A connecting mechanism, mounting assembly and cabinet

Abstract

The application discloses a connecting mechanism, an installation assembly and a cabinet. The connecting mechanism is used for connecting a cabinet body and an installation module. The connecting mechanism comprises connecting pieces and elastic pieces. Each connecting piece is provided with a fixed part and a connecting part. The fixed part is fixedly connected to the installation module. The connecting part is provided with a handle and is adapted to rotate around a first axis perpendicular to a second direction between a first position and a second position. In the first position, the connecting part is adapted to abut against a front surface of the cabinet body and is fixedly connected thereto. In the second position, the handle is adapted to pull the installation module. The elastic piece is adapted to keep the handle in the second position. The installation assembly comprises the installation module and the connecting mechanism. The cabinet comprises the cabinet body and the installation assembly. The connecting mechanism, the installation assembly and the cabinet can make full use of the internal space of the cabinet body, reduce the floor area of the cabinet body, conveniently maintain the installation module, reserve more device placing space on the front surface of the installation module, and make the whole more beautiful. The application is especially suitable for compact installation modules and cabinet bodies.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the field of module installation, in particular to a connecting mechanism, an installation assembly and a cabinet. BACKGROUND

[0002] The cabinet generally comprises a cabinet body and a plurality of installation modules accommodated in the cabinet body, the cabinet body is built by columns and beams, a plurality of installation channels are formed in the cabinet body, and the installation modules are slidably arranged in the installation channels. The installation modules are usually provided with lugs on both sides, and the installation modules are fixed relative to the cabinet body by abutting and locking the lugs with the front surface of the columns during installation. In addition, a handle is usually arranged on the front side of the installation module to facilitate pulling out the installation module during maintenance. For some cabinets provided with a rotatable movable door on the front side of the cabinet body, in order to avoid interference between the handle and the movable door, the handle on the front side of the installation module cannot protrude out of the installation channel, so that the depth space of the cabinet body is usually large, which not only wastes space but also increases the floor area. In addition, due to the large thickness of the movable door, the part near the door shaft will protrude inward when the movable door is opened, and the installation module will interfere with the movable door when pulled out. Therefore, the movable door needs to be disassembled during maintenance of the installation module, which increases the difficulty of maintenance, or the width of the cabinet body is increased, so that the movable door and the lug are spaced apart in the width direction to avoid interference with the lug. However, this arrangement increases the width of the cabinet body, which increases the floor area, and the disadvantage of large floor area is more obvious when multiple cabinets are used side by side. SUMMARY

[0003] The present application aims to overcome the above-mentioned defects or problems in the background art, and provides a connecting mechanism, an installation assembly and a cabinet, which can make full use of the internal space of the cabinet body and reduce the floor area of the cabinet body. The maintenance of the installation module is convenient, and more device placement space can be reserved on the front side of the installation module. The whole is more beautiful, and is especially suitable for compact installation modules and cabinet bodies.

[0004] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the present application adopts the following technical solutions:

[0005] Technical solution one, a connecting mechanism for connecting a cabinet body extending along a first direction and an installation module slidably arranged in an installation channel of the cabinet body along a second direction, the connecting mechanism comprising at least two connecting members spaced apart along a third direction, each connecting member being provided with a fixed part and a connecting part, each fixed part being fixedly connected to the installation module, the connecting part being provided with a handle and being adapted to rotate relative to the fixed part about a first axis perpendicular to the second direction between a first position and a second position; in the first position, the connecting part is adapted to abut against and be fixedly connected to the front surface of the cabinet body; in the second position, the handle is adapted to pull the installation module; and an elastic member, the number of which is equal to the number of connecting members and corresponds one by one, the elastic member being adapted to keep the handle in the second position; the first direction, the second direction and the third direction are orthogonal.

[0006] Based on technical solution one, technical solution two is further provided, in which the first axis extends along a first direction; and each side of the mounting module along a third direction is fixedly connected with at least one fixing part.

[0007] Based on technical solution two, technical solution three is further provided, in which the connecting part is provided with a through hole suitable for fingers to pass through and a connecting hole suitable for being locked with a front surface of the cabinet body, a contact surface suitable for fingers to contact is formed in the through hole, and the through hole forms the handle.

[0008] Based on technical solution three, technical solution four is further provided, in which a plurality of arc-shaped grooves are formed on the contact surface and are adjacently arranged along the first direction.

[0009] Based on technical solution three or four, technical solution five is further provided, in which the fixing part and the connecting part are both plate-shaped; the elastic member is a torsion spring; and in the second position, the fixing part and the connecting part are located on the same plane perpendicular to the third direction.

[0010] Technical solution six, the application further provides a mounting assembly, which comprises a mounting module extending along a second direction and the connecting mechanism according to any one of technical solutions one to five, and each fixing part is fixedly connected to the mounting module.

[0011] Technical solution seven, the application further provides a cabinet, which comprises a cabinet body and the mounting assembly according to technical solution six, the cabinet body is provided with a plurality of mounting channels extending along the second direction along the first direction, and the mounting module is slidingly arranged in the mounting channel along the second direction.

[0012] Based on technical solution seven, technical solution eight is further provided, which further comprises a movable door; the cabinet body is provided with a first stand extending along the first direction, the first stand is provided with a contact surface and a mounting surface which are parallel to each other and perpendicular to the second direction, the contact surface is suitable for the connecting part to contact, and the mounting surface is located on the front side and the outer side of the contact surface; the movable door is rotationally connected with the cabinet body, and the projection of the door shaft of the movable door along the second direction is located on the mounting surface; and the distance between the mounting surface and the contact surface is suitable for the door shaft of the movable door to be located outside the rotation stroke of the connecting part.

[0013] From the above description of the application, the application has the following beneficial effects compared with the prior art:

[0014] 1、 In the first technical solution, when installing the installation module, the installation module is pushed inward into the installation channel until the first axis is substantially flush with the front surface of the cabinet, and then the connecting part is rotated to abut against the front surface of the cabinet and locked with the front surface of the cabinet, and the installation is completed. When the installation module needs to be maintained, the connecting part is disassembled, and the connecting part moves to the second position under the action of the elastic member. At this time, the handle extends out of the installation channel of the cabinet and is suitable for pulling the installation module so that the installation module can be pulled out. It can be seen that the present application creatively combines the commonly used lug and handle in the prior art into one, and the connecting part can be used as a lug for fixing the installation module and the cabinet, or as a handle. The cost is low, and the front surface of the installation module is reserved for more device placement space. In addition, when the movable door is arranged on the front side of the cabinet, the handle no longer protrudes from the front of the installation module, so that the depth space of the cabinet can just accommodate the installation module, without the need to leave a large margin on the front side of the cabinet after accommodating the installation module to avoid interference between the handle and the movable door. In addition, there is no need to increase the width of the cabinet as in the prior art to avoid interference between the movable door and the lug, or to disassemble the movable door before maintenance. It can be seen that the present application not only has low cost, more device placement space on the front of the installation module, and better appearance, but also does not need to increase the depth space and width space of the cabinet, the floor area of the cabinet is small, the space inside the cabinet can be fully utilized, and the maintenance of the installation module is more convenient. Especially when the structure of the installation module is compact and the overall space is small, the advantage is more obvious, thereby facilitating the transportation and maintenance of the device.

[0015] 2、 In the second technical solution, the first axis extends in the first direction, and each side of the installation module in the third direction is fixedly connected with at least one fixing part. Compared with the fixing part located on the side of the installation module in the first direction, the installation module can be locked to the stand of the cabinet through the connecting part, so that the structure of the installation module is more stable after installation, and the connecting part is located on both sides of the cabinet, which is more simple and beautiful.

[0016] 3、 In the third technical solution, the through hole forms a handle, and the through hole forms a contact surface suitable for the fingers to abut. The structure is simple and easy to process, and compared with the L-shaped handle, the fingers are less likely to disengage from the handle when pulling the installation module, making it easier for the operator to apply force.

[0017] 4、 In the fourth technical solution, when the hand is inserted into the through hole to pull the installation module, it directly contacts the contact surface, and a plurality of arc-shaped grooves are formed on the contact surface and arranged adjacent to each other in the first direction, which is more comfortable when pulling.

[0018] 5、In the fifth technical solution, the fixed part and the connecting part are plate-shaped, and the elastic member is a torsion spring; in the second position, the fixed part and the connecting part are located on the same plane, which is simple in structure and easy to realize, and enables the force on the handle to be fully converted into driving force for the forward movement of the installation module; in addition, the plate-shaped structure makes the connecting part occupy less width space of the cabinet, so that the cabinet can still reserve a small width space.

[0019] 6、In the sixth technical solution, the application also provides an installation assembly, which has the same technical advantages as the above technical solutions.

[0020] 7、In the seventh technical solution, the application also provides a cabinet, which has the same technical advantages as the above technical solutions.

[0021] 8、In the eighth technical solution, the stand column is provided with a mounting surface and an abutting surface, and the distance between the mounting surface and the abutting surface is suitable for enabling the movable door to be located outside the rotating stroke of the connecting part; since the mounting surface is located on the front side and the outer side of the abutting surface, the projection of the door shaft of the movable door along the projection in the second direction is located on the mounting surface, so that when the connecting part is in the second position, the connecting part will not interfere with the movable door when moving in the second direction, so that when the installation module is disassembled, the connecting part will not interfere with the movable door, so that the installation module can be pulled out without disassembling the movable door, and the maintenance is more convenient. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0022] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the application, the following briefly introduces the drawings needed to be used in the embodiment description. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are some embodiments of the application, and other drawings can also be obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor.

[0023] Figure 1 is a schematic view of the cabinet of the embodiment of the application;

[0024] Figure 2 is an enlarged schematic view of part A of Figure 1

[0025] Figure 3 is a schematic view of the cabinet hiding the movable door of the embodiment of the application;

[0026] Figure 4 is an enlarged schematic view of part B of Figure 2

[0027] Figure 5 is a schematic view of the installation assembly of the embodiment of the application;

[0028] Figure 6 is a schematic view of one embodiment of the connecting mechanism of the embodiment of the application;

[0029] ​​Figure 7 FIG. 7 is a schematic view of another embodiment of the connecting mechanism of the present application.

[0030] Explanation of the main reference numerals:

[0031] Cabinet 10; mounting channel 11; first upright column 12; abutting surface 121; mounting surface 122; blocking surface 123; mounting assembly 20; mounting module 30; connecting piece 41; fixed part 411; connecting part 412; handle 4121; abutting surface 41211; connecting hole 4122; elastic piece 42; movable door 50. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0032] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are the preferred embodiments of the present application, and should not be regarded as exclusion of other embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor fall within the scope of protection of the present application.

[0033] In the claims, specification, and above drawings of the present application, unless otherwise expressly defined, the terms such as "first", "second", or "third" are used only to distinguish different objects, and are not used to describe a particular order.

[0034] In the claims, specification, and above drawings of the present application, unless otherwise expressly defined, the terms such as "center", "transverse", "longitudinal", "horizontal", "vertical", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "upper", "lower", "front", "back", "left", "right", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", and the like indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation and position relationship shown in the drawings, and are only used for the convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description, and therefore cannot be understood as indicating or implying that the devices or elements referred to must have a particular orientation or be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as limiting the specific protection scope of the present application.

[0035] In the claims, specification, and above drawings of the present application, unless otherwise expressly defined, the terms such as "fixedly connected" or "fixedly connected" should be understood broadly, that is, any connection mode without displacement relationship and relative rotation relationship between the two, that is, it includes non-detachable fixed connection, detachable fixed connection, integration, and fixed connection through other devices or elements.

[0036] In the claims, specification, and above drawings of the present application, the terms such as "include", "have", and their variants are intended to mean "contain but not limited to".

[0037] Reference Figures 1-7 ,Figures 1-7 A cabinet is shown, comprising a cabinet body 10, a mounting assembly 20 and a movable door 50.

[0038] The cabinet body 10 is provided with a plurality of mounting channels 11 extending along a second direction in a first direction. The cabinet body 10 is mainly built by upright columns and cross beams, which is part of the prior art and will not be described here. The movable door 50 is rotationally connected with the cabinet body 10 around a second axis extending along the first direction. In this embodiment, the upright column close to the door axis of the movable door 50 is defined as a first upright column 12, which is in a stepped shape. The first upright column 12 is provided with an abutting surface 121 and a mounting surface 122 parallel to each other and perpendicular to the second direction, which are spaced apart along a third direction. The mounting surface 122 is located on the front side and the outer side of the abutting surface 121. The movable door 50 is rotationally connected with the right side of the cabinet body 10, and the projection of the door axis of the movable door 50 on the second direction is located on the mounting surface 122. The first upright column 12 is further provided with a blocking surface 123 perpendicular to the third direction, the front end and the rear end of which are connected with the mounting surface 122 and the abutting surface 121 respectively. In this embodiment, the upright column on the left side of the cabinet body 10 and the upright column on the right side are mirror-symmetrical.

[0039] Wherein, the first direction, the second direction and the third direction are orthogonal, and specifically to Figures 1-5 The first direction is the vertical direction, the second direction is the front-back direction, and the third direction is the left-right direction.

[0040] Referring to Figure 5 The mounting assembly 20 comprises a mounting module 30 and a connecting mechanism. In this embodiment, the mounting module 30 is fixedly connected with the cabinet body 10 through the connecting mechanism, that is, the connecting mechanism is used to connect the cabinet body 10 and the mounting module 30. The mounting module 30 can be an electrical module such as a UPS module, a battery pack, an energy storage module, etc. in actual application. The salient feature of this embodiment also lies in the design of the connecting mechanism, which will be discussed in detail below.

[0041] Referring to Figures 5-7 The connecting mechanism comprises at least two connecting pieces 41 spaced apart along the third direction and a number of elastic pieces 42 corresponding to the connecting pieces 41. In this embodiment, the connecting pieces 41 comprise two connecting pieces 41 and two elastic pieces 42, but it should be understood that the number of connecting pieces 41 can be more.

[0042] Each connecting piece 41 is provided with a fixing part 411 and a connecting part 412, each fixing part 411 is fixedly connected to the installation module 30, the connecting part 412 is provided with a handle 4121 and is adapted to rotate relative to the fixing part 411 around a first axis perpendicular to the second direction between a first position and a second position; in the first position, the connecting part 412 is adapted to abut against the front surface of the cabinet body 10 and is fixedly connected thereto, and the connecting part 412 abuts against the abutting surface 121; in the second position, the handle 4121 is adapted to pull the installation module 30; in the embodiment, the two fixing parts 411 are respectively fixedly connected to the two sides of the installation module 30 along the third direction, and the first axis extends along the first direction; in other embodiments, the two fixing parts 411 can also be respectively fixedly connected to the upper side and the lower side of the installation module 30, but the former embodiment is more stable in structure after the installation module 30 is installed than the latter embodiment, and the connecting part 412 is located on both sides of the cabinet body 10, and the whole is more simple and beautiful.

[0043] Referring to Figures 5-7 , the fixing part 411 and the connecting part 412 are both plate-shaped, the fixing part 411 and the connecting part 412 are rotationally connected by a pin shaft, the elastic element 42 is a torsion spring, which is sleeved on the middle part of the pin shaft, and the two ends thereof are respectively applied to the fixing part 411 and the connecting part 412, so that in the second position, the fixing part 411 and the connecting part 412 are located on the same plane perpendicular to the third direction; this kind of setting is simple and easy to realize, and the force applied to the handle 4121 can be fully converted into the driving force for the forward movement of the installation module 30. Figures 1-5 In the embodiment, the height of the connecting part 412 and the fixing part 411 is consistent with the height of the installation module 30, so as to provide the maximum pulling force and the most compact connection as possible.

[0044] Specifically, the connecting part 412 is provided with a through hole adapted for the fingers to extend into and a connecting hole 4122 adapted for being locked with the front surface of the cabinet body 10, the through hole is formed with an abutting surface 41211 adapted for the fingers to abut against, and the through hole forms the handle 4121; in the embodiment, the through hole is substantially rectangular, the length direction of the rectangle is the first direction, and the number of the connecting holes 4122 is two, and the two connecting holes 4122 are respectively located on the upper side and the lower side of the through hole. Figure 4 In the embodiment, the connecting hole 4122 located on the right side is locked with the abutting surface 121 of the first upright column 12; this kind of setting is simple and easy to process, and compared with the L-shaped handle, the fingers are not easy to separate from the handle 4121 when pulling the installation module 30, which is more convenient for the operator to apply force.

[0045] In the embodiment, preferably, when the hand extends into the through hole to pull the installation module 30, the hand directly contacts the abutting surface 41211, referring to Figure 7 , a plurality of arc-shaped grooves are formed on the abutting surface 41211 and are adjacently arranged along the first direction, so that it is more comfortable when pulling.

[0046] In order to avoid the interference between the movable door 50 and the connecting part 412, the distance between the mounting surface 122 and the abutting surface 121 is adapted to make the movable door 50 be located outside the rotating stroke of the connecting part 412, specifically, the space between the blocking surface 123 and the abutting surface 121 is the rotating space of the connecting part 412, and the movable door 50 is always located outside the rotating space, in addition, the stepped structure of the first upright column 12 makes the leftmost side of the movable door 50 be spaced apart from the first axis along the third direction when the movable door 50 is opened, so as not to interfere with the movement of the connecting part 412 along the second direction.

[0047] When the mounting module 30 is installed, the mounting module 30 is pushed inward into the installation channel 11 until the first axis is substantially flush with the front surface of the cabinet 10, then the connecting part 412 is rotated to abut against the front surface of the cabinet 10 and lock the connecting part 412 with the front surface of the cabinet 10, and the installation is completed; when the mounting module 30 needs to be maintained, the movable door 50 is opened to the maximum position, the movable door 50 is located outside the rotating space, the connecting part 412 is disassembled, and the connecting part 412 is moved to the second position under the action of the elastic member 42, at this time, the leftmost side of the movable door 50 is located to the right of the first axis and does not interfere with the connecting part 41, the handle 4121 extends out of the installation channel 11 of the cabinet 10 and is adapted to pull the mounting module 30 so as to pull out the mounting module 30.

[0048] It can be seen that the technical scheme creatively combines the commonly used hanging ear and the handle 4121 in the prior art, the connecting part 41 can be used as a hanging ear for fixing the mounting module 30 and the cabinet 10, and also can be used as the handle 4121, which is low in cost and makes it unnecessary to provide the handle 4121 on the front side of the mounting module 30, thereby reserving more device placement space for the front surface of the mounting module 30.

[0049] After the mounting module 30 is installed, the handle 4121 no longer protrudes from the front of the mounting module 30, so that the depth space of the cabinet 10 can be just enough to accommodate the mounting module 30, without the need to leave a large margin on the front side of the cabinet 10 after completely accommodating the mounting module 30 to avoid the interference between the handle 4121 and the movable door 50; in addition, it is also unnecessary to increase the width of the cabinet 10 to avoid the interference between the movable door 50 and the hanging ear as in the prior art, or to disassemble the movable door 50 before maintenance. In addition, the plate-shaped structure makes the connecting part 41 occupy less width space of the cabinet, so that the cabinet can still reserve a smaller width space.

[0050] It can be known that the connecting mechanism, the mounting assembly 20 and the cabinet have the advantages of low cost, more device placing space reserved on the front of the mounting module 30, better appearance, no need to increase the depth space and width space of the cabinet 10, small land occupation area of the cabinet 10 and full use of the space inside the cabinet 10, and convenient maintenance of the mounting module 30, especially when the structure of the mounting module 30 is compact and the overall use space is small, the advantages are more obvious, thereby facilitating the carrying and maintenance of the device.

[0051] The above description and embodiment of the specification are used to explain the protection scope of the present application, but do not constitute the limitation of the protection scope of the present application. Through the inspiration of the present application or the above-mentioned embodiment, the modification, equivalent replacement or other improvement of the embodiment of the present application or one part of the technical features can be obtained by the ordinary skilled in the art combining with the common knowledge, the ordinary technical knowledge and / or the prior art in the art through the logical analysis, reasoning or limited test, and should be included in the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A connecting mechanism for connecting a cabinet (10) extending in a first direction and a mounting module (30) sliding in a mounting channel (11) of the cabinet (10) in a second direction, characterized in that, The connecting mechanism includes At least two connectors (41) spaced apart along a third direction, each connector (41) having a fixing part (411) and a connecting part (412), each fixing part (411) being fixed to the mounting module (30), the connecting part (412) having a handle (4121) and being adapted to rotate relative to the fixing part (411) about a first axis perpendicular to the second direction between a first position and a second position; in the first position, the connecting part (412) is adapted to abut against and be fixed to the front surface of the cabinet (10); in the second position, the handle (4121) is adapted to pull the mounting module (30); the connecting part (412) has a through hole suitable for fingers to pass through and a connecting hole (4122) suitable for locking with the front surface of the cabinet (10), the through hole forming a contact surface (41211) suitable for fingers to abut, the through hole forming the handle (4121); and The number of elastic elements (42) is equal to and corresponds one-to-one with the number of connecting elements (41), and the elastic elements (42) are adapted to keep the handle (4121) in the second position; The first direction, the second direction, and the third direction are orthogonal.

2. The connecting mechanism as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The first axis extends along a first direction; at least one fixing part (411) is fixed to each side of the mounting module (30) along a third direction.

3. The connecting mechanism as described in claim 2, characterized in that, Several arc-shaped grooves are formed on the contact surface (41211) and arranged adjacent to each other along the first direction.

4. A connecting mechanism as described in claim 2 or 3, characterized in that, Both the fixing part (411) and the connecting part (412) are plate-shaped; the elastic element (42) is a torsion spring; in the second position, the fixing part (411) and the connecting part (412) are located on the same plane perpendicular to a third direction.

5. An installation component (20), characterized in that, It includes an installation module (30) extending in a second direction and a connection mechanism as described in any one of claims 1-4, with each fixing part (411) fixed to the installation module (30).

6. A server rack, characterized in that, The device includes a cabinet (10) and an installation assembly (20) as described in claim 5. The cabinet (10) is provided with a plurality of installation channels (11) extending in a second direction along a first direction, and the installation module (30) is slidably disposed in the installation channels (11) along the second direction.

7. A server rack as described in claim 6, characterized in that, It also includes a movable door (50); the cabinet (10) is provided with a first column (12) extending along a first direction, the first column (12) is provided with abutting surface (121) and mounting surface (122) that are parallel to each other and perpendicular to a second direction, the abutting surface (121) is adapted for the connecting part (412) to abut, and the mounting surface (122) is located on the front and outer side of the abutting surface (121); the movable door (50) is rotatably connected to the cabinet (10), and the projection of the door hinge of the movable door (50) along the second direction is located on the mounting surface (122); the distance between the mounting surface (122) and the abutting surface (121) is adapted to make the movable door (50) located outside the rotation stroke of the connecting part (412).

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