TWI675612B - Chassis - Google Patents

Abstract

A casing is used for accommodating a first power supply or a second power supply. The chassis includes a bottom plate, a protruding structure, a power supply fixing frame, and a mounting piece. The protruding structure protrudes from the bottom plate. The power fixing bracket is disposed on the bottom plate. The power supply fixing frame and the bottom plate form a receiving slot together. The protruding structure is located in the receiving groove. The mounting piece is fixed on a side of the power fixing bracket far from the bottom plate, and the mounting piece is located in the accommodating slot. When the accommodating slot is used for accommodating the first power supply, the protruding structure and the mounting piece are respectively located in two grooves of the first power supply. When the accommodating slot is used for accommodating the second power supply, the protruding structure and the mounting piece abut against one side of the second power supply.

Description

cabinet

The present invention relates to a casing, especially a casing capable of accommodating power supplies of different sizes.

Generally speaking, a power supply is provided in the server to convert AC power from the power supply into low-voltage and stable DC power, and then the power supply is used to provide power required by various electronic components in the server. In order to stably accommodate the power supply in the server, the server case includes a fixing structure for fixing the power supply.

However, power supplies of different specifications have different sizes. For example, a power supply with a higher power usually has a larger size, but the fixed structure provided by the traditional server housing for the power supply can only Matching a power supply of one size causes the traditional server enclosure to require a dedicated fixing structure for power supplies of different sizes. In this way, the production cost of the server case is increased.

The present invention is to provide a casing to avoid the problem that the conventional casing needs to be provided with a dedicated fixing structure for power supplies of different sizes, which increases the manufacturing cost of the casing.

The casing disclosed in one embodiment of the present invention is used to accommodate a first power supply or a second power supply. The size of the first power supply is larger than the size of the second power supply, and the first power supply. The opposite sides of the feeder have a groove, respectively. The chassis includes a bottom plate, a protruding structure, a power supply fixing frame, and a mounting piece. The protruding structure protrudes from the bottom plate. The power supply fixing frame is disposed on the bottom plate. The power supply fixing frame and the bottom plate form a receiving slot together. The protruding structure is located in the receiving groove. The mounting piece is fixed on a side of the power fixing bracket far from the bottom plate, and the mounting piece is located in the accommodating slot. Wherein, when the accommodating slot is used for accommodating the first power supply, the protruding structure and the mounting piece are respectively located in two grooves of the first power supply. When the accommodating slot is used for accommodating the second power supply, the protruding structure and the mounting piece abut against one side of the second power supply.

According to the casing disclosed in the above embodiment, the convex structure of the bottom plate and the mounting piece can be respectively located in the two grooves of the first power supply when the first power supply is received in the accommodation slot, and can be accommodated in the container. When the slot accommodates the second power supply, it abuts against one side of the second power supply, so the cabinet can only fix power supplies of different sizes by a single-size power supply fixing bracket. In this way, the present invention can improve the flexibility of the case to match the power supply, thereby reducing the inventory pressure of the case.

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

The detailed features and advantages of the present invention are described in detail in the following embodiments. The content is sufficient for any person skilled in the art to understand and implement the technical contents of the present invention. Anyone skilled in the relevant art can easily understand the related objects and advantages of the present invention. The following examples further illustrate the viewpoints of the present invention in detail, but do not limit the scope of the present invention in any way.

Please refer to FIGS. 1 to 3. FIG. 1 is a partially enlarged view of a perspective view of a case according to a first embodiment of the present invention when a case is provided with a first power supply. FIG. 2 is a partially enlarged view of a perspective view of the case according to the first embodiment of the present invention when the case is provided with a second power supply. FIG. 3 is a partially enlarged view of a perspective view of a casing according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

The casing 10 of this embodiment is configured to accommodate a first power supply 20 (as shown in FIG. 1) or a second power supply 30 (as shown in FIG. 2). The structure of the casing 10 will be described below. The relative positional relationship and operation mode when the casing 10 houses the first power supply 20 and the second power supply 30 will be described in detail after the structure of the casing 10 is explained.

As shown in FIG. 3, the casing 10 of this embodiment includes a bottom plate 100, a plurality of protruding structures 150, a side plate 200, a power supply fixing frame 300, and a mounting piece 400. These protruding structures 150 protrude from the bottom plate 100. For example, the protruding structures 150 are integrally formed with the base plate 100 and the protruding structures 150 are made by stamping. However, the present invention is not limited thereto. In other embodiments, the protruding structures and The bottom plate can also be a combined structure.

In addition, the number of the protruding structures 150 is not intended to limit the present invention. In other embodiments, the casing may include only one protruding structure.

The side plate 200 stands on one side of the bottom plate 100, and forms a mounting space 250 together with the bottom plate 100. The installation space 250 can be used to accommodate the power supply fixing bracket 300 and other electronic components arranged in the casing 10

The power supply fixing frame 300 is located in the installation space 250, and the side plate 200 and the power supply fixing frame 300 are disposed on the same side of the bottom plate 100. The power supply fixing frame 300 includes, for example, a top cover 301, a first side wall 302, and a second side wall 303. The top cover 301 has a mounting slot 3010, and the mounting slot 3010 is in communication with the receiving slot 500. The first side wall 302 and the second side wall 303 stand on the top cover 301 and maintain a distance D from each other. The interval D is determined according to, for example, the size of the first power supply 20. The first side wall 302 and the second side wall 303 stand on the bottom plate 100 and are arranged side by side with the side plate 200. The top cover 301 covers a side of the first side wall 302 and the second side wall 303 away from the bottom plate 100. In addition, the second side wall 303 has a buckling groove 3030. Furthermore, the top cover 301, the first side wall 302, the second side wall 303, and the bottom plate 100 are all surrounded to form an accommodation groove 500. The accommodating slot 500 can be used for accommodating one of the first power supply 20 and the second power supply 30. The protruding structure 150 is located in the receiving groove 500.

The structure of the power supply fixing frame 300 is not intended to limit the present invention. That is, in other embodiments, the power supply fixing frame may only include a top cover, and the top cover stands on a side plate of the cabinet. In still other embodiments, the second side wall may be a part of the side plate. In other words, part of the side plate stands on one side of the top cover. In the first embodiment of the present invention, the number of the power fixing brackets 300 is one, but it is not limited thereto. In other embodiments of the present invention, more than two power supply fixing frames may be provided on the bottom plate 100 so as to accommodate two or more power supplies of the same or different sizes.

Please refer to FIG. 3 and FIG. 4. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a mounting piece of the casing of FIG. 3. The mounting piece 400 is, for example, fixed to the top cover 301 and has a combined structure with the top cover 301. For example, the mounting piece 400 includes a convex portion 401 and two latching portions 402. The two latching portions 402 are connected to opposite sides of the convex portion 401. The two buckling portions 402 are buckled on the top cover 301. The convex portion 401 passes through the mounting groove 3010, and a part of the convex portion 401 is located in the accommodation groove 500. In other embodiments, the top cover does not need to have a mounting groove, and the mounting piece is directly mounted on the side of the top cover close to the bottom plate.

In addition, the rigidity of the mounting piece 400 is, for example, greater than the rigidity of the protruding structure 150. In detail, in this embodiment, the Young's modulus of the material of the mounting piece 400 is greater than that of the material of the protruding structure 150. Young's coefficient. Further, please refer to FIG. 5, which is a partially enlarged view of a schematic cross-sectional view of the case of FIG. 1 when the first power supply is installed. A width W1 in a direction in which the mounting piece 400 extends toward the side plate 200 is larger than a width W2 in a direction in which each protruding structure 150 extends toward the side plate 200.

Since the casing provided with the power supply must pass the drop test to ensure that the power supply will not be displaced due to general impact, and thus cannot normally supply power to other electronic components (not shown), in this embodiment, The rigidity of the mounting piece 400 is strengthened, so that the power supply in the casing 10 does not move during the drop test, but can pass the drop test. That is, the rigidity of the mounting sheet 400 is less likely to be deformed by a general impact after the rigidity is increased. In this way, the first power supply 20 (as shown in FIG. 1) or the second power supply 30 (as shown in FIG. 2) can be prevented from being displaced when the casing 10 is impacted, so that the first power supply 20 (As shown in FIG. 1) or the second power supply 30 (as shown in FIG. 2) will not be disconnected from the electrical connection with other electronic components after the impact, but can continuously provide power to other electronic components.

In this embodiment, the rigidity of the mounting sheet 400 is strengthened in order to pass the drop test, but the present invention is not limited thereto. In other embodiments, in order to pass the drop test, a material having a large Young's coefficient can be used to make the protruding structure or widen the width of the protruding structure, thereby increasing the rigidity of the protruding structure, or, In order to pass the drop test, the rigidity of the mounting piece and the protruding structure can be enhanced at the same time.

In this embodiment, the rigidity of the mounting sheet 400 is greater than the rigidity of the protruding structure 150 by using different materials and structures. However, the present invention is not limited to this. It can also be achieved only by different materials or different structures. The rigidity of the mounting piece is greater than that of the protruding structure. In other words, in other embodiments, the mounting sheet and the protruding structure may have the same width, and the mounting sheet may be made of a relatively rigid material, or the mounting sheet and the protruding structure may be made of the same material, and Make the mounting piece have a larger width, and then have greater rigidity.

Please refer to FIGS. 5 to 8. FIG. 6 is a partially enlarged view of a schematic perspective view of the casing and the first power supply of FIG. 1. FIG. 7 is a partially enlarged view of a cross-sectional view of the case of FIG. 2 when a second power supply is installed. FIG. 8 is a partial enlarged view of a schematic perspective view of the casing and the second power supply of FIG. 2.

For example, the width W3 of the first power supply 20 is larger than the width W4 of the second power supply 30, and the two opposite sides of the first power supply 20 have a groove 21 respectively.

When the accommodating slot 500 accommodates the first power supply 20, a snap spring 22 of the first power supply 20 is snapped into the snap slot 3030 (as shown in FIG. 1), and these protruding structures 150 and the installation The chips 400 are respectively located in two grooves 21 of the first power supply 20. In this way, the first power supply 20 can be stably fixed in the accommodation slot 500. In addition, the protruding structures 150 and the mounting sheet 400 can guide the first power supply 20 through the two grooves 21 so that the first power supply 20 can be inserted into the receiving slot 500 more smoothly.

When the snap spring 22 is pressed away from the snap slot 3030, the first power supply 20 can be removed from the accommodating slot 500 by the guidance of these protruding structures 150 and the mounting piece 400.

When the accommodating slot 500 accommodates the second power supply 30, a snap spring 31 of the second power supply 30 is snapped into the snap slot 3030 (as shown in FIG. 2), and these protruding structures 150 and the installation The sheet 400 abuts the side of the second power supply 30 far from the side plate 200. In addition, the second power supply 30 can be guided by abutting against the protruding structures 150 and the mounting pieces 400 of the second power supply 30, and can be inserted into the receiving slot 500 more smoothly.

When the buckle spring piece 31 is pressed away from the buckle groove 3030, the second power supply 30 can be more smoothly removed from the containing groove 500 through the guidance of these protruding structures 150 and the mounting piece 400.

The present invention does not limit the positions of the protruding structures 150 and the mounting pieces 400 against the second power supply 30. In other embodiments, the protruding structures and the mounting pieces can be made in accordance with the settings in the casing. The abutting side of the second power supply near the side plate.

In the first embodiment, the rigidity of the mounting piece 400 is increased by increasing the width, but it is not limited thereto. Please refer to FIG. 9. FIG. 9 is a partial enlarged view of a cross-sectional schematic diagram when a second power supply is installed in a casing according to a second embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the mounting piece 400a and the protruding structure 150a are made of the same material. The thickness T1 of the mounting piece 400a may be greater than the thickness T2 of each protruding structure 150a, so that the rigidity of the mounting piece 400a is greater than the rigidity of the protruding structure 150a. Here, the shape of the protruding structure 150a is arch-shaped, and the thickness T2 of the protruding structure 150a represents the thickness of the protruding structure 150a itself, and not the farthest distance of the arch-shaped protruding structure 150a from the bottom plate 100a.

According to the casing disclosed in the above embodiment, the convex structure of the bottom plate and the mounting piece can be respectively located in the two grooves of the first power supply when the first power supply is received in the accommodation slot, and can be accommodated in the container. When the slot accommodates the second power supply, it abuts against one side of the second power supply, so the cabinet can only fix power supplies of different sizes by a single-size power supply fixing bracket. In this way, the present invention can improve the flexibility of the case to match the power supply, thereby reducing the inventory pressure of the case.

In addition, since the rigidity of the mounting member is greater than the rigidity of the protruding structure, the mounting member can have better results in the drop test without being deformed by ordinary impact. In this way, the power supply can be firmly installed in the casing, and the chance of affecting the power supply function of the power supply due to the impact of external force can be reduced.

Although the present invention is disclosed as above with the foregoing embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Any person skilled in similar arts can make some changes and retouch without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. The scope of patent protection of an invention shall be determined by the scope of patent application attached to this specification.

10‧‧‧chassis

100, 100a‧‧‧ floor

150, 150a‧‧‧ protruding structure

200‧‧‧Side panel

250‧‧‧ installation space

300‧‧‧ Power Supply Holder

301‧‧‧Top cover

3010‧‧‧Mounting slot

302‧‧‧First side wall

303‧‧‧Second Side Wall

3030‧‧‧Snap groove

400, 400a‧‧‧Mounting piece

401‧‧‧ convex

402‧‧‧Snap

500‧‧‧ container

D‧‧‧ interval

W1, W2, W3, W4‧‧‧Width

20‧‧‧The first power supply

21‧‧‧Groove

22‧‧‧Snap Shrapnel

30‧‧‧Second power supply

31‧‧‧Snap Spring

T1, T2‧‧‧thickness

FIG. 1 is a partially enlarged view of a perspective view of a case according to a first embodiment of the present invention when a case is provided with a first power supply. FIG. 2 is a partially enlarged view of a perspective view of the case according to the first embodiment of the present invention when the case is provided with a second power supply. FIG. 3 is a partially enlarged view of a perspective view of a casing according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a mounting piece of the casing of FIG. 3. FIG. 5 is a partial enlarged view of a cross-sectional view of the case of FIG. 1 when a first power supply is installed. FIG. 6 is a partially enlarged view of a schematic perspective view of the casing and the first power supply of FIG. 1. FIG. 7 is a partially enlarged view of a cross-sectional view of the case of FIG. 2 when a second power supply is installed. FIG. 8 is a partial enlarged view of a schematic perspective view of the casing and the second power supply of FIG. 2. FIG. 9 is a partial enlarged view of a cross-sectional schematic diagram when a casing is provided with a second power supply according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

Claims (10)

A casing for accommodating a first power supply or a second power supply, the size of the first power supply is larger than the size of the second power supply, and the two opposite sides of the first power supply are Each side has a groove, and the casing includes: a bottom plate; a protruding structure protruding from the bottom plate; a power fixing frame disposed on the bottom plate, and the power fixing frame and the bottom plate together form a receiving slot, The protruding structure is located in the accommodating slot; and a mounting piece is fixed on a side of the power fixing bracket away from the bottom plate, and the mounting piece is located in the accommodating slot; When the first power supply is placed, the protruding structure and the mounting piece are respectively located in the two grooves of the first power supply. When the accommodation slot is used to receive the second power supply, the The protruding structure and the mounting sheet abut against one side of the second power supply. The casing according to item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein the mounting piece and the power supply fixing frame are combined structures. The casing according to item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein the mounting piece includes a convex portion and two buckle portions, the two buckle portions are respectively connected to opposite sides of the convex portion, and the convex portion is located in the accommodation In the slot, the two buckling portions are buckled on a side of the power fixing bracket away from the bottom plate. The casing according to item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein the rigidity of the mounting piece is greater than that of the protruding structure. The casing according to item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein the mounting piece and the protruding structure are made of different materials. According to the case described in the first patent application scope, the case further includes a side plate standing on the bottom plate, and the side plate and the power supply fixing bracket are located on the same side of the bottom plate, and the mounting piece extends in the direction of the side plate. The width of the protruding structure is larger than the width of the protruding structure toward the side plate. The casing according to item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein the thickness of the mounting piece is greater than the thickness of the protruding structure. The casing according to item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein the protruding structure is integrally formed with the bottom plate. The casing according to item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein the power supply fixing frame includes a top cover, a first side wall and a second side wall, and the first side wall and the second side wall stand on the On opposite sides of the top cover, the mounting piece is disposed on the top cover, and the top cover, the first side wall, the second side wall, and the bottom plate collectively surround the accommodation slot. The casing according to item 9 of the scope of patent application, wherein the top cover has a mounting slot, the mounting slot communicates with the receiving slot, and the mounting piece passes through the mounting slot.