IP Library Granted Patent US 7,525,815
Granted Patent B2
US 7,525,815 · App. 11/892,589 · Granted Apr 28, 2009

Device for assemblying transversal PCI expansion cards and a computer housing

Assignee: Super Micro Computer, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 7,525,815
App. No.
11/892,589
Granted
Apr 28, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

A device for assembling transversal PCI expansion cards and a computer housing includes a vertical connection board which is installed in an internal space of a computer housing, with a riser card being fixed on the connection board. The riser card is provided with a plurality of insertion slots, and a side of the connection board is provided with a plurality of brackets, such that tail ends of PCI expansion cards can be horizontally locked on the brackets, thereby allowing more PCI expansion cards, which are superimposed, to be horizontally inserted in a limited space of the computer housing.

Claims (5)

1. A device for assembling transversal PCI expansion cards and a computer housing, comprising a computer housing, an internal space of which is fixed with at least one vertical connection board being provided respectively with a first set of connection hole and a second set of connection hole; at least one bracket which is connected to a bottom seat, with a side of the bottom seat being provided with a connection hole, a screw bolt being screwed into the connection hole of the bottom seat, and the second set of connection hole, and the brackets being provided respectively with horizontal locking slots; a vertical riser card, which is fixed into the first set of connection hole of the connection board by screw bolts, a surface of which is welded with at least one insertion slot, and a lower rim of which is provided with an electric connection end; at least one transversal PCI expansion card, a side of which is provided respectively with a protruded electric connection end being inserted respectively into the insertion slot, and a tail end of which is horizontally locked into the locking slot, respectively; and a circuit motherboard, which is fixed on a bottom board of the computer housing, a side of which is provided with at least one insertion slot, with the electric connection end of the riser card being inserted vertically into the insertion slot.

2. The device for assembling transversal PCI expansion cards and a computer housing, according to claim 1 , wherein two connection boards are vertically fixed in the internal space; two riser cards being vertically fixed on the two connection boards, respectively; a total of ten brackets, with five brackets per set, being fixed on the two connection boards, respectively; a total of ten PCI expansion cards, with five cards per set, being provided with electric connection ends which are inserted respectively into the insertion slots of the two riser cards, and being provided with tail ends which are locked respectively on the locking slots of the brackets; and the circuit motherboard, being provided with two insertion slots, with two electric connection ends of the two riser cards being inserted respectively into the two insertion slots, allowing ten PCI expansion cards to be transversally fixed in the internal space.

3. The device for assembling transversal PCI expansion cards and a computer housing, according to claim 1 , wherein one connection board is fixed on a vertical side wall of the computer housing, and the other connection board is fixed on a transversal rack inside the computer housing; these two vertical connection boards being parallel to each other.

4. The device for assembling transversal PCI expansion cards and a computer housing, according to claim 1 , wherein the connection board is dug out with more than one hole which is located between two neighboring holes of the second set; a bottom of the bracket being provided with a sliding block, above a front end of the sliding block being provided with a transversal groove, in front of the transversal groove being provided with more than one arc-shape projected member, and above a side of the arc-shape projected member being provided with a lifting member, with the sliding block slidingly inserted into the locking slot, and the arc-shape projected body being positioned into a positioning hole.

5. The device for assembling transversal PCI expansion cards and a computer housing, according to claim 1 , wherein on a surface of the connection board, at a location between the connection hole of the first set and the connection hole of the second set, is provided with a connection hole of a third set, with a hole being located between every two neighboring connection holes of the third set; the bottom seat being screwed into the connection hole of the third set, the projected block of the bottom seat being latched into the hole, and the bracket being fixed at the bottom seat; and tail ends of PCI low-profile cards being locked into the locking slots of the brackets.

Assignments (4)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 20, 2026
From: SUPER MICRO COMPUTER, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 074447/0643 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 22, 2024
From: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS AGENT
To: SUPER MICRO COMPUTER, INC.
Reel/Frame 069436/0469 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 27, 2018
From: SUPER MICRO COMPUTER, INC
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A, AS ADMINSTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 046029/0940 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 24, 2007
From: CHEN, RICHARD; LEE, YEN-LUN
To: SUPER MICRO COMPUTER, INC.
Reel/Frame 019791/0399 →
Continuity (1)
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