CN216901540U - Device for flexibly accessing expansion card in server case - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model discloses a device for flexibly accessing an expansion card in a server case, which comprises a fixed support and a switching circuit board, wherein the switching circuit board is provided with a first bottom surface and a first top surface, a first interface parallel to the first bottom surface is arranged at the edge of one side of the switching circuit board, at least one second interface vertical to the first top surface is arranged on the first top surface, the first interface is electrically connected with the second interface, the fixed support comprises a first bottom plate and a first vertical plate, the first bottom plate is used for fixing the switching circuit board, the first bottom plate is provided with a second bottom surface and a second top surface, the first vertical plate is vertical to the second top surface of the first bottom plate and is fixedly connected with the edge of one side of the second top surface of the first bottom plate, and the first bottom surface of the switching circuit board is fixedly connected with the second top surface of the first bottom plate. The device for flexibly accessing the expansion card in the server case can reduce the height of the case and flexibly access the expansion card.

Description

Device for flexibly accessing expansion card in server case

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the field of electronics, in particular to a device for flexibly accessing an expansion card in a server case.

Background

Many IT applications require PCI-E expansion cards to be loaded on a computer, and these cards as expansion cards include various forms, such as dual-width full-height GPU cards, PCI-E X16 full-height full-length cards, and PCI-E X8 full-height full-length cards.

The general GPU card, the PCI-EX16 full-height full-length card and the PCI-E X8 full-height full-length card in the server chassis are installed through PCI-E slots on a mainboard, the GPU card and the PCI-E full-height full-length card are fixed perpendicular to the mainboard, the heights of the general GPU card, the PCI-E X16 full-height full-length card and the PCI-EX8 full-height full-length card are larger than 110mm, and a server with the height of 4U is required to support the expansion cards by considering factors such as height, power supply interface and the like. U is the height unit of the server device, and 1U is 4.445cm in height.

For servers using only 1 GPU card, 2 PCI-EX16 full-height full-length cards or 4 PCI-EX8 full-height full-length cards, the use of a server with a height of 4U and the like would increase the production cost of the machine and waste space of the server room seriously, and the size of the server with a height of 4U and the like is large, which causes inconvenience in movement of a user.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

In view of the above, the utility model designs a device for flexibly accessing an expansion card in a server chassis, which can flexibly adapt to expansion board cards of different numbers and types to meet the requirements of customizing a server by only using a chassis with a height of 2U and replacing a fixed support and a switching circuit board of the switching card, thereby saving the overall equipment cost, saving the space of a machine room and facilitating the movement of a user.

Therefore, the embodiment of the utility model provides the following technical scheme:

the device for flexibly accessing the expansion card into the server case comprises a fixed support and a switching circuit board, wherein the switching circuit board is provided with a first bottom surface and a first top surface, a first interface parallel to the first bottom surface is arranged at one side edge of the switching circuit board, at least one second interface vertical to the first top surface is arranged on the first top surface, the first interface is electrically connected with the second interface, the fixed support comprises a first bottom plate and a first vertical plate, the first bottom plate is used for fixing the switching circuit board, the first bottom plate is provided with a second bottom surface and a second top surface, the first vertical plate is vertical to the second top surface of the first bottom plate and is fixedly connected with one side edge of the second top surface of the first bottom plate, and the first bottom surface of the switching circuit board is fixedly connected with the second top surface of the first bottom plate.

Further, the fixed support further comprises a second vertical plate, the second vertical plate is perpendicular to the first bottom plate and is fixedly connected with the edge of the first bottom plate, and the second vertical plate is perpendicular to the first vertical plate and is fixedly connected with the edge of the first vertical plate.

Furthermore, the first interface is provided with a golden finger end and used for being plugged into a PCI-E slot on a mainboard in the server chassis, and the second interface is a PCI-E slot and used for being plugged with the golden finger end of the expansion card.

Furthermore, the first vertical plate is provided with a plurality of hollow grooves or hollow holes.

Furthermore, a part of the hollow groove or hollow hole area of the first vertical plate is fixedly connected with a first baffle plate, and the first baffle plate is used for shielding a part of the area of the first vertical plate.

Furthermore, a first connecting structure is arranged on the second bottom surface of the first bottom plate and used for being connected with a server case, and a second connecting structure is arranged on the first vertical plate and used for being connected with the server case.

Furthermore, a third connecting structure is further arranged on the first vertical plate and used for being connected with a rear baffle of the expansion card.

Furthermore, the expansion card is a GPU card or a PCI-EX16 full-length card or a PCI-EX8 full-length card.

Furthermore, a second connecting structure arranged on the first vertical plate is used for being connected with the rear window part of the server case.

Furthermore, the first connecting structure, the second connecting structure and the third connecting structure are connected in a threaded connection mode.

According to the device for flexibly accessing the expansion card in the server case, the height of the case can be reduced, the case with lower height is used, the expansion card boards with different numbers and types can be flexibly adapted to meet the requirement of customizing the server case by replacing the fixed support and the switching circuit board, the whole equipment cost can be saved, the space of a machine room can be saved, and the user can conveniently move the expansion card. Of course, not all of the above-described advantages need to be achieved in the practice of any one product of the utility model.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are some embodiments of the present invention, and other drawings can be obtained by those skilled in the art without creative efforts.

The components in the figures are not necessarily to scale, emphasis instead being placed upon illustrating the principles of the utility model. For purposes of illustrating and describing some portions of the present invention, corresponding parts may be exaggerated in the drawings, i.e., made larger relative to other parts in the examples actually made in accordance with the present invention. Similarly, the distances between the individual components or modules in the drawings, whether the connecting lines are curved or not, do not represent the distances between the components or the shapes of the connecting lines. In the drawings, the same or similar technical features or components will be denoted by the same or similar reference numerals. In the drawings and the associated description, letters or words of different fonts or lower case indicate the same meaning, e.g., phi and phi indicate the same meaning.

Fig. 1 is a schematic view of a fixing bracket of an apparatus for flexibly accessing an expansion card in a server chassis according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of an apparatus for flexibly accessing an expansion card in a server chassis according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of an apparatus for flexibly accessing an expansion card in a server chassis according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of an apparatus for flexibly accessing an expansion card in a server chassis according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present application, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present application. It should be further noted that, in the embodiments, corresponding connectors, intermediate components, or similar structures are disposed between different parts and components or modules, which have connection relationships or perform communication or signal transmission, and are not necessarily described.

Referring to fig. 1-4, in some embodiments, an apparatus for flexibly accessing an expansion card in a server chassis includes a fixed bracket 1, an adapting circuit board 2, where the adapting circuit board 2 has a first bottom surface and a first top surface 21, a first interface 22 parallel to the first bottom surface is disposed at a side edge of the adapting circuit board 2, at least one second interface 23 perpendicular to the first top surface 21 is disposed on the first top surface 21, the first interface 22 is electrically connected to the second interface 23, the fixed bracket 1 includes a first bottom plate 11, the first vertical plate 12, the first bottom plate 11 is used for fixing the adapting circuit board 2, the first bottom plate 11 has a second bottom surface and a second top surface 111, the first vertical plate 12 is perpendicular to the second top surface 111 of the first bottom plate 11 and is fixedly connected with one side edge of the second top surface 111 of the first bottom plate 11, and the first bottom surface of the adapting circuit board 2 is fixedly connected with the second top surface 111 of the first bottom plate 11.

According to the device for flexibly accessing the expansion card in the server case, the height of the case can be reduced, the case with lower height is used, the whole equipment cost can be saved, the space of a machine room can be saved, and the movement of a user is facilitated.

Referring to fig. 2-4, different adapter circuit boards are respectively used, which are suitable for a GPU card, a PCI-EX16 full-length card, and a PCI-EX8 full-length card, and the number of second interfaces provided on different adapter circuit boards is also different, and at a position where no interface corresponds, a first baffle (not shown) may be provided in a corresponding area where no second interface is provided on the first vertical plate 12, so that the different numbers and types of expansion board cards can be flexibly adapted to meet the requirements of customizing the server chassis by replacing the fixing bracket and the adapter circuit board.

In some embodiments, the fixing bracket 1 further includes a second vertical plate 13, the second vertical plate 13 is perpendicular to the first bottom plate 11 and is fixedly connected to the edge of the first bottom plate 11, and the second vertical plate 13 is perpendicular to the first vertical plate 12 and is fixedly connected to the edge of the first vertical plate 12. The first vertical plate and the first bottom plate are connected with each other through the connecting plate, and the first vertical plate and the first bottom plate are connected with each other through the connecting plate.

In some embodiments, the first interface 22 has a gold finger end for plugging into a PCI-E slot on a motherboard in a server chassis, and the second interface 23 is a PCI-E slot for plugging into a gold finger end of an expansion card. The PCI-E slot and the interface with the golden finger end can be better adapted to actual requirements.

In some embodiments, first riser 12 is provided with a plurality of hollowed-out slots or holes. The first vertical plate is provided with the hollow groove and the hollow hole, so that the support and the case can be conveniently connected, the expansion card can be conveniently fixed, and the expansion card can be electrically connected with the outside.

In some embodiments, a part of the hollow-out groove or hollow-out hole area of the first vertical plate 12 is fixedly connected to a first baffle, and the first baffle is used for shielding a part of the area of the first vertical plate 12. The arrangement of the stop block can seal the expansion card in the area where the expansion card does not need to be fixed or the space for connecting the expansion card with the outside is reserved, so that the proper environment in the case can be better kept.

In some embodiments, the first bottom surface of the first bottom plate 11 is provided with a first connecting structure for connecting with a server chassis, and the first vertical plate 12 is provided with a second connecting structure for connecting with a server chassis. The first connecting structure and the second connecting structure can be specifically holes, screw holes, welded nuts, bolts and other structures, and reliable connection with the server case is achieved.

In some embodiments, a third connecting structure is further disposed on the first vertical plate 12 for connecting with a rear stop of the expansion card. The third connection structure can be a hole, a screw hole, a welded nut, a bolt and the like, and is connected with the rear baffle plate of the expansion card to realize reliable fixation of the expansion card.

In some embodiments, the expansion card is a GPU card or a PCI-EX16 full-length card or a PCI-EX8 full-length card. The above expansion cards are used to better fit the actual needs.

In some embodiments, the second connecting structure provided on the first vertical plate 12 is used for connecting with the rear window part of the server case. The second connecting structure is connected with the rear window part of the server case, so that ventilation can be better performed, and the layout of the server case can be better adapted.

In some embodiments, the first connecting structure, the second connecting structure and the third connecting structure are connected by a threaded connection. The specific way of adopting the threaded connection can be a way that a screw rod passes through a through hole on the first component and a blind hole with threads on the second component, and can also be a way that a bolt (screw) passes through the through holes on the first component and the second component and is screwed with the threads of a nut, or other ways. And the mode of threaded connection is adopted, so that the installation and the disassembly are convenient, and the connection is reliable.

To further illustrate the present invention, the following description describes the flexible access to expansion cards in a server chassis according to the present invention in some specific scenarios (such as in the case of GPU cards and PCI-E slots). The device may comprise three main components, respectively: and the PCI-E adapter board (conversion circuit board) is used as a first vertical board of the connecting part of the rear window of the server and provides a fixing position for expansion cards such as a GPU card and a first bottom board of the fixing device. The situation of different expansion cards is explained as follows:

device for GPU card

The PCI-E adapter board is a circuit board, the circuit board is installed on a GPU card fixing device, and the gold finger end of the circuit board is vertically inserted into a PCI-E slot of a server mainboard. The GPU card is transversely inserted into the 2U server case through the connection of the adapter plate; the rear window connecting part of the server has two functions: the rear baffle of the GPU card is in threaded connection with the fixing device of the GPU card. The fixing device comprising the GPU card has three functions: fixing a PCI-E adapter plate; reinforcing the GPU card inserted into the PCI-E slot to ensure that the GPU card can be stably used after being transversely inserted; and is in bolt connection with the rear window part of the case through hole sites.

Device for 2X 16 full-height full-length card

The PCI-E adapter board is a circuit board, is arranged on an X16 card fixing device, and has a golden finger end which is vertically inserted into a PCI-E slot of a server mainboard. The adapter board provides a PCI-E slot for connecting a 2X 16 full-height full-length card, and the 2X 16 full-height full-length card can be transversely inserted into the 2U server case through the connection of the adapter board. The server rear window connecting part is included, and the part has two functions: the rear blocking piece of 2X 16 full-height full-length cards is screwed; the fixing device of the full-height full-length card of 2X 16 pieces is screwed. The fixing device of the full-height full-length card of 2X 16, this part has three functions: fixing a PCI-E adapter plate; 2X 16 full-height full-length cards inserted in the PCI-E slot are reinforced, so that the 2X 16 full-height full-length cards can be stably used after being transversely inserted; and is in bolt connection with the rear window part of the case through hole sites.

Third, device for 4X 8 full-height full-length card

The PCI-E adapter board is a circuit board, is arranged on a fixing device of the X8X4 full-height full-length card, a golden finger end of the PCI-E adapter board is vertically inserted into a PCI-E slot of a server mainboard, the PCI-E adapter board provides a PCI-E slot for connecting 4X 8 full-height full-length cards, and the 4X 8 full-height full-length cards can be transversely inserted into a 2U server case through the connection of the PCI-E adapter board. The server rear window connecting part is included, and the part has two functions: 4X 8 full-height full-length card rear blocking pieces are screwed; the fixing device of the 4X 8 full-height full-length card is screwed. The fixing device comprises 4X 8 full-height full-length cards, and the component has three functions: fixing a PCI-E adapter plate; 4X 8 full-height full-length cards inserted in the PCI-E slot are reinforced, so that the 4X 8 full-height full-length cards can be stably used after being transversely inserted; and is screwed with the rear window part of the case through hole sites.

The device comprises a circuit part and a mechanical structure part, wherein the mechanical part mainly achieves the purposes of adapter card connection and stability in a screw connection mode and the like through structural design, the circuit part extends a connection circuit through a PCI-E connector and a PCB circuit board in an expansion mode, and the transverse switching of a GPU or a 2X 16 full-height full-length card or a 4X 8 full-height full-length card is realized.

The beneficial effects of the utility model include: after the technical scheme is improved, the height of the chassis is reduced, the server chassis which only needs to be provided with 1 GPU card or 2 PCI-EX16 full-height full-length cards or 4 PCI-E X8 full-height full-length cards can be optimized from the original 4U height to lower heights such as 2U height, the space of a machine room is saved, and the server chassis can be used in certain application environments with large limitation on space conditions, which are inconvenient to use a GPU server and need to expand a plurality of full-height full-length PCI-E expansion cards. Because of the reduced size, increased convenience, and savings in chassis manufacturing materials, there are significant improvements in manufacturing processes, inventory management, cost optimization, and user usage.

The present invention is not intended to be limited to the embodiments shown herein, but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and spirit of the present invention.

Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the above description is not intended to be limiting and may include more or less components, or combinations of certain components, or different arrangements of components.

It should be noted that the terms "first" and "second" in the description of the present application are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implying any number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more features. In the description of the present application, "a plurality" means two or more unless specifically limited otherwise. Numbering in the description or drawings is also not meant to limit the order of precedence, e.g. S1/S2/S3 does not limit S1/S2/S3 to be performed sequentially, it is possible that S1 and S2 are performed simultaneously or S2 is performed before S1. Also, the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus. The term "comprising" is used to specify the presence of stated elements, but not to preclude the presence or addition of additional like elements in a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises the stated elements. All the embodiments in the present specification are described in a related manner, and the same and similar parts among the embodiments may be referred to each other, and each embodiment focuses on the differences from the other embodiments. In particular, for the embodiment of the electronic device, since it is substantially similar to the embodiment of the method, the description is simple, and for the relevant points, reference may be made to part of the description of the embodiment of the method. The above description is only an example of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. Any modification, equivalent replacement, or improvement made within the spirit and principle of the present invention shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention. In the foregoing description of specific embodiments of the utility model, features described and/or illustrated with respect to one embodiment may be used in the same or similar manner in one or more other embodiments, in combination with or instead of the features of the other embodiments.

In this application, the word "exemplary" is used to mean "serving as an example, instance, or illustration. Any embodiment described herein as "exemplary" is not necessarily to be construed as preferred or advantageous over other embodiments. The following description is presented to enable any person skilled in the art to make and use the application. In the following description, details are set forth for the purpose of explanation. It will be apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art that the present application may be practiced without these specific details. In other instances, well-known structures and processes are not set forth in detail in order to avoid obscuring the description of the present application with unnecessary detail. Thus, the present application is not intended to be limited to the embodiments shown, but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and features disclosed herein.

It should be emphasized that the term "comprises/comprising" when used herein, is taken to specify the presence of stated features, elements, steps or components, but does not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, elements, steps or components. The terms "a," "an," "two," "1," "2," "n-1," and the like, as they relate to ordinal numbers, do not necessarily denote the order of execution or importance of the features, elements, steps, or components identified by the terms, but are used merely for identification among the features, elements, steps, or components for clarity of description.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, those skilled in the art may make various modifications and variations without departing from the spirit and scope of the utility model, and such modifications and variations fall within the scope defined by the appended claims.

Claims (10)

1. A device for flexibly accessing an expansion card in a server case is characterized by comprising a fixed bracket (1) and a switching circuit board (2),

the adapter circuit board (2) is provided with a first bottom surface and a first top surface (21), a first interface (22) parallel to the first bottom surface is arranged at one side edge of the adapter circuit board (2), at least one second interface (23) vertical to the first top surface (21) is arranged on the first top surface (21), and the first interface (22) is electrically connected with the second interface (23),

the fixed support (1) comprises a first base plate (11) and a first vertical plate (12), the first base plate (11) is used for fixing the switching circuit board (2), the first base plate (11) is provided with a second bottom surface and a second top surface (111), the first vertical plate (12) is perpendicular to the second top surface (111) of the first base plate (11) and is fixedly connected with one side edge of the second top surface (111) of the first base plate (11), and the first bottom surface of the switching circuit board (2) is fixedly connected with the second top surface (111) of the first base plate (11).

2. The device for flexibly accessing an expansion card in a server chassis according to claim 1, wherein the fixing bracket (1) further comprises a second vertical plate (13), the second vertical plate (13) is perpendicular to the first bottom plate (11) and is fixedly connected to an edge of the first bottom plate (11), and the second vertical plate (13) is perpendicular to the first vertical plate (12) and is fixedly connected to an edge of the first vertical plate (12).

3. The apparatus for flexibly accessing an expansion card in a server chassis according to claim 2, wherein the first interface (22) has a gold finger end for plugging into a PCI-E slot on a motherboard in the server chassis, and the second interface (23) is a PCI-E slot for plugging into a gold finger end of an expansion card.

4. The device for flexibly accessing an expansion card in a server chassis according to claim 3, wherein the first vertical plate (12) is provided with a plurality of hollowed-out grooves or holes.

5. The device for flexibly accessing an expansion card in a server chassis according to claim 4, wherein a partial hollow-out groove or hollow-out hole area of the first vertical plate (12) is fixedly connected with a first baffle, and the first baffle is used for shielding a partial area of the first vertical plate (12).

6. The device for flexibly accessing an expansion card in a server chassis according to claim 5, wherein a first connecting structure is disposed on the second bottom surface of the first bottom plate (11) for connecting with the server chassis, and a second connecting structure is disposed on the first vertical plate (12) for connecting with the server chassis.

7. The device for flexibly accessing an expansion card in a server chassis according to claim 6, wherein a third connecting structure is further disposed on the first vertical plate (12) for connecting with a back plate of the expansion card.

8. The apparatus as claimed in claim 7, wherein the expansion card is a GPU card or a PCI-EX16 full-length card or a PCI-EX8 full-length card.

9. The device for flexibly accessing an expansion card in a server chassis according to claim 8, wherein the second connecting structure provided on the first vertical plate (12) is configured to connect with the rear window portion of the server chassis.

10. The apparatus of any one of claims 7 to 9, wherein the first connection structure, the second connection structure, and the third connection structure are all connected by a threaded connection.

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