JP2016103648A - Electronic apparatus and server - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electronic apparatus, a server, a module, a base board and a component loading method, capable of improving flexibility in component layout and high density by the efficient use of a space in a module attachment direction to secure a component loading space on a module board.SOLUTION: There are provided a substrate 2, having a connector 5 loaded on a principal plane, and a module 3 having a terminal part 6 to be connected to the connector 5. The module 3 includes a projection part 7 projecting to an attachment direction to the connector 5 than the terminal part 6. When the terminal part 6 is connected to the connector 5, the module 3 is held by the substrate 2, in a state that the projection part 7 is floating.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to an electronic device and a server.

  2. Description of the Related Art There is known an electronic apparatus that can easily add or delete functions by inserting and removing a module board with respect to a connector provided on a substrate. Examples of the module board include various module boards on which a CPU, a memory, a hard disk, a network card, and the like are mounted. In this type of electronic equipment, further miniaturization and higher density are demanded.

  In Patent Document 1, when a child board is erected with respect to a parent board, a notch is formed in the parent board in order to reduce an extra space for mounting a connector, while a child is formed with respect to the notch. A structure for fitting a substrate has been proposed.

  In Patent Document 2, in two sets of electronic circuit devices formed by mounting electronic components on an insulating substrate, in order to reduce the size of the case, a part of the mounting components of the insulating substrate is arranged on the opposing insulating substrate. A technique has been proposed in which insulating substrates are overlapped so as to enter a provided through cutout.

  In Patent Document 3, in a structure in which a sub board is vertically attached to a main board by being inserted into a long hole of the main board, a notch corresponding to a chip component of the sub board is formed in the long hole of the main board. It is described.

JP 2009-188138 A Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 62-128691 Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 1-60572

By the way, in the above-described electronic device, when the module is erected on the substrate, the height dimension of the module is limited according to the size of the housing to be accommodated. In particular, when a module is erected on a board via a connector, if a plurality of components are arranged side by side in the height direction on the module, the height dimension of the component mounting surface may be insufficient.
In the techniques described in Patent Documents 1 to 3 described above, none of the modules are erected via a connector. Therefore, it is difficult to secure a sufficient height dimension of the component mounting surface even if these techniques are applied.
When the height dimension of the component mounting surface is insufficient, it is necessary to increase the number of modules to be mounted or increase the module height dimension. Therefore, there is a possibility that the electronic device will be enlarged.
This invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, efficiently using the space in the direction in which the module is mounted, ensuring a mounting space for components in the module, and improving the degree of freedom of component layout, An object of the present invention is to provide an electronic device and a server that can achieve higher density.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention employs the following means.
An electronic device of the present invention includes a board having a main surface on which a connector is mounted, and a module having a terminal portion connected to the connector, and the module is mounted in the connector mounting direction rather than the terminal portion. The module is held on the substrate in a state where the protruding portion is provided, and the protruding portion floats when the terminal portion and the connector are connected.

  The server of this invention is provided with the said electronic device and the housing | casing which accommodates the said electronic device.

  According to the electronic apparatus of the present invention, the space in the direction in which the module is mounted is efficiently used, the space for mounting the component in the module is secured, the degree of freedom in component layout is improved, and the density is further increased. Can be planned.

It is a perspective view of the electronic device in 1st embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the electronic device in 2nd embodiment of this invention. It is a side view which shows the electronic device in 3rd embodiment of this invention. It is a side view which shows the electronic device in 4th embodiment of this invention. It is a top view of the board | substrate in 5th Embodiment of this invention. It is a side view of the avoidance part periphery in the 1st modification of embodiment of this invention. It is a side view of the avoidance part periphery in the 2nd modification of embodiment of this invention. It is a side view of the avoidance part periphery in the 4th modification of embodiment of this invention. It is a side view of the avoidance part periphery in the 3rd modification of embodiment of this invention.

(First embodiment)
Next, an electronic apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an electronic apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in FIG. 1, the electronic device 101 includes a substrate 2 and a module 3.
The substrate 2 is made of PCB (Printed Circuit Board) or the like. This board | substrate 2 is accommodated and used for a housing | casing (not shown).

  The substrate 2 includes a connector 5 for connecting the module 3 to the main surface 4. The connector 5 is fixed on the main surface 4 of the substrate 2. The connector 5 includes a plurality of electrodes (not shown) that are electrically connected to the module 3. The connector 5 mechanically supports the module 3 electrically connected to the connector 5 so as to rise in a direction intersecting the main surface 4.

  The module 3 includes a terminal portion 6 attached to the connector 5. The terminal portion 6 protrudes from the end portion 3 a on the connector 5 side of the module 3. The module 3 further includes a protruding portion 7 that protrudes in the mounting direction from the terminal portion 6.

  On the other hand, the substrate 2 includes an avoiding portion 8 that avoids the protruding portion 7 of the module 3. By forming the avoidance portion 8, the terminal portion 6 is not prevented from being attached to the connector 5 even if the protruding portion 7 extends in the attachment direction from the main surface 4 of the substrate 2. ing. Furthermore, the avoiding part 8 is formed so as to avoid parts mounted on the protruding part 7 together with the protruding part 7. That is, a component can be mounted on the protrusion 7.

  Here, FIG. 1 illustrates the case where the avoidance portion 8 is formed by cutting out the substrate 2. However, the avoiding portion 8 may be configured so as not to prevent the terminal portion 6 from extending in the mounting direction, and is not limited to the notch. The dimension in which the protrusion 7 extends in the mounting direction is set according to, for example, the thickness of the substrate 2 and the distance between the back surface of the substrate 2 and the housing.

  In the component mounting method according to this embodiment, first, the module 3 including the terminal portion 6 connected to the connector 5 provided on the substrate 2 is provided with the protruding portion 7 protruding in the mounting direction from the terminal portion 6. On the other hand, an avoiding portion 8 that avoids contact with the protruding portion 7 is provided on the substrate 2. Then, at least a part of the component is mounted on the protruding portion 7 of the module 3.

  Therefore, according to 1st embodiment mentioned above, the area of the module 3 which can mount components can be expanded by the part which provides the protrusion part 7 which protrudes in the mounting direction rather than the terminal part 6. FIG. Therefore, the component mounting space of the module 3 can be increased without increasing the height dimension of the module 3 from the connector 5. As a result, the degree of freedom of component layout in the module 3 can be improved, and the density of the electronic device 101 can be increased.

(Second embodiment)
Next, an electronic apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
The electronic device 201 of the second embodiment is an optimized arrangement of the modules 3 in the electronic device 101 of the first embodiment. For this reason, the same parts as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an electronic apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in FIG. 2, the electronic apparatus 201 includes a substrate 2 and a module 3.

  The module 3 has the same configuration as the module 3 of the first embodiment described above. The module 3 includes a terminal portion 6 attached to the connector 5. The terminal portion 6 is formed so as to protrude from the end portion 3 a of the module 3. The module 3 further includes a protruding portion 7 that protrudes in the mounting direction from the terminal portion 6.

  The substrate 2 includes a connector 5 for connecting the module 3 to the main surface 4. The connector 5 is fixed on the main surface 4. The connector 5 includes a plurality of electrodes (not shown) that are electrically connected to the module 3. The connector 5 mechanically supports the module 3 electrically connected to the connector 5 so as to rise in a direction intersecting the main surface 4. The connector 5 is formed to extend in the front-rear direction of the substrate 2 (indicated by “Rear” and “Front” in FIG. 2). Further, the connector 5 is disposed in the vicinity of the rear end of the substrate 2.

  The substrate 2 includes an avoiding portion 8 that avoids the protruding portion 7 of the module 3. The avoidance portion 8 is formed at the rear edge of the substrate 2. Even if the protruding portion 7 extends in the mounting direction from the main surface 4 of the substrate 2, the avoiding portion 8 does not prevent the terminal portion 6 of the module 3 from being mounted on the connector 5.

  Here, FIG. 2 illustrates the case where the avoidance portion 8 is formed by cutting out the substrate 2 as in FIG. However, the avoiding portion 8 may be configured so as not to prevent the terminal portion 6 from extending in the mounting direction, and is not limited to the notch. Moreover, although the case where the avoidance portion 8 is formed at the rear end portion of the substrate 2 has been described as an example, the connector 5 is disposed in the vicinity of the front end of the substrate 2 and the avoidance portion 8 is formed at the front end portion of the substrate 2. May be. Further, the connector 5 may be arranged near both the front end and the rear end of the substrate 2, and the avoidance portion 8 may be formed at both the front end and the rear end of the substrate 2. In FIG. 2, the case where the avoiding portion 8 is formed in the entire rear end edge of the substrate 2 has been described. However, the avoiding portion 8 may be partially formed only at a necessary portion.

  Therefore, according to 2nd embodiment mentioned above, the protrusion part 7 can be utilized as a space which mounts the connector etc. which are used for communication as components. Further, when the protruding portion 7 is used as a space for mounting a component such as a connector used for communication, the protruding portion 7 can be disposed on the rear end side of the substrate 2, so that cables can be easily pulled out. Further, the projecting portion 7 makes it possible to arrange a larger number of communication connectors that are large in size as components to be mounted on the module 3 in the height direction of the module 3.

(Third embodiment)
Next, an electronic apparatus according to a third embodiment of the invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
The electronic device 301 according to the third embodiment is different from the electronic device 101 according to the first embodiment only in the number of connectors 5 and terminal portions 6. For this reason, the same parts as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted.

FIG. 3 is a side view showing an electronic apparatus according to the third embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in FIG. 3, the electronic device 301 includes a substrate 2 and a module 3.
The substrate 2 includes a plurality of connectors 5 a and 5 b on the main surface 4. These connectors 5 a and 5 b are connected to one module 3. These connectors 5a and 5b are spaced apart from each other. Between these connectors 5a and 5b, an avoidance portion 8a that avoids the protruding portion 7a of the module 3 is formed. The avoidance portion 8a of the third embodiment is formed by a through hole in which a part of the substrate 2 is cut out.

  The module 3 includes a plurality of terminal portions 6a and 6b connected to the connectors 5a and 5b. These terminal portions 6a and 6b protrude from end portions 3a of the module 3 facing the connectors 5a and 5b, respectively. The module 3 includes a protruding portion 7a that protrudes in the mounting direction to the connectors 5a and 5b between the terminal portions 6a and 6b.

  The substrate 2 and the module 3 are accommodated in the housing 10. The housing 10 is accommodated in a rack (not shown) having a predetermined size (for example, 19 inches). The height of the housing 10 is formed in a standard size called 1U, 2U, 3U or the like. The housing 10 in this embodiment is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape, and the substrate 2 is disposed along the bottom surface. A predetermined gap is formed between the bottom surface and the substrate 2 via legs (not shown) for insulation or the like. Further, the module 3 has an end 3 b opposite to the end 3 a in the insertion / extraction direction and a predetermined gap between the module 3 and the ceiling surface of the housing 10.

  Therefore, according to the third embodiment, when one module 3 includes a plurality of terminal portions 6a and 6b attached to and detached from the plurality of connectors 5a and 5b, a chip or the like is provided in the space between the terminal portions 6a and 6b. Space for mounting components can be secured. Therefore, the density of the electronic device 301 can be further increased.

  Here, in 3rd embodiment mentioned above, the case where the two connectors 5a and 5b and the two terminal parts 6a and 6b were provided was demonstrated as an example. However, the number of connectors and terminal portions is not limited to two as long as it is plural. For example, when there are a combination of n connectors and terminal portions, a maximum of n-1 protrusions 7a can be formed. Moreover, you may make it provide both the protrusion part 7a and the avoidance part 8a of 3rd embodiment, and the protrusion part 7 and the avoidance part 8 of 1st embodiment.

(Fourth embodiment)
Next, an electronic apparatus and a component mounting method according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
The electronic device 401 according to the fourth embodiment is different in that the protruding dimension of the protruding portion 7 of the electronic device 101 according to the first embodiment is optimized. For this reason, the same parts as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted.
FIG. 4 is a side view showing an electronic apparatus according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in FIG. 4, the electronic device 401 in this embodiment includes a substrate 2 and a module 3 as in the first embodiment. The substrate 2 includes a connector 5 protruding from the main surface 4 and an avoidance portion 8. The module 3 includes a protruding portion 7 corresponding to the avoiding portion 8.

  The module 3 has a plurality of components 12 attached to its mounting surface 11. The component 12 in this embodiment is a communication connector such as a LAN (Local Area Network). These components 12 are arranged outside the terminal portion 6 (hereinafter, simply referred to as the outside) in the direction in which the substrate 2 extends. A plurality of components 12 are arranged side by side in the mounting direction of the module 3. The parts 12 are arranged with as little gap as possible for the sake of space. These parts 12 are attached so that each connector opening faces outward.

  The module 3 includes a protruding portion 7 that protrudes more in the mounting direction than the terminal portion 6. The protrusion 7 has a difference between a dimension that is an integral multiple of the dimension in the mounting direction of the component 12 provided side by side in the mounting direction on the module 3 and the dimension in the attaching / detaching direction from the end 3b to the end 6a of the module 3. It has as the amount of protrusion.

  In this embodiment, the module 3 has a space outside the terminal portion 6 where two components 12 can be placed between the end portion 3b in the mounting direction and the end portion 6a of the terminal portion 6. For example, in the example of FIG. 4, between the end 3b and the end 6a in the mounting direction, two spaces 2α of the component 12 and a half-end space β smaller than one of the components 12 (β < α). When it is desired to mount three components 12 on the module 3, the difference between “2α + β” and “3α” may be ensured as the protruding amount of the protruding portion 7. In this case, the dimension in the attaching / detaching direction from the end 3b to the end 6a of the module 3 is shorter than the dimension that is an integral multiple of the dimension of the component 12 in the attaching / detaching direction.

  Therefore, according to the above-described fourth embodiment, when the dimension from the end 3b to the end 6a in the mounting direction is a dimension that allows n components 12 to be mounted side by side, n + 1 is obtained by providing the protrusion 7. The individual parts 12 can be mounted side by side. As a result, n + 1 components 12 can be mounted side by side without waste.

(Fifth embodiment)
Next, an electronic apparatus according to a fifth embodiment of the invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
The electronic device 501 of the fifth embodiment is different from the first embodiment only in that the electronic device is a composite high-density server capable of mounting a plurality of server units. The same parts as those in the first embodiment will be described with the same reference numerals. In addition, overlapping explanation is omitted.

FIG. 5 is a plan view of a substrate in the fifth embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in FIG. 5, the electronic device 501 includes a substrate 2 and a module 3 (not shown in FIG. 5). This electronic device 501 constitutes a high-density server capable of mounting a plurality of server units.

  The module 3 includes hardware and programs for realizing various functions. A plurality of types of modules 3 having different functions are prepared. The plural types of modules 3 include at least a module 3 having a communication function such as a LAN. The module 3 having this communication function can be attached to and detached from the connector 5 arranged in the rear part (rear side) in the first direction D1 in which the substrate 2 extends. As the connector 5 to which the module 3 having these communication functions is mounted, an expansion connector such as PCI Express is used.

  The module 3 having a communication function has the same configuration as the module 3 of the fourth embodiment, and a plurality of parts 12 are attached to the mounting surface 11 thereof. The component 12 in this embodiment is a communication connector such as a LAN (Local Area Network). These components 12 are arranged outside the terminal portion 6. In addition, a plurality of these components 12 are arranged side by side in the mounting direction to the connector 5.

  The parts 12 are arranged with as little gap as possible for the sake of space. In addition, each connector opening of the component 12 that is a communication connector faces the outer side opposite to the terminal portion 6 in the first direction D1. Here, the communication connector has been described as an example of the component 12 mounted on the module 3. However, in addition to the communication connector described above, various electronic components (not shown) such as a communication control chip are mounted on the mounting surface 11 of the module 3.

  A plurality of connectors 5 are arranged side by side in a first direction D1 (the left-right direction in FIG. 2) in which the substrate 2 extends. The plurality of connectors 5 are arranged at predetermined intervals in the first direction D1. The connector 5 in this embodiment is provided in three rows in the first direction D1. Here, the number of columns of the connector 5 is not limited to three.

  The server unit in this embodiment is constructed by a combination of a plurality of types of modules 3 attached to the connector 5. In addition to the communication functions described above, there are, for example, a module 3 having an arithmetic function such as a CPU, and a module 3 having a storage function such as a hard disk drive and a flash memory.

  The substrate 2 includes an avoidance portion 8 that avoids the protruding portion 7 of the module 3 at the rear end edge (rear end portion) in the first direction D1. The avoiding portion 8 in this embodiment is formed by a notch adjacent to the connector 5. The avoidance portion 8 is continuously formed over the entire area in the second direction D2 at the rear edge of the substrate 2.

  In this embodiment, the case where the module 3 having the communication function is attached to the connector 5 arranged in the rear portion of the first direction D1 has been described. However, the module 3 having a communication function may be attachable to the connector 5 arranged in the front part (front side) in the first direction D1 and the connector 5 arranged in the center part. In this case, an avoiding portion 8 that avoids the protruding portion 7 may be formed on the front end portion of the substrate 2 in the vicinity of the front connector 5 and on the substrate 2 in the vicinity of the central connector 5.

  The protruding portion 7 in this embodiment protrudes to the space between the bottom surface of the housing 10 to which the substrate 2 is fixed and the substrate 2 in the mounting direction of the module 3.

  Therefore, according to the fifth embodiment described above, the space inside the housing 10 can be effectively used. Therefore, it can suppress that the housing | casing 10 enlarges. Further, since more components 12 can be mounted without increasing the size of the housing 10, it is possible to increase the density of the server unit.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and includes various modifications made to the above-described embodiment without departing from the spirit of the present invention. That is, the specific shapes, configurations, and the like given in the embodiment are merely examples, and can be changed as appropriate.
In each embodiment mentioned above, the avoidance part 8 is formed by the notch which penetrates the board | substrate 2 in the thickness direction, and the components 12 mounted in the protrusion part 7 and the protrusion part 7 do not contact the board | substrate 2. Explained the case. However, the avoiding portion 8 may have any shape that does not prevent the protruding portion 7 from protruding in the mounting direction of the module 3.

(First modification)
For example, the avoidance unit 8 can be configured as the avoidance unit 8 shown in the first modification example of FIG. That is, the avoiding portion 8 can be formed by a recess formed in the substrate 2. Thus, by using the recessed part formed in the board | substrate 2 as the avoidance part 8, the protrusion part 7 of the module 3 in the state with which the connector 5 was mounted | worn can be made to protrude rather than the terminal part 6 in a mounting direction.

(Second modification)
Moreover, you may make it show as the avoidance part 8 in the 2nd modification of FIG. The avoidance unit 8 of the second modification includes an easily bent portion 13. The easily bent portion 13 is formed in the vicinity of the connector 5. The easy bending portion 13 can be bent in the mounting direction with a smaller force than other portions of the substrate 2. The bending by the easy bending portion 13 may be elastic deformation or plastic deformation. That is, by attaching the terminal portion 6 of the module 3 to the connector 5, the main surface 4 of the substrate 2 outside the bendable portion 13 is pressed by the protruding portion 7.

  Thereby, the board | substrate 2 outside the easy bending part 13 rock | fluctuates in a mounting direction by using the easy bending part 13 as a fulcrum. That is, the protruding portion 7 can be avoided by the avoiding portion 8. In the second modified example, the case where the easily bent portion 13 is provided is illustrated. However, when the substrate 2 can be easily bent by the pressing by the protruding portion 7, the easily bent portion 13 may be omitted. .

(Third modification)
Further, instead of the easy bending portion 13, a hinge 13a may be used for bending as in the third modification shown in FIG.

(Fourth modification)
Furthermore, the avoiding unit 8 may be as shown in the fourth modification of FIG. In the fourth modification, only the easily bent portion 13 of the second modified example is replaced with an easily breakable portion 14. The easily breakable portion 14 is easily broken when the main surface 4 of the substrate 2 outside the easily breakable portion 14 is pressed and a force is applied. Thereby, by attaching the terminal portion 6 of the module 3 to the connector 5, the main surface 4 of the substrate 2 outside the easily breakable portion 14 is pressed by the protruding portion 7, and the substrate 2 is broken at the easily breakable portion 14. The substrate 2 outside the easily breakable portion 14 falls off. That is, the protruding portion 7 can be avoided by the avoiding portion 8 due to the dropping of the substrate 2.

2 Substrate 3 Module 4 Main surface 5 Connector 6 Terminal portion 7 Projection portion 8 Avoidance portion 10 Case 11 Mounting surface 12 Parts 13 Easy bending portion 101 Electronic device 201 Electronic device 301 Electronic device 401 Electronic device 501 Electronic device

Claims (7)

A board with a connector on the main surface;
A module having a terminal portion connected to the connector,
The module includes a protruding portion that protrudes in the mounting direction to the connector rather than the terminal portion,
When the terminal portion and the connector are connected, the module is held on a substrate in a state where the protruding portion is floated.   2. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the protrusion is positioned outside a peripheral portion of the substrate in a state where the module is connected to the connector.   The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the substrate includes an avoidance portion that avoids the protrusion.   The electronic device according to claim 3, wherein the avoidance unit is provided at a peripheral portion of the substrate.   One module includes a plurality of terminal portions connected to a plurality of connectors, the protruding portion is provided between the plurality of terminal portions, and the avoidance portion is provided between the plurality of terminal portions. The electronic device according to claim 3 or 4 to be used.   The electronic device according to claim 3, wherein the avoiding part is a notch or a recess.   A server comprising: the electronic device according to claim 1; and a housing that houses the electronic device.

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