Both-side-slot riser card

• US 20040240173A1
• Filed: 09/05/2003
• Published: 12/02/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 05/30/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Tatung Company
• Original Assignee: Tatung Company
• Inventors: Chang, Rong-Tay, Yi, Chieh-Shih
• Application Number:
  US10/654,955
• Publication Number:
  US 20040240173A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 361/686
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/184 Mounting of motherboards
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/185 Mounting of expansion boards
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/186 Securing of expansion boards in correspondence to slots provided at the computer enclosure
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 7/1445 with double-sided connections

Abstract

A both-side-slot riser card structure includes a riser card vertically mounted on a bracket and corresponding to a slot of a motherboard of a computer. Two card slots are respectively mounted on two opposite lateral surfaces of the riser card for receiving a horizontally placed adapter. The horizontal placement of adapters economizes the use of space within the computer so that more adapters can be installed in a computer that has small inner space. Further, the bracket on which the both-side-slot riser card structure is mounted is substantially integrated with the chassis so as to enhance the structural stability of the computer.

Claims

1. A both-side-slot riser card mounted within a computer, said computer includes a chassis frame, a motherboard mounted on said chassis frame, and at least one slot vertically mounted on said motherboard and having a connecting port facing upright;

said both-side-slot riser card correspondingly adapted to one said slot and comprising;

a bracket;

a riser card, vertically mounted on said bracket, and correspondingly inserted into said slot of said motherboard; and

at least two card slots being respectively mounted on two opposite lateral surfaces of said riser card and respectively having a connecting port facing to an opposite direction parallel to said motherboard.

2. The both-side-slot riser card of claim 1, wherein said at least two card slots include a long card slot correspondingly connected with a long profile adapter.

3. The both-side-slot riser card of claim 2, wherein a long lateral frame extends laterally from one end of said bracket, and said long profile adapter includes a long card cover mounted on said long lateral frame.

4. The both-side-slot riser card of claim 1, wherein said at least two card slots include a short card slot correspondingly connected with a short profile adapter.

5. The both-side-slot riser card of claim 4, wherein a short lateral frame extends laterally from one end of said bracket, and said short profile adapter includes a short card cover mounted on said short lateral frame.

6. The both-side-slot riser card of claim 1, wherein two locking bosses are formed on said bracket, and two locking holes corresponding to said locking bosses are formed on said riser card;

two screws being used to vertically mount said riser card on said bracket by attaching said locking holes to said locking bosses.

7. The both-side-slot riser card of claim 1, wherein a plurality of escape holes is formed on said bracket, and same number of corresponding screw holes is formed on said chassis frame;

a plurality of screws being used to lock said bracket onto said chassis frame by connecting said escape holes and said screw holes.