JP2000148292A - Server - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To suppress the transmission of vibrations or impacts and to eliminate the occurrence of errors or damages by attaching a support means of an HDD unit where a frame having a grip part is attached to the fringe part of an HDD main body via a buffer means. SOLUTION: A frame 12 is attached to the fringe part of an HDD main body 11, and a grip part 13 is prepared at the top center part of the frame 12 together with the lock means 14 prepared at both end sides of the frame 12 respectively. An HDD unit 15 of such a constitution is attached to a support means 20 which constructs an HDD device. The means 20 is attached to the inside of a server via plural buffer means. Each of buffer means consists of a damper 41 of an almost abacus bead shape made of an elastic member such as rubber and a chassis 42. The chassis 42 is attached to both side face plates 23 and 24 of the means 20 by a stepped screw 48 through a hole 43 of the damper 41. As a result, the transmission of vibrations or impacts can be reduced between the chassis 42 and the plates 23 and 24 respectively.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an audiovisual (AV) server mainly used for broadcasting, and a plurality of hard disk drive (HDD) bodies mounted on the server are unitized. It is about the embedded server.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In an AV server of this type, generally, an HDD, an interface (I / F), a printed wire board (PWB), a power supply, Equipped with a fan. The HDD device incorporated in the AV server is operated by being mounted on a rack or the like. The HDD device can be inserted and removed from the front side of the cabinet so that the HDD device can be easily replaced during the operation. I have.

In this case, the HDD main body is housed and supported by a box-shaped (lunch box-shaped) caddy having an opening on one side.
The caddy has a plurality of ventilation holes on the short side surface.
A frame-shaped member is used as an example of a receiving-side member into which a plurality of caddies are inserted. A tapered fitting hole is provided at a predetermined position of the frame-shaped member, and the fitting is performed on the caddy side. A projection that fits into the mating hole is provided, and positioning and fixing are performed by fitting the projection with the hole when the caddy is inserted.

Another example of a receiving member is a rectangular box formed of sheet metal. This box corresponds to the thickness of the caddy to be inserted or stored,
A guide member is cut and raised at a predetermined interval on the side plate, and the caddies are sequentially inserted between the guide members such that the caddies are set side by side with the short side provided with the vent hole facing the front. The cooling air can be passed from the front side.

[0005]

However, in these conventional AV servers, the HDD main body is mounted on a box-shaped caddy, and the caddy is inserted into a frame-shaped member or box of the apparatus main body. In the attached state, excessive shock or vibration transmitted from the outside via the device main body is
There is a serious problem in that it is transmitted to the entire apparatus and causes an error during operation, or in a severe case, a part is damaged and fails.

Therefore, the AV server in the conventional example is
There is a problem to be solved to suppress the transmission of shock or vibration to the HDD main body and the HDD device to eliminate the occurrence or damage of the error.

[0007]

According to the present invention, as a specific means for solving the problems of the conventional example, a plurality of HDDs, an I / F corresponding thereto,
A PWB, a power supply unit, and a fan are mounted, and the plurality of HDD bodies are each provided with a frame having at least a grip portion and a locking means on a peripheral portion thereof to form an HDD unit. The frame of each HDD unit is guided, and support means having a plurality of slots positioned in a standing state and adjacent to each other at a predetermined interval and a locking portion at an upper edge portion is arranged in the apparatus main body. The support means is provided on the apparatus main body via a buffer means, thereby providing a server.

In the server according to the present invention, the buffer means includes a plurality of dampers formed of an elastic member, and a chassis to which the dampers are attached via damper holes. As an additional component, it is required that the holes are provided in a circular shape at a predetermined interval and that the support means has ventilation holes between the slots.

The server according to the present invention has a structure in which a frame having a grip portion is attached to a peripheral portion of an HDD body to form an HDD unit, and support means for the HDD unit is attached to the apparatus body via a buffer means. Thereby, the support means has a substantially floating structure, and even if an excessive shock and vibration is applied from the outside of the apparatus main body, it is attenuated or reduced by the buffer means,
Excessive shock or vibration is not applied to the support means and the HDD unit, so that not only no error occurs during operation but also no damage occurs.

[0010]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention. AV server 1
At least the HDD device 2 and the I / F 3
, A PWB 4, a power supply device 5, and a fan 6, the cooling air flows from the front side to the back side, and a cosmetic front having a display unit and an operation unit on the front side. Panel 7 is attached. The configuration provided with these components is almost the same as a general AV server.

Therefore, the server 1 according to the present invention has a feature in the structure of the HDD device 2 and the insertion / removal mechanism of the HDD unit as a unit, and has a function and an easy handling as an AV server. It has been improved.

That is, as shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the HDD main body 11 is formed as a unit by attaching a frame 12 to its peripheral edge, and is held at a central portion on the top side of the frame 12. And a locking means 14 provided on both side ends, so that the whole is a so-called HDD unit 15.
It is what it was.

The locking means 14 employs a modified gear mechanism and is symmetrical in the left-right direction. One of them will be described. A driving gear 14b with a lever 14a is engaged with the driving gear 14b to rotate. And a longitudinally moving gear 14c, which has a locking portion 14d.

The frame 12 has a plurality of mounting portions 16 for mounting the HDD main body 11 via screws or the like at predetermined positions of portions located on both side surfaces of the frame 12. A buffer portion 17 is formed nearer. The buffer portion 17 is provided by providing a slit in a part of the frame and bulging a part of the frame outward.

In particular, as shown in FIG. 5, the entire frame 12 is slim except for the top, and both sides and the lower end of the frame are formed thinner than the thickness of the HDD main body. Most of the HDD main body 11 to which the frame 12 is attached is exposed. And the frame 12 is the HDD unit 1
5 is an important guide member for proper mounting, and a stopper projection 18 for preventing erroneous insertion is formed slightly above the buffer portion 17. The HDD body 11
The SCA 19 is attached to the lower end of the SCA 19, but the frame 12 does not interfere with the connector of the SCA 19.

The HDD unit 15 is attached and the HD
Frame-shaped or rack-shaped support means 20 constituting the D apparatus 2
Has an arrangement shown in FIG. 6. That is,
The support means 20 includes a support plate 2 provided to face back and forth.
This is a so-called rack in which the whole is formed in a frame shape or a box shape by 1, 22 and side plates 23, 24 supporting both end portions thereof. Note that the support plate 2 is provided near the center of the support plates 21 and 22 facing each other so as not to deform the frame shape or the box shape.
3a and 24a are attached.

Since the opposing support plates 21 and 22 are formed completely symmetrically, only one of the support plates 21 will be described. Is omitted.

As shown in FIG. 7, the support plate 21 is formed with a vertically elongated rectangular ventilation hole 25 at predetermined intervals in the horizontal direction by, for example, punching means or the like. The raised walls 26, 27 cut inward and raised along the edges on both sides of the 25 are formed, and a slot 28 in which the HDD unit 15 is inserted is formed between the raised walls 26, 27. Therefore, this slot 2
8 itself is formed in a state in which a plurality thereof are positioned in the vertical direction and are arranged in parallel at predetermined intervals.

Further, a first groove portion 29 serving as a locking portion is formed at least on the upper end edge side of the support plate 21, and the locking portion is formed in an inward direction and has a U-shaped cross section. It is. In addition, a second groove portion 30 is formed on the lower end edge side as a mounting portion to which a component such as an SCA is mounted, and the mounting portion has a cross section formed to face outward through a flat portion 21a bent inward. It is a letter-shaped groove.

In the case of this embodiment, for example, 11
A plurality of slots 28 are formed, and a guide member 31 made of resin is attached to each slot 28. This guide member 31, as shown in FIGS.
Rails 32 and 33 extending vertically along both sides are formed substantially in parallel, and a groove 34 having a predetermined width is formed between the rails. The upper end portion of the guide member is formed to be thinner toward the end portion so as to have a funnel shape, thereby facilitating the reception of the HDD unit 15 and the one rail portion 3.
The upper end of 3 is a stopper portion 33a which is cut down by a predetermined length and formed on a flat surface to prevent erroneous insertion.

At the lower end of the guide member 31, a receiving portion 35 is formed so as to protrude toward the front side.
Slits are provided on both sides of each of the rails, and the mounting claw portions 36 are formed so as to extend. Further, the lower end portions of the rail portions 32 and 33 are slightly bulged toward the front side and the inside, respectively, and the groove portions 3 are formed.
4, a thick portion 34a is formed to form a buffer portion 37. In order for the buffer 37 to function effectively, the groove 3
4, a long slit 38 is provided along both sides of the thick portion 34a, and the buffer portion 37 can be relatively displaced outward by the slit 38.

A plurality of mounting bosses 39 are formed on the rear side of the guide member 31 so as to protrude therefrom.
When the boss 39 is attached to the slot 28,
Is fitted into the hole 28a provided in the slot 28 of the support plate 21, and the claw portion 36 is inserted and fixed so as to be pushed into the hole 21b provided in the flat portion 21a on the lower edge side, and a stable mounting state is obtained. It is.

Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the support means 20 is provided with buffer means 40 on each of its side plates 23 and 24, and the support means 20 is connected to the housing of the AV server 1 via the buffer means 40. It is attached to the inside of the wall, and the vibration or shock transmitted from the outside is damped or damped by the damping means 40.

As described above, the guide member 31 is attached to each slot 28, and the buffer means 4 is provided.
0, as shown in FIG. 10, with respect to the support means 20 configured to be attached to the main body of the AV server 1 via H.
The DD unit 15 is attached so as to be inserted or inserted from above each slot 28.

In this case, since the HDD unit 15 has the predetermined grip 13 on its top, the pickup of the HDD unit 15 is facilitated, and the grip 13
The HDD unit 15 is dropped or slipped into the slot 28 so that the frame 12 fits into the groove 34 of the guide member 31 and is inserted.

Then, by inserting the HDD unit 15 in an appropriate direction, the HDD units 15 are fitted and fitted into the respective slots 28 as shown in FIG. 11, and provided on the SCA 19 and the support means 20 side of the HDD unit 15. The SCA 50 is matched and the fitting connection is performed in an appropriate state.

When the HDD unit 15 is inserted into the slot 28 of the support means 20 in a state where the SCAs are properly fitted and connected as described above, the locking means 14 provided on the top of the HDD unit 15 By operating the lever 14a of the HDD unit 1 in such a manner that the lever 14a is pushed down from the upright position to the end surfaces on both sides, the vertical gear 14c is rotated, and the locking portion 14d is engaged with the first groove portion 29.
5 is pressed downward, and the individual HDD units 15 are locked in a state where no backlash is caused by being pressed against the bottom side of the support means 20.

Even if the user accidentally releases the hand by this insertion operation, the HDD unit 15 keeps the inside of the groove 34 as it is due to the existence of the buffer portion 17 on the self side and the presence of the buffer portion 37 on the guide member 31 side. It does not slide down to the lowest point, so that the lower end of the HDD unit 15 does not collide with the bottom of the slot 28, and
Even if the insertion direction is wrong, it is impossible to forcefully insert.

The support means 20 constructed as described above is attached to the AV server 1 via the buffer means 40 as shown in FIG. In this case, the subframe 9 is attached to the apparatus main body of the AV server 1, that is, the inside of the housing wall 8, and the support means 20 is attached to the subframe 9 via the buffer means 40. Of course, an appropriate decorative panel is attached to the outside of the housing wall 8.

As shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, the buffer means 40 is composed of a plurality of dampers 41 having a substantially abacus ball shape formed of an elastic member such as rubber and a substantially square chassis 42. The damper 41 has a hole 4 at its center.
3 and a groove 44 is provided along the periphery.

The chassis 42 has a mounting piece 45 formed on each side thereof, and the mounting piece 45 has a plurality of mounting holes 4.
6 are formed. The mounting piece 45 is formed in a series extending from each side, and is formed so as to rise along each side and bend in a hook shape, so that the entire chassis is formed in a dish shape. Have been.

The plurality of dampers 41 are connected to the chassis 4
2 are mounted at a predetermined interval in a circular shape, and a plurality of damper holes 47 are formed on the chassis 42 side corresponding to the mounting positions. In the case of this embodiment, an example is shown in which twelve dampers 41 are attached, but the number is arbitrary without being limited to this.

The damper 41 is pressed into the damper hole 47 of the chassis 42 while reducing the diameter thereof, and is temporarily attached in a state where the edge of the damper hole 47 is fitted in the groove 44 on the peripheral edge. In this mounting state, the dampers 41 project from both sides of the chassis 42 over a predetermined height.

As shown in FIG. 14, the chassis 42 to which the dampers 41 are attached is, as shown in FIG.
The side plates 23 on both sides of the support means 20 through one hole 43,
24 are respectively attached by stepped screws 48. By mounting in this manner, the chassis 42 and the side plates 23 and 24 have a floating structure via the damper 41, and the transmission of vibration or shock between them is greatly attenuated or mitigated.

Further, by arranging the damper 41 in a circular shape, it is possible to uniformly perform the damping or mitigation action against vibrations or impacts from all directions. It is typical.

In any case, the support means 20 attached to the server apparatus main body via the buffer means 40
Due to the so-called floating structure, the HDD unit 15 incorporated in the support means 20 is sufficiently protected against external shocks or vibrations, and errors and damage due to shocks or vibrations are prevented. It is. Note that, in the present invention, the AV
Although the server has been described, the present invention is not limited to this, and can be applied to other servers.

[0037]

As described above, in the server according to the present invention, a plurality of HDDs, corresponding I / Fs, PWBs, power supplies, and fans are mounted in the server body. The plurality of HDDs
The main body is provided with a frame having at least a grip portion and a locking means on its peripheral edge to form an HDD unit. The frame of each HDD unit is guided,
Support means having a plurality of slots in which the DD unit is positioned in an upright state and adjacent to each other at a predetermined interval and a locking portion at an upper edge is provided in the apparatus main body, and the support means includes a buffer means. The shock or vibration applied from the outside is attenuated or mitigated by the buffer means, and the excessive shock or vibration is not transmitted to the support means. This eliminates errors during operation, prevents unexpected damage, and provides an excellent effect that a highly reliable server can be provided.

Further, since ventilation holes are provided between the slots of the support means, the degree of exposure of the unitized HDD main body is large, and most of the surfaces thereof face the ventilation holes. This has an excellent effect that the efficiency of the electronic component is reduced, and the deterioration of the electronic component due to heat is suppressed, and the electronic component can be used for a long time.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view schematically showing a server according to the present invention for easy understanding.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing an HDD unit of the HDD device mounted on the server.

FIG. 3 is a top view of the HDD unit.

FIG. 4 is a side view of the HDD unit.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing only a frame of the HDD unit.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing support means of the HDD device according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an enlarged perspective view showing a part of the support means.

FIG. 8 is a front view of the guide member attached to the support means, and FIG. 8 is a side view of the guide member.

FIG. 9 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line XX of FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is a front view schematically showing only a main part in a state where the HDD unit is inserted into the support means of the HDD device according to the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a front view schematically showing only a main part in a state where the HDD unit is inserted into the supporting means.

FIG. 12 is a plan view schematically showing, in an enlarged scale, only a main part of the buffer means in a state where the support means is attached in the server according to the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a plan view of a damper used for the buffer means.

FIG. 14 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line YY of FIG. 6;

[Explanation of symbols]

1 AV server; 2 HDD device; 3 I / F;
4 PWB; 5 power supply; 6 fan; 7 front panel; 8 housing wall; 9 subframe;
11 HDD body; 12 frame; 13 gripping portion; 14 locking means; 14a lever; 14b drive gear; 14c vertical gear; 14d locking portion;
HDD unit; 16 mounting section; 17, 37 buffer section; 18 stopper projection; 19, 50 SCA;
Reference Signs List 20 support means; 21, 22 support plate; 21a flat portion; 21b, 28a, 43 hole;
Side plate; 23a, 24a Support plate; 25 ventilation hole;
26,27 rising wall; 28 slot; 29
First groove portion (locking portion); 30 second groove portion (mounting portion);
31 guide member; 32, 33 rail; 33a
Stopper part; 34 groove part; 34a thick part;
35 Receiving part; 36 Claw part; 38 Slit; 39
Mounting boss portion; 40 buffer means; 41 damper;
42 Chassis; 44 Peripheral groove; 45 Mounting piece; 46 Mounting hole; 47 Damper hole; 48 Stepped screw.

Claims (4)

[Claims] A plurality of HDs are stored in an apparatus main body of a server.
D main body, an I / F corresponding thereto, a PWB, a power supply unit, and a fan, wherein each of the plurality of HDD main bodies has at least a gripping part and a locking means at a peripheral edge thereof. A frame having the following structure is attached to form an HDD unit.
Support means having a plurality of slots in which the unit is in an upright position and positioned adjacent to each other at a predetermined interval and a locking portion at an upper edge portion is provided in the apparatus main body, and the support means is provided via a buffer means. A server attached to the main body of the device. 2. The server according to claim 1, wherein the buffering means includes a plurality of dampers formed of an elastic member, and a chassis to which the dampers are attached via damper holes. 3. The server according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of dampers are arranged in a circle at a predetermined interval. 4. The server according to claim 1, wherein the support means has ventilation holes between the slots.