Adaptor for use in storage device
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an adapter for use in a storage device. The adapter comprises a substrate including a circuit board and adapted to support a PCIe card in the storage device; a first connector fixed on the substrate and electrically connected with the circuit board, the first connector adapted to connect to the storage device; and an adapting part connected with the substrate and electrically connected with the circuit board, the adapting part including a slot that is adapted to connect to a second connector of the PCIe card. In this manner, additional user-defined IC card functions and advanced features are supported while functions of the existing PCIe cards are fully utilized.
1. An adapter ( 100 ) for use in a storage device, comprising:
a substrate ( 1 ) including a circuit board and adapted to support a PCIe card in the storage device;
a first connector ( 2 ) fixed on the substrate ( 1 ) and electrically connected with the circuit board, the first connector ( 2 ) being adapted to connect to the storage device;
an adapting part ( 3 ) connected with the substrate ( 1 ) and electrically connected with the circuit board, the adapting part ( 3 ) including a slot ( 301 ) that is adapted to connect to a second connector ( 4 ) of the PCIe card ( 200 ); and
a mounting hole ( 101 ) arranged on the substrate ( 1 ), the mounting hole ( 101 ) being adapted to match with a bolt ( 110 ) passing through the PCIe card ( 200 ), and to fix the PCIe card ( 200 ) to the adapter ( 100 ).
2. The adapter ( 100 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the first connector ( 2 ) has a shape factor different from that of the second connector ( 4 ).
3. The adapter ( 100 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the adapting part ( 3 ) further comprises:
a bending portion ( 302 ) conductively coupled between the substrate ( 1 ) and the slot ( 301 ).
4. The adapter ( 100 ) according to claim 3 , wherein the bending portion ( 302 ) is adapted to be a flexible bending portion.
5. The adapter ( 100 ) according to claim 1 , wherein
the first connector ( 2 ) is arranged at a first side ( 102 ) of the substrate ( 1 ), and
the adapting part ( 3 ) is arranged at a second side ( 103 ) of the substrate ( 1 ), the second side ( 103 ) being perpendicular to the first side ( 102 ).
6. The adapter ( 100 ) according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a frame ( 5 ) at least partially surrounding a periphery of the substrate ( 1 ), the frame ( 5 ) defining an outer dimension of the adapter ( 100 ) and adapted to fit the adapter ( 100 ) to a rack of the storage device.
7. An input/output (I/O) card, comprising:
a PCIe card ( 200 ); and
an adapter ( 100 ), comprising:
a substrate ( 1 ) including a circuit board and adapted to support a PCIe card in the storage device;
a first connector ( 2 ) fixed on the substrate ( 1 ) and electrically connected with the circuit board, the first connector ( 2 ) being adapted to connect to the storage device;
an adapting part ( 3 ) connected with the substrate ( 1 ) and electrically connected with the circuit board, the adapting part ( 3 ) including a slot ( 301 ) that is adapted to connect to a second connector ( 4 ) of the PCIe card ( 200 ); and
a mounting hole ( 101 ) arranged on the substrate ( 1 ), the mounting hole ( 101 ) being adapted to match with a bolt ( 110 ) passing through the PCIe card ( 200 ), and to fix the PCIe card ( 200 ) to the adapter ( 100 ).
8. A method of assembling an input/output (I/O) card, comprising:
connecting a second connector ( 4 ) of a PCIe card ( 200 ) to a slot ( 301 ) of the adapter ( 100 )), comprising:
a substrate ( 1 ) including a circuit board and adapted to support a PCIe card in the storage device;
a first connector ( 2 ) fixed on the substrate ( 1 ) and electrically connected with the circuit board, the first connector ( 2 ) being adapted to connect to the storage device;
an adapting part ( 3 ) connected with the substrate ( 1 ) and electrically connected with the circuit board, the adapting part ( 3 ) including a slot ( 301 ) that is adapted to connect to a second connector ( 4 ) of the PCIe card ( 200 ); and
a mounting hole ( 101 ) arranged on the substrate ( 1 ), the mounting hole ( 101 ) being adapted to match with a bolt ( 110 ) passing through the PCIe card ( 200 ), and to fix the PCIe card ( 200 ) to the adapter ( 100 ); and
fixing the PCIe card ( 200 ) to the adapter ( 100 ) by a mounting hole ( 101 ) arranged on a substrate of the adapter ( 100 ) and a bolt passing through the PCIe card ( 200 ).