CN204009713U - Slim rack server hard disk accommodating structure - Google Patents
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The utility model discloses a kind of slim rack server hard disk accommodating structure, be arranged in the front end spaces of the slim rack server casing that meets EIARS310D1U specification, it comprises: the accommodating module of a plurality of hard disks, a plurality of compartment member and a plurality of hard disc module of substituting.The accommodating module of hard disk is arranged at the front end of described slim rack server casing, and the accommodating module of each hard disk has respectively housing, and the both sides of housing have respectively side plate, and on each side plate, is provided with a plurality of locating slots that are parallel to each other.Compartment member is arranged at respectively on two side plates of the accommodating module of hard disk.Substitute hard disc module and be inserted in the accommodating module of hard disk with the direction of the bottom surface level with slim rack server casing, each two side substituting hard disc module is placed in respectively between the slot on two side plates of the accommodating module of hard disk.The slim rack server hard disk accommodating structure that the utility model provides can improve density and the quantity that casing inside holds hard disk.
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Technical field
The utility model is a kind of slim rack server hard disk accommodating structure, refers to especially a kind of 1U type rack server hard disk accommodating structure of the EIA of meeting RS310D standard.
Background technology
Along with popularizing gradually of computer and the Internet, the data volume of transmitting by network is got over huge, and the file layout of electronic data heals and becomes polynary, for the network dealer who provides user to carry out data access or computer system manufacturer, data storing space has obviously become an important problem.
Traditional rack-mount server, except because need the object in mass data storing space, for adapting to the demand of high-speed computation, adopts the framework of disk array at large, to reach, improves amount of data storage simultaneously, promotes again the object of data access speed simultaneously.
Yet because the inner space of normal framework formula server is limited, and add again and must take into account ventilation and heat, it can be restricted for the space that holds hard disk or other storage devices, also therefore cause the hard disk lazy weight that can hold in casing, and must be in addition by external disc array devices or network storage devices (Network Attached Storage, NAS), expand the problem of storage volume deficiency.
Yet the storage volume that expands server via disc array devices or the network storage devices of circumscribed will take frame or cabinet additional space, be therefore unfavorable for that the space of Computer Facilities uses.
Cause conventional server shell to hold the reason of hard drive space deficiency, except because the factor of casing inner space deficiency, in conventional technology, provide the slide rail of hard disk withdrawing or the precision of slot not enough, must reserve larger gap can successfully plug for hard disk, therefore caused in order to guide and to locate the slide rail of hard disk or the size of locating slot and increased, and the hard disk quantity that can Gong hold in server shell is declined.
Due to above factor, make the hard disk accommodating structure of conventional rack-mount server casing have quite a lot of shortcoming, therefore how by the improvement of structural design, promote the accommodating density of hard disk of the hard disk accommodating structure of server shell, to promote casing content, receive hard disk quantity, become one of important topic that this cause institute wish solves.
Utility model content
The utility model fundamental purpose can improve density that casing inside holds hard disk and the slim rack server hard disk accommodating structure of quantity providing a kind of.
A kind of slim rack server hard disk accommodating structure is provided in the utility model embodiment, described slim rack server hard disk accommodating structure is arranged at one and meets in the front end spaces of slim rack server casing of EIA RS310D1U specification, described slim rack server hard disk accommodating structure comprises: the accommodating module of a plurality of hard disks, the accommodating module of described hard disk is arranged at the front end of described slim rack server casing, described in each, the accommodating module of hard disk has respectively a housing, the both sides of described housing have respectively a side plate, and on side plate described in each, be provided with a plurality of locating slots that are parallel to each other, a plurality of compartment members, be arranged at respectively on two described side plates of the accommodating module of described hard disk, described in each, compartment member has respectively a plurality of location-plates, described location-plate is placed in described locating slot, and described location-plate level is jointly extended and jointly defines a plurality of slots towards the direction of the inner side of the accommodating module of described hard disk, and a plurality of hard disc modules of substituting, the described hard disc module of substituting is inserted in the accommodating module of described hard disk with the direction of the bottom surface level with described slim rack server casing, and two sides substituting hard disc module described in each are placed in respectively between the described slot on two described side plates of the accommodating module of described hard disk, described in each, substitute hard disc module and have respectively a pallet and and be placed in the storage device in described pallet, described storage device is the storage device that meets SFF82017mm specification, wherein, described slim rack server casing is equipped with the accommodating module of described hard disk of 5 groups, and described in each, location-plate spacing is each other between between 8.4mm to 9mm, and described in each, the accommodating module of hard disk can be for substituting hard disc module described in accommodating 4.
Further, described in each, compartment member is metal plate, and described location-plate is that described compartment member bends and forms one-body moldedly, and described in each, location-plate is perpendicular to the surface of described compartment member.
Further, the spacing of the described locating slot on two described side plates of the accommodating module of described hard disk is between between 8.4mm to 9mm.
Further, described in substitute the side board that the described pallet of hard disc module has respectively a backboard and is connected in the both sides of described backboard, described storage device is placed between described backboard and two described side boards.
Further, described storage device is solid state hard disc.
Further, described in each, substituting hard disc module is inserted in after the accommodating module of described hard disk, described in each, substitute the thickness of hard disc module between between 7.6mm to 8.0mm, and described in each, substitute two sides of hard disc module and described in each the gap between the described location-plate of compartment member be 0.1mm.
Further, the central position corresponding to slot described in each of the medial surface of two side plates of the accommodating module of described hard disk is respectively equipped with a plurality of salient points, substitutes between the side of hard disc module and two side plates of the accommodating module of described hard disk and contact with a way of contact described in making.
Further, the accommodating module of described hard disk has respectively a connecting portion bending inwards in the bottom of two described side plates, and described connecting portion is connected on a base plate of described slim rack server casing.
Further, on the described housing of the accommodating module of described hard disk, there is the contact site of a depression, described contact site be placed in of the top in the accommodating module of described hard disk described in substitute hard disc module described pallet contact.
The beneficial effects of the utility model be can the described side plate by the accommodating module of described hard disk on set locating slot accurately locate the spacing of the described location-plate of each compartment member, accurately control each compartment member and remain on the spacing of substituting hard disc module the scope that is no more than 0.1mm, the width of the slot that therefore each can be consisted of compartment member is minimized, so that can accommodating maximum quantity in described hard disk accommodation space substitute hard disc module, and reduce unnecessary space and waste, and make the density of hard disk holding space for holding hard disk of the present utility model and the object that quantity reaches optimization.
For enabling further to understand feature of the present utility model and technology contents, refer to following about detailed description of the present utility model and accompanying drawing, yet appended graphic only provide with reference to and explanation use, be not used for to the utility model limitr in addition.
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Fig. 1 is the three-dimensional combination figure of slim rack server hard disk accommodating structure of the present utility model.
Fig. 2 is that slim rack server hard disk accommodating structure of the present utility model is not planted and substituted the combination front view of hard disc module state.
Fig. 3 is that slim rack server hard disk accommodating structure of the present utility model sticks with the combination front view of substituting hard disc module state.
Fig. 4 is the three-dimensional exploded view of the accommodating module of hard disk of slim rack server hard disk accommodating structure use of the present utility model.
Fig. 5 is the combination front view of the accommodating module of hard disk of slim rack server hard disk accommodating structure use of the present utility model.。
Fig. 6 is that the accommodating module of hard disk that slim rack server hard disk accommodating structure of the present utility model is used is stuck with the combination section of substituting under hard disc module state.。
Fig. 7 is the vertical view of substituting hard disc module that rack server hard disk accommodating structure of the present utility model adopts.
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Rack server casing 1
The accommodating module 10 of hard disk
Housing 11
Side plate 12
Locating slot 13
Contact site 14
Connecting portion 15
Connecting hole 16
Salient point 17
Compartment member 20
Location-plate 21
Slot 22
Substitute hard disc module 30
Pallet 31
Backboard 32
Side board 33
Storage device 34
Handle 35
Plate moved end 351
Fastening end 352
Metal cap 36
Fasten axle 37
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As shown in Figure 1 to Figure 3, slim rack server hard disk accommodating structure of the present utility model comprises: a rack server casing 1, the accommodating module 10 of a plurality of hard disk, a plurality of being inserted in are substituted hard disc module 30 in the accommodating module 10 of described hard disk.
Wherein said rack server casing 1 is a rack server casing that meets EIA RS310D2U specification, the accommodating module 10 of described hard disk is installed on the front end of rack server casing 1, the accommodating module 10 of each hard disk can provide respectively a plurality of and with horizontal direction, be inserted in inner slot 22 for substituting hard disc module 30, for user, can install or change and substitute hard disc module 30 from the place ahead of frame server shell 1.
As shown in Figure 4, the accommodating module 10 of each hard disk that the utility model is used has a housing 11, two sides of each housing 11 have two to the side plate 12 of downward-extension, the bottom of each side plate 12 a junction 15 that further bends inwards again, the mode that described connecting portion can rivet or weld is fixed on the bottom surface of described rack server casing 1.On each side plate 12, along vertical direction, offer respectively the locating slot 13 of a plurality of levels, and 20, two compartment members of two compartment members are arranged at respectively the lateral surface of two side plates 12.Each compartment member 20 is respectively equipped with the horizontally extending location-plate 21 of a plurality of interior side directions towards housing 11.As shown in Figures 5 and 6, the utility model is corresponding with each location-plate 21 in position and the spacing of the set locating slot 13 of two side plates 12 of housing 11, therefore make each location-plate 21 of compartment member 20 can extend into from each locating slot 13 inner side of two side plates 12, and by each locating slot 13, location-plate 21 is positioned on correct position.
In this embodiment, compartment member 20 is metal plate, and each location-plate 21 forms for the one-body molded bending of compartment member 20 simultaneously.Each location-plate 21 is perpendicular to the surface of compartment member 20.
As shown in Figures 5 and 6, described in the spacing of each location-plate 21 is slightly larger than, substitute the thickness of hard disc module 30, therefore make each location-plate 21 jointly form a plurality of for the accommodating slot 22 of substituting hard disc module 30.As shown in Figure 6, described in substitute hard disc module 30 and with horizontal direction, be inserted in the inside of the accommodating module 10 of hard disk, and each two side substituting hard disc module is placed in described slot 22 inside.In addition, for reducing the resistance substitute in the slot 22 that hard disc module 30 is inserted into the accommodating module 10 of hard disk, at two side plate 12 medial surfaces of the accommodating module 10 of hard disk, corresponding to the central position male of each slot 22, be provided with a plurality of salient points 17, so that substitute hard disc module 30, be inserted into slot 22 when inner, to contact in a mode contacting with 12 of two side plates, to reduce the resistance of its contact.
As shown in FIG. 6 and 7, the hard disc module 30 of substituting that the utility model collocation is used is comprised of a pallet 31 and a storage device 34 being placed in described pallet.In this embodiment, storage device 34 meets disk drive or the solid state hard disk (SSD) of SFF82017mm specification.And in order to reach the object that improves server data access speed, in the utility model embodiment, storage device 34 is preferably solid state hard disk (SSD).Described pallet 31 is for utilizing metal sheet to make, and its structure comprises a backboard 32 and two side boards 33 that are connected in described backboard 32 both sides.Its dorsulum 32 is fitted in a side of storage device 34, and two side boards 33 are coated on two sides of storage device 34.In this embodiment, the height of two side boards 33 of pallet 31 is not more than the thickness of storage device 34, to reduce the thickness of substituting hard disc module 30 integral body.In addition, in this embodiment, pallet 31 is for having the structure of backboard 32, therefore substitutes integral thickness after hard disc module 30 combine and is about storage device 34 thickness own and adds the thickness of counting backboard 32, and its integral thickness approximately can reach the scope of 7.6mm-8.0mm.
In addition, for enhancement, substitute hard disc module 30 and in one end of pallet 31, be provided with a metal cap 36, and in metal cap 36, be provided with leader 35, when substituting hard disc module, be inserted in the accommodating module 10 of described hard disk when interior, each metal cap 36 is contained in the opening part of slot 22.As shown in Figure 4 simultaneously, on the housing 11 of the accommodating module 10 of each hard disk, be provided with the contact site 14 of a depression, metal cap 36 on the pallet 31 that described contact site 14 can be substituted hard disc module 30 with that is placed in the accommodating module of described hard disk 10 interior the tops contacts, so that the pallet 31 of substituting hard disc module 30 is via contacting with housing 11, reach the object of ground connection, to eliminate its Electromagnetic Interference.
Described handle 35 is articulated on metal cap 36 to fasten axle 37.Each handle 35 has respectively a fastening end 352 and a plate moved end 351.The end of fastening end 352 has a fastening end 352 that protrudes from metal cap 36 outsides.Simultaneously, the position that is positioned at the entrance of each slot 22 at the side plate 12 of the accommodating module 10 of a hard disk side adjacent with fastening end 352 is provided with a plurality of connecting holes 16 that can match with described fastening end 352, described when substituting hard disc module and being inserted in described slot 22 and arriving location, the fastening end 352 of handle 35 can snap in described connecting hole 16, uses the described hard disc module 30 of substituting is positioned in slot 22.And when user will can move handle 35 by plate when substituting hard disc module 30 and exit slot 22, make fastening end 352 ejection connecting holes 16, will substitute hard disc module 30 and exit in slot 22.
As shown in Figures 2 and 3, in the utility model above-described embodiment, rack server casing 1 is for meeting EIA RS310D1U specification, so the width of this rack server casing 1 and be highly respectively 430mm and 44mm.According to the configuration of rack server casing 1 inner space, the utility model can be total in the front space of rack server casing 1 the accommodating module 10 of hard disk of accommodating 5 groups.
The accommodating module 10 of hard disk of the present utility model is considered and is substituted the size of hard disc module 30 and the restriction of rack server casing 1 inner space, its whole height is defined in the scope of 40-43mm, and the width of the accommodating module 10 of each hard disk is defined in the scope of 73-78mm.The height of the slot 22 in the accommodating module 10 of each hard disk according to described in substitute hard disc module 30 and add after meter preset clearance 0.1mm, the height of each slot 22 is ordered the scope into 7.8mm to 8.2mm, can be successfully from slot 22 plugs for the described hard disc module 30 of substituting.While compartment member 20 described in the utility model is for to utilize the metal sheet of 0.4mm to 0.6mm thickness to make, so the spacing of each location-plate 21 is ordered in the scope into 8.4mm to 9mm.And according to this space configuration mode, the accommodating module 10 of each group hard disc can arrange respectively four in order to hold the slot 22 of substituting hard disc module 30.
The utility model is according to above-mentioned space configuration mode, can be in the accommodating module 10 of hard disk of interior accommodating 5 groups of a rack server casing 1 that meets EIA RS310D1U specification, simultaneously the accommodating module 10 of each hard disk can hold respectively 4 groups substitute hard disc module 30, that therefore can in rack server casing 1, hold altogether at least 20 groups substitutes hard disc module 30.
The main feature of the accommodating module 10 of the utility model hard disk is, therefore on described side plate 12, there is locating slot 13 to locate the horizontal location of each location-plate 21 of each compartment member 20, can accurately locate by each locating slot 13 geometric tolerances such as the spacing of each location-plate 21 and the depth of parallelism thereof.And because the positioning accurate density of location-plate 21 improves, therefore make each slot being defined as by location-plate 21 22 also there is higher precision, so that reserved preset clearance for removable hard disk module plug can dwindle as far as possible, therefore make the spacing of each slot 22 can narrow down to minimum degree.Simultaneously, because each location-plate 21 is for adopting metal sheet to make, the thickness of each location-plate 21 also can dwindle, therefore make the utility model can effectively utilize the space in the accommodating module 10 of hard disk and hold maximum quantity substitute hard disc module 30.
The foregoing is only preferred possible embodiments of the present utility model, non-so limit to the scope of the claims of the present utility model, therefore such as use the equivalence techniques that the utility model instructions and graphic content are done to change, be all contained in protection domain of the present utility model.
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1. a slim rack server hard disk accommodating structure, described slim rack server hard disk accommodating structure is arranged at one and meets in the front end spaces of slim rack server casing of EIA RS310D1U specification, it is characterized in that, described slim rack server hard disk accommodating structure comprises:
The accommodating module of a plurality of hard disks, the accommodating module of described hard disk is arranged at the front end of described slim rack server casing, described in each, the accommodating module of hard disk has respectively a housing, the both sides of described housing have respectively a side plate, and on side plate described in each, are provided with a plurality of locating slots that are parallel to each other;
A plurality of compartment members, be arranged at respectively on two described side plates of the accommodating module of described hard disk, described in each, compartment member has respectively a plurality of location-plates, described location-plate is placed in described locating slot, and described location-plate level is jointly extended and jointly defines a plurality of slots towards the direction of the inner side of the accommodating module of described hard disk; And
A plurality of hard disc modules of substituting, the described hard disc module of substituting is inserted in the accommodating module of described hard disk with the direction of the bottom surface level with described slim rack server casing, and two sides substituting hard disc module described in each are placed in respectively between the described slot on two described side plates of the accommodating module of described hard disk, described in each, substitute hard disc module and have respectively a pallet and and be placed in the storage device in described pallet, described storage device is the storage device that meets SFF82017mm specification;
Wherein, described slim rack server casing is equipped with the accommodating module of described hard disk of 5 groups, and described in each, location-plate spacing is each other between between 8.4mm to 9mm, and described in each, the accommodating module of hard disk can be for substituting hard disc module described in accommodating 4.
2. slim rack server hard disk accommodating structure according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, described in each, compartment member is metal plate, and described location-plate is that described compartment member bends and forms one-body moldedly, and described in each, location-plate is perpendicular to the surface of described compartment member.
3. slim rack server hard disk accommodating structure according to claim 1, is characterized in that, the spacing of the described locating slot on two described side plates of the accommodating module of described hard disk is between between 8.4mm to 9mm.
4. slim rack server hard disk accommodating structure according to claim 3, it is characterized in that, the side board that the described described pallet of substituting hard disc module has respectively a backboard and is connected in the both sides of described backboard, described storage device is placed between described backboard and two described side boards.
5. slim rack server hard disk accommodating structure according to claim 4, is characterized in that, described storage device is solid state hard disc.
6. slim rack server hard disk accommodating structure according to claim 5, it is characterized in that, described in each, substituting hard disc module is inserted in after the accommodating module of described hard disk, described in each, substitute the thickness of hard disc module between between 7.6mm to 8.0mm, and described in each, substitute two sides of hard disc module and described in each the gap between the described location-plate of compartment member be 0.1mm.
7. slim rack server hard disk accommodating structure according to claim 6, it is characterized in that, the central position corresponding to slot described in each of the medial surface of two side plates of the accommodating module of described hard disk is respectively equipped with a plurality of salient points, substitutes between the side of hard disc module and two side plates of the accommodating module of described hard disk and contact with a way of contact described in making.
8. slim rack server hard disk accommodating structure according to claim 7, it is characterized in that, the accommodating module of described hard disk has respectively a connecting portion bending inwards in the bottom of two described side plates, and described connecting portion is connected on a base plate of described slim rack server casing.
9. slim rack server hard disk accommodating structure according to claim 8, it is characterized in that, the contact site on the described housing of the accommodating module of described hard disk with a depression, described contact site be placed in of the top in the accommodating module of described hard disk described in substitute hard disc module described pallet contact.
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