MOTHERBOARD

• US 20180139845A1
• Filed: 11/15/2017
• Published: 05/17/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 11/17/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ASUSTek Computer, Inc.
• Original Assignee: ASUSTek Computer, Inc.
• Inventors: LIN, Bing-Min, NG, Teng-Liang, TAN, Ji-Kuang, TSAI, Ming-Fang, LIN, Chih-Kuang
• Granted Patent: US 10,314,170 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/183 Internal mounting support structures, e.g. for printed circuit boards, internal connecting means for buses G06F13/409
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/20 Cooling means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3058 Monitoring arrangements for monitoring environmental properties or parameters of the computing system or of the computing system component, e.g. monitoring of power, currents, temperature, humidity, position, vibrations thermal management in cooling arrangements of a computing system G06F1/206
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/325 by lamps or LED's
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 5/38 using flashing light
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 1/0274 Optical details, e.g. printed circuits comprising integral optical means H05K1/0269 takes precedence; coupling light guides with opto-electronic components G02B6/42
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 1/18 Printed circuits structurally associated with non-printed electric components H05K1/0201, H05K1/023, H05K1/0243, and H05K1/16 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 1/181 associated with surface mounted components
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 2201/09063 Holes or slots in insulating substrate not used for electrical connections
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 2201/09145 Edge details
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 2201/09172 Notches between edge pads
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 2201/10106 Light emitting diode [LED]
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 2201/10151 Sensor
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 2201/10393 Clamping a component by an element or a set of elements
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 2201/10409 Screws
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 2201/10446 Mounted on an edge soldering edge mounted components H05K3/3405; edge terminals H05K2201/1034
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 2201/10522 Adjacent components
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 7/20172 Fan mounting or fan specifications

Abstract

A motherboard is provided. The motherboard includes a main body, a notch formed at a side edge of the main body, and a fixing device formed adjacent to the notch to fix an auxiliary device. The function of the motherboard is expanded significantly while artistic of the appearance of the motherboard is improved.

Claims

1. A motherboard comprising,

a main body;

a notch, formed at a side edge of the main body, and

a fixing device, formed adjacent to the notch to fix an auxiliary device.

2. The motherboard according to claim 1, further comprises a plurality of light-emitting components configured around the notch.

3. The motherboard according to claim 2, wherein the motherboard further includes a detecting unit, the detecting unit detects operation status of the motherboard and provides a detecting result to make the light-emitting component to adjust light conditions according to the detecting result.

4. The motherboard according to claim 1, wherein the auxiliary device is a light guiding device.

5. The motherboard according to claim 1, wherein the auxiliary device includes a clamping device.

6. The motherboard according to claim 1, wherein the auxiliary device includes a supporting device.

7. The motherboard according to claim 6, wherein the supporting device includes a fixing portion and a supporting component, and the supporting component is pivotally connected to the fixing portion to rotate relative to the fixing portion.

8. The motherboard according to claim 1, wherein the auxiliary device is a fan installed in the notch of the main body.