EXPANSION CARD FASTENING DEVICE

• US 20110286182A1
• Filed: 09/02/2010
• Published: 11/24/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 05/20/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: WANG, YOU-TAO, ZHANG, JUN-XIONG, LI, ZHI-XIN
• Granted Patent: US 8,373,981 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 361/679.58
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/186 Securing of expansion boards in correspondence to slots provided at the computer enclosure
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 7/1429 for circuits carrying a CPU and adapted to receive expansion cards

Abstract

An expansion card fastening device includes a bracket, a first fastener, and a second fastener. The bracket includes parallel arranged fences. The first fastener is assembled on one of the fences, and includes a connecting portion, a supporting portion, and an elastic element. The supporting portion and the elastic element are both disposed on an end of the connection portion. A first clasp protrudes from the supporting portion, and faces the same direction with a free end of the elastic element. A second fastener pivots to the supporting portion, and is resisted by the elastic element. A second clasp protrudes from the second fastener, and faces the same direction with the first clasp.

Claims

1. An expansion card fastening device, comprising:

a bracket comprising a plurality of parallel arranged fences;

a first fastener assembled on one of the fences, and comprising a connecting portion, a supporting portion, and an elastic element, wherein the supporting portion and the elastic element are positioned on an end of the connection portion;

a first clasp protrudes from the supporting portion and faces the same direction with a free end of the elastic element; and

a second fastener pivoting to the supporting portion, and resisted by the elastic element, wherein a second clasp protrudes from the second fastener and faces the same direction with the first clasp.

2. The expansion card fastening device of claim 1, wherein each of the fences defines two access ports thereon;

the connecting portion comprises two side walls and rear wall interconnected with the side walls;

two hooks extend out from an outer surface of the rear wall and are clasped in the access ports.

3. The expansion card fastening device of claim 2, wherein a recess is defined on the rear wall between the hooks;

an elastic piece extends out from a sidewall of the recess;

the elastic piece comprises an extending arm and an extending tab positioned on a distal end of the extending arm;

the extending tab resists against the fence.

4. The expansion card fastening device of claim 2, wherein each of the side walls extends out a wing plate;

the wing plate comprises a connecting plate connected to the side wall and a reinforce plate connected to the connecting plate;

the reinforce plate is thinner than the connecting plate, whereby a limiting step is formed at the joint of the reinforce plate and the connecting plate;

the elastic element is accommodated between the connecting plates.

5. The expansion card fastening device of claim 4, wherein the supporting portion comprises two parallel supporting poles and a bridge beam;

the supporting poles extend from the connecting plates and are connected to the reinforce plate;

the bridge beam is interconnected the supporting poles;

a shaft seat is positioned on one side of each supporting pole and extends in a direction toward the rear wall;

the second fastener pivots in the shaft seats.

6. The expansion card fastening device of claim 5, wherein the second fastener comprises a main body, two pivots symmetrically extending out from two opposite sides of the main body, and two guiding rods symmetrically extending out from the opposite sides of the main body apart from the two pivots;

the two pivots pivot in the shaft seat;

the guiding rods resist against the limiting step.

7. The expansion card fastening device of claim 6, wherein the second fastener comprises a supplemental plate;

the supplemental plate is perpendicularly positioned on a side of the second fastener opposite to the second clasp.

8. The expansion card fastening device of claim 5, wherein the elastic element obliquely extends from an end of the rear wall;

the free end of the elastic element is adjacent to the supporting poles.

9. An expansion card fastening device, comprising:

a bracket comprising a fence;

a first fastener comprising a connecting portion, a supporting portion, and an elastic element, wherein the connecting portion is positioned on the fence;

the supporting portion and the elastic element are positioned on an end of the connection portion;

a first clasp extends from the supporting portion;

the elastic element obliquely extends from the end of the connection portion;

a free end of the elastic element is adjacent to the supporting portion; and

a second fastener rotatably connected to the supporting portion, wherein a second clasp extends from the second fastener;

the first and second clasps face the same direction;

the elastic element resists against the second fastener.