MOUNTING ASSEMBLY AND SERVER

The invention provides a mounting assembly and a server. The mounting assembly includes fixed base, adjustable base, first protrusion and second protrusion. Adjustable base is rotatably disposed on fixed base. When adjustable base is at first mounting position, first protrusion protrudes from adjustable base along protruding direction and is configured for horizontal installation and removal of first expansion card with respect to motherboard. When adjustable base is at second mounting position, second protrusion protrudes from adjustable base along protruding direction and is configured for vertical installation and removal of second expansion card with respect to motherboard. A position at which first protrusion is located when protruding along protruding direction is different from position at which second protrusion is located when protruding along protruding direction.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This non-provisional application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(a) on Patent Application No(s). 202310208326.2 filed in China, on Mar. 6, 2023, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Technical Field of the Invention

The invention relates to a mounting assembly and a server, more particularly to a mounting assembly for mounting expansion card and a server including the same.

Description of the Related Art

With the demand for the performance of an expansion card in a server increases, the expansion card should include more electronic components and have more complex structure, which increases the weight of the expansion card. Thus, in order to facilitate the expansion card to be installed on the motherboard, there may be a handle on the expansion card, and a mounting protrusion may be disposed on the motherboard via a bracket fixed to the motherboard. In this way, the installation of the expansion card and the motherboard can be completed in a labor-saving manner via the cooperation of the handle and the mounting protrusion.

When the expansion card should be installed on the motherboard along different directions according to the configuration of the server, the handle on the expansion card is required to cooperate with mounting protrusions at different positions. However, the conventional mounting protrusion is disposed on the bracket fixed to the motherboard, and thus is unable to meet such requirement. In detail, if multiple mounting protrusions are fixed on the motherboard via brackets at different positions, the manufacture cost or the difficulty of object management will be significantly increased.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The invention is to provide a mounting assembly that can mount the expansion card along different directions by itself and a server including the same, thereby preventing the manufacture cost or the difficulty of object management from being increased.

One embodiment of this invention provides a mounting assembly configured for an installation and a removal of a first expansion card or a second expansion card with respect to a motherboard. The mounting assembly includes a fixed base, an adjustable base, a first protrusion and a second protrusion. The fixed base is configured to be fixed to the motherboard. The adjustable base is rotatably disposed on the fixed base. The first protrusion and the second protrusion protrude from two different sides of the adjustable base, respectively. The adjustable base is configured to be rotated to a first mounting position or a second mounting position relative to the fixed base. When the adjustable base is at the first mounting position, the first protrusion protrudes from the adjustable base along a protruding direction and is configured for horizontal installation and removal of the first expansion card with respect to the motherboard. When the adjustable base is at the second mounting position, the second protrusion protrudes from the adjustable base along the protruding direction and is configured for vertical installation and removal of the second expansion card with respect to the motherboard. A position at which the first protrusion is located when protruding along the protruding direction is different from a position at which the second protrusion is located when protruding along the protruding direction.

Another embodiment of this invention provides a server configured for an installation and a removal of a first expansion card or a second expansion card. The server includes a motherboard and a mounting assembly. The mounting assembly includes a fixed base, an adjustable base, a first protrusion and a second protrusion. The fixed base is fixed to the motherboard. The adjustable base is rotatably disposed on the fixed base. The first protrusion and the second protrusion protruding from two different sides of the adjustable base, respectively. The adjustable base is configured to be rotated to a first mounting position or a second mounting position relative to the fixed base. When the adjustable base is at the first mounting position, the first protrusion protrudes from the adjustable base along a protruding direction and is configured for horizontal installation and removal of the first expansion card with respect to the motherboard. When the adjustable base is at the second mounting position, the second protrusion protrudes from the adjustable base along the protruding direction and is configured for vertical installation and removal of the second expansion card with respect to the motherboard. A position at which the first protrusion is located when protruding along the protruding direction is different from a position at which the second protrusion is located when protruding along the protruding direction.

According to the mounting assembly and the server disclosed by above embodiments, the adjustable base is rotatably disposed on the fixed base, and the first protrusion and the second protrusion protrude from two different sides of the adjustable base, respectively. Thus, according to the actual requirement, the adjustable base is allowed to be moved to the first mounting position or the second mounting position to enable the vertical or horizontal installation of the expansion card. In this way, the mounting assembly can facilitate the expansion card to be installed on the motherboard along different directions, while preventing the manufacture cost and the difficulty of object management from being increased.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Please refer toFIGS.1and2.FIG.1is a partially enlarged perspective view showing that an adjustable base220of a server10according to one embodiment of the invention is at a first mounting position.FIG.2is a partially enlarged view of the server10inFIG.1.

In this embodiment, the server10includes a motherboard100and a mounting assembly200. In this embodiment, the mounting assembly200includes a fixed base210, the adjustable base220, a pivot230, a positioning component240, a first protrusion250and a second protrusion260.

The fixed base210is fixed to the motherboard100. The adjustable base220is rotatably disposed on the fixed base210. Specifically, in this embodiment, the adjustable base220is pivotally connected to the fixed base210via the pivot230. In this embodiment, the fixed base210includes two positioning holes211. The two positioning holes211are arranged along a circumferential direction C of the pivot230. The positioning component240is disposed through the adjustable base220, and the positioning component240may be, for example, a plunger. Note that in other embodiments, the mounting assembly200may not include the pivot230pivotally connecting the adjustable base220to the fixed base210. Also, the adjustable base220may be rotatably disposed on the fixed base210via a bearing or other suitable structure. Note that in other embodiments, the mounting assembly200may not include the positioning component240, and the fixed base210may not include the positioning hole211.

The first protrusion250and the second protrusion260protrude from two different sides of the adjustable base220, respectively. Specifically, in this embodiment, the first protrusion250and the second protrusion260protrude from two adjacent sides of the adjustable base220, respectively.

Please refer toFIGS.3to5.FIG.3is a side view showing that a first expansion card20is horizontally installed on the server10inFIG.1.FIG.4is a partially enlarged perspective view showing that the adjustable base220of the server10inFIG.1is at a second mounting position.FIG.5is a side view showing that a second expansion card30is vertically installed on the server10inFIG.4.

The adjustable base220is configured to be rotated to the first mounting position (as shown inFIG.3) or the second mounting position (as shown inFIGS.4and5) relative to the fixed base210. As shown inFIGS.2and3, when the adjustable base220is at the first mounting position, the first protrusion250protrudes from the adjustable base220along a protruding direction D, thereby allowing the first expansion card20to be installed on or removed from the motherboard100horizontally. Also, the positioning component240is positioned in one of the positioning holes211to fix the adjustable base220in the first mounting position. The first protrusion250facilitates the horizontal installation or removal of the first expansion card20with respect to the motherboard100by, for example, cooperating with the handle21of the first expansion card20.

As shown inFIGS.4and5, when the adjustable base220is at the second mounting position, the second protrusion260protrudes from the adjustable base220along the protruding direction D, thereby allowing the second expansion card30to be installed on or removed from the motherboard100vertically. Also, the positioning component240is positioned in another one of the positioning holes211to fix the adjustable base220in the second mounting position. The second protrusion260facilitates the vertical installation or removal of the second expansion card30with respect to the motherboard100by, for example, cooperating with the handle31of the second expansion card30. A position at which the first protrusion250is located when protruding along the protruding direction D (as shown inFIGS.2and3) is different from a position at which the second protrusion260is located when protruding along the protruding direction D (as shown inFIGS.4and5). In this embodiment, the first expansion card20and the second expansion card30are electrically connected to the motherboard100via, for example, a high-density connector.

Note that in this embodiment, in order to reduce the distance for the adjustable base220to be moved from the first mounting position to the second mounting position, the first protrusion250and the second protrusion260protrude from two adjacent sides of the adjustable base220, respectively, but the invention is not limited thereto. In other embodiments, the first protrusion and the second protrusion may protrude from two opposite sides of the adjustable base, respectively.

In this embodiment, the server of this invention may be applied to Artificial Intelligence (AI) computing, edge computing, or may be used as a5G server, a cloud server or a Vehicle-to-everything (V2X) server.

According to the mounting assembly and the server disclosed by above embodiments, the adjustable base is rotatably disposed on the fixed base, and the first protrusion and the second protrusion protrude from two different sides of the adjustable base, respectively. Thus, according to the actual requirement, the adjustable base is allowed to be moved to the first mounting position or the second mounting position to enable the vertical or horizontal installation of the expansion card. In this way, the mounting assembly can facilitate the expansion card to be installed on the motherboard along different directions, while preventing the manufacture cost and the difficulty of object management from being increased.

In addition, the first protrusion and the second protrusion protrude from different sides of the rotatable adjustable base, respectively. Thus, comparing to the prior art where multiple mounting protrusions are disposed on the same side of the fixed bracket, only one protrusion will protrude along the protruding direction regardless of the installing direction of the expansion card. Accordingly, the protrusion that does not protrude along the protruding direction will not occupy the space for manipulating the handle of the expansion card, thereby facilitating the expansion card to be installed on the motherboard via the mounting assembly.