TWI653184B - Protective shell for a server - Google Patents

Abstract

A server protection cover suitable for protecting a protruding portion extending outward from a front end of a server casing. The server protection cover includes a sleeve and two flanges. The sleeve includes a peripheral wall and a slit is formed in the peripheral wall. The two flanges respectively extend from the peripheral wall of the two sides of the slit toward the slit, and the two flanges respectively extend to form a first abutting surface and a second abutting surface, and the first abutting surface and the second abutting surface are positive Cross relationship. The server protection cover is sleeved on the outer side of the front end of the servo casing to avoid damage caused by the collision of the protruding portion. In addition, the volume of the packaging cushion can be saved, and the cost and transportation of the overall packaging can be reduced. cost.

Description

Server protection cover

The present invention relates to the field of packaging, and more particularly to a server protective cover.

The back end of modern industry needs to be packed in cartons or cartons before shipment to stack and transport. Packing cushioning materials for the contents of the carton or carton to avoid sliding and vibration during transportation, resulting in damage to the object.

However, if the article to be transported has an irregular appearance, for example, when there is a projection of a specific region, it tends to be a position where stress is concentrated during transportation or transportation, and is easily damaged. According to the inventor's knowledge, at this stage, the buffer material is usually accommodated by boring and retracting. However, the cushioning material around the hole or retraction needs to be wider or thicker to avoid impact. However, this will undoubtedly increase the volume of the cushioning material, may be limited in environmental regulations, and because shipping is usually based on the volume of the final outer packaging, which undoubtedly increases the cost of subsequent packaging and shipping.

In order to solve the aforementioned problems faced by the prior art, there is provided a server protective cover adapted to protect the outwardly extending projection of the front end of the casing of the servo. The server protection cover includes a sleeve and two flanges. The sleeve includes a peripheral wall and a slit is formed in the peripheral wall. The two flanges respectively extend from the peripheral wall of the two sides of the slit toward the slit, and the two flanges respectively extend to form a first abutting surface and a second abutting surface, and the first abutting surface and the second abutting surface are positive Cross relationship.

In some embodiments, when the sleeve is sleeved on the protruding portion, the first abutting surface and the second abutting surface respectively abut the front surface and the side surface of the casing.

In some embodiments, the second abutment surface includes a first contact surface and a second contact surface. A step surface is formed between the first contact surface and the second contact surface.

In some embodiments, one end of the first abutment surface or the second abutment surface has a hook structure, and the hook structure further extends toward the slit. Further, in some embodiments, the hook structure abuts the upper surface of the casing when the sleeve is sleeved on the projection.

In some embodiments, the server protective cover further includes a bottom wall. The bottom wall joins the peripheral wall of the sleeve and closes at least a portion of one side of the sleeve. Further, in some embodiments, when the sleeve is sleeved on the projection, the bottom wall contacts the bottom surface of the casing.

In some embodiments, the server protective cover further includes a top wall. The top wall is located on the other side of the sleeve relative to the bottom wall, the top wall being coupled to the peripheral wall by a pivoting member, optionally opening or closing at least a portion of the sleeve. Further, in some embodiments, the top wall is provided with a fixing hole, and the server protection cover further comprises a fixing member, and the fixing member is fixed to the casing through the fixing hole.

In some embodiments, the perimeter wall has a generally rectangular cross section. In other embodiments, the perimeter wall has a generally circular cross section.

The servo protection cover is sleeved on the outside of the protruding portion of the front end of the server casing, and the rigidity of the cushioning material can be stronger to prevent damage to the protruding portion during collision during transportation and transportation. At the same time, the protective cover of the server can save the volume of the packaging cushioning material to achieve the same buffer protection effect, thereby reducing the cost of the overall packaging and transportation costs.

1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of a server protective cover. 2 is a partially enlarged perspective view showing the first embodiment of the server protective cover and the casing. 3 is a partially enlarged perspective view showing a state in which the first embodiment of the server protective cover is separated from the casing. Figure 4 is an exploded view of the servo cover for the casing packaging. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the front end of the casing 500 of the server has an outwardly extending projection 510. The projection 510 may be a handle for mounting/unplugging the casing 500. Further, the protrusion 510 may be further provided with a control button or the like to control the electrical operation of the server. Since the protruding portion 510 is protruded from the casing 500, it is likely to become a main force receiving position during transportation or transportation, and is easily damaged.

According to the inventor's knowledge, the existing state is only protected by the width and thickness of the buffer material 600 in the vicinity of the space of the projection 510. Here, in order to protect the protruding portion 510 extending from the front end of the casing 500 of the server to avoid damage caused by collision and impact during transportation, a server protective cover 1 is provided, which can be installed in the server. The outer side of the projection 510 at the front end of the casing 500.

As shown in FIG. 1, in some embodiments, the server protective cover 1 includes a sleeve 10 and two flanges 20. The sleeve 10 includes a peripheral wall 11 and a slit 13 is formed in the peripheral wall 11. The two flanges 20 extend from the peripheral wall 11 on both sides of the slit 13 to the slit 13 respectively, and the two flanges 20 respectively extend to form a first abutting surface 21 and a second abutting surface 23, and the first abutting surface 21 And the second top abutment surface 23 has an orthogonal relationship. In more detail, the slit 13 may be a gap in which the peripheral wall 11 is not completely surrounded, and the two flanges 20 extend from the first direction A1 and the second direction A2 to the slit 13 respectively, and the first abutting surface 21 formed thereon The normal directions A3 and A4 of the second abutting surface 23 are orthogonal to each other.

As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, when the sleeve 10 is sleeved on the outside of the protrusion 510 extending outward from the front end of the casing 500 of the server, the first abutting surface 21 and the second abutting surface 23 respectively The front surface 520 and the side surface 530 of the casing 500 are abutted, so that the first abutting surface 21 and the second abutting surface 23 can come into contact with the casing 500 to prevent the transport or handling sleeve 10 from coming loose.

Referring again to FIGS. 1 through 3, in some embodiments, one end of the first abutment surface 21 and/or the second abutment surface 23 further has a hooking structure 25. Here, in FIGS. 1-3, two hook structures 25 are shown, but in practice there may be only one hook structure 25. The hook structure 25 extends further toward the slit 13. When the sleeve 10 is sleeved on the protruding portion 510, the hook structure 25 abuts against the upper surface 540 of the casing 500 to further prevent the sliding down.

Figure 4 is an exploded view of the servo cover for the casing packaging. As shown in FIG. 4, when the casing 500 is packaged, the server protective cover 1 is sleeved on the protruding portion 510 of the casing 500, and the casing 500 and the server protective cover 1 are placed with buffers corresponding to the accommodating space. The material 600 is then placed in the carton 700. Here, the cushioning material 600 is covered by the upper and lower snaps, and the protruding portion 510 and the servo protective cover 1 are disposed in the recess 610 of the cushioning material 600. However, this is only an example and is not limited to this. The server protective cover 1 can be a plastic part or a metal part, and has higher strength than a material commonly used for the cushioning material 600, such as a styrofoam. However, the material of the server protective cover 1 is merely an example, and is not intended to be limiting, and the corresponding material configuration may be selected depending on the material of the cushioning material 600. Therefore, the servo protection cover 1 can reduce the impact and prevent the damage of the protruding portion 510. Further, the thickness and width of the cushioning material 600 around the accommodation space can be reduced, thereby reducing the volume of the entire cushioning material 600, and installing the carton. The volume reduces the cost of packaging and shipping.

Figure 5 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of a server protective cover. Figure 6 is a partially enlarged perspective view showing the second embodiment of the server protective cover assembled with the casing. As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, referring to FIGS. 1-3, the sleeve 10 of the server protective cover 1 of the second embodiment further includes a bottom wall 15. The bottom wall 15 connects the peripheral wall 11 of the sleeve 10 and closes at least a portion of one side of the sleeve 10. Here, the bottom end 15 can completely close the bottom end of the sleeve 10 and protrude slightly from the sleeve 10 as an example, but is not limited thereto. The bottom wall 15 can also only partially close the bottom end of the sleeve 10. As shown in FIG. 5, when the sleeve 10 is sleeved on the projection 510, the bottom wall 15 contacts the bottom surface 550 of the casing 500. In this way, the bottom wall 15 can be used as a limit or foolproof mechanism for sliding the servo protection cover 1. When the server protection cover 1 having the bottom wall 15 is installed, it can avoid bumping or impact when the road surface is bumped during transportation. The server protective cover 1 is made to come out from above.

7 is a perspective view of a third embodiment of a server protective cover. Figure 8 is a partially enlarged perspective view showing the third embodiment of the servo cover of the server and the casing. As shown in FIG. 7 and FIG. 8 , referring to FIGS. 1-3 and 5-6 , the server protection cover 1 of the third embodiment further includes a bottom wall 15 and a top wall 17 . In this embodiment, the top wall 17 is located on the other side of the sleeve 10 relative to the bottom wall 15. The top wall 17 is connected to the peripheral wall 11 through a pivoting member 19 so as to be selectively opened, as shown in FIG. It can also be closed to close at least a portion of the sleeve 10, as shown in FIG. Further, the bottom wall 15 may completely close the bottom end of the sleeve 10, or may partially close the bottom end of the sleeve 10. When the top wall 17 is closed, the top end of the sleeve 10 can also be completely closed, or a part of the top end of the sleeve 10 can be closed. Although all of the closures are exemplified in FIGS. 7-8, they are not intended to be limiting.

Further, the top wall 17 is not limited to being connected to the peripheral wall 11 through the pivoting member 19, and any connection manner that allows the top wall 17 and the peripheral wall 11 to be selectively opened/closed can be used, for example, designing a corresponding groove. Slots and hooks. In this way, the entire projection 510 can be enclosed to make the transportation more stable.

Referring again to FIG. 8, the top wall 17 is provided with a fixing hole 171, and the server protective cover 1 further includes a fixing member 173. The fixing member 173 is fixed to the protruding portion 510 through the fixing hole 171. Here, the upper surface of the protruding portion 510 may have a positioning hole 511 corresponding to the fixing hole 171. The fixing hole 171 and the positioning hole 511 may be a socket or a locking hole, and the fixing member 173 may be a latch or a locking member such as a screw. In this way, the entire server protective cover 1 can be completely fixed with the protruding portion 510 without falling off. Here, the fixing member 173 is inserted into the fixing hole 171 and the positioning hole 511 to fix the servo protection cover 1 and the protruding portion 510. However, this is merely an example, and is not limited thereto, and the upper surface of the protruding portion 510 is also The positioning hole 511 may be omitted, and the top cover 17 may be closed by directly abutting the upper surface of the protruding portion 510 through the fixing member 173.

9 is a perspective view of a fourth embodiment of a server protective cover. Figure 10 is a partially enlarged perspective view showing the fourth embodiment of the server protective cover assembled with the casing. As shown in FIG. 9 , the server protection cover 1 of the fourth embodiment has a second abutment surface 23 including a first contact surface 231 and a second contact surface 233 , between the first contact surface 231 and the second contact surface 233 . A step surface 235 is formed. As shown in FIG. 10, when the switch portion 510 of the casing 500 is provided with a switch button, the side surface 530 may have a first side surface 531 and a second side surface 533, and the first side surface, in order to cooperate with the electrical connection. There is a connecting surface 535 between the 531 and the second side surface 533, and a space for accommodating a cable or an optical fiber is formed inside the casing 500. Referring to FIG. 10, after the server protective cover 1 is assembled with the protruding portion 510, the first contact surface 231, the second contact surface 233, and the step surface 235 may be respectively associated with the first side surface 531 and the second surface of the casing 500. The side surface 533 and the connecting surface 535 abut. In this way, it is further possible to further protect the protruding portion 510 from being damaged by impact during transportation.

Figure 11 is a plan view of a fifth embodiment of the server protective cover. Figure 12 is a plan view of a sixth embodiment of the server protective cover. As shown in Fig. 11, the peripheral wall 11 of the sleeve 10 has a substantially rectangular cross section. That is, the peripheral wall 11 can be composed of a plurality of wall joints. As shown in Fig. 12, the peripheral wall 11 of the sleeve 10 has a substantially circular cross section and may be integrally formed. However, the above cross section is merely an example, and is not intended to be limiting, and any other shape may be used.

It can be understood from the above embodiment that the outer surface of the protruding portion 510 of the front end of the casing 500 of the server through the servo protection cover 1 can be prevented from being transported by the rigidity of the cushioning material 600. Damage to the projections 510 by the collision during transportation. At the same time, the protection cover 1 of the server can save the volume of the packaging cushioning material 600 to achieve the same buffer protection effect, thereby reducing the cost of the overall packaging and transportation costs.

Although the present invention has been described in connection with the exemplary embodiments of the present invention, it is understood that the invention is not to be construed as The spirit and scope of the request.

1‧‧‧Server protection cover

10‧‧‧ sleeve

11‧‧‧ perimeter wall

13‧‧‧Slit

15‧‧‧ bottom wall

17‧‧‧ top wall

171‧‧‧Fixed holes

173‧‧‧Fixed parts

19‧‧‧ pivotal parts

20‧‧‧Flange

21‧‧‧First top match

23‧‧‧The second top face

231‧‧‧ first contact surface

233‧‧‧Second contact surface

235‧‧ ‧ 差

25‧‧‧ hook structure

500‧‧‧Chassis

510‧‧‧Protruding

511‧‧‧Positioning holes

520‧‧‧ front surface

530‧‧‧ side surface

531‧‧‧First side surface

533‧‧‧Second side surface

535‧‧‧ Connection surface

540‧‧‧ upper surface

550‧‧‧ bottom surface

600‧‧‧ cushioning material

610‧‧‧ Groove

700‧‧‧Carton

A1‧‧‧ first direction

A2‧‧‧ second direction

A3‧‧‧ normal direction

A4‧‧‧ normal direction

The above and other exemplary embodiments, advantages and features of the present invention will become more apparent from the detailed description of the exemplary embodiments of the invention. schematic diagram. 2 is a partially enlarged perspective view showing the first embodiment of the server protective cover and the casing. 3 is a partially enlarged perspective view showing a state in which the first embodiment of the server protective cover is separated from the casing. Figure 4 is an exploded view of the servo cover for the casing packaging. Figure 5 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of a server protective cover. Figure 6 is a partially enlarged perspective view showing the second embodiment of the server protective cover assembled with the casing. 7 is a perspective view of a third embodiment of a server protective cover. Figure 8 is a partially enlarged perspective view showing the third embodiment of the servo cover of the server and the casing. 9 is a perspective view of a fourth embodiment of a server protective cover. Figure 10 is a partially enlarged perspective view showing the fourth embodiment of the server protective cover assembled with the casing. Figure 11 is a plan view of a fifth embodiment of the server protective cover. Figure 12 is a plan view of a sixth embodiment of the server protective cover.

Claims (11)

A server protection cover adapted to protect a protrusion extending outward from a front end of a casing of a server, the server protection cover comprising: a sleeve including a peripheral wall and the peripheral wall is opened a slit; and two flanges respectively extending from the peripheral wall of the slit to the slit, and the two flanges respectively extending to form a first abutting surface and a second abutting surface, The first abutting surface and the second abutting surface are in an orthogonal relationship. The server protection cover of claim 1, wherein the first abutting surface and the second abutting surface respectively abut a front surface of the casing when the sleeve is sleeved on the protruding portion One side surface. The server protection cover of claim 2, wherein the second abutment surface comprises a first contact surface and a second contact surface, and a difference surface is formed between the first contact surface and the second contact surface. The server protection cover of claim 1, wherein one end of the first abutting surface or the second abutting surface has a hook structure, and the hook structure further extends toward the slit. The server protection cover of claim 4, wherein the hook structure abuts an upper surface of the casing when the sleeve is sleeved on the protrusion. The server protective cover of claim 1 further comprising a bottom wall connecting the peripheral wall of the sleeve and enclosing at least a portion of one side of the sleeve. The server protective cover of claim 6, wherein the bottom wall contacts a bottom surface of the casing when the sleeve is sleeved on the protrusion. The server protection cover of claim 6, further comprising a top wall located on the other side of the sleeve relative to the bottom wall, the top wall being connected to the peripheral wall through a pivoting member Optionally opening or closing at least a portion of the sleeve. The server protection cover of claim 8, wherein the top wall has a fixing hole, and the server protection cover further comprises a fixing member, and the fixing member is fixed to the protruding portion through the fixing hole. The server protective cover of claim 1, wherein the peripheral wall has a substantially rectangular cross section. The server protective cover of claim 1, wherein the peripheral wall has a substantially circular cross section.