TWI835589B - Guiding device for assembling servers - Google Patents

Abstract

A guiding device for assembling servers, for guiding a plurality of blade servers into an enclosure, the enclosure including a plurality of server slots, the guiding device for assembling servers including: a plurality of upper fixtures, corresponding to the server slots, respectively including an upper rim protruding the server slots; and a bottom fixture, protruding the server slots, including a plurality of bottom rims; wherein when the upper fixtures are not used, the bottom rims are guiding the blade servers into the server slots; wherein when the upper fixtures are used, the upper fixtures are respectively inserting into the server slots to form a plurality of upper slots and a plurality of bottom slots.

Description

Server assembly guide device

The present invention relates to a server assembly guide device, and in particular, to a server assembly guide device used to provide guidance when assembling a plurality of blade server motherboards.

Generally speaking, in view of the current blade server motherboard chassis (enclosure) due to appearance design considerations and structural limitations, when factory-side workers assemble the blade server motherboard and enter the chassis for testing, because of the external There is no positioning function, and the factory workers install blindly during assembly. During this assembly process, the exposed connectors can easily be damaged, causing quality problems and also It requires a lot of labor costs and time to repair. Although you can rely on operators and testers to assemble according to standard operating procedures (SOP) to reduce quality defects, etc., it is still only a limited improvement. These products are defective. Cases of this will also occur on the client's products, and it is very easy to cause customer complaints and repairs, which will further affect the goodwill and product image.

Following the above, the possible shortcomings that may occur when assembling the blade server motherboard in this way are as follows: 1. Blind insertion alignment design: When the operator blindly inserts the blade server motherboard into the chassis, since there is no Due to the external positioning/limiting settings, there may be gaps in the upper, lower, left and right sides of the server slot, which is not completely closed. Collision problems with external connectors cannot be avoided, so a limiting device is required. 2. Time-consuming assembly and testing: One server slot corresponds to the configuration of one Blade server motherboard, which requires the operator to rely on the human eye for alignment, which takes too long. 3. Completely relies on human eye alignment: Due to the uncontrollable quality of operators, non-mandatory/fixed orthodox operating methods are not conducive to use in the mass production stage.

In view of at least these four shortcomings mentioned in the previous technology, in order to avoid these situations, it is necessary to provide a device that can have pre-positioning, limiting, and guiding functions when assembling the blade server motherboard. It has become an issue that needs to be solved.

In order to solve the problems of the prior art, the necessary technical means adopted by the present invention is to provide a server assembly guide device, which is used for guiding purposes when assembling a plurality of blade server motherboards in a chassis. The chassis has a plurality of servers. These server slots are each composed of at least one slot bottom and two opposite slot sides. These server slots also have a slot depth and a slot width respectively. The server assembly guide device includes: a plurality of upper guide devices, corresponding to the server slots, each having an upper guide device length greater than the depth length of the slot, and these upper guide devices protrude from the servers. The two sides of the slot respectively have an upper guide flange; and a lower guide device, which is connected to the bottom edges of these slots and protrudes from these server slots, and has a width at least equal to the sum of the widths of these slots. The width of the lower guide device, wherein the lower guide device also has a plurality of lower guide flanges located on the slot sides corresponding to these server slots; wherein, when these upper guide devices are not used, these lower guide devices The guide flanges are used to guide the blade server motherboards to be assembled into these server slots, and when these upper guide devices are used, these upper guide devices are inserted into these server slots respectively, and are inserted into the server slots respectively. Combined with the corresponding two slot sides, a plurality of upper slots and a plurality of lower slots are respectively formed, wherein the upper guide flanges are used to guide parts of the blade server motherboards to be assembled to these The lower guide flanges are used to guide another part of the blade server motherboard to be assembled into the lower slots.

In one of the subsidiary technical means derived from the above necessary technical means, the number of these upper guide devices is three.

In an ancillary technical means derived from the above necessary technical means, each of the upper guide devices has at least one hook on two sides for combining with the sides of the slots.

In an ancillary technical means derived from the above necessary technical means, each of the sides of the slots has a track for allowing the upper guide devices to be inserted into the server slots along the tracks.

As mentioned above, since the server assembly guide device of the present invention uses a set of multiple upper guide devices and lower guide devices to guide multiple blade server motherboards to be installed in the chassis, when only the lower guide is used When the upper guide device and the lower guide device are used at the same time, a lower-sized blade server motherboard can be assembled. Through this, the present invention can indeed effectively pass through This design makes it more flexible when assembling multiple blade server motherboards, and it also has pre-positioning, limiting, and guiding functions.

Specific embodiments used in the present invention will be further described through the following examples and drawings.

Please refer to the first to second figures in combination. The first figure is a system architecture diagram showing the first usage situation of the server assembly guide device provided by the preferred embodiment of the present invention; and the second figure shows A system architecture diagram of the second usage condition of the server assembly guide device provided by the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in the picture, first of all, it is necessary to explain in detail that the entire chassis 1 series can support half height/single width, full height/single width, half height double width ( Blade server motherboards of different sizes include half height/double width), and full height/double width (full height/double width) series.

Therefore, the server assembly guide device of the present invention is a kit that utilizes a plurality of upper guide devices 2 and lower guide devices 3. In actual use, it depends on the height of the blade server motherboard that needs to be installed. , if you need to assemble a full height blade server motherboard, you do not need to use the upper guide device 2, only the lower guide device 3 needs to be used. However, if all the blade server motherboards to be assembled are half-height blade server motherboards, both the upper guide device 2 and the lower guide device 3 need to be used. This depends on the blade server to be assembled. The height of the motherboard.

The server assembly guide device provided by the present invention is described in detail below. It is used for guiding purposes when assembling a plurality of blade server motherboards (not shown in the figure) in a chassis 1. The chassis 1 has a plurality of server slots. 10 (only one is marked in the figure), these server slots 10 are each composed of at least one slot bottom 101 and two opposite slot sides 102 (please refer to the fourth figure at the same time). These server slots 10 The slots 10 also have a slot depth and a slot width respectively. The server assembly guide device includes: a plurality of upper guide devices 2 corresponding to the number of these server slots 10, each of which has an upper guide device length greater than the depth length of the slot. These upper guide devices 2. The two sides protruding from these server slots 10 respectively have an upper guide flange 21, 22 (only one is marked in the figure). The lower guide 3 is connected to the bottom edges 101 of these slots, protrudes from these server slots 10, and has a width of the lower guide that is at least equal to the sum of the widths of these slots, wherein the lower guide 3 also There are a plurality of lower guide flanges 31 (only two are marked in the figure) located on the slot sides 102 corresponding to these server slots 10 . It should be noted here that these upper guide devices 2 need to protrude outside the server slot 10 like the lower guide device 3, so that the guide flanges 21 and 22 on the upper guide device 2 can It achieves the functions of guidance, pre-positioning, and limiting when assembling the blade server motherboard.

Among them, when actually assembling multiple blade server motherboards into the chassis 1: 1. As shown in the second figure, when the upper guide devices 2 are not used, the lower guide flanges 31 are used to guide These blade server motherboards are assembled into these server slots 10 . 2. As shown in the first figure, when these upper guide devices 2 are used, these upper guide devices 2 are inserted into these server slots 10 and combined with the corresponding two slot sides 102 respectively. , and respectively form a plurality of upper slots 103 (only one is marked in the figure) and a plurality of lower slots 104 (only one is marked in the figure), wherein these upper guide flanges 21, 22 are used to guide parts The blade server motherboards are assembled into the upper slots 103 , and the lower guide flanges 31 are used to guide other parts of the blade server motherboards to be assembled into the lower slots 104 .

In actual design, these positioning features, that is, the upper guide flanges 21, 22 and the lower guide flange 31 can be designed to be lower than the rear connector (not shown in the figure) outside the blade server motherboard, so that This can avoid collision problems during actual assembly.

In addition, through the design of the upper guide flanges 21, 22 and the lower guide flange 31, even if the blade server motherboard is assembled in an offset position and enters the chassis 1, there will be no problem when it is pushed forward into the server slot 10. The problem occurs when it hits a connector on the outside of the Blade server motherboard.

Among them, in the preferred embodiment of the present invention, as shown in the figure, there are three upper guide devices 2 and there is only one lower guide device 3 .

In addition, just like the slot bottom 101 below each server slot 10 is designed with a long rib 1011 (only one is marked in the figure), the centers of these upper guides 2 also have A long rib 23 (see the third figure and the fourth figure at the same time) extends along the direction in which the upper guide devices 2 are inserted into the server slots 10, and this is for the purpose of inserting the upper guide devices 2 into the server slots 10. 10 designs that can selectively insert different types of blade server motherboards.

Please continue to refer to the third figure. The third figure is a structural diagram showing the hook 25 and the control switch 24 of the upper guide device 2 provided by the preferred embodiment of the present invention. Among them, each of these upper guide devices 2 has at least one hook 25 on two sides for combining with the slot side 102 of the corresponding server slot 10 . Among them, the present invention is preferably as shown in the third figure. The number of these hooks 25 is at least four, and the distribution method as shown in the figure is that there are two hooks 25 on each side.

In addition, each of the upper guide devices 2 also has a control switch 24 (latch button) in the center thereof to control the engagement of the hooks 25 with the slot sides 102 .

Please continue to refer to the fourth figure. The fourth figure is a schematic diagram showing the upper guide device 2 provided by the preferred embodiment of the present invention when it is installed on the chassis 1. Each of the slot sides 102 has a rail 1021 (rail) for allowing the upper guide devices 2 to be inserted into the server slots 10 along the rails 1021 .

The actual way to install these upper guide devices 2 into the server slot 10 is as follows. First, the operator presses the control switch 24 on the upper guide device 2 with his hand to turn the four switches located on the two side edges. The hook 25 is retracted; then, align the upper guide device 2 with the two rails 1021 on the sides 102 of the two slots and push it to a fixed position. After being pushed into the fixed position in the server slot 10, the hook 25 is 25 will engage with the grooves (not shown in the figure) of the tracks 1021 on the sides 102 of the two slots. At this time, the operator must ensure that these upper guide devices 2 will not be able to pass from the server slot 10 Only when it is pulled out from the inside out can the installation steps of the upper guide device 2 be completed. In addition, during actual installation, they can be pushed into the server slots 10 sequentially from the upper guide device 2 on the rightmost side or from the upper guide device 2 on the leftmost side.

Regarding the installation of the lower guide device 3, it can be installed on the rack mount of the chassis 1 by using a locking device such as four screws (not shown in the figure), so that the lower guide device 3 can be completed. Installation of boot device 3. After the server assembly guide device of the present invention is actually installed, the lower guide device 3 needs to be removed, so that the outer door (not shown in the figure) of the entire chassis 1 can be closed without interference problems.

To sum up, since the server assembly guide device of the present invention uses a set of a plurality of upper guide devices 2 and a lower guide device 3 to guide a plurality of blade server motherboards to be installed in the chassis 1, when When only the lower guide device 3 is used, a higher-sized blade server motherboard can be assembled. When the upper guide device 2 and the lower guide device 3 are used at the same time, a lower-sized blade server motherboard can be assembled. , the present invention can indeed effectively use this design to make the assembly of multiple blade server motherboards more flexible, and through the upper guide flanges 21, 22 and lower guide flange 31, it can be used Provides functions such as pre-positioning, position limiting, and guidance.

The effects of the present invention: 1. Effectively improve the collision of the chassis 1 caused by improper assembly of the blade server motherboard: due to the addition of external positioning features, namely the upper guide flanges 21, 22 and the lower guide flange 31, It does not affect the original machine, because the height of the positioning/limiting structure can be designed lower than the external connector of the blade server motherboard, which is convenient for operators to use during assembly. In addition to having the function of pre-positioning, it can also prevent It happened that the external connector of the Blade server motherboard was damaged due to impact and the chassis 1 was unable to be shipped. 2. Reduce unnecessary damage costs: The original chassis 1 will be worn due to improper use for a long time, and there is a cost problem of replacing the entire set of chassis 1. The design of the present invention can effectively reduce the labor of replacing consumables at the factory and the client. time and cost. 3. Speed up the assembly time of the blade server motherboard and reduce the shipment defect rate: Since the present invention has a complete limiting structure, the assembly is quickly in place and the shipment yield rate is improved. 4. Quick installation and replacement: The upper guide device 2 and the lower guide device 3 can be replaced without any impact on the design of the original chassis 1. Only the original upper and lower partitions need to be replaced. This completes the setting of the present invention.

In this embodiment, the server of the present invention can be used for artificial intelligence (AI) computing, edge computing, and can also be used as a 5G server, cloud server or Internet of Vehicles server.

Before using the server assembly guide device of the present invention, since there is no obvious limit setting, the risk of collision during assembly is high. After using the design of the server assembly guide device of the present invention, since there are upper and lower divisions and left and right divisions, the risk of collision can be obviously reduced. The benefits are: 1. Adding an external structure for pre-positioning/limiting assembly design to improve the risk of the external connector of the Blade Server motherboard being damaged during assembly. 2. A partition device, that is, an upper guide device 2, is added in the middle of each server slot 10, so that both the upper slot 103 and the lower slot 104 have a new positioning auxiliary structure. 3. The anti-collision design can avoid product defects caused by the collision of the external connectors of the Blade Server motherboard when the Blade Server motherboard is not properly placed on the installation platform during installation. 4. Adopt a quick-detachable and replaceable upper guide device 2 and lower guide device 3 partition design, and can also add friction-resistant and collision-resistant insulating gaskets and anti-collision strips to lower the chassis 1 The main body is lost when assembling the blade server motherboard.

Through the above detailed description of the preferred embodiments, it is hoped that the characteristics and spirit of the present invention can be more clearly described, but the scope of the present invention is not limited by the above disclosed preferred embodiments. On the contrary, the intention is to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements within the scope of the patent for which the present invention is intended.

1:Chassis

10:Server slot

101: Bottom edge of slot

1011:Long convex ribs

102:Slot side

1021:Orbit

103: Upper slot

104:Lower slot

2: Upper guide device

21: Upper guide flange

22: Upper guide flange

23:Long convex ribs

24:Control switch

25: Hook

3: Lower guide device

31:Lower guide flange

The first figure is a system architecture diagram showing the first usage situation of the server assembly guide device provided by the preferred embodiment of the present invention; The second figure is a system architecture diagram showing the second usage condition of the server assembly guide device provided by the preferred embodiment of the present invention; The third figure is a structural diagram showing the hook and the control switch of the upper guide device provided by the preferred embodiment of the present invention; and The fourth figure is a schematic diagram showing the upper guide device provided by the preferred embodiment of the present invention when it is installed on the chassis.

1:Chassis

101: Bottom edge of slot

1011:Long convex ribs

102:Slot side

103: Upper slot

104:Lower slot

2: Upper guide device

21: Upper guide flange

22: Upper guide flange

23:Long convex ribs

3: Lower guide device

31:Lower guide flange

Claims (7)

A server assembly guide device is used for guiding purposes when assembling a plurality of blade server motherboards in a chassis. The chassis has a plurality of server slots, and each of these server slots consists of at least one slot. The server slots are composed of a bottom edge and two opposite slot sides. The server slots also have a slot depth and a slot width respectively. The server assembly guide device includes: A plurality of upper guide devices correspond to the server slots. The upper guide devices respectively have an upper guide device length greater than the depth length of the slot. The upper guide devices protrude from the server slots. Two sides of the server slot respectively have an upper guide flange; and The lower guide device is connected to the bottom edge of the slots and protrudes from the server slots, and has a width of the lower guide device that is at least equal to the sum of the widths of the slots, wherein the lower guide device It also has a plurality of lower guide flanges located on the side of the slot corresponding to the server slots; Among them, when the upper guide devices are not used, the lower guide flanges are used to guide the blade server motherboards to be assembled into the server slots, and when the upper guide devices are used, At this time, the upper guide devices are respectively inserted into the server slots and combined with the corresponding sides of the two slots to form a plurality of upper slots and a plurality of lower slots respectively. The server assembly guide device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the lower guide flanges are used to guide parts of the blade server motherboards to be assembled into the lower slots. As described in claim 1, the server assembly guide device, wherein the upper guide devices each have at least one hook on two sides for combining with the sides of the slots. The server assembly guide device according to claim 3, wherein each of the upper guide devices has a control switch to control the engagement of the hooks and the sides of the slots. The server assembly guide device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the upper guide flanges are used to guide parts of the blade server motherboards to be assembled into the upper slots. The server assembly guide device as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of the slots has a rail on its side for allowing the upper guide devices to be inserted into the server slots along the rails. . The server assembly guide device according to claim 1, wherein each of the upper guide devices has a long rib extending along the direction in which the upper guide devices are inserted into the server slots.

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