TWI845351B - Server and expansion frame assembly - Google Patents

Abstract

A server includes a casing, a mainboard, an expansion frame assembly and at least one expansion card. The casing includes a bottom plate, two side plates and two mounting frames. The two side plates are connected to opposite sides of the bottom plate, respectively. The two mounting frames are mounted on the two side plates, respectively. The mainboard is mounted on the bottom plate of the casing. The expansion frame assembly includes a carrier frame, two side frames, a plurality of partition frames and at least one expansion card frame. The two side frames are connected to opposite sides of the two carrier frames, respectively, and are detachably mounted on the two mounting frames, respectively. The plurality of partition frames are connected to the carrier frame, and are disposed at intervals between the two side frames. The at least one expansion card frame is disposed on one of the two side frames and the plurality of partition frames. The at least one expansion card is mounted on the at least one expansion card frame, and is connected to the mainboard via a cable.

Description

Server and expansion rack

The present invention relates to a server, and in particular to a server with an expansion rack.

In a server, expansion cards have many uses, such as image processing, network interface, peripheral device interface, data storage, etc. Users can install expansion cards of the required purpose in the server according to their own needs to expand the functions of the server.

Generally speaking, expansion cards are electrically connected to the server's motherboard through gold fingers. However, manufacturers continue to develop and improve the internal configuration of servers. The current internal structure of servers makes it difficult for expansion cards to be electrically connected to the server's motherboard through gold fingers, which causes inconvenience in assembly. Therefore, how to further improve the convenience of assembling expansion cards in servers and electrically connecting them to the motherboard is one of the problems that R&D personnel should solve.

The present invention provides a server and an expansion rack assembly to improve the convenience of assembling an expansion card on the server and electrically connecting it to a motherboard.

The server disclosed in one embodiment of the present invention includes a chassis, a motherboard, an expansion frame assembly and at least one expansion card. The chassis includes a bottom plate, two side plates and two assembly brackets. The two side plates are respectively connected to opposite sides of the bottom plate. The two assembly brackets are respectively installed on the two side plates. The motherboard is installed on the bottom plate of the chassis. The expansion frame assembly includes a supporting frame, two side frames, a plurality of partition frames and at least one expansion card frame. The two side frames are respectively connected to opposite sides of the two supporting frames and are respectively detachably installed on the two assembly brackets. These partition frames are connected to the supporting frame and are spaced between the two side frames. At least one expansion card frame is arranged on the two side frames and one of these partition frames. At least one expansion card is installed on at least one expansion card frame and connected to the motherboard through a cable.

Another embodiment of the present invention discloses an expansion rack assembly suitable for installation on two assembly racks and for installation of an expansion card. The expansion rack assembly includes a carrier rack, two side racks, a plurality of partition racks, and at least one expansion card frame. The two side racks are respectively connected to the opposite sides of the two carrier racks and are respectively used to be detachably installed on the two assembly racks. These partition racks are connected to the carrier rack and are spaced between the two side racks. At least one expansion card frame is arranged on the two side racks and one of these partition racks.

According to the server and expansion rack assembly of the above-mentioned embodiment, since the side frame of the expansion rack assembly is detachably mounted on the assembly bracket located on the side panel, and the expansion card is connected to the motherboard via a cable, the expansion card does not need to be electrically connected to the motherboard of the server via a gold finger, thereby improving the convenience of assembling the expansion card on the server and electrically connecting it to the motherboard.

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

Please refer to Figures 1 to 3. Figure 1 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of a server according to the first embodiment of the present invention. Figure 2 is a planar schematic diagram of the server of Figure 1. Figure 3 is an exploded schematic diagram of the expansion rack assembly of Figure 1.

The server 10 of this embodiment includes a case 11, a motherboard 12, an expansion rack 13 and a plurality of expansion cards 14. The case 11 includes a bottom plate 111, two side plates 112 and two assembly brackets 113. The height of the two side plates 112 is, for example, 2U. The two side plates 112 are respectively connected to the opposite sides of the bottom plate 111. The two assembly brackets 113 are respectively installed on the two side plates 112. The motherboard 12 is installed on the bottom plate 111 of the case 11.

Please refer to Figure 4. Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of the expansion card frame of Figure 1. The projections of the expansion frame assembly 13 and the motherboard 12 on the bottom plate 111 do not overlap. In other words, the expansion frame assembly 13 will not cover the motherboard 12. The expansion frame assembly 13 includes a carrier frame 131, two side frames 132, a plurality of partition frames 133 and a plurality of expansion card frames 134. The carrier frame 131 has a base plate 1311 and an assembly frame 1312. The assembly frame 1312 is connected to one side of the base plate 1311 and is between the two assembly brackets 113. The assembly frame 1312 includes a plurality of vertical portions 13121 and a cross beam portion 13122. One end of the vertical portions 13121 is connected to the base plate 1311. The cross beam 13122 is connected to the other end of the vertical portions 13121 to form a plurality of openings 13123 between the vertical portions 13121. The openings 13123 expose portions of the expansion cards 14. The cross beam 13122 can be held by a user to facilitate installation of the expansion bracket 13 on the housing 11.

The two side frames 132 are, for example, riveted to the opposite sides of the base plate 1311 and the assembly frame 1312, and are, for example, symmetrically arranged. The two side frames 132 are detachably mounted on the two assembly brackets 113. The two assembly brackets 113 each have two first assembly structures 1131. The two side frames 132 each have two second assembly structures 1321. The two second assembly structures 1321 and the two first assembly structures 1131 are assembly grooves and assembly columns that match each other, and the two second assembly structures 1321 are slidably disposed on the two first assembly structures 1131, so that the two side frames 132 of the expansion frame assembly 13 are respectively assembled on the two assembly brackets 113 of the housing 11.

These partition frames 133 are, for example, riveted to the base plate 1311 and the assembly frame 1312, and are spaced between the two side frames 132. At least a portion of the two side frames 132 and these partition frames 133 each have a third assembly structure 1322 and a fourth assembly structure 1331. The frame 1341 has a fifth assembly structure 13411 and a sixth assembly structure 13412. The fifth assembly structure 13411 and the third assembly structure 1322 are matching assembly slots and assembly columns, and the fifth assembly structure 13411 is slidably disposed on the third assembly structure 1322. The sixth assembly structure 13412 and the fourth assembly structure 1331 are matched assembly slots and assembly columns, and the sixth assembly structure 13412 can be slidably disposed on the fourth assembly structure 1331 so that the frame 1341 is assembled on the two side frames 132 and one of the partition frames 133 .

The expansion card frames 134 are disposed on the two side frames 132 and one of the partition frames 133. The expansion card frames 134 further include a frame 1341, a conductive foam 1342 and an insulating film 1343. The insulating film 1343 is made of, for example, a polyester film material. The conductive foam 1342 and the insulating film 1343 are disposed on the frame 1341, and the insulating film 1343 covers the expansion cards 14. The expansion cards 14 are installed on the expansion card frames 134 and connected to the motherboard 12 through a plurality of cables 20. The expansion cards 14 are, for example, interface cards.

In this embodiment, each expansion card frame 134 may further include a cable clip 1344. The cable clip 1344 is disposed on the frame 1341, so that the cables 20 can be stored in the cable clip 1344 without making the lines of the cables 20 too messy.

In this embodiment, there are multiple expansion card frames 134, and these expansion card frames 134 are arranged in one of these partition frames 133, but the present invention is not limited thereto. In other embodiments, there may be only one expansion card frame, and the expansion card frame is arranged in one of these partition frames.

Please refer to Figures 5 to 8. Figure 5 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the expansion card frame of Figure 1 installed in front of the carrier. Figure 6 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the expansion card frame of Figure 1 installed on the carrier. Figure 7 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the expansion frame assembly of Figure 1 installed in front of the housing. Figure 8 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the expansion frame assembly of Figure 1 installed in the housing.

In this embodiment, when the user wants to install the expansion card 14 in the housing 11, as shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, first, the user can install the expansion card 14 in the expansion card frame 134, and place the expansion card frame 134 into the support frame 131 along direction A. Then, the expansion card frame 134 is moved along direction B. At this time, the fifth assembly structure 13411 of the frame 1341 is assembled with the third assembly structure 1322 of the side frame 132 and the partition frame 133, and the sixth assembly structure 13412 of the frame 1341 is assembled with the fourth assembly structure 1331 of the side frame 132 and the partition frame 133, so that the expansion card frame 134 can be fixed to the support frame 131 to form the expansion frame assembly 13.

Next, as shown in FIG. 7 and FIG. 8 , the user can place the expansion rack assembly 13 into the housing 11 along direction C. Then, the expansion rack assembly 13 is moved along direction D. At this time, the second assembly structure 1321 of the side frame 132 is assembled with the first assembly structure 1131 of the assembly bracket 113, so that the expansion rack assembly 13 can be fixed to the housing 11.

On the contrary, when the user wants to remove the expansion card 14 from the housing 11, the user can first move the expansion frame assembly 13 in the opposite direction of direction D. Then, the user can move the expansion frame assembly 13 out of the housing 11 in the opposite direction of direction C. At this time, the second assembly structure 1321 of the side frame 132 is separated from the first assembly structure 1131 of the assembly bracket 113, so that the expansion frame assembly 13 is separated from the housing 11.

Next, the user can move the expansion card frame 134 in the opposite direction of direction C. Then, the expansion card frame 134 is removed from the support frame 131 in the opposite direction of direction A. At this time, the fifth assembly structure 13411 of the frame 1341 is separated from the third assembly structure 1322 of the side frame 132 and the partition frame 133, and the sixth assembly structure 13412 of the frame 1341 is separated from the fourth assembly structure 1331 of the side frame 132 and the partition frame 133, so that the expansion card frame 134 can be separated from the support frame 131. Finally, the user can remove the expansion card 14 from the expansion card frame 134.

In this embodiment, the height of the two side panels 112 of the housing 11 is, for example, 2U, and the number of the expansion rack set 13 of the server 10 is single, but not limited to this. Please refer to FIG. 9. FIG. 9 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the server 10A described in the second embodiment of the present invention. The height of the two side panels 112A of the server 10A of this embodiment may also be, for example, 3U, and the server 10 may also include two expansion rack sets 13. The two expansion rack sets 13 are stacked on each other.

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.

According to the server and expansion rack assembly of the above-mentioned embodiment, since the side frame of the expansion rack assembly is detachably mounted on the assembly bracket located on the side panel, and the expansion card is connected to the motherboard via a cable, the expansion card does not need to be electrically connected to the motherboard of the server via a gold finger, thereby improving the convenience of assembling the expansion card on the server and electrically connecting it to the motherboard.

Although the present invention is disclosed as above with the aforementioned embodiments, they are not used to limit the present invention. Anyone skilled in similar techniques may make some changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of patent protection of the present invention shall be subject to the scope of the patent application attached to this specification.

10,10A: Server 11: Chassis 111: Bottom plate 112,112A: Side plate 113: Assembly bracket 1131: First assembly structure 12: Motherboard 13: Expansion frame 131: Carrier frame 1311: Base plate 1312: Assembly frame 13121: Vertical part 13122: Horizontal part 13123: Opening 132: Side frame 1321: Second assembly structure 1322: Third assembly structure 133: Partition frame 1331: Fourth assembly structure 134: Expansion card frame 1341: Frame 13411: Fifth assembly structure 13412: Sixth combination structure 1342: Conductive foam 1343: Insulation film 1344: Cable clip 14: Expansion card 20: Cable A, B, C, D: Direction

FIG. 1 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of a server according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a planar schematic diagram of the server of FIG. 1. FIG. 3 is an exploded schematic diagram of the expansion frame assembly of FIG. 1. FIG. 4 is an exploded schematic diagram of the expansion card frame of FIG. 1. FIG. 5 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the expansion card frame of FIG. 1 installed in front of the support frame. FIG. 6 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the expansion card frame of FIG. 1 installed on the support frame. FIG. 7 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the expansion frame assembly of FIG. 1 installed in front of the housing. FIG. 8 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the expansion frame assembly of FIG. 1 installed on the housing. FIG. 9 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of a server according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

13: Expansion rack set

131:Carrier

1311: Substrate

1312:Assembly rack

13121: Vertical part

13122: Crossbeam

13123: Open mouth

132: Side frame

1321: Second combination structure

1322: The third combination structure

133: Divider rack

1331: The fourth combination structure

134: Expansion card framework

13411: The fifth combination structure

13412: The sixth combination structure

1344: Cable management clip

14: Expansion card

Claims (9)

A server comprises: a chassis, comprising a bottom plate, two side plates and two assembly brackets, the two side plates are respectively connected to the two opposite sides of the bottom plate, and the two assembly brackets are respectively installed on the two side plates; a mainboard is installed on the bottom plate of the chassis; an expansion frame assembly comprises: a support frame, having a base plate and an assembly frame, the assembly frame is connected to one side of the base plate and is between the two assembly brackets; the two side plates are respectively connected to The two opposite sides of the carrier are detachably mounted on the two assembly brackets; a plurality of partition frames are connected to the carrier and spaced between the two side frames, the two side frames and the partition frames are riveted to the base plate and the assembly frame; and at least one expansion card frame is arranged on the two side frames and one of the partition frames; and at least one expansion card is installed on the at least one expansion card frame and connected to the motherboard through a cable. The server as described in claim 1, wherein the assembly frame includes a plurality of vertical portions and a cross-beam portion, one end of the vertical portions is connected to the base plate, and the cross-beam portion is connected to the other end of the vertical portions, so that a plurality of openings are formed between the vertical portions, and one of the openings exposes a portion of the at least one expansion card. The server as described in claim 1, wherein the two assembly brackets each have at least one first assembly structure, and the two side frames each have at least one second assembly structure, the at least one second assembly structure and the at least one first assembly structure are assembly slots and assembly columns that match, and the at least one second assembly structure can be slidably disposed on the at least one first assembly structure, so that the two side frames of the expansion rack can be respectively assembled with the two assembly brackets of the chassis. A server as described in claim 1, wherein the two side frames are symmetrically arranged. A server as described in claim 1, wherein the expansion rack and the motherboard do not overlap in projection on the base plate. The server as described in claim 1, wherein the at least one expansion card frame further comprises a frame, a conductive foam and an insulating film, the conductive foam and the insulating film are arranged on the frame, and the insulating film covers the at least one expansion card. The server as described in claim 6, wherein at least a portion of the two side frames and the partition frames each have a third assembly structure and a fourth assembly structure, the frame has a fifth assembly structure and a sixth assembly structure, the fifth assembly structure and the third assembly structure are assembly slots and assembly columns that match, and the fifth assembly structure can be slidably arranged on the third assembly structure, the sixth assembly structure and the fourth assembly structure are assembly slots and assembly columns that match, and the sixth assembly structure can be slidably arranged on the fourth assembly structure, so that the frame is assembled on the two side frames and one of the partition frames. A server as described in claim 6, wherein the at least one expansion card frame further includes a cable management clip, and the cable management clip is disposed on the frame. An expansion rack set is suitable for installation on two assembly racks and for installation of an expansion card. The expansion rack set includes: a carrier frame having a base plate and an assembly rack, the assembly rack is connected to one side of the base plate and is between the two assembly racks; two side racks are respectively connected to the opposite sides of the carrier frame and are respectively used to be detachably installed on the two assembly racks; a plurality of partition racks are connected to the carrier frame and are spaced between the two side racks, the two side racks and the partition racks are riveted to the base plate and the assembly rack; and at least one expansion card frame is arranged on one of the two side racks and the partition racks.

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