CN218938868U - Expansion assembly and host - Google Patents

Abstract

The embodiment of the application relates to the technical field of electronic communication and discloses an expansion assembly and a host, wherein the expansion assembly comprises a first adapter plate and a second adapter plate; the two opposite sides of the first adapter plate are provided with a first connecting part and a second connecting part which are electrically connected with each other, and the second adapter plate is provided with a third connecting part; the first connecting part is used for being connected with the main board, and the second connecting part is connected with the third connecting part; the second adapter plate is also provided with a first interface and a second interface, the first interface and the second interface are electrically connected with the third connecting part, and the first interface and the second interface are respectively used for being connected with expansion cards of different types. The expansion assembly enables the number and the types of interfaces on the main board to be fully expanded, so that multiple expansion functions are realized simultaneously.

Description

Expansion assembly and host

Technical Field

The embodiment of the application relates to the technical field of electronic communication, in particular to an expansion assembly and a host.

Background

In the existing host, the number of interfaces on the motherboard is limited, and expansion cards with different functions need to be connected to the interfaces of the motherboard in order to realize expansion of different functions. Because the expansion cards are various in types and limited by the sizes of the expansion cards, the main board cannot be connected with various expansion cards to perform corresponding function expansion, and therefore the requirement that a user wants to realize various function expansion at the same time cannot be met.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of the above problems, embodiments of the present application provide an expansion module and a host, which can fully expand the number and types of interfaces on a motherboard, thereby implementing multiple expansion functions at the same time.

According to one aspect of embodiments of the present application, there is provided an expansion assembly comprising a first interposer and a second interposer. The two opposite sides of the first adapter plate are provided with a first connecting part and a second connecting part which are electrically connected with each other, and the second adapter plate is provided with a third connecting part. The first connecting portion is used for being connected with the mainboard, and the second connecting portion is connected with the third connecting portion. The second adapter plate is also provided with a first interface and a second interface, the first interface and the second interface are electrically connected with the third connecting part, and the first interface and the second interface are respectively used for being connected with expansion cards of different types.

The first adapter plate and the second adapter plate are arranged on the main board, signals on the main board are led out of the plurality of expansion card interfaces, the number of the expansion card interfaces on the main board is increased, the main board can be externally connected with a plurality of expansion cards, and the requirements of users are met.

In an alternative manner, the first connection portion includes a first plug-in piece, and the first plug-in piece is used for being connected with a first slot on the main board; the second connecting part comprises a second inserting piece, the third connecting part comprises a second slot, the second slot is arranged on one surface of the second adapter plate, and the second inserting piece is connected with the second slot; the first plug-in sheet and the second plug-in sheet have the same structure. The connection mode of the expansion assembly on the main board is simple in structure by adopting the plugging mode, and the expansion card is convenient to install on the main board.

In an alternative manner, the first interface and the second interface are both disposed on a surface of the second interposer facing away from the second slot. Compared with the mode that the same side of the second adapter plate is provided with the slot or the plug-in sheet and the interface, the restriction of the arrangement of the first interface and the second interface is reduced, and the first type expansion card and/or the second type expansion card cannot interfere with other parts in structure when being connected and installed with the first interface and/or the second interface, so that the expansion card is convenient to install and fix on the expansion assembly.

In an alternative form, the first adapter plate is provided with a first notch on one side of the first adapter plate or one side of the second adapter plate. The first notch is arranged on the first switching plate, so that the first switching plate and the second switching plate can be distinguished rapidly, the first switching plate can be prevented from being reversely inserted up and down when being plugged, and the condition that the expansion assembly burns the plate to be damaged due to signal transmission switching short circuit is prevented.

According to another aspect of embodiments of the present application, there is provided a host including a chassis, a motherboard, a first type of expansion card, a second type of expansion card, and an expansion assembly of any of the above. The main board is arranged in the chassis, the first connecting part is connected with the main board, the first type expansion card is connected with the first interface, the second type expansion card is connected with the second interface, and the first type expansion card and the second type expansion card are expansion cards of different types. The number of the host expansion interfaces is increased, meanwhile, the diversity of the interfaces is guaranteed, the universality of the host is better, and different user demands can be met.

In an optional mode, a first fixing frame and a second fixing frame are arranged in the case, and the first fixing frame and the second fixing frame are fixedly connected with two adjacent side edges of the second adapter plate respectively.

The stability of the second adapter plate can not be guaranteed only through the first adapter plate support on the case, the first adapter plate is fixed on the case better, the first fixing frame and the second fixing frame are arranged to fix the second adapter plate, the first fixing frame and the second fixing frame are fixedly connected with two sides of the second adapter plate respectively, the second adapter plate can be limited to shake in multiple directions, and the fixing effect is better.

In an alternative mode, the first fixing frame comprises a fixing vertical plate and a fixing transverse plate, the fixing vertical plate is connected with the side panel of the case, and the fixing transverse plate is vertically bent at one side of the fixing vertical plate; a first side edge of two adjacent side edges of the second adapter plate is fixedly connected with the fixed transverse plate, and the first interface is arranged on one side, away from the first side edge, of the second adapter plate; the chassis is internally provided with a baffle, one side face of the baffle extends outwards to form a second fixing frame, a second side edge of two adjacent side edges of the second adapter plate is fixedly connected with the second fixing frame, and a second interface is arranged on the second side edge. One side of the partition plate extends outwards to form a second fixing frame, so that the second side edge of the second adapter plate is fixed, the design difficulty of the second fixing frame is simplified, the structure is simpler, and the operation of installing and fixing the second adapter plate on the chassis is simpler.

In an alternative manner, one side of the first type expansion card is provided with an insertion portion and a first mounting portion; the insertion part is connected with the first interface; the fixed transverse plate is provided with an extension part which is arranged opposite to the first installation part; the second adapter plate is arranged between the extension part and the first installation part, a second notch is arranged on the second adapter plate and is used for exposing the extension part, and the extension part is fixedly connected with the first installation part.

The second notch is arranged on the second adapter plate to expose the extension part on the fixed transverse plate, and the first type expansion card is fixedly arranged in the case through the connection of the first installation part and the extension part, so that the first type expansion card is prevented from falling off or loosening and shaking when the mobile host or the host is impacted accidentally due to the thin structure.

In an alternative mode, a second installation part is arranged on one side, opposite to the first installation part, of the first type expansion card, and the second installation part is fixedly connected with the main board through a locking piece. The second installation part is arranged on the first type expansion card, so that the connection stability of the first type expansion card is further ensured.

In an alternative mode, a buzzer is further arranged on the main board, a first notch is formed in the end corner of one side of the first connecting portion of the first adapter plate, two outer edges are formed in the first notch of the first adapter plate, and the buzzer is at least partially located in the first notch.

According to the position of the buzzer on the main board, a first notch is correspondingly arranged on the first adapter plate, after the first adapter plate is inserted into the first slot, the buzzer is exposed through the first notch, and the first notch keeps away the buzzer. And, can also conveniently be to the installation location of first adapter plate through setting up first breach, with the one side orientation buzzer that is equipped with the breach on the first adapter plate, prevent to insert about when installing first adapter plate and turn over, first adapter plate only can insert according to the direction of first breach orientation buzzer and establish on the mainboard, play the effect of preventing foolproof.

The foregoing description is only an overview of the technical solutions of the present application, and may be implemented according to the content of the specification in order to make the technical means of the present application more clearly understood, and in order to make the above-mentioned and other objects, features and advantages of the present application more clearly understood, the following detailed description of the present application will be given.

Drawings

Various other advantages and benefits will become apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art upon reading the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments. The drawings are only for purposes of illustrating the preferred embodiments and are not to be construed as limiting the application. Also, like reference numerals are used to designate like parts throughout the figures. In the drawings:

FIG. 1 shows a schematic diagram of an expansion assembly according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 2 shows a schematic structural diagram of a first adapter plate according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 3 shows a schematic structural diagram of a second interposer according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a bottom surface of a second interposer according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

fig. 5 shows a schematic structural diagram of a motherboard according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

fig. 6 shows a perspective view of a motherboard provided in an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 7 shows a schematic structural diagram of a host provided in an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 8 shows a schematic structural diagram of a first fixing frame and a second fixing frame provided in an embodiment of the present application on a host;

fig. 9 shows a schematic structural view of a first fixing frame provided in an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 10 shows a schematic structural diagram of a first type of expansion card according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 11 shows an enlarged schematic view of portion A of FIG. 7;

fig. 12 shows an enlarged schematic view of portion B of fig. 7.

Reference numerals in the specific embodiments are as follows:

100. a first adapter plate; 110. a first connection portion; 111. a first insertion piece; 120. a second connecting portion; 121. a second insertion piece; 130. a first notch;

200. a second adapter plate; 210. a third connecting portion; 211. a second slot; 220. a first interface; 230. a second interface; 240. a first side; 250. a second side; 260. a second notch;

300. an expansion component;

400. a host; 410. a chassis; 420. a main board; 421. a first slot; 422. a buzzer;

430. a first type of expansion card; 431. a first mounting portion; 432. a second mounting portion; 433. an insertion section; 434. a locking member; 435. an external interface;

440. a first fixing frame; 441. fixing the vertical plate; 442. fixing the transverse plate; 443. an extension;

450. the second fixing frame; 460. a partition board.

Detailed Description

Embodiments of the technical solutions of the present application will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The following examples are only for more clearly illustrating the technical solutions of the present application, and thus are only examples, and are not intended to limit the scope of protection of the present application.

Unless defined otherwise, 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; the terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the application; the terms "comprising" and "having" and any variations thereof in the description and claims of the present application and in the description of the figures above are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusions.

In the description of the embodiments of the present application, the technical terms "first," "second," etc. are used merely to distinguish between different objects and are not to be construed as indicating or implying a relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated, a particular order or a primary or secondary relationship. In the description of the embodiments of the present application, the meaning of "plurality" is two or more unless explicitly defined otherwise.

Reference herein to "an embodiment" means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment may be included in at least one embodiment of the present application. The appearances of such phrases in various places in the specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment, nor are separate or alternative embodiments mutually exclusive of other embodiments. Those of skill in the art will explicitly and implicitly appreciate that the embodiments described herein may be combined with other embodiments.

In the description of the embodiments of the present application, the term "and/or" is merely an association relationship describing an association object, which means that three relationships may exist, for example, a and/or B may mean: there are three cases, a, B, a and B simultaneously. In addition, the character "/" herein generally indicates that the front and rear associated objects are an "or" relationship.

In the description of the embodiments of the present application, the term "plurality" refers to two or more (including two), and similarly, "plural sets" refers to two or more (including two), and "plural sheets" refers to two or more (including two).

In the description of the embodiments of the present application, the orientation or positional relationship indicated by the technical terms "center", "longitudinal", "transverse", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", "axial", "radial", "circumferential", etc. are based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and are merely for convenience of describing the embodiments of the present application and for simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the apparatus or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be configured and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be construed as limiting the embodiments of the present application.

In the description of the embodiments of the present application, unless explicitly specified and limited otherwise, the terms "mounted," "connected," "secured" and the like are to be construed broadly and may be, for example, fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally formed; or may be mechanically or electrically connected; can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, and can be communicated with the inside of two elements or the interaction relationship of the two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the embodiments of the present application will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art according to the specific circumstances.

The existing main board is generally provided with a fixed number of expansion interfaces, and the expansion interfaces can install expansion cards according to requirements, but the expansion interfaces on the main board are limited in number, so that the installation of a larger number of expansion cards cannot be realized.

In view of this, the present application provides an expansion assembly, through connecting the first adapter plate on the mainboard to connect the second adapter plate that is provided with first interface and second interface to first adapter plate, make between first interface, second interface and the mainboard can normal communication, thereby realize the expansion to the expansion card interface quantity on the mainboard. Meanwhile, as the first interface and the second interface are respectively used for being connected with different types of expansion cards, the expansion installation of the different types of expansion cards is realized, and therefore the expansion requirements for a larger number and types are met.

Referring to fig. 1, fig. 2 and fig. 3, fig. 1 shows a schematic structural diagram of an expansion assembly 300 provided in an embodiment of the present application, fig. 2 shows a schematic structural diagram of a first interposer 100 provided in an embodiment of the present application, and fig. 3 shows a schematic structural diagram of a top surface of a second interposer 200 provided in an embodiment of the present application. The expansion assembly 300 includes a first adapter plate 100 and a second adapter plate 200; the first connection part 110 and the second connection part 120 electrically connected with each other are provided at opposite sides of the first adapter plate 100, and the second adapter plate 200 is provided with the third connection part 210; the first connection portion 110 is used for connecting with the main board 420, and the second connection portion 120 is connected with the third connection portion 210; the second adapter board 200 is further provided with a first interface 220 and a second interface 230, the first interface 220 and the second interface 230 are electrically connected with the third connection portion 210, and the first interface 220 and the second interface 230 are respectively used for being connected with different types of expansion cards.

The first adapter plate 100 is vertically disposed on the main board 420, and a first connection portion 110 for connecting to the main board 420 and a second connection portion 120 for connecting to the second adapter plate 200 are disposed on two sides of the first adapter plate 100 in the vertical direction. The first connection part 110 and the second connection part 120 are electrically connected to each other, the first connection part 110 receives a signal on the main board 420 and transmits the signal to the second connection part 120, and the second connection part 120 transmits the signal of the main board 420 to the second interposer 200 through the third connection part 210.

As shown in fig. 3, the second adapter board 200 is disposed parallel to the main board 420, and the second adapter board 200 is provided with a first interface 220 and a second interface 230, where the first interface 220 converts signals on the main board 420 into signals that can be communicated by the first interface 220 into which the first type expansion card is inserted and the second interface 230 into which the second type expansion card is inserted through the third connection portion 210, so as to implement functional expansion on the main board 420. Through setting the first adapter plate 100 to be parallel with the mainboard 420, be equipped with the interface of a plurality of different specifications on the first adapter plate 100, when realizing the expansion of the quantity of expansion interface on the mainboard 420, compact structure, the integrated level is high, reduces the occupation in space.

By arranging the first adapter plate 100 and the second adapter plate 200 on the main board 420, signals on the main board 420 are led out of a plurality of expansion card interfaces, the number of the expansion card interfaces on the main board 420 is increased, the main board 420 can be externally connected with a plurality of expansion cards, and the requirements of users are met.

The extension component provided by the embodiment of the application is mainly applied to an Internet of things network application platform, and platforms such as a next generation firewall, WAF, application delivery and the like. The platform usually adopts a 2U service host and is provided with 4 front-end direct-plug network module expansion interfaces, and the current main stream expands the network module expansion interfaces in the host by configuring additional network modules through a high-speed connector.

The mode that the number of network module expansion interfaces is increased by adopting the high-speed signal connector generally needs to be provided with a socket inserted with the high-speed signal connector on a main board in a plugging mode, the high-speed signal connector transmits a large amount of data by depending on wiring on the main board, the high-speed signal connector is high in price, when a plurality of expansion interfaces are needed, the corresponding number of the high-speed signal connectors is increased, the wiring design is complex, space cables in a host are staggered and overlapped, difficulty is increased for a designer, a case needs to be redesigned, and the product development time and development cost are increased.

In view of this, the adapter board adopted in the scheme has higher compatibility, and can be applied to a motherboard 420 without a high-speed connector socket, and complex wiring on a host after a plurality of high-speed signal connectors are arranged is not required to be considered, so that the motherboard 420 increases the number of expansion interfaces, and meanwhile, the compactness of the internal structure of the host after the expansion assembly 300 is installed does not affect other functional modules installed on the motherboard 420.

With continued reference to fig. 1, fig. 2, fig. 3, and fig. 4, fig. 5, and fig. 6 in combination, fig. 4 illustrates a schematic structural diagram of a bottom surface of the second interposer provided in an embodiment of the present application, fig. 5 illustrates a schematic structural diagram of the motherboard provided in an embodiment of the present application, and fig. 6 illustrates a perspective view of the motherboard provided in an embodiment of the present application. To better transfer the signal of the motherboard 420 to the second interposer 200 through the first interposer 100, in some embodiments of the present application, the first connection portion 110 includes a first plug piece 111, where the first plug piece 111 is used to connect with a first slot 421 on the motherboard 420; the second connection part 120 includes a second inserting piece 121, the third connection part 210 includes a second inserting groove 211, the second inserting groove 211 is disposed on one surface of the second adapter board 200, and the second inserting piece 121 is connected with the second inserting groove 211; the first and second insertion pieces 111 and 121 are identical in structure.

As shown in fig. 5 and fig. 6, at least one PCIE slot, that is, a first slot 421 in this embodiment, is typically provided on the motherboard 420, where PCIE (peripheral component interconnect express) is a high-speed serial computer expansion bus interface, PCIE belongs to high-speed serial point-to-point dual-channel high-bandwidth transmission, and connected devices allocate a single-shared channel bandwidth, do not share a bus bandwidth, and can improve a data transmission rate. The PCIE interfaces include several specifications, X1, X4, X8, and X16, according to the bus bit width.

In this embodiment, the PCIE slot is used as the first slot 421 on the motherboard 420, and the first connection portion 110 of the first adapter board 100 is set as the first plug piece 111 matched with the first slot 421 on the motherboard 420, so that the first adapter board 100 and the motherboard 420 are plugged into each other to form an electrical connection. Similarly, the second interposer 200 is provided with a second slot 211, and the second connection portion 120 of the first interposer 100 is provided with a second plug piece 121 matched with the second slot 211, so that the first interposer 100 and the second interposer 200 can be conveniently plugged to form an electrical connection.

The first and second inserting pieces 111 and 121 may be gold finger inserting pieces, and the gold finger is composed of a plurality of conductive contacts, and the gold plating on the surface is arranged as a finger, so that the connection stability between the first adapter plate 100 and the main board 420 and the second adapter plate 200 can be improved due to the characteristics of strong oxidation resistance and strong conductivity of gold.

By arranging the first inserting piece 111 and the second inserting piece 121 on the first adapter plate 100, the first inserting piece 111 is connected with the first slot 421, and the second inserting piece 121 is connected with the second slot 211, so that the main board 420 and the second adapter plate 200 are connected through the first adapter plate 100, and the connection mode of the expansion assembly 300 on the main board 420 is simple in structure by adopting the plugging mode, so that the expansion card is convenient to install on the main board 420. And the first inserting piece 111 is connected with the first slot 421 originally provided on the main board 420, so that the installation of the expansion assembly 300 is facilitated, the additional design of an interface and wiring for the first adapter board 100 are not required, and the design cost and time are saved.

In this embodiment, in order to make the structure of the first adapter board 100 simpler and easier to manufacture, the second slot 211 of the second adapter part and the first slot 421 on the main board 420 are set to be the same slot, and taking the first slot 421 as the PCIE-X8 specification as an example, the second slot 211 is also set to be the PCIE-X8 specification slot, so that the first inserting piece 111 and the second inserting piece 121 are inserting pieces with the same structure, and when the first inserting piece 111 and the second inserting piece 121 on two sides of the first adapter board 100 are manufactured, the same process can be adopted to form simultaneously, thereby improving the efficiency of manufacturing the first adapter board 100.

It should be noted that the structures of the second connection portion 120 and the third connection portion 210 may also be interchanged, that is, the second connection portion 120 is configured as a slot, and the third connection portion 210 is configured as a plug.

Further, with continued reference to fig. 3 and 4, fig. 4 is a bottom view of the second interposer, wherein the bottom view is a view of a side of the second interposer 200 facing the first interposer 100. In some embodiments of the present application, the first interface 220 and the second interface 230 are both disposed on a surface of the second interposer 200 facing away from the second slot 211.

As shown in fig. 3 and fig. 4, the first interface 220 and the second interface 230 are located on the side, on which the second slot 211 is not provided, of the second interposer 200, and compared with the manner that the slot or the plug is provided on the same side and the interface is provided on the same side, the limitation of the arrangement of the first interface 220 and the second interface 230 is reduced, and the first type expansion card 430 and/or the second type expansion card cannot interfere with other components during the connection and installation of the first interface 220 and/or the second interface 230, so that the installation and the fixation of the expansion card on the expansion assembly 100 are facilitated.

Further, since the first inserting piece 111 and the second inserting piece 121 on the upper and lower opposite sides of the first inserting piece 100 are identical in structure, in order to prevent confusion between the first inserting piece 111 and the second inserting piece 121 and to cause the first inserting piece 100 to be reversely inserted up and down, in some embodiments of the present application, with continued reference to fig. 2, the first notch 130 is formed on one side of the first inserting piece 111 or one side of the second inserting piece 121 on the first inserting piece 100.

In order to distinguish the first inserting piece 111 from the second inserting piece 121, so as to prevent the signal transmission switching short circuit caused by connecting the first inserting piece 111 with the second inserting groove 211 and connecting the second inserting piece 121 with the first inserting groove 421 and the damage of the burn-in board of the expansion assembly 300, in this embodiment, the first adapting board 100 is provided with the first notch 130, specifically, the first notch 130 may be disposed on one side of the first inserting piece 111 or one side of the second inserting piece 121, and the first inserting piece 111 and the second inserting piece 121 may be rapidly distinguished through the first notch 130, so that the first adapting board 100 can be ensured not to be reversely inserted up and down when being plugged.

Further, referring to fig. 2, the first notch 130 may also be disposed on the left side or the right side of the first adapter plate 100, for example, the first notch is disposed on the left side of the first adapter plate 100 and near the lower first inserting piece 111, when the first adapter plate 100 needs to be inserted, the first inserting piece 111 and the second inserting piece 121 are separated according to the distance between the first notch 130 and the two inserting pieces, the first inserting piece 111 is located on the side closer to the first notch 130, and the second inserting piece 121 is located on the side farther from the first notch 130.

Referring to fig. 1, fig. 2, and fig. 3 in combination with fig. 7, fig. 7 shows a schematic structural diagram of a host provided in an embodiment of the present application. According to another aspect of the present application, there is further provided a host 400, where the host 400 includes a chassis 410, a motherboard 420, a first type of expansion card 430, a second type of expansion card, and the expansion assembly 300 in any of the above embodiments; the main board 420 is disposed in the chassis 410, the first connection portion is connected to the main board 420 of the chassis 110, the first type expansion card 430 is connected to the first interface 220, the second type expansion card is connected to the second interface 230, and the first type expansion card 430 and the second type expansion card are different types of expansion cards.

As shown in fig. 1, the expansion assembly 300 of the above embodiment is disposed on a main board 420 on a host 400, one side of a first adapter board 100 is connected to the main board 420, the other side is connected to a second adapter board 200, and the first adapter board 100 transfers and distributes signals on the main board 420 to a first interface 220 and a second interface 230 on the second adapter board 200 through golden fingers on two sides in a vertical direction, thereby increasing the number of expansion interfaces of the host 400.

In this embodiment, as shown in fig. 3 and fig. 7, the second adapter board 200 has 1 first interface 220 and 4 second interfaces 230 arranged side by side, where the first interface 220 is a cross expansion card interface, and the second interface 230 is an ENS network interface. The PCIE-X4 interface is used for installing a horizontal expansion card, that is, a first type expansion card 430 to implement expansion of functions such as storage, display or processing of the motherboard 420, and the ENS network interface is used for installing a network expansion card to implement expansion of a data transmission function of a network module of the motherboard 420.

In this embodiment, on the basis of the original 4 second interfaces 230 of the main board 420, that is, the ENS network interface (refer to fig. 5), signals of the main board 420 are transferred and distributed to the first interface 220 and the second interface 230 of the first adapter board 100 through the first connecting portion 110, the second connecting portion 120, the third connecting portion 210 and the bridge chip on the first adapter board 100 which are electrically connected with each other. Taking the first slot on the motherboard 420 as a slot with PCIE-X8 (outputting X4 signals) specification as an example, the X4 signals of the first slot are transmitted to the second interposer 200 through the first interposer 100, and 4 PCIE-X4 signals are distributed to be front end ENS network interfaces, namely, the second interface 230 and 1 PCIE-X4 signal to be the first interface 220 through a bridge chip on the second interposer 200. So that the host 400 extends from the original 4 second interfaces 230 to 8 second interfaces 230 and leads out one first interface 220. The number of the expansion interfaces of the host 400 is increased, and meanwhile, the diversity of the interfaces is ensured, so that the universality of the host 400 is better, and different user demands can be met.

The expansion assembly 300 is connected with the main board 420 in the chassis 410 in the mode of fig. 1, so that the structural design of the host 400 is more ingenious and reasonable, the layout is compact, the utilization rate of the chassis 410 is higher, and the space for installing the first type expansion card 430 and the second type expansion card is saved.

Referring to fig. 3, 7 and 8, fig. 8 shows a schematic structural diagram of a first fixing frame and a second fixing frame provided in an embodiment of the present application on a host. The stability of the second adapter board 200 cannot be guaranteed by supporting the second adapter board 200 on the chassis 410 only through the first adapter board 100, and in order to better fix the first adapter board 100 on the chassis 410, in some embodiments of the present application, a first fixing frame 440 and a second fixing frame 450 are disposed in the chassis 410, and the first fixing frame 440 and the second fixing frame 450 are fixedly connected with two adjacent sides of the second adapter board 200 respectively.

The second adapter plate 200 is fixed in the chassis 410 by arranging the first fixing frame 440 and the second fixing frame 450, so that the second adapter plate 200 is ensured not to be suspended on the chassis 410, and the second adapter plate 200 is easy to shake or separate from the first adapter plate 100 when the host 400 is moved. The first fixing frame 440 and the second fixing frame 450 respectively fix two adjacent sides of the second adapter plate 200, and the fixation of two sides can limit the second adapter plate 200 from shaking in multiple directions, so that the fixing effect is better.

In an embodiment of the present application, as shown in fig. 3 and fig. 7, the second adapter board 200 is disposed above the motherboard 420 in parallel in an "L" shape, and the first fixing frame 440 and the second fixing frame 450 respectively fix two sides of the "L" shape second adapter board 200, so as to fix the second adapter board 200 in the chassis 410, prevent the second adapter board 200 from shaking, and thus avoid the situation that the first type expansion card 430 installed on the first interface 220 and the second type expansion card installed on the second interface 230 are unstable in contact with the motherboard 420, resulting in signal transfer interruption.

Referring to fig. 3, 8 and 9, fig. 9 shows a schematic structural diagram of a first fixing frame provided in an embodiment of the present application. The first fixing frame 440 includes a fixing vertical plate 441 and a fixing horizontal plate 442, the fixing vertical plate 441 is connected with a side panel of the chassis 410, and the fixing horizontal plate 442 is vertically bent at one side of the fixing vertical plate 441. The first side 240 of the two adjacent sides of the second interposer 200 is fixedly connected to the fixed transverse plate 442, and the first interface 220 is disposed on a side of the second interposer 200 facing away from the first side 240. The partition 460 is disposed in the chassis 410, one side surface of the partition 460 extends outwards to form the second fixing frame 450, the second side 250 of the two adjacent sides of the second adapter board 200 is fixedly connected with the second fixing frame 450, and the second interface 230 is disposed on one side of the second side 250.

The partition 460 is used for dividing the area of the chassis 410, so that each functional module in the chassis 410 is installed in a corresponding area, the partition 460 has a multi-layer structure, and one layer of the partition extends outwards to connect and fix the second side 250 of the second adapter board 200.

By improving the structure of the existing partition 460 on the chassis 410 to form the second fixing frame 450, the assembly process is greatly simplified and the manufacturing cost is reduced compared with the additional design and installation of the second fixing frame 450. The second fixing frame 450 is formed by extending one side of the partition board 460 outwards, so that the second side edge 250 of the second adapter plate 200 is fixed, the design difficulty of the second fixing frame 450 is simplified, the structure is simpler, and the operation of installing and fixing the second adapter plate 200 on the chassis 410 is simpler.

Since the partition 460 is generally located at a side near the front panel of the chassis 410, the second fixing frame 450 formed on the partition 460 is connected to the second side 250 of the second adapter board 200, and the first fixing frame 440 is disposed on a side panel of the chassis 410 adjacent to the front panel of the chassis 410, so as to be respectively connected to two adjacent sides of the second adapter board 200 in cooperation with the second fixing frame 450.

Specifically, the fixed vertical plate 441 of the first fixing frame 440 is mounted on the side panel of the chassis 410 by a fastener, the fixed horizontal plate 442 is perpendicular to the fixed vertical plate 441 and is in a plane with an extension 443 of the partition 460 extending outward, and the fixed horizontal plate 442 is connected to the bottom surface (refer to fig. 4) of the second adapter plate 200.

More specifically, as shown in fig. 7 and 8, the first interface 220 is disposed on a side opposite to the first side 240, the second interface 230 is disposed on the second side 250, and the first interface 220 and the second interface 230 are disposed on different sides of the second interposer 200, so that the first type expansion card 430 and the second type expansion card are staggered when mounted, and the second type expansion card cannot be mounted smoothly due to interference caused by excessively large volume of the first type expansion card 430.

Referring to fig. 7 and 9, in conjunction with fig. 10 and 11, fig. 10 shows a schematic structural diagram of a first type expansion card provided in an embodiment of the present application, and fig. 11 shows an enlarged schematic diagram of a portion a in fig. 7 provided in an embodiment of the present application. Because the first type expansion card 430 is slim in structure and is connected to the main board 420 only through the first interface 220 on the second adapter board 200, the first type expansion card 430 may be dropped or loose to shake when an accidental impact is applied to the mobile host 400 or the host 400. To prevent the first type expansion card 430 from falling off or loosening, in some embodiments of the present application, an insertion portion 433 and a first installation portion 431 are provided on one side of the first type expansion card 430; the insertion portion 433 is connected to the first interface 220. The fixed cross plate 442 is provided with an extension 443, and the extension 443 is disposed opposite to the first mounting portion 431. The second adapter plate 200 is disposed between the extension portion 443 and the first mounting portion 431, and the second adapter plate 200 is provided with a second notch 260, where the second notch 260 is used for exposing the extension portion 443, and the extension portion 443 is fixedly connected with the first mounting portion 431.

As shown in fig. 10, the first type expansion card 430 is a standard PCIE expansion card, a board body of the first type expansion card 430 is rectangular, an insertion portion 433 is provided on a long side of the first type expansion card 430, an external interface 435 is provided on a short side of the first type expansion card 430, and after the first type expansion card 430 is transversely inserted into the first interface 220 through the insertion portion 433, the external interface 435 is located near the partition 460. The first mounting portion 431 and the inserting portion 433 of the first type expansion card 430 are located on the same side of the first type expansion card 430 and are disposed near the external interface 435, and the first mounting portion 431 is configured to fix the first type expansion card 430 in the chassis 410 after the first type expansion card 430 is connected to the first interface 220, so as to prevent the first type expansion card 430 from falling off or loosening.

As shown in fig. 7 and 11, a second notch 260 is formed at a position of the second adapter plate 200 corresponding to the first mounting portion 431, and the second notch 260 is formed at a side of the second adapter plate 200 where the first interface 220 is formed and is close to the second side 250. The fixed transverse plate 442 is provided with an extension 443, the extension 443 of the fixed transverse plate 442 is exposed through the second notch 260, and the exposed extension 443 is fixedly connected with the first mounting portion 431.

Since the fixing vertical plate 441 of the first fixing frame 440 is fixedly installed on the side panel of the chassis 410, the extension portion 443 of fixing the first type expansion card 430 on the fixing horizontal plate 442 of the first fixing frame 440 is equivalent to indirectly fixing the first type expansion card 430 in the chassis 410, so that the stability of the first type expansion card 430 in the chassis 410 is ensured. In addition, the insertion portion 433 of the first type expansion card 430 is connected to the first interface 220, and the first mounting portion 431 is connected to the extension portion 443, so that the first type expansion card 430 can be prevented from loosening and rattling.

Referring to fig. 10 and 12, fig. 12 is an enlarged schematic view of a portion B in fig. 7 in the embodiment of the present application, in order to further fix the first type expansion card 430, in some embodiments of the present application, a second mounting portion 432 is disposed on a side of the first type expansion card 430 opposite to the first mounting portion 431, and the second mounting portion 432 is fixedly connected to the main board 420 through a locking member 434.

The second mounting portion 432 is disposed on a long side of the first type expansion card 430 opposite to the first mounting portion 431, and the second mounting portion 432 is fixedly connected to the main board 420 on the bottom board of the case through a copper stud, i.e., a locking member 434. Through setting up second installation department 432, play the effect of fixed in the quick-witted incasement 410 multiple spot to first expansion card, and be connected first installation department 431 and extension 443, second installation department 432 passes through retaining member 434 with mainboard 420 and is connected, compact structure improves the interior space utilization of quick-witted case 410 when having guaranteed the connection stability of first kind expansion card 430.

In order to make the layout of the first adapter plate 100 and the main board 420 in the chassis 410 more reasonable, referring to fig. 1, 2 and 6, in some embodiments of the present application, a buzzer 422 is further disposed on the main board 420, a first notch 130 is formed at an end corner of the first adapter plate 100 clamped at one side of the first connection portion, two outer edges are formed at the first notch 130 by the first adapter plate 100, and the buzzer 422 is at least partially located in the first notch 130.

According to the structure of the first adapter plate 100 correspondingly designed to the structure of the main plate 420, the first notch 130 is correspondingly arranged on the first adapter plate 100 according to the position of the buzzer 422 on the main plate 420, and after the first inserting piece 111 of the first adapter plate 100 is inserted into the first inserting slot 421, the buzzer 422 is exposed through the first notch 130, and the first notch 130 keeps away the buzzer 422. In addition, the first notch 130 can be arranged to facilitate the installation and positioning of the first adapter plate 100, the side, provided with the notch, of the first adapter plate 100 faces the buzzer 422, the first adapter plate 100 is prevented from being reversely inserted left and right when the first adapter plate 100 is installed, and the first adapter plate 100 can only be inserted on the main board 420 according to the direction of the first notch 130 toward the buzzer 422, so that the fool-proof effect is achieved.

For the embodiment with the same structure of the first inserting piece 111 and the second inserting piece 121, the first notch 130 is disposed on the side of the first inserting piece 111 close to the buzzer 422, so that the buzzer 422 can be kept away, and the situation that the first inserting piece 111 and the second inserting piece 121 are reversely inserted up and down can be distinguished, and the situation that the first inserting piece 100 is burned due to signal short circuit can be prevented.

Finally, it should be noted that: the above embodiments are only for illustrating the technical solution of the present application, and not for limiting the same; although the present application has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it should be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: the technical scheme described in the foregoing embodiments can be modified or some or all of the technical features thereof can be replaced by equivalents; such modifications and substitutions do not depart from the spirit of the embodiments, and are intended to be included within the scope of the claims and description. In particular, the technical features mentioned in the respective embodiments may be combined in any manner as long as there is no structural conflict. The present application is not limited to the specific embodiments disclosed herein, but encompasses all technical solutions falling within the scope of the claims.

Claims (10)

1. An expansion assembly comprising a first adapter plate and a second adapter plate:

the two opposite sides of the first adapter plate are provided with a first connecting part and a second connecting part which are electrically connected with each other, and the second adapter plate is provided with a third connecting part; the first connecting part is used for being connected with the main board, and the second connecting part is connected with the third connecting part;

the second adapter plate is further provided with a first interface and a second interface, the first interface and the second interface are electrically connected with the third connecting portion, and the first interface and the second interface are respectively used for being connected with expansion cards of different types.

2. The expansion assembly of claim 1, wherein the first connection portion comprises a first plug tab for connecting with a first slot on the motherboard;

the second connecting part comprises a second inserting piece, the third connecting part comprises a second slot, the second slot is arranged on one surface of the second adapter plate, and the second inserting piece is connected with the second slot;

the first plug-in sheet and the second plug-in sheet have the same structure.

3. The expansion assembly of claim 2, wherein the first interface and the second interface are both disposed on a side of the second interposer facing away from the second slot.

4. The expansion assembly of claim 2, wherein the first adapter plate is notched on one side of the first or second adapter plate.

5. A host comprising a chassis, a motherboard, a first type expansion card, a second type expansion card, and the expansion assembly of any of claims 1-4;

the main board is arranged in the chassis, the first connecting part is connected with the main board, the first type expansion card is connected with the first interface, the second type expansion card is connected with the second interface, and the first type expansion card and the second type expansion card are expansion cards of different types.

6. The host computer of claim 5, wherein a first fixing frame and a second fixing frame are arranged in the case, and the first fixing frame and the second fixing frame are respectively fixedly connected with two adjacent side edges of the second adapter plate.

7. The main unit according to claim 6, wherein the first fixing frame comprises a fixing vertical plate and a fixing horizontal plate, the fixing vertical plate is connected with a side panel of the case, and the fixing horizontal plate is vertically bent at one side of the fixing vertical plate;

a first side edge of two adjacent side edges of the second adapter plate is fixedly connected with the fixed transverse plate, and the first interface is arranged on one side, away from the first side edge, of the second adapter plate;

the chassis is internally provided with a partition board, one side surface of the partition board extends outwards to form the second fixing frame, a second side edge of two adjacent side edges of the second adapter plate is fixedly connected with the second fixing frame, and the second interface is arranged on the second side edge.

8. The host of claim 7, wherein one side of the first type expansion card is provided with an insertion portion and a first mounting portion; the insertion part is connected with the first interface;

the fixed transverse plate is provided with an extension part which is arranged opposite to the first installation part;

the second adapter plate is arranged between the extension part and the first installation part, a second notch is formed in the second adapter plate and used for enabling the extension part to be exposed, and the extension part is fixedly connected with the first installation part.

9. The host of claim 8, wherein a second mounting portion is provided on a side of the first type expansion card opposite the first mounting portion, the second mounting portion being fixedly connected to the motherboard by a locking member.

10. The host computer of claim 5, wherein a buzzer is further provided on the main board, a first notch is provided at an end corner of the first connection portion on one side of the first connection portion, the first connection portion forms two outer edges at the first notch, and the buzzer is at least partially located in the first notch.

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