Patent ID: 6724617
Filing Date: 2004-04-20
Classification: G06F,H05K

Abstract:
A server unit comprising multiple server unit cabinets stacked in a server unit rack, each said server unit cabinet accommodating multiple cartridge type server units,each said cartridge type server unit comprising: a printed circuit board for a server unit, which is equipped with a central processing unit and main memory and which serves as a computer with the supply of external electric power at constant voltage; a heat sink supported by the printed circuit board for the server unit; and a front panel which supports the printed circuit board for the server unit; wherein the front panel supports the printed circuit board for the server unit so that a flat surface of the printed circuit board for the server unit is positioned vertically when the server unit is installed, a part of the heat sink makes contact with highly heat-generating components mounted on the printed circuit board for the server unit via heat conduction means, the heat conduction means are provided to transmit heat from said contacting part to another part of the heat sink, and each said server unit cabinet for accommodating multiple cartridge type server units and a constant-voltage power source comprising: a server unit space for accommodating said multiple server units; a power source space for mounting at least one said constant-voltage power source; a signal transmission space for accommodating signal transmission means; and a cooling space for accommodating cooling means; wherein said server unit cabinet is equipped with a server unit connector having a signal input/output terminal and a constant-voltage outlet terminal, and with a power connector having a signal input/output point, an external power inlet terminal, and a constant-voltage power inlet terminal; and that said server unit cabinet provides; (a) a wiring circuit board which includes wiring between the constant-voltage inlet terminal of the power connector and the constant-voltage outlet terminal of the server unit connector, and wiring between the signal input/output terminal of the server unit connector and the signal input/output point, (b) an external signal input/output connector provided on the server unit cabinet, and (c) a signal transmission means which connects between said external signal input/output connector and the signal input/output point of said wiring circuit board.