TWI777856B - Storage assembly - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a storage assembly, which includes a bottom board, a main board, a power supply arranged on the bottom board, a plurality of connectors, and a plurality of back boards. Each of the connectors is electrically connected to the main board and the power supply, and has a fixed portion and a first connecting portion connected to each other, The fixing portion extends from the first connecting portion toward the bottom plate, the plurality of the first connecting portions are arranged at equal intervals in a first direction; the plurality of back boards respectively have a plurality of second connecting portions, and each of the second connecting portions is respectively used for connecting a storage component, a plurality of the second connecting portions are arranged at equal intervals in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. With this structure, the space can be fully utilized to effectively increase the number of storage components to greatly increase the capacity of data access.

Description

storage module

This case is about a storage module, especially a storage module capable of high-density arrangement of storage components.

With the increasing development of cloud technology, the development trend of servers mainly requires high speed and small size. When processing huge data operations, high density and a large number of storage components are extremely required to store data.

The server is divided into 1U, 2U and other specifications according to the height. Each 1U is equal to 1.75 inches, that is, the height of 2U is 8.89cm. Servers with a height of 2U and above are usually divided into integral type and split type. For example, some 2U-height servers include multiple 1U-height system modules. However, the height of these system modules is only 1U, and components with a height of more than 1U cannot be loaded, and the use of components is limited.

Therefore, under the specification that servers of the same level must follow the same height and width and have the same size space, users must think about how to place more storage components in a limited space. Excessive space can accommodate more storage components and has a structure that can be easily replaced and maintained.

In view of the above, the applicant of the present application proposes a storage module.

According to some embodiments, a storage module includes: a baseboard; a mainboard, disposed on the baseboard; a power source, disposed on the baseboard; a plurality of connectors, each of which is respectively connected to the mainboard and the power each of the connecting pieces respectively has a fixed part and a first connecting part which are connected to each other, the fixed part is extended from the first connecting part towards the bottom plate, and the extending direction of the first connecting part is opposite to the The bottom plate has a first included angle, the first connecting part has a side wall, the side wall surrounds a connecting groove of the first connecting part, and when the storage member is inserted into the connecting piece, a part of the structure of the storage member is accommodated in the In the connecting groove, the side wall extends in a direction away from the bottom plate and a first angle θ1 relative to the bottom plate; a plurality of the connecting pieces are arranged at intervals in a first direction; and a plurality of backboards, each of which is respectively connected to The connecting parts of the connecting piece are electrically connected, and each of the backplanes respectively has a plurality of second connecting parts, each of the second connecting parts is respectively used for connecting a storage member, and the plurality of the second connecting parts are perpendicular to the first They are arranged at intervals in a second direction of the direction.

According to some embodiments, a plurality of support frames are further included, one end of each support frame is disposed on the bottom plate, and the other end is abutted against each of the back plates.

According to some embodiments, the support frame includes a first plane, a second plane and an inclined plane connected in sequence, the first plane is parallel to the bottom plate, the second plane is perpendicular to the first plane, the inclined plane There is a second included angle with the second plane, and the second included angle is the difference between 90 degrees and the first included angle.

According to some embodiments, the first included angle is 22.5 degrees.

According to some embodiments, a first bridge element is further included, the first bridge element is parallel to the bottom plate, the first bridge element is electrically connected to the motherboard, and the connection element is electrically connected to the first bridge element.

According to some embodiments, it further includes a second bridge piece corresponding to the number of the connection pieces, the second bridge piece is parallel to the first bridge piece, the second bridge piece is electrically connected to the first bridge piece, and each of the connection pieces is respectively It is electrically connected to each of the second bridge pieces, and the fixing portion of the connection piece is arranged on the second bridge pieces.

According to some embodiments, the second bridges are parallel to each other and are disposed on the bottom plate at intervals in the first direction.

According to some embodiments, the motherboard and each of the connectors are electrically connected with a cable, respectively.

According to some embodiments, the power supply and each of the connecting elements are electrically connected with a cable, respectively.

According to some embodiments, it further includes a slot (cage) module disposed on the bottom plate, the slot module includes: two side surfaces, respectively including two oblique sides and two horizontal sides, each oblique side is inclined relative to the bottom plate. The angle of the first included angle, wherein one of the horizontal sides is close to the bottom plate; and two end surfaces are respectively arranged between the two hypotenuses of the two side surfaces, and the two end surfaces are respectively inclined relative to the bottom plate by the first included angle angle.

According to some embodiments, the cage module further includes: a plurality of inclined surfaces, parallel to the two end surfaces and disposed between the two end surfaces at equal intervals.

According to some embodiments, the slot (cage) module further includes: a plurality of partition surfaces, the appearance of which corresponds to the shape of the side surface, and the plurality of the partition surfaces are arranged between the two side surfaces at equal intervals; A plurality of the inclined carrying surfaces are staggered to form a plurality of accommodating spaces, and each of the storage members is respectively accommodated in each of the accommodating spaces.

The detailed content of the present case will be described below with reference to the drawings. The drawings are not drawn in actual scale and are only used to illustrate the present case, and the present case is not limited to the content of the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a storage module 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a connector 4 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In one embodiment, please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 , the storage module 1 includes: a bottom plate 10 , a main board 2 , a power supply 3 , a plurality of connectors 4 , a plurality of backplanes 5 , a plurality of storage members 6 and a second bridge 9 .

Referring to FIG. 1 , in one embodiment, the storage module 1 may include a casing. In this embodiment, the casing can be, but not limited to, a hollow rectangular cube, a rectangular tray or a sled, and the bottom plate 10 is one side of the casing. Here, the motherboard 2 , the power supply 3 , the plurality of connection parts 4 , the plurality of backplanes 5 and the plurality of storage members 6 can be accommodated in the casing, and the motherboard 2 and the power supply 3 are arranged in the on the bottom plate 10.

Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 , each of the connecting elements 4 is electrically connected to the motherboard 2 and the power supply 3 respectively for signal transmission and reception of power required for operation. Each of the connecting pieces 4 has a fixed portion 41 and a first connecting portion 42 respectively connected to each other. The fixed portion 41 extends from the first connecting portion 42 toward the bottom plate 10 . The extension of the first connecting portion 42 The direction has a first angle θ1 with respect to the bottom plate 10 , the first connecting portion 42 has a side wall, the side wall surrounds a connecting groove of the first connecting portion 42 , when the storage member 6 is inserted into the connecting piece 4 . , a part of the structure of the storage member 6 is accommodated in the connecting groove, and the side wall extends away from the bottom plate 10 and in a direction of a first angle θ1 relative to the bottom plate 10 .

In some embodiments, a plurality of the connecting elements 4 are arranged at intervals in a first direction D1. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 , a plurality of the connecting elements 4 are arranged at equal intervals in the first direction D1 , but the present invention is not limited to this.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the connector 4 in accordance with an embodiment of the present application with the backplane 5 . Please refer to FIGS. 1 and 3 . Each of the backplanes 5 is electrically connected to the first connection portion 42 of the connector 4 respectively. , and each of the backplanes 5 has a plurality of second connection parts 51 respectively, each of the second connection parts 51 is used to connect one of the storage members 6 respectively, and the plurality of the second connection parts 51 are perpendicular to the first direction D1. They are arranged at intervals in a second direction D2. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 3 , a plurality of the second connecting portions 51 are arranged at equal intervals in the second direction D2, but the present invention is not limited to this.

With the above structure, even if the height is limited, a plurality of storage members 6 can be arranged in the first direction D1 and the second direction D2 respectively, and the number of the storage members 6 is more than that of all the storage members 6 in parallel. The number that is arranged in the same casing in the manner of the base plate 10 .

In some embodiments, the storage member 6 may be a 3.5 inch HDD.

Please refer to FIG. 4 , FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 , in some embodiments, in order to improve the structural stability of the storage module 1 , the storage module 1 further includes a support frame 7 . FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the support frame 7 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 4 , FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 , one end of the support frame 7 is disposed on the bottom plate 10 , and the other end abuts against each of the back plates 5 . The support frame 7 includes a first plane 71 , a second plane 72 and an inclined plane 73 connected in sequence, the first plane 71 is parallel to the bottom plate 10 , the second plane 72 is perpendicular to the first plane 71 , There is a fixed second angle θ2 between the inclined surface 73 and the second plane 72 . In this embodiment, the first included angle θ1 may be 22.5 degrees, and the second included angle θ2 is the difference between 90 degrees and the first included angle θ1 , but the present invention is not limited to this. In other embodiments, the difference between the second angle θ2 and the first angle θ1 may also be less than 90 degrees, that is, the angle between the second plane 72 and the first plane 71 may also be less than 90 degrees.

Referring to FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 , FIG. 5 is a partial perspective view of an embodiment of the storage module of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of an embodiment of the storage module of the present invention. By arranging the support frame 7 , the first plane 71 of the support frame 7 is parallel to the bottom plate 10 , and the inclined surface 73 abuts against the back plate 5 and has a first included angle θ1 with the bottom plate 10 , so that it can be Let each of the back plates 5 also have a first included angle θ1 with respect to the bottom plate 10 . Therefore, in order to connect the storage member 6 to the second connecting portion 51 on the back plate 5 , the storage member 6 must be inserted into the storage module 1 along the first included angle θ1 to connect it to the second connection portion 51 of the back plate 5 . When the connecting portion 51 is connected, the storage member 6 is in an inclined state, and the back plate 5 supported by the support frame 7 can stably support the storage member 6 when the storage member 6 is assembled to the back plate 5, so that the storage member 6 can be stably placed in the back plate 5. A state with a first included angle θ1 relative to the base plate 10 .

FIG. 7 is a top view of an embodiment of the present invention. Please refer to FIG. 7. In order to more clearly illustrate the connection relationship between the connector 4 and the second bridge 9, FIG. 7 is a view of an embodiment of the present case where the back plate 5 and the storage member 6 have not been installed on the connector. The exemplary storage module 1 includes a base plate 10 , a motherboard 2 , a power source 3 , a plurality of connecting elements 4 , and a first bridge element 8 .

In some embodiments, the main board 2 is electrically connected to the connector 4 through the circuit board. In this embodiment, the motherboard 2 is electrically connected to each of the connecting elements 4 through a first bridge element 8 and a plurality of second bridge elements 9 , but the present invention is not limited to this. When the overall volume of the storage module 1 or the area of the bottom plate 10 is different, the number of the first bridge 8 and the second bridge 9 can be changed. With the first bridge member 8 and the second bridge member 9, in this case, the storage member 6 not parallel to the bottom plate 10 can pass through the back plate 5 and through the connection member 4, the first bridge member under the design of no cables. 8 and the second bridge 9 to be electrically connected to the motherboard 2 .

In some embodiments, referring to FIG. 1 , the first bridge member 8 and each of the second bridge members 9 are respectively elongated circuit board structures. The first bridge members 8 are electrically connected to the motherboard 2 and extend along the first direction D1 on the bottom plate 10 , while the second bridge members 9 are electrically connected to the first bridge members 8 and extend along the second direction D2 is extended on the first bridge member 8 , and the second bridge members 9 are arranged at intervals in the first direction D1 . In this embodiment, each of the connecting elements 4 is electrically connected to each of the second bridging elements 9 through the fixing portion 41 , so as to form an electrical connection between each of the connecting elements 4 and the motherboard 2 .

Therefore, since the first bridge member 8 and each of the second bridge members 9 are both flat circuit board structures, when the first bridge member 8 and each of the second bridge members 9 are disposed on the bottom plate 10 , they can maintain the same The structure configuration in which the base plates 10 are parallel and abut against each other. In this way, the electrical connection between each connector 4 and the motherboard 2 does not require additional wiring space, so that the space in the overall storage module 1 can be fully used for configuring the storage member 6, so as to be more efficient. For proper and flexible use of space.

Besides, the first bridge member 8 and each of the second bridge members 9 in the aforementioned embodiment are disposed on the bottom plate 10 perpendicular to each other, so that the storage members 6 can be arranged in a regular matrix after being assembled, so as to effectively Use the space of the storage module efficiently. Of course, when the arrangement of the storage members 6 has different requirements, the orientation configuration of the first bridge member 8 and each of the second bridge members 9 is not limited to this.

In order to easily hot-plug the storage component 6 , in some embodiments, the storage module 1 may further be provided with a slot module 100 . Please refer to FIG. 8 , which is a schematic diagram of a slot module 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. In an embodiment of the present application, a slot module 100 is further included, and the slot module 100 includes two side surfaces 101 and two end surfaces 102 . The two side surfaces 101 are disposed on both sides of the slot module 100 in parallel and opposite to each other and respectively include two hypotenuses and two horizontal sides. Parallel to the bottom plate 10 ; the two end surfaces 102 are respectively disposed between the two hypotenuses of the two side surfaces 101 , and the two end surfaces 102 are respectively inclined relative to the bottom plate 10 by an angle of the first included angle θ1 . The slot module 100 is provided with at least two side surfaces 101 and two end surfaces 102 , which can define a space convenient for fixing the storage member 6 .

Therefore, since the slot module 100 is also inclined by the first included angle θ1, the storage member 6 will be guided by the slot module 100 to be inclined at the first included angle θ1 during the process of accommodating the slot module 100 into the slot module 100 . It can be connected to the backplane 5 in the form of slack, which can improve the convenience of use. In addition, when the storage member 6 is accommodated in the slot module 100 , it can abut against the slot module 100 , and the slot module 100 can support the storage member 6 and reduce the weight load of the storage member 6 on the second connecting portion 51 . , prolonging the life of the second connecting portion 51 .

Referring to FIG. 8 , in some embodiments, the slot module 100 may further include a plurality of inclined surfaces 103 , and the plurality of inclined surfaces 103 are parallel to the two end surfaces 102 and disposed between the two end surfaces 102 at equal intervals, thereby making the A plurality of spaces for accommodating the storage member 6 are spaced between the two end faces 102 of the slot module 100 , so as to increase the space for stably storing the storage member 6 .

The slot module 100 of one embodiment of the present application may further include a plurality of partition surfaces 104 , the shapes of the plurality of partition surfaces 104 correspond to the shapes of the side surfaces 101 , and the plurality of the partition surfaces 104 are arranged at equal intervals between the two side surfaces 101 . The plurality of the separating surfaces 104 and the plurality of the inclined carrying surfaces 103 are staggered to form a plurality of accommodating spaces 105 . In this way, the slot module 100 defines the accommodating space 105 for accommodating the storage members 6 regularly through the arrangement of the inclined surface 103 and the partition surface 104 , so that the plurality of storage members 6 can be respectively arranged in the predetermined accommodating space 105 , so as to be neat and tidy. Arranged in a rectangular array, the storage components 6 can be hot-swapped more conveniently for the user.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a storage module 1 according to another embodiment of the present invention. Please refer to FIG. 9 , in this case, the storage member 6 can be inclined in the 2U server, so that more space can be placed in the 2U server to place more storage members 6 . When the storage member 6 is a 3.5-inch HDD, it is not necessary to A plurality of the storage components 6 are arranged obliquely due to height restrictions, and some spaces that cannot be completely placed in the 3.5-inch HDD can also be used to set up other 2.5-inch HDDs, so that a high-density storage module that makes full use of the limited space to set up various storage components is obtained.

To sum up, under the limitation of the existing specifications of the server, the storage module 1 of the present disclosure can accommodate more storage components 6 without occupying too much space, and the storage components 6 can be easily replaced and maintained.

1: storage module 10: Bottom plate 2: Motherboard 3: Power 4: Connectors 41: Fixed part 42: The first connecting part 5: Backplane 51: Second connecting part 6: Storage Components 7: Support frame 71: First plane 72: Second plane 73: Inclined surface 8: The first bridge 9: Second bridge 100: Slot Module 101: Side 102: End face 103: Inclined surface 104: Separation Surface 105: accommodating space θ1: The first included angle θ2: Second included angle D1: first direction D2: Second direction

[FIG. 1] is a schematic diagram of a storage module according to an embodiment of the present invention. [FIG. 2] is a schematic diagram of a connector according to an embodiment of the present invention. [FIG. 3] It is a perspective view of the backplane of the connector according to an embodiment of the present application. [FIG. 4] is a perspective view of a support frame according to an embodiment of the present invention. [FIG. 5] is a partial perspective view of an embodiment of the storage module of the present invention. [FIG. 6] is a cross-sectional view of an embodiment of the storage module of the present invention. [FIG. 7] is a top view of an embodiment of the present invention. [FIG. 8] is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of the slot module of the storage module of the present invention. [ FIG. 9 ] is a perspective view of another embodiment of the storage module of the present invention.

1: storage module

8: The first bridge

9: Second bridge

10: Bottom plate

2: Motherboard

3: Power

4: Connectors

42: The first connecting part

5: Backplane

51: Second connecting part

6: Storage Components

D1: first direction

D2: Second direction

Claims (11)

A storage module comprises: a bottom plate; a main board, arranged on the bottom plate; a power supply, arranged on the bottom plate; a plurality of connecting pieces, each of the connecting pieces is electrically connected with the main board and the power supply, each The connecting pieces respectively have a fixed part and a first connecting part which are connected to each other, the fixed part is extended from the first connecting part towards the bottom plate, and the extending direction of the first connecting part has a first connecting part with respect to the bottom plate. an included angle, a plurality of the connectors are arranged at intervals in a first direction; a plurality of backplanes, each of which is electrically connected to the first connection portion of each of the connectors, and each of the backboards respectively has a plurality of second connections parts, each of the second connection parts is used to connect a storage member, and a plurality of the second connection parts are arranged at intervals in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; and a first bridge piece, the first bridge piece Parallel to the bottom plate, the first bridge element is electrically connected to the mainboard, and the connection element is electrically connected to the first bridge element. The storage module of claim 1 further comprises a plurality of support frames, one end of each of the support frames is disposed on the bottom plate, and the other end is abutted against each of the back plates. The storage module of claim 2, wherein the support frame comprises a first plane, a second plane and an inclined plane connected in sequence, the first plane is parallel to the bottom plate, and the second plane is perpendicular to the The first plane, the inclined plane and the second plane have a second included angle, and the second included angle is the difference between 90 degrees and the first included angle. The storage module of claim 1, wherein the first included angle is 22.5 degrees. The storage module of claim 1, further comprising a second bridge piece corresponding to the number of the connection pieces, the second bridge piece is parallel to the first bridge piece, and the second bridge piece is electrically connected to the first bridge piece Each of the connecting pieces is electrically connected to each of the second bridging pieces, and the fixing portion of the connecting piece is disposed on the second bridging piece. The storage module of claim 5, wherein the second bridge members are parallel to each other and are disposed on the bottom plate at equal intervals in the first direction. The storage module of claim 1, wherein the motherboard and each of the connecting elements are electrically connected with a cable respectively. The storage module of claim 1, wherein the power supply and each of the connecting elements are electrically connected with a cable respectively. The storage module according to claim 6, further comprising a cage module disposed on the bottom plate, the slot module comprising: two side surfaces, respectively including two oblique sides and two horizontal sides, each oblique side The angle of the first included angle is inclined relative to the bottom plate, wherein one of the horizontal sides is abutted against the bottom plate; and two end faces are respectively arranged between the two hypotenuses of the two side surfaces, and the two end faces are respectively opposite to the bottom plate The angle at which the first included angle is inclined. The storage module of claim 9, wherein the cage module further comprises: a plurality of inclined surfaces, which are parallel to the two end surfaces and disposed between the two end surfaces at equal intervals. The storage module of claim 10, wherein the cage module further comprises: a plurality of partition surfaces, the shapes of which correspond to those of the side surfaces, and the plurality of the partition surfaces are arranged at equal intervals on the two side surfaces between; a plurality of the separating surfaces and a plurality of the inclined carrying surfaces are staggered to form a plurality of accommodating spaces, and each of the storage members is respectively accommodated in each of the accommodating spaces.

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