TWI802350B - Server and server case - Google Patents

Abstract

A server case includes a shell, an assembly frame and two rails. The shell includes a carrier plate. The assembling frame is installed on the carrier plate of the shell, and the assembly frame and the carrier plate of the shell together form an accommodating space. The two rails are installed on the carrier plate of the shell and are located in the accommodating space, and a network card accommodating space is formed between the two rails.

Description

Servers and Server Enclosures

The invention relates to a server and a server casing.

With the development of electronic technology, servers have become widely used information processing systems in the industry. A server usually includes a motherboard, a power supply, various disk drives, . . . and so on.

In order to provide consumers with better service quality, various manufacturers are eager to improve the performance of servers. Wherein, the performance improvement of the server is directly proportional to the number of electronic components inside the server. If the number of electronic components inside the server increases, the performance of the server will be improved. However, since the internal space of the server is limited, how to further increase the number of electronic components inside the server to improve the performance of the server will be one of the major issues that manufacturers are facing.

The present invention provides a server and a server casing, so as to further increase the number of electronic components inside the server to improve the performance of the server.

A server casing disclosed in an embodiment of the present invention includes a shell piece, an assembly frame and two track pieces. The case includes a carrier board. The assembly frame is installed on the carrier plate of the shell, and the assembly frame and the carrier plate of the shell jointly surround an accommodating space. The two track parts are installed on the carrier plate of the shell part and located in the accommodating space, and a network card placement space is formed between the two track parts.

The server disclosed in another embodiment of the present invention includes a server casing, a hard disk backplane, a network card and a plurality of hard disks. The server casing includes a shell piece, an assembly frame and two track pieces. The case includes a carrier board. The assembly frame is installed on the carrier plate of the shell, and the assembly frame and the carrier plate of the shell jointly surround an accommodating space. The two track parts are installed on the carrier plate of the shell part and located in the accommodating space, and a network card placement space is formed between the two track parts. The hard disk backplane is mounted on the assembly frame. The network card is located in the network card placement space. The hard disk is located in the accommodation space outside the network card placement space.

According to the server and the server casing of the above-mentioned embodiment, since the two track parts are installed on the carrier plate of the case part, the network card can be moved down relative to the assembly frame, so that the network card can be inserted into the hard disk below. limited space. In this way, the number of electronic components inside the server can be further increased, thereby further improving the computing performance of the server.

The above description of the content of the present invention and the following description of the implementation are used to demonstrate and explain the principle of the present invention, and provide further explanation of the patent application scope of the present invention.

See Figures 1 through 5. FIG. 1 is a partial perspective view of a server 1 according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an exploded schematic diagram of FIG. 1 . FIG. 3 is a partially exploded schematic diagram of FIG. 2 . FIG. 4 is a schematic plan view of the motherboard 20 and the case 100 of FIG. 2 . FIG. 5 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of another viewing angle of FIG. 1 .

The server 1 of this embodiment includes a server case 10 , a mainboard 20 , a hard disk backplane 30 , a network card 40 and a plurality of hard disks 50 . The server case 10 includes a case 100 , an assembly frame 200 and two track parts 300 . The casing 100 includes a carrier board 110 . The assembly frame 200 is installed on the carrier plate 110 of the case 100 , and the assembly frame 200 and the carrier plate 110 of the case 100 jointly surround a receiving space S. The two track parts 300 are installed on the carrier board 110 of the shell part 100 and located in the accommodating space S, and a network card placement space S2 is formed between the two track parts 300 . The network card placement space S2 is used to place the network card 40 , and the electrical connection portion of the network card 40 is plugged into the electrical connector 22 of the motherboard 20 so that the network card 40 is electrically connected to the motherboard 20 . The network card 40 is, for example, an OCP3.0 network card or an OCP2.0 network card.

The hard disk backplane 30 is mounted on the assembly frame 200 . In detail, the assembly frame 200 includes two side walls 210 and a top wall 220 . The two sidewalls 210 are assembled on the carrier plate 110 of the casing 100 . Two opposite sides of the top wall 220 are respectively connected to the two side walls 210 . Each of the two sidewalls 210 has a plurality of supporting protrusions 211 for separating the accommodating space S into a plurality of hard disk storage spaces S1. The hard disk storage space S1 is used to place the hard disk 50 . The hard disk 50 is, for example, a U.2 hard disk 50 . The network card placement space S2 is located between the hard disk placement spaces S1 and the carrier board 110 . The top wall 220 has a side edge 221 and a relief groove 222 . The relief slot 222 is recessed inward from the side edge 221 . A ground elastic piece 52 of the uppermost hard disk 50 is partially located in the relief slot 222 . In this way, in addition to allowing each hard disk 50 to move upward relative to the assembly frame 200 to free up space for the network card 40 as much as possible, it can also reduce the difficulty of inserting the top hard disk 50 into the assembly frame 200 .

In this embodiment, because the two track parts 300 are installed on the carrier plate 110 of the shell part 100, the network card 40 can be moved down relative to the assembly frame 200, so that the network card 40 can be inserted into the hard disk 50 below. limited space. In this way, the number of electronic components inside the server 1 can be further increased, thereby further improving the computing performance of the server 1 .

As shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 , in this embodiment, the server 1 may further include a plurality of coupling parts 400 , and the carrier board 110 of the shell part 100 has a plurality of first through holes 111 and a plurality of second through holes 112 . The combining parts 400 pass through the first through holes 111 and the second through holes 112 and are respectively locked to the two track parts 300 to fix the two track parts 300 to the carrier board 110 . In addition, the first through hole 111 is, for example, oval or long, and the second through hole 112 is, for example, circular. The reason why the first through hole 111 is elliptical or elongated, for example, is to be compatible with manufacturing errors of the second rail member 300 and the carrier plate 110 . That is to say, even if there is a manufacturing error between the carrier board 110 and the second rail member 300 , the joint member 400 can fine-tune the installation position through the oval or elongated first through hole 111 and precisely lock to the second rail member 300 .

In this embodiment, the first through hole 111 is, for example, oval or long, and the second through hole 112 is, for example, circular, but not limited thereto. In other embodiments, for example, the first through hole and the second through hole may both be circular, or both be oval or elongated.

As shown in FIG. 5 , in this embodiment, the hard disk backplane 30 has a plurality of vents to improve the heat dissipation efficiency of the internal heat dissipation airflow of the server 1 to the hard disk 50 and the network card 40 . In addition, the side wall 210 has a plurality of hooks 212 and the server 1 may further include a screw 60 . The hard disk backplane 30 is hooked on the hook 212 of the side wall 210 to quickly pre-position the hard disk backplane 30 on the assembly frame 200 , and then lock the hard disk backplane 30 to the assembly frame 200 through the screws 60 . In this way, the hard disk backplane 30 can be quickly installed on the assembly frame 200 or quickly removed from the assembly frame 200 .

According to the server and the server casing of the above-mentioned embodiment, since the two track parts are installed on the carrier plate of the case part, the network card can be moved down relative to the assembly frame, so that the network card can be inserted into the hard disk below. limited space. In this way, the number of electronic components inside the server can be further increased, thereby further improving the computing performance of the server.

In addition, the ground shrapnel of the top hard disk is located in the relief slot. In this way, in addition to freeing up space for the network card as much as possible, it can also reduce the difficulty of inserting the top hard disk into the assembly rack.

In addition, the hard disk backplane has multiple vents to improve the heat dissipation efficiency of the internal cooling airflow of the server to the hard disk and the network card.

In addition, the first through hole is, for example, in the shape of an ellipse or a long strip, so as to be compatible with manufacturing errors of the two rail members and the carrier board.

Although the present invention is disclosed above with the foregoing embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Any person familiar with similar skills may make some changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, this The scope of patent protection for inventions shall be defined in the scope of patent application attached to this specification.

1: Server 10: Server case 20: Motherboard 22: Electrical connector 30: Hard disk backplane 40: network card 42: Electrical connection part 50: hard disk 52: Ground shrapnel 60: screw 100: shell 110: carrier board 111: First piercing 112: Second perforation 200: assembly frame 210: side wall 211: bearing bump 212: hook 220: top wall 221: side edge 222: Give way slot 300: track piece 400: Combination S: storage space S1: hard disk storage space S2: Network card placement space

FIG. 1 is a partial perspective view of a server according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an exploded schematic diagram of FIG. 1 . FIG. 3 is a partially exploded schematic diagram of FIG. 2 . FIG. 4 is a schematic plan view of the main board and the case of FIG. 2 . FIG. 5 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of another viewing angle of FIG. 1 .

20: Motherboard

22: Electrical connector

110: carrier board

111: First piercing

112: Second perforation

210: side wall

211: bearing bump

220: top wall

221: side edge

222: Give way slot

300: track piece

400: Combination

S1: hard disk storage space

S2: Network card placement space

Claims (8)

A server casing, comprising: a casing, including a carrier; an assembly frame, installed on the carrier of the casing, and the assembly frame and the carrier of the casing jointly surround a housing Space, the assembly frame includes a top wall, the top wall has a side edge and a relief groove, the relief groove is recessed inward from the side edge; and two track parts, installed on the carrier plate of the shell part , and is located in the accommodating space, and a network card placement space is formed between the two track pieces. The server casing as described in claim 1, wherein the assembly frame further includes two side walls, the two side walls are assembled on the carrier plate of the casing, and the opposite sides of the top wall are respectively connected to the two side walls , each of the two side walls has a plurality of bearing protrusions to separate the accommodating space into a plurality of hard disk placement spaces, and the network card placement space is located between the hard disk placement spaces and the carrier board. The server casing as described in claim 1 further includes a plurality of joint parts, the carrier board of the case part has a plurality of through holes, and the joint parts pass through the through holes and are respectively locked to the two track parts. The server casing according to claim 3, wherein the perforations are oval. A server, including: a server casing, including: a shell, including a carrier; an assembly frame, installed on the carrier of the shell, and the assembly frame and the carrier of the shell jointly surround an accommodating space; and two track parts, which are installed on the carrier plate of the shell part, and are located in the accommodating space, and a network card placement space is formed between the two track parts; a hard disk backplane, mounted on the assembly frame; A network card is located in the network card storage space; and a plurality of hard disks are located in the accommodation space outside the network card storage space; wherein the assembly frame includes two side walls and a top wall, and the two side walls are assembled on the For the carrier plate of the housing, opposite sides of the top wall are respectively connected to the two side walls, and each of the two side walls has a plurality of bearing protrusions, so as to separate the accommodating space into a plurality of hard disk placement spaces, the The network card placement space is located between the hard disk placement spaces and the carrier board, the top wall has a side edge and a relief groove, the relief groove is recessed inward from the side edge, and one of the hard disks is grounded The shrapnel part is located in the relief slot. The server as described in claim 5 further comprises a plurality of coupling parts, the carrier plate of the housing part has a plurality of through holes, and the coupling parts pass through the through holes and are respectively locked to the two track parts. The server according to claim 6, wherein the perforations are oval. The server according to claim 5, wherein the hard disk backplane has at least one air vent.

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