Rack-mounted industrial switch
By designing a quick disassembly mechanism in a rack-type industrial switch, the problem of cumbersome unplugging and plugging of existing switches during maintenance is solved, the quick disassembly effect of the network cable is achieved, and the maintenance process is simplified.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202510162684.3
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Applications(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-02-14
- Publication Date
- 2025-05-23
AI Technical Summary
During maintenance of existing rack switches, the network cable is cumbersome to unplug and more network cables are easily pulled out due to obstacles, resulting in the inability to quickly disassemble.
A rack-type industrial switch is designed, which adopts a quick disassembly mechanism, including a rotating circular knob, a drive gear and a side rack. These components drive the quick disassembly panel downwards, and the lowered quick disassembly panel network port is lowered, and the snaps of all network port sockets are pressed down, so that all network cables are directly unplugged and removed.
It realizes the quick disassembly effect of the network cable, simplifies the maintenance process, and avoids problems caused by obstacles when unplugging the network cable.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of switch equipment, and in particular to a rack-type industrial switch. Background Art
[0002] Switches are important devices in network applications. Switches can send information to the corresponding routes that meet the requirements according to the needs of information transmission at both ends of the communication, either manually or automatically. Switches can automatically learn and record the MAC addresses of the devices connected to each port to form a MAC address table. When the switch receives a data packet, it will determine which port the data packet should be sent from based on the MAC address table.
[0003] A Chinese patent document with publication number CN114339458A discloses a rack-mounted switch structure, which relates to network communication equipment, including an upper cover and a bottom shell; a PCB board is installed in the bottom shell, and the switch structure also includes a rear panel, which has multiple structures, and each rear panel with different structures is adapted to different PCB boards; the rear panel can be detachably installed with the upper cover and the bottom shell. The technology disclosed in the above patent document has the following problems: in the working process of the switch, the maintenance and inspection of the switch is an indispensable link, but when the current switch equipment is inspected, a large number of network cables need to be plugged in and out one by one, and some network cables pull out more network cables due to obstruction when plugging and unplugging, so the current switch cannot quickly disassemble the network cables, and the existing technology is not easy to solve such problems. Therefore, a rack-mounted industrial switch is urgently needed to solve the above problems. Summary of the invention
[0004] Based on the technical problem that existing switches cannot quickly disassemble network cables, the present invention proposes a rack-type industrial switch.
[0005] A rack-mounted industrial switch proposed in the present invention comprises a main casing, a front fixed panel is fixed on one side of the main casing, lifting handles are fixed at both ends of one side of the front fixed panel by bolts, two fixing holes are provided at both ends of one side of the front fixed panel, a network port is provided on one side of the main casing, a mainboard is installed inside the main casing, a heat dissipation mechanism is provided at the top position of the main casing, a heat dissipation fin plate is fixed inside the main casing by bolts, the bottom of the heat dissipation fin plate is in contact with the top of the mainboard, a heat dissipation coil is provided inside the heat dissipation fin plate, a coolant circulation mechanism is provided on the other side of the main casing, and a quick release mechanism is provided on one side of the front fixed panel.
[0006] Preferably, the heat dissipation mechanism comprises a heat dissipation top mesh hole opened on the top of the main housing, and an inner fan bracket is installed inside the main housing by bolts.
[0007] Preferably, three cooling fans are fixed to the middle position of the fan inner bracket by bolts, wherein the air outlets of the cooling fans at the two end positions face the inside of the main casing, and the air outlets of the cooling fans at the middle position face the outside of the main casing.
[0008] Preferably, the coolant circulation mechanism includes a liquid discharge component arranged at one end of the main housing and a liquid inlet component arranged at the other end of the main housing.
[0009] Preferably, the drainage component comprises a vertically arranged drainage pipe, the outer wall of which is provided with a drainage branch pipe, and the drainage component further comprises a main casing drainage intubation pipe arranged at one end of the main casing.
[0010] Preferably, the liquid inlet component includes a vertically arranged liquid inlet pipe, the outer wall of the liquid inlet pipe is provided with a liquid inlet branch pipe, the liquid discharge component also includes a main casing liquid inlet plug pipe arranged at the other end of the main casing, the main casing liquid discharge plug pipe is located at one end inside the main casing and is plugged and sealed with the heat dissipation coil, a coolant circulation pump is installed inside the main casing, the main casing liquid inlet plug pipe is located at one end inside the main casing and is plugged and sealed with the liquid inlet end of the coolant circulation pump, and the liquid outlet end of the coolant circulation pump is plugged and sealed with the heat dissipation coil.
[0011] Preferably, the inside of the discharge branch pipe and the inlet branch pipe are both provided with a fixed inner plate, and a return spring is installed in the middle position of the fixed inner plate, one end of the return spring is fixed with a sealing top plate, the sealing top plate is squeezed and sealed with the inner walls of the discharge branch pipe and the inlet branch pipe, and the inner walls of the discharge branch pipe and the inlet branch pipe are both provided with sealing rings.
[0012] Preferably, the lifting handle and the end of the liquid inlet inserting tube of the main housing are both fixed with liquid guiding top columns, and the position of the liquid guiding top column is aligned with the position of the sealing top plate.
[0013] Preferably, the quick-release mechanism comprises quick-release panel side sliding grooves provided on the inner walls at both ends of the front fixed panel, a vertically sliding quick-release panel is installed inside the quick-release panel side sliding grooves, screwing components are provided at both ends of the quick-release panel, and quick-release panel network ports corresponding to the network port sockets are provided on both sides of the quick-release panel.
[0014] Preferably, the screwing assembly includes a rotating round button installed on the outer wall of the front fixed panel through a bearing, the rotating shaft of the rotating round button is fixed with a driving gear, and the driving gear is located inside the side sliding groove of the quick-release panel. The screwing assembly also includes a side rack fixed at the end of the quick-release panel, and the side rack is meshed with the driving gear.
[0015] The beneficial effects of the present invention are: For the rack-mounted industrial switch, when the switch is to be quickly disconnected, the rotary knob is rotated, and the side rack is driven by the driving gear to drive the quick-disconnect panel to descend, and the network port of the quick-disconnect panel is lowered, and the buckles of the network cables of all network port sockets are pressed down, so that all network cables can be directly plugged in and out, achieving a quick-disconnect effect.
[0016] The rack-mounted industrial switch is inserted into a cabinet, and the main housing drain plug and the main housing inlet plug on the back of the main housing are correspondingly plugged into the drain branch pipe and the inlet branch pipe, and are sealed by a sealing ring. When the switch is working, the internal coolant circulation pump circulates the coolant to the heat dissipation coil. The large amount of heat generated by the mainboard inside the switch during operation is directly conducted to the heat dissipation fin plate, and the heat is dissipated through the heat conduction exchange of the heat dissipation coil.
[0017] The cooling fans at both ends of the rack-mounted industrial switch blow air into the main casing to circulate heat, and the cooling fan in the middle blows the heat inside the main casing out of the main casing. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0018] Figure 1 A schematic front view of the overall structure of a rack-type industrial switch proposed by the present invention; Figure 2 A rear view schematic diagram of the overall structure of a rack-type industrial switch proposed by the present invention; Figure 3 A schematic cross-sectional view of a local structure of a main casing of a rack-mounted industrial switch proposed by the present invention; Figure 4 A rack-mounted industrial switch proposed by the present invention Figure 3 A schematic diagram of the enlarged structure of part A; Figure 5 A schematic diagram of the partial position of the front structure of a rack-mounted industrial switch proposed by the present invention; Figure 6 A rack-mounted industrial switch proposed by the present invention Figure 5 Schematic diagram of the enlarged structure of part B.
[0019] In the figure: 1. Main housing; 2. Front fixed panel; 3. Lifting handle; 4. Drain pipe; 5. Inlet pipe; 6. Drain branch pipe; 7. Inlet branch pipe; 8. Fixing hole; 9. Network port; 10. Quick release panel; 11. Rotating round button; 12. Heat dissipation top mesh hole; 13. Main housing drain plug; 14. Main housing inlet plug; 15. Heat dissipation coil; 16. Heat dissipation fin plate; 17. Heat dissipation fan; 18. Fan inner bracket; 19. Coolant circulation pump; 20. Sealing ring; 21. Liquid guide top column; 22. Reset spring; 23. Sealing top plate; 24. Side rack; 25. Driving gear; 26. Quick release panel side slide groove; 27. Quick release panel network port. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0020] Reference Figure 1-Figure 6 A rack-mounted industrial switch comprises a main casing 1, a front fixed panel 2 is fixed on one side of the main casing 1, lifting handles 3 are fixed at both ends of one side of the front fixed panel 2 by bolts, two fixing holes 8 are provided at both ends of one side of the front fixed panel 2, a network port 9 is provided on one side of the main casing 1, a mainboard is installed inside the main casing 1, a heat dissipation mechanism is provided at the top of the main casing 1, a heat dissipation fin plate 16 is fixed inside the main casing 1 by bolts, the bottom of the heat dissipation fin plate 16 is in contact with the top of the mainboard, a heat dissipation coil 15 is provided inside the heat dissipation fin plate 16, a coolant circulation mechanism is provided on the other side of the main casing 1, and a quick release mechanism is provided on one side of the front fixed panel 2.
[0021] Furthermore, the heat dissipation mechanism includes a heat dissipation top mesh hole 12 opened on the top of the main housing 1, and a fan inner bracket 18 is installed inside the main housing 1 by bolts.
[0022] Furthermore, three cooling fans 17 are fixed to the middle position of the fan inner bracket 18 by bolts, wherein the air outlets of the cooling fans 17 at the two end positions are toward the inside of the main casing 1, and the air outlets of the cooling fans 17 at the middle position are toward the outside of the main casing 1; when the three cooling fans 17 are working, the cooling fans 17 at the two end positions circulate the hot air inside the main casing 1, and the cooling fan 17 at the middle position discharges the cooling hot air outward, thereby efficiently discharging the hot air inside the main casing 1 and improving the heat dissipation efficiency.
[0023] Furthermore, the cooling liquid circulation mechanism includes a liquid discharge component arranged at one end of the main housing 1 and a liquid inlet component arranged at the other end of the main housing 1 .
[0024] Furthermore, the drainage component includes a vertically arranged drainage pipe 4 , the outer wall of which is provided with a drainage branch pipe 6 , and the drainage component also includes a main housing drainage intubation pipe 13 arranged at one end of the main housing 1 .
[0025] Furthermore, the liquid inlet component includes a vertically arranged liquid inlet pipe 5, the outer wall of the liquid inlet pipe 5 is provided with a liquid inlet branch pipe 7, the liquid discharge component also includes a main casing liquid inlet plug 14 arranged at the other end of the main casing 1, the main casing liquid discharge plug 13 is located at one end inside the main casing 1 and is plugged and sealed with the heat dissipation coil 15, a coolant circulation pump 19 is installed inside the main casing 1, the main casing liquid inlet plug 14 is located at one end inside the main casing 1 and is plugged and sealed with the liquid inlet end of the coolant circulation pump 19, and the liquid outlet end of the coolant circulation pump 19 is plugged and sealed with the heat dissipation coil 15.
[0026] Furthermore, the inside of the discharge branch pipe 6 and the inlet branch pipe 7 are both provided with a fixed inner plate, and a return spring 22 is installed in the middle position of the fixed inner plate, and a sealing top plate 23 is fixed to one end of the return spring 22. The sealing top plate 23 is squeezed and sealed with the inner walls of the discharge branch pipe 6 and the inlet branch pipe 7, and the inner walls of the discharge branch pipe 6 and the inlet branch pipe 7 are both provided with sealing rings 20.
[0027] Furthermore, the ends of the lifting handle 3 and the main housing liquid inlet plug 14 are fixed with a liquid guiding top column 21, and the position of the liquid guiding top column 21 is aligned with the position of the sealing top plate 23; when the switch is not installed, the return spring 22 squeezes the sealing top plate 23 to seal the inside of the main housing liquid inlet plug 14 and the main housing liquid discharge plug 13 to prevent leakage of the coolant. When the switch is installed and used, the liquid guiding top column 21 pushes the sealing top plate 23 back, so that the main housing liquid discharge plug 13 and the main housing liquid inlet plug 14 are respectively connected to the inside of the liquid discharge branch pipe 6 and the liquid inlet branch pipe 7, thereby realizing the circulation of the coolant.
[0028] Furthermore, the quick release mechanism includes quick release panel side sliding grooves 26 opened on the inner walls at both ends of the front fixed panel 2, and a vertically sliding quick release panel 10 is installed inside the quick release panel side sliding grooves 26. Screw components are provided at both ends of the quick release panel 10, and quick release panel network ports 27 corresponding to the network port sockets 9 are opened on both sides of the quick release panel 10.
[0029] Furthermore, the screwing assembly includes a rotating round button 11 installed on the outer wall of the front fixed panel 2 through a bearing, and the rotating shaft of the rotating round button 11 is fixed with a driving gear 25, and the driving gear 25 is located inside the side slide groove 26 of the quick-release panel. The screwing assembly also includes a side rack 24 fixed at the end of the quick-release panel 10, and the side rack 24 is meshed with the driving gear 25; the rotating round button 11 is rotated, and the driving gear 25 drives the side rack 24 to drive the quick-release panel 10 to descend, and the quick-release panel network port 27 of the descending quick-release panel 10 descends, pressing down the buckles of all network port sockets 9 for the network cables, so that all network cables can be directly plugged in and out, and the network cables can be quickly released.
[0030] When the present invention is used: first, the coolant circulation mechanism needs to be installed, and the drain pipe 4 and the inlet pipe 5 need to be installed in the cabinet in advance. During the installation process, after the installation position of the switch is determined, the positions of the drain branch pipe 6 and the inlet branch pipe 7 are determined according to the positions of the main housing drain plug 13 and the main housing inlet plug 14, and the drain pipe 4 and the inlet pipe 5 are installed inside the cabinet, and the tops of the drain pipe 4 and the inlet pipe 5 are connected and conducted to form a loop. A coolant storage box is installed at the bottom of the drain pipe 4 and the inlet pipe 5, and the switch is inserted into the cabinet. The main housing drain plug 13 and the main housing inlet plug 14 on the back of the main housing 1 are correspondingly plugged with the drain branch pipe 6 and the inlet branch pipe 7, and are sealed by a sealing ring 20. When the switch is working, the internal coolant circulation pump 19 circulates the coolant to the heat dissipation coil 15, and a large amount of heat generated by the mainboard inside the switch during operation is directly conducted to the heat dissipation fin plate 16, through The heat is dissipated through the heat conduction exchange of the heat dissipation coil 15, and the heat dissipation fans 17 at both ends blow air into the main casing 1 to circulate the heat, and the heat dissipation fan 17 at the middle position blows the heat inside the main casing 1 out of the main casing 1; when the switch is working, all the network cables used are inserted into the network port socket 9. During the current switch maintenance process, there are many network cables on the switch panel. When unplugging a specified network cable, it is necessary to press the corresponding network cable before unplugging it, and some network cables will cause obstructions, which requires unplugging the obstructed cable before taking out the corresponding network cable. Therefore, the network cable of the current switch cannot be quickly disassembled. When the switch is quickly disassembled, the rotating round button 11 is rotated, and the side rack 24 is driven by the driving gear 25 to drive the quick-release panel 10 to descend, and the quick-release panel network port 27 of the descending quick-release panel 10 is lowered, and the buckles of the network cables of all network port sockets 9 are pressed down, so that all network cables are in a state of direct plug-in and removal, achieving a quick-release effect.
[0031] The above description is only a preferred specific implementation manner of the present invention, but the protection scope of the present invention is not limited thereto. Any technician familiar with the technical field can make equivalent replacements or changes according to the technical scheme and inventive concept of the present invention within the technical scope disclosed by the present invention, which should be covered by the protection scope of the present invention.
Claims
1. A rack-mounted industrial switch, comprising a main housing (1), characterized in that: A front fixed panel (2) is fixed to one side of the main housing (1); a lifting handle (3) is fixed to one end of one side of the front fixed panel (2) by bolts; two fixing holes (8) are provided at two end of one side of the front fixed panel (2); a network port (9) is provided to one side of the main housing (1); a mainboard is installed inside the main housing (1); a heat dissipation mechanism is provided at the top of the main housing (1); a heat dissipation fin plate (16) is fixed to the inside of the main housing (1) by bolts; the bottom of the heat dissipation fin plate (16) is in contact with the top of the mainboard; a heat dissipation coil (15) is provided inside the heat dissipation fin plate (16); a coolant circulation mechanism is provided on the other side of the main housing (1); and a quick release mechanism is provided on one side of the front fixed panel (2).
2. A rack-mounted industrial switch according to claim 1, characterized in that: The heat dissipation mechanism comprises a heat dissipation top mesh hole (12) opened on the top of the main housing (1), and a fan inner bracket (18) is installed inside the main housing (1) by means of bolts.
3. A rack-mounted industrial switch according to claim 2, characterized in that: Three heat dissipation fans (17) are fixed to the middle position of the fan inner bracket (18) by means of bolts, wherein the air outlets of the heat dissipation fans (17) at the two end positions face the inside of the main housing (1), and the air outlets of the heat dissipation fans (17) at the middle position face the outside of the main housing (1).
4. A rack-mounted industrial switch according to claim 1, characterized in that: The cooling liquid circulation mechanism comprises a liquid discharge component arranged at one end of the main housing (1) and a liquid inlet component arranged at the other end of the main housing (1).
5. A rack-mounted industrial switch according to claim 4, characterized in that: The drainage component comprises a vertically arranged drainage pipe (4), the outer wall of the drainage pipe (4) being provided with a drainage branch pipe (6), and the drainage component further comprises a main casing drainage intubation pipe (13) arranged at one end of the main casing (1).
6. A rack-mounted industrial switch according to claim 5, characterized in that: The liquid inlet assembly comprises a vertically arranged liquid inlet pipe (5), the outer wall of the liquid inlet pipe (5) is provided with a liquid inlet branch pipe (7), the liquid discharge assembly also comprises a main casing liquid inlet plug (14) arranged at the other end of the main casing (1), one end of the main casing liquid discharge plug (13) located inside the main casing (1) is plugged and sealed with the heat dissipation coil (15), a coolant circulation pump (19) is installed inside the main casing (1), one end of the main casing liquid inlet plug (14) located inside the main casing (1) is plugged and sealed with the liquid inlet end of the coolant circulation pump (19), and the liquid outlet end of the coolant circulation pump (19) is plugged and sealed with the heat dissipation coil (15).
7. A rack-mounted industrial switch according to claim 6, characterized in that: The drainage branch pipe (6) and the inlet branch pipe (7) are both provided with a fixed inner plate, and a return spring (22) is installed in the middle of the fixed inner plate. A sealing top plate (23) is fixed to one end of the return spring (22). The sealing top plate (23) is squeezed and sealed with the inner walls of the drainage branch pipe (6) and the inlet branch pipe (7). The inner walls of the drainage branch pipe (6) and the inlet branch pipe (7) are both provided with a sealing ring (20).
8. A rack-mounted industrial switch according to claim 7, characterized in that: The ends of the lifting handle (3) and the main housing liquid inlet insert (14) are both fixed with a liquid guide top column (21), and the position of the liquid guide top column (21) is aligned with the position of the sealing top plate (23).
9. The rack-mounted industrial switch according to claim 1, characterized in that: The quick-release mechanism comprises quick-release panel side sliding grooves (26) formed on the inner walls at both ends of the front fixed panel (2), a quick-release panel (10) for vertical sliding is installed inside the quick-release panel side sliding grooves (26), screwing components are provided at both ends of the quick-release panel (10), and quick-release panel network ports (27) corresponding to the network port sockets (9) are formed on both sides of the quick-release panel (10).
10. The rack-mounted industrial switch according to claim 9, characterized in that: The screwing assembly comprises a rotating round button (11) mounted on the outer wall of the front fixed panel (2) via a bearing, a driving gear (25) being fixed to the rotating shaft of the rotating round button (11), and the driving gear (25) being located inside a side sliding groove (26) of the quick-release panel, and the screwing assembly further comprises a side rack (24) fixed to the end of the quick-release panel (10), and the side rack (24) is meshed with the driving gear (25).
Citation Information
Patent Citations
Rack-mounted switch structure
CN114339458A