Electronic device and pipeline positioning assembly

Abstract

The invention discloses an electronic device which comprises a machine shell, a fan frame, a plurality of fans, a pipeline positioning assembly and two pipelines. The fan frame comprises a plurality of fan grooves and an assembling groove, the fan grooves and the assembling groove are arranged side by side, and the fan frame is arranged in the machine shell. The fans are located in the corresponding fan grooves respectively. The pipeline positioning assembly comprises a positioning piece and a quick release mechanism. The positioning piece comprises two positioning grooves which are separated from each other. The quick release mechanism is connected to the positioning piece, and the positioning piece is detachably arranged in the assembling groove of the fan frame through the quick release mechanism. The two pipelines are contained in the two positioning grooves of the positioning piece respectively.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to an electronic device and a pipeline positioning component. Background Art

[0002] With the advancement and development of technology, electronic devices such as servers have adopted liquid cooling to dissipate heat from heat sources (such as central processing units) therein. Generally, the liquid cooling method requires laying pipelines in the electronic device, wherein the pipelines need to be fixed by positioning pieces and screws to be positioned at the default layout position.

[0003] Before the screws fix the positioning pieces to position the pipeline, the position of the pipeline must be maintained by hand to prevent the pipeline from deviating from the default position due to its own elasticity. However, while maintaining the pipeline by hand, the positioning pieces must be placed and the screws must be locked. As a result, the position of the pipeline is difficult to maintain and may deviate from the default position during the process of placing the positioning pieces and locking the screws. It may even cause the cold pipe and the hot pipe in the pipeline to contact, resulting in a decrease in heat dissipation efficiency. In this way, the position of the pipeline needs to be readjusted, resulting in a very cumbersome pipeline layout operation. Summary of the invention

[0004] The present application provides an electronic device and a pipeline positioning assembly, which can position the pipeline at a default position in a simple manner and simultaneously prevent the cold and hot pipes in the pipeline from contacting each other.

[0005] An electronic device disclosed in one embodiment of the present application includes a housing, a fan rack, a plurality of fans, a pipeline positioning assembly and two pipelines. The fan rack includes a plurality of fan slots and an assembly slot, each of which is arranged side by side, and the fan rack is disposed in the housing. The fans are respectively located in the corresponding fan slots. The pipeline positioning assembly includes a positioning member and a quick release mechanism. The positioning member includes two separated positioning slots. The quick release mechanism is connected to the positioning member, and the positioning member is detachably mounted in the assembly slot of the fan rack via the quick release mechanism. The two pipelines are respectively accommodated in the two positioning slots of the positioning member.

[0006] Another embodiment of the present application discloses a pipeline positioning assembly. The pipeline positioning assembly is used to be installed on a fan rack and position two pipelines on the fan rack. The fan rack includes an assembly slot, a plurality of positioning holes and a fixing protrusion. The pipeline positioning assembly includes a positioning member and a quick release mechanism. The positioning member includes two separated positioning slots, and the two positioning slots are respectively used to accommodate two pipelines. The quick release mechanism is connected to the positioning member, and the positioning member is detachably installed in the assembly slot of the fan rack via the quick release mechanism.

[0007] According to the electronic device and pipeline positioning assembly disclosed in the above embodiments, the two pipelines are respectively accommodated in two separate positioning grooves of the positioning member of the pipeline positioning assembly, and the positioning member is detachably mounted in the assembly groove of the fan frame via a quick release mechanism. The two pipelines can be pre-shaped, positioned and separated, and then the positioning member and the two pipelines positioned by it are installed into the assembly groove of the fan frame together via the quick release mechanism. Therefore, the two pipelines can be fixed in the default position in a simple manner, and at the same time, the two pipelines (such as the cold and hot pipes) can be prevented from contacting each other to maintain the heat dissipation efficiency.

[0008] The above description of the content of the present application and the following description of the implementation methods are used to demonstrate and explain the principles of the present application, and to provide a further explanation of the scope of the patent application of the present application. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0009] Figure 1 It is a partial three-dimensional schematic diagram of an electronic device disclosed in one embodiment of the present application.

[0010] Figure 2 and Figure 3 for Figure 1 A partially exploded schematic diagram of an electronic device.

[0011] Figure 4 for Figure 2 A three-dimensional schematic diagram of a pipeline positioning assembly assembled on a fan frame.

[0012] Figure 5 for Figure 2 A three-dimensional schematic diagram of a latch member of a pipeline positioning assembly being fixed to a fan frame.

[0013] Description of Figure Numbers:

[0014] 1. Electronic device; 10. Case; 11. Bottom plate; 12. Side plate; 20. Fan rack; 21. Wall; 211. Positioning hole; 22. Partition plate; 221. Fixing convex block; 23. Fan slot; 24. Assembly slot; 30. Fan; 41, 42. Pipeline; 50. Pipeline positioning assembly; 51. Positioning member; 511, 512. Shell; 5111. Assembly hole; 5112. Groove; 5113. First buckle; 5121. Assembly convex column; 5122. Groove; 513. Positioning slot; 52. Quick release mechanism; 521. This body; 5211, base; 5211a, through hole; 5212, ear; 5213, second buckle; 5213a, buckle hole; 522, positioning column; 523, latch; 5231, coupling; 5231a, coupling hole; 5232, engaging portion; 5233, operating portion; 5233a, coupling structure; 60, main board; 61, heat source; 71, 72, water-cooling plate; 80, water-cooling radiator; 90, connecting pipe; S, accommodating space; S1, first accommodating portion; S2, second accommodating portion; D1, D2, D3, direction. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0015] See also Figures 1 to 3 . Figure 1 A partial three-dimensional schematic diagram of an electronic device disclosed in an embodiment of the present application is shown. Figure 2 and Figure 3 Shows Figure 1 A partially exploded schematic diagram of an electronic device.

[0016] In this embodiment, the electronic device 1 includes a housing 10, a fan rack 20, a plurality of fans 30, two pipelines 41, 42 and a pipeline positioning assembly 50. In addition, the electronic device 1 may also include a mainboard 60, two water cooling plates 71, 72, a water cooling radiator 80 and a connecting pipe 90.

[0017] The housing 10 includes a bottom plate 11 and two side plates 12. The two side plates 12 are connected to the bottom plate 11, and the two side plates 12 and the bottom plate 11 together form a receiving space S. The fan frame 20 is located in the receiving space S of the housing 10, and divides the receiving space S into a first receiving portion S1 and a second receiving portion S2. The fan frame 20 includes two walls 21 and a plurality of partitions 22. The partitions 22 are located between the two walls 21 and connected to the two walls 21, and the partitions 22 divide the space between the two walls 21 into a plurality of fan slots 23 and an assembly slot 24. The fan slots 23 and the assembly slot 24 are arranged side by side, and the assembly slot 24 is, for example, located between two adjacent fan slots 23. The assembly slot 24 is, for example, formed by two adjacent partitions 22 and connected to the first receiving portion S1 and the second receiving portion S2, and one of the partitions 22 forming the assembly slot 24 includes a fixing protrusion 221. In addition, each of the two walls 21 includes two positioning holes 211 . The positioning holes 211 are located beside the assembling groove 24 .

[0018] The fans 30 are respectively located in the fan slots 23. The motherboard 60 is located in the first accommodation portion S1 of the accommodation space S of the housing 10 and includes two heat sources 61, such as a central processing unit (CPU). The two water cooling plates 71 and 72 are respectively thermally coupled to the two heat sources 61 of the motherboard 60 to absorb the heat generated when the two heat sources 61 are in operation. The water cooling radiator 80 is used to be located in the second accommodation portion S2 of the accommodation space S of the housing 10. The opposite ends of the pipeline 41 are respectively connected to the outlet of the water cooling radiator 80 and the inlet of the water cooling plate 71, the opposite ends of the pipeline 42 are respectively connected to the inlet of the water cooling radiator 80 and the outlet of the water cooling plate 72, and the opposite ends of the connecting pipe 90 are respectively connected to the outlet of the water cooling plate 71 and the inlet of the water cooling plate 72. In this way, the water cooling plates 71, 72, the water cooling radiator 80, the pipelines 41, 42 and the connecting pipe 90 together form a cooling cycle. The coolant can flow continuously in this cooling cycle, and take away the heat absorbed by the water cooling plates 71 and 72 when flowing through the water cooling plates 71 and 72, and is cooled when flowing to the water cooling radiator 80. The airflow generated by the fans 30 can dissipate heat for the water cooling radiator 80 and other electronic components on the motherboard 60.

[0019] It should be noted that the number of heat sources 61 of the mainboard 60 is not limited to two. In other embodiments, the mainboard may have only one heat source. In this way, the electronic device may correspondingly include only one water cooling plate without connecting pipes, wherein one pipe connects the outlet of the water cooling radiator and the inlet of the water cooling plate, and the other pipe connects the inlet of the water cooling radiator and the outlet of the water cooling plate.

[0020] The pipeline positioning assembly 50 includes a positioning member 51 and a quick release mechanism 52, and the positioning member 51 is detachably mounted on the assembly slot 24 of the fan frame 20 via the quick release mechanism 52. The positioning member 51 and the quick release mechanism 52 will be described in detail below.

[0021] The positioning member 51 includes two shell members 511 and 512 that are assembled. The two shell members 511 and 512 are assembled, for example, in a concave-convex matching manner, and the two shell members 511 and 512 accommodate part of the pipelines 41 and 42. For example, the shell member 511 includes a plurality of assembly holes 5111, and the shell member 512 includes a plurality of assembly bosses 5121 that respectively match the assembly holes 5111. In addition, the shell member 511 may also include two separated grooves 5112, and the shell member 512 may also include two separated grooves 5122. The two grooves 5112 of the shell member 511 and the two grooves 5122 of the shell member 512 respectively form two separated positioning grooves 513. The two positioning grooves 513 respectively accommodate part of the pipeline 41 and part of the pipeline 42, so that the two pipelines 41 and 42 are separated (i.e., not in contact with each other).

[0022] It should be noted that the two shells 511 and 512 are not limited to being assembled in a concave-convex matching manner. In other embodiments, the two shells can be fixed by bonding. In addition, the positioning member 51 is not limited to including the two shells 511 and 512 assembled together. In other embodiments, the positioning member can be a single member, and the two pipelines can be assembled to the positioning member by respectively passing through the two positioning grooves of the positioning member.

[0023] In this embodiment, one of the shell components 511 may further include a plurality of first buckling portions 5113 . The first buckling portions 5113 are, for example, protrusions and are respectively located on two opposite surfaces of the shell component 511 .

[0024] The quick release mechanism 52 includes a body 521, a plurality of positioning posts 522 and a latch 523. The body 521 includes a base 5211, a plurality of ears 5212 and a plurality of second buckles 5213. The ears 5212 protrude from two opposite sides of the base 5211, respectively, and the second buckles 5213 protrude from two opposite sides of the base 5211, respectively. The direction D3 in which the second buckles 5213 protrude from the base 5211 is different from the directions D1 and D2 in which the ears 5212 protrude from the base 5211. For example, the direction D3 in which the second buckles 5213 protrude from the base 5211 is perpendicular to the directions D1 and D2 in which the ears 5212 protrude from the base 5211, but the present invention is not limited thereto. The positioning posts 522 are fixed to the ears 5212 and are respectively inserted into the positioning holes 211 of the two walls 21 of the fan rack 20. The second buckling portions 5213 , for example, each include a buckling hole 5213 a , and the buckling holes 5213 a are buckled with the first buckling portions 5113 of the positioning member 51 , respectively.

[0025] It should be noted that the quick release mechanism 52 and the positioning member 51 are not limited to being combined in the manner of the second buckle 5213 buckling with the first buckle 5113. As long as there is a connection relationship between the quick release mechanism and the positioning member, the quick release mechanism and the positioning member can be combined in other suitable structures or manners.

[0026] The latch member 523 includes a coupling portion 5231, a locking portion 5232 and two operating portions 5233. The coupling portion 5231 is slidably disposed between the base 5211 of the body 521 and the positioning member 51, and the locking portion 5232 is connected to the coupling portion 5231 and is located beside the positioning member 51. In this embodiment, the base 5211 of the body 521 includes two through holes 5211a, and the coupling portion 5231 includes two coupling holes 5231a. The two operating portions 5233 are, for example, sliding button structures, and each includes a coupling structure 5233a. The coupling structures 5233a of the two operating portions 5233 can respectively slidably pass through the two through holes 5211a of the base 5211 of the body 521 and be fixed to the two coupling holes 5231a of the coupling portion 5231. By operating the second operating portion 5233 , the engaging portion 5232 can be driven to slide relative to the body 521 via the coupling portion 5231 , so that the engaging portion 5232 is engaged with or released from the engaging protrusion 221 of the partition plate 22 of the fan frame 20 .

[0027] Next, the assembly process of the pipeline positioning assembly 50 will be described below. First, when the water cooling radiator 80 and the water cooling plates 71, 72 are connected to each other through the pipelines 41, 42 and the connecting pipes 90 but have not yet been placed in the housing 10, the two shell parts 511, 512 of the positioning member 51 are assembled to allow part of the pipeline 41 and part of the pipeline 42 to be respectively located in the two positioning grooves 513 of the positioning member 51. Then, the second buckle parts 5213 of the body 521, which has been assembled with the latch parts 523, are respectively buckled with the first buckle parts 5113 of the positioning member 51.

[0028] Then, please also refer to Figure 1 , Figure 2 and Figure 4 . Figure 4 Shows Figure 2 A three-dimensional schematic diagram of the positioning member of the pipeline positioning assembly assembled on the fan frame. The two water-cooling plates 71 and 72 are placed on the second heat source 61 of the mainboard 60, the water-cooling radiator 80 is placed in the second accommodation portion S2 of the accommodation space S of the housing 10, and the positioning member 51 is placed in the assembly groove 24 of the fan frame 20, so that the positioning columns 522 of the quick-release mechanism 52 are respectively inserted into the positioning holes 211 of the fan frame 20, so that the displacement of the entire pipeline positioning assembly 50 in the horizontal direction (the direction parallel to the bottom plate 11) is limited.

[0029] Then, see Figure 5 , Figure 5 Shows Figure 2The schematic diagram of the pipeline positioning assembly latching member being fixed to the fan frame is shown in FIG. The two operating parts 5233 of the latch 523 of the sliding quick release mechanism 52 drive the engaging part 5232 to engage with the locking protrusion 221 of the partition 22 of the fan frame 20, so that the displacement of the entire pipeline positioning assembly 50 in the vertical direction (the direction perpendicular to the bottom plate 11) is limited. In this way, the assembly of the pipeline positioning assembly 50 is completed.

[0030] In the present embodiment, the two separated positioning grooves 513 of the positioning member 51 of the pipeline positioning assembly 50 respectively accommodate the two pipelines 41 and 42, and the positioning member 51 is detachably mounted on the assembly groove 24 of the fan frame 20 via the quick release mechanism 52. The two pipelines 41 and 42 can be pre-shaped, positioned and separated, and then the positioning member 51 and the two pipelines 41 and 42 positioned by it are installed into the assembly groove 24 of the fan frame 20 together via the quick release mechanism 52. Therefore, the two pipelines 41 and 42 can be fixed at the default position in a simple manner, and at the same time, the two pipelines 41 and 42 (such as cold and hot pipes) are prevented from contacting each other to maintain the heat dissipation efficiency.

[0031] It should be noted that the number of operating parts 5233 of the latch 523 of the quick release mechanism 52 is not limited to two. In other embodiments, the latch of the quick release mechanism may include only one operating part. Furthermore, the latch of the quick release mechanism is an optional component. In other embodiments, the quick release mechanism may not have a latch, and the partition of the fan rack may not have a locking protrusion correspondingly. In such a configuration, the displacement of the overall pipeline positioning assembly in the vertical direction can be limited by the cover of the housing.

[0032] In addition, the horizontal displacement of the overall pipeline positioning assembly 50 is not limited by the combination of the positioning column 522 and the positioning hole 211. As long as the quick release mechanism can be detachably assembled on the fan frame and the positioning member is positioned on the fan frame in the horizontal direction, the quick release mechanism and the fan frame can be matched with other suitable structures.

[0033] It should be noted that the assembly slot 24 of the fan bracket 20 is not limited to being located between two adjacent fan slots 23. In other embodiments, the assembly slot of the fan bracket may be located between the fan slot of one of the side panels closest to the housing and the side panel.

[0034] Furthermore, the two pipelines 41 and 42 are not limited to connecting the water cooling radiator 80 and the water cooling plates 71 and 72. In other embodiments, the two pipelines can be connected to any two components in the water cooling circuit according to requirements.

[0035] According to the electronic device and pipeline positioning assembly disclosed in the above embodiments, the two pipelines are respectively accommodated in two separate positioning grooves of the positioning member of the pipeline positioning assembly, and the positioning member is detachably mounted in the assembly groove of the fan frame via a quick release mechanism. The two pipelines can be pre-shaped, positioned and separated, and then the positioning member and the two pipelines positioned by it are installed into the assembly groove of the fan frame together via the quick release mechanism. Therefore, the two pipelines can be fixed in the default position in a simple manner, and at the same time, the two pipelines (such as the cold and hot pipes) can be prevented from contacting each other to maintain the heat dissipation efficiency.

[0036] In this embodiment, the server of the present application can be used for artificial intelligence (AI) computing, edge computing, and can also be used as a 5G server, a cloud server, or an Internet of Vehicles server.

[0037] Although the present application is disclosed as above with the aforementioned preferred embodiment, it is not used to limit the present application. Any technical personnel in this field can make some changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present application. Therefore, the patent protection scope of the present application shall be based on the scope of the patent application attached to this specification.

Claims

1. An electronic device, characterized in that: include: a housing; A fan rack, comprising a plurality of fan slots and an assembly slot, wherein each of the plurality of fan slots and the assembly slot are arranged side by side, and the fan rack is disposed in the housing; A plurality of fans are respectively located in the corresponding plurality of fan slots; A pipeline positioning assembly, comprising: A positioning member, comprising two separated positioning grooves; as well as a quick release mechanism connected to the positioning member, wherein the positioning member is detachably mounted in the assembly slot of the fan frame via the quick release mechanism; and Two pipelines are respectively accommodated in the two positioning grooves of the positioning member.

2. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein: The fan rack includes two walls and a plurality of partitions, each of the plurality of partitions is located between the two walls to separate the plurality of fan slots and the assembly slot, the two walls include a plurality of positioning holes, each of the plurality of positioning holes is located next to the assembly slot, the quick-release mechanism includes a main body and a plurality of positioning columns, the main body is connected to the positioning piece, each of the plurality of positioning columns is fixed to the main body, and the plurality of positioning columns are respectively inserted into the plurality of positioning holes of the two walls.

3. The electronic device according to claim 2, wherein: One of the plurality of partitions forming the assembly groove includes a locking protrusion, and the quick-release mechanism also includes a latch component, which is slidably disposed on the body and is locked on the locking protrusion.

4. The electronic device as claimed in claim 3, characterized in that: The latch component includes a combining portion, a clamping portion and an operating portion. The combining portion is slidably arranged on the body. The clamping portion is connected to the combining portion and clamped on the clamping protrusion. The operating portion passes through the body and is fixed on the combining portion.

5. The electronic device as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that: The positioning member includes a plurality of first buckles, and the main body includes a base, a plurality of ears and a plurality of second buckles. The plurality of ears protrude from two opposite sides of the base, respectively, and the plurality of second buckles protrude from two opposite sides of the base, respectively. The direction in which each of the plurality of second buckles protrudes from the base is different from the direction in which each of the plurality of ears protrudes from the base. The plurality of positioning columns are respectively fixed to the plurality of ears, and the plurality of second buckles are respectively buckled with the plurality of first buckles.

6. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1, wherein: The assembly slot is located between any two adjacent fan slots of the plurality of fan slots.

7. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: The electronic device also includes a mainboard, a water-cooling plate and a water-cooling radiator. The housing includes a housing space. The fan bracket is located in the housing space and divides the housing space into a first housing portion and a second housing portion. The mainboard is located in the first housing portion and includes a heat source. The water-cooling plate is thermally coupled to the heat source. The water-cooling radiator is located in the second housing portion. The two pipelines connect the water-cooling plate and the water-cooling radiator.

8. A pipeline positioning assembly, characterized in that: Used to be installed on a fan rack and position two pipelines on the fan rack, the fan rack includes an assembly slot, a plurality of positioning holes and a fixing protrusion, and the pipeline positioning assembly includes: a positioning member, comprising two separated positioning grooves, wherein the two positioning grooves are respectively used to accommodate the two pipelines; and A quick release mechanism is connected to the positioning member, and the positioning member is used to be detachably mounted in the assembly slot of the fan frame via the quick release mechanism.

9. The pipeline positioning assembly according to claim 8, characterized in that: The quick-release mechanism includes a body and a plurality of positioning columns. The body is connected to the positioning member. Each of the plurality of positioning columns is fixed to the body, and the plurality of positioning columns are respectively used to be inserted into the plurality of positioning holes of the fan frame.

10. The pipeline positioning assembly according to claim 9, characterized in that: The quick release mechanism further comprises a latching member, which is slidably disposed on the body and is used for being fastened to the fastening protrusion of the fan frame.

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