CN217336220U

CN217336220U - Power supply cage and case capable of adapting to power supply modules with different widths

Info

Publication number: CN217336220U
Application number: CN202221224317.XU
Authority: CN
Inventors: 蒋呈瑜; 何俭清; 李冬冬
Original assignee: Fiberhome Supermicro Information And Technology Co ltd; Fiberhome Telecommunication Technologies Co Ltd
Current assignee: Fiberhome Supermicro Information And Technology Co ltd; Fiberhome Telecommunication Technologies Co Ltd
Priority date: 2022-05-20
Filing date: 2022-05-20
Publication date: 2022-08-30
Anticipated expiration: 2032-05-20

Abstract

The application relates to a can different width power module's of adaptation power cage and quick-witted case, it includes: the shell body is internally provided with an installation space for inserting the power supply module, and the side wall of the installation space is provided with a connecting groove; the wall surface on one side of the plug-pull plate is a first wall surface which is used for being attached to the side wall of the shell body provided with the connecting groove; and the locking component is arranged on the plug-in board and comprises a first locking rod which is used for being pressed to move so as to be clamped in the connecting groove. Therefore, when a power supply module with smaller width needs to be installed, the plugging plate is inserted into the installation space in a sliding mode so as to change the size of the installation space, and the first lock rod is connected with the connecting groove, so that the position of the plugging plate can be fixed and cannot slide; when the power module with large width is installed, the first locking rod is pressed and separated from the connecting groove, so that the plugging plate can be pulled out in a sliding manner, the power module with different widths can be conveniently installed and disassembled, and the power module is sequentially compatible with an assembling process.

Description

Power supply cage and case capable of adapting to power supply modules with different widths

Technical Field

The application relates to the technical field of servers, in particular to a power supply cage and a case capable of adapting to power supply modules with different widths.

Background

At present, for a server system, in order to be compatible with different power modules, the differences of the power modules with different specifications in structural appearance, a fastening mechanism and a golden finger need to be overcome, and a server based on different platforms has difference in the design of a main board, so that the difference of the golden finger of the power supply can be solved through the model selection of a power connector on the main board side.

In some related technologies, for a server chassis, except for different positions of side latches of power modules, a problem of physical installation that the same chassis can adapt to power modules with different widths needs to be mainly solved, and the problem is generally solved by fixing the chassis by using rivets or screws and other conventional manners, but the following problems exist:

(1) in order to realize the unification of the power supply modules with different widths of the chassis materials, the power supply modules are assembled in a system assembly factory instead of a sheet metal factory, and in addition, the semi-closed structure of the power supply cage of the chassis limits the assembly process, and the arrangement of rivets or screws causes the assembly process to be changed and cannot be compatible with the assembly process.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The embodiment of the application provides a machine case capable of adapting to power modules with different widths, and aims to solve the problem that in the related art, due to the limitation of an assembly process by an assembly sequence and a semi-closed structure of a machine case power cage, a power module cannot be fixed by rivets or screws.

In a first aspect, a power supply cage adaptable to power supply modules of different widths is provided, comprising:

the shell body is internally provided with an installation space for inserting the power supply module, and the side wall of the installation space is provided with a connecting groove;

the wall surface of one side of the plug-pull plate is a first wall surface which is used for being attached to the side wall of the shell body provided with the connecting groove;

and the locking component is arranged on the plug-in board and comprises a first locking rod which is used for being pressed to move so as to be clamped in the connecting groove.

In some embodiments, the locking assembly further comprises a base and a pressing block, wherein a mounting groove is formed in the base; one end of the first lock rod is positioned in the mounting groove, an elastic piece is sleeved outside the end, and the other end of the first lock rod penetrates the base; both ends of the first lock rod are provided with pressing blocks;

the connecting groove is a circular groove.

In some embodiments, the connecting slot comprises a first circular hole and a second circular hole, and the first circular hole and the second circular hole are communicated through a neck hole;

the locking assembly further comprises a base and a pressing block, and an installation groove is formed in the base; one end of the first lock rod is positioned in the mounting groove, an elastic piece is sleeved outside the end, and the other end of the first lock rod penetrates the base; both ends of the first lock rod are provided with pressing blocks;

a second lock rod is arranged between one end of the first lock rod penetrating out of the base and the pressing block; the diameter of the second lock rod is larger than the diameters of the first lock rod and the neck hole, and the diameter of the second lock rod is smaller than the diameters of the first round hole and the second round hole; the diameter of the first lock rod is smaller than the diameter of the neck hole.

In some embodiments, the first circular aperture diameter is greater than the diameter of the second circular aperture; or the like, or, alternatively,

the diameter of the first round hole is smaller than or equal to that of the second round hole.

In some embodiments, the locking assembly comprises a cylinder with an opening at one end, and the first locking rod is coaxially connected in the cylinder; one end of the first lock rod is connected with the cylinder body through an elastic piece, and the other end of the first lock rod penetrates through the cylinder body; when the first lock rod of the locking assembly is not pressed, the distance between the two end faces of the locking assembly is greater than or equal to 7 mm.

In some embodiments, a first recess is formed on the plug plate, and the locking assembly is mounted in the first recess;

the inner wall of the shell body is provided with a second depressed part corresponding to the first depressed part, the bottom wall of the second depressed part is a plane, and the connecting groove is formed in the plane.

In some embodiments, a protrusion is disposed on an end of one end of the plug board.

In some embodiments, the insertion and extraction plate is provided with accommodating grooves at intervals along the length direction thereof, and one side edge of each accommodating groove is provided with an elastic buckle;

the inner wall of the shell body is provided with a clamping groove clamped with the elastic buckle.

In some embodiments, the card slot comprises a first part and a second part which are communicated, and the projection area of the first part on the horizontal plane is larger than that of the second part on the horizontal plane;

the elastic buckle comprises a convex part and a horizontal part, and the convex part is connected with the horizontal part through an arc part; the projection area of the horizontal part on the horizontal plane is larger than that of the bulge part on the horizontal plane, and the bulge part is matched with the second part.

In a second aspect, a chassis is provided, which includes: the power cage can be adapted to power modules with different widths.

The beneficial effect that technical scheme that this application provided brought includes:

the power supply cage and the chassis can be adapted to power supply modules with different widths, because the shell body is internally provided with the installation space, and the side wall of the installation space is provided with the connecting groove; the wall surface of one side of the plug-pull plate is a first wall surface which is used for being attached to the side wall of the shell body provided with the connecting groove, and the plug-pull plate can move along the length direction of the shell body; the locking assembly is arranged on the plug-in board and comprises a first lock rod which is used for being pressed to move and is connected with the connecting groove in a clamped mode, and the plug-in board is locked in the shell body through the first lock rod and the connecting groove.

Therefore, when a power module with smaller width needs to be installed, the plugging plate is inserted into the installation space in a sliding mode so as to change the size of the installation space, the first lock rod of the locking assembly is connected with the connecting groove, and the plugging plate can be fixed and cannot slide down; when the power module with large width is installed, the first locking rod is pressed and separated from the connecting groove, so that the plugging plate can be pulled out in a sliding manner, the power module with different widths can be conveniently installed and disassembled, and the power module is sequentially compatible with an assembling process.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application, the drawings required to be used in the description of the embodiments are briefly introduced below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the description below are only some embodiments of the present application, and it is obvious for those skilled in the art to obtain other drawings without creative efforts.

Fig. 1 is a schematic overall structure diagram of a chassis capable of adapting to power modules with different widths according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a plug board provided in the embodiment of the present application at a sliding installation starting point;

fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of the insertion and extraction plate at a sliding installation stop point according to the embodiment of the present application;

fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a locking assembly for locking a plug board on a housing body according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of a lock assembly according to an embodiment of the present disclosure in an uncompressed state;

fig. 6 is a schematic view of a pressed structure state of the locking assembly according to the embodiment of the present application.

In the figure: 1. a housing body; 100. a second recess; 2. connecting grooves; 200. a first circular hole; 201. a second circular hole; 202. a neck hole; 3. inserting and pulling a plate; 300. a first recess; 4. a locking assembly; 400. a first lock lever; 401. a base; 402. briquetting; 403. a second lock lever; 5. a bump; 6. elastic buckle; 600. a boss portion; 601. a horizontal portion; 7. a card slot; 8. and (6) accommodating the tank.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present application clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are some embodiments of the present application, but not all 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 application.

The embodiment of the application provides a power supply cage and a case which can be adapted to power supply modules with different widths, and aims to solve the problem that in the related art, due to the limitation of an assembly process on an assembly sequence and a semi-closed structure of the case power supply cage, a power supply module cannot be fixed by using rivets or screws.

Referring to fig. 1-3, a power cage adaptable to power modules of different widths includes a housing body 1, a plug board 3 and a locking assembly 4, wherein the housing body 1 is provided with an installation space for plugging the power modules, and a connecting groove 2 is provided on a side wall of the installation space.

One side wall surface of the plug-in board 3 is a first wall surface which is used for being attached to the side wall of the shell body 1 provided with the connecting groove 2; the plug-pull plate 3 can move along the length direction of the shell body; the locking assembly 4 is disposed on the inserting and pulling plate 3, and the locking assembly 4 includes a first locking lever 400 for being pressed to move to be engaged with the connecting groove 2. The length and width of the insertion and extraction plate 3 match the length and height of the installation space.

Therefore, through the structure, when a power module with a smaller width needs to be installed, the plug-pull plate 3 is inserted into the installation space in a sliding manner and attached to the inner wall of the shell body 1 to change the size of the installation space, and the first lock rod 400 of the locking assembly 4 is connected with the connecting groove 2, so that the plug-pull plate 3 can be fixed and cannot slide off; when needs are dismantled, the power module of the great width of installation, press or the first lock lever 400 of pull, first lock lever 400 separates from spread groove 2 to can slide plug board 3 and extract, make things convenient for the power module's of different width installation and dismantlement, thereby compatible with the assembly process order, only need through plug board 3 insert with take out can.

A typical usage scenario is that server products based on a spread processor are usually collocated with a custom compact power supply to supply power; the server product based on the Intel X86 architecture is usually matched with a CRPS standard power supply for power supply; the technical scheme provided by the application can realize compatibility of the customized power supply and the CRPS standard power supply, and solves the technical bottleneck that the same case is used for different platform servers on the power supply side.

In some preferred embodiments, the following arrangements are provided for the specific structure of the locking assembly 4:

the first method comprises the following steps:

the locking assembly 4 further comprises a base 401 and a pressing block 402, the base 401 is mounted on the plug-pull plate 3, and a mounting groove is formed in the base 401; one end of the first lock rod 400 is positioned in the mounting groove, an elastic piece is sleeved outside the end, and the other end of the first lock rod penetrates through the base 401; both ends of the first lock lever 400 are pressed to the block 402.

When the inserting and extracting plate 3 is not inserted into the housing body 1, the elastic member is not compressed, and one end of the first lock lever 400 is located outside the base 401. In the process of inserting the plug board 3 into the shell body 1, the elastic piece is compressed, one end of the first lock rod 400 positioned outside the base 401 is in contact with the inner wall of the shell body 1, the first lock rod 400 is pressed to move in the mounting groove, so that the plug board 3 can be mounted, after the plug board 3 is mounted in place, one end of the first lock rod 400 positioned outside the base 401 is not pressed, and the plug board is clamped in the connecting groove 2.

When the inserting and pulling plate 3 needs to be pulled out of the housing body 1, the pressing block 402 located in the mounting groove is pulled to separate the first lock lever 400 and the connecting groove 2.

The corresponding connecting groove 2 is a circular groove or a round hole.

And the second method comprises the following steps:

as shown in fig. 5 and 6, the connecting groove 2 includes a first round hole 200 and a second round hole 201, and the first round hole 200 and the second round hole 201 are communicated with each other through a neck hole 202; a connecting line between the circle centers of the first round hole 200 and the second round hole 201 is parallel to the length direction of the shell body 1, and the first round hole 200 is closer to the opening of the shell body 1 than the second round hole 201;

the locking assembly 4 further comprises a base 401 and a pressing block 402, wherein a mounting groove is formed in the base 401; one end of the first lock rod 400 is positioned in the mounting groove, an elastic piece is sleeved outside the end, and the other end of the first lock rod penetrates through the base 401; both ends of the first lock rod 400 are provided with press blocks 402;

a second lock rod 403 is arranged between one end of the first lock rod 400 penetrating out of the base 401 and the pressing block 402; the diameter of the second lock bar 403 is larger than the diameter of the first lock bar 400 and the neck hole 202, and the diameter of the second lock bar 403 is smaller than the diameter of the first round hole 200 and the second round hole 201; the diameter of the first lock rod 400 is smaller than the diameter of the neck hole 202.

When the shell is used, in the process that the plug plate 3 is inserted into the shell body 1, in the direction indicated by the mark a in fig. 3, the first wall surface of the plug plate 3 is attached to the shell body 1 and moves along the length direction of the shell body 1 until the plug plate 3 reaches the first installation position (i.e., the position where the second lock rod 403 is clamped with the first round hole 200), and at this time, the elastic member is not compressed;

the plug-pull plate 3 continues to move until the second lock rod 403 is blocked by the neck hole 202 and cannot continue to move, at the moment, pressure is applied to the pressing block 402 positioned in the mounting groove, the elastic piece is compressed, the second lock rod 403 extends out of the first round hole 200, the first lock rod 400 enters the first round hole 200, and as the diameter of the second lock rod 403 is larger than the diameter of the first lock rod 400 and the diameter of the neck hole 202, the diameter of the second lock rod 403 is smaller than the diameter of the first round hole 200 and the diameter of the second round hole 201; the diameter of the first lock rod 400 is smaller than the diameter of the neck hole 202; the first lock rod 400 passes through the neck hole 202 and continues to move the insertion plate 3 until the insertion plate 3 cannot move any further, at which point the second mounting position is reached, the mounting is completed, and the pressure applied to the press block 402 is removed.

When the plugging plate 3 needs to be detached, the operations are reversed.

And the third is that:

the locking assembly 4 comprises a cylinder body with an opening at one end, and a first locking rod 400 is coaxially connected in the cylinder body; one end of the first lock rod 400 is connected with the cylinder through an elastic piece, and the other end of the first lock rod penetrates through the cylinder; the connecting groove 2 corresponding to one end of the first lock rod 400 penetrating from the cylinder body is also positioned in the circular groove or the square groove; the structure is similar to the first structure form, and the structure is simpler.

Above three kinds of locking Assembly 4 and the corresponding spread groove 2 all can realize inserting and pulling out the installation and the dismantlement of board 3, but preferred be the second form, and it has the installation to be connected stably, spacing effectual advantage.

Further, for the second locking component 4 and the corresponding connecting groove 2, the diameter of the first circular hole 200 is larger than that of the second circular hole 201;

alternatively, the diameter of the first circular hole 200 is smaller than or equal to the diameter of the second circular hole 201.

In some preferred embodiments, as shown in fig. 3 and 4, the pluggable plate 3 is provided with a first recess 300, and the locking assembly 4 is installed in the first recess 300; the inner wall of the housing body 1 is provided with a second recess 100 corresponding to the first recess 300, the bottom wall of the second recess 100 is a plane, and the plane is provided with a connecting groove 2.

The setting of such structure makes plug board 3 and shell body 1 keep homogeneous fit clearance, and plug board 3 is used for the one side with power module complex simultaneously, does not have any local arch, occupies installation space, and power module's fixed convenient and fast more.

Further, since the distance between the two end surfaces of the locking assembly 4 is greater than or equal to 7mm when the first lock lever 400 of the locking assembly 4 is not pressed due to the limitation of the processing technique. The distance is H shown in fig. 4.

In some preferred embodiments, the end of the plug plate 3 is provided with a protrusion 5, and the protrusion 5 is used to provide a grip for facilitating the insertion and removal of the plug plate 3.

In some preferred embodiments, the insertion and extraction plate 3 is provided with receiving grooves 8 at intervals along the length direction thereof, and one side edge of the receiving groove 8 is provided with an elastic buckle 6; elastic buckle 6 is located the first wall of plug board 3, is equipped with draw-in groove 7 with elastic buckle 6 joint on the inner wall of shell body 1. The clamping groove 7 comprises a first part and a second part which are communicated, and the projection area of the first part on the horizontal plane is larger than that of the second part on the horizontal plane;

the elastic buckle 6 comprises a convex part 600 and a horizontal part 601, and the convex part 600 is connected with the horizontal part 601 through an arc part; the projection area of the horizontal part 601 on the horizontal plane is larger than that of the convex part 600 on the horizontal plane, and the convex part 600 is matched with the second part.

After the plug board 3 is inserted in place, the boss 600 is also clamped with the second part, so that the locking assembly 4 is assisted by the elastic buckle 6 to realize quick installation and disassembly of the mechanism in the technical scheme.

The application also provides a case, which comprises the power supply cage which can be adapted to the power supply modules with different widths, and by utilizing the structure of the power supply cage, the case can be compatible with the customized power supply and the CRPS standard power supply, so that the technical bottleneck that the same case is used for different platform servers on the power supply side is solved.

In the description of the present application, it should be noted that the terms "upper", "lower", and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings, which are only for convenience in describing the present application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the referred device or element must have a specific orientation, be constructed in a specific orientation, and operate, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present application. Unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are intended to be inclusive and mean, for example, that they may be fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be connected directly or indirectly through intervening media, or they may be interconnected between two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present application can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art as appropriate.

It is noted that, in the present application, relational terms such as "first" and "second", and the like, are used solely to distinguish one entity or action from another entity or action without necessarily requiring or implying any actual such relationship or order between such entities or actions. Also, the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitation, an element defined by the phrase "comprising an … …" does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises the element.

The above description is merely exemplary of the present application and is presented to enable those skilled in the art to understand and practice the present application. 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 application. Thus, the present application 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.

Claims

1. A power cage adaptable to power modules of different widths, comprising:

the power supply module comprises a shell body (1), wherein an installation space for inserting the power supply module is arranged in the shell body, and a connecting groove (2) is formed in the side wall of the installation space;

the wall surface of one side of the plug-pull plate (3) is a first wall surface which is used for being attached to the side wall of the shell body (1) provided with the connecting groove (2);

the locking assembly (4) is arranged on the plug-pull plate (3) and comprises a first locking rod (400) which is used for being pressed to move so as to be clamped in the connecting groove (2).

2. A power cage adaptable to power modules of different widths as recited in claim 1, wherein:

the locking assembly (4) further comprises a base (401) and a pressing block (402), wherein a mounting groove is formed in the base (401); one end of the first lock rod (400) is positioned in the mounting groove, an elastic piece is sleeved outside the end, and the other end of the first lock rod penetrates out of the base (401); both ends of the first lock rod (400) are provided with pressing blocks (402);

the connecting groove (2) is a circular groove.

3. A power cage adaptable to power modules of different widths as recited in claim 1, wherein:

the connecting groove (2) comprises a first round hole (200) and a second round hole (201), and the first round hole (200) is communicated with the second round hole (201) through a neck hole (202);

a second lock rod (403) is arranged between one end of the first lock rod (400) penetrating out of the base (401) and the pressing block (402); the diameter of the second lock rod (403) is larger than the diameters of the first lock rod (400) and the neck hole (202), and the diameter of the second lock rod (403) is smaller than the diameters of the first round hole (200) and the second round hole (201); the diameter of the first locking bar (400) is smaller than the diameter of the neck hole (202).

4. A power cage adaptable to different width power modules as defined in claim 3, wherein:

the diameter of the first round hole (200) is larger than that of the second round hole (201); or the like, or, alternatively,

the diameter of the first round hole (200) is smaller than or equal to that of the second round hole (201).

5. A power cage adaptable to power modules of different widths as recited in claim 1, wherein:

the locking assembly (4) comprises a cylinder body with an opening at one end, and the first locking rod (400) is coaxially connected in the cylinder body; one end of the first lock rod (400) is connected with the cylinder body through an elastic piece, and the other end of the first lock rod penetrates through the cylinder body;

when the first lock rod (400) of the locking assembly (4) is not pressed, the distance between two end faces of the locking assembly (4) is greater than or equal to 7 mm.

6. A power cage adaptable to power modules of different widths as recited in claim 1, wherein:

the plug-pull plate (3) is provided with a first sunken part (300), and the locking assembly (4) is installed in the first sunken part (300);

the inner wall of the shell body (1) is provided with a second concave part (100) corresponding to the first concave part (300), the bottom wall of the second concave part (100) is a plane, and the connecting groove (2) is arranged on the plane.

7. A power cage adaptable to power modules of different widths as recited in claim 1, wherein:

and a lug (5) is arranged at the end part of one end of the plug-pull plate (3).

8. The power supply cage adaptable to different width power supply modules of claim 1, wherein:

accommodating grooves (8) are formed in the insertion and extraction plate (3) at intervals along the length direction of the insertion and extraction plate, and elastic buckles (6) are arranged on one side edge of each accommodating groove (8);

the inner wall of the shell body (1) is provided with a clamping groove (7) which is connected with the elastic buckle (6) in a clamping mode.

9. The power supply cage adaptable to different width power supply modules of claim 8, wherein:

the clamping groove (7) comprises a first part and a second part which are communicated, and the projection area of the first part on the horizontal plane is larger than that of the second part on the horizontal plane;

the elastic buckle (6) comprises a convex part (600) and a horizontal part (601), and the convex part (600) is connected with the horizontal part (601) through an arc part; the projection area of the horizontal part (601) on the horizontal plane is larger than that of the bulge part (600), and the bulge part (600) is matched with the second part.

10. A chassis, comprising: a power supply cage as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 9 which can accommodate power supply modules of different widths.