TWI538605B - Fixing element for fixing card module - Google Patents

Description

Fixing element for fixing the expansion card module

The invention relates to a fixing component for fixing an expansion card module, in particular to a fixing component for fixing two expansion card modules for fixing an expansion card module.

With the advancement of the times, servers with high-performance processing capabilities have become widely used in the industry. In the prior art, in order to improve the processing performance of the server, it is generally reinstalled on the server. The expansion card module of the PCI-E interface, and the existing assembly method is to fix the expansion bracket of the expansion card module to the server base by screws, thereby effectively fixing the expansion card module. The screw-locking method is firm, but it takes time and cost in assembly and disassembly, and it requires the consumption of screws and also increases the cost of money. Therefore, how to reduce the time cost and the money cost has been a problem that the existing industry wants to overcome.

In view of the way in which the expansion of the card module is fixed to the server base by means of screw locking, the problem of high time cost and high cost of money is generally achieved. Accordingly, the main object of the present invention is to provide a fixing component for fixing an expansion card module, which mainly transmits adjacent two expansion cards through a fixing component by a fixing component. And fixed to each other.

Based on the above object, the main technical means adopted by the present invention is to provide a fixing component for fixing an expansion card module, which is provided at one free end of a swing arm frame, and a pivotal end of the swing arm frame is pivotally connected. In a server base, the server base is configured to assemble a first expansion card module and a second expansion card module adjacent to the first expansion card module, the first expansion card module having adjacent to the The first expansion bracket of the swing arm frame, the second expansion card module has a second fixing bracket, and the fixing component comprises a fixing body, at least one first fixing protrusion, at least one first abutting top and at least one second fixing Convex. The fixed system is movably coupled to the free end along a movable stroke and has a first fixed side and a second fixed side relative to the first fixed side, wherein the movable stroke includes a fixed position. The first fixing protrusion extends from the first fixing side of the fixing body, the first abutting top extends from the second fixing side of the fixing body, and the second fixing protrusion extends from the second fixing side of the fixing body. Wherein, the first expansion card module is assembled to the server base, the swing arm frame is fixed to the first fixing bracket of the first expansion card module, and after the fixed body moves to a fixed position along the movable stroke, the first fixing convex portion The first expansion bracket is fixed to the first fixing bracket, and when the second expansion card module is assembled to the server base and adjacent to the first expansion card module, the first abutting top is abutted against the second fixing bracket, and the second fixing convexity The system is limited to the second fixed bracket.

The preferred embodiment of the method for attaching the fixing component of the expansion card module further includes at least one second abutting top, and the at least one second abutting top extends from the first fixed side of the fixing body. And being used to assemble the first expansion card module to the server base, the swing arm frame is fixed to the first fixing bracket of the first expansion card module, and the fixed body is moved to a fixed position along the movable stroke, The first fixed bracket. In addition, a plurality of pivoting portions are further included, and the plurality of pivoting portions respectively extend from the side of the fixed body and are respectively pivotally connected to the free ends of the swing arm frame. In order to rotate the fixed body along the movable stroke, one of the plurality of pivoting portions extends from the side of the fixed body in the first direction and has a cylindrical shape, and the plurality of the plurality of pivoting portions The two pivoting portions extend from the side edges of the fixed body in a second direction opposite to the first direction and have a cylindrical shape.

In a preferred embodiment of the above-mentioned auxiliary technical means for fixing the fixing component of the expansion card module, the free end of the swing arm frame is provided with a convex portion, and the side of the fixing body is provided with at least one groove, the at least one The grooves serve to interfere with the convex portions. In addition, an operating handle is further disposed from a side of the fixed body for allowing a user to move the fixed body along the movable stroke by using the operating handle, and the first fixing bracket is provided with a U-shaped groove, the at least one A fixed projection is fixed adjacent to the U-shaped groove. In addition, the second fixing bracket is provided with a tab, and the tab is located on the at least one second fixing protrusion when the second expansion card module is assembled to the server base, thereby limiting the at least one second fixing. a convex portion, and the at least one first abutting top is attached to the bottom of the fixed body and extends from the second fixed side.

After the fixing component of the expansion card module is fixed by the present invention, the first fixing convex portion of the fixing component can be fixed to the first after assembling the first expansion card module and the second expansion card module. The first fixing bracket of the expansion card module, the first abutting top can be pressed against the second fixing bracket, and the second fixing convex portion is limited to the second fixing bracket, so that the second expansion card module can be effectively transmitted through the fixing component The ground and the first expansion card module are fixed to each other, so that it is no longer necessary to be screwed together to effectively reduce the time cost and the money cost.

The specific embodiments of the present invention will be further described by the following examples and drawings.

1‧‧‧Fixed components for securing expansion card modules

11‧‧‧ fixed ontology

111‧‧‧First fixed side

112‧‧‧Second fixed side

113, 114‧‧‧ grooves

12‧‧‧First fixed convex

13, 13a‧‧‧ first arrival at the top

14‧‧‧Second fixed convex

15, 15a‧‧‧ second arrival top

16‧‧‧First pivotal

17‧‧‧Second pivotal

18‧‧‧Operation handle

2‧‧‧Swing arm

21‧‧‧Free end

211‧‧‧ convex

22‧‧‧ pivot end

3‧‧‧Server base

4‧‧‧First expansion card module

41‧‧‧First fixed bracket

411‧‧‧U-shaped slot

5‧‧‧Second expansion card module

51‧‧‧Second fixed bracket

511‧‧‧1 piece

L1‧‧‧ first direction

L2‧‧‧ second direction

L3‧‧‧ third direction

L4‧‧‧ fourth direction

D‧‧‧Event trip

P‧‧‧fixed position

N‧‧‧ starting position

1 is a perspective view showing a servo base and a swing arm frame according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention; and a second partial view showing a servo base and a swing arm frame according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention; 3 is a first perspective view showing a fixing member for fixing an expansion card module according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention; and a fourth embodiment showing a fixing member for fixing an expansion card module according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. 2 is a perspective view showing a first expansion card module assembled to a server base according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention; and a sixth embodiment showing a fixed expansion card according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention; A side view of the movable stroke of the fixed component of the module; the seventh figure shows a first perspective view of the fixing component for fixing the expansion card module in a fixed position according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention; A second perspective view of a fixed component for fixing an expansion card module in a fixed position in a preferred embodiment; a ninth drawing showing a second expansion card module of the preferred embodiment of the present invention assembled on a server base Perspective view; FIG line and a tenth preferred embodiment of the present invention show a second embodiment of the expansion card module assembling an enlarged view of the base of the local server.

Since the combination of the fixing components for fixing the expansion card module provided by the present invention is numerous, the details are not described herein again. A preferred embodiment will be specifically described.

Please refer to the first figure and the second figure. The first figure shows a schematic view of the server base and the swing arm frame of the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and the second figure shows the server of the preferred embodiment of the present invention. A partial enlarged view of the base and the swing arm.

As shown in the figure, the fixing component 1 for fixing the expansion card module of the present invention is provided on one free end 21 of a swing arm frame 2, and one pivot end 22 of the swing arm frame 2 is pivotally connected to A servo base 3, specifically, the pivot end 22 of the swing arm frame 2 is fixed to the servo base 3, and the free end 21 is movable in a rotating manner. Further, the free end 21 is further provided. At least one convex portion 211 (labeled in the eighth figure), the convex portion 211 is a bump, but is not limited thereto in other embodiments.

The server base 3 is configured to assemble a first expansion card module 4 (labeled in the fifth figure) and a second expansion card module 5 adjacent to the first expansion card module 4 (labeled in the ninth diagram) The server base 3 can refer to the original body or the complete frame that has been assembled. The first expansion card module 4 and the second expansion card module 5 have a PCI-E interface, that is, the first expansion card module 4 has a first fixing bracket 41 adjacent to the swing arm frame 2 ( The second expansion card module 5 also has a second fixing bracket 51 (labeled in the tenth figure). In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the first fixing bracket 41 and the second fixing bracket are shown in FIG. 51 refers to the sheet shown in the drawing, but in other embodiments, the entire frame may be referred to, and is hereby described.

It should be noted that the first fixing bracket 41 is provided with a U-shaped slot 411 (labeled in the eighth figure), the U-shaped slot 411 is formed from the above-mentioned sheet body, and the second fixing bracket 51 is provided with a The tab 511 (labeled in the tenth figure), the tab 511 is also extended from the above-mentioned sheet.

Please refer to the first to fourth figures together. The third figure shows the first stereoscopic diagram of the fixing component for fixing the expansion card module according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention. Figure 4 is a second perspective view showing a fixing member for fixing an expansion card module in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the fixing component 1 for fixing the expansion card module includes a fixing body 11 , at least one first fixing protrusion 12 , at least one first abutting top 13 , 13 a , and at least one second fixing protrusion 14 . At least one second abutting top 15, 15a, a first pivoting portion 16, a second pivoting portion 17, and an operating handle 18. The fixed body 11 is movably coupled to the free end 21 along a movable stroke D (indicated in the sixth figure), and has a first fixed side 111 and a second fixed side 112 opposite to the first fixed side 111. The side of the fixed body 11 is provided with at least one groove 113, 114, and the grooves 113, 114 are adjacent to each other, the groove 113 is adjacent to the first fixed side 111, and the groove 114 is adjacent to the second fixed side 112. The movable path D includes a fixed position P and a starting position N (indicated in the sixth figure). The fixed position P and the starting position N defined by the preferred embodiment of the present invention are the positions of the bottom of the fixed body 11. For reference, the vertical position between the fixed position P and the starting position N is a vertical line which is parallel to the wall surface of the free end 21.

The first fixing protrusion 12 extends from the first fixing side 111 of the fixing body 11 , and the first abutting top 13 , 13 a extends from the second fixing side 112 of the fixing body 11 , more precisely, the first abutting top 13.13a is attached to the bottom of the fixed body 11 and extends from the second fixed side 112. However, other embodiments are not limited thereto, and it still depends on the practical design. The second fixing protrusions 14 extend from the second fixing side 112 of the fixing body 11 , and the second abutting tops 15 , 15 a extend from the first fixing side 111 of the fixing body 11 .

The first pivoting portion 16 and the second pivoting portion 17 respectively extend from the side of the fixed body 11 and are respectively pivotally connected to the free end 21 of the swing arm frame 2, wherein the side of the fixed body 11 is referred to as the first Where the fixed side 111 is coupled to the second fixed side 112, that is, the first pivoting portion 16 is disposed on one side, and the second pivoting portion 17 is provided. It is disposed on the other side so that the fixed body 11 can rotate along the movable stroke D. In addition, the first pivoting portion 16 extends from a side of the fixed body 11 in a first direction L1 and has a cylindrical shape, and the second pivoting portion 17 is opposite to the side of the fixed body 11 Extending in a second direction L2 of the first direction L1 and having a cylindrical shape, the second pivoting portion 17 is located on the same side as the grooves 113 and 114.

The operating handle 18 extends from the side of the fixed body 11, and in the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the operating handle 18 is located on the same side as the first pivoting portion 16, and is located at the convex portion 211 and the recesses 113, 114. The different sides are used for a user to move the fixed body 11 along the movable stroke D by using the operating handle 18, that is, the user can use the operating handle 18 to rotate the fixed body 11.

In addition, in the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the first fixing protrusion 12 extends from the first fixing side 111 of the fixing body 11 along a third direction L3, and the second fixing protrusion The 14 series extends from the second fixed side 112 of the fixed body 11 in a fourth direction L4 opposite to the third direction L3, wherein the third direction L3 is perpendicular to the first direction L1 and the second direction L2, and The four directions L4 are also perpendicular to the first direction L1 and the second direction L2, but are not limited thereto in other embodiments.

Please refer to FIG. 1 to FIG. 10 together. FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the first expansion card module of the preferred embodiment of the present invention assembled on the base of the server, and FIG. 6 is a view showing a preferred embodiment of the present invention. A side view of a movable stroke of a fixing member for fixing an expansion card module, and a seventh perspective view showing a fixing member for fixing the expansion card module in a fixed position according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, 8 is a second perspective view showing a fixing component for fixing an expansion card module in a fixed position according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and a ninth drawing showing a second expansion card module assembled in the preferred embodiment of the present invention. Stereoscopic diagram of the server base, the tenth figure shows A partially enlarged schematic view of a second expansion card module assembled to a server base according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

The first expansion card module 4 is assembled to the server base 3, and the swing arm frame 2 is fixed to the first fixing bracket 41 of the first expansion card module 4, and the fixed body 11 is controlled by the user by using the operation handle 18. After the movable stroke D is moved to the fixed position P (as shown in the fifth to eighth figures), the groove 113 will first interfere with the convex portion 211, and then the groove 114 will interfere with the convex portion 211 to make the convex portion 211. Fixed to the groove 114 (by increasing the hand feeling during operation, as shown in the eighth figure), so that the first fixing convex portion 12 is fixed to the first fixing bracket 41 (more precisely, the first fixing convex portion 12 is adjacent to The first fixing bracket 41 is fixed by a U-shaped groove 411, for example, can be fixed to the screw), and the second abutting top 15 and 15a are abutted against the first fixing bracket 41 (that is, abutting against the surface of the sheet) ), to increase the friction between the first fixing bracket 41 and the second abutting tops 15, 15a, thereby preventing the left and right relative movement between the first fixing bracket 41 and the second abutting tops 15, 15a.

Then, as shown in the ninth and tenth diagrams, the user can further assemble the second expansion card module 5 to the server base 3, and the second expansion card module 5 is assembled to the server base 3 and adjacent to After the first expansion card module 4, the first abutting tops 13, 13a are abutted against the second fixing bracket 51 (ie, abutting against the surface of the sheet) to increase the second fixing bracket 51 and the first abutting top The friction between 13 and 13a further prevents the left and right relative movement between the second fixing bracket 51 and the first abutting tops 13, 13a, and the second fixing convex portion 14 is limited to the second fixing bracket 51, that is to say When the second expansion card module 5 is assembled to the server base 3, the tab 511 is located above the second fixing protrusion 14, thereby limiting the second fixing protrusion 14 to prevent the second fixing protrusion 14 from moving up and down. .

In summary, the use of the present invention for fixing After the fixing component of the expansion card module is fixed, the first fixing bracket and the second fixing bracket of the first expansion card module can be fixed by the fixing component, so that the second expansion card module can be effectively transmitted through the fixing component. The first expansion card module is fixed to each other, so that the first expansion card module and the second expansion card module need not be screwed together, thereby effectively reducing time and money costs.

The features and spirit of the present invention will be more apparent from the detailed description of the preferred embodiments. On the contrary, the intention is to cover various modifications and equivalents within the scope of the invention as claimed.

11‧‧‧ fixed ontology

112‧‧‧Second fixed side

114‧‧‧ Groove

12‧‧‧First fixed convex

13, 13a‧‧‧ first arrival at the top

14‧‧‧Second fixed convex

16‧‧‧First pivotal

17‧‧‧Second pivotal

18‧‧‧Operation handle

L1‧‧‧ first direction

L2‧‧‧ second direction

L3‧‧‧ third direction

L4‧‧‧ fourth direction

Claims (9)

A fixing component for fixing an expansion card module is disposed at a free end of a swing arm frame, and a pivoting end of the swing arm frame is pivotally connected to a server base, and the server base is Providing a first expansion card module and a second expansion card module adjacent to the first expansion card module, the first expansion card module having a first fixing bracket adjacent to the swing arm frame, The second expansion card module has a second fixing bracket, and the fixing component comprises: a fixing body movably coupled to the free end along a movable stroke, and has a first fixed side and opposite to the first a second fixed side of the fixed side, wherein the movable stroke comprises a fixed position; at least one first fixing protrusion extends from the first fixed side of the fixing body; at least one first abutting top is The second fixing side of the fixing body extends; and at least one second fixing protrusion extends from the second fixing side of the fixing body; wherein the first expansion card module is assembled to the server a base, the swing arm is fixed to the first expansion card After the first fixing bracket is assembled, and the fixing body moves to the fixing position along the movable stroke, the at least one first fixing protrusion is fixed to the first fixing bracket, and the second expansion card module is assembled in the When the server base is adjacent to the first expansion card module, the at least one first abutting top is abutted against the second fixing bracket, and the at least one second fixing protrusion is limited to the second fixing support. The fixing component for fixing the expansion card module of claim 1, further comprising at least one second abutting top, the at least one second abutting top being from the first fixed side of the fixing body Extending out and being used to assemble the first expansion card module to the server base, the swing arm frame is fixed to the first fixing bracket of the first expansion card module, and the fixed body moves along the active stroke After reaching the fixed position, it abuts against the first fixing bracket. The fixing component for fixing the expansion card module according to claim 1, wherein the fixing component further comprises a plurality of pivoting portions respectively extending from the side of the fixing body and respectively The pivoting end is pivotally connected to the free end of the swing arm frame for rotating the fixed body along the movable stroke. The fixing member for fixing the expansion card module according to claim 3, wherein one of the first pivoting portions extends from a side of the fixing body in a first direction And a cylindrical shape, and one of the pivoting portions extends from a side edge of the fixing body in a second direction opposite to the first direction and has a cylindrical shape. The fixing member for fixing the expansion card module according to the first aspect of the invention, wherein the free end of the swing arm frame is provided with a convex portion, and the side of the fixing body is provided with at least one groove, At least one groove is for interfering with the convex portion. Fixing the fixed expansion card module as described in item 1 of the patent application scope The component further includes an operating handle extending from a side of the fixed body for the user to move the fixed body along the movable stroke by using the operating handle. The fixing component for fixing the expansion card module according to the first aspect of the invention, wherein the first fixing bracket is provided with a U-shaped groove, and the at least one first fixing convex portion is adjacent to the U-shaped groove. fixed. The fixing component for fixing the expansion card module according to the first aspect of the invention, wherein the second fixing bracket is provided with a tab, and the tab is assembled to the server by the second expansion card module. The pedestal is located above the at least one second fixing protrusion, thereby limiting the at least one second fixing protrusion. The fixing component for fixing the expansion card module according to claim 1, wherein the at least one first abutting top is attached to the bottom of the fixing body and extends from the second fixing side.