TWI877030B - Server device - Google Patents

Abstract

A server device is configured to install a backplane and a motherboard, and includes a casing, a movable tray and a rising module. The casing includes a bottom plate and two side plates. The two side plates are connected to opposite sides of the bottom plate, respectively. The bottom plate is configured to install the motherboard. The movable tray is movably disposed on the two side plates. The rising module is disposed on the movable tray. The rising module and the movable tray are movable relative to the casing. The rising module is configured to electrically connect the backplane and the motherboard.

Description

Server device

The present invention relates to a server device, in particular to a server device with a movable tray and a switching module.

In a server, expansion cards have many uses, such as image processing, network interface, peripheral device interface, data storage, etc. Users can install expansion cards of the required purpose in the server according to their own needs to expand the functions of the server.

Generally speaking, users will plug expansion cards into adapter boards to form expansion modules, and install the expansion modules in servers. In addition, manufacturers will design servers as double-layer structures to improve space utilization within the server, and will place expansion modules and motherboards on the upper and lower layers of the server, respectively. However, in a general double-layer server, when a user wants to replace electronic components of the motherboard on the lower layer, the user must first remove the expansion module on the upper layer, and after the electronic components of the motherboard on the lower layer are replaced, the expansion module must be assembled on the upper layer, making the steps for replacing electronic components too cumbersome and causing inconvenience to the user. Therefore, how to improve the convenience of disassembling and assembling the motherboard and expansion modules is one of the problems that researchers should solve.

The present invention provides a server device to improve the convenience of disassembly and assembly of a mainboard and an expansion module.

The server device disclosed in one embodiment of the present invention is used for installing a backplane and a motherboard, and includes a housing, a movable tray and an adapter module. The housing includes a bottom plate and two side plates. The two side plates are respectively connected to the opposite sides of the bottom plate. The bottom plate is used for installing the motherboard. The movable tray can be movably arranged on the two side plates. The adapter module is arranged on the movable tray. The adapter module and the movable tray can move relative to the housing. The adapter module is used to electrically connect the backplane and the motherboard.

According to the server device of the above-mentioned embodiment, since the server device is provided with a movable tray that can move relative to the casing, and the adapter module is arranged on the movable tray, when the user needs to install or replace the motherboard and the plug-in cable arranged on the lower bottom plate, there is no need to remove the movable tray and the adapter module arranged on the upper layer. The motherboard arranged on the lower bottom plate can be exposed by simply flipping the movable tray, thereby improving the convenience of disassembly and assembly of the motherboard and the expansion module and cable management.

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

Please refer to Figures 1 and 2. Figure 1 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of a server device according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 2 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the server device of Figure 1 from another perspective.

The server device 10 of the present embodiment is used for installing a backplane 20 and a motherboard 30, for example, provided with an expansion card (not shown). The backplane 20 and the motherboard 30 are used, for example, to be compatible with different types of expansion cards. The server device 10 includes a housing 11, a movable tray 12, an adapter module 13, two hinges 14, and a guide support frame 15. The housing 11 includes a bottom plate 111 and two side plates 112. The two side plates 112 are respectively connected to the opposite sides of the bottom plate 111. The bottom plate 111 is used for installing the motherboard 30.

Please refer to Figures 3 to 5 together. Figure 3 is an exploded schematic diagram of the server device of Figure 1. Figure 4 is an exploded schematic diagram of the movable tray and the adapter module of the server device of Figure 1. Figure 5 is a cross-sectional schematic diagram of the server device of Figure 1.

The two hinges 14 are disposed on opposite sides of the movable tray 12. The movable tray 12 is hinged to the two side panels 112 through the two hinges 14 so that the movable tray 12 can rotate relative to the housing 11 and be located at a use position and a flip position. In addition, the two hinges 14 include two first positioning structures 141. The two side panels 112 each include a second positioning structure 1121. The two first positioning structures 141 are, for example, positioning protrusions, and the two second positioning structures 1121 are, for example, positioning holes. The two first positioning structures 141 are used to position with the two second positioning structures 1121, respectively. The angle of rotation of the movable tray 12 from the use position to the flip position is, for example, 115 degrees, but is not limited thereto.

The adapter module 13 is disposed on the movable tray 12. That is, the adapter module 13 and the motherboard 30 are located at the upper and lower layers of the server device 10, respectively, and the adapter module 13 can move relative to the housing 11 along with the movable tray 12. The adapter module 13 is used to electrically connect the backplane 20 and the motherboard 30.

When the movable tray 12 is in the use position, the movable tray 12 lies flat and the adapter module 13 is electrically connected to the back plate 20, and the two first positioning structures 141 are separated from the two second positioning structures 1121. When the movable tray 12 is in the flip position, the adapter module 13 is separated from the back plate 20, and the two first positioning structures 141 are positioned with the two second positioning structures 1121, so that the movable tray 12 is fixed in the flip position.

In detail, the adapter module 13 includes an adapter board 131, a plurality of first electrical connectors 132, and a plurality of second electrical connectors 133. These first electrical connectors 132 are, for example, display card electrical connectors and network card electrical connectors, and are disposed on the adapter board 131, for example, a circuit board. For example, these first electrical connectors 132 are, for example, high-density ExaMax electrical connectors, and are used for plugging in expansion cards such as high-performance network cards. These first electrical connectors 132 are partially disposed on one side of the adapter board 131 close to the motherboard 30, and are, for example, electrically connected to an electrical connector (not shown) of a riser card in a board-to-board manner. The other part of these first electrical connectors 132 is disposed on one side of the adapter board 131 away from the motherboard 30, and is electrically connected to the GPU (not shown) of the backplane 20, for example, in a board-to-board manner. These second electrical connectors 133 are disposed on the adapter board 131, and are electrically connected to the CPU (not shown) of the motherboard 30 in a line-to-line manner through cables (not shown) pivoted to one side of the housing 11 by the movable tray 12. In this way, it is convenient for users to organize cables. For example, these second electrical connectors 133 are MCIO electrical connectors. The first electrical connectors 132 are electrically connected to the second electrical connectors 133 , so that the backplane 20 is electrically connected to the motherboard 30 through the first electrical connectors 132 and the second electrical connectors 133 .

The air guide support frame 15 is disposed on a side of the movable tray 12 away from the adapter module 13 so that the air guide support frame 15 can move relative to the housing 11. By disposing the air guide support frame 15, in addition to supporting the movable tray 12 without the need for an additional air guide cover, the airflow generated by the heat sink (not shown) in the server device 10 can also be guided so that the airflow can dissipate heat from the motherboard 30 more evenly, thereby improving the heat dissipation efficiency of the heat sink for the motherboard 30. In other words, the air guide support frame 15 can take into account the functions of supporting the movable tray 12 and improving the heat dissipation efficiency of the heat sink for the motherboard 30.

In the present embodiment, since the server device 10 is provided with a movable tray 12 that can be flipped relative to the housing 11, and the adapter module 13 is disposed on the movable tray 12, when the user needs to install or replace the motherboard 30 disposed on the lower bottom plate 111 and the plug-in cable, there is no need to remove the movable tray 12 and the adapter module 13 disposed on the upper layer. The motherboard 30 disposed on the lower bottom plate 111 can be exposed by simply flipping the movable tray 12, thereby improving the convenience of disassembly and assembly of the motherboard 30 and the expansion module and wiring.

In this embodiment, the adapter module 13 may further include a plurality of first guide structures 134 and a plurality of second guide structures 135. The first guide structures 134 are, for example, guide grooves, and are disposed on the adapter plate 131. The second guide structures 135 are, for example, guide bosses, and are disposed on the first electrical connectors 132. When the movable tray 12 is in the use position, the adapter module 13 is used to be fixed to the back plate 20 through the guidance of the first guide structures 134 and the second guide structures 135.

In this embodiment, the server device 10 may further include a plurality of fasteners 16. These fasteners 16 are, for example, screws. When the movable tray 12 is in the use position, the movable tray 12 is fixed to the two side plates 112 through these fasteners 16.

In this embodiment, the two first positioning structures 141 are positioning protrusions, and the two second positioning structures 1121 are positioning holes, but the present invention is not limited thereto. In other embodiments, the two first positioning structures may also be positioning holes, and the two second positioning structures may also be positioning protrusions.

In this embodiment, the number of the first electrical connectors 132 and the number of the second electrical connectors 133 are multiple, but not limited to this. In other embodiments, the number of the first electrical connectors and the number of the second electrical connectors can also be only one.

In this embodiment, these first guiding structures 134 are guiding grooves, and these second guiding structures 135 are guiding protruding columns, but the present invention is not limited thereto. In other embodiments, these first guiding structures can also be guiding protruding columns, and these second guiding structures can also be guiding grooves.

In this embodiment, the guide support frame 15 may further include a plurality of third guide structures (not shown). These third guide structures are, for example, guide grooves, but are not limited thereto. In other embodiments, these third guide structures may also be guide bosses. When the movable tray 12 is in the use position, the guide support frame 15 is used to further fix the adapter module 13 to the back plate 20 through the guidance of the third guide structures.

Please refer to Figures 6 to 9. Figure 6 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the movable tray of the server device of Figure 1 in the use position. Figure 7 is a cross-sectional schematic diagram of the movable tray of the server device of Figure 1 in the use position. Figure 8 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the movable tray of the server device of Figure 1 in the flip position. Figure 9 is a cross-sectional schematic diagram of the movable tray of the server device of Figure 1 in the flip position.

As shown in FIG6 and FIG7, the movable tray 12 lies flat in the use position. At this time, the two first positioning structures 141 are separated from the two second positioning structures 1121. As shown in FIG8 and FIG9, when the user wants to install the motherboard 30 and electrically connect the adapter module 13 to the motherboard 30, first, the movable tray 12 is flipped from the use position along direction A to the flip position. At this time, the two first positioning structures 141 are positioned with the two second positioning structures 1121, so that the movable tray 12 is fixed in the flip position. Next, the motherboard 30 and other components such as a heat sink (not shown) are mounted on the bottom plate 111 , and one end of a cable (not shown) is plugged into the motherboard 30 , and the other end of the cable is passed through the movable tray 12 and pivoted to one side of the housing 11 .

Next, the positioning of the two first positioning structures 141 and the two second positioning structures 1121 is released, so that the two first positioning structures 141 are separated from the two second positioning structures 1121, and the movable tray 12 is flipped from the flip position in the opposite direction of direction A to the use position. Next, the adapter module 13 is electrically connected to the back plate 20 through the first electrical connectors 132, and is electrically connected to the motherboard 30 through the second electrical connectors 133 and the cables. In other words, the back plate 20 and the motherboard 30 are electrically connected through the adapter module 13. Next, the movable tray 12 is fixed to the two side plates 112 through the fasteners 16. In this way, the assembly of the motherboard 30 and the adapter module 13 can be completed.

According to the server device of the above-mentioned embodiment, since the server device is provided with a movable tray that can be flipped relative to the casing, and the adapter module is arranged on the movable tray, when the user needs to install or replace the motherboard and the plug-in cable arranged on the lower bottom plate, there is no need to remove the movable tray and the adapter module arranged on the upper layer. The motherboard arranged on the lower bottom plate can be exposed by simply flipping the movable tray, thereby improving the convenience of disassembly and assembly of the motherboard 30 and the expansion module and cable management.

Although the present invention is disclosed as above with the aforementioned embodiments, they are not used to limit the present invention. Anyone skilled in similar techniques may make some changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of patent protection of the present invention shall be subject to the scope of the patent application attached to this specification.

10: Server device 11: Casing 111: Bottom plate 112: Side plate 1121: Second positioning structure 12: Movable tray 13: Adapter module 131: Adapter plate 132: First electrical connector 133: Second electrical connector 134: First guide structure 135: Second guide structure 14: Hub 141: First positioning structure 15: Guide support 16: Fastener 20: Back plate 30: Motherboard A: Direction

FIG. 1 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of a server device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the server device of FIG. 1 from another perspective. FIG. 3 is a disassembled schematic diagram of the server device of FIG. 1. FIG. 4 is a disassembled schematic diagram of a movable tray and a transfer module of the server device of FIG. 1. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional schematic diagram of the server device of FIG. 1. FIG. 6 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the movable tray of the server device of FIG. 1 in a use position. FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional schematic diagram of the movable tray of the server device of FIG. 1 in a use position. FIG. 8 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the movable tray of the server device of FIG. 1 in a flip position. FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional schematic diagram of the movable tray of the server device of FIG. 1 in a flip position.

11: Shell

111: Base plate

112: Side panels

1121: Second positioning structure

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131: Adapter plate

132: First electrical connector

133: Second electrical connector

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135: Second guide structure

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141: First positioning structure

15: Diversion support frame

16: Fasteners

30: Motherboard

Claims (9)

A server device for installing a backplane and a motherboard, the server device comprising: A housing, comprising a bottom plate and two side plates, the two side plates being connected to opposite sides of the bottom plate respectively, the bottom plate being used for installing the motherboard; a movable tray being movably arranged on the two side plates; an adapter module being arranged on the movable tray, the adapter module and the movable tray being movable relative to the housing, and the adapter module being used for electrically connecting the backplane and the motherboard; and two hubs , arranged on two opposite sides of the movable tray, the movable tray is hinged to the two side panels through the two hinges, so that the movable tray can rotate relative to the housing and be located in a use position and a flip position. When the movable tray is located in the use position, the adapter module is used to electrically connect to the back plate, and when the movable tray is located in the flip position, the adapter module is used to separate from the back plate. A server device as described in claim 1, wherein the adapter module includes an adapter board and at least one first electrical connector, the at least one first electrical connector is disposed on the adapter board and is used to electrically connect to an electrical connector of the backplane or an adapter card. A server device as described in claim 2, wherein the adapter module further includes at least one second electrical connector, which is arranged on the adapter board and is used to be electrically connected to the motherboard through a cable, and the at least one first electrical connector is electrically connected to the at least one second electrical connector, so that the backplane is electrically connected to the motherboard through the at least one first electrical connector and the at least one second electrical connector. A server device as described in claim 2, wherein the number of the at least one first electrical connector is multiple, and the first electrical connectors are respectively a display card electrical connector and a network card electrical connector, and the first electrical connectors are partially disposed on a side of the adapter board close to the motherboard and electrically connected to the electrical connector of the adapter card, and the other part is disposed on a side of the adapter board away from the motherboard and electrically connected to the backplane. A server device as described in claim 2, wherein the adapter module includes at least one first guide structure and at least one second guide structure, the at least one first guide structure is arranged on the adapter plate, and the at least one second guide structure is arranged on the at least one first electrical connector, and when the movable tray is in the use position, the adapter module is used to be fixed to the back plate through the guidance of the at least one first guide structure and the at least one second guide structure. The server device as described in claim 1 further includes an air guide support frame, which is arranged on a side of the movable tray away from the adapter module so that the air guide support frame can move relative to the casing. The air guide support frame is used to both support the movable tray and guide the airflow for cooling the motherboard to improve the cooling efficiency of the motherboard. A server device as described in claim 1, wherein the movable tray includes at least one first positioning structure, at least one of the two side panels includes a second positioning structure, and the at least one first positioning structure is used to position with the second positioning structure. When the movable tray is rotated from the use position to the flip position, the movable tray is fixed in the flip position through the positioning of the at least one first positioning structure and the second positioning structure. The server device as described in claim 1 further includes at least one fastener, and when the movable tray is in the use position, the movable tray is fixed to the two side panels through the at least one fastener. A server device as described in claim 1, wherein the angle at which the movable tray rotates from the use position to the flip position is 115 degrees.

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