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US 8,570,731 B2Granted
Mounting apparatus for expansion card
AssigneesHONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
InventorsGuang-Yi Zhang, Xiao-Zheng Li
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Abstract
A mounting apparatus for fixing an expansion card includes a motherboard, an expansion slot installed on the motherboard, an expansion card inserted into the expansion slot, and two latching members respectively fixed to two ends of the expansion card. Each latching member includes a base plate fixed to the end of the expansion card, and a resilient hook extending from the base plate to latch an end of the expansion slot.
Claims11
A latching member for latching an expansion card to an expansion slot, the latching member comprising:
- a base plate for being mounted to an end of the expansion card;
- and a resilient hook extending down from the base plate to latch to an end of the expansion slot;
- wherein a connecting slot is defined in a second end of the base plate opposite to the hook, with an end of the connecting slot extending through the second end of the base plate, for receiving the end of the expansion card;
- wherein a latching portion extends up from the base plate around the connecting slot, for sandwiching the end of the expansion card;
- wherein the latching portion is substantially U-shaped, and comprises two opposite engaging plates perpendicularly extending up from the base plate and at opposite sides of the connecting slot, and a connecting portion connected between rear ends of the engaging plates opposite to the second end surface of the base plate.
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A mounting apparatus for an expansion card, comprising:
- an expansion slot into which an edge connector of the expansion card is inserted, two latching blocks extending out from two opposite ends of the expansion slot;
- and two latching members mounted to two opposite ends of the expansion card, to latch with the latching blocks, respectively;
- wherein each latching member comprises:
- a base plate for being mounted to a middle portion of an end of the expansion card;
- and a resilient hook extending down from the base plate to latch a corresponding one of the latching blocks;
- wherein a connecting slot is defined in a second end of the base plate opposite to the hook, with an end of the connecting slot extending through the second end of the base plate, for receiving an end of the expansion card;
- wherein a latching portion extends up from the base plate around the connecting slot, for engaging with the end of the expansion card;
- wherein the latching portion is substantially U-shaped, and comprises two opposite engaging plates perpendicularly extending up from the base plate and at opposite sides of the connecting slot, and a connecting portion connected between rear ends of the engaging plates opposite to the second end surface of the base plate, for sandwiching the end of the expansion card.
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An assembly comprising:
- a motherboard;
- an expansion card comprising an edge connector formed on a bottom side of the expansion card;
- an expansion slot mounted on the motherboard into which the edge connector is inserted, two latching blocks extending out from two opposite ends of the expansion slot;
- and two latching members respectively mounted to two opposite ends of the expansion cards, to latch with the latching blocks, respectively;
- wherein each latching member comprises:
- a base plate for being mounted to the end of the expansion card;
- and a resilient hook extending down from a first end of the base plate to latch a corresponding one of the latching blocks;
- wherein a connecting slot is defined in a second end of the base plate for receiving the end of the expansion card, a latching portion extends up from the base plate around the connecting slot, for sandwiching an end of the expansion card, a fixing pole extends through the latching portion and the end of the expansion card;
- wherein the latching portion is substantially U-shaped, and comprises two opposite engaging plates perpendicularly extending up from the base plate and at opposite sides of the connecting slot, and a connecting portion connected between rear ends of the engaging plates opposite to the second end surface of the base plate.
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