WO2017008485A1

WO2017008485A1 - Hard disk subrack and server

Info

Publication number: WO2017008485A1
Application number: PCT/CN2016/070912
Authority: WO
Inventors: 李晓鹏; 秦海燕
Original assignee: 中兴通讯股份有限公司
Priority date: 2015-07-10
Filing date: 2016-01-14
Publication date: 2017-01-19
Also published as: CN204883536U

Abstract

Disclosed are a hard disk (500) subrack and a server. The hard disk (500) subrack comprises an outer box body (100), an inner box body (200), a circuit board (300) and a wiring assembly (400). The inner box body (200) can be inserted into the outer box body (100) through an opening and can be pulled out from the outer box body (100). The circuit board (300) is fixedly installed at an end of the outer box body (100) away from the opening and is electrically connected to hard disks (500) through cables. The wiring assembly (400) is used for accommodating the cables. An end of the wiring assembly (400) is fixedly connected to the end of the outer box body (100) away from the opening, and the other end of the wiring assembly is fixedly connected to the inner box body (200). The wiring assembly (400) is configured in a retractable manner. By providing a retractable wiring assembly (400), which can extend when the inner box body (200) is pulled out of the outer box body (100), between the outer box body (100) and the inner box body (200), the electrical connection between the hard disks (500) installed within the inner box body (200) and a mainboard of the server can be ensured, and live line maintenance can be achieved. The retractable wiring assembly can retract when the inner box body (200) is inserted into the outer box body (100) to reduce the space occupancy rate, so as to ensure that the volume of the inner box body (200) and thus the amount of the hard disks (500) installed is enough to meet the requirement of the massive storage capacity of a server.

Description

Hard disk box and server

Technical field

The present invention relates to the field of server technologies, and in particular, to a hard disk enclosure and a server.

Background technique

With the rapid development of Internet technology, the traditional way of installing "blade" servers in the subrack has not met the needs of network operations, and rack server equipment in the form of cabinet installation has appeared. The biggest feature of the rack server is that it is installed in the cabinet in the whole layer. Its width and depth are the width and depth of the inside of the column of the cabinet. It is generally 538mm wide and 0.8~1m deep. The rack server divides the width into 12 equal-width node slots, and places a PCB backplane at a depth of 680mm. Each node slot can be inserted into a different functional module to connect with the PCB backplane for signal transmission and power supply. Input. The hard disk enclosure of the storage module occupies two slots. When the hard disk array is inserted into the rack server, it is required to extract 550 to 600 mm of the hard disk enclosure for live maintenance operation, which requires a long cable. To support this pull distance. The existing hard disk array insertion box generally includes an outer box body and an inner box body. The outer box body is fixedly mounted on the rack server, and the inner box body is movably installed in the outer box body, and the trailer is arranged between the outer box body and the inner box body. The chain is required to ensure the wiring when the inner box is pulled out of the outer box body. However, due to the existence of the drag chain, a large amount of space is occupied, resulting in a small inner box body, thereby resulting in a small number of hard disk installations. Can not meet the storage capacity requirements of existing rack servers.

Summary of the invention

The main object of the present invention is to provide a hard disk insertion box, which aims to effectively increase the volume of the inner box, thereby increasing the number of hard disks installed and meeting the demand for large storage capacity of the server.

In order to achieve the above object, the hard disk insertion box provided by the present invention comprises an outer box body, an inner box body, a circuit board and a cable assembly, wherein

One end of the outer box is formed with an opening;

The inner box body can be inserted into the outer box body or can be pulled out from the outer box body, and the inner box body is formed with a plurality of receiving cavities for accommodating the hard disk;

The circuit board is fixedly mounted on one end of the outer box body away from the opening, and is electrically connected to the hard disk through a cable;

The cable assembly is configured to receive the cable, and one end of the wire assembly is fixedly connected to one end of the outer box away from the opening, and the other end is fixedly connected to the inner box, the walking The wire assembly is telescopically disposed to accommodate the extraction and insertion of the inner casing relative to the outer casing.

Preferably, the wire assembly includes an array of telescopically coupled telescopic units, each of the telescopic units including a first link, a second link, and a first link and a second link a first connecting member and a second connecting member; the first connecting member and the second connecting member are telescopically disposed, and one end of the first connecting member is opposite to the first connecting member One end is hinged, the other end is hinged to one end of the second link, one end of the second connecting member is hinged to the other end of the first link, and the other end is hinged to the other end of the second link.

Preferably, the hard disk enclosure further includes a guiding assembly for guiding and limiting movement of the inner casing relative to the outer casing.

Preferably, the guide member is a ball guide.

Preferably, the inner box body is provided with a movable buckle and a driving structure for driving the buckle activity, and the outer box body is provided with a card slot corresponding to the buckle, and the buckle can be Engaged in or removed from the card slot.

Preferably, the inner casing is provided with a handle, and the driving structure comprises a driving portion and a triggering portion for triggering the driving of the driving portion, and the triggering portion is disposed on the handle.

Preferably, the inner box body includes a housing and a hard disk bracket disposed in the housing, and the receiving cavity is formed on the hard disk bracket.

Preferably, the outer casing is provided with a puller for fixedly mounting the outer casing.

The invention further provides a server comprising a frame and a plurality of hard disk insertion slots fixedly mounted in the frame, the hard disk insertion box comprising an outer box body, an inner box body, a circuit board and a wire assembly, wherein An opening is formed at one end of the outer casing; the outer casing can be inserted into or removed from the outer casing by the opening, and the outer casing is formed with a plurality of capacities for accommodating the hard disk The circuit board is fixedly mounted on one end of the outer box away from the opening, and is electrically connected to the hard disk through a cable; the wire assembly is used for accommodating the cable, and one end is fixed Connected to one end of the outer box away from the opening, and the other end is fixedly connected to the inner box, the wire assembly is telescopically arranged to fit the inner box relative to the outer box Pull out and insert actions.

According to the technical solution of the present invention, a telescopic cable assembly is disposed between the outer casing and the inner casing, and the inner casing is extended when the outer casing is pulled out, thereby ensuring the electric power of the hard disk installed in the inner casing and the main board of the server. Connection, to achieve live maintenance; shrink when the inner box is inserted into the outer box, to reduce the space occupancy, to ensure the volume of the inner box, thereby ensuring the number of hard disks installed and meeting the large storage capacity of the server.

DRAWINGS

1 is a schematic perspective structural view of an embodiment of a hard disk insertion box according to the present invention;

2 is a schematic perspective structural view of an inner casing of a hard disk insertion box of the present invention;

Figure 3 is a partial enlarged view of the portion B in Figure 2;

4 is a schematic perspective structural view of an embodiment of an outer casing of a hard disk insertion box according to the present invention;

Figure 5 is a partial enlarged view of the portion A in Figure 4;

FIG. 6 is a schematic perspective structural view of an embodiment of a cable assembly of a hard disk insertion box according to the present invention.

Description of the reference numerals:

100 outer cabinet

200 inner cabinet

300 board

400 cable assembly

500 hard drive

122 card slot

124 puller

220 housing

240 hard drive bracket

222 buckle

242 Trigger

226 handle

420 telescopic unit

422 first link

424 second link

426 first connector

428 second connector

The implementation, functional features, and advantages of the present invention will be further described in conjunction with the embodiments.

detailed description

The technical solution of the present invention will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments. It is understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the invention and are not intended to limit the invention.

The invention provides a hard disk insertion box, which is provided with a retractable cable assembly between the outer box body and the inner box body, and is extended when the inner box body is pulled out of the outer box body, thereby ensuring the hard disk installed in the inner box body and The electrical connection of the motherboard of the server realizes electrification maintenance; the inner casing shrinks when inserted into the outer casing to reduce the space occupancy rate, thereby ensuring the volume of the inner casing, thereby ensuring the number of installed hard disks and meeting the large storage capacity of the server. Demand.

As shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective structural view of an embodiment of a hard disk insertion box according to the present invention.

In this embodiment, the hard disk insertion box includes an outer box body 100, an inner box body 200, a circuit board 300, and a cable assembly 400, wherein an end of the outer box body 100 is formed with an opening; the inner box body 200 may be inserted into or removed from the outer casing 100 by the opening, and the inner casing 200 is formed with a plurality of receiving cavities for accommodating the hard disk 500; the circuit board 300 is fixedly mounted on one end of the outer casing 100 away from the opening, and is electrically connected to the hard disk 500 through a cable (not shown); the wire assembly 400 is used for accommodating the cable. One end of the cable assembly 400 is fixedly connected to one end of the outer casing 100 away from the opening, and the other end is fixedly connected to the inner casing 200. The wire assembly 400 is telescopically disposed to fit the The inner casing 200 is pulled out and inserted with respect to the outer casing 100. The hard disk insertion box of the present invention is provided with a telescopic cable assembly 400 between the outer casing 100 and the inner casing 200, and is extended when the inner casing 200 is pulled out of the outer casing 100 to ensure installation in the inner casing. The electrical connection between the hard disk 500 in the 200 and the main board of the server realizes live maintenance; when the inner box 200 is inserted into the outer box 100, the space is reduced to ensure the space occupancy rate, thereby ensuring the volume of the inner box 200, thereby ensuring the volume. Install the number of hard disks 500 to meet the service The need for large storage capacity.

Further, as shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, in the embodiment, the inner box body 200 is disposed in a rectangular shape, and includes a housing 220 and a hard disk bracket 240 disposed in the housing 220. A cavity is formed on the hard disk bracket 240. The housing 220 is provided with a movable buckle 222 and a driving structure (not labeled) for driving the buckle 222 to move. The buckle 222 extends from opposite side walls of the housing 220. The outer casing 100 is externally engaged with the outer casing 100. The driving structure is mounted on the handle 226 of the casing 220, and includes a driving portion (not shown) and for triggering the driving. The triggering unit 242 of the unit operation, the specific structure of the driving unit can be implemented by the prior art, and details are not described herein. When the triggering portion 242 is pressed, the driving portion drives the buckle 222 to move away from the outer casing 100, and the inner casing 200 can be pulled by pulling the handle 226 at this time. Pulled out from the outer casing 100; when the inner casing 200 is fully inserted into the outer casing 100, the buckle 222 is engaged with the outer casing 100 to The inner box body 200 is fixedly mounted in the outer box body 100 to prevent the inner box body 200 from coming out of the outer box body 100 due to unconventional operations such as shaking during use, thereby causing damage.

Further, as shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, the outer box body 100 is disposed in a rectangular shape, and one end thereof is provided with an opening for inserting and extracting the inner box body 200, and the outer box body 100 is disposed. Corresponding to the buckle 222, a card slot 122 is provided. When the inner box 200 is fully inserted into the outer box 100, the buckle 222 is engaged in the card slot 122, when needed When the inner casing 200 is pulled out, the trigger portion 242 is pressed to release the buckle 222 from the card slot 122, and the operation is simple and safe.

Further, the outer casing 100 is provided with a extractor 124 for fixedly mounting the outer casing 100. When the outer casing 100 is assembled to a server frame, the circuit board 300 and the The motherboard is electrically connected, and the extractor 124 locks the outer casing 100 to the server frame to ensure the firmness of the installation. The specific structure of the extractor 124 can be prior art. Implementation, no further description here.

Further, as shown in FIG. 6, FIG. 6 is a schematic perspective structural view of an embodiment of a cable assembly 400 of the hard disk insertion box of the present invention.

In this embodiment, the cable assembly 400 includes an array of telescopically coupled telescopic units 420, each of the telescoping units 420 including a first link 422, a second link 424, and a first link. a first connecting member 426 and a second connecting member 428 between the second connecting rod 424; the first connecting member 426 and the second connecting member 428 are telescopically disposed, and the first connecting member One end of the 426 is hinged to one end of the first link 422, the other end is hinged to one end of the second link 424, and one end of the second connecting member 428 is hinged to the other end of the first link 422 The other end is hinged to the other end of the second link 424. When the inner box 200 is pulled out by the outer box 100, the first connecting member 426 and the second connecting member 428 are elongated to increase the length of the wire assembly 400, which satisfies the The length of the inner box 200 is removed from the outer box 100. Preferably, the maximum length of the cable assembly 400 is 550-600 mm to meet the needs of the live maintenance of the hard disk 500; when the inner box 200 is inserted into the outer box The first connecting member 426 is shortened with the second connecting member 428. Preferably, the minimum length of the wire assembly 400 is less than 80 mm to reduce the space occupancy, and the inner box 200 is ensured. The volume, in turn, ensures the number of hard disks 500 installed, meeting the needs of the server's large storage capacity.

Further, the hard disk enclosure further includes a guiding assembly (not shown) for guiding and limiting the movement of the inner casing 200 relative to the outer casing 100. Specifically, in the embodiment, the guiding member is a ball guide rail, which can be fixedly mounted on the inner box body 200 or can be fixedly mounted on the outer box body 100, and the inner box body 200 is ensured relative to While the outer casing 100 moves smoothly, the restriction of the moving distance of the inner casing 200 with respect to the outward direction is achieved to prevent the inner casing 200 from coming out of the outer casing 100 or breaking the cable or the like.

The invention also provides a server, comprising a frame and a plurality of hard disk insertion boxes fixedly mounted in the frame, the specific structure of the hard disk insertion box is referred to the above embodiment, and the server of the present invention adopts all the above embodiments. The technical solution, therefore, also has all the beneficial effects brought about by the technical solutions of the above embodiments, and will not be further described herein.

It should be noted that the technical solutions of the various embodiments of the present invention may be combined with each other, but must be based on the realization of those skilled in the art, and should be considered when the combination of technical solutions is contradictory or impossible to implement. The combination does not exist and is not within the scope of protection claimed in the present invention.

The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and thus does not limit the scope of the invention, and the equivalent structural transformations made by the description of the present invention and the contents of the drawings are directly or indirectly applied to other related technical fields. The same is included in the scope of patent protection of the present invention.

Industrial applicability

The hard disk insertion box and the server according to the present invention can ensure the electrical connection between the hard disk installed in the inner box body and the main board of the server, realize electrification maintenance, and have small space occupancy, and can ensure the volume of the inner box body.

Claims

A hard disk insertion box, comprising: an outer box body, an inner box body, a circuit board and a wire assembly, wherein

One end of the outer box is formed with an opening;

The inner box body can be inserted into the outer box body or can be pulled out from the outer box body, and the inner box body is formed with a plurality of receiving cavities for accommodating the hard disk;

The circuit board is fixedly mounted on one end of the outer box body away from the opening, and is electrically connected to the hard disk through a cable;

The cable assembly is configured to receive the cable, and one end of the wire assembly is fixedly connected to one end of the outer box away from the opening, and the other end is fixedly connected to the inner box, the walking The wire assembly is telescopically disposed to accommodate the extraction and insertion of the inner casing relative to the outer casing.
The hard disk insertion box according to claim 1, wherein the wire assembly comprises an array of telescopically coupled telescopic units, each of the telescopic units including a first link, a second link, and the a first connecting member and a second connecting member between the first link and the second link; the first connecting member and the second connecting member are telescopically disposed, and one end of the first connecting member One end of the first link is hinged, the other end is hinged to one end of the second link, one end of the second connecting member is hinged to the other end of the first link, and the other end is opposite to the first The other end of the two links is hinged.
The hard disk enclosure of claim 1 further comprising a guide assembly for guiding and limiting movement of said inner casing relative to said outer casing.
The hard disk enclosure of claim 3 wherein said guide member is a ball guide.
The hard disk insertion box according to claim 1, wherein the inner casing is provided with a movable buckle and a driving structure for driving the buckle activity, wherein the outer casing corresponds to the The buckle is provided with a card slot, and the buckle can be engaged in or removed from the card slot.
The hard disk insertion box according to claim 5, wherein the inner casing is provided with a handle, and the driving structure comprises a driving portion and a triggering portion for triggering the driving portion, the triggering portion Set on the handle.
The hard disk insertion box according to claim 1, wherein the inner casing comprises a casing and a hard disk bracket disposed in the casing, and the accommodating cavity is formed on the hard disk bracket.
The hard disk insertion box according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the outer casing is provided with a puller for fixedly mounting the outer casing.
A server comprising a frame and a plurality of hard disk enclosures fixedly mounted in the frame, the hard disk insertion box being the hard disk insertion box according to any one of claims 1 to 8.