CN110758908B

CN110758908B - Server protective cover

Info

Publication number: CN110758908B
Application number: CN201810826355.4A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 黄进权; 黄肇湘
Original assignee: Giga Byte Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Technical Steel Technology Co ltd
Priority date: 2018-07-25
Filing date: 2018-07-25
Publication date: 2021-07-30
Anticipated expiration: 2038-07-25
Also published as: CN110758908A

Abstract

A server protective cover is suitable for protecting a protruding part extending outwards from the front end of a server shell. The server protection cover comprises a sleeve and two flanges. The sleeve comprises a peripheral wall, and a slit is arranged on the peripheral wall. The two flanges extend out of the slit from the peripheral walls at two sides of the slit respectively, and extend to form a first abutting surface and a second abutting surface respectively, and the first abutting surface and the second abutting surface are in an orthogonal relation. The server protective cover is sleeved on the outer side of the bulge at the front end of the server shell, so that damage to the bulge caused by collision can be avoided, in addition, the material volume of the packaging buffer piece can be saved, and the cost and the transportation cost of the whole package are reduced.

Description

Server protective cover

Technical Field

The invention relates to the field of packaging, in particular to a server protective cover.

Background

The back end of the modern industry needs to be packed in cartons or cartons for stacking and shipping before shipment. The packaging material is buffered for the object packing in the paper box or the paper box, so as to avoid the object damage caused by sliding and vibration during transportation.

However, if the object to be transported has an irregular appearance, for example, if there is a projection in a specific area, the object is likely to be a location where stress is concentrated during transportation or conveyance, and is likely to be damaged. As known to the inventors, the bump is usually accommodated in the buffer material by digging and retracting. However, the cushioning material at the hollowed or receded perimeter needs to be wider or thicker to avoid impact. However, this would undoubtedly increase the volume of the cushioning material, which may be limited by environmental regulations, and also because shipping is usually based on the volume of the final package, which would undoubtedly increase the cost of subsequent packaging and shipping.

Disclosure of Invention

To solve the above problems in the prior art, a server protection cover is provided, which is adapted to protect a protrusion extending outward from a front end of a casing of a server. The server protection cover comprises a sleeve and two flanges. The sleeve comprises a peripheral wall, and a slit is arranged on the peripheral wall. The two flanges extend out of the slit from the peripheral walls at two sides of the slit respectively, and extend to form a first abutting surface and a second abutting surface respectively, and the first abutting surface and the second abutting surface are in an orthogonal relation.

In some embodiments, when the sleeve is sleeved on the protruding portion, the first abutting surface and the second abutting surface respectively abut against the front surface and the side surface of the casing.

In some embodiments, the second abutting surface includes a first contact surface and a second contact surface. A level difference surface is formed between the first contact surface and the second contact surface.

In some embodiments, one end of the first abutting surface or the second abutting surface has a hook structure, and the hook structure further extends toward the slit. Further, in some embodiments, the snap structure abuts an upper surface of the housing when the sleeve is received over the projection.

In some embodiments, the server protective cover further comprises a bottom wall. The bottom wall is connected to the peripheral wall of the sleeve and encloses at least a portion of one side of the sleeve. Further, in some embodiments, the sleeve is disposed over the protrusion such that the bottom wall contacts a bottom surface of the housing.

In some embodiments, the server protective cover further comprises a top wall. The top wall is arranged on the other side of the sleeve relative to the bottom wall, and the top wall is connected to the peripheral wall through a pivot joint to selectively open or close at least one part of the sleeve. Furthermore, in some embodiments, the top wall is provided with a fixing hole, and the server protection cover further comprises a fixing member, wherein the fixing member passes through the fixing hole to be fixed with the casing.

In some embodiments, the perimeter wall is substantially rectangular in cross-section. In other embodiments, the peripheral wall is substantially circular in cross-section.

The invention has the advantages that the server protective cover is sleeved outside the bulge at the front end of the server casing, and the bulge can be prevented from being damaged by collision in transportation and carrying through the higher rigidity of the server protective cover compared with the buffer material. Meanwhile, the server protective cover can save the volume of the packaging buffer material to achieve the same buffer protection effect, and further the cost and the transportation cost of the whole packaging are reduced.

Drawings

The above and other exemplary embodiments, advantages and features of the present invention will become more apparent by describing in further detail exemplary embodiments thereof with reference to the attached drawings, in which:

fig. 1 is a perspective view of a server protection cover according to a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a partially enlarged perspective view of a first embodiment of a server protection cover and a housing assembly.

Fig. 3 is a partially enlarged perspective view of the server protection cover in a state of being separated from the housing according to the first embodiment.

Fig. 4 is an exploded view of a server cover for a chassis enclosure.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a server protection cover according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a partially enlarged perspective view of a second embodiment of a server protection cover and a housing assembly.

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of a third embodiment of a server protection cover.

FIG. 8 is a partially enlarged perspective view of a third embodiment of a server protection cover and a housing assembly.

Fig. 9 is a perspective view of a server protection cover according to a fourth embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a partially enlarged perspective view of a fourth embodiment of a server protection cover assembled with a housing.

Fig. 11 is a top view of a fifth embodiment of a server protective cover.

Fig. 12 is a top view of a sixth embodiment of a server protective cover.

The reference numbers are as follows:

1 Server protective cover

10 sleeve

11 edge wall

13 slit

15 bottom wall

17 ceiling wall

171 fixing hole

173 fixing piece

19 pivoting member

20 flange

21 first abutting surface

23 second abutting surface

231 first contact surface

233 second contact surface

235 segment difference surface

25 hook structure

500 casing

510 projection

511 locating hole

520 front surface

530 side surface

531 first side surface

533 second side surface

535 connecting surface

540 upper surface

550 bottom surface

600 buffer material

610 groove

700 carton

A1 first direction

A2 second direction

Normal direction of A3

Normal direction of A4

Detailed Description

Fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a server protection cover according to an embodiment. FIG. 2 is a partially enlarged perspective view of a first embodiment of a server protection cover and a housing assembly. Fig. 3 is a partially enlarged perspective view of the server protection cover in a state of being separated from the housing according to the first embodiment. Fig. 4 is an exploded view of a server cover for a chassis enclosure. As shown in fig. 1 to 4, the front end of the chassis 500 of the server has a protrusion 510 extending outward. The protrusion 510 may be a handle for attaching/detaching the housing 500. Further, a control key or the like may be provided on the projection 510 to control the electrical operation of the server. Since the protrusion 510 protrudes from the chassis 500, it is likely to be a main force-receiving position during transportation or transportation, and is likely to be damaged.

According to the knowledge of the inventor, the conventional state is protected only by adding the width and thickness of the buffer material 600 near the space for accommodating the convex part 510. Here, in order to protect the protrusion 510 extended from the front end of the server casing 500 from being damaged by collision or impact during transportation, there is provided a server protection cover 1 which can be attached to the outside of the protrusion 510 at the front end of the server casing 500.

As shown in fig. 1, in some embodiments, the server protection cover 1 includes a sleeve 10 and two flanges 20. The sleeve 10 includes a peripheral wall 11, and a slit 13 is opened on the peripheral wall 11. The two flanges 20 extend from the peripheral wall 11 at two sides of the slit 13 to the slit 13, and the two flanges 20 extend to form a first abutting surface 21 and a second abutting surface 23, respectively, and the first abutting surface 21 and the second abutting surface 23 are orthogonal. In more detail, the slit 13 may be a gap not completely surrounded by the peripheral wall 11, and the two flanges 20 extend from the first direction a1 and the second direction a2 to the slit 13 respectively, and the normal directions A3 and a4 of the first abutting surface 21 and the second abutting surface 23 are orthogonal to each other.

As shown in fig. 2 and 3, when the sleeve 10 is sleeved outside the protrusion 510 extending outward from the front end of the chassis 500 of the server, the first abutting surface 21 and the second abutting surface 23 abut against the front surface 520 and the side surface 530 of the chassis 500, respectively, so that the first abutting surface 21 and the second abutting surface 23 can contact with the chassis 500, and the sleeve 10 is prevented from being released during transportation or carrying.

Referring to fig. 1 to 3 again, in some embodiments, one end of the first abutting surface 21 and/or one end of the second abutting surface 23 further have a hook structure 25. Here, two hook structures 25 are shown in fig. 1 to 3, but only one hook structure 25 may be used. The hook structure 25 extends further out towards the slit 13. When the sleeve 10 is sleeved on the protrusion 510, the hook structure 25 abuts against the upper surface 540 of the housing 500 to further prevent the downward sliding.

Fig. 4 is an exploded view of a server cover for a chassis enclosure. As shown in fig. 4, when the casing 500 is packaged, the protrusion 510 of the casing 500 is sleeved with the server protection cover 1, and then the casing 500 and the server protection cover 1 are placed with the buffer material 600 corresponding to the accommodating space and then are loaded into the paper box 700. Here, the buffer material 600 covers the housing 500 in a vertically engaging manner, and the protrusion 510 and the server protection cover 1 are disposed in the groove 610 of the buffer material 600. This is merely an example and not a limitation. The server protection cover 1 may be a plastic or metal member, which has higher strength than the common material of the buffer material 600, such as polystyrene. However, the material of the server protection cover 1 is only an example and not a limitation, and the corresponding material configuration may be selected according to the material of the buffer material 600. Therefore, the server protection cover 1 can reduce the impact and prevent the damage of the protrusion 510, and further, the thickness and width of the buffer material 600 around the accommodating space can be reduced, so that the volume of the whole buffer material 600 is reduced, the volume of the paper box is installed, and the packaging and transportation costs are reduced.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a server protection cover according to a second embodiment. FIG. 6 is a partially enlarged perspective view of a second embodiment of a server protection cover and a housing assembly. As shown in fig. 5 and 6, and also referring to fig. 1-3, the sleeve 10 of the server protection cover 1 of the second embodiment further includes a bottom wall 15. The bottom wall 15 connects the peripheral wall 11 of the sleeve 10 and closes at least a portion of one side of the sleeve 10. Here, the bottom wall 15 may completely close the bottom end of the sleeve 10 and slightly protrude from the sleeve 10, but is not limited thereto. The bottom wall 15 may also only partially close the bottom end of the sleeve 10. As shown in fig. 5, when the sleeve 10 is sleeved on the protrusion 510, the bottom wall 15 contacts the bottom surface 550 of the chassis 500. Therefore, the bottom wall 15 can be used as a sliding limiting or fool-proof mechanism for the server protection cover 1, and when the server protection cover 1 with the bottom wall 15 is installed, the server protection cover 1 can be prevented from being separated from the top when the road bumps and bounces or impacts during transportation.

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of a third embodiment of a server protection cover. FIG. 8 is a partially enlarged perspective view of a third embodiment of a server protection cover and a housing assembly. As shown in fig. 7 and 8, and referring to fig. 1-3 and 5-6, the server protection cover 1 of the third embodiment further includes a bottom wall 15 and a top wall 17. In this embodiment, the top wall 17 is on the other side of the sleeve 10 relative to the bottom wall 15. The top wall 17 is connected to the peripheral wall 11 by a pivot 19 so as to be selectively openable, as shown in figure 7. And may also be closed to enclose at least a portion of the sleeve 10 as shown in fig. 8. Further, the bottom wall 15 may completely close the bottom end of the sleeve 10, or may partially close the bottom end of the sleeve 10. The top wall 17, when closed, may also completely close the top end of the sleeve 10, or may close a portion of the top end of the sleeve 10. Although illustrated as being fully enclosed in fig. 7-8, this is not intended to be limiting.

Furthermore, the top wall 17 is not limited to be connected to the peripheral wall 11 by the pivot 19, and any connection method that can selectively open/close the top wall 17 and the peripheral wall 11 can be used, such as designing corresponding grooves and hooks. Thus, the entire protrusion 510 can be surrounded, which makes the transportation more stable.

Referring to fig. 8 again, the top wall 17 is opened with a fixing hole 171, and the server protection cover 1 further includes a fixing member 173. The fixing member 173 passes through the fixing hole 171 to be fixed to the protrusion 510. Here, the upper surface of the protrusion 510 may also have a positioning hole 511 corresponding to the fixing hole 171. The fixing holes 171 and 511 may be insertion holes or locking holes, and the fixing member 173 may be a bolt or a screw. In this way, the entire server protection cover 1 can be completely fixed to the protrusion 510 without falling off. Here, the server protection cover 1 is fixed to the protrusion 510 by inserting the fixing member 173 into the fixing hole 171 and the positioning hole 511, but this is merely an example and not a limitation, and the upper surface of the protrusion 510 may not have the positioning hole 511, and the top cover 17 may be closed by directly abutting the fixing member 173 to the upper surface of the protrusion 510.

Fig. 9 is a perspective view of a server protection cover according to a fourth embodiment. FIG. 10 is a partially enlarged perspective view of a fourth embodiment of a server protection cover assembled with a housing. As shown in fig. 9, in the server protection cover 1 of the fourth embodiment, the second abutting surface 23 includes a first contact surface 231 and a second contact surface 233, and a step surface 235 is formed between the first contact surface 231 and the second contact surface 233. As shown in fig. 10, if the protrusion 510 of the housing 500 is provided with a switch button, in order to match the electrical connection, the side surface 530 may have a first side surface 531 and a second side surface 533, and a connection surface 535 is provided between the first side surface 531 and the second side surface 533, so that a space for accommodating a cable or an optical fiber is formed inside the housing 500. Referring to fig. 10, after the server protection cover 1 is assembled with the protrusion 510, the first contact surface 231, the second contact surface 233 and the step surface 235 may abut against the first side surface 531, the second side surface 533 and the connection surface 535 of the casing 500, respectively. Thus, the protrusion 510 can be further protected from being damaged by impact during transportation.

Fig. 11 is a top view of a fifth embodiment of a server protective cover. Fig. 12 is a top view of a sixth embodiment of a server protective cover. As shown in fig. 11, the peripheral wall 11 of the sleeve 10 is substantially rectangular in cross-section. That is, the peripheral wall 11 may be composed of a plurality of wall-surface connections. As shown in fig. 12, the peripheral wall 11 of the sleeve 10 may be formed in a substantially circular shape in cross section or may be formed integrally therewith. However, the above cross-sections are merely exemplary and not intended to be limiting, and any other shape may be used.

From the above embodiments, it can be understood that the server protection cover 1 is fitted to the outside of the convex portion 510 at the front end of the chassis 500 of the server, and the convex portion 510 is prevented from being damaged by the collision during transportation and transportation by the rigidity thereof higher than that of the cushioning material 600. Meanwhile, the server protection cover 1 can save the volume of the packaging buffer material 600 to achieve the same buffer protection effect, and further reduce the cost of the whole packaging and the transportation cost.

While the invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be practical exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not to be limited to the disclosed embodiments, but on the contrary, is intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

Claims

1. A server protection cover adapted to protect a protrusion extending outward from a front end of a housing of a server, the server protection cover comprising:

the sleeve comprises a peripheral wall, and a slit is formed on the peripheral wall; and

the two flanges extend out of the slit from the peripheral walls on the two sides of the slit respectively, and extend to form a first abutting surface and a second abutting surface respectively, and the first abutting surface and the second abutting surface are in an orthogonal relation;

one end of the first abutting surface or the second abutting surface is provided with a clamping hook structure, and the clamping hook structure further extends towards the slit;

when the sleeve is sleeved on the protruding part, the clamping hook structure is abutted to the upper surface of the shell.

2. The server protection cover as claimed in claim 1, wherein when the sleeve is sleeved on the protrusion, the first abutting surface and the second abutting surface abut against a front surface and a side surface of the casing, respectively.

3. The server protection cover of claim 2, wherein the second abutting surface comprises a first contact surface and a second contact surface, and a step surface is formed between the first contact surface and the second contact surface.

4. The server protective cover of claim 1, further comprising a bottom wall connected to the peripheral wall of the sleeve and enclosing at least a portion of one side of the sleeve.

5. The server protective cover of claim 4, wherein the bottom wall contacts a bottom surface of the housing when the sleeve is received over the protrusion.

6. The server protective cover of claim 4, further comprising a top wall on the other side of the sleeve relative to the bottom wall, the top wall being connected to the peripheral wall by a pivot to selectively open or close at least a portion of the sleeve.

7. The server protection cover as claimed in claim 6, wherein the top wall has a fixing hole, and the server protection cover further comprises a fixing member passing through the fixing hole and fixed to the protrusion.

8. The server protective cover of claim 1, wherein the perimeter wall is rectangular in cross-section.

9. The server protective cover of claim 1, wherein the perimeter wall is circular in cross-section.