TWI866288B - Server shell and tray structure - Google Patents

Abstract

A server shell includes a casing, a tray frame and a blocking assembly. The casing has an accommodation space, and the casing includes a first blocking structure. The first blocking structure is located in the accommodation space. The tray frame is located in the accommodation space, and the tray frame has a first opening. The blocking assembly is disposed on the tray frame and includes an elastic blocking member and an operating member. The elastic blocking member includes an elastic piece and a second blocking structure. The second blocking structure is disposed on the elastic piece. One end of the elastic piece is connected to the tray frame, and the second blocking structure is located at the first opening. The operating member is slidably disposed on the tray frame, and one end of the operating member contacts with the other end of the elastic piece. When the second blocking structure is blocked by the first blocking structure, the operating member can move relative to the tray frame and push the elastic piece, thereby releasing the blocking relationship between the second blocking structure and the first blocking structure.

Description

Server chassis and tray structure

The present invention relates to a server casing, in particular to a server casing with a tray structure.

Modern society is in an era of rapid development of information technology. Most companies use servers to assist in business processing, such as storing programs, files and data, to improve work efficiency.

Generally speaking, a server is installed on a tray, and the server and the tray are installed in a chassis. When the user performs maintenance on the server, the tray must be pulled out of the chassis to inspect the server. However, the tray has a certain weight and length. If the user pulls out the entire tray without paying attention, the tray may fall and hit the ground because it cannot bear the weight of the tray for a while, thereby causing damage to the server. Therefore, how to prevent the tray from falling and hitting the ground and causing damage to the server is one of the problems that R&D personnel should solve.

The present invention provides a server housing and tray structure to prevent the tray from falling and colliding with the ground, thereby causing damage to the server.

The server case disclosed in one embodiment of the present invention includes a shell, a tray frame and a stop assembly. The shell has a storage space, and the shell includes a first stop structure. A first stop structure is located in the storage space. A tray frame is located in the storage space, and the tray frame has a first opening. A stop assembly is arranged on a tray frame, and includes an elastic stop member and an operating member. The elastic stop member includes a spring and a second stop structure. A second stop structure is arranged on the spring. One end of the spring is connected to a tray frame, and a second stop structure is located in the first opening. The operating member is slidably disposed on a tray frame, and one end of the operating member abuts against the other end of the elastic sheet. When a second stop structure is stopped by a first stop structure, the operating member can move relative to the tray frame and push against the elastic sheet, thereby releasing the stopping relationship between the second stop structure and the first stop structure.

Another embodiment of the present invention discloses a tray structure, comprising a frame and a stop assembly. The frame has a first opening. A stop assembly is disposed on the frame and comprises an elastic stop member and an operating member. The elastic stop member comprises a spring and a second stop structure. A second stop structure is disposed on the spring. One end of the spring is connected to the frame, and the second stop structure is located at the first opening. The operating member is slidably disposed on the frame, and one end of the operating member abuts against the other end of the spring.

According to the server housing and tray structure of the above embodiment, when the tray frame is moved out of the housing, the second stop structure located at the spring plate in the stop assembly is stopped by the first stop structure, so that the tray frame cannot continue to move out of the housing, and when the user pushes the operating members of the two stop assemblies against the spring plate to release the second stop structure and the first stop structure, the tray frame can be prevented from moving out of the housing. The tray frame can continue to move out of the housing only when the stop structure is in the stop relationship. Therefore, the tray frame carrying the server will not be moved out of the housing at once, so as to prevent the user from directly pulling out the entire tray due to carelessness, causing the user to be unable to bear the weight of the tray and causing the tray to fall and hit the ground, thereby causing damage to the server.

The above description of the content of the present invention and the following description of the implementation method are used to demonstrate and explain the principle of the present invention and provide a further explanation of the scope of the patent application of the present invention.

Please refer to Figures 1 and 2. Figure 1 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of a server housing according to the first embodiment of the present invention. Figure 2 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of a partial enlargement of the server housing of Figure 1.

The server housing 10 of the present embodiment includes a housing 11, a cover 110, a tray frame 12, two stopper assemblies 13 and two stoppers 14. The housing 11 has a receiving space 111, and the cover 110 covers the receiving space 111. The housing 11 includes a first stopper structure 112 on opposite sides, and the two first stopper structures 112 are located in the receiving space 111. The tray frame 12 carries a server (not shown), for example, and is located in the receiving space 111, and the tray frame 12 has two first openings 121.

In this embodiment, the two stopper assemblies 13 and the two limiters 14 are disposed on opposite sides of the tray frame 12, and the number of the stopper assemblies 13 and the limiters 14 can be determined according to the needs, and the stopper assemblies 13 and the limiters 14 can be disposed on only one side of the tray frame 12.

Please refer to Figure 3 and Figure 4 together. Figure 3 is a partially enlarged exploded schematic diagram of the server housing of Figure 1. Figure 4 is a partially enlarged cross-sectional schematic diagram of the server housing of Figure 1.

Two stoppers 14 are disposed on the tray frame 12, and the cross section of each stopper 14 is, for example, in the shape of a letter U, so that each stopper 14 and the tray frame 12 together surround a sliding space S. Two stopper assemblies 13 are disposed on opposite sides of the tray frame 12. Each stopper assembly 13 includes an elastic stopper 131, an operating member 132, and a reset member 133. The elastic stopper 131 includes an elastic sheet 1311 and two second stopper structures 1312. The two second stopper structures 1312 are disposed on the elastic sheet 1311, and each second stopper structure 1312 has a stopper surface 13121 and a guide inclined surface 13122. The stop surface 13121 is opposite to the guiding inclined surface 13122. Each stop surface 13121 can be stopped by two first stop structures 112 respectively. Each guiding inclined surface 13122 can guide the tray frame 12 to pass through the two first stop structures 112, so that the tray frame 12 can move into the housing 11 without obstruction. One end of the spring 1311 is connected to the tray frame 12, and the two second stop structures 1312 are located in the first opening 121.

The tray frame 12 has a second opening 122. The second opening 122 is connected to the sliding space S. The operating member 132 is, for example, a push rod and is slidably disposed in the sliding space S. The operating member 132 includes a push portion 1321 and an operating portion 1322. The operating portion 1322 protrudes from a side surface of the push portion 1321 and can be moved to the second opening 122 to drive the push portion 1321 to abut against the elastic stopper 131. The reset member 133 is, for example, a spring, and one end of the reset member 133 is fixed to the tray frame 12, and the other end of the reset member 133 is fixed to the operating member 132. When the blocking surfaces 13121 of the two second blocking structures 1312 are respectively blocked by the two first blocking structures 112, the two operating members 132 can respectively compress the two reset members 133 and move relative to the tray frame 12, so that the pushing portions 1321 of the two operating members 132 respectively push against the two elastic sheets 1311, thereby releasing the blocking relationship between the two second blocking structures 1312 and the two first blocking structures 112.

In this embodiment, the number of the second stop structures 1312 of each elastic stop member 131 is two, and these second stop structures 1312 are respectively stopped by two first stop structures 112, but the present invention is not limited thereto. In other embodiments, the number of the second stop structures of each elastic stop member may be only one or more than two, and these second stop structures are respectively stopped by two first stop structures.

In this embodiment, the server housing 10 includes a stopper 14, and the stopper 14 is disposed on the tray frame 12, and together with the tray frame 12, surrounds a sliding space S for the operating member 132 to be slidably disposed, but the present invention is not limited thereto. In other embodiments, the server housing may also include a stopper structure instead of a stopper, and the stopper structure and the tray frame are integrally formed and together surround a sliding space for the operating member to be slidably disposed.

Please refer to Figures 5 to 12. Figure 5 is a partially enlarged three-dimensional schematic diagram of the tray frame of Figure 1 in the storage position. Figure 6 is a partially enlarged cross-sectional schematic diagram of the server case of Figure 5. Figure 7 is a partially enlarged three-dimensional schematic diagram of the tray frame of Figure 1 in the stop position and the second stop structure is stopped by the first stop structure. Figure 8 is a partially enlarged cross-sectional schematic diagram of the server case of Figure 7. Figure 9 is a partially enlarged three-dimensional schematic diagram of the tray frame of Figure 1 in the stop position and the second stop structure is not stopped by the first stop structure. Figure 10 is a partially enlarged three-dimensional schematic diagram of the server case of Figure 9 from another viewing angle. Figure 11 is a partially enlarged cross-sectional schematic diagram of the server case of Figure 9. FIG. 12 is a partially enlarged three-dimensional schematic diagram of the tray frame and the housing of FIG. 1 being separated.

As shown in Figures 5 and 6, the tray frame 12 is located in the accommodating space 111 of the housing 11 and is in a storage position. At this time, the second stop structure 1312 is not stopped by the first stop structure 112 and is located at the first opening 121. As shown in Figures 7 and 8, when the user wants to move the tray frame 12 outside the housing 11, first, the tray frame 12 is moved along the direction A. At this time, the stop surface 13121 of the second stop structure 1312 is stopped by the first stop structure 112, so that the tray frame 12 cannot continue to move along the direction A, and moves from the storage position to a stop position.

Next, as shown in Figures 9 to 11, the user pushes the operating portion 1322 of the operating member 132 in direction B and compresses the reset member 133, so that the operating member 132 moves relative to the tray frame 12, and the push portion 1321 of the operating member 132 pushes the elastic sheet 1311. At this time, one end of the elastic sheet 1311 is pushed up in direction C due to the push of the push portion 1321, so that the two second stop structures 1312 leave the first opening 121 and release the stop relationship between the two second stop structures 1312 and the first stop structure 112, and the reset member 133 drives the operating member 132 to reset in the opposite direction of direction B. Finally, as shown in Figure 12. Since the blocking relationship between the two second blocking structures 1312 and the first blocking structure 112 has been released, the user can continue to move the tray frame 12 out of the housing 11 along the direction A, so that the tray frame 12 leaves the blocking position and is separated from the housing 11.

On the contrary, when the user wants to move the tray frame 12 into the housing 11, the user only needs to move the tray frame 12 in the opposite direction of direction A. At this time, the guiding slopes 13122 of the two second stop structures 1312 can guide the tray frame 12 to pass through the first stop structure 112, so that the tray frame 12 can move into the housing 11 without obstruction.

In this embodiment, the server of the present invention can be used for artificial intelligence (AI) computing, edge computing, and can also be used as a 5G server, cloud server or Internet of Vehicles server.

According to the server housing and tray structure of the above embodiment, when the tray frame is moved out of the housing, the second stop structure located at the spring plate in the stop assembly is stopped by the first stop structure, so that the tray frame cannot continue to move out of the housing, and when the user pushes the operating members of the two stop assemblies against the spring plate to release the second stop structure and the first stop structure, the tray frame can be prevented from moving out of the housing. The tray frame can continue to move out of the housing only when the stop structure is in the stop relationship. Therefore, the tray frame carrying the server will not be moved out of the housing at once, so as to prevent the user from directly pulling out the entire tray due to carelessness, causing the user to be unable to bear the weight of the tray and causing the tray to fall and hit the ground, thereby causing damage to the server.

Although the present invention is disclosed as above with the aforementioned embodiments, they are not used to limit the present invention. Anyone skilled in similar techniques may make some changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of patent protection of the present invention shall be subject to the scope of the patent application attached to this specification.

10: Server housing 11: Housing 110: Cover 111: Accommodation space 112: First stop structure 12: Tray frame 121: First opening 122: Second opening 13: Stop assembly 131: Elastic stop member 1311: Spring sheet 1312: Second stop structure 13121: Stop surface 13122: Guide slope 132: Operating member 1321: Pushing part 1322: Operating part 133: Reset member 14: Limiting member A, B, C: Direction S: Sliding space

FIG. 1 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of a server housing according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of a part of the server housing of FIG. 1 . FIG. 3 is a partially enlarged exploded schematic diagram of the server housing of FIG. 1 . FIG. 4 is a partially enlarged cross-sectional schematic diagram of the server housing of FIG. 1 . FIG. 5 is a partially enlarged three-dimensional schematic diagram of the tray frame of FIG. 1 in the storage position. FIG. 6 is a partially enlarged cross-sectional schematic diagram of the server housing of FIG. 5 . FIG. 7 is a partially enlarged three-dimensional schematic diagram of the tray frame of FIG. 1 in the stop position and the second stop structure is stopped by the first stop structure. FIG. 8 is a partially enlarged cross-sectional schematic diagram of the server housing of FIG. 7 . FIG9 is a partially enlarged three-dimensional schematic diagram of the tray frame of FIG1 in the stop position and the second stop structure is not stopped by the first stop structure. FIG10 is a partially enlarged three-dimensional schematic diagram of the server housing of FIG9 from another viewing angle. FIG11 is a partially enlarged cross-sectional schematic diagram of the server housing of FIG9. FIG12 is a partially enlarged three-dimensional schematic diagram of the tray frame of FIG1 separated from the housing.

10: Server case

11: Shell

110: Cover plate

111: Storage space

121: First opening

13: Stop assembly

14: Limiting parts

Claims (10)

A server case includes: a housing having a storage space, and the housing includes a first stop structure, and the first stop structure is located in the storage space; a tray frame, located in the storage space, and the tray frame has a first opening; and a stop assembly, arranged on the tray frame, the stop assembly includes: an elastic stop member, including a spring sheet and a second stop structure, and the second stop structure is arranged on the tray frame. A spring sheet, one end of which is connected to the tray frame, and the second stop structure is located at the first opening; and an operating member, which is slidably disposed on the tray frame, and one end of which is against the other end of the spring sheet. When the second stop structure is stopped by the first stop structure, the operating member can move relative to the tray frame and push against the spring sheet, thereby releasing the stop relationship between the second stop structure and the first stop structure. The server housing as described in claim 1 further includes a limiter, which is disposed on the tray frame and together surrounds a sliding space, and the operating member can be slidably disposed in the sliding space. The server housing as described in claim 2, wherein the tray frame has a second opening, the second opening is connected to the sliding space, the operating member includes a push portion and an operating portion, the operating portion protrudes from a side surface of the push portion and can be moved to the second opening to drive the push portion to abut against the elastic stopper. The server housing as described in claim 1, wherein the stop assembly includes a reset member, one end of which is fixed to the tray frame, and the other end of which is fixed to the operating member. The server housing as described in claim 1, wherein the second stop structure has a stop surface and a guide slope, and the stop surface is opposite to the guide slope. The server case as described in claim 1, wherein the number of the first stop structures is two and they are located on opposite sides of the case respectively, the number of the stop assemblies is two and they are located on opposite sides of the tray frame respectively, and the two second stop structures of the two stop assemblies are used to be stopped by the two first stop structures respectively. A tray structure includes a frame having a first opening; and a stopper assembly disposed on the frame, the stopper assembly including: an elastic stopper including a spring and a stopper structure, the stopper structure being disposed on the spring, one end of the spring being connected to the frame, and the stopper structure being located at the first opening; and an operating member being slidably disposed on the frame, and one end of the operating member being against the other end of the spring. The tray structure as described in claim 7 further includes a limiter, which is disposed on the frame and together surrounds a sliding space, the operating member is slidably disposed in the sliding space, the frame has a second opening, the second opening is connected to the sliding space, and the operating member includes a push portion and an operating portion, the operating portion protrudes from a side surface of the push portion and can be movably positioned in the second opening to drive the push portion to abut against the elastic stopper. The tray structure as described in claim 7 further includes a reset member, one end of which is fixed to the frame, and the other end of which is fixed to the operating member. A tray structure as described in claim 7, wherein the stop structure has a stop surface and a guide slope, and the stop surface is opposite to the guide slope.

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