Expansion board apparatus and removing method
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsKazuo Fujii, Yoshihisa Ishihara, Aaron M. Stewart
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Abstract
In part, and in addition to apparatus and methods presented, an expansion board to be connected/disconnected to/from its mother board easily is provided. A face of a CDC (Communication Daughter Card), which is an expansion board to be connected to the mother board of a computer system is covered by an insulating sheet. In the CDC, an edge of one end of this insulating sheet is extended so as to form a projection. A user can take this projection with fingers, thereby carrying and connecting/disconnecting the CDC to/from the mother board easily.
Claims19
An expansion board capable of being attached to a mother board of a computer system and enabled to expand the capability of said computer system, comprising:
- a first face facing said mother board;
- a second face, which positioned at a back of said first face;
- and
- a projection formed by a flexible sheet extended from said second face so as to be separated therefrom.
An expansion board capable of being attached to a mother board of a computer system and enabled to expand the capability of said computer system,
- wherein said expansion board has two surfaces which are a face and a back;
- said back is provided with a connector used to connect said mother board of said computer system;
- and
- said face is provided with a grip used to hold said expansion board by hand.
A communication expansion board, comprising:
- a board including a primary area used to connect an external network and a secondary area used to connect a portion inside a computer;
- an insulating film used to cover at least said primary area of said board;
- and
- a projection including a fixed end fixed to the face of said insulating film and a free end separated from said insulating film.
An insulating film used for a communication expansion board, comprising:
- a cover portion used to cover a face of said communication expansion board;
- and
- a projection protruded from a fixed end towards external on a surface of said cover portion and enabled to be taken by fingers.
A computer system, comprising:
- an accepting device for accepting an expansion board removably;
- a processing device for processing data of said expansion board to be connected to said accepting device;
- and
- a board holding device located on a face of said expansion board and held by a user when said expansion board is to be removed/attached to/from said accepting device.
A computer system provided with a mother board and an expansion board connected to said mother board,
- wherein said mother board includes:
- a processor;
- and
- an expansion board connector used to connect an expansion board and send/receive data to/from said processor;
- and
- said expansion board includes:
- a mother board connector used to connect said mother board;
- and
- a protruded sheet protruded from the face of said expansion board.
A method for removing an expansion board from a mother board connector, comprising the steps of:
- holding a grip protruded from the face of said expansion board;
- and
- taking said grip with fingers so as to disconnect said expansion board from said mother board connector connected to the back of said expansion board, thereby removing said expansion board.
An electronic circuit board, comprising:
- first and second main faces that face each other;
- a connector located on said first main face and enabled to connect an external device;
- and
- a flexible sheet located on the face of said electronic circuit board,
- wherein part of said flexible sheet is connected to said electronic circuit board and another part thereof is extended so as to be separated from said second main face.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.