Disclosure of Invention
The present invention aims to solve at least one of the technical problems in the related art to some extent. To this end, an object of the invention is to propose a computing card carrier device.
Another object of the present invention is to propose a computer.
To achieve the above object, in one aspect, a computing card carrier apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention is adapted to mount a computing card to form a computer, the computing card having a data interface, comprising:
a housing having a loading port for insertion of the computing card into the housing;
the circuit board is arranged in the shell, a connector is arranged on the circuit board, and when the computing card is inserted into the shell from the loading port, the connector is spliced with the data interface;
and the ejection mechanism is arranged on the shell and is used for being operated by a user to force the computing card to be ejected from the loading port.
According to the computing card carrier device provided by the embodiment of the invention, the computing card can be inserted into the shell from the loading port, and a user can pop up the computing card by using the pop-up mechanism when required, so that the computing card is convenient to mount and dismount, and meanwhile, for the user, the computing card with different configurations can be selected according to the requirements, and further, the quick replacement of the computing card with different configurations is realized. In addition, the computing card can be pulled out and then carried with the user, and the use is more convenient and flexible.
In addition, the computing card carrier device according to the above embodiment of the present invention may have the following additional technical features:
according to one embodiment of the present invention, further comprising:
the locking mechanism is arranged in the shell and used for locking and fixing the computing card and the shell when the computing card is inserted into the shell.
According to one embodiment of the invention, a lock hole is arranged on the computing card; the locking mechanism includes:
the sliding piece is arranged in the shell in a sliding manner along the horizontal direction, and when the computing card is inserted into the shell, the computing card pushes the sliding piece to move from a first position to a second position;
and a floating member floatably provided on the slider in a vertical direction and configured to float upward to be inserted into the lock hole when the slider is moved to the second position and to sink downward to be withdrawn from the lock hole when the slider is moved to the first position.
According to one embodiment of the invention, a corrugated plate which is positioned below the floating piece and is in contact with the floating piece is arranged in the shell, the corrugated plate comprises a sinking section and an upward floating section which are connected, and the position of the upward floating section is higher than that of the sinking section;
the floating member is forced to float upward by the floating section when the floating member moves from the sinking section to the floating section, and the floating member sinks under the action of gravity when the floating member moves from the floating section to the sinking section.
According to one embodiment of the invention, the locking mechanism further comprises a first elastic member provided between the slider and the float member for providing a downward elastic force and acting on the float member.
According to one embodiment of the invention, the sliding piece is provided with a stop part which is turned upwards, and when the computing card is inserted into the shell, one end of the computing card inserted into the shell abuts against the stop part.
According to one embodiment of the invention, the sliding piece is provided with a guide seat, the guide seat is provided with a guide hole penetrating through the sliding piece, and the floating piece is slidably arranged in the guide hole.
According to one embodiment of the invention, the ejector mechanism comprises:
the swinging piece is arranged on the shell in a pivotable manner around a vertical axis;
the driving device is connected with the swinging piece and used for driving the swinging piece to rotate, so that the swinging piece pushes the sliding piece to return to the first position from the second position, the floating piece is led to exit the lock hole, and the calculation card moves along with the sliding piece and is ejected out of the loading port.
According to one embodiment of the invention, the ejection mechanism further comprises:
the second elastic piece is arranged between the shell and the sliding piece and is used for providing elastic acting force in the direction from the first position to the second position and acting on the sliding piece.
In another aspect, a computer according to an embodiment of the present invention includes:
a computing card carrier device as described above;
and the computing card is inserted into the shell from the loading port.
According to the computer provided by the embodiment of the invention, the computer is provided with the computer card carrier device, the computer card can be inserted into the shell from the loading port, and a user can pop up the computer card by utilizing the pop-up mechanism when required, so that the computer is convenient to mount and dismount, and meanwhile, for the user, the computer card with different configurations can be selected according to the requirements, and further, the quick replacement of the different configurations is realized. In addition, the computing card can be pulled out and then carried with the user, and the use is more convenient and flexible.
Additional aspects and advantages of the invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows, and in part will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the invention.
Detailed Description
Embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like or similar reference numerals refer to like or similar elements or elements having like or similar functions throughout. The embodiments described below are exemplary and intended to illustrate the present invention and should not be construed as limiting the invention, and all other embodiments, based on the embodiments of the present invention, which may be obtained by persons of ordinary skill in the art without inventive effort, are within the scope of the present invention.
In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", "axial", "circumferential", "radial", etc. indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings are merely for convenience in describing the present invention and simplify the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element being referred to must have a specific orientation, be configured and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be construed as limiting the present invention.
Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and the like, are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying a relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defining "a first" or "a second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more such feature. In the description of the present invention, the meaning of "a plurality" is two or more, unless explicitly defined otherwise.
In the present invention, unless explicitly specified and limited otherwise, the terms "mounted," "connected," "secured," and the like are to be construed broadly and may be, for example, fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected; can be mechanically or electrically connected; can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, and can be communication between two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art according to the specific circumstances.
In the present invention, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, a first feature "above" or "below" a second feature may include both the first and second features being in direct contact, as well as the first and second features not being in direct contact but being in contact with each other through additional features therebetween. Moreover, a first feature being "above," "over" and "on" a second feature includes the first feature being directly above and obliquely above the second feature, or simply indicating that the first feature is higher in level than the second feature. The first feature being "under", "below" and "beneath" the second feature includes the first feature being directly under and obliquely below the second feature, or simply means that the first feature is less level than the second feature.
A computer card carrier apparatus and a computer according to an embodiment of the present invention are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Referring to fig. 1 to 12, a computing card carrier device according to an embodiment of the present invention is suitable for installing a computing card 50 to form a computer, where the computing card 50 has a data interface 501, and it should be noted that the computing card 50 is a functional unit that integrates a processor, a memory, and other modules into a card shape, for example, the computing card 50 is a model number CD1P64GK, CD1C64GK, CD1M3128MK, and the like of intel corporation (Intel Corporation). The computing card carrier apparatus of this embodiment includes a chassis 10, a circuit board 20, and an ejector mechanism 30.
Specifically, the chassis 10 has a loading port 101 for insertion of the computing card 50 into the chassis 10, i.e., the computing card 50 may be inserted into the chassis 10 from the loading port 101 and removed from the chassis 10 via the loading port 101.
The circuit board 20 is arranged in the casing 10, the connector 201 is arranged on the circuit board 20, and when the computing card 50 is inserted into the casing 10 from the loading port 101, the connector 201 is plugged with the data interface 501.
That is, the connector 201 on the circuit board 20 mates with the data interface 501 on the computing card 50. Typically, the circuit board 20 also has an expansion interface, and the data interface 501 on the computing card 50 is expanded to other expansion interfaces through the circuit board 20. The expansion interface may include at least one of VGA interface, HDMI interface, USB interface, RJ45 interface, SPDIF interface, for example, so as to facilitate connection of the computing card carrier device with other peripheral devices, such as a display screen, a network device, a mobile terminal, a speaker device, etc.
The ejection mechanism 30 is disposed on the casing 10, and is used for being operated by a user to force the computing card 50 to be ejected from the loading port 101, so that the computing card 50 can be ejected from the loading port 101 by using the ejection mechanism 30 when needed, for example, the computing card 50 needs to be taken away or the computing card 50 of other configurations needs to be replaced.
According to the computing card carrier device provided by the embodiment of the invention, the computing card 50 can be inserted into the casing 10 from the loading port 101, and when necessary, a user can eject the computing card 50 by using the ejecting mechanism 30, so that the computing card 50 is convenient to mount and dismount, and meanwhile, for the user, the computing card 50 with different configurations can be selected according to the needs, and further quick replacement of different configurations is realized. In addition, the computing card 50 can be pulled out and then carried with the user, and the use is more convenient and flexible.
Referring to fig. 3-11, in some embodiments of the present invention, a locking mechanism 40 is further included, where the locking mechanism 40 is provided in the housing 10, and is used to lock and fix the computing card 50 with the housing 10 when the computing card 50 is inserted into the housing 10.
That is, after the computing card 50 is inserted into the casing 10 and the data interface 501 on the computing card 50 is plugged into the connector 201 on the circuit board 20, the locking mechanism 40 can lock and fix the computing card 50 and the casing 10 relatively, so that the data interface 501 on the computing card 50 and the connector 201 on the circuit board 20 can be ensured to be connected more firmly and reliably, and the problems that the data interface 501 of the computing card 50 and the connector 201 on the circuit board 20 fall off due to other external factors can be prevented.
Referring to fig. 6 to 11, in one embodiment of the present invention, a lock hole 502 is provided on the computing card 50. The locking mechanism 40 includes a slider 401 and a floating member 402, the slider 401 is slidably disposed in the housing 10 in a horizontal direction, and when the computing card 50 is inserted into the housing 10, the computing card 50 pushes the slider 401 to move from the first position to the second position.
The floating member 402 is floatably provided on the slider 401 in the vertical direction, and is configured to float up to be inserted into the lock hole 502 when the slider 401 is moved to the second position, and to sink down to be withdrawn from the lock hole 502 when the slider 401 is moved to the first position.
That is, the slider 401 is slidable in the horizontal direction within the casing 10 between the first position and the second position, and the float member 402 is provided on the slider 401 so as to be slidable in the horizontal direction together with the slider 401, and at the same time, the float member 402 is floatable up and down on the slider 401 with respect to the slider 401. In addition, during the process of inserting the computing card 50 into the casing 10, the sliding member 401 may be pushed to slide from the first position to the second position, in this process, the floating member 402 on the sliding member 401 gradually floats up until the sliding member 401 slides to the second position when the data interface 501 on the computing card 50 is plugged with the connector 201 on the circuit board 20, and the floating member 402 floats up and is inserted into the lock hole 502 on the computing card 50, so that the computing card 50 is locked and fixed by using the cooperation of the floating member 402 and the lock hole 502.
In this embodiment, the locking mechanism 40 with the above structure is adopted, and the locking action of the locking mechanism 40 is automatically completed with the insertion process of the computing card 50, so that the operation is very convenient, and no additional locking actions are required. And the structure is simple, and the locking is reliable.
Referring to fig. 9 to 11, in one embodiment of the present invention, a corrugated plate 11 is disposed in the casing 10 below the floating member 402 and in contact with the floating member, and the corrugated plate 11 includes a sinking section 111 and an ascending section 112 connected to each other, and the ascending section 112 is located higher than the sinking section 111.
The float member 402 is forced to float upward by the float section 112 when the float member 402 moves from the sinking section 111 to the floating section 112, and the float member 402 sinks under the action of gravity when the float member 402 moves from the floating section 112 to the sinking section 111.
That is, when the slider 401 slides from the first position to the second position, the lower end of the floating member 402 contacts the corrugated plate 11, and the floating member 402 slides from the sinking section 111 to the rising section 112, and the floating member 402 gradually floats up under the action of the rising section 112 and is inserted into the lock hole 502 of the computing card 50 during the sliding of the floating member 402 from the sinking section 111 to the rising section 112, because the rising section 112 is positioned higher than the sinking section 111. When the sliding member 401 slides from the second position to the first position, the floating member 402 slides from the floating section 112 to the sinking section 111, and the sinking section 111 is lower than the floating section 112, so that the floating member 402 gradually sinks under the gravity of the floating member 402 and exits from the locking hole 502 on the computing card 50 during the sliding of the floating member 402 from the floating section 112 to the sinking section 111.
In this embodiment, the height difference between the sinking section 111 and the floating section 112 of the corrugated plate 11 is used to realize the floating or sinking pushing of the floating member 402, which has a simple structure and convenient assembly, and can ensure the floating and sinking reliability of the floating member 402.
Advantageously, the lower end of the floating member 402 may form an arc curved surface, and the junction between the sinking section 111 of the corrugated plate 11 and the upper floating plate adopts smooth transition, so that when the floating member 402 moves along the horizontal direction along with the sliding member 401, the sliding resistance of the lower end of the floating member 402 on the corrugated plate 11 is smaller, and further the floating member 402 can slide from the sinking section 111 to the upper floating section 112 more smoothly, thereby ensuring the floating reliability of the floating member 402.
Referring to fig. 11, in some embodiments of the present invention, the locking mechanism 40 further includes a first elastic member 403, where the first elastic member 403 is disposed between the sliding member 401 and the floating member 402, and is configured to provide a downward elastic force and act on the floating member 402.
That is, when no other external force is interposed, the elastic force provided by the first elastic member 403 forces the floating member 402 to move downward to abut against the corrugated plate 11, so on one hand, it is ensured that the floating member 402 always keeps in contact with the corrugated plate 11, and further, when the floating member 402 slides along with the sliding member 401 in the horizontal direction, the floating member can interact with the corrugated plate 11 to generate floating. On the other hand, when the floating member 402 slides on the corrugated plate 11 from the floating section 112 to the sinking section 111, the floating member 402 can be forced to sink rapidly under the elastic force provided by the first elastic member 403, thereby ensuring the reliability of the sinking.
Referring to fig. 6 to 11, in one embodiment of the present invention, the slider 401 has a stopper 4011 turned upward, and when the computing card 50 is inserted into the casing 10, one end of the computing card 50 inserted into the casing 10 abuts against the stopper 4011.
That is, the stop portion 4011 is located in a direction in which the calculation card 50 is inserted, when the calculation card 50 is inserted into the casing 10 from the loading port 101, one end of the calculation card 50 inserted into the casing 10 gradually approaches the stop portion 4011, and when the calculation card 50 is inserted to a certain depth, one end of the calculation card 50 inserted into the casing 10 abuts against the stop portion 4011, and as the calculation card 50 continues to be inserted, the calculation card 50 pushes the slider 401 to slide from the first position to the second position through the stop portion 4011. When the sliding member 401 slides from the second position to the first position, the stop portion 4011 on the sliding member 401 pushes the calculation card 50 to move towards the loading port 101 and withdraw from the loading port 101, so that the calculation card 50 can be pushed to move from the first position to the second position, and the calculation card 50 can be pushed to move when the sliding member 401 moves from the second position to the first position, and the structure is simple, so that interaction between the calculation card 50 and the sliding member 401 can be ensured, and complete withdrawal of the calculation card 50 from the casing 10 is not affected.
Illustratively, the slider 401 is formed as a plate-like member, the stopper 4011 is located at an end remote from the loading port 101, and when the calculation card 50 is inserted into the casing 10 from the loading port 101, the calculation card 50 is located above the slider 401, and the end of the calculation card 50 inserted into the casing 10 abuts against the end of the slider 401 remote from the loading port 101. The data interface 501 on the computing card 50 is located at the end of the computing card 50 that is inserted into the housing 10 to facilitate the mating of the data interface 501 with the connector 201 on the circuit board 20.
The end of the computing card 50 that is inserted into the housing 10 has a horizontally extending lip with a locking aperture 502 provided therein. Thus, when the computing card 50 is inserted into the casing 10, the floating member 402 floats upward to be more easily inserted into the locking hole 502.
The structural form of the slider 401 is not limited to the plate-like member, and may be designed according to the space layout in the casing 10, and the present application is not limited thereto.
Further, a bracket 12 is further provided in the casing 10, and the sliding member 401 is slidably mounted on the bracket 12 along a horizontal direction, and two sides of the bracket 12 are provided with sliding grooves adapted to two sides of the computing card 50, so that the computing card 50 is inserted into the casing 10 along the sliding grooves.
Referring to fig. 9 to 11, in one embodiment of the present invention, a guide holder 404 is provided on the sliding member 401, a guide hole 4041 penetrating the sliding member 401 is provided on the guide holder 404, and the floating member 402 is slidably disposed in the guide hole 4041.
Thus, the floating member 402 slides up and down in the guide hole 4041 to float or sink, and the floating member 402 can be ensured to float and sink smoothly and reliably.
In the example of fig. 9 to 11, the float member 402 is provided with a locking portion 4021 protruding upward, and the locking portion 4021 protrudes upward from a guide hole 4041 in the guide holder 404, so that the locking portion 4021 can be inserted into the lock hole 502 in the computing card 50 to lock the computing card 50 when the float member 402 floats upward. In addition, the floating member 402 is provided with an opening 4022, the first elastic member 403 may be a spring, the lower end of the spring is inserted into the opening 4022, and the upper end of the spring abuts against the guide seat 404, so that the first elastic member 403 is convenient to install.
Referring to fig. 5 to 8, in some embodiments of the present invention, the ejector mechanism 30 includes a swing member 301 and a driving device 302, wherein the swing member 301 is pivotally disposed on the casing 10 about a vertical axis.
The driving device 302 is connected to the swinging member 301, and is used for driving the swinging member 301 to rotate, so that the swinging member 301 pushes the sliding member 401 to return to the first position from the second position, so that the floating member 402 exits the locking hole 502, and the computing card 50 is ejected from the loading port 101 along with the movement of the sliding member 401.
That is, the swinging member 301 is disposed on the casing 10, and the driving device 302 is connected to the swinging member 301 to drive the swinging member 301 to rotate around a vertical axis, and the swinging member 301 can push the sliding member 401 to return from the second position to the first position during rotation, so that the floating member 402 sinks and exits the locking hole 502 on the computing card 50, so that the computing card 50 may be able to move along with the sliding member 401 toward the loading port 101, during this process, the data interface 501 on the computing card 50 is disengaged from the connector 201 on the circuit board 20, and then, as the sliding member 401 continues to move toward the loading port 101, the computing card 50 is finally ejected from the loading port 101 of the casing 10 at least partially, so that ejection of the computing card 50 can be achieved.
In this embodiment, the driving member is used to drive the swinging member 301 to rotate, and then the sliding member 401 is pushed to return to the second position from the second position when the swinging member 301 rotates, so as to eject the computing card 50.
With continued reference to fig. 5-8, in one embodiment of the present invention, the middle portion of the swinging member 301 is pivotally disposed on the housing 10, one end of the swinging member 301 has a toggle portion 3011, the toggle portion 3011 is adjacent to a stop portion 4011 on the sliding member 401, and when the swinging member 301 rotates about the vertical axis, the toggle portion 3011 acts on the stop portion 4011 to push the sliding member 401 to slide from the second position to the first position via the stop portion 4011, so that pushing of the sliding member 401 can be achieved.
Advantageously, the other end of the swinging member 301 is provided with a limiting portion 3012, the sliding member 401 is provided with a protruding portion 4012, when the sliding member 401 is in the second position, the protruding portion 4012 abuts against the limiting portion 3012 to limit the sliding member 401 to slide towards the first position, so that the sliding member 401 can be kept in the second position by using the resisting action between the limiting portion 3012 and the protruding portion 4012, and other external force factors are avoided to enable the sliding member 401 to move towards the first position so as to enable the floating member 402 to be inactive and withdraw from the lock hole 502, and the locking fixation of the computing card 50 is ensured to be more reliable. When the swinging member 301 rotates, the limiting portion 3012 is away from the protruding portion 4012, so as to release the limitation on the sliding member 401, so that when the computing card 50 needs to be ejected, the sliding member 401 can slide to the first position without limitation, and further the computing card 50 can be ejected.
Referring to fig. 6 to 8, in some embodiments of the present invention, the driving mechanism includes a driving motor 3021, a transmission assembly 3022 and a rotating arm 3023, the transmission assembly 3022 is connected to an output shaft of the driving motor 3021, the rotating arm 3023 is connected to the transmission assembly 3022, and the rotating arm 3023 is adjacent to the other end of the swinging member 301, when the driving motor 3021 works, the driving motor 3021 drives the rotating arm 3023 to rotate through the transmission assembly 3022, and the rotating arm 3023 further drives the swinging member 301 to rotate, thereby realizing the rotation driving of the swinging member 301.
For example, a control button 102 is provided on the casing 10, and a user may trigger an ejection command by operating the control button 102, and the driving motor 3021 starts working according to the ejection command, so as to drive the swinging member 301 to rotate, and the swinging member 301 is utilized to rotate and push the sliding member 401 and the computing card 50 to slide, so as to realize automatic ejection of the computing card 50.
Referring to fig. 6, in one embodiment of the present invention, the ejector mechanism 30 further includes a second elastic member 303, where the second elastic member 303 is disposed between the casing 10 and the slider 401 to provide an elastic force in a direction from the first position to the second position and acts on the slider 401, and in the example of fig. 6, the second elastic member 303 is disposed between the slider 401 and the bracket 12. When the slider 401 slides from the second position to the first position, the second elastic member 303 is compressed, so that a certain buffering effect can be provided to prevent the slider 401 and the bracket 12 from colliding with each other.
Optionally, the locking mechanism 40 further includes a third elastic member 405, where the third elastic member 405 is disposed between the casing 10 and the sliding member 401, so as to provide an elastic force along the direction from the second position to the first position and act on the sliding member 401, that is, the direction of the elastic force provided by the third elastic member 405 is opposite to the direction of the elastic force provided by the second elastic member 303, and under the elastic force provided by the third elastic member 405, the sliding member 401 may be kept at the first position when the computing card 50 is not inserted into the casing 10, so as to ensure that the sliding member 401 may be pushed to move to the second position when the computing card 50 is inserted, and finally, the floating member 402 is floated into the locking hole 502 on the computing card 50 to lock and fix the computing card 50 and the casing 10.
A computer according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a computing card 50 and a computing card carrier device as described in the above embodiments; a computing card 50 is inserted into the housing 10 from the loading port 101.
According to the computer provided by the embodiment of the invention, with the computing card carrier device, the computing card 50 can be inserted into the casing 10 from the loading port 101, and the user can eject the computing card 50 by using the ejecting mechanism 30 when needed, so that the mounting and dismounting of the computing card 50 are convenient, and meanwhile, for the user, the computing card 50 with different configurations can be selected according to the needs, so that quick replacement with different configurations can be realized. In addition, the computing card 50 can be pulled out and then carried with the user, and the use is more convenient and flexible.
In the description of the present specification, a description referring to terms "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "examples," "specific examples," or "some examples," etc., means that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the present invention. In this specification, schematic representations of the above terms are not necessarily directed to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples. Furthermore, the different embodiments or examples described in this specification and the features of the different embodiments or examples may be combined and combined by those skilled in the art without contradiction.
The foregoing description is only of the preferred embodiments of the present invention and is not intended to limit the scope of the invention, and all equivalent structural changes made by the description of the present invention and the accompanying drawings or direct/indirect application in other related technical fields are included in the scope of the invention.