Guiding chain and server
By designing the stop part and the stop surface to limit the rotation angle of the guide chain, and combining the enclosure part and the clamping part to achieve a detachable connection, the problem of arbitrary bending of the guide chain is solved, ensuring the stability and reliability of the cable, reducing space occupation, and facilitating hard drive maintenance.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202422822765.5
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-11-19
- Publication Date
- 2025-10-10
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-11-19
AI Technical Summary
Existing guide chains cannot limit the rotation direction and angle of adjacent chain links, resulting in random bending, affecting the stability and reliability of the cable. They cannot maintain continuous connection during hard drive maintenance, and are prone to cable breakage or short circuits.
A guide chain including a first link, a second link and a third link is designed. The rotation angle is limited by a stop portion and a stop surface, and a detachable connection is achieved in combination with an enclosing portion and a clamping portion to ensure the stability and orderly movement of the cable.
Effectively limits the bending of the guide chain, protects the cable, avoids entanglement and twisting, ensures the stability and reliability of the cable during hard drive maintenance, reduces space occupation, and facilitates maintenance.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The utility model belongs to the field of guide chains, and in particular relates to a guide chain and a server. Background Art
[0002] A guide chain is a structure used to guide between two joints that can move relative to each other, such as cables, hoses, or pipelines. Existing guide chains do not restrict the rotational direction and angle of adjacent links, which can cause the guide chain to bend randomly.
[0003] Servers on a network primarily provide computing or application services to other clients (such as personal computers, smartphones, ATMs, and other terminal devices). Generally speaking, servers have the ability to respond to service requests, provide services, and guarantee services.
[0004] Current blade servers have hard drives arranged vertically, front to back, like a drawer. In this arrangement, if the cables connecting the hard drives to the blade server (such as power cables, signal cables, and high-speed signal cables) are not kept connected to the motherboard, the blade server loses its hot-swappable functionality. Consequently, hard drive maintenance requires shutting down the system, which is inconvenient. Furthermore, if the cables remain connected to the motherboard, they can become tangled or snagged if not properly secured. Pulling on the hard drive can cause the cables to break, resulting in signal loss at best and a short circuit at worst, potentially damaging the motherboard or the hard drive. Utility Model Content
[0005] The purpose of the present invention is to provide a guidance chain and a server to overcome at least one of the above-mentioned defects in the prior art.
[0006] To achieve this purpose, the present invention adopts the following technical solutions:
[0007] The utility model provides a guide chain, comprising a plurality of first chain links and a second chain link. The two ends of the second chain link are respectively hinged to two adjacent first chain links. The interiors of the first chain link and the second chain link are both provided with guide spaces, and mutually cooperating stop portions are provided between the first chain link and the second chain link.
[0008] Preferably, the stop portion includes a stop block and two first stop surfaces, a stop area for limiting the rotation angle of the guide chain is formed between the two first stop surfaces, the second link has an end located inside the first link, the end face of the end has a first stop surface, and the interior of the first link has a stop block.
[0009] Preferably, the stop portion includes a stop block and two first stop surfaces, a stop area for limiting the rotation angle of the guide chain is formed between the two first stop surfaces, the first link has an end located inside the second link, the end face of the end has a first stop surface, and the interior of the second link has a stop block.
[0010] Preferably, the two first stop surfaces are perpendicular to each other and respectively cooperate with the two opposite side walls of the stop block.
[0011] Preferably, the two opposite side walls of the stop block each have a second stop surface, the first stop surface and the second stop surface are both planes, and the two stop surfaces are parallel to each other.
[0012] Preferably, a third link is further included, the third link is hinged to one end of the first link, and a guide space is provided inside the third link.
[0013] Preferably, the third chain link has an end portion located inside the first chain link, an end surface of the end portion has a first stop surface, and a stop block is provided inside the first chain link.
[0014] Preferably, the first chain link has an end portion located inside the third chain link, an end surface of the end portion has a first stop surface, and the third chain link has a stop block inside.
[0015] Preferably, when the stop block is located at the first link, the center point of the hinge position of the first link and the second link, the center point of the stop block, and the center point of the first link are on the same straight line; when the stop block is located at the third link and the second link, the center point of the hinge position of the first link and the second link, the center point of the stop block of the second link, and the center point of the second link are on the same straight line; the center point of the hinge position of the first link and the third link, the center point of the stop block of the third link, and the center point of the third link are on the same straight line.
[0016] Preferably, the third link, the first link, and the second link all have an enclosing portion, and the enclosing portion encloses the pipeline.
[0017] Preferably, a mounting frame is also included, and both ends of the guide chain have third links, the side wall of the third link has a first clamping portion, and the side wall of the mounting frame has a second clamping portion. The first clamping portion and the second clamping portion cooperate, and the mounting frame has a mounting position.
[0018] Preferably, the first link and the second link, and the first link and the third link are hinged via a pin, and the axial direction of the pin is perpendicular to the length direction of the first link.
[0019] The present invention also provides a server, including cables, a motherboard, a hard disk bay, and the above-mentioned guide chain. The motherboard and the hard disk bay are mechanically connected through the guide chain. A cable is arranged in the guide chain, and the motherboard and the hard disk bay are electrically connected through the cable.
[0020] The beneficial effects of the utility model are:
[0021] 1. The setting of the stop portion limits the bending of the guide chain to prevent the guide chain from bending at will.
[0022] 2. A guiding space is provided for accommodating pipelines, which not only effectively protects the pipelines and ensures their stability and reliability, but also provides necessary support and guidance, regulates the movement trajectory of the pipelines, and avoids their entanglement and twisting.
[0023] 3. By setting the first stop surface and the second stop surface and their positions, two adjacent chain links can only rotate in one direction, ensuring that the guide chain will not fold in the opposite direction and become unrecoverable during extraction and recovery.
[0024] 4. The pipeline is enclosed by the enclosure to protect the pipeline and prevent it from escaping from the guide chain.
[0025] 5. The first clamping portion and the second clamping portion enable the mounting frame and the third chain link to be detachable. When serpentine reversal is required, it is only necessary to remove the third chain link from the mounting frame and change the direction.
[0026] 6. During the process of lifting and recovering the hard disk bay, the setting of the guide chain ensures the stable traction and protection of the cables, and can keep the cables in an orderly bent state after recovery, which not only reduces space occupation but also avoids cable entanglement, which is beneficial to the maintenance of the server.
[0027] 7. The third link is connected to two joint positions that can move relative to each other, and the second link is used to connect the adjacent first links. The first links are combined to form the entire guide chain. Combined with the settings of the first stop surface and the second stop surface, the guide chain is in a snake shape when folded, which reduces space occupancy and is conducive to organizing pipelines. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0028] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the first embodiment of the present utility model.
[0029] Figure 2 It is a schematic top view of the structure of the first embodiment of the present invention (in a bent state).
[0030] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional explosion structure of the first embodiment of the present utility model.
[0031] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the third link of the first embodiment of the present utility model.
[0032] Figure 5It is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the first link of the first embodiment of the present invention.
[0033] Figure 6 It is a schematic top view of the structure of the first link of the first embodiment of the present invention.
[0034] Figure 7 It is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the second link of the first embodiment of the present utility model.
[0035] Figure 8 It is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the mounting frame and the second clamping part of the first embodiment of the present utility model.
[0036] Figure 9 It is a schematic top view of the structure of the first embodiment of the present invention (straightened state).
[0037] Figure 10 It is a schematic top view of the structure of the second embodiment of the present invention.
[0038] The marks in the accompanying drawings are: 1-cable, 3-guide space, 4-stop part, 41-stop block, 42-first stop surface, 43-stop area, 44-second stop surface, 21-third link, 22-first link, 23-second link, 24-enclosing part, 5-mounting frame, 211-first clamping part, 6-second clamping part, 7-mounting position, 8-pin shaft, 9-motherboard, 10-hard disk bay. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0039] The present invention will now be further described with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific implementation methods.
[0040] Any content not described in detail in this specification belongs to the prior art known to those skilled in the art. In the description of this utility model, it should be understood that the terms "center," "upper," "lower," "front," "back," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," "clockwise," "counterclockwise," and the like, indicating positions or relationships, are based on the positions or relationships shown in the accompanying drawings and are intended solely for the purpose of facilitating the description of the utility model and simplifying the description. They do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed, or operate in a specific orientation. Therefore, they should not be construed as limitations on the utility model. Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and "third," etc., are used solely to distinguish descriptions and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.
[0041] Example 1:
[0042] like Figures 1 to 9As shown, a guide chain provided in this embodiment includes a plurality of first links 22, a second link 23, and a third link 21. The ends of the second link 23 are hinged to two adjacent first links 22, and the third link 21 is hinged to one end of the first link 22. Each of the first, second, and third links 22, 23, 21 has a guide space 3 within it. A stop 4 is provided between the first and second links 21, 23, and the first and third links 21, 21, respectively. The guide space 3 for accommodating pipelines not only effectively protects the pipelines and ensures their stability and reliability, but also provides necessary support and guidance, regulates the pipelines' trajectory, and prevents them from entanglement and twisting. The stop 4 limits the bending of the guide chain, preventing it from bending arbitrarily. The third link 21 is connected to two joint positions that can move relative to each other, and the second link 23 is used to connect the adjacent first links 22. The first links 22 are combined to form the entire guide chain. Combined with the settings of the first stop surface 42 and the second stop surface 44, the guide chain is in a snake shape when folded, which reduces space occupancy and is conducive to organizing pipelines.
[0043] The stop portion 4 includes a stop block 41 and two first stop surfaces 42. A stop zone 43 is formed between the two first stop surfaces 42 to limit the guide chain's rotation angle. The stop block 41 moves within the stop zone 43. By confining the stop block 41 within the stop zone 43, the chain link cannot rotate further when the stop block 41 contacts the first stop surfaces 42, preventing the chain link from folding back during retraction, making it impossible to retract. In this embodiment, the third link 21 and the second link 23 each have an end portion located within the first link 22, each end surface having a first stop surface 42, and the first link 22 has a stop block 41 within it. In other embodiments, the end portion of the first link 22 may be located within the third link 21 and the second link 23, each end surface having a first stop surface 42, and the third link 21 and the second link 23 may have a stop block 41 within them.
[0044] Among them, the two first stop surfaces 42 are perpendicular to each other and respectively cooperate with the two side walls opposite to the stop block 41. In this embodiment, the two side walls opposite to the stop block 41 each have a second stop surface 44. The first stop surface 42 and the second stop surface 44 are both planes. The two stop surfaces are parallel to each other. The center points of the hinges of the first link 22 and the second link 23, the center point of the stop block 41, and the center point of the first link 22 are on the same straight line. When the guide chain is extended and retracted, after the first stop surface 42 and the second stop surface 44 come into contact, the two block each other, making it impossible for the chain links to continue rotating, thereby limiting the folding angle of the guide chain. The utility model arranges the first stop surface 42 and the second stop surface 44 and their positions so that two adjacent chain links can only have one rotation direction, ensuring that the guide chain will not fold in the opposite direction during extraction and recovery, resulting in inability to recycle. In other embodiments, the center point of the hinge position of the first link 22 and the second link 23, the center point of the stop block 41 of the second link 23, and the center point of the second link 23 may be on the same straight line, and the center point of the hinge position of the first link 22 and the third link 21, the center point of the stop block 41 of the third link 21, and the center point of the third link 21 may be on the same straight line.
[0045] The third link 21, the first link 22, and the second link 23 all have an enclosure 24, which encloses the pipeline. The enclosure 24 encloses the pipeline, thereby protecting the pipeline and preventing the pipeline from escaping from the guide chain.
[0046] The guide chain further includes a mounting frame 5, with third links 21 at both ends. The sidewalls of the third link 21 have first latching portions 211, and the sidewalls of the mounting frame 5 have second latching portions 6. The first latching portions 211 and the second latching portions 6 cooperate to form mounting positions 7. The first latching portions 211 and the second latching portions 6 allow the mounting frame 5 to be detachable from the third link 21. To perform a serpentine reversal, the third link 21 can simply be removed from the mounting frame 5 and the chain can be reversed.
[0047] Among them, the first link 22 and the second link 23, and the first link 22 and the third link 21 are hinged by a pin shaft, and the axial direction of the pin shaft is perpendicular to the length direction of the first link 22, which changes the bending direction of the traditional guide chain. Combined with other structural designs of the present invention, the guide chain can bend in a serpentine shape.
[0048] Example 2:
[0049] like Figure 10As shown, this embodiment provides a server, including a cable 1, a motherboard 9, a hard disk bay 10, and the guide chain of embodiment one. The motherboard 9 and the hard disk bay 10 are mechanically connected by the guide chain. The cable 1 is provided in the guide chain. The motherboard 9 and the hard disk bay 10 are electrically connected by the cable 1. During the process of lifting out and recovering the hard disk bay 10, the setting of the guide chain ensures the stable traction of the cable 1 and the protection of the cable 1, and can keep the cable 1 in an orderly bending state after recovery, which not only reduces the space occupied, but also avoids the entanglement of the cable 1, which is beneficial to the maintenance of the server. The two ends of the cable 1 of this embodiment pass through the head and tail ends of the guide chain respectively, and the guide chain is made of iron. The use of an iron guide chain has better strength and durability, and is more protective.
[0050] The above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present invention, rather than to limit it. Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the aforementioned embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that the technical solutions described in the aforementioned embodiments can still be modified, or some of the technical features thereof can be replaced by equivalents. However, these modifications or replacements do not deviate the essence of the corresponding technical solutions from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the various embodiments of the present invention.
Claims
1. A guide chain, characterized in that: comprising a plurality of first chain links (22); a second chain link (23), both ends of which are respectively hinged to two adjacent first chain links (22); The first chain link (22) and the second chain link (23) both have a guide space (3) inside; A stop portion (4) that cooperates with each other is provided between the first chain link (22) and the second chain link (23).
2. The guide chain according to claim 1, characterized in that: The stop portion (4) comprises a stop block (41) and two first stop surfaces (42); A stop zone (43) for limiting the rotation angle of the guide chain is formed between the two first stop surfaces (42); The second chain link (23) has an end portion located inside the first chain link (22), an end surface of the end portion has the first stop surface (42), and the interior of the first chain link (22) has the stop block (41).
3. The guide chain according to claim 1, characterized in that: The stop portion (4) comprises a stop block (41) and two first stop surfaces (42); A stop zone (43) for limiting the rotation angle of the guide chain is formed between the two first stop surfaces (42); The first chain link (22) has an end portion located inside the second chain link (23), an end surface of the end portion has the first stop surface (42), and the interior of the second chain link (23) has the stop block (41).
4. The guide chain according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that: The two first stop surfaces (42) are perpendicular to each other and respectively cooperate with the two opposite side walls of the stop block (41).
5. The guide chain according to claim 4, characterized in that: The two opposite side walls of the stop block (41) both have second stop surfaces (44); The first stop surface (42) and the second stop surface (44) are both planes; The two stop surfaces are parallel to each other.
6. The guide chain according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that: Also includes a third link (21); The third link (21) is hinged to one end of the first link (22); The third chain link (21) has a guide space (3) inside.
7. The guide chain according to claim 6, characterized in that: The third chain link (21) has an end portion located inside the first chain link (22), an end surface of the end portion has the first stop surface (42), and the interior of the first chain link (22) has the stop block (41).
8. The guide chain according to claim 6, characterized in that: The first chain link (22) has an end portion located inside the third chain link (21), an end surface of the end portion has the first stop surface (42), and the interior of the third chain link (21) has the stop block (41).
9. The guide chain according to claim 6, characterized in that: When the stop block (41) is located at the first link (22), the center point of the hinged position of the first link (22) and the second link (23), the center point of the stop block (41), and the center point of the first link (22) are located on the same straight line; When the stop block (41) is located between the third link (21) and the second link (23), the center point of the hinged position of the first link (22) and the second link (23), the center point of the stop block (41) of the second link (23), and the center point of the second link (23) are on the same straight line; the center point of the hinged position of the first link (22) and the third link (21), the center point of the stop block (41) of the third link (21), and the center point of the third link (21) are on the same straight line.
10. The guide chain according to claim 6, characterized in that: The third chain link (21), the first chain link (22), and the second chain link (23) all have an enclosing portion (24).
11. The guide chain according to claim 6, characterized in that: Also includes a mounting frame (5); Both ends of the guide chain are provided with the third chain link (21); The side wall of the third chain link (21) has a first clamping portion (211), and the side wall of the mounting frame (5) has a second clamping portion (6), and the first clamping portion (211) and the second clamping portion (6) cooperate with each other; The mounting frame (5) has a mounting position (7).
12. The guide chain according to claim 6, characterized in that: The first chain link (22) and the second chain link (23), and the first chain link (22) and the third chain link (21) are both hinged via a pin (8); The axial direction of the pin shaft (8) and the length direction of the first chain link (22) are perpendicular to each other.
13. A server, characterized in that: Comprising a cable (1), a mainboard (9), a hard disk bay (10), and a guide chain according to any one of claims 1 to 12; The mainboard (9) and the hard disk bay (10) are mechanically connected via the guide chain; The cable (1) is arranged in the guide chain; The mainboard (9) and the hard disk bay (10) are electrically connected via the cable (1).