TWI692685B - server - Google Patents

Abstract

A server includes a casing, a plurality of tensile elements and a plurality of modules. The casing includes an opening and a chamber mutually communicated. The tensile elements are disposed on the casing, and at least partially cover the opening. The modules are configured to abut against the corresponding tensile elements, such that the corresponding tensile element at least partially extends elastically towards the chamber. The modules pass through the opening and enter into the chamber, so as to fix in the casing.

Description

server

The invention relates to a server.

With the advancement of technology, the Internet has become one of the most important media for information exchange in the lives of modern people. In order to provide diversified network services, the server is an indispensable device. The computer host can access the data in the server through the network to achieve rapid information transmission.

In the actual operation of the server, how to allow the user to easily assemble and disassemble the modules therein will undoubtedly bring more convenience to the user.

One of the objects of the present invention is to provide a server which can easily take out the module from the housing.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a server includes a housing, a plurality of tensile elements, and a plurality of modules. The housing includes a communicating opening and a cavity. The tension element is disposed on the housing, and the tension element at least partially covers the opening. The module is configured to compress the corresponding tension element and make the corresponding tension element at least partially elastically extend toward the cavity. The module passes through the opening and enters the cavity to be fixed to the housing.

In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the above-mentioned module includes opposite first and second ends, the first end is configured to press against the corresponding tensile element, and the module further includes a first locking portion, a first The buckle portion is disposed at the corresponding second end. The housing further includes a plurality of second buckle portions. The first buckle portion is configured to buckle the second buckle portion.

In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the above tensile element includes a first positioning portion, and the module further includes a second positioning portion, the second positioning portion is located at the corresponding first end, and the first positioning portion is configured to correspond to The second positioning parts are fixed to each other.

In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the above-mentioned first positioning portion is a through hole, and the second positioning portion is a connecting port, and the connecting port is configured to be fixed in the through hole.

In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the aforementioned server further includes a two-axis body. The shaft body is disposed on two opposite outer sides of the housing, and the opening is located between the shaft bodies, wherein the tension element is in the shape of a flat bar, and the opposite ends of the tension element are wound around the shaft body respectively.

In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the above-mentioned shaft body further includes a plurality of protrusions, the protrusions are distributed along the extending direction of the shaft body, and the tensile element is limited between the two protrusions.

In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the aforementioned server further includes two covers. The cover body is detachably disposed on two opposite outer sides of the housing, and the opening is located between the cover bodies, wherein the shaft body and the end of the tension element wound around the corresponding shaft body are at least partially located in the corresponding cover body.

In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the above-mentioned housing further includes a plurality of guide blocks, the guide blocks are distributed on the inner wall of the housing, and when one of the tension members elastically extends into the chamber, the corresponding The tension element is at least partially limited between at least two guide blocks.

In one or more embodiments of the present invention, the aforementioned tension element is formed by connecting two constant-force springs.

The above embodiments of the present invention have at least the following advantages:

(1) When the buckle of the first buckle part of the module and the second buckle part of the housing is released, the tension element will release the stored elastic potential energy and restore the winding of the shaft body, and then the module Push it out of the casing. In this way, the user can easily remove the module from the housing.

(2) Since the module is easily taken out of the housing and does not involve the use of additional tools, it can bring convenience to the user.

(3) Since the tension element can be formed by connecting two constant-force springs, the manufacturing cost of the server can be effectively reduced by eliminating the guide components that were previously wrapped around the module.

In the following, a plurality of embodiments of the present invention will be disclosed in the form of diagrams. For the sake of clarity, many practical details will be described together in the following description. However, it should be understood that these practical details should not be used to limit the present invention. That is to say, in some embodiments of the present invention, these practical details are unnecessary. In addition, in order to simplify the drawings, some conventional structures and elements will be shown in a simple schematic manner in the drawings. And if the implementation is possible, the feature systems of different embodiments can be applied interactively.

Please refer to FIG. 1, which is a schematic cross-sectional side view of the server 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which the module 130 is located outside the housing 110. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, a server 100 includes a housing 110, a tensile element 120 and a module 130. The housing 110 includes a communicating opening O and a chamber C. The tension element 120 is disposed on the housing 110, and the tension element 120 at least partially covers the opening O. The module 130 is configured to compress the tensile element 120, and the module 130 is configured to pass through the opening O and enter the chamber C to be fixed in the housing 110. In practical applications, the module 130 may be a memory module such as Enterprise and Datacenter Storage Form Factor (EDSFF) recognized by the industry or a mechanical hard disk with read-write heads of different sizes, etc. However, the invention is not limited to this.

Please refer to FIG. 2, which is a schematic side sectional view of the server 100 of FIG. 1, in which the module 130 is installed in the housing 110. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, when the module 130 passes through the opening O and enters the chamber C, and is fixed in the housing 110, the tensile element 120 is pressed by the module 130, and thus at least partially faces the cavity The chamber C extends elastically.

As shown in FIGS. 1-2, the module 130 includes opposite first ends 131 and second ends 132, the first ends 131 are configured to press against the tensile element 120, and the module 130 further includes a first locking portion 133, A latching portion 133 is disposed at the second end 132. The housing 110 includes a second latching portion 111. The first latching portion 133 is configured to latch the second latching portion 111. After the module 130 passes through the opening O and enters the chamber C, the module 130 can be fixed in the housing 110 by the first locking portion 133 and the second locking portion 111 being locked with each other.

Please refer to FIG. 3, which is a cross-sectional view along line A-A of FIG. 1. As shown in FIG. 3, the number of tension elements 120 is plural, and the number of modules 130 is also plural (the figure does not show a plurality of modules 130, but it can be understood that each tension element 120 can correspond to one Module 130). Furthermore, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the tension element 120 includes a first positioning portion 121, and the module 130 includes a second positioning portion 134, and the second positioning portion 134 is located at the first end 131. Specifically, the first positioning portion 121 of the tension element 120 is configured to be fixed to the second positioning portion 134 of the module 130 to fix the relative position of the module 130 and the tension element 120.

In practical applications, the first positioning portion 121 of the tension element 120 is a through hole, and the second positioning portion 134 of the module 130 is a connection port. The connection port is configured to be fixed in the through hole. More specifically, when the first end 131 of the module 130 presses the tensile element 120, the port of the module 130 is inserted into the through hole of the tensile element 120 and fixed in the through hole of the tensile element 120, so that the port and the through hole Fixed to each other.

Furthermore, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the server 100 further includes a two-axis body 140. The shaft body 140 is disposed on two opposite sides of the housing 110, and the opening O of the housing 110 is located between the shaft bodies 140. In this embodiment, the tension element 120 is in the shape of a flat strip, and the opposite ends of the tension element 120 are wound around the shaft body 140 respectively.

When the first end 131 of the module 130 presses the tensile element 120, as described above, the first positioning portion 121 of the tensile element 120 and the second positioning portion 134 of the module 130 are fixed to each other, and, as the module 130 passes The opening O enters the chamber C, and the tension member 120 elastically extends toward the chamber C at least partially. Specifically, as the module 130 gradually enters the chamber C, the tension element 120 also gradually unwinds the shaft body 140 and rolls out from the shaft body 140. In this way, the pulling element 120 is pulled to generate a pulling force, and tends to return to the winding of the shaft body 140, and then pushes the module 130 out of the housing 110. When the first buckling portion 133 of the module 130 and the second buckling portion 111 of the housing 110 are locked with each other, so that after the module 130 is fixed to the housing 110, the tension element 120 maintains the state of elastic extension and stores Some elastic potential energy.

When the buckle of the first buckle portion 133 of the module 130 and the second buckle portion 111 of the housing 110 is released, the tension element 120 will release the stored elastic potential energy and restore the winding of the shaft body 140, and then Push the module 130 out of the housing 110. In this way, the user can easily remove the module 130 from the housing 110.

In other embodiments, according to the actual situation, the tension element 120 may be formed by connecting two constant force springs. In this way, the manufacturing cost of the server 100 can be effectively reduced by eliminating the guide components that are previously wrapped around the module 130.

Furthermore, since the module 130 is easily removed from the housing 110 and does not involve the use of additional tools, it can bring convenience to the user.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 3, the shaft body 140 further includes a plurality of protrusions 141, the protrusions 141 are distributed along the extending direction D of the shaft body 140, and each tensile element 120 is limited by the two protrusions 141 between. In this way, the tension element 120 is fixed relative to the shaft body 140 and does not move relative to the shaft body 140 in the extending direction D. In practical applications, the protruding portion 141 may be a circlip, but the invention is not limited thereto.

Furthermore, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the server 100 further includes two covers 150. The cover body 150 is detachably disposed on opposite sides of the housing 110, and the opening O of the housing 110 is located between the cover body 150, wherein the shaft body 140 and the end of the tension element 120 wound around the corresponding shaft body 140 are at least The part is located in the corresponding cover 150. Specifically, the cover 150 can be detachably provided outside the casing 110 by means of screws or snaps, but the invention is not limited thereto.

Please refer to FIG. 4, which is a cross-sectional view along line B-B of FIG. 2. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, the housing 110 includes a plurality of guide blocks 112, the guide blocks 112 are distributed on the inner wall of the housing 110, and when the tensile element 120 elastically extends to the cavity of the housing 110 At C, the tension element 120 is at least partially limited between at least two guide blocks 112. In this way, the path of the module 130 through the opening O and into the chamber C is also guided by the guide block 112. Preferably, the width of the tension element 120 is greater than the thickness of the module 130, thereby covering the outer periphery of the module 130, so that the module 130 can be prevented from being scratched when the module 130 moves relative to the housing 110.

In summary, the technical solutions disclosed in the above embodiments of the present invention have at least the following advantages:

(1) When the buckle of the first buckle part of the module and the second buckle part of the housing is released, the tension element will release the stored elastic potential energy and restore the winding of the shaft body, and then the module Push it out of the casing. In this way, the user can easily remove the module from the housing.

(2) Since the module is easily taken out of the housing and does not involve the use of additional tools, it can bring convenience to the user.

(3) Since the tension element can be formed by connecting two constant-force springs, the manufacturing cost of the server can be effectively reduced by eliminating the guide components that were previously wrapped around the module.

Although the present invention has been disclosed as above in an embodiment, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Anyone who is familiar with this art can make various modifications and retouching without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention, so the protection of the present invention The scope shall be as defined in the appended patent application scope.

100: server

110: shell

111: Second snap part

112: Guide block

120: Tension element

121: First positioning section

130: Module

131: the first end

132: Second end

133: The first snap part

134: Second positioning part

140: Shaft

141: protrusion

150: cover

A-A, B-B: line segment

C: chamber

D: Extension direction

O: opening

FIG. 1 is a schematic side cross-sectional view of a server according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which the module is located outside the housing. Figure 2 is a schematic side sectional view of the server of Figure 1, in which the module is installed in the housing. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view along line A-A of FIG. 1. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view along line B-B of FIG. 2.

100: server

110: shell

111: Second snap part

120: Tension element

130: Module

131: the first end

132: Second end

133: The first snap part

134: Second positioning part

140: Shaft

150: cover

A-A: line segment

C: chamber

O: opening

Claims (8)

A server includes: a housing including an opening and a cavity communicating with each other; a plurality of tension elements disposed in the housing and covering the opening at least partially; and a plurality of modules each of which The set is configured to press against the corresponding tension element and make the corresponding tension element at least partially elastically extend toward the cavity, the modules pass through the opening and enter the cavity to be fixed to the housing, wherein each Some of these tension elements are formed by connecting two constant force springs. The server according to claim 1, wherein each of the modules includes a first end and a second end opposite to each other, the first end is configured to press the corresponding tension element, and each of the modules A first buckle portion is further provided at the corresponding second end. The casing further includes a plurality of second buckle portions. The first buckle portions are configured to buckle the second buckle portions. The server according to claim 2, wherein each of the tension elements includes a first positioning portion, and each of the modules further includes a second positioning portion, located at the corresponding first end, each of the several The first positioning portion is configured to be fixed to the corresponding second positioning portion. The server according to claim 3, wherein each of the first positioning portions is a through hole, and each of the second positioning portions is a connection port, and the connection port is configured to be fixed in the through hole. The server according to claim 1, further comprising two shaft bodies, which are disposed on opposite outer sides of the housing, and the opening is located between the shaft bodies, wherein each of the tension members is in the shape of a flat bar, each The opposite ends of the tension elements are wound around the shaft bodies respectively. The server according to claim 5, wherein each of the shaft bodies includes a plurality of protrusions, which are distributed along an extending direction of the shaft body, and each of the tension members is limited to two of the protrusions between. The server as described in claim 5 further includes two cover bodies, which are detachably disposed on opposite outer sides of the housing, and the opening is located between the cover bodies, wherein each of the shaft bodies is wound around The end of the tension element corresponding to the shaft body is at least partially located within the corresponding cover body. The server according to claim 1, wherein the housing further includes a plurality of guide blocks distributed on the inner wall of the housing, when one of the tension members elastically extends to the chamber, corresponding to The tension element is at least partially limited between at least two of the guide blocks.

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