US 12,396,119 B2
Riser cage to support a connector of a riser card
Peng ChiangHsieh, Taipei (TW); Yi-Lung Chou, Taipei (TW); and Chi-Ting Yang, Taipei (TW)
Assigned to Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP, Spring, TX (US)
Filed by HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT LP, Spring, TX (US)
Filed on Oct. 31, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/051,183.
Prior Publication US 2024/0147648 A1, May 2, 2024
Int. Cl. H05K 7/14 (2006.01)
CPC H05K 7/1424 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A riser cage comprising:
a pair of sidewalls;
a base extending from the pair of sidewalls; and
one or more mounting features configured to mount the riser cage to a chassis of an electronic device;
wherein the base is configured to be coupled to a riser card positioned on a first side of the base,
wherein the base includes an opening to permit a connector of the riser card, in a coupled state of the riser card with the base, to extend through the opening to protrude partially beyond the opening to a location on a second side of the base such that in a state of an expansion card being installed in the riser cage between the sidewalls, the expansion card is detachably connected to the connector, and
wherein the base contacts the connector around the opening, in the coupled state of the riser card with the base and provides lateral support to the connector on at least two opposing faces of the connector.