Air guide device

Abstract

The air guide device is used for being arranged on a shell of a server, the shell comprises a partition plate, and the partition plate is provided with a clamping part; the air guide device is installed on the shell and comprises an air guide part used for guiding airflow and an installation part connected with the air guide part; the mounting part comprises an elastic clamping piece which is used for being detachably clamped to the clamping part of the partition plate. Furthermore, the air guide device further comprises a stopping module assembled on the assembling part, the stopping module is clamped on the clamping part through an elastic clamping piece of the mounting part, and the stopping module stops a tray arranged on the shell and limits displacement of the tray.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to an air guide device, in particular to an air guide device which is easy to install. Background Art

[0002] The existing server includes a shell, on which are disposed a plurality of fans, a tray, a plurality of partitions separating the fans, and an air guide device installed on the shell. A circuit board is disposed on the tray, and the wind blown by the fan can cool the circuit board on the tray more centrally through the air guide device.

[0003] However, the existing air guide device is fixed to the housing by screw locks, which is inconvenient to install and remove, so there is room for improvement. Utility Model Content

[0004] The purpose of the utility model is to provide an air guide device which can solve at least one of the above problems.

[0005] The utility model discloses an air guide device, which is used to be arranged in a shell of a server, wherein the shell includes a partition, and the partition has a clamping portion; the air guide device is installed in the shell and includes an air guide portion and a mounting portion, and the air guide portion is used to guide airflow; the mounting portion is connected to the air guide portion, and the mounting portion includes an elastic clamping piece, which is used to detachably clamp on the clamping portion of the partition.

[0006] The air-guiding device described in the utility model, the shell includes a tray for carrying a circuit board, and the air-guiding device also includes a stopping module assembled on the mounting portion, which is engaged with the engaging portion through the elastic engaging piece of the mounting portion, and the stopping module stops the tray to limit the displacement of the tray.

[0007] The wind guide device described in the utility model, the shell also includes a bottom wall and a guide column arranged on the bottom wall, the blocking module is provided with a guide hole, the blocking module is sleeved on the guide column through the guide hole, and is installed at the position of blocking the tray.

[0008] The wind guide device described in the utility model, the shell also includes a positioning column arranged on the bottom wall and adjacent to the guide column, the blocking module is also provided with a positioning hole, when the guide hole of the blocking module is sleeved on the guide column, the positioning hole is sleeved on the positioning column.

[0009] The wind guide device described in the utility model, the shell also includes a bottom wall and a raised portion arranged on the bottom wall, the stopping module is between the raised portion and the tray, and includes a front stopping portion facing the raised portion and a rear stopping portion facing the tray.

[0010] The wind guide device described in the utility model, the stopping module includes a top plate fixedly connected to the mounting portion, a connecting plate connected to the top plate and extending downward, and a bottom plate connected to the connecting plate and resting against the tray for the guide column to pass through, the bottom plate includes the front stopping portion and the rear stopping portion, and the guide hole is arranged on the rear stopping portion.

[0011] In the wind guide device of the utility model, the height of the front stop portion is higher than the height of the rear stop portion.

[0012] In the wind guide device described in the utility model, the stopping module includes a front stopping piece and a rear stopping piece abutting against the front stopping piece, the front stopping portion is located at the front stopping piece, and the rear stopping portion is located at the rear stopping piece.

[0013] The wind guide device described in the utility model has a front stopper with a front top plate fixedly connected to the mounting portion, a front connecting plate connected to the front top plate, and a front bottom plate connected to the front connecting plate and abutting against the raised portion; the rear stopper has a rear top plate fixedly connected to the mounting portion, a rear connecting plate connected to the front top plate and fixed to the front connecting plate, and a rear bottom plate connected to the rear connecting plate and abutting against the tray for the guide column to pass through; the height of the front bottom plate is higher than the height of the rear bottom plate.

[0014] In the wind guide device of the utility model, the mounting portion comprises a top wall and two side walls connected to the top wall, and each side wall is provided with an elastic engaging member.

[0015] In the wind guide device of the utility model, the elastic engaging member comprises an elastic arm and a protruding structure protruding outward from the elastic arm.

[0016] The wind guide device described in the utility model also includes two side mounting parts, the mounting part is located between the side mounting parts, an wind guide part is formed between each side mounting part and the mounting part, and the mounting part, the side mounting part and the wind guide part are an integrally connected wind guide cover structure.

[0017] The beneficial effect of the utility model is that the elastic engaging piece of the mounting portion can be detachably engaged with the engaging portion of the partition, so that the air guide device can be easily installed and fixed on the shell of the server. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018] Figure 1 is a three-dimensional diagram illustrating a first embodiment of the air guide device of the utility model installed on a housing of a server;

[0019] Figure 2 is a perspective exploded view illustrating the first embodiment installed in the housing of the server;

[0020] Figure 3 is an incomplete partial three-dimensional diagram illustrating that the blocking module of the first embodiment abuts against a tray and a raised portion of the server respectively, wherein a mounting portion of the air guide device and one of the partitions of the server are omitted;

[0021] Figure 4 is an incomplete partial stereoscopic view illustrating a stopper module of the first embodiment abutting against a tray and a raised portion of the server respectively, wherein one of the partitions is omitted;

[0022] Figure 5 is a perspective exploded view of the first embodiment;

[0023] Figure 6 is a side view of the stop module of the first embodiment;

[0024] Figure 7 is a three-dimensional exploded view illustrating a second embodiment of the air guide device of the utility model installed on the housing of the server;

[0025] Figure 8 is an incomplete partial three-dimensional diagram illustrating that the blocking module of the second embodiment abuts against a tray and a raised portion of the server respectively, wherein a mounting portion of the air guide device and one of the partitions of the server are omitted;

[0026] Fig. 9 is an incomplete partial three-dimensional diagram illustrating that a stopper module of the second embodiment abuts against a tray and a raised portion of the server respectively, wherein one of the partitions is omitted;

[0027] Fig.10 is an exploded perspective view of the second embodiment;

[0028] Fig.11 is a side view of the stop module of the second embodiment; and

[0029] Fig.12 is a three-dimensional exploded view of the stopping module of the second embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0030] The utility model is described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments.

[0031] See also Figures 1 to 3, a first embodiment of the utility model air guide device 10 is described, which is used to be arranged in a shell 11 of a server 1, and the shell 11 includes a plurality of partitions 12 and a tray 13 for carrying a circuit board (not shown in the figure), and a plurality of fans (not shown in the figure) are respectively located between the partitions 12. The shell 11 also includes a bottom wall 111, a guide column 112 arranged on the bottom wall 111, a positioning column 113 arranged on the bottom wall 111 and adjacent to the guide column 112, and a long strip-shaped protrusion 114 arranged on the bottom wall 111 and spaced apart from the guide column 112. Each of the partitions 12 has a snap-fitting portion 121 and a connecting portion 122 locked to the bottom wall 111, and the snap-fitting portion 121 is a round hole. The air guide device 10 is provided to be installed on the shell 11 and includes two air guides 2, a mounting portion 3, two side mounting portions 4 and a stop module 5.

[0032] Matching reference Figure 4 and Figure 5 The air guide portion 2 is used to guide the airflow generated by the fan toward the fan (not shown in the figure). The wind blown by the fan can cool the circuit board (not shown in the figure) on the tray 13 more concentratedly through the air guide portion 2. In other embodiments, the airflow guided by the air guide portion 2 is not limited to coming from the fan, and can also be, for example, external airflow or airflow generated by other components. The mounting portion 3 is connected to the air guide portion 2, and includes a top wall 31 and two side walls 32 connected to the top wall 31, and each side wall 32 is provided with an elastic snap-fitting member 33. The elastic snap-fitting member 33 is used to detachably snap-fit ​​to the snap-fitting portion 121 of the partition 12, and includes an elastic arm 331 and a protruding structure 332 that bulges outward from the elastic arm 331 and is roughly semi-spherical and is used to detachably snap-fit ​​to the snap-fitting portion 121 of the partition 12. The mounting portion 3 is located between the side mounting portions 4. The side mounting portion 4 is used to be assembled to the housing 11, and the two air guide portions 2 are formed between each side mounting portion 4 and the mounting portion 3. The mounting portion 3, the side mounting portion 4, and the air guide portion 2 are an integrally connected air guide cover structure.

[0033] See also Figure 3 , Figure 5 and Figure 6The stopper module 5 is located between the protrusion 114 and the tray 13, and includes a top plate 51 fixed to the mounting portion 3, a connecting plate 52 connected to the top plate 51 and extending downward, and a bottom plate 53 connected to the connecting plate 52 and abutting against the tray 13 for the guide post 112 to pass through. The bottom plate 53 includes a front stopper 531 facing and abutting against the protrusion 114, and a rear stopper 532 connected to the front stopper 531 facing and abutting against the tray 13. The rear stopper 532 is provided with a guide hole 533 for the guide post 112 to pass through and a positioning hole 534 for the positioning post 113 to pass through. The stopper module 5 is sleeved on the guide post 112 through the guide hole 533 and installed at the position of blocking the tray 13. When the guide hole 533 of the stopper module 5 is sleeved on the guide post 112, the positioning hole 534 is sleeved on the positioning post 113. The front stopper 531 is located above the connecting portion 122. In order to avoid interference with the connecting portion 122, the height of the front stopper 531 is higher than that of the rear stopper 532.

[0034] See also Figures 2 to 4 The installation process of the air guide device 10 of the utility model is as follows: first, align the installation portion 3 with the two partitions 12 that are close to the middle, and align the side installation portions 4 with the two side edges of the shell 11 respectively, and then align the guide hole 533 of the blocking module 5 with the guide column 112, and then move the entire air guide device 10 downward toward the shell 11, and the blocking module 5 is sleeved on the guide column 112 through the guide hole 533 to play a guiding role and is installed at the position of blocking the tray 13, and the two elastic snap-fitting parts 33 of the installation portion 3 are also The protruding structures 332 are respectively engaged with the engaging portions 121 of the partitions 12, and in the process of moving downward, the protruding structures 332 will first abut against the partitions 12 so that the elastic arms 331 are respectively bent inward to accumulate elastic restoring force. When the protruding structures 332 and the engaging portions 121 are at the same height, the elastic restoring force will cause the protruding structures 332 to move outward and engage with the corresponding engaging portions 121, thereby positioning and assembling the air guide device 10 on the housing 11, and preventing the air guide device 10 from being displaced relative to the housing 11. The blocking module 5 can play a role in blocking the tray 13 from moving toward the fan (not shown) by abutting the front blocking portion 531 against the raised portion 114 and the rear blocking portion 532 against the tray 13, thereby effectively preventing the circuit board (not shown) on the tray 13 from being damaged. By sleeve-fitting the guide hole 533 on the guide column 112 and the positioning hole 534 on the positioning column 113 , the air guide device 10 can also be positioned and assembled on the housing 11 , so that the air guide device 10 is more stably disposed on the housing 11 .

[0035] It can be understood from the foregoing that, through the structural design of the mounting portion 3 and the stopping module 5 assembled on the mounting portion 3, while completing the assembly of the air guide cover structure to the shell 11, the setting of the stopping module 5 is also completed, thereby achieving the effect of preventing the tray 13 carrying the circuit board (not shown) from colliding forward toward the fan (not shown). In other words, one assembly action can complete the assembly setting of the air guide cover structure and the stopping module 5, realizing the concept of providing a user-friendly assembly environment.

[0036] See also Figures 7 to 9 , describing a second embodiment of the wind guide device 10 of the utility model, which is similar to the first embodiment, and the difference is that the blocking module 5' is different in type, that is, the wind guide part 2, the mounting part 3, and the side mounting part 4 can be combined with another type of blocking module 5', and the blocking effect can also be achieved. Figures 10 to 12 The stopper module 5' of the second embodiment includes a front stopper 54 and a rear stopper 55 which abuts against and is fixedly connected to the front stopper 54 through two joints 6. The front stopper 54 has a front top plate 541 fixedly connected to the mounting portion 3, a front connecting plate 542 connected to the front top plate 541, and a front bottom plate 543 connected to the front connecting plate 542 and abutting against the protrusion 114. The rear stopper 55 has a rear top plate 551 fixedly connected to the mounting portion 3, a rear connecting plate 552 connected to the front top plate 541 and fixedly connected to the front connecting plate 542, and a rear bottom plate 553 connected to the rear connecting plate 552 and abutting against the tray 13 for the guide column 112 to pass through. The front bottom plate 543 serves as the front stopper 531, and the rear bottom plate 553 serves as the rear stopper 532. The rear bottom plate 553 is provided with a guide hole 554 for the guide column 112 to pass through and a positioning hole 555 for the positioning column 113 to pass through. Similarly, the front bottom plate 543 is located above the connecting portion 122. In order to avoid interference with the connecting portion 122, the height of the front bottom plate 543 is higher than the height of the rear bottom plate 553. The installation method of the second embodiment is also the same as that of the first embodiment, which will not be repeated here. Similarly, the stopper module 5' can play a role in stopping the tray 13 from moving toward the fan (not shown) by abutting the front bottom plate 543 against the raised portion 114 and the rear bottom plate 553 against the tray 13, and can effectively avoid damage to the circuit board (not shown) on the tray 13. By sleeve-fitting the guide hole 554 on the guide column 112 and the positioning hole 555 on the positioning column 113 , the air guide device 10 can also be positioned and assembled on the housing 11 , so that the air guide device 10 is more stably disposed on the housing 11 .

[0037] In summary, the elastic engaging member 33 of the mounting portion 3 can be detachably engaged with the engaging portion 121 of the partition 12, so that the air guide device 10 can be easily installed and fixed on the housing 11 of the server 1. And the blocking modules 5, 5' can play a role in blocking the tray 13 from moving toward the fan (not shown) by the front blocking portion 531 and the front bottom plate 543 against the raised portion 114 and the rear blocking portion 532 and the rear bottom plate 553 against the tray 13, which can effectively prevent the circuit board (not shown) on the tray 13 from being damaged. And by the guide holes 533, 554 being sleeved on the guide column 112 and the positioning holes 534, 555 being sleeved on the positioning column 113, the air guide device 10 can also be positioned and assembled on the housing 11, so that the air guide device 10 is more firmly arranged on the housing 11.

[0038] In addition, the present invention also provides two different structural types of blocking modules 5, 5'. The first embodiment is a single-piece structure, and the second embodiment is a two-piece structure. Different usage requirements can be met and the blocking effect can be achieved.

[0039] However, the above is only an embodiment of the present utility model, and should not be used to limit the scope of implementation of the present utility model. That is, all simple equivalent changes and modifications made according to the claims of the present utility model and the contents of the patent specification are still within the scope of the present utility model patent.

Claims

1. An air guide device, used to be arranged in a housing of a server, characterized in that: The housing includes a partition plate, and the partition plate has a clamping portion; The air guide device is installed on the shell and includes an air guide portion and a mounting portion, wherein the air guide portion is used to guide airflow; the mounting portion is connected to the air guide portion, and the mounting portion includes an elastic clamping piece for detachably clamping on the clamping portion of the partition.

2. The air guide device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The shell includes a tray for carrying a circuit board, and the air guide device also includes a stopping module assembled on the mounting portion, which is engaged with the engaging portion through an elastic engaging piece of the mounting portion, and the stopping module stops the tray to limit the displacement of the tray.

3. The air guide device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The shell further comprises a bottom wall and a guide column arranged on the bottom wall. The blocking module is provided with a guide hole. The blocking module is sleeved on the guide column through the guide hole and is installed at a position to block the tray.

4. The air guide device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The shell further includes a positioning column arranged on the bottom wall and adjacent to the guide column. The blocking module is further provided with a positioning hole. When the guide hole of the blocking module is sleeved on the guide column, the positioning hole is sleeved on the positioning column.

5. The air guide device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The shell further includes a bottom wall and a raised portion arranged on the bottom wall. The stopping module is located between the raised portion and the tray and includes a front stopping portion facing the raised portion and a rear stopping portion facing the tray.

6. The air guide device according to claim 5, characterized in that: The stopping module includes a top plate fixedly connected to the mounting portion, a connecting plate connected to the top plate and extending downward, and a bottom plate connected to the connecting plate and resting against the tray for the guide column to pass through, the bottom plate includes the front stopping portion and the rear stopping portion, and the guide hole is arranged in the rear stopping portion.

7. The air guide device according to claim 5, characterized in that: The height of the front stop portion is higher than that of the rear stop portion.

8. The air guide device according to claim 5, characterized in that: The stopping module includes a front stopping piece and a rear stopping piece abutting against the front stopping piece, the front stopping portion is located at the front stopping piece, and the rear stopping portion is located at the rear stopping piece.

9. The air guide device according to claim 8, characterized in that: The front stopper has a front top plate fixedly connected to the mounting portion, a front connecting plate connected to the front top plate, and a front bottom plate connected to the front connecting plate and abutting against the raised portion, and the rear stopper has a rear top plate fixedly connected to the mounting portion, a rear connecting plate connected to the front top plate and fixed to the front connecting plate, and a rear bottom plate connected to the rear connecting plate and abutting against the tray for the guide column to pass through, and the height of the front bottom plate is higher than the height of the rear bottom plate.

10. The air guide device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The mounting portion includes a top wall and two side walls connected to the top wall, and each side wall is provided with one of the elastic engaging components.

11. The air guide device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The elastic engaging member includes an elastic arm and a protruding structure protruding outward from the elastic arm.

12. The air guide device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The wind guide device also includes two side mounting parts, the mounting part is located between the side mounting parts, an wind guide part is formed between each side mounting part and the mounting part, and the mounting part, the side mounting part and the wind guide part are an integrally connected wind guide cover structure.

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