TWI764754B - Method of installing external device - Google Patents

Abstract

A method of installing external device is disclosed in the present invention. The method of assembling external device includes the following steps: use a connector to electrically connect a cable; make the connector connect to a cable limiting housing to form a connector assembly; use the connector assembly to limit the cable; make the connector assembly assemble to a rack; and make a external device install to the connector assembly.

Description

External device installation method

The present invention relates to a method, in particular to a method for installing an external device.

With the popularization of computers and the development of cloud technology, servers, storage, switches, and network devices are becoming more and more common. Generally, a chassis (cabinet; rack) is used for the above equipment settings. With the increase of usage requirements, the chassis will also expand some external devices to meet different usage requirements. Among them, common external devices include external fan assemblies, external hard disks, and other external devices with connectors.

In the prior art, the chassis would utilize a single cable to expand external devices. First electrically connect one end of the cable to a main circuit board, and then pull the other end of the cable out of the chassis. Next, plug the external device into the cable located outside the chassis. Once assembled, tuck the excess cables back into the case.

However, there may be a small space inside the case or a blind spot for the user's field of vision, so that the user cannot fix the cable smoothly, and even damages the structure of the cable itself. In addition, plugging excess cables back into the chassis will also make cable management difficult, and may even affect the effectiveness of heat dissipation. Therefore, there is room for improvement in the prior art.

Considering that in the prior art, the external device and the cables pulled out of the chassis are assembled and then the redundant cables are plugged back into the chassis and various problems arising therefrom. One of the main objectives of the present invention is to provide a method for installing an external device to solve at least one problem in the prior art.

In order to solve the problems of the prior art, the necessary technical means adopted by the present invention is to provide an external device installation method, which is implemented by using a connector assembly with a cable limiting shell, and the connector with a cable limiting shell is implemented. The assembly includes a connector body and a cable limiting shell, the cable limiting shell includes a front shell and a rear shell, and the external device installation method includes the following steps: connecting the connector body to a cable ; Place the connector body on the front housing, and align a connection port of the connector body with a connecting hole of the front housing; connect the rear housing to the front housing, so that the connector body is connected by the front housing and the rear housing. A connector body accommodating space formed by the body is accommodated, and a connector assembly with a cable limiting shell is formed; a cable limiting hole in the rear shell is used to limit the cable and make the cable The wire extends from the accommodating space of the connector body to the outside of the accommodating space of the connector body through the cable limiting hole; the connector assembly with the cable limiting shell is assembled to a casing; an external device is plugged into the connection device body.

On the basis of the above necessary technical means, an auxiliary technical means derived from the present invention is that the external device in the installation method of the external device is an external fan assembly.

On the basis of the above-mentioned necessary technical means, an auxiliary technical means derived from the present invention is a step in the installation method of the external device, further comprising the following steps: using a locking element of the connector assembly with the cable limiting housing , to lock the front case to the case.

On the basis of the above necessary technical means, an auxiliary technical means derived from the present invention is to make the front shell of the external device installation method have an upper foolproof bump. In the above steps, when there is a cable limiting shell When the connector assembly of the body is correctly assembled to the casing, the upper foolproof bump is limited to be inserted into an upper foolproof notch of the casing; in the above steps, when the connector assembly with the cable limiting casing is wrong When assembled to the casing, the upper foolproof protrusion is blocked and cannot be inserted into the upper foolproof notch.

On the basis of the above necessary technical means, an auxiliary technical means derived from the present invention is to make the front shell in the installation method of the external device further have a lower foolproof bump, and the lower foolproof bump corresponds to the upper foolproof bump. In the above-mentioned steps, when the connector assembly with the cable limiting housing is correctly assembled to the casing, the upper foolproof protrusion is limited to be inserted into the foolproof notch above the casing, and the lower foolproof protrusion can be connected to the casing. It is limited to be inserted into a lower foolproof notch of the casing; in the above steps, when the connector assembly with the cable limiting casing is assembled to the casing by mistake, the upper foolproof bump is blocked and cannot be inserted into the upper guard The notch is blocked, and the lower notch is blocked and cannot be inserted into the lower notch.

On the basis of the above-mentioned necessary technical means, an auxiliary technical means derived from the present invention is the steps in the installation method of the external device, which further includes the following steps: when the connector assembly with the cable limiting housing is assembled to the housing and at least one elastic engaging piece of the front casing is engaged with at least one casing engaging hole of the casing, so as to fix the connector assembly with the cable limiting casing to the casing.

On the basis of the above-mentioned necessary technical means, an auxiliary technical means derived from the present invention is that the connector body in the external device installation method includes a body portion and a foolproof portion connected to one side of the body portion, In the above steps, when the connector body is correctly assembled to the front housing, the foolproof portion and the body portion are bound to be inserted into the connecting hole; in the above steps, when the connector body is incorrectly assembled to the front housing, The foolproof part is blocked, so that the foolproof part and the main body cannot be inserted into the connecting hole.

On the basis of the above-mentioned necessary technical means, an auxiliary technical means derived from the present invention is that the connector body in the external device installation method includes at least one assembly abutting member, and the assembly abutting member is used for installing the external device along a After being inserted into the connector body in the assembly direction, it abuts against the front housing, thereby preventing the external device from continuing to move along the assembly direction.

On the basis of the above-mentioned necessary technical means, an auxiliary technical means derived from the present invention is to make the front shell of the external device installation method have at least one assembly abutment wall, and the assembly abutment wall corresponds to an assembly abutment member for After the external fan assembly is inserted into the connector body along the assembly direction, the assembly abutting member is pressed against.

On the basis of the above-mentioned necessary technical means, an auxiliary technical means derived from the present invention is that the connector body in the external device installation method includes at least one dismantling abutting member, and the disassembling abutting member is used to install the external device along a side of the external device. When the connector body is disengaged from the connector body in the disassembly direction, it pushes against the front housing, thereby preventing the connector body from disengaging along the disassembly direction with the external device.

To sum up, the method for installing an external device provided by the present invention is implemented by using a connector assembly with a cable limiting casing, using the front casing to be fixed on the casing, and using the rear casing to limit the cables and Using the connector body, compared with the prior art, the present invention has simpler steps, saves assembly time, and does not generate redundant cables, so it can avoid the problems caused by redundant cables and its derived problems. It can achieve the functions of simple cables in the chassis.

The specific embodiments of the present invention will be described in more detail below with reference to the schematic diagrams. The advantages and features of the present invention will become more apparent from the following description and the scope of the claims. It should be noted that the drawings are all in a very simplified form and use inaccurate scales, and are only used to facilitate and clearly assist the purpose of explaining the embodiments of the present invention.

Please refer to the first to fourth figures, wherein the first figure is a perspective view of a connector assembly with a cable limiting housing used in a preferred embodiment of the present invention; the second figure is an exploded view of the first figure Fig. 3; Fig. 3 is an exploded view showing another perspective of the first Fig.; and Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing the connector body and the front housing. As shown in the figure, a connector assembly 1 with a cable limiting housing includes a connector body 11 , a cable limiting housing 12 and a locking element 13 . The method for installing an external device provided by a preferred embodiment of the present invention is implemented by using the connector assembly 1 with a cable limiting housing, and includes the following steps.

The connector body 11 includes a body portion 111 , a foolproof portion 112 , at least one assembling abutting member 113 (two only one of which is shown in the drawing) and at least one disassembling abutting member 114 (a plurality of which are drawn in the drawing). Only one of them is indicated). The main body portion 111 is connected to a cable L (marked in FIG. 7 ). The foolproof part 112 is connected to the top of the main body part 111 . The assembly abutting members 113 are disposed on both sides of the body portion 111 . The dismounting abutting member 114 is disposed on the rear side of the main body portion 111 .

The cable limiting housing 12 includes a front housing 121 and a rear housing 122 . The front casing 121 defines a connecting hole H1 . The rear casing 122 is connected to the front casing 121 and defines a cable limiting hole H2. The rear casing 122 and the front casing 121 define a connector body accommodating space S, wherein the connector body accommodating space S is used for accommodating the connector body 11 .

In more detail, the front case 121 includes an upper foolproof protrusion 1211 , a lower foolproof protrusion 1212 and a first body 1213 , wherein the first body 1213 has at least one assembly abutment corresponding to the assembly abutment member 113 . The wall W1, at least one dismounting abutment wall W2 corresponding to the dismounting abutting member 114, and at least one casing engaging hole H3. The rear casing 122 includes a second body 1221 and at least one casing engaging member 1222 corresponding to the casing engaging hole H3 (two are drawn in the drawing and one of them is indicated).

The locking element 13 is used for locking the front casing 121 . Here, the locking element 13 is shown as a screw, but it is not limited to this, and can also be other elements with a locking function.

In the assembly step, the body portion 111 of the connector body 11 is first connected to the cable L. Since the drawing of the cable L will block other technical features, the drawing of the cable L will be done only after the assembly is completed to facilitate the description, as shown in Figure 7.

Next, the connector body 11 is accommodated in the connector body accommodating space S, and a connection port of the body portion 111 of the connector body 11 is aligned with the connecting hole H1 .

In more detail, the shape of the connecting hole H1 corresponds to the main body portion 111 , the foolproof portion 112 and the assembly abutting member 113 . When the connector body 11 is accommodated in the connector body accommodating space S and is correctly assembled and connected to the front housing 121 , the body portion 111 , the foolproof portion 112 and the assembly abutment member 113 are all aligned and restricted for insertion The connecting hole H1. At the same time, the assembly abutting member 113 abuts against the assembly abutment wall W1, and the disassembly abutment member 114 abuts against the abutment wall W2 for disassembly, as shown in the fourth figure.

Next, the rear casing 122 is joined to the front casing 121 to form the connector assembly 1 with the cable limiting casing, as shown in the first figure. To explain in more detail, the casing engaging members 1222 of the rear casing 122 are correspondingly engaged with the casing engaging holes H3 of the front casing 121 , so as to be fixed to the front casing 121 . At this time, the cable L is limited by the cable limiting hole H2 of the rear housing 122, and the cable L is extended from the connector body accommodating space S to the connector body accommodating space S through the cable limiting hole H2 outside.

Finally, please refer to the second figure, the third figure and the fifth figure to the seventh figure, wherein, the fifth figure is an exploded view of the connector assembly with the cable limiting housing and the casing; the sixth figure Figure 7 is a perspective view showing the connector assembly with the cable limiting housing assembled to the casing; and Figure 7 is a perspective view showing the external fan assembly plugged into the connector assembly with the cable limiting housing and the casing. As shown in the figure, the connector assembly 1 with the cable limiting casing is assembled to a casing C along a first direction D1, and is provided for an external device to be plugged in. The external device in the drawing shows an external fan assembly F. .

When the connector assembly 1 with the cable limiting housing is correctly assembled to the casing C, the upper foolproof projection 1211 is limited to be inserted into an upper foolproof gap G1 of the casing C, and the lower foolproof projection 1212 is reserved for inserting the next foolproof notch G2 of case C. When the connector assembly 1 with the cable limiting housing is assembled with the housing C incorrectly, for example, the direction is opposite and the position is not equal, the upper foolproof protrusion 1211 will be blocked by the housing C and cannot be inserted into the upper foolproof notch G1, and the lower fool-proofing protrusion 1212 is also blocked by the casing C and cannot be inserted into the lower fool-proofing notch G2. That is to say, the upper foolproof protrusion 1211 is only used for inserting into the upper foolproof notch G1 when the connector assembly 1 with the cable limiting housing is correctly assembled to the casing C. The same is true for the lower foolproof bump 1212 . The design of the upper foolproof bump 1211 and the lower foolproof bump 1212 can avoid wrong assembly, thereby avoiding the problem that the external fan assembly F cannot be plugged in.

After the connector assembly 1 with the cable limiting housing is correctly assembled to the housing C, the front housing 121 is locked on the housing C by the locking element 13 , as shown in FIG. 6 . In other embodiments of the present invention, the front case 121 may also include at least one elastic engaging member for being compressed by the case C during assembly, and after the assembly is completed, the front case 121 can be clamped into the case C by the elastic restoring force There is at least one casing engaging hole in the casing, so as to fix the front casing 121 on the casing C. In practice, the elastic engaging members can be disposed on the left and right sides of the upper foolproof protrusion 1211 .

Finally, an external device is plugged into the connector body 11 . In more detail, the external fan assembly F is assembled to the connector assembly 1 with the cable limiting housing along an assembly direction D2. After the external fan assembly F is plugged into the connector body 11 , the assembly abutment member 113 abuts against the assembly abutment wall W1 , thereby preventing the external fan assembly F from continuing to move in the assembly direction D2 .

After the external fan assembly F is assembled to the connector assembly 1 with the cable limiting housing, all steps of the external device installation method are completed. At this time, the cable L is limited by the cable limiting hole H2 of the rear housing 122, and extends from the connector body accommodating space S through the cable limiting hole H2 to the outside of the connector body accommodating space S, such as Figure 7 shows.

When the external fan assembly F is disengaged from the connector body 11 along a disassembly direction D3, the disassembly abutment member 114 will abut against the disassembly abutment wall W2, so as to prevent the connector body 11 from following the disassembly direction of the external fan assembly F D3 disengages.

To sum up, the method for installing an external device provided by the present invention is implemented by using a connector assembly with a cable limiting casing, using the front casing to be fixed on the casing, and using the rear casing to limit the cables and Using the connector body, compared with the prior art, the present invention has simpler steps, saves assembly time, and does not generate redundant cables, so it can avoid the problems caused by redundant cables and its derived problems. It can achieve the functions of simple cables in the chassis.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the method for installing an external device of the present invention can allow the chassis of the server to additionally expand some external devices (such as a hard disk or a fan), so that the server has multiple expandability and is suitable for manual Artificial Intelligence (AI) computing and Edge Computing can also be used as 5G servers, cloud servers or Internet of Vehicles servers.

Through the detailed description of the preferred embodiments above, it is hoped that the features and spirit of the present invention can be described more clearly, and the scope of the present invention is not limited by the preferred embodiments disclosed above. On the contrary, the intention is to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements within the scope of the claimed scope of the present invention.

1: Connector assembly with cable limiting housing 11: Connector body 111: body part 112: Foolproof Department 113: Assemble the abutment 114:Remove the abutment 12: Cable limit housing 121: Front housing 1211: Upper foolproof bump 1212: Lower foolproof bump 1213: The first body 122: Rear shell 1221: The second body 1222: Shell snaps 13: Locking element C: Chassis D1: first direction D2: Assembly direction D3: Disassembly direction F: External fan assembly G1: Upper foolproof notch G2: Lower foolproof notch H1: connecting hole H2: cable limit hole H3: Shell snap hole L: cable S: Connector body accommodation space W1: Assemble against the top wall W2: Dismantle the abutment wall

The first figure is a perspective view of a connector assembly with a cable limiting housing utilized in a preferred embodiment of the present invention; The second figure is an exploded view showing the first figure; The third figure is an exploded view showing another viewing angle of the first figure; The fourth figure is a perspective view showing the connector body and the front housing; Figure 5 is an exploded view showing the connector assembly and the housing with the cable limiting housing; FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the assembly of the connector assembly with the cable limiting housing to the housing; and FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing that the external fan assembly is plugged into the connector assembly and the casing with the cable limiting casing.

1: Connector assembly with cable limiting housing

11: Connector body

111: body part

112: Foolproof Department

113: Assemble the abutment

114:Remove the abutment

121: Front housing

1211: Upper foolproof bump

1212: Lower foolproof bump

1213: The first body

122: Rear shell

13: Locking element

H1: connecting hole

H2: cable limit hole

H3: Shell snap hole

W1: Assemble against the top wall

Claims (9)

A method for installing an external device is implemented by using a connector assembly with a cable limiting housing. The connector assembly with a cable limiting housing includes a connector body and a cable limiting housing. The cable limiting casing includes a front casing and a rear casing, and the external device installation method includes the following steps: (a) connecting the connector body to a cable; (b) connecting the connector body is placed on the front housing, and a connection port of the connector body is aligned with a connecting hole of the front housing; (c) the rear housing is connected to the front housing, so that the connector body is supported by the front housing A connector body accommodating space enclosed by the body and the rear casing is accommodated, and the connector assembly with the cable limiting casing is formed; (d) using a cable limiting casing of the rear casing The cable is limited by the positioning hole, and the cable is extended from the accommodating space of the connector body to the outside of the accommodating space of the connector body through the cable limiting hole; (e) the cable limiting shell has the The connector assembly of the body is assembled to a casing, and the front casing system has an upper foolproof bump. When the connector assembly with the cable limiting casing is correctly assembled to the casing, the upper foolproof bump The protruding block is limited to be inserted into an upper foolproof notch of the casing; when the connector assembly with the cable limiting housing is assembled to the casing by mistake, the upper foolproofing protrusion is blocked and cannot be Inserting the upper foolproof notch; and (f) inserting an external device into the connector body. The method for installing an external device according to claim 1, wherein the external device is an external fan assembly. The method for installing an external device according to claim 1, wherein the step (e) further comprises the following steps: (e1) using a locking element of the connector assembly with the cable limiting housing to install the front housing The body is locked on the casing. The method for installing an external device according to claim 1, wherein the front housing further has a lower foolproof bump, and the lower foolproof bump corresponds to the upper foolproof bump. In step (e), when When the connector assembly with the cable limiting housing is correctly assembled to the housing, the upper foolproof projection is limited to be inserted into the upper foolproof notch of the housing, and the lower foolproof projection is is limited to be inserted into a lower foolproof notch of the casing; in the step (e), when the connector assembly with the cable limiting casing is assembled to the casing by mistake, the upper foolproof protrusion is It is blocked and cannot be inserted into the upper fool-proof notch, and the lower fool-proof protrusion is blocked and cannot be inserted into the lower fool-proof notch. The method for installing an external device according to claim 1, wherein the step (e) further comprises the following steps: (e1) when the connector assembly with the cable limiting housing is assembled to the housing, use the front At least one elastic engaging piece of the casing is engaged with at least one casing engaging hole of the casing, so as to fix the connector assembly with the cable limiting casing to the casing. The method for installing an external device according to claim 1, wherein the connector body includes a body portion and a foolproof portion connected to one side of the body portion, and in the step (b), when the connector body is When assembled to the front housing correctly, the foolproof portion and the body portion are bounded for insertion into the connecting hole; in the step (b), when the connector body is incorrectly assembled to the front housing, The foolproof part is blocked, so that the foolproof part and the main body part cannot be inserted into the connecting hole. The method for installing an external device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the connector body comprises at least one abutting member, and the at least one abutting member is used for plugging the external device to the connection along an assembly direction After the device body is removed, it abuts against the front casing, so as to stop the external device from continuing to move along the assembly direction. The method for installing an external device as claimed in claim 7, wherein the front housing system has at least one mounting abutment wall, and the at least one mounting abutting wall corresponds to the at least one mounting abutment member for mounting the external fan assembly After being inserted into the connector body along the assembling direction, the at least one assembling abutting member is pressed against. The method for installing an external device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the connector body includes at least one dismounting abutting member, and the at least one dismounting abutting member is used to disengage the external device from the connector body along a dismounting direction , push against the front housing to stop the connector body The external device is disengaged along the disassembly direction.

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