Hard drive backplane assembly and electronic device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12347464-B2
Application number	US-202318327377-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 1, 2023
Priority date	Dec 1, 2020
Publication date	Jul 1, 2025
Grant date	Jul 1, 2025

Abstract

A hard drive backplane has a plurality of ventilation holes, and the expansion cavity muffler is mounted in the ventilation holes of the hard drive backplane. The expansion cavity muffler includes at least one expansion cavity and at least one connecting pipe in communication in a first direction. The connecting pipe at one end of the expansion cavity muffler facing toward the hard drive backplane is fixedly mounted in the ventilation hole such that the expansion cavity muffler is in communication with the ventilation hole. An area of a cross-section that is of each expansion cavity and that is perpendicular to the first direction is larger than an area of a cross-section that is of the connecting pipe adjacent to the expansion cavity and that is perpendicular to the first direction. The first direction is perpendicular to a surface of the hard drive backplane.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A hard drive backplane assembly, comprising:
a hard drive backplane comprising a surface and a plurality of ventilation holes, and
an expansion cavity muffler disposed in communication with the ventilation holes and comprising:
at least one expansion cavity; and
at least one connecting pipe disposed in communication with the at least one expansion cavity in a first direction and comprising a first end that is facing toward the hard drive backplane and that is fixedly mounted in the ventilation holes,

wherein a first area of a cross-section that is of each expansion cavity and that is perpendicular to the first direction is larger than a second area of a cross-section that is of the at least one connecting pipe adjacent to the expansion cavity and that is perpendicular to the first direction, and
wherein the first direction is perpendicular to surface.

2. The hard drive backplane assembly of claim 1 , wherein the expansion cavity muffler further comprises an expansion cavity having two ends and two connecting pipes respectively in communication with the two ends.

3. The hard drive backplane assembly of claim 1 , wherein the expansion cavity muffler further comprises at least two expansion cavities, and wherein every adjacent two expansion cavities are in communication with each other through the at least one connecting pipe.

4. The hard drive backplane assembly of claim 1 , wherein the at least one connecting pipe extends into adjacent expansion cavities by a specified distance.

5. The hard drive backplane assembly of claim 1 , wherein the expansion cavity muffler further comprises a ventilation cavity, wherein a vertical projection of the ventilation cavity on the surface completely covers the ventilation holes.

6. The hard drive backplane assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a sound-absorbing layer disposed on an inner surface or an outer surface of the expansion cavity muffler.

7. The hard drive backplane assembly of claim 1 , wherein the expansion cavity muffler is coupled to the hard drive backplane by snap-fit, adhesion, or a screw.

8. The hard drive backplane assembly of claim 1 , wherein the expansion cavity muffler is an integrally molded structure.

9. The hard drive backplane assembly of claim 1 , wherein a first shape of the first cross-section and a second shape of the second cross-section are identical to a third shape of the ventilation holes.

10. The hard drive backplane assembly of claim 1 , wherein the expansion cavity muffler comprises an expansion cavity and a connecting pipe in communication with the expansion cavity.

11. An electronic device, comprising:
a hard drive backplane assembly;
comprising:
a hard drive backplane comprising a surface and a plurality of ventilation holes; and
an expansion cavity muffler comprising:
at least one expansion cavity; and
at least one connecting pipe disposed in communication with the at least one expansion cavity in a first direction and comprising a first end that is facing towards the hard drive backplane and that is fixedly mounted in the ventilation hole,

wherein a first area of a first cross-section that is of each expansion cavity and that is perpendicular to the first direction is larger than a second area of a second cross-section that is of the at least one connecting pipe adjacent to the at least one expansion cavity and that is perpendicular to the first direction, and
wherein the first direction is perpendicular to the surface.

12. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the expansion cavity muffler further comprises an expansion cavity having two ends and two connecting pipes respectively in communication with the two ends.

13. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the expansion cavity muffler further comprises at least two expansion cavities, and wherein every adjacent two expansion cavities are in communication with each other through the at least one connecting pipe.

14. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the at least one connecting pipe extends into adjacent expansion cavities by a specified distance.

15. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the expansion cavity muffler further comprises a ventilation cavity, wherein a vertical projection of the ventilation cavity on the surface completely covers the ventilation hole.

16. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the hard drive backplane assembly further comprises a sound-absorbing layer disposed on an inner surface or an outer surface of the expansion cavity muffler.

17. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the expansion cavity muffler is coupled to the hard drive backplane by snap-fit, adhesion, or a screw.

18. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the expansion cavity muffler is an integrally molded structure.

19. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein a first shape of the first cross-section and a second shape of the second cross-section are identical to a third shape of the ventilation holes.

20. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the expansion cavity muffler further comprises an expansion cavity and a connecting pipe in communication with the expansion cavity.

Assignees

• Huawei Tech Co Ltd
• Huawei Technoloiges Co Ltd

Inventors

• Li Rong
• Wang Liangyun
• Wei Min
• Lin Guanglin

Classifications

• G11B33/142

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• G11B33/08

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• H05K7/20727

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• G10K11/161

  in systems with fluid flow (G10K11/162 takes precedence; gas flow silencers or exhaust apparatus for machines or engines in general or for internal combustion engine F01N, noise absorbers in pipes or pipe systems F16L55/02; noise absorption in air conditioning and ventilation F24F13/24; silencing exhaust or propulsion jets in aircraft B64D33/06) · CPC title

• H05K7/20145

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