Expansion card holder
An expansion card holder for fixing an expansion card on a circuit board is provided. A connector is arranged on the circuit board and an end of the expansion card is coupled with the connector. The expansion card holder includes a carrier plate, a positioning buckle and a pressing block. The carrier plate is fixed on the circuit board, and multiple position holes arranged in a row are defined on the carrier plate. The positioning buckle is inserted in one of the position holes and engaged with the circuit board. The pressing block is inserted in another one of the position holes and engaged with the expansion card. The expansion card holder is thereby compatible with various sizes of expansion cards.
1. An expansion card holder for fixing an expansion card on a circuit board, a connector being arranged on the circuit board, an end of the expansion card being coupled with the connector, the expansion card holder comprising:
a carrier plate fixed on the circuit board, a plurality of position holes arranged in a row being defined on the carrier plate;
a positioning buckle inserted in any one of the position holes and engaged with the circuit board; and
a pressing block inserted in another one of the position holes and engaged with the expansion card.
2. The expansion card holder according to claim 1 , wherein a couple of walls arranged at interval are formed on the pressing block, and the carrier plate is clamped by the couple of walls.
3. The expansion card holder according to claim 2 , wherein the position hole is an elongated hole of a shape matched with the wall, the pressing block is inserted in the position hole and further twisted, and the carrier plate is thereby clamped by the couple of walls.
4. The expansion card holder according to claim 2 , wherein a snapping hole nearby at least one of the position holes is defined on the carrier plate, a protruding block is arranged on one of the walls of the pressing block, and the protruding block is engaged with the snapping hole of the position hole containing the pressing block.
5. The expansion card holder according to claim 1 , wherein the pressing block comprising a shaft sleeve and a fixing rod, and the fixing rod is inserted in the shaft sleeve.
6. The expansion card holder according to claim 5 , wherein the pressing block comprising a connecting strip, two ends of the connecting strip are respectively connected with the shaft sleeve and the fixing rod, a folding groove is formed on the connecting strip and the folding groove is extended along a lateral direction of the connecting strip, and a couple of reinforcing ribs are formed on the connecting strip at respective two ends of the folding groove.
7. The expansion card holder according to claim 1 , wherein a wall is formed on the positioning buckle and the wall is in contact with the carrier plate.
8. The expansion card holder according to claim 7 , wherein the positioning buckle is inserted in the position hole and twisted, and the wall is thereby contacted with the carrier plate.
9. The expansion card holder according to claim 7 , wherein a snapping hole adjacent to at least one of the position holes is defined on the carrier plate, a protruding block is protruded on the wall of the positioning buckle, the protruding block is engaged with the snapping hole adjacent to the position hole containing the positioning buckle.
10. The expansion card holder according to claim 7 , wherein a plurality of concave recesses are formed on the carrier plate and each position hole is formed at a bottom of each recesses, and the wall of the positioning buckle is received in the recesses.
11. The expansion card holder according to claim 1 , wherein at least a supporting arm is extended from the positioning buckle.
12. The expansion card holder according to claim 1 , wherein at least a broken-hole line is defined on the carrier plate, the broken-hole line is extended along a lateral direction of the row of position holes.
13. The expansion card holder according to claim 1 , wherein a plurality of legs for raising the carrier plate are extended from the carrier plate.
14. The expansion card holder according to claim 1 , wherein all of the plurality of position holes are not in direct contact with the circuit board.