Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to solve the technical problem of providing a server capable of realizing the mutual insertion of single PCIE modules and double PCIE modules, thereby reducing the research and development period of products, improving the flexibility of application, improving the assembly efficiency of the products and reducing the maintenance difficulty and cost of the products.
In this regard, the present invention provides a server capable of implementing single and dual PCIE modules inter-plug, including: the PCIE module comprises a double PCIE module and a single PCIE module, wherein one end of the server chassis, which is close to the rear panel, is provided with a PCIE installation cavity, the bottom of the PCIE installation cavity is provided with a bottom guide rail, the top of the PCIE installation cavity is provided with a top guide rail, a supporting partition plate is arranged between two adjacent PCIE installation cavities, the double PCIE module and/or the single PCIE module are arranged in the PCIE installation cavity in a pulling mode through the bottom guide rail and the top guide rail, and when the PCIE module and the single PCIE module are installed, the double PCIE module and the single PCIE module are pushed in the direction from the rear panel of the server chassis to the front panel; when the server chassis is pulled out, the two PCIE modules and the single PCIE module are pulled out from the front panel of the server chassis to the rear panel.
The invention is further improved in that one end of the supporting partition board is fixedly connected with the bottom of the PCIE installation cavity, and the other end of the supporting partition board is fixedly connected with the top of the PCIE installation cavity.
The invention is further improved in that the bottom of one side of the two PCIE modules close to the supporting partition board is provided with a avoidance guide groove, and the avoidance guide groove extends from one end of the PCIE module close to the front panel of the server case to the front end of the PCIE module.
The invention further improves that the bottom of the double PCIE module is also provided with a bottom guide groove, and the position and the shape of the bottom guide groove correspond to those of the bottom guide rail.
The invention is further improved in that the bottom of the supporting partition board, which is close to the inner side of the PCIE installation cavity, is provided with a bending guide part, the bottom of the bending guide part is a fixed installation part, and the side edge of the bending guide part is provided with a blocking strip.
The invention further improves that the width of the bending guide part is not larger than the width of the avoidance guide groove, and the height of the blocking strip is not larger than the concave height of the avoidance guide groove.
The PCIE module is characterized in that a stop pull-out assisting device is arranged at one end, far away from the front panel of the server case, of the PCIE module, a pull-out assisting device clamping hole is formed in the bottom, far away from the front panel of the server case, of the PCIE installation cavity, and a clamping end at the bottom of the stop pull-out assisting device is accommodated in the pull-out assisting device clamping hole.
The invention further improves that the stop position pulling-assisting device is a lever type pulling-assisting device, and the fulcrum of the lever type pulling-assisting device is arranged at one end of the stop position pulling-assisting device, which is close to the clamping end.
The invention further improves that the pull-up aid clamping holes are arranged beside the bottom guide rail and the supporting partition plate.
The invention is further improved in that the bottom of the PCIE installation cavity, which is close to one end of the server case, is provided with a stop piece, and the bottoms of the rear ends of the two PCIE modules and the single PCIE module are respectively provided with a stop groove matched with the stop piece.
Compared with the prior art, the invention has the beneficial effects that: the double PCIE modules and/or the single PCIE modules are/is arranged in the PCIE installation cavity in a pulling mode through the bottom guide rail and the top guide rail, and the adjacent two PCIE installation cavities are provided with the supporting partition boards, so that the plug operation of the single PCIE module and the double PCIE module can be realized in the PCIE installation cavity through the optimized design of the structure, when the single PCIE module or the double PCIE module is replaced, any change is not needed to be carried out on the PCIE installation cavity, the server case and other modules inside, the application flexibility degree of the server is effectively improved, different application requirements are met, the assembly efficiency of products can be effectively improved, the maintenance difficulty and the cost of the products are reduced, and a good foundation is provided for the standardized design of the server.
Detailed Description
Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in further detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
As shown in fig. 1 to 7, this example provides a server capable of implementing single and dual PCIE modules inter-plug, including: server machine case 1 and PCIE module, the PCIE module includes two PCIE module 2 and single PCIE module 3, server machine case 1 is close to rear panel's one end and is provided with PCIE installation cavity 4, PCIE installation cavity 4's bottom is provided with bottom rail 401, PCIE installation cavity 4's top is provided with top rail 402, and two adjacent PCIE installation cavity 4 is provided with between and supports baffle 403, and two PCIE module 2 and/or single PCIE module 3 pass through bottom rail 401 and top rail 402 pull set up in PCIE installation cavity 4, during the installation, two PCIE module 2 and single PCIE module 3 follow server machine case 1's rear panel pushes in the front panel direction, and during the pull out, two PCIE module 2 and single PCIE module 3 follow server machine case 1's front panel pulls out to the rear panel direction.
As shown in fig. 1 to 7, the server chassis 1 in this example refers to a chassis housing of a server, where the PCIE module includes a dual PCIE module 2 capable of installing two PCIE modules and a single PCIE module 3 capable of installing a single PCIE module, and the PCIE installation cavity 4 is a cavity in the server chassis 1 for installing the dual PCIE module 2 or the single PCIE module 3, and each PCIE installation cavity 4 may implement a pull-out setting of the dual PCIE module 2 or implement a pull-out setting of the two single PCIE modules 3, so that the universality is strong; the bottom guide rail 401 is preferably an integrated linear guide rail arranged at the bottom of the server chassis 1, and in practical application, the bottom guide rail is not required to be disassembled, fixedly arranged or integrally stamped, so that the function of the linear guide rail can be realized, and auxiliary limiting can be realized; the top guide rail 402 is preferably two linear guide rails arranged at the top of the server chassis 1, and the guiding and limiting of the sides of the dual PCIE module 2 and the single PCIE module 3 are realized through a gap between the two linear guide rails, and the inlets of the two linear guide rails of the top guide rail 402 are preferably horn mouths, so that the insertion operation is conveniently and rapidly realized; the supporting partition 403 is a partition between two adjacent PCIE installing cavities 4, which not only can realize a supporting function and enhance the firmness of the product, but also can realize a limiting function of the PCIE module.
Therefore, the dual PCIE module 2 and/or the single PCIE module 3 in this embodiment may be configured in the PCIE installation cavity 4 in a pulling manner through the bottom guide rail 401 and the top guide rail 402, and a supporting partition 403 is disposed between two adjacent PCIE installation cavities 4, so that the single PCIE module 3 or the dual PCIE module 2 can be compatible and implemented in the PCIE installation cavity 4 through the optimized design of this structure, when the single PCIE module 3 and the dual PCIE module 2 are replaced, any modification is not required to be performed on the PCIE installation cavity 4, the server chassis 1 and other modules in the server, thereby effectively improving the application flexibility of the server, meeting application requirements of different PCIE modules, effectively improving the assembly efficiency of products, reducing the maintenance difficulty and cost of the products, and providing a good foundation for the standardized design of the server.
As shown in fig. 1 and fig. 4, in this example, one end of the supporting partition 403 is fixedly connected to the bottom of the PCIE mounting cavity 4, and the other end of the supporting partition 403 is fixedly connected to the top of the PCIE mounting cavity 4. It should be noted that, as shown in fig. 1 and 5, the bottom of the support partition 403 near the inner side of the PCIE mounting cavity 4 in this example is provided with a bending guide portion 4031, the bending guide portion 4031 refers to a straight guide rail bent and bent to the left, the bottom of the bending guide portion 4031 is a fixed mounting portion, and the fixed mounting portion is preferably provided with a mounting hole, and may be fixedly connected with the bottom of the PCIE mounting cavity 4 through a mounting member such as a screw; the side edge of the bending guide portion 4031 is provided with a blocking strip 4032, and the blocking strip 4032 is a vertical blocking strip, so that the function of a guide rail can be realized besides the limit function; in order to match with the avoidance guiding slot 5, the width of the bending guiding portion 4031 is not greater than the width of the avoidance guiding slot 5, and the height of the blocking strip 4032 is not greater than the height of the recess of the avoidance guiding slot 5.
As shown in fig. 2 and fig. 3, in this example, a side bottom of the dual PCIE module 2 and the single PCIE module 3, which is close to the supporting partition 403, is provided with a avoidance guide slot 5, where the avoidance guide slot 5 is a guide groove of the avoidance design of the side bottom of the dual PCIE module 2 and the single PCIE module 3, which is close to the supporting partition 403, and is matched with the shape and the size of the bending guide portion 4031, and the avoidance guide slot 5 extends from one end of the PCIE module, which is close to the front panel of the server chassis 1, to the front end of the PCIE module.
It should be noted that, as shown in fig. 2 and fig. 3, a clamping groove 501 is provided at one end of the avoidance guide slot 5 near the front end of the PCIE module, and as shown in fig. 1 to fig. 7, a avoidance slot 4033 is provided at a position of the bottom of the front end of the support partition 403 near the bending guide portion 4031, so as to implement avoidance design for the PCIE module; then, an inclined protruding part 4034 is further arranged, the inclined protruding part 4034 is a slope with a protruding design and is matched with the clamping groove 501, so that the inclined inserting into the clamping groove 501 during the inserting process is convenient to realize the clamping function, and the stability of a product is improved; correspondingly, the blocking strip 4032 is also provided with an inclined protruding portion 4034 near the front end of the PCIE module, and the inclined protruding portion 4034 symmetrical on two sides of the bending guiding portion 4031 can not only play a role in clamping, but also avoid crashing the PCIE module.
As shown in fig. 3, unlike the single PCIE module 3, the bottom of the dual PCIE module 2 in this example is further provided with a bottom guide groove 9, and the position and shape of the bottom guide groove 9 correspond to those of the bottom guide rail 401, so that the avoidance design is realized for the bottom guide rail 401, and meanwhile, the bottom guide rail can also be used as a limit groove of a linear guide rail to assist in realizing the limit function thereof.
As shown in fig. 1 to 3, in this example, a stop booster 6 is disposed at an end of the PCIE module far away from the front panel of the server chassis 1, a booster hole 7 is disposed at a bottom of the PCIE installation cavity 4 far away from the front panel of the server chassis 1, and a clamping end 601 at the bottom of the stop booster 6 is accommodated in the booster hole 7; the stop-position pulling-aid device 6 is preferably a lever-type pulling-aid device, a fulcrum 602 of the lever-type pulling-aid device is arranged at one end of the stop-position pulling-aid device 6 close to the clamping end 601, namely, the distance between the fulcrum 602 of the lever-type pulling-aid device and the clamping end 601 is smaller than the distance between the fulcrum 602 and the handshake end, and further the labor-saving pulling-out function is realized through a lever principle; during installation, the two PCIE modules 2 and the single PCIE module 3 are pushed in from the rear panel of the server chassis 1 towards the front panel direction, and after pushing in, the clamping end 601 at the bottom of the stop pull-out aid 6 is clamped into the pull-out aid clamping hole 7, so that the clamping effect can be effectively realized, and the PCIE modules are prevented from loosening; when the PCIE module is pulled out, the clamping end 601 comes out of the pull-assisting device clamping hole 7 through the lever principle and gives an initial pull-out force to the PCIE module, so that the double PCIE module 2 and the single PCIE module 3 can be pulled out from the front panel of the server case 1 to the rear panel easily.
As shown in fig. 1, since the PCIE mounting cavity 4 in this example is compatible with the dual PCIE module 2 and the single PCIE module 3, the pull-up assisting device clamping holes 7 in this example are disposed beside the bottom rail 401 and the supporting partition 403, so that the mounting requirements of the stop pull-up assisting device 6 on the dual PCIE module 2 and the single PCIE module 3 can be well adapted. In this embodiment, a stop member 8 is disposed at the bottom of the PCIE mounting cavity 4 near one end of the server chassis 1, the stop member 8 is preferably a limiting rivet, and stop slots 10 matched with the stop member 8 are disposed at the bottoms of the rear ends of the two PCIE modules 2 and the single PCIE module 3, so as to realize a limiting function when the PCIE modules are inserted; preferably, the rear end of the PCIE mounting cavity 4 is provided with a PCIE inserting and arranging pin 11, the rear ends of the two PCIE modules 2 and the single PCIE module 3 are provided with PCIE inserting interfaces 12 matched with the PCIE inserting and arranging pin 11, and when the PCIE inserting is performed, connection of power supply and communication can be directly achieved through the PCIE inserting interfaces, assembly efficiency of products can be further improved, and meanwhile later maintenance is facilitated.
The foregoing is a further detailed description of the invention in connection with the preferred embodiments, and it is not intended that the invention be limited to the specific embodiments described. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that several simple deductions or substitutions may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention, and these should be considered to be within the scope of the invention.