TWM467905U - A hot plug swapping system - Google Patents

Abstract

The present creation discloses a hot plug swapping system, more specifically, the present creation discloses a system having a single hand operated, hidden latch mechanism. One of the main features of the present creation is that the casing thereof, the casing comprises a separating board having a guiding grove. Furthermore, the another main feature of the present creation is the hidden latch mechanism which is not disposed onto the control panel thereof.

Description

Hot swapping system

This creative department exposes a hot swapping system. More specifically, the present invention discloses a hot swapping system that can be operated with one hand and has a hidden snap.

In recent years, in many electronic systems, the modularization of some components has been a technical research in the conventional art. Generally, the hot swapping and replacing system generally has a handle and a latch. If the user wants to take out each hot plugging device in the system separately, the user will need to open the exposed buckle first to release the locked state, and then use the handle to pull it out. However, when the design is applied, the user takes care of the efficiency and uses both hands to open the buckle and hold the handle separately, which is inconvenient to use.

Accordingly, how to develop a one-handed exchange system is the development direction of the industry.

In order to fix and loosen the target device to the base, it must have a fixing member for pre-effect, such as a button or a buckle (LATCH) mechanism. However, in the development of the aforementioned system, the applicant unexpectedly discovered that in the existing heat exchange system, regardless of its fixing member, the mechanism for controlling the fixing member must be exposed from the control panel to allow it to be seen by the user. For the user to press or extract.

However, the applicant subverts the aforementioned design principles and instead conceals the control panel at the surface of the internal direction of the target device, so that the user can still loosen and withdraw the target device when necessary. To put it simply, this creation installs a clip fastener that controls the fixed state of the device inside the chassis so that it is not exposed from its panel. In order to make the application smoother, the creation of the partition is provided with a guiding groove for the user to use the one-handed device along the guiding groove after pressing the buckle and releasing the target device from the partition. Take out.

In summary, this creation will propose a hot-swap and exchange system that can be operated with one hand and integrated with handles and buckles, so that the user can easily release and replace the lock with one hand. And installation, at the same time, because the buckle is a hidden design, the user will not be injured by its acute angle, it is a rare creation.

1‧‧‧Swapping system

10‧‧‧Chassis

11‧‧‧Baffle

111‧‧‧ side edge

112‧‧‧Press perforation

113‧‧‧Resistance depression

114‧‧‧ Guide slot

20‧‧‧Electronic device, A device

21‧‧‧Shrap group

211‧‧‧Resist parts

212‧‧‧Resistance parts

213‧‧‧ tablets

214‧‧‧ fixed end

22‧‧‧ device cover

221‧‧‧ first perforation

222‧‧‧Second perforation

A‧‧‧A space

A1‧‧‧A exports

B‧‧‧B space

B1‧‧‧B export

S1‧‧‧ free state

S2‧‧‧Locked state

F‧‧‧force in the vertical direction

FIG. 1A and FIG. 1B are diagrams showing the drawing system of the present invention in a free state and a locked state in a specific embodiment.

2A to 2B are schematic diagrams showing the locked state and the free state of the hot swappable system of the present invention in a specific embodiment.

Figure 2C is a schematic diagram showing the state of use of the hot swappable system of the present invention in a specific embodiment.

FIG. 3A to FIG. 3C are diagrams showing the three different angles of the combination of the device cover and the elastic assembly of the hot plug device of the present invention in three different angles.

Figure 4 is a schematic diagram showing the locked state of the device A in the hot swappable system of the present invention in another embodiment.

In order to solve the aforementioned problems, the present invention proposes an improved hot swap system 1. In short, this creation has two characteristics compared with the prior art, one is the position where the buckle is placed; the other is the guide groove corresponding to the buckle. Please refer to FIG. 1A and FIG. 1B. FIG. 1A and FIG. 1B are schematic diagrams showing the drawing system of the present invention in a free state and a locked state. As can be seen from the figure, the system 1 of the present invention is composed of only one casing 10 and one electronic device 20 in the most simplified manner. In this example, the swapping system 1 of the present creation is a server, the casing 10 refers to the casing 10 of the server, and the electronic device refers to any electronic device that supports hot plugging technology, such as hard Devices such as dishes, fans, transformers, and motherboards, or a combination thereof.

In addition, as can be seen from the figure, the space in the casing 10 of the present invention is partitioned by a partition 11 into a space A and a space B. A space A and space B are respectively used to accommodate any of the aforementioned electronic devices as the device A and the device B, and the same side of the space A and the space B respectively have an inlet and outlet as one The A outlet A1 and the B outlet B1 are used for the aforementioned electronic devices to enter and exit. At the same time, the partition 11 has a side edge 111 with respect to the inlet and outlet.

In addition, the partition 11 has a side edge 111, at least one pressing through hole 112, at least one resisting recess 113, and a guiding groove 114. The side edge 111 is formed on the partition plate 11 with respect to the inlet and outlet. The guide groove 114 and the pressing through hole 112 are connected to each other and penetrate both sides of the partition plate 11 to connect the space A and the B space B to each other, and the recessed recess 113 The groove 11 is recessed from the surface of the space A to the space B of the space A. The guide groove 114 connects the pressing hole 112 and the side edge 111 to connect the hole and the side edge 111 to each other. The U-shaped perforation as depicted in the figure is a combination of the guide groove 114 and the pressing perforation 112. In this example, the blocking recess 113 is a through hole penetrating the space A and the space B, but the creation is not limited to the perforation, and the surface of the partition 11 is recessed from the surface of the space A to the space B. The recessed structure formed by the protrusions is considered to be the aforementioned resistive recess 113. Need to mention The position of the pressing hole 112 and the blocking recess 113 will be changed and adjusted by the design of the device 20.

On the other hand, in this example, the device A 20 is a transformer module with a connection interface and supporting hot swapping. Among them, the nail unit 20 has a device cover 22 and a spring group 21 disposed inside. The device cover 22 has a plurality of first through holes 221 and second through holes 222 of the surface of the penetrating device cover 22, but it is not limited to a plurality of designs. In some designs, it also has a single number. A through hole 221 and a second through hole 222. The nature of the B device (not shown in the figure) is similar to that of the device A, and therefore will not be described.

Further, a shrapnel group 21 is attached to the inner side of the device cover 22. In this example, the shrapnel group 21 has two ends, one end is fixed to the inner side surface of the device cover 22 by a fixing means such as welding or screw to be a device cover 22, and the other end is in a press perforation. 112 and one end of the blocking recess 113. In the present embodiment, the other end of the device cover 22 has a pressing member 211 and a blocking member 212 respectively corresponding to the first through hole 221 and the second through hole 222. In this example, the pressing member 211 and the blocking member 212 are respectively protruded upward from the surface of the sheet body 213, and the positions thereof correspond to the pressing through holes 112 and to each other. The pressing member 211 and the blocking member 212 on the sheet body 213 penetrate the first through hole 221 and the second through hole 222, respectively, and expose the outer surface of the device cover 22 . Meanwhile, in this example, the pressing member 211 is disposed between the blocking member 212 and the device cover 22. However, the present invention is not limited thereto. When necessary, the blocking member 212 is disposed between the pressing member 211 and the device cover 22, as illustrated in FIG. In this example, the thickness of the blocking member 212 of the sheet body 213 is smaller than the sum of the thicknesses of the device cover 22 and the partition plate 11, but the creation is not limited thereto.

In the application, the hot plugging system 1 of the creation is roughly divided into a free State S1 and a closed state S2. Please refer to FIG. 2A to FIG. 2B. FIG. 2A to FIG. 2B respectively illustrate partial cross-sectional views of the locked state S2 and the free state S1 of the hot swappable system 1 of the present invention. It can be seen that, in the locked state, the blocking member 212 of the shrapnel group 21 of the nail device 20 is embedded in the resisting recess 113 to limit the relative position of one of the casing 10 and the armor 20 in the horizontal direction. The pressing member 211 of the device 20 is exposed from the pressing through hole 112 to the B space B.

In the application, if the user wants to remove the device A in the space A from the user, the user needs to first extract the device B in the space B from the space B, so that the user can borrow the finger. The B space B is pressed against the through hole 112 to apply a vertical force to the pressing member 211 to drive the blocking member 212, thereby elastically deforming the force F of the sheet 213 in the vertical direction thereof so that the blocking member 212 interlocked therewith The blocking recess 113 is disengaged to switch its self-latching state S2 to the free state S1. At the same time, the user must simultaneously apply a vertical direction force F to the armor 20 of the replacement system 1 to move in a horizontal direction with the casing 10. Further, the user must continuously press the pressing member 211. The nail unit 20 is horizontally moved from the side edge 111 along the guide groove 114 to be taken out, as shown in FIG. 2C.

Incidentally, the manner in which the drawings A and B are designed to clearly reveal the relative positions of the components, but when applied, the space A is above the space B, that is, Let the user

In order to more clearly describe the creation, a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the combination of the device cover 22 and the elastic assembly 21 at three different angles is drawn in a true scale, as depicted in FIG. 3A to FIG. . Since the positions of the pressing through hole 112, the resisting recess 113, and the guide groove 114 of the partition plate 11 correspond to the device cover 22 and the elastic piece, they will not be described again and will be omitted. It should be emphasized that the drawings of Figure 3A to Figure 3C of this creation are drawn according to the true scale, so the components in the figure Details such as shape, location, size, relative relationship, etc. shall be considered part of the specification of this creation and shall be used as a follow-up amendment to the specification.

In summary, the present invention proposes a hot-swap exchange system that can be operated with one hand and has an inward-looking fastener, so that the user can easily release the lock and replace it with one hand. Installation, at the same time, because the buckle is a hidden design, the user will not be injured by its acute angle, it is a rare creation.

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.

1‧‧‧Swapping system

10‧‧‧Chassis

11‧‧‧Baffle

111‧‧‧ side edge

112‧‧‧Press perforation

113‧‧‧Resistance depression

114‧‧‧ Guide slot

20‧‧‧Electronic device, A device

212‧‧‧Resistance parts

S2‧‧‧Locked state

Claims (9)

A hot-swap exchange system includes: a casing, including a partition, the partition is disposed inside the casing to partition a space and a space in the interior of the casing, the space And one side of the B space has an outlet and an outlet, respectively, the partition has a side edge, at least one pressing through hole, at least one blocking recess and a guiding groove, wherein the side edge is formed on the side The guide groove and the pressing perforation are connected to each other and penetrate the two sides of the partition to connect the space and the space to each other, and the resistance recess is opposite to the partition The surface of the space is recessed toward the other surface, the guiding groove is connected to the pressing through hole and the side edge to connect the through hole and the side edge; and the armor device comprises a spring piece group, the elastic piece group having a pressing member and a blocking member, wherein the blocking member is interlocked with the pressing member; wherein the pumping system has a free state and a locked state, and in the free state, the armor device is disposed in the armor space In and with the shell Moving to each other, in the locked state, the blocking component of the shrapnel of the armor device is embedded in the blocking recess to limit the horizontal movement of the casing and the armor device, and the armor device The pressing member is exposed from the pressing through hole to the B space. In application, a user receives a pressing force from the B through the pressing hole to apply a vertical force to the pressing member to drive the blocking member. The blocking member is disengaged from the blocking recess and the switching system is switched from the locked state to the free state, so that the user can pull the device in the horizontal direction via the side edge. cabinet. The system of claim 1, wherein the device further comprises a device cover, the device cover having at least one first through hole and a second through hole for respectively providing the elastic piece The pressing member and the blocking member are embedded in the group. When the replacing system is in the locked state, the pressing member and the blocking member in the elastic group protrude from the surface of the device cover. The swapping system of claim 1, wherein the shrapnel group includes one a sheet body, the pressing member and the blocking member, the pressing member and the blocking member are simultaneously disposed on a surface of the sheet body opposite to the partition plate, and the sheet body has a fixing with respect to one end of the pressing member The fixed end is fixed to one of the device covers of the armor device. When the pressing member receives a vertical force, the pressing member and the blocking member move in the direction of the vertical force to cause the punching and the punching The blocking recess is detached. The pumping system of claim 3, wherein the pressing member is disposed between the blocking member and the fixed end. The pumping system of claim 3, wherein the blocking member is disposed between the pressing member and the fixed end. The system of claim 3, wherein the thickness of the blocking member of the sheet is less than a sum of thicknesses of the device cover and the spacer. The pumping system of claim 1, wherein the channel extends in the horizontal direction. The pumping system of claim 1, wherein the blocking recess is a perforation. The pumping system of claim 1, wherein the space is located above the space B.