# US 10,312,614 B2 · Adaptive card and motherboard having the same

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- Number: US 10,312,614 B2
- Document ID: US10312614B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/813,265
- Filed: 2017-11-15
- Published: 2018-05-17
- Granted: 2019-06-04
- Earliest claimed: 2016-11-17
- Assignees: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
- Applicants: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
- Inventors: Bing-Min Lin; Chen-Wei Fan; Tzu-Yang Tseng; I-Ying Chih; Hung-Kuo Kuo
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10312614B2

## CPC

- H01R 12/716: {Coupling device provided on the PCB}
- G06F 1/185: Mounting of expansion boards
- G06F 1/186: Securing of expansion boards in correspondence to slots provided at the computer enclosure
- G06F 1/187: Mounting of fixed or removable disk drives
- G06F 1/20: Cooling means
- H01R 12/721: {cooperating directly with the edge of the rigid printed circuits}
- H01R 13/64: Means for preventing incorrect coupling
- H01R 13/7172: {Conduits for light transmission}
- H01R 13/7175: {Light emitting diodes (LEDs)}
- H05K 1/0201: {Thermal arrangements, e.g. for cooling, heating or preventing overheating}
- H05K 1/142: {Arrangements of planar printed circuit boards in the same plane, e.g. auxiliary printed circuit insert mounted in a main printed circuit}
- H05K 1/18: structurally associated with non-printed electric components (H05K1/16 takes precedence)
- H01R 2201/06: for computer periphery
- H05K 2201/10106: Light emitting diode [LED]
- H01R: ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
- G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)
- H05K: PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS

## Abstract

An adaptive card is provided. The adaptive card is adapted to a motherboard with a connecting slot. The adaptive card includes a main body, a first connector, a second connector, a plurality of first fixing holes, a plurality of second fixing holes and a port. The main body includes a first surface, a second surface and a side edge. The first connector is configured on the first surface. The second connector is configured on the second surface. A plurality of first fixing holes are formed on the first surface and arranged along a direction corresponding to an insertion direction of the first connector. A plurality of second fixing holes are formed on the second surface and arranged along a direction corresponding to an insertion direction of the second connector. A port is configured on the side edge and used to be connected to the connecting slot.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An adaptive card, adapted to a motherboard with a connecting slot, the adaptive card comprising:
a main body, including a first surface, a second surface, a side edge and an opening;
a first connector, configured on the first surface, and the first connector is a M.2 connector for connecting to a first M.2 device;
a second connector, configured on the second surface;
a plurality of first fixing holes, formed on the first surface and arranged along a direction corresponding to an insertion direction of the first connector for fixing the first M.2 device;
a plurality of second fixing holes, formed on the second surface and arranged along a direction corresponding to an insertion direction of the second connector; and
a port, configured on the side edge and configured to be connected to the connecting slot, wherein at least a part of the first M.2 device is exposed through the opening, and the opening is configured to cool the first M.2 device by allowing airflow to pass therethrough.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The adaptive card according to claim 1, wherein the second connector is a M.2 connector, the first fixing holes and the second fixing holes are M.2 fixing holes for respectively connecting and fixing to the first M.2 device and a second M.2 device.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The adaptive card according to claim 1, wherein the main body further includes a light emitting diode (LED) module.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The adaptive card according to claim 1, wherein the main body further includes a fool-proof baffle and a first fool-proof notch.

### Claim 5

A motherboard, comprising:
a main body;
a memory slot;
a M.2 adaptive card slot; and
a M.2 adaptive card, the M.2 adaptive card includes:
a main body, including a first surface, a second surface and a side edge;
a first M.2 connector, configured on the first surface, for connecting to a first M.2 device;
a second M.2 connector, configured on the second surface;
a plurality of first fixing holes, formed on the first surface, the first fixing holes are corresponding to the first M.2 connector;
a plurality of second fixing holes, formed on the second surface, the second fixing holes are corresponding to the second M.2 connector; and
a port, configured on the side edge and configured to be connected to the connecting slot, wherein the main body of the M.2 adaptive card includes an opening to expose at least a part of the first M.2 device, and the opening is configured to cool the first M.2 device by allowing airflow to pass therethrough.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The motherboard according to claim 5, wherein the M.2 adaptive card further includes a LED module.

### Claim 7 (depends on 5)

The motherboard according to claim 5, wherein the main body of the M.2 adaptive card further includes a fool-proof baffle and a first fool-proof notch, and the M.2 adaptive card slot includes a second fool-proof baffle.

### Claim 8 (depends on 5)

The motherboard according to claim 5, wherein the motherboard further includes a heat dissipation module.