Adjustable Server Carrier Structure for Variable Chassis Depths
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional server carriers lack flexibility and are not applicable to chassis with different accommodation depths, requiring multiple carrier lengths to accommodate varying chassis specifications.
Innovation Solution
A carrier with an adjustable length, featuring a rectangular bottom wall and sidewalls with a front shell that includes a handgrip and connecting walls, allowing the carrier's length to be adjusted by overlapping the connecting walls with the sidewalls to match the depth of the chassis receiving space.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If carriers of different lengths are fabricated to suit chassis of different accommodation depths, then the carriers can be properly installed in various chassis, but the device complexity and manufacturing cost increase due to needing multiple carrier types
Solution Approach 1:
The carrier employs an adjustable length mechanism where the front shell can be positioned at different locations along the carrier body, transforming a static fixed-length structure into a dynamic adjustable-length structure. This allows a single carrier design to adapt to multiple chassis depths without requiring multiple carrier types.
Solution Approach 2:
The carrier is designed with universal applicability through the adjustable front shell mechanism, enabling one carrier design to serve multiple functions across different chassis configurations. The connecting walls with multiple positioning holes allow the same carrier to be universally installed in chassis of varying depths.
2Ease of manufacture
If a fixed-length carrier is used, then the manufacturing process is simple, but the carrier cannot be properly installed in chassis with different accommodation depths
Solution Approach 1:
The carrier is segmented into modular components: a carrier body with fixed sidewalls and a separate front shell that can be positioned at different locations. The connecting walls include multiple positioning holes that allow the front shell to be attached at various positions, enabling easy adjustment without complex manufacturing processes.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple carriers of different lengths are maintained in inventory, then all chassis types can be supported, but the storage space and inventory management complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
By implementing a single adjustable carrier design, the inventory requirement transitions from multiple specialized carriers to one universal carrier type. This dramatically reduces the storage space needed for carrier inventory while maintaining compatibility with all chassis specifications through the adjustable front shell mechanism.
Data Source
AI summary
A carrier for installation in a receiving space of a chassis includes a carrier body having a bottom wall and two sidewalls that cooperatively define a carrying space. The bottom wall has two opposite short sides respectively defining front and rear sides of the carrier body. A front shell is connected to the front side of the carrier body, and includes a front cover plate and two connecting walls extending into the carrying space and respectively and adjustably connected to the sidewalls in an overlapping manner to adjust a distance between the front cover plate and the rear side of the carrier body, so that the length of the carrier corresponds to the depth of the receiving space of the chassis.