Summary of the invention
In view of the shortcoming of above-mentioned prior art, a purpose of the present invention is to carry a kind of server, being implemented in the hot plug function on the mainboard, and reduces design and manufacturing cost.
For reaching above-mentioned purpose and other relevant purposes, the present invention provides a kind of server, comprising: cabinet, and hard disk array, a plurality of mainboard modules, mainboard, carrier, extensible frame, expansion card, power module, and card extender, wherein, said cabinet has base plate; Said hard disk array can be located at the front end of this cabinet with extracting; Said a plurality of mainboard module can be located at the rear end of this cabinet with extracting, and each mainboard module has: said mainboard is provided with at least one first connectivity port; Said carrier is in order to carry this mainboard; Said extensible frame is fixed in an end of this carrier; Said expansion card is carried on this extensible frame, and this expansion card is through the electric connection of first cable and this first connectivity port, and this expansion is stuck in an end that deviates from this mainboard and is provided with golden finger; Said power module and said mainboard module are arranged side by side the rear end in this cabinet; Said card extender is located between this hard disk array and said mainboard module in this cabinet; And be parallel to the base plate setting of this cabinet; This card extender electrically connects this hard disk array and this power module respectively through second cable; And this card extender has a plurality of second connectivity ports corresponding with said golden finger near an end of said mainboard module, is inserted in respectively in said second connectivity port for said golden finger.
In one embodiment of this invention, this server can comprise blower module, is located between this hard disk array and this card extender in the cabinet, and this blower module comprises a plurality of fans, and said fan is provided with corresponding to the position of said mainboard module.This mainboard module can comprise central processing unit, a plurality of memory bar and wind deflector; This central processing unit and said memory bar are arranged side by side the air side at this above fan of mainboard; The bottom of this wind deflector is fixed on this expansion card; The rear end of this wind deflector is arranged in the said memory bar relatively near between the two of this central processing unit, wherein forms the wind-guiding face jointly near memory bar and this wind deflector of this central processing unit.
In addition; The front end of this wind deflector can have extension; This extension extends to the position that is close to this blower module outlet air surface, and bends to the direction of said memory bar, correspondingly; The front end of this extensible frame can have opening, and the extension of this wind deflector and the golden finger of this expansion card expose to this opening.
In another embodiment of the present invention; The edge of this expansion card can have second perforation; In order to this expansion card is bolted on this extensible frame; And the bottom of this wind deflector can have first perforation, be provided with corresponding to second perforation of this expansion card, thereby this wind deflector of screws that can be through passing these first and second perforation in regular turn is on this expansion card.The front end of this carrier and the rear end of this extensible frame all can be provided with flanging, and this carrier and this extensible frame are riveted together through said flanging.Each mainboard module can comprise battery carrier; In order to carry the battery that this mainboard module uses; This battery carrier has at least two feets; To extending below, this two feet can be fixed in respectively on this mainboard and this expansion card, thereby makes the bottom of this battery carrier separate this mainboard and this expansion card respectively by this battery carrier bottom surface.
Moreover; The edge of this mainboard and this expansion card can have the 4th perforation respectively; So that this mainboard and expansion card are bolted in respectively on this carrier and the extensible frame; This of this battery carrier two feets can have respectively corresponding to said the 4th the perforation the 3rd perforation, thereby can through pass in regular turn said third and fourth the perforation this battery carrier of screws on this mainboard and expansion card.This server can comprise two fixed mounts, and said fixed mount can be fixed in respectively on the two side of this cabinet, in order to fixing this card extender.The rear end of this cabinet can have a plurality of dividing plates; Said dividing plate can be parallel with the two side of this cabinet; So that this cabinet is divided into a plurality of accommodation spaces, can be formed with track on each dividing plate, get in the accommodation space of this cabinet in order to guide said mainboard module and this power module respectively.
As stated, server of the present invention has hard disk array and the mainboard module of being located at the forward and backward two ends of cabinet respectively drawing out type, so that it is realized hot plug.This mainboard module has the extensible frame of the expansion card that has golden finger in order to the carrier that carries mainboard, in order to carrying and in order to electrically connect the cable of this mainboard and expansion card; This cable can avoid the signal of this mainboard to receive influence and the distortion of bang path length; Thereby mainboard of the present invention can be got in touch through the server that golden finger and its plugged of expansion card; To reduce the design and the manufacturing cost of server, i.e. the present invention can effectively overcome many disadvantages of the prior art and the tool high industrial utilization.
Embodiment
Below through specific instantiation embodiment of the present invention is described, those skilled in the art can understand other advantages of the present invention and effect easily by the content that this instructions disclosed.The present invention also can implement or use through other different instantiations, and each item details in this instructions also can be based on different viewpoints and application, carries out various modifications and change under the spirit of the present invention not deviating from.
See also Fig. 1 and 2, be the partial exploded view of the server inner structure of one embodiment of the invention.As shown in the figure, the server 1 of present embodiment is made up of cabinet 11, hard disk array 12, a plurality of mainboard module 13, power module 15 and 16 of card extenders at least, and the composition of composed component and annexation will be in detailing down.What should explain is, server inner structure of the present invention and number of fitting parts not with in scheming the person of being illustrated exceed.
In the present embodiment, this cabinet 11 at least by base plate 111 and two side 113 around forming.This hard disk array 12 comprises hard disk rack; This hard disk rack is arranged at the front end of this cabinet 11, and a plurality of hard disks of can pegging graft, thereby makes said hard disk can be located in this hard disk array 12 with extracting; Be that said hard disk all can plug from the front end of cabinet 11; With usefulness,, then can select to increase the hard disk quantity of being pegged graft if the data volume of required access is huge as this server 1 internal data access.
In addition, the rear end of this cabinet 11 has two dividing plates that laterally arrange 112, so that this cabinet 11 is divided into a plurality of accommodation spaces; But what should explain is; Set dividing plate 112 quantity in this cabinet 11 are not exceeded with two, still can be according to set dividing plate 112 quantity of situation appropriateness increase and decrease.As shown in the figure; Each dividing plate 112 is provided with track; To guide each mainboard module 13 and power module 15 on the pointing direction of Fig. 1 double-head arrow D2, to enter and exit the rear end of this cabinet 11; Thereby this power module 15 is arranged side by side, in the rear end of this cabinet 11 with mainboard module 13 on the rear end of this cabinet 11, to realize the hot plug of this mainboard module 13 and power module 15.
In the present embodiment, each mainboard module 13 all has mainboard 131, expansion card 132, carrier 133 and extensible frame 134.This mainboard 131 is provided with first connectivity port 1314, in order to the electric connection with this expansion card 132 to be provided.This carrier 133 has loading end, in order to carry this mainboard 131.This extensible frame 134 is riveted on an end of this carrier 133, and this carrier 133 and extensible frame 134 are combined into one, but not as limit, also can select for use be spirally connected, fixed form such as pin joint combines both.This expansion card 132 is carried on this extensible frame 134; And through of first connectivity port 1314 electric connections of first cable 14 with this mainboard 131; Thereby link this mainboard 131 and this expansion card 132 through this first cable 14, this expansion card 132 is provided with golden finger 1322 in an end that deviates from this mainboard 131.Best; Have a plurality of first connectivity ports 1314 on this mainboard 131; In order to accomplish the electric connection between all elements and this expansion card 132 on this mainboard 131; The layout of each element and cabling just no longer receive the restriction in mainboard space on the mainboard like this, with the more part of laying in limited mainboard space, and the design and the manufacturing cost of effectively practicing thrift server.
In addition; Because the electric conductivity of cable is prone to grasp; Be influence and the excessive distortion that the transmission of its signal is unlikely to receive bang path length; For example, if use cable to transmit influence and excessive distortion that SATA signal in the mainboard north bridge wafer will can not receive bang path length, the signal that promptly cable transmitted is with the mainboard of requirement can satisfy on to(for) the relevant line length with signal of the layout of element, live width, line-spacing, impedance, sequential, electromagnetic interference (EMI) etc.Because the laying of cable need not to take too much mainboard space; Thereby the volume that can not receive mainboard is more and more littler and on the more and more intensive restriction of electronic component; So the server of present embodiment is because used first cable, and whole design and the manufacturing cost of reduction.
Each mainboard module 13 can electrically connect with this server 1 through the golden finger 1322 of its expansion card 132, so each mainboard module 13 can carry out hot plug in the rear end of this cabinet 11, satisfies all requirement of client with the hot plug that realizes mainboard.Described card extender 16 is located between this hard disk array 12 and said mainboard module 13 in this cabinet 11; And the base plate 111 that is parallel to this cabinet 11 is provided with; This card extender 16 electrically connects this hard disk array 12 through second cable 191; And this card extender 16 has a plurality of second connectivity ports 161 corresponding with the golden finger of each expansion card 132 1322 near an end of said mainboard module 13; Be inserted in respectively in said second connectivity port 161 for said golden finger 1322, and then make through card extender 16 and to set up corresponding and annexation between mainboard module 13 and the hard disk array 12.And this card extender 16 electrically connects through the 3rd cable 192 and this power module 15 so that this power module 15 can be to card extender 16 power supplies, and then through card extender 16 respectively to this hard disk array 12 and mainboard module 13 power supplies.In the present embodiment, said second connectivity port 161 is the golden finger slot, but not as limit.
In the present embodiment, this server 1 also comprises two fixed mounts 18, and this two fixed mount 18 is locked in respectively on the two side 113 of this cabinet 11; Perhaps be integrally formed on the two side 113 of this cabinet 11; In order to fixing this card extender 16, correspondingly, has the for example mechanism of ammonium fixation of screw on each fixed mount 18; In order to this card extender 16 that locks, but not as limit.
In addition, this mainboard module 13 also comprises central processing unit 1311, a plurality of memory bar 1312 that is arranged side by side on this mainboard 131.When 13 operations of this mainboard module, this central processing unit 1311 can produce high heat, thereby needs its blowing with the loss heat, because overheated and burn, even influences task performance to avoid this central processing unit 1311.Therefore, this server 1 is provided with the blower module 17 of air side towards this central processing unit 1311 between this hard disk array 12 and mainboard module 13.This blower module 17 comprises a plurality of fans 171, and each fan 171 is provided with corresponding to said mainboard module 13, so that these central processing unit 1311 blowings are dispelled the heat.
Can flow to this central processing unit 1311 effectively for the heat radiation that this blower module 17 is produced is distinguished and admirable, this mainboard module 13 also is provided with wind deflector 135.The bottom of this wind deflector 135 is fixed on this expansion card 132; The rear end of this wind deflector 135 is arranged in the said memory bar 1312 relatively near between the two of this central processing unit 1311; Wherein near the memory bar 1312 and this wind deflector 135 common wind-guiding faces that form of this central processing unit 1311; With this central processing unit 1311 of most of gas flow that guides this blower module 17, thereby strengthen the radiating effect of 17 pairs of these central processing units 1311 of this blower module.
As shown in the figure; One end of this wind deflector 135 is reached the purpose that aforementioned card is established through the clamping of two memory bars 1312; The other end is attached on this expansion card 132 through screw; Thereby the extra formation perforation on this mainboard 131 of need of the setting of this wind deflector 135, so the setting of this wind deflector 135 can't have influence on the circuit layout on this mainboard 131.In addition; This wind deflector 135 has the extension 1351 that extends towards this blower module 17; This extension 1351 extends to the position that is close to these blower module 17 outlet air surfaces; And to the bending of the direction of said memory bar 1312, in order to guide the appropriate location heat radiation of part air-flow to this mainboard 131 that this blower module 17 produced.Particularly; This wind deflector 135 can guide part air-flow that 17 generations of this blower module originally flowed to said memory bar 1312 to this central processing unit 1311; Thereby strengthen heat radiation to this central processing unit 1311, thus solve air-flow that this blower module 17 provides can't be effectively because the cause of windage mostly flows to memory bar 1312 to the problem of central processing unit heat radiation.In addition, the shape of this wind deflector 135 can be adjusted according to the demand of heat radiation, does not exceed with institute's mapper in scheming.
One side of this extensible frame 134 has opening 1341, and is protruding and extend towards the direction of this blower module 17 and memory bar 1312 for the extension of this wind deflector 135 1351.Preferably, the golden finger 1322 of the extension 1351 of this wind deflector 135 and this expansion card 132 exposes to this and opens 1341.
Moreover; As shown in Figure 2, the edge of this expansion card 132 has second perforation 1323, in order to this expansion card 132 is bolted on this extensible frame 134; Correspondingly; The bottom of this wind deflector 135 has first perforation 1352, and this first perforation 1352 is provided with corresponding to second perforation 1323 of this expansion card 132, thereby can bore a hole this wind deflector 135 of screws of 1323 on this expansion card 132 through passing this first perforation 1352 and second in regular turn.In the present embodiment; The rear end of the front end of this carrier 133 and this extensible frame 134 is equipped with flanging; Thereby this carrier 133 and these extensible frame 134 riveted joints are become one through said flanging; And avoid this carrier 133 and these extensible frame 134 stressed generation warpages through said flanging, to increase the whole structural strength of this carrier 133 and this extensible frame 134.
In the present embodiment; Each mainboard module 13 can comprise battery carrier 136; In order to carry the required battery 2 of these mainboard module 13 operations; This battery carrier 136 has at least two feets 1361, said feet 1361 be by these battery carrier 136 bottom surfaces to extending below, and be individually fixed on this mainboard 131 and this expansion card 132; Thereby the bottom that makes this battery carrier 136 separates this mainboard 131 and this expansion card 132 respectively, with on this mainboard 131 of obstruction free and this expansion card 132 with respect to the circuit layout of these battery carrier 136 positions.
Wherein, The edge of this mainboard 131 and this expansion card 132 has the 4th perforation 1313,1321 respectively; In order to this mainboard 131 and expansion card 132 are bolted on this carrier 133 and the extensible frame 134, the said feet 1361 of this battery carrier 136 has the 3rd perforation 13611 corresponding to said the 4th perforation 1313,1321 respectively, thereby can be through passing the screw of said the 3rd perforation the 13611 and the 4th perforation 1313,1321 in regular turn; The two ends of this battery carrier 136 are locked in respectively on this mainboard 131 and the expansion card 132; But not as limit, in other embodiments, the locking mechanism that also can select other for use is as substituting.Therefore, the setting of this battery carrier 136 needs on this mainboard 131, to set up perforation, to avoid taking the intrinsic circuit layout space of this mainboard 131.
In sum, server of the present invention has hard disk array and the mainboard module of being located at the forward and backward two ends of cabinet respectively drawing out type, so that it is realized hot plug.This mainboard module has the extensible frame of the expansion card that has golden finger in order to the carrier that carries mainboard, in order to carrying and in order to electrically connect the cable of this mainboard and expansion card; This cable can avoid the signal of this mainboard to receive influence and the distortion of bang path length; Thereby mainboard of the present invention can be got in touch through the server that golden finger and its plugged of expansion card; To reduce the design and the manufacturing cost of server, i.e. the present invention can effectively overcome many disadvantages of the prior art and the tool high industrial utilization.
The foregoing description only illustrative is invented principle of the present invention and effect thereof, but not is used to limit the present invention.Any those skilled in the art all can be under spirit of the present invention and category, and the foregoing description is modified and changed.Therefore, every those skilled in the art must be contained by claims not breaking away from all equivalence modifications of being accomplished under disclosed spirit and the technological thought or changing.