Power distribution unit with light guide structure
By introducing a light guide structure and adapter cable into the power distribution unit, the problems of difficulty in judging the socket status and poor single-board compatibility in the prior art are solved, realizing rapid socket status identification and flexible installation of socket types, thus improving user convenience and compatibility.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202520398053.7
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-03-07
- Publication Date
- 2026-01-20
- Estimated Expiration
- 2035-03-07
AI Technical Summary
Existing power distribution units typically use a solution where indicator lights are separated from the circuit board, making it impossible to quickly determine the status of each socket. Furthermore, the sockets are fixed to the circuit board by soldering, resulting in poor circuit board compatibility and increased assembly difficulty and time.
The power distribution unit adopts a light guide structure. By setting indicator lights on the control board and using light guide columns to guide the light beam, the socket status can be clearly indicated in a timely manner. At the same time, the output socket is electrically connected to the control board through the adapter cable, realizing the decoupling of the socket and the board. It supports the installation of sockets of various standard types and different ratios.
It improves user convenience, simplifies assembly steps, saves time, and enhances the compatibility of the power distribution unit, thus simplifying the assembly process.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The utility model relates to socket equipment technical field especially, it relates to the power distribution unit with light guide structure. BACKGROUND
[0002] RPDU (Rack Power Distribution Unit) power distribution unit is the core product of end power supply in data room, it provides stable reliable power supply for the server in rack, simultaneously, along with the continuous development of data center, the intelligent level of power distribution product is also developing unceasingly, in addition to the basic function of meeting power supply, still need to support each output port power control, monitoring etc.
[0003] The indication state of the intelligent model of power distribution unit on the market currently usually adopts the scheme that the indicating lamp is separated from the single board, leads to the state of each socket not being judged quickly, in addition, the socket and the single board use welding fixation between, lead to the single board only connecting specific socket, cause the compatibility of single board to be extremely poor and increase the process difficulty and working hours of assembly. UTILITY MODEL CONTENTS
[0004] The utility model discloses a power distribution unit with light guide structure, which solves the problem of the existing power distribution unit that the indicating lamp is separated from the single board, leading to the state of each socket not being judged quickly, and the socket and the single board use welding fixation between, leading to the single board only connecting specific socket, causing the compatibility of single board to be extremely poor and increasing the process difficulty and working hours of assembly.
[0005] The utility model discloses a power distribution unit with light guide structure, which solves the problem of the existing power distribution unit that the indicating lamp is separated from the single board, leading to the state of each socket not being judged quickly, and the socket and the single board use welding fixation between, leading to the single board only connecting specific socket, causing the compatibility of single board to be extremely poor and increasing the process difficulty and working hours of assembly.
[0006] The utility model discloses a power distribution unit with light guide structure, which solves the problem of the existing power distribution unit that the indicating lamp is separated from the single board, leading to the state of each socket not being judged quickly, and the socket and the single board use welding fixation between, leading to the single board only connecting specific socket, causing the compatibility of single board to be extremely poor and increasing the process difficulty and working hours of assembly.
[0007] Further, the light guide column comprises a light inlet, a light outlet and a light guide part arranged between the light inlet and the light outlet, the light inlet is connected to the indicator lamp, thereby effectively guiding the light beam emitted by the indicator lamp out of the light guide column, timely and clearly indicating the state of the socket, and improving the convenience of the user during use.
[0008] Further, the light inlet is provided with a U-shaped closing opening, and the rod body is further provided with a plurality of notches, the U-shaped closing opening of the light inlet can effectively improve the light guide effect of the light guide column, and the notches can effectively avoid light leakage through light reflection.
[0009] Further, the two sides of the rod body are provided with mounting holes for fixed connection with the control single board, and the center of the rod body is further provided with a positioning hole, by passing the mounting hole and the positioning hole through the locking member and locking in the control single board, the stability of the light guide structure fixed on the control single board can be effectively improved.
[0010] Further, the bottom of the rod body is provided with a buckle for clamping fixation with the control single board, and in other embodiments, the buckle at the bottom of the rod body can also be clamped and fixed with the control single board, thereby improving the convenience of assembling the light guide structure with the control single board and providing multiple fixing modes.
[0011] Further, the light guide structure is further provided with a light blocking member, the light blocking member comprises a bonding part bonded to the rod body, a plurality of light blocking parts arranged on the bonding part, and a bonding hole bonded to the positioning hole. The light blocking member can effectively avoid light leakage between the light guide columns and provide multiple light leakage prevention modes.
[0012] Further, the control single board is further provided with a plurality of relays for controlling the output socket and a plurality of mutual inductors, the relays can control various standard types and different ratios of sockets, the mutual inductors can measure the current and display it in real time on the webpage, thereby facilitating the user to timely understand the state of the socket.
[0013] Further, the adapter cable comprises a flag-shaped terminal, a straight insertion terminal and a wire arranged between the flag-shaped terminal and the straight insertion terminal, by electrically connecting the plurality of output sockets with the control single board through the adapter cable, the decoupling of the output socket and the control single board can be effectively realized.
[0014] Further, the two sides of the relay are provided with a single board short-circuit terminal for electrically connecting with the flag-shaped terminal of the adapter cable, thereby effectively improving the convenience of electrically connecting the single board short-circuit terminal with the adapter cable.
[0015] Further, the output socket is provided with a socket shorting terminal for electrically connecting with the straight insertion type terminal of the adapter cable, thereby effectively improving the convenience of electrically connecting the socket shorting terminal with the adapter cable.
[0016] The power distribution unit with the light guide structure has the advantages that: the plurality of indicator lamps are arranged on the control single board, and the light beams emitted by the indicator lamps are guided out by the light guide column, so that the state of the socket can be indicated in time, and the convenience of the user in use is improved; and the plurality of output sockets are electrically connected with the control single board through the adapter cable, so that the decoupling of the output socket and the control single board is effectively realized, that is, the limitation of the control single board on the specific socket is eliminated, a single control single board is used to realize the installation of various standard types and different proportions of sockets, thereby effectively improving the compatibility of the power distribution unit with the light guide structure, simplifying the assembly steps, and saving the working hours. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0017] Figure 1 The utility model provides an explosion schematic view of the power distribution unit with the light guide structure;
[0018] Figure 2 The utility model provides an assembly schematic view of the power distribution unit with the light guide structure;
[0019] Figure 3 The utility model provides a structure schematic view of the control single board of the power distribution unit with the light guide structure;
[0020] Figure 4 The utility model provides the schematic diagram of the light guide structure of the power distribution unit with the light guide structure of first embodiment;
[0021] Figure 5 The utility model provides the schematic diagram of the light guide structure of the power distribution unit with the light guide structure of second embodiment;
[0022] Figure 6 The utility model provides the structure schematic view of the light shielding piece of the power distribution unit with the light guide structure of third embodiment;
[0023] Figure 7 The utility model provides the structure schematic view of the adapter cable of the power distribution unit with the light guide structure of third embodiment;
[0024] Figure 8 The utility model provides the structure schematic view of the modular assembly of the power distribution unit with the light guide structure of plurality of utility models;
[0025] Figure 9 The utility model provides the schematic view of the output socket with different proportions of the power distribution unit with the light guide structure being installed on the control single board;
[0026] In the drawings:
[0027] 100 - power distribution unit with light guide structure,
[0028] 10 - control single board, 11 - indicator light, 12 - relay, 13 - mutual inductor, 14 - single board shorting terminal,
[0029] 20 - light guide structure, 21 - rod body, 22 - light guide column, 221 - light inlet, 2211 - U-shaped collecting opening,
[0030] 222 - light outlet, 223 - light guide part, 23 - notch, 241 - mounting hole, 242 - buckle, 25 - positioning hole, 30 - output socket, 31 - socket shorting terminal, 40 - adapter cable, 41 - flat cable, 42 - flag-shaped terminal, 43 - straight insertion terminal, 50 - light shielding part, 51 - bonding part, 52 - light shielding part, 53 - bonding hole. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0031] In order to make the purpose, technical scheme and advantages of the utility model more clearly, the following will be further described in detail in combination with the drawings and examples. It should be understood that the specific examples described herein are only used to explain the utility model, and are not used to limit the utility model.
[0032] Referring to Figures 1-9 A power distribution unit with light guide structure 100 is provided by the utility model, the power distribution unit with light guide structure 100 includes control single board 10, light guide structure 20 arranged on control single board 10, multiple output sockets 30 and adapter cable 40 for electrically connecting multiple output sockets 30 and control single board 10;Multiple indicator lights 11 are also arranged on control single board 10, light guide structure 20 includes rod body 21 and multiple light guide columns 22 arranged on rod body 21, and the light beam emitted by indicator light 11 is guided out through light guide column 22. The power distribution unit with light guide structure 100 provided by the utility model can indicate the state of the socket in time by arranging multiple indicator lights 11 on control single board 10 and guiding the light beam emitted by indicator light 11 out through light guide column 22, which improves the convenience of users in use. Moreover, multiple output sockets 30 are electrically connected with control single board 10 through adapter cable 40, which can effectively realize the decoupling of output socket 30 and control single board 10, i.e. eliminate the limitation of control single board 10 on specific sockets, realize the installation of various standard types and different proportion sockets by using single control single board 10, thereby effectively improving the compatibility of the power distribution unit with light guide structure 100, simplifying the assembly steps and saving working hours.
[0033] As Figure 3 and Figure 4As shown in the first embodiment provided by the utility model, the light guide column 22 includes a light inlet 221, a light outlet 222 and a light guide part 223 arranged between the light inlet 221 and the light outlet 222, and the light inlet 221 is connected to the indicator light 11. In the embodiment, six indicator lights 11 are arranged on the control single board 10, and six light guide columns 22 are correspondingly arranged on the rod body 21 of the light guide structure 20, and the indicator light 11 on the control single board 10 can display different colors according to the state of the six output sockets 30. The light guide part 223 forms a light guide path for guiding the light beam emitted by the indicator light 11, the light emitted by the indicator light 11 enters the light guide part 223 through the light inlet 221 and is guided out through the light outlet 222 along the light guide path formed by the light guide part 223. By increasing the black oil spraying surface treatment on the light guide part 223, the light beams emitted by the indicator light 11 can be guided out while effectively avoiding light leakage between adjacent light guide columns 22, the state of the socket can be indicated in time, and the convenience of the user during use is improved.
[0034] In addition, as shown in Figure 3 and Figure 4 , the light inlet 221 is provided with a U-shaped closing opening 2211, and the rod body 21 is further provided with a plurality of notches 23. In the embodiments provided by the utility model, the U-shaped closing opening 2211 of the light inlet 221 can effectively converge the light beams entering the light guide part 223 through the light inlet 221, thereby effectively improving the light guide effect of the light guide column 22. Moreover, the rod body 21 is transparent, so that after the light beams enter the light guide column 22, the notches 23 further avoid light leakage by the principle of light reflection, preventing the indicator light 11 on the control single board 10 from displaying different colors according to the state of each output socket 30, entering the corresponding light guide column 22 and causing mutual influence of the light beams.
[0035] As shown in Figure 4 , in the embodiments provided by the utility model, the rod body 21 is provided with mounting holes 241 on both sides for fixed connection with the control single board 10, and by using bolts, studs and pins and the like locking members to pass through the mounting holes 241 and lock in the control single board 10, the stability of the light guide structure 20 fixed on the control single board 10 can be effectively improved, thereby effectively ensuring the stability of guiding the light emitted by the indicator light 11 on the control single board 10 through the light guide structure 20, and facilitating the customer to timely understand the real-time state of each output socket 30 on the control single board 10.
[0036] As shown in Figure 5As shown, in the second embodiment provided by this utility model, the bottom of the rod 21 is provided with a buckle 242 for engaging and fixing with the control board 10, and a positioning hole 25 is provided at the center of the rod. In this embodiment, by engaging and fixing the buckle 242 at the bottom of the rod 21 with the control board 10, the stability of the light guide structure 20 assembled on the control board 10 can be effectively guaranteed, while improving the ease of assembly between the light guide structure 20 and the control board 10, and providing multiple fixing methods to meet the assembly needs in different usage scenarios. The center of the rod 21 is also provided with a positioning hole 25. By using bolts, studs and pins and other locking parts to pass through the positioning hole 25 and lock it in the control board 10, the stability of the light guide structure 20 fixed on the control board 10 can be effectively improved, thereby effectively ensuring the stability of the light emitted by the indicator light 11 on the control board 10 through the light guide structure 20, so that customers can understand the real-time status of each output socket 30 on the control board 10 in a timely manner.
[0037] like Figure 6 As shown, in the third embodiment provided by this utility model, the light guide structure 20 is further provided with a light blocking component 50. The light blocking component 50 includes a bonding portion 51 attached to the rod body 21, a plurality of light blocking portions 52 placed on the bonding portion 51, and a bonding hole 53 attached to the positioning hole 25. In this embodiment, four light blocking portions 52 are provided on the bonding portion 51. The four light blocking portions 52 are respectively disposed between adjacent light guide pillars 22 of the six light guide pillars 22 of the rod body 21. Thus, when the user cannot add black spray paint surface treatment to the light guide portion 223 of the light guide pillar 22, the light blocking component 50 can effectively prevent light crosstalk between the light guide pillars 22, and provides multiple anti-light crosstalk methods to meet the needs of users in different usage scenarios. Furthermore, by attaching the fitting hole 53 to the positioning hole 25, the positioning accuracy between the light-blocking component 50 and the light-guiding structure 20 can be effectively improved, thereby ensuring that the four light-blocking parts 52 are respectively arranged between the adjacent light-guiding columns 22 of the six light-guiding columns 22 of the rod body 21.
[0038] like Figure 3 , Figure 8 and Figure 9As shown in the embodiment provided by the utility model, the control single board 10 is further provided with a plurality of relays 12 for controlling the output socket 30 and a plurality of mutual inductors 13. The control single board 10 is provided with six relays 12, and the output socket 30 and the control single board 10 are electrically connected through the use of the adapter cable, so that the control requirement of the output socket 30 of six standard types and different proportions can be met, thereby the control of the six output sockets 30 is met, the space utilization is improved, and the power density is ensured. The current can be measured through the mutual inductor 13, and the current is displayed in the webpage in real time, so that the user can know the socket state in time. In addition, when the requirement of the user for the output socket 30 port is greater than six, the requirement of the configuration of various different numbers of ports can be met by connecting the plurality of control single board 10 modules in series.
[0039] As shown in the embodiment provided by the utility model, the control single board 10 is further provided with a plurality of relays 12 for controlling the output socket 30 and a plurality of mutual inductors 13. The control single board 10 is provided with six relays 12, and the output socket 30 and the control single board 10 are electrically connected through the use of the adapter cable, so that the control requirement of the output socket 30 of six standard types and different proportions can be met, thereby the control of the six output sockets 30 is met, the space utilization is improved, and the power density is ensured. The current can be measured through the mutual inductor 13, and the current is displayed in the webpage in real time, so that the user can know the socket state in time. In addition, when the requirement of the user for the output socket 30 port is greater than six, the requirement of the configuration of various different numbers of ports can be met by connecting the plurality of control single board 10 modules in series. Figure 1 Figure 7 As shown in the embodiment provided by the utility model, the adapter cable 40 comprises a flag type terminal 42, a straight insertion type terminal 43 and a wire 41 arranged between the flag type terminal 42 and the straight insertion type terminal 43, the two sides of the relay 12 are provided with a single board short circuit terminal 14 for being electrically connected with the flag type terminal 42 of the adapter cable 40, and the output socket 30 is provided with a socket short circuit terminal 31 for being electrically connected with the straight insertion type terminal 43 of the adapter cable 40. The flag type terminal 42 and the straight insertion type terminal 43 of the plurality of adapter cables 40 are electrically connected with the single board short circuit terminal 14 of the control single board 10 and the socket short circuit terminal 31 of the output socket 30 respectively, so that the decoupling of the output socket 30 and the control single board 10 can be effectively realized, the limitation of the control single board 10 on the specific socket is eliminated, the single control single board 10 is used to realize the installation of various standard types and different proportions of sockets, thereby the compatibility of the power distribution unit 100 with the light guide structure is effectively improved, the assembly steps are simplified, and the working hours are saved.
[0040] The above is only a preferred embodiment of the utility model, and is not used to limit the utility model, and any modification, equivalent replacement and improvement made within the spirit and principle of the utility model should be included in the protection range of the utility model.
Claims
1. A power distribution unit having a light guide structure, characterized by, The utility model provides a control single board (10), light guide structure (20) set up on the control single board (10), a plurality of output sockets (30) and the adapter cable (40) for a plurality of the output socket (30) and the control single board (10) electric connection are provided with, The control single board (10) is further provided with a plurality of indicator lights (11), the light guide structure (20) includes a rod body (21) and a plurality of light guide columns (22) provided on the rod body (21), and the light beams emitted by the indicator lights (11) are guided out through the light guide columns (22).
2. The power distribution unit with light guide structure of claim 1, wherein, The light guide column (22) includes a light inlet (221), a light outlet (222) and a light guide part (223) provided between the light inlet (221) and the light outlet (222), and the light inlet (221) is connected to the indicator light (11).
3. The power distribution unit with light guide structure of claim 2, wherein, The light inlet (221) is provided with a U-shaped closing opening (2211), and the rod body (21) is further provided with a plurality of notches (23).
4. The power distribution unit with light guide structure of claim 2, wherein, Both sides of the rod body (21) are provided with mounting holes (241) for fixed connection with the control single board (10).
5. The power distribution unit with light guide structure of claim 2, wherein, The bottom of the rod body (21) is provided with a buckle (242) for clamping fixation with the control single board (10), and the center of the rod body (21) is further provided with a positioning hole (25).
6. The power distribution unit with light guide structure of claim 5, wherein, The light guide structure (20) is further provided with a light blocking member (50), the light blocking member (50) includes a fitting part (51) fitted on the rod body (21), a plurality of light blocking parts (52) provided on the fitting part (51) and a fitting hole (53) fitted on the positioning hole (25).
7. The power distribution unit with light guide structure of claim 1, wherein, The control single board (10) is further provided with a plurality of relays (12) for controlling the output sockets (30) and a plurality of mutual inductors (13).
8. The power distribution unit with light guide structure of claim 7, wherein, The adapter cable (40) includes a flag-shaped terminal (42), a straight insertion type terminal (43) and a wire (41) provided between the flag-shaped terminal (42) and the straight insertion type terminal (43).
9. The power distribution unit with light guide structure of claim 8, wherein, Both sides of the relay (12) are provided with a single board short-circuit terminal (14) for electrically connecting with the flag-shaped terminal (42) of the adapter cable (40).
10. The power distribution unit with light guide structure of claim 8, wherein, The output socket (30) is provided with a socket short-circuit terminal (31) for electrically connecting with the straight insertion type terminal (43) of the adapter cable (40).