Sliding AC Power Socket Layout for Space-Efficient Servers
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional server AC power sockets are configured side by side, limiting layout flexibility and inefficiently utilizing space within the server.
Innovation Solution
Incorporating a sliding component with multiple AC power sockets that slide parallel to a side surface of the server housing, allowing for non-overlapping and partially overlapping configurations that optimize space utilization.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If AC power sockets are configured side by side in conventional servers, then the layout is simple and easy to manufacture, but space utilization is poor and layout flexibility is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The power socket assembly is designed as a movable sliding component that can be repositioned along the side surface of the server housing. This dynamic structure allows the power sockets to be adjusted to different positions, enabling flexible space utilization while maintaining a simple side-by-side configuration when needed. The sliding mechanism resolves the contradiction by providing both manufacturing simplicity and space efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of arranging power sockets only in the horizontal plane, the invention utilizes the vertical dimension by allowing the entire power socket assembly to slide up and down along the side surface. This dimensional change enables better space utilization without complicating the basic side-by-side layout configuration.
2Ease of manufacture
If AC power sockets are configured side by side in conventional servers, then the configuration is fixed and easy to manufacture, but layout flexibility is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The power socket assembly transitions from a fixed configuration to a dynamic sliding structure that can be repositioned along the side surface. This maintains manufacturing simplicity while enabling flexible layout adjustments to adapt to different server configurations and space requirements.
Solution Approach 2:
The sliding power socket assembly serves multiple functions: it provides a fixed side-by-side configuration for standard applications, and can be repositioned to optimize space utilization for specialized configurations. This multi-functionality resolves the contradiction between manufacturing simplicity and layout flexibility.
3Volume of moving object
If multiple AC power sockets are arranged in overlapping configurations, then space utilization is improved, but the structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The power sockets are grouped into a modular sliding assembly that can be treated as a single unit. This segmentation allows multiple power sockets to be arranged in space-efficient configurations within the assembly while keeping the overall structure manageable through modular design principles.
Solution Approach 2:
The sliding mechanism provides a simple dynamic structure that enables flexible arrangement of multiple power sockets without requiring complex fixed structures. The movement capability allows space optimization while maintaining structural simplicity through a single degree of freedom sliding motion.
Data Source
AI summary
A server includes a housing, a first sliding component, and a first power socket. The first sliding component is arranged in the housing and adjacent to a first side surface of the housing, and slides parallel to the first side surface. The first power socket is arranged in the first sliding component and has an opening toward a second side surface of the housing, wherein the second side surface is perpendicular to the first side surface.