CN114527841A - Server case with tool-free locking function and disassembling and assembling method - Google Patents

Server case with tool-free locking function and disassembling and assembling method Download PDF

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CN114527841A
CN114527841A CN202210152072.2A CN202210152072A CN114527841A CN 114527841 A CN114527841 A CN 114527841A CN 202210152072 A CN202210152072 A CN 202210152072A CN 114527841 A CN114527841 A CN 114527841A
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The invention provides a server case with a tool-free locking function and a dismounting method, wherein the dismounting method comprises the following steps: an upper chassis and a lower chassis; the box wall of the upper case is provided with an upper locking component; a lower locking component is arranged on the box wall of the lower case; the upper case is placed into the lower case, the upper locking groove slides into the lower locking groove, the lock bolt sequentially penetrates through the lock bolt mounting hole, the hoist hole and the clamping groove mechanism, one end of the spring abuts against the groove wall of the spring mounting groove, and the other end of the spring abuts against the spring gear. The upper locking assembly and the lower locking assembly are adopted for dismounting, so that the screws can be omitted for dismounting. After the case is installed, self-locking is achieved, extra locking action is not needed, operation and maintenance personnel are prevented from forgetting locking, the structure of the server case with the tool-free locking function enables installation and maintenance to be more convenient, and time is saved.

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Server case with tool-free locking function and disassembling and assembling method
Technical Field
The invention relates to the technical field of servers, in particular to a server case with a tool-free locking function in the server case and a disassembling and assembling method.
Background
In the design of server machine case has upper and lower layer framework, need fix after the upper strata machine case installation, traditional fixed mode is mostly worker word nail and lock screw.
Although the fixing mode of the I-shaped nail and the locking screw is realized, in the actual dismounting process, the screw needs to be operated by a screwdriver or a related tool, and the firm connection of the upper layer framework and the lower layer framework of the server case cannot be ensured only by manual operation. Some operation spaces are limited, so that the screws cannot be operated manually, and the connection of the upper-layer framework and the lower-layer framework of the server case is influenced. And sometimes, the screws which are disassembled are easily lost when the server is maintained in a machine room, so that the upper layer framework and the lower layer framework of the server case can not be stably connected, and the normal operation of the server is influenced.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention provides a server case, wherein the upper case and the lower case of the server case can have a tool-free locking function. The method specifically comprises the following steps: an upper chassis and a lower chassis;
an upper locking component is arranged on the wall of the upper case; the box wall of the lower case is provided with a lower locking component;
the upper lock assembly includes: an upper locking groove is arranged on the wall of the upper case, and a clamping groove mechanism is arranged on one groove wall of the upper locking groove;
the lower locking assembly includes: the spring, the lock plunger and a lower locking groove which is arranged on the wall of the lower case and is matched with the upper locking groove are arranged, a sliding block is arranged in the lower locking groove, and a gourd hole which is matched with the clamping groove mechanism in position is arranged at the bottom of the lower locking groove; spring gears are arranged on two sides of the gourd hole;
the sliding block is provided with a lock bolt mounting hole matched with the gourd hole;
spring mounting grooves are formed in the two sides of the lock bolt mounting hole, and the springs are mounted in the spring mounting grooves;
the upper case is placed into the lower case, the upper locking groove slides into the lower locking groove, the lock bolt sequentially penetrates through the lock bolt mounting hole, the hoist hole and the clamping groove mechanism, one end of the spring abuts against the groove wall of the spring mounting groove, and the other end of the spring abuts against the spring gear.
It is further noted that the clamping groove mechanism is provided with an arc-shaped clamping groove, and a trapezoidal clamping groove is arranged close to the arc-shaped clamping groove;
the lock plunger is provided with a sliding block abutting section, a groove section and a clamping section;
when the upper case and the lower case are installed in place, the abutting section of the sliding block abuts against the lock bolt installation hole, the groove section is clamped into the small hole of the gourd hole, and the clamping section is clamped into the arc clamping groove.
It should be further noted that the wall of the upper chassis is also provided with a plurality of L-shaped limiting grooves; the L-shaped limiting groove is provided with a lower notch;
the box wall of the lower case is also provided with limiting holes the number and the positions of which are respectively matched with the L-shaped limiting grooves of the upper case, and the limiting holes are connected with I-shaped nails;
in the installation process of the upper case and the lower case, the I-shaped nail penetrates through the lower notch of the upper case, the groove section of the lock bolt is clamped into the trapezoidal clamping groove, the I-shaped nail slides into the end part of the L-shaped limiting groove when the upper case is pushed, and meanwhile, the groove section of the lock bolt slides into the arc clamping groove through the chute wall of the trapezoidal clamping groove, so that the upper case is installed on the lower case.
It should be further noted that the slide block is also provided with a block plate, one side of the block plate is connected with an elastic arm, and the end part of the elastic arm is provided with a self-locking hook;
the lock bolt mounting hole and the spring mounting groove are respectively arranged on the block plate;
the bottom of the upper locking groove is provided with a bending section matched with the self-locking hook;
a lower opening matched with the bending section in position is arranged in the lower locking groove;
when the upper case is installed on the lower case, the self-locking hook of the sliding block is hooked and connected with the bending section.
It is further noted that the upper cover of the lower locking groove is provided with a cover plate;
two self-locking grooves are arranged on the cover plate in parallel;
the end part of the elastic arm is also provided with a clamping hook, and the clamping hook and the self-locking hook are arranged at the end part of the elastic arm back to back;
the cover plate covers the sliding block into the lower locking groove, so that the clamping hook is connected into the self-locking groove.
It should be further noted that the cover plate is provided with a slide block movement avoiding hole.
It should be further noted that the cover plate is detachably connected with the lower case through screws.
It is further noted that the block plate is provided with an operation through hole; the operation through hole is arranged between the two spring mounting grooves and between the elastic arm and the lock bolt mounting hole.
It is further noted that the upper locking groove is arranged at the end part of the wall of the upper case; the lower locking groove is arranged at the end part of the wall of the lower case;
a plurality of L-shaped limiting grooves are uniformly distributed on the box wall of the upper case;
a plurality of limiting holes are uniformly distributed on the wall of the lower case.
The invention also provides a dismounting method, which comprises the following steps:
placing the upper case into the lower case, so that the positions of the upper locking groove and the lower locking groove are matched with each other, and the position of the limiting hole is matched with the position of the L-shaped limiting groove;
aligning the trapezoidal clamping groove with a large hole of the gourd hole, and aligning the limiting hole with a lower notch of the L-shaped limiting groove;
an I-shaped nail is arranged on each limiting hole, and meanwhile, the lock plunger sequentially penetrates through the lock plunger mounting hole, the gourd hole and the clamping groove mechanism;
pushing the upper case to enable the clamping section of the lock bolt to slide into the arc clamping groove through the chute wall of the trapezoid clamping groove, and enabling the I-shaped nail to slide into the end part of the L-shaped limiting groove;
the groove section is clamped into a small hole of a gourd hole, a self-locking hook of the sliding block is hooked with the bending section, and the hook is hooked into a self-locking groove close to the bottom of the lower case;
the splitting method comprises the following steps:
an operator inserts fingers into the operation through hole of the sliding block, moves the sliding block downwards, the clamping hook of the sliding block is mutually hooked with the self-locking groove arranged at the upper end, and the sliding block is in an unlocking state;
one end of the spring abuts against the groove wall of the spring mounting groove, the other end of the spring abuts against a spring gear, and the spring is compressed;
the groove section of the lock bolt moves into the big hole of the gourd hole;
pushing the upper case, moving the clamping section of the lock bolt from the arc clamping groove to the trapezoid clamping groove, simultaneously disengaging the self-locking hook of the sliding block from the bending section, and deforming the elastic arm to enable the clamping hook to be disengaged from the self-locking groove;
at the moment, the slide block loses the limitation of upward movement, and the slide block moves upward under the action of the reset force of the spring;
and after the upper case slides backwards to a proper position, the upper case is lifted upwards and is detached.
According to the technical scheme, the invention has the following advantages:
the server case with the tool-free locking function can be applied to a layered structure of upper and lower cases. The inclined plane of the upper case acts on the lock bolt in the installation process, the component force of the force on the inclined plane drives the lock bolt to move downwards, and due to the existence of the spring force, the lock bolt moves upwards after passing over the inclined plane and enters the clamping groove, so that the upper case is locked. The bending characteristic of the upper case drives the elastic arm on the sliding block to move in the detaching process, so that the unlocking of the clamping hook is realized, the sliding block moves upwards under the acting force of the spring, and the sliding block returns to the initial state.
The server case with the tool-free locking function adopts the upper locking assembly and the lower locking assembly to be disassembled and assembled, so that the disassembly and the assembly of screws can be avoided. After the case is installed, self-locking is achieved, extra locking action is not needed, operation and maintenance personnel are prevented from forgetting locking, the structure of the server case with the tool-free locking function enables installation and maintenance to be more convenient, and time is saved.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an overall structure of a server chassis;
FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of an upper chassis;
FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the upper and lower locking assemblies;
FIG. 4 is a schematic view of the upper locking groove;
FIG. 5 is a schematic view of the upper locking groove;
FIG. 6 is a schematic view of the structure of the lower locking groove;
FIG. 7 is a schematic view of an L-shaped spacing groove;
FIG. 8 is a schematic view of the latch construction;
FIG. 9 is a schematic view of a slider structure;
FIG. 10 is a schematic view of a cover plate structure;
FIG. 11 is a schematic view of the upper and lower housings being mated;
FIG. 12 is a schematic view of the upper and lower locking assemblies engaged;
fig. 13 is a schematic view of an assembly structure of an upper chassis and a lower chassis.
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The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.
As shown in fig. 1 to 10, the server chassis with the tool-less locking function provided by the present invention is mainly implemented in an upper-layer architecture and a lower-layer architecture of the server chassis design, where the upper chassis 1 needs to be installed and fixed on the lower chassis 2 to implement multi-layer combined use. Its aim at solves traditional upper and lower layer framework in fixed mode mostly be the I-shaped nail with the locking screw. The fixing mode is a non-tool-free fixing mode, a screwdriver is needed to be used in maintenance in a machine room, the maintenance time is long, and the detached screws are easy to lose.
Specifically, an upper locking component 3 is arranged on the wall of the upper case 1; a lower locking component 4 is arranged on the box wall of the lower case 2; the upper locking component 3 and the lower locking component 4 are used in cooperation, and mainly achieve tool-free locking to achieve the installation process of the upper chassis 1 and the lower chassis 2. The upper case 1 and the lower case 2 may be arranged in a manner that an upper opening is open, and the upper case 1 and the lower case 2 are respectively provided with a side wall and a bottom plate. The side wall can be two oppositely arranged side walls, and three side walls can also be arranged.
Wherein the upper locking assembly 3 comprises: an upper locking groove 5 is formed on the wall of the upper case 1, and the upper locking groove 5 may be formed at one end of the wall of the upper case 1. A slot wall of the upper locking slot 5 is provided with a slot mechanism; the structure of the clamping groove mechanism is provided with an arc clamping groove 6, and a trapezoid clamping groove 7 is arranged close to the arc clamping groove 6. Namely, the clamping groove mechanism is provided with an arc clamping groove 6 and a trapezoid clamping groove 7 in parallel. The arc clamping groove 6 and the trapezoid clamping groove 7 are arranged close to each other.
The lower locking assembly 4 comprises: the spring 8, the lock bolt 9 and a lower locking groove 10 which is arranged on the wall of the lower case 2 and is matched with the upper locking groove 5, a slide block 11 is arranged in the lower locking groove 10, and a gourd hole 12 which is matched with the clamping groove mechanism in position is arranged at the bottom of the lower locking groove 10; spring gears 18 are arranged on two sides of the gourd hole 12; a lock bolt mounting hole 13 matched with the gourd hole 12 is formed in the sliding block 11; spring mounting grooves 14 are formed in two sides of the locking bolt mounting hole 13, and the spring 8 is mounted in the spring mounting grooves 14; the latch 9 is provided with a slider abutment section 15, a recess section 16 and a snap section 17.
The upper case 1 is placed into the lower case 2, the upper locking groove 5 slides into the lower locking groove 10, the lock bolt 9 sequentially penetrates through the lock bolt mounting hole 13, the hoist hole 12 and the clamping groove mechanism, one end of the spring 8 abuts against the groove wall of the spring mounting groove 14, and the other end of the spring 8 abuts against the spring gear 18. When the upper case 1 and the lower case 2 are installed in place, the sliding block abutting section 15 abuts against the lock bolt installation hole 13, the groove section 16 is clamped into the small hole of the gourd hole 12, and the clamping section 17 is clamped into the arc clamping groove 6.
During installation, the upper case is pushed, so that the clamping section of the lock bolt slides into the arc clamping groove through the chute wall of the trapezoid clamping groove, and the upper case and the lower case are installed. The upper case is pushed, and the clamping section of the lock bolt moves to the trapezoidal clamping groove from the circular arc clamping groove, so that the upper case and the lower case can be separated.
In the invention, the upper case 1 and the lower case 2 are stably assembled and disassembled, so that the operation is convenient. The box wall of the upper case 1 is also provided with a plurality of L-shaped limiting grooves 19; the L-shaped limiting groove 19 is provided with a lower notch 20; the box wall of the lower case 2 is also provided with limit holes 21 the number and the position of which are respectively matched with the L-shaped limit grooves 19 of the upper case 1, and the limit holes 21 are connected with I-shaped nails 22.
In the process of installing the upper case 1 and the lower case 2, the I-shaped nail 22 penetrates through the lower notch 20 of the upper case 1, the groove section 16 of the lock bolt 9 is clamped into the trapezoidal clamping groove 7, the I-shaped nail 22 slides into the end part of the L-shaped limiting groove 19 when the upper case 1 is pushed, and meanwhile, the groove section 16 of the lock bolt 9 slides into the arc clamping groove 6 through the inclined groove wall of the trapezoidal clamping groove 7, so that the upper case 1 is installed on the lower case 2.
As an embodiment of the present invention, the upper locking groove 5 is provided at an end portion of the wall of the upper casing 1; the lower locking groove 10 is arranged at the end part of the box wall of the lower case 2; a plurality of L-shaped limiting grooves 19 are uniformly distributed on the wall of the upper case 1; the plurality of limiting holes 21 are uniformly distributed on the wall of the lower case 2. The L-shaped limiting grooves 19 and the limiting holes 21 can be arranged in corresponding quantity according to actual requirements, and the upper case 1 and the lower case 2 can be assembled and disassembled.
The upper case 1 is placed into the lower case 2, the trapezoidal clamping groove 7 is aligned to a large hole of the gourd hole 12, and the limiting hole 21 is aligned to a lower notch 20 of the L-shaped limiting groove 19; an I-shaped nail 22 is arranged on each limiting hole 21, and the lock bolt 9 sequentially penetrates through the lock bolt mounting hole 13, the gourd hole 12 and the clamping groove mechanism; the upper case 1 is pushed, so that the clamping section 17 of the lock bolt 9 slides into the arc clamping groove 6 through the chute wall of the trapezoid clamping groove 7, and the I-shaped nail 22 slides into the end part of the L-shaped limiting groove 19; the groove section 16 is clamped into the small hole of the gourd hole 12, the self-locking hook 25 of the sliding block 11 is hooked with the bending section 27, and the clamping hook 29 is hooked into the self-locking groove 30 close to the bottom of the lower case 2, so that the upper case 1 and the lower case 2 are installed.
Further, the slider 11 according to the present invention is further provided with a block plate 23, and the cross section of the block plate 23 may be square or rectangular, or may be other shapes, and the specific shape is not limited.
One side of the block plate 23 is connected with an elastic arm 24, and the end part of the elastic arm 24 is provided with a self-locking hook 25; the lock bolt mounting hole 13 and the spring mounting groove 14 are respectively arranged on the block plate 23; the spring mounting groove 14 is a bar-shaped through groove, and the spring 8 is mounted in the spring mounting groove 14 before the slider 11 is mounted to the lower case 2.
The block plate 23 is provided with an operation through hole 26; an operation through hole 26 is provided between the two spring installation grooves 14 and between the elastic arm 24 and the latch installation hole 13. The latch installation hole 13 is a circular through hole, and the latch installation hole 13 is provided at a lower portion of the operation through hole 26 in the use state of the slider 11. The operation through hole 26 is provided adjacent to the elastic arm 24.
The bottom of the upper locking groove 5 is provided with a bending section 27 matched with the self-locking hook 25; a lower opening 28 matched with the bending section 27 in position is arranged in the lower locking groove 10; when the upper case 1 is installed on the lower case 2, the self-locking hook 25 of the sliding block 11 is hooked and connected with the bending section 27. In the installation process, the groove section 16 is clamped into the small hole of the gourd hole 12, the self-locking hook 25 of the sliding block 11 is hooked with the bending section 27, and the clamping hook 29 is hooked into the self-locking groove 30 close to the bottom of the lower case 2. In the disassembly process, the upper case 1 is pushed, the clamping section 17 of the lock bolt 9 moves from the arc clamping groove 6 to the trapezoid clamping groove 7, meanwhile, the self-locking hook 25 of the sliding block 11 is separated from the bending section 27, and the elastic arm 24 deforms, so that the clamping hook 29 is separated from the self-locking groove 30; the upper case 1 and the lower case 2 are convenient to disassemble and assemble.
In the invention, a cover plate 31 is arranged on the upper cover of the lower locking groove 10; the cover plate 31 is detachably connected to the lower casing 2 by screws. Two self-locking grooves 30 are arranged on the cover plate 31 in parallel; the end part of the elastic arm 24 is also provided with a clamping hook 29, and the clamping hook 29 and the self-locking hook 25 are arranged at the end part of the elastic arm 24 back to back; the cover plate 31 covers the slider 11 in the lower locking groove 10, so that the hook 29 is hooked in the self-locking groove 30. In the two self-locking grooves 30, the upper end is a self-locking state groove, and the lower end is an unlocking state groove.
The cover plate 31 is provided with a slider movement avoiding hole 32, and the fingers of an operator can pass through the slider movement avoiding hole 32 to operate the slider 11, so that the upper case 1 and the lower case 2 can be disassembled and assembled.
The server case with the tool-free locking function can be applied to a layered structure of upper and lower cases. The inclined plane of the upper case 1 acts on the lock bolt 9 in the installation process, the component force of the force on the inclined plane urges the lock bolt 9 to move downwards, and due to the existence of the spring force, the lock bolt 9 moves upwards after passing over the inclined plane and enters the clamping groove, and the upper case 1 is locked. The bending characteristic of the upper case 1 drives the elastic arm 24 on the sliding block 11 to move in the dismantling process, so that the hook 29 is unlocked, the sliding block 11 moves upwards under the action of the spring 8, and the sliding block 11 returns to the initial state.
That is, since the upper lock unit 3 and the lower lock unit 4 are attached and detached, it is possible to eliminate the attachment and detachment of screws. After the case is installed, self-locking is achieved, extra locking action is not needed, operation and maintenance personnel are prevented from forgetting locking, the structure of the server case with the tool-free locking function enables installation and maintenance to be more convenient, and time is saved.
Based on the server case with the tool-free locking function, the invention also provides a dismounting method, which is characterized by comprising the following steps:
the upper case 1 is placed into the lower case 2, so that the position of the upper locking groove 5 is matched with the position of the lower locking groove 10, and the position of the limiting hole 21 is matched with the position of the L-shaped limiting groove 19;
aligning the trapezoidal clamping groove 7 with the large hole of the gourd hole 12, and aligning the limiting hole 21 with the lower notch 20 of the L-shaped limiting groove 19;
an I-shaped nail 22 is arranged on each limiting hole 21, and the lock bolt 9 sequentially penetrates through the lock bolt mounting hole 13, the gourd hole 12 and the clamping groove mechanism;
the upper case 1 is pushed, so that the clamping section 17 of the lock bolt 9 slides into the circular arc clamping groove 6 through the chute wall of the trapezoid clamping groove 7, and the I-shaped nail 22 slides into the end part of the L-shaped limiting groove 19;
the groove section 16 is clamped into a small hole of the gourd hole 12, the self-locking hook 25 of the sliding block 11 is hooked with the bending section 27, and the clamping hook 29 is hooked into the self-locking groove 30 close to the bottom of the lower case 2;
the splitting method comprises the following steps:
an operator inserts fingers into the operation through hole 26 of the sliding block 11 to move the sliding block 11 downwards, the clamping hook 29 of the sliding block 11 is mutually hooked with the self-locking groove 30 arranged at the upper end, and the sliding block 11 is in an unlocking state at the moment;
one end of the spring 8 abuts against the groove wall of the spring installation groove 14, the other end of the spring 8 abuts against the spring stop 18, and the spring 8 is compressed;
the groove section 16 of the lock bolt 9 moves into the big hole of the gourd hole 12;
when the upper case 1 is pushed, the clamping section 17 of the lock bolt 9 moves to the trapezoid clamping groove 7 from the arc clamping groove 6, meanwhile, the self-locking hook 25 of the sliding block 11 is separated from the bending section 27, and the elastic arm 24 deforms, so that the clamping hook 29 is separated from the self-locking groove 30;
at this time, the slider 11 loses the limitation of upward movement, and the slider 11 moves upward under the action of the restoring force of the spring 8;
after the upper case 1 slides backwards to a proper position, the upper case 1 is lifted upwards and removed.
The server case with the tool-free locking function can be applied to a layered structure of upper and lower cases. The inclined plane of the upper case acts on the lock bolt in the installation process, the component force of the force on the inclined plane drives the lock bolt to move downwards, and due to the existence of the spring force, the lock bolt moves upwards after passing over the inclined plane and enters the clamping groove, so that the upper case is locked. The bending characteristic of the upper case drives the elastic arm on the sliding block to move in the detaching process, so that the unlocking of the clamping hook is realized, the sliding block moves upwards under the acting force of the spring, and the sliding block returns to the initial state.
The server case with the tool-free locking function adopts the upper locking assembly and the lower locking assembly to be disassembled and assembled, so that the disassembly and the assembly of screws can be avoided. After the case is installed, self-locking is achieved, extra locking action is not needed, operation and maintenance personnel are prevented from forgetting locking, the structure of the server case with the tool-free locking function enables installation and maintenance to be more convenient, and time is saved.
In a server chassis with tool-less locking features of the present invention, when an element or layer is referred to as being "on" or "connected" or "coupled" to another element or layer, it may be directly on, connected or coupled to the other element or layer, or intervening elements or layers may also be present. In contrast, when an element is referred to as being "directly on," "directly connected to" or "directly coupled to" another element or layer, there are no intervening elements or layers present. Like numbers refer to like elements throughout. As used herein, the term "and/or" includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.
In a server chassis with tool-less locking, the present invention may use relative terms in space, such as "under …", "below", "lower", "above", "upper", etc., to describe one element or feature's relationship to another element or feature as shown in the figures. It will be understood that the spatially relative terms are intended to encompass different orientations of the device in use or operation in addition to the orientation depicted in the figures. For example, if the device in the figures is turned over, elements described as "below" or "beneath" other elements or features would then be oriented "above" the other elements or features. Thus, the exemplary term "below" can encompass both an orientation of above and below. The device may be otherwise oriented (rotated 90 degrees or at other orientations) and the spatially relative terms used herein should be interpreted accordingly.
In the server chassis with tool-less locking function according to the present invention, the terms used are only used for describing specific embodiments, and are not intended to limit the description in this document. As used herein, the singular forms "a", "an" and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It will be further understood that the terms "comprises" and/or "comprising," when used in this specification, specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or groups thereof.
The terms "first," "second," "third," "fourth," and the like in the description and in the claims, as well as in the drawings, if any, are used for distinguishing between similar elements and not necessarily for describing a particular sequential or chronological order. It is to be understood that the data so used is interchangeable under appropriate circumstances such that the embodiments of the invention described herein are capable of operation in sequences other than those illustrated or described herein. Furthermore, the terms "comprising" and "having," as well as any variations thereof, are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusions.
The previous description of the disclosed embodiments is provided to enable any person skilled in the art to make or use the present invention. Various modifications to these embodiments will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the generic principles defined herein may be applied to other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention. Thus, the present invention is not intended to be limited to the embodiments shown herein but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.

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1. A server chassis with tool-less locking, comprising: an upper chassis and a lower chassis;
an upper locking component is arranged on the wall of the upper case; the box wall of the lower case is provided with a lower locking component;
the upper lock assembly includes: an upper locking groove is arranged on the wall of the upper case, and a clamping groove mechanism is arranged on one groove wall of the upper locking groove;
the lower locking assembly includes: the spring, the lock plunger and a lower locking groove which is arranged on the wall of the lower case and is matched with the upper locking groove are arranged, a sliding block is arranged in the lower locking groove, and a gourd hole which is matched with the clamping groove mechanism in position is arranged at the bottom of the lower locking groove; spring gears are arranged on two sides of the gourd hole;
the sliding block is provided with a lock bolt mounting hole matched with the gourd hole;
spring mounting grooves are formed in the two sides of the lock bolt mounting hole, and the springs are mounted in the spring mounting grooves;
the upper case is placed into the lower case, the upper locking groove slides into the lower locking groove, the lock bolt sequentially penetrates through the lock bolt mounting hole, the hoist hole and the clamping groove mechanism, one end of the spring abuts against the groove wall of the spring mounting groove, and the other end of the spring abuts against the spring gear.
2. The server chassis with tool-less locking function according to claim 1,
the clamping groove mechanism is provided with an arc clamping groove, and a trapezoidal clamping groove is arranged close to the arc clamping groove;
the lock plunger is provided with a sliding block abutting section, a groove section and a clamping section;
when the upper case and the lower case are installed in place, the abutting section of the sliding block abuts against the lock bolt installation hole, the groove section is clamped into the small hole of the gourd hole, and the clamping section is clamped into the arc clamping groove.
3. The server chassis with tool-less locking functionality of claim 2,
the box wall of the upper case is also provided with a plurality of L-shaped limiting grooves; the L-shaped limiting groove is provided with a lower notch;
the box wall of the lower case is also provided with limit holes, the number and the positions of which are respectively matched with the L-shaped limit grooves of the upper case, and the limit holes are connected with I-shaped nails;
in the installation process of the upper case and the lower case, the I-shaped nail penetrates through the lower notch of the upper case, the groove section of the lock bolt is clamped into the trapezoidal clamping groove, the I-shaped nail slides into the end part of the L-shaped limiting groove when the upper case is pushed, and meanwhile, the groove section of the lock bolt slides into the arc clamping groove through the chute wall of the trapezoidal clamping groove, so that the upper case is installed on the lower case.
4. The server chassis with tool-less locking function according to claim 1 or 2,
the sliding block is also provided with a block plate, one side of the block plate is connected with an elastic arm, and the end part of the elastic arm is provided with a self-locking hook;
the lock bolt mounting hole and the spring mounting groove are respectively arranged on the block plate;
the bottom of the upper locking groove is provided with a bending section matched with the self-locking hook;
a lower opening matched with the bending section in position is arranged in the lower locking groove;
when the upper case is installed on the lower case, the self-locking hook of the sliding block is hooked and connected with the bending section.
5. The server chassis with tool-less locking function according to claim 4,
the upper cover of the lower locking groove is provided with a cover plate;
two self-locking grooves are arranged on the cover plate in parallel;
the end part of the elastic arm is also provided with a clamping hook, and the clamping hook and the self-locking hook are arranged at the end part of the elastic arm back to back;
the cover plate covers the sliding block into the lower locking groove, so that the clamping hook is connected into the self-locking groove.
6. The server chassis with tool-less locking functionality of claim 5,
the cover plate is provided with a slide block movement avoiding hole.
7. The server chassis with tool-less locking function according to claim 5,
the cover plate is detachably connected with the lower case through screws.
8. The server chassis with tool-less locking functionality of claim 4,
the block plate is provided with an operation through hole; the operation through hole is arranged between the two spring mounting grooves and between the elastic arm and the lock bolt mounting hole.
9. The server chassis with tool-less locking function according to claim 3,
the upper locking groove is arranged at the end part of the wall of the upper case; the lower locking groove is arranged at the end part of the wall of the lower case;
a plurality of L-shaped limiting grooves are uniformly distributed on the box wall of the upper case;
a plurality of limiting holes are uniformly distributed on the wall of the lower case.
10. A method for disassembling and assembling a server chassis with a tool-free locking function according to any one of claims 1 to 9;
the installation method comprises the following steps:
placing the upper case into the lower case, so that the positions of the upper locking groove and the lower locking groove are matched with each other, and the position of the limiting hole is matched with the position of the L-shaped limiting groove;
aligning the trapezoidal clamping groove with a large hole of the gourd hole, and aligning the limiting hole with a lower notch of the L-shaped limiting groove;
an I-shaped nail is arranged on each limiting hole, and meanwhile, the lock plunger sequentially penetrates through the lock plunger mounting hole, the gourd hole and the clamping groove mechanism;
pushing the upper case to enable the clamping section of the lock bolt to slide into the arc clamping groove through the chute wall of the trapezoid clamping groove, and enabling the I-shaped nail to slide into the end part of the L-shaped limiting groove;
the groove section is clamped into a small hole of a gourd hole, a self-locking hook of the sliding block is hooked with the bending section, and the hook is hooked into a self-locking groove close to the bottom of the lower case;
the splitting method comprises the following steps:
an operator inserts fingers into the operation through hole of the sliding block and moves the sliding block downwards, a clamping hook of the sliding block is mutually hooked with a self-locking groove arranged at the upper end, and the sliding block is in an unlocking state at the moment;
one end of the spring abuts against the groove wall of the spring mounting groove, the other end of the spring abuts against a spring gear, and the spring is compressed;
the groove section of the lock bolt moves into the large hole of the gourd hole;
pushing the upper case, moving the clamping section of the lock bolt from the arc clamping groove to the trapezoid clamping groove, simultaneously disengaging the self-locking hook of the sliding block from the bending section, and deforming the elastic arm to enable the clamping hook to be disengaged from the self-locking groove;
at the moment, the slide block loses the limitation of upward movement, and the slide block moves upward under the action of the reset force of the spring;
and after the upper case slides backwards to a proper position, the upper case is lifted upwards and is detached.
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