TWI482003B - Electronic device - Google Patents

Description

Electronic device

The present invention relates to an electronic device, and more particularly to an electronic device having a fan case.

With the advancement of technology and the development of high-tech industries, the performance of electronic devices is also increasing. However, as the performance of the electronic device is increased, the amount of heat generated by the electronic device is also increased, and the temperature of the entire electronic device is increased. When the temperature of the electronic device is too high, the operation efficiency of the electronic device may be lowered or the operation may be abnormal or even cause a malfunction. In order to solve the high temperature problem, a heat sink is often provided to lower the temperature of the electronic device.

Taking a server as an example, the server includes a casing, a motherboard, a plurality of hard disks, and a fan module. The housing comprises a casing and a middle wall, and the central wall spans opposite sides of the casing to partition a first accommodating space and a second accommodating space. The motherboard is disposed in the first accommodating space, and a heating element, such as a central processing unit, is disposed on the motherboard. The hard disk is disposed in the second accommodating space. Furthermore, the middle wall has a perforation, and the fan module is disposed on the middle wall and corresponds to the perforation. When the server is running, the central processor generates a large amount of heat, and the fan module operates to generate an air flow, and the airflow sucks the air in the first accommodating space to take away the central processor. The heat flows through the hard disk and flows out of the server. In this way, the fan module can dissipate heat from the central processing unit and the hard disk to lower the temperature of the central processing unit and the hard disk, thereby maintaining the normal operation of the server.

However, in the structure of the above server, the setting of the middle wall occupies a part of the storage space of the server, and the fan module is disposed on the middle wall, and the structure of the server reduces the flexible use of the space inside the server. Sex, and the configuration of the middle wall also increases production costs.

In view of the above problems, the present invention discloses an electronic device, thereby solving the problems of the prior art server, the low flexibility of the electronic component configuration, and the setting of the middle wall, which increase the production cost.

An electronic device includes a motherboard, a housing, a hard disk bracket, a fan body, and a fan box. A central processing unit is provided on the motherboard. The housing comprises a metal wall, the motherboard is disposed on the metal wall and parallel to the metal wall, and the metal wall has at least one positioning hole. The hard disk holder houses a plurality of hard disks, and the hard disk holder is located on one side of the metal wall. The fan body is detachably disposed in the fan case. The fan case has an opposite first side and a second side, and the second side is located between the first side and the metal wall. The fan box is located between the motherboard and the hard drive bracket. The fan box includes at least one positioning leg, and at least one positioning leg extends from the second side toward the metal wall and is correspondingly detachably engaged with the at least one positioning hole. The fan case further includes an extension extending from the first side toward the hard disk bracket and provided with the hard disk A retaining structure of the bracket cooperates to hold the fan case to the hard disk bracket.

According to an embodiment of the invention, an electronic device includes a metal outer wall parallel to the metal wall and a folded wall extending from the outer metal wall. The folded wall is perpendicular to the metal wall and is located on the outer wall of the metal and extends. Between the parts, the fan case is held by the hard disk bracket by the cooperation of the holding structure and the folding wall.

An electronic device is disclosed in an embodiment of the present invention, wherein the holding structure comprises a holding member, a shockproof sleeve and a latching post, the folding wall has a latching portion and a matching slot, and the latching member is detachably The buckle is sleeved on the clamping post, and the clamping portion is clamped on the anti-vibration sleeve on the clamping post.

According to an embodiment of the invention, an electronic device is disclosed in which the extension has an outer surface, the latch post extends beyond the outer surface, and the outer surface is parallel to the fold wall and spaced apart from the fold wall.

According to an embodiment of the invention, an electronic device is provided, wherein the fastening member has a resilient arm portion, a protruding portion and a detaching portion, the elastic arm portion is connected to the outer surface, the protruding portion is connected to the elastic arm portion, and the detaching portion is connected to the protruding portion. The latching member is fastened to the engaging groove by the protruding portion. When an external force is applied to the detaching portion, the elastic arm portion is deformed to disengage the protruding portion from the engaging groove.

According to an embodiment of the invention, an electronic device is disclosed, wherein the latching portion is a hoist hole, and the mating slot is parallel to the metal wall.

An electronic device is further disclosed according to an embodiment of the invention. The hard disk back plate is fixed on the hard disk bracket, the hard disk back plate is provided with a plurality of air vents and has a plurality of slots for the hard disk to be inserted, and the hard disk back plate is parallel to the folding wall and the extension portion At intervals, the hard disk backplane is between the folded wall and the metal wall.

An electronic device is disclosed in an embodiment of the present invention, wherein the fan body includes a connecting strip, and the fan box includes a hook, and the fan box holds the connecting strip of the fan body by the hook.

According to an embodiment of the invention, an electronic device is disclosed, wherein the number of the positioning legs is two, and the fan box is further provided with a baffle (38). The baffle is connected to the two positioning legs, and the baffle is perpendicular to the metal wall and one side of the baffle While being in contact with the metal wall, the baffle is provided with a threading hole penetrating the baffle at the side edge.

According to an embodiment of the invention, an electronic device is disclosed, wherein the metal wall has a punching groove and a line, and the line is punched from the metal wall, and the punching groove is formed by punching and cutting, at least one The cable is bound by the lines and passes through the threading holes.

According to the electronic device disclosed in the embodiment of the present invention, since the fan case accommodating the fan body is detachably assembled to the hard disk holder and the metal wall of the housing, the electronic device of the present invention does not need to be provided with the middle wall. Therefore, while maintaining the original heat dissipation efficiency, the structure of the server is simplified, the manufacturing cost of the middle wall is saved, and the flexibility of the space inside the casing is improved. In addition, a plurality of fan boxes can also replace the accommodating space of the middle wall separation housing.

The above description of the present invention and the following description of the embodiments are intended to illustrate and explain the principles of the invention and the invention The scope of the patent application is further explained.

10‧‧‧Electronic devices

20‧‧‧shell

21‧‧‧Metal wall

211‧‧‧Positioning holes

212‧‧‧punching slot

213‧‧ ‧ lines

22‧‧‧hard disk bracket

221‧‧‧ Card Department

221a‧‧‧first card hole

221b‧‧‧Second card hole

222‧‧‧With slot

223‧‧‧metal outer wall

224‧‧‧Folding wall

30‧‧‧Fan box

31‧‧‧ first side

32‧‧‧ second side

33‧‧‧Extension

33a‧‧‧ Holding structure

331‧‧‧ card column

332‧‧‧Holding parts

332a‧‧‧Boom arm

332b‧‧‧Protruding

332c‧‧‧Demolition Department

333‧‧‧ outer surface

34‧‧‧ positioning feet

35‧‧‧ hook

36‧‧‧Threading hole

37‧‧‧Anti-vibration sleeve

38‧‧‧Baffle

381‧‧‧ side

40‧‧‧ Hard disk

50‧‧‧fan body

51‧‧‧Connecting strip

60‧‧‧ motherboard

61‧‧‧Central processor

62‧‧‧ Cable

70‧‧‧hard disk backplane

71‧‧‧ vents

72‧‧‧ slots

73‧‧‧through slot

1 is a schematic structural view of a server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view of a server in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a schematic structural view of a fan case and a fan body according to an embodiment of the invention.

4 is an exploded perspective view of a fan case and a fan body according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 5 is a partially exploded perspective view of a server in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 6 is a first actuating diagram of a fan case assembled to a housing and a hard disk holder in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 7 is a schematic view showing the second operation of the fan case assembled to the housing and the hard disk holder according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The detailed features and advantages of the present invention are set forth in the Detailed Description of the Detailed Description of the <RTIgt; </ RTI> <RTIgt; </ RTI> </ RTI> </ RTI> <RTIgt; The objects and advantages associated with the present invention can be readily understood by those skilled in the art. The following examples are intended to describe the present invention in further detail, but are not intended to limit the scope of the invention.

In the present invention, "upper", "lower", "side", "middle", etc. refer to the relative positions of the two elements in the drawings, but these words are not used to limit components, components, regions, etc., and It is within the spirit and scope of the invention.

An embodiment of the invention provides an electronic device for processing electronic information. The electronic device may be a server or a desktop computer, but is not intended to limit the invention.

Please refer to "1st picture" and "2nd picture" at the same time. The "first drawing" is a schematic structural view of a server according to an embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

An embodiment of the present invention discloses an electronic device 10 including a housing 20, a motherboard 60, a hard disk holder 22, a plurality of hard disks 40, two hard disk back plates 70, three fan boxes 30, and three fans. Body 50. The main board 60, the hard disk holder 22, the hard disk 40, the fan box 30, and the fan body 50 are all disposed in an accommodating space formed in the casing 20. The hard disk holder 22 houses a plurality of hard disks 40, and the two hard disk back plates 70 are disposed adjacent to and held by the hard disk holder 22. Furthermore, the three fan boxes 30 are disposed adjacent to each other to form a wall surface, and the three fan boxes 30 are interposed between the main board 60 and the hard disk holder 22, thereby separating the main board 60 and the hard disc holder 22. In this embodiment, the fan body 50 operates to guide an airflow, enters the fan body 50 from the motherboard 60, and the airflow is guided to the hard disk bracket 22 and the hard disk 40. As such, the fan body 50 can dissipate heat from the motherboard 60 and the central processing unit 61. However, the number of the fan case 30 and the direction of the air flow guided by the fan body 50 are not intended to limit the present invention, and the fan case 30 The quantity and direction of the airflow can be adjusted according to actual needs. In other embodiments, the fan body 50 directs an air flow from the hard disk bracket 22 and the hard disk 40 toward the motherboard 60.

The connection relationship between the casing 20 and the main board 60 will be described below. Please refer to FIG. 1 , FIG. 2 and FIG. 5 simultaneously, wherein FIG. 5 is a partially exploded schematic view of a server according to an embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment and some other embodiments, the housing 20 includes a metal wall 21 on one side of the metal wall 21. The motherboard 60 is disposed on the metal wall 21 and parallel to the metal wall 21, and the metal wall 21 has two positioning holes 211. In this embodiment and some other embodiments, the metal wall 21 has a punching groove 212 and a line 213. The line 213 is punched out from the metal wall 21, and the punching groove 212 is formed by punching the line 213. The die cut slot 212 is parallel to the fold wall 224. One end of a cable 62 is connected to the motherboard 60 and is bound by the line 213. Furthermore, the motherboard 60 is provided with a central processing unit 61. When the motherboard 60 is activated, the central processing unit 61 receives power processing to process information, and generates heat to start heating up.

The structure of the fan case 30 and the connection relationship of the fan case 30 to the hard disk holder 22 will be described in detail below. Please refer to FIG. 3, FIG. 4, and FIG. 5, and FIG. 3 is a schematic structural view of a fan case and a fan body according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 It is an exploded schematic view of a fan case and a fan body according to an embodiment of the invention. In this embodiment and some other embodiments, the fan case 30 has an opposite first side 31 and A second side 32, the second side 32 of the fan case 30 is located between the first side 31 of the fan case 30 and the metal wall 21. In addition, the fan case 30 further includes an extending portion 33 extending from the first side 31 toward the hard disk bracket 22 and provided with a holding structure 33a that cooperates with the hard disk bracket 22 to hold the fan case 30 on the hard disk. Bracket 22.

Furthermore, the fan body 50 is detachably disposed in the fan case 30. In detail, the fan body 50 includes a connecting strip 51, and the fan box 30 includes a hook 35. The fan case 30 holds the connecting bar 51 of the fan body 50 by the hook 35. That is, when the fan body 50 is assembled in the fan case 30, the hook 35 is snapped to the connecting bar 51 by its own elasticity. When the fan body 50 is to be removed from the fan case 30, the hook 35 is biased toward the outside of the fan case 30, and the hook 35 can be disengaged from the connecting bar 51 to disengage the fan body 50 from the fan case 30. In this manner, the fan body 50 is detachably received in the fan case 30.

The holding structure 33a of the fan case 30 will be described in detail below. Continuing to refer to FIG. 3, FIG. 4, and FIG. 5, in this embodiment and some other embodiments, the holding structure 33a includes a holding member 332, a shockproof sleeve 37, and a card. Position post 331. The folding wall 224 has a latching portion 221 and a mating slot 222. The holding member 332 is detachably fastened to the engaging groove 331. The shockproof sleeve 37 is sleeved on the card post 331, and the latching portion 221 is clamped on the shockproof sleeve 37 of the card post 331. Since the shockproof sleeve 37 has elasticity, the shock absorbing and shockproof effects are achieved to reduce the operation of the fan body 50. When facing the hard disk holder 22 The impact of the vibration of the hard disk 40. Moreover, the extension portion 33 has an outer surface 333, the card post 331 extends beyond the outer surface 333, and the outer surface 333 is parallel to the fold wall 224 and spaced apart from the fold wall 224. Thus, the outer surface 333 of the holding structure 33a is not in direct contact with the hard disk holder 22 and is separated from each other by a distance, thereby eliminating the vibration of the hard disk 40 in the hard disk holder 22 caused by the vibration transmitted by the outer surface 333 when the fan body 50 is in operation. .

The structure of the holding member 332 will be described in detail below. The holding member 332 has a spring arm portion 332a, a protruding portion 332b, and a detaching portion 332c. The elastic arm portion 332a is connected to the outer surface 333 of the extending portion 33, one end of the protruding portion 332b is connected to the elastic arm portion 332a, and the detaching portion 332c is connected to the other end of the protruding portion 332b. In addition, the holding member 332 is fastened to the engaging groove 222 of the folding wall 224 by the protruding portion 332b. The mating groove 222 is parallel to the metal wall 21.

The structure of the fan case 30 and the connection relationship of the fan case 30 to the metal wall 21 will be described in detail below. In this embodiment and in some other embodiments of the section. The fan box 30 includes two positioning legs 34. The two positioning legs 34 extend from the second side 32 toward the metal wall 21 and are respectively detachably coupled to the two positioning holes 211 of the metal wall 21. However, the number of the positioning legs 34 and the positioning holes 211 is not intended to limit the present invention. In other embodiments, the number of the positioning legs 34 and the positioning holes 211 may be a positive integer greater than two or equal to one. Furthermore, the fan box 30 is further provided with a baffle 38. The baffle 38 is connected to the two positioning legs 34, and the baffle 38 is perpendicular to the metal wall 21 and one side 381 of the baffle 38 abuts against the metal wall 21. The side 381 of the baffle 38 abuts against the metal wall 21 to reduce the fan box 30 and the metal wall The gap between the 21s suppresses the flow of air from the gap. In addition, the baffle 38 is provided at a side edge 381 with a threading hole 36 extending through the baffle 38. A cable 62 is bound by the line 213 and passes through the threading hole 36.

The structure of the hard disk holder 22 will be described in detail below. In other embodiments of this embodiment and some of the embodiments, the hard disk holder 22 has a metal outer wall 223 parallel to the metal wall 21 and a folded wall 224 formed by bending from the metal outer wall 223. The folded wall 224 is perpendicular to the metal wall 21 and is located between the metal outer wall 223 and the extension 33. The fan case 30 is held by the hard disk holder 22 by the cooperation of the holding structure 33a and the folding wall 224.

The structure of the card portion 221 of the hard disk holder 22 and the connection relationship between the card portion 221 and the fan case 30 will be described in detail below. The latching portion 221 is a gourd hole. In more detail, the latching portion 221 has a first latching hole 221a and a second latching hole 221b. The first card hole 221a and the second card hole 221b are connected to each other. Furthermore, the card post 331 has a card diameter, and the length of the card diameter is less than or equal to the diameter of the first card hole 221a, and the length of the card diameter is slightly larger than the diameter of the second card hole 221b. In this way, the card post 331 can pass through the first card hole 221a, and the card post 331 is moved to the second card hole 221b, so that the fan case 30 is detachably held by the hard disk frame 22.

The structure of the hard disk backplane 70 will be described in detail below. Referring to FIG. 1 , FIG. 2 , and FIG. 3 , the hard disk back plate 70 is provided with a plurality of vents 71 , a through slot 73 , and a plurality of slots 72 . The vent 71 allows an air flow to be directed from the fan case 30 to the hard disk 40. Multiple slots 72 for hard drives 40 plug. A cable 62 can pass through the slot 73. The hard disk back plate 70 is parallel to the folding wall 224 and spaced apart from the extension portion 33, and the hard disk back plate 70 is interposed between the folding wall 224 and the metal wall 21. In the present embodiment, the plurality of hard disks 40 are arranged in two rows, and the two rows of hard disks 40 correspond to the two hard disk back plates 70, respectively. In addition, the number, shape, and arrangement position of the vents 71 and the through grooves 73 are not intended to limit the present invention. In other embodiments, the number, shape, and position of the vents 71 and the through slots 73 are adjusted according to actual conditions.

The manner in which the fan case 30 is assembled to the metal wall 21 and the hard disk holder 22 will be described below. Please refer to FIG. 6 , which is a schematic diagram of a first operation of assembling a fan case to a housing and a hard disk holder according to an embodiment of the invention. First, the latching posts 331 of the fan 30 extend through the first latching holes 221a of the metal wall 21, and the two positioning legs 34 of the fan case 30 respectively correspond to the two positioning holes 211 of the metal wall 21. Further, the catching member 332 is elastically deformed to abut against the surface of the folded wall 224.

Please refer to FIG. 7 , which is a schematic diagram of a first operation of assembling a fan case to a housing and a hard disk holder according to an embodiment of the invention. Then, the card post 331 is moved from the first latching hole 221a to the second latching hole 221b, and is engaged with the second latching hole 221b by the shockproof sleeve 37. At the same time, the latching member 332 of the fan case 30 is engaged with the mating slot 222 of the hard disk bracket 22, and the two positioning legs 34 of the fan box 30 are fastened to the two positioning holes 211 of the metal wall 21. In this way, the fan case 30 can be stably disposed on the metal wall 21 and the hard disk holder 22.

The fan case 30 is detached from the metal wall 21 and the hard disk branch. The way of the shelf 22. Referring to "Fig. 3" and "Fig. 7", when an external force is applied to the detaching portion 332c, the elastic arm portion 332a is deformed to disengage the protruding portion 332b from the fitting groove 222. Then, the push-up post 331 is moved from the second latching hole 221b to the first latching hole 221a, and the positioning leg 34 is disengaged from the positioning hole 211. Thus, the fan case 30 is separated from the metal wall 21 and the hard disk holder 22.

In summary, according to the electronic device disclosed in the embodiment of the present invention, since the fan case accommodating the fan body is detachably assembled to the hard disk bracket and the metal wall of the housing, the electronic device of the present invention does not need to be provided with the middle wall. In the maintenance of the original heat dissipation efficiency, the structure of the server is simplified, the manufacturing cost of the middle wall is saved, and the flexibility of the space inside the casing is improved. In addition, a plurality of fan boxes can also replace the accommodating space of the middle wall separation housing.

While the present invention has been described above in terms of the preferred embodiments thereof, it is not intended to limit the invention, and the invention may be modified and modified without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. The patent protection scope of the invention is subject to the definition of the scope of the patent application attached to the specification.

10‧‧‧Electronic devices

20‧‧‧shell

21‧‧‧Metal wall

22‧‧‧hard disk bracket

30‧‧‧Fan box

50‧‧‧fan body

60‧‧‧ motherboard

61‧‧‧Central processor

62‧‧‧ Cable

Claims (10)

An electronic device comprising: a motherboard having a central processing unit; a housing comprising a metal wall, the motherboard being disposed on the metal wall and parallel to the metal wall, and the metal wall having at least a locating hole; a hard disk holder, the hard disk holder accommodating a plurality of hard disks, the hard disk holder is located at one side of the metal wall; a fan body; and a fan box, the fan body is detachably Provided in the fan case, the fan case has an opposite first side and a second side, the second side is located between the first side and the metal wall, and the fan case is located on the motherboard and the hard disk The fan box includes at least one positioning leg extending from the second side toward the metal wall and correspondingly detachably engaging the at least one positioning hole, the fan box further An extension portion extends from the first side toward the hard disk bracket and is provided with a holding structure for engaging the hard disk bracket to fix the fan box to the hard disk bracket. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the hard disk holder has a metal outer wall parallel to the metal wall and a folded wall extending from the outer metal wall, the folded wall being perpendicular to the metal wall and located Between the outer wall of the metal and the extending portion, the fan case is fixed to the hard disk bracket by the cooperation of the holding structure and the folding wall. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the holding structure comprises a fastening component, a shockproof sleeve and a clamping post, the folding wall has a latching portion and a matching slot, the latching member is detachable The manner is fastened to the matching slot, and the shockproof sleeve is disposed on the clamping post, and the latching portion is clamped on the shockproof sleeve on the clamping post. The electronic device of claim 3, wherein the extension has an outer surface, the retaining post extending beyond the outer surface, and the outer surface is parallel to the folded wall and spaced apart from the folded wall. The electronic device of claim 4, wherein the fastening member has a spring arm portion, a protruding portion and a detaching portion, the elastic arm portion is connected to the outer surface, and the protruding portion is connected to the elastic arm portion, the detaching portion The protruding portion is connected to the engaging groove. The protruding portion is fastened to the engaging groove. When an external force is applied to the detaching portion, the elastic arm portion is deformed to disengage the protruding portion from the engaging groove. The electronic device of claim 3, wherein the latching portion is a hoist hole, the mating slot being parallel to the metal wall. The electronic device according to claim 2, further comprising a hard disk back plate secured to the hard disk support, the hard disk back plate having a plurality of vents and a plurality of slots for the hard disk The hard disk back plate is parallel to the folding wall and spaced apart from the extending portion, and the hard disk back plate is interposed between the folding wall and the metal wall. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the fan body comprises a connecting strip, the fan box includes a hook, and the fan box is hooked by the hook The connecting strip of the fan body is held. According to the electronic device of claim 1, wherein the number of the at least one positioning leg is two, the fan box is further provided with a baffle, the baffle is connected to the two positioning legs, the baffle is perpendicular to the metal wall and the baffle One side of the baffle is abutted against the metal wall, and the baffle is provided with a threading hole penetrating the baffle at the side. The electronic device of claim 9, wherein the metal wall has a punching groove and a line, the line is punched from the metal wall, and the punching groove is obtained by punching. Formed, at least one cable is bound by the line and passes through the thread.