Server equipment and expansion card stop mechanism thereof

Abstract

The utility model discloses server equipment and an expansion card stopping mechanism thereof. The expansion card stopping mechanism comprises a shell and a stopping handle, the casing comprises a side plate, a lug and a fixing hole. The convex lugs extend out of the inner side faces of the side plates, and the fixing holes are located in the convex lugs. The backstop handle comprises a handle body, an extension part and a locking piece. The handle body is pivoted to the machine shell, the extending part extends out of the handle body, and the locking piece is arranged on the extending part. When the backstop handle covers the top surface of the side plate and the extension part abuts against the lug, the backstop handle is locked to the fixing hole through the locking piece, and the separation blade support of the computer expansion card can be fixedly held between the backstop handle and the top surface of the side plate. By means of the structure, the server device and the expansion card stopping mechanism of the server device not only can complete assembly or disassembly of the expansion card within limited time, reduce maintenance cost and time of a server, but also can eliminate inconvenience and problems caused by locking tools and screw factors.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to a server device, in particular to a server device with an expansion card stopping mechanism. Background Art

[0002] Generally speaking, a server includes a motherboard and a plurality of expansion card slots. The expansion card slots are arranged on the motherboard to receive an expansion card (such as a graphics card, a network card, a sound card or a video card) as a means of processing and expanding the functions of the motherboard. Thus, after the expansion card is inserted into the expansion card slot, the user can lock the positioning bracket on the expansion card to the server casing by screws to fix the expansion card on the expansion card slot.

[0003] However, during the installation and removal of the expansion card, the assembler needs to use tools to lock or loosen the screws, which is not only very inconvenient, but also may cause the screws to fall into the case and cause short circuits. Thus, the above inconvenience not only consumes a lot of installation and replacement time, thereby increasing manufacturing and labor costs, but also may cause the concern of screws falling into the case and causing short circuits. Utility Model Content

[0004] The utility model provides a server device and an expansion card stopping mechanism thereof, which are used to solve the problems of the prior art.

[0005] According to one embodiment of the utility model, a server device includes a casing, a motherboard device, a stop handle and at least one computer expansion card. The casing includes a side panel, a first lug and a first fixing hole. The first lug extends from an inner side of the side panel, and the first fixing hole is located on the first lug. The motherboard device includes a wiring board and at least one expansion card slot. The wiring board is located in the casing, and the expansion card slot is located on the wiring board. The computer expansion card includes a circuit board and a baffle bracket. The circuit board is inserted into the expansion card slot, the baffle bracket is fixed to the circuit board, and abuts against the top surface of the side panel. The stop handle includes a handle body, an extension portion and a first locking member. The handle body is pivotally connected to the casing, the extension portion extends from the handle body, and the first locking member is arranged on the extension portion. When the stop handle covers the top surface of the side plate and the extension portion abuts against the first lug, the blocking piece bracket can be fixed between the stop handle and the top surface of the side plate by the first locking piece being locked to the first fixing hole.

[0006] According to one or more embodiments of the utility model, in the above-mentioned server device, the extension portion includes a bent rib, one end of the bent rib is integrally connected to the inner side of the side plate, and the other end has a fitting surface, which directly covers the first lug. The first locking member is provided on the fitting surface, and is used to be pressed into the first fixing hole to fix the extension portion on the first lug.

[0007] According to one or more embodiments of the utility model, in the above-mentioned server device, the housing further includes a second fixing hole, the second fixing hole is located on the outer side of the side plate, the outer side is opposite to the inner side, and the top surface is adjacent to the outer side and the inner side, respectively. The stop handle further includes a second lug and a second locking member. The second lug is located on a side of the handle body opposite to the extension portion, and the second locking member is disposed on the second lug to be pressed into the second fixing hole to fix the stop handle to the side plate.

[0008] According to one or more embodiments of the utility model, in the above-mentioned server device, the housing includes a plurality of positioning grooves, which are arranged on the side plate. The stop handle also includes a plurality of positioning fins, which are arranged on one side of the handle body. When the stop handle covers the top surface of the side plate, one of the positioning fins passes through the notch of the baffle bracket and extends into one of the positioning grooves, the baffle bracket is fixed between the stop handle and the top surface of the side plate.

[0009] According to one or more embodiments of the present invention, in the above-mentioned server device, the outer side of the side plate has a recessed groove, the handle body is located in the recessed groove, and is pivotally connected to two opposite inner walls of the side plate facing the recessed groove.

[0010] According to one embodiment of the utility model, an expansion card stop mechanism is used to hold at least one computer expansion card, and the expansion card stop mechanism includes a housing and a stop handle. The housing includes a side panel, a first lug and a first fixing hole. The first lug extends from the inner side of the side panel, and the first fixing hole is located on the first lug. The stop handle includes a handle body, an extension portion and a first locking piece. The handle body is pivotally connected to the housing, the extension portion extends from the handle body, and the first locking piece is disposed on the extension portion. When the stop handle covers the top surface of the side panel and the extension portion abuts against the first lug, the baffle bracket of the computer expansion card can be held between the stop handle and the top surface of the side panel by being locked to the first fixing hole by the first locking piece.

[0011] According to one or more embodiments of the present invention, in the expansion card stop mechanism, the extension portion includes a bent rib, one end of the bent rib is integrally connected to the inner side of the side plate, and the other end has a fitting surface, which directly covers the first lug. The first locking member is provided on the fitting surface to be pressed into the first fixing hole to fix the extension portion on the first lug.

[0012] According to one or more embodiments of the utility model, in the expansion card stop mechanism, the housing further includes a second fixing hole, the second fixing hole is located on the outer side of the side plate, the outer side is opposite to the inner side, and the top surface is adjacent to the outer side and the inner side, respectively. The stop handle further includes a second lug and a second locking member. The second lug is located on a side of the handle body opposite to the extension portion, and the second locking member is disposed on the second lug to be pressed into the second fixing hole to fix the stop handle to the side plate.

[0013] According to one or more embodiments of the utility model, in the expansion card stop mechanism, the housing includes a plurality of positioning grooves, which are arranged on the side plate. The stop handle also includes a plurality of positioning fins, which are arranged on one side of the handle body. When the stop handle covers the top surface of the side plate, one of the positioning fins passes through the notch of the baffle bracket and extends into one of the positioning grooves, the baffle bracket is fixed between the stop handle and the top surface of the side plate.

[0014] According to one or more embodiments of the present invention, in the expansion card stop mechanism, the outer side of the side plate has a recessed groove, the handle body is located in the recessed groove, and is pivotally connected to two opposite inner walls of the side plate facing the recessed groove.

[0015] Thus, through the above structure, the server device and the expansion card stopping mechanism of the utility model can not only complete the assembly or disassembly of the expansion card within a limited time, thereby reducing the maintenance cost and time of the server, but also eliminate the inconvenience and problems caused by locking tools and screws.

[0016] The above description is only used to illustrate the problems to be solved by the present invention, the technical means to solve the problems, and the effects produced, etc. The specific details of the present invention will be described in detail in the following implementation methods and related drawings. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] In order to make the above and other purposes, features, advantages and embodiments of the present invention more clearly understood, the attached drawings are described as follows:

[0018] Figure 1 A partial assembly diagram of a server device according to an embodiment of the present utility model;

[0019] Figure 2 for Figure 1 An exploded view of the server equipment;

[0020] Figure 3 for Figure 1 A three-dimensional image of the stop handle from another viewing angle;

[0021] Figure 4 for Figure 1 Operation diagram of the server device;

[0022] Figure 5 for Figure 1 A cross-sectional view of a server device taken along line segment AA.

[0023]

Explanation of symbols

[0024] 10: Server equipment

[0025] 100: Expansion card stop mechanism

[0026] 200: Chassis

[0027] 210: Bottom plate

[0028] 220: First side panel

[0029] 221: Top

[0030] 222: Inner side

[0031] 223: Outer side

[0032] 224: Inner wall

[0033] 230: Positioning slot

[0034] 240: Long hole

[0035] 250: Depression

[0036] 260: Second fixing hole

[0037] 270: Second side panel

[0038] 280: First lug

[0039] 281: First fixing hole

[0040] 290: Accommodation space

[0041] 300: Stop handle

[0042] 310: handle body

[0043] 311: First piece

[0044] 311A: Long side

[0045] 312: Second piece

[0046] 312A: Long side

[0047] 313: Pivot rib

[0048] 320: Extension

[0049] 321: Bent rib

[0050] 322: Fitting surface

[0051] 323: First through hole

[0052] 330: Positioning fin

[0053] 340: First locking piece

[0054] 350: Second lug

[0055] 351: Second through hole

[0056] 360: Second locking piece

[0057] 400: Mainboard device

[0058] 410: Distribution board

[0059] 420: Expansion card slot

[0060] 500:Computer expansion card

[0061] 510: Circuit board

[0062] 520:Baffle bracket

[0063] 521: Gap

[0064] AA: Line segment

[0065] X,Y,Z: axis DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0066] The following will disclose multiple embodiments of the utility model with the accompanying drawings. For the sake of clarity, many practical details will be described together in the following description. However, those skilled in the art should understand that in some embodiments of the utility model, these practical details are not necessary and should not be used to limit the utility model. In addition, in order to simplify the drawings, some commonly used structures and components will be illustrated in a simple schematic manner in the drawings. In addition, for the convenience of readers, the sizes of the components in the drawings are not drawn according to the actual scale.

[0067] Figure 1 It is a partial assembly diagram of a server device 10 according to an embodiment of the present utility model. Figure 2 for Figure 1 An exploded view of the server device 10 is shown. Figure 3 for Figure 1 The stop handle 300 is a three-dimensional image from another perspective. Figures 1 to 3As shown, in this embodiment, the server device 10 includes an expansion card stop mechanism 100, a motherboard device 400 and a plurality of computer expansion cards 500. The expansion card stop mechanism 100 includes a housing 200 and a stop handle 300. The housing 200 includes a bottom plate 210, at least one first side plate 220 and two second side plates 270, and the bottom plate 210, the first side plate 220 and the second side plate 270 together define a receiving space 290. The receiving space 290 is used to receive the motherboard device 400 and other devices (not shown) in the server device 10. The housing 200 further includes a first lug 280, which extends transversely from a side of the first side plate 220 facing the receiving space 290 (hereinafter referred to as the inner side surface 222), and has a first fixing hole 281 on the first lug 280.

[0068] In this embodiment, more specifically, the housing 200 further includes a plurality of long holes 240, which are sequentially arranged on the first side plate 220 along the short axis direction (such as the X axis) of the housing 200. Each long hole 240 penetrates the first side plate 220 and connects to the accommodating space 290, and the long axis direction (such as the Z axis) of each long hole 240 is orthogonal to the short axis direction (such as the X axis) of the housing 200. The first side plate 220 has a concave groove 250 on one side (hereinafter referred to as the outer side) facing away from the accommodating space 290. The concave groove 250 connects to the accommodating space 290 through these long holes 240.

[0069] The motherboard device 400 includes a wiring board 410 and a plurality of expansion card slots 420. The wiring board 410 is located in the housing 200 and is placed flat on the bottom plate 210. The expansion card slots 420 are respectively fixedly disposed on one surface of the wiring board 410 and are arranged in sequence along the short axis direction (such as the X axis) of the housing 200. The long axis direction (such as the Y axis) of each expansion card slot 420 is parallel to the long axis direction (such as the Y axis) of the housing 200.

[0070] Each computer expansion card 500 includes a circuit board 510 and a baffle bracket 520. The baffle bracket 520 is fixed to one end of the circuit board 510, and the circuit board 510 is removably inserted into one of the expansion card slots 420. A portion of the baffle bracket 520 abuts against a side of the first side plate 220 that faces away from the bottom plate 210 (hereinafter referred to as the top surface 221, Figure 2 ), and the other part covers one of the long holes 240 and is exposed from the corresponding long hole 240. In this way, when the circuit boards 510 are respectively inserted into the expansion slots 420, the baffle brackets 520 are arranged in sequence along the short axis direction (such as the X axis) of the housing 200.

[0071] The stop handle 300 includes a handle body 310, an extension 320 and a first locking member 340. The handle body 310 is pivotally connected to the housing 200 and faces the first side plate 220. In this embodiment, the handle body 310 is partially located in the recessed groove 250 and is pivotally connected to two opposite inner walls 224 of the first side plate 220 facing the recessed groove 250. The extension 320 extends laterally from one side of the handle body 310. The first locking member 340 is disposed on the extension 320 ( Figure 2 ).

[0072] More specifically, if Figure 3 As shown, the cross-section of the handle body 310 is L-shaped, including a first sheet 311 and a second sheet 312 adjacent to each other, and the long axis direction (such as the X-axis) of the first sheet 311 and the long axis direction (such as the X-axis) of the second sheet 312 are parallel to each other, wherein the extension portion 320 extends laterally from the first sheet 311 relative to the long side 311A ​​of the second sheet 312, and the second lug 350 extends laterally from the second sheet 312 relative to the long side 312A of the first sheet 311.

[0073] In addition, in this embodiment, Figure 3 As shown, the handle body 310 further includes two pivot ribs 313 opposite to each other, each pivot rib 313 simultaneously connects the first plate 311 and the second plate 312, and the long axis direction of the pivot rib 313 is parallel to the Z axis direction, and the stop handle 300 is pivotally connected to the opposite inner wall 224 ( Figure 2 ).

[0074] Figure 4 for Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the operation of the server device 10. Figure 4 As shown, when an assembler rotates the stop handle 300 to the top surface 221 ( Figure 2 ), and the stop handle 300 covers the baffle brackets 520 together, the first sheet 311 covers the top surface 221 of the first side plate 220 and the baffle brackets 520 ( Figure 2 ), and the second sheet 312 covers the outer side surface 223 of the first side plate 220 ( Figure 1 At this time, since the extension portion 320 abuts against the first lug 280 and the first locking member 340 is aligned with the first fixing hole 281, the first locking member 340 is locked to the first fixing hole 281, and the baffle bracket 520 can be fixed between the stop handle 300 and the top surface 221 of the first side plate 220. Therefore, these computer expansion cards 500 can be stably fixed in the accommodating space 290 and cannot be separated from the motherboard device 400 along the Z-axis direction.

[0075] More specifically, if Figure 2 and Figure 3 As shown, the extension portion 320 includes a bent rib 321, one end of which is integrally connected to the inner side surface 222 of the first side plate 220, and the other end of which has a fitting surface 322. The first locking member 340 is disposed through the fitting surface 322. For example, the first locking member 340 is a quick-release bolt or the like, which is limited in the first through hole 323 opened on the fitting surface 322, and can provide the function of quickly locking to the first lug 280 or disassembling from the first lug 280.

[0076] Therefore, when the stop handle 300 covers the top surface 221 of the first side plate 220 and these blocking plate brackets 520, the fitting surface 322 of the extension portion 320 directly covers the first lug 280, and the first locking member 340 can be operated to be pressed into the first fixing hole 281 to fix the extension portion 320 on the first lug 280.

[0077] like Figure 2 and Figure 4 As shown, the housing 200 further includes a second fixing hole 260. The second fixing hole 260 is located on the outer side 223 of the first side plate 220, the outer side 223 of the first side plate 220 is opposite to the inner side 222, and the top surface 221 of the first side plate 220 is adjacent to the outer side 223 and the inner side 222 respectively. The stop handle 300 further includes a second lug 350 and a second locking member 360. The second lug 350 is located on a side of the handle body 310 opposite to the extension portion 320, and the second locking member 360 is disposed through the second lug 350. For example, the second locking member 360 is a quick-release bolt or the like, which is limited in the second through hole 351 opened on the second lug 350, and can provide a function of quickly locking to the first side plate 220 or disassembling from the first side plate 220. In this way, when the stop handle 300 covers the top surface 221 of the first side panel 220 and these baffle brackets 520, so that the second fastener 360 is aligned with the second fixing hole 260, the second fastener 360 can be operated and pressed into the second fixing hole 260, thereby fixing the stop handle 300 on the outer side surface 223 of the first side panel 220.

[0078] Figure 5 for Figure 1 A cross-sectional view of the server device 10 along line segment AA. Figure 2 and Figure 3 As shown, the housing 200 further includes a plurality of positioning grooves 230, which are sequentially arranged on the first side plate 220 along the short axis direction (such as the X axis) of the housing 200. More specifically, each positioning groove 230 is located on the top surface 221 and the outer side surface 223 ( Figure 2The stop handle 300 further includes a plurality of positioning fins 330, which are arranged on one side of the handle body 310 and are arranged in sequence along the short axis direction (such as the X axis) of the housing 200 ( Figure 3 More specifically, the positioning fins 330 are located on the second sheet 312 and are arranged in sequence along the long side 312A of the second sheet 312 ( Figure 3 ), and each positioning fin 330 connects the first sheet 311 and the second sheet 312 at the same time.

[0079] Therefore, if Figure 1 and Figure 5 As shown, when the stop handle 300 covers the top surface 221 of the first side plate 220 and these baffle brackets 520, and each positioning fin 330 passes through the notch 521 of the baffle bracket 520 and extends into one of the positioning grooves 230, the baffle bracket 520 is fixed between the stop handle 300 and the top surface 221 of the first side plate 220.

[0080] Thus, through the above structure, the server device and the expansion card stopping mechanism of the utility model can not only complete the assembly or disassembly of the expansion card within a limited time, thereby reducing the maintenance cost and time of the server, but also eliminate the inconvenience and problems caused by locking tools and screws.

[0081] Finally, the above disclosed embodiments are not intended to limit the present invention. Anyone skilled in the art can make various changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention, and all of them can be protected by the present invention. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present invention shall be determined by the definition of the attached claims.

Claims

1. A server device, characterized in that: Include: A housing, comprising a side plate, a first lug and a first fixing hole, wherein the first lug extends from an inner side surface of the side plate, and the first fixing hole is located on the first lug; A motherboard device includes a wiring board and at least one expansion card slot, wherein the wiring board is located in the housing, and the expansion card slot is located on the wiring board; At least one computer expansion card, comprising a circuit board and a baffle bracket, the circuit board is inserted into the expansion card slot, the baffle bracket is fixed to the circuit board and abuts against a top surface of the side plate; and A stop handle comprises a handle body, an extension part and a first locking piece, wherein the handle body is pivotally connected to the housing, the extension part extends from the handle body, and the first locking piece is arranged on the extension part. When the stop handle covers the top surface of the side plate and the extension portion abuts against the first lug, the baffle bracket can be fixed between the stop handle and the top surface of the side plate by the first fastener being locked to the first fixing hole.

2. The server device according to claim 1, wherein: The extension portion includes a bent rib, one end of which is integrally connected to the inner side surface of the side plate, and the other end of which has a fitting surface, and the fitting surface directly covers the first lug; and The first locking piece is arranged on the fitting surface and is used for pressing into the first fixing hole to fix the extension part on the first lug.

3. The server device according to claim 1, wherein: The housing further comprises a second fixing hole, the second fixing hole is located on an outer side surface of the side plate, the outer side surface is opposite to the inner side surface, and the top surface is adjacent to the outer side surface and the inner side surface respectively; and The stop handle also includes a second lug and a second locking piece. The second lug is located on a side of the handle body opposite to the extension portion, and the second locking piece is arranged on the second lug to be pressed into the second fixing hole to fix the stop handle on the side plate.

4. The server device according to claim 1, wherein: The housing comprises a plurality of positioning slots, and the plurality of positioning slots are arranged on the side plate; and The stop handle further comprises a plurality of positioning fins, wherein the plurality of positioning fins are arranged on one side of the handle body. When the stop handle covers the top surface of the side plate and extends into one of the plurality of positioning grooves through one of the plurality of positioning fins through the notch of the baffle bracket, the baffle bracket is fixed between the stop handle and the top surface of the side plate.

5. The server device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The outer side of the side plate has a concave groove, the handle body is located in the concave groove, and is pivotally connected to two opposite inner walls of the side plate facing the concave groove.

6. An expansion card stop mechanism, characterized in that: Used to hold at least one computer expansion card, comprising: A housing, comprising a side plate, a first lug and a first fixing hole, wherein the first lug extends from an inner side surface of the side plate, and the first fixing hole is located on the first lug; and A stop handle comprises a handle body, an extension part and a first locking piece, wherein the handle body is pivotally connected to the housing, the extension part extends from the handle body, and the first locking piece is arranged on the extension part. When the stop handle covers a top surface of the side panel and the extension portion abuts against the first lug, a baffle bracket of the computer expansion card can be fixed between the stop handle and the top surface of the side panel by the first fastener being fastened to the first fixing hole.

7. The expansion card stopping mechanism according to claim 6, wherein: The extension portion includes a bent rib, one end of which is integrally connected to the inner side surface of the side plate, and the other end of which has a fitting surface, and the fitting surface directly covers the first lug; and The first locking piece is arranged on the fitting surface and is used for pressing into the first fixing hole to fix the extension part on the first lug.

8. The expansion card stopping mechanism according to claim 6, wherein: The housing further comprises a second fixing hole, the second fixing hole is located on an outer side surface of the side plate, the outer side surface is opposite to the inner side surface, and the top surface is adjacent to the outer side surface and the inner side surface respectively; and The stop handle also includes a second lug and a second locking piece. The second lug is located on a side of the handle body opposite to the extension portion, and the second locking piece is arranged on the second lug to be pressed into the second fixing hole to fix the stop handle on the side plate.

9. The expansion card stopping mechanism according to claim 6, wherein: The housing comprises a plurality of positioning slots, and the plurality of positioning slots are arranged on the side plate; and The stop handle further comprises a plurality of positioning fins, wherein the plurality of positioning fins are arranged on one side of the handle body. When the stop handle covers the top surface of the side plate and extends into one of the plurality of positioning grooves through one of the plurality of positioning fins through the notch of the baffle bracket, the baffle bracket is fixed between the stop handle and the top surface of the side plate.

10. The expansion card stopping mechanism according to claim 6, wherein: The outer side of the side plate has a concave groove, the handle body is located in the concave groove, and is pivotally connected to two opposite inner walls of the side plate facing the concave groove.

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