TWI900241B - Electronic assembly and chassis assembly - Google Patents

Abstract

An electronic assembly and a chassis assembly, where the electronic assembly includes a chassis, a riser card assembly and a graphic card assembly. The riser card assembly includes a bracket and a riser card. The bracket includes a body, a handle and a first limiting structure. A side of the handle is pivotally connected to the body. The riser card is disposed on the body. The graphic card assembly includes a tray, a graphic card and a second limiting structure. The graphic card is disposed on the tray and electrically connected to the riser card. The first limiting structure is located on a side of the tray. The body and the tray slidably disposed on the chassis along different directions. When the tray is mounted on the chassis, the first and second limiting structures are engaged with each other, to prevent the handle from being pivoted relative to the body, thereby preventing the body from sliding relative to the chassis by the handle.

Description

Electronic components and housing components

The present invention relates to an electronic assembly and a housing assembly, and in particular to an electronic assembly comprising a display card module and an adapter card module, and a housing assembly for arranging the display card and the adapter card.

Generally speaking, to achieve high space utilization, various electronic components are placed very densely in the server case. Therefore, larger electronic components such as graphics cards often require the assistance of an adapter card to be electrically connected to the motherboard.

However, the graphics card module and the riser card module are usually installed in the server chassis in different directions. Therefore, if the riser card module is removed from the chassis before the graphics card module is removed from the chassis, the connectors on the graphics card module and the riser card module may be damaged.

The present invention provides an electronic assembly and a housing assembly including a limiting structure to prevent an adapter card module from being removed from a housing before a display card module is removed from the housing, thereby preventing the connectors on the display card module and the adapter card module from being damaged.

The electronic assembly disclosed in one embodiment of the present invention includes a housing, an adapter card module and a display card module. The adapter card module includes an assembly frame and an adapter card. The assembly frame includes a frame, a handle and at least one first limiting structure. One side of the handle is pivotally connected to the frame. At least one first limiting structure is located on a side of the handle away from the frame. The adapter card is arranged on the frame. The frame is slidably arranged on the housing along a first installation direction. The display card module includes a bracket, a display card and at least one second limiting structure. The display card is arranged on the bracket and electrically connected to the adapter card. At least one first limiting structure is located on one side of the bracket. The bracket is slidably arranged on the housing along a second installation direction. The first installation direction is different from the second installation direction. When the bracket is assembled to the housing, the at least one first limiting structure and the at least one second limiting structure engage with each other to prevent the handle from pivoting relative to the frame, thereby preventing the handle from causing the frame to slide relative to the housing.

Another embodiment of the present invention discloses a housing assembly for mounting a display card and an adapter card and includes a housing, an assembly frame, a bracket, and at least one second limiting structure. The assembly frame includes a frame, a handle, and at least one first limiting structure. One side of the handle is pivotally connected to the frame. The at least one first limiting structure is located on a side of the handle away from the frame. The frame is slidably mounted on the housing along a first mounting direction and is used for mounting the adapter card. The bracket is slidably mounted on the housing along a second mounting direction and is used for mounting the display card. The first mounting direction is different from the second mounting direction. The at least one second limiting structure is disposed on one side of the bracket. When the bracket is assembled to the housing, the at least one first limiting structure and the at least one second limiting structure engage with each other to prevent the handle from pivoting relative to the frame, thereby preventing the handle from causing the frame to slide relative to the housing.

According to the electronic assembly and housing assembly disclosed in the aforementioned embodiments, when the bracket is assembled to the housing, the first and second position-limiting structures engage with each other, preventing the handle from pivoting relative to the housing, thereby preventing the handle from causing the housing to slide relative to the housing. Therefore, as long as the bracket for the graphics card is assembled to the housing, the housing for the adapter card cannot be removed from the housing. This prevents the adapter card module from being removed from the housing before the graphics card module is removed from the housing, thereby preventing damage to the connectors connecting the graphics card module and the adapter card module.

The following detailed description of the features and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention is sufficient to enable anyone with ordinary skill in the art to understand the technical aspects of the embodiments of the present invention and implement them accordingly. Furthermore, based on the disclosure, patent application, and drawings in this specification, anyone with ordinary skill in the art can easily understand the relevant objectives and advantages of the present invention. The following embodiments further illustrate the concepts of the present invention in detail and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention in any way.

Please refer to Figures 1 to 3. Figure 1 is a perspective view of an electronic assembly according to one embodiment of the present invention. Figure 2 is an exploded view of the electronic assembly in Figure 1. Figure 3 is a partially enlarged perspective view of the exploded view of the adapter card module and display card module of the electronic assembly in Figure 1.

In this embodiment, the electronic assembly 10 includes a housing 100, an adapter card module 200, and a display card module 300. The housing 100 may be, for example, a server housing or a server chassis. Furthermore, the display card module 300 may be, for example, a graphics processing unit (GPU) module, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

In this embodiment, the adapter card module 200 includes an assembly frame 210 and an adapter card 220. The assembly frame 210 includes a frame 211, a handle 212, and two first limiting structures 213. In this embodiment, the handle 212 includes, for example, two mounting portions 214 and an operating portion 215. The operating portion 215 is connected to the two mounting portions 214. The two mounting portions 214 are respectively pivoted on opposite sides of the frame 211. The two first limiting structures 213 are respectively located on a side of the operating portion 215 away from the two mounting portions 214. The adapter card 220 is disposed on the frame 211. The frame 211 is slidably disposed on the housing 100 along a first mounting direction D1.

The display card module 300 includes a bracket 310, a display card 320, and two second limiting structures 330. The bracket 310 is slidably disposed on the housing 100 along a second mounting direction D2. In this embodiment, the first mounting direction D1 is, for example, perpendicular to the second mounting direction D2. In this embodiment, the bracket 310 includes, for example, a base plate 311 and two side plates 312. The two side plates 312 are respectively connected to opposite sides of the base plate 311. The display card 320 is disposed on the base plate 311 and electrically connected to the adapter card 220. The two second limiting structures 330, for example, protrude from one side of the two side plates 312 away from the base plate 311.

It should be noted that the housing 100 , the assembly frame 210 , the bracket 310 and the second limiting structure 330 may be collectively referred to as a housing assembly.

In this embodiment, the first limiting structure 213 and the second limiting structure 330 are configured as matching slots and hooks. For example, in this embodiment, the first limiting structure 213 is a slot, and the second limiting structure 330 is a hook. However, the present invention is not limited to this embodiment. In other embodiments, the first limiting structure and the second limiting structure may be interchangeable, i.e., the first limiting structure may be a hook, and the second limiting structure may be a slot.

Furthermore, in this embodiment, the two second position-limiting structures 330 are, for example, curved. Furthermore, the two second position-limiting structures 330 are, for example, integrally formed with the two side panels 312, but the present invention is not limited thereto. In other embodiments, the two second position-limiting structures can also be assembled to the two side panels using fasteners.

Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 3 , in this embodiment, the display card 320 and the riser card 220 are electrically connected in a board-to-board manner, for example, via connectors 321 and 221 .

As shown in FIG1 and FIG3 , when the bracket 310 is assembled to the housing 100 , the two first limiting structures 213 engage with the two second limiting structures 330 respectively, thereby preventing the handle 212 from pivoting relative to the frame 211 , thereby preventing the handle 212 from causing the frame 211 to slide relative to the housing 100 .

Please refer to Figures 2 and 4. Figure 4 is a perspective view of the display card module of the electronic component shown in Figure 1 being removed from the case. When the bracket 310 is removed from the case 100 in a first removal direction D3 opposite to the second installation direction D2, the first and second stop structures 213 and 330 separate, allowing the operating portion 215 to pivot the two installation portions 214 relative to the frame 211. The handle 212 then engages with the two fixing posts 120 of the case 100, driving the frame 211 to slide relative to the case 100 in a second removal direction D4 opposite to the first installation direction D1, thereby being removed from the case 100.

According to the electronic assembly and housing assembly disclosed in the aforementioned embodiments, when the bracket is assembled to the housing, the first and second position-limiting structures engage with each other, preventing the handle from pivoting relative to the housing, thereby preventing the handle from causing the housing to slide relative to the housing. Therefore, as long as the bracket for the graphics card is assembled to the housing, the housing for the adapter card cannot be removed from the housing. This prevents the adapter card module from being removed from the housing before the graphics card module is removed from the housing, thereby preventing damage to the connectors connecting the graphics card module and the adapter card module.

The electronic components and housing components provided in this embodiment can be applied to, for example, a server host, which can be used for artificial intelligence (AI) computing, edge computing, and can also be used as a 5G server, cloud server, or vehicle network server.

Although the present invention is disclosed above with reference to the aforementioned embodiments, they are not intended to limit the present invention. Anyone skilled in the art may make slight modifications and improvements without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of patent protection of the present invention shall be determined by the scope of the patent application attached to this specification.

10: Electronic components 100: Case 120: Mounting posts 200: Riser card module 210: Assembly frame 211: Frame 212: Handle 213: First retaining structure 214: Mounting section 215: Operating section 220: Riser card 221, 321: Connectors 300: Graphics card module 310: Bracket 311: Bottom plate 312: Side panel 320: Graphics card 330: Second retaining structure D1: First installation direction D2: Second installation direction D3: First removal direction D4: Second removal direction

Figure 1 is a perspective view of an electronic assembly according to one embodiment of the present invention. Figure 2 is an exploded view of the electronic assembly in Figure 1. Figure 3 is a partially enlarged view of the exploded perspective view of the adapter card module and display card module of the electronic assembly in Figure 1. Figure 4 is a perspective view of the display card module of the electronic assembly in Figure 1 removed from the housing.

211:Frame

213: First limit structure

214: Installation Department

215: Operation Department

220: Adapter Card

221,321: Connector

312:Side panel

320: Graphics card

330: Second limit structure

Claims (10)

An electronic assembly includes: a housing; an adapter card module including an assembly frame and an adapter card, the assembly frame including a frame, a handle, and at least one first limiting structure, one side of the handle being pivotally connected to the frame, the at least one first limiting structure being located on a side of the handle away from the frame, the adapter card being mounted on the frame, and the frame being slidably mounted on the housing along a first mounting direction; and a display card module including a bracket, a display card, and at least one second limiting structure. The graphics card is mounted on the bracket and electrically connected to the adapter card. The at least one first limiting structure is located on one side of the bracket. The bracket is slidably mounted on the housing along a second mounting direction, and the first mounting direction is different from the second mounting direction. When the bracket is assembled to the housing, the at least one first limiting structure and the at least one second limiting structure engage with each other to prevent the handle from pivoting relative to the frame, thereby preventing the handle from causing the frame to slide relative to the housing. The electronic assembly as described in claim 1, wherein the at least one first limiting structure and the at least one second limiting structure are a card slot and a card hook that match each other. An electronic assembly as described in claim 2, wherein the bracket includes a base plate and two side plates, the two side plates are respectively connected to opposite sides of the base plate, the display card is arranged on the base plate, and the at least one second limiting structure protrudes from one side of one of the two side plates away from the base plate. The electronic assembly as described in claim 3, wherein the at least one second limiting structure is integrally formed with one of the two side panels. The electronic component as described in claim 3, wherein the at least one second limiting structure is curved. An electronic component as described in claim 1, wherein the first mounting direction and the second mounting direction are perpendicular to each other. The electronic assembly as described in claim 1, wherein the display card and the adapter card are electrically connected via a board-to-board method. A housing assembly for mounting a display card and an adapter card comprises: a housing; an assembly frame comprising a frame, a handle, and at least one first position-limiting structure. One side of the handle is pivotally connected to the frame. The at least one first position-limiting structure is located on a side of the handle away from the frame. The frame is slidably mounted on the housing along a first mounting direction and is used to mount the adapter card. A bracket is slidably disposed on the housing along a second mounting direction and is used for mounting the graphics card, the first mounting direction being different from the second mounting direction; and at least one second limiting structure is disposed on one side of the bracket; wherein, when the bracket is assembled to the housing, the at least one first limiting structure and the at least one second limiting structure engage with each other to prevent the handle from pivoting relative to the frame, thereby preventing the handle from causing the frame to slide relative to the housing. The housing assembly as described in claim 8, wherein the at least one first limiting structure is a slot, and the at least one second limiting structure is a hook. The housing assembly as described in claim 8, wherein the bracket includes a base plate and two side plates, the two side plates are respectively connected to opposite sides of the base plate, the base plate is used for the display card to be set, and the at least one second limiting structure protrudes from one side of one of the two side plates away from the base plate.