Server Case Partitioning for Flexible Module Arrangement
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing server cases are inflexible and require redesigning to accommodate various arrangements of function modules, leading to increased development costs for e-commerce companies.
Innovation Solution
A server case design featuring a frame with first and second upright partitions that define three accommodating portions, where the widths of the first and third portions are twice that of the second, allowing for flexible accommodation of function modules with specific width ratios, preventing incorrect placement, and enabling 36 different module arrangements without case redesign.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional server cases are designed with fixed accommodating portions, then the case structure is simple and easy to manufacture, but the case cannot accommodate various arrangements of function modules, requiring redesign and increasing development costs
Solution Approach 1:
The case is divided into multiple accommodating portions (first, second, and third accommodating portions) with different width specifications. Each portion can independently accommodate different function modules, allowing flexible configuration without redesigning the entire case structure. The partitions create segmented spaces that can be independently utilized.
Solution Approach 2:
The case structure with three different width accommodating portions serves multiple functions: it can accommodate various combinations of function modules (1U, 2U, 4U heights) in different configurations. The same case can support single-module or multi-module arrangements, reducing the need for multiple case designs.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the case is redesigned to accommodate different function module arrangements, then adaptability improves, but development costs and time increase
Solution Approach 1:
The case is pre-designed with three accommodating portions of different widths (first and third portions are twice as wide as the second portion) during the initial development phase. This preliminary configuration allows various function module arrangements to be accommodated without requiring subsequent redesigns, saving development time and resources.
Solution Approach 2:
The case accommodates different function modules by utilizing parameter variations in the accommodating portions (different widths and heights). The first and third accommodating portions have width twice that of the second portion, allowing flexible configuration of 1U, 2U, and 4U height modules without changing the overall case structure.
3Ease of operation
If accommodating portions are designed with different width ratios, then precise module placement is enabled, but manufacturing precision requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The case employs asymmetric design with three accommodating portions where the first and third portions have width twice that of the second portion. This asymmetric width ratio (2:1:2) creates distinct placement zones that guide correct module installation, preventing incorrect placements while maintaining manageable manufacturing tolerances.
Data Source
AI summary
A server includes a case and function modules. The case includes a frame, a first upright partition and a second upright partition. The frame has an internal space and an opening. The opening corresponds to the internal space. The first upright partition and the second upright partition jointly define a first accommodating portion, a second accommodating portion and a third accommodating portion in the internal space. Each of the function modules is a first function module, a second function module or a third function module. A width of the first function module is half of the width of the second accommodating portion. The width of the first function module, a width of the second function module and a width of the third function module have a ratio of 1:2:4.