CN117331403A

CN117331403A - M.2 element switching module, M.2 element device assembly and server

Info

Publication number: CN117331403A
Application number: CN202311615381.XA
Authority: CN
Inventors: 張桂綱; 邵家麒
Original assignee: Suzhou Metabrain Intelligent Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Suzhou Metabrain Intelligent Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2023-11-29
Filing date: 2023-11-29
Publication date: 2024-01-02

Abstract

The invention provides an M.2 element switching module, an M.2 element assembly and a server. Wherein, M.2 component switching module includes: an outer structural member having a receiving chamber for receiving the m.2 element, the receiving chamber having a thickness greater than that of the m.2 element so that the receiving chamber can receive an external component mated with the m.2 element; the switching electric control plate is connected with the outer structural member and is positioned at the end part of the outer structural member; the inner structural member is arranged in the accommodating cavity, the inner structural member is arranged in the accommodating cavity in an adjustable mode along the length direction of the accommodating cavity, the inner structural member is provided with a fixing position used for fixing the M.2 element, and when the size of the M.2 element is changed, the position of the inner structural member is adjusted according to the size of the M.2 element, so that the M.2 element is connected with the fixing position. The invention solves the problem of poor dimensional compatibility of the M.2 element connector to the M.2 element in the prior art.

Description

M.2 element switching module, M.2 element device assembly and server

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of servers, in particular to an M.2 element switching module, an M.2 element assembly and a server.

Background

The M.2 interface is also called NGFF, english full name Next Generation Form Factor, which is a new interface specification capable of replacing MSATA, and the component using the M.2 interface is called an M.2 component. The m.2 component is generally rectangular in shape, with a connector on one side of the short side, commonly referred to as a "gold finger", having 75 points of up to 67 pins, spaced 0.5 mm apart, each pin being disposed on two short sides of the PCB, and a semicircular mounting and fixing hole being provided in the center of the other short side of the m.2 component. The existing m.2 standard allows for component module widths of 12, 16, 22 and 30 millimeters, and component module lengths of 16, 26, 30, 38, 42, 60, 80 and 110 millimeters.

In the system, the board-card PCB design requires connectors that mate with m.2 components in order to support and mount m.2 components of multiple lengths. The existing scheme is generally that the connector is directly installed on the board card, and the golden finger section bracket is inserted into the connector when the M.2 element is installed. However, the above arrangement mode has poor adaptability to the size of the m.2 element, generally only two types of m.2 elements can be simply adapted, on the other hand, the maximum thickness of the current standard limiting assembly is 1.5 mm at each side, that is, only a gap of 1.5 mm is left between the m.2 element and the board card, which causes that the m.2 element cannot increase the size of the radiating fin or the radiating fin is limited, and the radiating fin cannot effectively radiate when the element is used, thereby causing the problem of overhigh temperature.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention mainly aims to provide an M.2 element switching module, an M.2 element assembly and a server, so as to solve the problem of poor dimensional compatibility of an M.2 element connector to an M.2 element in the prior art.

In order to achieve the above object, according to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided an m.2 component changeover module including: an outer structural member having a receiving chamber for receiving the m.2 element, the receiving chamber having a thickness greater than that of the m.2 element so that the receiving chamber can receive an external component mated with the m.2 element; the switching electric control plate is connected with the outer structural member and is positioned at the end part of the outer structural member; the inner structural member is arranged in the accommodating cavity, the inner structural member is arranged in the accommodating cavity in an adjustable mode along the length direction of the accommodating cavity, the inner structural member is provided with a fixing position used for fixing the M.2 element, and when the size of the M.2 element is changed, the position of the inner structural member is adjusted according to the size of the M.2 element, so that the M.2 element is connected with the fixing position.

Further, the outer structural member has a mounting position extending along a length direction of the accommodating chamber, and the inner structural member is switchably engaged with the mounting position.

Further, the mounting position is the mounting hole, and the mounting hole is a plurality of, and at least some mounting hole is arranged along the length direction extension in holding the chamber, and interior structure switchably cooperates with different mounting holes in order to change the position.

Further, the inner structural member and the outer structural member are provided with mounting holes, and the M.2 element switching module further comprises a fastener which is arranged in the mounting holes in a penetrating manner and is connected with the inner structural member and the outer structural member.

Further, the mounting location is the mounting groove, and the mounting groove extends along the length direction who holds the chamber, and interior structure can cooperate with the different positions of mounting groove in order to change the position.

Further, the outer structural member and the inner structural member are provided with mounting grooves, and the M.2 element switching module further comprises a fastener which is movably penetrated in the mounting grooves.

Further, the outer structural member has mounting locations on opposite sides.

Further, the length direction of the inner structural member is perpendicular to the length direction of the accommodating cavity, the two ends of the length direction of the inner structural member are provided with connecting structures used for being connected with the outer structural member, and the fixing positions are located in the middle area of the inner structural member.

Further, the inner structural member comprises a first section, a second section and a third section which are sequentially bent and connected, wherein the first section and the third section are provided with connecting structures, and the second section is provided with a fixed position.

Further, the bending direction of both the first section and the third section is the same relative to the second section.

Further, one side of the outer structural member is provided with an opposite interface, the switching electric control plate is positioned at the opposite interface, and the switching electric control plate extends out of the outer structural member from the opposite interface.

Further, a butt joint position for being matched with the M.2 element is arranged on one side of the switching electric control plate facing the accommodating cavity, and the inserting direction of the butt joint position is parallel to the surface where the switching electric control plate is arranged.

Further, the switching electric control board and the M.2 element inserted in the butt joint position are positioned on the same plane.

Further, the switching electric control board comprises a first surface and a second surface which are parallel to each other and are arranged at intervals, and a plurality of side surfaces which are arranged between the first surface and the second surface, wherein all the side surfaces comprise a first side and a second side which are opposite, the first side is provided with a butt joint part for being matched with an external part, and the second side is provided with a butt joint position.

Further, the thickness of the accommodating cavity is larger than or equal to the thickness of an integral part formed by the M.2 element and the outer part in a matched mode.

Further, the outer structural member and the outer structural member are provided with a plurality of mounting holes, at least part of the mounting holes are arranged in an extending mode along the length direction of the accommodating cavity, and the inner structural member is matched with different mounting holes in a switchable mode to change positions; the M.2 element switching module further comprises a fastener, wherein the fastener is arranged in the mounting hole in a penetrating way and is connected with the inner structural member and the outer structural member; the length direction of the inner structural member is vertical to the length direction of the accommodating cavity, mounting holes are formed in two ends of the length direction of the inner structural member, and the fixing position is located in the middle area of the inner structural member; the inner structural member comprises a first section, a second section and a third section which are sequentially bent and connected, the first section, the second section and the third section form a -shaped structure, the first section and the third section are provided with mounting holes, and the second section is provided with a fixed position; the side of the switching electric control board facing the accommodating cavity is provided with a butt joint position matched with the M.2 element, the inserting direction of the butt joint position is parallel to the surface where the switching electric control board is positioned, and the M.2 element inserted in the butt joint position and the switching electric control board are positioned on the same plane.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an m.2-ary component comprising: an M.2 element; the M.2 element switching module is characterized in that the M.2 element is arranged in the M.2 element switching module.

Further, the m.2 components are multiple, and the sizes of the different m.2 components are not identical, and the size of the outer structural member of the m.2 component switching module is not smaller than the maximum size of the m.2 component.

Further, the M.2 element is arranged flush with the switching electric control board of the M.2 element switching module.

Further, the m.2 component assembly further includes a heat sink disposed outside the m.2 component and forming an integral part, and a thickness of the receiving cavity of the outer structural member of the m.2 component adapter module is not less than a thickness of the integral part.

Further, the number of heat sinks is plural, and the sizes of different heat sinks are not exactly the same.

Further, the heat sink includes a housing disposed outside the m.2 component and a fin connected to the housing and forming an included angle with a surface of the housing of greater than 0 degrees.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a server comprising the m.2-ary component described above, the server being communicatively connected to the m.2-ary component.

By means of the technical scheme, the outer structural member, the inner structural member and the switching electric control board are matched, the accommodating cavity of the outer structural member can be used for accommodating M.2 elements, due to the arrangement of the accommodating cavity, the outer structural member can accommodate not only M.2 elements of various size types, but also M.2 elements matched with external components, the inner structural member is matched with the outer structural member, the outer structural member mainly plays a role of accommodating the M.2 elements, the fixing effect of the outer structural member on the M.2 elements is weaker, the inner structural member is required to play a role of fully fixing the M.2 elements, meanwhile, the fact that the sizes of the M.2 elements are different is considered, the inner structural member is arranged in a length position adjustable mode, and therefore, after the M.2 elements are placed in the accommodating cavity, the position of the inner structural member can be adjusted according to the length difference of the M.2 elements, the position of the inner structural member is matched with the length of the M.2 elements, and then the M.2 elements are fastened with the inner structural member, and accordingly the inner structural member is installed. In addition to the installation of the m.2 component, in terms of connection between the m.2 component and the external board card, the embodiment is provided with an independent switching electric control board, and the switching electric control board has the function of converting the definition of the m.2 interface into the definition of the EDSFF SFF-TA-1002 interface, so that stability and consistency of signal transmission are ensured. The arrangement mode enables the M.2 element switching module to adapt to M.2 elements with different sizes and thicknesses on one hand, improves flexibility, enables equipment applying the module to be compatible with various M.2 hardware specifications, enables the M.2 element to support external components such as radiating fins and the like on the other hand, improves radiating performance, is beneficial to reducing the working temperature of the M.2 equipment, improves performance and stability of the M.2 element switching module, can effectively cool the hardware for high-load application or long-time use scenes, and ensures running reliability of the M.2 element switching module.

Drawings

FIG. 1 shows a schematic diagram of the architecture of the M.2-element assembly of the present invention;

FIG. 2 shows an exploded view of the M.2-element assembly of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 shows a schematic diagram of the structure of the server of the present invention;

fig. 4 shows an internal structure diagram of the server in fig. 3.

Wherein the above figures include the following reference numerals:

10. an outer structural member; 11. a receiving chamber; 12. a mounting hole; 13. an interface; 20. switching the electric control board; 21. a first side; 22. a second side; 30. an inner structural member; 31. fixing the position; 32. a connection structure; 40. an M.2 element; 50. a heat sink; 60. a housing.

Detailed Description

It should be noted that, in the case of no conflict, the embodiments and features in the embodiments may be combined with each other. The invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings in connection with embodiments.

It is noted that all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this application belongs unless otherwise indicated.

In the present invention, unless otherwise indicated, terms of orientation such as "upper, lower, top, bottom" are used generally with respect to the orientation shown in the drawings or with respect to the component itself in the vertical, upright or gravitational direction; also, for ease of understanding and description, "inner and outer" refers to inner and outer relative to the profile of each component itself, but the above-mentioned orientation terms are not intended to limit the present invention.

Noun interpretation of the prior art:

the M.2 interface is also called NGFF, english full name Next Generation Form Factor, which is a new interface specification capable of replacing MSATA, and the component using the M.2 interface is called an M.2 component.

EDSFF, enterprise and Datacenter Standard Form Factor, the abbreviation of SSD form specification of enterprises and data centers is SSD form specification of industry specification, and the connector specification is a new SFF-TA-1002 interface definition. It is a high performance storage device interface standard that is commonly used in data centers and high performance computing environments, supporting a variety of size and height specifications, including e1.S, e1.L, etc., and can be adapted to different heat sinks to accommodate different temperature and density requirements.

In order to solve the problem of poor dimensional compatibility of an M.2 element connector to an M.2 element in the prior art, the invention provides an M.2 element switching module, an M.2 element assembly and a server.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, the m.2 component adapting module includes an outer structural member 10, an adapting electric control board 20 and an inner structural member 30, the outer structural member 10 having a receiving chamber 11 for receiving the m.2 component 40, the receiving chamber 11 having a thickness greater than that of the m.2 component 40 so that the receiving chamber 11 can receive an external component mated with the m.2 component 40; the switching electric control board 20 is connected with the outer structural member 10, and the switching electric control board 20 is positioned at the end part of the outer structural member 10; the inner structural member 30 is disposed in the receiving chamber 11, and the inner structural member 30 is adjustably disposed along a length direction of the receiving chamber 11, the inner structural member 30 has a fixing position 31 for fixing the m.2 element 40, and when the size of the m.2 element 40 is changed, a position of the inner structural member 30 is adjusted according to the size of the m.2 element 40 so that the m.2 element 40 is connected with the fixing position 31.

In this embodiment, by providing the outer structural member 10, the inner structural member 30 and the switching electric control board 20 that are mutually matched, where the accommodating cavity 11 of the outer structural member 10 may be used for installing and accommodating the m.2 element 40, due to the accommodating cavity 11, the outer structural member 10 may accommodate not only m.2 elements 40 with various sizes, but also m.2 elements 40 matched with external components, and the inner structural member 30 is matched with the outer structural member 10, since the outer structural member 10 mainly plays a role of accommodating the m.2 element 40, its fixing effect on the m.2 element 40 is weaker, and thus the inner structural member 30 needs to have a sufficient fixing effect on the m.2 element 40, and meanwhile, considering that the sizes of the m.2 elements 40 are different, the embodiment adopts a setting manner that the length position of the inner structural member 30 is adjustable, so that after the m.2 element 40 is placed in the accommodating cavity 11, the position of the inner structural member 30 is matched with the length of the m.2 element 40, and then the m.2 element 40 can be fastened together with the m.2 element 40, thereby realizing the installation of the inner structural member 30. In addition to the above-mentioned installation of the m.2 component 40, in terms of connection between the m.2 component 40 and an external board card, the embodiment is provided with a separate switching electric control board 20, and the switching electric control board 20 has the function of converting the m.2 interface definition into the EDSFF SFF-TA-1002 interface definition, so as to ensure stability and consistency of signal transmission, and in this embodiment, the switching electric control board 20 is arranged at the end of the accommodating cavity 11, so that compared with the traditional manner of stacking the electric control board and the m.2 component 40, the manner of this embodiment can reduce the occupation of the switching electric control board 20 on the accommodating cavity 11, thereby improving the space capable of accommodating the m.2 component 40, and enabling the accommodating cavity 11 to play a sufficient accommodating role for the m.2 component 40 with a larger thickness or the situation of adding the heat sink 50, so as to ensure the installation space of the heat sink 50 and other components. The above arrangement mode enables the m.2 element switching module to adapt to m.2 elements 40 with different sizes and thicknesses on one hand, improves flexibility, enables equipment applying the module to be compatible with various m.2 hardware specifications, enables the m.2 element 40 to support external components such as the cooling fin 50 and the like on the other hand, improves heat dissipation performance, is beneficial to reducing the working temperature of the m.2 equipment, improves performance and stability of the m.2 element switching module, can effectively cool the hardware for high-load application or long-time use scenes, and ensures operational reliability of the m.2 element switching module.

The external component in this embodiment is the heat sink 50, but of course, the external component may be another component that is matched with the m.2 element 40.

In this embodiment, the outer structural member 10 has a mounting position, and the mounting position extends along the length direction of the accommodating cavity 11, so that the inner structural member 30 is switchably matched with the mounting position, thereby realizing adjustment of the position of the inner structural member 30, so that the position of the inner structural member 30 can be adaptively adjusted according to the m.2 element 40, and ensuring the matching effect with the m.2 element 40. The switchable position can be matched with the installation position at different positions, or can be matched with the installation position at different positions.

The mounting position of this embodiment adopts mounting hole 12 to mounting hole 12 is provided with a plurality ofly, and at least some mounting hole 12 extend along the length direction that holds chamber 11 and arrange, and like this, the length of mounting hole 12 and M.2 component 40 is the same, and when the length of M.2 component 40 changed, interior structure 30 can switch the mounting hole 12 of different positions as required and match for interior structure 30 switchably cooperates with different mounting hole 12, thereby changes the position of interior structure 30, makes the position of interior structure 30 and the length adaptation of M.2 component 40. In addition to the mounting holes 12 provided on the side of the outer structural member 10, in this embodiment, the mounting holes 12 are also provided on the inner structural member 30, and unlike the outer structural member 10 in which a plurality of mounting holes 12 are provided along the length direction, the mounting holes 12 on the inner structural member 30 mainly serve as fastening functions, so that only one side can be provided, and thus, when the position of the inner structural member 30 is changed, the mounting holes 12 on the inner structural member 30 are engaged with the different mounting holes 12 on the outer structure, and meanwhile, the m.2 component switching module further includes a fastening member, which may be a bolt or the like, and when the mounting holes 12 on the inner structural member 30 are aligned with a certain mounting hole 12 on the outer structural member 10, the fastening member is inserted into both mounting holes 12, thereby connecting and fastening the inner structural member 30 and the outer structural member 10 together.

In an embodiment not shown, the mounting locations may be provided with mounting slots that extend along the length of the receiving cavity 11, similar to the mounting holes 12, such that the inner structural member 30 can be mated with different locations of the mounting slots to change its position. The structure of the inner structural member 30 matched with the mounting groove of the outer structural member 10 can be also a mounting groove, or the mounting hole 12 can still be arranged, no matter the structure of the inner structural member 30 is the mounting hole 12 or the mounting groove, the structure can be matched with different positions of the mounting groove of the outer structural member 10 according to the requirement, and the arranged fastener is used for being worn in the inner structural member 30 and the outer structural member 10, so that the inner structural member 30 and the outer structural member 10 are fastened together.

Of course, the specific structure of the mounting position may take other forms, and is not limited to the mounting hole 12 and the mounting groove arrangement manner in this embodiment.

In this embodiment, the two opposite sides of the outer structural member 10 are provided with mounting positions, and correspondingly, the two opposite sides of the inner structural member 30 are also provided with a mounting hole 12, so that when the position of the inner structural member 30 is adjusted, the mounting holes 12 on the two sides of the inner structural member 30 are changed to the mounting holes 12 of the matched outer structural member 10, and when the outer structural member 10 is fastened, the two pairs of mounting holes 12 on the two sides are respectively locked together by two fasteners on the two sides, so that the outer structural member 10 and the inner structural member 30 can be locked together from the two opposite sides of the outer structural member 10, thereby ensuring the fastening reliability of the inner structural member 30 and the outer structural member 10, and avoiding the situation that the M.2 element 40 may be damaged due to the accidental deflection of the inner structural member 30, and ensuring the use safety and reliability.

The outer structural member 10 and the inner structural member 30 of the present embodiment are both elongated, wherein the elongated shape of the outer structural member 10 matches the shape of the m.2 element 40, i.e. the length direction, width direction, thickness direction of the outer structural member 10 is the same as the length direction, width direction, thickness direction of the m.2 element 40, so that the accommodating cavity 11 formed by the outer structural member 10 can be more adapted to the general shape of the m.2 element 40. The inner structural member 30 is also elongated, but unlike the outer structural member 10, the length direction of the inner structural member 30 is perpendicular to the length direction of the accommodating chamber 11 and the width direction thereof is perpendicular to the width direction of the accommodating chamber 11, so that the length direction of the inner structural member 30 is substantially the width direction of the outer structural member 10, the width direction of the inner structural member 30 is the length direction of the outer structural member 10, and the thickness directions of both the inner structural member 30 and the outer structural member 10 are the same. Referring to the direction shown in fig. 1, the left-right direction is the length direction of the outer structural member 10, and is also the width direction of the inner structural member 30, the front-back direction is the width direction of the outer structural member 10, and is also the length direction of the inner structural member 30, and the up-down direction is the thickness direction of the inner structural member 30 and the outer structural member 10. Thus, the space occupation of the inner structural member 30 can be reduced, and the inner structural member 30 can be smoothly adjusted along the length direction of the accommodating cavity 11.

In order to facilitate the installation of the m.2 component 40, the accommodating cavity 11 in this embodiment is formed by sinking the middle part of the upper surface of the outer structural member 10 from top to bottom, so that the accommodating cavity 11 is of a groove-shaped structure as a whole, and the top of the accommodating cavity 11 is open, thereby facilitating the installation of the m.2 component 40 and simultaneously facilitating the installation of the switching electric control board 20 and other components. The shape of the accommodating chamber 11 is substantially the same as that of the outer structural member 10, and the accommodating chamber 11 of this embodiment adopts a rectangular parallelepiped structure having the same length and width direction as the outer structural member 10 and thus the same as the m.2 component 40, thus facilitating the installation of the m.2 component 40. An adapter electric control board 20 is arranged at the end of the accommodating cavity 11 in the length direction, and a mounting hole 12 is arranged at the side surface in the length direction.

Based on the above arrangement, the two ends of the inner structural member 30 in the length direction of the present embodiment are provided with the connecting structures 32 for connecting with the outer structural member 10, and the connecting structures 32 are the mounting holes 12, that is, the two ends of the inner structural member 30 in the length direction are respectively provided with one mounting hole 12, so as to be matched with the mounting holes 12 on the outer structural member 10. The fixing position 31 is located in the middle area of the inner structural member 30, and the fixing position 31 can be a through hole similar to the mounting hole 12, so that the fixing position 31 is matched with a semicircular hole at the end of the m.2 element 40, and the connection and fastening of the m.2 element 40 and the inner structural member 30 are realized through a screw and other components.

In this embodiment, the inner structural member 30 includes a first section, a second section and a third section that are sequentially bent and connected, such that both the first section and the third section are substantially parallel to the side of the outer structural member 10 on which the mounting holes 12 are provided, while the mating connection structure 32, i.e., the mounting holes 12 are provided on the first section and the third section, thereby allowing the mounting holes 12 on the inner structural member 30 to better mate with the mounting holes 12 on the outer structural member 10. The surface of the second section may be substantially parallel to the plane in which the m.2 element 40 lies, whereby the securing locations 31 are provided on the second section, thereby enabling the securing locations 31 to better fit with the semi-circular holes of the m.2 element 40.

The bending directions of the first section and the third section of the inner structural member 30 of the present embodiment are the same relative to the second section, so that the inner structural member 30 integrally forms a -shaped structure, and the recess orientation of the -shaped structure can be changed accordingly according to the difference of the m.2 elements 40, thereby not only reducing the space occupied by the inner structural member 30, but also ensuring reliable cooperation between the inner structural member 30 and the outer structural member 10, and simultaneously facilitating connection cooperation between the inner structural member 30 and the m.2 elements 40.

Of course, the specific structure of the inner structural member 30 and the matching manner between the inner structural member and the outer structural member 10 are not limited to the above arrangement manner in the present embodiment, and may be adjusted accordingly as required. For example, the inner structural member 30 may be directly provided in a sheet-like structure, or the inner structural member 30 may be provided in a zigzag structure or the like, as long as connection and fastening with the outer structural member 10 and the m.2 element 40 can be facilitated.

In this embodiment, in addition to the design of the inner structural member 30 and the outer structural member 10, this embodiment is optimized for the switching panel 20. Specifically, in this embodiment, the butt joint 13 is disposed on one side of the outer structural member 10, that is, the end in the length direction, and the butt joint 13 enables the accommodating cavity 11 to be communicated with the outside of the outer structural member 10, and the switching electric control board 20 is disposed at the butt joint 13, so that a part of the switching electric control board 20 is located in the outer structural member 10, and another part of the switching electric control board extends out of the outer structural member 10 through the butt joint 13, so that the inner side of the switching electric control board 20 can be electrically connected and matched with the m.2 element 40, and the outer side can be mounted on other parts of the board card as required, so as to realize connection between the m.2 element 40 and the board card.

In this embodiment, the side of the switching electric control board 20 facing the accommodating cavity 11 is provided with a docking station for matching with the m.2 element 40, the docking station in this embodiment adopts a slot mode, and the plugging direction of the docking station is parallel to the surface of the switching electric control board 20. In this way, the m.2 component 40 is inserted onto the switching electronic control board 20 from the side surface of the switching electronic control board 20, so that the switching electronic control board 20 occupies only a part of the lateral space of the accommodating cavity 11, and the space in the thickness direction of the m.2 component 40 is not occupied, so that space is provided for mounting the cooling fin 50, which is favorable for supporting the setting of the cooling fin 50 on the m.2 component 40, and meanwhile, the m.2 component 40 can be used in seamless cooperation with a system conforming to the EDSFF standard.

Preferably, the switching electric control board 20 and the m.2 element 40 inserted in the butt joint are located on the same plane, that is, the plane of the inserted m.2 element 40 is substantially coincident with the plane of the sheet switching electric control board 20, so that the switching electric control board 20 and the m.2 element 40 are not overlapped.

Specifically, the switching electronic control board 20 of the present embodiment includes a first surface and a second surface that are parallel to each other and are arranged at intervals, and a plurality of side surfaces located between the first surface and the second surface, where the first surface and the second surface are two surfaces with a larger area of the switching electronic control board 20, that is, an upper surface and a lower surface in fig. 2, and side surfaces on a peripheral side thereof are portions connecting the first surface and the second surface, and the number of side surfaces is different according to the shape of the switching electronic control board 20. Wherein all sides comprise opposite first and second sides 21, 22, the first side 21 being the surface facing the outside of the outer structural member 10, the first side 21 having a docking portion for cooperation with an external component, and the second side 22 being the surface facing the receiving cavity 11, the second side 22 having a docking position. In this way, when the m.2 element 40 is plugged onto the switching electric control board 20, the m.2 element 40 is placed at a position flush with the switching electric control board 20, so that the plane where the m.2 element 40 is located is flush with the surface of the switching electric control board 20, and the golden finger of the m.2 element 40 faces the butt joint position of the second side 22, and then the golden finger of the m.2 element 40 is inserted into the butt joint position, so that the m.2 element 40 can be inserted onto the switching electric control board 20, and the switching electric control board 20 is located at the golden finger end of the m.2 element 40.

The arrangement of the switching electronic control board 20 in this embodiment enables the module to support switching or compatibility of the EDSFF interfaces on the one hand, so that the m.2 component 40 can connect and cooperate with these high-performance storage interfaces, and on the other hand, the switching electronic control board 20 has a smaller structure, so that the addition of the heat sink 50 can be supported, and meanwhile, the cost can be reduced. The arrangement of the outer structural member 10 and the inner structural member 30 is matched, so that the module integrally provides flexibility of hardware, improvement of heat dissipation performance and support of a high-performance storage interface, is very useful in applications requiring compatibility with various hardware specifications and high-performance and heat dissipation, and meets the requirements of a data center on high-capacity, high-speed reading and writing and low-delay storage.

Preferably, in order to further secure the support of the heat sink 50, the present embodiment sets the thickness of the accommodating chamber 11 to be equal to or greater than the thickness of the integral part formed by the m.2 component 40 and the external part in cooperation. In this way, the arrangement of the adapting electronic control board 20 is matched with the arrangement of the accommodating cavity 11 so as to allow a space for the arrangement of the cooling fins 50 in the thickness direction, thereby enabling the m.2 component 40 to mount various types of cooling fins 50 according to the requirement.

In this embodiment, when the dimensions of the integral component of the m.2 component 40 plus the heat sink 50 are changed, the dimensions of the outer structural member 10 may be set accordingly as desired. For example, when converted to the e1.S form, the outer structural member 10 is the same size as the e1.S form. Also, when converting to the e1.L form, the dimensions of the outer structural member 10 match the e1.L profile, thus ensuring the suitability and compatibility of the m.2 element 40 in different forms. Note that, e1.S and e1.L are different size models of the m.2 module, and since they are specifications of field versatility, specific numerical values thereof are not specifically described in this embodiment.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, the present embodiment further provides an m.2 component assembly, which includes the m.2 component 40 and the m.2 component switching module described above, and the m.2 component 40 is disposed in the m.2 component switching module. The specific type of the m.2 element 40 may be set as required, and for example, an m.2 hard disk or the like may be used. The m.2 component adapting module can adapt to m.2 components 40 with various sizes and can also support the installation of the heat sink 50, so that the m.2 component assembly can be changed in model according to the needs of different scenes, and thus adapt to different application scenes and application requirements.

Alternatively, the m.2 components 40 may be provided in a plurality of types, and the sizes of the different m.2 components 40 are not identical, and since the m.2 component switching module may be compatible with the m.2 components 40 of different sizes, the m.2 component switching module may be provided with only one type, and all the m.2 components 40 may be adapted through the m.2 component switching module. In order to ensure the suitability for all the m.2 components 40, the size of the outer structural member 10 of the m.2 component switching module is set to be not smaller than the maximum size of the m.2 components 40 in this embodiment, so that the m.2 components 40 with the maximum size can be accommodated in the accommodating cavities 11 of the m.2 component switching module, and the m.2 components 40 with smaller sizes can naturally also be accommodated in the accommodating cavities 11, and at the same time, the m.2 components 40 with smaller sizes can be matched with the inner structural member 30 by adjusting the position of the inner structural member 30, so that the fixation of the m.2 components 40 can be realized.

Preferably, the m.2 element 40 is disposed on a side of the switching electric control board 20 of the m.2 element switching module, so that the m.2 element 40 is disposed flush with the switching electric control board 20 of the m.2 element switching module after being mounted, and thus, the m.2 element 40 and the switching electric control board 20 are integrally formed into a sheet structure, thereby providing a space for mounting the heat sink 50, and being beneficial to supporting the additional heat sink 50.

In this embodiment, the m.2 component further includes a heat sink 50, where the heat sink 50 is disposed outside the m.2 component 40, and the two components can be fastened together by screws, so as to form an integral component, so that the heat dissipation performance of the m.2 component 40 is improved by the heat sink 50, and it is ensured that the heat dissipation performance and stability of the m.2 component can be maintained under high load and long-term use. It should be noted that, the heat sink 50 is an optional component, the heat sink 50 may be set according to the heat dissipation requirement of the m.2 element 40, and the heat sink 50 may not be set under the condition of sufficient heat dissipation capability, and when the heat dissipation capability of the m.2 element 40 is insufficient, the heat sink 50 may be added to perform auxiliary heat dissipation, so as to ensure reliable operation of the whole device and avoid overheat.

Since the heat sink 50 is disposed outside the m.2 component 40, the heat sink 50 is substantially accommodated in the accommodating cavity 11 of the outer structural member 10, and thus the thickness of the accommodating cavity 11 of the outer structural member 10 of the m.2 component switching module needs to be not less than the thickness of the whole component, so that the effect of supporting the added heat sink 50 by the m.2 component switching module can be ensured. It should be noted that, since the m.2 component 40 is fully accommodated in the heat sink 50 in this embodiment, the thickness of the integral component formed by the two components is substantially the thickness of the heat sink 50. Of course, the specific thickness of the accommodating cavity 11 is not fixed, and it may be set according to different practical situations, as long as the cooling fins 50 required for sufficient space installation can be reserved by matching with the m.2 component 40.

Similar to the aforementioned m.2 component 40, the heat sink 50 may be provided with a plurality of different heat sinks 50, and the structures, shapes, sizes, and other dimensions of the different heat sinks 50 may not be identical, so that the m.2 component 40 may be provided with different heat sinks 50 according to different requirements, thereby improving adaptability to different scenes. The thickness of the accommodating chamber 11 is only required to be larger than the largest thickness of the heat sink 50 in the design.

As for the structure of the heat sink 50, various structural forms may be provided as needed, for example, the heat sink 50 may be provided in a sheet shape, and the heat sink 50 may be directly attached to the surface of the m.2 element 40, thereby assisting heat dissipation, in which case the thickness of the whole component is the sum of the thicknesses of both the m.2 element 40 and the heat sink 50; or the heat sink 50 may be configured as a shell structure, the heat sink 50 is formed with a cavity, the m.2 element 40 may be accommodated in the cavity, both sides of the m.2 element 40 may dissipate heat through the heat sink 50, and the thickness of the whole component is the thickness of the heat sink 50; still alternatively, the heat sink 50 may include two parts, a housing and fins, where the housing is similar to the shell-like structure described above, the m.2 component 40 is contained in the housing, and the fins are connected to the housing and form an included angle greater than 0 degrees with the surface of the housing, and more specifically, the fins may be vertically disposed between the fins and the surface of the housing on which the fins are mounted, so that the fins may play a role in assisting heat dissipation, achieving further heat dissipation, and improving heat dissipation effects. For the above-mentioned heat sink 50 provided with fins, the lengths of the fins may be different, that is, the lengths of the fins may be set as required, may be shorter, or may be longer, so as to adjust the heat dissipation capacity of the heat sink 50, and ensure that the heat dissipation capacity of the heat sink 50 is adapted to the heat generation condition of the m.2 element 40. Meanwhile, for the case of longer fin length, the fins can extend out from the top surface opening of the accommodating cavity 11, and the housing is accommodated in the accommodating cavity 11 as much as possible.

As shown in fig. 3 and 4, the present embodiment further provides a server, including the housing 60 and the m.2 component described above, and the server is communicatively connected to the m.2 component. Since the m.2-tuple component of the present embodiment can be applied in various scenarios, the server of the present embodiment can be various types of servers. When in installation, the installation direction of the M.2 element device assembly can be correspondingly set according to the requirement, and the device can be transversely installed or longitudinally installed.

It should be noted that, in the above embodiments, a plurality refers to at least two.

From the above description, it can be seen that the above embodiments of the present invention achieve the following technical effects:

first, the ability of the module to accommodate a variety of m.2 components 40, including different sizes and specifications, thereby making it adaptable to systems of various m.2 hardware specifications provides great flexibility. The m.2 component 40, whether existing or future, can be easily used with this module without being limited to a particular hardware size.

Second, the addition of the heat sink 50 may effectively reduce the operating temperature of the m.2 component 40, thereby improving hardware performance and stability. This function is particularly important in high load or long term use situations, as it can effectively cool the hardware, ensure its proper operation, and reduce the risk of performance degradation and damage due to overheating.

Meanwhile, the module also supports a switching module defined by the EDSFF interface, and provides more selection and expansibility for system integration. This means that the user can easily connect other hardware components as needed to meet specific application scenarios and requirements, thereby increasing the versatility and customizable of the overall system, which can play an important role in computing and storage solutions in different fields, providing better performance, flexibility and reliability.

It will be apparent that the embodiments described above are merely some, but not all, embodiments of the invention. All other embodiments, which can be made by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the present invention without making any inventive effort, shall fall within the scope of the present invention.

It is noted that the terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of example embodiments in accordance with the present application. As used herein, the singular is also intended to include the plural unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, and furthermore, it is to be understood that the terms "comprises" and/or "comprising" when used in this specification are taken to specify the presence of stated features, steps, operations, devices, components, and/or combinations thereof.

It should be noted that the terms "first," "second," and the like in the description and claims of the present application and the above figures are used for distinguishing between similar objects and not necessarily for describing a particular sequential or chronological order. It is to be understood that the data so used may be interchanged where appropriate such that embodiments of the present application described herein may be implemented in sequences other than those illustrated or described herein.

The above description is only of the preferred embodiments of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention, but various modifications and variations can be made to the present invention by those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. An m.2 component transfer module, comprising:

-an outer structural member (10), the outer structural member (10) having a receiving cavity (11) for receiving an m.2 element (40), the receiving cavity (11) having a thickness greater than the thickness of the m.2 element (40) so that the receiving cavity (11) can receive an external component mated with the m.2 element (40);

the switching electric control board (20), the switching electric control board (20) is connected with the outer structural member (10), and the switching electric control board (20) is positioned at the end part of the outer structural member (10);

the inner structural member (30), the inner structural member (30) is arranged in the accommodating cavity (11), and the inner structural member (30) is arranged along the length direction of the accommodating cavity (11) in an adjustable mode, the inner structural member (30) is provided with a fixing position (31) for fixing the M.2 element (40), and when the size of the M.2 element (40) is changed, the position of the inner structural member (30) is adjusted according to the size of the M.2 element (40), so that the M.2 element (40) is connected with the fixing position (31).

2. The m.2 component changeover module according to claim 1, wherein the outer structural member (10) has a mounting position extending in a length direction of the receiving chamber (11), and the inner structural member (30) is switchably engaged with the mounting position.

3. The m.2 component switching module of claim 2, wherein the mounting locations are mounting holes (12), the mounting holes (12) are plural, at least part of the mounting holes (12) are arranged to extend along the length direction of the accommodating cavity (11), and the inner structural member (30) is switchably matched with different mounting holes (12) to change positions.

4. The m.2 component transfer module of claim 3, wherein the inner structural member (30) and the outer structural member (10) each have the mounting hole (12), the m.2 component transfer module further comprising a fastener that is threaded within the mounting hole (12) and connects the inner structural member (30) and the outer structural member (10).

5. The m.2 component switching module of claim 2, wherein the mounting location is a mounting slot extending along a length of the receiving cavity (11), the inner structural member (30) being engageable with different locations of the mounting slot to change position.

6. The m.2 component transfer module of claim 5, wherein the outer structural member (10) and the inner structural member (30) each have the mounting slot, the m.2 component transfer module further comprising a fastener movably threaded within the mounting slot.

7. The m.2 component transfer module of claim 2, wherein the mounting locations are on opposite sides of the outer structural member (10).

8. The m.2 component changeover module according to claim 1, wherein the length direction of the inner structural member (30) is perpendicular to the length direction of the accommodating chamber (11), both ends of the inner structural member (30) in the length direction are provided with connection structures (32) for connection with the outer structural member (10), and the fixing position (31) is located in a middle region of the inner structural member (30).

9. The m.2 component transition module of claim 8, wherein the inner structural member (30) includes a first section, a second section, and a third section connected in series in a bent manner, the first section and the third section having the connection structure (32) thereon, the second section having the fixing location (31) thereon.

10. The m.2 component transition module of claim 9, wherein the bending direction of both the first segment and the third segment is the same relative to the second segment.

11. The m.2 component switching module according to any of claims 1 to 10, characterized in that one side of the outer structural member (10) has an interface (13), the switching control board (20) is located at the interface (13), and the switching control board (20) protrudes from the interface (13) out of the outer structural member (10).

12. The m.2 component switching module according to any of claims 1 to 10, characterized in that the side of the switching control board (20) facing the receiving chamber (11) has a docking station for mating with the m.2 component (40), the docking direction of which docking station is parallel to the surface on which the switching control board (20) is located.

13. The m.2 component switching module of claim 12, wherein the switching electronic board (20) is in the same plane as the m.2 component (40) plugged into the docking station.

14. The m.2 component transfer module of claim 12, wherein the transfer electronic control board (20) includes first and second surfaces disposed parallel to each other and spaced apart, and a plurality of sides between the first and second surfaces, wherein all of the sides include opposing first and second sides (21, 22), the first side (21) having a mating portion for mating with an external component, and the second side (22) having the mating position.

15. The m.2 component transfer module of any of claims 1 to 10, wherein the thickness of the receiving cavity (11) is equal to or greater than the thickness of an integral component formed by the mating of the m.2 component (40) and the external component.

16. The M.2 component interposer module of claim 1, wherein,

the outer structural member (10) and the outer structural member (10) are provided with a plurality of mounting holes (12), at least part of the mounting holes (12) are arranged in an extending mode along the length direction of the accommodating cavity (11), and the inner structural member (30) is matched with different mounting holes (12) in a switchable mode to change positions;

the M.2 element switching module further comprises a fastener, wherein the fastener is arranged in the mounting hole (12) in a penetrating manner and is used for connecting the inner structural member (30) and the outer structural member (10);

the length direction of the inner structural member (30) is perpendicular to the length direction of the accommodating cavity (11), the mounting holes (12) are formed in the two ends of the inner structural member (30) in the length direction, and the fixing position (31) is located in the middle area of the inner structural member (30);

the inner structural member (30) comprises a first section, a second section and a third section which are sequentially connected in a bending way, wherein the first section, the second section and the third section form a -shaped structure, the first section and the third section are provided with the mounting holes (12), and the second section is provided with the fixing positions (31);

one side of the switching electric control board (20) facing the accommodating cavity (11) is provided with a butt joint position matched with the M.2 element (40), the plugging direction of the butt joint position is parallel to the surface where the switching electric control board (20) is located, and the M.2 element (40) plugged in the butt joint position and the switching electric control board (20) are located on the same plane.

17. An m.2-cell assembly, comprising:

m.2 elements (40);

the m.2 component transfer module of any of claims 1-16, the m.2 component (40) disposed within the m.2 component transfer module.

18. The m.2-component assembly of claim 17, wherein the m.2-components (40) are plural and the different m.2-components (40) are not identical in size, and the outer structural member (10) of the m.2-component adapter module is not smaller in size than the largest dimension of the m.2-components (40).

19. The m.2-component assembly of claim 17, wherein the m.2-component (40) is disposed flush with a switching electronic control board (20) of the m.2-component switching module.

20. The m.2-element assembly according to claim 17, further comprising a heat sink (50), the heat sink (50) being arranged outside the m.2-element (40) and forming an integral part, the thickness of the receiving cavity (11) of the outer structural member (10) of the m.2-element adapter module being not smaller than the thickness of the integral part.

21. The m.2-component of claim 20, wherein the heat sinks (50) are multiple and the different heat sinks (50) are not identical in size.

22. The m.2 cell device assembly of claim 20, wherein the heat sink (50) comprises a housing disposed outside the m.2 cell (40) and a fin connected to the housing and forming an included angle with a surface of the housing of greater than 0 degrees.

23. A server comprising the m.2-component of any one of claims 17 to 22, the server being communicatively coupled to the m.2-component.