TWI748881B - Storage device module of server - Google Patents

Abstract

A storage device module of a server includes a cage, a back plate and at least one storage device assembly. The cage has an opening and a storage space connected to the opening. The storage space includes at least one accommodation space for 2.5-inch storage device. The back plate is fixed to the cage and located on one side opposite to the opening. The storage device assembly includes a carrier and two ruler SSDs. The carrier is removably disposed in the accommodation space for 2.5-inch storage device, and the carrier can be inserted into the accommodation space for 2.5-inch storage device through the opening and can be removed from the accommodation space for 2.5-inch storage device through the opening. The ruler SSDs are disposed on the carrier and electrically connected to the back plate.

Description

Server hard drive module

The invention relates to a hard disk module, in particular to a hard disk module for a server.

With the advent of the Internet generation, various technological developments and equipment development related to web servers have also flourished. Among them, the storage technology of data information has gradually changed as demand increases, and various storage methods have been developed, such as optical discs, mechanical hard drives, and solid state drives.

Generally speaking, before the hard disk is installed in the server, it is installed on the hard disk carrier first, and then the hard disk carrier with the hard disk is installed on the hard disk rack of the server. Among them, when replacing different types of hard disk storage devices on the server, it is usually necessary to remove the original hard disk carrier and the hard disk rack and replace them with a hard disk for another type of hard disk storage device. Disk carrier and hard disk rack; or, if you want to keep the same hard disk rack for use, another type of hard disk storage device usually needs to be installed on a carrier disk and then put into a compatible shell before it can be installed in the same hard disk rack. The original hard disk rack increases the overall cost of users when replacing or upgrading equipment.

The present invention is to provide a hard disk module for a server, so as to solve the need to replace the hard disk carrier and the hard disk rack when replacing different forms of hard disk storage devices in the prior art, or to use additional multiple shells. As a compatible interface, it can be installed in the original hard disk rack, which increases the overall cost of the user when replacing or upgrading the device.

The hard disk module of the server disclosed in an embodiment of the present invention includes a hard disk rack, a backplane, and at least one hard disk assembly. The hard disk rack has an opening and an accommodating space communicating with the opening, wherein the accommodating space includes at least one 2.5-inch hard disk accommodating slot. The back plate is fixed on the hard disk rack and located on the opposite side of the opening. The hard disk assembly includes a hard disk carrier and two sized solid state hard disks. The hard disk carrier is detachably set in the 2.5-inch hard disk accommodating slot, and the hard disk carrier can be inserted into the 2.5-inch hard disk accommodating slot through the opening or taken out from the 2.5-inch hard disk accommodating slot through the opening. The size solid hard disk is arranged on the hard disk carrier and is electrically connected to the backplane.

According to the hard disk module of the server disclosed in the above-mentioned embodiment, the hard disk assembly including two size solid-state hard disks is designed to be accommodated in a single 2.5-inch hard disk accommodating slot, so that the server remains in the original position. Under some architectures, it is more convenient to replace different types of hard disks, which improves the versatility of the hard disk racks originally set for 2.5-inch hard disks, thereby reducing the overall cost of users when replacing or upgrading equipment.

The above description of the content of the present invention and the description of the following embodiments are used to demonstrate and explain the principle of the present invention, and to provide a further explanation of the scope of the patent application of the present invention.

The detailed features and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention are described in the following embodiments, and the content is sufficient to enable anyone with ordinary knowledge in the art to understand the technical content of the embodiments of the present invention and implement them accordingly, and is disclosed in accordance with this specification. With the content, scope of patent application and drawings, anyone with ordinary knowledge in the field can easily understand the related purposes and advantages of the present invention. The following examples further illustrate the viewpoints of the present invention in detail, but do not limit the scope of the present invention by any viewpoint.

Please refer to FIGS. 1 to 5. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a server and its hard disk module according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a partial exploded diagram of the hard disk module of FIG. 1 , FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the other side of the hard disk rack and backplane of FIG. 1, FIG. 4 is an exploded diagram of the hard disk rack and backplane of FIG. 3, and FIG. 5 is an exploded view of one of the hard disk components of FIG. Schematic.

The server 9 of this embodiment includes a hard disk module 1 and a chassis 91, wherein the hard disk module 1 is installed in the chassis 91. The hard disk module 1 includes a hard disk rack 11, two backplanes 13 and four hard disk assemblies 15.

The hard disk rack 11 is installed in the chassis 91 of the server 9. The hard disk rack 11 has an opening 110, four buckling holes 112, and an accommodating space 111 communicating with the opening 110. The accommodating space 111 includes four 2.5-inch hard disk accommodating slots 1110 and four buckling holes 112 They are respectively arranged on one side of the four 2.5-inch hard disk accommodating slots 1110. In this embodiment, the hard disk rack 11 is designed to accommodate four 2.5-inch hard disks, among which the 2.5-inch hard disk is, for example, a 2.5-inch hard disk drive (2.5-inch HDD) or 2.5-inch Solid-State Drive (2.5-inch Solid-State Drive, 2.5-inch SSD). Furthermore, the hard disk rack 11 of this embodiment is designed to have four 2.5-inch hard disk accommodating slots 1110, and the size of each 2.5-inch hard disk accommodating slot 1110 is matched to accommodate a 2.5-inch hard disk. The size of the installed hard disk carrier can be used to install a 2.5-inch hard disk with a hard disk carrier or components with substantially the same size. However, the present invention is not limited to the structure of the above-mentioned hard disk rack 11. In other embodiments, the accommodating space of the hard disk rack may include, for example, a different number of 2.5-inch hard disk accommodating slots for accommodating a corresponding number of 2.5-inch hard disk and its hard disk carrier.

The back plate 13 is fixed to the hard disk rack 11 and located on the opposite side of the opening 110 of the hard disk rack 11, wherein the back plate 13 has four fixing portions 130a, 130b, 130c, 130d for fixing to the hard disk rack 11, and Any three of these fixed portions 130a, 130b, 130c, and 130d are not collinear. In detail, as shown in FIG. 4, one of the fixing portions 130a of each back plate 13 is a screw hole, which can be fastened to the hard disk rack 11 with a quick-release screw SC. In addition, the remaining three fixing parts of the back plate 13 The parts 130 b, 130 c, and 130 d are respectively located on the adjacent two side edges of the back plate 13, and can be respectively used for engaging in the three limiting grooves 113 of the hard disk rack 11.

The four hard disk assemblies 15 are respectively detachably disposed in the four 2.5-inch hard disk accommodating slots 1110 of the hard disk rack 11. The four hard disk assemblies 15 each include a hard disk carrier 151, two ruler solid-state drives (Ruler Solid-State Drive, Ruler SSD) 153, and a fastener 155. The size of each hard disk assembly 15 is solid-state The number of hard disks is two. The ruler-shaped solid state drive has a similar appearance to a ruler, and is different from the conventional 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch hard drives, PCIe interface cards, M.2/U.2 solid state drives, etc., which are mostly flat in appearance. Further, the size-sized solid state drive includes two appearance specifications of Enterprise and Data Center Solid State Drive (EDSFF) 1U long version and EDSFF 1U short version. Generally speaking, the EDSFF 1U long version has a length of 319 mm and a width of 38 mm, while the EDSFF 1U short version has a length of 112 mm and a width of 32 mm. The EDSFF 1U long version contains 9.5 mm and There are two thicknesses of 18 mm, and the thickness of the EDSFF 1U short version can be 6 mm to 8 mm. In addition, a single EDSFF 1U long size solid state drive can have a maximum capacity of 8TB to 64TB, and a single EDSFF 1U short size solid state drive can have a maximum capacity of 4TB to 8TB. The 1U architecture can have a capacity of 1PB, which is much larger than the storage capacity of traditional 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch hard drives. Among them, a general server can accommodate 32 EDSFF 1U long-size solid state drives under its 1U architecture.

The hard disk carrier 151 can be inserted into the 2.5-inch hard disk accommodating slot 1110 through the opening 110 of the hard disk rack 11, and can be taken out from the 2.5-inch hard disk accommodating slot 1110 through the opening 110 of the hard disk rack 11.

The foot-shaped solid state drive 153 is disposed on the hard disk carrier 151, and the foot-shaped solid state drive 153 is inserted into the slot 131 on the back plate 13 to be electrically connected to the back plate 13. The ruler-shaped solid state drive 153 has a length, a width, and a height, wherein the length is greater than the width and the width is greater than the height. In this embodiment, the two sized solid state hard disks 153 of each hard disk assembly 15 are arranged side by side on the hard disk carrier 151 in the width direction. Moreover, in this embodiment, each solid-state hard disk 153 of a size is fastened to the hard disk carrier 151 through four M2 screws SM2, but the present invention is not limited to this. In other embodiments, the solid state The hard disk can be fixed on the hard disk carrier by other fixing means such as a tenon.

In this embodiment, the four hard disk assemblies 15 are arranged in the accommodating space 111 in two rows and two columns.

In the hard disk module 1 used in the server 9 disclosed in the present invention, the hard disk carrier 151 of the hard disk assembly 15 and the sized solid state hard disk 153 are not provided with other casings or racks, and the hard disk is loaded There is no other casing or frame between the disk 151 and the hard disk rack 11. In other words, the size solid state drive 153 does not need to be installed on the hard disk carrier 151 through other housings or frames as a compatible interface, and the hard disk carrier 151 does not need to pass through other housings or The rack body is used as a compatible interface to be installed in the hard disk rack 11, so that the size solid state hard disk 153 can be installed in the hard disk rack 11 only through the hard disk carrier 151 as a single compatible interface.

Please refer to FIG. 6 and FIG. 7, which are schematic diagrams of the operation of one of the hard disk assemblies 15 in FIG. 1.

The buckle 155 includes a pivot portion 1551, a hook portion 1552, an operating portion 1553, and a pushing portion 1554. The pivot portion 1551 is pivoted on a side of the hard disk carrier 151 exposed from the opening 110 of the hard disk rack 11. The hooking portion 1552 and the operating portion 1553 are respectively connected to both sides of the pivoting portion 1551, wherein the hooking portion 1552 is detachably penetrated through the fastening hole 112 of the hard disk rack 11, and the operating portion 1553 is detachably fastened to The hard disk carrier 151 is used to fix the hard disk carrier 151 in the 2.5-inch hard disk accommodating slot 1110.

When the user wants to remove the hard disk assembly 15 from the hard disk rack 11, the operating portion 1553 can be subjected to an external force to detach from the hard disk carrier 151, so that the buckle 155 can be subjected to an external force to move from a buckling position ( As shown in Figure 6) pivot to an unlocked position (as shown in Figure 7). When the buckle 155 is pivoted from the buckled position to the unlocked position, the hook portion 1552 is disengaged from the buckling hole 112, so that the hard disk carrier 151 can move relative to the hard disk rack 11 and can be removed from the hard disk in an extraction direction DD Shelf 11 exits.

In detail, the operating portion 1553 has an elastic piece 15531, and the elastic piece 15531 includes an engaging section 15532 and an elastic section 15533, wherein the engaging section 15532 detachably penetrates the hard disk carrier 151 and is exposed on one side of the opening 110 A fixing hole 1510 of the hard disk and abutting against an inner surface 1511 of the hard disk carrier 151, so that the operating portion 1553 is fixed to the hard disk carrier 151, and the elastic section 15533 can be subjected to an external force to receive from an engaging position along a The force direction DF moves to a trip position. When the elastic section 15533 moves from the engaging position to the unfastening position along the force direction DF, the elastic section 15533 drives the engaging section 15532 to separate the engaging section 15532 from the inner surface 1511 and move out from the fixing hole 1510 to the outside, so that The operating portion 1553 can be separated from the hard disk carrier 151 so that the fastener 155 can pivot relative to the hard disk carrier 151.

On the other hand, when the user wants to assemble the hard disk assembly 15 back into the 2.5-inch hard disk accommodating slot 1110 in the hard disk rack 11, first insert the hard disk carrier 151 into the 2.5-inch hard disk in the direction opposite to the extraction direction DD. The disc accommodating groove 1110, and then pivot the buckle 155 from the unlocked position (as shown in FIG. 7) to the buckled position (as shown in Fig. 6), so that the hook portion 1552 is inserted through the buckle hole 112, and The operating portion 1553 is engaged with the hard disk carrier 151 to complete the assembly of the hard disk assembly 15.

In detail, the engaging section 15532 of the elastic piece 15531 has an abutting inclined surface S1, an abutting surface S2, and a limiting surface S3. The abutting inclined surface S1 is used to insert the hard disk carrier 151 from the outside in the engaging section 15532 In the process of fixing the hole 1510, it presses against the wall of the periphery of the fixing hole 1510, so that the elastic section 15533 is gradually deformed along the force direction DF and stores an elastic deformation force. When the engaging section 15532 passes through the fixing hole 1510 and is separated from the wall at the periphery of the fixing hole 1510, the elastic section 15533 releases the elastic deformation force and resets in the direction opposite to the force direction DF, so that the abutting surface S2 abuts against the fixing hole 1510 and the inner surface 1511 of the hard disk carrier 151 block the limiting surface S3 of the engaging section 15532 to limit the displacement of the operating portion 1553 in the direction away from the fixing hole 1510. Wherein, the direction of the operating portion 1553 away from the fixing hole 1510 is substantially the same direction as the extraction direction DD.

The pushing portion 1554 of the buckle 155 is connected to the pivoting portion 1551 and is located on the opposite side of the operating portion 1553, wherein the pushing portion 1554 corresponds to an abutting plate P1 of the hard disk rack 11. When the buckle 155 is pivoted from the buckled position (as shown in FIG. 6) to the unlocked position (as shown in FIG. 7), the pushing portion 1554 abuts against the abutment plate P1 of the hard disk rack 11 to act as a hard drive The pivot point where the disc assembly 15 is taken out.

According to the hard disk module of the server of the above embodiment, by designing the hard disk assembly containing two sized solid state hard disks to be accommodated in a single 2.5-inch hard disk accommodating slot, the server is in the original Under the framework, it is more convenient to replace different types of hard disks, which improves the versatility of the hard disk racks originally designed for 2.5-inch hard disks, thereby reducing the overall cost of users when replacing or upgrading equipment.

In addition, by designing the structure of the hard disk carrier and the corresponding backplane equipped with two-size solid state hard disks to be similar to the structure of the hard disk carrier and backplane generally used for 2.5-inch hard disks, It is compatible with the HDD rack originally designed for 2.5-inch HDDs, and can make full use of the original fixed structure design on the HDD rack, which can meet the requirements of easy replacement and save material costs while ensuring the hard disk module Overall institutional strength. In addition, the backplane is designed to be snapped into the limit slot of the hard disk rack first, and fastened to the hard disk rack with a quick release screw, which is beneficial to the replacement and assembly efficiency of the hard disk module.

Furthermore, there is no other shell or frame between the hard disk carrier of the hard disk assembly and the sized solid state drive, and there is no other shell or frame between the hard disk carrier and the hard disk rack. In other words, the size solid state drive does not need to be installed on the hard disk carrier through other shells or racks as a compatible interface, and the hard disk carrier does not need to be used through other shells or racks as a compatible interface. The compatible interface can be installed in the hard disk rack, so that the size solid state drive can be installed in the hard disk rack only through the hard disk carrier as a single compatible interface. This can further reduce the user's cost when replacing or upgrading equipment.

In addition, the hard disk assembly is provided with a hand-free tool-operated buckle, and the hard disk assembly can be fixed to the hard disk rack and the hard disk carrier through the hook portion and the operating portion connected to both sides of the pivoting portion. It is fixed in the 2.5-inch hard disk accommodating slot; on the other hand, by unbuckling the elastic piece of the operating part to pivot the buckle, and then the hook part can be separated from the fastening hole of the hard disk rack, and the hard disk can be loaded into the disk. Eject from the hard drive bay. In this way, disassembly and assembly of hands-free tools are realized.

Although the present invention is disclosed in the foregoing preferred embodiments as above, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Anyone familiar with similar art can make some changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, the present invention The scope of patent protection for inventions shall be determined by the scope of patent applications attached to this specification.

9: server 91: Chassis 1: Hard Disk Module 11: hard disk rack 110: opening 111: accommodating space 1110: 2.5-inch hard disk storage slot 112: Fastening hole 113: Limit slot 13: Backplane 130a, 130b, 130c, 130d: fixed part 131: Slot 15: hard drive components 151: hard drive carrier 1510: fixed hole 1511: inner surface 153: size solid state drive 155: Clip 1551: Pivot 1552: hook 1553: Operation Department 15531: shrapnel 15532: Snap section 15533: elastic segment 1554: Push to the Ministry SC: Quick release screw SM2: M2 screw DD: extraction direction DF: force direction S1: Reach the top slope S2: abutment surface S3: limit surface P1: Abutment plate

FIG. 1 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of a server and its hard disk module according to an embodiment of the invention. FIG. 2 is a partial exploded schematic diagram of the hard disk module of FIG. 1. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the other side of the hard disk rack and the back plate of FIG. 1. FIG. FIG. 4 is an exploded schematic diagram of the hard disk rack and the back plate of FIG. 3. FIG. FIG. 5 is an exploded schematic diagram of one of the hard disk components of FIG. 1. 6 and 7 are schematic diagrams showing the operation of one of the hard disk components in FIG. 1.

1: Hard Disk Module

11: hard disk rack

110: opening

111: accommodating space

1110: 2.5-inch hard disk storage slot

112: Fastening hole

13: Backplane

131: Slot

15: hard drive components

151: hard drive carrier

153: size solid state drive

155: Clip

P1: Abutment plate

Claims (8)

A hard disk module of a server, comprising: a hard disk rack with an opening and an accommodating space communicating with the opening, the accommodating space including at least one 2.5-inch hard disk accommodating slot; a back plate fixed to The hard disk rack is located on the opposite side of the opening; and at least one hard disk assembly, including a hard disk carrier and two sized solid state hard disks, the hard disk carrier is detachably disposed on the at least one 2.5-inch hard disk In the disk accommodating slot, the hard disk accommodating disk can be inserted into the at least one 2.5-inch hard disk accommodating slot through the opening and can be taken out from the at least one 2.5-inch hard disk accommodating slot through the opening. The hard disk is disposed on the hard disk carrier, and the sized solid state disks are electrically connected to the backplane; wherein, the at least one hard disk assembly further includes a fastener, and the hard disk rack has at least one buckle Hole, the buckle includes a pivot portion, a hook portion and an operating portion respectively connected to both sides of the pivot portion, the pivot portion is pivoted on a side of the hard disk carrier exposed from the opening , The hook portion is detachably pierced through the at least one buckling hole to fix the hard disk carrier in the at least one 2.5-inch hard disk accommodating slot, and the operating portion is detachably buckled on the hard disk The operating part can be subjected to an external force to disengage from the hard disk carrier, so that the fastener can be pivoted from a buckled position to an unlocked position by an external force; when the buckle is removed from the buckle When the closing position is pivoted to the unlocking position, the hook part is separated from the fastening hole so that the hard disk carrier can move relative to the hard disk rack; wherein, the hard disk carrier has a side exposed at the opening A fixing hole, the operating portion has an elastic piece, the elastic piece includes a locking section and an elastic section, the locking section detachably penetrates the fixing hole and abuts against an inner surface of the hard disk carrier, so that The operating part is fixed to the hard disk carrier, and the elastic section can be moved from an engaging position to an unfastening position by external force; when the elastic When the segment moves from the engagement position to the release position, the elastic segment drives the engagement segment to separate the engagement segment from the inner surface and can move out from the fixing hole to the outside, so that the operating portion can be removed from the The hard disk carrier is separated, so that the buckle can pivot relative to the hard disk carrier. The hard disk module of the server according to claim 1, wherein there is no other casing or frame between the hard disk carrier of the at least one hard disk assembly and the sized solid state disks, and the hard disk There is no other casing or frame between the disk carrier and the hard disk rack. The hard disk module of the server according to claim 1, wherein the number of the at least one 2.5-inch hard disk accommodating slot is four, the number of the at least one hard disk assembly is four, and the number of each hard disk assembly The size of the solid state hard disk is two, the four hard disk components are detachably arranged in the four 2.5-inch hard disk accommodating slots, and the four hard disk components are arranged in two rows and two columns. In the accommodating space. The hard disk module of the server according to claim 1, wherein each of the size solid state disks has a length, a width, and a height, the length is greater than the width, the width is greater than the height, and the sizes The solid state hard disks are arranged side by side on the hard disk carrier in the width direction. The hard disk module of the server according to claim 1, wherein the engaging section has an abutting inclined surface, an abutting surface, and a limiting surface, and the abutting inclined surface is used to insert into the engaging section from the outside During the process of the fixing hole, it presses against the wall at the periphery of the fixing hole, so that the elastic section is gradually deformed and stores an elastic deformation force; when the engaging section passes through the fixing hole and separates from the wall at the periphery of the fixing hole Afterwards, the elastic section releases the elastic deformation force to make the abutting surface abut the wall of the fixing hole, and make the inner surface of the hard disk carrier block the limit surface, so as to restrict the operating part to move away from the Displacement in the direction of the fixed hole. The hard disk module of the server according to claim 1, wherein the fastener is more Contains a pushing portion, the pushing portion is connected to the pivoting portion and located on the opposite side of the operating portion, the pushing portion corresponds to the hard disk rack; when the buckle is pivoted from the buckling position to the unlocking In the position, the pushing part abuts against the hard disk rack to serve as a fulcrum for taking out the at least one hard disk assembly. The hard disk module of the server according to claim 1, wherein the backplane has four fixing parts for fixing to the hard disk rack, and any three of the fixing parts are not collinear. The hard disk module of the server according to claim 7, wherein one of the fixing parts of the backplane is locked to the hard disk rack through a quick-release screw, and the remaining fixing parts are engaged with the hard disk In the three limit slots of the frame.

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