CN101360409B - Positioning device - Google Patents

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CN101360409B
CN101360409B CN2007101434807A CN200710143480A CN101360409B CN 101360409 B CN101360409 B CN 101360409B CN 2007101434807 A CN2007101434807 A CN 2007101434807A CN 200710143480 A CN200710143480 A CN 200710143480A CN 101360409 B CN101360409 B CN 101360409B
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A positioning device is applied to the electrical device, which is provided with a shell and a circuit board; wherein, the circuit board can be moved relative to the shell along the joint direction or the release direction. The positioning device includes a fixed base, a buckling component and a positioning component. The fixed base is arranged on the shell, and a storage groove is arranged. The buckling component is arranged on the shell, and can be distorted because of force received. The positioning component is arranged at one side of the circuit board, the positioning component moves in the joint direction along with the circuit board to press against the buckling component to distort, and is positioned in the storage groove; when the buckling component is distorted because of force received, the positioning component removes the storage groove in the release direction so as to make the circuit board fixed or disassembled from the shell.

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Positioner
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of positioner, particularly a kind of positioner that need not the sealed fixing circuit board of bolt.
Background technology
Scientific and technological constantly flourish with information now, computer equipment has been the electronic installation of quite popularizing.Being seen on the market at present computer equipment, no matter be desktop computer, notebook or server, its inside must be equipped with a motherboard, with core component as computer system, make to be electrically connected at peripheral hardware such as central processing unit (CPU), memory modules, control adapter (PCI card) computer of etc.ing on the motherboard, be able to carry out smoothly the preset function of peripheral hardware.
The mode of general common fixed host computer plate is provided with several conduction copper columns (boss) as fixed component on the housing of computer installation, offer several open-works corresponding to the copper post on the motherboard.Motherboard is put on the copper post, and and housing between keep a suitable spacing, wore the open-work of motherboard again by a plurality of bolts respectively, and be locked on the copper post, make motherboard produce an effect of suspending by the copper post, the leg contact of avoiding the motherboard back side directly contacts with housing and causes short circuit.
Tradition is in the mode of the sealed fixed host computer plate of copper post, and in the process of loading and unloading motherboard, the user must be one by one and repeatedly carried out the sealed action with removal of bolt, and is quite time-consuming complicated in start, and actual the use gone up and not convenient.And present electronic installation requires compact, and too much copper post will occupy the too much area of motherboard, causes the wiring (layout) on the motherboard to be difficult for, and the overall volume of electronic installation also can't be microminiaturized.
Development in recent years goes out the THUMB SCREWS (thumb screw) that can directly rotate with finger, with the align member as the fixed host computer plate.As shown in Figure 1, for general application THUMB SCREWS 60 circuit board 20 is fixed in the schematic diagram of casing 10.Have several reference columns 11 and a screw 61 on the casing 10, wherein the stage casing of each reference column 11 offers a groove 12.Circuit board 20 offers several location holes 21 corresponding to reference column 11.Each location hole 21 is the cucurbit shape and has one wide section 22 and one narrow section 23, and reference column 11 front ends pass location hole 21 by wide section 22.So, circuit board 20 just can be slided on casing 10 by reference column 11, makes narrow section 23 groove 111 that embeds reference column 11 of location hole 21.Afterwards, as long as THUMB SCREWS 60 is passed circuit board 20 and screws in screw 61, just circuit board 20 can be fixed on the casing 10.
Utilize the mode of the sealed motherboard of THUMB SCREWS,, solved the problem that is produced with the sealed fixed host computer plate of copper post though make the usage quantity of copper post significantly reduce.Yet, with thumb screw fixed host computer plate, still belong to the locking mode that screws togather, complicated in the process of loading and unloading motherboard, and consumed time is long, and the cost of THUMB SCREWS also is higher than the price of conventional bolt, causes the increase of manufacturing cost.
How really implementing the installation position with non-bolt (screwless) mode fixed host computer plate, and make things convenient for the user to load and unload motherboard quickly and easily, is that present those skilled in the relevant art desire most ardently the problem that overcomes.
Summary of the invention
In view of above problem, the invention provides a kind of positioner, load and unload motherboard to improve prior art with screw-in version, cause the volume of electronic installation can't be microminiaturized, cargo handling process is too complicated and consuming time, and it is sealed to need collocation tool to carry out, and makes manufacturing cost too high, and is not easy to problems such as user's operation.
The disclosed positioner of the present invention is applied to electronic installation.Wherein, electronic installation has a housing and a circuit board, and circuit board can be with respect to housing along bonding position or release direction displacement, with mutual clip of housing or dismounting, and circuit board is fixed on the housing by positioner.
Positioner includes a holder, a fastener and positioning piece.Holder is arranged on the housing, and holder is provided with a storage tank, more is provided with an opening in storage tank one end.Fastener has a joint portion and an elastic portion, and the joint portion is arranged on the housing, and elastic portion is barred from the opening of storage tank, and can be via stressed and produce distortion.Keeper is installed in the side of circuit board with respect to fastener, when keeper along with circuit board along the bonding position displacement, to compress the elastic portion distortion, and by aperture displacement to storage tank, and answer distortion by elastic portion, and keeper is stopped by elastic portion, to be limited in the storage tank, so that circuit board is fixed on the housing; When elastic portion is subjected to external force and produces distortion, keeper along release direction by opening, to break away from storage tank, so that circuit board is dismantled on housing.
Effect of the present invention is, the circuit board of electronic installation is held by the retaining of positioner, and can firmly be installed on the housing, the user must not dismantle a plurality of screws with screw-in version, the user can load and unload circuit board more laborsaving and apace, and reaches the position with non-bolt (screwless) mode fixing circuit board.
Describe the present invention below in conjunction with the drawings and specific embodiments, but not as a limitation of the invention.
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Fig. 1 is the three-dimensional exploded view of prior art middle finger screw, circuit board and casing;
Fig. 2 is a decomposing schematic representation of the present invention;
Fig. 3 A is the schematic perspective view of the present invention in the installing state;
Fig. 3 B is the cross sectional side view of the present invention in the installing state;
Fig. 4 A is that the present invention is in the schematic perspective view of bonding state;
Fig. 4 B is that the present invention is in the cross sectional side view of bonding state;
Fig. 5 A is that the present invention is in the schematic perspective view of release condition; And
Fig. 5 B is that the present invention is in the cross sectional side view of release condition.
Wherein, Reference numeral
10 casings
11 reference columns
12 grooves
20 motherboards
21 location holes
22 wide sections
23 narrow sections
60 THUMB SCREWSs
61 screws
100 positioners
110 holders
111 storage tanks
1111 openings
112 fixed legs
113 trips
120 fasteners
121 joint portions
1211 hook holes
122 elastic portion
1221 guide ramp
130 keepers
131 projections
140 elastic components
141 buckling partss
200 electronic installations
210 housings
211 columns
220 circuit boards
221 combined holes
222 engagement grooves
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Below in conjunction with accompanying drawing structural principle of the present invention and operation principle are done concrete description:
Disclosed positioner is applied to electronic installation according to the present invention, and electronic installation comprises but be not limited to desktop computer, notebook, server etc. and have the computer installation that circuit board is carried out start.Below in the detailed description of the present invention, will be with notebook as most preferred embodiment of the present invention.Yet institute's accompanying drawing only provides reference and explanation usefulness, is not in order to restriction the present invention.
Figure 2 shows that three-dimensional exploded view of the present invention.Positioner 100 of the present invention is applied on the electronic installation 200.Electronic installation 200 has a housing 210 and a circuit board 220, housing 210 is provided with at least one column 211, offer at least one combined hole 221 on the circuit board, wherein column 211 is the column structure that a tip size is slightly larger than cylinder sizes, and combined hole 221 is the cucurbit shape structure that aperture constituted that a macropore and an arrogant hole peripheral extend, to be installed with the top of column 211.Circuit board 220 can be with respect to housing 210 along bonding position or release direction displacement, make column 211 and combined hole 221 mutually combine, and makes circuit board 220 clips or dismantle in housing 210.
Please continue to consult Fig. 2.Positioner 100 of the present invention includes a holder 110, a fastener 120 and positioning piece 130.Wherein, holder 110 is arranged on the housing 210, and holder 110 is provided with the storage tank 111 of a thin-and-long, and is provided with an opening 1111 in storage tank 111 1 ends.In addition, be respectively equipped with a fixed leg 112 in contiguous storage tank 111 2 sides, and on holder 110, be convexly equipped with two trips 113.
Fastener 120 has a joint portion 121, and the elastic portion 122 of 121 extensions from the joint portion, joint portion 121 has a hook hole 1211, fastens mutually with the trip 113 with holder 110, and another trip 113 hooks are on joint portion 121, so that the joint portion firmly is installed on the housing 210.And elastic portion 122 is adjacent to storage tank 111, and is barred from opening 1111 positions of storage tank 111.Elastic portion 122 has more a guide ramp 1221, and elastic portion 122 can be via stressed and produce strain.
Keeper 130 1 ends have a projection 131, circuit board 220 is provided with an engagement groove 222 corresponding to projection 131 with respect to a side of fastener 120, projection 131 is chimeric mutually with engagement groove 222, so that keeper 130 is fixedly arranged on the side of circuit board 220 with respect to fastener 120.
In addition, as shown in Figure 2, positioner 100 of the present invention more includes an elastic component 140.Elastic component 140 2 ends have a buckling parts 141 respectively, and are fastened on the fixed leg 112 that is divided into storage tank 111 2 sides, so that elastic component 140 is across being arranged on the storage tank 111, along release direction keeper 130 is applied an elastic force normally.
Fig. 3 A and Fig. 3 B are depicted as schematic perspective view and the cross sectional side view of circuit board in the installing state.When keeper 130 along with circuit board 220 carries out displacement along bonding position, guide ramp 1221 will be guided keeper 130 and compress elastic portion 122 compressions downwards.
Circuit board shown in Fig. 4 A and Fig. 4 B is in the schematic diagram of bonding state, keeper 130 continues towards the bonding position displacement, and by the guiding of guide ramp 1221, and by opening 1111 and be located in the storage tank 111, so that fixing hole 221 mutually combines with fixed leg 211.When keeper 130 is located in the storage tank 111, the stressed elastic portion that presses down 122 is because of the release of strength originally, and elastic recovery is to initial condition, and is barred from the opening 1111 of storage tank 111.Keeper 130 is held by the retaining of elastic portion 122 that returns back to initial condition and elastic component 140, and is limited in the storage tank 111, and makes circuit board 220 be fixed on the housing 210.
See also the circuit board shown in Fig. 5 A and Fig. 5 B in the schematic diagram of release condition.Desire to make circuit board 220 on housing 210, to dismantle, make elastic portion 122 be subjected to external force and compression downwards, keeper 130 is by the pushing and pressing of elastic component 140, and pass through opening 1111 towards the release direction displacement, in storage tank 111, to break away from, and fixed leg 211 gets loose in combined hole 221 simultaneously, so that circuit board 220 is dismantled on housing 210.
The disclosed positioner of the present invention, provide a retaining to hold fixation, so that circuit board firmly is installed on the housing, need not be by many groups bolt circuit board, really reach with non-bolt mode fixing circuit board, the user can load and unload circuit board quicker and effortlessly, significantly improves operational convenience.
Certainly; the present invention also can have other various embodiments; under the situation that does not deviate from spirit of the present invention and essence thereof; those of ordinary skill in the art work as can make various corresponding changes and distortion according to the present invention, but these corresponding changes and distortion all should belong to the protection range of the appended claim of the present invention.

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1. positioner, be applied on the electronic installation, this electronic installation has a housing and a circuit board, this circuit board with respect to this housing along a bonding position or a release direction displacement, with with mutual clip of this housing or dismounting, and this circuit board is fixed on this housing by this positioner, and this circuit board one side is provided with an engagement groove, it is characterized in that this positioner includes:
One holder is arranged on this housing, and this holder is provided with a storage tank;
One fastener has a joint portion and an elastic portion, and this joint portion is arranged on this housing, and this elastic portion is barred from an opening of this storage tank, and force-applied distortion; And
Positioning piece, be installed in the side of this circuit board with respect to this fastener, this keeper has the projection corresponding to this engagement groove, this projection and this engagement groove are chimeric mutually, so that this keeper is fixedly arranged on this circuit board, this keeper, is out of shape and compress this elastic portion along this bonding position displacement with this circuit board, and stop to this storage tank and by this elastic portion by this aperture displacement, to fix this circuit board.
2. positioner according to claim 1 is characterized in that, this keeper is subjected to external force to produce distortion by this elastic portion, and along this release direction by this opening to break away from this storage tank, so that this circuit board is dismantled on this housing.
3. positioner according to claim 1 is characterized in that, this keeper is subjected to external force to produce distortion by this elastic portion, and along this release direction by this opening to break away from this storage tank, so that this circuit board is dismantled on this housing.
4. positioner according to claim 1 is characterized in that, more comprises an elastic component, and this elastic component is across being arranged on this storage tank, along release direction this keeper is applied an elastic force normally.
5. positioner according to claim 4, it is characterized in that these elastic component two ends have a buckling parts respectively, contiguous these storage tank two sides are respectively equipped with a fixed leg, this buckling parts and this fixed leg fasten mutually, so that this elastic component is across fixing on this storage tank.
6. positioner according to claim 1 is characterized in that, more is provided with at least one trip on this housing, and this joint portion has at least one hook hole, and this trip and this hook hole fasten mutually, so that this fastener is fixed on this holder.
7. positioner according to claim 1 is characterized in that this circuit board has at least one combined hole, and has at least one column on this housing, and this combined hole and this column mutually combine, so that this circuit board clip is in this housing.
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