Server apparatus with horizontal push-pull operating structure
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Solution Overview
Problem
The increasing data transmission volume in servers has made the engagement and disengagement of connector assemblies more difficult, requiring excessive force, necessitating a labor-saving design for server apparatuses.
Innovation Solution
A server apparatus with a horizontal push-pull operating structure, utilizing a moving arm with a gear rack and a gear sector, which rotates to drive the carrying tray in and out of the chassis, providing a labor-saving lever mechanism.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If the connector assembly is made larger to handle increased data transmission volume, then the data transmission capability is improved, but the engagement and disengagement of the connector assembly becomes more difficult and requires excessive force
Solution Approach 1:
A lever mechanism is introduced as an intermediary device between the user's hand and the connector assembly. The lever acts as a force amplifier, converting a small input force applied by the user into a large output force that enables engagement and disengagement of the large connector assembly without requiring excessive manual force directly
2Quantity of substance
If the connector assembly is made larger to handle increased data transmission volume, then the data transmission capability is improved, but the force required for engagement and disengagement increases
Solution Approach 1:
The lever mechanism serves as a force-multiplying intermediary. It receives a small input force from the user and transforms it into a large output force through mechanical advantage, thereby reducing the actual force burden on the user while still achieving the necessary force for engaging and disengaging the large connector assembly
Solution Approach 2:
The lever mechanism introduces dynamic movement to the otherwise static connector assembly operation. By utilizing the rotational motion of the lever around its pivot point, the system converts linear input force into amplified output force, making the operation of the large connector assembly more controllable and less physically demanding
3Device complexity
If a traditional vertical operating structure is used for the carrying tray, then the structural design is simple, but it is not suitable for 2U type servers and lacks labor-saving effect
Solution Approach 1:
The operating structure transitions from a traditional vertical arrangement to a horizontal push-pull configuration. This dimensional change allows the lever mechanism to be effectively integrated into the carrying tray structure, providing both the labor-saving effect through mechanical advantage and the adaptability required for 2U type server applications
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The solution enables easy engagement and disengagement of connector assemblies with reduced manual force, making it applicable to at least 2U type servers by leveraging the gear mechanism for horizontal push-pull operations.
Implementation Method 1
the gear rack drives the gear sector to rotate
Implementation Method 2
generate a horizontal push-pull type labor-saving lever in order to achieve the labor-saving effect
Implementation Method 3
the sliding column moves inside the sliding slot along with the gear sector and also drives the first side board to move due to guidance provided by the guiding slot
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AI summary
A server apparatus with a horizontal push-pull operating structure includes a chassis having a base plate and chassis plates with guiding slots; a carrying tray on the base plate and inserted into the chassis plates, the carrying tray having carrying board and side boards having sliding slots formed corresponding to the guiding slots; and an operating structure having a moving arm with a gear rack thereon and a gear sector clamped between the moving arm and the side board and having an addendum engaged with the gear rack and a sliding column inserted into the sliding and guiding slots. When the moving arm is horizontally pushed/pulled relative to the side boards, the gear rack drives the gear sector to rotate, and the sliding column moves inside the sliding slot and drives the carrying tray to move in/out of the base plate respectively under guidance of the guiding slot.