Mainframe Supporting Rack with Positioning Members
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current mainframe computer configurations fail to meet increasing demands for storage capacity, system performance, and heat dissipation, limiting the incorporation of additional components.
Innovation Solution
A mainframe computer design featuring a rack chassis with positioning members and a supporting rack that allows easy installation of various objects such as solid state disks, cooling liquid tanks, and drives, using corresponding positioning members for secure and convenient attachment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If further components are incorporated onto the original mainframe structure, then storage capacity and system performance can be improved, but the device complexity increases and installation becomes more difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the mainframe computer into modular components: a base mainframe body and detachable supporting racks. Each supporting rack can be independently installed to provide additional storage capacity, cooling, or other functions. This segmentation allows the system to grow adaptably without increasing overall structural complexity, as each module is self-contained and standardized.
Solution Approach 2:
The supporting rack is designed as a universal platform that can accommodate multiple types of components (storage devices, cooling systems, power supplies) through standardized mounting interfaces. This multi-functionality allows a single rack structure to serve multiple purposes, improving adaptability without proportionally increasing complexity.
2Adaptability or versatility
If further components are incorporated onto the original mainframe structure, then system performance can be improved, but the ease of installation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
By separating performance-enhancing components into detachable supporting racks with standardized interfaces, the installation process becomes modular and systematic. Each rack can be independently installed or removed without affecting the entire system, significantly improving installation ease compared to integrating all components into a monolithic structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The supporting rack acts as an intermediary component between the base mainframe and the various performance-enhancing devices. It provides a standardized mounting interface that simplifies the connection process, making installation easier than directly integrating components into the mainframe structure.
3Quantity of substance
If the mainframe structure is expanded to accommodate more components, then storage capacity and heat dissipation improve, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements segmentation by creating separate supporting racks that can be attached to the base mainframe. These racks provide additional storage capacity and heat dissipation surfaces in a modular fashion, allowing the system to scale without creating a single complex integrated structure. Each rack is a simple, standardized unit that repeats the same design pattern.
Solution Approach 2:
The supporting racks extend the mainframe structure into additional spatial dimensions, allowing components to be arranged in three-dimensional space rather than only on the original planar surface. This dimensional expansion provides more storage capacity and heat dissipation area without increasing the complexity of the base mainframe structure.
Data Source
AI summary
A mainframe computer with a supporting rack includes: a rack chassis and a supporting rack. The rack chassis has a first rack, and the first rack has a plurality of first positioning members. The supporting rack is arranged on the rack chassis, and the supporting rack has at least one first corresponding positioning member positioned corresponding to any one of at least one first positioning member. Therefore, the rack chassis and the support rack allow various types of objects (such as: solid state disk, cooling liquid tanks for cooling, hard drive or optical drive and so on) to be easily and conveniently installed onto the mainframe computer.