Server

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016150667-A1
Application number	US-201514616762-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Feb 9, 2015
Priority date	Nov 26, 2014
Publication date	May 26, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A server is provided and disposed in a case, the server comprises a chassis divided to a storage area and a motherboard area by a partition plate, a storage module disposed in a front end of the storage area and plugged in an inner wall of the storage area, a motherboard module disposed in a front end of the motherboard area, an adapter board disposed in the motherboard area and electrically connected to the motherboard module a power supply board disposed in a rear end of the motherboard area and electrically connected to an external case power-supply, a signal board disposed in a rear end of the motherboard area and electrically connected to an external case controller, and a foldable cable management module comprising a foldable cable management shelf and a cable constrained in the foldable cable management shelf.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A server disposed in a case comprising:
a chassis divided to a storage area and a motherboard area by a partition plate; a storage module disposed in a front end of the storage area and plugged in an inner wall of the storage area; a motherboard module disposed in a front end of the motherboard area; an adapter board disposed in the motherboard area and electrically connected to the motherboard module; a power supply board disposed in a rear end of the motherboard area and electrically connected to an external case power-supply for supplying power to the motherboard module and the storage module; a signal board disposed in a rear end of the motherboard area and electrically connected to an external case controller for transmitting signals of the server; and a foldable cable management module comprising a foldable cable management shelf and a cable constrained in the foldable cable management shelf, wherein an end of the foldable cable management shelf is connected to a rear end of the storage area, and another end of the foldable cable management shelf is connected to the storage module, an end of the cable is electrically connected to the storage module, and another end of the cable is electrically connected to the motherboard module and the adapter board; wherein the foldable cable management shelf is folded or unfolded by plugging the storage module.

2 . The server according to claim 1 , wherein the storage module comprises a tray, a plurality of storage units, a plurality of storage boxes, and a storage backplane, and the tray is accommodated the storage units, the storage boxes, and the storage backplane, and the storage units are plugged from the storage backplane by the storage boxes.

3 . The server according to claim 2 , wherein a bottom of the tray comprises two symmetrical grooves positioned in two opposite sides relatively, and the storage area of the chassis comprises two rails slid onto the grooves.

4 . The server according to claim 3 , wherein a plurality of balls are disposed on the bottom and the sides of the tray, a friction between the tray and the chassis is reduced by the plurality of balls when the grooves are slid on the rails.

5 . The server according to claim 3 , wherein a plurality of elastic components are disposed on the front end or rear end of the bottom of the storage area, the storage module is buffered when the storage module is plugged from the storage area.

6 . The server according to claim 2 , wherein the tray comprises a U-shaped guide rail, and the chassis comprises a U-shaped guide channel embedded with the U-shaped guide rail, so that the storage module is plugged from the storage area.

7 . The server according to claim 2 , wherein a buffer block is disposed in the bottom, top and/or sidewall of the storage box.

8 . The server according to claim 2 , wherein the storage box comprises an accommodated shelf and an engaged shelf pivoted on the accommodated shelf, and the storage unit is fixed in the storage box.

9 . The server according to claim 2 , wherein a pierced structure is disposed in a top of the storage box to cool the storage unit.

10 . The server according to claim 1 , wherein the storage module is connected to the power supply board and the signal board via the motherboard module and the adapter board.

Assignees

• Inventec Pudong Tech Corp
• Inventec Corp

Inventors

• Xu ji-peng
• Li Ming-Gang

Classifications

• H05K7/1491

  having cable management arrangements (management of optical cables G02B6/444; in telecommunication cabinets H04Q1/06) · CPC title

• H05K7/1492

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

• H05K7/1489 Primary

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

• G06F1/187

  Mounting of fixed or removable disk drives · CPC title

• H05K7/1487

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