WO2021223767A1 - Fan mounting assembly and server room air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

A fan mounting assembly, comprising a base (1), a fan assembly (2), and a limiting piece, the base (1) being provided with top-down communication opening (11), and the fan assembly (2) comprising a fan seat (22) and a fan (21) fixed on the fan seat (22), two opposing ends of the fan seat (22) being rotatingly mated with the base (1) so as to allow the fan assembly (2) to turn between a first position above the opening (11) and a second position below the opening (11). A wire gap (A) allowing a fan cable (3) to pass through is formed between the fan seat (22) and the base (1). The first limiting piece is arranged on the fan seat (22) and, by means of abutting the base (1), causes the fan assembly (2) when located at the first position to turn from the side away from the wire gap (A) towards the second position. Further provided is a server room air conditioner comprising the fan mounting assembly. The invention solves the technical problems in fan mounting structures in server room air conditioners of large occupied space in server racks, low security during mounting, and fan cables being easily broken.

Description

Fan installation component and machine room air conditioner Technical field

The utility model relates to the technical field of air conditioners, in particular to a fan installation assembly and a machine room air conditioner.

Background technique

At present, computer room air conditioners usually install the fan under the cabinet. The fan adopts the working mode of upper air inlet and lower air outlet to guide the air to below the floor of the computer room, which can reduce wind resistance and improve air supply efficiency. Therefore, the application is more widely.

Installing the fan under the cabinet will bring a lot of inconvenience to the packaging and transportation of the whole machine. For this reason, the solution given in the related technology is: place the fan assembly on the inside of the cabinet before packaging and transportation, and one end of the fan assembly Rotate and connect with the base of the cabinet. When installing on site, turn the fan assembly down 90°, so that the fan assembly is turned down from the inside of the cabinet to the bottom of the cabinet.

However, the fan components placed on the side will occupy more storage space in the height direction. When turning over, more avoidance space needs to be reserved. In addition, due to the large weight of the fan components, only one end of the fan components is connected to the The base of the cabinet is connected to a certain safety risk when turning the fan, especially during the turning process, it is easy to damage the cable of the fan and cause the equipment to be unusable.

technical problem

One of the objectives of the present invention is to provide a fan installation assembly to solve the problem that the fan assembly existing in the fan installation structure of the existing machine room air conditioner occupies a lot of space inside the cabinet, the safety of the installation process is low, and the fan cable is easily damaged. technical problem.

Technical solutions

In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the fan installation assembly provided by the present invention adopts the following technical solutions to achieve:

A fan installation assembly is characterized in that it comprises:

The base is provided with openings through up and down;

A fan assembly, the fan assembly includes:

A fan base, opposite ends of the fan base are rotatably matched with the base;

A fan, the fan being fixedly arranged on the fan base; and

A wiring gap, the wiring gap is formed between the fan base and the base, and the fan cable passes through the wiring gap;

with

The first limiting member is arranged on the fan base, and the first limiting member abuts against the base so that the fan assembly in the first position is turned down from the side away from the wiring gap to Second position

Wherein, when the fan assembly is located at the first position, the fan assembly is located above the opening, and when the fan assembly is located at the second position, the fan assembly is located below the opening.

Further, the base is provided with sliding rails located at opposite ends of the opening; the opposite ends of the fan base are provided with coaxially arranged rotating shafts, and the rotating shafts overlap the sliding rails.

Further, the first limiting member includes:

The limit shafts are arranged at opposite ends of the fan base and are respectively located between the rotating shaft and the wire routing gap, and the limit shafts are overlapped with the slide rails.

Further, the fan installation assembly includes:

The second limiting member is detachably connected to the base and/or the fan base.

Further, the second limiting member includes:

A limit beam, the limit beam is pressed on opposite ends of the fan base, one end of the limit beam in the length direction is inserted into the base, and the other end of the limit beam in the length direction is screwed Connected to the base.

Further, the limit beam is a channel steel structure, the bottom plate of the limit beam is provided with a first screw hole, and the side plate of the limit beam is provided with a binding hole.

Further, the fan installation assembly further includes:

The windshield is detachably connected to the base and/or the fan base and/or the limit beam, and is used to block the wire routing gap.

Further, both ends of the windshield beam in the longitudinal direction are respectively connected with the limiting beam by screws.

Further, both ends in the length direction of the windshield are respectively provided with end plates, and the end plates are screwed to connect the side plates of the limit beam; or the side plates of the limit beam are provided with flanges, so The flanged screws are connected to the windshield.

The second purpose of the present invention is to provide a computer room air conditioner to solve the technical problems that the fan components of the existing computer room air conditioner occupy more space inside the cabinet during installation, the safety of the installation process is low, and the fan cables are easily damaged.

In order to achieve the above objective, the computer room air conditioner provided by the present invention includes the fan installation assembly as described above.

Beneficial effect

Compared with the prior art, the advantages and beneficial effects of the utility model are:

The utility model utilizes the opposite ends of the fan base to rotate and cooperate with the base, so that the fan assembly can pass through the opening and flip between the first position above the opening and the second position below the opening. Before the product leaves the factory, the fan can be turned The components are fixed in the first position to facilitate packaging and transportation. When installing on site, turn the fan components 180° from the first position to the second position. The installation process is convenient, fast, and labor-saving.

The utility model adopts the rotation matching of the opposite ends of the fan base with the base, on the one hand, the reliability of the connection between the fan assembly and the base can be improved, and the hidden safety hazard of the fan assembly due to the large weight of the fan assembly when turning over can be avoided; on the other hand, the fan assembly When it is above the opening, it is in an upside-down state. Changing the fan assembly from side to inversion can effectively save the space occupied by the fan assembly above the base, so as to leave more space for other parts.

In addition, the utility model leaves a wiring gap between the fan base and the base for the fan cable to pass through. When the fan assembly is in the first position, the fan cable can extend upward through the wiring gap. It can be wired beforehand, which is conducive to simplifying on-site installation. When installing on site, use the first stopper to abut the base to restrict the fan assembly at the first position from turning down from the side of the wiring gap, so that the fan assembly at the first position moves downward from the side away from the wiring gap. Flip to the second position to prevent winding and pulling of the fan cable and avoid damage to the fan cable during the installation process.

After reading the detailed description of the embodiments of the present invention in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, other features and advantages of the present invention will become clearer.

Description of the drawings

In order to explain the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present utility model more clearly, the following will briefly introduce the drawings that need to be used in the embodiments. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are some embodiments of the present utility model. For those of ordinary skill in the art, without creative work, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings.

Fig. 1 is a perspective schematic diagram of a fan assembly in a fan installation assembly of an embodiment of the present invention when the fan assembly is in a first position;

Fig. 2 is a perspective schematic diagram of the fan assembly in the fan installation assembly in Fig. 1 when the fan assembly is in an overturned state;

3 is a perspective schematic diagram of the fan assembly in the fan installation assembly in FIG. 1 when the fan assembly is in a second position;

4 is a perspective view of a part of the structure of the computer room air conditioner in an embodiment of the present invention;

Description of reference signs:

Base 1; Opening 11; Slide rail 12; Slot 13;

Fan assembly 2; fan 21; fan base 22; rotating shaft 23; limit shaft 24;

Fan cable 3;

Thread gap A;

Limit beam 4; first screw hole 41; lashing hole 42; second screw hole 43;

Windshield 5; third screw hole 51.

Computer room air-conditioning 6.

The best mode of the present invention

In order to make the purpose, technical solutions and advantages of the present utility model clearer, the following will further describe the present utility model in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments.

It should be noted that in the description of the present invention, the terms "upper", "lower", "inner", "outer" and other terms indicating the direction or positional relationship are based on the direction or positional relationship shown in the drawings. This is only for the convenience of description, and does not indicate or imply that the device or element must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation of the present invention. In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are only used for descriptive purposes, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance.

The fan installation assembly provided in the embodiment of the utility model can be applied to the fan installation structure of the air conditioner in the computer room, or other cabinet equipment that needs to be installed under the cabinet by sinking the fan. The fan installation assembly includes a base 1, a fan Component 2.

Referring to Figures 1 to 3, an opening 11 is formed on the base 1 through up and down. The fan assembly 2 includes a fan base 22 and a fan 21 fixed on the fan base 22. In order to realize that the fan assembly 2 passes through the opening 11 in the base The position is switched between the upper and lower sides of 1, the opposite ends of the fan base 22 are rotated and matched with the base 1, so that the fan assembly 2 can pass through the opening 11 in the first position above the opening 11 and the second position below the opening 11. Flip between positions.

Utilizing the opposite ends of the fan base 22 to rotate with the base 1, when the fan assembly 2 is located above the base 1, there is no need to put it on its side. With the same size of the fan assembly 2, the vertical storage can be effectively reduced compared to the side storage method. The occupied storage space, and when the fan assembly 2 is turned from the first position to the second position, compared with the conventional downturning method in which the fan assembly 2 is turned around one end of the fan assembly, less escape space can be used.

The opposite ends of the fan base 22 are rotatably matched with the base 1, which also enables the base 1 to support the opposite ends of the fan base 22, which improves the reliability of the connection between the fan assembly 2 and the base 1, and prevents the fan assembly 2 from turning over. Security risks.

Regarding the specific implementation of the rotation cooperation between the fan base 22 and the base 1, in some embodiments, in order to simplify the turning process to the greatest extent, the rotation connection between the base 1 and the fan base 22 can be realized by the cooperation of the shaft and the shaft hole.

In this embodiment, in order to enable the fan assembly 2 to actively avoid when it is turned over, slide rails 12 at opposite ends of the opening 11 are provided on the base 1, and coaxially arranged at the opposite ends of the fan base 22 The rotating shaft 23 is specifically located in the middle of the opposite ends of the fan base 22. The rotating shaft 23 is overlapped on the sliding rail 12 to ensure that the fan assembly 2 can be turned relative to the base 1 while realizing that the fan assembly 2 can translate relative to the base 1.

As shown in FIG. 2, when a position change is required, by turning and shifting while turning, not only the occupation of the avoidance space can be reduced, but also the opening 11 of a smaller size can be adapted to improve the structural strength of the base 1.

In this embodiment, the fan cable 3 extends from the outlet hole on the fan base 22. When the fan assembly 2 is in the first position, the fan cable 3 extends downward from the fan base 22, so that the fan assembly 2 can be turned over. When reaching the second position, the fan cable 3 can be transformed to extend upward from the fan base 22. In order to facilitate the pre-connection of the fan cable 3, in this embodiment, a wiring gap A for the fan cable 3 to pass through is reserved between the fan base 22 and the base 1. When the fan assembly 2 is in the first position, the fan cable 3 It extends downward from the fan base 22 and extends upward through the wire routing gap A.

Since the fan assembly 2 is turned upside down from the first position to the second position, in order to prevent the installer from winding the fan cable 3 on the fan assembly 2 or pulling the fan cable 3 when the fan assembly 2 is turned over, this The fan mounting assembly in the embodiment of the utility model further includes a first limiting member. The first limiting member is formed on the fan base 22. When the fan assembly 2 is turned from the first position to the second position, the first limiting member abuts against the base 1, so that the fan assembly 2 can only be moved away from the wiring gap A One side is turned down to the second position to restrict the fan assembly 2 from turning in the direction of winding and pulling the fan cable 3, so as to avoid damaging the fan cable 3 passing through the wiring gap A during the turning.

In this embodiment, the first limiting member is specifically a limiting shaft 24 provided at opposite ends of the fan base 22. The limiting shaft 24 is located between the rotating shaft 23 and the routing gap A, and is also overlapped and fitted with the sliding rail 12 When the fan assembly 2 is in the first position or the second position, the limit shaft 24 and the rotating shaft 23 form a multi-point support for the fan assembly 2, which not only helps the base 1 support the fan assembly 2, but also helps the fan assembly 2 to maintain In the first position or the second position.

In some embodiments, in order to ensure that the fan 21 can be reliably maintained in the first position during transportation and in the second position during operation, the fan mounting assembly further includes a second limit for restricting the fan assembly 2 from turning over. Bit pieces. Since the restriction needs to be released when the fan assembly 2 is turned over, the second limiting member can be detachably connected to the base 1 or to the fan base 22, or detachably connected to the base 1 and the fan base 22 respectively.

In this embodiment, in order to improve the limiting effect, the second limiting member is specifically a strip-shaped limiting beam 4. The end is pressed tightly on the base 1. Specifically, one end of the limiting beam 4 in the longitudinal direction is inserted and fitted with the base 1, and the other end of the limiting beam 4 in the longitudinal direction is connected with the base 1 by screws. One end of the limit beam 4 is inserted and fitted with the base 1 to ensure a reliable connection between one end of the limit beam 4 and the base 1, and can simplify the disassembly and assembly of the limit beam 4 and improve the efficiency of disassembly and assembly, see Figure 3 As shown, the base 1 is specifically provided with a slot 13 for inserting and fitting with one end of the limit beam 4.

In this embodiment, the limit beam 4 is specifically a channel steel structure with higher structural strength. The bottom plate of the limit beam 4 is provided with a plurality of first screw holes 41, and the limit beam 4 passes through the first screw holes 41 and the base 1 screws. connect. In order to prevent the base 1 from supporting the fan assembly 2 only through the rotating shaft 23 and the limiting shaft 24, the limiting beam 4 in this embodiment is also screwed to the fan base 22 through the first screw hole 41, that is, the base 1, the fan base 22 The screw connection is realized indirectly through the limit beam 4, which is beneficial to improve the stability of the operation of the fan 21. In order to prevent the fan cable 3 from hanging freely and interfering with other components and affecting the operation of the fan 21, this embodiment also has a plurality of lashing holes 42 for fixing the fan cable 3 on the side plate of the limiting beam 4. 2 When turning to the second position, the fan cable 3 can be tied to the side plate of the limit beam 4 by passing through the binding hole 42 with a cable tie.

In some embodiments, in order to prevent the reserved wiring gap A from affecting the air volume and energy efficiency when the fan 21 is operating, the fan installation assembly further includes a windshield 5 for shielding the wiring gap A. Before packaging and transportation, when the fan cable 3 passes through the wiring gap A, the windshield 5 can be fixed at a position adjacent to the wiring gap A. When turning the fan assembly 2 to the second position, the part of the fan cable 3 located below the base 1 is driven from the side of the routing gap A to the top of the base 1, and the fan assembly 2 translates along the length of the slide rail 12. The windshield beam 5 is used to abut against the fan base 22 and completely cover the wire routing gap A. In order to avoid hindering the overturning, the windshield beam 5 is a detachable part, which can be detachably connected with the base 1 and/or the fan base 22 and/or the limit beam 4 to achieve fixation.

In this embodiment, the windshield 5 is specifically a long strip structure extending along the length of the routing gap A. In order to prevent the installer from missing the windshield 5 before turning the fan assembly 2 over, the windshield 5 is specifically The two ends of the length direction are respectively connected with two limiting beams 4 by screws. When the installer removes the limiting beam 4, it is necessary to remove the windshield beam 5.

In this embodiment, in order to facilitate the installation personnel to vertically remove the screws connected between the windshield 5 and the limiting beam 4, a flange for screw connection to the windshield 5 is formed on the side plate of the limiting beam 4. A second screw hole 43 is provided on the side. Specifically, the windshield 5 is also a channel steel structure. When the windshield 5 is used to cover the routing gap A, the groove of the windshield 5 faces downward, and the windshield 5 covers the flange and is screwed to the flange.

In some embodiments, in order to simplify the structure of the limiting beam 4, the side plates of the limiting beam 4 are directly connected with the windshield beam 5 by screws. The end plate used for screw connection of the side plate of the position beam 4.

Since the installation position of the windshield 5 will be changed before and after the fan assembly 2 is turned over, in the embodiment of the present invention, two third screws can be opened in the length direction of the limit beam 4 or in the width direction of the windshield.孔51. When the fan assembly 2 is in the first position, the windshield 5 is connected between the two limit beams 4 through one of the third screw holes 51, and the wiring gap A is not blocked or only partially blocked; in the fan assembly 2 When turned to the second position, the windshield beam 5 abuts against the fan base 22 and is connected between the two limiting beams 4 through another third screw hole 51.

In this embodiment, specifically, two third screw holes 51 arranged along the width direction of the windshield beam 5 are respectively provided at both ends in the longitudinal direction of the windshield beam 5. When the fan assembly 2 is in the first position, one of the third screw holes 51 is used for the connection between the windshield beam 5 and the limiting beam 4; when the fan assembly 2 is in the first position, the other third screw hole 51 is Used for the connection between the windshield beam 5 and the limit beam 4.

In addition, the present invention also provides an embodiment of the computer room air conditioner 6. As shown in FIG. 4, the computer room air conditioner 6 includes the structural features of the fan installation assembly of any of the above embodiments. When the fan assembly 2 can be turned from the first position above the opening 11 to the second position below the opening 11 through the opening 11, the fan assembly 2 is turned from the inside of the computer room air conditioner 6 to below the computer room air conditioner 6.

The above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present utility model, but not to limit it; although the present utility model has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those of ordinary skill in the art should understand that it can still implement the foregoing The technical solutions recorded in the examples are modified, or some of the technical features are equivalently replaced; and these modifications or replacements do not cause the essence of the corresponding technical solutions to deviate from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention.

Claims (10)

1. A fan installation assembly is characterized in that it comprises:

   The base is provided with openings through up and down;

   A fan assembly, the fan assembly includes:

   A fan base, opposite ends of the fan base are rotatably matched with the base;

   A fan, the fan being fixedly arranged on the fan base; and

   A wiring gap, the wiring gap is formed between the fan base and the base, and the fan cable passes through the wiring gap;

   with

   The first limiting member is provided on the fan base, and abuts against the base so that the fan assembly in the first position is turned down from the side away from the wire routing gap to the second position;

   Wherein, when the fan assembly is located at the first position, the fan assembly is located above the opening, and when the fan assembly is located at the second position, the fan assembly is located below the opening.
2. The fan mounting assembly according to claim 1, wherein the base is provided with slide rails located at opposite ends of the opening; the opposite ends of the fan base are provided with coaxially arranged rotating shafts, and the rotating shafts Overlap with the slide rail.
3. The fan installation assembly according to claim 2, wherein the first limiting member comprises:

   The limit shafts are arranged at opposite ends of the fan base and are respectively located between the rotating shaft and the wire routing gap, and the limit shafts are overlapped with the slide rails.
4. The fan installation assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that it comprises:

   The second limiting member is detachably connected to the base and/or the fan base.
5. The fan installation assembly of claim 4, wherein the second limiting member comprises:

   A limit beam, the limit beam is pressed on opposite ends of the fan base, one end of the limit beam in the length direction is inserted into the base, and the other end of the limit beam in the length direction is screwed Connected to the base.
6. The fan installation assembly of claim 5, wherein the limit beam is a channel steel structure, the bottom plate of the limit beam is provided with a first screw hole, and the side plate of the limit beam is provided with a binding hole.
7. The fan installation assembly of claim 6, further comprising:

   The windshield is detachably connected to the base and/or the fan base and/or the limit beam, and is used to block the wire routing gap.
8. The fan installation assembly according to claim 7, wherein the two ends of the windshield beam in the longitudinal direction are respectively connected with the limiting beam by screws.
9. The fan installation assembly according to claim 8, wherein the two ends of the windshield in the longitudinal direction are respectively provided with end plates, and the end plates are screwed to connect the side plates of the limiting beam; or The side plates of the limiting beam are provided with flanges, and the flange screws are connected to the windshield.
10. An air conditioner for a computer room, characterized by comprising the fan mounting assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 9.