JPH0276298A - Pcb rack device - Google Patents

Pcb rack device

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Publication number
JPH0276298A
JPH0276298A JP22659088A JP22659088A JPH0276298A JP H0276298 A JPH0276298 A JP H0276298A JP 22659088 A JP22659088 A JP 22659088A JP 22659088 A JP22659088 A JP 22659088A JP H0276298 A JPH0276298 A JP H0276298A
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Prior art keywords
pcb
rack device
rack
air
guide rails
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Japanese (ja)
Inventor
Hajime Onishi
大西 肇
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Panasonic Holdings Corp
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Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd
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Priority to JP22659088A priority Critical patent/JPH0276298A/en
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Abstract

PURPOSE:To perform effective cooling and exhaust by providing a PCB rack device with PCB guide rails and air ports while providing the air ports with shutters. CONSTITUTION:A casing 2 is provided with intake ports 5 and exhausts 6, a PCB rack device 1 is provided with guide rails on its upper and lower parts while air ports are provided on the sides of the guide rails 7. The upper air ports 8 of the PCB rack device 1 are provided with constantly closed type shutters 10 opening and shutting according to mounting and dismounting of the PCB 4 provided corresponding to electronic components 9 mounted on the PCB 4. Accordingly, the PCB 4 can open the shutters 10 on the spots set up on the PCB rack device 1 so that an air path can be formed on the part where the PCB 4 exist while the air path can not be formed on the other part. Thereby, electronic components 9 of the PCB 4 can be effectively cooled.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】 (産業上の利用分野) 本発明は、電子機器装置等に使用するPCBラック装置
に関するものである。
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a PCB rack device used for electronic equipment and the like.

(従来の技術) 第3図、第4図は従来の電子機器装置のラック装置を示
すものである。同図において、11はフロッピーディス
ク装置、12は光デイスク装置a、13はハードディス
ク装置であり、筐体14内に固定されている。15はフ
ロッピーディスク装置11.光デイスク装置12.ハー
ドディスク装置13や他の外部電子機器(図示せず)を
制御する複数枚のPCBであり、ラック16に設けたマ
ザーボード17にコネクタ18を介して着脱自在に取付
けられている。19はフロッピーディスク装置11や光
デイスク装置12.ハードディスク装置13を駆動し、
PCB15からの制御のための電源である。20はフロ
ッピーディスク装置11.光デイスク装置12.ハード
ディスク装置13および電源19を空冷するための前側
ファンであり、21はP CB 15を空冷するための
後側ファンである。筺体14の下部には吸気口22、上
部には排気口23が設けられ、ラック16にはP CB
 15を上部と下部で支持するガイドレールz4とラッ
ク吸気口25とラック排気口26が設けられている。2
7はPCB15に取付けられ、P CB 15の補強を
兼ねるバックパネルである。28は前側ファン20によ
る排気がPCB側に入らないようにするための仕切板で
ある。
(Prior Art) FIGS. 3 and 4 show a conventional rack device for electronic equipment. In the figure, 11 is a floppy disk device, 12 is an optical disk device a, and 13 is a hard disk device, which are fixed in a housing 14. 15 is a floppy disk device 11. Optical disk device 12. These are a plurality of PCBs that control the hard disk device 13 and other external electronic equipment (not shown), and are detachably attached to a motherboard 17 provided in a rack 16 via a connector 18. 19 is a floppy disk device 11 and an optical disk device 12. Drives the hard disk device 13,
This is a power supply for control from the PCB 15. 20 is a floppy disk device 11. Optical disk device 12. A front fan 21 is for cooling the hard disk drive 13 and the power supply 19, and a rear fan 21 is for cooling the PCB 15. An intake port 22 is provided at the bottom of the housing 14, an exhaust port 23 is provided at the top, and the rack 16 is provided with a PCB.
A guide rail z4, a rack intake port 25, and a rack exhaust port 26 are provided to support the rack 15 at the upper and lower portions. 2
7 is a back panel that is attached to the PCB 15 and also serves to reinforce the PCB 15. 28 is a partition plate for preventing exhaust air from the front fan 20 from entering the PCB side.

次に動作について説明する。第3図において。Next, the operation will be explained. In fig.

機器に通電すると、前側ファン20と後側ファン21は
回転し、筐体14の下部に設けた吸気口22から吸気し
、フロッピーディスク装置11.光デイスク装置12.
ハードディスク装置13.および電源19は前側ファン
20による空気の流れにより冷却される。
When the device is energized, the front fan 20 and the rear fan 21 rotate, sucking air from the intake port 22 provided at the bottom of the housing 14, and the floppy disk device 11. Optical disk device 12.
Hard disk device 13. The power source 19 is cooled by the air flow generated by the front fan 20.

P CB 15は後側ファン21によってラック吸気口
25から入った空気の流れにより冷却され、ラック排気
口26を通って機外に排出される。
The PCB 15 is cooled by the flow of air that enters from the rack intake port 25 by the rear fan 21, and is discharged to the outside of the machine through the rack exhaust port 26.

(発明が解決しようとする課題) 上記従来の電子機器装置では種々の装置が組込まれ、各
種機能を出すようになっているが、顧客の要望により全
ての機能が不必要な場合がある。
(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) The conventional electronic equipment described above incorporates various devices and provides various functions, but all functions may be unnecessary depending on customer requests.

このとき、第4図に示すように、PCBラック16内の
PCB15の枚数が少なくなり、PCBラック16内に
空スペースが発生する。このような状態において通風を
行うと、空気は通風抵抗の少ない空スペース側に多く流
れ、P CB 15部への通風が少なくなる。このため
P CB 15の冷却ができない欠点があった。
At this time, as shown in FIG. 4, the number of PCBs 15 in the PCB rack 16 decreases, and empty space occurs in the PCB rack 16. When ventilation is performed in such a state, a large amount of air flows toward the empty space side where there is less ventilation resistance, and the ventilation to the P CB 15 section decreases. Therefore, there was a drawback that the P CB 15 could not be cooled.

本発明の目的は、従来の欠点を解消し、PCBラック内
にPCBの空スペースが発生した場合でも、PCBを冷
却できるPCBラック装置を提供することである。
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a PCB rack apparatus that eliminates the conventional drawbacks and can cool PCBs even when there is an empty space for PCBs in the PCB rack.

(課題を解決するための手段) 本発明のPCBラック装置は、複数個の吸気口と排気口
を備え、吸排気用ファンを内設した筐体と、この筐体に
内設し、複数個のPCBガイドレールと空気口を交互に
設けたラックと、空気口にはPCBの着脱により開閉す
るシャッタを設けたものである。
(Means for Solving the Problems) A PCB rack device of the present invention includes a casing provided with a plurality of intake ports and an exhaust port and in which an intake/exhaust fan is installed; The rack is provided with PCB guide rails and air ports alternately, and the air port is provided with a shutter that opens and closes when the PCB is attached or removed.

(作 用) 本発明は上記のような構成により、次のような作用を有
する。すなわち機器に通電すると、ファンによりPCB
ラック内に空気が吸気されるが、PCBのない場所には
、シャッタが閉じており、PCBのある場所はシャッタ
が開いているため、空気はPCBのあるPCBラック内
を通って、PCBを冷却して排気することができる。
(Function) With the above configuration, the present invention has the following effects. In other words, when the device is energized, the fan blows the PCB
Air is taken into the rack, but the shutters are closed in areas where there are no PCBs, and the shutters are open in areas with PCBs, so the air passes through the PCB rack where the PCBs are located and cools the PCBs. and can be exhausted.

(実施例) 本発明の一実施例を第1図および第2図に基づいて説明
する。第1図は本発明のPCBラック装置を含む電子機
器の縦断面図である。同図において、1は筺体2内に設
けられたPCBラック装置であり、3は筺体2上部に設
けたPCB4の冷却用ファンである。筺体2にはファン
3による吸気口5と排気口6が設けである。PCBラツ
ク装置1には上部と下部にガイドレール7を設け、ガイ
ドレール7の横には空気口8が設けられている。
(Example) An example of the present invention will be described based on FIGS. 1 and 2. FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of an electronic device including a PCB rack device of the present invention. In the figure, 1 is a PCB rack device provided in the housing 2, and 3 is a fan for cooling the PCB 4 provided on the upper part of the housing 2. The housing 2 is provided with an intake port 5 and an exhaust port 6 by a fan 3. The PCB rack device 1 is provided with guide rails 7 at the top and bottom, and an air vent 8 is provided next to the guide rails 7.

PCBラツク装置1の上部空気口8には、PCB4に取
付けられた電子部品9に対応して設けたPCB4の着脱
により開閉する常閉型シャッタ10が設けられている。
The upper air port 8 of the PCB rack device 1 is provided with a normally closed shutter 10 that is provided in correspondence with an electronic component 9 attached to the PCB 4 and opens and closes when the PCB 4 is attached or detached.

次に動作について説明する。第1図において、ガイドレ
ール7に添って必要なPCB4をPCBラック装置1内
に設置すると、PCBラック装置1上方に設けたシャッ
タ10は第2図に示した2点鎖線の閉の状態から実線の
開の状態になり、他のPCB4の入っていないシャッタ
10は閉の状態になっている。この状態で機器に通電す
るとファン3が回転し、筺体2に設けた吸気口5から吸
気し、空気はPCBラツク装置1の下部空気口8を通っ
てPCB4の電子部品9を冷却し、機外へ排出される。
Next, the operation will be explained. In FIG. 1, when the necessary PCBs 4 are installed in the PCB rack device 1 along the guide rail 7, the shutter 10 provided above the PCB rack device 1 changes from the closed state shown by the two-dot chain line shown in FIG. 2 to the solid line. is in the open state, and the shutters 10 that do not contain other PCBs 4 are in the closed state. When the device is energized in this state, the fan 3 rotates and takes in air from the intake port 5 provided in the housing 2. The air passes through the lower air port 8 of the PCB rack device 1, cools the electronic components 9 of the PCB 4, and then exits the machine. is discharged to.

このように、上記実施例によれば、PCB4がPCBラ
ツク装置1に設置された箇所のシャッタ10を開くこと
ができるため、PCB4の存在する部分に空気通路を形
成することができ、他の部分には空気通路ができない。
As described above, according to the above embodiment, since the shutter 10 can be opened at the location where the PCB 4 is installed in the PCB rack device 1, an air passage can be formed in the location where the PCB 4 is present, and other locations can be opened. There is no air passage.

したがって、効果的にPCB4の電子部品9を冷却する
ことができる。
Therefore, the electronic components 9 of the PCB 4 can be effectively cooled.

(発明の効果) 本発明によれば、複数個の吸気口と排気口を備えた筐体
に、吸排気用ファンとPCBラック装置を設け、このP
CBラック装置に複数個のPCBの両端にPCBガイド
レールと空気口を設け、この空気口には、PCBの着脱
により開閉するシャッタを設けたものであり、PCBラ
ック内の通風をPCBの存在する部分にだけ行うことが
でき、その実用上の効果は大である。
(Effects of the Invention) According to the present invention, an intake/exhaust fan and a PCB rack device are provided in a housing provided with a plurality of intake ports and an exhaust port, and the
A CB rack device is provided with PCB guide rails and air vents at both ends of a plurality of PCBs, and this air vent is equipped with a shutter that opens and closes when the PCBs are installed and removed, thereby controlling the ventilation inside the PCB rack. It can be applied only to certain areas, and its practical effects are great.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief explanation of the drawing]

第1図は本発明の一実施例におけるPCBラック装置を
含む電子機器の縦断面図、第2図は同装置のPCB収納
の状態を示す断面図、第3図は従来例のPCBラック装
置を示す縦断面図、第4図は同装置のPCB収納の状態
を示す断面図である。 1 ・・・ PCBラック装置、 2 ・・・筐体、3
 ・・・ ファン、 4 ・・・ PCB、 5 ・・
・吸気口、 6 ・・・排気口、 7 ・・・ガイドレ
ール、 8 ・・・空気口、 9 ・・・電子部品、1
0・・・シャッタ。 特許出願人 松下電器産業株式会社 ・ゝ叔  t −廿←     !二            の第2
図 1f)l”) FJN                   ≧1 
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                  (’J区   
 、   N      の           へ
−C− Cつ 慨
Fig. 1 is a vertical cross-sectional view of an electronic device including a PCB rack device according to an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing the PCB storage state of the same device, and Fig. 3 is a conventional PCB rack device. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing the PCB storage state of the device. 1... PCB rack device, 2... Housing, 3
... Fan, 4 ... PCB, 5 ...
・Intake port, 6...Exhaust port, 7...Guide rail, 8...Air port, 9...Electronic component, 1
0...Shutter. Patent applicant: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. second of two
Figure 1f)l”) FJN ≧1
'
('J Ward
, N-C-C communication

Claims (1)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims]  複数個の吸気口と排気口を備え、吸排気用ファンを内
設した筐体と、前記筐体に内設し、複数個のPCBガイ
ドレールと空気口を交互に設けたラックと、前記空気口
には、PCBの着脱により開閉するシャッタを設けたこ
とを特徴とするPCBラック装置。
a housing provided with a plurality of intake ports and exhaust ports and an intake/exhaust fan installed therein; a rack installed inside the housing and provided with a plurality of PCB guide rails and air ports alternately; A PCB rack device characterized in that the opening is provided with a shutter that opens and closes when the PCB is attached and detached.
JP22659088A 1988-09-12 1988-09-12 Pcb rack device Pending JPH0276298A (en)

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Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JPH04217353A (en) * 1990-12-18 1992-08-07 Fuji Electric Co Ltd Cooling apparatus for multi-stage semiconductior stack unit
US5317803A (en) * 1991-05-30 1994-06-07 Sierra Research And Technology, Inc. Method of soldering an integrated circuit

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JPH04217353A (en) * 1990-12-18 1992-08-07 Fuji Electric Co Ltd Cooling apparatus for multi-stage semiconductior stack unit
US5317803A (en) * 1991-05-30 1994-06-07 Sierra Research And Technology, Inc. Method of soldering an integrated circuit

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