. Part of the enlarged view in the cross-sectional view is stuck with the add-on card. [Main component symbol description] Enclosure: 10 Computer case: 100 Bottom plate: 11 098144017 Form number A0101 Page 1 / Total 22 pages 0982075350-0 201124047 [0027 ] Left and right side panel: 12 [0028] Clasp: 120 [0029] Fixing member: 123 [0030] Containing space: 14 [0031] Main board: 20 [0032] Slot: 21 [0033] 〇 [0034] Additional card :3 0 Insert: 32 [0035] Fixing member: 40 [0036] Support plate: 70 [0037] Buckle unit: 73 [0038] Positioning hole: 731 [0039] Piercing: 732 [0040] Guide: 733 [0041] Guide groove: 734 [0042] Guide plate: 735 [0043] Connecting plate: 736 [0044] Fixing plate :75 [0045] Snap hole: 75 0 098144017 Form number A0101 Page 11 of 22 page 0982075350-0 201124047 [0046] Fixing post: 7 5 2 [0047] Holder: 80 [0048] Plate: 81 [ 0049] First inverted hook: 83 [0050] Vertical wall: 830, 850 [0051] Barbed: 8 3 2 ' 852 [0052] Force: 834, 854 [0053] Positioning wall: 84 [0054] Second inverted hook: 85 [0055] Arm: 86 [0056] Pivot: 863 [0057] Card hook: 865 [0058] Through hole: 88 [0059] Holding strip: 90 [0060] Top wall: 91 [0061] Tooth: 912 [0062] Bottom wall: 92 [0063] Pivot: 93 [0064] Axle hole: 930 098144017 Form number A0101 Page 12 / Total 22 page 0992075350-0 201124047 [0065] Clamping section [0066] Pressing the wall [0067] Chute: :94:95 96

〇 098144017 Form No. A0101 Page 13 of 22 0982075350-0

Claims (1)

201124047 VII. Patent application scope: 1 · γ kinds of fixing members for positioning additional cards are improved in that they include: a holder on a branch floor and a card holder on the card holder. The _ end of the holding strip is provided with a _ clamping portion, the holding seat is provided with a through hole, and the 4 supporting plate is provided with a through hole corresponding to the through hole, and the holding strip can pass through the through hole of the holding seat The perforation with the support plate causes the clamping portion to protrude below the support floor, and the missing portion can be clamped and positioned with the top end of the additional card located below the support plate. 2. The fixing member of the fixing member 8 for positioning the additional card according to the item of claim 1 is provided with a barb on a clock near the through hole, and the card has a plurality of bars The card can be used for engaging with the hook of the Dian hook. When the card holder passes through the through hole of the card holder and the through hole of the support plate, the barb can be engaged with the teeth at different heights to adjust the clamping portion. The height 〇3 4 extending below the slab is as follows. For example, the fixing member of the special _ 丨 之 ( 四 四 四 四 四 四 四 四 四 四 四 四 四 四 四 四 四 四 四 四 四 四 四 四 四 四 四 四 四 四 四 四 四 四 四 四 四The end-the pivotal portion, the top wall and the bottom wall are formed into a sliding groove, and the pole connecting portion is provided with a grooved material, the holding seat includes a receiving hole in the shaft hole, and the needle holding strip can be wrapped around the sister (4) If the application of the secret frequency _, wherein the card (4) comprises - the plate body and the plate body upward (four) 2 pieces of the through hole are provided at one end of the ship, the pivot wall is formed on the support arm. The knives are located in the through hole, as described in the fourth aspect of the patent application, wherein the cradle further includes an upward extending from the other side of the fixing member of the through hole Vertical 098144017 Form number Α 0101 Page 14 / Total 22 pages 0992075350-0 201124047 Wall and the top of the wall extending from the straight material. Knife, the barb is formed in the vertical 9 . For example, in the fourth application of the patent scope, the card holder further includes a fixing member from the _-position additional card, and an upwardly extending wall-extending portion formed on the top end 1 of the vertical wall. When the second barb and the "straight wall to the extension of the seat are parallel, the H-core strip _ relative to the card holder rotates to engage with the top wall of the card as claimed in the patent _2 - item = card holder. Wherein the latch is formed in the second: r, as in the patent application, the first bribe is used to position the add-on card, and the support shaft includes a buckle unit connected to the card holder, the card holder Subtracting the number of positioning holes on the cutting board, the positioning holes are located on the same line. The card holder includes a positioning wall, and the positioning wall is received in different positioning holes to adjust the clamping portion along the predetermined The direction of the arrangement is relative to the water (four) distance of the support plate. The fixing member for positioning the additional card according to claim 8 of the patent application, wherein the buckle unit further comprises two guiding portions respectively located at two sides of the positioning hole, each guiding portion including a seat above the support k And a guiding plate parallel to the supporting plate and a connecting plate connecting the guiding plate and the supporting plate, a guiding groove is formed between the guiding plate and the supporting plate, and two sides of the holding seat are respectively received in the guiding The guiding groove is movable along the guiding groove, and is positioned by accommodating the positioning wall in different positioning holes. 10 . A computer comprising: a casing, a main board housed in the casing, an additional card inserted into the main board, and a fixing member for positioning the additional card. The improvement is that the fixing member is the above patent application The fixing member according to any one of the items 1 to 9, wherein the bottom end of the additional ten is connected to the main board, the 098144017 form number A0101 page/total 22 page 0982 201124047 the fixing member is connected to the housing and located at the Above the additional card, the clamping portion of the holding strip of the fixing member is clamped and positioned with the top end of the additional card. 11. The computer of claim 10, wherein the outer casing comprises a bottom plate and two side plates extending upward from opposite sides of the bottom plate, the branch floor extending between the side plates and fixed to the On both sides of the board. 098144017 Form No. A0101 Page 16 of 22 0982075350-0