Server mechanism convenient to overhaul

Abstract

The invention discloses a server mechanism convenient to overhaul. The server mechanism comprises a cabinet, a plurality of server mounting components and a plurality of vertical servers, the server installation assembly comprises two rails and a switching frame. The two rails are arranged on the upper and lower opposite sides of the cabinet and extend in the extending direction of one rail. The switching frame is movably connected to the two rails in the extending direction of the rails and provided with two sliding blocks. The vertical server is provided with two assembling grooves for clamping the two sliding blocks. Wherein the vertical server is pulled to drive the switching frame to move, so that the whole vertical server can be moved out of the mounting space, and the maintenance is convenient.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This application relates to the technical field of servers, and particularly to a server mechanism that is convenient for maintenance. Background Art

[0002] With the rapid development of applications such as cloud computing, big data, and artificial intelligence, the demand for servers by enterprises and data centers is increasing day by day. Therefore, components with better performance are usually used to improve the computing power of servers, so as to meet the users' demand for cloud services. However, in addition to using high-performance components, another way to meet the demand for cloud services is to increase the number of servers installed. As a result, the servers in the server room are set very closely to maximize the utilization rate of the room space, but this will relatively reduce the operating space during equipment maintenance.

[0003] As mentioned above, existing servers can be roughly divided into rack servers, tower servers, and blade servers according to their structures and applications. Among them, blade servers can accommodate more computing resources in a limited space, which can not only improve the hardware utilization efficiency but also help reduce energy consumption and maintenance costs. Therefore, they have become a popular choice when building server rooms in recent years.

[0004] Generally speaking, after a server has been used for a while, maintenance or repair operations are usually required. Due to the upright design of blade servers, they have the advantage of being pulled out from the cabinet to allow maintenance personnel to check or repair from the side. However, since existing blade servers are usually directly connected to the cabinet through slide rails, there must be some overlap between the blade server and the cabinet to maintain the connection relationship between the two, resulting in the difficulty for maintenance personnel to view the entire side, and even the back, of the blade server.

[0005] As mentioned above, in the case of limited space in the computer room, especially when the server cabinet is set against the wall, even if the maintenance personnel can pull out the blade server for maintenance, it is very likely that due to the too narrow space between the blade server and the wall, it is difficult for the maintenance personnel to move to the side of the server for maintenance operations, which relatively affects the maintenance efficiency and reliability. Summary of the Invention

[0006] In view of the fact that in the prior art, although existing blade servers have many advantages, when operators need to perform maintenance and operation on blade servers, they are easily restricted by the environmental space, which affects the maintenance operations and is very inconvenient. Therefore, the main purpose of the present invention is to provide a server mechanism that is convenient for maintenance, so that users can smoothly perform maintenance operations in a limited environmental space.

[0007] To solve the problems of the prior art, the necessary technical means adopted by the present invention is to provide a server mechanism convenient for maintenance, including:

[0008] A cabinet having an installation space;

[0009] A plurality of server installation components, each server installation component including:

[0010] Two rails, which are arranged on the upper and lower opposite sides of the cabinet in the installation space and extend along the extending direction of one rail respectively; and

[0011] An adapter frame, which is movably assembled to the two rails along the extending direction of the rails and has two sliders arranged oppositely up and down; and

[0012] A plurality of upright servers, which are provided with two sets of connecting slots arranged oppositely for the two sliders to be clamped and connected, and one of the plurality of upright servers to be repaired is defined as the upright server to be repaired;

[0013] Wherein, when it is necessary to repair the upright server to be repaired, by pulling the upright server to be repaired, the adapter frame is driven to move outwards along the extending direction of the rails towards the outside of the installation space, so that the upright server to be repaired is entirely moved out of the installation space for easy maintenance.

[0014] In one embodiment, the two sets of connecting slots respectively extend from the pulling end along the extending direction of one set of connecting slots to the pushing end for the two sliders to be clamped. Thereby, when the upright server to be repaired is pulled out from the installation space, the two sets of connecting slots respectively pull the two sliders through the pulling end, and when the upright server to be repaired is pushed into the installation space, the two sets of connecting slots respectively push the two sliders through the pushing end.

[0015] In one embodiment, the adapter frame further includes:

[0016] A frame body, including:

[0017] A main body part, which extends in a vertical direction perpendicular to the extending direction of the rails; and

[0018] Two extending parts, which respectively extend out from the upper and lower ends of the main body part along the extending direction of the rails, and the two sliders are respectively arranged inside the two extending parts; and

[0019] Two slide bars, which are respectively fixed to the outer sides of the two extending parts and are respectively slidably assembled to the two rails, so that the frame body is movably assembled to the two rails along the extending direction of the rails.

[0020] In one embodiment, the cabinet further includes a cabinet bottom, a cabinet top, and two side plates. The cabinet bottom and the cabinet top are spaced apart from each other, and the two rails are respectively disposed on the cabinet bottom and the cabinet top. The two side plates are respectively connected to the cabinet bottom and the cabinet top to enclose the installation space.

[0021] In one embodiment, the two sliders are respectively pivotable sliders. When the upright server to be repaired is pulled out and moved outside the installation space, the two sliders move outside the installation space accordingly, enabling the upright server to be repaired to rotate relative to the adapter frame through the sliders to change the direction of the upright server to be repaired relative to the cabinet for easy repair.

[0022] As described above, the present invention mainly uses an adapter frame to connect the cabinet and the upright server, so that when the user pulls the upright server out of the cabinet, the entire upright server can be moved outside the installation space through the connection between the adapter frames, thereby enabling the user to more conveniently inspect or repair the upright server. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0023] Figure 1 A three-dimensional schematic diagram of a server mechanism for easy maintenance provided by an embodiment of the present invention.

[0024] Figure 2 A three-dimensional exploded view of a server installation component and a cabinet provided by an embodiment of the present invention.

[0025] Figure 3 A three-dimensional exploded view of an upright server and a server installation component provided by an embodiment of the present invention.

[0026] Figure 4 is Figure 2 A-A cross-sectional schematic diagram of

[0027] Figure 5 A three-dimensional schematic diagram of a partial cross-section of a cabinet of a server mechanism for easy maintenance provided by an embodiment of the present invention.

[0028] Figure 6 A three-dimensional schematic diagram of an upright server partially pulled out of a cabinet in an embodiment of the present invention.

[0029] Figure 7 is Figure 6 B-B cross-sectional schematic diagram of

[0030] Figure 8 A three-dimensional schematic diagram of an upright server completely pulled out of a cabinet and an adapter frame being partially extended out of the cabinet under drive in an embodiment of the present invention.

[0031] Figure 9 This is a three-dimensional schematic diagram showing that in an embodiment of the present invention, the upright server turns relative to the cabinet outside the cabinet through an adapter frame.

[0032] Figure 10 This is a three-dimensional schematic diagram showing that in an embodiment of the present invention, after the upright server turns relative to the cabinet, it further moves to an appropriate position in the extending direction of the connection slot.

[0033] Reference numerals in the drawings:

[0034] 100, server mechanism facilitating maintenance;

[0035] 1, cabinet; 11, bottom of the cabinet; 12, top of the cabinet; 13, 14, side plates;

[0036] 2, server installation component; 21, 22, rails; 23, adapter frame; 231, frame body; 2311, main body part; 2312, 2313, extending parts; 232, 233, sliding strips; 234, 235, sliders;

[0037] 3, upright server; 31, server housing; 311, bottom end of the housing; 3111, connection slot; 312, top end of the housing; 3121, connection slot; 31211, pulling end; 31212, pushing end;

[0038] D1, extending direction of the rail; D2, vertical direction; D3, extending direction of the connection slot;

[0039] IS, installation space. Detailed implementation manners

[0040] To make the above objects, features, and advantages of the present application more obvious and understandable, the following describes the detailed implementation manners of the present application with reference to the accompanying drawings. Many specific details are set forth in the following description in order to fully understand the present application. However, the present application can be implemented in many other ways different from those described herein, and those skilled in the art can make similar improvements without departing from the connotation of the present application. Therefore, the present application is not limited by the specific embodiments disclosed below.

[0041] In the description of the present application, it should be understood that if there are terms such as "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", "axial", "radial", "circumferential", etc., the orientation or positional relationship indicated by these terms is based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings. These are only for the convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and thus should not be construed as a limitation on the present application.

[0042] In addition, if there are terms such as "first" and "second", these terms are only used for descriptive purposes and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly specifying the quantity of the indicated technical features. Thus, features defined with "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of such features. In the description of the present application, if there is a term "plurality", the meaning of "plurality" is at least two, such as two, three, etc., unless otherwise specifically and clearly defined.

[0043] In the present application, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, if there are terms such as "mounted", "connected", "connected to", "fixed", etc., these terms should be understood in a broad sense. For example, it may be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or integrated; it may be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it may be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, and it may be the communication inside two elements or the interaction relationship between two elements, unless otherwise clearly limited. For those of ordinary skill in the art, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present application can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0044] In the present application, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, if there is a description such as a first feature being "on" or "under" a second feature, the meaning may be that the first and second features are in direct contact, or the first and second features are indirectly in contact through an intermediate medium. Moreover, the first feature being "above", "over" and "on top of" the second feature may mean that the first feature is directly above or obliquely above the second feature, or merely indicates that the first feature has a higher horizontal height than the second feature. The first feature being "under", "beneath" and "underneath" the second feature may be that the first feature is directly below or obliquely below the second feature, or merely indicates that the first feature has a lower horizontal height than the second feature.

[0045] It should be noted that if an element is referred to as "fixed to" or "disposed on" another element, it can be directly on the other element or there may also be an intermediate element. If an element is considered to be "connected" to another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or there may be an intermediate element at the same time. If present, the terms "vertical", "horizontal", "upper", "lower", "left", "right" and similar expressions used in this application are only for illustrative purposes and do not represent the only implementation.

[0046] Please refer to Figure 1 , Figure 1 which is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of a server mechanism for easy maintenance provided by a preferred embodiment of the present invention. As Figure 1 shown, a server mechanism 100 for easy maintenance includes a cabinet 1, ten server mounting components 2 (only one is labeled in the figure), and ten upright servers 3 (only one is labeled in the figure).

[0047] Please continue to refer to Figure 2 , Figure 2 which is a three-dimensional exploded view of the server mounting component and the cabinet provided by a preferred embodiment of the present invention. As Figure 1 and Figure 2 shown, the cabinet 1 includes a cabinet bottom 11, a cabinet top 12, and two side plates 13 and 14. The cabinet bottom 11 and the cabinet top 12 are spaced apart from each other, and the two side plates 13 and 14 are respectively connected to the cabinet bottom 11 and the cabinet top 12 to enclose an installation space IS.

[0048] Each server mounting component 2 includes two rails 21 and 22 and a transfer frame 23. The two rails 21 and 22 are respectively arranged in pairs in the installation space IS on the cabinet bottom 11 and the cabinet top 12 and extend along a rail extension direction D1 respectively. In this embodiment, the rails 21 and 22 are respectively buried inside the cabinet bottom 11 and the cabinet top 12, and the rails 21 and 22 actually have chutes (not shown in the figure). When the rails 21 and 22 are respectively buried in the cabinet bottom 11 and the cabinet top 12, the chutes of the rail 21 and the rail 22 are arranged facing each other.

[0049] Please continue to refer to Figure 3 , Figure 3 which is a three-dimensional exploded view of the upright server and the server mounting component provided by a preferred embodiment of the present invention. As Figures 1 to 3As shown, the adapter frame 23 includes a frame body 231, two slide bars 232 and 233, and two sliders 234 and 235. The frame body 231 includes a main body 2311 and two extensions 2312 and 2313. The main body 2311 extends along a vertical direction D2 perpendicular to the track extension direction D1. The extension 2312 extends from the bottom end of the main body 2311 along the track extension direction D1, and the extension 2313 extends from the top end of the main body 2311 along the track extension direction D1.

[0050] The two slide bars 232 and 233 are respectively fixed to the outer sides of the two extension portions 2312 and 2313 and respectively slidably assembled to the two rails 21 and 22 , so that the frame body 231 can be movably assembled to the two rails 21 and 22 along the rail extension direction D1 .

[0051] In the above, it should be particularly noted that, since the extension portion 2312 is connected to the bottom end of the main body portion 2311, and the extension portion 2313 is connected to the top end of the main body portion 2311, the outer side of the extension portion 2312 is relatively opposite to the lower side of the extension portion 2313 in this embodiment, and the outer side of the extension portion 2313 is relatively opposite to the upper side of the extension portion 2312 in this embodiment. In addition, in this embodiment, the slide bars 232 and 233 can be respectively fixed to the outer sides of the extension portions 2312 and 2313 by locking, bonding or clamping, and in practice, the slide bar 232 and the track 21 are one slide rail set, and the slide bar 233 and the track 22 are another slide rail set.

[0052] The two sliders 234 and 235 are respectively disposed on the inner sides of the two extensions 2312 and 2313. As mentioned above, the inner sides of the extensions 2312 and 2313 extend toward each other in this embodiment. In addition, the two sliders 234 and 235 are respectively pivot sliders, and the pivot sliders specifically refer to cylindrical slider structures.

[0053] like Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, the server mechanism 100 for easy maintenance of this embodiment includes ten upright servers 3. However, in the following embodiments, one of the upright servers 3 to be maintained is defined as the upright server to be maintained for illustration, that is, the upright server 3 described below is one of the ten upright servers 3 to be maintained.

[0054] The vertical server 3 has a server casing 31 , and the server casing 31 has a casing bottom 311 and a casing top 312 that are oppositely disposed. The casing bottom 311 defines a set of connection slots 3111 , and the casing top 312 defines a set of connection slots 3121 .

[0055] As mentioned above, the assembly grooves 3111 and 3121 have similar structures. Taking the assembly groove 3121 as an example, the assembly groove 3121 extends from the buckle end 31211 to the push end 31212 along a assembly groove extension direction D3.

[0056] Please continue reading Figure 4 , Figure 4 for Figure 2 AA cross-section diagram of the Figure 3 and Figure 4 As shown, the sliders 234 and 235 are respectively movably engaged with the two connecting grooves 3111 and 3121 , so that the upright server 3 and the adapter frame 23 can move relative to each other.

[0057] Please continue reading Figures 5 to 6 , Figure 5 A three-dimensional schematic diagram of a section of a cabinet of a server mechanism that is easy to repair provided by a preferred embodiment of the present invention; Figure 6 It is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of a preferred embodiment of the present invention, in which a portion of a tower server is pulled out from a cabinet.

[0058] like Figures 1 to 6 As shown, when the user wants to pull out the upright server 3 for inspection or maintenance, the user can use the handle (not shown) of the upright server 3 to pull the upright server 3 out of the installation space IS of the cabinet 1 along the track extension direction D1.

[0059] Please continue reading Figure 7 and Figure 8 , Figure 7 for Figure 6 BB cross-sectional diagram; Figure 8 This is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of a preferred embodiment of the present invention, in which the upright server is completely pulled out of the cabinet, and the adapter frame is driven to partially extend out of the cabinet.

[0060] like Figures 1 to 8 As shown, when the upright server 3 moves along the track extension direction D1, the buckle end 31211 of the assembly groove 3121 will buckle and pull the slider 235, thereby driving the adapter frame 23 to move along the track extension direction D1 with the upright server 3. When the entire upright server 3 is pulled out of the cabinet 1, the two extension parts 2312 and 2313 of the adapter frame 23 will partially extend out of the installation space IS of the cabinet 1.

[0061] Please continue reading Figure 9 , Figure 9 It is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of a preferred embodiment of the present invention, in which a vertical server is turned relative to a cabinet outside the cabinet through a transfer frame.

[0062] like Figure 8 andFigure 9 As shown, after the user pulls the entire upright server 3 out of the cabinet 1, since the two sliders 234 and 235 of the present invention are pivotable sliders, the user can further rotate the upright server 3 so that the extending direction D3 of the connection slot is perpendicular to the extending direction D1 of the track, thereby enabling the user to easily access the side and back of the upright server 3, effectively making it more convenient for the user to open the side cover from the side of the upright server 3 for maintenance, or plug in a transmission line from the back of the upright server 3 to connect to other detection devices for maintenance.

[0063] Please continue to refer to Figure 10 , Figure 10 FIG. is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the upright server moving to an appropriate position in the extending direction of the connection slot after turning relative to the cabinet in a preferred embodiment of the present invention. As Figure 3 , Figure 9 and Figure 10 shown, after the upright server 3 turns, the user can also move the upright server 3 to an appropriate position in the extending direction D3 of the connection slot for maintenance operations.

[0064] As described above, in this embodiment, the appropriate maintenance position can be to move the upright server 3 so that the extending portions 2312 and 2313 are relatively located at the center of the entire upright server 3, that is, to move the slider 235 provided on the extending portion 2313 relatively in the connection slot 3121 to be adjacent to the abutting end 31212. Similarly, the same applies to the extending portion 2312. Thereby, the center of gravity of the upright server 3 can be close to the support position of the transfer frame 23, effectively reducing the burden on the transfer frame 23, and further enhancing the stability and safety during the maintenance of the upright server 3.

[0065] As Figures 3 to 10 shown, on the other hand, when the upright server 3 needs to be pushed into the cabinet 1 after the maintenance is completed, the user can also push the upright server 3 into the cabinet 1 in the reverse direction of the track extending direction D1 from the state shown in Figure 8 , so that the connection slots 3111 and 3121 move relative to the sliders 234 and 235 towards the cabinet 1 respectively. At this time, taking the connection slot 3121 and the slider 235 as an example, when the connection slot 3121 moves in the reverse direction of the track extending direction D1 and the abutting end 31212 abuts against the slider 235, the continuous movement of the upright server 3 in the reverse direction of the track extending direction D1 will cause the slider 235 to push the slider 235, and then drive the entire transfer frame 23 into the installation space IS.

[0066] In summary, since the present invention mainly uses an adapter frame to connect a cabinet and a vertical server, when a user pulls out the vertical server from the cabinet, the vertical server will first drive the adapter frame to partially extend out of the cabinet, moving the entire vertical server outside the installation space for easy maintenance. Thus, by indirectly connecting the vertical server to the cabinet through the adapter frame, the present invention can effectively pull the entire vertical server out of the installation space of the cabinet through the adapter frame, exposing the sides and back of the vertical server completely for easy maintenance.

[0067] In addition, since the slider of the present invention is a pivot slider, when the connection between the vertical server and the adapter frame extends out of the cabinet, the vertical server can also be rotated relative to the cabinet through the pivot slider, enabling the vertical server to turn relative to the cabinet to facilitate the user's inspection or repair of the vertical server. Compared with the blade server in the prior art, which is easily restricted by walls or other obstacles when pulled out of the cabinet, limiting the user's operating space, the server mechanism for easy maintenance of the present invention indirectly connects the cabinet and the vertical server through the adapter frame. Not only can the entire vertical server be pulled out of the cabinet, but also when the slider is a pivot slider, the vertical server can turn relative to the cabinet. Therefore, the present invention can indeed make it more convenient for the user to perform maintenance operations on the vertical server.

[0068] The server host applied by the server mechanism for easy maintenance provided by the preferred embodiment of the present invention can be used for artificial intelligence (AI) operations, edge computing, etc., and can also be used as a 5G server, a cloud server, or a vehicle networking server, etc.

[0069] The technical features of the above-described embodiments can be combined arbitrarily. For the sake of brevity of description, not all possible combinations of the technical features in the above-described embodiments are described. However, as long as there is no contradiction in the combination of these technical features, it should be considered as the scope described in this specification.

[0070] The above-described embodiments only represent several implementation manners of the present application. The description is relatively specific and detailed, but it should not be construed as a limitation on the scope of the patent application. It should be noted that for those of ordinary skill in the art, without departing from the concept of the present application, several modifications and improvements can be made, and these all belong to the protection scope of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the patent of the present application should be subject to the appended claims.

Claims

1. A server mechanism convenient for maintenance, characterized in that Comprising: A cabinet having an installation space; A plurality of server mounting components, each server mounting component comprising: Two rails disposed on the upper and lower opposite sides of the cabinet in the installation space and extending respectively along a rail extension direction; and An adapter frame movably assembled to the two rails along the rail extension direction and having two sliders disposed opposite to each other vertically; and A plurality of upright servers having two sets of connection slots disposed opposite to each other for the two sliders to be snap-connected, and one of the plurality of upright servers to be repaired is defined as a to-be-repaired upright server; Wherein, when the to-be-repaired upright server needs to be repaired, the adapter frame is driven to move outwards along the rail extension direction towards the outside of the installation space by pulling the to-be-repaired upright server, so that the entire to-be-repaired upright server is moved out of the installation space for easy repair.

2. The server mechanism for easy maintenance according to claim 1, characterized in that: The two sets of connection slots respectively extend from the pulling end along a set of connection slot extension directions to the pushing end and are for the two sliders to be snap-connected, whereby when the to-be-repaired upright server is pulled out of the installation space, the two sets of connection slots respectively pull the two sliders through the pulling end, and when the to-be-repaired upright server is pushed into the installation space, the two sets of connection slots respectively push the two sliders through the pushing end.

3. The server mechanism for easy maintenance according to claim 1, characterized in that: The adapter frame further comprises: A frame body, comprising: A body part extending in a vertical direction perpendicular to the rail extension direction; and Two extension parts respectively extending from the upper and lower ends of the body part along the rail extension direction, and the two sliders are respectively disposed inside the two extension parts; and Two sliding strips respectively fixed to the outer sides of the two extension parts and respectively slidably assembled to the two rails, whereby the frame body is movably assembled to the two rails along the rail extension direction.

4. The server mechanism for easy maintenance according to claim 1, characterized in that: The cabinet further comprises a cabinet bottom, a cabinet top and two side plates, the cabinet bottom and the cabinet top are spaced apart from each other, and the two rails are respectively disposed on the cabinet bottom and the cabinet top, and the two side plates are respectively connected to the cabinet bottom and the cabinet top, thereby enclosing the installation space.

5. The server mechanism for easy maintenance according to claim 1, characterized in that: The two sliders are respectively pivotable sliders, and when the to-be-repaired upright server is pulled and moved out of the installation space, the two sliders move out of the installation space accordingly, so that the to-be-repaired upright server rotates relative to the adapter frame by means of the sliders to change the direction of the to-be-repaired upright server relative to the cabinet for easy maintenance.

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