CN217034660U - GPU card fixing component and server - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model provides a GPU card fixing component and a server, and relates to the technical field of servers. Specifically, the method comprises the following steps: the server case comprises a bracket, wherein at least one end of the bracket is used for connecting the server case; the bracket is provided with at least one through hole, and each through hole is internally provided with an adjustable buckle which can move in the through hole and is clamped; the through holes are in one-to-one correspondence with the positions of the PCIE slots in the server chassis, and the plane formed by the bracket and the PCIE slots is parallel. The method can be combined with a traditional PCIE buckle fixing mode, so that the two ends of the GPU card are fixed, the integral stability of the GPU card is improved, and the falling resistance, the vibration resistance and the movement resistance are realized; meanwhile, the adverse factors of the GPU card, such as poor contact or looseness of the GPU card after high-frequency insertion and extraction, damage risk caused by suspension of one end of the GPU card, abrasion of the GPU card caused by factors such as high insertion and extraction force or volume collision, and the like, are avoided.

Description

GPU card fixing assembly and server

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of servers, in particular to a GPU card fixing component and a server.

Background

A GPU, a graphics processor, also called a display core, a visual processor, and a display chip, is a microprocessor widely used in mobile devices such as a personal computer, a server, a game machine, a tablet computer, or a smart phone to perform operations related to images and graphics. In recent years, due to the rise of artificial intelligence technology, GPU cards are becoming the main computational participation unit, and cooperate with CPUs to intelligently process a large amount of data, develop artificial intelligence models, and the intelligence era has entered the intelligence era. In order to help the development of a large-scale artificial intelligence model, a series of enterprise-level GPU acceleration cards are produced, are mainly used for data center acceleration and are deployed in a server, and a plurality of GPU cards are deployed in the same server to become mainstream configuration in the market. Therefore, how to fix multiple GPU cards effectively becomes an important issue that must be considered in the server design process.

Currently, in the market, PCIE slots and PCIE buckles on a motherboard are mainly used for fixing a GPU card, and the GPU card is fixed in the PCIE slots by adjusting the PCIE buckles; when the GPU card needs to be pulled out, the PCIE buckle also needs to be adjusted. However, from the operation and maintenance perspective, the server product needs the GPU card to ensure the spatial stability of the GPU card while realizing high-frequency plugging, and the GPU card has a large mass, and the stability of the GPU card cannot be effectively ensured only by the PCIE buckle, which causes great difficulty in the disassembly, operation and maintenance of the GPU card. Meanwhile, the other end of the GPU card is in a suspended state for a long time except for the end inserted into the PCIE slot, so that effective fixation cannot be formed, poor contact or damage of the GPU card is easily caused in the transportation process of the server, and potential threat exists to the stability of the server.

In view of the above, the present invention is particularly proposed.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The first purpose of the utility model is to provide a GPU card fixing component, aiming at the technical problems that in the prior art, only a PCIE buckle cannot effectively fix and protect a GPU card inserted and pulled for a high frequency, and one end of the GPU card is suspended to cause damage risk; meanwhile, the utility model can be combined with the traditional fixing mode, the integral stability of the GPU card is improved, and the shock resistance, the falling resistance and the movement resistance are realized.

A second objective of the present invention is to provide a server including the above-mentioned GPU card fixing component, which can ensure the stability of the GPU card when the GPU card of the server is operated and maintained; even if the space layout of the server is compact and the number of the GPUs is large, when each GPU card is plugged, the GPU card cannot be in poor contact or damaged due to factors such as large plugging force or uneven stress.

In order to achieve the above purpose of the present invention, the following technical solutions are adopted:

a GPU card fixing component comprises a bracket, wherein at least one end of the bracket is used for connecting a server chassis; the bracket is provided with at least one through hole, and each through hole is internally provided with an adjustable buckle which can move in the through hole and is clamped;

the through holes are in one-to-one correspondence with the positions of the PCIE slots in the server chassis, and the plane formed by the bracket and the PCIE slots is parallel.

As a preferred embodiment, the clip is disposed in the through hole, and is freely movable in a vertical direction, so as to adjust a distance between a lower end of the clip and the PCIE slot.

In a preferred embodiment, two ends of the bracket are fixedly connected to the server chassis.

As a preferred embodiment, the fixedly connected fastener includes at least one of a screw, a pin, and a bolt.

As a preferred embodiment, a vertical distance between the bracket and the PCIE clip slot is at least not less than a height of the GPU card.

As a preferred embodiment, the bracket is made of aluminum alloy, and the buckle is made of acrylic.

As a preferred embodiment, the size of the bracket is 400mm x 50 mm.

In a preferred embodiment, the length of the buckle in the vertical direction is 45 mm.

And the server comprises the GPU card fixing component.

Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the beneficial effects that:

(1) the GPU card fixing component ensures the stability of the GPU card mainly through the bracket and the adjustable buckles on the bracket; one end of the GPU card is fixed to the PCIE slot, and the other end of the GPU card is fixed through the adjustable buckle on the bracket, so that the situation that one end of the GPU card is suspended and the risk of damage is caused is avoided.

(2) The GPU card fixing component can be fixedly combined with a traditional PCIE buckle, the overall stability of the GPU card is improved, and shock resistance, falling resistance and movement resistance are achieved.

(3) The GPU card fixing component can also avoid the problem that the GPU card is not well contacted or damaged due to factors such as large plugging force or uneven stress after the GPU card is plugged and unplugged for a high frequency due to server operation, maintenance or other factors.

(4) The GPU card fixing component realizes quick fixing of at most eight GPU cards, can be flexibly disassembled, and is convenient and quick to use. The fixed assembly occupies small volume and light weight, and can not influence the assembly of the server.

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.

Fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a GPU card fixing component according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2 is a front view of a GPU card fixing component according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 3 is a left side view of a GPU card fixing component according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 4 is a top view of a GPU card fixing assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 5 is a schematic perspective view of a bracket in a GPU card fixing assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 6 is a schematic perspective view of a clip in the GPU card fixing component according to the embodiment of the present invention.

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1-a bracket;

2-buckling;

3-through holes.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings and the detailed description, but those skilled in the art will understand that the following described embodiments are some, not all, of the embodiments of the present invention, and are only used for illustrating the present invention, and should not be construed as limiting the scope of the present invention. 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 invention. The examples, in which specific conditions are not specified, were carried out according to conventional conditions or conditions recommended by the manufacturer. The reagents or instruments used are conventional products which are not indicated by manufacturers and are commercially available.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inner", "outer", etc. indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience of description and simplification of description, but do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention. Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and "third" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly and may be, for example, fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be connected directly or indirectly through intervening media, or they may be interconnected between two elements. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood in specific cases to those skilled in the art.

The GPU card fixing assembly is specially provided for solving the technical problems that in the prior art, only a PCIE buckle cannot effectively fix and protect a GPU card after high-frequency insertion and pulling, one end of the GPU card is suspended to cause damage risk, and the GPU card is abraded due to factors such as large insertion and pulling force or volume collision. The fixing method can be combined with a fixing mode of a traditional PCIE buckle, so that the fixing of two ends of the GPU card is realized, the integral stability of the GPU card is improved, and the falling resistance, the vibration resistance and the movement resistance are realized. In addition, the utility model realizes the quick fixation of a plurality of GPU cards, can be flexibly disassembled and is convenient and quick to use. The GPU card fixing component occupies small volume and light weight, and cannot influence the assembly of the server.

The utility model is realized by the following technical scheme:

a GPU card fixing component comprises a bracket 1, wherein at least one end of the bracket 1 is used for connecting a server chassis; the bracket 1 is provided with at least one through hole 3, and each through hole 3 is internally provided with an adjustable buckle 2 which can move in the through hole 3 and is clamped;

the through holes 3 correspond to PCIE slots in the server case in position one to one, and the bracket 1 is parallel to a plane formed by the PCIE slots.

Fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a GPU card fixing component according to an embodiment of the present invention; fig. 2, 3, and 4 are respectively a main, left, and top view of a GPU card fixing component according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As a preferred embodiment, the clip 2 is freely movable in the through hole 3 in the vertical direction, so as to adjust the distance between the lower end of the clip 2 and the PCIE slot;

as a preferred embodiment, the vertical distance from the bracket 1 to the PCIE clip slot is at least not less than the height of the GPU card;

as a preferred embodiment, the bracket 1 is used in combination with a PCIE X16 slot;

when the GPU card is assembled, the GPU card is inserted into the PCIE slot, and the GPU card is stably fixed in the PCIE slot by pressing the adjustable buckle 2. The height of the adjustable buckle 2 is flexibly adjusted according to the number of the assembled GPU cards and the height of the GPU cards, so that the fixation and protection of various GPU cards of different types are realized.

Fig. 5 is a schematic perspective view of a bracket 1 in a GPU card fixing assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention; fig. 6 is a schematic perspective view of a clip 2 in a GPU card fixing component according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In a preferred embodiment, two ends of the bracket 1 are fixedly connected with the server chassis;

as a preferred embodiment, the fixedly connected fastener includes at least one of a screw, a pin, and a bolt;

as a more preferable embodiment, the fastening pieces at both ends of the fixing bracket 1 are screws;

or

As a more preferable embodiment, the fastening member at one end of the fixing bracket 1 is a screw, and the fastening member at the other end of the fixing bracket 1 is a pin;

when the fastener selects a pin, the pin of the slide lock can penetrate through the through hole on the raised patch by sliding the slide lock to one side;

when the GPU card is assembled, the bracket 1 is fixedly connected to the upper part of the server case, and the bracket 1 can be quickly installed and flexibly disassembled by using a fastening piece; by determining the two ends of the bracket 1, excellent stability can be achieved.

In a preferred embodiment, the bracket 1 is made of aluminum alloy, and the buckle 2 is made of acrylic;

the aluminum alloy has higher strength than steel under the same thickness, the weight is lighter, the aluminum alloy has stronger oxidation resistance, and the cost of a paint coating is saved. Meanwhile, the heat dissipation capacity of the aluminum alloy is better; the GPU card has higher working temperature and large heat productivity, so that whether the bracket material has good heat dissipation performance is very important.

As a preferred embodiment, the size of the carrier 1 is 400mm x 50 mm.

In a preferred embodiment, the length of the buckle 2 in the vertical direction is 45 mm.

And the server comprises the GPU card fixing component.

The GPU card fixing bracket 1 is arranged in the server case, so that the GPU card can be quickly fixed, meanwhile, the through hole 3 and the buckle 2 on the bracket 1 are designed to realize the screw-free capacity expansion of the GPU card, and the fixing mode on the market is superior to that on the operation and maintenance level and the capacity expansion level. The GPU card fixing component can also be combined with the fixing mode of the traditional PCIE buckle 2, so that the two ends of the GPU card are fixed, the integral stability of the GPU card is improved, and the falling resistance, the vibration resistance and the movement resistance are realized; meanwhile, the technical problems that the GPU card is poor in contact or loose after high-frequency plugging and unplugging, damage risks exist due to the fact that one end of the GPU card is suspended, the GPU card is abraded due to factors such as high plugging force or volume collision and the like are solved.

While particular embodiments of the present invention have been illustrated and described, it will be appreciated that the above embodiments are merely illustrative of the technical solution of the present invention and are not restrictive; those of ordinary skill in the art will understand that: modifications may be made to the teachings of the foregoing embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention, or equivalents may be substituted for some or all of the features thereof; the modifications or the substitutions do not make the essence of the corresponding technical solutions depart from the scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention; it is therefore intended to cover in the appended claims all such alternatives and modifications that are within the scope of the utility model.

Claims (9)

1. A GPU card fixing component is characterized by comprising a bracket, wherein at least one end of the bracket is used for connecting a server chassis; the bracket is provided with at least one through hole, and each through hole is internally provided with an adjustable buckle which can move in the through hole and is clamped;

the through holes are in one-to-one correspondence with the positions of the PCIE slots in the server chassis, and the plane formed by the bracket and the PCIE slots is parallel.

2. The GPU card fixing assembly of claim 1, wherein the clip is freely movable in the through hole in a vertical direction for adjusting a distance between a lower end of the clip and the PCIE slot.

3. A GPU card retaining assembly as defined in claim 1, wherein both ends of the bracket are fixedly connected to the server chassis.

4. A GPU card retaining assembly as defined in claim 3, wherein the fixedly connected fasteners comprise at least one of screws, pins and bolts.

5. The GPU card fixing component of claim 1, wherein the vertical distance from the bracket to the PCIE slot is at least not less than the height of a GPU card.

6. A GPU card fixing assembly as defined in claim 1, wherein the bracket is made of aluminum alloy, and the fastener is made of acrylic.

7. A GPU card retaining assembly as defined in claim 1, wherein the bracket has a dimension of 400mm x 50 mm.

8. A GPU card securing assembly according to claim 1, wherein the length of the clip in the vertical direction is 45 mm.

9. A server, comprising a GPU card fixing assembly according to any of claims 1-8.

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