Bus module and server

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12585607-B2
Application number	US-202419116303-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 23, 2024
Priority date	Oct 17, 2023
Publication date	Mar 24, 2026
Grant date	Mar 24, 2026

Abstract

A bus module and a server are disclosed. The bus module includes: a housing, where a second connector is connected to a first end of the housing for plugging into a first connector; a bus network interface card, including a card body and a blocking piece, where a first bending portion extending in a direction away from the network interface card body is formed at one end of the blocking piece, and a first shielding portion arranged around the first bending portion is formed on the housing; and a lever structure, including a hinge end, an operating end, and a second bending portion, where the hinge end is hinged to one side away from the first bending portion of the second end, the second bending portion is connected to the operating end, and the second bending portion is configured to contact and detachably connect the first shielding portion.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A bus module, for plugging into a slot of a case, wherein a first connector is arranged in the slot, and the bus module comprises:
a housing, having a first end and a second end opposite the first end; a second connector, connected to the first end of the housing, and configured to be plugged with the first connector; a bus network interface card, arranged in the housing, wherein the bus network interface card comprises a network interface card body and a blocking piece, the blocking piece is connected to one end of the network interface card body away from the second connector, a first bending portion is formed at one end of the blocking piece, the first bending portion extends in a direction away from the network interface card body, and a first shielding portion arranged around the first bending portion is formed at a position on the housing corresponding to the first bending portion; and a lever structure, comprising a hinge end, an operating end, and a second bending portion, wherein the hinge end is hinged to one side of the second end away from the first bending portion, the second bending portion is connected to the operating end, the second bending portion is configured to be in contact with the first shielding portion and is detachably connected to the first shielding portion; wherein the hinge end is provided with a first abutting protrusion and a second abutting protrusion, wherein the first abutting protrusion is configured to contact and press a notch of the slot when the operating end rotates in a direction away from the housing, so as to remove the bus module from the slot, and wherein the second abutting protrusion is configured to engage a contact slot formed in a slot wall of the slot when the second bending portion is connected to the first shielding portion, so as to prevent the bus module from being removed from the slot, and to disengage the contact slot when the operating end rotates in the direction away from the housing, so as to allow the bus module to be removed from the slot.

2 . The bus module according to claim 1 , wherein a connecting port is formed in one side of the second end hinged to the lever structure, the hinge end penetrates through the connecting port and is hinged to an interior of the housing, and the second abutting protrusion penetrates through the connecting port and is plugged into the contact slot when the second bending portion is connected to the first shielding portion.

3 . The bus module according to claim 2 , wherein the connecting port comprises a first connecting port and a second connecting port, the first connecting port and the second connecting port are respectively provided in two adjacent side walls of the second end, a connecting portion is formed between the first connecting port and the second connecting port, an avoidance opening is formed between the first abutting protrusion and the second abutting protrusion, and the connecting portion penetrates through the avoidance opening.

4 . The bus module according to claim 1 , wherein the lever structure comprises:
a lever main body, comprising the hinge end, the operating end, and the second bending portion; a locking structure, movably connected to the second bending portion, wherein the locking structure has a locking position locked and connected to the second end and an unlocking position separated from the second end of the housing; and an elastic piece, connected between the locking structure and the second bending portion.

5 . The bus module according to claim 4 , wherein a sprouting structure protrudes from the first shielding portion, and a locking gap configured to be locked and connected to the sprouting structure is formed in the locking structure.

6 . The bus module according to claim 5 , wherein the locking structure comprises:
a locking sleeve, provided with the locking gap thereon; and a plug-in port, formed in the locking sleeve, wherein an edge that faces the bus network interface card is defined as a first edge when the locking structure is locked and connected to the sprouting structure, the plug-in port is formed at the first edge, and the second bending portion is configured to extend into the plug-in port.

7 . The bus module according to claim 6 , wherein the locking sleeve is connected to the second bending portion through a guide structure, and the guide structure is configured to guide the locking sleeve to slide in a deformation direction of the elastic piece.

8 . The bus module according to claim 7 , wherein the guide structure comprises:
a chute, formed in the second bending portion; and elastic snap hooks, formed on the locking sleeve and located on two sides of the plug-in port, wherein the elastic snap hooks are configured to extend into the chute and slide along the chute.

9 . The bus module according to claim 8 , wherein two ends of each of the elastic snap hooks are respectively configured to be in contact with corresponding chute walls of the chute.

10 . The bus module according to claim 6 , wherein the elastic piece is a spring, and the locking structure further comprises:
an accommodating blind hole, formed in the locking sleeve, wherein the accommodating blind hole is located on one side of the locking sleeve away from the plug-in port, a limiting stud is arranged on the second bending portion, the limiting stud is arranged in the accommodating blind hole in a sliding manner, one end of the spring is sleeved over the limiting stud, and a second end of the spring is in contact with a hole wall of the accommodating blind hole.

11 . The bus module according to claim 10 , wherein a step portion is formed on the second bending portion, the limiting stud is arranged on the step portion, a cross-sectional area of the step portion is greater than a cross-sectional area of the limiting stud, the locking sleeve further comprises: an accommodating cavity, connected below the accommodating blind hole and in communication with the plug-in port, and the accommodating cavity is configured to accommodate the step portion.

12 . The bus module according to claim 5 , wherein an edge of the lever main body opposite to the network interface card body is defined as a second edge when the second bending portion is connected to the first shielding portion, a first limiting protrusion is formed on the second edge, and a first limiting groove configured to accommodate the first limiting protrusion is formed in the housing.

13 . The bus module according to claim 5 , wherein the housing comprises: a first bracket, comprising a first shielding wall and a second shielding wall, wherein the second shielding wall is connected to the first shielding wall and shields one side of the blocking piece away from the network interface card body, a baffle plate is formed at one end of the second shielding wall away from the first shielding wall, and the baffle plate is bent toward one side away from the network interface card body; and
a second bracket, comprising a third shielding wall, wherein the second bracket is detachably connected to the first bracket, the bus network interface card is detachably arranged on the second bracket, the third shielding wall is configured to shield one side of the bus network interface card away from the third shielding wall, and the first bending portion is sandwiched between the baffle plate and the third shielding wall.

14 . The bus module according to claim 13 , wherein a first connecting hole, a second connecting hole, and a third connecting hole are respectively formed in the third shielding wall, the first bending portion, and the ba

Assignees

• Suzhou Metabrain Intelligent Technology Co Ltd

Inventors

• Lu Jigui
• Zhu Jingxian

Classifications

• G06F2213/0026

  PCI express · CPC title

• G06F13/4221

  being an input/output bus, e.g. ISA bus, EISA bus, PCI bus, SCSI bus · CPC title

• G06F13/409 Primary

  Mechanical coupling (back panels H05K7/1438) · CPC title

• G06F13/4022 Primary

  using switching circuits, e.g. switching matrix, connection or expansion network (G06F13/4009 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G06F13/4068 Primary

  Electrical coupling · CPC title