Interface card fastening module

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9524001-B2
Application number	US-201514804434-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 21, 2015
Priority date	Dec 25, 2014
Publication date	Dec 20, 2016
Grant date	Dec 20, 2016

Abstract

An interface card fastening module is provided for assembling an interface card to a housing and electrically connecting the interface card with a main board having an insertion slot corresponding to the interface card, and the opening of the insertion slot is substantially parallel to the main board. The interface card fastening module includes a stopping member and an engaging member rotatably disposed on the housing so as to be movable between a release position and an engage position. Therefore, upon assembling the interface card to the main board, additional riser card would be not required. As a result, the space for installing an adapting member can be saved, and more components may be received in the housing or the size of the housing may become smaller. In addition, since the adapting member is no more needed, the manufacturing cost and assembling hours for the adapting member can be saved.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An interface card fastening module, provided for assembling an interface card to a housing and for electrically connecting the interface card with a main board, wherein the main board has an interface card insertion slot corresponding to the interface card, and a plane defined extendingly from an opening of the interface card insertion slot is substantially parallel to the main board, wherein the interface card fastening module comprises:
an engaging member rotatably pivoted on the housing so as to be movable between a release position and an engage position, wherein the engaging member has a side wall and an engaging groove, an opening of the engaging groove is distant from the side wall; and
a first stopping member disposed at the housing and near the engaging member;
wherein, when the engaging member is at the engage position, the engaging groove clamps the interface card and the side wall is abutted against the first stopping member.

2. The interface card fastening module according to claim 1 , further comprising a second stopping member disposed at the housing and near the engaging member, wherein when the engaging member is at the release position, the side wall is abutted against the second stopping member.

3. The interface card fastening module according to claim 2 , wherein the side wall has a first surface and a second surface parallel to the first surface, wherein when the engaging member is at the engage position, the first surface of the side wall is abutted against the first stopping member, and wherein when the engaging member is at the release position, the second surface of the side wall is abutted against the second stopping member.

4. The interface card fastening module according to claim 1 , wherein the engaging member comprises:
a first blocking plate, perpendicularly extending from the side wall; and
a second blocking plate, perpendicularly extending from the side wall and parallel to the first blocking plate;
wherein, the first blocking plate, the side wall, and the second blocking plate define the engaging groove, the first blocking plate and the second blocking plate are provided for respectively clamping two opposite planes of the interface card, and the side wall is provided for abutting against the interface card.

5. The interface card fastening module according to claim 1 , further comprising an auxiliary member disposed at the housing and near the interface card insertion slot.

Assignees

• Wistron Corp

Inventors

• Liu Li

Classifications

• H05K7/1487

  Blade assemblies, e.g. blade cases or inner arrangements within a blade · CPC title

• H01R12/7058 Primary

  characterised by the movement, e.g. pivoting, camming or translating parallel to the PCB · CPC title

• G06F1/16 Primary

  Constructional details or arrangements · CPC title

• G06F1/185

  Mounting of expansion boards · CPC title

• H01R12/732

  Printed circuits being in the same plane · CPC title