Electronic equipment and case

Abstract

The utility model provides electronic equipment and a case. The electronic equipment comprises a main control board and a back board. A second backboard connector is arranged at one end, far away from a main control board, of a second side of a backboard, at least one first power supply connector located on the same side as the second side of the backboard is arranged on a first edge of the main control board, and a second power supply connector located on the same side as the first side of the backboard is arranged on the main control board. Therefore, when the first power supply connector is in a vacant state and is not connected, the electronic equipment which is connected to the power supply through the second power supply connector to supply power is more compact in space.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the field of chip verification technology, and in particular to an electronic device and a chassis. Background Art

[0002] The prototype verification system can verify the design under test (DUT) through one or more configurable components (for example, a field programmable gate array (FPGA)), including executing various operations of the DUT, so that the functions of each module of the DUT can be tested and verified before manufacturing.

[0003] However, multiple configurable components tend to be long in size and occupy a large space. Utility Model Content

[0004] In view of this, the purpose of the present application is to provide an electronic device and a chassis to solve or partially solve the above problems.

[0005] The first aspect of the present application provides an electronic device, comprising: a main control board; and a back panel perpendicular to the main control board, the back panel comprising a first side and a second side opposite to each other, a first back panel connector being arranged on the first side of the back panel close to one end of the main control board, and the back panel being electrically connected to the main control board via the first back panel connector; wherein a second back panel connector is arranged on the second side of the back panel away from one end of the main control board; at least one first power connector is arranged on a first edge of the main control board, and the first power connector is located on the same side as the second side of the back panel; and the main control board is also provided with a second power connector, and the second power connector is located on the same side as the first side of the back panel.

[0006] A second aspect of the present application provides a chassis, comprising: a chassis shell; and the electronic device as described in the first aspect; wherein the electronic device is built into the chassis shell.

[0007] The present application provides an electronic device and a chassis, the electronic device comprising a main control board and a backplane. By arranging a second backplane connector at one end of the second side of the backplane away from the main control board, arranging at least one first power connector on the same side as the second side of the backplane on the first edge of the main control board, and arranging a second power connector on the same side as the first side of the backplane on the main control board, when the first power connector is in an empty state and not connected, the electronic device connected to the power supply through the second power connector is more compact in space. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0008] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the present application or related technologies, the drawings required for use in the embodiments or related technical descriptions are briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only embodiments of the present application. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative work.

[0009] Figure 1 A schematic structural diagram of an exemplary electronic device 100 according to an embodiment of the present application is shown.

[0010] Figure 2 A schematic side view of an exemplary chassis 200 according to an embodiment of the present application is shown.

[0011] Figure 3 A schematic side view of an exemplary chassis 300 according to an embodiment of the present application is shown.

[0012] Figure 4 A schematic structural diagram of an exemplary electronic device 400 according to an embodiment of the present application is shown.

[0013] Figure 5 A schematic structural diagram of another exemplary electronic device 400 according to an embodiment of the present application is shown.

[0014] Fig. 6A A schematic structural diagram of another exemplary electronic device 400 according to an embodiment of the present application is shown.

[0015] Figure 6B A schematic structural diagram of another exemplary electronic device 400 according to an embodiment of the present application is shown.

[0016] Figure 7 A schematic side view of an exemplary chassis 700 according to an embodiment of the present application is shown.

[0017] Figure 8 A schematic structural diagram of an exemplary chassis 800 according to an embodiment of the present application is shown. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0018] In order to make the objectives, technical solutions and advantages of the present application more clearly understood, the present application is further described in detail below in combination with specific embodiments and with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0019] It should be noted that, unless otherwise defined, the technical terms or scientific terms used in the embodiments of the present application should be the usual meanings understood by people with ordinary skills in the field to which the present application belongs. The "first", "second" and similar words used in the embodiments of the present application do not represent any order, quantity or importance, but are only used to distinguish different components. "Including" or "comprising" and similar words mean that the elements or objects appearing in front of the word cover the elements or objects listed after the word and their equivalents, without excluding other elements or objects. "Connect" or "connected" and similar words are not limited to physical or mechanical connections, but can include electrical connections, whether direct or indirect. "Up", "down", "left", "right" and the like are only used to indicate relative positional relationships. When the absolute position of the described object changes, the relative positional relationship may also change accordingly.

[0020] As described in the background art, a plurality of configurable components are often long in size and occupy a large space.

[0021] Figure 1 A schematic structural diagram of an exemplary electronic device 100 according to an embodiment of the present application is shown.

[0022] like Figure 1 As shown, the electronic device 100 may include a main control board 102 and a backboard 104 perpendicular to the main control board 102, and the backboard 104 may include a first side a and a second side a' opposite to each other. A backboard connector 106 may be provided at one end of the first side a of the backboard 104 close to the main control board 102, and the backboard 104 is electrically connected to the main control board 102 through the backboard connector 106.

[0023] It should be noted that the backplane and the main control board can be arranged vertically. In the embodiment of the present application, the angle of the vertical arrangement is not limited to 90 degrees. The angle between the backplane and the main control board within a certain angle range so that the backplane can stand upright on the main control board should fall within the protection scope of the present application.

[0024] The electronic device 100 may further include a circuit board 108a and a circuit board 108b opposite to the main control board 102. The circuit board 108a and the circuit board 108b may be prototype verification boards. A backplane connector 110a and a backplane connector 110b may be provided at one end of the first side a of the backplane 104 away from the main control board 102, and the circuit board 108a and the circuit board 108b are electrically connected to the backplane 104 through the backplane connector 110a and the backplane connector 110b, respectively.

[0025] The backplane connector 112a and the backplane connector 112b may be provided at the second side a' of the backplane 104 away from the main control board 102. The electronic device 100 may also include circuit boards 114a and 114b, which are electrically connected to the backplane 104 via the backplane connector 112a and the backplane connector 112b, respectively.

[0026] A power connector 116a and a power connector 116b may be provided at the first edge b of the main control board 102. The electronic device 100 may further include a power supply unit 118a and a power supply unit 118b, which are electrically connected to the main control board 102 through the power connector 116a and the power connector 116b, respectively, for supplying power to the circuit boards 108a, 108b and the circuit boards 114a, 114b.

[0027] The electronic device 100 may further include a heat sink 120, which may be disposed on the main control board 102, the circuit boards 108a, 108b and the circuit boards 114a, 114b to dissipate heat for chips disposed on the main control board 102, the circuit boards 108a, 108b and the circuit boards 114a, 114b.

[0028] Figure 2 A schematic side view of an exemplary chassis 200 according to an embodiment of the present application is shown.

[0029] like Figure 2 As shown, the chassis 200 may include a chassis housing 202 and an electronic device 100 built in the chassis housing 202. The heat sink 120 in the electronic device 100 may dissipate heat for the chip 204.

[0030] The chassis 200 may include a panel 206 and a panel 208 facing each other along a first direction c. The first surface d and the second surface d' of the chassis housing 202 are open. After the electronic device 100 is built into the chassis housing 202, the panel 206 may cover the first surface d, and the panel 208 may cover the second surface d' to form the chassis 200.

[0031] The panel 208 may also be provided with an opening, and a fan 210 for discharging air in the first direction c may be provided at the opening. The power supply units 118a and 118b may be provided with fans 1181 and 1182 (not shown in the figure) for discharging air in the same direction as the fan 210, so that the fans 1181 and 1182 may respectively dissipate the heat in the power supply units 118a and 118b, and then dissipate the heat to the outside of the chassis 200 through the fan 210.

[0032] For the circuit boards 108a, 108b and the circuit boards 114a, 114b, power supply units 118a, 118b are required to supply power. Since the power supply units 118a, 118b need to be laid out under the premise of keeping the heat dissipation duct consistent with the heat dissipation duct of the chassis, if the power supply units 118a, 118b are laid out at the same side of the main control board 102 as the first side a, more length space will be occupied at the position of the main control board 102 along the first direction c. At the same time, the parallel power supply units 118a, 118b will also occupy more width space at the position of the main control board 102 along the second direction (not shown in the figure). Among them, the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction c. Therefore, when the power supply units 118a and 118b are needed to provide power, the power supply units 118a and 118b cannot be arranged at the same side of the main control board 102 as the first side a. This will occupy the layout space of the radiator 120 and the chip 204, seriously affecting the layout of the main control board 102.

[0033] In order to avoid affecting the layout of the main control board 102, the power supply units 118a and 118b need to be arranged at the position of the first edge b of the main control board 102. However, when the electronic device 100 only has the circuit boards 108a and 108b, it is not necessary to arrange the power supply units 118a and 118b at the same time (generally, one power supply unit can supply power to two circuit boards). In this case, if the power supply unit is still arranged at the position of the first edge b of the main control board 102, it is not conducive to reducing the size of the electronic device 100, and further not conducive to reducing the space of the chassis 200.

[0034] Figure 3 A schematic side view of an exemplary chassis 300 according to an embodiment of the present application is shown.

[0035] like Figure 3 As shown, after the circuit boards 114a and 114b are removed, the electronic device 100 may not be provided with the power supply unit 118a, and the circuit boards 108a and 108b are powered by the power supply unit 118b. At this time, the power supply unit 118b is still provided at the first edge b, and the length of the electronic device 100 in the first direction c is still very long, and the space of the chassis 300 will not be reduced due to the reduction in the number of circuit boards.

[0036] In view of this, the present application provides an electronic device and a chassis, the electronic device comprising a main control board and a backplane. By arranging a second backplane connector at an end of the second side of the backplane away from the main control board, arranging at least one first power connector on the same side as the second side of the backplane on the first edge of the main control board, and arranging a second power connector on the same side as the first side of the backplane on the main control board, when the first power connector is in an empty state and not connected, the electronic device connected to the power supply through the second power connector is more compact in space.

[0037] Figure 4 A schematic structural diagram of an exemplary electronic device 400 according to an embodiment of the present application is shown.

[0038] like Figure 4 As shown, the electronic device 400 may include a main control board 402 and a backboard 404 perpendicular to the main control board 402, and the backboard 404 may include a first side a and a second side a' opposite to each other. In order to make the space where the first side a of the backboard 404 is located more compact, in some embodiments, a backboard connector 406 (for example, a first backboard connector) may be provided at one end of the first side a of the backboard 404 close to the main control board 402, and the backboard 404 is electrically connected to the main control board 402 through the backboard connector 406.

[0039] It should be noted that the backplane and the main control board can be arranged vertically. As described above, in the embodiment of the present application, the angle of the vertical arrangement is not limited to 90 degrees. The angle between the backplane and the main control board within a certain angle range so that the backplane can stand upright on the main control board should fall within the protection scope of the present application.

[0040] When the electronic device 400 includes a circuit board 408a and a circuit board 408b opposite to the main control board 402, in order to reduce the size of the electronic device 400, in some embodiments, a power connector 410 (e.g., a second power connector) can be provided on the main control board 402, and the power connector 410 is located on the same side as the first side a of the back plate 404. Among them, the circuit boards 408a and 408b can be first circuit boards. In this way, a power supply unit 412 (e.g., a first power supply unit) for supplying power to the circuit boards 408a and 408b can be electrically connected to the main control board 402 through the power connector 410, which solves the problem that the power supply unit is provided at the position of the first edge b of the main control board 402, which is not conducive to reducing the size of the electronic device.

[0041] In some embodiments, the main control board 402 may also be provided with a card slot (not shown in the figure), and the card slot is used to accommodate the power supply unit 412.

[0042] A backplane connector 414a and a backplane connector 414b may be provided at one end of the first side a of the backplane 404 away from the main control board 402. The backplane connectors 414a and 414b may be third backplane connectors. The circuit boards 408a and 408b may be electrically connected to the backplane 404 through the backplane connectors 414a and 414b, respectively. In some embodiments, a backplane connector 416a and a backplane connector 416b may be provided at one end of the second side a' of the backplane 404 away from the main control board 402, and at least one power connector 418 (e.g., a first power connector) may be provided at the first edge b of the main control board 402, wherein the power connector 418 is located on the same side as the second side a' of the backplane 404, and the backplane connectors 416a and 416b may be second backplane connectors. In this way, the user can connect other circuit boards through the backplane connector 416a and the backplane connector 416b, and at the same time, can connect a power supply unit through the power connector 418 to power the circuit boards connected through the backplane connectors 416a and 416b.

[0043] Figure 5 A schematic structural diagram of another exemplary electronic device 400 according to an embodiment of the present application is shown.

[0044] like Figure 5 As shown, in some embodiments, the electronic device 400 may include a circuit board 502, a circuit board 504, a power supply unit 506 (e.g., a third power supply unit) and a power supply unit 508 (e.g., a fourth power supply unit) arranged along a first direction. Among them, the circuit boards 502 and 504 may be second circuit boards. The circuit boards 502 and 504 may be electrically connected to the backplane 404 through backplane connectors 416a and 416b. At least one power connector 418 may include a symmetrically arranged power connector 418a (e.g., a fourth power connector) and a power connector 418b (e.g., a fifth power connector). The power supply unit 506 may be electrically connected to the main control board 402 through the power connector 418a, and the power supply unit 508 may be electrically connected to the main control board 402 through the power connector 418b, so as to supply power to the circuit boards 502 and 504 through any of the power supply units 506 and 508. In this way, two power supply units are connected by setting two power connectors, and one of the power supply units can be used as a backup power supply unit.

[0045] Through the above configuration, when the user needs to use the circuit boards 408a and 408b, the power supply unit 412 can supply power to the circuit boards 408a and 408b by connecting the power connector 410, so that the power connector 418 and the backplane connectors 416a and 416b are in an empty state without connection, thereby effectively reducing the size of the electronic device 400. At the same time, the user can also connect other circuit boards (for example, connect to the circuit boards 502 and 504) through the backplane connectors 416a and 416b, and connect to the power supply unit (for example, connect to the power supply units 506 and 508) through the power connector 418 for power supply, thereby realizing an electronic device compatible with two circuit boards and four circuit boards without adding extra boards.

[0046] It can be understood that the layout of the power connector 418 and the power supply units 412, 506 and 508 in the above embodiment is only exemplary. When one power connector 418 is arranged, the power supply unit 412 and the power supply unit 506 or 508 can be connected to power the circuit board. When two power connectors 418 are arranged, the power supply unit 412, the power supply units 506 and 508 can be connected at the same time to power the circuit board, and the power connector 410 can also be left in an empty state, and the power supply units 506 and 508 are connected through the power connector 418 to power the circuit board. This application is not limited to this.

[0047] Fig. 6A A schematic structural diagram of another exemplary electronic device 400 according to an embodiment of the present application is shown.

[0048] like Fig. 6A As shown, the electronic device 400 may include a heat sink 606 respectively arranged on the main control board 402, the circuit boards 408a, 408b, 502 and 504. In some embodiments, at least one power connector 418 may include a power connector 602 (e.g., a third power connector), and a power supply unit 604 (e.g., a second power supply unit) arranged along the first direction c may be electrically connected to the main control board 402 through the power connector 602. At this time, the power connector 410 and the power supply unit 412 may be arranged at the edge of the main control board 402, so as to facilitate the formation of a card slot for accommodating the power supply unit 412.

[0049] Figure 6B A schematic structural diagram of another exemplary electronic device 400 according to an embodiment of the present application is shown.

[0050] like Figure 6BAs shown, the main control board 402 includes a second edge e and a third edge e' opposite to each other, and the second edge e and the third edge e' are perpendicular to the first edge b. In some embodiments, the card slot 608 can be set at the position of the second edge e or the third edge e', so that it is more convenient to process the main control board 402 to form the card slot 608, and the integrity of the main control board 402 can be retained to the maximum extent to ensure a better layout. At the same time, the space for wiring on the main control board 402 is more concentrated, which is conducive to providing more routing channels for components on the main control board 402.

[0051] It should be noted that the included angles between the second edge e and the third edge e' and the first edge b are not limited to 90 degrees, and any variation of the included angle within a certain range should fall within the protection scope of the present application.

[0052] Figure 7 A schematic side view of an exemplary chassis 700 according to an embodiment of the present application is shown.

[0053] like Figure 7 As shown, in some embodiments, the chassis 700 may include a chassis housing 702 and an electronic device 400 built into the chassis housing 702. The heat sink 606 in the electronic device 400 may dissipate heat for the chip 704. In some embodiments, the heat sink 606 and the chip 704 may be arranged at a position of the electronic device 400 close to the panel 706 to leave space for the power supply unit 412 and the power connector 410.

[0054] Since the electronic device 400 can be compatible with different numbers of circuit boards and thus can have different sizes, in some embodiments, the chassis housing 702 can have different sizes to accommodate electronic devices 400 of different sizes. In some embodiments, the chassis 700 can include a panel 706 (e.g., a first panel) and a panel 708 (e.g., a second panel) that are opposite to each other along a first direction c. The first face d and the second face d' of the chassis housing 702 are open. After the electronic device 400 is built into the chassis housing 702, the panel 706 can cover the first face d, and the panel 708 can cover the second face d' to form the chassis 700.

[0055] In some embodiments, the panel 708 may also be provided with an opening, and a fan 710 that discharges air along the first direction c may be provided at the position of the opening. The power supply unit 412 may be provided with a fan 4121 that discharges air in the same direction as the fan 710, so that the fan 4121 can dissipate the heat in the power supply unit 412, and then dissipate the heat to the outside of the chassis 200 through the fan 210. In view of this, in order to ensure that the heat in the power supply unit 412 can be effectively dissipated, in some embodiments, when the power supply unit 412 is provided, the power supply unit 412 may be provided on the main control board 402 along the first direction c, so that the air outlet direction of the fan 4121 of the power supply unit 412 is consistent with the air outlet direction of the fan 710 provided on the panel 708, so as to ensure effective heat dissipation of the power supply unit 412.

[0056] Figure 8 A schematic structural diagram of an exemplary chassis 800 according to an embodiment of the present application is shown.

[0057] like Figure 8 As shown, in some embodiments, the chassis 800 may include a chassis housing 802 that is larger than the chassis housing 702. The electronic device 400 compatible with the circuit boards 408a, 408b, 502, and 504 may be built into the chassis housing 802.

[0058] In some embodiments, the chassis 800 may include a panel 806 (e.g., a first panel) and a panel 808 (e.g., a second panel) that are opposite to each other along a first direction c. The first surface d and the second surface d' of the chassis housing 802 are open. After the electronic device 400 is built into the chassis housing 802, the panel 806 may cover the first surface d, and the panel 808 may cover the second surface d' to form the chassis 800.

[0059] In order to ensure that the heat in the power supply unit 604 can be effectively dissipated, in some embodiments, the power supply unit 604 can be set along the first direction c on the main control board 402, so that the air outlet direction of the fan 6041 of the power supply unit 604 is consistent with the air outlet direction of the fan 810 set on the panel 808 to ensure effective heat dissipation of the power supply unit 604.

[0060] Combination Figure 7 and Figure 8 When the electronic device 400 includes circuit boards 408a and 408b, the chassis housing 702 for accommodating the electronic device 400 is smaller than the chassis housing 802, which makes the layout inside the chassis 700 more compact and modular, and the manufacturing cost of the chassis 700 is also lower.

[0061] The present application provides an electronic device and a chassis, the electronic device comprising a main control board and a backplane. By arranging a second backplane connector at one end of the second side of the backplane away from the main control board, arranging at least one first power connector on the same side as the second side of the backplane on the first edge of the main control board, and arranging a second power connector on the same side as the first side of the backplane on the main control board, when the first power connector is in an empty state and not connected, the electronic device connected to the power supply through the second power connector is more compact in space.

[0062] Those skilled in the art should understand that the discussion of any of the above embodiments is merely illustrative and is not intended to imply that the scope of the present application (including the claims) is limited to these examples. In line with the concept of the present application, the technical features in the above embodiments or different embodiments may be combined, the steps may be implemented in any order, and there are many other variations of the different aspects of the embodiments of the present application as described above, which are not provided in detail for the sake of simplicity.

[0063] In addition, to simplify the description and discussion, and in order not to make the embodiments of the present application difficult to understand, the known power supply / ground connection with the integrated circuit (IC) chip and other components may or may not be shown in the provided drawings. In addition, the device can be shown in the form of a block diagram to avoid making the embodiments of the present application difficult to understand, and this also takes into account the fact that the details of the implementation of these block diagram devices are highly dependent on the platform to be implemented in the embodiments of the present application (that is, these details should be fully within the scope of understanding of those skilled in the art). In the case of elaborating specific details (e.g., circuits) to describe exemplary embodiments of the present application, it is obvious to those skilled in the art that the embodiments of the present application can be implemented without these specific details or when these specific details are changed. Therefore, these descriptions should be considered to be illustrative rather than restrictive.

[0064] Although the present application has been described in conjunction with specific embodiments of the present application, many replacements, modifications and variations of these embodiments will be apparent to those skilled in the art from the foregoing description. For example, other memory architectures (e.g., dynamic RAM (DRAM)) may use the embodiments discussed.

[0065] The embodiments of the present application are intended to cover all such substitutions, modifications and variations that fall within the broad scope of the appended claims. Therefore, any omissions, modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and principles of the embodiments of the present application should be included in the scope of protection of the present application.

Claims

1. An electronic device, comprising: Main control board; as well as A backplane perpendicular to the main control board, the backplane comprising a first side and a second side opposite to each other, a first backplane connector being arranged at one end of the first side of the backplane close to the main control board, and the backplane being electrically connected to the main control board through the first backplane connector; Wherein, a second backplane connector is provided at one end of the second side of the backplane away from the main control board; At least one first power connector is disposed on a first edge of the main control board, and the first power connector is located on the same side as the second side of the backplane; as well as The main control board is also provided with a second power connector, and the second power connector is located on the same side as the first side of the backplane.

2. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein: The electronic device further includes a first power supply unit arranged along a first direction, and the first power supply unit is electrically connected to the main control board through the second power connector.

3. The electronic device according to claim 2, wherein: The main control board is provided with a card slot, and the card slot is used to accommodate the first power supply unit.

4. The electronic device according to claim 1, further comprising: A first circuit board opposite to the main control board; A third backplane connector is disposed at one end of the first side of the backplane away from the main control board, and the first circuit board is electrically connected to the backplane through the third backplane connector.

5. The electronic device according to claim 3, further comprising: A second power supply unit arranged along the first direction; The at least one first power connector includes a third power connector, and the second power supply unit is electrically connected to the main control board through the third power connector; The main control board comprises a second edge and a third edge opposite to each other, wherein the second edge and the third edge are perpendicular to the first edge; The first power supply unit and the card slot are located at the second edge or the third edge.

6. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein: The electronic device further includes a second circuit board, and the second circuit board is electrically connected to the backplane through the second backplane connector.

7. The electronic device according to claim 1, further comprising: A third power supply unit and a fourth power supply unit arranged along the first direction; The at least one first power connector includes a fourth power connector and a fifth power connector that are symmetrically arranged; The third power supply unit is electrically connected to the main control board through the fourth power connector, and the fourth power supply unit is electrically connected to the main control board through the fifth power connector.

8. A chassis, comprising: Chassis shell; as well as The electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 7; Wherein, the electronic device is built in the chassis shell.

9. The chassis of claim 8, further comprising: A first panel and a second panel opposite to each other along a first direction; The first side and the second side of the chassis shell are open, the first panel covers the first side, and the second panel covers the second side.

10. The chassis of claim 9, wherein: The second panel is provided with an opening, and the opening is provided with a fan for discharging air along the first direction.

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