TW202147958A - Server and mounting frame - Google Patents

Abstract

A server and mounting frame. The server includes a rack, a motherboard, a mounting frame, a guide pillar and an expansion card. The motherboard is stacked on the rack bottom plate. The mounting frame includes a base, a handle and a pivot. The base is located on a side of the motherboard located away from the rack bottom plate and located between two rack side plates. One base side pate includes a guide groove. Handle is pivoted to one base side plate via the pivot and includes an engagement hole. Guide pillar is fixed to one rack side plate and is slidably located in the guide groove. Guide pillar is engaged in the engagement hole of the handle. The expansion card is disposed on base bottom pate and electrically connected to the motherboard.

Description

Servers and Mounts

The present invention relates to a server and a mounting frame, in particular to a server and a mounting frame including a handle.

Generally speaking, in order to enhance the performance of the server or expand the function of the server, an expansion card electrically connected to the main circuit board is provided in the server case. In addition, the expansion card will contain multiple connectors for the memory card to be inserted. Due to the ever-increasing demand for temporary storage space, the number of connectors required to be included in an expansion card is also increasing, thereby increasing the overall weight of the expansion card. In view of this, the mounting bracket for the expansion card is generally provided with a handle to facilitate the removal of the expansion card from the server case or the installation of the expansion card in the server case.

However, the conventional handle is only supported by a fixed support on the side plate of the mounting frame, which makes the stress generated by the handle operation concentrated on the single support. Moreover, the user has to spend a lot of effort to separate the expansion circuit board and the main circuit board, which reduces the convenience of using the handle to disassemble and assemble the expansion circuit board and the main circuit board.

The present invention provides a server and a mounting frame, so as to facilitate the disassembly and assembly between the expansion circuit board and the main circuit board through the assistance of the handle, and use the first guide column and the second guide column to share the expansion circuit board and the main circuit board. The stress that occurs when the circuit boards are mated.

The server disclosed in an embodiment of the present invention includes a rack, a main circuit board, a mounting frame, a first guide post, and an expansion circuit board. The rack includes a rack bottom plate and two rack side plates. The two rack side plates stand on the rack bottom plate and are spaced apart from each other by a distance. The main circuit board is stacked on the chassis bottom plate. The mounting frame includes a bearing seat, a handle and a first pivotal connection. The bearing seat is located on the side of the main circuit board away from the rack bottom plate and is between the two rack side plates. The bearing seat includes a bearing seat bottom plate and two bearing seat side plates. The two side plates of the bearing seat stand on the bottom plate of the bearing seat and are spaced apart from each other by a distance. One of the side plates of the bearing base includes a first guide groove. The handle is pivotally connected to one of the side plates of the bearing base through the first pivot piece and includes a clamping slot. The first guide column is fixed on one of the rack side panels and is slidably located in the first guide groove of one of the side panels of the bearing base. The first guide post is engaged with the slot of the handle. The expansion circuit board is stacked on the bottom plate of the carrier base and is electrically connected to the main circuit board.

Another embodiment of the present invention discloses an installation frame which is fixed to a frame side plate through a first guide column and includes a bearing seat, a second guide column, a handle, a sliding member and a connecting rod. The bearing seat includes a bearing seat bottom plate and two bearing seat side plates. The two side plates of the bearing seat stand on the bottom plate of the bearing seat and are spaced apart from each other by a distance. One of the side plates of the bearing base includes a first guide groove and a second guide groove which are separated from each other. The first guide post is slidably disposed in the first guide groove. The second guide post is slidably disposed in the second guide groove. The handle is pivotally connected to one of the side plates of the bearing base and includes a card slot. The first guide post is used for engaging with the card slot. The sliding piece is fixed on the second guide post. The opposite ends of the connecting rod are pivotally connected to the handle and the sliding member respectively.

According to the server and the mounting bracket disclosed in the above embodiments, the handle is pivotally connected to one of the side plates of the bearing base through the first pivot member and includes a slot for engaging the first guide post, and the first guide post is fixed on the One of the rack side panels is slidably positioned in the first guide groove of one of the side panels of the bearing base. Therefore, the handle can abut against the first guide post and assist in the disassembly and assembly of the expansion circuit board and the main circuit board through the cooperation of the first guide post and the first guide groove, so as to enhance the disassembly and assembly of the expansion circuit board and the main circuit board using the handle convenience.

In addition, the handle is fixed to the side panel of the casing through the first guide post, the sliding member is fixed to the second guide post slidably arranged on the side panel of the bearing base, and the handle and the slide member are connected by a connecting rod. Therefore, in addition to the first guide post, the second guide post also helps to share the reaction force generated by the push of the first guide post by the handle. In this way, the first guide column does not need to bear all the reaction forces alone, and the side plate of the bearing seat will not be bent or deformed.

The detailed features and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below in the embodiments, and the contents are sufficient to enable any person with ordinary knowledge in the art to understand the technical contents of the embodiments of the present invention and implement them accordingly, and according to the disclosure in this specification Any person with ordinary knowledge in the art can easily understand the related objects 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 in any viewpoint.

Please refer to Figure 1 and Figure 2. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a server according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the server of FIG. 1 .

In this embodiment, the server 10 includes a rack 100 , a main circuit board 200 , a mounting frame 300 , two brackets 400 , two first guide posts 500 , two third guide posts 600 and an expansion circuit board 700.

The rack 100 includes a rack bottom plate 101 and two rack side plates 102 . The two rack side plates 102 stand on the rack bottom plate 101 and are spaced apart from each other by a distance.

In this embodiment, the main circuit board 200 includes a main body 201 and a plurality of first connection ports 202 . The main board body 201 is stacked on the rack bottom plate 101 . The first connection port 202 is disposed on a side of the main board body 201 away from the chassis base plate 101 .

See Figures 1 through 4. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a mounting frame of the server in FIG. 1 . FIG. 4 is an exploded view of the mounting bracket of FIG. 3 .

In this embodiment, the mounting frame 300 includes a bearing base 301 , a handle 302 , two first pivot members 303 , two sliding members 304 , two second pivot members 305 , two third pivot members 306 , and two connecting rods. 307 and two second guide posts 308 .

The bearing base 301 is interposed between the two rack side plates 102 . The bearing seat 301 includes a bearing seat bottom plate 3010 and two bearing seat side plates 3011 . The two side plates 3011 of the bearing seat stand on the bottom plate 3010 of the bearing seat and are spaced apart from each other by a distance. As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 , the carrier base plate 3010 is supported by the bracket 400 and is located on the side of the main circuit board 200 away from the chassis bottom plate 101 and is spaced from the main circuit board 200 at a distance, wherein the bracket 400 is disposed on the main circuit board 200 is away from the side of the rack bottom plate 101 . In addition, each of the side plates 3011 of the bearing base includes a first guide groove 3012 , a second guide groove 3013 , a third guide groove 3015 and a fifth guide groove 3016 which are separated from each other.

The two first guide columns 500 are respectively fixed to the two rack side plates 102 and are respectively slidably located in the first guide grooves 3012 of the two bearing base side plates 3011 .

In this embodiment, the handle 302 includes two operating parts 3020 , a connecting part 3021 and two locking parts 3022 . The connecting part 3021 connects with the second operation part 3020 . The two snap portions 3022 respectively protrude from one side of the two operation portions 3020 away from the engaging portion 3021 . The two operating portions 3020 are pivotally connected to the two bearing base side plates 3011 through the two first pivot members 303 respectively. In addition, each of the two locking portions 3022 includes a locking slot 3023 . In addition, the two first guide posts 500 are respectively engaged with the locking grooves 3023 of the two locking portions 3022 .

The two sliding members 304 are respectively fixed to the two second guide posts 308 , and the two second guide posts 308 are respectively slidably disposed in the two second guide grooves 3013 . That is to say, the two sliding members 304 are slidably disposed on the two second guide grooves 3013 through the two second guide posts 308 respectively.

One ends of the two connecting rods 307 are pivotally connected to the two operating portions 3020 of the handle 302 through two second pivoting members 305 , wherein the second pivoting member 305 and the first pivoting member 303 are not coaxial. The other ends of the two links 307 are pivotally connected to the two sliding members 304 through the two third pivot members 306 , and the two third pivot members 306 are respectively slidably disposed in the third guide grooves 3015 of the two bearing base side plates 3011 . In addition, in this embodiment, the two second pivot members 305 are respectively located on one side of the two first pivot members 303 away from the two card slots 3023 . That is to say, the two second pivot members 305 are respectively interposed between the two first pivot members 303 and the connecting portion 3021 of the handle 302 , but not limited thereto. In other embodiments, the two second pivot members are respectively located on one side of the two first pivot members close to the two card slots, that is, the two first pivot members are respectively located between the two second pivot members and the connecting portion of the handle. between.

Please refer to FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 . FIG. 5 is a partial enlarged view of a schematic side cross-sectional view of the server in FIG. 1 . In this embodiment, each of the two sliding members 304 includes a fourth guide groove 3040 . The two third guide columns 600 are respectively fixed to the two rack side panels 102 . The two third guide posts 600 are respectively slidably located in the two fifth guide grooves 3016 and are respectively slidably located in the two fourth guide grooves 3040 . In addition, as shown in FIG. 5 , the fourth guide groove 3040 includes an open end 3041 and a closed end 3042 opposite to each other, and the height H1 of the open end 3041 relative to the base plate 3010 is lower than the height H1 of the closed end 3042 relative to the base plate 3010 of the base plate H2, but not limited. In other embodiments, the height of the open end relative to the bottom of the carrier is equal to or higher than the height of the closed end relative to the bottom of the carrier.

Of course, the second guide post 308 , the sliding member 304 , the second pivot member 305 , the third pivot member 306 and the connecting rod 307 are all optional. In other embodiments, the server does not need to include the second guide post and the mounting frame does not need to include the sliding member, the second pivoting member, the third pivoting member and the link. In the embodiment in which the server does not include the second guide post, the side plate of the bearing base does not need to include the second guide groove. In the embodiment in which the mounting frame 300 does not include the sliding member 304, the side plate of the bearing base does not need to include the third guide groove.

Furthermore, the present invention is not limited to the number of the first guide posts 500 , the card slots 3023 of the handle 302 and the first pivot members 303 . In other embodiments, the number of the first guide post, the card slot of the handle and the first pivot member is all single, that is to say, the handle only includes a buckle portion 3022 and an operation portion 3020 and does not include a connecting portion. 3021.

Please refer to FIGS. 1 and 2 again. In this embodiment, the expansion circuit board 700 includes an expansion board body 701 , a plurality of connectors 702 , a plurality of second connection ports 703 and a plurality of processing units 704 . The expansion board 701 is stacked on the carrier base plate 3010 . The connector 702 is disposed on a side of the expansion board body 701 away from the base plate 3010 of the carrier base, and is used, for example, for a memory card (not shown) to be inserted. The second connection port 703 is disposed on the side of the expansion board 701 close to the base plate 3010 of the carrier base and is electrically connected to the connector 702 . In this embodiment, the carrier base plate 3010 includes a plurality of openings 3014 , and the second connection ports 703 pass through the openings 3014 of the carrier base plate 3010 respectively to be plugged and electrically connected to the first connection ports 202 . . That is, the connector 702 is electrically connected to the main circuit board 200 through the first connection port 202 and the second connection port 703 . The processing unit 704 is disposed on a side of the expansion board 701 away from the base plate 3010 of the carrier base and is, for example, a central processing unit (CPU).

In addition, as shown in FIG. 1 , the long sides 7020 of the connectors 702 are substantially perpendicular to one of the pivot axes C of the first pivot members 303 . Therefore, the connectors 702 help the expansion board 701 to resist the moment generated by the first pivot member 303 pivoting relative to the pivot axis C to the expansion board 701 , thereby preventing the expansion board 701 from being bent or deformed. However, in other embodiments, the long side of the connector forms an acute angle with the pivot axis of the first pivot member or has other non-parallel geometric relationships, so that the connector can also oppose the relative pivot axis of the first pivot member. The moment that the cable generates on the expansion board when it pivots.

In addition, in other embodiments, the carrier base plate does not need to include an opening for the second connection port to pass through, and the second connection port can be inserted into the first connection port by adjusting the size of the carrier base plate.

Furthermore, the carrier base plate 3010 is not limited to be supported by the bracket 400 and spaced apart from the main circuit board 200 by a distance. In other embodiments, the server does not need to include a bracket and only uses the first guide column, the third guide column and the first connection port on the main circuit board to support the carrier base plate to space the carrier base plate from the main circuit board. a distance.

The following describes the operation process of installing or removing the expansion circuit board 700 from the main circuit board 200 with the assistance of the mounting bracket 300 . In this embodiment, the handle 302 includes a retracted position and a raised position. Please refer to FIG. 5 , FIG. 6 and FIG. 7 , wherein FIG. 6 is a schematic side sectional view of the handle in a retracted position, and FIG. 7 is a side sectional schematic view of the handle in a raised position.

As shown in FIG. 6 , when the handle 302 is in the retracted position, the second connection ports 703 of the expansion circuit board 700 are respectively connected to the first connection ports 202 of the main circuit board 200 . In addition, as shown in FIG. 6 , the first guide post 500 is located on one side of the first guide groove 3012 of the side plate 3011 of the bearing seat, the second guide post 308 is located on one side of the second guide groove 3013 , and the third pivot member 306 is located on one side of the third guide groove 3015 , and the third guide post 600 is located on one side of the fifth guide groove 3016 and at the closed end 3042 of the fourth guide groove 3040 .

As shown in FIG. 7 , when the engaging portion 3021 of the handle 302 is pulled along the lifting direction F1 to move the handle 302 from the retracted position to the lifting position, the engaging portion 3021 of the handle 302 will drive the operating portion 3020 of the handle 302 and the The buckling portion 3022 pivots relative to the side plate 3011 of the bearing base so that the first guide post 500 engaged with the buckling slot 3023 is pushed by the buckling portion 3022 and moves toward the other side of the first guide slot 3012 . In addition, the operating portion 3020 of the handle 302 drives the sliding member 304 to translate through the connecting rod 307, so that the second guide post 308 moves toward the other side of the second guide groove 3013, so that the third pivot member 306 moves toward the third guide groove The other side of the 3015 moves. In addition, the third guide post 600 will move toward the other side of the fifth guide slot 3016 and be pushed by the slider 304 , and move from the closed end 3042 of the fourth guide slot 3040 to the open end 3041 of the fourth guide slot 3040 .

Because the first guide post 500 is pushed by the buckle portion 3022 and moves toward the other side of the first guide slot 3012 and the third guide post 600 is pushed by the sliding member 304 and moves toward the other side of the fifth guide slot 3016 Therefore, the carrier 301 moves away from the main circuit board 200 , thereby helping the second connection ports 703 of the expansion circuit board 700 to be separated from the first connection ports 202 of the main circuit board 200 respectively.

Moreover, in addition to the first guide post 500, the third guide post 600 also assists in pushing the carrier 301 away from the main circuit board 200, and the third pivot member 306 and the second guide post 308 guide the third The post 600 also helps to share the reaction force generated by pushing the bearing base 301 away from the main circuit board 200 , so that the first guide post 500 does not need to bear all the reaction force alone.

In addition, the position of the engaging portion 3021 of the handle 302 relative to the expansion circuit board 700 when the handle 302 is in the raised position is designed according to the position of the center of gravity of the expansion circuit board 700 .

When the engaging portion 3021 is pulled along a retracting direction F2 opposite to the lifting direction F1 and the mounting bracket 300 and the expansion circuit board 700 are pushed toward the main circuit board 200, the expansion circuit board 700 will be installed on the main circuit board 200, that is, The second connection ports 703 of the expansion circuit board 700 are respectively connected to the first connection ports 202 of the main circuit board 200 . It should be noted that, since the height H1 of the open end 3041 of the fourth guide groove 3040 relative to the bottom plate 3010 of the bearing seat is lower than the height H2 of the closed end 3042 of the fourth guide groove 3040 relative to the bottom plate 3010 of the bearing seat, it is pulled along the folding direction F2. When the connecting portion 3021 is engaged, the third guide post 600 that moves from the open end 3041 of the fourth guide groove 3040 to the closed end 3042 of the fourth guide groove 3040 and moves back to one side of the fifth guide groove 3016 will provide a slow-down function .

According to the server and the mounting bracket disclosed in the above embodiments, the handle is pivotally connected to one of the side plates of the bearing base through the first pivot member and includes a slot for engaging the first guide post, and the first guide post is fixed on the One of the rack side panels is slidably positioned in the first guide groove of one of the side panels of the bearing base. Therefore, the handle can abut against the first guide post and assist in the disassembly and assembly of the expansion circuit board and the main circuit board through the cooperation of the first guide post and the first guide groove, so as to enhance the disassembly and assembly of the expansion circuit board and the main circuit board using the handle convenience.

In addition, since the long side of the connector is not substantially parallel to the pivot axis of the first pivot member, the connector will not cause excessive size to the central portion of the expansion card body when using the handle to disassemble the mounting frame torque and can help counteract the torque on the expansion card body caused by operating the handle. In this way, the expansion card body will not be deformed.

Furthermore, the handle is fixed to the side panel of the casing through the first guide post, the sliding member is fixed to the second guide post slidably disposed on the side panel of the bearing base, and the handle and the slide member are connected by a connecting rod. Therefore, in addition to the first guide post, the second guide post also helps to share the reaction force generated by the push of the first guide post by the handle. In this way, the first guide column does not need to bear all the reaction forces alone, and the side plate of the bearing seat will not be bent or deformed.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the server of the present invention can be used for artificial intelligence (AI) computing, edge computing (edge computing), and can also be used as a 5G server, a cloud server, or a car networking server use.

Although the present invention is disclosed above by the aforementioned embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Anyone who is familiar with the similar arts can make some changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, this The scope of patent protection of the invention shall be determined by the scope of the patent application attached to this specification.

10: Server 100: Rack 101: Rack bottom plate 102: Rack side panels 200: Main circuit board 201: Motherboard body 202: first port 300: Mounting bracket 301: Bearing seat 3010: Bearing base plate 3011: Bearing seat side plate 3012: The first guide groove 3013: Second guide groove 3014: Opening 3015: The third guide groove 3016: Fifth guide groove 302: handle 3020: Operation Department 3021: Connection Department 3022: Buckle part 3023: Card slot 303: The first pivot 304: Slider 3040: Fourth guide groove 3041: Open End 3042: Closed end 305: Second pivot piece 306: The third pivot 307: Connecting rod 308: Second guide column 400: Bracket 500: The first guide column 600: The third guide column 700: Expansion circuit board 701: Expansion board 702: Connector 7020: Long side 703: Second port 704: Processing Unit H1: height H2: height F1: lift direction F2: Folding direction C: pivot axis

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a server according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the server of FIG. 1 . FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a mounting frame of the server in FIG. 1 . FIG. 4 is an exploded view of the mounting bracket of FIG. 3 . FIG. 5 is a partial enlarged view of a schematic side sectional view of the server in FIG. 1 . FIG. 6 is a schematic side sectional view of the handle in the folded position. Figure 7 is a schematic side sectional view of the handle in a raised position.

10: Server

100: Rack

101: Rack bottom plate

102: Rack side panels

200: Main circuit board

300: Mounting bracket

303: The first pivot

400: Bracket

700: Expansion circuit board

701: Expansion board

702: Connector

7020: Long side

C: pivot axis

Claims (10)

A server, comprising: a rack including a rack bottom plate and two rack side plates, the two rack side plates stand on the rack bottom plate and are spaced apart from each other; a main circuit board is stacked on the rack bottom plate ; a mounting frame, comprising a bearing seat, a handle and a first pivot piece, the bearing seat is located on the side of the main circuit board away from the rack bottom plate and between the two rack side plates, the bearing seat includes A carrier base and two carrier side panels, the two carrier side panels stand on the carrier base bottom and are spaced apart from each other, one of the carrier side panels includes a first guide groove, and the handle is pivoted through the first pivot element is connected to one of the side panels of the carrier base and includes a slot; a first guide post is fixed to one of the side panels of the rack and slidably located in the first guide groove of one of the side panels of the carrier base, the first guide post The guide post is engaged with the card slot of the handle; and an expansion circuit board is stacked on the bottom plate of the carrier base, and the expansion circuit board is electrically connected to the main circuit board. The server of claim 1, wherein the expansion circuit board includes a connector, and a long side of the connector is substantially perpendicular to a pivot axis of the first pivot member. The server of claim 1, wherein the main circuit board comprises a main board body and a first connection port, the main board body is stacked on the rack bottom plate, and the first connection port is disposed on the main board body away from the machine one side of the rack bottom plate, the expansion circuit board further includes an expansion board body and a second connection port, the second connection port is disposed on the side of the expansion board body close to the carrier base plate and is electrically connected to the connector , the first connection port and the second connection port are plugged and electrically connected to each other. The server of claim 3, wherein the carrier base plate includes an opening, and the second connection port of the expansion circuit board passes through the opening. The server of claim 1, wherein the mounting frame further comprises a second guide column, a sliding member, a second pivot member, a third pivot member and a link, and one of the bearing bases The side plate further includes a second guide groove and a third guide groove, the first guide groove, the second guide groove and the third guide groove are separated from each other, and the second guide post is fixed on one of the side plates of the bearing seat and slidably disposed in the second guide groove, the sliding piece is fixed on the second guide post, one end of the connecting rod is pivotally connected to the handle through the second pivoting piece, and the second pivoting piece is connected to the first A pivot member is not coaxial, the other end of the link is pivotally connected to the sliding member through the third pivot member, and the third pivot member is slidably located in the third guide groove. The server of claim 5, wherein the second pivot member is located on a side of the first pivot member away from the card slot of the handle. The server as claimed in claim 5, further comprising a third guide post, the sliding member comprising a fourth guide groove, and one of the side plates of the carrier base further comprising a second guide groove separated from the first guide groove and a fifth guide groove of the third guide groove, the third guide post is fixed on one of the rack side panels, the third guide post is slidably located in the fifth guide groove of the side panel of the bearing seat and slidably Located in the fourth guide groove of the slider, the fourth guide groove includes an opposite open end and a closed end, and the height of the open end relative to the bottom plate of the bearing seat is lower than the height of the closed end relative to the bottom plate of the bearing seat . The server as claimed in claim 1, wherein the number of the first guide posts, the number of the card slots of the handle and the number of the first pivoting parts are all two, and the two first guide posts are respectively fixed On the two rack side panels, the two first guide posts are respectively fixed on the two bearing seat side panels, the handle of the mounting frame includes two operating parts, a connecting part and two buckle parts, the connecting part is connected with the two operating parts part, the two buckle parts respectively protrude from the side of the two operation parts away from the connecting part, the two operation parts are pivotally connected to the two bearing base side plates through the two first pivot parts respectively, the two locking grooves are respectively The two first guide posts are respectively engaged with the two locking slots at the two locking portions. The server according to claim 1, further comprising a bracket disposed on a side of the main circuit board away from the rack bottom plate, the carrier base plate being supported by the bracket and spaced from the main circuit board at a distance. An installation frame is used to be fixed to a frame side plate through a first guide column, the installation frame comprises: a bearing seat, including a bearing seat bottom plate and two bearing seat side plates, the two bearing seat side plates stand on the bearing seat The bottom plates are spaced apart from each other by a distance, one of the side plates of the bearing base includes a first guide groove and a second guide groove separated from each other, the first guide post is used for slidingly disposed in the first guide groove; a second guide a guide column is slidably arranged in the second guide groove; a handle is pivotally connected to one of the side plates of the bearing base and includes a locking groove, the first guide column is used for engaging with the locking groove; a sliding member, is fixed on the second guide post; and a connecting rod, the opposite ends of the connecting rod are respectively pivotally connected to the handle and the sliding piece.

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