TWI884001B - Movable probe device - Google Patents

Abstract

A measuring device including a fixed base, a ruler, a movable base and a probe. The ruler is disposed on the fixed base and has multiple scales arranged in line. The movable base is movably disposed on the fixed base. The probe is fixed to the movable base.

Description

Movable probe device

The present invention relates to a movable probe device, and in particular to a movable probe device comprising a ruler.

In order to confirm the intensity of electrostatic discharge (ESD) radiation in a specific space of a server, an ESD radiation field strength meter is usually used for measurement. In a traditional ESD radiation field strength meter, a circular ruler is set on a fixed base, and the probe is set on a moving platform whose position is adjusted by a knob.

However, the circular ruler design makes the overall size of the ESD radiation field strength meter larger, and it cannot be measured in a smaller space, or it is easy to interfere with other structures. Therefore, the measurement range and efficiency of the ESD radiation field strength meter are limited.

The present invention provides a movable probe device, comprising a ruler with graduations arranged along a straight line to reduce the overall size of the movable probe device, thereby improving the measurement range and efficiency of the movable probe device.

The movable probe device disclosed in an embodiment of the present invention includes a fixed seat, a ruler, a movable seat and a probe. The ruler is arranged on the fixed seat and includes a plurality of scales arranged along a straight line. The movable seat can be movably arranged on the fixed seat. The probe is fixed on the movable seat.

According to the movable probe device disclosed in the above embodiment, since the ruler includes scales arranged along a straight line, the overall size of the movable probe device is reduced. In this way, the movable probe device can be measured in a smaller space and is not easy to interfere with other structures, thereby improving the measurement range and efficiency of the movable probe device.

10: Movable probe device

100: Fixed seat

110: The first seat

111: Groove

120: Second seat

121: First limit surface

200: Ruler

250: Fasteners

300: movable seat

301: Second limiting surface

310: Slider

311: Assembly board

3110: Groove

3111: Limiting slot

3112: Side surface

312: Mounting convex part

3120:Indicate convex part

313: Supporting convex part

314: Sleeve part

320: Cover

330: Clamping slot

350: Limiting parts

370: Positioning assembly

371:Screw

372: Gasket

400:Probe

M1,M2: Activity direction

A: Arrangement direction

Figure 1 is a three-dimensional diagram of a movable probe device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a three-dimensional exploded view of the movable probe device in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a three-dimensional exploded view of the movable probe device in Figure 1 from another viewing angle.

Figure 4 is a top view of the movable probe device in Figure 1.

Figure 5 is a partial enlarged view of the movable probe device in Figure 4.

Figure 6 is a schematic cross-sectional view drawn along the cutting line 6-6 in Figure 4.

Figures 7 to 10 are top views showing the movement of the movable seat relative to the fixed seat.

The detailed features and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention are described in detail in the following implementation method. The content is sufficient to enable any person with ordinary knowledge in the field to understand the technical content of the embodiments of the present invention and implement it accordingly. According to the content disclosed in this specification, the scope of the patent application and the drawings, any person with ordinary knowledge in the field can easily understand the relevant purposes and advantages of the present invention. The following embodiments are to further illustrate the viewpoints of the present invention, but do not limit the scope of the present invention by any viewpoint.

Please refer to Figures 1 to 3. Figure 1 is a three-dimensional view of a movable probe device according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 2 is a three-dimensional exploded view of the movable probe device in Figure 1. Figure 3 is a three-dimensional exploded view of the movable probe device in Figure 1 from another viewing angle.

In this embodiment, the movable probe device 10 is, for example, an electrostatic discharge (ESD) radiation field strength meter, and includes a fixed base 100, a ruler 200, two fasteners 250, a movable base 300, a stopper 350, a positioning assembly 370, and a probe 400.

In this embodiment, the fixing base 100 includes a first base body 110 and a second base body 120. The second base body 120 is disposed on one side of the first base body 110. The first base body 110 includes two grooves 111. The second base body 120 includes a first limiting surface 121.

The ruler 200 is disposed on the first base 110. The two fasteners 250 are, for example, magnets and are disposed in the two grooves 111 respectively. The two fasteners 250 are, for example, adsorbed on the server housing to fix the movable probe device 10 on the server housing. In other embodiments, the number of fasteners 250 and grooves 111 can also be single. In addition, in other embodiments, the movable probe device may not include the fasteners 250, and the fixing seat may not include the groove 111; in such an embodiment, the movable probe device may be fixed to the server housing through an external component instead.

The movable seat 300 is movably disposed on the first seat 110, for example, along the movable directions M1 and M2. Specifically, in this embodiment, the movable seat 300 includes a slider 310 and a cover 320. The slider 310 includes, for example, an assembly plate portion 311, a mounting protrusion 312, a supporting protrusion 313, and a sleeve portion 314. The assembly plate portion 311 is slidably disposed on the first seat 110 along the movable directions M1 and M2. The mounting protrusion 312 protrudes from a side of the assembly plate portion 311 away from the first seat 110. The supporting protrusion 313 protrudes from a side of the mounting protrusion 312 and is disposed on the second seat 120. The sleeve portion 314 is disposed on a side of the supporting protrusion 313 away from the mounting protrusion 312. The cover body 320 is fixed to a side of the mounting protrusion 312 away from the assembly plate portion 311, and together with the mounting protrusion 312, forms a clamping groove 330.

In addition, the assembly plate portion 311 includes a groove 3110 and a limiting groove 3111. The groove 3110 and the limiting groove 3111 are located on a side of the assembly plate portion 311 close to the first base 110. The limiting member 350 protrudes from a side of the first base 110 close to the slider 310 and is located in the limiting groove 3111. A side surface 3112 of the limiting groove 3111 is located on one side of the limiting member 350. In addition, the limiting member 350 is, for example, a screw.

The movable seat 300 further includes a second limiting surface 301. The second limiting surface 301 is formed by the assembly plate portion 311 and the mounting protrusion 312. The second limiting surface 301 is between the side surface 3112 of the limiting groove 3111 and the first limiting surface 121.

In this embodiment, the groove 111 for the fastener 250 is located on a side of the fixed base 100 away from the movable base 300. In other words, the fastener 250 is located on a side of the fixed base 100 away from the movable base 300.

Please refer to Figures 4 and 5. Figure 4 is a top view of the movable probe device in Figure 1. Figure 5 is a partial enlarged view of the movable probe device in Figure 4.

In this embodiment, the ruler 200 includes a plurality of scales 201 arranged along a straight line. Further, an arrangement direction A of these scales 201 is, for example, parallel to the movable directions M1 and M2 of the movable seat 300 relative to the fixed seat 100. Therefore, the space on the fixed seat 100 can be more effectively utilized, and the overall size of the movable probe device 10 can be further reduced. However, in other embodiments, if the requirement for reducing the overall size of the movable probe device is lower, the arrangement direction of the scales may not be parallel to the movable direction of the movable seat.

In addition, the mounting protrusion 312 includes, for example, an indicating protrusion 3120. The indicating protrusion 3120 is disposed above these scales 201. In FIG. 5 , the indicating protrusion 3120 is, for example, located above the scale 201 marked as 15.

Please refer to Figure 3 and Figure 6. Figure 6 is a schematic cross-sectional view drawn along the cutting line 6-6 in Figure 4.

The positioning assembly 370 includes a screw 371 and a gasket 372. The gasket 372 is disposed in the groove 3110 and protrudes from a side of the assembly plate portion 311 close to the first seat body 110. The screw 371 is screwed on the gasket 372, so that the gasket 372 abuts against the first seat body 110. In this way, the position of the movable seat 300 relative to the fixed seat 100 can be fixed. The screw 371 can be a hand-turned screw for easy operation. It should be noted that when it is necessary to adjust the position of the movable seat 300 relative to the fixed seat 100, just turn the screw 371 to release the state of the gasket 372 abutting against the first seat body 110, so that the movable seat 300 can move relative to the fixed seat 100.

The probe 400 is inserted into the clamping groove 330 and clamped by the cover 320 and the mounting protrusion 312, so that the probe 400 is more stably installed on the movable seat 300. In addition, the probe 400 is supported by the supporting protrusion 313 and inserted into the sleeve portion 314. In other embodiments, the movable seat may not include the cover 320, and the probe may be directly supported on the mounting protrusion.

The following will describe the movement of the movable seat 300 relative to the fixed seat 100. Please refer to Figures 7 to 10, which are top views showing the movement of the movable seat relative to the fixed seat.

First, as shown in FIG. 7 and FIG. 8 , the movable seat 300 moves relative to the fixed seat 100 along the moving direction M1, so that the indicating protrusion 3120 is located above the scale 201 marked as 30. At this time, the first limiting surface 121 and the second limiting surface 301 abut against each other, so that the movable seat 300 is limited by the second seat body 120. In this way, the movable seat 300 can be prevented from falling off from the fixed seat 100.

Next, as shown in FIG9 and FIG10, the movable seat 300 moves relative to the fixed seat 100 along the moving direction M2, so that the indicating protrusion 3120 is located above the scale 201 marked as 0. The moving direction M2 is opposite to the moving direction M1 in FIG7. At this time, the limiting member 350 will approach the side surface 3112 of the limiting groove 3111. It should be understood that if the movable seat 300 further moves along the moving direction M2, the limiting member 350 will abut against the limiting member 350, so that the movable seat 300 is limited by the limiting member 350. In this way, the movable seat 300 can be prevented from falling off from the fixed seat 100.

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 car networking server.

According to the movable probe device disclosed in the above embodiment, since the ruler includes scales arranged along a straight line, the overall size of the movable probe device is reduced. In this way, the movable probe device can be measured in a smaller space and is not easy to interfere with other structures, thereby improving the measurement range and efficiency of the movable probe device. For example, since the overall size of the movable probe device is reduced, the movable probe device can not only measure in server housings of different sizes, but also in areas of various shapes of the server housing.

In addition, when using the movable probe device of the present invention, it is only necessary to adjust the position of the movable seat relative to the fixed seat according to the linear scale, and then use the fasteners to fix the movable probe device to the server case, for example, to measure the electrostatic discharge radiation. Therefore, the cumbersome process of returning to zero every time measurement is omitted, and the operation is convenient and simple, which saves the time of adjusting the movable probe device, thereby improving the measurement efficiency and accuracy.

Although the present invention is disclosed as above by the aforementioned embodiments, they are not used to limit the present invention. Anyone familiar with similar techniques can 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: Movable probe device

100: Fixed seat

200: Ruler

300: movable seat

370: Positioning assembly

400:Probe

Claims (9)

A movable probe device comprises: a fixed seat; a ruler, which is arranged on the fixed seat and comprises a plurality of scales arranged along a straight line; a movable seat, which is movably arranged on the fixed seat, wherein the movable seat comprises a slider and a cover body, the cover body is fixed to one side of the slider, and the cover body and the slider together form a clamping groove; and a probe, which is fixed to the movable seat, the probe is inserted into the clamping groove and clamped by the cover body and the slider. A movable probe device as described in claim 1, wherein an arrangement direction of the scales is parallel to a movement direction of the movable base relative to the fixed base. A movable probe device as described in claim 1, wherein the slide block of the movable seat includes an assembly plate portion, a mounting protrusion, a supporting protrusion and a sleeve portion, the assembly plate portion can be slidably arranged on the fixed seat, the mounting protrusion protrudes from a side of the assembly plate portion away from the fixed seat, the supporting protrusion protrudes from a side of the mounting protrusion, the sleeve portion is arranged on a side of the supporting protrusion away from the mounting protrusion, the cover body is fixed to a side of the mounting protrusion away from the assembly plate portion, and together with the mounting protrusion forms the clamping groove, the probe is supported by the supporting protrusion and passed through the sleeve portion. The movable probe device as described in claim 1 further includes a limiting member, which protrudes from a side of the fixed seat close to the movable seat. The movable seat includes a limiting groove, in which the limiting member is located. A side surface of the limiting groove is located on one side of the limiting member. The side surface of the limiting groove is used to abut against the limiting member, so that the movable seat is limited by the limiting member. A movable probe device as described in claim 4, wherein the fixed seat includes a first seat and a second seat, the second seat is arranged on one side of the first seat, the ruler is arranged on the first seat, the movable seat is movably arranged on the first seat, the limiting member is located on the first seat, the second seat includes a first limiting surface, and the movable seat further includes a second limiting surface, the second limiting surface is between the side surface of the limiting groove and the first limiting surface, the first limiting surface and the second limiting surface are used to abut against each other, so that the movable seat is limited by the second seat. The movable probe device as described in claim 1 further includes a positioning assembly, which includes a screw and a gasket. The gasket protrudes from a side of the movable seat close to the fixed seat, and the screw is screwed into the gasket so that the gasket rests against the fixed seat. The movable probe device as described in claim 1 further includes at least one fastener, which is arranged on a side of the fixed base away from the movable base. A movable probe device as described in claim 7, wherein the at least one fastener is a magnet. A movable probe device as described in claim 8, wherein the fixed base includes at least one groove, the at least one groove is located on a side of the fixed base away from the movable base, and the at least one fastener is disposed in the at least one groove.

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