US 12,464,645 B2
Electronic device and expansion card module
Ping-Mu Chen, Taipei (TW)
Assigned to PEGATRON CORPORATION, Taipei (TW)
Filed by PEGATRON CORPORATION, Taipei (TW)
Filed on Jan. 8, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/406,276.
Prior Publication US 2024/0381532 A1, Nov. 14, 2024
Int. Cl. H05K 1/14 (2006.01)
CPC H05K 1/141 (2013.01) [H05K 2201/10325 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electronic device, comprising:
a circuit board;
a connector assembled onto and electrically coupled to the circuit board;
a fixing seat fixed to the circuit board and spaced apart from the connector; and
an expansion card module detachably assembled to the circuit board and including:
an expansion card assembly including:
a carrier including a first end and a second end that is opposite to the first end, the second end having a pivotal portion;
an expansion card disposed on the carrier and having an electrical connection arranged adjacent to the first end of the carrier, the electrical connection of the expansion card being configured to insert into the connector; and
a heat-dissipation member disposed on the expansion card,
wherein the expansion card is disposed between the carrier and the heat-dissipation member; and
a latch assembly pivotally connected to the pivotal portion of the carrier;
wherein, when the expansion card module is connected to the connector through the electrical connection end, the expansion card module is configured to allow the second end of the carrier to be disposed on the fixing seat for enabling the latch assembly to engage with the fixing seat and the circuit board.