Server Tray Circuit Board Hard Disk Drive Assembly
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional rack type servers require significant time for assembling and disassembling hard disk drives, complicating the process and necessitating an improved structure for convenience and efficiency.
Innovation Solution
The server design incorporates a tray with multiple circuit boards and hard disk drives, where the circuit boards are electrically connected to facilitate easy assembly and disassembly, with sliding carriers and cable management systems to manage network cables and maintain electrical connections during the process, allowing for plug-and-play functionality of hard disk drives.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If conventional rack type server structure is used, then space saving and coordination capability are improved, but assembly and disassembly time of hard disk drives increases
Solution Approach 1:
The server host is divided into modular components: a tray containing multiple circuit boards (main circuit board, left circuit board, right circuit board, rear circuit board) and hard disk drives. This segmentation allows independent assembly and disassembly of hard disk drives without affecting other components, significantly reducing assembly and disassembly time while maintaining space efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
Circuit boards serve as intermediary components between the hard disk drives and the main circuit board. The left circuit board, right circuit board, and rear circuit board provide electrical connections and interface pathways, enabling easy connection and disassembly of hard disk drives through standardized interfaces while maintaining system functionality.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple circuit boards and hard disk drives are mounted on tray, then functionality and storage capacity are improved, but structural complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The tray is designed as a universal mounting platform that can accommodate multiple types of circuit boards (main circuit board, left circuit board, right circuit board, rear circuit board) and hard disk drives in standardized positions. This multi-functional design allows flexible configuration of storage capacity and functionality while maintaining consistent structural patterns, reducing perceived complexity through standardization.
Solution Approach 2:
The circuit boards are arranged in a nested configuration on the tray, with the main circuit board at the center and left, right, and rear circuit boards positioned around it. Hard disk drives are mounted on these circuit boards in nested layers, maximizing space utilization and storage capacity while maintaining an organized, hierarchical structure that manages complexity.
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AI summary
A server includes a server host including a tray, a main circuit, a left circuit board, a right circuit board, a rear circuit board, several first hard disk drives, several second hard disk drives and several third hard disk drives. The left, right and rear circuit boards are located at the left side, right side and rear side of the main circuit board, respectively, and all electrically connected to the main circuit board. The first hard disk drives are electrically connected to the main circuit board via the left and right circuit boards. The second hard disk drives are located at the left and right side of the rear circuit board. The third hard disk drives are located above the rear circuit board, and the second and third hard disk drives are electrically connected to the main circuit board via the rear circuit board.