Server and expansion tray thereof
A server includes a server motherboard, a limiting element, and an expansion tray. The limiting element has a limiting portion and the limiting element is fixed to the server motherboard. The expansion tray includes a tray body, a driven assembly, and a matching element. The driven assembly includes a positioning element and is fixed to the tray body. The matching element is fixed to the tray body and the matching element is matched with the limiting element. The positioning element has a first position and a second position. The positioning element is located at the limiting portion in response to the positioning element being located at the second position.
1. A server, comprising:
a server motherboard;
a limiting element, having a limiting portion and the limiting element fixed to the server motherboard; and
an expansion tray, comprising:
a tray body;
a driven assembly, comprising a positioning element and fixed to the tray body; and
a matching element, fixed to the tray body and the matching element matched with the limiting element, wherein
the positioning element has a first position and a second position, and the positioning element is located at the limiting portion in response to the positioning element being located at the second position, wherein
the driven assembly comprises a first gear and a second gear, the first gear and the second gear are respectively pivotally connected to the tray body, and the first gear is engaged with the second gear; and the positioning element comprises a positioning pin and a connecting arm, the connecting arm is connected between the first gear and the positioning pin, wherein
the limiting element is a limiting post, the matching element is a sleeve, the sleeve is sleeved on the limiting post, and the limiting portion is exposed from the sleeve.
2. The server according to claim 1 , wherein the sleeve is provided with a through hole, and the limiting portion is exposed through the through hole in response to the sleeve being sleeved on the limiting post.
3. The server according to claim 2 , wherein the limiting portion is a limiting hole, in response to the sleeve being sleeved on the limiting post, the limiting hole corresponds to the through hole, an upper edge of the through hole is substantially aligned with or higher than an upper edge of the limiting hole, and the positioning pin is substantially in contact with the upper edge of the limiting hole.
4. The server according to claim 3 , wherein the positioning pin comprises a first guiding surface at an end facing the limiting post, and the first guiding surface is used for guiding the positioning pin to enter the limiting hole.
5. The server according to claim 4 , wherein the through hole comprises a second guiding surface used for guiding the positioning pin to enter the limiting hole; the limiting hole comprises a third guiding surface, and the third guiding surface is used for guiding the positioning pin to enter the limiting hole; and an aperture of the limiting hole gradually decreases along an entering direction of the positioning pin.
6. A server, comprising:
a server motherboard;
a limiting element, having a limiting portion and the limiting element fixed to the server motherboard; and
an expansion tray, comprising:
a tray body;
a driven assembly, comprising a positioning element and fixed to the tray body; and
a matching element, fixed to the tray body and the matching element matched with the limiting element, and
a case, wherein the case comprises a bottom plate and a side plate connected to each other, and the server motherboard is fixed to the bottom plate; and the side plate comprises a first positioning block, the first gear is provided with a guide groove, and the guide groove is snap-fitted to the first positioning block in response to the positioning pin being moved from the first position to the second position;
wherein the positioning element has a first position and a second position, and in response to the positioning element being located at the second position, the positioning element is located at the limiting portion to maintain the matching relationship between the matching element and the limiting element;
wherein the driven assembly comprises a first gear and a second gear, the first gear and the second gear are respectively pivotally connected to the tray body, and the first gear is engaged with the second gear; and the positioning element comprises a positioning pin and a connecting arm, the connecting arm is connected between the first gear and the positioning pin.
7. The server according to claim 6 , wherein the driven assembly further comprises a third gear, a fourth gear, and a grip, the third gear and the fourth gear are pivotally connected to the tray body, the third gear is engaged with the second gear and the fourth gear, and the grip is connected to the third gear.
8. The server according to claim 7 , wherein the side plate comprises a second positioning block, the fourth gear is provided with a guide groove, and the guide groove of the fourth gear is snap-fitted to the second positioning block in response to the positioning pin being moved from the first position to the second position.
9. The server according to claim 8 , further comprising an expansion circuit board, wherein the expansion circuit board is electrically connected to the server motherboard in response to the positioning pin being moved from the first position to the second position.
10. The server according to claim 9 , wherein the side plate is provided with at least one positioning bump, the first gear, the second gear, the third gear, and the fourth gear each comprises a positioning portion, and each positioning portion is fixed by each corresponding positioning bump in response to the positioning pin being located at the first position.
11. An expansion tray, adapted to a support structure for a server motherboard, wherein the support structure comprises a limiting element, and the expansion tray comprises:
a tray body;
a driven assembly, comprising a positioning element and fixed to the tray body; and
a sleeve, fixed to the tray body and the sleeve matched with the limiting element, wherein
the positioning element has a first position and a second position, and in response to the positioning element being located at the second position, the positioning element is located at a limiting hole of the limiting element to maintain the matching relationship between the sleeve and the limiting element;
wherein the matching element is a sleeve, and the sleeve is provided with a through hole; the limiting portion is a limiting hole, and in response to the sleeve being sleeved on the limiting element, the limiting hole corresponds to the through hole, and an upper edge of the through hole is substantially aligned with or higher than an upper edge of the limiting hole; and the positioning element comprises a positioning pin, and the positioning pin is substantially in contact with the upper edge of the limiting hole.
12. The expansion tray according to claim 11 , wherein the driven assembly comprises a first gear and a second gear, the first gear and the second gear are respectively pivotally connected to the tray body, and the first gear is engaged with the second gear; and a connecting arm is connected between the first gear and the positioning pin, and in response to the second gear being actuated, the first gear enables the positioning pin to move between the first position and the second position.