Toolless latch for securing a component module
AssigneeQuanta Computer Inc.
InventorsYaw-Tzorng Tsorng, Tung-Hsien Wu, Hsiang-Pu Ni, Ren Zhi Zhang
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Abstract
A component module for a computer device with a toolless attachment mechanism is disclosed. The component module includes a support plate and a connector insertable in a slot on a motherboard of the computer device. A rotatable latch is mounted on the support plate. The rotatable latch has a locked position engaging a locking nut on the motherboard to fix the component module to the motherboard. The rotatable latch has a released position disengaging the locking nut to allow the modular component to be released from the motherboard. The rotatable latch engages a pin on a top cover installed over the motherboard to rotate the latch to the locked position.
Claims17
A component module for a computer device having a chassis, the component module comprising:
- a support plate;
- a connector insertable in a slot on a motherboard in the chassis of the computer device;
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- a rotatable latch mounted on the support plate, the rotatable latch having a locked position and a released position, the locked position engaging a locking nut on the motherboard of the computer device to secure the component module to the motherboard, and the released position disengaging the locking nut to allow the modular component to be released from the motherboard, the rotatable latch aligned with a pin extending downward from an interior surface of a top cover, wherein the pin engages the rotatable latch to rotate the latch to the locked position when the top cover is moved to a position over the motherboard.
A computer device comprising:
- a chassis including two side walls;
- a motherboard mounted in the chassis between the side walls, the motherboard including a connector slot and a locking nut;
- a top cover insertable over the chassis between the two side walls, the top cover including a pin extending downward from an interior surface of the top cover;
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- a component module having:
- a support plate;
- a connector insertable in the connector slot of the motherboard;
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- a rotatable latch mounted on the support plate, the rotatable latch having a locked position and a released position, the locked position engaging the locking nut to fix the component module to the motherboard, the released position disengaging the locking nut, wherein the pin of the top cover engages the rotatable latch to rotate the latch to the locked position when the top cover is inserted over the chassis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.