TWM646248U - Motherboard assembly - Google Patents

Abstract

A motherboard assembly includes a circuit board, at least one connector, a baffle and a first limiting component. At least one connector is disposed on the circuit board and has a connection port. The baffle has at least one opening. The connection port of at least one connector is exposed to at least one opening. Different two sides of the first limiting member are respectively fixed to at least one connector and the baffle.

Description

motherboard components

The present invention relates to a motherboard assembly, particularly a motherboard assembly including a baffle.

Generally speaking, when assembling a computer, you need to assemble the I/O baffle to the chassis before installing the motherboard into the chassis. In order to simplify the computer assembly process, some manufacturers will first install the I/O baffle to the cooling fin set on the motherboard. In this way, the installation of the I/O shield and motherboard can be integrated into one step.

However, the heat dissipation fin groups provided on motherboards of different specifications may have different designs in terms of size and placement location. Therefore, the cooling fin set on some motherboards may be far away from the I/O shield, or may be too small to be adjacent to the I/O shield. In such a situation, it is difficult to install the I/O shield to the motherboard through the heat sink fin set. As a result, it will be difficult to simplify the assembly process of the computer while allowing the I/O shield to be installed on motherboards of different specifications.

The invention provides a motherboard assembly that simplifies the computer assembly process and allows the baffle to be installed on circuit boards of different specifications.

A motherboard assembly disclosed in an embodiment of the present invention includes a circuit board, at least one connector, a baffle and a first limiting member. At least one connector is disposed on the circuit board and has a connection port. The baffle has at least one opening. The connection port of at least one connector is exposed to at least one opening. Different two sides of the first limiting member are respectively fixed to at least one connector and the baffle.

According to the motherboard assembly disclosed in the above embodiment, two different sides of the first limiting member are fixed to the connector and the baffle respectively. In addition, the connection port of the connector is exposed to the opening of the baffle, so that the connector is located near the baffle. Therefore, no matter what specifications the circuit board has, the baffle can be fixed to the connector through the first limiting member without being restricted by the heat dissipation fin set. In this way, the baffle can be installed on circuit boards of different specifications while simplifying the assembly process of the computer.

The detailed features and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below in the implementation mode. The content is sufficient to enable anyone with ordinary knowledge in the art to understand the technical content of the embodiments of the present invention and implement them accordingly, and based on the disclosure in this specification With the content, patent scope and drawings, anyone with ordinary knowledge in the art can easily understand the relevant purposes and advantages of the present invention. The following examples are intended to further illustrate the concepts of the present invention in detail, but are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention in any way.

Please refer to FIGS. 1 to 3 . FIG. 1 is a partially enlarged perspective view of a motherboard assembly according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a partially enlarged perspective view of the motherboard assembly in FIG. 1 from another perspective. FIG. 3 is an exploded view of the motherboard assembly in FIG. 1 . In this embodiment, the motherboard assembly 10 includes a circuit board 100, a plurality of connectors 210, 220, 230, a baffle 300, a plurality of first limiting members 410, 420, 430, two positioning members 500, and more. a cushion block 550 and two second limiting members 600.

Connectors 210, 220, and 230 are provided and electrically connected to the circuit board 100. The connectors 210, 220, and 230 have a plurality of connection ports 211, 221, and 231 respectively.

In this embodiment, the baffle 300 is, for example, an I/O baffle, and includes a body portion 310 , a first mounting protrusion 320 and two second mounting protrusions 330 . The body part 310 has a plurality of openings 311 . The connection ports 211, 221, and 231 of the connectors 210, 220, and 230 are respectively exposed to these openings 311. The first mounting protrusion 320 protrudes from the body part 310 . Furthermore, the connectors 210 , 220 , and 230 are interposed between the first mounting protrusion 320 and the circuit board 100 . The first mounting protrusion 320 has a mounting groove 321 and a locking groove 322. The two second mounting protrusions 330 protrude from the body part 310 and are separated from each other. In addition, the two second mounting protrusions 330 are separated from the first mounting protrusions 320 .

Please refer to FIGS. 3 and 4 . FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing one of the first limiting members of the motherboard assembly in FIG. 1 . Different sides of the first limiting member 410 are fixed to the connector 210 and the baffle 300 respectively, and the connector 210 is between at least part of the first limiting member 410 and the circuit board 100 . Specifically, in this embodiment, the first limiting member 410 includes a connecting plate portion 411 , an extending protruding portion 412 , a pushing plate portion 413 and a tongue portion 414 . The connecting plate portion 411 is located on a side of the connector 210 away from the circuit board 100 . The extending protruding portion 412 and the pushing plate portion 413 stand on the side of the connecting plate portion 411 close to the connector 210 and are separated from each other. The pushing plate portion 413 abuts against a side of the connector 210 away from the body portion 310 of the baffle 300 . The extending protrusion 412 is located in the mounting groove 321 and is blocked by a wall 323 in the first mounting protrusion 320 that forms the mounting groove 321 . The tongue portion 414 stands on the side of the extending protrusion 412 away from the connecting plate portion 411 . That is to say, the extending convex portion 412 and the tongue portion 414 together form a step, for example. In addition, the tongue portion 414 is fixed between the first mounting protrusion 320 and the connector 210 .

In addition, as shown in FIG. 4 , the included angle θ between the connecting plate portion 411 and the pushing plate portion 413 is, for example, between 30 degrees and 60 degrees, such as 45 degrees, so that the pushing plate portion 413 can firmly abut. to connector 210.

Please refer to FIG. 3 and FIG. 5 . FIG. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing another first limiting member of the motherboard assembly in FIG. 1 . Different sides of the first limiting member 420 are fixed to the connector 220 and the baffle 300 respectively, and the connector 220 is between at least part of the first limiting member 420 and the circuit board 100 . Specifically, in this embodiment, the first limiting member 420 includes a connecting plate portion 421 , a hooking plate portion 422 and a pushing plate portion 423 . The connecting plate portion 421 is located on a side of the connector 220 away from the circuit board 100 . The hook plate portion 422 and the pushing plate portion 423 stand on the side of the connecting plate portion 421 close to the connector 220 and are separated from each other. The pushing plate portion 423 abuts against the side of the connector 220 away from the body portion 310 of the baffle 300 . The hook plate portion 422 is located in the latching groove 322 and engages with part of the first mounting protrusion 320 .

Please refer to FIG. 3 , FIG. 6 and FIG. 7 . FIG. 6 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing yet another first limiting member of the motherboard assembly in FIG. 1 . FIG. 7 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the first limiting member in FIG. 6 taken from another perspective. Different sides of the first limiting member 430 are fixed to the connector 230 and the baffle 300 respectively, and the connector 230 is between at least part of the first limiting member 430 and the circuit board 100 . Specifically, in this embodiment, the first limiting member 430 includes a connecting plate part 431 and a pushing plate part 432. The connecting plate portion 431 is located on a side of the connectors 230 away from the circuit board 100 and is slidably disposed on the first mounting protrusion 320 . The positioning member 500 positions the connecting plate portion 431 and the first mounting protrusion 320 . Specifically, in this embodiment, the connecting plate portion 431 has two slide grooves 4310, and the positioning member 500 is, for example, a screw. The bodies 510 of the two positioning members 500 are respectively slidably disposed in the two slide grooves 4310 and screw-locked to the first mounting protrusion 320 . In addition, as shown in FIG. 7 , the connecting plate portion 431 is between the heads 520 of the two positioning members 500 and the first mounting protrusion 320 . The pushing plate portion 432 stands on the side of the connecting plate portion 431 close to the connectors 230 and is located on the side of the connectors 230 away from the body portion 310 of the baffle 300 . The pads 550 are respectively sandwiched between the pushing plate portion 432 and the connectors 230 . These pads 550 are made of flexible material, such as rubber, for example. In addition, the rubber used to make the pad 550 is, for example, self-adhesive rubber.

Please refer to FIG. 8 , which is a schematic cross-sectional view of the first limiting member in FIG. 6 taken from another perspective. In this embodiment, the connectors 230 are spaced apart from the pushing plate portion 432 by different minimum distances D1 and D2. In addition, no spacer is provided between one of the connectors 230 and the pushing plate portion 432 .

In other embodiments, the motherboard assembly may only include one spacer 550 . Alternatively, in other embodiments, the motherboard assembly does not need to include the spacer 550 , and the pushing plate portion in FIG. 6 can be changed to directly contact the connector 230 .

Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 3 again. In this embodiment, the motherboard assembly 10 may further include a connector 240 , a first limiting member 440 , a spacer 560 and two screws 570 . The connector 240 is provided on the circuit board 100 . And between the first mounting protrusion 320 and the circuit board 100 . The first limiting member 440 is fixed to the first mounting protrusion 320 through two screws 570, for example, and is in a plate shape. The pad 560 is, for example, self-adhesive rubber, and is sandwiched between the first limiting member 440 and the connector 240 to prevent the first limiting member 440 from moving in a front-rear direction relative to the connector 240 .

It should be noted that the motherboard assembly 10 according to the present invention is not limited to including different forms of first limiting members 410, 420, 430, and 440 at the same time. In other embodiments, the motherboard assembly may only include at least one of the first limiting members 410, 420, 430, and 440, or other forms of limiting members. In addition, in the embodiment where the motherboard assembly only includes one of the first limiting members 410, 420, 430, and 440, the motherboard assembly may also include only one connector.

Please refer to FIG. 9 , which is a schematic cross-sectional view of the motherboard assembly in FIG. 1 installed on the chassis. The two second limiting members 600 are, for example, screws, and are respectively passed through the two second mounting protrusions 330 . In addition, two second limiting members 600 are disposed on the circuit board 100 . Therefore, the two second limiting members 600 will limit the second mounting protrusion 330 and the circuit board 100 . The two second limiting members 600 are, for example, used to be screw-locked to the casing 20 .

Other examples will be listed below as illustrations. It must be noted here that the following embodiments follow the component numbers and part of the content of the previous embodiments, where the same numbers are used to represent the same or similar elements, and descriptions of the same technical content are omitted. For descriptions of omitted parts, reference may be made to the foregoing embodiments and will not be repeated in the following embodiments.

The present invention is not limited to the form of the second limiting member. Please refer to FIG. 10 and FIG. 11 . FIG. 10 is an exploded view of the motherboard assembly according to the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 11 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the motherboard assembly in FIG. 10 installed on the chassis. The only difference between the motherboard assembly 10a of this embodiment and the motherboard assembly 10 of the first embodiment is that the second limiting member 600a of this embodiment adopts the form of a fixed column. Specifically, in this embodiment, the second limiting member 600a is inserted through the second mounting protrusion 330, the circuit board 100 and the chassis 20 in a tightly fitting manner.

According to the motherboard assembly disclosed in the above embodiment, two different sides of the first limiting member are fixed to the connector and the baffle respectively. In addition, the connection port of the connector is exposed to the opening of the baffle, so that the connector is located near the baffle. Therefore, no matter what specifications the circuit board has, the baffle can be fixed to the connector through the first limiting member without being restricted by the heat dissipation fin set. In this way, the baffle can be installed on circuit boards of different specifications while simplifying the assembly process of the computer.

In addition, the connector is between at least part of the first limiting component and the circuit board. That is to say, the first limiting member is fixed through the top side of the connector. Therefore, regardless of the number or size of connectors on the circuit board, the baffle can be fixed to the connectors through the first limiting member. Especially for low-end computers, even if the height of the connector relative to the circuit board is low and it is difficult to fix it through the sides of the connector, the first stopper fixed through the top side of the connector can still firmly block the connector. The board is secured to the connector.

Although the present invention has been disclosed in the foregoing embodiments, they are not intended to limit the present invention. Anyone skilled in the art of modeling can make some modifications and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, the present invention is The scope of patent protection for a new model shall be determined by the scope of the patent application attached to this specification.

10, 10a: Motherboard components 100:Circuit board 210, 220, 230, 240: Connector 211, 221, 231: port 300:Baffle 310: Ontology Department 311:Open your mouth 320: First installation convex part 321:Installation slot 322:Card slot 323:Wall 330: Second installation convex part 410, 420, 430, 440: first limiter 411:Connecting board part 412: Extended convex part 413: Push against the board 414: Tongue part 421:Connecting board part 422: Hook plate part 423: Push against the board 431:Connecting board part 4310:Chute 432: Push against the board 500: Positioning parts 510:Body 520:Head 550: spacer 560: spacer 570:Screw 600, 600a: Second limiter 20:Chassis θ: included angle D1, D2: minimum distance

FIG. 1 is a partially enlarged perspective view of a motherboard assembly according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a partially enlarged perspective view of the motherboard assembly in FIG. 1 from another perspective. FIG. 3 is an exploded view of the motherboard assembly in FIG. 1 . FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing one of the first limiting members of the motherboard assembly in FIG. 1 . FIG. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view of another first limiting member of the motherboard assembly in FIG. 1 . FIG. 6 is a schematic cross-sectional view of yet another first limiting member of the motherboard assembly in FIG. 1 . FIG. 7 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the first limiting member in FIG. 6 taken from another perspective. FIG. 8 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the first limiting member in FIG. 6 taken from another perspective. FIG. 9 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the motherboard assembly in FIG. 1 installed on the chassis. FIG. 10 is an exploded view of the motherboard assembly according to the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 11 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the motherboard assembly in FIG. 10 installed on the chassis.

10: Motherboard components

100:Circuit board

210,220,230,240: Connector

300:Baffle

310: Ontology Department

311:Open your mouth

320: First installation convex part

321:Installation slot

322:Card slot

330: Second installation convex part

410,420,430,440: first limiter

411:Connecting board part

412: Extended convex part

413: Push against the board

414: Tongue part

421:Connecting board part

422: Hook plate part

423: Push against the board

431:Connecting board part

432: Push against the board

500: Positioning parts

510:Body

520:Head

550: spacer

560: spacer

570:Screw

600: Second limiter

Claims (11)

A motherboard assembly includes: a circuit board; at least one connector provided on the circuit board and having a connection port; a baffle having at least one opening, and the connection port of the at least one connector is exposed to the at least one an opening; and a first limiting member, two different sides of which are respectively fixed to the at least one connector and the baffle. The motherboard assembly of claim 1, wherein the at least one connector is between at least part of the first limiting member and the circuit board. The motherboard assembly of claim 2 further includes a positioning member, the baffle includes a body part and a first mounting protrusion protruding from the body part, and the at least one opening is located at The body part, the at least one connector is between the first mounting protrusion and the circuit board, the first limiting component includes a connecting plate part and a pushing plate part, the connecting plate part is located on the at least one The connector is on one side away from the circuit board and is slidably disposed on the first mounting protrusion. The positioning member positions the connecting plate portion and the first mounting protruding portion. The pushing plate portion stands on the connecting plate portion. Close to the side of the at least one connector and located on the side of the at least one connector away from the body portion of the baffle. The motherboard assembly of claim 3 further includes at least one pad sandwiched between the pushing plate and the at least one connector. The motherboard assembly of claim 4, wherein the number of the at least one connector is multiple, the number of the at least one pad is multiple, and the connectors are at different minimum distances from the pushing plate portion. The pads are spaced apart and sandwiched between the pushing plate part and the connectors respectively. The motherboard assembly of claim 4, wherein the at least one pad is made of flexible material. The motherboard assembly of claim 2, wherein the baffle includes a body part and a first mounting protrusion protruding from the body part, the at least one opening is located in the body part, and the At least one connector is between the first mounting protrusion and the circuit board. The first mounting protrusion has a mounting groove. The first limiting member includes a connecting plate portion, an extending protruding portion, and a pushing portion. The plate portion and a tongue portion, the connecting plate portion is located on a side of the at least one connector away from the circuit board, the extending protrusion and the pushing plate portion stand on a side of the connecting plate portion close to the at least one connector sides and separated from each other, the pushing plate portion abuts the side of the body portion of the at least one connector away from the baffle, the extending protruding portion is located in the mounting groove and is protected by the first mounting protruding portion formed in the A wall surface of the mounting groove stops the tongue portion, which stands on the side of the extending protruding portion away from the connecting plate portion and is fixed between the first mounting protruding portion and the at least one connector. The motherboard assembly of claim 7, wherein the included angle between the connecting plate portion and the pushing plate portion is between 30 degrees and 60 degrees. The motherboard assembly of claim 2, wherein the baffle includes a body part and a first mounting protrusion protruding from the body part, the at least one opening is located in the body part, and the At least one connector is between the first mounting protrusion and the circuit board. The first mounting protrusion has a slot. The first limiting member includes a connecting plate portion, a hook plate portion and a push plate. The connecting plate portion is located on a side of the at least one connector away from the circuit board. The hook plate portion and the pushing plate portion stand on a side of the connecting plate portion close to the at least one connector and are mutually exclusive. Separately, the push plate portion abuts against the side of the body portion of the at least one connector away from the baffle, and the hook plate portion is located in the slot and engages with part of the first mounting protrusion. The motherboard assembly of claim 2, further comprising a spacer, wherein the baffle includes a body part and a first mounting protrusion protruding from the body part, and the at least one opening Located on the body part, the at least one connector is between the first mounting protrusion and the circuit board, the first limiting member is fixed on the first mounting protrusion and is plate-shaped, and the pad is sandwiched between between the first limiting member and the at least one connector. The motherboard assembly of claim 3, 7, 9 or 10 further includes at least a second limiting member, and the baffle further includes a second mounting protrusion protruding from the body. and separated from the first mounting protrusion. The at least one second limiting member penetrates the second mounting protrusion and the circuit board and limits the second mounting protrusion and the circuit board.

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