KR102079545B1 - Main board equipped with installation parts of Open Compute Project card - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a main board which is provided to mount the OCP card and is provided with expandability with an external device, comprising: a board unit which forms a body of the main board and receives the OCP card; And a card mounting portion provided on one side of the board portion and configured to open a portion of the outer circumference and mounting an OCP card to cover a portion of the opening portion, and the OCP card through the opening provided on one side of the main board. Allocate the expandable physical space of and provide the effect of enabling the combination of OCP cards.

Description

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The present invention relates to a main board provided with an OCP card mountable, and more particularly, to a main board provided with an OCP card mounting unit to exclude the mounting of the OCP card and mutual interference on the main board. to be.

Open source software, that is, open source code corresponding to the blueprint of the software for free through the Internet, so that anyone can improve the software and redistribute it. It is based on the idea that open source code can be used to share useful technology so that anyone in the world can freely participate in the development and improvement of the software.

In conjunction with this open source software, the Open Compute Project (OCP) was formed around Facebook in April 2011, and held the Open Computer Summit every year to create new cloud server technology. It is open for free.

Facebook opens up its expertise in designing servers, power supplies, racks, redundant power devices, and data centers that have been researched internally through open source data center HW and infrastructure research and development projects, or OCP. It is trying to develop together.

Accordingly, major computer-based component makers in Korea are participating as Facebook-led Open Computing Project (OCP) members, and the developed products are registered with OCP to share technology with global manufacturers.

The element technologies related to OCP include NVM-based memory modules and high-speed signal processing technology of 10Gbps or more, open BMC firmware supporting IPMI2.0, management s / w through interlocking DCMI1.5, and high temperature tolerance system for data center for high reliability server system. , Server stability and reliability verification technology, server motherboard verification and management technology, etc., the core technology required is the next-generation x86-based dual socket server motherboard technology for data center, and the motherboard installed in the existing server The OCP card mounting technology is also very important.

A related patent document states, “Method to enable mini-mezzanine open compute project (ocp) plug-and-play network phy cards (open to public). No. WO 2017099917)) ”.

Another prior patent document also includes "Power shelf for computer servers (published number: US20150177808)".

Publication number WO 2017099917 Publication number US20150177808

The main board equipped with the OCP card mounting portion according to the present invention has been devised to solve the conventional problems as described above, and presents the following problem to be solved.

First, I would like to propose a structure that can be installed OCP card to provide scalability in the motherboard, such as a server.

Second, in the case of the motherboard with the expandability of the OCP card, it is intended to have a solid mounting structure and reliable durability.

Third, it is to provide a structure that does not cause interference with other components of the motherboard when the OCP card is installed.

The problem of the present invention is not limited to those mentioned above, and other problems not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

The main board provided with the OCP card mounting portion according to the present invention has the following problem solving means for the above-mentioned problem.

The main board provided with an OCP card mounting unit according to the present invention is provided to mount the OCP card, the main board to be provided with expandability with the external device through the OCP card, and forms the body of the main board A board unit provided to receive the OCP card; And a card mounting unit provided at one side of the board unit and forming an opening having a plurality of concave shapes so that a portion of the outer periphery is opened at the one side of the board unit, and mounting the OCP card to cover a portion of the opening. To include, The card mounting portion, is provided to protrude on one surface of the board portion further comprises a slot formed to be interconnected with the slot of the OCP card, The slot portion is projected to have a predetermined thickness, the board The connector of the OCP card mounted on the upper side of the part does not protrude below the bottom face of the board part, so that the connector and the board part of the OCP card are mutually excluded when the OCP card is mounted. You can do

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The card mounting portion of the motherboard equipped with the OCP card mounting portion according to the present invention further comprises a fastening portion formed to form an opening to secure the OCP card through a predetermined means coupled to the OCP card through the opening It can be characterized by.

The fastening part of the main board provided with the OCP card mounting portion according to the present invention may include a plurality of openings, the plurality of openings may be arranged to be spaced apart from each other to fix the edge of the OCP card.

The card mounting portion of the main board provided with an OCP card mounting portion according to the present invention is provided to protrude on one surface of the board portion is formed to be interconnected with the slot of the OCP card, is formed spaced apart from the slot portion, It may be characterized in that it further comprises two slots.

The second slot part of the main board provided with an OCP card mounting part according to the present invention may be formed to be parallel to the first slot part.

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The card mounting portion of the main board provided with an OCP card mounting portion according to the present invention may be characterized in that for forming the opening to have a plurality of concave shapes on one side of the board.

The main board provided with the OCP card mounting portion according to the present invention of the configuration as described above provides the following effects.

First, through the opening provided on one side of the motherboard to allocate the expandable physical space of the OCP card to allow the combination of the OCP card.

Second, through the fastening means of the slot with the OCP card as well as other bolts, such as to provide a solid mounting to provide reliability.

Third, when the OCP card is installed, it does not protrude below the lower surface of the main board, and is physically spaced apart from other components of the main board to provide an effect of eliminating unnecessary interference with other elements on the main board.

The effects of the present invention are not limited to those mentioned above, and other effects that are not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

1 is a plan view of a main board according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an enlarged partial view of the card mounting portion of FIG. 1.
3 is a perspective view of one side of the OCP card.
4 is another perspective view of the OCP card.
5 is a plan view showing the OCP cards of FIGS. 3 and 4 mounted on the plan view of FIG.
6 is a rear view of FIG. 5.
FIG. 7 is a side view illustrating one side of FIG. 5; FIG.
FIG. 8 is an enlarged view illustrating a portion where the right OCP card of FIG. 7 is mounted; FIG.

The main board equipped with the OCP card mounting portion according to the present invention can be variously modified and have various embodiments, specific embodiments will be illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in the detailed description. However, this is not intended to limit the present invention to a specific embodiment, it should be understood to include all changes, equivalents, and substitutes included in the technical spirit and scope of the present invention.

When a component is said to be "connected" or "connected" to another component, it may be directly connected to or connected to that other component, but it may be understood that other components may be present in the middle. Should be. On the other hand, when a component is said to be "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another component, it should be understood that there is no other component in between.

Terms such as first and second may be used to describe various components, but the components should not be limited by the terms. The terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another. For example, terms such as a first threshold value, a second threshold value, and the like, which will be described below, may be pre-specified as threshold values that are substantially different or partially equal to each other, but may be confused when expressed by the same word as a threshold value. For the sake of convenience, the terms "first" and "second" will be written together for convenience of classification.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. In this specification, terms such as "comprise" or "have" are intended to indicate that there is a feature, number, step, action, component, part, or combination thereof described in the specification, and one or more other features. It is to be understood that the present invention does not exclude the possibility of the presence or the addition of numbers, steps, operations, components, components, or a combination thereof.

In addition, the components of the embodiments described with reference to the drawings are not limited to the corresponding embodiments, and may be implemented to be included in other embodiments within the scope of the technical idea of the present invention. Although the description is omitted, it is obvious that a plurality of embodiments may be reimplemented into one integrated embodiment.

In addition, in the description with reference to the accompanying drawings, the same components regardless of reference numerals will be given the same or related reference numerals and redundant description thereof will be omitted. In the following description of the present invention, when it is determined that the detailed description of the related known technology may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

1 is a plan view of a main board according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an enlarged partial view of the card mounting part of FIG. 1. 3 is a perspective view of one side of the OCP card. 4 is a perspective view of the other side of the OCP card. FIG. 5 is a plan view showing the OCP cards of FIGS. 3 and 4 mounted on the plan view of FIG. 1. 6 is a rear view of FIG. 5. FIG. 7 is a side view illustrating one side of FIG. 5. FIG. FIG. 8 is an enlarged view illustrating a portion in which the right OCP card of FIG. 7 is mounted.

The present invention is a main board to be equipped with an open compute project (OCP) card, to provide the expandability with external devices, etc. through the OCP card is mounted, as shown in Figures 1 and 3, the board unit 101 ) And the card mounting unit 110.

As illustrated in the plan view of FIG. 1, the board unit 101 includes a material, a shape, and a function of a general substrate, and a printed circuit and a central processing unit (CPU) are printed on the upper surface, which is the surface shown in FIG. 1. Circuit elements, such as memory, externally connected connectors, etc., are mounted, which is meant to provide physical space for these printed circuits and the mounted elements.

Board unit 101 is to form the body of the main board 100, which is the main technical idea to be presented in the present invention, as shown in the upper left of Figure 1, can accommodate the OCP card 10 To provide space.

As shown in FIG. 1, the dotted area provided at one side of the board unit 101 is a card mounting unit 110 to which the OCP card 10 is mounted as described above, and the card mounting unit 110 is a board unit. It is provided on one side of the 101, and on one side of the board portion 101 to form a hole (hole) for opening a portion of the outer line (outer line).

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the card mounting unit 110 forms an opening of the board unit 101 with a portion of the upper and left sides opened during the outer circumference thereof. It should not necessarily limit the scope of the present invention to such a shape. Therefore, the card mounting unit 110 is formed in the upper center, upper right, or right center of the board unit 101, the left center, the lower right or lower left, as well as the lower center, but a part of the outer circumference is open. Of course, it can be formed in the furnace board portion 101.

The card mounting unit 110 allows the OCP card 10 as described above to be mounted at a position covering a part of the opening, and provides expandability of the motherboard 100 through the mounted OCP card 10. .

Here, in relation to the OCP card 10, as shown in the examples shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, only the coarse portions thereof will be described. The OCP card 10 is based on the substrate 11 and the slot 12 and the plurality of connectors. (13a, 13b), but this example should not act as an element limiting the technical idea of the present invention, modified embodiments of the shape, configuration, elements, etc. of the various OCP card 10 to the present invention Of course it can be accommodated in the main board 100 according to.

The card mounting unit 110 may further include a slot unit 112, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2.

As illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2, the slot part 112 is configured to be coupled with the slot 12 of the card mounting part 110, that is, the OCP card 10.

As described above, the slot unit 112 mechanically secures the position of the OCP card 10 so that the card mounting unit 110 may be fastened to the OCP card 10 so as to securely and reliably position the OCP card 10. .

Furthermore, the slot 112 is connected to the slot 12 of the OCP card 10 in order to provide expandability with an external device of the motherboard 100 as described above. To be connected to the circuit element and the like mounted on the board portion 101.

The slot part 112 is preferably formed to be fixed so that it is not easily removed unless it is standardized and is securely and securely coupled to the slot 12 of the OCP card 10 and is not intended external physical force.

Preferably, the card mounting portion 110 of the present invention may further include a fastening portion 111.

As shown in FIG. 2, the fastening part 111 forms a plurality of openings 111a to 111d, which are at least one of the openings formed in the OCP card 10 when the OCP card 10 is mounted. These openings are formed to overlap, and these openings can be secured to each other through external means, for example, fastening means such as bolts and nuts.

5 and 6, when the OCP card 10 is provided to the card mounting portion 110, the OCP card by a bolt or the like penetrating through the openings (111a to 111d) to the fastening portion 111 as described above 10 may be firmly mounted.

As shown in FIG. 2, the openings 111a to 111d of the fastening part 111 described above are near the edge on which the OCP card 10 is mounted, and at the same time, are formed near the outer edge of the card mounting part 110. Preferably, these openings 111a to 111d are radially spaced apart from each other, and the distances of the openings 111a to 111d are preferably dispersed to have as little deviation as possible.

Radially in the form as shown in Figure 2, the openings (111a ~ 111d) formed mainly around the edges to uniformly fix the edge of the OCP card 10, to increase the reliability for mounting the OCP card 10 do.

As shown in FIG. 2, the card mounting unit 110 may further include a second slot 113.

As shown in FIG. 2, the second slot part 113 protrudes from one surface of the board part 101, that is, a top face, and another slot (not shown) of the card 10 of the OCP. It may be connected to the back and the like, and may be formed spaced apart from the slot portion 112 as described above.

The second slot portion 113 is preferably formed in parallel with the slot portion 112 and the slot portion 112, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2 for the firm fixing of the OCP card 10.

In addition, the second slot 113 may form a predetermined angle with the slot 112 and may be spaced apart from the slot 112.

As described above, the slot 112 is mechanically fastened to the OCP card 10 to perform the function of ensuring the position of the OCP card 10 to be robust and reliable, and further, circuitry As described above, in order to provide expandability with an external device of the main board 100, a circuit element connected to the slot 12 of the OCP card 10 and mounted on the board unit 101 or the like. As the circuit is connected, the second slot 113 may also supplement and add the function of the slot 112, which is a circuit and mechanical function according to the type of the OCP card 10.

The slot 112 has a height, that is, the protruded thickness should be provided with a predetermined thickness, and the predetermined thickness is such that the connectors 13a and 13b of the OCP card 10 are connected to the board part when the OCP card 10 is mounted. It is important to form a predetermined thickness in 101 so that no interference occurs physically or electrically.

As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the protruding degree of the slot 112 is the connector 13a of the OCP card 10 mounted on the upper surface side of the board 101 when the OCP card 10 is mounted. , 13b) is preferably formed so that its height, or thickness, does not protrude below the bottom face of the board portion 101.

In addition to the above, the card mounting unit 110 does not have a concave shape in one step on one side of the board unit 101, but preferably has a concave shape in multiple stages, as described above. Through the thickness of 112, the main purpose and the similar purpose of excluding mutual interference between the board portion 101 and the connectors 13a and 13b of the OCP card 10 can be said to be similar.

1 and 2, in the case of multiple concave shapes, the upper left side of the board portion 101 may have a first concave shape having a width W1 and a depth P1. A secondary concave shape may be formed in the width W2 and the depth P2. In addition, a third concave shape may be formed in the width W3 and the depth P3.

Such multiple concave structures of the card mounting unit 110 may be formed as shown in FIG. 2 as described above, and when deeply dug into the first width W1, interference by the OCP card 10 may be excluded. However, the mounting of the slot 112 and the like may be difficult, and even if the proper arrangement of the slot 112 is made, there is a problem that the firm fixing of the OCP card 10 is difficult to ensure.

Therefore, to have a concave shape of the width W2 following the concave shape of the width W1 with a protrusion such as the thickness D, so that the slot portion 112 can be disposed at the edge of the board portion 101. It is desirable to.

The multiple concave shapes preferably further have a width W3 to have another concave shape following the width W2, which is external to the circuit elements of the OCP card 10 when the OCP card 10 is mounted. It may correspond to a region that excludes the interference and at the same time the interference of the connector (13a, 13b) of the OCP card 10 can be excluded.

The significance of the presence of the concave shape by the width W3 may not be easy when the second slot portion 113 is disposed when the depth of the concave shape is made of only the depth P2, and at the same time, the openings by the fastening part 111. This is because the arrangement of 111c and 111d is not easy to be arranged within the edge of the OCP card 10.

The scope of the present invention is determined by the matters set forth in the claims, and the parentheses used in the claims are not described for the selective limitation, but are used for the definite elements, and the descriptions in the parentheses are also interpreted as essential elements. Should be.

10: OCP card 11: board
12: slot 13: connector
100: main board 101: board
110: card mounting portion 111: fastening portion
112: slot portion 113: second slot portion
IE: Exclusion Zone

Claims (7)

In the main board is provided so that the OCP card can be mounted, expandability with external devices through the OCP card,
A board unit which forms a body of the main board and is provided to accommodate the OCP card; And
The card mounting portion is provided on one side of the board portion, and forms an opening having a plurality of concave shapes so that a portion of the outer periphery is opened on the one side of the board portion, and mounts the OCP card to cover a portion of the opening. Including,
The card mounting portion,
It further comprises a slot portion provided to protrude on one surface of the board portion is formed to interconnect with the slot of the OCP card,
The slot portion,
Protrudes to have a predetermined thickness, so that the connector of the OCP card mounted on the upper surface side of the board portion does not protrude below the bottom face of the board portion, so that the connector of the OCP card and the The main board with an OCP card mounting portion, characterized in that the board portion is formed so as to exclude mutual interference.
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The main board with an OCP card mounting portion, characterized in that it further comprises a fastening portion formed to penetrate the opening through the predetermined means coupled with the OCP card.
The method of claim 3, wherein the fastening portion,
And a plurality of openings, wherein the plurality of openings are spaced apart from each other to fix an edge of the OCP card.
The method of claim 1, wherein the card mounting portion,
It is provided to protrude on one surface of the board portion is formed to be interconnected with the slot of the OCP card, characterized in that it further comprises a second slot portion, which is formed spaced apart from the slot portion, the main portion provided with OCP card mounting portion board.
The method of claim 5, wherein the second slot portion,
The main board is provided with an OCP card mounting portion, characterized in that formed parallel to the slot.
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