TWM649707U - Server casing - Google Patents

Abstract

A server casing includes a base, a front baffle and an upper cover. The base has a bottom plate and two side plates. The bottom plate extends from a front end to a rear end along a first direction. The two side plates protrude from both sides of the bottom plate along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and The two side panels and the bottom panel form a storage space. The front baffle is detachably assembled to the two side panels so as to be fixed on the front end, and the front baffle has at least one first hook structure. The upper cover is detachably assembled to the two side panels to cover the accommodation space, and the upper cover has at least one second hook structure, and the second hook structure corresponds to the first hook structure. When the upper cover is attached to the two side panels and moves in a third direction opposite to the first direction, the first hook structure is correspondingly locked with the second hook structure.

Description

Server case

This invention relates to a server casing, in particular to a server casing whose top cover can be installed without tools.

In server design, the server casing is usually equipped with a removable upper cover, so that the server can be assembled or maintained by disassembling the upper cover. Among them, most common upper covers adopt a two-stage design, which divides the upper cover into a fixed part and a flip-up part. The fixed part is then locked and fixed to the rear half of the casing using screws, while the flip-up part is pivoted. When the cover is closed, screws are used to lock it to the front half of the casing. Therefore, a screwdriver is often required to assemble and remove the upper cover, which is very inconvenient for assembly or maintenance operations, especially when the operator needs to When a large number of servers are installed with new parts or repaired, the inconvenience of using screws for fixation becomes even more apparent.

In view of the fact that in the previous technology, most existing server casings use screws to lock and fix the upper cover. Therefore, when installing and removing the upper cover, not only do you need to use a screwdriver, but also the installation and removal of the screws is very time-consuming and laborious, which can easily affect the The efficiency of server assembly or maintenance; therefore, the main purpose of this creation is to provide a server casing that can be assembled and removed without the use of auxiliary tools.

In order to solve the problems of the prior art, the necessary technical means used in this invention are to provide a server casing, which includes a base, a front baffle and an upper cover.

The base has a bottom plate and two side plates. The bottom plate extends from a front end to a rear end along a first direction. The two side plates protrude from both sides of the bottom plate along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and The two side panels and the bottom panel form a storage space.

The front baffle is detachably assembled to the two side panels so as to be fixed on the front end, and the front baffle has at least one first hook structure.

The upper cover is detachably assembled to the two side panels to cover the accommodation space, and the upper cover has at least one second hook structure, and the second hook structure corresponds to the first hook structure.

When the upper cover is attached to the two side panels and moves in a third direction opposite to the first direction, the first hook structure is correspondingly locked with the second hook structure.

In an ancillary technical means derived from the above necessary technical means, the upper cover further includes an upper cover body and two sets of side edges. The upper cover body system extends along the first direction, and the second hook structure is provided at one end of the upper cover body. The two assembly side edges respectively extend from both sides of the upper cover body along a fourth direction that is opposite to the second direction, and are used for assembly with the two side panels.

Preferably, each of the two side panels is further provided with at least one guide hole, and the upper cover further includes a plurality of side assembly plug pins. The side assembly plug pins are respectively provided on the sides of the two assembly connections and are used to correspondingly snap into place on the two assembly connections. Guide holes in side panels.

In addition, the guide hole includes an opening section and a horizontal extension section, the opening section extends from the upper edges of the two side plates toward the bottom plate, and the horizontal extension section extends from the end of the opening section along the third direction.

In an ancillary technical means derived from the above necessary technical means, the server chassis further includes a fan frame, the fan frame is arranged at the rear end, and the fan frame is provided with at least one latching hole, and the upper cover further includes at least one rear end. The end assembly connecting pin and the rear end assembly connecting plug are arranged at the other end of the upper cover body relative to the second hook structure. When the upper cover is attached to the two side plates and moves along the third direction, the rear end assembly connecting plug pin corresponds to The ground snap is connected to the snap hole.

In one of the subsidiary technical means derived from the above necessary technical means, the second hook structure further includes two connecting piece bodies and a pair of folded L-shaped piece bodies. The two connecting piece systems are riveted to the upper cover body respectively, and the folded L-shaped piece body The two ends are respectively integrally connected to the two connecting piece bodies.

Preferably, the folded L-shaped piece body includes two first extension sections and two second extension sections. The two first extension sections are respectively integrally connected to the two connecting piece bodies and extend along the fourth direction respectively. The two extension sections extend from one end of the first extension section along the third direction to the end and are integrally connected to each other.

In an ancillary technical means derived from the above necessary technical means, the base further includes a fixed column, which is fixed to the bottom plate in the accommodation space and extends along the second direction. The upper cover further has a latch. When the upper cover When moving along the third direction so that the first hook structure is correspondingly locked with the second hook structure, the latch member is aligned with the fixing post for locking with the fixing post.

As mentioned above, this invention mainly uses the second hook structure provided on the upper cover to snap into place with the first hook structure, thereby effectively fixing the upper cover to the base without using screws. Improves the convenience of loading and unloading the upper cover, thereby improving assembly efficiency.

The specific embodiments used in this creation will be further explained through the following embodiments and drawings.

Please refer to the first and second figures. The first figure is a three-dimensional schematic diagram showing the server casing provided by the preferred embodiment of the present invention; the second figure shows the server casing provided by the preferred embodiment of the present invention. Three-dimensional exploded diagram.

As shown in the first and second figures, a server chassis 100 includes a base 1 , a front baffle 2 , an upper cover 3 and a fan frame 4 .

The base 1 includes a bottom plate 11 , two side plates 12 and 13 and a fixing column 14 . The base plate 11 extends from a front end portion 111 to a rear end portion 112 along a first direction D1.

The two side plates 12 and 13 protrude integrally from both sides of the bottom plate 11 along a second direction D2 perpendicular to the first direction D1, and the two side plates 12 and 13 and the bottom plate 11 form an accommodation space S1 .

Based on the above, the side plate 12 is also provided with six guide holes 121 (only one is marked in the figure), and the side plate 13 is also provided with six guide holes 131 (only one is marked in the figure). Among them, the guide holes 121 and 131 have similar structures. Taking the guide hole 131 as an example, the guide hole 131 includes an opening section 1311 and a horizontal extension section 1312. The opening section 1311 extends from the upper edge of the side plate 13 toward the bottom plate 11. The horizontal extension section 1312 extends from the end of the opening section 1311 along a third direction D3 that is opposite to the first direction D1, so that the guide hole 131 has an L-shaped structure.

The fixing column 14 is fixed to the bottom plate 11 in the accommodation space S1 and extends along the second direction D2.

The front baffle 2 includes a front baffle body 21, two connecting side edges 22 and 23, and two first hook structures 24 (only shown in the seventh figure). The front baffle body 21 is used to close the front end of the accommodation space S1, and the two connecting side edges 22 and 23 are integrally extended from both sides of the front baffle body 21 along the first direction D1, and are used to It is detachably assembled to the front ends of the two side plates 12 and 13, so that the front baffle body 21 is fixed on the front end 111 to close the accommodation space S1. In practical applications, the front baffle body 21 can be a mesh baffle with ventilation holes, a frame baffle with multiple through holes for wires to pass through, or even a dust-proof baffle without holes.

Please continue to refer to Figures 3 to 7. Figure 3 is a three-dimensional exploded view of the upper cover and base of the server casing provided by the preferred embodiment of this invention; Figure 4 is a schematic diagram showing the top cover and base of the server casing provided by the preferred embodiment of this invention. The provided three-dimensional schematic diagram of the upper cover of the server casing is provided; the fifth picture is an enlarged schematic diagram of circle C in the fourth picture; the sixth picture is a schematic cross-sectional view of A-A in the first picture; the seventh picture is a B-B cross-section in the first picture. Schematic diagram.

As shown in the first to seventh figures, the two first hook structures 24 are respectively integrally formed and protrude from the upper edge of the front baffle body 21 along the first direction D1.

The upper cover 3 includes an upper cover body 31, two side assembly pins 32 and 33, twelve side assembly plug pins 34 (only one is marked in the figure), two second hook structures 35, two rear end assembly plug pins 36, and A latch 37.

The upper cover body 31 extends along the first direction D1. The two assembly sides 32 and 33 are integrally formed and extend from both sides of the upper cover body 31 along a fourth direction D4 opposite to the second direction D2 for assembly with the two side panels 12 and 13 .

The twelve side assembly plug pins 34 are respectively provided on the two side plates 12 and 13 and are used to correspondingly engage with the guide holes 121 and 131 of the two side plates 12 and 13 . In this embodiment, the twelve side assembly plug pins 34 are fixed on the inner sides of the two side plates 12 and 13 in a distribution pattern of six on each side, thereby corresponding to the six guide holes 121 and the six guide holes 131 respectively.

Two second hook structures 35 are provided at one end of the upper cover body 31 and correspond to the two first hook structures 24 respectively, and each second hook structure 35 includes two connecting piece bodies 351 and 352 and a pair of foldable L Shape sheet body 353. The two connecting piece bodies 351 and 352 are riveted to the upper cover body 31 respectively, and the two ends of the folded L-shaped piece body 353 are integrally connected to the two connecting piece bodies 351 and 352 respectively.

Based on the above, the folded L-shaped sheet body 353 further includes two first extension sections 3531 and 3532 and two second extension sections 3533 and 3534. The two first extension sections 3531 and 3532 are respectively integrally connected to the two connecting pieces. The bodies 351 and 352 respectively extend along the fourth direction D4, and the two second extension sections 3533 and 3534 respectively extend from one end of the first extension section 3531 and 3532 along the third direction D3 to the end and are integrally connected to each other. Form an L-shaped structure.

In practice, the second hook structure 35 is made of a sheet metal part that is folded in half to form an L-shaped piece 353, and then bent to form two connecting pieces 351 and 352. Therefore, the L-shaped piece 353 of this embodiment is The second extension sections 3533 and 3534 are integrally formed and bent at the front end.

Following the above, as shown in the sixth figure, the folded L-shaped piece 353 of the second hook structure 35 of this embodiment also has a width d1, and because the folded L-shaped piece 353 is folded in half by a sheet metal part, Therefore, the width d1 of the folded L-shaped piece 353 can be extremely small, effectively reducing the space occupied in the accommodating space S1, whereby the accommodating space S1 can provide more space for installing electronic components. 201 and 202.

The two rear-end assembly plug pins 36 are arranged at the other end of the upper cover body 31 relative to the two second hook structures 35 . In this embodiment, two The second hook structures 35 respectively correspond to the two rear-end assembly plug pins 36 in the first direction D1.

The latch 37 is fixed to the upper cover body 31 for locking with the fixing post 14 .

The fan frame 4 is provided at the rear end 112 , and the fan frame 4 is provided with two latching holes 41 (only one is marked in the figure), and the two latching holes 41 respectively correspond to the above-mentioned two rear-end assembly plug pins 36 .

As mentioned above, when assembling the upper cover 3 to the base 1 of the server casing 100 of this embodiment, the main step is to first move the upper cover 3 toward the base 1 along the fourth direction D4 so that the twelve side assembly pins 34 Place the opening sections 1211 of the six guide holes 121 and the opening sections 1311 of the six guide holes 131 correspondingly, so that the two sets of side edges 32 and 33 are overlapped with the upper edges of the two side plates 12 and 13 inside and outside respectively; Then, after the side assembly plug pins 34 enter the opening sections 1211 and 1311 respectively, the user can move the upper cover 3 along the third direction D3 so that the two first hook structures 24 are respectively buckled with the two second hooks. structure 35, and the two rear-end assembly pins 36 are respectively engaged with the two latching holes 41, and at the same time, the latch 37 is aligned with the fixing column 14, so that the user can press the latch 37 to lock the latch 37. 37 is locked to the fixing column 14, thereby completing the action of fixing the upper cover 3 to the base 1.

On the contrary, when the user needs to detach the upper cover 3 from the base 1, he only needs to follow the opposite action to the above to complete.

As can be seen from the above description, the server casing 100 of the present invention mainly uses the second hook structure 35 provided on the upper cover 3 to snap with the first hook structure 24, thereby eliminating the need to use screws for locking. The upper cover 3 is effectively fixed to the base 1, which effectively improves the convenience of loading and unloading the upper cover 3, thereby improving the efficiency during assembly.

Following the above, in addition to using the second hook structure 35 to snap into place with the first hook structure 24 , the server casing 100 of the present invention also has a rear assembly pin 36 on the upper cover 3 for snapping into the fan frame. 4, the front and rear ends of the upper cover 3 can be indirectly fixed to the base 1 through the front baffle 2 and the fan frame 4, effectively improving the stability of the upper cover 3. In addition, since the server casing 100 of the present invention is also provided with side assembly plug pins 34, when the upper cover 3 is assembled on the base 1, the second assembly can be guided by the guide holes 121 and 131 of the side assembly plug pins 34. The hook structure 35 and the rear-end assembly plug pin 36 can be respectively engaged with the first hook structure 24 and the engaging hole 41 .

It should be noted that the server host manufactured using the server casing provided by the preferred embodiment of the present invention can be used for artificial intelligence (AI) computing, edge computing, etc., and can also Used as 5G server, cloud server or Internet of Vehicles server, etc.

Through the above detailed description of the preferred embodiments, it is hoped that the characteristics and spirit of the present invention can be more clearly described, but the scope of the present invention is not limited by the above-mentioned preferred embodiments. On the contrary, the purpose is to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements within the scope of the patent application for this invention.

100:Server chassis

1: Base

11: Bottom plate

111: Front end

112:Rear end part

12,13: Side panel

121,131: Guide hole

1311: Opening section

1312: Horizontal extension section

14:Fixed column

2:Front baffle

21: Front baffle body

22,23: Assembling the sides

24: The first hook structure

3: Upper cover

31: Upper cover body

32,33: Assembling the sides

34: Side assembly pin

35: Second hook structure

351,352: connecting piece body

353: Folding L-shaped body

3531,3532: First extension section

3533,3534: Second extension section

36: Rear end assembly plug

37:Latching parts

4:Fan frame

41:Card connection hole

D1: first direction

D2: second direction

D3: Third direction

D4: The fourth direction

S1: Accommodation space

d1:width

201,202: Electronic components

The first figure is a three-dimensional schematic diagram showing the server chassis provided by the preferred embodiment of the present invention; The second figure shows a three-dimensional exploded schematic diagram of the server casing provided by the preferred embodiment of the present invention; The third figure is a three-dimensional exploded schematic diagram showing the upper cover and base of the server casing provided by the preferred embodiment of the present invention; The fourth figure is a three-dimensional schematic diagram showing the upper cover of the server casing provided by the preferred embodiment of the present invention; The fifth picture is an enlarged schematic diagram of circle C in the fourth picture; The sixth figure is a schematic diagram of the A-A section of the first figure; and The seventh figure is a schematic diagram of the B-B section of the first figure.

100:Server chassis

1: Base

11: Bottom plate

111: Front end

112:Rear end part

12,13: Side panel

121: Guide hole

14:Fixed column

2:Front baffle

21: Front baffle body

22,23: Assembling the sides

3: Upper cover

31: Upper cover body

32,33: Assembling the sides

35: Second hook structure

37:Latching parts

4:Fan frame

201,202: Electronic components

D1: first direction

D2: second direction

D3: Third direction

D4: The fourth direction

S1: Accommodation space

Claims (8)

A server enclosure containing: A base has a bottom plate and two side plates. The bottom plate extends from a front end to a rear end along a first direction. The two side plates extend from both sides of the bottom plate along a first direction perpendicular to the first direction. It protrudes in two directions, and the two side panels and the bottom panel form an accommodation space; A front baffle is detachably assembled to the two side panels to be fixed to the front end, and the front baffle has at least a first hook structure; and An upper cover is detachably assembled to the two side panels to cover the accommodation space, and the upper cover has at least one second hook structure, and the at least one second hook structure corresponds to the at least one The first hook structure; Wherein, when the upper cover is attached to the two side plates and moves in a third direction opposite to the first direction, the at least one first hook structure is correspondingly locked with the second hook structure. The server case as described in claim 1, wherein the upper cover further includes: An upper cover body extends along the first direction, and the at least one second hook structure is provided at one end of the upper cover body; and The two assembly side edges respectively extend from both sides of the upper cover body along a fourth direction opposite to the second direction for assembly with the two side panels. The server casing of claim 2, wherein each of the two side panels is further provided with at least one guide hole, and the upper cover further includes a plurality of side assembly plug pins, and the side assembly plug pins are respectively provided on The two sets are connected to the sides and used to correspondingly snap into the at least one guide hole of the two side plates. The server casing of claim 3, wherein the at least one guide hole includes an opening section and a horizontal extension section, the opening section extends from the upper edges of the two side plates toward the bottom plate, and the horizontal extension section is Extending from the end of the opening section along the third direction. The server case as claimed in claim 2 further includes a fan frame, the fan frame is disposed at the rear end, and the fan frame is provided with at least one snap hole, and the upper cover further includes at least one rear end assembly. The at least one rear-end assembly plug pin is provided at the other end of the upper cover body relative to the at least one second hook structure. When the upper cover is attached to the two side panels and moves along the third direction, Furthermore, the at least one rear-end assembly plug pin is correspondingly engaged with the at least one engaging hole. The server casing of claim 2, wherein the at least one second hook structure further includes two connecting piece bodies and a pair of foldable L-shaped piece bodies, and the two connecting piece systems are riveted to the upper cover body respectively, and the The two ends of the folded L-shaped piece body are respectively integrally connected to the two connecting piece bodies. The server casing of claim 6, wherein the folded L-shaped sheet body includes two first extension sections and two second extension sections, and the two first extension sections are integrally connected to the two connecting sections respectively. The two second extension sections respectively extend from one end of the first extension section along the third direction to the end and are integrally connected to each other. The server case as claimed in claim 1, wherein the base further includes a fixing post, the fixing post is fixed to the bottom plate in the accommodation space and extends along the second direction, and the upper cover has a The latch is aligned with the fixing post for locking when the upper cover moves along the third direction so that the at least one first hook structure is correspondingly buckled with the second hook structure. connected to the fixed post.

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