CN102374182A - Equipment cabinet and fan system thereof - Google Patents

Equipment cabinet and fan system thereof Download PDF

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CN102374182A
CN102374182A CN2010102622326A CN201010262232A CN102374182A CN 102374182 A CN102374182 A CN 102374182A CN 2010102622326 A CN2010102622326 A CN 2010102622326A CN 201010262232 A CN201010262232 A CN 201010262232A CN 102374182 A CN102374182 A CN 102374182A
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The invention discloses a fan system and an equipment cabinet for electronic equipment. The fan system comprises a working fan group consisting of one or more than one working fan, a movable redundancy fan and a position adjusting device. When the working fans have faults, the redundancy fan can be moved to a correct position, so that the original working state of the working fan group before the faults happen can be maintained. The work stability of the fans can be maintained, and the heat of the electronic equipment can be radiated in time. In addition, due to the movable connection of the redundancy fan, the utilization efficiency of the redundancy fan can be increased, and the fan system is convenient to operate.

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Rack and fan system thereof
Technical field
The present invention relates to electronic device field, particularly relate to a kind of fan system that is used for electronic equipment.In addition, the invention still further relates to a kind of rack that comprises the said fans system.
Background technique
Along with the arrival of electronic age, the application of electronic equipment more and more widely, and is also more and more stricter to the requirement of electronic equipment each several part working life, utilization efficiency.
Electronic equipment is in application process, and the running of parts can produce heat usually, if can not get dispelling the heat timely, parts will heat up, and high temperature is very remarkable to the influence of electronic unit material, finally can destroy the operation of electronic equipment.Especially in recent years emerging in large numbers of integrated electronics, number of components is more, and the heat that is produced can not be ignored especially.The server of service for example can externally be provided through network; Its hardware mainly contains central processor CPU, internal memory, chip set, I/O bus, I/O equipment, power supply, cabinet etc.; The frequency of the CPU that server uses is higher usually, and the still two CPU or the many CPU that have add high-revolving SCSI hard disk of several piece and powerful power supply; The heat that these parts send makes the very fast heating of cabinet inside, and can discharge hot air as early as possible be an important condition of server stable operation.Can cause that not only motion speed is slow excessively if temperature is too high, also possibly cause restarting, problem such as deadlock.For addressing this problem, fan is set in electronic equipment usually dispels the heat.Such as, in the cabinet-type server, the rear portion of rack is equipped with the parallel work fan row of many rows usually; Form fan wall; For the device security in the cabinet-type server dispels the heat timely, keep the motion speed of server and stablizing of system, prolong the working life of parts.
Being arranged on of fan of work solved the too high problem of temperature in the electronic equipment running to a certain extent.But in case fan breaks down, if can not get staff's timely repairing, still there is the problem of hot operation in electronic equipment.For example, for important enterprises such as security, bank, post and telecommunications, often adopt the cabinet-type server; Internal structure is complicated, and equipment is more, in case certain fan goes wrong; The too high server that possibly cause of temperature is in the deadlock state, will lose lot of data, and the loss that causes is difficult to estimate; And the function that provides of server such as proxy surfing, safety verification, E-mail service etc. all will lose efficacy, thereby cause the paralysis of network, and consequence is very serious.
Therefore, how further improving the working stability of electronic equipment fan system, is the present technical issues that need to address of technician.
Summary of the invention
The purpose of the embodiment of the invention provides a kind of fan system that is used for electronic equipment, and this fan system provides redundant fan row to replace when the discharge of work fan shows fault, keeps the stability of fan work, is electronic equipment dissipating heat timely.Another purpose of the embodiment of the invention provides a kind of rack that comprises the said fans system.
For solving the problems of the technologies described above, the embodiment of the invention provides a kind of fan system that is used for electronic equipment, comprising: the work fans of being made up of one or more work fans; Redundant fan movably is configured to first fan when said work fans and occurs when unusual, for said work fans provides redundant; Position regulator is configured to said first fan when said work fans and occurs moving said redundant fan to confirming the position when unusual, and it is redundant to make said redundant fan be that said work fans provides.
Preferably, said fan system also comprises: detection device is configured to monitor the running state of said work fans, and exports monitor signal; Control gear is configured to accept said monitor signal, confirm to occur the first unusual fan in the said work fans according to said monitor signal, and position signal is confirmed in output; Said definite position signal is used for expression after said redundant fan moves to said definite position, and said work fans can keep first fan unusual preceding original working state to occur; Wherein, said position regulator is adjusted said redundant fan according to said definite position signal and is arrived said definite position.
Preferably; Said fan system also comprises: be provided with the signal pickup assembly that is connected with said control gear with the corresponding position of said work fans; Be configured to when said redundant fan arrives said definite position through said position regulator, signal is confirmed in output one; Wherein, said control gear is closed down according to the said position regulator of said definite SC sigmal control.Signal pickup assembly can be guaranteed that redundant fan runs to and specify fixed position really, realizes effective replacement of fault fan (first fan).
Preferably, said definite position is the corresponding position of said first fan in said work fans; Perhaps, said definite position is precalculated position in the said work fans.
Preferably, said position regulator is positioned at the rear of said work fans.
Preferably, said position regulator comprises the guide rail that is parallel to each other that is arranged at said work fans both sides, and said redundant fan slides along said guide rail.
Preferably, said position regulator comprises and is arranged at square guide rail after the said work fans, and the vertical pole and the cross bar that slide along said guide rail, and said redundant fan is sleeved on the intervening portion place of said vertical pole and said cross bar slidably.
Preferably; Said position regulator comprises the strut that is arranged at said work fans rear, be arranged on the said strut and the transverse axis vertical with said strut, with first sprocket wheel of said transverse axis coaxial rotation and with the second fixing sprocket wheel of said strut; Said first sprocket wheel is connected through chain with said second sprocket wheel, and said chain and said redundant fan are fixed.
Preferably; Said position regulator comprises the some chutes of laterally arranging or vertically arranging that are of being located at said work fans rear; Said some chutes are communicated with successively and a side of each chute is provided with the chain rail; Said redundant fan has the sprocket wheel that matches with said chain rail, so that said redundant fan moves to the rear of the work fan of said operation exception along said chute.
Preferably; Said redundant fan and said work fan are positioned at a plane, and said work fan and said redundant fan all can move, and a side of said work fans is provided with the outlet of institute's work fan; The opposite side of said work fans is provided with the inlet of said redundant fan; When the work fan of operation exception occurring, said redundant fan moves into from said inlet, and the work fan of operation exception shifts out from said outlet.
The fan system that the embodiment of the invention provides comprises movably redundant fan, and position regulator.When first fan in the work fans broke down or be unusual, redundant fan can move to the rear of corresponding fault first fan or move to the position of said first fan, substitutes first fan work; A kind of in addition situation; Redundant fan is moved to preposition; In other words; To break down exactly/the next adjacent proper functioning fan of unusual first fan is as the replacement of first fan, and the like, said redundant fan is as a last replacement that is adjacent the proper functioning fan.Thereby keeping the stability of fan work, is electronic equipment dissipating heat timely.And the packaged type of redundant fan connects the utilization ratio that can improve redundant fan, and is easy and simple to handle.
In a kind of preferred implementation; Said fan system also comprises signal output apparatus; The running state of the said work fan of said detection arrangement monitors; When output monitor signal, said control gear were confirmed the first unusual fan to occur in the said work fans according to said monitor signal, the control signal output unit was exported signal to remote interface.Thereby make the working condition that operator can the remote monitoring fan system.
The embodiment of the invention also provides a kind of rack; Said rack can be installed at least one exercisable computing system and fan system; Wherein, Said fan system comprises: by at least one work fans of constituting of work fan, and a corresponding setting in the said work fans at least one work fan and said at least one exercisable computing system; Redundant fan movably is configured to first fan when said work fans and occurs when unusual, for said work fans provides redundant; Position regulator is configured to said first fan when said work fans and occurs moving said redundant fan to confirming the position when unusual, and it is redundant to make said redundant fan be that said work fans provides.
Preferably, said rack also comprises: detection device is configured to monitor the running state of said work fans, and exports monitor signal; Control gear is configured to accept said monitor signal, confirm to occur the first unusual fan in the said work fans according to said monitor signal, and position signal is confirmed in output; Said definite position signal is used for expression after said redundant fan moves to said definite position, and said work fans can keep first fan unusual preceding original working state to occur; Wherein, said position regulator is adjusted said redundant fan to said definite position according to said definite position signal.
Preferably; Said rack also comprises: be provided with the signal pickup assembly that is connected with said control gear with the corresponding position of said work fans; Be configured to when said redundant fan arrives said definite position through said position regulator, signal is confirmed in output one; Wherein, said control gear is closed down according to the said position regulator of said definite SC sigmal control.
Preferably, said position regulator comprises the guide rail that is horizontally placed on said work fans both sides, and said redundant fan slides along said guide rail.
Preferably; Said position regulator comprises the strut that is arranged at said work fans rear, be arranged on the said strut and the transverse axis vertical with said strut, with first sprocket wheel of said transverse axis coaxial rotation and with the second fixing sprocket wheel of said strut; Said first sprocket wheel is connected through chain with said second sprocket wheel, and said chain and said redundant fan are fixed.
The rack that the embodiment of the invention provides comprises movably redundant fan, but and position regulator.When first fan in the work fans broke down or be unusual, redundant fan can move to the rear of corresponding fault first fan or move to the position of said first fan, substitutes first fan work; A kind of in addition situation; Redundant fan is moved to preposition; In other words; To break down exactly/the next adjacent proper functioning fan of unusual first fan is as the replacement of first fan, and the like, said redundant fan is as a last replacement that is adjacent the proper functioning fan.Thereby keeping the stability of fan work, is electronic equipment dissipating heat timely.And the packaged type of redundant fan connects the utilization ratio that can improve redundant fan, and is easy and simple to handle.
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Fig. 1 provides the structural representation of first kind of embodiment of fan system for the present invention;
Fig. 2 provides the control system structured flowchart in first kind of embodiment of fan system for the present invention;
Fig. 3 provides the structural representation of second kind of embodiment of fan system for the present invention;
Fig. 4 is the axonometric drawing at A position among Fig. 3;
Fig. 5 provides the structural representation of the third embodiment of fan system for the present invention;
Fig. 6 provides the structural representation of the 4th kind of embodiment of fan system for the present invention;
Fig. 7 provides the structural representation of the 5th kind of embodiment of fan system for the present invention;
Fig. 8 provides the structural representation of the 6th kind of embodiment of fan system for the present invention.
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The core of the embodiment of the invention provides a kind of fan system that is used for electronic equipment; It comprises the work fans be made up of one or more work fans, movably redundant fan and position regulator; Wherein, Movably redundant fan is configured to first fan when said work fans and occurs when unusual, for said work fans provides redundant; Position regulator is configured to said first fan when said work fans and occurs moving said redundant fan to confirming the position when unusual, and it is redundant to make said redundant fan be that said work fans provides.This fan system can effectively provide redundant fan to replace when the work fan breaks down, and keeps the stability of fan work, is electronic equipment dissipating heat in time.
In order to make those skilled in the art person understand the present invention program better, the present invention is done further detailed description below in conjunction with accompanying drawing and embodiment.
Please refer to Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, Fig. 1 provides the structural representation of first kind of embodiment of fan system for the present invention; Fig. 2 provides the control system structured flowchart in first kind of embodiment of fan system for the present invention.
As shown in Figure 1, the work fan at first forms work fan row 1, and many groups work fan row 1 is arranged in parallel into the work fans of frame type.Position regulator specifically comprises the guide rail that parallels 2 of being located at work fans both sides, and a plurality of redundant fans 301 form redundant fan row 3, and redundant fan row 3 is slidably mounted on the guide rail 2, to be moved to definite position along guide rail 2.In the present embodiment, the rear of the work fan that said definite position is an operation exception (first fan).
In fact, position regulator can drive redundant fan 301 and slide along guide rail 2 also to comprise drive unit.Can certainly the manual tune redundant fan row 3 position, be located at the enclosure of electronic equipment usually based on fan system, there is certain inconvenience in manual tune redundant fan row 3 position, the therefore preferred drive unit that adopts.
Redundant fan 301 can select to have identical model and the number that equates with the fan row's 1 that works work fan 101 among the redundant fan row 3; Each redundant fan 301 is also corresponding each other with work fan 101 positions; Thereby when guaranteeing that redundant fan row 3 slides into arbitrary work fan row's 1 dead astern on guide rail, each work fan 101 all has redundant fan 301 corresponding with it.Should be appreciated that and to move a row on the guide rail 2 or arrange redundant fan row 3 more.Guide rail 2 can and be set in parallel in work fan row 1 both sides perpendicular to work fan row 1, and is corresponding with the structure that the work fans is whole.Work fan row 1 rear is for work fan row 1 target; The plane that work fan row 1 more belongs near target; Work fan row 1 arranges plane, 3 place with redundant fan and will keep suitable distance, has not only guaranteed that redundant fan row 3 can slide in the wings freely but also can not take too much space.
Like this, when the work fan broke down, redundant fan 301 can move to the dead astern of corresponding operation exception work fan (first fan), substituted the fail operation fan and worked on, and kept the stability of fan system, was electronic equipment dissipating heat in time.Because redundant fan 301 is transportable, therefore need not usually to be equipped with the redundant fan that equates with the fan number of working, can practice thrift cost, improve the utilization ratio of redundant fan, simplify the structure and the weight reduction of electronic equipment, practical operation is also very easy.
Fan system can also comprise detection device 4, control gear 5 and signal output apparatus 6 (as shown in Figure 2), and detection device 4 is configured to the running state of monitoring fans, and the output monitor signal; Control gear 5 is configured to accept this monitor signal, and according to the first unusual fan of appearance in this monitor signal affirmation work fans, and position signal is confirmed in output; 8 of position regulators according to the said redundant fan of said definite position signal to said definite position.The mentioned fixed position really of this paper signal is used for expression after said redundant fan moves to said definite position, and said work fans can keep first fan to go out unusual preceding original working state.Such as, said definite position is the corresponding position of said first fan in said work fans; Perhaps, said definite position is precalculated position in the said work fans.
In the working procedure; Detection device 4 is usually through monitoring rotating speed or other working status parameter of each work fan 101 in the work fans; And the data and the position signal thereof of each work fan of being monitored fed back to control gear 5, when the parameter of monitoring did not meet the number range that control gear 5 sets, it was unusual to show that the operation of work fans has occurred; At this moment; Control gear 5 reacts control signal output unit 6 output signals the operation of work fans to the staff and breaks down, and also stops the operation of original fault fan simultaneously.Certainly, control gear 5 also can be closed down the fault fan again after redundant fan moves to said definite position, to be provided as the function of electronic equipment dissipating heat to greatest extent.
Whether the whole device comparatively induction work fans of sensitivity breaks down and in time sends signal and remind the staff; Make it learn the existence of fault rapidly; And before the fault of work fan 101 does not cause further loss, let redundant fan 301 substitute the fault fan and work on.
Signal output apparatus 6 can send the letter signal to the remote monitoring interface when work fans operation exception, makes the operation conditions that the staff can the remote monitoring fan system.Can certainly send optical signal or acoustic signal, perhaps send the two simultaneously.Acoustic signal can be the chimes of doom that common electronic equipment breaks down, for example in the computer during some hardware (internal memory, hard disk etc.) operation exception, and the warning that sends.Optical signal can be common caution ruddiness, is not limited to this certainly, as long as can play prompting staff's purpose.
When work fans operation exception, the drive unit that control gear 5 can the enable position regulating device.The position signal of operation exception work fan in the monitor signal that control gear 5 is sent according to detection device 4; Confirm the particular location of operation exception work fan; The startup drive unit of position regulator then; Drive redundant fan row 3 and move to operation exception work fan place, substitute this work fan work along guide rail 2.Certainly, after redundant fan row 3 arrives fault fan rear, on will being dynamically connected certainly between redundant fan row 3 and the equipment, make it get into starting state immediately, substitute the fail operation fan.
Whole replacement process belongs to automatic mode, has realized the automatic repair function of fan system.Therefore, no matter the staff is being absent from the scene, and the work fans breaks down and can not exert an influence to equipment basically.
The signal pickup assembly 7 that control gear 5 is connected being set, specifically can be sensor with the corresponding position of work fans.When redundant fan 301 arrived work fans dead astern, signal pickup assembly 7 outputed signal to control gear 5, so that control gear 5 output control signals are closed down position regulator.Particularly, control gear 5 can be exported control signal and close down the drive unit in the position regulator.Signal pickup assembly can be guaranteed that redundant fan runs to and specify fixed position really, realizes effective replacement of fault fan (first fan).In fact, signal pickup assembly can be configured to when said redundant fan arrives said definite position through said position regulator, and signal is confirmed in output one.
Certainly, control gear 5 also can be closed down by control fault fan (first fan) after redundant fan moves to said definite position, to be provided as the function of electronic equipment dissipating heat to greatest extent.
Need to prove; Position regulator is not limited to disclosed implementation among aforementioned first embodiment, in fact, and based on the improvement design of transmission design principle; Position regulator can have different structural forms, to realize that driving redundant fan is moved to this basic goal of definite position.Specifically as in following examples about the detailed elaboration of position regulator.
Please refer to Fig. 3 and Fig. 4, Fig. 3 provides the structural representation of second kind of embodiment of fan system for the present invention, and Fig. 4 is the axonometric drawing at A position among Fig. 3.
Be provided with slide rail 21 around the work fans, can be arranged to frame type structure as shown in Figure 3, cross bar 22 all can slide along slide rail 21 with vertical pole 23, and is set with redundant fan 301 in cross bar 22 and the vertical staggered position of 23 bars.Specifically can be with being sleeved on cross bar 22 and vertical pole 23 staggered positions with redundant fan 301 fixing bases 302 (as shown in Figure 4); The base 302 of redundant fan 301 can be provided with mutually disjoint longitudinal hole and cross through hole; Cross bar 22 runs through the cross through hole of base 302, and vertical pole 23 runs through the longitudinal hole of base 302.When cross bar 22 during along slide rail 21 transverse movements; Can drive redundant fan 301 laterally moves; When vertical pole 23 during, can drive redundant fan 301 and vertically move, so redundant fan 301 is under the situation that the direction mobile phase combines in length and breadth along slide rail 21 longitudinal movements; Can move to the arbitrary position at work fans rear, substitute arbitrary fail operation fan (first fan).
In the present embodiment, cross bar 22 can be carried out the automatic slippage of redundant fan 301 respectively in slide rail 21 displacements of the driving lower edge of first motor 221 and second motor 231 with vertical pole 23.
Please refer to Fig. 5, Fig. 5 provides the structural representation of the third embodiment of fan system for the present invention.
Rear in the work fans is provided with strut 31, and strut 31 can vertically be located at the left and right sides of work fans, also can laterally be located at the both sides up and down of work fans; The transverse axis 32 vertical with strut 31 is set on strut 31; Transverse axis 32 is provided with first sprocket wheel 33 with its coaxial rotation; Strut 31 is provided with second sprocket wheel 34; Chain 36 is walked around first sprocket wheel 33 and second sprocket wheel 34, and redundant wind row 3 is fixedly installed on the chain 36.
Rotate transverse axis 32; Can drive first sprocket wheel 33 rotates; And then drive first chain 36 and rotate around first sprocket wheel 33 and second sprocket wheel 34, because redundant fan row 3 and first chain 36 is fixing, the sense of rotation that changes transverse axis 32 can realize that redundant fan arranges 3 up-down.In order to realize that each work fan 101 all has redundant fan 301 replacements, the number of redundant fan 301 can equate with the number of every row's work fan.Certainly; Also can make first sprocket wheel 33 and second sprocket wheel 34 make lateral displacement; At this moment, fixing redundant fan 301 just can meet the demands on chain 36, and redundant fan 301 not only can go up and down also can move left and right; Can arrive the arbitrary position at work fans rear, substitute arbitrary fault redundance fan (first fan).
Further; For guaranteeing the stability of redundant fan row 3 operations; Drive chain 311 can be set again, the 5th sprocket wheel 310 of corresponding setting and cross bar 32 coaxial rotation and be arranged on the 6th sprocket wheel 39 on the strut 31, drive chain 311 is walked around the 5th sprocket wheel 310 and the 6th sprocket wheel 39; As shown in Figure 5; The redundant fan row's 3 that will be made up of a plurality of redundant fans 301 a end is fixing with chain 36, and an other end is fixing with drive chain 311, and redundant fan row 3 is the realization up-downs under the synchronous effect of chain 36 and drive chain 311.
For realizing the rotation of transverse axis 32; The 3rd sprocket wheel 35, power transmission chain 37 and drive unit specifically can be set; The 3rd sprocket wheel 35 and transverse axis 32 coaxial rotation, the output shaft of drive unit is connected with the 4th sprocket wheel 38, and power transmission chain 37 is walked around the 3rd sprocket wheel 35 and the 4th sprocket wheel 38.The 4th sprocket wheel 38 rotates under the drive unit effect, drives the 3rd sprocket wheel 35 and rotates, and the 3rd sprocket wheel 35 drives transverse axis 32 and rotates, thereby realizes the object of the invention.Certainly, also can transverse axis 32 directly be connected with the output shaft of drive unit.
Please refer to Fig. 6, Fig. 6 provides the structural representation of the 4th kind of embodiment of fan system for the present invention.
Work fans rear is provided with the some chutes of laterally arranging that are that lateral partitions 41 and vertical dividing plate 42 form, and some chutes are communicated with the formation circuitous channel successively, and the span of passage need satisfy the operation of redundant fan 301; Interval between the lateral partitions 41 rough alignment work fans row 1, promptly passage is corresponding with work fan row 1 position, guarantees that redundant fan 301 can move to and the fan 101 corresponding fixed positions really of working.In order to realize that redundant fan 301 moves along passage; Can establish the chain rail in a side of chute passage; Can the chain rail be set in a side of lateral partitions 41 and a side of vertical dividing plate 42 particularly; Redundant fan 301 has and the suitable sprocket wheel of chain rail, thereby makes redundant fan 301 can move to the arbitrary position at work fans rear and then the work fan 101 of alternative operation irregularity along passage.Usually redundant fan 301 in this mode of execution, can adopt an independent motor driving redundant fan to move by motor driving work, also can select to drive the motor realization that redundant fan rotates.That is to say, realize the dynamical element of a motor through structural design fully, repeat no more at this as two actions.
Please refer to Fig. 7, Fig. 7 provides the structural representation of the 5th kind of embodiment of fan system for the present invention.
Identical with the 4th kind of embodiment principle; Both differences are that the fans rear of working in this mode of execution is provided with the some chutes that formed by transverse baffle 51 and vertical baffle plate 52 and is vertically and arranges; And connection forms circuitous channel successively; Redundant fan 301 can move to the arbitrary position along passage equally, substitutes fail operation fan (first fan).Other structure and embodiment four are identical, and this mode of execution repeats no more.
The position regulator of aforementioned five disclosed fan systems of embodiment all roughly is positioned at the rear of work fan.In the course of the work, when first fan in the work fans breaks down or is unusual, the running state of the said work fans of said detection arrangement monitors, and output monitor signal; Said control gear is confirmed to occur the first unusual fan in the said work fans according to said monitor signal, and output confirms that position signal is the corresponding position signal of said first fan in said work fans; Said definite position signal is used for expression after said redundant fan moves to said definite position, and said work fans can keep first fan to go out unusual preceding original working state; Wherein, said position regulator moves to the position of said first fan or the rear of said institute first fan, the work of alternative first fan according to said definite position signal with said redundant fan.
A kind of in addition situation; Said control gear confirms to occur in the said work fans the first unusual fan according to said monitor signal; And export and confirm that position signal is a precalculated position signal in the said work fans, wherein, said position regulator; According to said precalculated position signal said redundant fan is moved to the precalculated position in the said work fans, make said work fans can keep first fan to go out unusual preceding original working state.Specifically; To break down exactly/the next adjacent proper functioning fan of unusual first fan moves to the replacement of the position of first fan as said first fan; And the like; Said redundant fan moves to a pre-position that is adjacent the proper functioning fan, as a last replacement that is adjacent the proper functioning fan.Thereby keeping the stability of fan work, is electronic equipment dissipating heat timely.And the packaged type of redundant fan connects the utilization ratio that can improve redundant fan, and is easy and simple to handle.
Please refer to Fig. 8, Fig. 8 provides the structural representation of the 6th kind of embodiment of fan system for the present invention.
Be provided with to put around the work fans and deposit putting of fan and deposit structure 61, that is, deposit some redundant fans 301 at the outer side of work fan 101, redundant fan with 301 and the fans of working roughly be positioned at same plane; In this mode of execution, work fan 101 all is movably with redundant fan 301, and the concrete mode that realizes has multiple, such as motor driving, sprocket wheel drive etc.; Each work fan row 1 is provided with the inlet of redundant fan 301 in a corresponding side, and opposite side is provided with the outlet of the work fan 101 of fault.Like this; When operation exception appears in work fan 101; Redundant fan 301 gets into from inlet; Promote the work fan row 1 at work fan 101 places of fault, be pushed to move into to put from outlet up to the work fan 101 of fault and deposit structure 61, the number of the redundant fan 301 that gets into from inlet equates with the number of the work fan 101 that breaks down that shifts out from outlet.At this moment, the work fan of actual motion row 1 comprises intact work fan of performance 101 and redundant fan 301, recovers normal heat sinking function.Certainly, also can the redundant fan row that number is equal with it be set in a side of each work fan row 1, in order to whole row's replacement.This mode of execution has realized in plane, work fans place, accomplishing the replacement of fault fan (first fan).
What specify is; Above-mentioned all embodiments all can be provided with first kind of detection device 4, control gear 5, signal output apparatus 6 and signal pickup assembly 7 in the embodiment; Realize the function of monitoring, its working procedure is consistent with first kind of mode of execution, does not give unnecessary details at this.
Except above-mentioned fan system; The embodiment of the invention also provides a kind of rack; Said rack can be installed at least one exercisable computing system and fan system; Wherein, said fan system comprises: by at least one work fans of constituting of work fan, and a corresponding setting in the said work fans at least one work fan and said at least one exercisable computing system; Redundant fan movably is configured to first fan when said work fans and occurs when unusual, for said work fans provides redundant; Position regulator is configured to said first fan when said work fans and occurs moving said redundant fan to confirming the position when unusual, and it is redundant to make said redundant fan be that said work fans provides.
Particularly, the structure of these other each several parts of rack can will not be introduced at this with reference to existing technology.With the embodiment of fan system inequality be; Said detection device, said control gear and be provided with the signal pickup assembly that is connected with said control gear with the corresponding position of said work fans; Can be module that possesses above-mentioned functions or the parts in the multiplexing existing rack, to save cost.
Preferably, said rack also comprises: detection device is configured to monitor the running state of said work fans, and exports monitor signal; Control gear is configured to accept said monitor signal, confirm to occur the first unusual fan in the said work fans according to said monitor signal, and position signal is confirmed in output; Said definite position signal is used for expression after said redundant fan moves to said definite position, and said work fans can keep first fan unusual preceding original working state to occur; Wherein, said position regulator is adjusted said redundant fan according to said definite position signal and is arrived said definite position.
Preferably; Said rack also comprises: be provided with the signal pickup assembly that is connected with said control gear with the corresponding position of said work fans; Be configured to when said redundant fan arrives said definite position through said position regulator, signal is confirmed in output one; Wherein, said control gear is closed down according to the said position regulator of said definite SC sigmal control.
Because above-mentioned fan system has above-mentioned technique effect, the rack with this fan system also should have the corresponding techniques effect, and mode of execution that it is concrete and above-mentioned mode of execution are similar, and this paper repeats no more.
More than to fan system that the embodiment of the invention provided and comprise that the rack of this fan system has carried out detailed introduction.Used concrete example among this paper principle of the present invention and mode of execution are set forth, above embodiment's explanation just is used for helping to understand method of the present invention and core concept thereof.Should be pointed out that for those skilled in the art, under the prerequisite that does not break away from the principle of the invention, can also carry out some improvement and modification to the present invention, these improvement and modification also fall in the protection domain of claim of the present invention.

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1. a fan system that is used for electronic equipment is characterized in that, comprising:
The work fans of forming by one or more work fans,
Redundant fan movably is configured to first fan when said work fans and occurs when unusual, for said work fans provides redundant;
Position regulator is configured to said first fan when said work fans and occurs moving said redundant fan to confirming the position when unusual, and it is redundant to make said redundant fan be that said work fans provides.
2. fan system according to claim 1 is characterized in that, said fan system also comprises:
Detection device is configured to monitor the running state of said work fans, and exports monitor signal;
Control gear is configured to accept said monitor signal, confirm to occur the first unusual fan in the said work fans according to said monitor signal, and position signal is confirmed in output; Said definite position signal is used for expression after said redundant fan moves to said definite position, and said work fans can keep first fan unusual preceding original working state to occur;
Wherein, said position regulator is adjusted said redundant fan according to said definite position signal and is arrived said definite position.
3. fan system according to claim 2 is characterized in that, said fan system also comprises:
Be provided with the signal pickup assembly that is connected with said control gear with the corresponding position of said work fans, be configured to when said redundant fan arrives said definite position through said position regulator, signal is confirmed in output one;
Wherein, said control gear is closed down according to the said position regulator of said definite SC sigmal control.
4. according to each described fan system of claim 1 to 3, it is characterized in that said definite position is the corresponding position of said first fan in said work fans; Perhaps,
Said definite position is precalculated position in the said work fans.
5. fan system according to claim 2 is characterized in that said position regulator is positioned at the rear of said work fans.
6. fan system according to claim 5 is characterized in that, said position regulator comprises the guide rail that is parallel to each other that is arranged at said work fans both sides, and said redundant fan slides along said guide rail.
7. fan system according to claim 5; It is characterized in that; Said position regulator comprises and is arranged at square guide rail after the said work fans, and the vertical pole and the cross bar that slide along said guide rail, and said redundant fan is sleeved on the intervening portion place of said vertical pole and said cross bar slidably.
8. fan system according to claim 5; It is characterized in that; Said position regulator comprises the strut that is arranged at said work fans rear, be arranged on the said strut and the transverse axis vertical with said strut, with first sprocket wheel of said transverse axis coaxial rotation and with the second fixing sprocket wheel of said strut; Said first sprocket wheel is connected through chain with said second sprocket wheel, and said chain and said redundant fan are fixed.
9. fan system according to claim 5; It is characterized in that; Said position regulator comprises the some chutes of laterally arranging or vertically arranging that are of being located at said work fans rear; Said some chutes are communicated with successively and a side of each chute is provided with the chain rail, and said redundant fan has the sprocket wheel that matches with said chain rail, so that said redundant fan moves to the rear of the work fan of said operation exception along said chute.
10. fan system according to claim 2 is characterized in that, said redundant fan and said work fan are positioned at a plane; And said work fan and said redundant fan all can move; One side of said work fans is provided with the outlet of institute's work fan, and the opposite side of said work fans is provided with the inlet of said redundant fan, when the work fan of operation exception occurring; Said redundant fan moves into from said inlet, and the work fan of operation exception shifts out from said outlet.
11. a rack, said rack can be installed at least one exercisable computing system and fan system, it is characterized in that, said fan system comprises:
By at least one work fans of constituting of work fan, a corresponding setting in the said work fans at least one work fan and said at least one exercisable computing system;
Redundant fan movably is configured to first fan when said work fans and occurs when unusual, for said work fans provides redundant;
Position regulator is configured to said first fan when said work fans and occurs moving said redundant fan to confirming the position when unusual, and it is redundant to make said redundant fan be that said work fans provides.
12. rack according to claim 11 is characterized in that, said rack also comprises:
Detection device is configured to monitor the running state of said work fans, and exports monitor signal;
Control gear is configured to accept said monitor signal, confirm to occur the first unusual fan in the said work fans according to said monitor signal, and position signal is confirmed in output; Said definite position signal is used for expression after said redundant fan moves to said definite position, and said work fans can keep first fan unusual preceding original working state to occur;
Wherein, said position regulator is adjusted said redundant fan according to said definite position signal and is arrived said definite position.
13. rack according to claim 12 is characterized in that, said rack also comprises:
Be provided with the signal pickup assembly that is connected with said control gear with the corresponding position of said work fans, be configured to when said redundant fan arrives said definite position through said position regulator, signal is confirmed in output one;
Wherein, said control gear is closed down according to the said position regulator of said definite SC sigmal control.
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