MOUNTING STRUCTURE FOR MINI PCI-E EQUIPMENT AND A COMPUTER USING THE SAME

• US 20110228462A1
• Filed: 03/07/2011
• Published: 09/22/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 03/17/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Partner Ooo (Rosif Oao)
• Original Assignee: Partner Ooo (Rosif Oao)
• Inventors: DANG, KEN
• Granted Patent: US 8,749,967 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 361/679.4
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/185 Mounting of expansion boards
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 7/1429 for circuits carrying a CPU and adapted to receive expansion cards

Abstract

The present invention relates to amounting structure for Mini PCI-E equipment is provided. The mounting structure comprises a Mini PCI-E slot and a fixing bracket, wherein the Mini PCI-E slot is welded on surface of a motherboard with an opening upward and perpendicular to the motherboard, the fixing bracket is close to the Mini PCI-E slot and fixed vertically on the motherboard. The fixing bracket includes a first fixing device which includes at least two mounting holes at the same height. The present invention also disclosed a computer using the above mounting structure. The mounting structure of the present invention could significantly reduce the area on the motherboard occupied by the Mini PCI-E equipment via setting the Mini PCI-E slots and the mounting bracket perpendicular to the motherboard. The above mounting structure could also improve the performance of heat dissipation of the Mini PCI-E equipment.

Claims

1. A mounting structure for Mini PCI-E equipment comprising:

a Mini PCI-E slot and a fixing bracket;

the Mini PCI-E slot is welded on a surface of a motherboard with an opening upward and perpendicular to the motherboard;

the fixing bracket is close to the Mini PCI-E slot and fixed vertically on the motherboard;

the fixing bracket includes a support frame with two sides located at both ends of the Mini PCI-E slot and a sliding board, each inside of the two sides of the support frame is provided with a vertical chute close to the Mini PCI-E slot;

the sliding board is plugged into the couple of chutes and the sliding board is provided with a fixing device on a side facing the Mini PCI-E slot.

2. The mounting structure for Mini PCI-E equipment according to claim 1, wherein a bottom of the support frame is provided with a positioning column used to fix the support frame on the motherboard through a bolt.

3. The mounting structure for Mini PCI-E equipment according to claim 1, wherein the height of the support frame is larger than or equal to a height of Mini PCI-E half-card equipment, and smaller than a height of Mini PCI-E full-card equipment, and a height of the sliding board is smaller than or equal to the height of the Mini PCI-E half-card equipment.

4. A mounting structure for Mini PCI-E equipment comprising a Mini PCI-E slot and a fixing bracket, wherein the Mini PCI-E slot is welding on a surface of a motherboard with an opening upward and perpendicular to a motherboard, the fixing bracket is close to the Mini PCI-E slot and fixed vertically on the motherboard;

the fixing bracket is provided with a first fixing device which includes at least two fixing holes at the same height.

5. The mounting structure for Mini PCI-E equipment according to claim 4, wherein the first fixing device includes at least two nuts riveted with the fixing holes or at least two snaps inserted into the fixing holes.

6. The mounting structure for Mini PCI-E equipment according to claim 4, wherein the fixing bracket includes a fixing part close to a side of the Mini PCI-E slot and a support frame with two sides located at both ends of the Mini PCI-E slot, and the first fixing device is setting on the fixing part of the fixing bracket.

7. The mounting structure for Mini PCI-E equipment according to claim 6, wherein the fixing part of the fixing bracket is provided with a thermovent.

8. The mounting structure for Mini PCI-E equipment according to claim 4, wherein a bottom of the fixing bracket is provided with a pin plugged into the motherboard.

9. The mounting structure for Mini PCI-E equipment according to claim 4, wherein the fixing bracket is provided with a second fixing device located at a different height from the first fixing device, and the second fixing device includes at least two fixing holes at the same height and at least two nuts or snaps fitted on the fixing holes.

10. The mounting structure for Mini PCI-E equipment according to claim 9, wherein a distance from the second fixing device to the surface of the motherboard is equal to a height of Mini PCI-E half-card equipment.

11. The mounting structure for Mini PCI-E equipment according to claim 4, wherein the distance from the first fixing device to the surface of the motherboard is equal to a height of Mini PCI-E full-card equipment.

12. The mounting structure for Mini PCI-E equipment according to claim 4, wherein a height of the mounting bracket is equal to 56 mm or 32 mm.

13. A computer with Mini PCI-E equipment comprising a motherboard, a Mini PCI-E slot and a fixing bracket, wherein the Mini PCI-E slot is welding on surface of a motherboard with an opening upward and perpendicular to the motherboard, the fixing bracket is close to the Mini PCI-E slot and fixed vertically on the motherboard;

the fixing bracket includes a first fixing device which includes at least two fixing holes at the same height.

14. The computer with Mini PCI-E equipment according to claim 13, wherein the first fixing device includes at least two nuts riveted to the fixing holes or at least two snaps inserted into the fixing holes.

15. The computer with Mini PCI-E equipment according to claim 13, wherein the fixing bracket includes a fixing part close to a side of the Mini PCI-E slot and a support frame with two sides located at both ends of the Mini PCI-E slot, and the first fixing device is setting on the fixing part of the fixing bracket.

16. The computer with Mini PCI-E equipment according to claim 15, wherein the fixing part of the fixing bracket is provided with a thermovent, and the bottom of the fixing bracket is provided with a pin plugged into the motherboard.

17. The computer with Mini PCI-E equipment according to claim 13, wherein the fixing bracket is provided with a second fixing device located at a different height from the first fixing device, and the second fixing device includes at least two fixing holes at the same height and at least two nuts or snaps fitting on the fixing holes.

18. The computer with Mini PCI-E equipment according to claim 17, wherein the distance from the second fixing device to the surface of the motherboard is equal to the height of Mini PCI-E half-card equipment.

19. The computer with Mini PCI-E equipment according to claim 13, wherein the distance from the first fixing device to the surface of the motherboard is equal to the height of Mini PCI-E full-card equipment.

20. The computer with Mini PCI-E equipment according to claim 13, wherein the fixing bracket includes a support frame with two sides located at both ends of the Mini PCI-E slot and a sliding board;

each of the insides of the two sides is provided with a vertical chute close to the Mini PCI-E slot;

the sliding board is plugged into the chute, the fixing device is arranged on a side of the sliding board which facing the Mini PCI-E slot.