Patent application number | Description | Published |
20120231659 | CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY - A connector assembly includes a connector and two screws. The connector includes a main body, a cable connected to a rear side of the main body, and a connection portion protruding from a front side of the main body. Two threaded holes are defined in opposite ends of the main body, respectively. Two resilient fixing portions protrude from the rear side of the main body. A through hole is defined in each of the fixing portions. The screws are detachably received into the corresponding through holes of the fixing portions, and operable to mount the connector to an object by extending through the threaded holes to engage with the object. | 09-13-2012 |
20120276769 | CONNECTOR RETAINING DEVICE - A connector retaining device for retaining interconnection between two connectors a support board and two flexible fastening strips. The support board includes two through holes. The flexible fastening strips respectively extend through the through holes. Each fastening strip includes a loop at one end thereof, the other end of the fastening strip is passable through the loop. The fastening strips are configured for embracingly gripping the cables at opposite sides of the combined connectors and sandwiching the combined connectors therebetween. | 11-01-2012 |
20120315795 | SERIAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ATTACHMENT AND SERIAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ATTACHMENT ASSEMBLY WITH THE SAME - A SATA assembly includes a MSD and a SATA. The MSD includes a SATA interface, the SATA interface defines a slot. The SATA includes an insulative body, and a resilient plate. The resilient plate is fixed to the insulative body, the resilient plate includes a main section, a resilient arm protruding from the main section, and a latching portion protruding from the resilient arm. The latching portion is latched in the slot to hold the SATA in the SATA interface. | 12-13-2012 |
20130052840 | SOCKET ASSEMBLY - A socket assembly includes a base and a number of sockets. The base includes a bottom wall and two sidewalls. A conductive base is formed on the bottom wall and forms at least two conductive pieces parallel to the sidewalls. An extension plate extends from the top of one of the sidewalls toward the other sidewall. A number of cutouts are defined in the bottom surface of the extension plate. Each socket includes a main body and a fixing member mounted on the top of the main body. The manipulation of the fixing member allows the repositioning of a socket within the base, or the removal of a socket. | 02-28-2013 |
20130065432 | FIXING APPARATUS FOR CONNECTOR - A fixing apparatus for fixing a connector includes a protrusion, a fixing plate, and a fastener. The protrusion protrudes from the connector, and is located at a side of the connecting portion. The protrusion includes a head portion and a pin connected between the head portion and the connector. The fixing plate defines an opening, a first hole, a second hole communicating with the first hole, and a positioning hole. The fastener is fixed to the connector and includes an extendable shaft. When the connecting portion extends through the opening, the protrusion extends through the first hole, and the shaft abuts against the fixing plate. The connector is moved to allow the pin to enter the second hole. The head portion is blocked by the fixing plate. The shaft engages in the positioning hole. | 03-14-2013 |
20130082930 | KEYBOARD - A keyboard includes a keyboard body and a block rotatably connected to the keyboard body. The keyboard body defines a receiving space for receiving a mouse pad. The receiving space extends through an end surface of the keyboard body. The block is operable to rotate into the receiving space to block the mouse pad. | 04-04-2013 |
20130161068 | CABLE CLAMP - A cable clamp includes a board and a cover. The board forms a block on a top surface and at a first end of the board, and an L-shaped inserting portion on a bottom surface. A hook extends out from a second end of the board. The cover has a first end pivotably connected to the second end of the board, and a second end detachably engaged with the block. | 06-27-2013 |
20130163174 | HEAT DISSIPATION APPARATUS FOR MEMORY CARDS - A heat dissipation apparatus is used for accelerating heat dissipation of a memory card mounted to a circuit board. The heat dissipation apparatus includes a mounting bracket supported on the circuit board and a fan mounted to the mounting bracket. The mounting bracket includes to a mounting plate arranged over the memory card, and a plurality of legs extending down from the mounting plate to be fixed to the circuit board. The fan is attached to the mounting plate to align with the memory card. | 06-27-2013 |
20130164122 | FASTENER AND FAN ASSEMBLY USING THE SAME - A fan assembly includes a fan including a board defining a number of through hole, a dustproof member attached to an outer surface of the board, and a number of fasteners. The dustproof member defines a number of fixing legs. Each fastener includes a head abutted against a corresponding one of the fixing legs such that the corresponding leg is sandwiched by the head and the outer surface of the board, a pole extending from a side surface of the head to extend into a corresponding one of the holes, a hook extending in the same direction as the pole from an edge of the head, a projection extending toward the pole from a distal end of the hook and engaged with an inner surface of the board opposite to the outer surface. | 06-27-2013 |
20130170896 | FIXING APPARATUS FOR FAN - A fixing apparatus includes an elongated base and a fixing member fixed to a bottom of a fan. The base defines a number of pairs of latching holes spaced in a longitudinal direction of the base. Two pairs of latching feet protrude from a bottom surface of the fixing member to extend through two pairs of the latching holes and engage with a bottom of the base. A hook extends from the fixing member to engage with a side of the base. The fixing member can fix the fan to different places of the base. | 07-04-2013 |
20130176697 | ATTACHMENT MECHANISM FOR ELECTRONIC COMPONENT - An attachment mechanism for fastening an electronic component includes a circuit board and a fastener. The circuit board includes a first connector to connect with a second connector of the electronic component. A mounting hole is defined beside the first connector. The fastener includes a supporting plate. A bottom of the supporting plate includes a first protrusion abutting against a top of the circuit board, and a second protrusion deformably extending through the mounting hole to abut against a bottom of the circuit board. A top of the supporting plate includes a supporting protrusion. A pair of spaced engaging portions protrudes from a top of the supporting protrusion. The engaging portions extend through the mounting hole to allow the electronic component to be supported on the supporting protrusion. | 07-11-2013 |
20130234000 | MOUNTING APPARATUS FOR FANS - A mounting apparatus includes a chassis, a bracket, and two resilient plates. The chassis includes two opposite sidewalls. A protrusion and a hook protrude from an inner surface of each sidewall. The bracket includes a fixing plate for mounting a number of fans, and two end plates. Each end plate defines a first slot, a second slot, a first notch communicating with a bottom of the first slot, and a second notch communicating with a bottom of the second slot. The resilient plates are mounted to inner surfaces of the end plates. Each resilient plate defines a hooking hole overlapping one of the second slots. The protrusions extend through the first notches and engage in the first slots. The hooks extend through the second notches and engage in the second slots and the hooking holes, to lock the bracket to the chassis. | 09-12-2013 |
20130244480 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH CONNECTOR MODULE - An electronic device includes a chassis including a bottom wall, a bracket fixed to the bottom wall, a data storage assembly received in the bracket, and a connector assembly. The connector assembly includes a main body and two mounting members. The mounting members are fixed to the chassis and the bracket. The main body is slidably arranged between the mounting members. The main body includes a first side surface and a second side surface, a first signal connector and a power connector are set on the first side surface, the first signal connector is to electrically connect with a motherboard of the electronic device, the power connector is to connect with a power supply, a plurality of second signal connectors are set on the second side surface, to electrically connect with the data storage assembly. | 09-19-2013 |
20130250537 | MOUNTING APPARATUS FOR MEMORY CARD - A latching apparatus for a memory card includes a socket and a pair of latching members assembled on opposite ends of the socket. A cutout is defined in each end of the memory card. Each latching member includes a main body, two pivoting portions extending from opposite ends of the main body for pivotably attaching the latch member to one end of the socket, and a C-shaped locking portion extending down from a middle portion of the main body. The insertion of the memory card in the socket causes the bottom edge of the memory card to engage with distal ends of the locking portions and so rotate the latch member, until the main bodies of the latching members engage in the cutouts of the memory card. | 09-26-2013 |
20130316555 | CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY - A connector assembly includes a connector body, a connecting portion formed on a bottom of the connector body, a number of cables extending up from a top of the connector body, and a cable cover. The cable cover includes a receiving member having a substantially U-shaped cross-section. The receiving member defines a receiving slot in a bottom and an opening in an end. The receiving member is attached to the connector portion through the receiving slot. The cables are bent toward one of opposite ends of the connector body to extend out of the receiving member through the opening. | 11-28-2013 |
20130335911 | MOUNTING DEVICE FOR RISER CARD - A device for mounting a riser card includes a base board forming two rods, a motherboard forming an expansion slot to connect the riser card, and a fixing member having two legs at opposite ends. The rods extend through the motherboard and are positioned at opposite ends of the expansion slot. Each rod contains a resilient member inside, and a ball mounted to the resilient member and partly extending out of the rod. The riser card is fixed to the fixing member. Each leg defines a cylindrical hole fitted about one of the rods. The balls partly extend out of the corresponding rods and block tops of the corresponding legs. | 12-19-2013 |
20130335912 | MOUNTING APPARATUS FOR HARD DISK DRIVE - An apparatus for mounting a hard disk drive (HDD) includes a base board and a casing for receiving the HDD. A number of engaging portions and a holding portion protrude from the base board. The holding portion defines a through hole. The casing includes a bottom wall defining a number of fixing holes and a front wall perpendicular to the bottom wall. Each fixing hole includes a first hole and a second hole communicating with the first hole. A width of the first hole is greater than a width of the second hole. A fixing member is mounted on an outer surface of the front wall. The engaging portions extend through the first holes, respectively. The casing is then slid toward the holding portion, until the fixing member engages in the through hole and the engaging portions engage in the corresponding second holes. | 12-19-2013 |
20130335934 | MOUNTING DEVICE FOR CONNECTOR - A device for mounting a connector includes a base board forming two rods, a motherboard supporting the connector, and a fixing member including a main body and two legs. The rods extend through the motherboard, positioned at opposite sides of the connector. Each rod includes a resilient member, and a ball mounted to a distal end of the resilient member and partly extending out of the rod. Each leg includes a fixing piece defining a through hole fitting about one of the rods. The balls partly extend out of the rods to block tops of the corresponding fixing pieces. The connector is sandwiched between the fixing member and the motherboard. | 12-19-2013 |
20130342983 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND EXPANSION CARD OF THE SAME - An electronic device includes an enclosure with a bottom wall and a sidewall, a motherboard mounted on the bottom wall, an expansion card, and an expansion unit. The sidewall defines a first opening and a second opening. The expansion card includes an edge connector, a number of first sockets exposed through the first opening, and an expansion socket unit. The expansion socket unit includes a second socket. The expansion unit includes an expansion socket exposed through the second opening. The expansion socket of the expansion unit is electrically connected to the second socket by cables. | 12-26-2013 |
20140065870 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING ASSISTING APPARATUS FOR UNPLUGGING RJ-45 CONNECTOR - An assisting apparatus for unplugging a connector from a socket of an electronic device includes a fixing arm mounted to the electronic device adjacent to the socket, a press arm, and a connection piece connected between the fixing arm and the press arm. The press arm is capable of being moved to contact and press a resilient plate of the connector that is engaged with a sidewall bounding the socket to allow the resilient plate to disengage from the sidewall bounding the socket. | 03-06-2014 |
20140080349 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY - A connector assembly includes a connector and a fixing plate. The connector includes a block, a connector body formed on a front surface of the block, a protrusion extending from a top of the block. The fixing plate defines an opening through which the connector body extends, and a notch communicating with the opening for the protrusion extending through. A resilient piece slantingly extends toward a first end of the opening from a second end of the opening opposite to the first end. The connector pushes the resilient piece toward the fixing plate, and then the connector is slid along the opening toward the first end of the opening, to allow the protrusion to engage with a front surface of the fixing plate. The resilient piece is restored and abuts an end wall of the block. | 03-20-2014 |