Vertical server device

Abstract

The invention provides a vertical type server device. The vertical type server device comprises a server cabinet, a vertical type server and a grip type fixing mechanism. The server cabinet is provided with an installation space. The vertical server is movably arranged in the installation space along an installation direction and is provided with a server shell. The grip type fixing mechanism is installed on the vertical server, is used for enabling the vertical server to be detachably assembled on the server cabinet, and comprises a grip base, an inner side pressing piece and a buckling piece. The grip base is fixed on the server casing to define an operation space. The inner side pressing piece is arranged in the operation space in an elastic resetting mode. The buckling piece is used for being buckled and fixed to the server cabinet, and the buckling piece is further connected to the inner side pressing piece and used for releasing buckling when driven by the inner side pressing piece.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the field of upright servers, and in particular, to an upright server device. Background Art

[0002] In recent years, due to the booming development of cloud services, the market demand for servers has increased. Therefore, in order to improve the functions of servers, the electronic components used in the internal systems of servers have become more and more advanced, but at the same time, more waste heat will be generated.

[0003] In order to speed up the cooling rate of the server, the existing technology mainly uses liquid cooling to quickly remove the waste heat generated by the server. As a result, more and more liquid-cooled servers are emerging on the market.

[0004] Among common liquid-cooled servers, vertical liquid-cooled servers are based on vertical servers and incorporate liquid cooling technology. Therefore, they have the advantages of easy maintenance and rapid heat dissipation, and are therefore widely popular among the public.

[0005] As mentioned above, compared to general upright servers, upright liquid-cooled servers usually have liquid-cooling connectors in the cabinet in order to incorporate liquid cooling technology. In order to prevent the coolant from leaking, the liquid-cooling connectors often provide a strong elastic force to ensure that the liquid-cooling connectors are truly connected to the liquid-cooling heat dissipation module of the server. This also leads to the need for a stop and fixing mechanism when the upright server is installed in the cabinet. However, most existing stop and fixing mechanisms only have spring clips set on the rack for fixing. Therefore, the user needs to press the spring clip from the inside to remove the upright server. However, since the liquid-cooling connector itself has a certain elastic force, if the user does not pull out his hand immediately after pressing the spring clip on the inside, the upright server, which is pushed by the elastic force of the liquid-cooling connector, is likely to pop out quickly and hit the user's hand, which is very dangerous and inconvenient. Summary of the Invention

[0006] In view of this, the purpose of the present application is to provide a vertical server device that does not require reaching into the cabinet to unlock the server, thereby improving safety and convenience in use.

[0007] An embodiment of the present application provides a vertical server device, the vertical server device comprising:

[0008] Server cabinet with installation space;

[0009] a vertical server movably arranged in the installation space along an installation direction, and the vertical server has a server housing; and

[0010] A handle-type fixing mechanism is installed on the upright server to enable the upright server to be detachably assembled with the server cabinet, and includes:

[0011] A handle base is fixed to the server housing and forms an operating space with the server housing;

[0012] an inner pressing member, elastically restorable in the operating space along the installation direction; and

[0013] A latch can elastically extend from the server housing along a latching direction perpendicular to the installation direction, so as to be latched and fixed to the server cabinet when the upright server is moved along the installation direction to the installation position in the installation space, and the latch is connected to the inner pressing member to be released from the server cabinet when driven by the inner pressing member.

[0014] Furthermore, the server cabinet further includes a snap hole, which is connected to the installation space and correspondingly provides the snap member for snap-fitting.

[0015] Furthermore, the handle base further includes:

[0016] Grip body;

[0017] Two fixed ends extend from two ends of the handle body respectively for being fixed to the server housing; and

[0018] Two side limit stoppers are respectively arranged on both sides of the handle body and the two fixed end portions, so as to limit the inner pressing member to be arranged in the operating space.

[0019] Furthermore, the fastener has two driven structures, and the inner pressing member includes two driving members, which correspond to the two driven structures respectively, so that when the inner pressing member moves in the opposite direction of the installation direction, the two driving members cooperate with the two driven structures to drive the fastener to move in the opposite direction of the fastening direction, thereby releasing the fastener from the fastener on the server cabinet.

[0020] Furthermore, the inner pressing member also includes a pressing member body and two connecting ends. The pressing member body is movably arranged in the operating space along the installation direction. The two connecting ends extend from both ends of the pressing member body respectively, and the two driving members are respectively fixed to the two connecting ends.

[0021] Furthermore, the server housing also includes a front baffle, which extends along the snap-on direction and has two side openings. The handle base is fixed to the front baffle, and the two driving members are respectively inserted into the two side openings and correspondingly cooperate with the two driven structures.

[0022] Furthermore, the server case also includes an upper baffle, which is connected to the top of the front baffle and extends along the installation direction. The upper baffle has a top opening, and the fastener extends from the inside of the server case through the top opening to the outside of the server case.

[0023] Furthermore, the latch also includes a latch body and a support spring. The support spring is arranged on the inner side of the front baffle and is used to elastically support the latch body so that the latch body extends out of the top opening.

[0024] Furthermore, the front baffle is provided with a spring receiving structure on the inner side for receiving the support spring and elastically supporting the buckle body so that the buckle body extends out of the top opening.

[0025] Since the upright server device of the present application sets a handle-type fixing mechanism on the server casing and uses the linkage design of the inner pressing piece and the fastener, the user can release the fastening relationship between the upright server and the server cabinet by pressing the inner pressing piece, thereby effectively improving the convenience of use.

[0026] In order to make the above-mentioned objects, features and advantages of the present application more obvious and easy to understand, preferred embodiments are given below and described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0027] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, the following is a brief introduction to the drawings required for use in the embodiments. It should be understood that the following drawings only show certain embodiments of the present application and therefore should not be regarded as limiting the scope. For ordinary technicians in this field, other relevant drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative work.

[0028] Figure 1 A three-dimensional schematic diagram of a vertical server device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0029] Figure 2 A schematic exploded perspective view of a vertical server device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0030] Figure 3 A schematic exploded perspective view of a stand-up server and a handle-type fixing mechanism provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0031] Figure 4 This is a schematic AA cross-sectional view of a three-dimensional exploded schematic diagram of a vertical server device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0032] Figure 5 A cross-sectional diagram showing the inner pressing member being pressed to move the latch member provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0033] Figure 6 A cross-sectional diagram showing an upright server entering an internal frame along the installation direction provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0034] Figure 7 A cross-sectional schematic diagram showing a stand-up server moving along an installation direction to an installation position within an internal frame provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0035] Figure 8 A cross-sectional diagram showing that after a stand server is moved to an installation position, an inner pressing member is released to engage a fastener in a fastener hole provided by an embodiment of the present application.

[0036] Reference numerals:

[0037] 100 - Vertical Server Device; 1 - Server Cabinet; 11 - Cabinet Housing; 12 - Internal Frame; 121 - Snap-On Hole; 2 - Vertical Server; 21 - Server Housing; 211 - Front Bezel; 2111, 2112 - Side Openings; 212 - Upper Bezel; 2121 - Top Opening; 3 - Handle Fixing Mechanism; 31 - Handle Base; 311 - Handle Body; 3111, 3112 - Spring Positioning Structure; 312, 313 - Fixed Ends; 314, 315 - Side Edge limit stop plate; 32-inner pressing part; 321-pressing part body; 3211, 3212-spring positioning columns; 322, 323-connecting end; 324, 325-driving part; 33, 34-return spring; 35-clamping part; 351-clamping part body; 3511-fixed end; 3512-clamping end; 3513, 3514-driven structure; 352-support spring; D1-clamping direction; D2-installation direction; IS-installation space; OS-operating space. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0038] In order to make the purpose, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present application clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all of the embodiments. The components of the embodiments of the present application generally described and shown in the drawings here can be arranged and designed in various different configurations. Therefore, the following detailed description of the embodiments of the present application provided in the drawings is not intended to limit the scope of the application for protection, but merely represents the selected embodiments of the present application. Based on the embodiments of the present application, each other embodiment obtained by those skilled in the art without making creative work falls within the scope of protection of this application.

[0039] First, the application scenarios to which this application is applicable are introduced. This application can be applied to the field of upright servers.

[0040] In recent years, due to the booming development of cloud services, the market demand for servers has increased. Therefore, in order to improve the functions of servers, the electronic components used in the internal systems of servers have become more and more advanced, but at the same time, more waste heat will be generated.

[0041] In order to speed up the cooling rate of the server, the existing technology mainly uses liquid cooling to quickly remove the waste heat generated by the server. As a result, more and more liquid-cooled servers are emerging on the market.

[0042] Among common liquid-cooled servers, vertical liquid-cooled servers are based on vertical servers and incorporate liquid cooling technology. Therefore, they have the advantages of easy maintenance and rapid heat dissipation, and are therefore widely popular among the public.

[0043] As mentioned above, compared to general upright servers, upright liquid-cooled servers usually have liquid-cooling connectors in the cabinet in order to incorporate liquid cooling technology. In order to prevent the coolant from leaking, the liquid-cooling connectors often provide a strong elastic force to ensure that the liquid-cooling connectors are truly connected to the liquid-cooling heat dissipation module of the server. This also leads to the need for a stop and fixing mechanism when the upright server is installed in the cabinet. However, most existing stop and fixing mechanisms only have spring clips set on the rack for fixing. Therefore, the user needs to press the spring clip from the inside to remove the upright server. However, since the liquid-cooling connector itself has a certain elastic force, if the user does not pull out his hand immediately after pressing the spring clip on the inside, the upright server, which is pushed by the elastic force of the liquid-cooling connector, is likely to pop out quickly and hit the user's hand, which is very dangerous and inconvenient.

[0044] Based on this, the embodiment of the present application provides an upright server device, which does not require reaching into the cabinet to unlock the server, thereby improving safety and convenience in use.

[0045] See also Figure 1 and Figure 2 , Figure 1 This is a three-dimensional diagram of a vertical server device provided in an embodiment of the present application. Figure 2 This is a three-dimensional exploded schematic diagram of a vertical server device provided in an embodiment of the present application. Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, a tower server device 100 includes a server cabinet 1, a tower server 2, and a handle-type fixing mechanism 3. Although this embodiment illustrates only one tower server 2, the tower server device 100 may include multiple tower servers 2. Furthermore, although this embodiment illustrates only one handle-type fixing mechanism 3, in reality, the tower server 2 has, in addition to one handle-type fixing mechanism 3, another handle structure (not shown) located below and on the same side of the handle-type fixing mechanism 3. This handle structure may be identical to the handle-type fixing mechanism 3 or a separate handle structure.

[0046] The server cabinet 1 includes a cabinet housing 11 and an internal frame 12. The internal frame 12 is fixed within the cabinet housing 11 and defines an installation space IS. The internal frame 12 also defines a plurality of snap holes 121 (only one is shown in the figure), which communicate with the installation space IS.

[0047] Please continue reading Figure 2 and Figure 3 , Figure 3 This is a three-dimensional exploded diagram of an upright server and a handle-type fixing mechanism provided in an embodiment of the present application. Figure 2 and Figure 3 As shown, the upright server 2 has a server housing 21, and the server housing 21 includes at least a front baffle 211 and an upper baffle 212. In fact, it may also include components such as a base plate, side panels and a back panel. However, since the technical content of this application is mainly on the front baffle 211 and the upper baffle 212, this embodiment only lists the front baffle 211 and the upper baffle 212 for description.

[0048] As described above, the front baffle 211 extends along a locking direction D1 and defines two side openings 2111 and 2112. The upper baffle 212 is connected to the top of the front baffle 211 and extends along an installation direction D2 perpendicular to the locking direction D1. The upper baffle 212 defines a top opening 2121.

[0049] Please continue reading Figure 4 , Figure 4This is a schematic AA cross-sectional view of a three-dimensional exploded schematic diagram of a vertical server device provided in an embodiment of the present application. Figures 2 to 4 As shown, the handle type fixing mechanism 3 includes a handle base 31 , an inner pressing member 32 , two return springs 33 and 34 , and a locking member 35 .

[0050] The handle base 31 is fixed to the front baffle 211 and defines an operating space OS with the front baffle 211. The handle base 31 further includes a handle body 311, two fixed ends 312 and 313, and two side stoppers 314 and 315.

[0051] Two spring retaining structures 3111 and 3112 are located inside the grip body 311. Two fixed ends 312 and 313 extend integrally from each end of the grip body 311 for securement to the front baffle 211. The grip base 31 can be secured to the front baffle 211 via screws, snaps, adhesives, or welding.

[0052] Two side stoppers 314 and 315 are respectively disposed on either side of the handle body 311 and the two fixed ends 312 and 313 to further limit the range of the operating space OS. The side stoppers 314 and 315 are actually integrally formed and connected to either side of the handle body 311 and the two fixed ends 312 and 313.

[0053] The inner pressing member 32 includes a pressing member body 321, two connecting ends 322 and 323, and two driving members 324 and 325. The pressing member body 321 is movably disposed within the operating space OS along the installation direction D2. The pressing member body 321 is equipped with two spring positioning posts 3211 and 3212, which correspond to the two spring positioning structures 3111 and 3112, respectively. The two connecting ends 322 and 323 extend from opposite ends of the pressing member body 321. The two driving members 324 and 325 are fixed to the two connecting ends 322 and 323, respectively. Among them, since the two side limit stoppers 314 and 315 are respectively arranged on both sides of the handle body 311 and the two fixed ends 312 and 313, the entire inner pressing member 32 can be limited so that the inner pressing member 32 is set in a limited position within the operating space OS.

[0054] Two return springs 33 and 34 are respectively disposed between the inner pressure member 32 and the handle body 311, allowing the inner pressure member 32 to elastically return within the operating space OS along the installation direction D2. One end of each return spring 33 and 34 is respectively retained within two spring retaining structures 3111 and 3112, while the other end is respectively sleeved within the two spring retaining structures 3111 and 3112, thereby securing the return springs 33 and 34 between the inner pressure member 32 and the handle body 311.

[0055] Please continue reading Figure 4 ,like Figure 3 and Figure 4 As shown, the latch 35 includes a latch body 351 and a support spring 352. The latch body 351 extends from a fixed end 3511 along a latching direction D1 to a latching end 3512. Two driven structures 3513 and 3514 are defined between the fixed end 3511 and the latching end 3512. The driven structures 3513 and 3514 are respectively adjacent to the two side openings 2111 and 2112. When the handle base 31 is secured to the front baffle 211, the two driving members 324 and 325 pass through the two side openings 2111 and 2112, respectively, and engage with the driven structures 3513 and 3514.

[0056] The support spring 352 is disposed in the front baffle 211 and fixed to the fixed end 3511 , elastically pushing the latch body 351 so that the latch end 3512 extends through the top opening 2121 to the outside of the server housing 21 .

[0057] As mentioned above, a spring receiving structure 2111 is further provided inside the front baffle 211 , which is disposed on the other side of the front baffle 211 relative to the handle base 31 and the inner pressing member 32 for receiving the support spring 352 .

[0058] Please continue reading Figure 5 , Figure 5 This is a cross-sectional diagram showing that the inner pressing member is pressed to drive the locking member to move. Figures 3 to 5 As shown, when the pressing member body 321 is pressed and moves in the opposite direction of the installation direction D2, it will drive the driving members 324 and 325 to move in the opposite direction of the installation direction D2. Since the driving members 324 and 325 are respectively matched with the driven structures 3513 and 3514, they will drive the entire latch member 35 to move in the opposite direction of the latch direction D1, thereby causing the latch end 3512 to move toward the inside of the server housing 21.

[0059] Please continue reading Figure 6 and Figure 7 , Figure 6A cross-sectional diagram showing an upright server entering an internal frame along the installation direction provided in an embodiment of the present application; Figure 7 The embodiment of the present application provides a cross-sectional schematic diagram showing a vertical server moving along the installation direction to the installation position within the internal frame. Figures 1 to 7 As shown, when the user wants to install the upright server 2 into the server cabinet 1, the user can first press the inner pressing member 32 to retract the locking member 35 into the server housing 21, and then the upright server 2 can be moved along the installation direction D2 to the installation position within the installation space IS. The installation position in this embodiment refers to the position where the top opening 2121 corresponds to the locking hole 121.

[0060] Please continue reading Figure 8 , Figure 8 This is a cross-sectional diagram of an embodiment of the present application showing that after the upright server is moved to the installation position, the inner pressing member is released to allow the fastener to be fastened to the fastener hole. Figures 1 to 8 As shown, after the upright server 2 is moved to the installation position, the user can stop pressing the inner pressing member 32. At this time, the support spring 352 will push the fixed end 3511 of the locking member 35, causing the locking end 3512 to return to extend out of the top opening 2121 and then snap into the locking hole 121 to be fixed to the internal frame 12. In this way, the upright server 2 can be relatively fixed to the server cabinet 1 through the locking member 35.

[0061] On the contrary, if the user wants to pull the upright server 2 out of the server cabinet 1, the user can press the inner pressing member 32 to release the locking relationship between the locking member 35 and the internal frame 12, and then grasp the base 31 to pull the entire upright server 2 out of the server cabinet 1.

[0062] In summary, compared to existing vertical liquid-cooled servers that use spring clips inside the cabinet to secure the server, which can cause users to be hit by the server popping out after pressing the spring clips, this application primarily incorporates a grip-type securing mechanism on the server casing. Through the interlocking design of an internal pressing member and a latch, the user can directly release the latching relationship between the vertical server and the server cabinet by pressing the internal pressing member. This not only makes operation more convenient, but also effectively increases user safety.

[0063] In addition, it should be noted that since the upright server device of the present application utilizes a grip-type fixing mechanism to allow the upright server to be detachably fixed to the server cabinet, the upright server can be applied not only to liquid-cooled models, but also to general non-liquid-cooled models.

[0064] The upright server device provided in the embodiments of the present application can be installed in, for example, a server host, which can be used for artificial intelligence (AI) computing, edge computing, etc., and can also be used as a 5G server, cloud server, or Internet of Vehicles server.

[0065] Those skilled in the art will clearly understand that, for the convenience and brevity of description, the specific working processes of the systems, devices and units described above can refer to the corresponding processes in the aforementioned method embodiments and will not be repeated here.

[0066] In the several embodiments provided in this application, it should be understood that the disclosed systems, devices and methods can be implemented in other ways. The device embodiments described above are merely schematic. For example, the division of the units is only a logical function division. There may be other division methods in actual implementation. For example, multiple units or components can be combined or integrated into another system, or some features can be ignored or not executed. Another point is that the mutual coupling or direct coupling or communication connection shown or discussed can be through some communication interface, the indirect coupling or communication connection of the device or unit can be electrical, mechanical or other forms.

[0067] The units described as separate components may or may not be physically separate, and the components shown as units may or may not be physical units, that is, they may be located in one place or distributed across multiple network units. Some or all of these units may be selected to achieve the purpose of this embodiment according to actual needs.

[0068] It should be noted that similar numbers and letters represent similar items in the following figures. Therefore, once an item is defined in one figure, it does not need to be further defined and explained in subsequent figures. In addition, the terms "first", "second", "third", etc. are only used to distinguish the description and are not to be understood as indicating or implying relative importance.

[0069] Finally, it should be noted that the above-described embodiments are only specific implementation methods of the present application, which are used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present application, rather than to limit them. The scope of protection of the present application is not limited thereto. Although the present application has been described in detail with reference to the above-mentioned embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that any person skilled in the art can modify or easily conceive of changes to the technical solutions described in the above-mentioned embodiments within the technical scope disclosed in the present application, or perform equivalent replacements for some of the technical features thereof. These modifications, changes, or replacements do not deviate from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, and should be included in the scope of protection of the present application. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present application should be based on the scope of protection of the claims.

Claims

1. A vertical server device, characterized in that: The upright server device comprises: Server cabinet with installation space; a vertical server movably arranged in the installation space along an installation direction, and the vertical server has a server housing; and A handle-type fixing mechanism is installed on the upright server to enable the upright server to be detachably assembled with the server cabinet, and includes: A handle base is fixed to the server housing and forms an operating space with the server housing; an inner pressing member, elastically restorable in the operating space along the installation direction; and A latch can elastically extend from the server housing along a latching direction perpendicular to the installation direction, so as to be latched and fixed to the server cabinet when the upright server is moved along the installation direction to the installation position in the installation space, and the latch is connected to the inner pressing member to be released from the server cabinet when driven by the inner pressing member.

2. The vertical server device according to claim 1, characterized in that The server cabinet further includes a snap hole, which is connected to the installation space and correspondingly allows the snap member to be snapped and fixed.

3. The vertical server device according to claim 1, wherein: The grip base also includes: Grip body; Two fixed ends extend from two ends of the handle body respectively for being fixed to the server housing; and Two side limit stoppers are respectively arranged on both sides of the handle body and the two fixed end portions, so as to limit the inner pressing member to be arranged in the operating space.

4. The vertical server device according to claim 1, wherein: The latch has two driven structures, and the inner pressing member includes two driving members, which correspond to the two driven structures respectively. When the inner pressing member moves in the opposite direction of the installation direction, the two driving members cooperate with the two driven structures to drive the latch to move in the opposite direction of the latching direction, thereby releasing the latch from the server cabinet.

5. The vertical server device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The inner pressing member further includes a pressing member body and two connecting ends. The pressing member body is movably arranged in the operating space along the installation direction. The two connecting ends extend from both ends of the pressing member body respectively, and the two driving members are respectively fixed to the two connecting ends.

6. The vertical server device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The server housing further includes a front baffle, which extends along the buckle direction and has two side openings. The handle base is fixed to the front baffle, and the two driving members are respectively inserted into the two side openings and correspondingly cooperate with the two driven structures.

7. The vertical server device according to claim 6, characterized in that: The server housing further includes an upper baffle, which is connected to the top of the front baffle and extends along the installation direction. The upper baffle is provided with a top opening, and the latch extends from the inside of the server housing through the top opening to the outside of the server housing.

8. The vertical server device according to claim 7, characterized in that: The buckle further includes a buckle body and a support spring. The support spring is arranged on the inner side of the front baffle and is used to elastically support the buckle body so that the buckle body extends out of the top opening.

9. The vertical server device according to claim 8, characterized in that: The front baffle is provided with a spring receiving structure on the inner side for receiving the support spring and elastically supporting the buckle body so that the buckle body extends out of the top opening.

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