Patent ID: 7443666
Filing Date: 2008-10-28
Classification: G06F,H05K

Abstract:
1. A mounting apparatus for mounting a plurality of expansion cards with cover plates to a computer enclosure, each of the cover plates having an elongated portion and a bent portion, the mounting apparatus comprising: a rear panel having a card cage, the card cage comprising a base wall to support the cover plate, and a bent wall, the rear panel defining an opening therein above the card cage, at least one slice extending from the rear panel at one side of the opening, a first positioning means being formed on said slice; and a fixing member pivotably mounted to the rear panel and rotated through the opening, the fixing member comprising a bottom wall, a rear wall extending upwardly from a rear side of the bottom wall, and at least one tab extending forwardly from one side of the rear wall, a second positioning means corresponding to the first positioning means formed on said tab, a plurality of elastic pressing means corresponding to the bent portions of the cover plates formed on the bottom wall; wherein in assembly, said first positioning means engages with said second positioning means, said pressing means press the bent portions, the expansion cards are secured to the rear panel; in disassembly, said first positioning means is released from said second positioning means, the fixing member is rotated rearward, the pressing means release the bent portions, the expansion cards are thus removed from the rear panel.