Drive assembly, chassis assembly, and server device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10194554-B2
Application number	US-201715464317-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 20, 2017
Priority date	Mar 21, 2016
Publication date	Jan 29, 2019
Grant date	Jan 29, 2019

Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a drive assembly, a chassis assembly, and a server device. The drive assembly comprises: a drive having a first end extending in a direction perpendicular to a length direction of the drive and a first side extending in a direction perpendicular to a width direction of the drive, wherein the drive interface is provided at the first end of the drive; and an adapter having first and second interfaces that are electrically connected with each other, wherein the first interface is plugged into the drive interface, and the second interface is adjacent to the first side of the drive so as to be electrically coupled to other components.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A drive assembly, comprising:
a drive having a first end extending in a direction perpendicular to a length direction of the drive and a first side extending in a direction perpendicular to a width direction of the drive, wherein a drive interface is disposed at the first end of the drive; and
an adapter having first and second interfaces that are electrically connected with each other, wherein the first interface is plugged into the drive interface, and the second interface is adjacent to the first side of the drive so as to be electrically coupled to other components, wherein the second interface is perpendicular to the first interface protruding from the adapter such that the second interface is a single plane with the adapter.

2. The drive assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the adapter includes a printed circuit board, the first interface being disposed on a surface of the printed circuit board, and the second interface being disposed at an end of the printed circuit board.

3. The drive assembly according to claim 2 , wherein the other end of the printed circuit board opposite to the end of the printed circuit board is aligned with a second side of the drive, the second side of the drive being opposite to the first side of the drive.

4. The drive assembly according to claim 2 , wherein a width of the printed circuit board is equal to or less than a thickness of the drive.

5. The drive assembly according to claim 2 , wherein the second interface is a connecting finger.

6. The drive assembly according to claim 1 , further comprising a holder configured to hold the drive and the adapter.

7. The drive assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the holder is a rectangular frame.

8. The drive assembly according to claim 7 , wherein the rectangular frame is configured to switch between an open state and a closed state so as to mount the drive and the adapter.

9. The drive assembly according to claim 8 , wherein the rectangular frame includes a locking element that switches the rectangular frame from the open state to the closed state.

10. The drive assembly according to claim 7 , wherein an opening is provided at a position on the rectangular frame that corresponds to the second interface and an end of the second interface is disposed in the opening.

11. The drive assembly according to claim 7 , wherein a positioning hole is disposed on the drive and a corresponding positioning protrusion is disposed on the rectangular frame.

12. The drive assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the second interface is configured to be plugged into a bottom plane at a bottom of a chassis.

13. A chassis assembly, comprising:
a chassis;
a bottom plane disposed at a bottom of the chassis, wherein a plurality of slots are arranged on the bottom plane; and
at least one drive assembly comprising:
a drive having a first end extending in a direction perpendicular to a length direction of the drive and a first side extending in a direction perpendicular to a width direction of the drive, wherein a drive interface is disposed at the first end of the drive; and
an adapter having first and second interfaces that are electrically connected with each other, wherein the first interface is plugged into the drive interface, and the second interface is adjacent to the first side of the drive so as to be electrically coupled to other components, wherein the second interface is perpendicular to the first interface protruding from the adapter such that the second interface is a single plane with the adapter;
wherein the second interface of each of the at least one drive assembly is plugged into a corresponding slot.

Assignees

• Emc Ip Holding Co Llc

Inventors

• Zhou Yujie
• Wu Hendry Xiaoping
• Zhai Haifang
• Dong David Wei
• Liu Aiqin

Classifications

• H05K7/1487 Primary

  Blade assemblies, e.g. blade cases or inner arrangements within a blade · CPC title

• G11B33/122

  Arrangements for providing electrical connections, e.g. connectors, cables, switches · CPC title

• H05K7/1492

  having electrical distribution arrangements, e.g. power supply or data communications · CPC title

• H05K7/1489

  characterized by the mounting of blades therein, e.g. brackets, rails, trays (H05K7/1491 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G11B33/126 Primary

  Arrangements for providing electrical connections, e.g. connectors, cables, switches · CPC title