Electronic component and function switching component

Abstract

The present invention discloses an electronic component, which is used to position a cable and includes a circuit board and at least one function switching component. The at least one function switching component includes a cable management rack and a wind shield. The cable management rack is fixed to the circuit board and includes a cable management slot. One side of the wind shield is pivotally connected to the cable management rack and includes a wind shield position and a yield position. When the wind shield is located at the wind shield position, the wind shield is located at one side of the cable management slot and shields the cable management slot so that the at least one function switching component has a wind shield function. When the wind shield is located at the yield position, the wind shield is away from the cable management slot and the cable is used to be positioned in the cable management slot of the cable management rack so that the at least one function switching component has a cable management function.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to an electronic component and a function switching component, in particular to an electronic component and a function switching component comprising a wire management frame and a wind shield. Background Art

[0002] Generally speaking, in order to prevent the cables in the server from contacting the electronic components and affecting the operation of the electronic components, a cable management rack is set in the server to position the cables. In addition, the cable management rack is usually set in the gap between the electronic components and the casing of the server. In servers with higher heat dissipation requirements, in order to make the heat dissipation airflow inside the server more concentrated and improve the heat exchange efficiency between the heat dissipation airflow and the electronic components, some types of servers will omit the cable management rack and fill the gap between the electronic components and the casing with sponge to achieve the effect of wind shielding.

[0003] However, neither the cable management rack nor the sponge can take into account the functions of cable management and wind protection, which requires manufacturers to install different types of components in the gap between electronic components and housings according to different needs, which makes management difficult. Summary of the invention

[0004] The present invention provides an electronic component and a function switching component to take into account the functions of wiring and wind protection.

[0005] The electronic component disclosed in one embodiment of the present invention is used to position a cable and includes a circuit board and at least one function switching component. The at least one function switching component includes a cable management rack and a wind shield. The cable management rack is fixed to the circuit board and includes a cable management slot. One side of the wind shield is pivotally connected to the cable management rack and includes a wind shield position and a yield position. When the wind shield is located at the wind shield position, the wind shield is located at one side of the cable management slot and shields the cable management slot so that the at least one function switching component has a wind shield function. When the wind shield is located at the yield position, the wind shield is away from the cable management slot and the cable is used to be positioned in the cable management slot of the cable management rack so that the at least one function switching component has a cable management function.

[0006] The cable management rack includes a bottom plate, two side plates and two cable management structures. The bottom plate is fixed to the circuit board. The two side plates protrude from a side of the bottom plate away from the circuit board and are spaced apart from each other. The two side plates and the bottom plate together form a cable management groove. The two cable management structures respectively protrude from the two side plates and are at least partially located in the cable management groove. The wind shield is pivotally connected to a side of the two side plates close to the bottom plate and is between the two side plates. When the wind shield is in a yielding position, the two cable management structures are used to position the cables in the cable management groove.

[0007] At least one function switching component further includes two first stop structures and two second stop structures. The two first stop structures respectively protrude from the two side plates and are located between the two side plates. The minimum distance between the two first stop structures is less than the width of the windshield member, so that the two first stop structures are used to prevent the windshield member from moving from the retracted position to the windshield position. The two second stop structures respectively protrude from the two side plates and are located between the two side plates. The minimum distance between the two second stop structures is less than the width of the windshield member, so that the two second stop structures are used to prevent the windshield member from moving from the windshield position to the retracted position.

[0008] It further includes a housing and a memory. The housing includes a bottom plate and two side plates. The two side plates stand on opposite sides of the bottom plate. The circuit board is disposed on the bottom plate, the memory is disposed on the circuit board, and the wire management rack is located in a gap between the memory and one of the side plates adjacent to the memory.

[0009] The number of at least one function switching component is two. The two wire management racks of the two function switching components are respectively located on opposite sides of the gap. The windshield member of one function switching component is pivotally connected to one side of the wire management rack of one function switching component close to the other function switching component, and the windshield member of the other function switching component is pivotally connected to one side of the wire management rack of the other function switching component close to the one function switching component.

[0010] It further includes a first positioning structure and a second positioning structure. The first positioning structure is located on the circuit board, and the second positioning structure is located on the wire management rack. The first positioning structure and the second positioning structure are a positioning post and a positioning hole that are positioned with each other.

[0011] Wherein the first positioning structure is a positioning hole and the second positioning structure is a positioning post.

[0012] The function switching component disclosed in another embodiment of the present invention is used to position a cable and includes a wire management rack and a windshield member. The wire management rack includes a wire management groove. One side of the windshield member is pivotally connected to the wire management rack and includes a windshield position and a retracted position. When the windshield member is in the windshield position, the windshield member is located on one side of the wire management groove and shields the wire management groove, so that the function switching component has a windshield function. When the windshield member is in the retracted position, the windshield member is away from the wire management groove and the cable is used to be positioned in the wire management groove of the wire management rack, so that the function switching component has a wire management function.

[0013] Wherein the wire management rack includes a bottom plate, two side plates and two wire management structures. The two side plates protrude from one side of the bottom plate and are spaced apart from each other. The two side plates and the bottom plate together form the wire management groove. The two wire management structures respectively protrude from the two side plates and are at least partially located in the wire management groove. The windshield member is pivotally connected to one side of the two side plates close to the bottom plate and is located between the two side plates. When the windshield member is in the retracted position, the two wire management structures are used to position the cable in the wire management groove.

[0014] Further included are two first stop structures and two second stop structures. The two first stop structures respectively protrude from the two side plates and are located between the two side plates. The minimum distance between the two first stop structures is less than the width of the wind shield, such that the two first stop structures are used to prevent the wind shield from moving from the retracted position to the wind shielding position. The two second stop structures respectively protrude from the two side plates and are located between the two side plates. The minimum distance between the two second stop structures is less than the width of the wind shield, such that the two second stop structures are used to prevent the wind shield from moving from the wind shielding position to the retracted position.

[0015] According to the electronic component and the function switching component disclosed in the above embodiment, by pivotally connecting the wind shield to the cable management rack, when the wind shield is in the wind shielding position, it will shield the cable slot, enabling the function switching component to have a wind shielding function. Moreover, when the wind shield is in the retracted position, the wind shield will be away from the cable slot and the cable will be positioned in the cable slot, enabling the function switching component to have a cable management function. Therefore, the function switching component can take into account both the cable management and wind shielding functions, thereby making the electronic device provided with the electronic component or the function switching component according to the above embodiment easier to manage. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] Figure 1 A perspective view of an electronic component according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0017] Figure 2 is Figure 1 A partially enlarged top view of the electronic component in

[0018] Figure 3 is Figure 1 A partially enlarged exploded view of the electronic component in

[0019] Figure 4 is Figure 1 A perspective view of the wind shield of the function switching component of the electronic component in

[0020] Figure 5 is Figure 1 A perspective view of the wind shield of the function switching component of the electronic component in the wind shielding position.

[0021] SYMBOLS AND NOTATIONS:

[0022] 10… Electronic component

[0023] 100… Housing

[0024] 101… Bottom plate

[0025] 102… Side plate

[0026] 200… Circuit board

[0027] 300… Memory

[0028] 400…Function switching component

[0029] 401…Wire management rack

[0030] 402…Windshield

[0031] 403…First stop structure

[0032] 404…Second stop structure

[0033] 410…Bottom plate

[0034] 420…Side plate

[0035] 430…Wire management structure

[0036] 440…Screw

[0037] 450…Wire management groove

[0038] 500…First positioning structure

[0039] 600…Second positioning structure

[0040] G…Gap

[0041] W…Width

[0042] D1…Minimum distance

[0043] D2…Minimum distance

[0044] 20…Cable Detailed implementation manner

[0045] The following details the detailed features and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention in the implementation manner. The content is sufficient for any person with ordinary knowledge in the field to understand the technical content of the embodiments of the present invention and implement it accordingly. And according to the content disclosed in this specification, the claims and the drawings, any person with ordinary knowledge in the field can easily understand the relevant purposes and advantages of the present invention. The following embodiments further illustrate the viewpoints of the present invention, but do not limit the scope of the present invention in any way.

[0046] Please refer to Figures 1 to 3 。 Figure 1 It is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of an electronic component according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 2 It is Figure 1 A partial enlarged view of the upper view of the electronic component in Figure 3 It is Figure 1 A partial enlarged view of the exploded view of the electronic component in

[0047] In this embodiment, the electronic component 10 is used to position a cable 20 and includes a housing 100, a circuit board 200, a memory 300, two function switching components 400, two first positioning structures 500, and two second positioning structures 600.

[0048] The housing 100 includes a bottom plate 101 and two side plates 102. The two side plates 102 stand on opposite sides of the bottom plate 101. The circuit board 200 is disposed on the bottom plate 101. The memory 300 is disposed on the circuit board 200.

[0049] In this embodiment, each of the two function switching components 400 includes a wire management rack 401, a wind shield 402, a screw 440, two first stop structures 403, and two second stop structures 404. In this embodiment, each of the wire management racks 401 includes a bottom plate 410, two side plates 420, and two wire management structures 430. The two bottom plates 410 are respectively fixed to the circuit board 200 through two screws 440. In each wire management rack 401, the two side plates 420 protrude from a side of the bottom plate 410 away from the circuit board 200 and are spaced apart from each other. The two side plates 420 and the bottom plate 410 together form a wire management groove 450, and the two wire management structures 430 respectively protrude from the two side plates 420 and are at least partially located in the wire management groove 450. In each function switching component 400, one side of the wind shield 402 is pivotally connected to a side of the two side plates 420 close to the bottom plate 410 and is between the two side plates 420.

[0050] In addition, as Figure 2 shown, the two wire management racks 401 are located in a gap G between the memory 300 and one of the side plates 102 adjacent to the memory 300. And the two wire management racks 401 are respectively located on opposite sides of the gap G. Furthermore, the wind shield 402 of one of the function switching components 400 is pivotally connected to a side of the wire management rack 401 of one of the function switching components 400 close to the other function switching component 400. The wind shield 402 of the other function switching component 400 is pivotally connected to a side of the wire management rack 401 of the other function switching component 400 close to one of the function switching components 400.

[0051] Since the two function switching components 400 include the first stop structures 403 and the second stop structures 404 with similar structures, the following takes one function switching component 400 as an example to illustrate the detailed structures of the two first stop structures 403 and the two second stop structures 404. The two first stop structures 403 respectively protrude from the two side plates 420 and are between the two side plates 420. As Figure 2 shown, the minimum distance D1 between the two first stop structures 403 is less than the width W of the wind shield 402. The two second stop structures 404 respectively protrude from the two side plates 420 and are between the two side plates 420. In addition, as Figure 2As shown, the minimum distance D2 between the second stop structures 404 is less than the width W of the wind deflector 402.

[0052] The first positioning structures 500 are, for example, positioning holes and are located on the circuit board 200. The second positioning structures 600 are, for example, positioning posts and respectively protrude from the bottom plate 410 of the cable management bracket 401 on the side close to the circuit board 200. Moreover, the second positioning structures 600 are respectively positioned in the first positioning structures 500 to position the two cable management brackets 401 on the circuit board 200.

[0053] Please refer to Figure 4 and Figure 5 . Figure 4 is Figure 1 a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the wind deflector of the function switching component of the electronic component in Figure 5 is Figure 1 a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the wind deflector of the function switching component of the electronic component in Figure 4 shown. The wind deflector 402 of the function switching component 400 according to the present invention includes a retracted position (as Figure 5 shown) and a wind blocking position (as

[0054] shown) and can be switched between a state with a cable management function and a state with a wind blocking function. Figure 4 Specifically, as

[0055] shown, when the wind deflector 402 is in the retracted position, the wind deflector 402 is away from the cable management groove 450 and the cable 20 is used to be positioned in the cable management groove 450 of the cable management bracket 401 through the cable management structure 430, so that the function switching component 400 has a cable management function. Moreover, the second stop structures 404 are used to prevent the wind deflector 402 from moving from the wind blocking position to the retracted position. Figure 5 As Figure 2 shown, when the wind deflector 402 is in the wind blocking position, the wind deflector 402 is located on one side of the cable management groove 450 and shields the cable management groove 450, so that the function switching component 400 has a wind blocking function. Specifically, please refer to Figure 5 and

[0056] In other embodiments, the cable management rack may not include a cable management structure, but may directly allow the cables to fit tightly between the two side panels. In other embodiments, the function switching component may not include a first stop structure and a second stop structure. In other embodiments, the cable management rack may be disposed outside the gap between the storage device and the side panel. In other embodiments, the electronic component may only include a single function switching component disposed on one side of the gap. In other embodiments, one of the two function switching components may not include a wind shield. In other embodiments, the first positioning structure may be a positioning column and the second positioning structure may be a positioning hole. In still other embodiments, the electronic component may not include a first positioning structure and a second positioning structure.

[0057] According to the electronic components and function switching components disclosed in the above embodiments, by pivotally connecting the wind shield to the cable management frame, the wind shield will shield the cable management slot when it is in the wind shield position, so that the function switching component has a wind shield function. In addition, when the wind shield is in the yield position, the wind shield will be away from the cable management slot and the cable will be positioned in the cable management slot, so that the function switching component has a cable management function. Therefore, the function switching component can take into account the functions of cable management and wind shielding, thereby making the electronic device equipped with the electronic components or function switching components according to the above embodiments easier to manage.

[0058] In one embodiment of the present invention, the electronic components and function switching components of the present invention can be used in a server. For servers with higher heat dissipation requirements, a wind shielding function can be used to improve heat exchange efficiency, making the server suitable for artificial intelligence (AI) computing and edge computing. It can also be used as a 5G server, a cloud server, or an Internet of Vehicles server.

[0059] Although the present invention is disclosed as above with the aforementioned embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Any person skilled in the art may make some changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, the patent protection scope of the present invention shall be subject to the definition of the claims attached to this specification.

Claims

1. An electronic component for positioning a cable, characterized in that, the electronic component comprises: a circuit board; and at least one function switching component, including a cable organizing rack and a wind blocking member. The cable organizing rack is fixed to the circuit board and includes a cable organizing groove. One side of the wind blocking member is pivotally connected to the cable organizing rack and includes a wind blocking position and a yielding position. When the wind blocking member is in the wind blocking position, the wind blocking member is located on one side of the cable organizing groove and shields the cable organizing groove, so that the at least one function switching component has a wind blocking function. When the wind blocking member is in the yielding position, the wind blocking member is away from the cable organizing groove, and the cable is used to be positioned in the cable organizing groove of the cable organizing rack, so that the at least one function switching component has a cable organizing function; the cable organizing rack includes a bottom plate, two side plates and two cable organizing structures. The bottom plate is fixed to the circuit board. The two side plates protrude from one side of the bottom plate away from the circuit board and are spaced apart from each other. The two side plates and the bottom plate jointly form the cable organizing groove. The two cable organizing structures respectively protrude from the two side plates and are at least partially located in the cable organizing groove. The wind blocking member is pivotally connected to one side of the two side plates close to the bottom plate and is between the two side plates. When the wind blocking member is in the yielding position, the two cable organizing structures are used to position the cable in the cable organizing groove.

2. The electronic component according to claim 1, characterized in that, the at least one function switching component further includes two first stop structures and two second stop structures. The two first stop structures respectively protrude from the two side plates and are between the two side plates. The minimum distance between the two first stop structures is less than the width of the wind blocking member, so that the two first stop structures are used to prevent the wind blocking member from moving from the yielding position to the wind blocking position. The two second stop structures respectively protrude from the two side plates and are between the two side plates. The minimum distance between the two second stop structures is less than the width of the wind blocking member, so that the two second stop structures are used to prevent the wind blocking member from moving from the wind blocking position to the yielding position.

3. The electronic component according to claim 1, characterized in that, it further includes a housing and a memory. The housing includes a bottom plate and two side plates. The two side plates stand on opposite sides of the bottom plate. The circuit board is disposed on the bottom plate. The memory is disposed on the circuit board. The cable organizing rack is located in a gap between the memory and one of the side plates adjacent to the memory.

4. The electronic component according to claim 3, characterized in that, the number of the at least one function switching component is two. The two cable organizing racks of the two function switching components are respectively located on opposite sides of the gap. The wind blocking member of one of the function switching components is pivotally connected to one side of the cable organizing rack of one of the function switching components close to the other function switching component. The wind blocking member of the other function switching component is pivotally connected to one side of the cable organizing rack of the other function switching component close to one of the function switching components.

5. The electronic component as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that, it further comprises a first positioning structure and a second positioning structure. The first positioning structure is located on the circuit board, and the second positioning structure is located on the wire management rack. The first positioning structure and the second positioning structure are a positioning post and a positioning hole that are positioned with each other.

6. The electronic component as claimed in claim 5, characterized in that, wherein the first positioning structure is a positioning hole and the second positioning structure is a positioning post.

7. A function switching component for positioning a cable, characterized in that, the function switching component comprises: a wire management rack including a wire management groove; and a wind shield. One side of the wind shield is pivotally connected to the wire management rack and includes a wind shielding position and a yielding position. When the wind shield is in the wind shielding position, the wind shield is located on one side of the wire management groove and shields the wire management groove so that the function switching component has a wind shielding function. When the wind shield is in the yielding position, the wind shield is away from the wire management groove and the cable is used to be positioned in the wire management groove of the wire management rack so that the function switching component has a wire management function; wherein the wire management rack comprises a bottom plate, two side plates and two wire management structures. The two side plates protrude from one side of the bottom plate and are spaced apart from each other. The two side plates and the bottom plate together form the wire management groove. The two wire management structures respectively protrude from the two side plates and are at least partially located in the wire management groove. The wind shield is pivotally connected to one side of the two side plates close to the bottom plate and is between the two side plates. When the wind shield is in the yielding position, the two wire management structures are used to position the cable in the wire management groove.

8. The function switching component as claimed in claim 7, characterized in that, it further comprises two first stop structures and two second stop structures. The two first stop structures respectively protrude from the two side plates and are between the two side plates. The minimum distance between the two first stop structures is less than the width of the wind shield so that the two first stop structures are used to prevent the wind shield from moving from the yielding position to the wind shielding position. The two second stop structures respectively protrude from the two side plates and are between the two side plates. The minimum distance between the two second stop structures is less than the width of the wind shield so that the two second stop structures are used to prevent the wind shield from moving from the wind shielding position to the yielding position.

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