Industrial Computer Chassis Layout With Central Power Section
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing industrial computer chassis designs poorly position power supplies, making it difficult to integrate hardware and increasing complexity and cost when a malfunction occurs, as they are not optimally arranged for efficient power distribution and hardware connection.
Innovation Solution
A centrally disposed power source within the chassis shell, with two parallel motherboard sections on either side, allowing for close proximity to the power source for both hardware connection and software system control, and enabling hot-swappable motherboards to maintain system operation during malfunctions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If power supply is disposed at inappropriate position in the chassis, then the hardware integration becomes difficult and system complexity increases, but the power supply can still function independently
Solution Approach 1:
The chassis is divided into distinct functional sections: a power supply arrangement section and multiple motherboard sections. This segmentation allows the power supply to be centrally positioned for optimal hardware integration while maintaining independent functionality, thereby improving ease of manufacture without significantly increasing overall system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The power supply arrangement section acts as an intermediary zone between the power supply and the motherboards. This intermediate structure facilitates efficient power distribution and hardware connection while allowing the power supply to remain centrally positioned, thus improving integration ease without proportionally increasing system complexity.
2Ease of operation
If power supply is not centrally disposed, then hardware connection becomes less efficient, but the chassis structure remains simpler
Solution Approach 1:
The power supply arrangement section merges the power supply with the chassis structure by positioning it centrally within a dedicated section. This merging improves hardware connection efficiency by reducing connection distances to motherboards while the modular design keeps the overall chassis structure relatively simple.
Solution Approach 2:
The power supply is positioned in a central location within the chassis depth dimension, creating a three-dimensional arrangement where the power supply arrangement section serves as a central hub. This dimensional repositioning improves hardware connection efficiency without requiring complex planar layouts, thus avoiding excessive chassis structure complexity.
3Use of energy by moving object
If motherboards are far from power supply, then power distribution becomes less efficient, but the chassis can accommodate more components
Solution Approach 1:
The chassis is segmented into a power supply arrangement section and multiple motherboard sections, creating a structured layout where power distribution pathways are optimized. This segmentation allows efficient power distribution to multiple components without requiring all components to be physically adjacent to the power supply, thus maintaining power distribution efficiency while accommodating multiple components.
Solution Approach 2:
The power supply arrangement section serves as an intermediary power distribution hub that efficiently delivers power to multiple motherboards. This intermediate structure enables effective power distribution across multiple components without requiring the components to be in immediate proximity to the power supply, thus maintaining efficiency while allowing for greater component quantity.
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AI summary
An industrial computer chassis structure is mainly to partition at least two motherboard sections in the shell of the computer chassis, in each of which a motherboard tray capable of being pulled and drawn is arranged and is provided for placing a motherboard therein. Meanwhile, the two motherboard sections are horizontally disposed by being parallel with each other, in the space between which a power source arrangement section is formed. The power source arrangement section is provided for arranging power supplies of the computer therein. Through this kind of disposition structure, all motherboards in the motherboard sections can be close to the power source arrangement section as near as possible, such that a function of common usage can be achieved for both the hardware connection and the software system control.