Adaptive M.2 Card with Detachable Slot for Heat Dissipation
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Solution Overview
Problem
M.2 interface devices are difficult to disassemble and replace on conventional motherboards, which hampers their configuration and efficiency in terms of heat dissipation and operation.
Innovation Solution
An adaptive M.2 card with a main body featuring specific connectors, fixing holes, and a design that includes a light guiding device for improved heat dissipation and fool-proof mechanisms to prevent incorrect insertion, along with an assisting device for enhanced stability and cooling.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If M.2 devices are assembled to a motherboard with conventional configuration, then the device can be installed, but it is difficult to be disassembled and replaced
Solution Approach 1:
The card structure is divided into a card body and a separate connecting slot component. The connecting slot is designed as an independent element that can be detached from the motherboard, allowing the card to be easily removed by simply detaching the slot rather than disassembling complex fastening mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
A connecting slot structure serves as an intermediary between the card body and the motherboard. This intermediary component simplifies the connection and detachment process, making it easier to install and replace cards without directly manipulating the card body against the motherboard.
2Temperature
If M.2 devices are tightly fixed to the motherboard, then stability is improved, but heat dissipation becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The connection structure is segmented into discrete components (connecting slot and card body) that can be easily separated. This segmentation allows for better airflow circulation between the card and motherboard, improving heat dissipation while maintaining connection stability when assembled.
Solution Approach 2:
The connecting slot extends in a direction different from the card insertion direction, creating additional spatial dimensions for heat dissipation. This dimensional change allows heat to escape from multiple directions rather than being trapped in a single plane.
3Ease of operation
If the card structure is simplified for easy detachment, then ease of operation is improved, but fool-proof mechanisms against incorrect insertion may be insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The connecting slot and card body feature asymmetric structures including positioning protrusions and corresponding positioning grooves. These asymmetric features ensure that cards can only be inserted in the correct orientation, providing fool-proof protection while maintaining simple detachment by reversing the insertion motion.
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AI summary
An adaptive card is provided. The adaptive card is adapted to a motherboard with a connecting slot. The adaptive card includes a main body, a first connector, a second connector, a plurality of first fixing holes, a plurality of second fixing holes and a port. The main body includes a first surface, a second surface and a side edge. The first connector is configured on the first surface. The second connector is configured on the second surface. A plurality of first fixing holes are formed on the first surface and arranged along a direction corresponding to an insertion direction of the first connector. A plurality of second fixing holes are formed on the second surface and arranged along a direction corresponding to an insertion direction of the second connector. A port is configured on the side edge and used to be connected to the connecting slot.