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AssigneesHONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
InventorsYang Liu, Lei Liu, Cheng-Fei Weng
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A chassis includes a number of fixing apparatuses, which enables various motherboards with different mounting holes layouts to be selectively mounted in the chassis. Each of the fixing apparatuses includes a base member secured to the chassis, and a fastening member rotatably connected to the base. The fastening member defines a fastening hole extending through an end of the fastening member. Each of the fixing apparatuses is rotatable between a fastening position and an interference avoiding position. To mount one of the motherboards, some of the fastening members are rotated to the fastening-ready positions to align the fastening holes of the fastening members with the corresponding mounting holes of the motherboard, and other fastening members are rotated to the interference-avoiding position to avoid interfering with the motherboard.
A fixing apparatus comprising:
A chassis allowing to selectively mounting motherboards with different layouts of locating holes, the chassis comprising:
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Internal mounting support structures, e.g. for supporting printed circuit boards: mounting of motherboards
Having securing means for mounting boards, plates or wiring boards: spacers not being card guides
Joining sheets or plates , e.g. panels, to one another or to strips or bars parallel to them: by means of fastening members using screw-thread
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1. Technical Field
The present disclosure relates to a chassis with a fixing apparatus for the mounting of motherboards.
2. Description of Related Art
Many aspects of the present embodiments can be better understood with reference to the following drawing. The components in the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale, the emphasis instead being placed upon clearly illustrating the principles of the present embodiments. Moreover, in the drawings, all the views are schematic, and like reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views.
FIG. 1 is a partially exploded, isometric view of an exemplary embodiment of a chassis, wherein the chassis includes a plurality of fixing apparatus.
FIG. 2 is an exploded, isometric view of one of the fixing apparatus of FIG. 1.
The disclosure, including the accompanying drawings, is illustrated by way of examples and not by way of limitation. It should be noted that references to “an” or “one” embodiment in this disclosure are not necessarily to the same embodiment, and such references mean at least one.
FIGS. 1, 3 to 4 show an exemplary embodiment of a chassis including a mounting plate 22, and a plurality of fixing apparatuses 10 mounted on the mounting plate 22. The mounting plate 22 defines a plurality of first securing holes 221, and a plurality of second securing holes 222 each at a side of a corresponding first securing hole 221. A first motherboard 80 defines a plurality of first locating holes 81, and a second mounting board 90 defines a plurality of second locating holes 91 can be selectively mounted to the mounting plate 22. Layouts of the first locating holes 81 and the second locating holes 91 are different from each other.
FIG. 2 shows that each of the fixing apparatuses 10 includes a base member 11, a fastening member 12, a holding member 13, and a shaft 14.