CN111562827B - Exempt from instrument integrated circuit board switching device and server - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses a tool-free board card switching device.A slot for inserting a board card is arranged on an inserting seat, and the board card is inserted into the slot when being installed; a socket for signal connection with the mainboard is arranged on the plug socket, and the board card is in signal connection with the mainboard through the socket; the supporting block is provided with a quick locking piece, the quick locking piece can be movably clamped and locked with the supporting block relatively, and the quick locking piece circumferentially surrounds the signal connecting block on the case when the quick locking piece is kept locked; the supporting shoe is used for contacting with the interface edge of integrated circuit board, the interface signal connection of signal connection piece and integrated circuit board, after integrated circuit board and signal connection piece are connected relatively, simultaneously quick latch fitting and the relative spacing locking of supporting shoe, the integrated circuit board is pegged graft relatively with the slot of socket and is realized first heavy fixed, realize the second heavy fixed after the interface of integrated circuit board is connected with the signal connection piece on the quick-witted case, it is stable fixed effectively to realize the integrated circuit board, need not use screw structure during the assembly, realize the installation of integrated circuit board under the condition with the help of appurtenance, the efficiency that the integrated circuit board was changed can be improved.

Description

A tool-free board card transfer device and server

technical field

The invention relates to the technical field of servers, and further relates to a tool-free board adapter device. In addition, the present invention also relates to a server.

Background technique

In high-end high-performance servers, there are a large number of PCIE cards, and the PCIE boards are installed on the transfer structure, which is separately installed on the sub-board, and connected to the main board signal through the transfer structure.

Traditional PCIE boards not only require a special clamping mechanism, but also need screws to fix the relevant structures. When disassembling, tools such as screwdrivers are needed. As users have higher and higher requirements for the maintenance time and efficiency of PCIE cards, traditional screws The disassembly and assembly efficiency in fixed form is low, and the disassembly and assembly speed is slow, which cannot meet the efficiency requirements. When there are too many PCIE cards in a large server, the disassembly and assembly speed will be slow, which will affect the working time of the server.

For those skilled in the art, how to quickly replace the board is a technical problem to be solved at present.

Contents of the invention

The invention provides a tool-free board adapter device, which can replace the board without the aid of auxiliary tools, and improves the efficiency of replacement and installation. The specific scheme is as follows:

A tool-free board adapter device, comprising a socket and a support block, the socket is provided with a slot for inserting a board, and the socket is provided with a socket for signal connection with a main board ; The support block is used to contact with the interface edge of the board;

A quick lock is provided on the support block, and the quick lock can be snapped and locked relative to the support block;

When the quick lock is locked relative to the support block, it surrounds the signal connection block on the limit chassis; the signal connection block is connected to the interface signal of the board.

Optionally, a support backplane for supporting the board is further included, and the support block is fixed on an edge of the support backplane.

Optionally, the socket and the support backplane are slidably fitted, and the socket can slide laterally relative to the support backplane.

Optionally, the receptacle includes two layers of boards stacked on top of each other, and the two layers of boards sandwich the guide plate at the bottom of the support backboard to slide.

Optionally, an elastic clamping block is provided on one long side of the socket, and the elastic clamping block is used to cooperate and lock with the fixed clamping block on the support backplane.

Optionally, one end of the quick lock is rotatably connected to the support block through a horizontally arranged rotating shaft, and the other end of the quick lock can be hooked and locked on the support block.

Optionally, it also includes a pull-out aid device arranged on the support block, one hinged end of the pull-out aid device is rotatably connected to the support block through a horizontally arranged rotating shaft;

A supporting projection capable of contacting the chassis is provided in the middle of the pulling-out aiding device, and the supporting projection is a fulcrum of the pulling-out helping device.

Optionally, a locking elastic piece is provided on the pulling-out aiding device, the middle part of the locking elastic piece is relatively fixed to the pulling-out aiding device, and one end of the locking elastic piece close to the support block is arranged for hooking with the support block The hook is locked, and the hook can be unlocked by pressing the other end of the locking shrapnel.

The present invention also provides a server, including the tool-free board adapter device described in any one of the above.

The invention provides a tool-free board card transfer device. The socket is provided with a slot for inserting a board, and the board is inserted into the slot when installed; the socket is provided with a socket for signal connection with the main board. The socket, the board card is connected with the signal of the main board through the socket; the quick lock is arranged on the support block, and the quick lock can be locked with the relative movement of the support block, and when the quick lock is kept locked, it surrounds the signal connection block on the chassis; the support The block is used to contact the interface edge of the board. The signal connection block is connected to the interface signal of the board. The slots of the seat are relatively plugged to achieve the first level of fixation, and the interface of the board card is connected to the signal connection block on the chassis to achieve the second level of fixation, so as to realize the stable and effective fixing of the board card. No need to use screw structure during assembly. The installation of the board is realized with the help of auxiliary tools, which can improve the efficiency of board replacement.

Description of drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention or the prior art, the following will briefly introduce the drawings that need to be used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art. Obviously, the accompanying drawings in the following description are only These are some embodiments of the present invention. Those skilled in the art can also obtain other drawings based on these drawings without creative work.

Fig. 1A is the overall structural diagram of the tool-free board adapter device provided by the present invention;

Fig. 1B is a structural diagram of the relative assembly of the tool-free board adapter device and the board provided by the present invention;

Fig. 2 is an exploded view of each part of the tool-free board adapter device of the present invention;

Fig. 3A and Fig. 3B are respectively the schematic diagrams of two different states of the board card removal process;

FIG. 4A is a schematic structural view of the bottom of the tool-free board adapter device of the present invention;

Fig. 4B is an exploded view of the cooperation between the elastic block and the guide plate;

Fig. 5A is a schematic diagram of the local structure of the quick lock;

Figure 5B is an exploded view of the local structure at the quick lock;

Figure 6A is an exploded view between the pulling-out device and the support block;

Fig. 6B is a schematic diagram of the working process of the pulling-out aiding device.

The picture includes:

Socket 1, slot 11, socket 12, elastic block 13, support block 2, quick lock 21, support back plate 3, fixed block 31, guide plate 32, pull-out device 4, support bump 41, Lock the shrapnel 42.

Detailed ways

The core of the present invention is to provide a tool-free board adapter device, which can replace boards without using auxiliary tools, thereby improving the efficiency of replacement and installation.

In order to enable those skilled in the art to better understand the technical solution of the present invention, the tool-free board adapter device of the present invention will be described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific implementation methods.

As shown in Figure 1A, it is the overall structural diagram of the tool-free board adapter device provided by the present invention, and Figure 1B is a structural diagram of the relative assembly of the tool-free board adapter device and the board provided by the present invention, in which A represents The signal connection block, B means the board; the device includes a socket 1 and a support block 2, in the direction shown in the figure, the socket 1 is located at the bottom, it extends horizontally, and is roughly a flat sheet structure. The socket 1 is provided with a slot 11 for inserting boards, and the socket 1 is provided with a socket 12 for signal connection with the motherboard. The slot 11 and socket 12 shown in the figure are located on the upper surface of the socket 1 , the bottom of the board is inserted into the slot 11, the contacts at the bottom are in contact with the contacts in the slot 11, the interface of the socket 12 is connected to the signal line, and the signal is transmitted to the main board through the signal line.

The support block 2 is generally vertically arranged and extended, and the support block 2 is relatively connected with the socket 1 to form a whole that is generally at a right angle. The interface edges of the board are in contact; the support block 2 is provided with a quick lock 21 , and the quick lock 21 is located on a side away from the board. The quick lock 21 can move relative to the support block 2, and the quick lock 21 can be snapped and locked relative to the support block 2. When the quick lock 21 is locked with the support block 2, the quick lock 21 cannot move relative to the support block 2. The two remain relatively fixed. When the quick lock 21 is unlocked relative to the support block 2 , the quick lock 21 can move relative to the support block 2 .

When the quick lock 21 is locked relative to the support block 2, it surrounds the signal connection block on the limiter chassis, A in the figure represents the signal connection block, and the signal connection block is connected to the phase box, as shown in Figure 2, which is the embodiment of the present invention The explosion diagram of each part of the tool-free board adapter device, the signal connection block is roughly "L" shaped, the signal connection block and the support block 2 parts overlap, the signal connection block is connected to the interface signal of the board, the signal connection block and the board They are respectively located on both sides of the support block 2, and notches are provided at the corresponding positions of the support block 2, and the board card and the signal connection block are inserted into each other through the notches.

When the board is relatively connected to the signal connection block, the quick lock piece 21 is relatively locked with the support block 2 at the same time, and the quick lock piece 21 and the support block 2 form a ring to surround the signal connection block. The locking position of the quick lock piece 21 is located at "L At the corner of the "shaped signal connection block, the support block 2 and the signal connection block are relatively fixed, and the two limits are limited. As shown in Figure 2, the support block 2 cannot move up and to the right relative to the signal connection block.

The board card and the slot 11 of the socket 1 are relatively inserted to realize the first fixing, and the interface of the board is connected to the signal connection block on the chassis to realize the second fixing, so as to realize the stable and effective fixing of the board. When the quick lock After the piece 21 and the support block 2 are clamped and locked, the upper part of the whole formed by the socket 1 and the support block 2 is fixed relative to the chassis, and the lower part is relatively plugged and fixed with the chassis, and the upper part can be quickly locked with the signal connection block on the chassis. It is relatively fixed and can provide support more stably. On the one hand, the signal connection block is used to support the whole formed by the socket 1 and the support block 2, and on the other hand, it is used for signal connection with the board.

The tool-free board card adapter device of the present invention does not need to use a screw structure when assembling, and the board card can be installed without the aid of auxiliary tools, which can improve the efficiency of board card replacement and can be better applied to a large number of board cards server.

On the basis of the above scheme, the tool-free board adapter device of the present invention also includes a support backboard 3, which is used to support the board, and the support backboard 3 and the board surface of the board are parallel to each other. The effect of stable support is played; the support block 2 is fixed on the edge of the support backplane 3, and the support block 2 and the support backplane 3 are preferably integrally fixed; the support block 2 and the support backplane 3 are both vertically arranged, but The board surfaces of the two are vertically distributed relative to each other, and the board card is relatively inserted into the signal connection block through the gap on the support block 2 .

Preferably, as shown in FIG. 2 , the socket 1 and the support backplane 3 of the present invention are slidably assembled, and the socket 1 can slide laterally relative to the support backplane 3 . As shown in Figure 2, the socket 1 includes two layers of boards stacked on top of each other. The two layers of boards sandwich the guide plate 32 at the bottom of the support back plate 3 to slide. The guide plate 32 is a plate structure extending horizontally. The two-layer boards of the seat 1 are clamped on the upper and lower sides of the guide plate 32 respectively, and ribs are vertically arranged on both side edges of the guide plate 32 to guide the movement direction of the socket 1 . As shown in FIG. 2 , the slot 11 and the socket 12 are arranged on the upper board of the receptacle 1 .

As shown in Figure 3A and Figure 3B, they are schematic diagrams of two different states of the card removal process. Since the socket 1 can slide relative to the support backplane 3, the socket 1 should be pulled out horizontally when taking it out, as shown in Figure 3A In the direction indicated by the arrow pointing to the right in the horizontal direction, unplug the left side of the board and the signal connection block; at this time, the board is only inserted relative to the slot 11, and then as shown in Figure 3B, pull out the board upwards so that The board is separated from the socket 1, and the board is taken out. Assemble in reverse order during installation. The tool-free board adapter device of the present invention only needs to move the socket 1 when disassembling the board, and does not need to move the support block 2 and the support back plate 3 .

As shown in FIG. 4A , it is a structural schematic diagram of the bottom of the tool-free board adapter device of the present invention. An elastic clamping block 13 is provided on one side of the socket 1. FIG. 4B shows the cooperation between the elastic clamping block 13 and the guide plate 32. As shown in C in FIG. 4B , the elastic clamping block 13 is provided with a stepped structure, and can be pressed laterally relative to the socket 1. The elastic clamping block 13 is used to support the fixed clamping block 31 on the backplane 3 Cooperate with the locking, the fixed block 31 is arranged on the edge of the guide plate 32, when the socket 1 slides from right to left, the fixed block 31 compresses the elastic block 13, and the elastic block 13 elastically deforms, when the elastic block 13 When it is not compressed by the fixed block 31, it rebounds laterally under the action of elasticity, and the step C and the edge of the fixed block 31 are locked and limited relative to each other, so that the socket 1 cannot be translated laterally. When it needs to be removed, it is shown by the lower arrow in Figure 3A The figure shows pressing the elastic locking block 13 to unlock the elastic locking block 13 and the fixed locking block 31 .

As shown in Figure 5A, it is a schematic diagram of the local structure of the quick lock part. One end of the quick lock part 21 is rotatably connected to the support block 2 through a horizontally arranged rotating shaft, and the quick lock part 21 can rotate around the rotating shaft relative to the support block 2, as shown in Figure 5B It is an exploded view of the local structure at the quick lock part. E in the figure represents the rotating shaft of the quick lock part 21, and the rotating shaft is perpendicular to the direction of the board surface of the support block 2; the other end of the quick lock part 21 can be hooked and locked on the support block 2. When the movable end of the quick lock 21 is hooked relative to the support block 2 , it can form a surrounding structure, and keep vertical and lateral limit with the signal connection block.

On the basis of any of the above-mentioned technical solutions and their mutual combinations, the present invention also includes an extraction aid device 4 arranged on the support block 2, as shown in Figure 6A, which is an exploded view between the extraction aid device 4 and the support block 2 One end of the hinge of the pulling-out aiding device 4 is rotatably connected to the support block 2 through a horizontally arranged rotating shaft, the supporting block 2 is provided with a rotating shaft, and the pulling-out aiding device 4 is sleeved on the rotating shaft. The middle part of the pulling-out device 4 is provided with a support projection 41 that can contact the chassis. The support projection 41 is generally wedge-shaped and located in the middle of the pull-out device 4. The pull-out device 4 is equivalent to a lever, and the support projection 41 is a pull-out device. 4 pivots.

As shown in Figure 6B, it is a schematic diagram of the working process of the pulling-out device 4, the bottom of the support block 2 and the support backplane 3 are inserted on the chassis, when the whole of the support block 2 and the support backplane 3 needs to be pulled out from the chassis , press down on the left side of the pull-out device 4, and the support bump 41 acts as a fulcrum to contact the chassis, and the pull-out device 4 moves in the direction of the curved arrow as shown in Figure 6B, and the support block 2 and the support backplane 3 are moved under the action of leverage. The whole is ejected from the chassis, which is easier to remove.

Preferably, a locking elastic piece 42 is arranged on the pulling-out aiding device 4, the middle part of the locking elastic piece 42 is relatively fixed to the pulling-out aiding device 4, the two ends of the locking elastic piece 42 can be elastically deformed, and one end of the locking elastic piece 42 close to the support block 2 is arranged for The support block 2 is hooked to the locked hook. D in Fig. 6B represents the hook. The hook can be hooked and locked relative to the support block 2. When locked, the entire pull-out device 4 cannot be rotated to prevent the random rotation of the pull-out device from affecting the operation; it is necessary to use a pull-out aid When installing, press the other end of the locking spring 42 in the direction shown by the straight arrow in Figure 6B to unlock the hook, the hook is no longer locked with the corresponding structure on the support block 2, and the pull-out device 4 can rotate freely.

The present invention also provides a server, including the above-mentioned tool-free board adapter device. The server can achieve the same technical effect. Please refer to the prior art for the structure of other parts of the server, and the present invention will not repeat them here.

The above description of the disclosed embodiments is provided to enable any person skilled in the art to make or use the invention. Various modifications to these embodiments will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the general principles defined herein may be implemented in other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention. Therefore, the present invention will not be limited to the embodiments shown herein, but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.

Claims (9)

1. A tool-free board card adapter, characterized in that it includes a socket (1) and a support block (2), and the socket (1) is provided with a slot for inserting a board ( 11), the socket (1) is provided with a socket (12) for signal connection with the main board; the support block (2) is used for contacting the interface edge of the board; The support block (2) is provided with a quick lock (21), and the quick lock (21) can be locked relative to the support block (2); When the quick lock (21) is locked relative to the support block (2), it surrounds the signal connection block on the limit chassis; the signal connection block is connected to the interface signal of the board. 2. The tool-free board adapter device according to claim 1, further comprising a support backboard (3) for supporting the board, and the support block (2) is fixed on the support backboard (3) Edge. 3. The tool-free board adapter device according to claim 2, characterized in that the socket (1) and the support backplane (3) are slidably assembled, and the socket (1) can slide laterally relative to the support backplane (3). 4. The tool-free board adapter device according to claim 3, characterized in that, the socket (1) includes two layers of boards stacked on top of each other, and the two layers of boards clamp the support backboard (3) The bottom guide plate (32) slides. 5. The tool-free board adapter device according to claim 3, characterized in that, an elastic clamping block (13) is provided on one side of the socket (1), and the elastic clamping block (13) ) is used to cooperate and lock with the fixing block (31) on the support backplane (3). 6. The tool-free board adapter device according to claim 3, characterized in that one end of the quick lock (21) is rotatably connected to the support block (2) through a horizontally arranged rotating shaft, and the quick lock The other end of the lock (21) can be hooked and locked on the support block (2). 7. The tool-free board adapter device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that it further comprises a pull-out device (4) arranged on the support block (2), the pull-out aid One hinged end of the device (4) is rotatably connected to the support block (2) through a horizontally arranged rotating shaft; A support bump (41) capable of contacting the chassis is provided in the middle of the pulling-out aiding device (4), and the supporting bump (41) is a fulcrum of the pulling-out helping device (4). 8. The tool-free board adapter device according to claim 7, characterized in that a locking elastic piece (42) is provided on the pulling-out aiding device (4), and the middle part of the locking elastic piece (42) is in contact with the auxiliary The pulling device (4) is relatively fixed, and the locking elastic piece (42) is provided with a hook for locking with the supporting block (2) at one end close to the supporting block (2), and pressing the locking elastic piece (42) The other end of the hook can be unlocked. 9. A server, characterized by comprising the tool-free board adapter device according to any one of claims 1 to 8.

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