TWI511637B - Electronic device - Google Patents

Description

Electronic device

The present invention relates to an electronic device, and more particularly to an electronic device having a holding structure and a hook.

As technology advances, the performance of electronic devices is also increasing to meet consumer demand for performance. In addition, consumers also expect electronic devices to adjust the equipment and functions of electronic devices according to individual needs, so as to meet the needs of customization. Taking a servo host cabinet as an example, the servo host cabinet includes a main box and a plurality of servers. The main chassis has multiple sets of tracks arranged in parallel. The server is placed in the rail in a stacked and detachable manner. In this way, according to the needs of the consumer, the server can be added or removed to the main box, thereby adjusting the overall operation and storage function of the servo main cabinet.

Generally, the server includes a casing and a plurality of motherboard modules. The casing comprises an upper casing and a lower casing, and the mainboard module is disposed in the casing and between the upper casing and the lower casing, and is carried on the bottom wall of the lower casing. A plurality of servers are sequentially assembled in parallel along the respective sets of tracks or are detached from the casing. However, due to manufacturing factors, the upper case may protrude outward, and thus may interfere with another server disposed above. Furthermore, since the lower case carries the motherboard module, the bottom wall of the lower case may sink or become changed due to the weight of the motherboard module. The shape, which in turn causes the server to interfere with another server disposed below.

Therefore, in the servo of the prior art, the unevenness of the upper and lower casings may interfere with other servers in the vicinity, which may cause the server to be unable to be assembled or disassembled.

In view of the above problems, the present invention discloses an electronic device for solving the problem that the bottom wall of the server is under the pressure of the motherboard module.

An embodiment of the invention discloses an electronic device including a casing, a motherboard module, and a pulling structure. The casing includes a top case and a bottom case that are assembled together. The top case includes a top wall and a hook fixed to the top wall, and the bottom case includes a bottom wall opposite to the top wall. The hook is located on the side of the top wall facing the bottom wall. The motherboard module is disposed on the bottom wall, and the motherboard module includes a motherboard and a central processor disposed on the motherboard. The pulling structure is held on the motherboard module and is hung on the hook to provide an upward pulling force of the motherboard module.

According to the electronic device disclosed in the present invention, the hook is attached to the top cover by the holding structure of the motherboard module, and the hook provides the upward pulling force of the motherboard module to reduce the bottom plate of the motherboard module. The pressure, in turn, inhibits deformation of the bottom wall.

The above description of the present invention and the following description of the embodiments of the present invention are intended to illustrate and explain the principles of the invention.

1‧‧‧Electronic device

10‧‧‧Chassis

12‧‧‧ top shell

121‧‧‧ top wall

1211‧‧‧ first surface

1212‧‧‧ second surface

122‧‧‧check

1221‧‧‧Link Department

1222‧‧‧Extension

1223‧‧‧Hook

1223a‧‧‧ Guide surface

123‧‧‧Folding

124, 125‧‧‧Flanging

13‧‧‧ bottom case

131‧‧‧ nuts

132‧‧‧ bottom wall

133‧‧‧ third surface

134‧‧‧ fourth surface

135, 136‧‧‧ side walls

20‧‧‧ motherboard module

21‧‧‧ motherboard

22‧‧‧Tray

221‧‧‧ nuts

222‧‧‧through slot

225‧‧‧ fifth surface

226‧‧‧ sixth surface

30‧‧‧Central processor

40‧‧‧ Pulling structure

41‧‧‧ Fixed Department

411‧‧‧Perforation

42‧‧‧Holding Department

421‧‧‧ventilation holes

422‧‧‧ inner ring wall

423‧‧‧ bottom

43‧‧‧Fixed parts

50‧‧‧ slots

60‧‧‧Expansion module

70‧‧‧Power Module

80‧‧‧fan

90‧‧‧hard disk module

1 is a perspective view of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the invention.

2 is an exploded perspective view of the electronic device at a first angle according to an embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 3A is an exploded, enlarged, isometric view of the electronic device at a first angle according to an embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 3B is an exploded, isometric view of the electronic device at a second angle according to an embodiment of the invention.

4 is a partial cross-sectional view of an electronic device in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 5 is a partially cutaway perspective view of an electronic device in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention.

The detailed features and advantages of the present invention are set forth in the Detailed Description of the Detailed Description of the <RTIgt; </ RTI> <RTIgt; </ RTI> </ RTI> </ RTI> <RTIgt; The objects and advantages associated with the present invention can be readily understood by those skilled in the art. The following examples are intended to describe the present invention in further detail, but are not intended to limit the scope of the invention.

The present invention provides an electronic device for storing and computing information and/or data. In the present invention, the electronic device may be a server, but not used. To limit the invention. In addition, the plurality of electronic devices of the present invention may be stacked in a cabinet, and adjacent electronic devices are separated by a distance greater than zero.

Please refer to "1st picture" and "2nd picture" at the same time. 1 is a perspective view of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the invention, and FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the electronic device according to an embodiment of the invention.

According to an embodiment of the invention, an electronic device 1 includes a casing 10, a motherboard module 20 and a pulling structure 40. The holding structure 40 is fixedly disposed on the motherboard module 20 , and the holding structure 40 and the motherboard module 20 are received in the casing 10 .

The casing 10 includes a top case 12 and a bottom case 13. The top case 12 and the bottom case 13 are assembled to each other. The top case 12 includes a top wall 121 and a hook 122. The top wall 121 has a first surface 1211 and a second surface 1212, and the first surface 1211 and the second surface 1212 are opposite each other. In other embodiments of this embodiment and some of the embodiments, the top case 12 further includes two flanges 124, 125 and a flange 123. The two flanges 124, 125 are located on opposite sides of the top wall 121. The hem 123 is formed by bending an edge 1213 of the top wall 121 between the two flanges 124, 125 downward (toward the bottom casing 13). The hem 123 can suppress the extent to which the top wall 121 is subjected to force to bend, thereby flattening the first surface 1211 and the second surface 1212 of the top wall 121.

Please refer to "3A", "3B" and "4". 3A is an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention at a first angle Decompose the enlarged schematic. 3B is an exploded and enlarged schematic view of the electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention at a second angle. FIG. 4 is a partially cutaway schematic view of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the invention. The hook 122 is located on a side of the top wall 121 facing the bottom wall 132, that is, the hook 122 is fixed to the second surface 1212 of the top wall 121. In this embodiment and some other embodiments, the hook 122 includes a connecting portion 1221 , an extending portion 1222 , and a hook portion 1223 . The connecting portion 1221 is riveted to the top case 12, and the extending portion 1222 extends from the connecting portion 1222 toward the bottom wall 132, and the hook portion 1223 extends from the extending portion 1222 in a direction parallel to the main board 21. In this embodiment and some other embodiments, the free end of the hook portion 1223 is formed with an inclined guiding surface 1223a.

Please refer to "Figure 2" and "Figure 4". In the present embodiment, the bottom case 13 includes a bottom wall 132 with respect to the top wall 121. In detail, the bottom wall 132 has a third surface 133 and a fourth surface 134, the third surface 133 and the fourth surface 134 are opposite to each other, and the third surface 133 faces the hook 122. In other embodiments of this embodiment and in part, the bottom case 13 includes two side walls 135, 136 that are respectively located on opposite sides of the bottom wall 132 and that are bent upward (toward the top wall 121) from the third surface 133 of the bottom wall 132. And extended to form. The two flanges 124, 125 of the top case 12 are mounted on the two side walls 136, 135, and the two flanges 124, 125 and the two side walls 136, 135 respectively abut each other. As such, the corresponding flanges 124, 125 and the side walls 136, 135 enhance the secure assembly of the top shell 12 and the bottom shell 13 with each other.

Please continue to refer to "Figure 2" and "Figure 4". motherboard The module 20 is disposed on the bottom wall 132. The motherboard module 20 includes a motherboard 21, a central processing unit (CPU) 30, and a tray 22. The central processing unit 30 is disposed on the motherboard 21. The central processing unit 30 is used to process the main operations of the electronic device 1. The tray 22 carries the motherboard 21, and the motherboard 21 is interposed between the top wall 121 and the tray 13. In detail, the main board 21 is locked to the tray 22, and the main board 21 is attached to the bottom wall 132 as a whole with the tray 22. The motherboard module 20 is carried on the bottom wall 132. The motherboard module 20 exerts pressure on the bottom wall 132 under its own gravity to deform the bottom wall 132. The above is the problem to be solved by the present invention. The tray 13 and the bottom wall 13 are held together, and the tray 13 and the bottom wall 13 may be provided with a holding structure for holding, for example, the bottom wall 13 is provided with a stud (not shown), and the tray 13 is provided with a hoist hole (not shown). Show), the stud is stuck in the gourd hole. Moreover, in this embodiment and some other embodiments, the tray 22 has a fifth surface 225 and a sixth surface 226, the fifth surface 225 and the sixth surface 226 being opposite each other. The motherboard 21 is carried on the fifth surface 225 of the tray 22, and the sixth surface 226 faces the bottom wall 132.

In other embodiments of the present embodiment, the electronic device 1 further includes a plurality of fans 80 and a plurality of hard disk modules 90 disposed on the third surface 133 of the bottom case 13. The plurality of fans 80 are used to provide heat dissipation for the motherboard module 20, and the hard disk module 90 is used for storing data. In addition, the motherboard module 20 further includes a slot 50, an expansion module 60, and a power module 70, all disposed on the motherboard 21. The slot 50 is located next to the central processing unit 30 for electrically connecting a module, such as a memory module (not shown). The expansion module 60 is disposed on the main The expansion module 60 has a specific function on one side of the board 21 and adjacent to the flange 123. The power module 70 is located adjacent to the expansion module 60 for receiving and converting external power to provide power to components of other electronic devices 1.

Please refer to "Fig. 2", "3A", "3B" and "4". The holding structure 40 is retained on the motherboard module 20 and hooked on the hook portion 1223 of the hook 122 to provide an upward pulling force of the motherboard module 20 . In this embodiment and some other embodiments, the holding structure 40 is disposed between the central processing unit 30, the expansion module 60, and the power module 70. The holding structure 40 includes a fixing portion 41 , a hanging portion 42 and a fixing member 43 . The fixing portion 41 is formed by bending and extending from a bottom portion 423 of the hanging portion 42 , and the fixing portion 41 is disposed on the main board 21 . The fixing portion 41 further has a through hole 411. The hanging portion 42 is hooked to the hook 122. In detail, the hanging portion 42 has an inner ring wall surface 422. The guiding surface 1223a of the hook 122 guides the pulling structure 40 to the hook portion 1223, and the hook 122 contacts and is held on the inner ring wall surface 422. In addition, the hanging portion 42 faces the fan 80, and the hanging portion 42 has a plurality of ventilation holes 421, and the airflow formed when the fan 80 operates is at least partially passed through the ventilation holes 421. As such, the pulling structure 40 having the venting holes 421 contributes to heat dissipation within the electronic device 1. Further, the fixing member 43 is bored through the through hole 411 of the fixing portion 41 and is attached to the main board 21 and fixed to the tray 22. That is, the hook 122 pulls up the pulling structure 40, and the pulling structure 40 drives the main board 21, the tray 22 and the bottom case 13 to move upward; meanwhile, because the top case 12 bears the pulling structure 40, the main board 21, and the tray 22 As well as the weight of the bottom case 13, the top case 12 also moves down. In this way, the top case 12 and the bottom case can be avoided 13 protrudes outward from the electronic device 1, respectively.

Furthermore, in this embodiment and some other embodiments, the fixing member 43 is a screw, and the tray 22 has a nut 221 which is screwed to the nut 221. However, the manner in which the screws and nuts 221 are fixed is not intended to limit the invention. In other embodiments, the pulling structure 40 is fixed to the motherboard 21 in a latching manner. In other embodiments, the pull structure 40 is fixed to the motherboard 21 by riveting.

The manner in which the motherboard 21 and the tray 22 are fixed to each other is not intended to limit the present invention. Please refer to FIG. 5, which is a partial cross-sectional view of an electronic device according to another embodiment of the present invention. In the present embodiment, in detail, the bottom case 13 has a nut 131. The fixing member 43 is sequentially disposed through the through hole 411 of the fixing portion 41, the fifth surface 225 of the tray 22, and the sixth surface 226, and is fixed in the nut 131 of the bottom case 13. Therefore, the motherboard 21, the tray 22, and the bottom case 13 can be regarded as a single unit. When the holding structure 40 is hung on the hook 122 by the inner ring wall surface 422, the pulling structure pulls the main board 21, the tray 22 and the bottom wall 132 of the bottom case 13 together by the fixing member 43 to directly raise the bottom. The pulling force of the wall 132 upward (the top case 121) also causes the top case 121 to move downward toward the bottom wall 132. That is to say, the top case and the bottom case are prevented from protruding to the outside of the electronic device 1 by the holding structure being hung on the hook.

In summary, according to the electronic device disclosed in the present invention, the hook is attached to the top cover by the holding structure of the motherboard module, and the hook provides the upward pulling force of the motherboard module to reduce the pair of the motherboard module. The pressure on the bottom wall The deformation of the bottom wall is suppressed; at the same time, because the hook of the top case hangs the pulling structure, the top case receives the gravity of the main board module, the pulling structure and the bottom case, so that the top case can be prevented from protruding outward. As such, the electronic device of the present invention solves the servo of the prior art, because the unevenness of the upper and lower casings may interfere with other servers in the vicinity, resulting in the problem that the server cannot be assembled or disassembled. In addition, in some embodiments, the folded edge of the top case can also inhibit the top wall from being bent to prevent the top case from protruding outward.

While the present invention has been described above in terms of the preferred embodiments thereof, it is not intended to limit the invention, and the invention may be modified and modified without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. The patent protection scope of the invention is subject to the definition of the scope of the patent application attached to the specification.

122‧‧‧check

1221‧‧‧Link Department

1222‧‧‧Extension

1223‧‧‧Hook

1223a‧‧‧ Guide surface

21‧‧‧ motherboard

40‧‧‧ Pulling structure

41‧‧‧ Fixed Department

42‧‧‧Holding Department

421‧‧‧ventilation holes

422‧‧‧ inner ring wall

423‧‧‧ bottom

43‧‧‧Fixed parts

Claims (8)

An electronic device comprising: a casing comprising a top case and a bottom case assembled together, the top case comprising a top wall and a hook fixed to the top wall, the bottom case including the top a bottom wall opposite to the wall, the hook is located on a side of the top wall facing the bottom wall; a motherboard module is disposed on the bottom wall, the motherboard module includes a motherboard, and the host is carried a tray of the board and a central processing unit disposed on the motherboard, the motherboard is interposed between the top wall and the tray, the motherboard is locked to the tray, and is mounted on the tray as a whole And a holding structure, the holding structure is fixed on the motherboard module and is hung on the hook to provide an upward pulling force of the motherboard module. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the holding structure comprises a fixing portion and a hanging portion, the fixing portion is formed by bending from a bottom of the hanging portion, and the fixing portion is disposed on the motherboard The hanging part is hung on the hook. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the holding structure further comprises a fixing member, the fixing portion further has a through hole, and the fixing member is disposed on the through hole and the motherboard to be fixed on the tray. The electronic device of claim 3, wherein the fixing member is a screw, and the tray has a nut that is locked to the nut. The electronic device of claim 2, further comprising a plurality of fans for providing heat dissipation of the motherboard module, the hanging portion facing the fans, the hanging portion having a plurality of ventilation holes formed by the fans when working The airflow passes at least partially through the vents. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the top case further comprises two flanges on opposite sides of the top wall and bent downwardly and extending from the top wall, the bottom case including the opposite side of the bottom wall Two side walls which are bent and extended upward from the bottom wall, and the top case is mounted on the two side walls, and the two flanges respectively abut the two side walls, and the top wall is located An edge between the two flanges is bent downward to form a fold. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the hook comprises a connecting portion, an extending portion and a hook portion, the connecting portion is riveted to the top case, and the extending portion extends from the connecting portion toward the bottom wall, The hook portion extends from the extension portion in a direction parallel to the main board, and the pulling structure is hung on the hook portion. The electronic device of claim 7, wherein the free end of the hook portion is formed with an inclined guiding surface for guiding the pulling structure to be hung on the hook portion.