Computer with a removable add-on card fixing mechanism
AssigneeWistron Corporation
InventorYuan-Kun Liao
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Abstract
The computer includes a chassis, a motherboard, and an add-on card fixing mechanism. The motherboard is fastened to the chassis. The add-on card fixing mechanism is attached, yet removable from, the motherboard by first and second couplers located on the motherboard and add-on card fixing mechanism respectively. Add-on cards can be installed into the add-on card fixing mechanism. The add-on card fixing mechanism can then be attached to the motherboard. The add-on card fixing mechanism can then be actuated in such a way as to electrically and mechanically connect the add-on cards to the motherboard. Finally, the add-on card fixing mechanism can be actuated to remove the add-on cards and allow removal of the add-on card fixing mechanism from the motherboard.
Claims14
A computer comprising:
- a chassis;
- a motherboard fixed on the chassis having a connecting port installed at one side of the motherboard along a first direction;
- at least a first coupler installed on the chassis;
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- a fixing mechanism comprising;
- a housing disposed along the first direction;
- a first slot installed at a first side of the housing along the first direction and detachably connected to the connecting port;
- at least a second slot installed at the first side of the housing along the first direction, the second slot electrically connected to the first slot for electrically connecting an add-on card with the fixing mechanism;
- an active shaft installed at a second side of the housing along the first direction, the active shaft having at least one supporting rod fixed at one end of the active shaft, the supporting rod connected to the housing so that the active shaft and the supporting rod is capable of rotating about a rotation axis parallel to the first direction;
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- at least a second coupler formed at a bottom end of the supporting rod corresponding to a position of the first coupler for engaging with the first coupler.
A fixing mechanism mounted on a computer, the computer comprising a chassis, a motherboard, at least a first coupler and a fixing mechanism, the motherboard being fixed on the chassis having a connecting port installed at one side of the motherboard along a first direction, the first coupler being installed on the chassis, the fixing mechanism comprising;
- a housing disposed along the first direction;
- a first slot installed at a first side of the housing along the first direction and detachably connected to the connecting port;
- at least a second slot installed at the first side of the housing along the first direction, the second slot electrically connected to the first slot for electrically connecting an add-on card with the fixing mechanism;
- an active shaft installed at a second side of the housing along the first direction, the active shaft having at least one supporting rod fixed at one end of the active shaft, the supporting rod connected to the housing so that the active shaft and the supporting rod is capable of rotating about a rotation axis parallel to the first direction;
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- at least a second coupler formed at a bottom end of the supporting rod corresponding to a position of the first coupler for engaging with the first coupler.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.