TWM660474U - Server chassis - Google Patents

Abstract

A server chassis includes a case body and a rear window module. The case body includes a front edge, a rear edge and a receiving recess. The receiving recess is between the front edge and the rear edge. The rear window module is assembled to the rear edge and provided with least one fastener, a first frame and a second frame. The first frame includes a first side and a second side adjacent to each other. The second frame is fixed on the rear end edge and the first frame and the second frame is fixed on one of the first side and the second side of the first frame through a fastener.

Description

Server chassis

This creation is about a server chassis, and in particular, a server chassis in which transmission interfaces of different specifications can be assembled.

With the rapid development of technologies such as the Internet, e-commerce, and cloud computing, not only are higher requirements placed on server processing power, stability, reliability, security, scalability, and manageability, but server equipment will inevitably need to be equipped with a large number of transmission interfaces to improve the service quality of server equipment. For example, each transmission interface and I/O board terminal in the server equipment needs to be exposed from the rear window of the case to transmit external related signals, thereby providing more computing performance for cloud services.

However, the specific position of the rear window of the casing of a traditional device can only be configured for a transmission interface of a specific specification, and cannot be flexibly designed to be compatible with transmission interfaces of different sizes and specifications in accordance with needs or restrictions, thereby reducing the configuration flexibility and selectivity of the rear window layout.

It can be seen that the above technology still has inconveniences and defects, and needs to be further improved. Therefore, how to effectively solve the above inconveniences and defects is one of the important research and development topics at present, and has also become a goal that needs to be improved urgently in the current related fields.

This invention proposes a server chassis to solve the problems of the prior art.

According to an implementation method of the present invention, a server chassis includes a box body and a rear window module. The box body includes a front edge, a rear edge and a receiving groove. The receiving groove is between the front edge and the rear edge. The rear window module is assembled to the rear edge and includes at least one locking member, a first frame and a second frame. The first frame has a first side and a second side adjacent to each other, and the second frame is fixedly connected to the rear edge and the first frame. The second frame is fixedly connected to one of the first side and the second side of the first frame through the locking member.

According to one or more embodiments of the invention, in the server chassis, the first frame includes at least one first fixing portion and at least one second fixing portion. The first fixing portion is located on a first side of the first frame. The second fixing portion is located on a second side of the second frame. The second frame can be fixedly connected to the first frame by locking one of the first fixing portion and the second fixing portion with a locking member.

According to one or more embodiments of the present invention, in the above-mentioned server chassis, the locking device is one of a self-tapping screw, a latch and a rivet.

According to one or more embodiments of the present invention, in the above-mentioned server chassis, the second frame is fixedly connected to the first side of the first frame, the length of the first side of the first frame is greater than the length of the second side, and the length of the second frame is greater than the length of the first frame.

According to one or more embodiments of the present invention, in the above-mentioned server chassis, the rear window module further includes a third frame, the first frame is directly overlapped between the second frame and the third frame, and the length of the third frame is equal to the length of the first frame.

According to one or more embodiments of the invention, in the above-mentioned server chassis, the first frame includes a long frame, a flange, at least one window and at least one raised portion. The long frame is fixedly connected to the third frame. The flange extends from the side edge of the long frame and is fixedly connected to the second frame. The window is formed on the long frame. The raised portion is on the window, extends outward from a side of the long frame opposite to the receiving groove, and is connected to the flange.

According to one or more embodiments of the present invention, in the above-mentioned server chassis, the second frame is fixedly connected to the second side of the first frame, the length of the second side of the first frame is less than the length of the first side, the length of the second frame is greater than the length of the first frame, and the height of the first frame and the height of the second frame are the same.

According to one or more embodiments of the present invention, in the above-mentioned server chassis, the rear window module further includes a receiving frame, which is fixedly connected to the first frame and the rear edge of the box body, and the first frame is fixedly connected between the second frame and the receiving frame, and is arranged in sequence along a short axis direction of the box body.

According to one or more embodiments of the invention, the server chassis further comprises at least one adapter card carrier, which is located in the receiving slot, locked to the second frame, and located in the window of the second frame.

According to one or more embodiments of the invention, in the above-mentioned server chassis, the adapter card carrier includes an interface front frame, a protection frame and a support column. The interface front frame is locked to the second frame. The protection frame is located in the receiving slot and is locked to the interface front frame. The support column is vertically erected in the protection frame and abuts against the protection frame and the box body respectively.

Thus, through the above structure, the server chassis of this invention can be flexibly designed to be compatible with transmission interfaces of different sizes, thereby improving the configuration flexibility and selectivity of the rear window layout.

The above is only used to explain the problems that this creation is intended to solve, the technical means to solve the problems, and the effects produced, etc. The specific details of this creation will be introduced in detail in the implementation method and related diagrams below.

The following will disclose multiple implementations of the present invention with drawings. For the sake of clarity, many practical details will be described together in the following description. However, those skilled in the art should understand that these practical details are not necessary in some implementations of the present invention and should not be used to limit the present invention. In addition, in order to simplify the drawings, some commonly used structures and components will be depicted in the drawings in a simple schematic manner. In addition, in order to facilitate the reader's viewing, the size of each component in the drawings is not drawn according to the actual scale.

FIG. 1 is a partial three-dimensional view of a server case 10 of an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a three-dimensional view of a rear window module 200 of FIG. 1. FIG. 3 is an exploded view of the rear window module 200 of FIG. 2. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, the server case 10 includes a case 100 and a rear window module 200. The case 100 includes a front edge (not shown in the figure), a rear edge 110 and a receiving groove 140. The receiving groove 140 is located in the case 100 and connects the front edge (not shown in the figure) and the rear edge 110.

More specifically, the box 100 includes a bottom plate 120 and two side plates 130. The side plates 130 are disposed opposite to each other and extend upward from the long edge 121 of the bottom plate 120 in a vertical direction (such as the Z axis), so that the bottom plate 120 and the side plates 130 can jointly define the above-mentioned receiving groove 140. The box 100 is generally rectangular and has a long axis direction (such as the Y axis), a short axis direction (such as the X axis) and a vertical direction (such as the Z axis). The long axis direction passes through the front edge (not shown) and the rear edge 110 of the box 100 along the long edge 121 of the bottom plate 120, and the short axis direction passes through the side plates 130 of the box 100, and the long axis direction (such as the Y axis), the short axis direction (such as the X axis) and the vertical direction (such as the Z axis) are orthogonal to each other.

It should be noted that, for the convenience of description, the top plate (not shown) disposed on one side of the side plates 130 away from the bottom plate 120 is omitted in this embodiment, and in this embodiment, the server chassis 10 complies with the 2U standard, for example.

The rear window module 200 is assembled to the rear edge 110. The rear window module 200 includes a first frame 210, a second frame 240 and a third frame 250. The first frame 210 is directly overlapped between the second frame 240 and the third frame 250. In this embodiment, the first frame 210, the second frame 240 and the third frame 250 are all elongated, and the long axis directions (such as the X axis) of the first frame 210, the second frame 240 and the third frame 250 are parallel to each other, and the length of the first frame 210 extending along the X axis is substantially equal to the length of the third frame 250 extending along the X axis, and the length of the second frame 240 extending along the X axis is greater than the length of the first frame 210 extending along the X axis.

The first frame 210 has two first side edges 211 and two second side edges 212. These first side edges 211 are opposite to each other, and these second side edges 212 are opposite to each other. One of the first side edges 211 and one of the second side edges 212 are adjacent to each other, and the length of the first side edge 211 of the first frame 210 is greater than the length of the second side edge 212. Two opposite ends of the second frame 240 are respectively fixed to the rear edge 110 of the box 100, and the second frame 240 is fixed to one of the first side edges 211 of the first frame 210. The third frame 250 is fixed to the rear edge 110 of the box 100 and the first frame 210.

In addition, the first frame 210 further includes a plurality of first fixing portions 221, a plurality of second fixing portions 222, and a plurality of third fixing portions 223. These first fixing portions 221 are located at the first side 211 of the first frame 210, and are linearly arranged along the long axis direction (such as the X axis) of the first frame 210. Therefore, through the locking of each set of the first fixing portions 221 and the first locking member S1, the second frame 240 is fixedly connected to the first side 211 of the first frame 210. These second fixing portions 222 are located at the second side 212 of the first frame 210, and are not used to fix the second frame 240 and the third frame 250. These third fixing portions 223 are located at the other first side 211 of the first frame 210, and are linearly arranged along the long axis direction (such as the X axis) of the third frame 250. Therefore, through the locking of each set of the third fixing portion 223 and the second locking member S2, the third frame 250 is fixed to the other first side 211 of the first frame 210. The second frame 240 has a fourth fixing portion at two opposite ends, so through the locking of each set of the fourth fixing portion and the bolt member (not shown), the second frame 240 is fixed to the box 100.

For example, the first fixing portion 221, the second fixing portion 222, the third fixing portion 223 and the fourth fixing portion 243 are fixing holes, respectively, and the first fastening member S1 and the second fastening member S2 are self-tapping screws, rivets or the like.

In this embodiment, the first frame 210 includes a first long frame 231, a flange 232, a plurality of (e.g., 2) first windows 233 and a plurality of (e.g., 2) protrusions 234. The first long frame 231 is fixedly connected to the third frame 250. The flange 232 extends from the side edge of the first long frame 231 and is fixedly connected to the second frame 240, and the long axis direction of the flange 232 is parallel to the short axis direction (e.g., X axis). These first windows 233 are formed on the first long frame 231 at intervals. These protrusions 234 are formed on the first long frame 231 at intervals along the minor axis direction (such as the X axis), and each protrusion 234 is located on one of the first windows 233 , extending outward from a surface of the first long frame 231 facing away from the receiving groove 140 , and connected to the flange 232 .

In more detail, as shown in FIG. 3 , the first fixing portions 221 are linearly arranged on the flange portion 232 along the long axis direction (e.g., X axis), so that the second frame 240 is locked on the flange portion 232 of the first frame 210. The third fixing portions 223 are linearly arranged on the first long frame body 231 along the long axis direction (e.g., X axis) of the third frame 250, so that the third frame 250 is locked on the first long frame body 231 of the first frame 210. The second frame 240 includes a second long frame body 241 and a plurality of (e.g., 3) second windows 242. The second long frame 241 is fixedly connected to the flange 232 of the first frame 210 and the side panels 130 of the box 100 (FIG. 1), and the second windows 242 are formed on the second long frame 241 at intervals along the short axis direction (such as the X axis). The third frame 250 includes a third long frame 251 and a plurality of (e.g., 3) third windows 252. The third long frame 251 is fixedly connected to the first long frame 231 of the first frame 210 and the bottom plate 120 of the box 100 (FIG. 1), and the third windows 252 are formed on the third long frame 251 at intervals along the short axis direction (such as the X axis). The first windows 233 to the third windows 252 can be configured to match transmission interfaces of various specific specifications and positions.

In this way, the upper frame (such as the second frame 240), the middle frame (such as the first frame 210) and the lower frame (such as the third frame 250) can be matched with switching combinations of different specifications. For example, the upper frame (such as the second frame 240) can be used to place electronic devices (such as 6-FH or 4-FH specifications) and rear storage modules, the middle frame (such as the first frame 210) can be used for the configuration of electronic devices (such as 2-FH, 3-LP or 1-FH and 1-LP specifications), and the lower frame (such as the third frame 250) can be used for the configuration of two electronic devices (such as OCP specifications) or one electronic device (such as OCP specifications) and two electronic devices (such as E1.S specifications).

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the adapter card carrier 270 of FIG. 1. As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 4, the server chassis 10 further includes a plurality of adapter card carriers 270. These adapter card carriers 270 are spaced apart in the receiving slot 140 along the minor axis direction (such as the X axis). Each adapter card carrier 270 is locked to the second frame 240 and faces the second window 242 of the second frame 240.

FIG. 5 is an exploded view of the riser module carrier 270 of FIG. 4. As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 5, the riser module carrier includes an interface front frame 271, a protection frame 273 and a support column 274. The interface front frame 271 is locked to the inner surface of the second frame 240. The protection frame 273 is located in the receiving groove 140 and is locked to the interface front frame 271. The support column 274 is vertically erected in the protection frame 273 and abuts against the protection frame 273 and the box 100, that is, the long axis direction of the support column 274 is parallel to the vertical direction (such as the Z axis).

More specifically, the interface front frame 271 has a plurality of narrow openings 272, each of which is shielded by an interface card bracket 279. The long axis direction of the narrow opening 272 is parallel to the above-mentioned short axis direction (such as the X axis). The cross section of the protection frame 273 is L-shaped, including a first sheet 273A and a second sheet 273B that are orthogonal to each other. The inner surface of the first sheet 273A of the protection frame 273 is used to fix a circuit board 275 having a plurality of card slots 276. One end of the support column 274 is locked to the second sheet 273B of the protection frame 273, and the other end is locked to the bottom plate 120 of the box 100 through a locking bolt B (Figure 1).

In addition, the adapter card carrier 270 can be fixedly installed with a detachable external bracket 277 to increase module support according to the different length requirements of an interface card (such as PCIE, Riser, GPU card, etc.). More specifically, the external bracket 277 is removably arranged at one end of the protective frame 273 relative to the interface front frame 271. Furthermore, the position of this end of the protective frame 273 relative to the interface front frame 271 can increase different module supports according to the length requirements of the interface card, however, the module fixing strength needs to be considered. Furthermore, the adapter card carrier 270 uses a large hole 278 design, so that several large holes 278 are opened on the second sheet 273B of the protective frame 273 and the external bracket 277, which not only reduces engineering time and cost, but also reduces the overall weight and heat dissipation performance of the adapter card carrier 270.

FIG6 is a perspective view of a rear window module 201 of an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG6, the rear window module 201 of the present embodiment is substantially the same as the above rear window module 200, except that the third frame 250A further includes a mesh plate 253, which is formed on the third long frame 251 and separates two third windows 252, and the mesh plate 253 further has two openings 254, which can be used to accommodate transmission interfaces of more specific specifications and positions.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a rear window module 202 of an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 7, the rear window module 202 of the present embodiment is substantially the same as the rear window module 201 of FIG. 6, except that, compared to the server chassis 10 that complies with the 2U or higher standard (FIG. 1), the rear window module 202 of the present embodiment complies with the 1U standard, so the second frame 240 of the rear window module 202 of the above embodiment is omitted to meet the appropriate thickness requirement.

FIG. 8 is a partial three-dimensional view of the server chassis 11 of an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 9 is an exploded view of the rear window module 203 of FIG. 8. The server chassis 11 of the present embodiment is substantially the same as the server chassis 10 of FIG. 1, for example, both are 2U-spec server chassis 11, with some differences as follows. The second frame 240A is fixedly connected to the second side 212 of the first frame 210A, rather than to the first side 211 of the first frame 210A, and the first side 211 of the first frame 210A is not used to fix the second frame 240A and the receiving frame 260. In addition, the length (such as height) of the first frame 210A along the vertical direction (such as the Z axis) and the length (such as height) of the second frame 240A along the vertical direction (such as the Z axis) are the same as each other.

Furthermore, the rear window module 203 further includes a receiving frame 260, which is fixedly connected to the first frame 210A and the rear edge 110 of the box 100, and the first frame 210A is fixedly connected between the second frame 240A and the receiving frame 260, and the receiving frame 260, the first frame 210A and the second frame 240A are arranged in sequence along the short axis direction (X axis) of the box 100.

Thus, through the above structure, the server chassis of this invention can be flexibly designed to be compatible with transmission interfaces of different sizes, thereby improving the configuration flexibility and selectivity of the rear window layout.

Finally, the above disclosed embodiments are not intended to limit the present invention. Anyone skilled in the art can make various changes and modifications within the spirit and scope of the present invention, and all of them can be protected in the present invention. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present invention shall be determined by the scope of the patent application attached hereto.

10,11: Server chassis 100: Box 110: Rear edge 120: Bottom plate 121: Long edge 130: Side plate 140: Accommodation groove 200,201,202,203: Rear window module 210,210A: First frame 211: First side 212: Second side 221: First fixing part 222: Second fixing part 223: Third fixing part 231: First long frame 232: Flange part 233: First window 234: Raised part 240,240A: Second frame 241: Second long frame 242: Second window 243: Fourth fixing part 250,250A: Third frame 251: Third long frame 252: Third window 253: Slat 254: Opening 260: Storage frame 270: Adapter carrier 271: Interface front frame 272: Narrow opening 273: Protective frame 273A: First sheet 273B: Second sheet 274: Support column 275: Circuit board 276: Card slot 277: External bracket 278: Large hole 279: Interface card bracket B: Locking bolt S1: First locking fastener S2: Second locking fastener X, Y, Z: Axis

In order to make the above and other purposes, features, advantages and embodiments of this creation more clear and easy to understand, the attached drawings are described as follows: Figure 1 is a partial three-dimensional view of the server chassis of an embodiment of this creation. Figure 2 is a three-dimensional view of the rear window module of Figure 1. Figure 3 is an exploded view of the rear window module of Figure 2. Figure 4 is a three-dimensional view of the adapter card carrier of Figure 1. Figure 5 is an exploded view of the adapter card carrier of Figure 4. Figure 6 is a three-dimensional view of the rear window module of an embodiment of this creation. Figure 7 is a three-dimensional view of the rear window module of an embodiment of this creation. Figure 8 is a partial three-dimensional view of the server chassis of an embodiment of this creation. Figure 9 is an exploded view of the rear window module of Figure 8.

10: Server chassis

100: Cabinet

110: Backend edge

120: Base plate

121: Long edge

130: Side panels

140: Storage tank

200: Rear window module

210: First frame

240: Second frame

250: Third frame

270: Adapter card carrier

X,Y,Z: axis

Claims (10)

A server chassis comprises: a box body comprising a front edge, a rear edge and a receiving slot, wherein the receiving slot is between the front edge and the rear edge; and a rear window module assembled to the rear edge, comprising at least one locking member, a first frame and a second frame, wherein the first frame has a first side and a second side adjacent to each other, and the second frame is fixedly connected to the rear edge and the first frame, wherein the second frame is fixedly connected to one of the first side and the second side of the first frame through the locking member. The server chassis as described in claim 1, wherein the first frame further comprises: At least one first fixing portion, located on the first side of the first frame; and At least one second fixing portion, located on the second side of the second frame, wherein the second frame can be fixedly connected to the first frame by locking one of the first fixing portion and the second fixing portion with the locking device. A server chassis as described in claim 2, wherein the locking device is one of a self-tapping screw, a rivet and a screw. A server chassis as described in claim 1, wherein the second frame is fixed to the first side of the first frame, the length of the first side of the first frame is greater than the length of the second side, and the length of the second frame is greater than the length of the first frame. A server chassis as described in claim 4, wherein the rear window module further includes a third frame, the first frame is directly overlapped between the second frame and the third frame, and the length of the third frame is equal to the length of the first frame. A server chassis as described in claim 5, wherein the first frame comprises: a long frame fixedly connected to the third frame; a flange extending from the side edge of the long frame and fixedly connected to the second frame; at least one window formed on the long frame; and at least one raised portion located on the window, extending outward from a side of the long frame opposite to the receiving slot and connected to the flange. A server chassis as described in claim 1, wherein the second frame is fixedly connected to the second side of the first frame, and the length of the second side of the first frame is less than the length of the first side, and the length of the second frame is greater than the length of the first frame, and the height of the first frame and the height of the second frame are the same. The server chassis as described in claim 7, wherein the rear window module further comprises: A receiving frame, fixedly connected to the first frame and the rear edge of the box, and the first frame is fixedly connected between the second frame and the receiving frame, and arranged in sequence along a short axis direction of the box. The server chassis as described in claim 1 further comprises: At least one adapter card carrier, located in the receiving slot, locked to the second frame, and located in the window of the second frame. The server chassis as described in claim 9, wherein the adapter card carrier comprises: an interface front frame, locked to the second frame; a protective frame, located in the receiving slot and locked to the interface front frame; and a support column, vertically standing in the protective frame and respectively abutting against the protective frame and the box body.

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