Rotating Hard Drive Holder Frame for Space-Saving Server Chassis
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional server chassis designs require multiple sliding tracks for adjacent hard disk modules, leading to high installation costs and significant space allocation, as they need to maintain end surfaces for easy access and spacing between modules.
Innovation Solution
A chassis structure with a guiding assembly featuring a first guiding slot and a second guiding slot, allowing the frame to move upward and rotate, eliminating the need for sliding tracks by enabling the end surface of the electronic module to be accessed without obstruction from adjacent modules.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If sliding tracks are installed for adjacent hard disk modules to slide relatively, then the end surfaces of hard disk modules can be accessed for maintenance, but installation costs increase and arrangement space is occupied
Solution Approach 1:
The frame is designed to be movable relative to the chassis body through guiding slots, allowing dynamic adjustment of the electronic module position. The guiding assembly enables the frame to slide upward and rotate, providing accessibility to the end surface without requiring separate sliding tracks between adjacent modules.
Solution Approach 2:
The guiding assembly serves multiple functions: it guides the frame's upward movement, enables rotation of the frame, and provides the sliding mechanism needed for maintenance access. This multi-functional design eliminates the need for dedicated sliding tracks, reducing overall device complexity.
2Ease of operation
If sliding tracks are installed for adjacent hard disk modules, then spacing and maintenance access are enabled, but arrangement space in the server is occupied
Solution Approach 1:
The frame's position is made dynamic through the guiding slots, allowing it to move upward and rotate to provide maintenance access. This eliminates the need for permanent spacing structures between adjacent modules, maximizing the usable arrangement space in the server.
Solution Approach 2:
The frame moves in multiple dimensions - sliding upward along the guiding slots and then rotating - to achieve maintenance access. This multi-dimensional movement approach replaces the need for additional spacing in the horizontal plane, preserving arrangement space.
3Ease of repair
If multiple sliding tracks are installed for adjacent modules, then maintenance access is facilitated, but installation costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The guiding assembly performs multiple functions including guiding upward movement, enabling rotation, and providing the sliding mechanism for maintenance access. This consolidation of functions into a single assembly reduces the number of components needed, lowering installation costs while maintaining ease of repair.
Solution Approach 2:
The guiding slots are integrated directly into the chassis body, merging the guiding function with the chassis structure itself. This eliminates the need for separate sliding track assemblies, reducing both component count and installation complexity while maintaining full maintenance accessibility.
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AI summary
A chassis structure includes a chassis body and at least one holder module. The holder module includes a frame and a guiding assembly. The frame is located in the chassis body and has a first linking portion and a second linking portion. The guiding assembly is disposed on the chassis body and has a first guiding slot and a second guiding slot. The second guiding slot has a first segment and a second segment. The first guiding slot and the first segment extend along a straight direction, and the second segment extends along an arched direction. The first linking portion and the second linking portion are adapted to move along the first guiding slot and the first segment respectively at the same time such that the frame moves upward, and then the second linking portion is adapted to move along the second segment such that the frame rotates.