Patent ID: 8369093

Claim:
A mounting apparatus for mounting an expansion card to an electronic device, the mounting apparatus comprising: a panel comprising a rectangular plate and a frame extending from the rectangular plate, wherein the frame comprises a bottom surface, two sidewalls extending from two edges of the bottom surface, and a top surface; a fixing bracket pivotably secured to the frame of the panel and comprising: a contact portion comprising a first latching plate, and a second latching plate extending inward from one side of the first latching plate, wherein the first latching plate comprises a plurality of first raised portions fixed thereon toward the second latching plate, and a curved portion extending inward from another side of the first latching plate, opposite to the end where the second latching plate extends; and wherein the first latching plate and the second latching plate cooperatively define a receiving space therebetween; wherein the second latching plate comprises a second raised portion fixed thereon toward the first latching plate; and two pivot portions extending from two ends of the contact portion, wherein each of the two pivot portions comprises a main plate, a stop plate extending from an end of the main plate away from the second latching plate, and a resilient portion fixed on an inner side of the main plate; and two locking members received in the two pivot portions; wherein the top surface and a block plate of the expansion card are received in the receiving space of the fixing bracket, the plurality of first raised portions and the curved portion abut the block plate, the second raised portion abuts the top surface, thereby mounting the expansion card to the electronic device.