TWM458597U - A harddisk holder and a hard disk matrix system - Google Patents

Abstract

The present creation discloses a novelty hard disk holder and a hard disk matrix system, more specifically, the present creation discloses a hard disk holder having a cover and a hard disk matrix system having a blocker formed by a plurality of the said covers so as to demarcate a corresponding upper flowing tunnel and a lower flowing tunnel from the inner spacing of the casing of the system thereby. By the design of the present creation, the pressure problem exists in the prior art can be overcome thereby solving the long lasted problem previously described.

Description

Hard disk extraction rack and hard disk array system

The present invention discloses a hard disk extracting frame and a hard disk array system. More specifically, the present invention discloses a hard disk extracting frame having a cover body and using the cover body to form a barrier to isolate a corresponding one. A hard disk array system for the upper and lower runners.

At present, most of the server casings on the market include a detachable cover module. When maintenance personnel need to maintain the internal electronic components of the server, they can be easily removed by removing the cover module. The effect. However, the detachable upper cover module is inconvenient to accommodate after removal and it will destroy the flow field in the server. In view of this, some manufacturers have developed an upper cover module which is composed of a combination of left and right sub-cover sheets, and the two sub-cover sheets are flipped by the pivotal structure of the side edges as a fulcrum. The user only needs to flip and open the specified cover sheet when needed, without removing the upper cover module, thereby overcoming the problems of the detachable upper cover module.

In addition, when the server is performing maintenance or replacing some of the components, most of the components in the server remain in operation. Please refer to Figure 1A. Figure 1A depicts the conventional server. A schematic diagram of the air flow when the upper cover module is not opened. As can be seen from the figure, the fan P1 disposed at one end of the server continuously draws air from the other end of the server to make the electronic components P2 in the server evenly distributed. For heat dissipation. However, when its cover P3 is removed, as depicted in FIG. 1B, its fan P1 will pump air for its nearest opening, which will make the electronic components far from the fan P1 or behind the servo. P2 cannot accept forced convection to make it easy to overheat (expressing the overheated electronic components with a dashed curve), which directly increases the chance of damage to the electronic component P2. It should be noted that, in this example, the aforementioned electronic component P2 refers to a 3.5-inch hard disk carried on a hard disk extraction frame.

In short, in the conventional art, as long as the cover of the casing is opened, it will It is inevitable that there is an internal pressure loss depending on the size of the cover that it opens. There is no exception. Accordingly, how to solve the foregoing problems to provide a hard disk array system that does not cause a significant loss of internal pressure due to the opening of the cover body is a problem that a person of ordinary skill in the art is eager to solve.

For the above-mentioned topics, this creation provides a hard disk extraction rack and a hard disk array system. More specifically, the hard disk array system of the present invention generally includes a case and a barrier. The box system has an accommodating space, and the barrier system is disposed in the accommodating space and has a corresponding upper and lower flow passages in the accommodating space. The barrier system comprises a plurality of pieces respectively fixed on a hard disk. The cover of the end of the extraction frame is adjacent to each other, and the plurality of hard disk extraction frames are disposed in the lower flow channel. Wherein, one unit volume of the lower flow channel is more than 7 times the unit volume of one of the upper flow channels.

Another feature of this creation is the hard disk array system of the present creation and the hard disk extraction rack therein. More specifically, the hard disk array system of the present invention includes a hard disk extracting set, each hard disk extracting set includes a plurality of hard disk extracting frames, and the plurality of hard disk extracting frames are arranged one by one. In the direction of arrangement, the plurality of hard disk extraction frames respectively comprise a frame body and a cover body. The frame system is configured to carry a hard disk; and the cover system is disposed at one end of the frame body relative to the upper opening direction, the cover system extends outwardly in a thickness direction of the hard disk, and the length of the cover body in the arrangement direction is longer than the The thickness of the hard disk is greater than ten percent; wherein, the minimum absolute distance of the cover of the plurality of hard disk extraction frames in the hard disk extraction tray set and the adjacent hard disk extraction frame Less than one centimeter.

The internal structure is defined by a barrier structure disposed at the top of the hard disk extraction frame from the inside of the chassis, so that the internal fluid pressure will not be lost due to the opening of the cover above the chassis, and the prior art is solved. The problem of significant internal pressure loss due to the opening of the cover.

In summary, the hard disk array system of the present invention defines an internal sub-flow path from the inside of the chassis by a barrier structure disposed at the top of the hard disk extraction frame. Therefore, the internal fluid pressure will not be lost due to the opening of the cover above the chassis, which solves the problem that the prior art has a significant loss of internal pressure due to the opening of the cover.

In order to solve the aforementioned problems, the present invention will propose a hard disk array system which will not cause a significant loss of internal pressure due to the opening of its cover. In short, the breakthrough of this creation compared to the prior art is that the creation creates a barrier between the hard disk and the space between the casing cover, thereby reducing the volume of the total flow space of the flow path. In addition to being able to concentrate the fluid to increase the flow rate of the flow path and thereby increase the overall heat dissipation of the system, the barrier also minimizes the pressure loss when the cover of the case is opened, thereby solving the conventional cover opening. At the same time, the problem of pressure loss is also raised, and the heat dissipation effect of the overall system is also improved.

Before further elaboration of the specific design of this creation, it should be noted that in the implementation of this creation, in addition to the following necessary components, it will further include controllers, power supplies, wires, motherboards. , connecting 埠, such as screws, etc., which are inevitable and minor components, but because they are customary and not the main technical features of this creation, they will not be described in detail. Users should consider the knowledge in the implementation of this creation. The hard disk array is the first one, and the specific design of this creation will be further explained below.

Please refer to FIG. 2A, FIG. 2B and FIG. 2C together. FIG. 2A, FIG. 2B and FIG. 2C respectively illustrate a side view of one of the hard disk array systems of the present invention in one embodiment. And a partial cross-sectional view taken along line XX of the upper side view. As can be seen from the figure, the hard disk array system S (hereinafter referred to as the system S or the system S of the present invention) will be roughly simplified to include a case 1 and a barrier C.

As can be seen from the figure, the casing 1 is provided with a hollow receiving space 14 . At the same time, the box 1 has an upper opening 11, and the user has to use the upper opening 11 to replace the hard disks HD carried in the box 1. In this example, the air inlet 12 and the air outlet 13 of the aforementioned casing 1 are provided. They are respectively disposed on both sides of the casing 1 for allowing air to enter and exit the perforation of the casing 1. Inevitably, the upper opening 11 , the air inlet 12 , and the air outlet 13 are all in communication with the accommodating space 14 surrounded by the casing 1 . In this example, the case 1 refers to a server or a hard disk array case.

On the other hand, in the casing 1 described above, there is a barrier C which is disposed in the accommodating space 14 and defines a corresponding upper flow passage T1 and lower flow passage T2. In this example, the barrier C is formed by a plurality of cover bodies 21 respectively disposed at the ends of a hard disk extraction frame 20 adjacent to each other. The plurality of hard disk extracting frames 20 are disposed in the lower flow path T2. On the other hand, in this example, one unit volume of the lower flow passage T2 is recommended to be 7 times or more of the unit volume of one of the upper flow passages T1, and the unit volume thereof is occupied by the same vertical projection area. Size.

It should be emphasized that the aforementioned barrier C is adjacency of a plurality of cover bodies 21, which means that the barrier C is simply composed of a plurality of cover bodies 21 and at the same time, the respective cover bodies 21 will not exist. There are other structures such as external frames. Furthermore, the foregoing adjacency means that they are disposed adjacent to each other with almost no gap therebetween, but are not limited to being substantially completely or in contact with each other. Similarly, the above-mentioned barrier C is isolated from the upper flow passage T1 and the lower flow passage T2, which means that it is substantially covered with a large flow area in the interface between the two, and is not separated by a completely unsealed area. The limit is limited. When necessary, the term "isolation" as used above refers to the fact that the interface between the two regions is 90% or more than 95% of the interface between the two regions.

Thereby, by forming a barrier C in the space between the hard disk HD and the casing cover 21, the volume of the total flow space of the flow path is reduced. In addition to being able to concentrate the fluid more to increase the flow rate of the flow path and thereby increase the overall heat dissipation effect of the system S, the barrier C also minimizes the pressure loss when the cover of the case 1 is opened, which solves the conventional knowledge. When the cover 21 is opened to cause a problem of pressure loss, the heat dissipation effect of the overall system S is also improved.

On the other hand, this creation can be explained in another way. Please refer to FIG. 2A, FIG. 2B, FIG. 2C and FIG. 3 together. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing a hard disk extraction frame of the present invention in a specific embodiment. As can be seen, the hard disk array system S of the present invention generally comprises a casing 1, at least one fluid driver 3 and at least one hard disk extraction tray set 2. As in the previous example, the casing 1 of the present embodiment similarly includes an accommodation space 14, an upper opening 11, an air inlet 12, and an air outlet 13 and an upper opening 11, an air inlet 12, an air outlet 13 and an accommodation. The spaces 14 are interconnected. In this example, each of the fluid drives 3 is a fan, and is separately or alternatively disposed at the air inlet 12 and the air outlet 13 of the casing 1 for bringing in and out of the air in the space. The accommodating space 14 of the casing 1 is an exchange of heat energy. In this example, the air inlet 12 and the air outlet 13 are respectively disposed on opposite sides of the casing 1. The flow direction D2 is defined as the extending direction of the path extending from the air inlet 12 to the air outlet 13 , but it is not limited to the straight line, and the shape of the housing 14 and the components disposed therein are different. The flow direction D2 also has a curve.

In another aspect, the creation system includes at least one hard disk extraction shelf set 2. In this example, the hard disk extraction rack set 2 includes a plurality of hard disk extracting frames 20, and the plurality of hard disk extracting frames 20 are arranged in an array direction D1, and the plurality of hard disk extracting frames 20 are respectively The ground includes a body 22 and a cover 21. The frame 22 is used to carry a hard disk HD, and the frame 22 is substantially similar to the conventional hard disk extracting frame 20 except that it is on both surfaces of the hard disk HD in the thickness HT direction. Each has an opening such that when the hard disk HD is not stored, air can enter from one of the two openings and exit from the other opening. In other words, when the hard disk extracting frame 20 is applied, the user will have to observe the top and bottom surfaces of the hard disk HD in the thickness direction by the openings at both ends of the hard disk extracting frame 20.

In addition to the foregoing openings, another main technical feature of the present invention is that each of the hard disk extracting frames 20 of the present invention has a cover body 21 disposed at one end of the frame body 22 with respect to the upper opening 11 . In this example, the cover 21 is fixed to the surface of the frame 22 by welding or crimping and is not a movable element. Cover The 21 series is fixed to the cover 21 and its joint degree of freedom with respect to the joint of the frame 22 is zero. In addition to the soldering and crimping methods, the cover 21 of the present invention can be manufactured by other integral means such as mechanical means, or by an integral molding process such as injection molding or the like with the cover 21. Furthermore, on the other hand, the cover 21 of the present invention is not limited to the surface of the frame 22, and the two of them are also in a pivotal relationship, that is, the cover 21 is provided with a a rotating shaft or a spring or the like is pivotally connected to the cover body 21 to open the cover body 21 with the rotating shaft as a fulcrum when necessary, so as to remove the handle of the hard disk extraction frame 20 or other functions. . When applied, the outer side surface of the cover body 21 further includes a structure such as a grip for the user to hold.

It should be noted that another main technical feature of the cover body 21 is that it extends outward from the frame body 22 toward the hard disk thickness HT of the hard disk HD to serve as the barrier C of the former example. More specifically, the cover body length HC of the cover body 21 is greater than the hard disk thickness HT of the hard disk HD by more than ten parts. The length of the cover 21 refers to the minimum absolute distance in the same direction as the thickness HT of the hard disk when the hard disk is embedded in the frame 22. For example, please refer to FIG. 4A. FIG. 4A is a partial cross-sectional view of a hard disk extracting frame of the present invention viewed from a side view thereof in a specific embodiment. As can be seen, the cover 21 extends from the side of the bottom of one of the shelves 22 to the normal vector direction of the upper surface of one of the hard disks HD and has a cover length HC, while the hard disk HD has a hard disk thickness. HT. However, in addition to the exceptions depicted in the above figure, this creation may also be another design, as depicted in Figure 4B. In this example, the cover 21 is extended from the bottom side of one of the shelves 22 to the normal vector direction of the upper surface of one of the hard disks HD, and simultaneously to the negative normal vector of the upper surface of the hard disk HD. Extending and having a cover length HC. For further extension, the cover body 21 is oppositely extended from the top side of one of the frame bodies 22 to the negative normal vector of the upper surface of one of the hard disks HD and beyond the bottom outer side of the cover body 21 (not shown) In the same way, the cover length HC still needs to exceed one tenth of the hard disk thickness HT.

In some special cases, for example, the frame body 22 and the hard disk HD have a suspension structure to make the hard disk HD and the inner side of the bottom of the frame 22 When the separation is larger than the previous design, the creation further adds the distance of the gap to the hard disk thickness HT to calculate that the cover length HC exceeds ten of its weight, as shown in Figure 4C. At this time, the hard disk thickness HT version is interpreted as any point on the other surface of the hard disk HD facing the inner side of the bottom of the hard disk extraction frame 20 and the inner side of the bottom of the hard disk extraction frame 20. The absolute value of the maximum vertical distance. It should be noted that the aforementioned hard disk HD and hard disk extracting frame 20 may also be a hard disk HD such as an SSD and a load bearing component thereof, and the hard disk HD and the hard disk extracting frame 20 of the present invention have an internal rotating mechanism. The 3.5 inch or 2.5 hard disk HD and its hard disk extraction frame 20, the effect will be more obvious, but this creation does not limit this, in addition, the above figures are all a known 3.5-inch hard disk HD, consider it as a custom, so this creation will not repeat its structure. Moreover, if necessary, the hard disk thickness HT direction means that when the flat surface is laid flat on a flat surface, the flat surface and the hard disk HD face the other surface of the flat surface at any point of the normal vector direction of the flat surface. Minimum absolute distance.

In addition, in this example, when the respective hard disk extracting frames 20 are used in combination with each other, the respective hard disk extracting frames 20 are arranged in an array direction D1. In this example, the arrangement direction D1 and the flow direction D2 of the fluid are perpendicular to each other. However, the creation is not limited to each other. Depending on the design, the direction of extension is roughly the same or horizontal to the flow direction D2. In application, the minimum absolute distance between any point on the cover 21 between the individual hard disk extraction frames 20 is less than one centimeter. In the ideal case, the distance is about 2 mm or less.

Thereby, the hard disk extraction rack set 2 is formed by the arrangement of the cover 21 at the top of the hard disk extraction frame 20 to form the aforementioned barrier C, so that the space where the barrier C is disposed is substantially It is divided into an upper flow path T1 and a lower flow path T2. It should be noted that the barrier C of the present invention is limited to the space under the barrier C, and the portion not covered by the barrier is not asked. In addition, in the case 1 of the present invention, it is not limited to having a single barrier C or a hard disk extraction frame set 2. According to the needs, the box 1 of the present invention may include a plurality of mutually independent barriers C or hard disk extraction rack sets 2, and the mutual arrangement between the barriers C and the hard disk extraction rack sets 2 It is not the main technical feature of this creation, so it will not be repeated. It should be noted that the hard disk extracting frame 20 of the present invention can support a hot plug function and be designed as a horizontal or continuous drawing.

In summary, the hard disk array system of the present invention defines an internal sub-flow path from the inside of the chassis by a barrier structure disposed at the top of the hard disk extracting frame, so that the internal fluid pressure will not be affected by the chassis. The opening of the upper cover is lost, which solves the problem that the prior art has a significant loss of internal pressure due to the opening of the cover.

The features and spirit of the present invention are more clearly described in the above detailed description of the preferred embodiments, and the scope of the present invention is not limited by the preferred embodiments disclosed herein. On the contrary, it is intended to cover all kinds of changes and equivalences within the scope of the patent application to which the present invention is intended. Therefore, the scope of the patent application filed by this creation should be interpreted broadly based on the above description so that it covers all possible changes and arrangements of equivalence.

S‧‧‧hard disk array system

1‧‧‧ cabinet

2‧‧‧ Hard disk extraction rack set

3‧‧‧ Fluid Drive

11‧‧‧Opening

12‧‧‧ inlet

13‧‧‧ gas outlet

14‧‧‧ accommodating space

20‧‧‧ Hard disk extraction rack

21‧‧‧ cover

22‧‧‧ ‧ frame

HD‧‧‧ hard disk

HC‧‧‧ cover length

HT‧‧‧ hard disk thickness

T1‧‧‧Upper runner

T2‧‧‧ lower runner

D1‧‧‧Arranged direction

D2‧‧‧ Flow direction

C‧‧‧ barrier

P1‧‧‧fan

P2‧‧‧ electronic components

P3‧‧‧ cover

FIG. 1A and FIG. 1B respectively illustrate schematic diagrams of the air flow of the conventional hard disk array when the upper cover module is not opened and when it is opened.

2A, 2B, and 2C are respectively a side elevational view of one embodiment of the hard disk array system of the present invention and a partial cross-sectional view taken along line X-X of the upper side view.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing a hard disk extraction rack of the present invention in a specific embodiment.

Figure 4A is a side elevational cross-sectional view of the hard disk extractor of the present invention in a specific embodiment.

Figure 4B is a side elevational cross-sectional view of the hard disk extractor of the present invention in another embodiment.

Figure 4C depicts a side elevational cross-sectional view of the hard disk extractor of the present invention in another embodiment.

S‧‧‧hard disk array system

1‧‧‧ cabinet

11‧‧‧Opening

14‧‧‧ accommodating space

21‧‧‧ cover

22‧‧‧ ‧ frame

T1‧‧‧Upper runner

T2‧‧‧ lower runner

C‧‧‧ barrier

Claims (11)

A hard disk array system is applied to a space, comprising: a box body having an accommodating space; and a barrier disposed in the accommodating space to partition a corresponding upper flow path in the accommodating space And the lower flow channel, the barrier is composed of a plurality of cover bodies, and the plurality of cover systems are respectively fixed at the ends of the corresponding ones of the frames, and the plurality of frame systems are respectively disposed in the lower flow channels. A hard disk array system according to claim 1, wherein a unit volume of the lower flow channel is 7 times or more of a unit volume of the upper flow channel. The hard disk array system of claim 1, wherein the box system has the receiving space, an upper opening, an air inlet and an air outlet, the upper opening, the air inlet, and the air outlet. The space is connected to each other through the accommodating space, and the direction in which the air inlet extends in the direction of the air outlet is a flow direction. The hard disk array system of claim 3, further comprising: at least one fluid driver disposed at the air inlet or the air outlet for driving a fluid to flow in the flow direction; At least one hard disk extraction shelf set, the hard disk extraction shelf set includes a plurality of hard disk extraction frames, the plurality of hard disk extraction frames are arranged in an array direction, and the plurality of hard disk extraction frames are separately The cover body is configured to carry a hard disk; and the cover body is disposed at one end of the frame body with respect to the upper opening direction, and the cover system extends toward a thickness of the hard disk of the hard disk and has a Corresponding cover length. A hard disk array system according to claim 4, wherein the cover length is greater than the thickness of the hard disk by more than ten parts. A hard disk array system according to claim 4, wherein the hard disk pumping The minimum absolute distance between the cover of each of the plurality of hard disk extracting frames and the cover of the hard disk extracting frame adjacent thereto is less than one centimeter. The hard disk array system of claim 4, wherein the arrangement direction of the hard disk extraction rack set is perpendicular to the flow direction. The hard disk array system of claim 4, wherein the arrangement direction of the hard disk extraction set is the same as the flow direction. The hard disk array system of claim 4, wherein the cover system is fixed to the frame body and the degree of joint freedom of the joint with respect to the frame body is zero. The hard disk array system of claim 4, wherein the two surfaces of the frame of the hard disk extracting frame corresponding to the thickness of the hard disk have a perforation to allow the fluid to pass through the Two surface circulation. The hard disk array system of claim 4, wherein the cover of the hard disk extraction frame is integrally formed with the frame.