A computing system, power supply device, and electrical connection assembly

Abstract

A computing system, power supply device, and electrical connection assembly are provided. The computing system includes a computing device and the power supply device. The computing device includes a computing board and a plurality of computing elements, each computing element having a power input portion and is disposed on the computing board. The power supply device includes a power supply module, a voltage regulation module, a structural member, electrical connection components, and a fixing member. The power supply module has first power contacts. The voltage regulation module has a plurality of second power contacts, and each power input portion is coupled to each second power contact respectively. The electrical connection assembly correspond to perforations of the structural member, and include an elastic conductive element disposed within each perforation, with both ends exposed. The fixing member is configured to fix the structural member between the power supply module and the voltage regulation module, so that the two ends of each elastic conductive element are respectively correspondingly electrically connected to the corresponding first power contact and second power contact.

Claims

1. A power supply device, comprising: A power supply module with multiple first power contacts; A voltage regulation module with multiple second power supply contacts; A structural component located between the power supply module and the voltage regulation module and having multiple through holes corresponding to the first power contacts and the second power contacts; multiple electrical connection components corresponding to the through holes, each electrical connection component including an elastic conductive element, the elastic conductive elements being respectively housed in the through holes and having two ends of each elastic conductive element exposed in the corresponding through hole; and a fixing member for fixing the structural component between the power supply module and the voltage regulation module and electrically connecting the two ends of the elastic conductive elements to the corresponding first power contacts and the second power contacts.

2. The power supply device as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of the elastic conductive elements includes a first elastic sub-element and a plurality of second elastic sub-elements, and the fixing member causes each first power contact, the corresponding first elastic sub-element, the corresponding second elastic sub-elements and the corresponding second power contacts to be electrically connected in sequence.

3. The power supply device as claimed in claim 2, wherein each of the first elastic sub-components has a through hole, the fixing members correspond to the electrical connection components, the fixing members pass through the corresponding through holes to fix the structural member between the power supply module and the voltage regulation module, and the second elastic sub-components of each electrical connection component surround the corresponding fixing member.

4. The power supply device as claimed in claim 3, wherein each of the electrical connection components further includes a first insulator and a second insulator, the first insulator of each electrical connection component radially covers the corresponding first elastic element, each first insulator has a first through hole, each second insulator has a second through hole and a plurality of sub-holes, each fixing member passes through the first through hole of the first insulator and the second through hole of the second insulator of the corresponding electrical connection component, and the second elastic elements of each electrical connection component are respectively accommodated in the corresponding sub-holes.

5. The power supply device as claimed in claim 4, wherein each of the first elastic members includes a first elastic portion and a first post portion, the first elastic portion being connected to the first post portion, and at least a portion of the first elastic portion being exposed outside the first insulator; each of the second elastic members includes a second elastic portion and two second post portions, the two ends of the second elastic portion being respectively connected to the two second post portions, and at least a portion of the second elastic portion being located inside the second insulator.

6. The power supply device as claimed in claim 4 or 5, wherein the first elastic element of each of the electrical connection components is embedded in the corresponding first insulator element.

7. The power supply device as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of the resilient conductive elements has a through hole, and the fixing elements pass through the corresponding through holes to fix the structural element between the power supply module and the voltage regulation module.

8. The power supply device as claimed in claim 7, wherein each of the electrical connection components further includes an insulating member, the insulating members being respectively housed in the perforations and surrounding the corresponding resilient conductive members.

9. The power supply device as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of the resilient conductive elements includes a first resilient sub-element and a second resilient sub-element, and the fixing member sequentially electrically connects each of the first power contacts, the corresponding first resilient sub-element, the corresponding second resilient sub-element, and the corresponding second power contacts.

10. The power supply device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the voltage regulation module includes a substrate and a plurality of voltage regulation elements, the voltage regulation elements and the second power contacts being located on a surface of the substrate facing the structure; the structure includes a plurality of openings, at least a portion of the voltage regulation elements being accommodated in the corresponding openings.

11. The power supply device as claimed in claim 10, wherein only the second power contacts located between two adjacent voltage regulating elements are called second adjacent contacts, and the remaining second power contacts are called second main contacts; the first power contacts corresponding to the second adjacent contacts are called first adjacent contacts, and the remaining first power contacts are called first main contacts; the electrical connection components corresponding to the second adjacent contacts are called adjacent connection components, and the remaining electrical connection components are called main connection components; the structure further includes a plurality of jumpers, each jumper including a main mating hole and a plurality of adjacent mating holes, the main mating holes corresponding to the first main contacts, the second main contacts, the main connection components and the through holes of the structure, and the adjacent mating holes corresponding to the first adjacent contacts, the second adjacent contacts and the adjacent connection components; the adjacent connection components are accommodated in the adjacent mating holes, and the main connection components are accommodated in the main mating holes.

12. A computing system, comprising: A computing device includes a computing board and a plurality of computing elements, each of the computing elements being disposed on the computing board and having at least one power input section; And a power supply device, comprising: a power supply module having a plurality of first power contacts; A voltage regulation module having multiple second power contacts, wherein at least one power input section is coupled to each of the second power contacts; a structural component located between the power supply module and the voltage regulation module and having multiple through holes corresponding to the first power contacts and the second power contacts; multiple electrical connection components corresponding to the through holes, each electrical connection component including an elastic conductive element, the elastic conductive elements being respectively housed in the through holes and having two ends of each elastic conductive element exposed in the corresponding through hole; and a fixing member for fixing the structural component between the power supply module and the voltage regulation module and electrically connecting the two ends of the elastic conductive elements to the corresponding first power contacts and the second power contacts.

13. The computing system as claimed in claim 12, wherein each of the elastic conductive elements includes a first elastic sub-element and a plurality of second elastic sub-elements, and the first power contacts, the corresponding first elastic sub-elements, the corresponding second elastic sub-elements and the corresponding second power contacts are electrically connected in sequence.

14. The computing system as claimed in claim 13, wherein each of the first elastic sub-components has a through hole, the fasteners correspond to the electrical connection components, the fasteners pass through the corresponding through holes to fix the structural member between the power supply module and the voltage regulation module, and the second elastic sub-components of each electrical connection component surround the corresponding fastener.

15. The computing system as claimed in claim 14, wherein each of the electrical connection components further includes a first insulator and a second insulator, the first insulator of each electrical connection component radially covering the corresponding first elastic element, each first insulator having a first through hole, each second insulator having a second through hole and a plurality of sub-holes, each fixing member passing through the first through hole of the first insulator and the second through hole of the second insulator of the corresponding electrical connection component, and the second elastic elements of each electrical connection component respectively accommodated in the corresponding sub-holes.

16. The computing system as claimed in claim 15, wherein each of the first elastic components includes a first elastic portion and a first post portion, the first elastic portion being connected to the first post portion, and at least a portion of the first elastic portion being exposed outside the first insulator; each of the second elastic components includes a second elastic portion and two second post portions, the two ends of the second elastic portion being respectively connected to the two second post portions, and at least a portion of the second elastic portion being located inside the second insulator.

17. The computing system as claimed in claim 12, wherein each of the resilient conductive elements has a through hole, and the fixing elements pass through the corresponding through holes to fix the structural element between the power supply module and the voltage regulation module.

18. The computing system as claimed in claim 12, wherein each of the resilient conductive elements includes a first resilient sub-element and a second resilient sub-element, the fixing elements causing the first power contacts, the corresponding first resilient sub-element, the corresponding second resilient sub-element and the corresponding second power contacts to be electrically connected in sequence.

19. An electrical connection assembly, comprising: A resilient conductive element includes a first resilient sub-element and at least one second resilient sub-element, the at least one first resilient sub-element having a through hole; a first insulator having a first through hole corresponding to the through hole, the first insulator radially covering the first resilient sub-element and exposing two ends of the first resilient sub-element outside the first insulator; and a second insulator having a second through hole and a plurality of sub-holes, the first through hole and the second through hole being substantially coaxial, the second resilient sub-element being accommodated in the sub-holes such that one end of the second resilient sub-element is electrically connected to the first resilient sub-element and the other end of the second resilient sub-element is exposed outside the second insulator.

20. The electrical connection assembly as claimed in claim 19, wherein each of the first elastic members includes a first elastic portion and a first post portion, the first elastic portion being connected to the first post portion, and at least a portion of the first elastic portion being exposed outside the first insulator; each of the second elastic members includes a second elastic portion and two second post portions, the two ends of the second elastic portion being respectively connected to the two second post portions, and at least a portion of the second elastic portion being located inside the second insulator.

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