TWI759143B - Server assembly - Google Patents

Abstract

An server assembly including disk drive mount, battery box and battery. Disk drive mount includes disk drive accommodation space. Battery box is disposed on disk drive mount and located in disk drive accommodation space. Battery is fixed in battery box.

Description

server components

The present invention relates to a server assembly, in particular to a server assembly including a battery box.

Typically, a server will contain multiple hard drives to store large amounts of data. In order to facilitate maintenance and replacement of hard disks, the hard disks are usually fixed to the racks in the server through a plurality of hard disk mounting brackets. The number of hard disks installed in the rack body is determined according to the needs of users.

However, since the hard disk mounting bracket can only be used as a medium for installing the hard disk to the rack body and cannot be used by other components, when the rack body is not full of hard disks, there will be idle space in the rack body. As a result, space utilization in the server is reduced.

Some servers have a built-in battery, which can use the power of the built-in battery to allow the server time to save data back to the hard disk to avoid data loss when the mains power fails. However, currently, a server with a built-in battery needs to plan a space in the server chassis that can accommodate the battery, so the utilization rate of the internal space of the chassis is limited, and the server performance is affected accordingly.

The present invention is to provide a server assembly, so that the battery box can be installed in the hard disk accommodating slot of the hard disk mounting frame, so as to improve the space utilization rate in the server.

The server assembly disclosed in an embodiment of the present invention includes a hard disk mounting frame, a battery box, and a battery. The hard disk mounting bracket includes a hard disk accommodating slot. The battery box is arranged on the hard disk mounting bracket and is located in the hard disk accommodating slot. The battery is fixed in the battery compartment.

According to the server assembly disclosed in the above-mentioned embodiment, since the battery box for fixing the battery is disposed in the hard disk mounting frame and is located in the hard disk accommodating slot of the hard disk mounting frame, the battery box can be installed in the hard disk without additional components. In an existing hard drive bay in the server. In this way, the space utilization in the server can be improved.

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 3. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a server assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the server assembly of FIG. 1 . FIG. 3 is an exploded view of the battery box and the battery of the server assembly in FIG. 1 .

In this embodiment, the server assembly 10 includes a frame body 100 , two hard disk mounting frames 200 , a storage unit 300 , a battery box 400 and a battery 500 .

The rack body 100 includes an installation space 101 . In this embodiment, two hard disk mounting brackets 200 are disposed on the rack body 100 and are located side by side in the installation space 101 of the rack body 100 . Each of the two hard disk mounting brackets 200 includes a front window 201 , two side plates 202 and two first fixing columns 203 . In each hard disk mounting frame 200 , the two side plates 202 protrude from one side of the front window 201 and are spaced apart from each other. The front window 201 and the two side plates 202 together surround a hard disk accommodating slot 204 and two first fixing posts 203 . The two side boards 202 respectively protrude from the two side boards 202 and are located between the two side boards 202 , and each of the two side boards 202 includes a first positioning hole 2020 .

In this embodiment, the storage unit 300 includes a main body 301 and two fixing columns 302, and is, for example, a small form factor (SFF) hard disk. The two fixing posts 302 protrude from opposite sides of the main body 301 . The body 301 includes two positioning holes 3010 . The two fixing posts 302 and the two positioning holes 3010 are spaced apart from each other. The storage unit 300 is fixed in the hard disk accommodating slot 204 of one of the hard disk mounting racks 200 . Specifically, the two fixing posts 302 of the storage unit 300 are respectively fixed to the two first positioning holes 2020 of the two side plates 202 of one of the hard disk mounting frames 200 , and the two first fixing posts 203 of one of the hard disk mounting frames 200 are respectively The two positioning holes 3010 are fixed to the main body 301 of the storage unit 300 .

In other embodiments, the server assembly does not need to include the rack body 100 , the storage unit 300 and one of the hard disk mounting brackets 200 for fixing the storage unit 300 .

In this embodiment, the battery box 400 includes a base 401 , a top cover 402 and two second fixing posts 403 . In this embodiment, the base 401 includes a bottom plate 410 , a first side plate 411 , a second side plate 412 , a third side plate 413 , a fourth side plate 414 , two baffle plates 415 and two shock-absorbing elastic pieces 416 .

The first side plate 411 , the second side plate 412 , the third side plate 413 and the fourth side plate 414 stand on the bottom plate 410 . The first side plate 411 and the second side plate 412 are opposite to each other. The third side plate 413 and the fourth side plate 414 are opposite to each other and are interposed between the first side plate 411 and the second side plate 412 . In this embodiment, the first side plate 411 includes a first snap hole 4110 and a first opening 4111 spaced apart from each other, and the second side plate 412 includes a second snap hole 4120 and a first hole 4120 spaced apart from each other. Two openings 4121. In this embodiment, the third side plate 413 includes a second positioning hole 4130 , and the fourth side plate 414 includes a second positioning hole 4140 .

The two baffles 415 stand on the bottom plate 410 and are spaced apart from each other by a distance. The opposite sides of each baffle plate 415 are respectively connected to the third side plate 413 and the fourth side plate 414 , and the two baffle plates 415 are interposed between the first side plate 411 and the second side plate 412 . The two baffle plates 415 , the third side plate 413 and the fourth side plate 414 together surround a limiting space 450 .

In this embodiment, each of the two baffles 415 includes a first abutting section 4150 , two connecting sections 4151 and two second abutting sections 4152 . In each baffle plate 415 , opposite sides of the first abutting section 4150 are respectively connected to the two connecting sections 4151 , and the two second abutting sections 4152 are respectively connected to the first abutting section 4150 through the two connecting sections 4151 and are respectively connected to the two connecting sections 4151 . The third side plate 413 and the fourth side plate 414 . A first distance D1 is maintained between the two first abutting sections 4150 of the two baffles 415 . One of the second abutting sections 4152 of one of the baffles 415 and one of the second abutting sections 4152 of the other baffle 415 are adjacent to each other and maintain a second distance D2. In this embodiment, the first distance D1 is greater than the second distance D2 so that the limiting space 450 includes a first limiting space 451 and a second limiting space 452 with different sizes. The four second abutting sections 4152 , the third side plate 413 and the fourth side plate 414 of the two baffles 415 together form the first limiting space 451 , and the two first abutting sections 4150 and the four connecting sections 4151 of the two baffles 415 together A second limiting space 452 is formed.

In other embodiments, the first distance between the two first abutting sections of the two baffles does not need to be greater than the second distance between two adjacent second abutting sections. That is, in other embodiments, the limiting space need not include two spaces with different sizes. In still other embodiments, the base of the battery box can also directly surround the limiting space with the first side plate, the second side plate, the third side plate and the fourth side plate without including a baffle plate.

The two shock-absorbing elastic pieces 416 respectively protrude from the third side plate 413 and the fourth side plate 414 and are located in the first limiting space 451 of the limiting space 450 .

It should be noted that, in other embodiments, the base of the battery box does not need to include the shock-absorbing elastic sheet 416 and, for example, shock-absorbing sponges are attached to the inner surfaces of the third side plate and the fourth side plate to achieve the effect of shock absorption.

In this embodiment, the top cover 402 includes a cover body 4020 and two buckle structures 4021 . In this embodiment, each of the two snap structures 4021 includes an elastic arm 4022 and a snap block 4023 . The two elastic arms 4022 respectively protrude from opposite sides of the cover body 4020 and are located at the first opening 4111 of the first side plate 411 and the second opening 4121 of the second side plate 412 respectively. The two snap-on protrusions 4023 respectively protrude from the side of the two elastic arms 4022 away from the cover 4020 , and are respectively detachably engaged with the first snap holes 4110 of the first side plate 411 and the second snap holes of the second side plate 412 . hole 4120. The cover body 4020 is located on the side of the first side plate 411 , the second side plate 412 , the third side plate 413 and the fourth side plate 414 away from the bottom plate 410 .

In this embodiment, since the two elastic arms 4022 are located in the first opening 4111 of the first side plate 411 and the second opening 4121 of the second side plate 412 respectively, the user can easily pull the two elastic arms 4022 from the outside. . However, in other embodiments, the first side plate does not need to include the first opening 4111 and the second side plate does not need to include the second opening 4121. By adjusting the heights of the first and second side plates relative to the bottom plate, the The user can easily pull the two elastic arms from the outside.

In this embodiment, the two second fixing columns 403 protrude outward from the third side plate 413 and the fourth side plate 414 of the base 401 respectively. The battery box 400 is fixed in the hard disk accommodating slot 204 of the other hard disk mounting frame 200 . Specifically, the two first fixing posts 203 of the other hard disk mounting bracket 200 are respectively fixed to the second positioning holes 4130 of the third side plate 413 and the second positioning holes 4140 of the fourth side plate 414 , and the second positioning holes 4140 of the battery box 400 are respectively fixed. The two fixing posts 403 are respectively fixed to the two first positioning holes 2020 of the other hard disk mounting frame 200 .

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the fixing method of the battery box and the other hard disk mounting bracket. In other embodiments, the battery box and the other hard disk mounting bracket can also be fixed to each other by screws.

In this embodiment, the base 401 further includes a first limiting plate 417 and a second limiting plate 418 . The first limiting plate 417 stands on the bottom plate 410 and is interposed between the first side plate 411 and one of the baffles 415 adjacent to the first side plate 411 for limiting one of the snap structures 4021 . The second limiting plate 418 stands on the bottom plate 410 and is interposed between the second side plate 412 and the other baffle plate 415 adjacent to the second side plate 412 for limiting the other snap structure 4021 . Specifically, the first limiting plate 417 and the second limiting plate 418 are respectively used to prevent the two elastic arms 4022 of the two buckle structures 4021 from being deformed to a large extent and breaking.

In other embodiments, the base does not need to include the first limiting plate 417 and the second limiting plate 418 .

In this embodiment, the top cover 402 further includes a plurality of locking hooks 4024 , the third side plate 413 further includes a plurality of locking holes 4131 , and the fourth side plate 414 further includes a plurality of locking holes 4141 . The hooks 4024 protrude from the cover body 4021 and are respectively engaged with the locking holes 4131 and 4141 . In other embodiments, the top cover does not need to include the hooks 4024 . In such an embodiment, the fourth side plate does not need to include the card holes 4131 and the fourth side plate does not need to include the card holes 4141 .

In addition, in this embodiment, the size of the battery box 400 is substantially the same as the size of the storage unit 300 , but not limited thereto. In other embodiments, the size of the battery case may also be different from the size of the storage unit.

Please refer to Figure 3 and Figure 4. FIG. 4 is a schematic top view illustrating that the battery is installed in the first limiting space of the battery box in FIG. 3 and the top cover of the battery box is omitted. In this embodiment, the battery 500 is installed in the first limiting space 451 of the battery box 400 and is limited by the four second abutting sections 4152 , the third side plate 413 and the fourth side plate 414 of the two baffles 415 , and the cover The body 4020 stops at the side of the battery 500 away from the bottom plate 410 . In addition, opposite sides of the battery 500 abut against the two shock-absorbing elastic pieces 416 respectively.

In other embodiments, the battery case may not need to include a top cover, but only through the limit of the base to prevent the battery from detaching from the battery case.

In some embodiments, the outer surface of the top cover 402 can be plated with a layer of metal to reduce the electromagnetic interference caused by the battery 500 to other components.

The battery box according to the present invention is not limited to installing a single-sized battery. Please refer to FIG. 5 . FIG. 5 shows the battery of the server assembly according to another embodiment of the present invention is installed in the second limiting space of the battery box and the battery box is Schematic top view with top cover omitted. In this embodiment, the size of the battery 500a is different from that of the battery 500 in FIG. 4 . The battery 500a is fixed in the second limiting space 452a and limited by the two first abutting sections 4150a and the four connecting sections 4151a of the two baffles 415a.

According to the server assembly disclosed in the above-mentioned embodiment, since the battery box for fixing the battery is disposed in the hard disk mounting frame and is located in the hard disk accommodating slot of the hard disk mounting frame, the battery box can be installed in the hard disk without additional components. In an existing hard drive bay in the server. In this way, the space utilization in the server can be improved.

In addition, since the first distance between the two first abutting sections of the two baffles is greater than the second distance between the two adjacent second abutting sections, the limiting space of the battery box will include the second abutting sections with different sizes. A limit space and a second limit space. In this way, the battery compartment can hold batteries of different sizes.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the server with built-in battery of the present invention can maintain the stable operation of the system without interruption, so it can be used for artificial intelligence (AI) computing, edge computing (Edge Computing), or Use as 5G server, cloud server or car network server.

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 similar techniques 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 Components 100: Frame 101: Installation space 200: Hard drive mount 201: Front window 202: Side panels 2020: The first positioning hole 203: The first fixed column 204: HDD storage slot 300: storage unit 301: Ontology 3010: Positioning hole 302: Fixed column 400: battery box 401: Pedestal 402: top cover 4020: Cover 4021: Snap structure 4022: Spring Arm 4023: Card bump 4024: Card hook 403: Second fixed column 410: Bottom plate 411: First side panel 4110: The first snap hole 4111: The first opening 412: Second side panel 4120: Second snap hole 4121: Second opening 413: Third side panel 4130: Second positioning hole 4131: Card hole 414: Fourth side panel 4140: Second positioning hole 4141: Card hole 415, 415a: Baffle 4150, 4150a: the first abutting segment 4151, 4151a: connection segment 4152: Second abutment segment 416: shock absorbing shrapnel 417: The first limit plate 418: Second limit plate 450: Limit space 451: The first limit space 452, 452a: Second limit space 500, 500a: battery D1: first distance D2: Second distance

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a server assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the server assembly of FIG. 1 . FIG. 3 is an exploded view of the battery box and the battery of the server assembly in FIG. 1 . FIG. 4 is a schematic top view illustrating that the battery is installed in the first limiting space of the battery box in FIG. 3 and the top cover of the battery box is omitted. 5 is a schematic top view of the battery of the server assembly according to another embodiment of the present invention is installed in the second limiting space of the battery box and the top cover of the battery box is omitted.

10: Server Components

100: Frame

200: Hard drive mount

300: storage unit

400: battery box

Claims (9)

A server assembly, comprising: a hard disk mounting frame, including a hard disk accommodating slot; a battery box, disposed on the hard disk mounting frame and located in the hard disk accommodating slot, wherein the battery box includes a bottom plate, A first side board, a second side board, a third side board, a fourth side board and two baffle plates, the first side board, the second side board, the third side board and the fourth side board stand on the bottom plate, the first side board One side plate and the second side plate are opposite to each other, the third side plate and the fourth side plate are opposite to each other and are interposed between the first side plate and the second side plate, the two baffles stand on the bottom plate and are spaced apart from each other by a distance, The opposite sides of each of the two baffles are respectively connected to the third side plate and the fourth side plate, and the two baffles are interposed between the first side plate and the second side plate, so that the two baffles, the first The three side plates and the fourth side plate together form a limiting space; and a battery is fixed in the limiting space in the battery box. The server assembly of claim 1, wherein each of the two baffles comprises a first abutting section, two connecting sections and two second abutting sections; in each of the baffles, the first abutting section is The opposite sides are respectively connected to the two connecting sections, the two second abutting sections are respectively connected to the first abutting section through the two connecting sections and are respectively connected to the third side plate and the fourth side plate; the two baffles A first distance is maintained between the two first abutting sections, and one of the second abutting sections of one of the baffles and one of the second abutting sections of the other baffle are adjacent to each other and remain a second distance, the first distance is greater than the second distance so that the limiting space includes a first limiting space and a second limiting space with different sizes Limiting space, the four second abutting sections of the two baffles, the third side plate and the fourth side plate together constitute the first limiting space, the two first abutting sections of the two baffles and the four The connecting segments together form the second limiting space, and the battery is fixed in the first limiting space or the second limiting space. The server assembly of claim 2, wherein the battery box further comprises two shock-absorbing elastic sheets, the two shock-absorbing elastic sheets protrude from the third side plate and the fourth side plate respectively and are located in the limiting space, when the When the battery is fixed in the first limiting space of the limiting space, opposite sides of the battery are respectively abutted against the two shock-absorbing elastic sheets. The server assembly of claim 1, wherein the battery box includes a base and a top cover, the base includes the bottom plate, the first side plate, the second side plate, the third side plate, and the fourth side plate and the two baffles, the first side plate includes a first buckle hole, the second side plate includes a second buckle hole, the top cover includes a cover body and two buckle structures, the two buckle structures are respectively convex From opposite sides of the cover body, the two buckle structures are respectively detachably engaged with the first buckle hole and the second buckle hole, and the cover body stops at a position of the battery away from the bottom plate. side. The server assembly of claim 4, wherein the base further comprises a first limiting plate and a second limiting plate, the first limiting plate standing on the bottom plate and between the first side plate and the adjacent between one of the baffles of the first side plate to limit one of the buckle structures, the second limiting plate stands on the bottom plate and is interposed between the second side plate and adjacent to the second side plate The other one of the baffles is used to limit the other one of the buckle structures. The server assembly of claim 4, wherein each of the two snap structures comprises an elastic arm and a snap protrusion, the two elastic arms protrude from opposite sides of the cover, respectively, and the two snap protrusions respectively The two elastic arms protrude from one side of the two elastic arms away from the cover body and are respectively detachably engaged with the first buckle hole and the second buckle hole, the first side plate further includes a first opening, the first An opening is spaced apart from the first snap hole, the second side plate further includes a second opening, the second opening is spaced apart from the second snap hole, and the two elastic arms are located in the first opening and in the second opening. The server assembly of claim 1, wherein the hard disk mounting frame comprises a front window, two side plates and two first fixing posts, the two side plates protrude from one side of the front window and are spaced apart from each other, the front The window and the two side plates together surround the hard disk accommodating slot, the two first fixing posts respectively protrude from the two side plates and are located between the two side plates, the two side plates each include a first positioning hole, the battery box It includes a base and two second fixing posts. The two second fixing posts respectively protrude from opposite sides of the base. The base includes two second positioning holes. The two second positioning holes are respectively located in the base. On opposite sides of the base, the two first fixing posts of the hard disk mounting frame are respectively fixed to the two second positioning holes of the battery box, and the two second fixing posts of the battery box are respectively fixed to the hard disk installation the two first positioning holes of the frame. The server assembly as claimed in claim 1 further includes a frame body and a storage unit, the number of the hard disk mounting frames is two, the frame body includes an installation space, and the storage unit and the battery box are respectively disposed in the storage unit. Two hard disk installation racks are respectively located in the two hard disk accommodating slots of the two hard disk installation racks, and the two hard disk installation racks are located side by side in the installation space of the rack body. The server assembly of claim 8, wherein the size of the battery compartment is substantially the same as the size of the storage unit.

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