CN111447774A

CN111447774A - Machine cabinet

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Publication number: CN111447774A
Application number: CN202010411771.5A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 韩文轩; 凌睿; 辛毅
Original assignee: Beijing Baidu Netcom Science and Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Beijing Baidu Netcom Science and Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2020-05-15
Filing date: 2020-05-15
Publication date: 2020-07-24

Abstract

The application discloses rack, the electrical equipment field among the mechanical structure field. The specific implementation scheme is as follows: a cabinet, comprising: the shell comprises an inner shell and an outer shell, an installation space is formed inside the inner shell, an interlayer space is formed between the inner shell and the outer shell, an air inlet used for communicating the outside and the interlayer space is formed in the outer shell, an air vent used for communicating the installation space and the interlayer space is formed in the inner shell, and the installation space is communicated with the outside; the equipment cabinet body is arranged in the installation space; and the air inducing device is arranged in the interlayer space, and an air inlet of the air inducing device faces the air inlet. The application provides a cabinet can solve prior art, because need set up special space in the computer lab and be used for installing cooling apparatus to the great problem of space consumption in the computer lab that leads to.

Description

Machine cabinet

Technical Field

The application relates to the field of electrical equipment in the field of mechanical structures, in particular to a cabinet.

Background

At present, various machine rooms are usually provided with special cooling equipment for cooling and radiating electrical equipment in the machine rooms. In the prior art, since the cooling device and the electrical device in the machine room are usually separately arranged, an installation space for installing the cooling device needs to be arranged in the machine room, and when the distance between the cooling device and the electrical device is long, a space needs to be reserved in the machine room for installing various cold and hot channels. Therefore, in the prior art, a special space needs to be arranged in the machine room for installing the cooling equipment, so that the problem of large space consumption in the machine room is caused.

Disclosure of Invention

The application provides a cabinet to among the solution prior art, because need set up special space in the computer lab and be used for installing cooling apparatus, thereby the great problem of space consumption in the computer lab that leads to.

The application provides a cabinet, includes:

the shell comprises an inner shell and an outer shell, an installation space is formed inside the inner shell, an interlayer space is formed between the inner shell and the outer shell, an air inlet used for communicating the outside and the interlayer space is formed in the outer shell, an air vent used for communicating the installation space and the interlayer space is formed in the inner shell, and the installation space is communicated with the outside;

the equipment cabinet body is arranged in the installation space;

the air inducing device is arranged in the interlayer space, and an air inlet of the air inducing device faces the air inlet;

and under the condition that the air inducing device is started, the outside air flows into the interlayer space from the air inlet, flows to the cabinet body from the air vent, and is discharged to the outside after flowing through the cabinet body.

Like this, through forming the intermediate layer space that is used for communicateing external and rack body in the casing to set up the induced air device in the intermediate layer space, like this, when the induced air device starts, the outside air by the air inlet flows in the intermediate layer space, and follow the blow vent flow direction the rack body flows through discharge to the external world behind the rack body, thereby realize the cooling to the rack body. Because cooling device and rack integrated into one piece to need not to set up extra space in the computer lab and be used for installing cooling device, solved prior art, because need set up special space in the computer lab and be used for installing cooling device, the great problem of space consumption in the computer lab that leads to.

Optionally, the cabinet further includes a cooling device, the cooling device is disposed in the interlayer space, and an air outlet of the induced draft device is disposed toward the cooling device;

and the outside air flows into the interlayer space from the air inlet, flows through the outer surface of the cooling device for cooling, and flows to the cabinet body from the air vent.

In this embodiment, through be in set up cooling device in the intermediate layer space, like this, outside air by the air inlet flows in behind the intermediate layer space, flows through after cooling coil's outer wall is cooled off by cooling coil, follow the blow vent flows to the rack body, because the flow direction the air of rack body is the cold air after cooling coil cools off to the cooling effect to the rack body has further been improved.

Optionally, the two opposite side walls of the inner shell are respectively provided with the air vent.

In this embodiment, the air vents are respectively formed in two opposite side walls of the inner shell, so that when the air inducing device is started, cold air in the interlayer space can flow to the cabinet body from two opposite sides of the inner shell, and the cooling effect on the cabinet body is improved.

Optionally, the two opposite side walls respectively form two interlayer spaces with the outer shell at intervals, the outer shell is respectively provided with the air inlets communicated with the two interlayer spaces, and the two interlayer spaces are respectively provided with the air inducing devices.

In this embodiment, the two air inducing devices are respectively disposed in the two interlayer spaces, so that two relatively independent cooling loops are respectively formed on two opposite sides of the housing, thereby improving the cooling effect on the cabinet body located in the middle of the housing.

Optionally, a plurality of the air vents are respectively formed in the two opposite side walls, and the air vents are respectively and uniformly distributed in the side walls.

In this embodiment, the plurality of air vents 500 may be uniformly distributed on the side wall of the inner housing in a rectangular array, so that the cooling air flowing from each air vent 500 of the inner housing to the cabinet body 200 may be uniformly distributed on the surface of the cabinet body 200, thereby improving the uniformity of cooling each position of the cabinet body 200.

Optionally, the cabinet body includes at least two servers arranged in a row, and a gap is provided between any two adjacent servers.

In this embodiment, a gap is formed between two adjacent servers, so that cold air discharged from the air vent can enter the gap between the two adjacent servers, thereby cooling each position of each server, and further improving the cooling effect of the cabinet body.

Optionally, the vent is disposed toward the gap.

In this embodiment, through with the blow vent orientation the clearance sets up, like this, can further guarantee from each position of blow vent exhaust cold air can relatively even flow to the rack body, and then further improve the cooling effect to the rack body.

Optionally, the cabinet further includes a temperature and humidity detecting element disposed at the air vent.

In this embodiment, through vent department sets up the humiture detection component for detect the humiture from vent exhaust cold air, so that the staff masters in real time the state of vent department exhaust cold air, when discovering the humiture of the cold air that vent department got rid of exists when unusual, can in time overhaul the rack, thereby effectually avoid because the air of unusual humiture gets into the rack body, cause the damage to the rack body or cause the poor scheduling problem of rack body cooling effect.

Optionally, an access hole and an access cover plate for opening and closing the access hole are arranged on one outer wall of the interlayer space.

In this embodiment, through setting up access hole and maintenance apron to the convenient structure to intermediate layer space inside overhauls.

Optionally, the air inducing device and the cooling device are detachably connected to the inner wall of the interlayer space respectively.

In this embodiment, through with the induced air device with cooling device respectively with the inner wall in intermediate layer space can dismantle the connection, like this, when opening after the access panel, can further with the induced air device with cooling device follow the interior separation of intermediate layer space to make things convenient for the maintainer to overhaul the operation.

One embodiment in the above application has the following advantages or benefits: through forming the intermediate layer space that is used for communicateing external and rack body in the casing to set up the induced air device in the intermediate layer space, like this, when the induced air device starts, the outside air by the air inlet flows in the intermediate layer space, and follow the blow vent flow direction the rack body flows through discharge to the external world behind the rack body, thereby realize the cooling to the rack body. Because cooling device and rack integrated into one piece to need not to set up extra space in the computer lab and be used for installing cooling device, solved prior art, because need set up special space in the computer lab and be used for installing cooling device, the great problem of space consumption in the computer lab that leads to.

It should be understood that the statements in this section do not necessarily identify key or critical features of the embodiments of the present disclosure, nor do they limit the scope of the present disclosure. Other features of the present disclosure will become apparent from the following description.

Drawings

The drawings are included to provide a better understanding of the present solution and are not intended to limit the present application. Wherein:

fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a cabinet provided in an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 2 is an exploded view of a cabinet provided in an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 3 is a schematic view of the flow of gas inside the cabinet in the embodiment of the present application.

Detailed Description

The following description of the exemplary embodiments of the present application, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, includes various details of the embodiments of the application for the understanding of the same, which are to be considered exemplary only. Accordingly, those of ordinary skill in the art will recognize that various changes and modifications of the embodiments described herein can be made without departing from the scope and spirit of the present application. Also, descriptions of well-known functions and constructions are omitted in the following description for clarity and conciseness.

Referring to fig. 1, fig. 1 is a cabinet provided in an embodiment of the present application, including: the air-conditioning cabinet comprises a shell 100, a cabinet body 200 and an air inducing device 300, wherein the shell 100 comprises an inner shell and an outer shell, an installation space is formed inside the inner shell, an interlayer space is formed between the inner shell and the outer shell, an air inlet 400 used for communicating the outside and the interlayer space is formed in the outer shell, an air vent 500 used for communicating the installation space and the interlayer space is formed in the inner shell, and the installation space is communicated with the outside; the cabinet body 200 is disposed in the installation space; the air inducing device 300 is disposed in the interlayer space, and an air inlet of the air inducing device 300 is disposed toward the air inlet 400; in addition, an opening may be formed in at least one sidewall of the inner housing so that the installation space is communicated with the outside.

The cabinet body 200 may be various types of electrical devices in a machine room, such as a server, a storage, and the like, and the air inducing device 300 may be a common air blower, such as a pressurization air blower, a blower fan, or an induced air blower.

The inner shell may be a box body, or a rectangular ring-shaped shell 100 with openings at both ends, or a shell 100 with a U-shaped cross section, and the inner walls of the inner shells surround together to form the installation space. The outer housing may be a cover body that covers the outer wall of the inner housing and is fixedly connected to the outer wall of the inner housing, and the inner housing and the outer housing may be integrally formed. The interlayer space is formed between the outer wall of the inner shell and the inner wall, wherein the outer shell can be arranged on one outer wall of the inner shell, and the outer shell can be arranged on all side walls or all outer walls of the inner shell.

The air inlet 400 may be formed at a sidewall or an upper end of the outer case so that the external air can enter the interlayer space through the air inlet 400. Specifically, the air inlet 400 may be a rectangular opening formed in the outer casing, and a grid plate having the same cross-sectional shape as the rectangular opening may be embedded in the rectangular opening, so that the internal structure of the interlayer space may be effectively protected, and external air may enter the interlayer space through the grid hole plate of the grid. In addition, the air inlet 400 may be a through hole formed in the outer housing. The vent 500 may be a through hole opened on the inner case.

Specifically, when the air inducing device 300 is started, because the air inlet of the air inducing device 300 faces the air inlet 400, under the action of the air inducing device 300, the outside air enters the interlayer space after being pressurized by the air inducing device 300, and flows to the cabinet body 200 located in the installation space from the air vent 500 of the interlayer space, and after flowing through the cabinet body 200, the heat generated by the cabinet body 200 in the working process can be absorbed and the absorbed heat is carried to be discharged to the outside, so that the heat dissipation of the cabinet body 200 is realized. Because cooling device and rack integrated into one piece to need not to set up extra space in the computer lab and be used for installing cooling device, solved prior art, because need set up special space in the computer lab and be used for installing cooling device, the great problem of space consumption in the computer lab that leads to.

In addition, the shape of the interlayer space can be changed or a baffle piece is arranged, so that the air inlet of the induced draft device 300 is relatively separated from the interlayer space, and meanwhile, the air outlet of the induced draft device 300 is positioned in the interlayer space, so that when the induced draft device 300 is started, air can only be sucked from the outside through the air inlet 400, air cannot be extracted from the interlayer space, and air exhausted from the air outlet of the induced draft device 300 cannot flow to the air inlet 400, so that the accurate control of the flow direction of the air in the interlayer space is realized. For example, referring to fig. 1, the air inducing device 300 is a cylindrical pressurized fan, and the interlayer space includes a cylindrical fan installation position and a rectangular interlayer space located below the fan installation position. The cross-sectional area of the interlayer space is gradually reduced by the fan installation position to the rectangular interlayer space, so that the pressurizing fan is installed in the fan installation position, the pressurizing fan can enable the rectangular interlayer space to be separated from the air inlet of the outer shell, and meanwhile, the air outlet of the pressurizing fan faces towards the rectangular interlayer space, so that accurate control over the flowing direction of gas in the interlayer space is achieved.

Optionally, the cabinet further includes a cooling device 600, the cooling device 600 is disposed in the interlayer space, and an air outlet of the induced draft device 300 is disposed toward the cooling device 600;

wherein, the external air flows into the interlayer space through the air inlet 400, flows through the outer surface of the cooling device 600 for cooling, and then flows to the cabinet body 200 through the air vent 500.

The cooling device 600 may be a cooling coil of various cooling types, such as a gas cooling coil or a liquid cooling coil. In order to improve the cooling effect of the cooling coil, the cooling coil may be uniformly distributed in the rectangular interlayer space, and specifically, referring to fig. 1, when the cooling coil and the air inducing device 300 are installed in the interlayer space, the upper end of the cooling coil contacts the air inducing device 300, the lower end of the cooling coil contacts the bottom of the interlayer space, and two sides of the cooling coil respectively contact two inner sidewalls of the interlayer space, so that air at various positions in the interlayer space is cooled.

The cooling coil can be connected with a water-fluorine heat exchanger or a fluorine refrigeration system and other systems through a refrigerant quick connector so as to realize refrigeration of the cooling coil.

Specifically, through be in set up cooling device 600 in the intermediate layer space, like this, outside air by air inlet 400 flows in behind the intermediate layer space, flows through after cooling coil's outer wall is cooled by cooling coil, follow vent 500 flows to cabinet body 200, because the flow direction cabinet body 200's air is the cold air after cooling coil cools off to the cooling effect to cabinet body 200 has further been improved.

Optionally, the two opposite side walls of the inner housing are respectively provided with the air vent 500.

Specifically, the air vents 500 are respectively formed in two opposite side walls of the inner housing, so that when the air inducing device 300 is started, cold air in the interlayer space can flow to the cabinet body 200 from two opposite sides of the inner housing, thereby improving the cooling effect on the cabinet body 200.

Referring to fig. 3, the housing 100 is a hollow U-shaped structure, and the front end and the rear end of the installation space are respectively communicated with the outside, so that when the air inducing device 300 is started, the cool air in the interlayer space can flow to the cabinet body 200 from the two opposite sides of the inner housing, and two streams of cool air flow to the outside from the front end and the rear end of the installation space after meeting at the middle of the installation space, thereby cooling each position of the installation space, and further improving the cooling effect on the cabinet body 200 installed in the installation space.

Optionally, the two opposite side walls respectively form two interlayer spaces with the outer shell at an interval, the outer shell is respectively provided with the air inlets 400 communicated with the two interlayer spaces, the two interlayer spaces are respectively provided with the air inducing devices 300, and meanwhile, the two interlayer spaces can be respectively provided with the cooling devices 600.

The two interlayer spaces arranged at intervals can be two relatively independent interlayer spaces, and can also be communicated with the two interlayer spaces through the bottom of the shell 100.

Specifically, the two air inducing devices 300 and the cooling device 600 are respectively disposed in the two interlayer spaces, so that two relatively independent cooling circuits are respectively formed on two opposite sides of the casing 100, thereby improving the cooling effect on the cabinet body 200 located in the middle of the casing 100.

Optionally, a plurality of the air vents 500 are respectively opened on the two opposite side walls, and the air vents 500 are respectively and uniformly distributed on the side walls.

Specifically, it is possible to uniformly distribute the plurality of air vents 500 in the form of a rectangular array on the side wall of the inner housing, so that it is possible to ensure that the cooling air flowing from each air vent 500 of the inner housing to the cabinet body 200 is uniformly distributed on the surface of the cabinet body 200, thereby improving the uniformity of cooling each position of the cabinet body 200.

Optionally, the cabinet body 200 includes at least two servers arranged in a row, and a gap is provided between any two adjacent servers.

Specifically, a plurality of server installation positions arranged at intervals may be provided on an inner wall of the inner housing, so that when the at least two servers are respectively installed at different server installation positions, a gap may be formed between two adjacent servers. For example, a plurality of sets of slots arranged oppositely may be formed in the side wall of the inner housing, and a gap may be formed between two adjacent sets of slots, so that different servers may be respectively connected to different slot sets, thereby forming a gap between two adjacent servers. In addition, the four corners of the lower end face of each server can be respectively provided with a supporting foot pad, and then the at least two servers are sequentially stacked in the installation space, so that a gap can be formed between every two adjacent servers.

In this embodiment, a gap is formed between two adjacent servers, so that the cold air discharged from the vent 500 can enter the gap between two adjacent servers, thereby cooling each position of each server, and further improving the cooling effect of the cabinet body 200.

Optionally, the vent 500 is disposed toward the gap.

Specifically, can set up the multiunit on the interior casing blow vent 500, and make the clearance all just right a set of blow vent 500, simultaneously, can also make every group the server all corresponds a set of blow vent 500, wherein, a set of blow vent 500 includes a plurality of levels and arranges and equidistant blow vent 500 that sets up. In this way, it can be further ensured that the cool air discharged from the vent 500 can flow to each position of the cabinet body 200 relatively uniformly, and further the cooling effect on the cabinet body 200 is further improved.

Optionally, the cabinet further includes a temperature and humidity detecting element disposed at the air vent 500.

The temperature and humidity detecting element may be a temperature and humidity sensor, and the temperature and humidity detecting element may be disposed in the vent, or may be disposed in the interlayer space and close to the vent 500. Through vent 500 department sets up the temperature and humidity detection component for the humiture of the cold air of detection follow vent 500 exhaust, so that the staff masters in real time the state of vent 500 department exhaust cold air, when discovering the humiture of the cold air of vent 500 department removal exists when unusual, can in time overhaul the rack, thereby effectually avoid because the air of unusual humiture gets into rack body 200, cause the damage to rack body 200 or cause the poor scheduling problem of rack body 200 cooling effect.

In addition, can also with the temperature and humidity detection component with cooling device 600 is connected with the control module electricity of rack respectively, like this, detects as the temperature and humidity detection component when the gas temperature of blow vent 500 combustion gas is too high, can send first feedback signal to the control module of rack, control module can be based on first feedback signal to cooling device 600 sends first control signal, in order to reduce cooling device 600's temperature, and then the realization is to the automatically regulated of the temperature of the cold air of blow vent 500 department exhaust. On the contrary, when the temperature and humidity detecting element detects that the temperature of the air discharged from the air vent 500 is too low, a second feedback signal may be sent to the control module of the cabinet, and the control module may send a second control signal to the cooling device 600 based on the second feedback signal, so as to raise the temperature of the cooling device 600.

Optionally, an access hole and an access cover 700 for opening and closing the access hole are arranged on one outer wall of the interlayer space.

Referring to fig. 2, the access opening may be formed in one of the side walls of the interlayer space, for example, the entire side wall of the interlayer space is formed as the access opening, the access cover 700 is formed at the access opening, one end of the access cover 700 may be rotatably connected to the housing 100 through a rotating shaft, and the other end of the access cover 700 may be clamped to the housing 100, so that the access cover 700 may be opened to access the structure inside the interlayer space; in addition, the access panel 700 may be detachably connected to the housing 100 by screws, and when the structure inside the interlayer space needs to be accessed, the access panel 700 may be opened by detaching the screws. Through setting up access hole and access panel 700 to the convenient structure to intermediate layer space inside overhauls.

Optionally, the air inducing device 300 and the cooling device 600 are detachably connected to the inner wall of the interlayer space, respectively.

Specifically, through with induced air device 300 with cooling device 600 respectively with the inner wall in intermediate layer space can dismantle the connection, like this, when opening behind the access panel 700, can further with induced air device 300 with cooling device 600 is from detaching in the intermediate layer space to make things convenient for the maintainer to overhaul the operation.

In addition, can also with induced air device 300 with cooling device 600 respectively with the inner wall sliding connection in intermediate layer space, like this, when opening after overhauing apron 700, can directly with induced air device 300 with cooling device 600 is followed respectively take out in the intermediate layer space, after the maintenance finishes, can directly with induced air device 300 with cooling device 600 pushes into the intermediate layer space to the convenience of overhaul the operation has further been improved.

The above-described embodiments should not be construed as limiting the scope of the present application. It should be understood by those skilled in the art that various modifications, combinations, sub-combinations and substitutions may be made in accordance with design requirements and other factors. Any modification, equivalent replacement, and improvement made within the spirit and principle of the present application shall be included in the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A cabinet, comprising:

the equipment cabinet body is arranged in the installation space;

2. The cabinet of claim 1, further comprising a cooling device disposed in the interlayer space, wherein an air outlet of the induced draft device is disposed toward the cooling device;

3. The cabinet of claim 1, wherein the vent openings are formed in two opposite side walls of the inner housing.

4. The cabinet according to claim 3, wherein the two opposite side walls respectively form two interlayer spaces with the outer shell at intervals, the outer shell is respectively provided with the air inlets communicated with the two interlayer spaces, and the two interlayer spaces are respectively provided with the air inducing devices.

5. The cabinet according to claim 3, wherein the two opposite sidewalls are respectively opened with a plurality of the vents, and the vents are respectively and uniformly distributed on the sidewalls.

6. The cabinet of claim 1, wherein the cabinet body comprises at least two servers arranged in an array, and a gap is provided between any two adjacent servers.

7. The cabinet of claim 6, wherein the vent is disposed toward the gap.

8. The cabinet of claim 1, further comprising a temperature and humidity detecting element disposed at the vent.

9. The cabinet of claim 1, wherein an access opening and an access cover plate for opening and closing the access opening are arranged on one of the outer walls of the interlayer space.

10. The cabinet of claim 2, wherein the air inducing device and the cooling device are detachably connected to the inner wall of the interlayer space, respectively.