CN110231856B

CN110231856B - Server system

Info

Publication number: CN110231856B
Application number: CN201810181344.5A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 杨易霖; 刘家铭; 彭韦秩
Original assignee: Mitac Computer Shunde Ltd; Mitac Computing Technology Corp
Current assignee: Mitac Computer Shunde Ltd; Mitac Computing Technology Corp
Priority date: 2018-03-06
Filing date: 2018-03-06
Publication date: 2022-09-16
Anticipated expiration: 2038-03-06
Also published as: CN110231856A

Abstract

The invention provides a server system, which comprises a rack and a data storage unit arranged in the rack. The frame includes a base plate. The data storage unit comprises a plurality of hard disks, a plurality of frame modules and two fixing plates which are arranged on the substrate and positioned at two opposite sides of the frame modules. Each frame module comprises a frame for accommodating the hard disk and two supporting devices which are arranged on the fixed plate, are respectively positioned on two opposite sides of the frame and are matched with each other to drive the frame to move. The supporting device of each frame module is matched with the frame module to drive the corresponding frame to move between the folding position and the replacing position, so that when the frame to be moved is applied with an external force in a direction away from the substrate, the supporting device drives the corresponding frame to move in a direction away from the substrate to tilt and reach the replacing position, and the hard disk to be replaced can be taken out of the corresponding frame by a user and can be replaced.

Description

Server system

Technical Field

The present invention relates to rack servers, and more particularly, to a server system convenient for maintenance and replacement.

Background

In a server system of a rack server, a certain number of hard disk storage devices are often installed. Generally, in order to facilitate quick installation, a plurality of hard disk cartridges (HDD caps) are used to accommodate the hard disk storage devices and integrate the hard disk storage devices into a plurality of hard disk storage units, and then the hard disk storage units are sequentially installed in the rack according to actual requirements.

Generally, the accommodating space of the rack is divided into a motherboard area, a fan area, and a hard disk storage unit area, and the hard disk storage units are sequentially installed at desired positions of the hard disk storage unit area. However, usually, the hard disk storage unit area is designed to be slightly larger than the space required for accommodating the hard disk storage unit, so as to achieve the purpose of effectively utilizing the accommodating space in the rack, and therefore, the hard disk storage units are spaced very close to each other, so that any hard disk storage device in the hard disk storage unit cannot be directly extracted in the accommodating space of the rack, and other hard disk storage units clamped with each other and peripheral structures thereof must be sequentially extracted according to the installation/unloading sequence, and after other hard disk storage units in front of the hard disk storage unit that the user wants to extract are all extracted, the hard disk storage unit that the user wants to extract can be extracted. Furthermore, the hard disk storage unit is fixed on the rack and cannot be moved, so that when the hard disk storage device in the hard disk storage unit close to the fan area needs to be repaired or replaced later, a user needs to take time and labor to detach the hard disk storage units far away from the fan area one by one in sequence to replace the hard disk storage device in the hard disk storage unit close to the fan area, which needs to be repaired, and after the replacement is completed, the user still needs to assemble the hard disk storage units back one by one in sequence, which causes troubles and troubles for the user, causes inconvenience and wastes time, and further discussion and improvement are needed.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to provide a server system convenient to maintain and replace.

To solve the above technical problem, a server system includes a rack and a data storage unit disposed in the rack.

The frame includes a base plate. The data storage unit comprises a plurality of hard disks, a plurality of frame modules which are parallel to each other and spaced from each other and are used for accommodating the hard disks, and two fixing plates which are arranged on the substrate and are positioned on two opposite sides of the frame modules. Each frame module comprises a frame for accommodating the hard disk and two supporting devices which are arranged on the fixed plate, are respectively positioned on two opposite sides of the frame and are matched with each other to drive the frame to move.

Each frame is provided with a bottom wall adjacent to the base plate of the frame, two side walls extending from two opposite sides of the bottom wall to the direction far away from the bottom wall and the base plate, and a back plate connecting the bottom wall and the side walls. The bottom wall is provided with a first side far away from the back plate and a second side close to the back plate. Each support device comprises a pivot shaft which is arranged on the corresponding fixed plate and is close to the corresponding back plate, and a support frame which is elastically pivoted on the pivot shaft and is connected with one side wall of the corresponding frame.

The supporting frame of the supporting device of each frame module is matched with the corresponding side wall to drive the frame to move between a folding position and a replacing position, and when the folding position is adopted, the bottom wall of each frame is adjacent to and parallel to the substrate of the rack; when the frame of each frame module is subjected to an external force in a direction far away from the substrate, the support frame is pivoted relative to the pivot shaft to link the side wall to move, and each frame tilts in a direction far away from the substrate, the distance between the first side of each bottom wall and the substrate is greater than the distance between the second side of each bottom wall and the substrate, and when the hard disk is at the replacement position, each bottom wall tilts in a direction far away from the substrate to tilt and tilt so that the hard disk can be pulled away from the corresponding frame.

Compared with the prior art, the server system has the advantages that the design that the supporting frame of each frame module is matched with and moves to link the corresponding side wall to drive the frame to move between the folding position and the replacing position is adopted, when the hard disk installed in any frame needs to be replaced or maintained, the external force in the direction away from the substrate is applied to the frame needing to be moved, the supporting frame is pivoted relative to the pivoting shaft, and then the corresponding frame is driven to move and tilt in the direction away from the substrate. When the hard disk is replaced to the replacement position, the bottom wall tilts and tilts towards the direction away from the substrate, so that the hard disk to be replaced and maintained can be taken out of the corresponding frame by a user, and the operation of conveniently and quickly extracting, replacing and performing subsequent maintenance on the hard disk is effectively achieved.

[ description of the drawings ]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view illustrating an embodiment of a server system according to the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view illustrating one of the frame modules of a data storage unit in an exchange position according to the embodiment.

Fig. 3 is an exploded perspective view illustrating the connection relationship between the two fixing plates of the data storage unit and the plurality of frame modules in the embodiment. And

fig. 4 is a schematic side view to assist in explaining fig. 3.

[ detailed description ] embodiments

Referring to fig. 1, fig. 2, fig. 3 and fig. 4, a server system according to the present invention includes a rack 1 and a data storage unit 2 disposed in the rack 1.

The frame 1 comprises a base plate 11. The data storage unit 2 includes a plurality of hard disks 3, a plurality of frame modules 4 parallel to each other and spaced apart from each other for accommodating the hard disks 3, and two fixing plates 5 disposed on the substrate 11 and located at two opposite sides of the frame modules 4. Any two parallel frame modules 4 are spaced by an extending space 6. Each frame module 4 includes a frame 41 for accommodating the hard disk 3, and two supporting devices 42 disposed on the fixing plate 5 and respectively located at two opposite sides of the frame 41, and cooperating with each other to drive the frame 41 to move.

Each frame 41 has a bottom wall 411 adjacent to the substrate 11 of the rack 1, two side walls 414 extending from two opposite sides of the bottom wall 411 to directions away from the bottom wall 411 and the substrate 11, a back plate 415 connecting the bottom wall 411 and the side walls 414, and a top wall 416 connecting the side walls 414 and the back plate 415 and corresponding to the bottom wall 411. The bottom wall 411 has a first side 412 away from the back plate 415 and a second side 413 close to the back plate 415. Each supporting device 42 has a pivot shaft 421 disposed on the corresponding fixing plate 5 and close to the corresponding back plate 415, and a supporting frame 422 elastically pivoted to the pivot shaft 421 and connected to one of the side walls 414 of the corresponding frame 41. The supporting frame 422 of each supporting device 42 has a pivoting body 423 elastically pivoted to the pivoting shaft 421, and a supporting arm 424 extending from the pivoting body 423 to the corresponding side wall 414 of the frame 41, and each supporting arm 424 is locked on the corresponding side wall 414. That is, the supporting arm 424 of the supporting device 42 of each frame module 4 is connected to the side wall 414 of the corresponding frame 41, and the pivoting body 423 of the supporting device 42 pivots to drive the supporting arm 424 and the side wall 414 to move, so as to drive the corresponding frame 41. In the present embodiment, each supporting frame 422 is made of a metal material, and the pivoting body 423 and the supporting arm 424 of each supporting frame 422 are integrally formed, but not limited thereto.

The supporting frame 422 of the supporting device 42 of each frame module 4 is capable of cooperating with the corresponding sidewall 414 to move and drive the frame 41 to move between a retracted position and a replacement position. In the retracted position, the bottom wall 411 of each frame 41 is adjacent to and parallel to the substrate 11 of the rack 1; when the frame 41 of each frame module 4 is subjected to an external force in a direction away from the substrate 11, the supporting frame 422 pivots relative to the pivot 421 to drive the side wall 414 to move, and each frame 41 tilts in a direction away from the substrate 11, and a distance between the first side 412 of each bottom wall 411 and the substrate 11 is greater than a distance between the second side 413 of each bottom wall 411 and the substrate 11. In the replacement position, each bottom wall 411 is tilted away from the substrate 11 so that the hard disk 3 can be pulled out of the corresponding frame 41. For example, when the first side 412 of the bottom wall 411 of the frame 41 of one frame module 4 is subjected to an external force in a direction away from the substrate 11, that is, the user pulls the first side 412 of the bottom wall 411 of the frame 41, and the supporting frame 422 pivots relative to the pivot shaft 421 to move the side wall 414 of the frame 41 and drive the frame 41, and the frame 41 moves and tilts in a direction away from the substrate 11, but not limited thereto, for example, in the present embodiment, the top wall 416 has a plurality of protrusions 418 extending toward the frame 41 adjacent to the front side, when any protrusion 418 of the top wall 416 of each frame 41 is subjected to the external force in the direction away from the substrate 11 and pivots the supporting frame 422 relative to the pivot shaft 421 to move the side wall 414, and each frame 41 tilts in a direction away from the substrate 11, but not limited thereto, that is, the user can apply a force directly to any force point of the frame 41, it is only necessary to move the frame 41 and make the supporting frame 422 pivot relative to the pivot 421 to move the side wall 414 of the frame 41 and drive the frame 41 to move and tilt away from the substrate 11. In addition, during the process of moving the frame 41 away from the substrate 11, the distance between the first side 412 of the bottom wall 411 and the substrate 11 is greater than the distance between the second side 413 of the bottom wall 411 and the substrate 11, that is, the tilting height of the first side 412 of the bottom wall 411 is greater than the height of the second side 413, so that in the replacement position, the bottom wall 411 tilts and tilts in the direction away from the substrate 11 and the bottom wall 411 tilts in the direction from the second side 413 to the first side 412 in the direction away from the substrate 11, so that the hard disk 3 can be pulled away from the corresponding frame 41. Please refer to fig. 4, it should be further explained that, in the present embodiment, when the retracted position is, the distance between the top wall 416 of each frame 41 and the substrate 11 is d height, and when the first side 412 of the bottom wall 411 of one frame 41 is moved to the replacing position in the direction away from the substrate 11, the bottom wall 411 is tilted and raised from the second side 413 to the first side 412 in the direction away from the substrate 11, defining: a first straight line L1 is a reference line extending along the tilted direction of the bottom wall 411, a second straight line L2 is a reference line passing through the adjacent frame 41 on the front side of the frame 41 longitudinally as shown in fig. 4, the first straight line L1 intersects the second straight line L2 at an intersection a, the distance between the intersection a and the substrate 11 is h height, and h height is greater than d height, so that when the hard disk 3 in the frame 41 is pulled away, the hard disk 3 will not be blocked by the other adjacent frame 41 on the front side to affect the action of pulling away the hard disk 3.

Referring to fig. 1 to 4, when a user wants to replace or repair any hard disk 3 in one of the frame modules 4, the user only needs to insert a hand into the corresponding extending space 6 and pull the first side 412 of the bottom wall 411 of the frame 41 that needs to move, and at this time, the supporting frame 422 will pivot relative to the pivot shaft 421 to move the side wall 414, so that the frame 41 moves and tilts in a direction away from the substrate 11. When the first side 412 of the bottom wall 411 of the frame 41 is pulled to the replacing position, the bottom wall 411 tilts and tilts in the direction away from the substrate 11 and the bottom wall 411 tilts in the direction from the second side 413 to the first side 412 in the direction away from the substrate 11, at this time, a user can directly extract the hard disk 3 to be repaired from the corresponding frame 41 and directly replace the hard disk, the frame module 4 does not need to be sequentially detached to be replaced, the troublesome actions of maintenance and disassembly are reduced, the time is effectively saved, and the working efficiency is effectively improved. In this embodiment, the user can lift the first side 412 of the bottom wall 411 of the frame 41 and move the plate to the replacement position to perform the subsequent replacement operation, but not limited thereto, the user can directly apply a force to any force application point of the frame 41 as long as the frame 41 can be moved to the replacement position. After the user replaces the desired hard disk 3, the top wall 416 of the frame 41 is forced toward the substrate 11, and the supporting frame 422 is pivoted to the pivot shaft 421 to move the side wall 414, so that the frame 41 moves toward the substrate 11 and reaches the retracted position.

By the design that the supporting frame 422 of each frame module 4 is matched to move to link the corresponding side wall 414 to drive the frame 41 to move between the retracted position and the replacement position, when the hard disk 3 installed in any frame 41 is to be replaced or repaired, the external force in the direction away from the substrate 11 is applied to the first side 412 of the bottom wall 411 of the frame 41 to be moved, and the supporting frame 422 pivots relative to the pivot shaft 421, so that the corresponding frame 41 moves and tilts in the direction away from the substrate 11. When the hard disk is moved to the replacement position, the bottom wall 411 is tilted and tilted in a direction away from the substrate 11, so that the hard disk 3 to be replaced and maintained can be removed from the corresponding frame 41 by a user, thereby effectively achieving the operation of conveniently and rapidly removing and replacing the hard disk 3 and performing subsequent maintenance.

It should be particularly noted that each fixing plate 5 has a plurality of first positioning holes 51 and a plurality of second positioning holes 52, and each supporting frame 422 of each frame module 4 further has a limiting convex ball 43 disposed on the pivoting body 423 and capable of being elastically stretched and clamped in the corresponding first and second positioning holes 52. When in the retracted position, the limiting convex balls 43 of the supporting frame 422 of each frame module 4 are respectively clamped in the corresponding first positioning holes 51; when the first side 412 of the bottom wall 411 of the frame 41 of each frame module 4 is pressed by the external force in the direction away from the substrate 11 and the partial structure of the limiting convex ball 43 is pressed by the fixing plate 5 to compress inward, the supporting frame 422 is pivoted relative to the pivot shaft 421 to move the side wall 414, and each frame 41 is moved in the direction away from the substrate 11. In the replacement position, the position-limiting convex balls 43 of the supporting frame 422 of each frame module 4 are respectively clamped in the corresponding second positioning holes 52, and each bottom wall 411 is inclined in a direction away from the substrate 11 so that the hard disk 3 can be pulled out of the corresponding frame 41. Further, the position-limiting convex balls 43 of each supporting frame 422 can be engaged with the corresponding first positioning holes 51 and the second positioning holes 52 of the fixing plate 5, so that the frame 41 can be correspondingly positioned at the retracted position and the replacement position, when at the retracted position, the position-limiting convex balls 43 of the supporting frames 422 of each frame module 4 are respectively engaged with the corresponding first positioning holes 51, so as to assist the frame modules 4 to be positioned at the retracted position, and because the position-limiting convex balls 43 of each supporting frame 422 are designed to be elastically retractable, when the first side 412 of the frame 41 of each frame module 4 is subjected to an external force and moves away from the substrate 11, the position-limiting convex balls 43 are compressed inward, and the supporting frame 422 is simultaneously pivoted relative to the pivot shaft 421 to move the side wall 414, and when moving to the replacement position, the position-limiting convex balls 43 of the supporting frame 422 of each frame module 4 are respectively outwardly sprung to be engaged with the corresponding second positioning holes 52, and may assist in positioning each frame module 4 in the replacement position.

In addition, in this embodiment, each frame module 4 further has a plurality of connectors 417 disposed on the back plate 415, each fixing plate 5 further has a plurality of openings 53 communicating with the extending space 6, the openings 53 are used for a plurality of wire arranging units (not shown) to penetrate into the extending space 6 and to be connected to the connectors 417, when the hard disk 3 is mounted in the frame 41 of the corresponding frame module 4, the hard disk 3 is electrically connected to the connectors 417 of the back plate 415 of the corresponding frame 41, and the wire arranging units are used for connecting a motherboard unit (not shown) and the connectors 417 to electrically connect the hard disk 3 and the corresponding motherboard unit. Therefore, the user only needs to pass the cable arranging unit through the opening 53 and extend the cable arranging unit into the corresponding extending space 6, and connect the cable arranging unit to the corresponding connector 417, so that the user can distinguish which connector 417 of the back plate 415 of the frame module 4 the cable arranging unit is connected to through the opening 53, thereby achieving the effect of arranging the circuit.

In summary, in the server system of the present invention, the supporting frame 422 of each frame module 4 is matched to drive the frame 41 to move between the retracted position and the replacement position, so that only the external force in the direction away from the substrate 11 is applied to the first side 412 of the bottom wall 411 of the frame 41 to be moved, so that the supporting frame 422 drives the corresponding frame 41 to move and tilt in the direction away from the substrate 11, and when reaching the replacement position, the bottom wall 411 tilts and tilts in the direction away from the substrate 11 to allow the hard disk 3 to be replaced and maintained to be taken away from the corresponding frame 41 by a user, thereby achieving the operations of conveniently and quickly replacing the hard disk 3 and performing subsequent maintenance, effectively saving time and improving efficiency.

The above description is only for the specific embodiments of the present invention, but the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and any person skilled in the art can easily conceive of the changes or substitutions within the technical scope of the present invention, and all the changes or substitutions should be covered within the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention shall be subject to the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A server system, comprising:

a frame including a substrate; and

a data storage unit arranged in the frame, the data storage unit comprises a plurality of hard disks, a plurality of frame modules which are parallel to each other and spaced apart from each other and used for accommodating the hard disks, and two fixing plates which are arranged on the base plate and are positioned at two opposite sides of the frame modules, each frame module comprises a frame used for accommodating the hard disks, and two supporting devices which are arranged on the fixing plates and are respectively positioned at two opposite sides of the frame and are matched with each other to drive the frame to move, each frame is provided with a bottom wall which is adjacent to the base plate of the frame, two side walls which extend from the two opposite sides of the bottom wall to the direction far away from the bottom wall and the base plate, and a back plate which is connected with the bottom wall and the side walls, the bottom wall is provided with a first side far away from the back plate and a second side close to the back plate, each supporting device is provided with a pivot shaft which is arranged on the corresponding fixing plate and is close to the corresponding back plate, and a support frame elastically pivoted on the pivot shaft and connected with one side wall of the corresponding frame, wherein the support frame of the support device of each frame module is matched with the corresponding side wall to drive the frame to move between a folding position and a replacing position, and when the folding position is reached, the bottom wall of each frame is adjacent to and parallel to the substrate of the rack; when the frame of each frame module is subjected to an external force in the direction far away from the substrate, the support frame is pivoted relative to the pivot shaft to link the side wall to move, and each frame is tilted in the direction far away from the substrate, the distance between the first side of each bottom wall and the substrate is greater than the distance between the second side of each bottom wall and the substrate, and when the hard disk is in the replacement position, each bottom wall tilts and tilts in the direction far away from the substrate, so that the hard disk can be pulled away from the corresponding frame;

each support frame of each support device is provided with a pivoting body which is elastically pivoted on the pivoting shaft, and a support arm which extends from the pivoting body to the side wall of the corresponding frame, each support arm is locked on the corresponding side wall, each fixing plate is provided with a plurality of first positioning holes and a plurality of second positioning holes, each support frame of each frame module is also provided with a limiting convex ball which is arranged on the pivoting body and can be elastically stretched and clamped in the corresponding first positioning hole and the second positioning hole, and when the frame module is in the folding position, the limiting convex ball of the support frame of each frame module is respectively clamped in the corresponding first positioning hole; when the frame of each frame module is subjected to the external force in the direction far away from the substrate, the limiting convex balls are compressed inwards, the support frame is pivoted relative to the pivot shaft to move the side wall, each frame tilts in the direction far away from the substrate, the distance between the first side of each bottom wall and the substrate is larger than the distance between the second side of each bottom wall and the substrate, when the frame is at the replacement position, the limiting convex balls of the support frame of each frame module are outwards bounced and respectively clamped in the corresponding second positioning holes, and each bottom wall is positioned in the direction far away from the substrate to tilt and tilt, so that the hard disk can be pulled away from the corresponding frame.

2. The server system of claim 1, wherein each frame module further has a plurality of connectors disposed on the backplane, every two adjacent frame modules in the frame modules of the data storage unit are separated from each other by an extending space, each fixing plate further has a plurality of openings communicating with the extending space, the openings are used for allowing a plurality of cable units to penetrate into the extending space and connected to the connectors.

3. The server system of claim 1, wherein when the first side of the bottom wall of the frame of each frame module is subjected to the external force in the direction away from the base plate and the supporting frame is pivoted relative to the pivot shaft to link the side wall to move, the frame is tilted in the direction away from the base plate.

4. The server system of claim 1, wherein the frame of each frame module further has a top wall connecting the side wall and the back plate, the top wall corresponds to the bottom wall and has a plurality of protrusions extending toward the frame adjacent to the front side, when any protrusion of the top wall of each frame is subjected to the external force in the direction away from the substrate, the support frame is pivoted relative to the pivot shaft to move the side wall, and the frame is tilted in the direction away from the substrate.