IP Library Granted Patent US 8,922,987
Granted Patent B2
US 8,922,987 · App. 13/327,754 · Granted Dec 30, 2014

Server structure with swappable tray

Inventor: Te-Chang Lin (San Jose, CA)
Assignee: Super Micro Computer Inc.
G06F1/187
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Patent No.
US 8,922,987
App. No.
13/327,754
Granted
Dec 30, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A server structure with a swappable tray includes a chassis housing, two power supply devices and a plurality of motherboard trays, and the chassis housing has two parallel motherboard areas, and each motherboard area has a power slot formed at a rear section and a plurality of tray slots at a front section, and each power slot is formed at the same position of each motherboard area, and each power supply device is plugged into each respective power slot, and each motherboard tray is in the same shape and has a motherboard, and each motherboard tray has an opening and a storage unit set installed through the opening, and each motherboard tray can be swapped and plugged into any one of the tray slots. Therefore, the motherboard tray can be installed freely at any position according to the using requirement, so as to improve the overall functionality and convenience.

Claims (11)

1. A server structure with a swappable tray, comprising:

a chassis housing having a first sidewall, a second sidewall and a third sidewall disposed between the first sidewall and the second sidewall, the third sidewall dividing the chassis housing into two parallel duplicated motherboard areas, the first sidewall and the third sidewall defining one of the two parallel duplicated motherboard areas, the second sidewall and the third sidewall defining the other of the two parallel duplicated motherboard areas, each motherboard area being provided with a power slot formed at a rear section of each motherboard area and a plurality of tray slots formed at a front section of each motherboard area, wherein one of two power slots is adjacent to the first side wall and the other of the two power slots is adjacent to the third side wall, so that each of the two power slots is formed at the same position of each of the two motherboard areas; two power supply devices, plugged into the two power slots from a rear direction respectively, and a plurality of motherboard trays having the same shape, each having a motherboard installed thereon, an opening formed on the motherboard tray and a storage unit set installed through the opening, and each of the motherboard trays being plugged into each of the corresponding tray slots from a front direction opposite to the rear direction, and the motherboard and the storage unit set being electrically and respectively coupled to the power supply device; wherein each of the motherboard trays can be swapped and plugged into any one of the tray slots.

2. The server structure with a swappable tray as recited in claim 1 , wherein each of the motherboard trays has a flexible pulling ring formed on both sides of the opening separately.

3. The server structure with a swappable tray as recited in claim 2 , wherein the flexible pulling rings formed on both adjacent sides of the two motherboard trays are arranged parallel to each other.

4. The server structure with a swappable tray as recited in claim 1 , wherein each motherboard area is further provided with a partition formed between the power slot and the tray slots, the partition having a power supply socket and a plurality of power transmission sockets formed thereon, wherein the power supply socket is provided on a first side of the partition corresponding to a side of the power slot, and the power transmission sockets are provided on a second side, opposite to the first side, of the partition corresponding to a side of the tray slots, and wherein for the partition, the transmission sockets electrically coupled to the power supply socket.

5. The server structure with a swappable tray as recited in claim 4 , wherein the power supply device and the power supply socket are electrically coupled with each other, and each of the motherboard trays has a port to which each of the power transmission sockets is electrically coupled.

6. The server structure with a swappable tray as recited in claim 1 , wherein each of the storage unit sets includes six 2.5-inch hard disks.

7. The server structure with a swappable tray as recited in claim 1 , further comprising two fans, each being installed at a rear section of the motherboard area and parallel to the adjacent power slot, and each of the fans being a ventilation fan.

8. The server structure with a swappable tray as recited in claim 7 , wherein each of the motherboard trays has a ventilation slot formed at a position corresponding to the fan.

9. The server structure with a swappable tray as recited in claim 8 , wherein the motherboard trays in each motherboard area are stacked with each other, and the fan is installed to corresponding stacked ventilation slots.

10. The server structure with a swappable tray as recited in claim 7 , further comprising a plurality of detachable I/O socket bases, and each of the detachable I/O socket bases having a plurality of I/O slots, and each of the detachable I/O socket bases being installed onto each of the motherboard trays, and each of the detachable I/O socket bases corresponding to the fan being arranged in parallel with each other, so that the I/O slots are exposed from the chassis housing.

Assignments (4)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 20, 2026
From: SUPER MICRO COMPUTER, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 074447/0643 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 22, 2024
From: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS AGENT
To: SUPER MICRO COMPUTER, INC.
Reel/Frame 069436/0469 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 27, 2018
From: SUPER MICRO COMPUTER, INC
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A, AS ADMINSTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 046029/0940 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 16, 2011
From: LIN, TE-CHANG
To: SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC.
Reel/Frame 027397/0934 →
Continuity (1)
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