TWI839017B - A blockage plate - Google Patents

Abstract

A blockage plate, for using in an electronic device, the electronic device having a case, a side of the case internally having a vertical limit and a horizontal limit, the blockage plate comprising: a plate body, having a first plane, a second plane, and a third plane, the second plane being substantially vertical to the first plane, the third plane being substantially vertical to the first plane and the second plane; a pad, comprising: a pad body being attached to the first plane; a vertical stopper being attached to the second plane, and at least one horizontal stopper attached to the third plane, wherein when the blockage plate sliding into the case internally, the vertical limit contacting with the vertical stopper, the horizontal limit contacting with the horizontal stopper, for limiting the movement of the blockage plate. The present invention is a design of a detachable blockage plate.

Description

A baffle

The present invention relates to a baffle, and more particularly to a design of a detachable baffle used in an electronic device.

Generally speaking, in the prior art, there are many components in a server. Under high-speed computing conditions, many components may generate very high temperatures, that is, generate a lot of heat. Therefore, the need to be able to dissipate heat efficiently has become an important issue.

As mentioned above, in order to effectively dissipate heat in the server, some heat dissipation arrangements must be made. However, due to the limitation of the space inside the server, in the current design, it is installed inside the server casing. In order to ensure that the airflow can effectively flow to the heat dissipation components, and on the other hand to achieve the effect of blocking the airflow, it is desirable to install some components at the edge gaps of the side of the server casing to effectively block the airflow and prevent the wind from flowing through, so as to improve the heat dissipation efficiency.

Therefore, in the current design, a piece of foam is used as a wind shielding element, which is placed in a fixed position according to its fixed shape. However, it is located within the range of the parts assembly, and there is often a risk of collision and damage due to problems such as assembly or disassembly steps. In addition, if this design is damaged, it cannot be replaced, so there are many inherent limitations in actual use.

In view of the fact that in the prior art, fixed wind shielding elements may be hit and damaged, and may not be replaced after being damaged, the present invention provides a detachable wind shielding plate design.

In order to solve the problems caused by the prior art, the present invention adopts a necessary technical means to provide a baffle, which includes a plate-shaped body and a gasket. The present invention discloses a baffle which is applied in an electronic device. The electronic device has a casing, and a side of the casing has a vertical limit portion and a horizontal limit portion. The baffle comprises: a plate-shaped body having a first plane, a second plane, and a third plane, wherein the second plane is substantially perpendicular to the first plane, and the third plane is substantially perpendicular to the first plane and the second plane; and a gasket, comprising: a gasket body which is in contact with the first plane; a vertical stop portion which is in contact with the second plane; and at least one horizontal stop portion which is in contact with the third plane; wherein when the baffle slides into the casing, the vertical limit portion contacts the vertical stop portion, and the horizontal limit portion contacts the horizontal stop portion, so as to limit the movement of the baffle.

In an auxiliary technical means derived from the above-mentioned necessary technical means, the gasket includes two horizontal stop parts, which are respectively arranged on a third plane on opposite sides of the first plane, and the horizontal limiting part includes two horizontal limiting flanges which are relatively separately arranged. When the baffle slides into the interior of the casing, the two horizontal limiting flanges are respectively in contact with the two horizontal stop parts.

In an auxiliary technical means derived from the above-mentioned necessary technical means, the gasket further includes at least one depth stop portion, which is substantially parallel to and protrudes from the first plane, and the side of the inner part of the casing also has at least one depth limiting portion, which is substantially parallel to the vertical limiting portion. When the baffle slides into the inner part of the casing, the depth limiting portion contacts the depth stop portion to limit the movement of the baffle.

Among them, it is better that the gasket includes two depth stop parts which are separately arranged opposite to each other, and the depth limiting part includes two depth limiting ridges which are separately arranged opposite to the vertical limiting part. When the baffle slides into the inside of the casing, the two depth limiting ridges contact the two depth stop parts respectively and correspondingly.

As described above, since the baffle of the present invention is formed by bonding a plate-shaped body and a gasket, the present invention can effectively achieve the effect of a detachable baffle design through this design, and can effectively perform the action of disassembly and replacement.

The specific embodiments of the present invention will be further described by the following embodiments and drawings.

Please refer to FIG. 1A, FIG. 1B to FIG. 3A, FIG. 3B, etc. for a comprehensive understanding, wherein FIG. 1A to FIG. 1B show the assembly diagram and the exploded diagram of the baffle 1 provided by the preferred embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 2 shows the structural diagram of the side of the inner casing 20 of the electronic device 2 provided by the preferred embodiment of the present invention; and FIG. 3A to FIG. 3B show the schematic diagram of the baffle 1 provided by the preferred embodiment of the present invention assembled on the side of the inner casing 20 of the electronic device 2.

As shown in the figure, the reason for the damage of the adhesive windshield element in the prior art is mostly due to the separation of the foam from the backing adhesive due to squeezing and stretching. The design of the baffle 1 of the present invention includes a plate-shaped body 11 and a gasket 12. Among them, the plate-shaped body 11 is used for windshield, and the gasket 12 is a snap-on design. The overall baffle 1 is assembled in the electronic device 2 by sliding, and there is no forced adhesion between the backing adhesive surface and the housing 20 of the electronic device 2. Even if the baffle 1 is squeezed and pulled, its operation will not fail.

The baffle 1 of the present invention is applied in an electronic device 2, such as a server host. The electronic device 2 has a housing 20, and the side of the housing 20 has a vertical limit portion 201, at least one horizontal limit portion 202, and at least one depth limit portion 203.

The plate-shaped body 11 has a first plane 111 , a second plane 112 , and a third plane 113 , wherein the second plane 112 is substantially perpendicular to the first plane 111 , and the third plane 113 is substantially perpendicular to the first plane 111 and the second plane 112 .

The plate-like body 11 can be made of foam or other materials with similar properties to achieve the above purpose. In addition, in order to avoid the surface of the plate-like body 11 of the baffle 1 from being damaged during actual use, a layer of film can be coated on the surface of the plate-like body 11 to increase its scratch resistance.

In addition, the gasket 12 includes: a gasket body 120, a vertical stopper 121, at least one horizontal stopper 122, and at least one depth stopper 123. The gasket body 120 is attached to the first plane 111 of the plate-like body 11, and the gasket body 120 is located between the side of the inner part of the housing 20 and the first plane 111. The vertical stopper 121 is attached to the second plane 112 of the plate-like body 11. The at least one horizontal stopper 122 is attached to the third plane 113 of the plate-like body 11. The at least one depth stopper 123 is substantially parallel to and protrudes from the first plane 111 of the plate-like body 11.

The material of the gasket 12 can be an insulating material, or a material with similar properties can achieve the above purpose. In practical applications, a material such as a polyester film (polyethylene terephthalate, abbreviated as PET) can be used, such as Mylar® film sheet material, which has good strength, heat resistance, and good insulation performance. The vertical stopper 121, at least one horizontal stopper 122, and at least one depth stopper 123 can be formed by bending the edge of a whole piece of insulating material.

In addition, the gasket 12 is coated with a layer of backing glue and is adhered and fixed to the plate-shaped body 11 to form the baffle 1 of the present invention.

Since the baffle 1 is to be designed to be detachable, a corresponding hook structure needs to be designed on the side of the inner side of the housing 20 of the corresponding electronic device 2 so that the baffle 1 can be fixed at a desired position and the selectivity of the position is increased.

Please continue to refer to the second figure, which is a structural diagram showing the inner side of the housing 20 of the electronic device 2 provided by the preferred embodiment of the present invention. As mentioned above, the inner side of the housing 20 has a vertical limit portion 201, at least one horizontal limit portion 202, and at least one depth limit portion 203.

Next, please continue to refer to FIG. 3A to FIG. 3B, which are schematic diagrams showing the baffle 1 provided by the preferred embodiment of the present invention assembled on the side of the inner side of the housing 20 of the electronic device 2.

Since the present invention changes the fixed position of the baffle 1, the baffle 1 adopted in the previous technology is changed from a fixed type to a detachable type. By adjusting the assembly and disassembly sequence of the baffle 1, some fixed parts inside the electronic device 2 are first placed, and then the baffle 1 used as a wind shield is assembled; when disassembling the baffle 1, the above method can be reversed.

The baffle 1 of the present invention is assembled on the side of the housing 20 of the electronic device 2 in the following manner: 1. First, the baffle 1 is aligned and placed on the vertical limit portion 201 and the depth limit portion 203 for alignment. 2. Then, the baffle 1 composed of the plate body 11 and the gasket 12 is inserted into the vertical limit portion 201 and the depth limit portion 203, and pushed forward in the direction L to the final positioning position to complete the assembly.

When the baffle 1 slides into the housing 20 along the direction L, the vertical limiting portion 201 contacts the vertical stop portion 121, and this feature is used to limit the Z-axis direction of the baffle 1; and the horizontal limiting portion 202 contacts the horizontal stop portion 122, and this feature is used to limit the X-axis direction of the baffle 1, thereby limiting the movement of the baffle 1.

The inner side of the housing 20 also has at least one depth limiting portion 203, which is substantially parallel to the vertical limiting portion 201 in the direction L. When the baffle 1 slides into the housing 20, the depth limiting portion 203 contacts the depth stop portion 123. This feature is used to limit the Y-axis direction of the baffle 1, and further restrict the movement of the baffle 1.

In addition, the gasket 12 of the present invention preferably includes two horizontal stop portions 122, which are respectively disposed on the third plane 113 on the opposite sides of the first plane 111, and the horizontal limit portion 202 inside the housing 20 also preferably includes two relatively separately disposed horizontal limit flanges 2021. When the baffle 1 slides into the interior of the housing 20, the two horizontal limit flanges 2021 are respectively in contact with the two horizontal stop portions 122.

In addition, the gasket 12 of the present invention preferably includes two depth stop portions 123 that are separately disposed opposite to each other, and the depth limiting portion 203 also preferably includes two depth limiting ridges 2031 that are separately disposed opposite to the vertical limiting portion 201. When the baffle 1 slides into the interior of the housing 20, the two depth limiting ridges 2031 contact the two depth stop portions 123 respectively and correspondingly.

In addition, the present invention can also effectively block the wind flow by using two baffles 1 to be assembled on the left and right sides of the housing 20 of the electronic device 2, so as to achieve the purpose of improving the heat dissipation efficiency.

Another derivative variation of the baffle 1 of the present invention may be that in addition to the aforementioned design of having the horizontal stopper 122 and the two depth stoppers 123 on both the left and right sides of the baffle 1, it may also be designed to have the horizontal stopper 122 and the one depth stopper 123 on only one side, and the limiting parts 202 and 203 on the inner side of the housing 20 of the electronic device 2 need to have corresponding structural designs, and the same function and purpose can be achieved.

Therefore, the design of the baffle 1 disclosed in the present invention can have the following effects: 1. The service life of the entire baffle 1 can be increased, and the chance of direct collision during operation and assembly can be greatly reduced. 2. Furthermore, its replaceability can be increased. When the baffle 1 is damaged or other unfortunate situations occur, it can be quickly and easily replaced with a good product in the housing 20 of the electronic device 2. 3. In addition, the position flexibility of the baffle 1 when placed can be increased. By designing the vertical stopper 121, the horizontal stopper 122 and the depth stopper 123 that match each other, and matching the vertical limiter 201, the horizontal limiter 202 and the depth limiter 203, the baffle 1 can be configured according to the desired position. 4. In addition, in order to prevent the surface of the plate-like body 11 from being damaged, a layer of film may be coated on the surface of the plate-like body 11 to further increase its scratch resistance.

In summary, since the baffle 1 of the present invention is formed by bonding a plate-shaped body 11 and a gasket 12, the baffle 1 of the present invention can effectively achieve the effect of a detachable baffle 1 design through this design, and can be effectively replaced, thereby solving the problem of being damaged and unable to be replaced after being hit.

The baffle 1 provided in the preferred embodiment of the present invention can be installed in, for example, a server host, which can be used for artificial intelligence (AI) computing, edge computing, etc., and can also be used as a 5G server, a cloud server, or a car networking server.

The above detailed description of the preferred specific embodiments is intended to more clearly describe the features and spirit of the present invention, but is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention by the preferred specific embodiments disclosed above. On the contrary, the purpose is to cover various changes and arrangements with equivalents within the scope of the patent application for the present invention.

1: baffle 11: plate-shaped body 111: first plane 112: second plane 113: third plane 12: gasket 120: gasket body 121: vertical stopper 122: horizontal stopper 123: depth stopper 2: electronic device 20: housing 201: vertical stopper 202: horizontal stopper 2021: horizontal stopper flange 203: depth stopper 2031: depth stopper flange L: direction

Figure 1A is a combined diagram of the baffle provided by the preferred embodiment of the present invention; Figure 1B is a disassembled diagram of the baffle provided by the preferred embodiment of the present invention; Figure 2 is a structural diagram of the side of the inner casing of the electronic device provided by the preferred embodiment of the present invention; Figure 3A is a schematic diagram showing the baffle provided by the preferred embodiment of the present invention assembled on the side of the inner casing of the electronic device; and Figure 3B is a schematic diagram showing the baffle provided by the preferred embodiment of the present invention assembled on the side of the inner casing of the electronic device.

1: Baffle

11: Plate-shaped body

12: Gasket

121: Vertical stopper

122: Horizontal stopper

123: Depth stopper

Claims (9)

A baffle is used in an electronic device. The electronic device has a housing. The side of the housing has a vertical stopper and a horizontal stopper. The baffle comprises: A plate-shaped body having a first plane, a second plane, and a third plane. The second plane is substantially perpendicular to the first plane, and the third plane is substantially perpendicular to the first plane and the second plane; and A gasket, the gasket comprising: A gasket body, which is attached to the first plane; A vertical stopper, which is attached to the second plane; and At least one horizontal stopper, which is attached to the third plane; When the baffle slides into the housing, the vertical limit portion contacts the vertical stop portion, and the horizontal limit portion contacts the horizontal stop portion, thereby limiting the movement of the baffle. A baffle as described in claim 1, wherein the gasket body is located between the side of the interior of the casing and the first plane. As described in claim 1, the gasket includes two horizontal stop portions, which are respectively arranged on the third plane on opposite sides of the first plane, and the horizontal limiting portion includes two horizontal limiting flanges which are relatively separately arranged. When the baffle slides into the interior of the casing, the two horizontal limiting flanges are in contact with the two horizontal stop portions respectively and correspondingly. As described in claim 1, the gasket further includes at least one depth stop portion, which is substantially parallel to and protrudes from the first plane, and the side of the inner part of the casing also has at least one depth limiting portion, which is substantially parallel to the vertical limiting portion. When the baffle slides into the inner part of the casing, the depth limiting portion contacts the depth stop portion to limit the movement of the baffle. As described in claim 4, the gasket includes two depth stop parts that are separately arranged opposite to each other, and the depth limiting part includes two depth limiting flanges that are separately arranged opposite to the vertical limiting part. When the baffle slides into the interior of the casing, the two depth limiting flanges are in contact with the two depth stop parts respectively and correspondingly. A baffle as described in claim 1, wherein the material of the plate-like body is foam. A baffle as described in claim 1, wherein the material of the gasket is an insulating material. A baffle as described in claim 7, wherein the material of the gasket is a polyester film. As described in claim 1, the gasket is adhered to the plate-like body through a backing adhesive.

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