PCI-E expansion card module

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12167553-B2
Application number	US-202217974497-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 26, 2022
Priority date	Apr 27, 2022
Publication date	Dec 10, 2024
Grant date	Dec 10, 2024

Abstract

A PCI-E expansion card module is configured to insert in a slot with a rotation switch. The PCI-E expansion card module includes a PCI-E expansion card body and an unlock mechanism. The PCI-E expansion card body includes an inserting portion and a positioning hook. The unlock mechanism is disposed beside the PCI-E expansion card body, and the unlock mechanism includes a pushing member. When the PCI-E expansion card body is inserted into the slot, the rotation switch is on a moving path of the pushing member. The pushing member moves and pushes the rotation switch to release a limitation of the PCI-E expansion card body.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A PCI-E expansion card module, configured to insert in a slot with a rotation switch, the PCI-E expansion card module comprising: a PCI-E expansion card body, comprises an inserting portion and a positioning hook; and an unlock mechanism, disposed beside the PCI-E expansion card body, and comprises a pushing member, a shell and an elastic member, wherein the pushing member is movably disposed in the shell, the pushing member comprises a rod body and a plate protruding from a periphery of the rod body, the elastic member is sleeved on the rod body and abuts on the plate and the shell, and the elastic member is pressed through the plate along an extension direction of the rod body, wherein, when the inserting portion of the PCI-E expansion card body is inserted into the slot, the positioning hook and the rotation switch are engaged with each other to complete a limitation of the PCI-E expansion card body, the pushing member moves along the extension direction and pushes the rotation switch to push the positioning hook, and the positioning hook and the rotation switch are not engaged with each other to release the limitation of the PCI-E expansion card body.

2. The PCI-E expansion card module according to claim 1 , wherein the inserting portion extends along a first direction, the pushing member is movably arranged along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction.

3. The PCI-E expansion card module according to claim 1 , wherein the unlock mechanism comprises a pulling member and a lever, the pulling member is connected to one end of the lever, the pushing member is abutted against the other end of the lever.

4. The PCI-E expansion card module according to claim 3 , wherein the unlock mechanism comprises a shell and an elastic member, the lever is located in the shell and is pivotally connected to the shell, the pulling member and the pushing member are movably set to the shell, the elastic member is abutted against the shell and the lever.

5. The PCI-E expansion card module according to claim 1 , wherein the pushing member comprises a lever.

6. The PCI-E expansion card module according to claim 5 , wherein the unlock mechanism further comprises a pulling member, the pulling member is connected to one end of the lever, the other end of the lever is suitable for abutting against the rotation switch.

7. The PCI-E expansion card module according to claim 6 , wherein the unlock mechanism further comprises a shell and an elastic member, the pulling member and the pushing member is movably disposed in the shell, the elastic member is abutted against the shell and the pushing member.

8. The PCI-E expansion card module according to claim 1 , wherein the inserting portion extends along a first direction, the pushing member is movably arranged along the first direction.

9. The PCI-E expansion card module according to claim 1 , wherein the pushing member comprises a first segment and a second segment connected to the first segment by bending, the first segment extends along the first direction, the second segment is adapted to abut against the rotation switch.

10. The PCI-E expansion card module according to claim 9 , wherein the unlock mechanism further comprises a shell and an elastic member, the pushing member is movably disposed in the shell, the elastic member is abutted against the shell and the pushing member.

Assignees

• Asustek Comp Inc

Inventors

• Wang Xu
• He Hui
• Tang Wei
• Chang Jung-Kai
• Lin Yuan-Yu

Classifications

• H05K5/0269 Primary

  Card housings therefor, e.g. covers, frames, PCB · CPC title

• H05K5/0221 Primary

  Locks; Latches · CPC title