TWM668878U - Server equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

A server equipment is adapted to insert a hard drive. The server equipment includes a casing, an installing part, a driving element and a linkage mechanism. The installing part is disposed inside the casing and includes a first end and a second end. The first end is adapted to let the hard drive to insert. The second end has a connecting element. The driving element is rotatably disposed on the first end and exposed to the casing. The linkage mechanism includes a linking element, a linkage assembly and a pushing element. The linking element is movably coupled to the first end and connected to the driving element. The linkage assembly is movably disposed on the second end and connected to the linking element. The pushing element is movably connected to the linkage assembly and the connecting element. When the driving element is forced, the driving element drive the linking element to move along a first direction, so that the linkage assembly moves relative to the installing part. The pushing element push the hard drive and the hard drive moves along the second direction and exposes to the casing.

Description

Server equipment

The present invention relates to a server device, and in particular to a server device capable of improving user convenience.

Currently, the E1.S solid state drives on the market must be placed in a hard drive removable box before being installed in the corresponding server. However, when an E1.S solid state drive fails and needs to be replaced, the user must first remove the abnormal E1.S solid state drive from the hard drive removable box and then reinstall a new E1.S solid state drive, causing inconvenience in use. Therefore, how to improve user convenience is an issue that this field is committed to exploring.

The present invention provides a server device which can improve the convenience of users.

The server device of the present invention is suitable for inserting at least one hard disk, and the server device includes a housing, a mounting portion, at least one driving member and at least one linkage mechanism. The mounting portion is arranged in the housing and includes a first end and a second end opposite to each other, the first end faces outside the housing and is suitable for providing at least one hard disk for insertion, and the second end faces inside the housing and has at least one connecting member. At least one driving member is rotatably arranged at the first end and exposed to the housing. At least one linkage mechanism is movably arranged at the second end, including a linkage member, a connecting rod assembly and a push member. The linkage member is movably coupled to the first end and connected to the at least one driving member. The connecting rod assembly is movably arranged at the mounting portion and connected to the linkage member. The push member is movably connected to the connecting rod assembly and at least one connecting member. When at least one driving member is subjected to force and rotates around a first rotation axis from a closed position to an open position, the at least one driving member is suitable for driving the connecting member to move along a first direction to drive the connecting rod assembly to move relative to the mounting portion, so that the pushing member pushes at least one hard disk along a second direction opposite to the first direction, and the at least one hard disk moves along the second direction and is exposed to the housing.

Based on the above, the server device of the present invention includes a housing, a mounting portion, a driving member, and a linkage mechanism. When the user rotates the driving member from the closed position to the open position, the driving member drives the linkage member of the linkage mechanism to move in the first direction, thereby driving the connecting rod assembly of the linkage mechanism to move, and then the connecting rod assembly drives the push member of the linkage mechanism to move in the second direction. In the above process, the push member pushes the hard disk disposed in the mounting portion, so that the hard disk also moves in the second direction and is exposed to the housing, so that the user can directly remove the hard disk conveniently. Accordingly, the server device of the present invention can conveniently remove the hard disk without the need for an additional hard disk extraction box, thereby improving the convenience of the user.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a server device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a front view of the server device of FIG. 1. FIG. 3 is an enlarged schematic diagram of a portion of the server device of FIG. 1. FIG. 4 is an exploded view of the server device of FIG. 3. Referring to FIG. 1 to FIG. 4, the server device 100 of the present embodiment is, for example, a blade of a server, and the server device 100 is suitable for at least one hard disk 10 (shown as four) to be inserted along a first direction D1. The server device 100 includes a housing 110, a mounting portion 120, at least one drive member 130 (shown as four) and at least one linkage mechanism 140 (shown as four).

In this embodiment, the hard disk 10 is, for example, an E1.S solid state hard disk, but is not limited thereto. In addition, in this embodiment, the number of the driving member 130 and the linkage mechanism 140 is not limited to the above.

The structure of the server device 100 of this embodiment is described in detail below.

FIG. 5A is a schematic diagram of the server device of FIG. 3 at another angle. FIG. 5B illustrates the actuation of the drive member of FIG. 5A. FIG. 5C illustrates the actuation of the drive member of FIG. 5B. FIG. 5D illustrates the removal of the hard disk of FIG. 5C from the mounting portion. FIG. 5E illustrates the insertion of the hard disk of FIG. 5D into the mounting portion. FIG. 6A to FIG. 6E are bottom views of the server device of FIG. 5A to FIG. 5E, respectively. FIG. 7A to FIG. 7E are schematic diagrams of portions of the server device of FIG. 5A to FIG. 5E, respectively, at another angle. In order to clearly illustrate the structure of the server device 100, the mounting portion 120 and the connector 161 of FIG. 6A to FIG. 6E are illustrated in perspective, and the circuit board 160 is not illustrated in FIG. 7A to FIG. 7E. Please refer to FIG. 1 , FIG. 5A , FIG. 6A and FIG. 7A , the mounting portion 120 is disposed in the housing 110 as shown in FIG. 1 , and includes a first end 121 and a second end 123 opposite to each other. The first end 121 faces the outside of the housing 110 and is suitable for providing the hard disk 10 for insertion, and the second end 123 faces the inside of the housing 110 and has at least one connecting member 1231 (shown as four). Each driving member 130 is rotatably disposed at the first end 121 and exposed to the housing 110. Each linkage mechanism 140 is movably disposed at the second end 123, and includes a linkage 141, a connecting rod assembly 143 and a push member 145. The linkage 141 is movably coupled to the first end 121 and connected to the corresponding driving member 130. The connecting rod assembly 143 is movably disposed on the mounting portion 120 and connected to the corresponding connecting member 141. The pushing member 145 is movably connected to the corresponding connecting rod assembly 143 and the corresponding connecting member 1231.

Please refer to Figures 6A to 6E. When the driving member 130 is subjected to force and rotates around a first rotation axis A1 and rotates from a closed position to an open position (such as the steps shown in Figures 6A to 6B and 6C), the driving member 130 is suitable for driving the connecting member 141 to move along the first direction D1, and driving the connecting rod assembly 143 to move relative to the mounting portion 120, so that the pushing member 145 pushes the corresponding hard disk 10 along a second direction D2 opposite to the first direction D1. The hard disk 10 moves along the second direction D2 so that a front side 11 of the hard disk 10 protrudes from the mounting portion 120 and is exposed to the housing 110, thereby allowing the user to remove the hard disk 10 from the mounting portion 120. When the hard disk 10 is inserted into the mounting portion 120 along the first direction D1 (such as the steps shown in FIG. 6D to FIG. 6E ), the hard disk 10 is adapted to drive the corresponding linkage mechanism 140 to reset.

It is worth mentioning that the server device 100 of the present invention can conveniently take out or insert the hard disk 10 through the above configuration and actuation mechanism without the need for an additional hard disk extraction box, thereby improving the convenience of the user.

The structure of the linkage mechanism 140 of this embodiment is described in detail below.

FIG8A to FIG8D are cross-sectional views of the driving member and the connecting member of FIG5A to FIG5C and FIG5E, respectively. Referring to FIG3, FIG4 and FIG8A, each connecting member 141 includes a guide groove 1411, and each driving member 130 includes a connecting portion 131, and the connecting portion 131 is connected to the corresponding connecting member 141 and extends into the guide groove 1411. When the driving member 130 rotates around the first rotation axis A1 from the closed position shown in FIG7A to the open position shown in FIG7C, the connecting portion 131 is adapted to move along the guide groove 1411 (as shown in the steps of FIG8A, FIG8B to FIG8C) and abuts against the connecting member 141 to drive the connecting member 141 to move along the first direction D1.

In detail, please refer to FIG. 8A to FIG. 8D , each guide groove 1411 includes a first guide portion 1411a, a second guide portion 1411b and a third guide portion 1411c connected in sequence, and the third guide portion 1411c is connected to the first guide portion 1411a. Each guide groove 1411 has a first stop surface 1411d and a second stop surface 1411e. The first stop surface 1411d is located between the first guide portion 1411a and the third guide portion 1411c and is suitable for stopping the connecting portion 131 at the first guide portion 1411a, so that the connecting portion 131 can push the linking member 141 through the first stop surface 1411d. The second stopping surface 1411e is located between the first guiding portion 1411a and the second guiding portion 1411b and is suitable for stopping the connecting portion 131 at the second guiding portion 1411b, thereby preventing the driving member 130 from abnormally rotating from the open position to the closed position.

8A to 8D, the guide groove 1411 further includes a first elastic arm 1411f and a second elastic arm 1411g, and the connecting portion 131 is suitable for resisting the elastic force of the first elastic arm 1411f and moving from the first guide portion 1411a to the second guide portion 1411b, and is suitable for resisting the elastic force of the second elastic arm 1411g and moving from the third guide portion 1411c to the first guide portion 1411a. In this embodiment, the first stop surface 1411d is located on the second elastic arm 1411g, and the second stop surface 1411e is located on the first elastic arm 1411f.

It is worth mentioning that the server device 100 of this embodiment can ensure that the connecting portion 131 moves along the first guide portion 1411a, the second guide portion 1411b and the third guide portion 1411c and then returns to the first guide portion 1411a from the third guide portion 1411c by configuring the first elastic arm 1411f, the second elastic arm 1411g, the first stop surface 1411d and the second stop surface 1411e. In addition, when the user inserts the hard disk 10 into the mounting portion 120, the linkage 141 can ensure that the driving member 130 will not rotate to the closed position by the second guide portion 1411b to prevent the user's hand from being pinched.

Please refer to FIG. 4, FIG. 6A and FIG. 7A, each connecting rod assembly 143 includes a first connecting rod 1431 and a second connecting rod 1433, and the first connecting rod 1431 is slidably disposed on the mounting portion 120 along the first direction D1 and connected to the corresponding connecting member 141. As shown in FIG. 4, one end 1433a of the second connecting rod 1433 is movably connected to the first connecting rod 1431, and the other end 1433b of the second connecting rod 1433 is movably connected to the push member 145, and the second connecting rod 1433 is rotatably connected to the connecting member 1231 and is suitable for rotating around a second rotation axis A2.

7A and 7B , the push member 145 includes a sliding portion 1451 and a push portion 1453. The sliding portion 1451 is movably connected to the end 1433b of the second connecting rod 1433 of the connecting rod assembly 143 and the connecting member 1231. The push portion 1453 is bently connected to the sliding portion 1451 and extends in a direction away from the sliding portion 1451. When each driving member 130 rotates around the first rotation axis A1 and rotates from the closed position to the open position, the hard disk 10 is suitable for sliding along the second direction D2 by the push of the push portion 1453. When the hard disk 10 is inserted into the mounting portion 120 along the first direction D1, the hard disk 10 is adapted to push against the pushing portion 1453 to make the pushing member 145 slide along the first direction D1.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4 , the linking member 141 is fixed to the first connecting rod 1431, for example, by two fasteners F1. The first connecting rod 1431 can slide relative to the mounting portion 120, for example, by two sliding grooves respectively sleeved on the two fasteners F1 connected to the mounting portion 120, as shown in FIG. 7A . One end 1433a of the second connecting rod 1433 can move relative to the first connecting rod 1431, for example, by a fastener F1, and the other end 1433b can move relative to the sliding portion 1451 of the push member 145 by another fastener F2, and the second connecting rod 1433 can rotate relative to the connecting member 1231 by a fastener F3. However, the connection method among the linking member 141 , the first connecting rod 1431 , the second connecting rod 1433 and the pushing member 145 is not limited to the above.

FIG. 9 is a top view of a portion of the server device of FIG. 3 . In order to clearly illustrate the structure of the server device 100 , the mounting portion 120 of FIG. 9 is shown in perspective. Referring to FIG. 9 , the hard disk 10 has a side 12 extending along a first direction D1. When the hard disk 10 is placed on the mounting portion 120, the side 12 passes through the first rotation axis A1. Accordingly, the server device 100 of this embodiment can prevent the drive 130 from being abnormally turned on due to the pushing of the hard disk 10.

5A, 6D and 9, the server device 100 further includes a locking member 150. One end 151 of the locking member 150 is disposed on the mounting portion 120, and the other end 153 of the locking member 150 has a hook 1531. The hook 1531 is suitable for fixing the driving member 130 in the closed position as shown in FIG6A. When the hook 1531 moves in a direction away from the driving member 130 (for example, in the downward direction of FIG6A), the hook 1531 separates from the driving member 130, so that the driving member 130 is suitable for rotating around the first rotation axis A1 to the open position as shown in FIG6C.

3 and 4 , the server device 100 of the present embodiment further includes a circuit board 160, which is disposed in the housing 110. When the hard disk 10 is inserted into the mounting portion 120 along the first direction D1, a port 13 of the hard disk 10 is connected to a connector 161 of the circuit board 160. When each driving member 130 rotates around the first rotation axis A1 to an open position as shown in FIG. 6C and drives the corresponding linkage mechanism 140 to move as described above, the hard disk 10 is pushed by the pushing portion 1453 of the pushing member 145, so that the port 13 is separated from the connector 161, thereby allowing the user to easily remove the hard disk 10 from the mounting portion 120.

The following is a detailed description of the operation of the server device 100 of this embodiment.

6A to 6D , when the user wants to remove the hard disk 10 from the mounting portion 120, first, force is applied to the engaging member 150 to release the fixing of the hook 1531 to the driving member 130. Then, force is applied to the driving member 130 to rotate the driving member 130 around the first rotation axis A1 from the closed position shown in FIG. 6A to the open position shown in FIG. 6C . In the above process, the connecting portion 131 of the driving member 130 slides on the first guide portion 1411a and pushes against the first stop surface 1411d as shown in FIG8B, so that the connecting member 141 moves along the first direction D1. Then, the connecting portion 131 moves to the second guide portion 1411b along the first elastic arm 1411f as shown in FIG8C, so that the connecting member 141 continues to move along the first direction D1. The connecting member 141 drives the first connecting rod 1431 to move synchronously along the first direction D1. The second connecting rod 1433 is synchronously driven by the first connecting rod 1431 to rotate around the second rotation axis A2 as the axis (as shown in FIG6A to FIG6B and FIG6C, counterclockwise rotation). At this time, the other end 1433b of the second connecting rod 1433 drives the sliding portion 1451 of the pushing member 145 to slide in the second direction D2, thereby causing the pushing portion 1453 to slide in the second direction D2 and push the hard disk 10 to slide in the second direction D2. Then, the user can easily remove the hard disk 10 from the mounting portion 120.

On the contrary, please refer to FIG. 6A, FIG. 6D and FIG. 6E. When the user inserts the hard disk 10 into the mounting portion 120, first, the hard disk 10 drives the push portion 1453 of the push member 145 to slide along the first direction D1. The second connecting rod 1433 is synchronously driven by the push member 145 to rotate around the second rotation axis A2 (clockwise rotation as shown in FIG. 6D to FIG. 6E). At the same time, the first connecting rod 1431 connected to the second connecting rod 1433 moves along the second direction D2 and drives the connecting member 141 to move along the second direction D2. In the above process, the connecting member 141 moves relative to the connecting portion 131 of the driving member 130 through the second guide portion 1411b of the guide groove 1411. Next, the user applies force to the driver 130 to slide the connecting portion 131 along the third guide portion 1411c and the second elastic arm 1411g to the first guide portion 1411a, so that the driver 130 rotates to the closed position around the first rotation axis A1. Finally, the hook 1531 of the engaging member 150 fixes the driver 130 in the closed position, so that the hard disk 10 is confined in the mounting portion 120.

In summary, the server device of the present invention includes a housing, a mounting portion, a driving member, and a linkage mechanism. When the user rotates the driving member from the closed position to the open position, the driving member drives the linkage member of the linkage mechanism to move in the first direction, thereby driving the connecting rod assembly of the linkage mechanism to move, and then the connecting rod assembly drives the push member of the linkage mechanism to move in the second direction. In the above process, the push member pushes the hard disk disposed in the mounting portion, causing the hard disk to move in the second direction and be exposed to the housing, so that the user can directly and conveniently remove the hard disk. Accordingly, the server device of the present invention can conveniently remove the hard disk without the need for an additional hard disk extraction box, thereby improving the convenience of the user.

10: hard disk 11: front side 12: side 13: port 100: server device 110: housing 120: mounting part 121: first end 123: second end 1231: connector 130: drive part 131: connector 140: linkage mechanism 141: linkage 1411: guide groove 1411a: first guide part 1411b: second guide part 1411c: third guide part 1411d: first stop surface 1411e: second stop surface 1411f: first elastic arm 1411g: second elastic arm 143: connecting rod assembly 1431: First connecting rod 1433: Second connecting rod 1433a, 1433b: End 145: Pushing member 1451: Sliding part 1453: Pushing part 150: Engaging member 151, 153: End 1531: Hook 160: Circuit board 161: Connector A1: First rotating axis A2: Second rotating axis D1: First direction D2: Second direction F1, F2, F3: Fasteners

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a server device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a front view of the server device of FIG. 1. FIG. 3 is an enlarged schematic diagram of a portion of the server device of FIG. 1. FIG. 4 is an exploded view of the server device of FIG. 3. FIG. 5A is a schematic diagram of the server device of FIG. 3 at another angle. FIG. 5B shows the actuation of the drive member of FIG. 5A. FIG. 5C shows the actuation of the drive member of FIG. 5B. FIG. 5D shows the hard disk of FIG. 5C being removed from the mounting portion. FIG. 5E shows the hard disk of FIG. 5D being inserted into the mounting portion. FIG. 6A to FIG. 6E are bottom views of the server device of FIG. 5A to FIG. 5E, respectively. FIG. 7A to FIG. 7E are schematic diagrams of a portion of the server device of FIG. 5A to FIG. 5E, respectively, at another angle. Figures 8A to 8D are cross-sectional views of the drive member and the linkage member of Figures 5A to 5C and 5E, respectively. Figure 9 is a top view of a portion of the server device of Figure 3.

100: Server equipment

110: Shell

120: Installation Department

121: First end

123: Second end

1231: Connectors

130:Driver

140: Linkage mechanism

150: snap-fit parts

160: Circuit board

Claims (10)

A server device, suitable for inserting at least one hard disk, comprises: a housing; a mounting portion, arranged in the housing, and comprising a first end and a second end opposite to each other, the first end facing outside the housing and suitable for inserting the at least one hard disk, the second end facing inside the housing and having at least one connecting member; at least one driving member, rotatably arranged at the first end and exposed to the housing; and at least one linkage, movably arranged at the second end, comprising: a linkage, movably coupled to the first end and connected to the at least one driving member; a connecting rod assembly, movably arranged at the second end and connected to the connecting rod; and a push member, movably connected to the connecting rod assembly and the at least one connecting member; When the at least one driving member is subjected to force and rotates around a first rotation axis from a closed position to an open position, the at least one driving member is suitable for driving the link member to move along a first direction, and driving the connecting rod assembly to move relative to the mounting portion, so that the push member pushes against the at least one hard disk along a second direction opposite to the first direction, and the at least one hard disk moves along the second direction and is exposed to the housing. A server device as described in claim 1, wherein when the hard disk is inserted into the mounting portion along the first direction, the hard disk is suitable for driving the at least one linkage mechanism to reset. A server device as described in claim 1, wherein the connecting member includes a guide groove, and the at least one driving member includes a connecting portion, which is connected to the connecting member and extends into the guide groove. When the at least one driving member rotates from the closed position to the open position around the first rotation axis, the connecting portion is suitable for moving along the guide groove and abutting against the connecting member to drive the connecting member to move along the first direction. A server device as described in claim 3, wherein the guide groove includes a first guide portion, a second guide portion and a third guide portion connected in sequence and the third guide portion is connected to the first guide portion, the guide groove has a first stop surface and a second stop surface, the first stop surface is located between the first guide portion and the third guide portion and is suitable for causing the connecting portion to be stopped by the first guide portion, and the second stop surface is located between the first guide portion and the second guide portion and is suitable for causing the connecting portion to be stopped by the second guide portion. A server device as described in claim 4, wherein the guide groove further includes a first elastic arm and a second elastic arm, and the connecting portion is suitable for moving from the first guide portion to the second guide portion against the elasticity of the first elastic arm and is suitable for moving from the third guide portion to the first guide portion against the elasticity of the second elastic arm. A server device as described in claim 1, wherein the hard disk has a side extending along the first direction, and when the hard disk is set on the mounting portion, the side passes through the first rotation axis. A server device as described in claim 1, wherein the connecting rod assembly includes a first connecting rod and a second connecting rod, the first connecting rod is slidably disposed on the mounting portion along the first direction and connected to the connecting member, one end of the second connecting rod is movably connected to the first connecting rod, the other end of the second connecting rod is movably connected to the push member, and the second connecting rod is rotatably connected to the at least one connecting member and is suitable for rotating around a second rotation axis. A server device as described in claim 1, wherein the pushing member includes a sliding portion and a pushing portion, the sliding portion is movably connected to the connecting rod assembly and the at least one connecting member, the pushing portion is bently connected to the sliding portion and extends in a direction away from the sliding portion, when the at least one driving member rotates around the first rotation axis and rotates from the closed position to the open position, the hard disk is suitable for sliding along the second direction by the pushing of the pushing portion, and when the hard disk is inserted into the mounting portion along the first direction, the hard disk is suitable for pushing the pushing portion to cause the pushing member to slide along the first direction. A server device as described in claim 1, wherein the server device further includes a locking member, one end of which is disposed on the mounting portion, and the other end of which has a hook, the hook being suitable for fixing the driving member in the closed position, and when the hook moves in a direction away from the driving member, the hook separates from the driving member, so that the driving member is suitable for rotating to the open position around the first rotation axis. The server device as described in claim 1 further includes a circuit board, which is arranged in the housing. When the hard drive is inserted into the mounting portion along the first direction, a port of the hard drive is connected to a connector of the circuit board. When the at least one driving component moves along the first direction, the hard drive is pushed by the pushing component, so that the port is separated from the connector.