Server cable-free connection device and method

Abstract

The invention relates to a server cable-free connecting device and method. The device comprises an I / O adapter plate assembly, and the input end of the I / O adapter plate assembly is connected with a mainboard of a server; the input end of the I / O board assembly is connected with the output end of the I / O adapter board assembly, and the output end of the I / O board assembly is fixed on a case of the server. According to the server cable-free connecting device and method, excessive and messy switching cables caused by more output ports of equipment can be avoided, and the problem that the ventilation effect of the equipment is affected due to the fact that excessive cables disturb and even block an air outlet duct of the equipment is solved; and meanwhile, the signal wiring distance can be effectively shortened, the signal stability of external interfaces is improved, the arrangement density of components and interfaces is improved, and the space utilization rate in the case is also improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the field of servers, and in particular to a server cable-free connection device and method. Background Art

[0002] In the design of reinforced servers, it is common to convert the output ports of various boards into cables for external aviation plug connectors. If there are many output ports, if all of them are connected with adapter cables, there will be too many cables and they will be messy. At the same time, too many cables will disrupt the air duct of the equipment, thus affecting the ventilation effect of the equipment. Summary of the invention

[0003] The present invention provides a server cable-free connection device and method, aiming to solve at least one of the technical problems existing in the prior art.

[0004] The technical solution of the present invention is a server cableless connection device, which is installed on a server. The server at least includes a chassis and a motherboard installed in the chassis. The server cableless connection device includes: An I / O adapter board assembly, the input end of which is connected to the mainboard of the server; An I / O board assembly, wherein the input end of the I / O board assembly is connected to the output end of the I / O adapter board assembly, and the output end of the I / O board assembly is fixed on the chassis of the server.

[0005] Furthermore, a mainboard PCIe slot is provided on the mainboard of the server; The I / O adapter board assembly is provided with a first PCIe interface for connecting to the mainboard PCIe slot, and the first PCIe interface is connected to the mainboard PCIe slot.

[0006] Further, the I / O board assembly is provided with an I / O board PCIe slot; The I / O adapter board assembly is also provided with a second PCIe interface for connecting to the I / O board PCIE slot, and the second PCIe interface is connected to the I / O board PCIe slot.

[0007] Furthermore, the I / O adapter board assembly includes an adapter board base and an I / O adapter board mounted on the adapter board base, and the I / O adapter board is mounted on the adapter board base by adapter board fixing screws.

[0008] Furthermore, a U-shaped slot is provided on the base of the adapter plate, and a latch for inserting the U-shaped slot is provided on the side wall of the chassis.

[0009] Furthermore, the adapter plate base is provided with a riveted nut column, and the I / O adapter plate is mounted on the riveted nut column through the adapter plate fixing screws.

[0010] Furthermore, the I / O board assembly is provided with a combination of one or more of a USB 3.0 aviation plug, a USB 2.0 aviation plug, a VGA aviation plug and a serial port aviation plug.

[0011] Further, the USB2.0 aviation plug includes a USB2.0 aviation plug nut, and the USB2.0 aviation plug nut is installed on the USB2.0 aviation plug; The VGA aviation plug includes a VGA aviation plug nut, and the VGA aviation plug nut is installed on the VGA aviation plug; The serial port aviation plug comprises a serial port aviation plug nut, and the serial port aviation plug nut is installed on the serial port aviation plug.

[0012] Furthermore, the present invention also proposes a server, including the server cableless connection device, and also including a motherboard and a chassis, the motherboard is installed in the chassis, the input end of the server cableless connection device is connected to the motherboard, and the output end of the server cableless connection device is installed on the side wall of the chassis.

[0013] Furthermore, the present invention also proposes a server cableless connection method, which is applied to the server cableless connection device according to claim 9, and comprises the following steps: S100, align the U-shaped card slot on the I / O adapter board assembly with the card pin on the side wall of the chassis, and insert it vertically from top to bottom along the inner wall of the chassis; S200, insert the first PCIe interface of the I / O adapter board assembly into the mainboard PCIe slot of the mainboard, and fix the I / O adapter board assembly to the chassis by tightening the adapter board fixing screws on the I / O adapter board assembly; S300, remove the USB2.0 aviation plug nut, VGA aviation plug nut and serial port aviation plug nut on the I / O board assembly, then align the USB2.0 aviation plug nut, VGA aviation plug nut and serial port aviation plug nut of the I / O board assembly and pass them through the aviation plug through hole on the rear window assembly of the chassis, and finally install the corresponding aviation plug nut USB2.0 aviation plug nut, VGA aviation plug nut and serial port aviation plug nut; S400, install the I / O board assembly on the rear window assembly of the chassis, insert the rear window assembly with the installed I / O board assembly horizontally, align the I / O board PCIe slot on the I / O board assembly with the second PCIe interface on the I / O adapter board assembly, and insert it horizontally; S500, tighten the rear window fixing screws of the chassis to complete the cable-free connection from the motherboard to the side wall of the chassis.

[0014] The beneficial effects of the present invention are: The server cable-free connection device and method can avoid the occurrence of excessive and messy adapter cables when the device has a large number of output ports, and solve the problem that too many cables disturb or even block the device's air outlet duct, thereby affecting the ventilation effect of the device; at the same time, it can also effectively shorten the signal routing distance, improve the signal stability of the external interface, increase the arrangement density of components and interfaces, and also improve the space utilization inside the chassis. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0015] Figure 1 The figure is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the cable-free connection device for the server.

[0016] Figure 2 The figure is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the cable-free connection device for the server (excluding the rear window component of the chassis).

[0017] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure decomposition for batch configuration of server management ports.

[0018] Figure 4 This is a structural diagram of the I / O adapter board assembly in batch configuration of server management ports.

[0019] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the structural decomposition of the I / O adapter board assembly in the server cable-free connection device.

[0020] Figure 6 It is a structural schematic diagram of the I / O board assembly in the cable-free connection device of the server.

[0021] Figure 7 It is a front view schematic diagram of the structure of the I / O board assembly in the cable-free connection device of the server.

[0022] Figure 8 A flowchart of a method for connecting a server to a cable-free server.

[0023] Figure numerals, 100, I / O adapter board assembly; 110, first PCIe interface; 120, second PCIe interface; 130, adapter board base; 131, U-shaped card slot; 132, riveted nut column; 140, I / O adapter board; 150, adapter board fixing screw; 200, I / O board assembly; 210, I / O board PCIe slot; 220, USB3.0 aviation plug; 230, USB2.0 aviation plug; 231, USB2.0 aviation plug nut; 240, VGA aviation plug; 241, VGA aviation plug nut; 250, serial port aviation plug; 251, serial port aviation plug nut; 300, server; 310, chassis; 311, latch; 320, motherboard; 321, motherboard PCIe slot. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0024] The following will be combined with the embodiments and drawings to clearly and completely describe the concept, specific structure and technical effects of the present invention, so as to fully understand the purpose, scheme and effect of the present invention. It should be noted that the embodiments and features in the embodiments of this application can be combined with each other without conflict.

[0025] It should be noted that, unless otherwise specified, when a feature is referred to as being "fixed" or "connected" to another feature, it may be directly fixed or connected to the other feature, or it may be indirectly fixed or connected to the other feature. In addition, the descriptions of up, down, left, right, top, bottom, etc. used in the present invention are only relative to the relative positional relationship of the components of the present invention in the drawings.

[0026] In addition, unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as those generally understood by those skilled in the art. The terms used in this specification are only for describing specific embodiments, not for limiting the present invention. The term "and / or" used herein includes any combination of one or more related listed items.

[0027] It should be understood that, although the terms first, second, third, etc. may be used to describe various elements in the present disclosure, these elements should not be limited to these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish elements of the same type from each other. For example, without departing from the scope of the present disclosure, the first element may also be referred to as the second element, and similarly, the second element may also be referred to as the first element.

[0028] Reference Figures 1 to 8 In some embodiments, the technical solution of the present invention is a server cableless connection device, which is installed on a server 300. The server 300 at least includes a chassis 310 and a motherboard 320 installed in the chassis 310. Figures 4 to 7 , the server cable-free connection device comprises: An I / O adapter board assembly 100, the input end of the I / O adapter board assembly 100 is connected to the mainboard 320 of the server 300; An I / O board assembly 200 , wherein the input end of the I / O board assembly 200 is connected to the output end of the I / O adapter board assembly 100 , and the output end of the I / O board assembly 200 is fixed on the chassis 310 of the server 300 .

[0029] The beneficial effects of the present invention are: The server cable-free connection device and method can avoid the occurrence of too many and messy adapter cables when the device has a large number of output ports, and solves the problem that too many cables disturb or even block the device's air outlet duct, thereby affecting the ventilation effect of the device; at the same time, it can also effectively shorten the signal routing distance, improve the signal stability of the external interface, increase the arrangement density of components and interfaces, and also improve the space utilization inside the chassis 310.

[0030] Further, refer to Figure 1 , Figure 4 and Figure 5 , a motherboard PCIe slot 321 is provided on the motherboard 320 of the server 300; The I / O adapter board assembly 100 is provided with a first PCIe interface 110 for connecting to the mainboard PCIe slot 321 , and the first PCIe interface 110 is connected to the mainboard PCIe slot 321 .

[0031] Further, refer to Figures 4 to 7 , the I / O board assembly 200 is provided with an I / O board PCIe slot 210; The I / O adapter board assembly 100 is further provided with a second PCIe interface 120 for connecting to the I / O board PCIE slot, and the second PCIe interface 120 is connected to the I / O board PCIe slot 210 .

[0032] Further, refer to Figure 4 and Figure 5 The I / O adapter board assembly 100 includes an adapter board base 130 and an I / O adapter board 140 mounted on the adapter board base 130 , and the I / O adapter board 140 is mounted on the adapter board base 130 via adapter board fixing screws 150 .

[0033] Further, refer to Figure 5 The adapter plate base 130 is provided with a U-shaped slot 131 , and the side wall of the chassis 310 is provided with a latch 311 for inserting the U-shaped slot 131 .

[0034] Further, refer to Figure 4 and Figure 5 The adapter plate base 130 is provided with a rivet nut column 132 , and the I / O adapter plate 140 is mounted on the rivet nut column 132 through the adapter plate fixing screw 150 .

[0035] Specifically, the adapter board base 130 is provided with four rivet nut columns 132 and two U-shaped slots 131. The I / O adapter board 140 is mounted on the rivet nut columns 132 on the adapter board base 130, and the fixing screws are locked to form the I / O adapter board assembly 100.

[0036] Further, refer to Figure 6 and Figure 7 The I / O board assembly 200 is provided with a combination of one or more of a USB 3.0 aviation plug 220 , a USB 2.0 aviation plug 230 , a VGA aviation plug 240 and a serial port aviation plug 250 .

[0037] Further, refer to Figure 6 and Figure 7 , the USB2.0 aviation plug 230 includes a USB2.0 aviation plug nut 231, and the USB2.0 aviation plug nut 231 is installed on the USB2.0 aviation plug 230; The VGA aviation plug 240 includes a VGA aviation plug nut 241, and the VGA aviation plug nut 241 is installed on the VGA aviation plug 240; The serial port aviation plug 250 includes a serial port aviation plug nut 251 , and the serial port aviation plug nut 251 is installed on the serial port aviation plug 250 .

[0038] Specifically, the front of the I / O board assembly 200 is welded with a USB 3.0 aviation plug 220, a USB 2.0 aviation plug 230, a VGA aviation plug 27, and a serial port aviation plug 250. The back of the I / O board assembly 200 is welded with an I / O board PCIe slot 210.

[0039] Among them, the USB2.0 aviation plug nut 231, the VGA aviation plug nut 241 and the serial port aviation plug nut 251 are removable and are used to fix when installing the I / O board assembly 200 to the rear window assembly of the chassis 300.

[0040] Further, refer to Figures 1 to 3 The present invention also proposes a server 300, including the server 300 cableless connection device, and also including a motherboard 320 and a chassis 310, wherein the motherboard 320 is installed in the chassis 310, the input end of the server 300 cableless connection device is connected to the motherboard 320, and the output end of the server 300 cableless connection device is installed on the side wall of the chassis 310.

[0041] Further, refer to Figure 8 The present invention further proposes a method for connecting a server 300 without cables, which is applied to the device for connecting a server 300 without cables as claimed in claim 9, and comprises the following steps: S100, align the U-shaped slot 131 on the I / O adapter board assembly 100 with the latch 311 on the side wall of the chassis 310, and vertically insert the chassis 310 from top to bottom along the inner side wall; S200, the first PCIe interface 110 of the I / O adapter board assembly 100 is inserted into the mainboard PCIe slot 321 of the mainboard 320, and the I / O adapter board assembly 100 is fixed to the chassis 310 by tightening the adapter board fixing screws 150 on the I / O adapter board assembly 100; S300, remove the USB2.0 aviation plug nut 231, VGA aviation plug nut 241 and serial port aviation plug nut 251 on the I / O board assembly 200, then align the USB2.0 aviation plug screw head, VGA aviation plug screw head and serial port aviation plug screw head of the I / O board assembly 200 and pass them through the aviation plug through hole on the rear window assembly of the chassis 310, and finally install the corresponding aviation plug nuts USB2.0 aviation plug nut 231, VGA aviation plug nut 241 and serial port aviation plug nut 251; S400, installing the I / O board assembly 200 on the rear window assembly of the chassis 310, inserting the rear window assembly with the installed I / O board assembly 200 horizontally, aligning the I / O board PCIe slot 210 on the I / O board assembly 200 with the second PCIe interface 120 on the I / O adapter board assembly 100, and inserting the assembly horizontally; S500 , tighten the rear window fixing screws of the chassis 310 , completing the cable-free connection between the mainboard 320 and the side wall of the chassis 310 .

[0042] The above is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention. The present invention is not limited to the above implementation. As long as the technical effect of the present invention is achieved by the same means, any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present disclosure shall be included in the scope of protection of the present disclosure. All should belong to the protection scope of the present invention. Within the protection scope of the present invention, its technical scheme and / or implementation method can have various modifications and changes.

Claims

1. A server cableless connection device, the server cableless connection device being installed on a server (300), the server (300) comprising at least a chassis (310) and a motherboard (320) installed in the chassis (310), characterized in that: The server cable-free connection device comprises: An I / O adapter board assembly (100), wherein an input end of the I / O adapter board assembly (100) is connected to the main board (320) of the server (300); An I / O board assembly (200), wherein an input end of the I / O board assembly (200) is connected to an output end of the I / O adapter board assembly (100), and the output end of the I / O board assembly (200) is fixed to a chassis (310) of a server (300).

2. The server cableless connection device according to claim 1, characterized in that: A mainboard PCIe slot (321) is provided on the mainboard (320) of the server (300); The I / O adapter board assembly (100) is provided with a first PCIe interface (110) for connecting to the mainboard PCIe slot (321), and the first PCIe interface (110) is connected to the mainboard PCIe slot (321).

3. The server cable-free connection device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The I / O board assembly (200) is provided with an I / O board PCIe slot (210); The I / O adapter board assembly (100) is further provided with a second PCIe interface (120) for connecting to the I / O board PCIE slot, and the second PCIe interface (120) is connected to the I / O board PCIe slot (210).

4. The server cable-free connection device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The I / O adapter board assembly (100) comprises an adapter board base (130) and an I / O adapter board (140) mounted on the adapter board base (130); the I / O adapter board (140) is mounted on the adapter board base (130) via adapter board fixing screws (150).

5. The server cable-free connection device according to claim 4, characterized in that: A U-shaped card slot (131) is provided on the adapter plate base (130), and a card pin (311) for inserting the U-shaped card slot (131) is provided on the side wall of the chassis (310).

6. The server cable-free connection device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The adapter plate base (130) is provided with a riveted nut column (132), and the I / O adapter plate (140) is mounted on the riveted nut column (132) via the adapter plate fixing screw (150).

7. The server cable-free connection device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The I / O board assembly (200) is provided with a combination of one or more of a USB 3.0 aviation plug (220), a USB 2.0 aviation plug (230), a VGA aviation plug (240) and a serial port aviation plug (250).

8. The server cable-free connection device according to claim 7, characterized in that: The USB 2.0 aviation plug (230) comprises a USB 2.0 aviation plug nut (231), and the USB 2.0 aviation plug nut (231) is mounted on the USB 2.0 aviation plug (230); The VGA aviation plug (240) comprises a VGA aviation plug nut (241), and the VGA aviation plug nut (241) is mounted on the VGA aviation plug (240); The serial port aviation plug (250) comprises a serial port aviation plug nut (251), and the serial port aviation plug nut (251) is mounted on the serial port aviation plug (250).

9. A server, characterized in that: The server (300) cableless connection device comprises any one of claims 1 to 8, and further comprises a mainboard (320) and a chassis (310), wherein the mainboard (320) is installed in the chassis (310), an input end of the server (300) cableless connection device is connected to the mainboard (320), and an output end of the server (300) cableless connection device is installed on a side wall of the chassis (310).

10. A server cableless connection method, the server cableless connection method being applied to the server cableless connection device according to claim 9, characterized in that: The server cable-free connection method comprises the following steps: S100, aligning the U-shaped slot (131) on the I / O adapter board assembly (100) with the latch (311) on the side wall of the chassis (310), and vertically inserting the assembly from top to bottom along the inner side wall of the chassis (310); S200, the first PCIe interface (110) of the I / O adapter board assembly (100) is inserted into the mainboard PCIe slot (321) of the mainboard (320), and the I / O adapter board assembly (100) is fixed to the chassis (310) by tightening the adapter board fixing screws (150) on the I / O adapter board assembly (100); S300, remove the USB2.0 aviation plug nut (231), the VGA aviation plug nut (241) and the serial port aviation plug nut (251) on the I / O board assembly (200), then align the USB2.0 aviation plug nut, the VGA aviation plug nut and the serial port aviation plug nut of the I / O board assembly (200) and pass them through the aviation plug through hole on the rear window assembly of the chassis (310), and finally install the corresponding aviation plug nuts USB2.0 aviation plug nut (231), VGA aviation plug nut (241) and serial port aviation plug nut (251); S400, installing the I / O board assembly (200) on the rear window assembly of the chassis (310), horizontally inserting the rear window assembly with the installed I / O board assembly (200), aligning the I / O board PCIe slot (210) on the I / O board assembly (200) with the second PCIe interface (120) on the I / O adapter board assembly (100), and inserting the assembly in a horizontal direction; S500, tighten the rear window fixing screws of the chassis (310) to complete the cable-free connection between the mainboard (320) and the side wall of the chassis (310).

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