Bracket for a CPU daughter card

• US 5,465,934 A
• Filed: 12/17/1993
• Issued: 11/14/1995
• Est. Priority Date: 12/17/1993
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Silicon Graphics Incorporated (Graphics Properties Holdings, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Silicon Graphics Incorporated (Graphics Properties Holdings, Inc.)
• Inventors: Gonzalez, Adolpho
• Primary Examiner(s): FOSS, J
• Application Number:
  US08/168,165
• Time in Patent Office: 697 Days
• Field of Search: 248/214, 248/309.1, 248/225.1, 248/223.4, 248/224.2, 361/679, 361/683, 361/684
• US Class Current: 248/223.41
• 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 7/1417 having securing means for mounting boards, plates or wiring boards H05K7/1461 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 7/1431 Retention mechanisms for CPU modules

Abstract

A bracket for securing a daughter card within a computer housing. The computer housing having a housing base. The bracket having a bracket base. The bracket base having a base tab for slidably securing the bracket to the housing base. The bracket also has a securing means for engaging the daughter card and for securing the daughter card. The securing means has a first slot for accepting the daughter card and a second slot, perpendicularly aligned at a first end of the first slot, for accepting the daughter card and for directing the daughter card into the first slot.

Claims

1. A bracket for securing a daughter card within a computer housing having a housing base, the bracket comprising:

a base having a base tab for slidably securing the bracket to the housing base; and

a securing means, coupled to said base, for engaging the daughter card and for securing the daughter card, said securing means having a slot for accepting an edge of the daughter card and a tab adjacent to said slot, said tab having a raised portion for securing the daughter card in said slot.

2. The bracket of claim 1, wherein said securing means has a second slot perpendicularly aligned at a first end of the first slot in said securing means for accepting the edge of the daughter card and for directing the edge of the daughter card into said first slot.

3. The bracket of claim 2, wherein said second slot has a height which decreases from a receiving end to a directing end of said second slot.

4. The bracket of claim 1, wherein said bracket has a first support means, coupled between said securing means and said base, for supporting the securing means.

5. The bracket of claim 4, wherein said bracket has a second support means, coupled between said second slot and said base, for supporting said securing means.

6. A computer system comprising:

a housing having a housing base;

a main printed circuit board (PCB) mounted in said housing, and positioned substantially parallel to said housing base;

a daughter card;

a daughter card bracket for removably mounting said daughter card within said housing and adjacent to said main PCB, said daughter card bracket comprising;

a base having a base tab for slidably securing the daughter card bracket to said housing base; and

a securing means, coupled to said base, for removably securing said daughter card to said daughter card bracket and thus to said housing base.

11. The computer system of claim 6, wherein said daughter card bracket has a first support means, coupled between said securing means and said base, for supporting the securing means and said daughter card.

12. The computer system of claim 11, wherein said daughter card bracket has a second support means, coupled between said second slot and said base, for supporting said securing means and said daughter card.

7. The computer system of 6, wherein said securing means has a first slot for accepting an edge the daughter card.

8. The computer system of claim 7, wherein said securing means has a second slot perpendicularly positioned at a first end of said first slot for accepting the edge of the daughter card and for directing the edge of the daughter card into said first slot.

9. The computer system of claim 8, wherein said second slot has a height which decreases from a receiving end to a directing end of said second slot.

10. The computer system of claim 7, wherein said securing means has a tab adjacent to said first slot, said tab having a raised portion for securing the daughter card in said first slot.

13. A bracket for securing a daughter card within a computer housing having a housing base, the bracket comprising:

a base having a base tab for slidably securing the bracket to the housing base; and

a securing means, coupled to said base, for engaging the daughter card and for securing the daughter card, wherein said securing means has a slot for accepting an edge of the daughter card; and

a support means, coupled between said securing means and said base, for supporting the securing means.

14. The bracket of claim 13, wherein said securing means has a second slot perpendicularly aligned at a first end of the first slot in said securing means for accepting the edge of the daughter card and for directing the edge of the daughter card into said first slot.

15. The bracket of claim 14, wherein said second slot has a height which decreases from a receiving end to a directing end of said second slot.

16. The bracket of claim 13, wherein said securing means has a tab adjacent to said first slot, said tab having a raised portion for securing the daughter card in said first slot.

17. The bracket of claim 13, wherein said bracket has a second support means, coupled between said second slot and said base, for supporting said securing means.