JP3733015B2 - Server rack - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a server rack that incorporates a server such as a disk device that executes network system processing. In particular, the rack units are arranged side by side in a continuous adjacent state, and the servers are already stored in the rack units. It is related with the structure which can add easily the partition member for the purpose of security ensuring between adjacent rack units.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Traditionally, this type of server is installed by a user company, etc., on a daily basis, and it is an individualized task that is requested by an external expert when performing repairs and periodic maintenance inspections in the event of a failure. Many distributed management methods were adopted.
[0003]
In this distributed management method, for example, it is difficult to predict failures in daily life, and especially when the maintenance company is far away or there are not enough technicians, Since it cannot be dealt with properly, the business may be delayed or stopped for a long time, which may cause a large economic loss.
[0004]
Against this background, recently there are many server service businesses that use a centralized management system that rents servers for users such as companies and performs maintenance and management all at once. Racks are installed in air-conditioned rooms, and each server rack accommodates rented servers and is managed collectively.
[0005]
According to this centralized management method, users such as companies that outsource management can use the server in a state where safety is always secured, and the service providers that have been outsourced concentrate engineers in one place. Therefore, it becomes possible to perform maintenance and management efficiently with a relatively small number of people.
[0006]
However, in the centralized management method, each user's server is managed in a mixed state, so if the servers of users with different interests are mixed, the data stored in the disk unit is leaked to others. Some users are worried that they may be destroyed, destroyed or tampered with, and the service provider to manage must take security measures to ensure the safety and reliability of the computer system.
[0007]
This security measure prevents hackers and the like who invade through the Internet indirectly by improving the OS, such as setting passwords, encrypting or administering vaccines, and data is directly extracted at the site where the server is installed. The server rack is provided with an open / close door to lock it against being broken, destroyed or tampered with, but the security measures in the latter are not sufficient.
[0008]
In other words, this type of server rack is not an independent box to make effective use of the limited installation space, but has a structure in which adjacent rack units are connected to each other, improving heat dissipation and facilitating connection work. Moreover, since the partition member between adjacent servers is omitted for cost reduction, there is no problem when the adjacent servers are the same user, but the side is unprotected in the case of others.
[0009]
In particular, rental users are often replaced, and in that case, the server hardware is used as it is, and only the software is replaced, but when the adjacent server moves from the same user to another person, It becomes necessary to newly install a partition member to ensure security.
[0010]
When installing a bulkhead member, there is no excess space to work without removing the server, and it is important to remove the server from the server rack, install the bulkhead member, and then return it to the server rack again. It is not an appropriate method because it is not easy to put in and out with things, and it is necessary to attach and detach connections that have already been connected, and the installed partition member can be easily removed from the server rack side of another person In the structure, there is no point in installing a partition member.
[0011]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
The present invention proposes to solve the problems in the prior art as described above, and its main purpose is to provide a partition member between adjacent rack units without removing the server from the existing server rack. To provide a server rack that can be easily attached and detached.
[0012]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The server rack according to the present invention includes a plurality of rack units arranged side by side in a connected state, a partition wall member can be arbitrarily installed between the adjacent rack units, and the rack body columns forming the frame of the rack are adjacent to each other. Provided before and after each rack unit, the support column is provided with an insertion port for horizontally inserting the divided partition plate constituting the partition wall member, and provided with guide means for moving the inserted partition plate in the vertical direction, Partition members connected in a vertical state are formed by the partition plates sequentially inserted.
[0013]
According to this server rack, it is possible to easily install the partition member between desired rack units by simply inserting each partition plate from the insertion slot, even if the server is already accommodated, without removing the server. In addition to being able to work, it can be installed even in a narrow internal surplus space because it does not use screw means, and it cannot be easily removed after installation, thus contributing to ensuring security.
[0014]
The strut is composed of a main material of lip groove steel and an auxiliary plate attached to the opening side thereof, and the auxiliary plate may be formed with a guide groove having a concave groove shape as the guide means. it can.
[0015]
According to this embodiment, the guide groove, which is a guide means, is a simple structure formed by the support itself, and can be manufactured easily and inexpensively, and the main material of the lip channel steel is reinforced by the auxiliary plate. In addition, it is possible to construct a solid support that can withstand a heavy server.
[0016]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
The server rack of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of the server rack to be implemented by the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a framework of the server rack of FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a main part of a server rack to which the present invention is applied, and FIG. 4 is an enlarged sectional view of the main part.
[0017]
As shown in FIG. 1, the server rack 1 has a structure in which a plurality of rack units 1A, 1B, 1C... Are connected in a connected state. Although the frame units 2A, 2B, 2C,... Are sequentially connected, the number of rack units can be increased or decreased as desired.
[0018]
The rack body 2 has anchor plates 3 installed parallel to each other at a predetermined interval on the front and back of the floor surface. The support columns 4 and 5 are erected on the anchor plate 3, and four sides are surrounded by the support columns 4 and 5. An upper frame 6 is attached to the upper part, a shelf plate 7 is attached to the lower part, and a lower frame 8 is attached to the lower part of the space, thereby forming an integral frame structure.
[0019]
That is, the upper rod 6A, the shelf plate 7A and the lower rod 8A are accommodated in the columns 4a, 4ab, 5a and 5ab, and the upper rod 6B, the shelf plate 7B and the lower rod 8B are accommodated in the columns 4ab, 4bc, 5ab and 5bc. And the rack body 2 to which a plurality of frame units 2A, 2B, 2C,... Are joined is formed by using the same members. Can be added one after another.
[0020]
The rack body 1 is covered with a ceiling plate 10 (10A, 10B) on the upper surface 6 of the upper frame 6 of each frame unit 2A, 2B, 2C, and a back plate 11 (11A, 11B) on the back side. A rectangular frame-like door frame 12 (12A, 12B) serving as a door stop is attached to the support column 4 on the front side, and a door 13 (not shown) is attached through an appropriate hinge member (not shown) attached to the door frame 12. 13A, 13B).
[0021]
The door 13 can take various forms depending on the storage state of the server, such as the internal structure of the server rack 1, the height of the server, or whether the rented user is the same person or another person. The top and bottom can be divided into two or four sections as described above, but in the case of four sections, three shelf boards 7 are attached, and each door 13 is provided with a handle 14 and a key 15.
[0022]
Further, the side plates 16 and 17 are attached to both sides of the server rack 1, but when adding a new rack unit, the side plate 17 at the end of the extension side is removed and replaced with the other side of the added rack unit. In this way, a plurality of rack units 1A, 1B, 1C,... Can be added sequentially, and each component member may be provided with a vent hole for heat dissipation within a range in which necessary strength is ensured. desirable.
[0023]
Next, a description will be given of a configuration in which a partition member is installed between adjacent rack units (for example, between rack units 1A and 1B). The partition member is configured by a plurality of divided partition plates 18; Is provided with an insertion port 19 into which the partition plates 18 can be inserted one by one, and each inserted partition plate 18 becomes a partition member connected in a vertical state between the rack units.
[0024]
The insertion port 19 has a thickness and a vertical width of the partition plate 18 with respect to the column 4 or the column 5 erected between the rack units so that the partition plate 18 can be inserted from the front side or the rear side of the rack body 1. In order to fit, it is drilled in a vertical rectangular shape, but in the illustrated embodiment, it is drilled at the intermediate height position of the column 5 so that the partition plate 18 is inserted from the back side.
[0025]
The support columns 4 and 5 are composed of a main material formed of a steel material having a lip groove shape in cross section, and an auxiliary plate attached to the opening side of the main material. The support column 5 is provided with an auxiliary plate 23 attached to the main material 22, and the main material 22 and the auxiliary plate 23 are provided with insertion openings 19 and 19, and the auxiliary plate 21 serves as a guide means for moving the partition plate 18 in the vertical direction. , 23 are provided with groove-shaped guide grooves 24, 25 facing each other.
[0026]
The partition plates 18 are sequentially inserted in the horizontal direction one by one from the insertion port 19 and are accommodated between the guide grooves 24 and 25 of the columns 4 and 5, and can be moved in the vertical direction along the guide grooves 24 and 25. Therefore, when the partition plate 18 below the insertion port 19 is sequentially mounted in the lowered state, and then the partition plate 18 above the insertion port 19 is sequentially mounted in the raised state, the partitions connected in the vertical state are arranged. A partition member is formed between the rack units by the plate 18.
[0027]
The inserted partition plate 18 can pass through the gaps between the adjacent shelf plates 7, 7, and each installed partition plate 18 closes the insertion port 19 when the back plate 11 is attached. It is also possible to adopt a form in which an adjusting member 26 that adjusts the sliding state of the partition plate 18 is attached to both ends of each partition plate 18 fitted in the guide grooves 24 and 25. is there.
[0028]
For example, when the partition plate 18 is too loosely fitted into the guide grooves 24 and 25 and the inserted partition plate 18 suddenly falls freely or causes a rattling after mounting, a rubber material is used as the adjustment member 26. In the case where the frictional member is attached and the fitting is too hard to slide easily, a sliding member made of a fluororesin material or the like can be attached as the adjustment member 26.
[0029]
In the illustrated embodiment, the insertion port 19 is provided in the support column 5. However, it is possible to adopt a form in which the insertion port 19 is provided in the support column 4, and a guide groove having a concave groove shape is formed in the support column itself. Although the guide means for moving the partition plate 18 in the vertical direction is adopted, it is also possible to adopt a form in which guide means by another member is attached to the columns 4 and 5.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a front view of a server rack to be implemented by the present invention.
2 is a perspective view of a rack body that is a framework of the server rack of FIG. 1. FIG.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a main part of a server rack to which the present invention is applied.
FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a main part of a server rack to which the present invention is applied.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Server rack 1A, 1B, 1c Rack unit 2 Rack main body 2A, 2B, 2c Frame unit 3 Anchor plate 4, 5 Support column 6 Upper rod 7 Shelf plate 8 Lower rod 9 Connector 10 Ceiling plate 11 Back plate 12 Door frame 13 Door 14 Handle 15 Key 16, 17 Side plate 18 Partition plate 19 Insertion port 20, 22 Main material 21, 23 Auxiliary plate 24, 25 Guide groove 26 Adjustment member

Claims (2)

It is composed of a plurality of rack units arranged side by side in a connected state, and partition members can be arbitrarily installed between adjacent rack units, and the rack main body columns that form the framework of the rack are placed before and after the adjacent rack units. The support column is provided with an insertion port for horizontally inserting the divided partition plate constituting the partition wall member, and provided with guide means for moving the inserted partition plate in the vertical direction, and each partition plate inserted sequentially. A server rack in which partition members connected in a vertical state are formed. The said support | pillar is comprised by the main material of a lip channel steel, and the auxiliary plate attached to the opening side, The concave groove-shaped guide groove was formed in this auxiliary plate, and it was set as the said guide means. Server rack.

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