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US 2008/0278907 A1Published application
Fastening apparatus
OwnerYing-Hui Shihinventor
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Abstract
A fastening apparatus for fastening at least an interface card includes a fixed support frame and at least a movable fastening structure. Additionally, the fastening structure can be utilized to perform a fastening or un-fastening operation with high speed on a plurality of interface cards simultaneously in the computer chassis without using any screws. Thus, the disclosed fastening apparatus can reduce cost of assembly and repair of the computer, and also can reduce time for assembly and repair of the computer.
Claims9
A fastening apparatus for fastening at least an interface card, comprising:
- a fixed support frame, comprising:
- a first fastening structure, disposed in a side of the fixed support frame;
- and
- a second fastening structure, having at least a first plate contacting area, for contacting a first part of a plate of the interface card;
- and
- a movable fastening structure, comprising:
- a main structure, having a first end section and a main body section;
- and
- a rotary axis, fixedly connected to the main structure, disposed on the first end section and wedged in the first fastening structure in a rotatable way, wherein the first part of the plate is clamped between the main body section and the first plate contacting area when the main structure rotates to a predetermined position via the rotating axis.
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