Machine room equipment

By designing a tailgate in the machine room equipment to isolate the second air inlet and outlet, and using the air guide chamber to divert cold air, the problem of mixing cold air and hot air in traditional design affects heat dissipation, which significantly improves the heat dissipation of the server Effect.

CN222302288UActive Publication Date: 2025-01-03BANK OF CHINA
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Application Number
CN202421061735.0
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-05-15
Publication Date
2025-01-03
Estimated Expiration
2034-05-15

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Technical Problem

The traditional cabinet blind plate design causes the second air inlet above the server to be exposed to the hot channel, causing the cold air and hot air to mix, seriously affecting the heat dissipation effect of the server.

Method used

Design a computer room equipment, including a server shell and a cabinet blind plate, and the tailgate isolates the second air inlet and air outlet, and guides cold air to the second air inlet through the air inlet and ventilation chamber to avoid hot air backflow and improve heat dissipation. Effect.

Benefits of technology

Effectively isolate the hot and cold channels, ensure that cold air enters the server, avoids hot air backflow, and significantly improves the heat dissipation effect of the server.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses machine room equipment which can be applied to the field of artificial intelligence or finance and comprises a server shell and a cabinet blind plate, the server shell is provided with a device containing cavity, the front end of the server shell is provided with a first air inlet, the rear end of the server shell is provided with an air outlet, and the side end of the server shell is provided with a second air inlet. A ventilation cavity is formed in the cabinet blind plate, the cabinet blind plate is provided with an air guide inlet and a first air guide outlet communicated with the second air inlet and the ventilation cavity, the cabinet blind plate comprises a rear baffle connected with the side portion of the server shell to isolate the second air inlet from the air outlet, and the air guide inlet faces the front end of the server shell; the air outlet and the first air guide outlet are located in the two opposite sides of the rear baffle. The air outlet and the second air inlet are isolated through the rear baffle of the cabinet blind plate, so that cold air can enter the device containing cavity through the second air inlet, and therefore the heat dissipation effect of the server is improved through the machine room equipment provided by the invention.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of heat dissipation of computer room equipment, in particular to computer room equipment. Background Art

[0002] In computer room equipment, for example, standard cabinets in data center computer room equipment data center are based on U as the basic unit, which is an internationally accepted unit of measurement for the external dimensions of modular racks, 1U = 1.75 inches = 44.45mm. The height of a standard server is usually an integer multiple of U, and needs to occupy a corresponding number of U positions in the cabinet.

[0003] As an accessory between two adjacent servers, the cabinet blind panel is used to cover the empty U position of the server shell. It is used as a baffle to isolate the hot and cold channels. There are many specifications such as 1U and 2U. Commonly used cabinet blind panels are 1U and 2U.

[0004] Considering the actual operation and maintenance management issues such as heat dissipation, wiring and power limit of equipment in the computer room, there is usually a U space between two adjacent servers in the equipment room. Figure 1 As shown, for the vacant U position, a cabinet blind panel 04 needs to be installed in front of the server housing 01 to isolate the hot and cold channels.

[0005] However, the design or product of the traditional cabinet blind panel 04 will cause the top of the server, that is, the second air inlet 0103 on the side of the server shell 01 to be exposed to the heat channel when actually used. The gas sucked in by the fan 03 in the server is a mixture of the cold air from the first air inlet 0102 in the front and the hot air from the second air inlet 0103 above, which seriously affects the heat dissipation effect of the server.

[0006] Therefore, how to improve the heat dissipation effect of the server is a technical problem that needs to be solved urgently by those skilled in the art. Utility Model Content

[0007] In view of this, the utility model discloses a computer room device to improve the heat dissipation effect of the server.

[0008] The equipment room provided in this application includes:

[0009] A server housing, wherein the server housing is provided with a device accommodating cavity, a first air inlet is provided at the front end of the server housing, an air outlet is provided at the rear end, and a second air inlet is provided at the side end;

[0010] A cabinet blind plate, wherein a ventilation cavity is provided inside the cabinet blind plate, wherein the cabinet blind plate is provided with an air guide inlet and a first air guide outlet connecting the second air inlet and the ventilation cavity, wherein the first air guide outlet is used to guide the gas entering the ventilation cavity to the second air inlet, and the cabinet blind plate includes a rear baffle plate connected to the side of the server housing to isolate the second air inlet and the air outlet, wherein the air guide inlet faces the front end of the server housing, and the air outlet and the first air guide outlet are located on opposite sides of the rear baffle plate.

[0011] Optionally, the above-mentioned computer room equipment further includes a support frame, the server housing is installed on the support frame, and the air guide inlet is arranged flush with the first air inlet.

[0012] Optionally, in the above-mentioned computer room equipment, the cabinet blind plate is provided with a pin plugged into the support frame, the front end of the support frame is provided with a mounting hole adapted to the pin, and the cabinet blind plate is provided with the pin on opposite sides.

[0013] Optionally, in the above-mentioned computer room equipment, the cabinet blind panel also includes a front end panel and a first side panel connecting the front end panel and the rear baffle, the ventilation cavity is formed between the front end panel, the rear baffle and the first side panel, the first air guide outlet is opened on the first side panel, and the air guide inlet is arranged on the front end panel.

[0014] Optionally, in the above-mentioned computer room equipment, when the cabinet blind panel is an end blind panel arranged at two adjacent server shells, the cabinet blind panel also includes a second side panel, a third side panel and a fourth side panel, the first side panel and the second side panel are located on opposite sides of the ventilation cavity, the third side panel and the fourth side panel are located on opposite sides of the ventilation cavity, and the front end panel, the rear baffle, the first side panel, the second side panel, the third side panel and the fourth side panel are connected to form a hexahedral structure.

[0015] Optionally, in the above-mentioned computer room equipment, the third side panel is a hollow panel provided with a third air guide outlet, and a heating device corresponding to the third air guide outlet is provided on the outer side of the third side panel.

[0016] Optionally, in the above-mentioned computer room equipment, the opposite sides of the rear baffle extend to the left and right ends of the server casing.

[0017] Optionally, in the above-mentioned computer room equipment, when the cabinet blind plate is a middle blind plate provided between two adjacent server shells, opposite ends of the cabinet blind plate are respectively abutted against two opposite side surfaces of the two adjacent server shells.

[0018] Optionally, in the above-mentioned computer room equipment, a fan is provided in the device accommodating cavity, and the fan is located between the second air inlet and the air outlet along the air flow direction in the device accommodating cavity.

[0019] Optionally, in the above-mentioned computer room equipment, the server casings are stacked sequentially from top to bottom, and the server casings are connected to the cabinet blind plates in a one-to-one correspondence.

[0020] It can be seen from the above technical solution that when the utility model is used, the rear baffle isolates the second air inlet and the air outlet, that is, part of the airflow in the cold channel enters the device accommodating cavity through the first air inlet, and the other part enters the device accommodating cavity through the air guide inlet, the ventilation cavity, the first air guide outlet and the second air inlet, and finally the gas after heat exchange in the device accommodating cavity is discharged through the air outlet.

[0021] From the above description, it can be seen that in the computer room equipment provided in the present application, the air outlet is isolated from the second air inlet by the rear baffle of the cabinet blind plate, so that cold air can enter the device accommodating cavity through the second air inlet, thereby avoiding the hot air flow through the device accommodating cavity from flowing back to the device accommodating cavity through the second air inlet. Therefore, the computer room equipment provided in the present application improves the heat dissipation effect of the server. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0022] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the utility model or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only embodiments of the utility model. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on the provided drawings without paying creative work.

[0023] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of traditional equipment room equipment;

[0024] Figure 2 A schematic diagram of the structure of the computer room equipment provided by the embodiment of the utility model;

[0025] Figure 3 A three-dimensional structural diagram of a cabinet blind plate provided by an embodiment of the utility model;

[0026] Figure 4 A front view of a cabinet blind plate provided by an embodiment of the utility model;

[0027] Figure 5 for Figure 4 Rear view of the cabinet blanking panel shown;

[0028] Figure 6 for Figure 4 A top view of the cabinet blind panel is shown;

[0029] Figure 7 for Figure 4 A bottom view of the cabinet blind panel is shown;

[0030] Figure 8 for Figure 4 The left side view of the cabinet blind panel is shown;

[0031] Fig. 9 for Figure 4 The right side view of the cabinet blind panel is shown;

[0032] Fig.10 A three-dimensional structural diagram of another cabinet blind panel provided in an embodiment of the utility model.

[0033] in Figure 1-10 middle:

[0034] 01-server shell, 0101-area to be cooled, 0102-first air inlet, 0103-second air inlet, 0104-air outlet, 02-hard disk, 03-fan, 04-cabinet blind panel, 05-air symbol;

[0035] 1-server casing, 101-area to be cooled, 102-first air inlet, 103-second air inlet, 104-air outlet, 2-hard disk, 3-fan, 4-cabinet blind plate, 4a-end blind plate, 4b-middle blind plate, 401-air guide inlet, 402-front end plate, 403-rear baffle, 404-latch, 405-second side plate, 406-third side plate, 407-fourth side plate, 408-first side plate, 5-air symbol. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0036] It should be noted that the computer room equipment provided by the present invention can be used in the field of artificial intelligence or the financial field. The above is only an example and does not limit the application field of the computer room equipment provided by the present invention.

[0037] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the utility model to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the utility model, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the utility model.

[0038] The utility model embodiment discloses a computer room device to improve the heat dissipation effect of the server.

[0039] In order to enable those skilled in the art to better understand the technical solution of the present invention, the present invention is further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and implementation modes.

[0040] Please refer to Figures 1 to 10 .

[0041] In a specific embodiment, the computer room equipment provided by the specific embodiment of the utility model includes a server housing 1 and a cabinet blind panel 4, the server housing 1 is provided with a device accommodating cavity, the front end of the server housing 1 is provided with a first air inlet 102, the rear end is provided with an air outlet 104, and the side end is provided with a second air inlet 103.

[0042] Specifically, the thickness of the cabinet blind panel 4 is an integral multiple of 1U, so as to be installed exactly between two adjacent server casings 1 .

[0043] Specifically, a ventilation cavity is provided in the cabinet blind plate 4, and the cabinet blind plate 4 is provided with an air guide inlet 401 and a first air guide outlet, and the first air guide outlet is connected to the second air inlet 103 and the ventilation cavity. The cabinet blind plate 4 includes a rear baffle 403 connected to the side of the server housing 1, the rear baffle 403 isolates the second air inlet 103 and the air outlet, the air guide inlet 401 faces the front end of the server housing 1, and the air outlet 104 and the first air guide outlet are located on opposite sides of the rear baffle 403.

[0044] In order to improve the hot air blocking effect, preferably, the opposite sides of the rear baffle 403 extend to the left and right ends of the server housing 1. That is, the hot air cannot pass through the edge of the rear baffle 403 and go around to the ventilation cavity.

[0045] like Figure 2 As shown, in a specific embodiment, when the cabinet blind plate 4 is an intermediate blind plate 4b provided between two adjacent server shells 1, the opposite ends of the cabinet blind plate 4 are respectively in contact with the two opposite sides of the two adjacent server shells 1. At this time, the cabinet blind plate 4 can be a U-shaped plate body, and the two sides of the ventilation cavity can be formed by the side walls of the server shell. Due to the unique U-shaped structure of the computer room equipment blind plate in the present application, the upper opening and the lower opening of the U-shaped plate are respectively connected with the outer sides of the two adjacent servers, and specifically, the lower opening forms the first air guide outlet.

[0046] like Figure 2 As shown, preferably, the air guide inlet 401 is arranged flush with the first air inlet 102 .

[0047] In a specific embodiment, the cabinet blind plate 4 further includes a front end plate 402 and a first side plate 408, the first side plate 408 connects the front end plate 402 and the rear baffle plate 403, a ventilation cavity is formed between the front end plate 402, the rear baffle plate 403 and the first side plate 408, the first air guide outlet is opened on the first side plate 408, and the air guide inlet 401 is arranged on the front end plate 402. The size of the air guide inlet 401 can be determined according to actual needs.

[0048] During specific use, the air outlet 104 and the second air guide outlet are located on opposite sides of the rear baffle 403, that is, part of the airflow in the cold channel enters the device accommodating cavity through the first air inlet 102, and the other part enters the device accommodating cavity through the air guide inlet 401, the ventilation cavity, the first air guide outlet and the second air inlet 103, and finally the gas after heat exchange in the device accommodating cavity is discharged through the air outlet 104.

[0049] It can be seen from the above description that in the computer room equipment provided in the specific embodiment of the present application, the air outlet 104 is isolated from the second air inlet 103 by the rear baffle 403 of the cabinet blind plate 4, so that cold air can enter the device accommodating cavity through the second air inlet 103, thereby avoiding the situation where the hot air flow through the device accommodating cavity flows back to the device accommodating cavity through the second air inlet 103. Therefore, the computer room equipment provided by the present application improves the heat dissipation effect of the server.

[0050] like Figures 3 to 10 As shown, in a specific embodiment, the equipment in the computer room further includes a support frame, the server housing 1 is mounted on the support frame, the front end plate 402 is provided with a latch 404 plugged into the support frame, the front end of the support frame is provided with a mounting hole adapted to the latch 404, and the opposite sides of the front end plate 402 are provided with latches 404. During installation, the front end plate 402 abuts against the end surface of the support frame.

[0051] Preferably, the two opposite sides of the front end plate 402 are provided with latches 404. Specifically, the latches 404 may be cylindrical or rectangular, and the mounting holes may be cylindrical or rectangular. Preferably, the latches 404 and the mounting holes are clearance-matched.

[0052] The cabinet blind plate 4 is connected to the support frame by plugging, and no complicated bayonet design is required. The cabinet blind plate 4 can be installed and removed by gently pushing and pulling the cabinet blind plate 4.

[0053] In a specific embodiment, when the cabinet blind plate 4 is an end blind plate 4a provided at two adjacent server housings 1. Fig.10 As shown, the cabinet blind panel 4 also includes a second side panel 405, a third side panel 406 and a fourth side panel 407, the first side panel 408 and the second side panel 405 are located on opposite sides of the ventilation cavity, the third side panel 406 and the fourth side panel 407 are located on opposite sides of the ventilation cavity, the front end panel 402, the rear baffle 403, the first side panel 408, the second side panel 405, the third side panel 406 and the fourth side panel 407 are connected and enclosed to form a hexahedral structure, so that the hot air discharged from the ventilation cavity and the device accommodating cavity is isolated. Such an arrangement enables the cabinet baffle to block the hot air flow from entering the ventilation cavity when it is located on the outer side of the server casing 1 at the edge.

[0054] During specific assembly, the front end panel 402 , the rear baffle 403 , the first side panel 408 , the second side panel 405 , the third side panel 406 and the fourth side panel 407 may be connected by bonding or fasteners.

[0055] Specifically, when the second air inlet 103 of the server housing 1 is located at the upper end, the first side panel 408 is the bottom plate of the cabinet blind panel 4, the second side panel 405 is the top plate of the cabinet blind panel 4, the third side panel 406 and the fourth side panel 407 are one of the front plates of the cabinet blind panel 4 and the other of the back plates of the cabinet blind panel 4.

[0056] The front end plate 402 , the rear baffle plate 403 , the first side plate 408 , the second side plate 405 , the third side plate 406 and the fourth side plate 407 may be flat plates or curved plates.

[0057] When a heating device, such as a server, is provided at the position where the third side plate 406 and the fourth side plate 407 are attached, preferably, the third side plate 406 and / or the fourth side plate 407 attached with the heating device are configured as hollow plates to facilitate heat dissipation of the corresponding heating device.

[0058] In a specific implementation, the cabinet blind plate 4 is provided with a third air outlet, and a heating device corresponding to the third air outlet is provided on the outer side of the cabinet blind plate 4, so that other heating devices can be cooled and the cooling effect of the equipment in the computer room is improved.

[0059] In a specific implementation, the third side plate 406 is a hollow plate provided with a third air outlet, and a heating device corresponding to the third air outlet is provided on the outer side of the third side plate 406. Specifically, the cold air entering the ventilation cavity can be blown to the heating device through the third air outlet in time.

[0060] In order to improve the heat dissipation effect, in a specific embodiment, a fan 3 is provided in the device accommodating cavity, and along the airflow direction in the device accommodating cavity, the fan 3 is located between the second air inlet 103 and the air outlet 104. Specifically, multiple fans 3 can be provided, and the multiple fans 3 are arranged in sequence along a direction perpendicular to the front and rear direction of the device accommodating cavity.

[0061] In order to further improve the heat dissipation effect, preferably, the rear baffle 403 is a heat insulation board. By setting the rear baffle 403 as a heat insulation board, the hot air behind the rear baffle 403 is prevented from exchanging heat with the cold air of the ventilation cavity through the rear baffle 403.

[0062] For ease of processing, preferably, the cabinet blind plate 4 is an integrally formed structure.

[0063] In a specific implementation, the server housings 1 are stacked sequentially from top to bottom, and along the height direction, the server housings 1 are connected one-to-one with the cabinet blind panels 4 , and a cabinet blind panel 4 is provided between two adjacent server housings 1 .

[0064] Specifically, a cooling area 101 is provided in the device accommodating chamber, and a hard disk 2 is provided at the air inlet of the device accommodating chamber, so that the cold air entering the device accommodating chamber first dissipates heat for the hard disk 2. Other devices are placed in the cooling area 101, specifically, heat generating devices or non-heat generating devices.

[0065] The computer room equipment provided in the present application allows cold air to enter through the second air inlet 103 above the server, preventing hot air from being sucked into the server by the fan 3, thereby greatly improving the cooling effect of the server.

[0066] Finally, it should be noted that, in this article, relational terms such as first and second, etc. are only used to distinguish one entity or operation from another entity or operation, and do not necessarily require or imply any such actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. Moreover, the terms "include", "comprise" or any other variants thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that a process, method, article or device including a series of elements includes not only those elements, but also other elements not explicitly listed, or also includes elements inherent to such process, method, article or device. In the absence of further restrictions, the elements defined by the sentence "comprise a ..." do not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the process, method, article or device including the elements.

[0067] The various embodiments in this specification 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.

[0068] The above description of the disclosed embodiments enables those skilled in the art to implement or use the present invention. Various modifications to these embodiments will be apparent to those skilled in the art, and the general principles defined herein may be implemented in other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention. Therefore, the present invention will not be limited to the embodiments shown herein, but will conform to the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.

Claims

1. A computer room equipment, characterized in that: include: A server casing (1), the server casing (1) being provided with a device accommodating cavity, the server casing (1) being provided with a first air inlet (102) at the front end, an air outlet (104) at the rear end, and a second air inlet (103) at the side end; A cabinet blind plate (4), wherein a ventilation cavity is provided in the cabinet blind plate (4), wherein the cabinet blind plate (4) is provided with an air guide inlet (401) and a first air guide outlet connected to the second air inlet (103) and the ventilation cavity, wherein the first air guide outlet is used to guide the gas entering the ventilation cavity to the second air inlet (103), wherein the cabinet blind plate (4) comprises a rear baffle (403) connected to the side of the server housing (1) to isolate the second air inlet (103) and the air outlet, wherein the air guide inlet (401) faces the front end of the server housing (1), and the air outlet (104) and the first air guide outlet are located on opposite sides of the rear baffle (403).

2. The computer room equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: It also comprises a support frame, the server housing (1) is mounted on the support frame, and the air guide inlet (401) is arranged flush with the first air inlet (102).

3. The computer room equipment according to claim 2, characterized in that: The cabinet blind plate (4) is provided with a latch (404) plugged into the support frame, the front end of the support frame is provided with a mounting hole adapted to the latch (404), and the latch (404) is provided on opposite sides of the cabinet blind plate (4).

4. The computer room equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The cabinet blind plate (4) also includes a front end plate (402) and a first side plate (408) connecting the front end plate (402) and the rear baffle plate (403); the ventilation cavity is formed between the front end plate (402), the rear baffle plate (403) and the first side plate (408); the first air guide outlet is opened on the first side plate (408); and the air guide inlet (401) is arranged on the front end plate (402).

5. The computer room equipment according to claim 4, characterized in that: When the cabinet blind plate (4) is an end blind plate (4a) arranged at two adjacent server casings (1), the cabinet blind plate (4) further comprises a second side plate (405), a third side plate (406) and a fourth side plate (407); the first side plate (408) and the second side plate (405) are located at two opposite sides of the ventilation cavity; the third side plate (406) and the fourth side plate (407) are located at two opposite sides of the ventilation cavity; the front end plate (402), the rear baffle plate (403), the first side plate (408), the second side plate (405), the third side plate (406) and the fourth side plate (407) are connected and enclosed to form a hexahedral structure.

6. The computer room equipment according to claim 5, characterized in that: The third side plate (406) is a hollow plate provided with a third air guide outlet, and a heating device corresponding to the third air guide outlet is provided on the outer side of the third side plate (406).

7. The computer room equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The opposite sides of the rear baffle (403) extend to the left and right ends of the server housing (1).

8. The computer room equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: When the cabinet blind plate (4) is a middle blind plate (4b) provided on two adjacent server casings (1), the opposite ends of the cabinet blind plate (4) respectively abut against two opposite side surfaces of the two adjacent server casings (1).

9. The computer room equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: A fan (3) is provided in the device accommodating cavity, and the fan (3) is located between the second air inlet (103) and the air outlet (104) along the air flow direction in the device accommodating cavity.

10. The computer room equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The server casings (1) are stacked in sequence from top to bottom, and the server casings (1) are connected to the cabinet blind plates (4) in a one-to-one correspondence.