PCI-E connector cover and PCI-E connector module

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9570823-B2
Application number	US-201514804347-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 21, 2015
Priority date	May 13, 2015
Publication date	Feb 14, 2017
Grant date	Feb 14, 2017

Abstract

A PCI-E connector cover includes a first, a second cover lateral sides, a plurality of bending arms, a cover top surface and a plurality of connecting posts. The first, the second cover lateral sides and the cover top surface are adapted to cover a first, a second connector lateral sides and a connector top surface of a PCI-E connector. The bending arms are connected to the first cover lateral side and lean against a first connector concave of the PCI-E connector so as to keep an interval between the first cover lateral side and the first connector concave. The cover top surface is connected to the first, the second cover lateral sides. The connecting posts are extended from the first and the second cover lateral sides to fix to a main board. A PCI-E connector module is further provided.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A peripheral component interconnect express (PCI-E) connector cover, adapted to cover a PCI-E connector and fixed to a main board, wherein the PCI-E connector comprises a connector top surface and a connector bottom surface opposite to each other, a first connector lateral side and a second connector lateral side opposite to each other, a third connector lateral side and a fourth connector lateral side opposite to each other, the first connector lateral side comprises a first connector concave and a plurality of connector protrusions, and the second connector lateral side comprises a second connector concave, the PCI-E connector cover comprising:
a first cover lateral side, adapted to cover the first connector lateral side;
a plurality of bending anus, connected to the first cover lateral side and adapted for leaning against the first connector concave to keep an interval between the first cover lateral side and the first connector concave;
a second cover lateral side, adapted to cover the second connector lateral side;
a cover top surface, connected to the first cover lateral side and the second cover lateral side, and adapted to cover the connector top surface; and
a plurality of connecting posts, extended from the first cover lateral side and the second cover lateral side, wherein the PCI-E connector cover is adapted to be connected to the main board through the connecting posts, wherein the second cover lateral side has a curvature concaving towards the first cover lateral side, or the first cover lateral side has a curvature concaving towards the second cover lateral side.

2. The PCI-E connector cover as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the bending arms are extended from an edge of the first cover lateral side and are bended towards the first connector concave.

3. The PCI-E connector cover as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the bending arms are formed by cracking and bending a plurality partial regions of the first cover lateral side at non-edge areas, such that the first cover lateral side has a plurality of cracking holes besides the bending arms.

4. The PCI-E connector cover as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the bending arms contact or do not contact the connector protrusions of the first connector lateral side.

5. The PCI-E connector cover as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first cover lateral side has a first cover concave, or the second cover lateral side has a second cover concave.

6. The PCI-E connector cover as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the connecting posts are grounding posts.

7. The PCI-E connector cover as claimed in claim 1 , wherein each of the connecting posts has a rough surface, a bending portion or a cracking hole.

8. The PCI-E connector cover as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:
a third cover lateral side, connected to at least two of the cover top surface, the first cover lateral side and the second cover lateral side, and adapted to cover the third connector lateral side;
a first buckling portion, extended from the third cover lateral side; and
at least one second buckling portion, extended from the first cover lateral side or the second cover lateral side, wherein the first buckling portion and the at least one second buckling portion are adapted to bend for respectively buckling the connector bottom surface and the fourth connector lateral side of the PCI-E connector.

9. The PCI-E connector cover as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the at least one second buckling portion comprises two second buckling portions respectively extended from the first cover lateral side and the second cover lateral side.

10. A PCI-E connector module, adapted to be fixed to a main board, the PCI-E connector module comprising:
a PCI-E connector, comprising:
a connector top surface;
a connector bottom surface, opposite to the connector top surface;
a first connector lateral side, connected to the connector top surface and the connector bottom surface and comprising a first connector concave;
a second connector lateral side, connected to the connector top surface and the connector bottom surface and opposite to the first connector lateral side, and comprising a second connector concave;
a third connector lateral side, connected to the connector top surface, the connector bottom surface, the first connector lateral side and the second connector lateral side; and
a fourth connector lateral side, opposite to the third connector lateral side, and connected to the connector top surface, the connector bottom surface, the first connector lateral side and the second connector lateral side; and

a PCI-E connector cover, disposed on the PCI-E connector, and comprising:
a first cover lateral side, covering the first connector lateral side;
a plurality of bending arms, connected to the first cover lateral side and leaning against the first connector concave to keep an interval between the first cover lateral side and the first connector concave;
a second cover lateral side, covering the second connector lateral side;
a cover top surface, connected to the first cover lateral side and the second cover lateral side, and covering the connector top surface; and
a plurality of connecting posts, extended from the first cover lateral side and the second cover lateral side, wherein the PCI-E connector cover is adapted to be connected to the main board through the connecting posts, wherein the second cover lateral side has a curvature concaving towards the first cover lateral side, or the first cover lateral side has a curvature concaving towards the second cover lateral side.

11. The PCI-E connector module as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the bending arms are extended from an edge of the first cover lateral side and are bended towards the first connector concave.

12. The PCI-E connector module as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the bending arms are formed by cracking and bending a plurality partial regions of the first cover lateral side at non-edge areas, such that the first cover lateral side has a plurality of cracking holes besides the bending arms.

13. The PCI-E connector module as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the bending arms contact or do not contact the connector protrusions of the first connector lateral side.

14. The PCI-E connector module as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the first cover lateral side has a first cover concave, or the second cover lateral side has a second cover concave.

15. The PCI-E connector module as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the connecting posts are grounding posts.

16. The PCI-E connector module as claimed in claim 10 , wherein each of the connecting posts has a rough surface, a bending portion or a cracking hole.

17. The PCI-E connector module as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the PCI-E connector cover further comprises:
a third cover lateral side, connected to at least two of the cover top surface, the first cover lateral side and the second cover lateral side, and covering the third connector lateral side;
a first buckling portion, extended from the third cover lateral side; and
at least one second buckling portion, extended from the first cover lateral side or the second cover lateral side, wherein the first buckling portion and the at least one second buckling portion are bent for respectively buckling the connector bottom surface and the fourth connector lateral side of the PCI-E connector.

18. The PCI-E connector module as claimed in claim 17 , wherein the at least one second buckling portion comprises two second buckling portions respectively extended from the first cover lateral side and t

Assignees

• Giga Byte Tech Co Ltd
• Giga Byte Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Lai Chih-Ming
• Chiang Chung-Wei
• Kao Yung-Shun

Classifications

• H01R12/7076 Primary

  for connection between PCB and component, e.g. display · CPC title

• H01R12/716 Primary

  Coupling device provided on the PCB · CPC title

• H01R2201/06

  for computer periphery · CPC title

• H01R13/6594

  the shield being mounted on a PCB and connected to conductive members · CPC title

• H01R24/60

  Contacts spaced along planar side wall transverse to longitudinal axis of engagement · CPC title