Edge cloud cabinet

Abstract

The utility model provides an edge cloud cabinet, and the cloud cabinet comprises a pedestal which is provided with a first plug connector which is electrically connected with a plurality of terminal devices; the shell is arranged at the top of the base, and an inner cavity is formed in the shell; the cabinet is arranged in the inner cavity and is detachably connected with the base; a plurality of panel devices are installed in the cabinet, the cabinet is provided with second plug connectors electrically connected with the plurality of panel devices, and the first plug connectors are detachably and electrically connected. According to the edge cloud cabinet provided by the invention, the base provides stable support for the shell, the cabinet mounted in the shell and the like; the cabinet can realize the functions of edge calculation, communication and the like through panel equipment mounted in the cabinet; the housing provides dustproof, moistureproof and shockproof functions. By electrically connecting the first plug connector arranged on the base with the second plug connector arranged on the cabinet, a plurality of terminal devices on the data source side can be electrically connected with a plurality of panel devices in the cabinet, rapid deployment of edge computing hardware resources can be achieved, and installation and maintenance are facilitated.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of communication equipment, and in particular to an edge cloud cabinet. Background Art

[0002] Edge cloud is a cloud platform with computing, storage, networking, and security capabilities formed at the edge near the source of objects or data based on the core capabilities of cloud computing technology and edge computing capabilities. It places data network forwarding, storage, computing, intelligent analysis and other tasks on the edge for processing, reduces application response latency, reduces bandwidth costs, alleviates cloud pressure, and provides unified scheduling, computing power distribution and other cloud services through the central cloud.

[0003] In order to provide edge cloud services, it is necessary to provide the hardware resources required for edge computing. Since edge computing requires a large number of hardware devices, there is an urgent need for an integrated device that is easy to install and maintain and can meet the needs of edge computing. Utility Model Content

[0004] In view of this, the purpose of this application is to propose an edge cloud cabinet.

[0005] Based on the above-mentioned purpose, the present application provides an edge cloud cabinet, including: a base, provided with a first connector for electrically connecting to multiple terminal devices; a shell, arranged on the top of the base, and an inner cavity is arranged in the shell; a cabinet, arranged in the inner cavity and detachably connected to the base; multiple panel devices are installed in the cabinet, and the cabinet is provided with a second connector electrically connected to the multiple panel devices, and the first connector is detachably electrically connected to the first connector.

[0006] Optionally, the first connector includes a first optical fiber connector and a first power cable connector.

[0007] Optionally, a first pipeline trough and a second pipeline trough are provided in the base, an end of the first pipeline trough is close to the first optical fiber docking joint, and an end of the second pipeline trough is close to the first power cable docking joint.

[0008] Optionally, the cabinet includes an openable and closable cabinet door, and the cabinet door includes a metal door body or a tempered glass door body.

[0009] Optionally, the metal door body has a heat dissipation area located in the middle and an edge area surrounding the heat dissipation area, and the heat dissipation area array of the metal door body is provided with a plurality of heat dissipation through holes.

[0010] Optionally, the area of ​​the heat dissipation region is greater than or equal to 80% of the area of ​​the metal door body.

[0011] Optionally, a communication interface board is provided on the top of the cabinet, and a plurality of communication sockets are provided on the communication interface board along the width direction of the cabinet, and at least one of the plurality of communication sockets is communicatively connected to the panel device.

[0012] Optionally, the plurality of communication sockets are facing the rear side of the cabinet.

[0013] Optionally, the multiple panel devices include servers, switches, uninterruptible power supplies and communication modules.

[0014] Optionally, the edge cloud cabinet also includes an air conditioner disposed in the inner cavity.

[0015] From the above, it can be seen that the edge cloud cabinet provided by the present application has a base that can provide stable support for the outer shell and the cabinet installed inside the outer shell; the cabinet can realize edge computing and communication functions through the panel equipment installed inside it; the outer shell can provide dustproof, moisture-proof and shockproof functions. At the same time, by electrically connecting the first connector set on the base and the second connector set on the cabinet, multiple terminal devices on the data source side and multiple panel devices in the cabinet can be electrically connected, which can realize the rapid deployment of edge computing hardware resources and facilitate installation and maintenance. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the present application or related technologies, the drawings required for use in the embodiments or related technical descriptions are briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only embodiments of the present application. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative work.

[0017] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of an edge cloud cabinet according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0018] Figure 2 A schematic diagram of the connection between the cabinet and the base of the edge cloud cabinet of an embodiment of the present application;

[0019] Figure 3 A schematic diagram of the connection between the base of the edge cloud cabinet and the terminal device in an embodiment of the present application;

[0020] Figure 4 An exploded schematic diagram of a cabinet of an edge cloud cabinet in an embodiment of the present application;

[0021] Figure 5 A schematic diagram of a cabinet door of an edge cloud cabinet according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0022] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the rear view of the cabinet of the edge cloud cabinet of an embodiment of the present application.

[0023] Description of reference numerals:

[0024] 1. Base; 101. First connector; 101-1. First optical fiber connector; 101-2. First power cable connector; 102. First pipeline trough; 103. Second pipeline trough; 104. Third pipeline trough;

[0025] 2. Shell; 201. Inner cavity;

[0026] 3. Cabinet; 301. Second connector; 301-1. Second optical fiber connector; 301-2. Second power cable connector; 302. Cabinet door; 302-1. Front door; 302-2. Rear door; 302-3. Heat dissipation area; 302-4. Edge area; 302-5. Heat dissipation through hole; 303. Frame; 304. Side panel; 305. Top cover; 306. Bottom panel; 307. Tray; 308. L-shaped support strip; 309. Mounting column;

[0027] 4. Panel equipment; 5. Terminal equipment;

[0028] 6. Communication interface board; 601. Communication socket;

[0029] 7. Leveling feet; 8. Bottom wheels; 9. Air conditioning; 10. Fixed power distribution unit. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0030] In order to make the objectives, technical solutions and advantages of the present application more clearly understood, the present application is further described in detail below in combination with specific embodiments and with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0031] It should be noted that the relative arrangement of the components, the numerical expressions and numerical values ​​set forth in these embodiments do not limit the scope of the present application unless specifically stated otherwise.

[0032] At the same time, it should be understood that for the convenience of description, the sizes of the various parts shown in the drawings are not drawn according to the actual proportional relationship.

[0033] The following description of at least one exemplary embodiment is merely illustrative in nature and is in no way intended to limit the present application, its application, or uses.

[0034] It should be noted that, unless otherwise defined, the technical terms or scientific terms used in the embodiments of the present application should be the usual meanings understood by people with ordinary skills in the field to which the present application belongs. The "first", "second" and similar words used in the embodiments of the present application do not represent any order, quantity or importance, but are only used to distinguish different components. "Including" or "comprising" and similar words mean that the elements or objects appearing in front of the word cover the elements or objects listed after the word and their equivalents, without excluding other elements or objects. "Connect" or "connected" and similar words are not limited to physical or mechanical connections, but can include electrical connections, whether direct or indirect. "Up", "down", "left", "right" and the like are only used to indicate relative positional relationships. When the absolute position of the described object changes, the relative positional relationship may also change accordingly.

[0035] like Figure 1 , Figure 2 and Figure 3 As shown, an embodiment of the present application provides an edge cloud cabinet, including: a base 1, provided with a first connector 101 for electrically connecting to multiple terminal devices 5; a shell 2, arranged on the top of the base 1, and an inner cavity 201 is arranged in the shell 2; a cabinet 3, arranged in the inner cavity 201, and detachably connected to the base 1; multiple panel devices 4 are installed in the cabinet 3, and the cabinet 3 is provided with a second connector 301 electrically connected to the multiple panel devices 4, and the second connector 301 is detachably electrically connected to the first connector 101.

[0036] Exemplarily, the housing 2 is detachably connected to the top of the base 1 .

[0037] Exemplarily, the first connector 101 and the second connector 301 may be quick-connect connectors, such as aviation plugs, connector plugs (CDF-200), or cable quick connectors.

[0038] Exemplarily, the inner cavity 201 may be divided into a plurality of areas, for example, may be divided into a first equipment area for placing the cabinet 3, a second equipment area for placing the refrigeration equipment, and a power distribution compartment, etc.

[0039] The cabinet 3 is provided with a mounting structure that meets the 19-inch standard mounting requirements. The mounting structure is the same as the mounting structure inside the existing 19-inch cabinet, so as to realize the installation of the panel device 4 inside the cabinet 3. Figure 4 The installation structure includes but is not limited to the installation column 309 (with installation holes arranged at intervals along the axial direction), the tray 307 and the L-shaped support bar 308. Among them, the installation column 309 can be used to install the panel device 4 or the L-shaped support bar 308. The installation column 309 is arranged along the depth direction of the cabinet 3 (such as Figure 4 The fixed position can be adjusted in the Y direction.

[0040] In the cabinet 3, the front panel of the panel device 4 is connected to the cabinet 3 through fasteners and mounting holes located on the front side of the interior of the cabinet 3 (i.e., the side facing the user), and the box body on the rear side of the panel device 4 is supported by a tray 307 or an L-shaped support bar 308.

[0041] The electrical connection lines of all the panel devices 4 in the cabinet 3 can be connected to the second connector 301 to achieve integration, and the electrical connection lines of the terminal devices 5 located on the data source side can be connected to the first connector 101 on the base 1 to achieve integration. During installation, the electrical connection between the first connector 101 and the second connector 301 can complete the electrical connection between multiple terminal devices 5 and the corresponding multiple panel devices 4 in the cabinet 3, which can achieve rapid deployment.

[0042] It should be noted that the base 1 is fixedly arranged on the data source side and usually does not change position. When the cabinet or the panel device inside the cabinet needs to be replaced, the installation and debugging of the panel device can be completed in the new cabinet in advance. At the site, it is only necessary to place the new cabinet on the base 1 and connect the first connector 101 and the second connector 301 to complete the equipment replacement.

[0043] In addition, the housing 2 can protect the cabinet 3 to prevent the cabinet 3 from being damaged by the external environment during use.

[0044] In the edge cloud cabinet of the embodiment of the present application, the base 1 can provide stable support for the housing 2 and the cabinet 3 installed inside the housing 2; the cabinet 3 can realize edge computing and communication functions through the panel device 4 installed inside it; the housing 2 can provide dustproof, moisture-proof and shockproof functions. At the same time, by electrically connecting the first connector 101 provided on the base 1 and the second connector 301 provided on the cabinet 3, multiple terminal devices 5 on the data source side and multiple panel devices 4 in the cabinet 3 can be electrically connected, which can realize the rapid deployment of edge computing hardware resources.

[0045] like Figure 2 and Figure 3 As shown, in some embodiments, the first connector 101 includes a first optical fiber connector 101 - 1 and a first power cable connector 101 - 2 .

[0046] Correspondingly, the second connector 301 includes a second optical fiber connector 301-1 and a second power cable connector 301-2. Figure 2 .

[0047] The first optical fiber connector 101 - 1 is used for connecting communication cables, and the first power cable connector 101 - 2 is used for connecting power cables.

[0048] like Figure 3 As shown, in some embodiments, a first pipeline trough 102 and a second pipeline trough 103 are provided in the base 1, the end of the first pipeline trough 102 is close to the first optical fiber docking connector 101-1, and the end of the second pipeline trough 103 is close to the first power cable docking connector 101-2.

[0049] Exemplarily, the base 1 may be a frame structure formed by welding channel steel or I-beam.

[0050] Exemplarily, the base 1 is provided with a grounding device.

[0051] Exemplarily, the cabinet 3 and / or the base 1 is provided with a power distribution copper busbar, for example, a TMY copper busbar made of T2 electrolytic copper.

[0052] The first pipeline trough 102 and the second pipeline trough 103 can be arranged in parallel. After the communication cable of the terminal device 5 enters the base 1, it is wired in the first pipeline trough 102 and electrically connected to the first optical fiber docking connector 101-1. After the power cable on the data source side (the power cable connected to the mains or the power cable connected to the terminal device 5) enters the base 1, it is wired in the second pipeline trough 103 and electrically connected to the first power cable docking connector 101-2.

[0053] like Figure 5 In some embodiments, the cabinet 3 includes an openable cabinet door 302, and the cabinet door 302 includes a metal door body or a tempered glass door body.

[0054] For example, the cabinet door 302 may include a front door 302-1 and a rear door 302-2, wherein the front door 302-1 is disposed at the front side of the cabinet 3 and the rear door 302-2 is disposed at the rear side of the cabinet 3. Figure 4 .

[0055] Exemplarily, the rear door 302 - 2 may be a double-opening door.

[0056] For example, Figure 4 The cabinet 3 may further include a frame 303, side panels 304, a top cover 305 and a bottom plate 306, the cabinet door 302 is hinged to the frame 303, the side panels 304 are detachably connected to the frame 303, and the top cover 305 and the bottom plate 306 are fixedly connected to the frame 303 respectively.

[0057] Exemplarily, a heat-insulating layer may be provided on the inner side of the side plate 304 .

[0058] Exemplarily, both the front door 302-1 and the rear door 302-2 may be provided with sealing strips to ensure the sealing of the cabinet 3 and to reduce vibration and noise. Exemplarily, the sealing strips may be foam strips.

[0059] When the cabinet door 302 is a metal door, it can be made of galvanized steel plate. When the cabinet door 302 is a tempered glass door, it can be made of transparent tempered glass. In order to prevent condensation on the tempered glass door due to the large temperature difference between the inside and outside of the cabinet 3, the tempered glass door can be a double-layer door.

[0060] like Figure 5 As shown, in some embodiments, the metal door has a heat dissipation area 302-3 in the middle and an edge area 302-4 surrounding the heat dissipation area 302-3, and the heat dissipation area 302-3 of the metal door is arrayed with a plurality of heat dissipation through holes 302-5.

[0061] Exemplarily, the heat dissipation through holes 302 - 5 may be honeycomb-shaped hexagonal mesh holes.

[0062] It should be noted that the heat dissipation holes 302-5 are evenly distributed in the heat dissipation area 302-3. Figure 5 The heat dissipation through hole 302-5 can be clearly displayed. Figure 5 The heat dissipation through hole 302 - 5 in the middle of the middle heat dissipation area 302 - 3 is omitted.

[0063] The heat dissipation holes 302 - 5 allow air to circulate between the inside and outside of the cabinet 3 , thereby lowering the temperature inside the cabinet 3 and ensuring the normal operation of the panel device 4 in the cabinet 3 .

[0064] like Figure 5 As shown, in some embodiments, the area of ​​the heat dissipation region 302 - 3 is greater than or equal to 80% of the total area of ​​the metal door.

[0065] A plurality of panel devices 4 are installed inside the cabinet 3. When the panel devices 4 are in operation, they all dissipate heat to the outside, which will increase the temperature inside the cabinet 3. In order to further improve the heat exchange performance of the metal door, it is necessary to make the area of ​​the heat dissipation region 302-3 larger, so as to set a large number of heat dissipation through holes 302-5 in the heat dissipation region 302-3.

[0066] like Figure 1 and Figure 6 As shown, in some embodiments, a communication interface board 6 is disposed on the top of the cabinet 3, and the communication interface board 6 is disposed along the width direction of the cabinet 3 (such as Figure 6 A plurality of communication sockets 601 are provided (in the X direction in the figure), and at least one of the plurality of communication sockets 601 is communicatively connected to the panel device 4.

[0067] Exemplarily, the communication socket 601 may be an aviation socket.

[0068] Exemplarily, the plurality of communication sockets 601 may include a communication socket for dedicated line access and a communication socket for Internet access. Dedicated line access can provide a more stable and reliable network connection, which is suitable for scenarios with high network security requirements. Internet access provides a more flexible and extensive network access capability, which is suitable for scenarios such as needing to access external websites or use cloud computing services.

[0069] Exemplarily, the plurality of communication sockets 601 may include a fixed network interface, a 4G / 5G antenna interface, a satellite antenna interface, and a V2V protocol interface.

[0070] Multiple communication sockets 601 are integrated and installed on the same plate-like structure to form a communication interface board 6. Through the communication interface board 6, the communication connection between this cabinet and the central cloud side equipment, the communication connection between this cabinet and other cabinets, and the communication connection between this cabinet and the terminal equipment can be realized.

[0071] like Figure 6 As shown, in some embodiments, multiple communication sockets 601 are facing the rear side of the cabinet 3.

[0072] Typically, the wiring side of the panel device 4 faces the rear door 302 - 2 of the cabinet 3 , and the communication socket 601 faces the rear side of the cabinet 3 to facilitate connection of the connecting cable to the panel device 4 in the cabinet 3 through the rear door 302 - 2 of the cabinet 3 .

[0073] In some embodiments, the plurality of panel devices 4 include servers, switches, uninterruptible power supplies, and communication modules.

[0074] Exemplarily, the uninterruptible power supply may be a battery.

[0075] Exemplarily, the communication module may include a dedicated networking device that supports a fixed-line connection center cloud, a dedicated networking device that supports 4G / 5G or uses next-generation mobile communication technology, and a satellite module that supports the reception and transmission of satellite signals worldwide.

[0076] Exemplarily, the panel device 4 may also include a storage device.

[0077] like Figure 4 As shown, in some embodiments, a fixed power distribution unit 10 (PDU) electrically connected to the panel device 4 is provided in the cabinet 3 , and the fixed power distribution unit 10 is fixedly connected to the side panel 304 of the cabinet 3 .

[0078] Exemplarily, at least two fixed power distribution units 10 are provided and are vertically fixed in parallel on the inner side of the side plate 304 .

[0079] The fixed power distribution unit 10 is used for the introduction, distribution, connection, protection and separation (on and off) of two power supplies for the panel equipment 4 in the cabinet 3 .

[0080] In some embodiments, a monitoring touch screen is provided on the front door 302-1, and a door magnetic switch is also provided on the front door 302-1 and the back door 302-2. The door magnetic switch can be electrically connected to the monitoring touch screen to monitor the switch status of the front door 302-1 and the back door 302-2. An LED lighting lamp is provided inside the cabinet 3, and the LED lighting lamp can be electrically connected to the monitoring touch screen or the door magnetic switch. When the front door 302-1 or the back door 302-2 is in the open state, the LED lighting lamp is lit; when the front door 302-1 and the back door 302-2 are both in the closed state, the LED lighting lamp is off.

[0081] At the same time, a temperature sensor and a smoke alarm which are electrically connected to the monitoring touch screen may be installed in the cabinet 3 to monitor and warn the status in the cabinet 3.

[0082] like Figure 6 In some embodiments, the bottom of the cabinet 3 is detachably connected with leveling feet 7 and bottom wheels 8. When the cabinet 3 needs to be moved out from the base 1, the bottom wheels 8 can be installed at the bottom of the cabinet 3 to facilitate the movement of the cabinet 3.

[0083] like Figure 1 As shown, in some embodiments, the edge cloud cabinet also includes an air conditioner 9 disposed in the inner cavity 201 .

[0084] Exemplarily, the base 1 is also provided with a third pipeline trough 104, and the third pipeline trough 104 is used for laying out the copper pipes of the air conditioner 9, such as Figure 3 .

[0085] The air conditioner 9 is used to adjust the temperature in the inner cavity to ensure that the panel device 4 in the cabinet 3 can operate normally.

[0086] It should be noted that the above describes some embodiments of the present application. Other embodiments are within the scope of the appended claims. In some cases, the actions or steps recorded in the claims can be performed in an order different from that in the above embodiments and still achieve the desired results. In addition, the processes depicted in the accompanying drawings do not necessarily require the specific order or continuous order shown to achieve the desired results. In some embodiments, multitasking and parallel processing are also possible or may be advantageous.

[0087] The various embodiments in the present application are described in a progressive manner, and each embodiment focuses on the differences from other embodiments. The same or similar parts between the various embodiments can be referenced to each other.

[0088] The description of the present application is given for the purpose of illustration and description, and is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the present application to the disclosed form. Many modifications and variations are obvious to those of ordinary skill in the art. The embodiments are selected and described in order to better illustrate the principles and practical applications of the present application, and to enable those of ordinary skill in the art to understand the present application and thus design various embodiments with various modifications suitable for specific purposes.

[0089] Those skilled in the art should understand that the discussion of any of the above embodiments is merely illustrative and is not intended to imply that the scope of the present application (including the claims) is limited to these examples. In line with the concept of the present application, the technical features in the above embodiments or different embodiments may be combined, the steps may be implemented in any order, and there are many other variations of the different aspects of the embodiments of the present application as described above, which are not provided in detail for the sake of simplicity.

[0090] Although the present application has been described in conjunction with specific embodiments thereof, many alternatives, modifications and variations of these embodiments will be apparent to those skilled in the art in light of the foregoing description.

[0091] The embodiments of the present application are intended to cover all such substitutions, modifications and variations that fall within the broad scope of the appended claims. Therefore, any omissions, modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and principles of the embodiments of the present application should be included in the scope of protection of the present application.

Claims

1. An edge cloud cabinet, characterized in that: include: A base, provided with a first plug connector for electrically connecting to a plurality of terminal devices; A shell is arranged on the top of the base, and an inner cavity is arranged in the shell; A cabinet is arranged in the inner cavity and is detachably connected to the base; a plurality of panel devices are installed in the cabinet, and the cabinet is provided with a second connector electrically connected to the plurality of panel devices, and the first connector is detachably electrically connected to the first connector.

2. The edge cloud cabinet according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first connector includes a first optical fiber connector and a first power cable connector.

3. The edge cloud cabinet according to claim 2, characterized in that: A first pipeline trough and a second pipeline trough are provided in the base, an end of the first pipeline trough is close to the first optical fiber docking joint, and an end of the second pipeline trough is close to the first power cable docking joint.

4. The edge cloud cabinet according to claim 1, characterized in that: The cabinet comprises an openable and closable cabinet door, and the cabinet door comprises a metal door body or a tempered glass door body.

5. The edge cloud cabinet according to claim 4, characterized in that: The metal door body has a heat dissipation area located in the middle and an edge area surrounding the heat dissipation area. The heat dissipation area array of the metal door body is provided with a plurality of heat dissipation through holes.

6. The edge cloud cabinet according to claim 5, characterized in that: The area of ​​the heat dissipation region is greater than or equal to 80% of the area of ​​the metal door body.

7. The edge cloud cabinet according to claim 1, characterized in that: A communication interface board is arranged on the top of the cabinet, and a plurality of communication sockets are arranged on the communication interface board along the width direction of the cabinet, and at least one of the plurality of communication sockets is communicatively connected with the panel device.

8. The edge cloud cabinet according to claim 7, characterized in that: The plurality of communication sockets face the rear side of the cabinet.

9. The edge cloud cabinet according to claim 1, characterized in that: The plurality of panel devices include servers, switches, uninterruptible power supplies and communication modules.

10. The edge cloud cabinet according to claim 1, characterized in that: The edge cloud cabinet also includes an air conditioner disposed in the inner cavity.

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