Expansion card mounting apparatus

A mounting apparatus for one or more expansion cards, each of the expansion cards comprising a slot cover having a tab, the mounting apparatus comprising:

• a chassis having a rear panel, the rear panel defining a plurality of slots for receiving the slot covers, and forming an outward extending support plate for placement of the tab of the slot cover thereon, the support plate defining a pivot slot;
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• a retaining bracket seated on the support plate, the retaining bracket forming a pivot portion at an end portion thereof for pivotally engaging into the pivot slot, a tab bent down from the retaining bracket to define a holding space therebetween, wherein when the retaining bracket is pivoted down along the rear panel toward the support plate to a horizontal position and then slides along a direction perpendicular to the rear panel, the tab holds the support plate in the holding space.

A mounting apparatus for an expansion card, comprising:

• a panel defining an opening with a support plate located at one edge of the opening, a first securing portion formed adjacent an opposite edge of the opening;
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• a retaining bracket attached to one end portion of the support plate, the retaining bracket being pivotable about an axis perpendicular to the panel and slidable along a direction perpendicular to the panel, the retaining bracket comprising a pressing plate corresponding to the support plate, and a main body corresponding to the opening and forming a second securing portion corresponding to the first securing portion, wherein when the retaining bracket is pivoted about the axis toward the support plate and then slid along the direction toward the panel, the first securing portion engages with the second securing portion for securing the retaining member in a lock position where the pressing plate and the support plate cooperatively defines a space for engagingly sandwiching a slot cover of the expansion card therebetween.