TWI426851B - Server - Google Patents

Description

server

The present invention relates to a server, and more particularly to a server that can easily and quickly assemble a hard disk backplane.

In the server system, a plurality of large-capacity hard disk drives are usually provided and serialized into a plurality of hard disk modules to meet the requirements of the server system. Each hard disk module is usually disposed in each chassis, and a hard disk backplane is disposed behind each hard disk module to electrically connect the hard disk drive to the server system. Generally speaking, the way in which the hard disk backplane and the chassis are fixed is usually a locking method, and the assembler uses a plurality of screws and a locking tool to fix the hard disk backboard. However, the steps of attaching the screws are complicated, and it is more likely to cause human error when the working hours are used. Moreover, if the screws are accidentally dropped to the chassis in the limited working space of the chassis, the nearby parts may be damaged, or the short circuit may be caused. These problems add to the confusion of the assemblers.

The present invention provides a server that can easily and quickly secure a hard disk backplane to a chassis.

The invention provides a server comprising a chassis, a hard disk module, a hard disk back plate and a spring piece. The chassis includes a bottom plate, a top plate, a first side plate and a second side plate. The first side plate is opposite to the second side plate and respectively connects the top plate and the bottom plate. The hard disk module is disposed in the chassis and has a rear end surface, the hard disk back plate is standing on the bottom plate and adjacent to the rear end surface, and the elastic piece and the hard disk module are located on opposite sides of the hard disk back plate, and a first end of the elastic piece is fixed on the The bottom plate has a second end extending toward the top plate and having a bent portion. The second end of the elastic piece is adapted to be engaged with the top plate, and the bent portion is adapted to bear an upper edge of the hard disk back plate.

In an embodiment of the invention, the hard disk backplane further has a groove, and the first side plate further has a hook corresponding to the groove, and the hook is adapted to enter the groove to interfere with each other.

In an embodiment of the invention, the upper edge of the hard disk back plate further includes a notch, and the bent portion is adapted to be embedded in the recess.

In an embodiment of the invention, the bottom plate further includes a protrusion protruding from the surface of the bottom plate, and the protrusion and the hard disk module are respectively located on opposite sides of the hard disk back plate, and the protrusion is supported by the hard disk. Backboard.

In an embodiment of the invention, the server further includes a stop member, the stop member is L-shaped and includes a first portion and a second portion that are substantially perpendicular to each other, the first portion being substantially parallel and The second side plate is fixed to the second side plate, and the second portion is substantially perpendicular to the second side plate and abuts against a side edge of the hard disk back plate.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the second end of the elastic piece has a locking portion, and the top plate has a positioning hole corresponding to the locking portion, and the locking portion is engaged in the positioning hole.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the hard disk backplane further has two positioning blocks, and the elastic piece has the same side of the hard disk back plate, and the elastic piece has an extending portion connected between the first end and the second end, and The two positioning blocks respectively bear against opposite sides of the extension.

Based on the above, the present invention utilizes a spring piece fixed on the bottom plate of the chassis, so that the assembler can fix the hard disk back plate between the elastic piece and the hard disk module by the elastic piece when assembling the hard disk back plate to the bottom plate, and the top Board snap. In this way, the step of fixing with the screw and the locking tool is omitted, which can reduce the difficulty of assembly and avoid the possibility of missing when the screw is locked.

The above described features and advantages of the present invention will be more apparent from the following description.

1 is a schematic diagram of a server in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1 , the server 10 provided by the present invention includes a chassis 100 , a hard disk module 200 , a hard disk back plate 300 , and a spring 400 . The chassis 100 includes a bottom plate 110, a top plate 120, a first side plate 130, and a second side plate 140. The first side plate 130 is disposed relative to the second side plate 140, and the first side plate 130 and the second side plate 140 are respectively connected to the top plate 120. The bottom plate 110. The hard disk module 200 is disposed in the chassis 100 and has a rear end surface 210. The hard disk back plate 300 stands on the bottom plate 110 and is adjacent to the rear end surface 210. The elastic piece 400 and the hard disk module 200 are located on opposite sides of the hard disk back plate 300.

Fig. 2 is a partially enlarged schematic view showing a region A of Fig. 1. Please refer to FIG. 2 . In detail, the elastic piece 400 further has a first end 410 , a second end 420 , and an extending portion 430 , and the extending portion 430 is connected between the first end 410 and the second end 420 . The first end 410 is fixed on the bottom plate 110, and the extending portion 430 extends from the first end 410 toward the top plate 120 to connect the second end 420. The second end 420 has a bent portion 422 and a second hook 424. The 120 has a positioning hole 122 corresponding to the second hook 424 so that the second hook 424 is engaged in the positioning hole 122, and an upper edge 310 of the hard disk back plate 300 has a notch 312, which is bent. Portion 422 is adapted to be embedded in recess 312.

In the above, the hard disk backplane 300 has a groove 320 and two positioning blocks 340. The first side plate 130 has a first hook 132, one end of which is fixed on the first side plate 130 and bent perpendicularly to a first direction D1. The folds are such that the first hooks 132 are adapted to enter the groove 320 to interfere with each other. Two positioning blocks 340 are respectively disposed on opposite sides of the extending portion 430 of the elastic piece 400 to restrict the movement of the elastic piece 400 in a first axial direction A1. The bottom plate 110 further includes a protrusion 112 protruding from the surface of the bottom plate 110, and the protrusion 112 and the hard disk module 200 are respectively located on opposite sides of the hard disk back plate 300, so that the hard disk back plate 300 is mounted on the bottom plate 110. Suitable for bearing against the protrusion 112.

As described above, when the hard disk backplane is assembled on the bottom plate, the extension portion 430 of the elastic piece 400 bears against the hard disk back plate 300 to clamp the hard disk back plate 300 to the hard disk module 200 by the elasticity of the elastic piece 400. Between the elastic pieces 400, the hard disk back plate 300 is restricted to move along a second axial direction A2, and the bearing 112 is provided to the hard disk back plate 300 to further support the hard disk back plate 300 on the second axis. To the activity on A2. The second hook 424 is further engaged with the positioning hole 122 of the top plate 120 to restrict the movement of the hard disk back plate 300 along a third axial direction A3. The first hooks 132 enter the grooves 320 on the hard disk backplane 300 to interfere with each other, restricting the hard disk backplane 300 from moving along a first axial direction A1. As a result, the assembler can assemble the hard disk backplane to the chassis without using, for example, a screw or a locking tool, which makes the assembly process easier and faster, and avoids the deficiencies that may result from the complicated locking screw step.

Figure 3 is a schematic illustration of the stop of Figure 1. As shown in FIG. 2, in order to provide the hard disk backplane 300 more stably on the chassis 100, the server 10 may further have a stopper 142, which is, for example, an L-shaped spacer, including one substantially perpendicular to each other. The first portion 142a and the second portion 142b have a first portion 142a substantially parallel to the second side panel 140 and can be secured to the second side panel 140 by screws or other detachable fasteners, and the second portion 142b It is substantially perpendicular to the second side panel 140. When the hard disk backplane 300 is assembled to the bottom plate 110, one side edge 330 of the hard disk backplane 300 abuts against the second portion 142b to restrict the hard disk backplane 300 from moving in the first direction D1. In addition, in the embodiment, the stopper 142 and the second side plate 140 are two separate components. However, in an embodiment not shown in the present invention, the stopper 142 may also be a part of the second side panel 140. The direction of the one side plate 130 is bent.

Thus, the movement of the hard disk backplane 300 in the first direction D1 is restricted by the stopper 142, and the structure of the first hook 130 is restricted by the interference of the groove 320 to limit the hard disk back plate 300 to the first axial direction A1. activity. The extension portion 430 bears against and holds the hard disk back plate 300 by the elasticity of the elastic piece 400, and the bearing 112 provides the bearing function of the hard disk back plate 300 to jointly limit the hard disk back plate 300 in the second axial direction A2. Activities on the ground. Finally, by the engagement of the second hook 424 with the positioning hole 122, the movement of the hard disk back plate 300 in the third axial direction A3 is restricted. Therefore, the hard disk back plate 300 can be firmly fixed to the bottom plate 110.

In summary, the server of the present invention utilizes a spring piece fixed on the bottom plate of the chassis, so that the hard disk back plate can be clamped between the elastic piece and the hard disk module by the elasticity of the elastic piece, and the second piece of the elastic piece is utilized. The hook is engaged with the top plate. Cooperating with the hard disk back plate against the protrusion on the bottom plate, the abutting of the stopper on the side edge of the hard disk back plate, and the interference between the groove and the first hook, the hard disk back plate is more stable The ground is fixed on the bottom plate. In this way, the hard disk back plate can be fixed to the bottom plate without using a screw or other locking tool, which simplifies the assembly process and improves assembly efficiency. In addition, the design of the present invention can reduce the number of components used, thereby reducing the cost of the product.

Although the present invention has been disclosed in the above embodiments, it is not intended to limit the invention, and any one of ordinary skill in the art can make some modifications and refinements without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. The scope of the invention is defined by the scope of the appended claims.

10. . . server

100. . . Chassis

110. . . Bottom plate

112. . . Bulge

120. . . roof

122. . . Positioning hole

130. . . First side panel

132. . . First hook

140. . . Second side panel

142. . . Stop

142a. . . first part

142b. . . the second part

200. . . Hard disk module

210. . . Rear end face

300. . . Hard disk backplane

310. . . Upper edge

312. . . Notch

320. . . Trench

330. . . Side edge

340. . . Positioning block

400. . . shrapnel

410. . . First end

420. . . Second end

422. . . Bending section

424. . . Second hook

430. . . Extension

D1. . . First direction

A1. . . First axial direction

A2. . . Second axial direction

A3. . . Third axial direction

1 is a schematic diagram of a server in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a partially enlarged schematic view showing a region A of Fig. 1.

Figure 3 is a schematic illustration of the stop of Figure 1.

110. . . Bottom plate

112. . . Bulge

120. . . roof

122. . . Positioning hole

130. . . First side panel

132. . . First hook

200. . . Hard disk module

210. . . Rear end face

300. . . Hard disk backplane

310. . . Upper edge

312. . . Notch

320. . . Trench

340. . . Positioning block

400. . . shrapnel

410. . . First end

420. . . Second end

422. . . Bending section

424. . . Second hook

430. . . Extension

D1. . . First direction

Claims (7)

A server includes: a chassis comprising: a bottom plate; a top plate; a first side plate connecting the top plate and the bottom plate; and a second side plate connecting the top plate and the bottom plate, and the second side plate and the second side plate a hard disk module disposed in the chassis and having a rear end surface; a hard disk back plate standing on the bottom plate and adjacent to the rear end surface; and a spring piece, the elastic piece being located with the hard disk module a first end of the elastic piece is fixed on the bottom plate, and a second end of the elastic piece extends toward the top plate and has a bent portion, and the second end of the elastic piece is adapted to Engaging with the top plate, and the bent portion is adapted to bear an upper edge of the hard disk back plate, wherein the second end of the elastic piece has a second hook, and the top plate has a second corresponding to the second a positioning hole of the hook, and the second hook is engaged in the positioning hole. The server of claim 1, wherein the hard disk backplane further has a groove, and the first side plate further has a first hook, corresponding to the groove setting, the first card is suitable Entering the groove interferes with each other. The server of claim 1, wherein the upper edge of the hard disk backplane further comprises a recess adapted to be embedded in the recess. The server of claim 1, wherein the bottom plate further comprises a protrusion protruding from the surface of the bottom plate, the protrusion and the hard disk module They are respectively located on opposite sides of the hard disk backplane, and the protrusions bear against the hard disk backplane. The server of claim 1, wherein the second side plate further has a stop portion, and the stop portion is formed by bending a portion of the second side plate toward the first side plate to form an L shape. . The server of claim 1, further comprising a stop member having an L shape and including a first portion and a second portion substantially perpendicular to each other, the first portion being substantially Parallel and fixed to the second side panel, the second portion is substantially perpendicular to the second side panel and abuts a side edge of the hard disk backplane. The server of claim 1, wherein the hard disk backplane further has two positioning blocks, and the elastic piece is located on the same side of the hard disk backing plate, the elastic piece has an extension connected to the first end. And the second end, and the two positioning blocks respectively bear on opposite sides of the extension.