Electronic devices and pipeline positioning components

Abstract

This application discloses an electronic device, including a housing, a fan bracket, multiple fans, a pipeline positioning assembly, and two pipelines. The fan bracket includes multiple fan slots and an assembly slot, each of which is arranged side-by-side, and the fan bracket is disposed within the housing. The fans are respectively located in their corresponding fan slots. The pipeline positioning assembly includes a positioning member and a quick-release mechanism. The positioning member includes two separate 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 bracket via the quick-release mechanism. The two pipelines are respectively accommodated in the two positioning slots of the positioning member.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This application relates to an electronic device and a pipeline positioning assembly. Background Technology

[0002] With technological advancements, electronic devices such as servers now employ liquid cooling to dissipate heat from internal heat sources (such as central processing units). Typically, liquid cooling requires the installation of piping within the electronic device, which is then secured in its default location using positioning devices and screws.

[0003] Before the positioning brackets are secured with screws to position the pipeline, the pipeline's position must be held by hand to prevent it from deviating from its default location due to its own elasticity. However, while holding the pipeline by hand, the positioning brackets must be placed and the screws tightened sequentially. This process makes it difficult to maintain the pipeline's position, potentially causing it to deviate from its default location. It may even lead to contact between cold and hot pipes, resulting in reduced heat dissipation efficiency. Consequently, the pipeline's position must be readjusted, making the pipeline installation process quite cumbersome. Summary of the Invention

[0004] This application provides an electronic device and a pipeline positioning component that can easily position a pipeline in a default position while preventing hot and cold pipes in the pipeline from coming into contact.

[0005] An embodiment of this application discloses an electronic device including a housing, a fan bracket, a plurality of fans, a pipeline positioning assembly, and two pipelines. The fan bracket includes a plurality of fan slots and an assembly slot, each of which is arranged side-by-side, and the fan bracket is disposed within the housing. The fans are respectively located in their corresponding fan slots. The pipeline positioning assembly includes a positioning member and a quick-release mechanism. The positioning member includes two separate 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 bracket via the quick-release mechanism. The two pipelines are respectively accommodated in the two positioning slots of the positioning member.

[0006] Another embodiment of this application discloses a pipeline positioning assembly. The pipeline positioning assembly is used to mount on a fan bracket and position two pipelines within the fan bracket. The fan bracket includes an assembly slot, a plurality of positioning holes, and a locking protrusion. The pipeline positioning assembly includes a positioning member and a quick-release mechanism. The positioning member includes two separate positioning slots, each used to accommodate one pipeline. The quick-release mechanism is connected to the positioning member, and the positioning member is detachably mounted in the assembly slot of the fan bracket via the quick-release mechanism.

[0007] According to the electronic device and pipeline positioning assembly disclosed in the above embodiments, the two pipelines can be pre-shaped, positioned, and separated by two separate positioning slots of the positioning member of the pipeline positioning assembly, and the positioning member can be detachably installed in the assembly slot of the fan bracket via a quick-release mechanism. Then, the positioning member and the two positioned pipelines can be installed together into the assembly slot of the fan bracket via the quick-release mechanism. Therefore, the two pipelines can be fixed in the default position in a simple way, while avoiding contact between the two pipelines (such as cold and hot pipes) to maintain heat dissipation efficiency.

[0008] The above description of the contents of this application and the following description of the embodiments are used to demonstrate and explain the principles of this application, and to provide a further explanation of the scope of this patent application. Attached Figure Description

[0009] Figure 1 This is a partial perspective view of an electronic device disclosed in an embodiment of this application.

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

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

[0012] Figure 5 for Figure 2 A three-dimensional diagram showing the latch of the pipeline positioning assembly being secured to the fan bracket.

[0013] Explanation of icon numbers:

[0014] 1. Electronic device; 10. Housing; 11. Base plate; 12. Side plate; 20. Fan bracket; 21. Wall; 211. Positioning hole; 22. Partition; 221. Locking protrusion; 23. Fan slot; 24. Assembly slot; 30. Fan; 41, 42. Pipeline; 50. Pipeline positioning assembly; 51. Positioning component; 511, 512. Housing; 5111. Assembly hole; 5112. Groove; 5113. First fastener; 5121. Assembly protrusion; 5122. Groove; 513. Positioning slot; 52. Quick release mechanism; 521. This Body; 5211, base; 5211a, through hole; 5212, ear; 5213, second latch; 5213a, latching hole; 522, positioning post; 523, latching element; 5231, connecting part; 5231a, connecting hole; 5232, engaging part; 5233, operating part; 5233a, connecting structure; 60, main board; 61, heat source; 71, 72, water-cooled plate; 80, water-cooled radiator; 90, connecting pipe; S, accommodating space; S1, first accommodating part; S2, second accommodating part; D1, D2, D3, direction. Detailed Implementation

[0015] Please see Figures 1 to 3 . Figure 1 A partial perspective view of an electronic device disclosed in one embodiment of this application is shown. Figure 2 and Figure 3 It shows Figure 1 A partially exploded diagram of the electronic device.

[0016] In this embodiment, the electronic device 1 includes a housing 10, a fan bracket 20, multiple fans 30, two pipelines 41 and 42, and a pipeline positioning assembly 50. Furthermore, the electronic device 1 may also include, for example, a motherboard 60, two water-cooling plates 71 and 72, a water-cooling radiator 80, and a connecting pipe 90.

[0017] The housing 10 includes a base plate 11 and two side plates 12. The two side plates 12 are connected to the base plate 11, and the two side plates 12 and the base plate 11 together form an accommodating space S. A fan bracket 20 is located within the accommodating space S of the housing 10, dividing the accommodating space S into a first accommodating portion S1 and a second accommodating portion S2. The fan bracket 20 includes two walls 21 and multiple partitions 22. These partitions 22 are located between and connected to the two walls 21, dividing the space between the two walls 21 into multiple fan slots 23 and an assembly slot 24. These fan slots 23 and the assembly slot 24 are arranged side-by-side, and the assembly slot 24 is located, for example, between two adjacent fan slots 23. The assembly slot 24 is formed, for example, by two adjacent partitions 22 and communicates with the first accommodating portion S1 and the second accommodating portion S2, and one of the partitions 22 forming the assembly slot 24 includes a locking protrusion 221. In addition, each of the two walls 21 includes two positioning holes 211, which are located next to the assembly slot 24.

[0018] These fans 30 are located within these fan slots 23. The motherboard 60 is located in the first accommodating portion S1 of the housing space S of the chassis 10 and includes two heat sources 61, such as a central processing unit (CPU). Two water-cooled plates 71 and 72 are thermally coupled to the two heat sources 61 of the motherboard 60 to absorb the heat generated by the two heat sources 61 during operation. A water-cooling radiator 80 is located in the second accommodating portion S2 of the housing space S of the chassis 10. The opposite ends of pipes 41 are connected to the outlet of the water-cooling radiator 80 and the inlet of the water-cooling plate 71, respectively; the opposite ends of pipes 42 are connected to the inlet of the water-cooling radiator 80 and the outlet of the water-cooling plate 72, respectively; and the opposite ends of connecting pipes 90 are connected to the outlet of the water-cooling plate 71 and the inlet of the water-cooling plate 72, respectively. Thus, the water-cooling plates 71 and 72, the water-cooling radiator 80, the pipes 41 and 42, and the connecting pipes 90 together form a cooling cycle. The coolant flows continuously in this cooling cycle, carrying away the heat absorbed by the water-cooling plates 71 and 72 as it flows over them, and is cooled when it flows to the radiator 80. The airflow generated by the fans 30 can dissipate heat from the radiator 80 and other electronic components on the motherboard 60.

[0019] It should be noted that the number of heat sources 61 on the motherboard 60 is not limited to two. In other embodiments, the motherboard may have only one heat source. Thus, the electronic device may correspondingly include only one water-cooled plate without connecting pipes, wherein one pipe connects the outlet of the water-cooling radiator and the inlet of the water-cooling plate, and another 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 element 51 and a quick-release mechanism 52, and the positioning element 51 is detachably mounted in the assembly slot 24 of the fan bracket 20 via the quick-release mechanism 52. The positioning element 51 and the quick-release mechanism 52 will be described in detail below.

[0021] Positioning member 51 includes two assembled housings 511 and 512. The two housings 511 and 512 are assembled, for example, in a concave-convex mating manner, and each housing 511 and 512 accommodates portions of the pipelines 41 and 42. For example, housing 511 includes multiple assembly holes 5111, and housing 512 includes multiple assembly protrusions 5121 respectively mating with these assembly holes 5111. Furthermore, housing 511 may also include two separate grooves 5112, and housing 512 may also include two separate grooves 5122. The two grooves 5112 of housing 511 and the two grooves 5122 of housing 512 together form two separate positioning grooves 513. The two positioning grooves 513 respectively accommodate portions of pipeline 41 and portions of pipeline 42, thereby separating the two pipelines 41 and 42 (i.e., they do not contact each other).

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

[0023] In this embodiment, one of the housing parts 511 may further include a plurality of first fastening portions 5113, which are, for example, protrusions and are respectively located on two opposite surfaces of the housing part 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 latches 5213. The ears 5212 protrude from opposite sides of the base 5211, and the second latches 5213 protrude from opposite sides of the base 5211. The direction D3 in which the second latches 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 latches 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 this is not a limitation. 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 bracket 20. Each of these second fastening portions 5213 includes, for example, a snap-fit ​​hole 5213a, which respectively engages with the first fastening portions 5113 of the positioning member 51.

[0025] It should be noted that the quick-release mechanism 52 and the positioning member 51 are not limited to being combined by the second fastening part 5213 engaging with the first fastening part 5113. As long as there is a connection 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 ways.

[0026] The latching member 523 includes a connecting portion 5231, a engaging portion 5232, and two operating portions 5233. The connecting portion 5231 is slidably disposed between the base 5211 of the body 521 and the positioning member 51, and the engaging portion 5232 is connected to the connecting portion 5231 and located beside the positioning member 51. In this embodiment, the base 5211 of the body 521 includes two through holes 5211a, and the connecting portion 5231 includes two connecting holes 5231a. The two operating portions 5233 are, for example, sliding button structures, and each includes a connecting structure 5233a. The connecting structures 5233a of the two operating portions 5233 are slidably passed through the two through holes 5211a of the base 5211 of the body 521 and are locked into the two connecting holes 5231a of the connecting portion 5231. By operating the second operating part 5233, the engaging part 5232 can be slid relative to the body 521 via the connecting part 5231, so that the engaging part 5232 engages or disengages from the locking protrusion 221 of the partition 22 of the fan frame 20.

[0027] Next, the assembly process of the pipeline positioning assembly 50 will be described below. First, with the water-cooled radiator 80 and water-cooled plates 71 and 72 connected to each other via pipelines 41 and 42 and connecting pipes 90, but not yet placed into the housing 10, the two housing parts 511 and 512 of the positioning member 51 are assembled together so that a portion of pipeline 41 and a portion of pipeline 42 are respectively located in the two positioning grooves 513 of the positioning member 51. Next, the second latches 5213 of the body 521, which already has the latches 523 assembled, are respectively fastened to the first latches 5113 of the positioning member 51.

[0028] Then, please refer to the following: Figure 1 , Figure 2 and Figure 4 . Figure 4 It shows Figure 2 A three-dimensional schematic diagram of the positioning components of the pipeline positioning assembly assembled on the fan bracket. The two water-cooling plates 71 and 72 are placed on the two heat sources 61 of the motherboard 60, and the water-cooling radiator 80 is placed in the second accommodating part S2 of the accommodating space S of the case 10. The positioning component 51 is placed into the assembly slot 24 of the fan bracket 20, so that the positioning pins 522 of the quick-release mechanism 52 are respectively inserted into the positioning holes 211 of the fan bracket 20, thereby restricting the displacement of the entire pipeline positioning assembly 50 in the horizontal direction (parallel to the base plate 11).

[0029] Then, please see Figure 5 , Figure 5 It shows Figure 2A three-dimensional schematic diagram shows the latch of the pipeline positioning assembly being secured to the fan bracket. 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 bracket 20, thereby restricting the displacement of the entire pipeline positioning assembly 50 in the vertical direction (the direction perpendicular to the base plate 11). This completes the assembly of the pipeline positioning assembly 50.

[0030] In this embodiment, the two separate positioning slots 513 of the positioning member 51 of the pipeline positioning assembly 50 respectively accommodate the two pipelines 41 and 42. The positioning member 51 is detachably installed in the assembly slot 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. Then, the positioning member 51 and the two pipelines 41 and 42 positioned therein are installed into the assembly slot 24 of the fan frame 20 via the quick-release mechanism 52. Therefore, the two pipelines 41 and 42 can be fixed in the default position in a simple way, while avoiding contact between the two pipelines 41 and 42 (such as cold and hot pipes) to maintain heat dissipation efficiency.

[0031] It should be noted that the number of operating portions 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 portion. Furthermore, the latch of the quick-release mechanism is an optional component. In other embodiments, the quick-release mechanism may be without a latch, and the fan bracket partition may correspondingly be without a locking protrusion. In such a configuration, the vertical displacement of the integral pipeline positioning assembly can be limited by the cover plate of the housing.

[0032] Furthermore, the horizontal displacement of the overall pipeline positioning assembly 50 is not limited by the combination of the positioning post 522 and the positioning hole 211. As long as the quick-release mechanism can be detachably assembled to the fan bracket and the positioning member is positioned horizontally on the fan bracket, the quick-release mechanism and the fan bracket can be combined 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 that side panel.

[0034] Furthermore, the two pipelines 41 and 42 are not limited to connecting the water 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 as needed.

[0035] According to the electronic device and pipeline positioning assembly disclosed in the above embodiments, the two pipelines can be pre-shaped, positioned, and separated by two separate positioning slots of the positioning member of the pipeline positioning assembly, and the positioning member can be detachably installed in the assembly slot of the fan bracket via a quick-release mechanism. Then, the positioning member and the two positioned pipelines can be installed together into the assembly slot of the fan bracket via the quick-release mechanism. Therefore, the two pipelines can be fixed in the default position in a simple way, while avoiding contact between the two pipelines (such as cold and hot pipes) to maintain heat dissipation efficiency.

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

[0037] Although this application discloses the preferred embodiments as described above, it is not intended to limit this application. Any person skilled in the art may make some modifications and refinements without departing from the spirit and scope of this application. Therefore, the scope of patent protection of this application shall be determined by the scope of the claims appended to this specification.

Claims

1. An electronic device, characterized in that, include: A casing; A fan bracket includes multiple fan slots and an assembly slot, each of the multiple fan slots and the assembly slot being arranged side by side, and the fan bracket being disposed inside the housing; Multiple fans are located in corresponding fan slots; A pipeline positioning assembly, comprising: A positioning component, comprising two phase-separated positioning grooves; as well as A quick-release mechanism is connected to the positioning member, the positioning member being detachably mounted to the assembly slot of the fan bracket via the quick-release mechanism; and The two pipelines are respectively accommodated in the two positioning slots of the positioning member.

2. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that, The fan frame includes two walls and multiple partitions. Each of the multiple partitions is located between the two walls, separating the multiple fan slots and the assembly slot. The two walls include multiple positioning holes. Each of the multiple positioning holes is located next to the assembly slot. The quick-release mechanism includes a body and multiple positioning posts. The body is connected to the positioning component. Each of the multiple positioning posts is fixed to the body, and the multiple positioning posts are respectively inserted into the multiple positioning holes of the two walls.

3. The electronic device as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that, One of the multiple partitions forming the assembly groove includes a locking protrusion, and the quick-release mechanism further includes a latch, which is slidably disposed on the body and locked to the locking protrusion.

4. The electronic device as claimed in claim 3, characterized in that, The latch includes a connecting part, a locking part, and an operating part. The connecting part is slidably disposed on the body. The locking part is connected to the connecting part and locked to the locking protrusion. The operating part passes through the body and is fixed to the connecting part.

5. The electronic device as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that, The positioning component includes a plurality of first fasteners, and the body includes a base, a plurality of ears, and a plurality of second fasteners. The plurality of ears protrude from opposite sides of the base, and the plurality of second fasteners protrude from opposite sides of the base. The direction in which each of the plurality of second fasteners 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 posts are respectively fixed to the plurality of ears, and the plurality of second fasteners are respectively fastened to the plurality of first fasteners.

6. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that, 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 further includes a motherboard, a water-cooled plate, and a water-cooled radiator. The casing includes an accommodating space. The fan bracket is located in the accommodating space and divides the accommodating space into a first accommodating part and a second accommodating part. The motherboard is located in the first accommodating part and includes a heat source. The water-cooled plate is thermally coupled to the heat source. The water-cooled radiator is located in the second accommodating part. The two pipelines connect the water-cooled plate and the water-cooled radiator.

8. A pipeline positioning assembly, characterized in that, For mounting on a fan bracket and positioning two pipelines on the fan bracket, the fan bracket includes an assembly slot, multiple positioning holes and a locking protrusion, and the pipeline positioning assembly includes: A positioning element includes two separate positioning grooves, each used to accommodate one of the two pipelines; and A quick-release mechanism is connected to the positioning member, which is used to be detachably mounted in the assembly slot of the fan frame via the quick-release mechanism.

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

10. The pipeline positioning assembly as claimed in claim 9, characterized in that, The quick-release mechanism also includes a latch, which is slidably disposed on the body and is used to lock onto the locking protrusion of the fan frame.

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