Electronic device with expansion card and holder
View Patent ↗An electronic device includes a chassis, a motherboard, an airflow duct, and an expansion card. The chassis includes a bottom wall, a rear wall, and a sidewall. A motherboard is disposed on the bottom wall, and a riser card perpendicularly connected to the motherboard. An expansion card is parallel to the motherboard and inserted in the riser card. The expansion card has a first end and a second end. The first end is secured to the rear wall of the chassis. An airflow duct is located on the bottom wall of the chassis. The airflow duct includes a mounting wall parallel to the chassis rear wall. The first end of the expansion card is secured to the rear wall, and the second end of the expansion card is mounted to the mounting wall of the airflow duct.
1. An electronic device, comprising:
a chassis having a bottom wall, a rear wall, and a sidewall;
a motherboard disposed on the bottom wall, and a riser card perpendicularly connected to the motherboard;
an expansion card parallel to the motherboard and inserted in the riser card, the expansion card having a first end and a second end, and the first end being secured to the rear wall;
an airflow duct located on the bottom wall of the chassis; and
a securing member mounted to the airflow duct, the securing member comprising a securing portion to accommodate the second end of the expansion card and limit a movement of the expansion card along a direction substantially perpendicular to the chassis bottom wall, and a blocking portion that prevents movement of the expansion card away from the riser card.
2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein a fan mounting bracket is mounted on the bottom wall, and the airflow duct abuts the fan mounting bracket to conduct air flow toward the rear wall of the chassis.
3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the securing member comprises a base, the securing portion is located at one side of the base adjacent to the chassis sidewall, and the blocking portion is located at the other side of the base away from the chassis sidewall.
4. The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein the securing portion comprises at least one supporting portion and a limiting portion, the supporting portion and the limiting portion cooperatively define a receiving slot, and the second end of the expansion card is accommodated in the receiving slot.
5. The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein the blocking portion of the securing member comprises an elastic arm and a blocking protrusion, a side edge of the expansion card is blocked by the blocking protrusion.
6. The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein the airflow duct comprises a mounting wall parallel to the chassis rear wall, and the securing member is secured to the mounting wall.
7. The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the base of the securing member abuts the mounting wall, and two securing posts protrude from the base and engage two securing holes in the mounting wall.
8. An electronic device, comprising:
a chassis having a bottom wall, a rear wall, and a sidewall;
a motherboard disposed on the bottom wall, and a riser card perpendicularly connected to the motherboard;
an expansion card parallel to the motherboard and inserted in the riser card, the expansion card having a first end and a second end; and
an airflow duct located on the bottom wall of the chassis, the airflow duct comprising a mounting wall parallel to the chassis rear wall, the first end of the expansion card being secured to the rear wall, and the second end of the expansion card being mounted to the mounting wall of the airflow duct.
9. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein a fan mounting bracket is mounted on the bottom wall, and the airflow duct abuts the fan mounting bracket to conduct air flow toward the rear wall of the chassis.
10. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein a securing member is mounted to the mounting wall of the airflow duct, the securing member comprising a securing portions to accommodate the second end of the expansion card and limit a movement of the expansion card along a direction perpendicular to the chassis bottom wall, and a blocking portion located on the securing member to prevent a movement of the expansion card along a direction away from the riser card.
11. The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the securing member comprises a base, the securing portions are located at one side of the base adjacent to the chassis sidewall, and the blocking portion is located at the other side of the base away from the chassis sidewall.
12. The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the securing portions comprises at least one supporting portion and a limiting portion, the supporting portion and the limiting portion cooperatively define a receiving slot, and the second end of the expansion card is accommodated in the receiving slot.
13. The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the blocking portion of the securing member comprises an elastic arm and a blocking protrusion, a side edge of the expansion card is blocked by the blocking protrusion.
14. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the base of the securing member abuts the mounting wall, and two securing posts protrude from the base and engage two securing holes in the mounting wall.