KR102141429B1 - An air discharging guide structure for a data processing device rack and a data processing device rack assembly - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a computerized rack air discharge guide structure and a computerized rack assembly having the same, in particular, hot air discharged from the computerized equipment can be smoothly discharged above the computerized rack to prevent it from entering the other computerized rack An air exhaust guide structure for a rack and a computer rack assembly having the same.
The present invention is provided to be attached to the computer rack and the housing is opened inlet side and outlet side; A guide unit provided inside the housing to guide air introduced from the inlet side toward the outlet side; It is provided on the opposite side of the inlet side of the housing to cover the opposite side, the guide portion is provided to be inclined to guide the air flowing in the horizontal direction from the inlet side to the outlet side located in the upper direction, the guide portion in the vertical direction inside the housing Provided is a computer rack having an air discharge guide structure and a computer rack assembly having the same, characterized in that a plurality is provided and disposed spaced apart from each other.

Description

An air discharging guide structure for a data processing device rack and a data processing device rack assembly}

The present invention relates to an air discharge guide structure for a computer rack and a computer rack assembly having the same, in particular, the hot air discharged from the computer equipment can be smoothly discharged above the computer rack to prevent it from entering another computer rack An air exhaust guide structure for a rack and a computer rack assembly having the same.

A computer rack refers to a device that stores several computer equipment (computer equipment, storage devices, sensors, communication equipment, security devices). In general, a number of computer racks are arranged in a plurality of rows and columns in a computer room inside a data center.

An example of such a computer rack is shown in Korean Patent Registration No. 10-0804025.

The general computer rack has a housing in the form of a cabinet and a mounting space in which computer equipment is mounted.

If the heat discharged from the computer equipment is not properly and quickly released to the outside, a heat load is applied to the computer equipment, causing a failure of the computer equipment.

Therefore, there is a need for a computer rack capable of quickly and efficiently discharging heat emitted from such computer equipment.

1, the computer rack 10 is arranged in a plurality of rows in the computer room 1 as shown in FIG. 1, disposed on the access floor 2, and the temperature of the computer room on one side inside the computer room 1 And a thermo-hygrostat (CRAC) for controlling humidity to a certain range.

The cold air coming from the thermo-hygrostat (CRAC) moves under the access floor (2), passes through the air outlet (4) on the access floor (2), enters one side of the computer rack (10), and computes inside the computer rack (10). After cooling the equipment, it becomes hot air and exhausted.

By the way, the air heated in the computer rack 10 should originally move upward as shown in C to move to the thermo-hygrostat (CRAC), but a part of the heated air (B) flows into the computer rack 10 of adjacent rows There was.

In this case, since the heated air flows into the adjacent computer rack by mixing with the cooling air discharged from the access floor 10, the cooling effect of the computer equipment inside the computer rack 10 is significantly reduced.

An object of the present invention is to provide an air discharge guide structure for a computer rack and a computer rack assembly having the same, which can prevent hot air discharged from the computer equipment from being smoothly discharged upwards to the computer rack and introduced into other computer racks.

The present invention for achieving this object is provided to be attached to the computer rack, the inlet side and the outlet side of the housing; A guide unit provided inside the housing to guide air introduced from the inlet side toward the outlet side; It is provided on the opposite side of the inlet side of the housing to cover the opposite side, the guide portion is provided to be inclined to guide the air flowing in the horizontal direction from the inlet side to the outlet side located in the upper direction, the guide portion in the vertical direction inside the housing It provides a structure for the air discharge guide for a computer rack, characterized in that a plurality is provided and arranged spaced apart from each other.

The housing includes a first side wall and a second side wall spaced apart from the first side wall, wherein the guide portion is disposed between an inner surface of the first side wall and an inner surface of the second side wall.

The front and rear widths of the first side wall and the second side wall are characterized in that they are provided to increase from the bottom to the top.

The front edge of the first side wall and the second side wall is provided with a front extension which is attached to the rear of the computer rack, and the rear edge of the first side wall and the second side wall is provided with a rear extension that is attached with the cover part, and the upper edge of the first side wall At least a portion of the at least a portion of the upper edge of the second side wall is provided to be inclined downward from front to back, and at least a portion of the lower edge of the first side wall and at least a portion of the lower edge of the second side wall are always moving from front to rear. It is provided inclined, and the lower edge of the first side wall and the lower edge of the second side wall are provided with a lower cover for blocking the lower portion of the housing.

The guide portion is provided in a vane shape, is provided to be inclined upwardly from the front to the rear, and is provided in close contact with the inner surface of the first side wall and the second side wall on both sides of the guide portion to be fastened by a fastening member. do.

The cover portion is made of a transparent material or a translucent material so that the internal structure of the housing can be seen, and the gap between the inner surface of the cover portion and the rear end portion of the guide portion is provided to increase from the bottom of the housing upward.

The cover portion is provided in plural, and is arranged adjacent to each other in the vertical direction at the rear of the housing, and is characterized in that the gap between them is sealed.

In addition, a computer rack having a rear door so that the rear is rotatably open; A mesh plate or perforated plate mounted to the rear door provided on the rear side of the computer rack; A housing provided to be attached to the rear door of the computer rack to open the entrance side and the exit side; A guide portion provided inside the housing to guide air introduced from the inlet side toward the outlet side; and a cover portion provided on the opposite side of the inlet side of the housing to block the opposite side, wherein the guide portion receives air flowing horizontally from the inlet side. Provided is an inclined so as to guide to the exit side located in the upper direction, the guide portion provides a computer rack assembly having a structure for air exhaust guide for a computer rack, characterized in that a plurality of provided in the vertical direction inside the housing and are spaced apart from each other.

The housing includes a first side wall and a second side wall spaced apart from the first side wall, and the guide portion is disposed between an inner surface of the first side wall and an inner surface of the second side wall, and includes the first side wall and the first side wall. The width of the front and rear sides of the two side walls is characterized by being provided to increase from the bottom to the top.

The front edge of the first side wall and the second side wall is provided with a front extension which is attached to the rear of the computer rack, and the rear edge of the first side wall and the second side wall is provided with a rear extension that is attached with the cover part, and the upper edge of the first side wall At least a portion of the at least a portion of the upper edge of the second side wall is provided to be inclined downward from front to back, and at least a portion of the lower edge of the first side wall and at least a portion of the lower edge of the second side wall are always moving from front to rear. Is provided inclined, the lower edge of the first side wall and the lower edge of the second side wall is provided with a lower cover to block the lower portion of the housing,

The guide portion is provided in a vane shape, is provided to be inclined upwardly from the front to the rear, and is provided in close contact with the inner surface of the first side wall and the second side wall on both sides of the guide portion to be fastened by a fastening member. do.

The cover portion is made of a transparent material or a translucent material so that the internal structure of the housing can be seen, and the gap between the inner surface of the cover portion and the rear end portion of the guide portion is provided to increase from bottom to top of the housing, and the cover portion is provided in plural. It provides a computer rack assembly having an air discharge guide structure for a computer rack, which is arranged adjacent to each other in the vertical direction at the rear of the housing and the gap between them is sealed.

According to the present invention, since the discharge guide structure is not integrated into the computer rack, but is detachably installed, it can be installed in the existing computer rack.

On the other hand, since the thickness is significantly smaller than the front-to-back depth of the computer rack, there is an advantage of occupying less space.

Since the air discharged from the computer rack moves upward on the guide portion inside the guide structure, the speed of air discharge can be ensured, and it is also possible to prevent the discharged air from entering the adjacent computer rack.

Since the outlet portion is in the form of an inclined surface, its cross-sectional area is widened so that air can be discharged more quickly.

Since the gap between the rear end of the guide portion and the inner surface of the cover portion increases as it goes upward and the cross-sectional area of the housing increases as it goes upward, the air rising from the bottom can be smoothly escaped without being blocked by the air at the top.

On the other hand, since a discharge guide structure may be provided on the rear door provided to be able to rotate and open at the rear of the computer rack, when the rear door is opened, the discharge guide is also rotated at the same time, so that the operator can easily replace the computer equipment inside the computer rack. Can be installed, repaired or managed.

In particular, since the rear door and the discharge guide are opened and closed more than 90 degrees, interference with an operator's action area can be prevented.

On the other hand, when a groove or recess such as a dimple structure is placed in an area where air is contacted, such as the surface of the guide portion and the inner surface of the cover portion, there is an advantage that the flow velocity can be increased.

In addition, when the guide portion is formed in an inclined state to increase the angle from the top to the bottom, there is an advantage that the air flowing from the bottom can be quickly raised up.

In addition, there is an advantage that the inside of the cover can be easily checked by using a transparent member or a translucent member, and the cover part is made of a flame-retardant material to prevent the spread of fire in case of unknown fire.

1 is a layout view of a computer rack according to the prior art.
2 and 3 is a layout view of the computer rack and guide structure according to the present invention.
4 is a rear perspective view of the computer rack assembly according to the present invention.
5 is an exploded perspective view of the computer rack assembly according to the present invention.
6 is an exploded perspective view of a guide structure according to the present invention.
7 is a side cross-sectional view of the computer rack assembly according to the present invention and a side cross-sectional view showing the flow of air.
8(a) and 8(b) show the closed and open states of the rear door and guide structure in the computer rack assembly according to the present invention.

The present invention can be applied to various changes and can have various embodiments, and specific embodiments will be illustrated and described in the drawings.

However, this is not intended to limit the present invention to specific embodiments, and should be understood to include all modifications, equivalents, and substitutes included in the spirit and scope of the present invention.

Terms including ordinal numbers such as first and second may be used to describe various components, but the components are not limited by the terms.

The terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from other components.

For example, the second component may be referred to as a first component without departing from the scope of the present invention, and similarly, the first component may also be referred to as a second component.

The term and/or includes a combination of a plurality of related described items or any one of a plurality of related described items.

When an element is said to be "connected" or "connected" to another component, it is understood that other components may be directly connected to or connected to the other component, but there may be other components in between. It should be.

On the other hand, when a component is said to be "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another component, it should be understood that no other component exists in the middle.

The terms used in this application are only used to describe specific embodiments, and are not intended to limit the present invention.

Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

In this application, terms such as “include” or “have” are intended to indicate that a feature, number, step, operation, component, part, or combination thereof described in the specification exists, and that one or more other features are present. It should be understood that the existence or addition possibilities of fields or numbers, steps, operations, components, parts or combinations thereof are not excluded in advance.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the same or corresponding components are assigned the same reference numbers regardless of reference numerals, and redundant descriptions thereof will be omitted.

As shown in FIG. 2, the air discharge guide structure for a computer rack according to the present invention (hereinafter referred to as a guide structure) 100 and the computer rack assembly having the same, the computer rack 10 and the computer rack 10 It includes a guide structure 100 disposed in the discharge area (rear) of ).

Here, the rear surface of the guide structure 100 is arranged to be inclined to guide the air (heated air) discharged from the computer rack 10 exit from the entrance of the computer rack 10 to move upward.

When the heated air is switched in the direction in which it is introduced and discharged upward, heated air does not flow into the inlet of the adjacent computer rack 10.

For example, when the air (A) flowing into the computer rack 10 in the first row (Row1) cools the computer equipment and moves upward by the guide structure 100 (C), the second row ( The hot air discharged from the computer rack 10 of the first row (Row1) can be prevented from entering the computer rack 10 in Row2).

In the case of FIG. 2, the inlet portion of the plurality of rows of the computer racks 10 is arranged to face one direction (eg, a constant temperature and humidity chamber), and FIG. 3 is the computer rack 10 and the second row of the first row (Row1). The guide structure 100 of the computer rack 10 of the row Row2 is facing each other, and the guide structure 100 of the computer rack 10 of the third row Row1 and the computer rack 10 of the fourth row Row4 ) Has directions facing each other.

4 is a rear perspective view of the computer rack 10 with the guide structure 100 mounted thereon, and FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a state separated from the computer rack 10 with the guide structure 100 assembled.

The rear door 10a is provided to be rotatable at the rear of the computer rack 10.

One side of the rear door (10a) may be provided with a hinge structure for rotatably connecting the computer rack (10) and the rear door (10a), and the other side has a locker that can be opened and closed with a key or the like. Can be prepared.

In the present invention, the guide structure 100 is detachably mounted on such a rear door 10a.

An opening is provided in the rear door 10a, and a plate 11 with a hole is provided in the opening, such as a perforated plate or a mesh plate. And, the guide structure 100 is detachably coupled to the rear door 10a.

The role of the perforated plate 10 allows the air to escape from the computer rack 10, but may also act as a shield that can block the backflow of air that can slowly flow back into the computer rack 10. .

Looking at the specific configuration of the guide structure 100, the housing 110 is provided to be attached to the computer rack 10 and the entrance side 101 and the exit side 102 are opened to form its appearance.

Here, the inlet side 101 means an open area facing the perforated plate or mesh plate 11 in the opening disposed in the computer rack 10, and the outlet side 102 is opened on the upper portion of the housing 110 Area.

Therefore, air entering in the horizontal direction toward the inlet side 101 is discharged in the vertical direction toward the outlet side 102.

In addition, the housing 110 includes a first side wall 111 and a second side wall 112 that is spaced apart from the first side wall 111, and is centered between the first side wall 111 and the second side wall 112. An empty space is formed.

The empty space is provided with a guide portion 140 for converting the flow of air entering the inlet side 101 to the outlet side 102.

The guide portion 140 is provided in the form of a wing or vane or plate, and is disposed obliquely inside the housing 110 and spaced apart from each other in the vertical direction.

In addition, a cover portion 150 is provided on the rear surface of the housing 110 (opposite the entrance side) to cover the open space. The role of the cover portion 150 serves to guide the air upward while preventing the wind from the inlet side 101 from leaking to the rear. To this end, the cover portion 150 is preferably provided in a slightly upwardly inclined form while being disposed in the vertical direction.

It is preferable that a plurality of cover parts 150 are provided and disposed adjacent to each other, to prevent the size of parts from becoming large. That is, in the case of a single integral cover portion, it is preferable to continuously connect multiple cover portions 150 because storage and movement are inconvenient.

Therefore, the plurality of cover parts 150 are disposed adjacent to each other in the vertical direction at the rear of the housing 110 and the gaps therebetween are sealed to prevent air leakage.

On the other hand, if a portion with a slow flow rate is formed and the air of the portion is not easily discharged upward, a part of the cover portion 150 may be removed to allow air to flow out in the direction in which the cover portion 150 was. Therefore, it is preferable to install a plurality of cover parts 150.

The cover part 150 is made of a transparent material or a translucent material so that the internal structure of the housing can be seen, which observes the internal structure, and furthermore, separate members for checking the thermometer or wind direction therein (for example, wind of a ribbon) This is to ensure visibility even when a flow can be displayed).

In addition, the cover portion 150 is made of a flame-retardant or fire-resistant material, it is prevented from being burned when a fire occurs to prevent the fire from spreading.

The lower portion of the housing 110 is also open, and a lower cover 113 is provided to close this portion, thereby preventing air from leaking into this portion.

On the other hand, the front and rear widths of the first side wall 111 and the second side wall 112 are provided to increase from bottom to top, whereby the cross-sectional area inside the housing 110 increases from bottom to top, and the housing 110 The air in the lower portion of the inner space may smoothly escape to the outlet side 101 together with the air in the upper portion of the inner space of the housing 110.

In addition, an inclined portion is formed in the upper borders of the first side wall 111 and the second side wall 112.

A portion of the upper rim of the first side wall 111 and the second side wall 112 is formed to be inclined downward toward the rear portion (where the cover portion is) from the front portion (entrance side), which is wider by increasing the cross-sectional area of the outlet side 101. This is to allow a lot of air to escape quickly.

Meanwhile, at least a portion of the lower edge of the first side wall 111 and at least a portion of the lower edge of the second side wall 112 are provided to be inclined upward from front to back.

In addition, the lower cover 113 also has a structure inclined upward to match its shape, because it is easy to lift up the air flowing into the bottom of the inner space of the housing 110 upward.

Since the guide structure 100 is mounted on the rear door 10a, when installing new computerized equipment or managing existing computerized equipment, when the operator opens the rear door 10a, the guide structure 100 is naturally reared. It moves in a rotational manner along the door 10a.

In this state, the worker can easily work inside the computer rack 10.

6 is an exploded perspective view of the guide structure 100 according to the present invention.

The front edge of the first side wall 111 and the front edge of the second side wall 112 are provided with front extensions 111a, 112a, and the front extensions 111a, 112a are rear doors of the computer rack 10. It is in close contact with (10a) and coupled by a fastening member (such as a bolt).

And the rear edge of the first side wall 111 and the rear edge of the second side wall 112 are provided with rear extensions 111b and 112b, and the rear extensions 111b and 112b have a cover portion 150 for fastening members. (Bolts, etc.) 155.

The guide portion 140 is provided with a body portion 141 that is inclined upward from the front to the rear, and is in close contact with the inner surfaces of the first side wall and the second side wall on both side surfaces of the guide portion 140 to fasten the member 145 ) Is provided with a contact portion 142 fastened by.

A plurality of contact portions 142 are provided on both front and rear sides of each guide portion 140, and the fastening member penetrates while the contact portion 141 is in close contact with the inner surface of the first side wall and the inner surface of the second side wall. The guide part is fixed to the first and second side walls.

The guide portion 140 is provided to be inclined to guide the air flowing in the horizontal direction from the inlet side 101 to the outlet side 102 located in the upper direction, the guide portion 140 in the vertical direction inside the housing 110 A plurality are provided and are spaced apart from each other.

As shown in FIG. 7, inside the computer rack 10, a number of computer equipment (eg, servers, communication equipment, storage devices, security devices) (S) are arranged in the vertical direction, and air (A) is the computer equipment It passes through the space (S) or its surroundings and enters the direction of the guide structure 100.

Here, the gap between the inner surface of the cover portion 150 and the rear end portion of the guide portion 140 is provided to increase from the bottom of the housing 110 upward.

As described above, the cross-sectional area of the inner space of the housing 110 increases from the bottom up, and the gap between the inner surface of the cover 150 and the rear end of the guide 140 also increases from bottom to top. Since the amount of air coming is large, it is desirable to increase the cross-sectional area of the spaced apart so that a large amount of air can escape at the same time.

On the other hand, the guide portion 140 is preferably positioned so that the front end portion is located on the inlet side 101 of the housing 110 so that the air coming out of the computer rack 10 can directly move up the guide portion 140. The upper surface of the guide portion 140 becomes an upwardly inclined curved surface so that the direction of air changes smoothly so that pressure loss due to resistance can be minimized.

Meanwhile, it may be considered that the inclinations of the plurality of guide parts 140 arranged in the vertical direction may be the same in both the vertical directions, and the inclination increases from the top to the bottom.

If the inclination increases from the top to the bottom, the air moving on the guide portion 140 from the lower portion of the computer rack 10 can be moved up more quickly, and as the spatial margin occurs, it is lower than the area. The air located at can rise and mix naturally and be discharged.

On the other hand, a small recess or groove such as a dimple structure is formed on the surface of the guide portion 140 or the inner surface of the cover portion 150, and a structure capable of increasing the flow velocity of air can be considered as one modified embodiment.

8(a) shows a state in which the rear door 10a and the guide structure 100 are blocking the rear surface of the computer rack 10, and FIG. 8(b) shows the state in which the rear surface is opened.

When the locking device of the rear door 10a is released in the state of FIG. 8(a), and the rear door 10a is opened, the rear of the computer rack 10 is opened as shown in FIG. 8(b).

In this state, the rear door 10a and the guide structure 100 may move together to rotate, and further, may be capable of rotating 90 degrees or more.

When it is rotated over 90 degrees in this way, when the operator installs new computerized equipment or repairs, replaces, or manages existing computerized equipment, the convenience of work can be greatly increased because it does not interfere with the movement of the operator.

As described above, the present invention has been described with reference to the embodiment shown in the drawings, but this is merely for explaining the invention, and those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains may have various modifications or equivalents from the detailed description of the invention It will be understood that one embodiment is possible.

Therefore, the true scope of the present invention should be determined by the technical spirit of the claims.

10: computer rack 100: guide structure
110: housing 140: guide
150: cover

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delete delete delete delete delete delete delete A computer rack having a rear door so that the rear is rotatably opened;
A hinge structure provided on one side of the rear door to pivotably connect the computer rack and the rear door and a locker provided on the other side of the rear door;
A mesh plate or perforated plate mounted on a rear door provided on the rear side of the computer rack to allow air to escape from the computer rack, and blocking the backflow of slowly flowing air back into the computer rack;
A housing provided to be attached to the rear door of the computer rack to open the entrance side and the exit side;
A guide unit provided inside the housing to guide air introduced from the inlet side toward the outlet side;
It is provided on the opposite side of the inlet side of the housing and includes a cover portion blocking the opposite side,
When the rear door is rotated and opened, both the housing and the guide portion and the cover portion attached to the rear door move in the rotational direction of the rear door together with the rear door.
The guide portion is provided to be inclined to guide the air flowing in the horizontal direction from the inlet side to the outlet side located in the upper direction, the guide portion is provided in a plurality in the vertical direction inside the housing and arranged to be spaced apart from each other,
The cover portion is made of a transparent material or a translucent material so that the internal structure of the housing can be seen,
The gap between the inner surface of the cover portion and the rear end portion of the guide portion is provided to increase from bottom to top of the housing,
The cover portion is provided in a plurality,
The housing is disposed adjacent to each other in the vertical direction at the rear and the gap between them is sealed to prevent air leakage therebetween,
The cover portion is provided with a structure in which at least a portion of the plurality can be selectively removed, and air can be released in the removed direction,
The housing includes a first side wall and a second side wall spaced apart from the first side wall, and the guide portion is disposed between an inner surface of the first side wall and an inner surface of the second side wall,
The front and rear widths of the first side wall and the second side wall are provided to increase from bottom to top,
The front edge of the first side wall and the second side wall is provided with a front extension which is attached to the rear of the computer rack, and the rear edge of the first side wall and the second side wall is provided with a rear extension that is attached with the cover part,
The lower rim of the first side wall and the lower rim of the second side wall are provided with a lower cover for blocking the lower portion of the housing,
The guide portion is provided in a vane shape, and is provided to be inclined upwardly from front to rear, and is provided in close contact with the inner surfaces of the first side wall and the second side wall and fastened by fastening members on both sides of the guide portion. Computing rack assembly having an air exhaust guide structure for a computerized rack.
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