Vertical card module
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of card plugging structure, relate in particular to a kind of vertical card module that is used for computer system.
Background technology
For improve the single server cabinet can device server capacity, each server module must dwindle its volume as far as possible, makes machine box for server maximum server modules is installed, to reach the highest operation efficiency in the volume of minimum.
Be subject to the reason of server module volume, general expansion board can't directly vertically be installed on the slot of substrate, therefore mostly the expansion board of server module inside is to utilize a perpendicular card vertically to insert on the slot of substrate earlier, utilize the slot on the perpendicular card that expansion board is installed again, make expansion board form the state parallel with substrate.Install problem in server module to solve expansion board.
In addition, perpendicular usually card can be fixed on the fixed mount, and fixed mount is locked in server shell again, so as to increasing the perpendicular degree of stability that clamps when establishing the polylith expansion board.But the vertical card module of forming by perpendicular card and fixed mount in being installed in casing after, can be because the small space in the server shell, produce not easily detachable problem, and then it is very difficult to make the inner expansion board of server change, has reduced the elasticity of server updating.
Therefore how to reduce vertical card module by the degree of difficulty of dismantling in the server shell, so as to elasticity that promotes server updating and the efficient of changing expansion board, one of problem that solves for institute of server design manufacturer desire now
Summary of the invention
Technical matters to be solved by this invention is to provide a kind of vertical card module, and it can be pulled out in server shell easily apace.
According to purpose of the present invention, a kind of vertical card module is proposed, have perpendicular card and fixed mount.Vertical first slot that inserts on the substrate of perpendicular card wherein should perpendicular card comprises at least one second slot and is used for installing expansion board, makes expansion board be parallel to substrate.Fixed mount and perpendicular card connection, and comprise plate, moving member and tumbler.The perpendicular card of plate secured in parallel, and plate has first slide assemblies.Have second slide assemblies on the moving member, be connected to first slide assemblies, moving member is moved with respect to the vertical direction of plate in substrate.Tumbler has arcus part, and the arcus part excentric shaft is connected on the plate.When tumbler rotated, the periphery of arcus part promoted tumbler, made the distance between moving member shortening and substrate.And moving member also comprises ejection part, when moving member shorten and this substrate between apart from the time, ejection part will withstand first slot.Whereby, perpendicular card will break away from first slot, and therefore whole vertical card module also can be pulled out in server shell.
Rotation by tumbler promotes moving member, makes moving member with respect to the plate vertical moving, and is last and withstand first slot, and then allows perpendicular card break away from first slot, can apace vertical card module be pulled out in server easily.
Description of drawings
For above and other objects of the present invention, feature, advantage and embodiment can be become apparent, appended graphic being described in detail as follows:
Fig. 1 illustrates according to one of the embodiment of the invention and is installed in vertical card module on the substrate;
Fig. 2 A illustrates the fixed mount according to the embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 2 B illustrates according to embodiment of the invention moving member synoptic diagram;
Fig. 3 illustrates according to embodiment of the invention fixed mount side view;
Fig. 4 illustrates according to another angle side view of embodiment of the invention vertical card module;
Fig. 5 illustrates the synoptic diagram according to another embodiment of the present invention fixed mount;
Fig. 6 illustrates according to further embodiment of this invention fixed mount side view.
Wherein, Reference numeral:
100: vertical card module 102: fixed mount
104: 106: the first slots of perpendicular card
Slot 108 in 107: the second: substrate
202: moving member 110: plate
206: 204: the second slide assemblies of protuberance
210: tumbler 208: ejection part
302: 212: the first slide assemblies of arcus part
310: handle 304: eccentric point
Slide assemblies 308 in 502: the first: extension
506: 504: the second slide assemblies of sliding part
602: the first slide assemblies of 604: the second slide assemblies
608: sliding part 606: plate
Embodiment
The embodiment of the invention utilizes an eccentric rotary components to promote a moving member, by ejecting perpendicular card with respect to the moving member of fixed mount plate vertical moving, vertical card module can be removed easily in server shell.Have in the affiliated technical field and know the knowledgeable usually when considering that it is required, the design of change tumbler and moving member is to cooperate the consideration on practical application and the cost.Fig. 1 is that embodiment of the invention vertical card module 100 is installed in the synoptic diagram on the substrate 108.Vertical card module 100 is divided into perpendicular card 104 and fixed mount 102.Perpendicular card 104 vertical first slots 106 that insert on the substrate 108.Comprise at least one second slot 107 on the perpendicular card 104, be used for installing the expansion board (not shown), make expansion board be parallel to substrate 108, so as to solving expansion board because of the server shell height, the problem that can't install.And, a slice plate 110 is arranged on the fixed mount 102 in order to increase the stability of perpendicular card 104, be used for fixing perpendicular card 104, and then be locked on the server shell by fixed mount 102, keep the stable of perpendicular card 104, avoid making perpendicular card produce unbalanced situation because of after expansion board is installed.
In order to make whole vertical card module 100, also comprise a moving member and tumbler in the embodiment of the invention and reach this effect easily by removing in the server shell.Simultaneously with reference to Fig. 2 A and Fig. 2 B.Fig. 2 A is the fixed mount of the embodiment of the invention.Fig. 2 B then is the synoptic diagram of moving member 202.In Fig. 2 A, the part of dotted line representative is thus shown in the angle, is hidden in the assembly after the plate 110.Fixed mount 102 comprises a plate 110, the perpendicular card of secured in parallel.Because this figure only represents fixed mount 102, therefore perpendicular card does not show in this figure.In addition, plate 110 has first slide assemblies 212, and moving member 202 also has second slide assemblies 204, and corresponding first slide assemblies 212 is provided with, and moving member 202 can be moved with respect to the vertical direction of plate 110 at substrate.In the present embodiment, first slide assemblies 212 is a guide channel, and 204 of second slide assemblies are guide posts, and guide posts can be slided in guide channel, and guide channel vertical substrate and being provided with, and makes moving member 202 to move in the vertical direction of substrate.
In addition, comprise protuberance 206 and ejection part 208 on the moving member 202 in addition, and also comprise tumbler 210 on the plate 110.For the effect that clear this structure of description is brought, the while is with reference to Fig. 3 and Fig. 4.Fig. 3 is the side view of fixed mount.Fig. 4 then is vertical card module 100 another angle side views.Tumbler 202 has an arcus part 302, be connected on the plate 110 by an eccentric point 304 excentric shafts, when tumbler 210 rotated according to the arrow A direction, the periphery of arcus part 302 can promote moving member 202, moving member 202 is moved to the arrow B direction, and then the distance of shortening and substrate 108.
In the present embodiment, moving member 202 contacts by the periphery of protuberance 206 with arcus part 302.Ejection part 208 then presents parallel structure with substrate 108, and does not contact with perpendicular card 104.And when vertical card module 100 is installed in the server shell, ejection part 208 will be positioned at the top of slot 106, as shown in Figure 4.Promote moving member 202 at arcus part 302, moving member 202 is moved to the arrow C direction, and shorten with substrate 108 apart from the time, ejection part 208 will withstand first slot 106, make the perpendicular card 104 that inserts first slot 106 to move, and break away from first slot 106 toward arrow D direction.
Therefore the embodiment of the invention is coupling by the off-centre of tumbler 210, vertically promotes moving member 202, makes perpendicular card 104 break away from first slot 106.In addition, for the process that removes that makes whole vertical card module is able to more laborsavingly, the arcus part 302 of tumbler 210 is designed to a circular part.In addition, tumbler 210 also comprises extension 308, is extended toward the directions of leaving substrate 108 along plate 110 by tumbler 210 peripheries, and extension 308 also has a handle 310, is formed by the end bending of extension 308.By the setting of handle 310, can allow the user make whole vertical card module 100 break away from server shells by force mechanism more easily.
Certainly, the previous first mentioned slide assemblies and the kenel of second slide assemblies are not only just like the state that the foregoing description showed, and the variation that designs for of other type also can be arranged.As Fig. 5 and shown in Figure 6.These two icons are respectively the embodiment of other kenel of the present invention.In Fig. 5, first slide assemblies 502 and second slide assemblies 504 are arranged at the middle position of sliding part 506.In Fig. 6, first slide assemblies 602 is for being arranged at the guide posts on the plate 606, and second slide assemblies 604 is for being arranged at the guide channel on the sliding part 608, and guide channel vertical substrate and being provided with.Therefore the kenel of first slide assemblies and second slide assemblies can have multiple variation, sliding part can be moved in the vertical direction of substrate with respect to plate get final product.
In addition, employed slot mostly is PCI (Peripheral ComponentInterconnect) specification on the server substrate at present, and therefore in embodiments of the present invention, first slot is the PCI slot.But practical ranges should be decided with the slot specification that is had on the server substrate.
By the invention described above embodiment as can be known, in the time of in vertical card module is installed in server module, by rotating tumbler, thereby promotion moving member, reduce the distance of moving member and substrate, make ejection piece withstand first slot, then perpendicular card breaks away from first slot, allows vertical card module be able to remove from server shell.Because when moving member moves with respect to plate, for the vertical substrate direction moves, when ejection piece withstands first slot, for directly vertically withstanding the first slot surface, therefore can't cause the damage of first slot, more do not have because the application of force is uneven and make perpendicular card crooked, make the whole problem that vertical card module is difficult to pull out that removes.In addition, among the embodiment arcus part is designed to a circular part, also tumbler is extended an extension, handle also is set on extension.Can reduce the size of the application of force thus, and improve the convenience of the application of force, to reduce the dismounting degree of difficulty.Therefore the vertical card module of the embodiment of the invention can be pulled out in server shell easily apace, more the convenience and the elasticity of expansion board replacing.
Certainly; the present invention also can have other various embodiments; under the situation that does not deviate from spirit of the present invention and essence thereof; being familiar with those of ordinary skill in the art ought can make various corresponding changes and distortion according to the present invention, but these corresponding changes and distortion all should belong to the protection domain of the appended claim of the present invention.