# US 2023/0055697 A1 · Server constructed with trays for hard disk modules

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- Number: US 2023/0055697 A1
- Document ID: US20230055697A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 17/515,060
- Filed: 2021-10-29
- Published: 2023-02-23
- Earliest claimed: 2021-08-18
- Assignees: Fulian Precision Electronics (Tianjin) Co., LTD.
- Applicants: Fulian Precision Electronics (Tianjin) Co., LTD.
- Inventors: HAN-YU LI; WEN-HU LU; SHU-TONG WANG; LI-YI YIN; GONG-WEN ZHANG; YANG LI; SAN-LONG ZHOU
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20230055697A1

## CPC

- H05K 7/1487: {Blade assemblies, e.g. blade cases or inner arrangements within a blade}
- H05K 7/1489: {characterized by the mounting of blades therein, e.g. brackets, rails, trays (H05K7/1491 takes precedence)}
- H05K 7/1491: {having cable management arrangements (management of optical cables G02B6/444; in telecommunication cabinets H04Q1/06)}
- H05K 7/20727: {within server blades for removing heat from heat source}
- H05K: PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS

## Abstract

A server containing hard disk modules which can be slid into place and which allow connection at the front and at the rear of a housing. The server includes the housing which defines an opening, the hard disk modules, and a plurality of trays. Receiving channels communicating with the opening are defined in the housing, the receiving channels are isolated and arranged side by side and each channel can receive one tray. A hard disk module is positioned in one tray, a front end and a rear end of the housing defines front connection port and rear connection port for cable connections to each hard disk module.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A server comprising:
a housing, defining an opening;
a plurality of hard disk modules positioned in the housing; and
a plurality of trays, wherein:
the housing further defines a plurality of receiving channels communicating with the opening,
the plurality of receiving channels are isolated and arranged side by side,
the plurality of trays are received in the receiving channels, each of the plurality of hard disk module is positioned in one of the plurality of trays, and
a front end and a rear end of the housing defines at least one front connection port and at least one rear connection port for connecting cables of the hard disk module.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The server of claim 1, wherein:
the housing comprises a bottom shell, a top shell, a rear shell connected to bottom shell, the top shell, and two side shells;
the two side shells connected to two sides of the bottom shell;
two front connection ports are positioned at two ends of inner side of each of the two the side shells; and
two rear connection ports are positioned on the rear shell.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The server of claim 2, wherein two power modules are arranged at intervals at the rear shell and fan modules are arranged between the two power modules.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The server of claim 3, wherein:
at least one separating plate is fixed on the bottom shell and positioned between two of the plurality of trays; and
each of the plurality of trays is slidably placed between one of the two side shells and the separating plate adjacent to the one of the two side shells or between two adjacent separating plates.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The server of claim 4, wherein:
the separating plate has a predetermined thickness and forms a ventilation channel passing through the separating plate; and
the ventilation channel is opposite to the fan module.

### Claim 6 (depends on 3)

The server of claim 3, wherein:
each of the plurality of hard disk modules comprises a plurality of hard disks and a hard disk backplane electrically connected with the plurality of hard disks;
the cables connected with external electronic components protrude from the hard disk backplane; and
two hard disk backplanes are positioned on the side of two of plurality of the hard disk modules opposite to the two side shells.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The server of claim 6, wherein:
each of the tray comprises a U-shaped container;
two gaps are defined between the two hard disk backplanes and two U-shaped containers;
the server further comprises two chain received in the two gaps, each chain has an entrance and an exit;
the cables extends from the entrance to the exit along an extension direction of the chain to connect two front connection ports or two rear connection ports; and
each chain is connected to corresponding tray and moves with corresponding tray.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The server of claim 7, wherein two power modules and two front connection ports are opposite to the two gaps receiving the two chains.

### Claim 9 (depends on 7)

The server of claim 7, wherein:
the tray further comprises a blocking plate connected to afront end of the U-shaped container;
each blocking plate defines a notch on a side of the blocking plate close to one of the two side shells; and
each front connection port is received in one of the notch.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The server of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of trays receives a multi-layer hard disk, and each layer of the multi-layer hard disk comprised of a plurality of hard disks arranged along a direction of the receiving channel.

### Claim 11

A server comprising:
a bottom shell;
a rear shell, connected to one end of the bottom shell;
two side shells, connected to two sides of the bottom shell, wherein an opening is defined between the two side shells;
a plurality of hard disk modules, positioned on the bottom shell; and
a plurality of trays, wherein:
a plurality of receiving channels are defined between the two side shells and communicating with the opening,
the plurality of receiving channels are isolated and arranged side by side,
the plurality of trays are received in the receiving channels,
each hard disk module is positioned in each of the plurality of trays, and
a front end of one of the two side shells and the rear shell defines at least one front connection port and at least one rear connection port for connecting cables of the hard disk module.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The server of claim 11, wherein:
two front connection ports are positioned at two ends of inner side of two side shells; and
a plurality of rear connection ports are positioned on the rear shell.

### Claim 13 (depends on 12)

The server of claim 12, wherein two power modules are arranged at intervals at the rear shell and fan modules are arranged between the two power modules.

### Claim 14 (depends on 13)

The server of claim 13, wherein:
at least one separating plate is fixed on the bottom shell and positioned between two of the plurality of trays; and
each of the plurality of trays is slidably placed between one of the two side shells and the separating plate adjacent to the one of the two side shells or between two adjacent separating plates.

### Claim 15 (depends on 14)

The server of claim 14, wherein:
the separating plate has a predetermined thickness and forms a ventilation channel passing through the separating plate; and
the ventilation channel is opposite to the fan module.

### Claim 16 (depends on 13)

The server of claim 13, wherein:
each of the plurality of hard disk modules comprises a plurality of hard disks and a hard disk backplane electrically connected with the plurality of hard disks;
the cables connected with external electronic components protrude from the hard disk backplane; and
two hard disk backplanes are positioned on the side of two of plurality of the hard disk modules opposite to the two side shells.

### Claim 17 (depends on 16)

The server of claim 16, wherein:
each of the tray comprises a U-shaped container;
two gaps are defined between the two hard disk backplanes and two U-shaped containers;
the server further comprises two chain received in the two gaps, each chain has an entrance and an exit;
the cables extends from the entrance to the exit along an extension direction of the chain to connect two front connection ports or two rear connection ports; and
each chain is connected to corresponding tray and moves with corresponding tray.

### Claim 18 (depends on 17)

The server of claim 17, wherein two power modules and two front connection ports are opposite to the two gaps receiving the two chains.

### Claim 19 (depends on 17)

The server of claim 17, wherein:
the tray further comprises a blocking plate connected to afront end of the U-shaped container;
each blocking plate defines a notch on a side of the blocking plate close to one of the two side shells; and
each front connection port is received in one of the notch.

### Claim 20 (depends on 11)

The server of claim 11, wherein each of the plurality of tray receives a multi-layer hard disk, and each layer of the multi-layer hard disk comprised a plurality of hard disks arranged along a direction of the receiving channel.