TW201547347A - Rack system - Google Patents

Abstract

A rack system includes a plurality of racks. A pair of doors is rotatably attached to the opposite sides of each rack. Each door can be rotate to an opened position relative to the rack. The doors of adjacent two racks are connected to each other when they locate in the opened position. The connected doors separate the airflow outside the doors and inside the doors.

Description

Cabinet system

The invention relates to a cabinet system

At present, with the development of IT equipment racking trend, the cabinet system has become a core component of the data center. The installation density of equipment in the cabinet is increasing, which puts higher requirements on the temperature management of the cabinet and the equipment room. In the current computer room, the cooling technology used is usually to install a fan in each cabinet, and use the fan to exchange hot and cold air in the cabinet to achieve the purpose of cooling the interior of the cabinet. However, due to the lack of barrier, the hot and cold airflow outside the cabinet will mix with each other to increase the temperature of the cold airflow, which will have a greater impact on the heat dissipation effect of the cabinet. Therefore, air conditioners are often installed in the equipment room to lower the temperature of the entire equipment room to ensure that the temperature of the cold air flow reaches the cooling requirements. From the point of view of energy saving, in order to meet the cooling requirements of IT equipment, in the actual air conditioning configuration, it is necessary to provide a cooling capacity of 2.0-2.5 KW for a thermal load of 1 KW, and the energy consumption is high.

In view of the above, it is necessary to provide a cabinet system that can block hot and cold airflow outside the cabinet.

A cabinet system includes a plurality of cabinets, and the opposite sides of each cabinet are respectively rotated to be equipped with cabinet doors, each of which can be rotated relative to the cabinet to an open position, and each cabinet door is mounted with a connecting member when When the cabinet doors of the plurality of cabinets are all located in the open position, the cabinet doors of any two cabinets located in adjacent positions of the plurality of cabinets are connected by the connecting member; the connected plurality of cabinet doors can be insulated and respectively located in the cabinet Airflow on the outside of the door and inside the door.

Compared with the prior art, in the above cabinet system, the cabinet doors of the cabinets located in adjacent positions are connected by the connecting members, and the area outside the cabinet is isolated by the adjacent cabinet doors, thereby isolating the hot and cold airflow located outside the cabinet. .

1 is a perspective assembled view of a cabinet in a preferred embodiment of the cabinet system of the present invention, wherein one of the two cabinet doors on the opposite side of the cabinet is in a closed position, and the other is in an open position.

Figure 2 is an enlarged view of a portion II of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a perspective assembled view of the cabinet door and the connecting member of Figure 1.

4 is a partial exploded perspective view of the cabinet door and the connecting member of the cabinet system of the present invention.

Figure 5 is a partial perspective exploded view of another angle of Figure 4.

Figure 6 is a partial cross-sectional view taken along line VI-VI of Figure 3, wherein the connector abuts against the positioning member.

Figure 7 is a perspective view showing the three-dimensional connection of two adjacent cabinets in the cabinet system of the present invention.

Figure 8 is an enlarged view of a portion VIII of Figure 7.

Figure 9 is a top plan view of Figure 7 with arrows indicating the flow direction of the airflow within the cabinet of the cabinet system of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 7 , in a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a cabinet system includes a plurality of cabinets 100 , and the plurality of cabinets 100 are disposed adjacent to each other. Each of the cabinets 100 includes a door frame 10 and two cabinet doors 20, and the two cabinet doors 20 are respectively rotatably mounted on opposite sides of the door frame 10.

Referring to FIGS. 1-3, each door 20 includes an opposite free side 21 and a fixed side 22. The top and bottom of the fixed side 22 are respectively mounted with a door shaft 26, and the door 20 can be by the door The shaft 26 is rotatably mounted in the door frame 10 of the cabinet 100. The cabinet door 20 is rotatable relative to the cabinet 100 to an open position and a closed position. In the open position, the cabinet door 20 is rotated relative to the cabinet 100 to the free side 21 away from the door frame 10; in the closed position, the cabinet door 20 is rotated relative to the cabinet 100 The free side 21 is housed in the door frame 10. In an embodiment, the top and bottom of the opposite sides of the cabinet door 20 are provided with a door shaft 26, and the door shaft 26 is mounted to one side of the door frame 10 as a fixed side of the cabinet door 20. 22, one side of the door frame 26 not mounted to the door frame 10 is the free side 21 of the cabinet door 20.

A connecting member 30 is mounted on each of the cabinet doors 20, and the connecting member 30 includes a rotating shaft 37 and a connecting portion 36. The connecting portion 36 is rotatably mounted on the free side 21 of the cabinet door 20 by the rotating shaft 37. A locking portion 371 is connected to the top of the rotating shaft 37, and the diameter of the locking portion 371 is larger than the diameter of the rotating shaft 37. The connecting portion 36 includes a fixing piece 362. The fixing piece 362 is recessed to form a fixing groove 363. The fixing groove 363 is provided with a magnetic member 361. In an embodiment, the magnetic member 361 is a magnet. A pair of flaps 364 are bent on the top and bottom of one side of the fixing piece 362, and a pivot hole 365 is defined in each of the flaps 364. The two pivot holes 365 are coaxial and have a diameter comparable to the diameter of the shaft 37.

The cabinet door 20 is further provided with a pair of fixing members 35. The pair of fixing members 35 are mounted on the free side 21 of the cabinet door 20 in a first direction perpendicular to the bottom of the cabinet 100. Each of the fixing members 35 includes a fixing portion 351 and a receiving groove 352 formed by bending the fixing portion 351. The receiving groove 352 is wide enough to accommodate the rotating shaft 37. The cabinet door 20 is provided with fixing holes 23 for mounting the pair of fixing members 35, and the two fixing holes 23 are arranged along the first direction. The fixing portion 351 is provided with a mounting hole 353 to which the fixing hole 23 is fitted. The door 20 is bent inwardly to form a positioning portion 24 , and the positioning portion 24 is located between the two fixing holes 23 .

Referring to FIG. 2 and FIG. 6-8, the mounting holes 353 of the pair of fixing members 35 are respectively aligned with the two fixing holes 23, and the pair of fixing members 35 are mounted on the cabinet door 20 by screws 70. . At this time, the two accommodating grooves 352 are arranged along the first direction, and the distance between the two accommodating grooves 352 is equivalent to the distance between the pair of flaps 364. The connecting portion 36 is disposed between the pair of fixing members 35. At this time, the pair of flaps 364 are clamped between the two receiving slots 352, and the two pivoting holes 365 are respectively aligned with the two receiving slots 352. . The rotating shaft 37 is inserted into the two receiving grooves 352 and the pivot hole 365. Here, the locking portion 371 of the rotating shaft 37 is buckled at the upper end of the flap 364 due to the larger diameter than the pivoting hole 365, and is received in the receiving groove 352 of the fixing member 35 on the upper side; The end of the rotating shaft 37 protrudes beyond the connecting portion 36 and is located in the receiving groove 352 on the lower side. The rotating shaft 37 rotatably mounts the connecting portion 36 to the cabinet door 20, and the axial direction of the rotating shaft 37 is parallel to the first direction. The connecting portion 36 is rotatable relative to the door 20 to be separated from the positioning portion 24 and protrudes from the free side 21 outside the cabinet door 20. The connecting portion 36 is also rotatable relative to the door 20 to abut against the positioning portion 24. At this time, the connecting member 30 is magnetically attracted to the positioning portion 24, and the positioning portion 24 blocks the The connecting portion 36 rotates relative to the cabinet door 20. Here, the connecting portion 36 is fixed to the inside of the cabinet door 20 without protruding beyond the cabinet door 20.

The cabinet door 20 is rotatably mounted in the door frame 10 by the door shaft 26. When the cabinet door 20 needs to be closed, the connecting portion 36 is rotated to the connecting portion 36 to abut against the positioning portion 24. At this time, the connecting portion 36 is located inside the cabinet door 20 and does not protrude outside the cabinet door 20, and the cabinet door 20 can be rotated relative to the door frame 10 to the closed position.

When the cabinet doors 20 of the plurality of cabinets 100 need to be connected to each other, the cabinet door 20 is rotated to the open position, and the connecting portion 36 is rotated to be separated from the positioning portion 24, and from the cabinet door 20 The free side 21 projects beyond the cabinet door 20. The opening angle of the door 20 of the plurality of cabinets 100 relative to the door frame 10 is adjusted, and the free sides 21 of any two of the plurality of cabinets 100 located adjacent to each other are connected. The connecting members 30 disposed on the two connected doors 20 of the plurality of cabinets 100 are adjusted, and the connecting members 30 are connected. At this time, the two connecting portions 36 are attracted to each other by the magnetic member 361 to connect the two cabinet doors 20. Here, a plurality of the connected cabinet doors 20 divide the placement area of the plurality of cabinets 100 into a first area and a second area, thereby isolating the airflow located in the first area or the second area. .

Referring to FIG. 7 and FIG. 9 , in use, the cabinet doors 20 of the plurality of cabinets 100 are connected to each other. At this time, the plurality of cabinet doors 20 connected to each other divide the area in which the cabinet 100 is placed into a front side area and a rear side area. In an embodiment, the front side area is located on an outer side of the plurality of connected doors 20, and the rear side area is located inside the plurality of connected doors 20. During the operation of the cabinet 100, the cold airflow of the lower temperature of the front side of the cabinet 100 flows into the inner side of the cabinet 100, and is absorbed by the heat sink (not shown) in the cabinet 100. The heat becomes a hot air with a higher temperature. The hot gas stream enters the rear side region from the rear side of the cabinet 100. The plurality of connected cabinet doors 20 effectively separate the cold airflow located in the front side area of the cabinet 100 from the hot airflow located in the rear side area of the cabinet 100.

In summary, the present invention has indeed met the requirements of the invention patent, and has filed a patent application according to law. However, the above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and it is not possible to limit the scope of the patent application of the present invention. Equivalent modifications or variations made by persons skilled in the art in light of the spirit of the invention are intended to be included within the scope of the following claims.

100‧‧‧ cabinet

10‧‧‧ door frame

20‧‧‧ cabinet door

21‧‧‧Free side

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23‧‧‧Fixed holes

24‧‧ ‧ Positioning Department

26‧‧‧door shaft

30‧‧‧Connecting parts

35‧‧‧Fixed parts

351‧‧‧ Fixed Department

352‧‧‧ accommodating slots

353‧‧‧Mounting holes

36‧‧‧Connecting Department

361‧‧‧Magnetic parts

362‧‧‧Fixed tablets

363‧‧‧fixed slot

364‧‧‧Fold

365‧‧‧ pivot hole

37‧‧‧ shaft

371‧‧‧Knucking Department

70‧‧‧ screws

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100‧‧‧ cabinet

10‧‧‧ door frame

20‧‧‧ cabinet door

30‧‧‧Connecting parts

Claims (10)

A cabinet system includes a plurality of cabinets, and the opposite sides of each cabinet are respectively rotated to be equipped with cabinet doors, each of which can be rotated relative to the cabinet to an open position, and each cabinet door is mounted with a connecting member when When the cabinet doors of the plurality of cabinets are all located in the open position, the cabinet doors of any two cabinets located in adjacent positions of the plurality of cabinets are connected by the connecting member; the connected plurality of cabinet doors can be insulated and respectively located in the cabinet Airflow on the outside of the door and inside the door. The cabinet system of claim 1, wherein the cabinet door includes a free side, and when the cabinet door is in an open position, the free side of any two of the plurality of cabinets located at an adjacent position Pick up. The cabinet system of claim 2, wherein the connecting member is rotatably mounted on the cabinet door and is rotatable to protrude from the free side of the cabinet door beyond the cabinet door. The cabinet system of claim 3, wherein the connecting member comprises a rotating shaft and a connecting portion connected to the rotating shaft, and the connecting portion is rotatably mounted on the cabinet door by the rotating shaft. The cabinet system of claim 4, wherein the axis of the rotating shaft is perpendicular to a bottom of the cabinet. The cabinet system of claim 3, wherein a pair of mounting members are fixed on the cabinet door adjacent to the free side, and the connecting member is rotatably mounted on the cabinet door by the pair of mounting members. The cabinet system of claim 6, wherein each of the fixing members is provided with a receiving groove, the two receiving grooves are arranged in a line direction, and the connecting portion is clamped between the two receiving grooves. The two ends of the rotating shaft protrude from the connecting portion and respectively extend into the two receiving grooves. The cabinet system of claim 7, wherein the connecting portion comprises a fixing piece, and the fixing piece is bent with a pair of flaps, and the distance between the pair of flaps is equivalent to the distance between the two receiving grooves. The cabinet system of claim 4, wherein the connecting portion comprises a magnetic member, and when two adjacent cabinet doors are connected, the two connecting portions on the two cabinet doors are separated by The magnetic members are attracted to each other to connect the two cabinet doors. The cabinet system of claim 4, wherein the cabinet door is provided with a positioning portion, and when the connecting portion is rotated relative to the cabinet door to abut the positioning portion, the positioning portion can The connecting portion is prevented from rotating relative to the cabinet door, and the connecting portion is fixed to the inside of the cabinet door without protruding beyond the cabinet door.