CN109933163A - A server, chassis and interface module thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses a kind of interface modules, including wire connecting portion and to the hangers cover of the fixation wire connecting portion, the wire connecting portion is equipped with first interface, the hangers, which is covered with, to be worn for the first interface, to realize first through hole that the first interface is connected with the first equipment positioned at the outside of the hangers cover, and the wire connecting portion, which is additionally provided with, to be connected, to the cable to first interface offer electric signal with the first interface.The invention also discloses a kind of cabinet and server including interface module.Above-mentioned interface module, structure simplify, and cost reduces, and can conveniently realize the installation of interface, and can provide convenience for subsequent attended operation.

Description

A server, chassis and interface module thereof

technical field

The invention relates to the technical field of servers, in particular to a server, a chassis and an interface module thereof.

Background technique

With my country's continuous development and innovation in the field of information technology, how to further enhance the competitiveness of servers in both domestic and foreign markets has become an unavoidable problem.

As we all know, servers currently on the market often require multiple interfaces with different functions, such as a USB (Universal Serial Bus, Universal Serial Bus) interface and a VGA (Video Graphics Array, which is a video transmission standard) interface, etc. The above interfaces are usually It is arranged on the circuit board, that is, different interfaces are connected to the circuit board, so as to realize the respective functions of the different interfaces. It can be seen that the electrical connection between the interface and the host through the circuit board needs to increase the production and installation costs of the circuit board. At the same time, due to the connection between the circuit board and the interface, it may also lead to poor connection and other phenomena, which further improves the failure of The probability of escalation, which in turn indirectly increases the server cost and reduces the market competitiveness of the server.

To sum up, how to simplify the installation structure of the interface module and thereby reduce the production cost is a technical problem that those skilled in the art need to focus on.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a server, a chassis and an interface module thereof, which has a simplified structure, reduced cost, and can easily realize the installation of the interface, and can provide convenience for subsequent maintenance operations.

In order to achieve the above purpose, the present invention provides an interface module, which includes a wiring part and a hanging ear cover for fixing the wiring part, the wiring part is provided with a first interface, and the hanging ear cover is provided with a A first through hole is passed through the first interface to realize the connection between the first interface and the first device located on the outer side of the ear-hung cap, and the wiring part is also provided with a first through hole connected with the first interface for A cable that provides electrical signals to the first interface.

Preferably, the wiring portion includes a body having the first interface;

The two side walls of the main body are provided with detent slots, and the inner side of the ear-hung cover is provided with a stop portion for cooperating with the detent slots to prevent the wiring portion from moving in the vertical direction; and/ or,

The two sides of the inner wall of the ear-hung cap are provided with limit ribs for fitting with the main body to prevent the main body from moving in the horizontal direction.

Preferably, one end of the cable is provided inside the body and connected to the first interface, and the other end of the cable extends to the outside of the ear-hung cap along a direction away from the body.

Preferably, it also includes a hanging ear bracket for cooperating with the hanging ear cap to form an accommodating cavity for accommodating the body.

Preferably,

A connecting hole is provided on the end face of the wiring part close to the hanging ear bracket, and the hanging ear bracket is provided with a mounting hole coaxial with the connecting hole, and further comprises a mounting hole that cooperates with the mounting hole and the connecting hole, a fastening part used to realize the connection between the wiring part and the hanging ear bracket; and/or,

A positioning post is provided on the end surface of the wiring part close to the hanging ear bracket, and the hanging ear bracket is provided with a positioning hole for cooperating with the positioning post to realize the positioning of the wiring part and the hanging ear bracket.

Preferably, it also includes a second interface for connecting with the ear-hanging bracket, and the ear-hanging cover is provided with a second interface for passing through the ear-hanging cover, so as to realize the connection between the second interface and the surface located on the ear-hanging cover. A second through hole to which the second device on the outside is connected.

Preferably, the hanging ear bracket comprises a first support part for installing the wiring part and a second support part connected with the first support part, the first support part and the second support part are two The accommodating cavity is formed by the ear cap and the ear-hung cap; the second support part is provided with an extension part extending in the direction toward the second through hole, and the extension part is close to the second through hole. One side has a bent end for installing the second interface.

Preferably, the extension part is provided with a bending lug, and both the bending lug and the hanging ear cover have a limit for the cable to pass through so as to limit the position of the cable bit hole.

The present invention also provides a chassis, including the above-mentioned interface module.

The present invention also provides a server, including the above-mentioned chassis.

Compared with the above-mentioned background technology, the interface module provided by the present invention mainly includes a wiring part and a hanging ear cover, the wiring part is fixed on the hanging ear cover, the wiring part is provided with a first interface, and the ear hanging cover is provided with a first through hole. When the wiring part is fixed on the ear-hung cap, the first interface of the wiring part passes through the first through hole provided by the ear-hung cap, so that the first interface can be connected with the first device located on the outer side of the ear-hung cap, and the wiring part is also provided with a first through hole. There is a cable, and the cable is connected to the first interface, so as to provide electrical signals to the first interface. In this way, the cable is used to provide electrical signals to the first interface, and the method of using a circuit board to connect with the first interface in the prior art is abandoned. No matter what type of interface the first interface is, the cable is connected to the first interface. It can save the cost increase caused by installing the circuit board, and because the cable and the first interface are often used as integrated components to facilitate the installation of the wiring part relative to the earmuffs, the interface module is simplified, and the maintenance of the subsequent interface module is operation provides convenience.

The chassis and server provided with the interface module provided by the present invention have the beneficial effects as described above, which will not be repeated here.

Description of drawings

In order to explain the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art more clearly, the following briefly introduces the accompanying drawings that need to be used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art. Obviously, the accompanying drawings in the following description are only It is an embodiment of the present invention. For those of ordinary skill in the art, other drawings can also be obtained according to the provided drawings without creative work.

1 is an exploded view of an interface module provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of an angle of the USB connection part in FIG. 1;

Fig. 3 is the schematic diagram of another angle of the USB connection part in Fig. 1;

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of the installation process of the USB connection part and the hanging ear bracket in FIG. 1;

Fig. 5 is the schematic diagram after the USB connection part and the hanging ear bracket in Fig. 4 are installed;

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of an angle of the hanging earmuffs in FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of another angle of the earmuff in FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of an interface module provided by an embodiment of the present invention.

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Wiring part 1, ear-hanging cover 2, ear-hanging bracket 3, second interface 4, body 10, first interface 11, card slot 12, cable 13, connection hole 14, positioning post 15, first through hole 21, The second through hole 22 , the stop portion 23 , the limiting rib 24 , the first support portion 31 , the second support portion 32 , the positioning hole 311 , the mounting hole 312 , the extension portion 321 , the bending end 322 , the bending lug 323 , the fastening part 33 , the limit hole 5 .

Detailed ways

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, but not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative efforts shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

In order to make those skilled in the art better understand the solution of the present invention, the present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

The interface module provided by the present invention, referring to FIG. 1 in the specification, mainly includes a wiring part 1 and a hanging earmuff 2, the wiring part 1 is provided with a first interface 11 and a cable 13, and the first interface 11 and the cable 13 are connected. The cable 13 is used to provide electrical signals to the first interface 11 .

Taking the orientation shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 of the specification as an example, the bottom end of the cable 13 is located inside the main body 10 and is connected to the first interface 11 , and the top end of the cable 13 extends vertically upward and is located in the hanging ear outside of cover 2.

The ear-hanging cover 2 can be set as a frame structure, the ear-hanging cover 2 is provided with a first through hole 21, and the wiring part 1 is installed on the ear-hanging cover 2; during the installation process, the first interface 11 penetrates the first through hole from the inside to the outside 21; After the installation is completed, the first interface 11 is located on the outer side of the hanging earmuff 2, and the cable 13 is located in the inner side of the hanging earmuff 2. At this time, the first device located on the outside of the hanging earmuff 2 can be connected to the first interface 11. , and then realize the corresponding function. It can be seen that the ear-hung cover 2 can protect the wiring portion 1 to a certain extent.

Regarding the specific setting method of the wiring part 1, as shown in Figures 2 and 3 of the specification, the wiring part 1 includes a main body 10, and the main body 10 is provided with a first interface 11; wherein, the number of the first interface 11 can be multiple 1 to 3 of the description show the situation that there are two first interfaces 11 , and the two first interfaces 11 can be arranged side by side in the vertical direction.

Taking the orientation shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 as an example, the main body 10 is a cube, the first interface 11 is arranged on the left end face of the main body 10 , the first interface 11 is horizontally arranged, and the cable 13 is located above the main body 10 .

Referring to the accompanying drawings 2 and 3 of the specification, the two side walls of the main body 10 are provided with latching grooves 12, and the latching grooves 12 can be arranged horizontally; referring to the accompanying drawings 6 to 8 of the specification, the inner side of the earmuff 2 is provided with The stop part 23, in the process of installing the wiring part 1 on the ear-hook 2, the stop slot 12 and the stop part 23 are slidably matched. The part 23 fits in place. At this time, the wiring part 1 cannot move in the vertical direction compared to the ear-hung cap 2, and the stop part 23 can be specifically configured as a pin-shaped structure.

Referring to Figures 2 and 3 of the description, the two sides of the inner wall of the ear-hung earmuff 2 are provided with limit ribs 24, and the two limit ribs 24 located on the same side of the inner wall can fit with the upper and lower end surfaces of the main body 10, respectively. It is used to prevent the body 10 from moving in the horizontal direction. The limiting rib 24 can be configured as an elastic rib, which can deform to a certain extent, so as to achieve an interference fit with the main body 10 and further avoid the movement of the main body 10 in the horizontal direction.

Referring to FIG. 1 of the description, the interface module provided by the present invention further includes a mounting ear bracket 3 . The mounting ear bracket 3 cooperates with the mounting ear cap 2 to form a accommodating cavity, and the interior of the accommodating cavity can accommodate the body 10 and some cables 13 . Specifically, the hanging ear bracket 3 can be generally arranged in a plate shape, the hanging ear cover 2 is a frame structure and is in a semi-closed shape, and the hanging ear bracket 3 and the hanging ear cover 2 cooperate to form an accommodation cavity, and the accommodation cavity can be vertically direction extension.

Regarding the connection method between the wiring part 1 and the hanging ear bracket 3 , referring to FIGS. 4 and 5 in the specification, the end face of the main body 10 away from the hanging ear bracket 3 is provided with a first interface 11 , and the end face of the main body 10 close to the hanging ear bracket 3 There is a connection hole 14, and the mounting hole 312 is provided on the mounting bracket 3; during the installation process, the wiring part 1 can be installed on the mounting bracket 3 first, and then both the wiring part 1 and the mounting bracket 3 can be installed on the mounting bracket Cover 2; Specifically, first align the connection hole 14 of the main body 10 with the installation hole 312 of the hanging ear bracket 3, and then use the fastening part 33 to pass the installation hole 312 and the connection hole 14 in sequence, so as to realize the connection between the main body 10 and the hanging ear Fixing of the bracket 3; wherein, the fastening part 33 can be specifically a screw or a bolt.

The end face of the main body 10 close to the mounting bracket 3 is provided with a positioning post 15, and the mounting bracket 3 is provided with a positioning hole 311; distance; in the installation process, the positioning post 15 can be inserted into the positioning hole 311 first, and then the relative position between the main body 10 and the hanging ear bracket 3 can be adjusted by rotating the positioning post 15 as the axis, so that the connection hole 14 and the mounting hole 312 is coaxial, and is finally fastened to the connection hole 14 and the installation hole 312 by the fastening part 33, so as to realize the fixed connection of the wiring part 1 and the hanging ear bracket 3.

Referring to FIG. 1 of the description, the interface module provided by the present invention further includes a second interface 4, the second interface 4 is connected to the ear-hanging bracket 3, and the ear-hanging cover 2 is provided with a second through hole 22; in the installation process, firstly The second interface 4 can be fixed on the ear hanging bracket 3, and then both the second interface 4 and the hanging ear bracket 3 can be installed on the hanging ear cover 2, so that the second interface 4 is penetrated from the inside of the hanging ear cover 2 to the outside, At this time, the second device located on the outer side of the ear-hung cap 2 can be connected to the second interface 4 to realize the corresponding functions of the second interface 4 .

In this paper, the first interface 11 and the second interface 4 are both connected by cables to realize the transmission of electrical signals, and the cables of the first interface 11 and the second interface 4 are independent of each other; the first interface 11 can be set as a USB interface, The second interface 4 can be set as a VGA interface, the setting method between the USB interface and the cable and the setting method between the VGA interface and the cable can refer to the prior art, and the independent products formed by the USB interface and the cable on the market and The independent product composed of the VGA interface and the cable is also relatively mature, and the circuit board connection in the prior art is avoided in this application, which reduces the production cost and improves the installation and maintenance operations of the interface module.

Referring to Figures 1, 4 and 5 of the specification, the ear bracket 3 includes a first support part 31 and a second support part 32, the first support part 31 and the second support part 32 are connected, and the two can be integrally arranged to form a A vertical plate-like structure, the above-mentioned accommodating cavity can be formed between the plate-like structure and the ear-hung earmuff 2 . The first support portion 31 is located below the second support portion 32, and the first support portion 31 may be provided with the positioning holes 311 and the installation holes 312 described above, so as to realize the installation of the wiring portion 1; the second support portion 32 is provided with The extension portion 321 extends along the direction toward the second through hole 22 , and a side of the extension portion 321 close to the second through hole 22 has a bent end 322 for installing the second interface 4 .

The hanging ear bracket 3 can be integrated, that is, the first support portion 31, the second support portion 32, the extension portion 321 and the bent end 322 are integrated into a structure, and the extension portion 321 is compared with the first support portion 31 and the second support portion. 32 are both bent, the bent end 322 is bent compared to the extension portion 321 , and both the first support portion 31 and the second support portion 32 can be parallel to the bent end 322 .

The bent end 322 and the second interface 4 may also be provided with fastening holes, and fasteners such as bolts are used to pass through the fastening holes, so as to realize the purpose of fastening the second interface 4 to the bent end 322 . Based on this arrangement, the second interface 4 is located above the first interface 11 , that is, the second through hole 22 is located above the first through hole 21 .

Referring to FIG. 1 of the specification, the extension portion 321 is provided with a bending lug 323 , and the bending lug 323 extends in the horizontal direction, and the bending lug 323 and the hanging ear cover 2 are both provided with a limit hole 5 .

Specifically, the hanging earmuffs 2 in the frame structure may include an upper surface, a lower surface, an end surface and two side surfaces. The above five surfaces are connected to form a frame structure. The limiting hole 5 is provided on the upper surface, and the end surface is provided with a first pass through. hole 21 and second through hole 22 . In the installation process, the wiring part 1 can be installed on the first support part 31 first, and the second interface 4 can be installed on the bent end 322, and then the main body 10 of the wiring part 1 and the ear cup 2 can be matched to achieve the first Both the first support portion 31 and the second support portion 32 and the ear-hung cap 2 form an accommodating cavity.

During the mating process of the main body 10 and the ear-hung cover 2, the cable 13 can be passed through the limit hole 5 of the bending support lug 323 and the limit hole 5 of the ear-hung cover 2 in sequence from bottom to top to realize the cable 13 The top of the cable 13 is located on the outside of the ear-hung earmuff 2, and when the body 10 and the ear-hung earmuff 2 are in place, the above-mentioned accommodating cavity is formed, and the two limit holes 5 are used to realize the limiting effect on the cable 13. The limiting hole 5 of the bending support lug 323 and the limiting hole 5 of the hanging ear cup 2 can be coaxial, so as to prevent the cable 13 from being bent; and in this state, the upper surface of the bending support lug 323 can also be attached It fits under the upper surface of the ear-hung earmuffs 2 to enhance the structural strength of the interface module.

The present invention provides a case and server with an interface module. The specific arrangement of the interface module can refer to the description in the above-mentioned specific embodiments, and other parts of the case and the server can refer to the prior art, which will not be described herein.

It should be noted that, in this specification, relational terms such as first and second are only used to distinguish one entity from several other entities, and do not necessarily require or imply any such existence between these entities. The actual relationship or sequence.

The server, the chassis and the interface module thereof provided by the present invention are described in detail above. The principles and implementations of the present invention are described herein by using specific examples, and the descriptions of the above embodiments are only used to help understand the method and the core idea of the present invention. It should be pointed out that for those skilled in the art, without departing from the principle of the present invention, several improvements and modifications can also be made to the present invention, and these improvements and modifications also fall within the protection scope of the claims of the present invention.

Claims (10)

1. a kind of interface module, which is characterized in that including wire connecting portion (1) and to the hangers cover of the fixation wire connecting portion (1) (2), the wire connecting portion (1) is equipped with first interface (11), the hangers cover (2) be equipped with wear for the first interface (11), with Realize the first through hole (21) that the first interface (11) is connected with first equipment in the outside for being located at the hangers cover (2), institute It states wire connecting portion (1) and is additionally provided with and be connected with the first interface (11), to provide the line of electric signal to the first interface (11) Cable (13).

2. interface module according to claim 1, which is characterized in that the wire connecting portion (1) includes having described first to connect The ontology (10) of mouth (11)；

The two side walls of the ontology (10) are equipped with detent slot (12), the inside of the hangers cover (2) be equipped with to the card Position slot (12) cooperates, to avoid the vertically moving position-arresting part (23) of the wire connecting portion (1)；And/or

The two sides of the inner wall of the hangers cover (2) are equipped with to be bonded, with the ontology (10) to avoid the ontology (10) edge The limit rib (24) of horizontal motion.

3. interface module according to claim 2, which is characterized in that one end of the cable (13) is set to the ontology (10) inside is simultaneously connected with the first interface (11), and the other end of the cable (13) is along the side far from the ontology (10) To the outside for extending to the hangers cover (2).

4. interface module according to claim 1 to 3, which is characterized in that further include to the hangers cover (2) cooperation, the hangers bracket (3) to form the accommodating cavity for accommodating the ontology (10).

5. interface module according to claim 4, which is characterized in that

The wire connecting portion (1) is equipped with connecting hole (14) close to the end face of the hangers bracket (3), and the hangers bracket (3) is equipped with To the mounting hole (312) coaxial with the connecting hole (14), further include and the mounting hole (312) and the connecting hole (14) Cooperation, the fastening part (33) being connected to realize the wire connecting portion (1) with the hangers bracket (3)；And/or

The wire connecting portion (1) is equipped with positioning column (15) close to the end face of the hangers bracket (3), and the hangers bracket (3) is equipped with To with the positioning column (15) cooperation, to realize location hole that the wire connecting portion (1) and the hangers bracket (3) position (311)。

6. interface module according to claim 4, which is characterized in that further include to be connected with the hangers bracket (3) Second interface (4), the hangers cover (2) be equipped with wear for the second interface (4), with realize the second interface (4) and Second through-hole (22) connected positioned at second equipment in the outside of the hangers cover (2).

7. interface module according to claim 6, which is characterized in that the hangers bracket (3) includes described to install The first support portion (31) of wire connecting portion (1) and the second support portion (32) being connected with first support portion (31), described first Both support portion (31) and second support portion (32) and the hangers cover (2) form the accommodating cavity；Second support Portion (32) is equipped with along the extension (321) extended towards the direction of second through-hole (22), and the extension (321) is close The side of second through-hole (22) has the bending end (322) to install the second interface (4).

8. interface module according to claim 7, which is characterized in that the extension (321) is equipped with bending trunnion (323), and the bending trunnion (323) and the hangers cover (2) all have with so that the cable (13) is worn with realization pair The limit hole (5) that the cable (13) is limited.

9. a kind of cabinet, which is characterized in that including the interface module as described in the claims 1-8 any one.

10. a kind of server, which is characterized in that including cabinet as claimed in claim 9.