CN220271841U - Novel miniature server - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model discloses a novel micro server, which is improved based on the prior micro server of a personal computer and comprises a case main body and a control panel. The case main body is provided with an opening, a power management system, a main board system and a radiator are arranged in the case main body, the main board system is provided with a personal computer interface and an industrial computer special interface, and the server can be applied to various use environments while the cost is low; the control panel locates the machine case main part through opening the flap, offered power connect hole, a plurality of jack and a plurality of louvre on the control panel, power connect hole, a plurality of jack and a plurality of louvre are offered on same plane face, power plug can be connected with power management system through the power connect hole, a plurality of jacks correspond the setting with personal computer interface, the special interface of industrial computer, a plurality of louvres correspond the setting with the radiator, can simplify user's operation flow like this, maintenance personnel can look for more conveniently and operate the problem point, reduce maintenance time and human cost.

Description

Novel miniature server

Technical Field

The utility model belongs to the technical field of servers, and particularly relates to a novel miniature server.

Background

With the development of network technologies, the application of servers has been penetrated into various industries. Existing computers are generally classified into personal computers and industrial computers. The personal computer has low price and multiple functions, and can run various operating systems and application programs; in addition, personal computers often have hardware components that are scalable to increase storage space. For industrial control computers, the system is mainly used for control and automation tasks in industrial environments, has good reliability, is usually provided with rich external interfaces, and can be unified in position.

However, there are some problems with personal computers and industrial computers, respectively. Compared with industrial personal computers, the interfaces of personal computers are limited, for example, interfaces such as serial ports, parallel ports, analog input/output and the like which are commonly used in the industrial field may not be commonly found or are not easily found on personal computers, so that the number of externally-connected devices is small, the interfaces on the server equipped by the existing personal computers are scattered on multiple surfaces of a host (as shown in fig. 1 and 2, the power access holes, the multiple plug holes and the multiple air dispersing holes on the miniature server are distributed on 3 surfaces), and the plug jack operation is very inconvenient. For the industrial control computer, although the interfaces are more, the server equipped with the industrial control computer needs to be custom developed, and a large order quantity is also needed as a premise of custom development, so that the cost is high and the price is high.

Based on the foregoing, a new mini-server is needed to solve the technical problems existing in the prior art.

Disclosure of Invention

The utility model aims to provide a novel miniature server which can increase the number of interfaces, is convenient to use and maintain, has low cost and can be applied to various use environments.

To achieve the purpose, the utility model adopts the following technical scheme:

novel mini-server includes:

the case comprises a case body, a power management system, a main board system and a radiator, wherein the case body is provided with an opening, and the main board system is provided with a personal computer interface and an industrial control computer special interface;

the control panel is arranged on the case body through the open cover, a power supply connecting hole, a plurality of jacks and a plurality of radiating holes are formed in the control panel, the power supply connecting hole, the jacks and the radiating holes are formed in the same plane, the power supply plug can be connected with the power supply management system through the power supply connecting hole, the jacks are correspondingly arranged with the personal computer interface and the industrial computer special interface, and the radiating holes are correspondingly arranged with the radiator.

Optionally, the novel micro server further comprises an auxiliary panel which is separately arranged with the control panel, wherein the auxiliary panel is covered on one part of the opening, and the control panel is covered on the other part of the opening.

Optionally, the personal computer interface includes a first USB interface, and the jack includes a first jack and a second jack;

the main board system comprises a motherboard, a USB extension line and a PCI expansion card, wherein the motherboard is provided with a first USB port and a PCI plug-in slot, one end of the USB extension line is connected with the first USB port, the other end of the USB extension line is the first USB interface, the first USB interface is arranged corresponding to the first jack, and the PCI expansion card is plugged in the PCI plug-in slot;

the special interface of the industrial personal computer comprises a second USB interface which is arranged on the PCI expansion card, and the second USB interface is correspondingly arranged with the second jack.

Optionally, the personal computer interface includes two first USB interfaces, the first USB interfaces are USB2.0 interfaces, the industrial personal computer dedicated interface includes three second USB interfaces, and the second USB interfaces are USB3.0 interfaces.

Optionally, the personal computer interface further includes an expansion interface, the jack includes a third jack, and the motherboard further includes a third USB port;

the main board system further comprises a USB expansion line, one end of the USB expansion line is connected with the third USB port, the other end of the USB expansion line is the expansion interface, and the expansion interface is correspondingly arranged with the third jack;

or, the PCI expansion card is also provided with the expansion interface, and the expansion interface is correspondingly arranged with the third jack.

Optionally, the main board system further comprises a display card connected to the motherboard, wherein the display card is provided with at least two video output ports, and the control panel is also provided with at least two fourth jacks;

the personal computer interface comprises at least two HDMI interfaces, at least two HDMI interfaces and at least two fourth jacks are arranged in one-to-one correspondence, the HDMI interfaces are connected with the corresponding video output ports through one ends of connecting wires, and the other ends of the connecting wires are the HDMI interfaces.

Optionally, at least one video output port is an HDMI port, and at least one of the remaining video output ports is a DP port;

the connecting wire comprises an extension line and an adapter line, the HDMI port is connected to one end of the extension line, the other end of the extension line is the HDMI interface, the DP port is connected to one end of the adapter line, and the other end of the adapter line is the HDMI interface.

Optionally, the motherboard system further includes a network cable extension and a network adapter connected to the motherboard, the network adapter having a network cable port, one end of the network cable extension being connected to the network cable port;

the personal computer interface also comprises a network cable interface, the other end of the network cable extension line is used as the network cable interface, the control panel is also provided with a network cable jack, and the network cable jack and the network cable interface are correspondingly arranged.

Optionally, a power heat discharging hole corresponding to the power management system is further formed in the control panel.

Optionally, the control panel is further provided with an assembly hole, the assembly hole is used for installing a power button, and the power button is in signal connection with the power management system.

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

the novel micro server provided by the utility model is based on the micro server of the personal computer in the prior art, and besides a personal computer interface, an industrial computer special interface is additionally arranged on the main board system so as to increase the interface types and the interface quantity of the novel micro server, thereby being capable of being applied to various use environments such as families, small enterprises, lightweight industrial applications and the like while having low cost. In addition, a power supply connecting hole for connecting a power supply plug with a power supply management system, a plurality of jacks corresponding to a personal computer interface and an industrial control computer special interface and a plurality of radiating holes corresponding to a radiator are formed in a control panel in the novel micro server, and the power supply connecting hole, the plurality of jacks and the plurality of radiating holes are formed in the same panel surface, so that a user does not need to search for the power supply connecting hole, the jacks or the radiating holes at different positions, and the operation flow of the user can be greatly simplified; when this novel miniature server is required to be maintained, offer power connect hole, jack and louvre on same plane face can accelerate the speed of maintenance, maintenance personnel can seek and operate the problem point more conveniently, reduces maintenance time and human cost.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a prior art micro server of a personal computer at a first viewing angle;

FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view of a prior art micro server of a personal computer at a second viewing angle;

FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view of a novel micro server according to the present utility model;

FIG. 4 is an exploded view of a novel micro server according to the present utility model;

fig. 5 is a partial enlarged view at a in fig. 4.

In the figure:

100', mini-server; 110', a power supply access hole; 120', plug holes; 130', air holes; 140', a power switch button;

1. a case main body; 11. an open mouth;

2. a control panel; 21. a power supply connection hole; 221. a first jack; 222. a second jack; 223. a third jack; 224. a fourth jack; 225. a net wire jack; 23. a heat radiation hole; 24. a power button; 25. and a power supply heat discharging hole.

Detailed Description

In the description of the present utility model, it should be noted that the directions or positional relationships indicated by the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inner", "outer", etc. are based on the directions or positional relationships shown in the drawings, are merely for convenience of describing the present utility model and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the devices or elements referred to must have a specific orientation, be configured and operated in a specific orientation, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present utility model. Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and the like, are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance. Wherein the terms "first position" and "second position" are two different positions.

In the description of the present utility model, it should be noted that, unless explicitly specified and limited otherwise, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, and may be either fixed or removable, for example; can be mechanically or electrically connected; can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, and can be communication between two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present utility model will be understood in specific cases by those of ordinary skill in the art.

The following description of the embodiments of the present utility model will be made apparent and fully in view of the accompanying drawings, in which some, but not all embodiments of the utility model are shown. All other embodiments, which can be made by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the present utility model without making any inventive effort, are intended to be within the scope of the present utility model.

The novel micro server provided by the utility model is described below with reference to the accompanying drawings and the specific embodiments.

In order to reduce the cost and expand the application range, the novel micro server provided in the present embodiment is modified and upgraded based on the micro server 100' of the personal computer in the prior art, as shown in fig. 1 and 2, because the personal computer is cheaper than the industrial computer, and the application cost can be reduced.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 3 to 5, the novel micro server provided in this embodiment includes a chassis main body 1 and a control panel 2, the chassis main body 1 has an opening 11, a power management system, a motherboard system and a radiator which are disposed in the chassis main body 1 through the opening 11, and the motherboard system has a personal computer interface and an industrial computer dedicated interface, so that the interface types and the number of interfaces of the novel micro server are increased, and the novel micro server can be applied to various use environments such as families, small enterprises, lightweight industrial applications and the like while the cost of the whole novel micro server is ensured, and the application range is enlarged.

In addition, the control panel 2 is covered on the chassis body 1 through the opening 11, and the control panel 2 is provided with a power supply connecting hole 21, a plurality of insertion holes and a plurality of heat dissipation holes 23. Wherein the power plug can be connected with the power management system through the power connection hole 21; the jacks are correspondingly arranged with the personal computer interface and the special interface of the industrial personal computer, so that the external equipment can be connected with the personal computer interface and the special interface of the industrial personal computer through the jacks; the plurality of radiating holes 23 are correspondingly arranged with the radiator, and the power supply connecting holes 21, the plurality of jacks and the plurality of radiating holes 23 are arranged on the same plane surface, so that a user does not need to search the power supply connecting holes 21, the jacks or the radiating holes 23 at different positions, thereby greatly simplifying the operation flow of the user; when this novel miniature server is required to be maintained, offer power connect hole 21, jack and louvre 23 on same plane face can accelerate the speed of maintenance, maintenance personnel can seek and operate the problem point more conveniently, reduces maintenance time and human cost.

It should be noted that, as shown in fig. 1 and 2, the novel micro server in this embodiment is improved based on the micro server 100 'of the personal computer, so that the external structure of the micro server is basically the same, and the micro server 100' of the personal computer includes a front plate and a rear plate disposed at intervals along the front-rear direction (i.e., along the X-axis direction in fig. 1), a top plate and a bottom plate disposed at intervals along the up-down direction (i.e., along the Z-axis direction in fig. 1), and a left side plate and a right side plate disposed at intervals along the left-right direction (i.e., along the Y-axis direction in fig. 1). In this embodiment, the control panel 2 of the novel micro server is taken as a right side plate for explanation, and the side plate is generally large in area, so as to facilitate the opening of the power supply connection hole 21, the plurality of insertion holes and the plurality of heat dissipation holes 23.

Further, as shown in fig. 3 and 4, the novel mini-server provided in this embodiment further includes an auxiliary panel (not shown in the drawings) that is provided separately from the control panel 2. When specifically assembling, the auxiliary panel cover is arranged on one part of the opening 11, the control panel 2 cover is arranged on the other part of the opening 11, and thus, when the power supply connecting hole 21, the plurality of jacks and the plurality of radiating holes 23 in the novel miniature server are subjected to maintenance and detection, the control panel 2 is only required to be dismantled for subsequent maintenance operation, and the auxiliary panel is not required to be taken down. This is because the area covered by the control panel is an area where the power management system and the motherboard system are connected and communicate with various external devices, the temperature near this area is higher, and the wire harness is more numerous, so that the problem encountered in this area is generally more than that encountered in the area covered by the auxiliary panel, and in the actual working condition according to this embodiment, the exposed side of the auxiliary panel needs to be connected with other devices, which results in inconvenient disassembly. Therefore, by arranging the auxiliary panel and the control panel 2, on one hand, functional partitions can be made, the design layout is convenient, the maintenance time can be saved, and the working efficiency is improved; on the other hand, the structural weight of the control panel 2 can be reduced, and the control panel is convenient to carry, transport, mount and dismount.

After the auxiliary panel and the control panel 2 are mounted on the chassis main body 1, referring to fig. 4, in this embodiment, an assembly hole may be further formed on the control panel 2, where the assembly hole is used for mounting the power button 24, and the power button 24 may be inserted into the assembly hole by means of fastening and screw fixing, and then connected to the power management system through a signal. The user can control the power management system to be turned on by pressing the power button 24, so that the power switch button 140' (shown in fig. 1) originally arranged on the top plate of the main box body is transferred to the control panel 2 in the embodiment, thereby improving the uniformity of appearance and ensuring the convenience of the user to turn on to a certain extent.

In this embodiment, the personal computer interface includes a first USB interface, and the jacks include a first jack 221 and a second jack 222; the motherboard system includes a motherboard, a USB extension line and a PCI expansion card, the motherboard has a first USB port and a PCI socket, one end of the USB extension line is connected to the first USB port, and the other end of the USB extension line is used as a first USB interface, where the first USB interface is disposed corresponding to the first jack 221, so that the USB extension line is transferred to a position corresponding to the first jack 221 in the present embodiment by a socket 120' (as shown in fig. 1) that is originally disposed on a top plate of the host box. In addition, the PCI expansion card is inserted into the PCI inserting slot; the special interface of the industrial computer comprises a second USB interface arranged on the PCI expansion card, the second USB interface is correspondingly arranged with the second jack 222, the number of USB interfaces on the main board system can be effectively increased by additionally arranging the PCI expansion card, and more USB external devices such as printers, cameras, mice, keyboards, U disks and the like can be more conveniently connected to the personal computer or the industrial computer.

Preferably, in this embodiment, the personal computer interface includes two first USB interfaces, and the two first USB interfaces are USB2.0 interfaces, the two USB2.0 interfaces are led to the two first jacks 221 through USB extension lines to be set in one-to-one correspondence, the industrial personal computer dedicated interface includes three second USB interfaces, and the three second USB interfaces are USB3.0 interfaces, and the three USB3.0 interfaces and the three second jacks 222 are set in one-to-one correspondence, so that external devices of a plurality of USB2.0 interfaces and external devices of a plurality of USB3.0 interfaces can be more conveniently connected, compatibility of the novel mini-server is improved, and design requirements under actual working conditions are met.

Of course, in some other parallel embodiments, other numbers of first USB interfaces may be led to correspond to the first jack 221 through a USB extension line as USB2.0 interfaces or as USB3.0 interfaces, and other numbers of second USB interfaces may be led to correspond to the second jack 222 as USB2.0 interfaces or as USB3.0 interfaces, so as to meet the connection requirements of external devices with different numbers of USB2.0 interfaces and external devices with USB3.0 interfaces, which is not limited by the present utility model.

Further, in this embodiment, the pc interface further includes an expansion interface, and the jack includes a third jack 223, and the motherboard further includes a third USB port; the motherboard system further includes a USB extension line, one end of the USB extension line is connected to the third USB port, and the other end of the USB extension line is an extension interface, where the extension interface is disposed corresponding to the third jack 223. For example, the expansion interface described above may be: sideUX interface, CSR Display interface, CSR interface, scanner interface, serial interface or GPIO (general purpose input output) interface, etc. to the function of using of this novel miniature server has been expanded greatly, thereby the connection demand of different external devices has been satisfied, flexibility and suitability of this novel miniature server have effectively been improved. Preferably, in this embodiment, the motherboard has two third USB ports, the control panel 2 has two third jacks 223, and the two third jacks 223 are disposed in one-to-one correspondence with the two third USB ports, so that the novel micro server can be externally connected with two external devices, so as to meet the requirements of actual working conditions.

It should be noted that the above expansion interfaces may further include more than two expansion interfaces, each expansion interface may correspond to a different kind of interface, and the number of expansion interfaces may be more or less.

Of course, in some other parallel embodiments, a PCI expansion card having both a second USB interface and an expansion interface may be used, and the expansion interface is disposed corresponding to the third jack 223, so that the above purpose of connecting various external devices to the novel mini-server can be achieved, and compared with the above method, the method uses fewer wire harnesses, thereby facilitating the assembly and layout installation of operators.

Optionally, the motherboard system provided in this embodiment further includes a graphics card connected to the motherboard, where the graphics card has at least two video output ports; the personal computer interface further comprises at least two HDMI interfaces, the control panel 2 is further provided with at least two fourth jacks 224, the at least two HDMI interfaces and the at least two fourth jacks 224 are arranged in one-to-one correspondence, the HDMI interfaces are connected with corresponding video output ports through one ends of connecting wires, and the other ends of the connecting wires are used as the HDMI interfaces. By arranging at least two HDMI interfaces in one-to-one correspondence with at least two fourth jacks 224, a user can conveniently realize a multi-screen display configuration. For example, in operation, multiple displays or televisions may be connected via at least two fourth jacks 224 while expanding the work desktop, thereby providing a larger work area or multitasking capability; in the sales process of product introduction, a plurality of displays can be externally connected, a seller can display the product or demonstrate the characteristics of the product on one display, and a buyer can watch the product on the other display in real time, so that the buyer can be helped to know the product more intuitively, the understanding and the interest of the buyer on the product are improved, the interactivity and the working efficiency between the seller and the buyer are greatly improved, and the product has wide market prospect.

Further, at least one of the video output ports is an HDMI port, and at least one of the remaining video output ports is a DP port. Optionally, in this embodiment, the number of video output ports is two, which includes one HDMI port and one DP port, and correspondingly, the number of fourth jacks 224 is also two; the connecting wire includes extension line and patch cord, it is understood that extension line and patch cord of the different interface types in both ends can be selected according to actual conditions, in this embodiment, both ends of extension line are HDMI interface, its one end is connected with HDMI port, the other end corresponds with one of the fourth jack 224, one end of patch cord is DP interface, the other end is HDMI interface, its one end is connected with DP port, the other end corresponds with another fourth jack 224. By the arrangement, when the display without the DP interface exists among the used displays, the DP port can be connected to the HDMI port through the patch cord, so that not only can the available DHMI interface be fully utilized, but also the display using the DP interface can be compatible, and higher convenience, flexibility and expansibility are provided.

Optionally, as shown in fig. 5, the motherboard provided in this embodiment is further connected to a network adapter, where the network adapter has a network cable port, and the motherboard system further includes a network cable extension line, where one end of the network cable extension line is connected to the network cable port; in addition, the personal computer interface further comprises a network cable interface, the other end of the network cable extension line is used as the network cable interface, the control panel 2 is further provided with a network cable jack 225, the network cable jack 225 is correspondingly arranged with the network cable interface, so that a plug of the network cable is inserted into the network cable interface through the network cable jack 225 in a limiting manner, and communication connection between the network cable and the network adapter is realized. Through the arrangement, the network cable port (not shown in the figure) originally arranged on the rear plate of the main machine box body can be transferred to form a network cable interface corresponding to the network cable jack 225 through the network cable extension line in the embodiment, so that the plugging and maintenance of the network cable are facilitated.

Optionally, in this embodiment, the control panel 2 is further provided with a power heat discharging hole 25 corresponding to the power management system, and the heat dissipating hole 23 can promote air flow and help to dissipate heat because the power management system generally generates heat. Through effectual heat dissipation, can reduce power supply system's temperature, improve its stability and performance and prolong its life. In addition, the arrangement of the interfaces and the heat dissipation holes 23 can be better arranged, so that the layout of the control panel 2 is more compact and reasonable, and the cleaning and maintenance of the heat dissipation holes 23 by subsequent users are facilitated.

Optionally, the radiator provided by the embodiment is a cooling fan, which has the advantages of efficient heat dissipation and rapid cooling, effectively ensures that the novel micro server is kept in an ideal working temperature range, and improves the stability and performance of the server. It is worth mentioning that some cooling fans also have temperature sensor and alarming function, can monitor the temperature of host computer in real time, send out the alarm when the temperature exceeds the settlement threshold value to remind the user to take necessary measure, protect novel miniature server from overheated.

It is to be understood that the above examples of the present utility model are provided for clarity of illustration only and are not limiting of the embodiments of the present utility model. Other variations or modifications of the above teachings will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art. It is not necessary here nor is it exhaustive of all embodiments. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. which come within the spirit and principles of the utility model are desired to be protected by the following claims.

Claims (10)

1. Novel miniature server, its characterized in that includes:

the case comprises a case body (1) with an opening (11), wherein a power management system, a main board system and a radiator are arranged in the case body (1), and the main board system is provided with a personal computer interface and an industrial control computer special interface;

control panel (2), through opening mouth (11) lid is located machine case main part (1), set up power connect hole (21), a plurality of jack and a plurality of louvre (23) on control panel (2), power connect hole (21), a plurality of jack and a plurality of louvre (23) are seted up on same plane face, power plug can pass through power connect hole (21) with power management system connects, a plurality of jack with personal computer interface industrial computer dedicated interface corresponds the setting, a plurality of louvre (23) with the radiator corresponds the setting.

2. The novel micro server according to claim 1, further comprising an auxiliary panel provided separately from the control panel (2), the auxiliary panel being provided to cover a portion of the opening (11), the control panel (2) being provided to cover another portion of the opening (11).

3. The novel mini-server of claim 1, wherein the personal computer interface comprises a first USB interface, the jack comprising a first jack (221) and a second jack (222);

the main board system comprises a motherboard, a USB extension line and a PCI expansion card, wherein the motherboard is provided with a first USB port and a PCI plug-in slot, one end of the USB extension line is connected with the first USB port, the other end of the USB extension line is the first USB interface, the first USB interface is correspondingly arranged with the first jack (221), and the PCI expansion card is plugged in the PCI plug-in slot;

the special interface of the industrial personal computer comprises a second USB interface which is arranged on the PCI expansion card, and the second USB interface is correspondingly arranged with the second jack (222).

4. The novel micro server of claim 3, wherein the personal computer interface comprises two first USB interfaces, the first USB interfaces are USB2.0 interfaces, the industrial personal computer dedicated interface comprises three second USB interfaces, and the second USB interfaces are USB3.0 interfaces.

5. The novel mini-server of claim 3, wherein the personal computer interface further comprises an expansion interface, the jack comprises a third jack (223), the motherboard further has a third USB port;

the main board system further comprises a USB expansion line, one end of the USB expansion line is connected with the third USB port, the other end of the USB expansion line is the expansion interface, and the expansion interface is correspondingly arranged with the third jack (223);

or, the PCI expansion card is also provided with the expansion interface, and the expansion interface is correspondingly arranged with the third jack (223).

6. The novel micro server as set forth in claim 3, wherein,

the main board system further comprises a display card connected to the main board, wherein the display card is provided with at least two video output ports, and the control panel (2) is also provided with at least two fourth jacks (224);

the personal computer interface comprises at least two HDMI interfaces, at least two HDMI interfaces and at least two fourth jacks (224) are arranged in one-to-one correspondence, the HDMI interfaces are connected with the corresponding video output ports through one ends of connecting wires, and the other ends of the connecting wires are the HDMI interfaces.

7. The novel micro server as set forth in claim 6, wherein,

at least one video output port is an HDMI port, and at least one video output port in the rest video output ports is a DP port;

the connecting wire comprises an extension line and an adapter line, the HDMI port is connected to one end of the extension line, the other end of the extension line is the HDMI interface, the DP port is connected to one end of the adapter line, and the other end of the adapter line is the HDMI interface.

8. The novel micro server of claim 3, wherein the motherboard system further comprises a network cable extension and a network adapter connected to the motherboard, the network adapter having a network cable port, one end of the network cable extension being connected to the network cable port;

the personal computer interface further comprises a network cable interface, the other end of the network cable extension line is used as the network cable interface, a network cable jack (225) is further formed in the control panel (2), and the network cable jack (225) is correspondingly arranged with the network cable interface.

9. The novel micro server according to claim 1, wherein the control panel (2) is further provided with a power heat discharging hole (25) corresponding to the power management system.

10. The novel micro server according to claim 1, wherein the control panel (2) is further provided with an assembly hole, the assembly hole is used for installing a power button (24), and the power button (24) is in signal connection with the power management system.