CN114546068A

CN114546068A - Server

Info

Publication number: CN114546068A
Application number: CN202210210438.7A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 王淑敏; 张帅; 赵秀华
Original assignee: Shanghai Shunquan Technology Co ltd; Inventec Corp
Current assignee: Shanghai Shunquan Technology Co ltd; Inventec Corp
Priority date: 2022-03-04
Filing date: 2022-03-04
Publication date: 2022-05-27

Abstract

The invention provides a server, which comprises a shell, a mainboard assembly, a power module, a network card module and a first storage module. The casing has a front side and a rear side opposite to each other. The main board assembly is arranged on the casing and between the front side and the rear side. The power module is arranged at the rear side of the casing and electrically connected to the mainboard assembly. The network card module is arranged on the front side of the casing and electrically connected to the mainboard assembly. The mainboard assembly is arranged between the power supply module and the network card module. The first storage module is arranged on the front side of the casing and electrically connected to the mainboard assembly.

Description

Server

Technical Field

The present invention relates to an electronic device, and more particularly, to a server.

Background

With the rapid development of cloud technologies, manufacturers continuously release various servers. A typical server includes a chassis, and a motherboard, a hard disk module, a power module, a network card module, and a fan module disposed in the chassis. Generally, to facilitate the mounting and dismounting of the hard disk module, the hard disk module is disposed at the front side of the chassis. Therefore, the space on the front side of the chassis is not enough to accommodate the network card, and the network card must be disposed on the rear side of the chassis.

However, since the network card is disposed at the rear side of the housing, the air flow guided by the fan will pass through the heat source with higher temperature on the motherboard before passing through the network card. Therefore, after absorbing the heat generated by the heat source on the motherboard, the temperature difference between the airflow guided by the fan and the network card is reduced, so that the network card is difficult to be cooled by the airflow. Therefore, heat is easily accumulated in the server, and the heat dissipation efficiency of the whole server is reduced. To sum up, the traditional server is difficult to maintain the convenience of disassembling and assembling the hard disk and simultaneously consider the heat dissipation efficiency of the whole server.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention aims to provide a server, which maintains the convenience of disassembling and assembling a storage module and simultaneously considers the heat dissipation efficiency of the whole server.

To achieve the above and other related objects, an embodiment of the present invention provides a server, including: a housing having a front side and a rear side opposite to each other; a main board assembly disposed on the housing between the front side and the rear side; the power supply module is arranged on the rear side of the shell and is electrically connected with the mainboard assembly; the network card module is arranged on the front side of the shell and is electrically connected with the mainboard assembly, and the mainboard assembly is arranged between the power supply module and the network card module; and the first storage module is arranged on the front side of the shell and is electrically connected with the mainboard assembly.

In an embodiment of the invention, the server further includes an expansion card module, and the expansion card module is electrically connected to the motherboard assembly and disposed on the front side of the chassis.

In an embodiment of the invention, the casing includes a bottom plate, a first side plate and a second side plate, the first side plate and the second side plate stand on two opposite sides of the bottom plate respectively, the front side and the rear side are located on the bottom plate, the first side plate and the second side plate extend from the front side to the rear side, and the first storage module is interposed between the first side plate and the network card module.

In an embodiment of the invention, the server further includes two second storage modules, the two second storage modules are disposed at the front side of the casing, and the network card module is disposed between the two second storage modules and the bottom plate.

In an embodiment of the invention, the first storage module is disposed between the two second storage modules and the first side plate.

In an embodiment of the invention, the server further includes a third storage module and a fourth storage module, the third storage module and the fourth storage module are disposed at the rear side and electrically connected to the motherboard assembly, and the power module is disposed between the third storage module and the fourth storage module.

In an embodiment of the invention, the server further includes a fifth storage module, the fifth storage module is disposed at the rear side and electrically connected to the motherboard assembly, and the power module is disposed between the fifth storage module and the bottom board.

In an embodiment of the invention, the server further includes a management module, and the management module is disposed on the front side of the casing and electrically connected to the motherboard assembly.

In an embodiment of the invention, the chassis includes a bottom plate, a first side plate and a second side plate, the first side plate and the second side plate stand on two opposite sides of the bottom plate respectively, the front side and the rear side are located on the bottom plate, the first side plate and the second side plate extend from the front side to the rear side, and the network card module is interposed between the management module and the first storage module.

In an embodiment of the invention, the server further includes an expansion card module electrically connected to the motherboard assembly and disposed at the front side of the casing, the casing includes a bottom plate, a first side plate and a second side plate, the first side plate and the second side plate stand on two opposite sides of the bottom plate respectively, the front side and the rear side are located on the bottom plate, the first side plate and the second side plate extend from the front side to the rear side, and the management module is interposed between the expansion card module and the bottom plate.

According to the server disclosed in the above embodiments, the first storage module and the network card module are disposed at the front side of the housing. Therefore, the maintenance personnel can conveniently disassemble and assemble the first storage module from the front side of the machine shell. Moreover, the airflow guided by the fan passes through the mainboard assembly only after passing through the network card, so that the temperature difference between the airflow and the network card module is increased, and the airflow can effectively cool the network card module. Therefore, the heat dissipation efficiency of the whole server can be considered while the convenience of disassembling and assembling the storage module is maintained.

Drawings

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

Fig. 2 is a front view of the server shown in fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a rear view of the server shown in fig. 1.

Description of the element reference numerals

10 server

100 casing

101 front side

102 rear side

110 bottom plate

120 first side plate

130 second side plate

150 main board assembly

200 power supply module

250 network card module

300 first storage module

350 expansion card module

400 second storage module

450 third storage module

500 fourth storage module

550 fifth storage Module

600 management module

610 circuit board

620 first port

630 second port

640 third Port

650 indicating lamp

700 fan module

750 wind scooper

Detailed Description

The detailed features and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below, which is sufficient for one skilled in the art to understand the technical contents of the embodiments of the present invention and to implement the embodiments of the present invention, and the related objects and advantages of the present invention can be easily understood by one skilled in the art according to the disclosure, claims and drawings of the present specification. The following examples are intended to illustrate the aspects of the present invention in further detail, but are not intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way.

Referring to fig. 1 to 3, fig. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a server according to an embodiment of the invention, fig. 2 is a front view of the server in fig. 1, and fig. 3 is a rear view of the server in fig. 1.

In the embodiment, the server 10 includes a housing 100, a motherboard assembly 150, two power modules 200, a network card module 250, and a first storage module 300.

The housing 100 has a front side 101 and a rear side 102 opposite to each other. In the embodiment, the casing 100 includes a bottom plate 110, a first side plate 120 and a second side plate 130. The first side plate 120 and the second side plate 130 stand on two opposite sides of the bottom plate 110, respectively. The front side 101 and the back side 102 are located at the base plate 110. The first side plate 120 and the second side plate 130 extend from the front side 101 to the rear side 102. Note that, for convenience of description, a top plate (not shown) disposed on a side of the first side plate 120 and the second side plate 130 away from the bottom plate 110 is omitted in fig. 1 to 3. In the present embodiment, the housing 100 conforms to the 2U standard, for example.

The motherboard assembly 150 is disposed on the bottom plate 110 of the chassis 100 between the front side 101 and the rear side 102. The motherboard assembly 150 may include a central processing unit and a memory, for example.

The two power modules 200 are disposed on the rear side 102 of the bottom plate 110 of the chassis 100 and electrically connected to the motherboard assembly 150. In other embodiments, the server may include only one power module.

The network card module 250 is disposed on the front side 101 of the bottom plate 110 of the chassis 100 and electrically connected to the motherboard assembly 150. The motherboard assembly 150 is interposed between the power module 200 and the network card module 250. The network card module 250 may include, for example, a network card conforming to the (open computer project, OCP) standard.

The first storage module 300 is disposed on the front side 101 of the bottom plate 110 of the chassis 100 and electrically connected to the motherboard assembly 150. The first side plate 120 is closer to the first storage module 300 than the second side plate 130. In the embodiment, the first storage module 300 is disposed between the first side board 120 and the network card module 250, but not limited thereto. In other embodiments, the network card module may also be disposed between the first storage module and the first side board.

In the present embodiment, the server 10 further includes an expansion card module 350. The expansion card module 350 is electrically connected to the motherboard assembly 150 and disposed on the front side 101 of the bottom plate 110 of the chassis 100. In other embodiments, the server may not include the expansion card module 350. The expansion card module 350 may include, for example, a display adapter or a network card conforming to the PCIe specification.

In the present embodiment, the server 10 further includes two second storage modules 400. Two second storage modules 400 are disposed at the front side 101 of the bottom plate 110 of the cabinet 100. The network card module 250 is disposed between the two second storage modules 400 and the bottom plate 110, but not limited thereto. In other embodiments, the network card module may also be disposed between the two second storage modules and the bottom board. It should be noted that in other embodiments, the server need not include two second storage modules 400.

In addition, in the embodiment, the first storage module 300 is disposed between the two second storage modules 400 and the first side plate 120, but not limited thereto. In other embodiments, two second storage modules may also be disposed between the first storage module and the first side plate.

In the present embodiment, the server 10 further includes a third storage module 450 and a fourth storage module 500. The third storage module 450 and the fourth storage module 500 are disposed on the rear side 102 of the bottom plate 110 of the casing 100 and electrically connected to the motherboard assembly 150. Two power modules 200 are interposed between the third storage module 450 and the fourth storage module 500. In other embodiments, the third storage module and the fourth storage module may also be between the two power modules. In other embodiments, the server may not need to include the third storage module 450 and the fourth storage module 500.

In the present embodiment, the server 10 further includes a fifth storage module 550. The fifth storage module 550 is disposed on the rear side 102 of the bottom plate 110 of the casing 100 and electrically connected to the motherboard assembly 150. Two power modules 200 are interposed between the fifth storage module 550 and the bottom plate 110. In other embodiments, the fifth storage module may also be disposed between the two power modules and the bottom plate. In other embodiments, the server may not need to include the fifth storage module 550.

In the present embodiment, the server 10 further includes a management module 600. The management module 600 is disposed on the front side 101 of the bottom plate 110 of the chassis 100 and electrically connected to the motherboard assembly 150. In the embodiment, the network card module 250 is disposed between the management module 600 and the first storage module 300, but not limited thereto. In other embodiments, the management module may also be disposed between the network card module and the first storage module.

In addition, in the embodiment, the management module 600 is disposed between the expansion card module 350 and the backplane 110, but the invention is not limited thereto. In other embodiments, the expansion card module may also be disposed between the management module and the backplane.

In the present embodiment, the management module 600 includes a circuit board 610, a first port 620, a second port 630, a third port 640, and an indicator 650. The first port 620, the second port 630, the third port 640 and the indicator lamp 650 are disposed and electrically connected to the circuit board 610. The second port 630 is interposed between the first port 620 and the third port 640. The third port 640 is interposed between the second port 630 and the indicator lamp 650. The first port 620 is, for example, a management (MGMT) port. The second port 630 is, for example, an Integrated bus (I2C) port. The third port 640 is, for example, a Video Graphics Array (VGA) port. The indicator lamp 650 is, for example, a light emitting diode. In other embodiments, the server need not include the management module 600.

In the present embodiment, the server 10 further includes a fan module 700 and an air guiding cover 750. The fan module 700 is disposed on the bottom plate 110 of the casing 100 and electrically connected to the motherboard assembly 150. The motherboard assembly 150 is interposed between the network card module 250 and the fan module 700. The wind scooper 750 is disposed on a side of the main board assembly 150 away from the bottom plate 110.

It is noted that the first storage module 300, the second storage module 400, the third storage module 450, the fourth storage module 500, and the fifth storage module 550 may include U.2 solid state drives, an e3.s solid state Drive, NVMe (Non-Volatile Memory host controller interface specification) solid state Drive, or a Hard Disk Drive (HDD).

It should be noted that, in the embodiment, the motherboard assembly 150, the power module 200, the network card module 250, the first storage module 300, the expansion card module 350, the second storage module 400, the third storage module 450, the fourth storage module 500, the fifth storage module 550, the management module 600, and the fan module 700 are assembled to the chassis 100, for example, by turning screws by hand or without tools, so as to improve the convenience of maintenance for maintenance personnel.

According to the server disclosed in the above embodiments, the first storage module and the network card module are disposed at the front side of the housing. Therefore, maintenance personnel can conveniently disassemble and assemble the first storage module from the front side of the machine shell. Moreover, the airflow guided by the fan passes through the mainboard assembly only after passing through the network card, so that the temperature difference between the airflow and the network card module is increased, and the airflow can effectively cool the network card module. Therefore, the heat dissipation efficiency of the whole server can be considered while the convenience of disassembling and assembling the storage module is maintained.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it should be understood that various changes and modifications can be made therein by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A server, comprising:

a housing having a front side and a rear side opposite to each other;

a main board assembly disposed on the housing between the front side and the rear side;

the power supply module is arranged on the rear side of the shell and is electrically connected with the mainboard assembly;

the network card module is arranged on the front side of the shell and is electrically connected with the mainboard assembly, and the mainboard assembly is arranged between the power supply module and the network card module; and

the first storage module is arranged on the front side of the shell and is electrically connected with the mainboard assembly.

2. The server of claim 1, wherein: the server also comprises an expansion card module which is electrically connected with the mainboard assembly and arranged on the front side of the casing.

3. The server of claim 1, wherein: the chassis comprises a bottom plate, a first side plate and a second side plate, wherein the first side plate and the second side plate respectively stand on two opposite sides of the bottom plate, the front side and the rear side are positioned on the bottom plate, the first side plate and the second side plate extend from the front side to the rear side, and the first storage module is arranged between the first side plate and the network card module.

4. The server of claim 3, wherein: the server also comprises two second storage modules which are arranged at the front side of the shell, and the network card module is arranged between the two second storage modules and the bottom plate.

5. The server according to claim 4, wherein: the first storage module is arranged between the two second storage modules and the first side plate.

6. The server of claim 4, wherein: the server further comprises a third storage module and a fourth storage module, the third storage module and the fourth storage module are arranged on the rear side and electrically connected to the mainboard assembly, and the power supply module is arranged between the third storage module and the fourth storage module.

7. The server of claim 5, wherein: the server further comprises a fifth storage module, the fifth storage module is arranged on the rear side and is electrically connected to the mainboard assembly, and the power supply module is arranged between the fifth storage module and the bottom plate.

8. The server of claim 1, wherein: the server also comprises a management module which is arranged on the front side of the shell and is electrically connected with the mainboard assembly.

9. The server of claim 8, wherein: the chassis comprises a bottom plate, a first side plate and a second side plate, wherein the first side plate and the second side plate respectively stand on two opposite sides of the bottom plate, the front side and the rear side are positioned on the bottom plate, the first side plate and the second side plate extend from the front side to the rear side, and the network card module is arranged between the management module and the first storage module.

10. The server of claim 8, wherein: the server further comprises an expansion card module electrically connected to the motherboard assembly and disposed at the front side of the chassis, the chassis comprises a bottom plate, a first side plate and a second side plate, the first side plate and the second side plate stand on two opposite sides of the bottom plate respectively, the front side and the rear side are located at the bottom plate, the first side plate and the second side plate extend from the front side to the rear side, and the management module is disposed between the expansion card module and the bottom plate.