CN219811187U

CN219811187U - Disk array card switching device and electronic equipment

Info

Publication number: CN219811187U
Application number: CN202320939622.5U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 陈鑫
Original assignee: Lenovo Kaitian Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Lenovo Kaitian Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2023-04-23
Filing date: 2023-04-23
Publication date: 2023-10-10
Anticipated expiration: 2033-04-23

Abstract

The utility model provides a disk array card switching device and electronic equipment, wherein the switching device comprises a connector, a flat cable, a golden finger and a supporting frame; the connector is used for connecting the disk array card, the connector is respectively connected with the PCIE module and one end of the flat cable, the other end of the flat cable is connected with the main board of the electronic equipment through the golden finger so as to realize the switching between the disk array card and the main board, and the port, connected with the disk array card, of the connector faces the flat cable; the winding displacement tiling is in the support frame, and the one end that the winding displacement is close to the golden finger is bent from the support frame edge and is extended to mainboard one side to make disk array card can place on the winding displacement when being connected to on the connector. Through connector, winding displacement and golden finger in the switching device have realized the switching of Raid card and mainboard, can place on the winding displacement when having realized through the arrangement of connector, winding displacement and golden finger that the Raid card is connected to the connector, have reduced the occupation to PCIE module and mainboard space when the Raid card is installed.

Description

Disk array card switching device and electronic equipment

Technical Field

The present utility model relates to the field of electronic devices, and in particular, to a disk array card switching device and an electronic device.

Background

The existing server Raid card (Redundant Arrays of Independent Disks disk array card)) is generally located in the PCIE module, and occupies the positions of other cards in the configuration; or directly inserted on the main board, occupying the space on the main board.

For the above problems, one existing solution is: the Raid card occupies the card's location within the PCIE module. The Raid card is inserted into the Riser adapter card fixed on the PCIE module bracket, then is locked by screws or other structural members, and finally is inserted into the motherboard connector together with the whole module. The disadvantage of this solution is: 1) The Raid card can be removed after the whole PCIE module is removed from the chassis; 2) The Raid card occupies the position in the PCIE module, and the number of other cards that the whole machine can support needs to be reduced by one. Another solution that exists is: the Raid card is directly plugged into the motherboard connector. The Raid card is inserted into the connector on the motherboard and then secured by the structural members. The disadvantage of this solution is: 1) A set of knot components are needed to be added for fixing the Raid card, so that the cost is increased; 2) The Raid card and the fixing piece occupy a large block of the main board, so that the compact space is more and more stressed, and the board layer wiring can be influenced.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the utility model aims to provide a disk array card switching device and electronic equipment, which are used for solving the problem of how to reduce the installation occupied by PCIE modules and a main board space of a Raid card in the related technology.

The embodiment of the utility model adopts the following technical scheme: a disk array card switching device is applied to electronic equipment and comprises a connector, a flat cable, a golden finger and a supporting frame;

the connector is used for connecting the disk array card, the connector is respectively connected with the PCIE module and one end of the flat cable, the other end of the flat cable is connected with a main board of the electronic equipment through a golden finger so as to realize the switching between the disk array card and the main board, and a port, connected with the disk array card, of the connector faces the flat cable;

the flat cable is tiled in the support frame, and one end of the flat cable, which is close to the golden finger, is bent from the edge of the support frame to extend to one side of the main board, so that the disk array card can be placed on the flat cable while being connected to the connector.

In some embodiments, the support frame is located on one side of one of the boards of the motherboard, and the support frame is spaced from the board of the motherboard; the connector is detachably arranged on the supporting frame.

In some embodiments, a vertical plate is arranged on the surface of the support frame for mounting the disk array card, and the vertical plate is detachably connected with the connector through screws.

In some embodiments, the support frame is provided with a fastening component, the fastening component is fastened on the disk array card, and the fastening component keeps the disk array card in a state of being fastened on the support frame.

In some embodiments, the latch component is configured as an elastic latch, the elastic latch includes a first latch plate and a second latch plate, one end of the first latch plate is fixed on the surface of the support frame on which the disk array card is mounted, the other end of the first latch plate is connected with one end of the first latch plate, and the other end of the second latch plate extends to one side of the disk array card; when the disk array card is in a state of being fixed on the supporting frame, the outer edge of the disk array card is propped against the first clamping plate, and the top clamping surface of the disk array card is propped against the second clamping plate.

In some embodiments, the top surface of the second latch plate is configured as a ramp that is sloped toward the surface of the support bracket on which the disk array card is mounted.

In some embodiments, the surface of the first clamping plate, which faces away from the disk array card, is connected with the surface of the support frame, on which the disk array card is mounted, through a reinforcing rib.

In some embodiments, the support frame is configured to be at least one of:

the wind scooper is arranged on one side of the board surface of the main board;

and a housing of the chassis.

In some embodiments, a super battery assembly is disposed on the support frame, and the disk array card is connected with the super battery assembly.

The utility model also discloses an electronic device, which comprises the disk array card switching device.

The embodiment of the utility model has the beneficial effects that:

through connector, winding displacement and golden finger in the switching device have realized the switching of Raid card and mainboard, can place on the winding displacement when having realized through the arrangement of connector, winding displacement and golden finger that the Raid card is connected to the connector, have reduced the occupation to PCIE module and mainboard space when the Raid card is installed.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present utility model or the technical solutions in the related art, the drawings that are required to be used in the embodiments or the related technical descriptions will be briefly described below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments described in the present utility model, and other drawings can be obtained according to the drawings without inventive effort for those skilled in the art.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a switching device, a Raid card and a motherboard according to the present utility model.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a switching device and a motherboard according to the present utility model;

fig. 3 is a partial enlarged view of a in fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a partial enlarged view of B in fig. 1.

Reference numerals: 1Raid card, 2 connectors, 3 winding displacement, 4 golden fingers, 5 support frames, 6 main boards, 7 vertical boards, 8 screws, 9 buckle parts, 901 first buckle plates, 902 second buckle plates, 903 inclined planes, 904 reinforcing ribs and 10 super battery components.

Detailed Description

Various aspects and features of the present utility model are described herein with reference to the accompanying drawings.

It should be understood that various modifications may be made to the embodiments of the application herein. Therefore, the above description should not be taken as limiting, but merely as exemplification of the embodiments. Other modifications within the scope and spirit of the utility model will occur to persons of ordinary skill in the art.

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the utility model and, together with a general description of the utility model given above, and the detailed description of the embodiments given below, serve to explain the principles of the utility model.

These and other characteristics of the utility model will become apparent from the following description of a preferred form of embodiment, given as a non-limiting example, with reference to the accompanying drawings.

It is also to be understood that, although the utility model has been described with reference to some specific examples, a person skilled in the art will certainly be able to achieve many other equivalent forms of the utility model, having the characteristics as set forth in the foregoing summary of the utility model and hence all coming within the field of protection defined thereby.

The above and other aspects, features and advantages of the present utility model will become more apparent in light of the following detailed description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

Specific embodiments of the present utility model will be described hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings; however, it is to be understood that the disclosed embodiments are merely exemplary of the utility model, which can be embodied in various forms. Well-known and/or repeated functions and constructions are not described in detail to avoid obscuring the utility model in unnecessary or unnecessary detail. Therefore, specific structural and functional details disclosed herein are not intended to be limiting, but merely as a basis for the "summary of the utility model" and as a representative basis for teaching one skilled in the art to variously employ the present utility model in virtually any appropriately detailed structure.

The specification may use the word "in one embodiment," "in another embodiment," "in yet another embodiment," or "in other embodiments," which may each refer to one or more of the same or different embodiments in accordance with the utility model.

In order to solve the problems in the background technology, the applicability provides a disk array card switching device applied to electronic equipment. The switching device is not only suitable for the Raid card 1, but also suitable for solid state disks and the like.

Referring to fig. 1, 2 and 3, the magnetic disk array card switching device comprises a connector 2, a flat cable 3, a golden finger 4 and a supporting frame 5. The connector 2 is used for connecting the Raid card 1, the connector 2 is connected with the PCIE module, and the connector 2 is further connected with one end of the flat cable 3. The other end of the flat cable 3 is connected with the motherboard 6 of the electronic device through the golden finger 4 to realize the switching between the Raid card 1 and the motherboard 6, so that only one component connected with the golden finger 4 on the motherboard 6 is occupied, and the space occupation of the motherboard 6 is reduced. In addition, the port of the connector 2 connected with the Raid card 1 is oriented to the flat cable 3, so as to achieve convenient connection of the Raid card 1.

The support 5 is formed with a flat space for arranging the adapter and the Raid card 1 on a side facing away from the motherboard 6, the flat space may be a plane, the flat cable 3 has a certain length, and a part of the flat cable 3 is tiled in the flat space of the support 5. Moreover, another part of the flat cable 3, namely, one end close to the golden finger 4 is bent from the edge of the support frame 5 to extend to one side of the main board 6, so that the Raid card 1 can be placed on the flat cable 3 while being connected to the connector 2; on one hand, the design can keep the state that the flat cable 3 is flatly paved on the support frame 5, and the flat cable 3 is prevented from being worn out due to the fact that the flat cable 3 moves on the support frame 5; on the other hand, the Raid card 1 and the flat cable 3 can be placed on the support frame 5 in a concentrated mode, so that the structure of the switching device is concentrated as much as possible, and space occupation is reduced.

The utility model realizes the switching between the Raid card 1 and the main board 6 through the connector 2, the flat cable 3 and the golden finger 4 in the switching device, realizes the connection of the Raid card 1 to the connector 2 and the placement of the golden finger 4 on the flat cable 3 through the arrangement of the connector 2, the flat cable 3 and the golden finger 4, and reduces the occupation of space of the PCIE module and the main board 6 when the Raid card 1 is installed.

In some embodiments, the support 5 is located on one side of one of the boards of the motherboard 6, and the board of the motherboard 6 is a board provided with functional components, that is, a board for connection with the golden finger 4. And the supporting frame 5 is spaced from the board surface of the main board 6, so that the supporting frame 5 does not interfere with components on the main board 6. In order to ensure the use of the adapter, the connector 2 is detachably mounted on the support 5. In some embodiments, referring again to fig. 3, one of the ways in which the connector 2 is detachably connected is that a stand 7 is provided on the surface of the support frame 5 on which the Raid card 1 is mounted, and the stand 7 is detachably connected to the connector 2 by a screw 8, so as to facilitate replacement or overhaul of the connector, etc.

In order to keep the Raid card 1 fixed to the flat cable 3 and prevent the Raid card 1 from being detached from the connector 2 due to a change in position, the Raid card 1 may be fixed to the support frame 5 by a fastening member. Specifically, a fastening component 9 is arranged on the surface of the support frame 5, on which the Raid card 1 is mounted, the fastening component 9 is fastened on the Raid card 1, and the fastening component 9 keeps the Raid card 1 in a state of being fixed on the support frame 5. When the Raid card 1 is fixed on the supporting frame 5, the fastening component 9 and the connector 2 are respectively located at two opposite sides of the Raid card 1. When the Raid card 1 needs to be replaced or removed, the state of the clamping member may be adjusted to release the Raid card 1. The design can be used for fixing the Raid card from two sides of the Raid card by matching the clamping component with the connector, so that the connection firmness of the Raid card and the connector is ensured.

In some embodiments, as shown in connection with fig. 3 and 4, the buckle component 9 is configured as an elastic buckle, where the elastic buckle includes a first buckle plate 901 and a second buckle plate 902, one end of the first buckle plate 901 is fixed on the surface of the support frame 5 on which the Raid card 1 is mounted, the other end of the first buckle plate 901 is connected to one end of the first buckle plate 901, and the other end of the second buckle plate 902 extends to one side of the Raid card 1, so that the first buckle plate 901 and the second buckle plate 902 form an inverted L-shaped structure. When the Raid card 1 is in a state of being fixed on the supporting frame 5, the outer edge of the Raid card 1 abuts against the first buckle plate 901, and the top card surface (the card surface of the Raid card 1 facing away from the flat cable 3) of the Raid card 1 abuts against the second buckle plate 902. The first buckle plate 901 and the second buckle plate 902 can be made of hard plastic materials, and when the connector is specifically used, one end, connected with the first buckle plate 901 and the second buckle plate 902, of the buckle plate is broken towards the direction away from the connector 2, then the Raid card 1 is horizontally placed on the flat cable 3, and the first buckle plate 901 is released. Namely, the clamp of the Raid card 1 is realized through the inverted L-shaped structure, and the whole clamp part has simple structure and is convenient to implement.

In some embodiments, to facilitate mounting of the Raid card 1, the top surface of the second buckle plate 902 is configured as an inclined surface 903 inclined to the surface of the support frame 5 where the Raid card 1 is mounted, when the Raid card 1 is mounted, the Raid card 1 is pushed downward from above the second buckle plate 902, and the edge position of the Raid card 1 pushes the inclined surface 903 outward until the Raid card 1 contacts the surface of the flat cable 3. The design of the bevel 903 facilitates the installation of the Raid card 1.

In some embodiments, the surface of the first buckle plate 901 facing away from the Raid card 1 is connected with the surface of the support frame 5 where the Raid card 1 is installed through a reinforcing rib 904, so as to ensure the strength of the buckle component 9, and prevent the first buckle plate 901 from being deformed in a transitional manner or being bent and damaged in the process of installing and dismantling the Raid card 1.

In some embodiments, the support 5 is configured as at least one of the following structures:

a wind guide cover mounted on one side of the board surface of the main board 6, a casing of the chassis, or other structural members mounted in the chassis. The wind scooper is most suitable, and is mounted on the inner wall of the chassis and located on one side of the main board 6 to cover part of the main board 6, the space between the wind scooper and the main board 6 is smaller, the design of the switching device can be completed by using the shorter flat cable 3, and the wiring installation is facilitated while the flat cable 3 is saved.

In some embodiments, the support 5 is provided with a super battery assembly 10, and the raid card 1 may be connected to the super battery assembly 10 by a cable to obtain electrical support.

While various embodiments of the present utility model have been described in detail, the present utility model is not limited to these specific embodiments, and various modifications and embodiments can be made by those skilled in the art on the basis of the inventive concept, and these modifications and modifications should be included in the scope of the claimed utility model.

Claims

1. The disk array card switching device is applied to electronic equipment and is characterized by comprising a connector, a flat cable, a golden finger and a supporting frame;

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the support frame is located on one side of one of the boards, and the support frame is spaced from the board; the connector is detachably arranged on the supporting frame.

3. The disk array card switching device according to claim 2, wherein a vertical plate is arranged on the surface of the support frame for mounting the disk array card, and the vertical plate is detachably connected with the connector through a screw.

4. The disk array card switching device according to claim 1, wherein the supporting frame is provided with a fastening component, the fastening component is fastened to the disk array card, and the fastening component keeps the disk array card in a state of being fastened to the supporting frame.

5. The disk array card switching device according to claim 4, wherein the fastening member is configured as an elastic fastening member, the elastic fastening member includes a first fastening plate and a second fastening plate, one end of the first fastening plate is fixed on a surface of the support frame on which the disk array card is mounted, the other end of the first fastening plate is connected to one end of the first fastening plate, and the other end of the second fastening plate extends to one side of the disk array card; when the disk array card is in a state of being fixed on the supporting frame, the outer edge of the disk array card is propped against the first clamping plate, and the top clamping surface of the disk array card is propped against the second clamping plate.

6. The disk array card adapter apparatus of claim 5, wherein the top surface of the second snap plate is configured as a ramp that is sloped toward the surface of the support bracket on which the disk array card is mounted.

7. The adapter of claim 5 wherein the first latch plate is connected to the surface of the support frame on which the disk array card is mounted by a stiffener.

8. The disk array card adapter device of claim 1, wherein the support frame is configured as at least one of the following:

and a housing of the chassis.

9. The disk array card adapter of claim 1, wherein the support frame is provided with a super battery assembly, and the disk array card is connected with the super battery assembly.

10. An electronic device comprising the disk array card switching device according to any one of claims 1 to 9.