Modular Detachable Carrier for Server Rack Adaptability
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional server apparatuses are inflexible and complicated in accommodating different types of electronic devices, as they have predefined dimensions and require complex operations for assembly and disassembly, limiting their ability to adapt to varying market demands.
Innovation Solution
A detachable carrier system with modular design, featuring a substrate with multiple regions and supporters, including constraining slot structures, guiding pins, and locking components, allows for easy installation and removal of electronic devices of the same or different types without disassembling the carrier from the base, accommodating various devices like hard disks and interface cards.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional server apparatus uses predefined dimensions and fixed grids on a fence, then the structure is simple and stable, but it cannot accommodate electronic devices of different types and requires complicated operations for assembly and disassembly
Solution Approach 1:
The server apparatus is divided into modular components: a fence with multiple grids, detachable carriers with supporters, and individual electronic device slots. This segmentation allows different types of electronic devices to be accommodated in different regions while simplifying assembly and disassembly operations through standardized modular interfaces.
Solution Approach 2:
The fence structure with standardized grids and the detachable carrier design create universal interfaces that can accommodate multiple types of electronic devices (hard disks, interface cards, etc.). The same basic structure serves multiple functions by supporting different device types through configurable carrier arrangements.
2Ease of operation
If conventional server apparatus requires disassembly of the entire fence structure to remove electronic devices, then the structural integrity is maintained, but the operation time and complexity increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The electronic devices are extracted from the fixed fence structure and placed on detachable carriers. This allows the carriers to be removed as complete units from the fence, and individual devices to be removed from carriers, without disassembling the entire fence structure. The constraining slots and latches enable quick extraction of devices from carriers.
Solution Approach 2:
The system transitions from a static fixed-grid structure to a dynamic configuration where carriers can be attached and detached from the fence, and electronic devices can be removed from carriers independently. The constraining latch mechanism provides dynamic locking and release capabilities for quick operations.
3Adaptability or versatility
If conventional server apparatus uses a fixed fence structure, then the stability and reliability are high, but the adaptability to market demands and variable configurations is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The fence is segmented into multiple grids that can independently support different carriers. This segmentation maintains the overall structural stability of the fence while allowing flexible configuration of carriers and electronic devices to meet varying market demands.
Solution Approach 2:
The detachable carrier system introduces dynamic reconfigurability to the otherwise static fence structure. Carriers can be attached, detached, and repositioned on the fence grids, enabling the system to adapt to changing requirements while the fence itself maintains its structural reliability.
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AI summary
A server apparatus is movably disposed on a rack. The server apparatus includes a base and a plurality of detachable carriers. The base has a baffle, and an accommodating space of the base is divided into several loading regions by the baffle. Each detachable carrier can include a substrate, a first supporter and a second supporter. The substrate has a first region and a second region adjacent to each other. The first supporter is detachably disposed on the first region. The second supporter is disposed adjacent to the first supporter and detachably disposed on the second region. The first supporter and the second supporter are utilized to support several electronic devices.