TWI518481B - Server - Google Patents

Description

server

The present invention relates to a server, and more particularly to a server having a battery module.

The power required by the server to operate is usually provided from the outside world. When the external power supply is unstable or power is off, the internal operation of the server is often interrupted abruptly, causing the server to shut down abnormally and causing the data previously calculated by the server to be lost. In recent years, the amount of data processed by the server has grown. In the event of a power shortage, the amount of data lost will be more than before.

Therefore, a manufacturer has set a battery backup unit (BBU) in the server. When the external power supply that provides the server operation is unstable or interrupted, the battery backup module can provide other electronic components in the server to continue to operate, and maintain the data calculated by the server.

However, in order to provide more services in a smaller physical space, the size design of the server is gradually reduced. The space inside the server is also occupied by various electronic components, resulting in insufficient space for installing the battery backup module. Therefore, designing a fixture capable of mounting a battery backup module in a limited internal space of the server is a subject currently facing the industry.

In view of the above problems, the present invention proposes a server whereby a battery module can be mounted in a limited space.

The invention discloses a server, comprising a carrier disk, a motherboard, a bracket and a first battery module. The carrier tray includes a first side wall and a bottom plate connected to each other. The motherboard is placed on the bottom plate. The motherboard has a central processing unit. The bracket includes one of the first support beam and the second support beam that are connected to each other and at an angle to each other. The first support beam is spaced from the bottom plate. The first support beam is fixed to the first side wall away from one end of the second support beam. The second support beam is spaced from the first side wall. The second support beam is fixed to the bottom plate away from one end of the first support beam. The first battery module is retained on the first support beam to be suspended above the bottom plate by the first support beam.

The server further includes an air hood disposed on the motherboard and configured to at least guide a heat dissipation airflow to the central processing unit and between the second support beam and the first side wall. The first support beam extends from the first side wall above the air hood. The second support beam is bent from the first support beam toward the bottom plate and extends to the bottom plate. The first battery module is suspended above the air hood.

The air guiding hood has a top plate and two air guiding plates. The top plate is spaced apart from the motherboard. The two air deflectors extend obliquely from the top plate toward the direction away from the bottom plate and the first side wall. There is a gap between the two air deflectors. The second support beam passes through the gap. The first battery module is spaced apart from the top plate.

The two air deflectors are coplanar.

The air hood has two upper portions that protrude from the top plate. The two upper portions are spaced apart and connected to the two air deflectors. The first battery module is at least partially housed in a space surrounded by two upper portions and two air guiding plates.

The bottom plate is provided with a first convex portion. The first convex portion is formed with a first engaging hole. The second support beam has a first engagement leg. The first engaging leg passes through in a passing direction and is engaged with the first engaging hole. The first side wall has a gourd hole. The first support beam has a catch. The holding portion penetrates the hoist hole and is engaged with the hoist hole in the wearing direction.

The server further includes a second battery module and two independent disk redundant array cards. The first battery module and the second battery module respectively correspond to a backup power source of the two independent disk redundant array cards. The second battery module is mounted on the bottom plate. The second battery module and the two independent disk redundant array cards are stacked.

The carrier tray also includes a second side wall connected to the bottom plate. The second side wall is perpendicular to the bottom plate and the first side wall. The bottom plate is further provided with a second raised portion. The second protrusion is formed with a second engaging hole. The second battery module includes a second battery fixing disk and a second battery. The second battery is mounted and held on the second battery fixing plate. The second battery fixing plate includes a fixed top wall, a first side wall and a second side wall on opposite sides of the fixed top wall. A second engaging leg is formed on the bottom side of the first side wall. The second engaging leg passes through and is engaged with the second engaging hole in a direction toward the second side wall. The second side wall abuts and is fixed to the second side wall.

The first battery module includes a first battery fixing disk and a first battery. The first battery fixing plate is mounted on the first support beam and is located at the first support Between the beam and the bottom plate. The first battery is mounted and held on the first battery fixed disk.

The first battery module is screwed to the bottom side of the first support beam.

According to the server of the present invention, the battery module is mounted in the server by the bracket. Since the first support beam and the second support beam of the bracket are at an angle to each other, the first support beam can be suspended on the bottom plate. The battery module can be mounted to the first support beam and then suspended on the bottom plate. Therefore, the user can install the battery module by using the space above the bottom plate, so that the battery module can be installed in a limited space in the server.

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 spirit and principles of the invention.

1‧‧‧Server

10‧‧‧Fixed devices

11‧‧‧ Carrying tray

11a‧‧‧First locking hole

11b‧‧‧ third locking hole

1110‧‧‧ 葫芦孔

1110a‧‧ Wide path

1110b‧‧‧Narrow path

1111‧‧‧First side wall

1112‧‧‧Second side wall

111a, 111b, 113a‧‧‧ openings

112‧‧‧floor

1121‧‧‧First raised part

1121a‧‧‧First engagement hole

1122‧‧‧second raised part

1122a‧‧‧Second snap hole

113‧‧‧Connecting parts

114‧‧‧Extension

12‧‧‧ bracket

121‧‧‧First support beam

1210‧‧‧Cars Department

121a‧‧‧ head

121b‧‧‧ neck

122‧‧‧Second support beam

122a‧‧‧First card fit

122b‧‧‧Second locking hole

14b‧‧‧fourth locking hole

13‧‧‧First battery fixed disk

14‧‧‧Second battery fixed plate

141‧‧‧Fixed top wall

142a‧‧‧First side wall

142b‧‧‧second side wall

14a‧‧‧Second snap fit

20‧‧‧ motherboard

21, 41‧‧‧ Connections

30‧‧‧Storage device

40‧‧‧ Peripheral Component Interconnection

50‧‧‧Independent Disk Redundant Array Card

60‧‧‧First battery

600‧‧‧First battery module

70‧‧‧second battery

700‧‧‧Second battery module

80‧‧‧Legs

90‧‧‧wind hood

91‧‧‧ top board

92‧‧‧Air deflector

93‧‧‧ gap

94‧‧‧High Department

100‧‧‧ screws

D1‧‧‧First wearing direction

D2‧‧‧Second direction

N‧‧‧ surface normal direction

1 is a perspective view of a server in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a perspective exploded view of the server of Figure 1.

FIG. 3A is a perspective view showing another perspective view of the fixing device and the first battery module of FIG. 1 .

FIG. 3B is a partial enlarged view of FIG. 3A.

FIG. 3C is a partial enlarged view of FIG. 3A.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing another perspective of the fixing device of Fig. 3A.

The detailed features of the present invention are described in detail below in the embodiments. And the advantages are sufficient for any person skilled in the art to understand the technical content of the present invention and implement it according to the content, the scope of the patent application and the drawings, any one of ordinary skill in the art. The objects and advantages associated with the present invention are readily understood. The following examples are intended to describe the present invention in further detail, but are not intended to limit the scope of the invention.

1 and 2, FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a server 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective exploded view of the server 1 of FIG. 1. In this embodiment, the server 1 includes a fixed device 10, a motherboard 20, a storage device 30, a Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) 40, and two independent disk redundant array cards (Redundant). Array of Independent Disks (RAID) 50, a first battery module 600, a second battery module 700, a vertical plate 80, and an air hood 90. The storage device 30 can be a Hard Disk Drive (HDD).

The fixing device 10 includes a carrier 11 , a plurality of first protrusions 1121 , a plurality of second protrusions 1122 , and a bracket 12 . The carrier 11 includes a first side wall 1111, a second side wall 1112, a bottom plate 112, a connecting member 113 and an extending portion 114. The first side wall 1111, the second side wall 1112, and the extension portion 114 are respectively connected to the bottom plate 112 and perpendicular to the bottom plate 112. In this embodiment, the first side wall 1111 and the second side wall 1112 can be perpendicular to each other and adjacent to each other, but are not limited thereto. In other embodiments, the first side wall 1111 and the second side wall 1112 can be parallel to each other or even be coplanar with each other. In the present embodiment, the extending portion 114 is substantially parallel to the first side wall 1111, but is not limited thereto, and can also face in various directions.

The motherboard 20 is provided with a central processing unit (CPU, not shown) and a corresponding heat sink (not shown). The motherboard 20 is disposed on the bottom plate 112. The storage device 30 is disposed on the bottom plate 112 and electrically connected to the motherboard 20 . The vertical plate 80 is electrically inserted into the motherboard 20 . The peripheral component interconnection 40 is disposed on the bottom plate 112 and electrically inserted into the vertical plate 80. The peripheral component interconnect 40 is electrically connected to the motherboard 20 via the riser 80. The independent disk redundant array card 50 is disposed on the bottom plate 112 and electrically connected to the motherboard 20.

The first battery module 600 includes a first battery 60 and a first battery fixed disk 13. The first battery 60 is mounted and held on the first battery fixing plate 13. The second battery module 700 includes a second battery 70 and a second battery fixed disk 14. The second battery 70 is mounted and held on the second battery fixing plate 14. The air guiding cover 90 is disposed on the main board 20. The heat sink is disposed within the air duct 90 and is configured to generate a heat dissipation airflow. The air hood 90 is at least used to guide the heat flow to the central processing unit. The air guiding hood 90 has a top plate 91, two air guiding plates 92 and two raised portions 94. The top plate 91 is spaced apart from the main board 20. The wind deflectors 92 are coplanar with each other and extend obliquely from the top plate 91 in a direction away from the bottom plate 112 and the first side wall 1111. The air deflectors 92 are spaced apart from each other by a notch 93. The first battery fixing plate 13 is mounted to the bracket 12 and is located on the air guiding cover 90 and spaced apart from the top plate 91. The first battery 60 is mounted on the first battery fixing plate 13 and electrically connected to the motherboard 20 . The second raised portion 94 protrudes from the top plate 91. The two raised portions 94 are spaced apart and are respectively connected to the two air deflectors 92. The first battery module 600 is at least partially received The space is surrounded by the second raised portion 94 and the two air deflectors 92.

The second battery retaining disk 14 is mounted to the base plate 112 and is located between the independent disk redundant array card 50 and the bottom plate 112. The second battery module 700 and the two independent disk redundant array cards 50 are stacked. The second battery 70 is mounted on the second battery fixing plate 14 and electrically connected to the motherboard 20 . The first battery 60 and the second battery 70 respectively supply power to the two independent disk redundant array cards 50, and serve as backup power sources for the two independent disk redundant array cards 50, respectively. The first side wall 1111 has a plurality of openings 111a, 111b. The motherboard 20 has a plurality of ports 21, and the ports 21 and 111a are disposed corresponding to each other. The peripheral component interconnect 40 also has a port 41. The connecting member 113 is disposed in the opening 111b. The connecting member 113 has an opening 113a, and the connecting jaw 41 and the opening 113a are disposed corresponding to each other.

Please refer to FIG. 2, FIG. 3A, FIG. 3B and FIG. 3C , FIG. 3A is a perspective view of another perspective view of the fixing device 10 and the first battery module 600 of FIG. 1 , and FIG. 3B is a partial enlarged view of FIG. 3A . FIG. 3C is a partial enlarged view of FIG. 3A.

The opposite ends of each of the first bosses 1121 are connected to the bottom plate 112 of the carrier tray 11. Each of the first convex portions 1121 is slanted away from the bottom plate 112 to form a first engaging hole 1121a. In the embodiment, the first convex portion 1121 and the first engaging hole 1121a are press-formed. The bracket 12 includes a first support beam 121 and a second support beam 122 that are connected to each other and at an angle to each other. The first support beam 121 is spaced from the bottom plate 112. The second support beam 122 is spaced apart from the first side wall 1111. Angle between the first support beam 121 and the second support beam 122 Less than 180 degrees. In this embodiment, the angle is substantially 90 degrees. The air hood 90 is located between the second support beam 122 and the first side wall 1111. The first support beam 121 extends from the first side wall 1111 through the air hood 90 and is suspended above the top plate 91. The second support beam 122 is bent from the first support beam 121 toward the bottom plate 112 and extends to the bottom plate 112. The second support beam 122 passes through the gap 93. The first battery 60 mounted to the first battery fixing plate 13 is located between the first support beam 121 and the top plate 91. The first battery module 600 is fixed to the first support beam 121 to be suspended above the air hood 90 by the first support beam 121 .

One end of the first support beam 121 away from the second support beam 122 has a latching portion 1210, and the side wall 111 has a hoist hole 1110. The catching portion 1210 can be a stopper having a head portion 121a and a neck portion 121b. The cucurbit hole 1110 has a wide diameter 1110a and a narrow diameter 1110b. The head 121a is smaller than the wide diameter 1110a but larger than the narrow diameter 1110b, and the neck 121b is smaller than the narrow diameter 1110b. Therefore, the head portion 121a can pass through the wide diameter 1110a so that the neck portion 121b is located in the wide diameter 1110a, and the neck portion 121b can move between the wide diameter 1110a and the narrow diameter 1110b.

The second support beam 122 has a plurality of first engaging legs 122a away from the first support beam 121. The first engaging legs 122a respectively pass through the first engaging direction D1 and are locked to the first engaging holes 1121a. The neck portion 121b located in the wide diameter 1110a due to the passage of the head portion 121a through the wide diameter 1110a simultaneously enters the narrow diameter 1110b. The catching portion 1210 and the hoist hole 1110 are tightly fitted to each other by the head portion 121a being engaged with the narrow diameter 1110b. The first wearing direction D1 is substantially perpendicular to the surface normal direction N of the bottom plate 112 and substantially parallel to the surface of the first side wall 1111. Carrier disk The extension portion 114 of the eleven has a plurality of first locking holes 11a. The second support beam 122 has a plurality of second locking holes 122b. The extending portion 114 and the second supporting beam 122 are interlocked with each other by the first locking hole 11a and the second locking hole 122b. In the embodiment, the first locking hole 11a can be a through hole, the second locking hole 122b can be a screw hole, and the extending portion 114 and the second supporting beam 122 are locked by the screw 100.

The first battery fixing plate 13 can be locked to one end of the second support beam 122 by the screw 100 and located between the first support beam 121 and the bottom plate 112, but is not limited thereto. The first battery fixing plate 13 can also be mounted at other positions of the first support beam 121.

Please refer to FIGS. 3A and 4, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing another perspective of the fixing device 10 of FIG. 3A. The opposite ends of each of the second bosses 1122 are connected to the bottom plate 112 of the carrier tray 11. Each of the second raised portions 1122 is slanted away from the bottom plate 112 to form a second engaging hole 1122a. The second raised portion 1122 and the second engaging hole 1122a are press formed.

The second battery fixing plate 14 includes a fixed top wall 141, a first side wall 142a and a second side wall 142b and a plurality of second engaging legs 14a on opposite sides of the fixed top wall 141. The second engaging leg 14 a is disposed on the bottom side of the first side wall 142 a and away from the fixed top wall 141 . A second routing direction D2 is from the first sidewall 142a toward the second sidewall 142b. The second engaging leg 14a passes through the second engaging hole D2 and is locked to the second engaging hole 1122a. The second insertion direction D2 is substantially perpendicular to the surface normal direction N of the bottom plate 112 and substantially perpendicular to the surface of the second side wall 1112. The second side wall 1112 has a plurality of third locking holes 11b. second The second side wall 142b of the battery fixing plate 14 has a plurality of fourth locking holes 14b. The second side wall 1112 and the second side wall 142b are interlocked with each other by the third locking hole 11b and the fourth locking hole 14b. In the embodiment, the third locking hole 11b can be a through hole, and the fourth locking hole 14b can be a screw hole, and the second side wall 1112 and the second side wall 142b are locked by the screw 100. The second battery 70 is mounted to the second battery fixing disk 14 and located between the fixed top wall 141 and the bottom plate 112.

The user can first mount the second battery 70 to the second battery fixed disk 14 and then mount the second battery fixed disk 14 to the bottom plate 112. The independent disk redundant array card 50 is mounted on the bottom plate 112 and on the second battery fixed disk 14. In addition, the user can install the storage device 30 and the peripheral component interconnect 40 on the bottom plate 112, the first battery 60 on the first battery fixed disk 13, and the first battery fixed disk 13 on the first support beam 121. . The first support beam 121 is mounted to the first side wall 111 and the second support beam 122 is mounted to the bottom plate 112.

In summary, the fixing device of the present invention and the server using the same, the first and second battery modules are mounted in the server by the fixing device. Since the first support beam and the second support beam of the bracket of the fixing device are at an angle with each other, the first support beam can be suspended on the bottom plate. The first battery module can be mounted to the first support beam and then suspended on the bottom plate. Therefore, the user can install the first battery in the first battery fixed disk by using the space above the bottom plate. The second battery module can be installed between the backplane and the redundant array card of the independent disk, so that the user can use the space between the backplane and the redundant array card of the independent disk. The second battery is in the second battery fixed disk. Thereby, the first and second battery modules can be installed in a limited space within the server.

Although the present invention has been disclosed above in the foregoing embodiments, it is not intended to limit the invention. It is within the scope of the invention to be modified and modified without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Please refer to the attached patent application for the scope of protection defined by the present invention.

1‧‧‧Server

10‧‧‧Fixed devices

11‧‧‧ Carrying tray

11a‧‧‧First locking hole

11b‧‧‧ third locking hole

1110‧‧‧ 葫芦孔

1111‧‧‧First side wall

1112‧‧‧Second side wall

111a, 111b, 113a‧‧‧ openings

112‧‧‧floor

1121‧‧‧First raised part

113‧‧‧Connecting parts

114‧‧‧Extension

12‧‧‧ bracket

121‧‧‧First support beam

1210‧‧‧Cars Department

122‧‧‧Second support beam

13‧‧‧First battery fixed disk

14‧‧‧Second battery fixed plate

141‧‧‧Fixed top wall

142a‧‧‧First side wall

142b‧‧‧second side wall

20‧‧‧ motherboard

21, 41‧‧‧ Connections

30‧‧‧Storage device

40‧‧‧ Peripheral Component Interconnection

50‧‧‧Independent Disk Redundant Array Card

60‧‧‧First battery

600‧‧‧First battery module

70‧‧‧second battery

700‧‧‧Second battery module

80‧‧‧Legs

90‧‧‧wind hood

91‧‧‧ top board

92‧‧‧Air deflector

93‧‧‧ gap

94‧‧‧High Department

100‧‧‧ screws

Claims (9)

A server includes: a carrier tray including a first side wall and a bottom plate connected to each other; a motherboard disposed on the bottom plate, the motherboard is provided with a central processing unit; and a bracket is connected to each other and mutually a first support beam and a second support beam at an angle, the first support beam being spaced apart from the bottom plate, the first support beam being fixed to the first side wall away from one end of the second support beam, the first support beam The second supporting beam is spaced apart from the first side wall, and the second supporting beam is fixed to the bottom plate away from the one end of the first supporting beam; a first battery module is retained on the first supporting beam by the first The support beam is suspended above the bottom plate; and a second battery module and two independent disk redundant array cards, the first battery module and the second battery module respectively corresponding to the redundant array of the two independent disks The backup battery of the card is mounted on the bottom plate, and the second battery module and the two independent disk redundant array cards are stacked. The server of claim 1, further comprising an air hood disposed on the motherboard and configured to at least guide a heat dissipation airflow to the central processing unit, and located at the second support beam and the first Between the side walls, the first support beam extends from the first side wall through the air hood, the second branch The struts are bent from the first support beam toward the bottom plate and extend to the bottom plate, and the first battery module is suspended above the air hood. The server of claim 2, wherein the air hood has a top plate and two air deflectors, the top plate is spaced apart from the main board, the two air deflectors are facing away from the bottom plate and the first side from the top plate The wall extends obliquely, and a gap is formed between the two air deflectors. The second support beam passes through the gap, and the first battery module is spaced apart from the top plate. The server of claim 3, wherein the two air deflectors are coplanar. The server of claim 3, wherein the air guiding hood has two upper portions protruding from the top plate, and the two upper portions are spaced apart and respectively connected to the two air guiding plates, the first battery module The group is at least partially received in the space surrounded by the two upper portions and the two air deflectors. The server of claim 1, wherein the bottom plate is provided with a first convex portion, the first convex portion is formed with a first engaging hole, and the second supporting beam has a first engaging leg, the first The engaging leg passes through and is engaged with the first engaging hole. The first side wall has a hoist hole, and the first supporting beam has a holding portion, and the engaging portion penetrates the hoist hole And engaging the hoist hole in the wearing direction. The server of claim 1, wherein the carrier tray further comprises a second side wall connected to the bottom plate, the second side wall is perpendicular to the bottom plate and the first side wall, and the bottom plate is further provided with a second a second protruding portion is formed with a second engaging hole, and the second battery module includes a second battery a second battery is fixedly mounted on the second battery fixing plate, the second battery fixing plate includes a fixed top wall, a first side wall on the opposite side of the fixed top wall, and a first a second side of the first side wall is formed with a second engaging leg, the second engaging leg passes through the second side wall and engages with the second engaging hole, and the second side wall abuts And fixed to the second side wall. The server of claim 1, wherein the first battery module comprises a first battery fixing disk and a first battery, the first battery fixing disk is mounted on the first supporting beam and located at the first supporting beam And between the bottom plates, the first battery is mounted and held on the first battery fixing plate. The server of claim 1, wherein the first battery module is screwed to the bottom side of the first support beam.