TWI728833B - Server chassis - Google Patents

Abstract

A server chassis including a casing and a mount cage. The mount cage includes a body and a handle. The body is fixed to a side of the casing. The handle includes at least one pivot part, a holding part and a protruding part. The holding part and the at least one protruding part are respectively connected to two opposite sides of the at least one pivot part. The at least one pivot part is pivotally connected to the body. The protruding part has a first side surface located on a side of the protruding part that is located away from the at least one pivot part. A pivot center of the at least one pivot part is spaced apart from the first side surface by a first distance along a first direction. The pivot center of the at least one pivot part is spaced apart from the first side surface by a second distance along a second direction. The first direction is different from the second direction and the first distance is different from the second distance.

Description

Server enclosure

The invention relates to a server case, in particular to a server case provided with a handle.

With the development of cloud technology, more and more electronic components such as processors or storage units need to be installed in the server to achieve the required performance. In order to facilitate the replacement or maintenance of these electronic components in the server, the rack in the server housing for the electronic components is usually provided with a handle to facilitate the detachment or installation of the rack in the rack of the server housing.

However, as more and more electronic components are installed in the server, the weight of a single frame is gradually increasing, which makes it necessary for maintenance personnel to spend a lot of effort to operate the handle to detach the frame or install it on the machine. frame. As a result, it is more difficult to replace or repair the electronic components in the server. Therefore, technicians need to provide a labor-saving handle so that the rack body can be easily detached or installed in the rack.

The present invention is to provide a server case, so that the frame body can be easily detached or installed in the frame with the assistance of a handle.

The server case disclosed in an embodiment of the present invention includes a rack and an assembly frame. The assembly frame includes a body and a handle. The body is fixed on one side of the frame. The handle includes at least one pivoting part, an operating part and at least one pushing part. The operating portion and the at least one pushing portion are respectively connected to opposite sides of the at least one pivoting portion. At least one pivotal part is pivotally connected to the main body. The pushing portion has a first side surface, and the first side surface is located on a side of the pushing portion away from the at least one pivoting portion. A pivot axis of the at least one pivotal portion is spaced from the first side surface by a first distance in a first direction. The pivot axis of the at least one pivotal portion is spaced from the first side surface by a second distance in a second direction. The first direction is different from the second direction, and the first distance is different from the second distance.

The server case disclosed in another embodiment of the present invention includes a rack and an assembly frame. The assembly frame includes a body and a handle. The main body is fixed on one side of the rack and has a card slot. The handle includes a pivot part, an operating part and a hook part. The operating part and the hook part are respectively connected to both sides of the pivoting part. The pivot part is pivotally connected to the main body. The hook part has a first side surface. The first side surface is located on a side of the hook part close to the pivot part. A pivot axis of the pivot portion is separated from the first side surface by a first distance in a first direction. The pivot axis of the pivot part is separated from the first side surface by a second distance in a second direction. The first direction is different from the second direction, and the first distance is different from the second distance

According to the server housing disclosed in the above embodiment, because the side surface of the ejection portion or the side surface of the hook portion is at different distances from the pivot axis of the pivoting portion in different directions, the ejection portion or the hook portion is different from the pivot axis of the pivoting portion. When the hook part rotates relative to the pivot part, it can assist the body of the assembling frame to move away from or approach the frame respectively. In this way, the assembly frame can be detached or installed in the rack without applying a lot of force on the operating part, so that the frame body can be easily detached or installed in the rack with the assistance of the handle.

The above description of the content of the present invention and the description of the following embodiments are used to demonstrate and explain the principle of the present invention, and to provide a further explanation of the scope of the patent application of the present invention.

The detailed features and advantages of the present invention are described in detail in the following embodiments. The content is sufficient to enable anyone familiar with the relevant art to understand the technical content of the present invention and implement it accordingly, and in accordance with the content disclosed in this specification, the scope of patent application and the drawings. Anyone who is familiar with relevant skills can easily understand the purpose and advantages of the present invention. The following examples further illustrate the viewpoints of the present invention in detail, but do not limit the scope of the present invention by any viewpoint.

Please refer to Figure 1 and Figure 2. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a server chassis according to an embodiment of the invention. FIG. 2 is a partial enlarged view of an exploded view of the server casing in FIG. 1. FIG.

In this embodiment, the server housing 10 includes a rack 100, a plurality of assembly frames 200, a first positioning assembly 300, a plurality of locking members 400, and a plurality of fixing posts 500.

In this embodiment, the rack 100 has a plurality of card slots 101.

It should be noted that, for the convenience of description, only the detailed structure and operation mode of one assembly frame 200 are described below.

In this embodiment, the assembly frame 200 includes a main body 201, a handle 202, a second positioning component 203 and a guiding structure 204.

The main body 201 is fixed on one side of the frame 100 and has a positioning hole 2010.

Please refer to FIGS. 3 and 4 additionally, wherein FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the assembly frame of the server case in FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 is a partial enlarged view of the side view of the assembly frame in FIG. 3.

The handle 202 includes two pivoting parts 2020, an operating part 2021, two pushing parts 2022, and two hook parts 2023. The two pivot parts 2020 are pivotally connected to opposite sides of the main body 201 respectively. The operating portion 2021 is connected to the two pivoting portions 2020, and the two pushing portions 2022 protrude from the two pivoting portions 2020, respectively. In other words, the operating portion 2021 and one of the pushing portions 2022 are respectively connected to opposite sides of one of the pivoting portions 2020, and the operating portion 2021 and the other pushing portion 2022 are respectively connected to the opposite sides of the other pivoting portion 2020. The two hook parts 2023 protrude from the two pivot parts 2020 respectively, and are separately engaged with two of the grooves 101 of the rack 100 respectively.

It should be noted that in this specification, the vertical relationship between two straight lines is not limited to a vertical and intersecting relationship, and can also refer to a vertical but non-intersecting relationship. As shown in FIG. 4, the pushing portion 2022 has a first side surface 2024, and the normal line N1 of the first side surface 2024 is perpendicular to a pivot axis C of the pivoting portion 2020. The pivot axis C of the pivot portion 2020 is spaced from the first side surface 2024 by a first distance D1 in a first direction A1. The pivot axis C of the pivot portion 2020 is spaced from the first side surface 2024 by a second distance D2 in a second direction A2, where the first direction A1 is different from the second direction A2, and the first distance D1 is different from the first direction A2. Two distance D2. In other words, the pivot axis C of the pivoting portion 2020 and the first side surface 2024 of the pushing portion 2022 are separated by different distances in different directions.

As shown in FIG. 4, the hook portion 2023 has a second side surface 2025 and the second side surface 2025 is located on a side of the hook portion 2023 close to the pivoting portion 2020. In addition, the normal line N2 of the second side surface 2025 is perpendicular to the pivot axis C of the pivoting portion 2020. The pivot axis C of the pivot portion 2020 is spaced from the second side surface 2025 by a third distance D3 in a third direction A3. The pivot axis C of the pivot portion 2020 is spaced from the second side surface 2025 by a fourth distance D4 in a fourth direction A4, wherein the third direction A3 is different from the fourth direction A4, and the third distance D3 is different from the fourth direction A4. Four distance D4. That is to say, the pivot axis C of the pivotal portion 2020 and the second side surface 2025 of the hook portion 2023 are separated by different distances in different directions.

Of course, the present invention is not limited to the number of the pivoting portion 2020, the pushing portion 2022, and the hook portion 2023 of the handle 202. In other embodiments, the handle may also include only one pivoting portion, one pushing portion, and one hook portion.

In addition, the handle 202 of the present invention is not limited to include the pushing portion 2022 and the hook portion 2023 together. In other embodiments, the handle may only include the push-out portion or only the hook portion. In addition, in the embodiment where the handle only includes the pushing portion but not the hook portion, the rack does not need to have a slot for the hook portion to engage with.

Please refer to FIGS. 5 and 6, where FIG. 5 is a side view showing the positioning hole where the movable part is located in the main body, and FIG. 6 is a side view showing the positioning hole where the movable part is separated from the main body.

The second positioning component 203 includes a movable part 2030 and an elastic element 2031. The movable part 2030 penetrates the operating part 2021 of the handle 202 and is movably disposed on the operating part 2021 of the handle 202 through the elastic element 2031, so that the movable part 2030 is separately positioned in the positioning hole 2010 of the main body 201. In detail, the movable element 2030 includes a wide-diameter section 2032 and a narrow-diameter section 2033 connected to each other, wherein a first diameter W1 of the wide-diameter section 2032 is greater than a second diameter W2 of the narrow-diameter section 2033. The narrow-diameter section 2033 passes through the operating portion 2021 of the handle 202. The opposite ends of the elastic element 2031 are respectively fixed to the operating portion 2021 of the handle 202 and the wide diameter section 2032 of the movable part 2030. In addition, the elastic element 2031 is, for example, a telescopic spring.

The guiding structure 204 protrudes from one side of the body 201 of the assembly frame 200 and the positioning hole 2010 is located in the guiding structure 204. In addition, the guiding structure 204 has a first guiding inclined surface 2040, and the narrow section 2033 of the movable member 2030 has a second guiding inclined surface 2034.

As shown in FIG. 5, when the narrow-diameter section 2033 of the movable member 2030 is positioned in the positioning hole 2010 of the main body 201, the operating portion 2021 for the narrow-diameter section 2033 to penetrate will be positioned and the wide-diameter section 2032 will bear against the handle 202 The operation part 2021.

As shown in FIG. 6, when the wide-diameter section 2032 is pulled along the pulling-up direction B and the operating portion 2021 is pulled along a disassembly direction E1, the narrow-diameter section 2033 of the movable member 2030 will be separated from the positioning hole 2010 of the main body 201, and The stretched elastic element 2031 generates elastic force to pull the wide-diameter section 2032 back, so that the wide-diameter section 2032 bears against the operating portion 2021 of the handle 202.

Furthermore, if the narrow-diameter section 2033 separated from the positioning hole 2010 of the body 201 needs to be repositioned in the positioning hole 2010 of the body 201, it is only necessary to pull the wide-diameter section 2032 in the pulling-up direction B and in the opposite direction. An installation direction E2 of the detachment direction E1 pulls the operating portion 2021, and the stretched elastic element 2031 generates elastic force to pull the wide-diameter section 2032 back. When the wide-diameter section 2032 is pulled back, through the cooperation of the first guiding inclined surface 2040 of the guiding structure 204 and the second guiding inclined surface 2034 of the narrow-diameter section 2033, the narrow-diameter section 2033 will be positioned in the main body 201 again. Hole 2010.

Of course, the movable element 2030 is not limited to include a wide-diameter section 2032 and a narrow-diameter section 2033 with different diameters to be fixed to the operating portion 2021. In other embodiments, the movable part can also be a cylinder with a constant diameter and fixed to the operating part by a tight fit.

In addition, the assembly frame 200 is not limited to include the second positioning component 203. In other embodiments, the assembling frame may not need to include the second positioning component, and instead use a tight fitting method to position the operating portion on the main body.

Furthermore, the assembly frame 200 is not limited to include the guiding structure 204. In other embodiments, the assembly frame does not need to include a guiding structure, and the narrow-diameter section does not need to have a second guiding inclined surface.

2 and 3 again, the first positioning assembly 300 includes a plurality of first positioning structures 301 and a plurality of second positioning structures 302. The first positioning structure 301 is located on the side of the rack 100 where the body 201 of the assembly frame 200 is fixed and is, for example, a positioning post. The second positioning structures 302 are located in the main body 201 of the assembly frame 200 and are separately positioned in the first positioning structures 301, wherein the second positioning structures 302 are, for example, positioning grooves.

However, the present invention is not limited to the number of the first positioning structure 301 and the second positioning structure 302. In other embodiments, the first positioning component may also include only one first positioning structure and one second positioning structure according to the number of assembly racks.

In addition, the server housing 10 is not limited to include the first positioning component 300. In other embodiments, the server casing may not need to include the first positioning component.

Please refer to FIG. 2 again, the rack 100 also has a plurality of locking holes 102. The fixing posts 500 protrude from the side of the rack 100 where the body 201 of the assembly frame 200 is fixed, and the locking holes 102 are located on the fixing posts 500 respectively. The locking members 400 are respectively locked to the locking holes 102 to fix the body 201 of the assembly frame 200 to the frame 100. In addition, the locking member 400 is, for example, a thumb screw.

Of course, the present invention is not limited to the number of the locking member 400, the locking hole 102, and the fixing post 500. In other embodiments, the number of locking members, locking holes, and fixing posts can also be single.

In addition, the server case 10 is not limited to include the fixed post 500. In other embodiments, the server casing may not need to include a fixing post and the locking hole is located in the wall surface of the rack for fixing the body of the assembly frame.

Furthermore, the server case 10 is not limited to include a locking member 400 and the rack 100 is not limited to having a locking hole 102. In other embodiments, the server case does not need to include a locking member, and the rack does not need to have a locking hole.

The following describes the operation process of assisting the main body 201 to install and detach the rack 100 through the handle 202.

Please refer to FIG. 6, FIG. 7 and FIG. 8. FIG. 7 is a partial enlarged view showing a perspective view of the assembly frame installed on the rack, and FIG. 8 is a partial enlarged view showing a perspective view of the assembly frame separated from the rack.

First, the operation process of the handle 202 assisting the assembly frame 200 to be detached from the frame 100 will be described. After the locking member 400 is separated from the locking hole 102 on the fixed post 500 and the movable member 2030 is separated from the positioning hole 2010 of the main body 201, the operating portion 2021 can be further pulled in the disassembly direction E1 to pivot relative to the pivoting portion 2020. As shown in FIG. 8, since the pivot axis C of the pivotal portion 2020 and the first side surface 2024 of the ejection portion 2022 are separated by different distances in different directions, when the operating portion 2021 is pulled along the disassembly direction E1, The pushing part 2022 will push against the outer surface 103 of the frame 100 to assist the main body 201 to move away from the frame 100. In this way, the assembly frame 200 can be detached from the frame 100 without applying a lot of force to the operating part 2021.

Next, the operation process of the handle 202 assisting the assembly frame 200 to be installed on the rack 100 will be described. In order to install the assembly frame 200 on the rack 100, the operating portion 2021 must be pulled along the installation direction E2 to pivot relative to the pivoting portion 2020. As shown in FIG. 8, since the pivot axis C of the pivotal portion 2020 and the second side surface 2025 of the hook portion 2023 are separated by different distances in different directions, when the operating portion 2021 is pulled along the installation direction E2 , The hook portion 2023 located in the slot 101 will push against the inner surface 104 of the frame 100 to assist the main body 201 to approach the frame 100. In this way, the assembly rack 200 can be installed on the rack 100 without applying a lot of force to the operation part 2021.

According to the server housing disclosed in the above embodiment, because the side surface of the ejection portion or the side surface of the hook portion is at different distances from the pivot axis of the pivoting portion in different directions, the ejection portion or the hook portion is different from the pivot axis of the pivoting portion. When the hook part rotates relative to the pivot part, it can assist the body of the assembling frame to move away from or approach the frame respectively. In this way, the assembly frame can be detached or installed in the rack without applying a lot of force on the operating part, so that the frame body can be easily detached or installed in the rack with the assistance of the handle.

Although the present invention is disclosed in the foregoing embodiments as above, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Anyone familiar with similar art can make some changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, the present invention The scope of patent protection for inventions shall be determined by the scope of patent applications attached to this specification.

10: Server chassis 100: rack 101: card slot 102: lock hole 103: Outer surface 104: inner surface 200: Assembly frame 201: Body 2010: positioning hole 202: handle 2020: pivot 2021: Operation Department 2022: Launch Department 2023: hook part 2024: first side 2025: second side 203: The second positioning component 2030: moving parts 2031: elastic element 2032: wide diameter section 2033: narrow section 2034: second guide slope 204: Guiding Structure 2040: The first guide slope 300: The first positioning component 301: The first positioning structure 302: second positioning structure 400: lock firmware 500: fixed column N1: Normal N2: Normal C: pivot axis A1: First direction A2: Second direction A3: Third party A4: Fourth direction D1: first distance D2: second distance D3: third distance D4: Fourth distance W1: first diameter W2: second diameter B: Pull up direction E1: Disassembly direction E2: Installation direction

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a server chassis according to an embodiment of the invention. FIG. 2 is a partial enlarged view of an exploded view of the server casing in FIG. 1. FIG. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the assembling frame of the server casing in FIG. 1. FIG. Fig. 4 is a partial enlarged view of the side view of the assembly frame in Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a side view showing that the movable part is located in the positioning hole of the body. Fig. 6 is a side view showing the positioning hole of the movable part separated from the main body. Fig. 7 is a partial enlarged view showing a perspective view of the assembly frame installed on the rack. Fig. 8 is a partial enlarged view showing a perspective view of the assembly frame separated from the frame.

10: Server chassis

100: rack

200: Assembly frame

Claims (9)

A server case includes: a frame; and an assembly frame, including: a body fixed on one side of the frame; and a handle including at least one pivoting part, an operating part and at least one pushing part, The operating portion and the at least one pushing portion are respectively connected to opposite sides of the at least one pivoting portion, and the at least one pivoting portion is pivotally connected to the body; wherein, the pushing portion has a first side surface, and the first The side surface is located on a side of the pushing portion away from the at least one pivoting portion, a pivot axis of the at least one pivoting portion is spaced from the first side surface by a first distance in a first direction, and the at least one pivoting portion The pivot axis is separated from the first side surface by a second distance in a second direction, the first direction is different from the second direction, and the first distance is different from the second distance. As described in the first item of the scope of patent application, the server case, wherein the handle further includes a hook portion, and the rack has a slot, the hook portion protrudes from the at least one pivoting portion and is separated from the ground Is engaged with the slot of the rack, the hook portion has a second side surface, and the second side surface is located on a side of the hook portion close to the at least one pivot portion, and the pivot of the at least one pivot portion The axis of rotation is spaced from the second side surface by a third distance in a third direction, the pivot axis of the at least one pivoting portion is spaced from the second side surface by a fourth distance in a fourth direction, and the third direction Different from the fourth direction, and the third distance is different from the fourth distance. For the server case described in claim 1, wherein the assembly frame further includes a positioning component, and the body has a positioning hole, the positioning component includes a movable part and an elastic element, and the movable part passes through The operating portion of the handle is movably disposed on the operating portion of the handle through the elastic element, so that the movable part is separately positioned on the positioning hole of the body. As described in item 3 of the scope of patent application, the movable part includes a wide-diameter section and a narrow-diameter section connected, a first diameter of the wide-diameter section is larger than a second diameter of the narrow-diameter section Diameter, the narrow diameter section penetrates the operating part of the handle, opposite ends of the elastic element are respectively fixed to the operating part of the handle and the wide diameter section of the movable part, when the narrow diameter of the movable part When the segment is positioned in the positioning hole of the body, the wide-diameter segment bears against the operating portion of the handle. For the server case described in item 3 of the scope of patent application, the assembly frame further includes a guiding structure, the guiding structure protruding from one side of the body of the assembly frame, and the positioning hole is located in the guiding structure Structure, the guiding structure has a first guiding inclined surface, and the movable part has a second guiding inclined surface. For example, the server chassis described in the first item of the scope of patent application further includes a positioning component, including a first positioning structure and a second positioning structure. The first positioning structure is located in the rack for the assembly of the rack. On the fixed side of the main body, the second positioning structure is located on the main body of the assembling frame and separately positioned on the first positioning structure. For example, in the server case described in claim 1, wherein the number of the at least one pivoting portion is two and the number of the at least one ejecting portion is two, and the two pivoting portions are pivotally connected to opposite sides of the main body, respectively. On both sides, and the two push-out parts are respectively connected to the two pivotal parts far away One side away from the operating part. For example, the server case described in item 1 of the scope of patent application further includes a locking member, and the rack has a locking hole, and the locking member is locked in the locking hole to fix the body of the assembly frame In the rack. As described in item 8 of the scope of patent application, the server case further includes a fixing post protruding from the side of the rack where the body of the assembly frame is fixed, and the locking hole is located in the Fixed column.

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