Pivotal Riser Board Memory Configuration for Space Optimization
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Solution Overview
Problem
In existing computer systems, the space occupied by control chips on riser boards limits the effective use of memory sockets, making it challenging to maximize memory module placement in servers with limited height and space.
Innovation Solution
The design features two pivotally connected riser boards that can rotate to be perpendicular, allowing them to unfold like books and maintain distance, with unaligned memory sockets on each board, and an accommodable handle for easy installation and removal, enabling more memory sockets to be used in a compact space.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If memory modules are directly plugged into memory sockets of a motherboard using traditional riser boards, then the control chip can be disposed on the riser board for controlling data reading and writing, but the control chip occupies space on the riser board causing memory sockets to be disposed in the occupied space, leading to idle space between riser boards that cannot be used effectively
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dimensionality change by rotating the second riser board 90 degrees relative to the first riser board around a pivotal plate. This transforms the traditional coplanar arrangement into a perpendicular three-dimensional configuration, allowing memory sockets on both riser boards to be utilized effectively without idle space, thereby resolving the space occupation problem caused by control chips.
2Area of stationary object
If riser boards are arranged closely to maximize space utilization, then the height and space of the server are limited, but the space between two riser boards corresponding to the control chip becomes idle and is not used effectively
Solution Approach 1:
By implementing a perpendicular arrangement of riser boards through rotation around a pivotal plate, the patent transforms unused two-dimensional space into productive three-dimensional space. This allows memory sockets to be disposed on both riser boards without creating idle gaps, maximizing the effective use of available space within the server's limited height and footprint.
3Quantity of substance
If multiple memory modules are placed on a single riser board, then more memory capacity can be achieved, but the control chip occupies portion of the space preventing optimal memory socket disposition
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the memory system into two separate riser boards, each capable of holding multiple memory modules. By segmenting the configuration into perpendicular riser boards rather than overcrowding a single board, the design achieves high memory capacity while maintaining a clean, organized layout that avoids the complexity of disposing memory sockets around control chip areas.
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AI summary
A memory combination includes a first riser board, a second riser board, a pivotal plate, a first engaging member, and a second engaging member. The first riser board has a first edge and a second edge parallel to each other. The second riser board has a third edge and a fourth edge parallel to each other. The pivotal plate are pivotally connected to the first riser board to be adjacent to the first edge and to the second riser board to be adjacent to the third edge. The first and second engaging members are respectively disposed on the first and second riser boards to be respectively adjacent to the second and fourth edges. When the first and second riser boards rotate to be perpendicular to the pivotal plate, the first engaging member is engaged with the second engaging member.