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US 11,481,007 B2Granted
Computer case and method of attaching an expansion card to a computer case
AssigneeFujitsu Client Computing Limited
InventorsAugust Scherer, Lutz Rösler
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Abstract
A computer cases includes a rear panel with a slot field and an expansion card with a slot bracket that is fixed laterally to the slot field by a screw. An opening is cut out on the rear panel next to the slot field so that the screw for fixing the expansion card is easily accessible and can be easily mounted with a corresponding tool.
Claims9
A computer case comprising:
- a rear panel with a slot field, and
- an expansion card with a slot bracket that is fixed laterally to the slot field by a screw,
- whereby an opening is cut out on the rear panel next to the slot field, a strip is arranged on the rear panel between the slot field and the opening, the strip is vertical to the rear panel and the slot bracket of the expansion card can be fixed on the strip with the screw such that a screw head points in a direction of the opening, the rear panel has a vertically bent section for fixing a side cover, the opening extends into the vertically bent section,
- the opening in the vertically bent section is dimensioned such that the screw can be reached through the opening from the side of the vertically bent section with a screwdriver in direct alignment, and
- in direct alignment means that the screwdriver does not have to be set at an angle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.