TWM612172U - Removable lever for inserting and removing computer equipment from a chassis module of a server rack - Google Patents

Abstract

A removable lever for inserting and removing computer equipment from a chassis module of a server rack includes a central rotatable structure, a long arm connected to and extending in a first direction away from the central rotatable structure, and a short arm connected to and extending in a second direction away from the central rotatable structure. The central rotatable structure includes a rotation stopper for limiting rotation about the axis of rotation between an inserting position and a removing position. The central rotatable structure also includes a retention structure for maintaining the coupling to the tray when the central rotatable structure is in a position other than the inserting position. The short arm is configured to engage a side wall of the chassis module when the central rotatable structure is rotated.

Description

Used to embed or remove the meter from the chassis module of the server rack Movable lever for computer components

The present invention relates to a movable lever used in a computer system, and more specifically, the present model relates to a movable lever used to embed or remove a tray from a housing module of a server rack.

Rack-mounted computer devices, such as rack-mounted servers, are mostly used in high-demand applications such as network-based systems or data centers. Rack-mounted equipment can contain multiple hardware components that can be swapped out. For example, when upgrading server hardware components, such as storage or memory devices, the hardware components can be removed and replaced with higher-capacity or higher-speed components. The card on the server can be replaced with various other cards.

Rack-mounted computer devices, such as rack-mounted computer devices located in a server system, support the replacement of components. In order to facilitate the replacement of rack-mounted components, a computer system that can install and remove rack-mounted equipment according to requirements is needed, especially It is possible to upgrade the data center of the hardware equipment. The process of removing or reinstalling rack-mounted equipment can be time-consuming for technicians and involves many parts for fixing and releasing the machine. Rack-mounted computing equipment levers, in addition, multi-component levers are also fixed on the rack-mounted computer system. Therefore, the present invention discloses a high-efficiency and space-saving system for removing and installing rack-mounted components.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a movable lever for embedding or removing computer components from a chassis module of a server rack includes a central rotatable structure defined as a rotating shaft, and the center can be The rotation structure includes a rotation stopper for restricting the rotation of the rotation shaft between an embedded position and a removal position when the central rotatable structure is coupled to a tray of a computer component; and a holding structure for When the central rotatable structure is located at other non-embedded positions, the coupling of the central rotatable structure and the tray is maintained. A long arm is connected and extends to a first direction away from the central rotatable structure. A short arm is connected and extends to a second direction away from the central rotatable structure, the first direction being different from the second direction, and the short arm is configured to engage the central rotatable structure when the central rotatable structure rotates along the rotation axis. One side wall of the chassis module.

Another aspect of the present disclosure includes a pushing arm connected to and extending from the central rotatable structure, the pushing arm is configured to rotate along the rotation axis, and the side wall includes a fixed latch component so that the central When the rotatable structure rotates to the removal position and releases the tray of the computer component, the pushing arm engages with the fixed latch component to push a fixed portion of the fixed latch component to not directly contact the side wall. In another aspect of the present disclosure, the long arm has a first length, the short arm has a second length, and the ratio of the first length to the second length is greater than 5. In another aspect of the present disclosure, the long arm and the short The arms are parallel to each other and extend from the central rotatable structure to opposite directions. In another aspect of the present disclosure, the angle between the longitudinal axis of the pushing arm and the longitudinal axis of the long arm is approximately 120 degrees to 150 degrees.

In another embodiment of the present disclosure, the central rotatable structure includes a latch structure vertically extending from the first side along the rotation axis, and the latch structure includes the rotation blocking member and the retaining structure. In another aspect of the present disclosure, the central rotatable structure includes a second latch structure vertically extending from the second opposite side along the rotation axis, and the second latch structure includes a second rotation stopper and a second retaining structure . In another aspect of the present disclosure, the latch structure is configured to engage a hole of the tray of the chassis module, and the hole includes a first circumferential cut for engaging the rotation stopper and a second circumferential cut for engaging The holding structure. In another aspect of the present disclosure, the latch structure extends through the first hole of the tray to the second hole in a base of the chassis module, and the second hole allows the central rotatable structure to be in the movable lever Rotate freely during operation.

In another embodiment of the present disclosure, the central rotatable structure includes the hole extending therethrough along the rotation axis, and the hole is configured to extend vertically from a first surface of the tray of the chassis module The first pallet plug, the hole includes the rotation blocking member and the holding structure joined to the first pallet plug. In another aspect of the present disclosure, the hole is configured to engage a second tray latch different from the first tray latch, the second tray latch is removed from the first surface of the tray of the chassis module, the rotation blocking And the holding structure are configured to engage the second tray latch.

In another embodiment of the present disclosure, the long arm is integrated with two parallel components that are at least partially offset. In another aspect of the disclosure, the long arm includes at least one magnet for fixing the movable lever to a magnet metal surface of the server rack.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method for removing a computer component from a housing module of a server rack by using a movable lever includes placing a pin structure of the movable lever on a receiving portion of a tray of the computer component In the hole. The movable lever includes a central rotatable structure, and the central rotatable structure has a long arm and a short arm connected to it. A force is applied to the long arm to rotate the movable lever in the receiving hole along the rotation axis of the central rotation structure. The movable lever rotates from a first starting position to a second dismounting position. The rotation is stopped by a rotation blocking member protruding in the pin structure abutting an edge of the receiving hole. The short arm pushes a side wall of the casing module outward to release the tray of the computer component from the casing module. The tray of the computer component is pulled out of the casing module by the tray of the movable lever. After the tray of the computer component is removed from the casing module, a force is applied to the long arm, and the force rotates the movable lever back to the first starting position so that the retaining structure protruding from the latch structure is received from the The hole is disengaged, so that the movable lever is lifted from the receiving hole in the direction of the rotation axis and moved to completely disconnect the connection with the computer component tray.

In another embodiment of the present disclosure, the step of pushing the side wall outwards includes pushing a fixed latch member that is a part of the side wall outwards, wherein the pushing arm is connected to the central rotatable structure and moves from the central rotatable structure. extend. The fixed latch part initially fixes the computer component in the chassis module. The push arm pushes the fixed latch component outwards, so that the fixed part of the push fixed latch component does not directly contact the side arm, thereby releasing the calculation The tray of the machine element allows the tray to be removed from the casing mold. In another embodiment of the present disclosure, the long arm has a first length, the short arm has a second length, and the ratio of the first length to the second length is greater than 5. In another aspect of the present disclosure, the long arm and the short arm are parallel to each other and extend from the central rotatable structure to opposite directions. In another aspect of the present disclosure, the latch structure extends vertically from the first side along the rotation axis, and the latch structure includes the rotation blocking member and the retaining structure. In another aspect of the present disclosure, the central rotatable structure includes a second latch structure vertically extending from the second opposite side along the rotation axis, and the second latch structure includes a second rotation stopper and a second retaining structure .

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method for removing a computer component from a housing module of a server rack by using a movable lever includes placing a hole in a first portion of the secondary tray in the central rotatable structure of the movable lever. On a tray pin with a surface extending perpendicularly, the tray pin extends perpendicularly to the first surface of the tray of the computer component. The central rotatable structure has a long arm and a short arm connected to it. A force is applied to the long arm to cause the movable lever to rotate from a first initial position to a second removal position along the rotation axis about the tray pin. The rotation is prevented by a rotation blocking member in the hole of the central rotatable structure. The short arm pushes a side wall of the casing module outward, and the tray of the computer device is pulled out of the casing module by the long arm of the movable lever. After the tray of the computer component is removed from the chassis module, a force is applied to the long arm of the movable lever to rotate the movable lever back to the first initial position, so that the movable lever is located in the center. The holding structure in the hole of the rotating structure is released from the tray latch, so that the movable lever is lifted from the tray latch and completely disconnected from the tray of the computer component.

The above summary is not intended to represent every embodiment or every aspect of the present disclosure. Rather, the foregoing summary only provides examples of some of the aspects and features set forth herein. When considered in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and the appended claims, the above features and advantages and other features and advantages of the present disclosure will become apparent from the following detailed description of representative embodiments and methods for implementing the present invention.

100, 800, 1000a, 1000b, 1000c, 1000d, 1100: movable lever

110,810: Central rotatable structure

112: first side

120,520,720: latch structure

123,523: Rotation stop

127,527,837: Maintain structure

160,860: long arm

162, 172: remote point

164,166: Parts

168: Magnet

170,870: short arm

180,880,1180: push arm

182,882: protruding extension

230, 1130: receiving hole

231: Edge of first cut

232: First circumferential cut

233: second cut edge

237: Second circumferential cut

238: Tray section

240, 740, 1040a, 1040b, 1140: tray

250, 1050: chassis module

252: Sidewall hole

253,753: sidewall

255: bottom

258: bottom hole

260, 960: fixed latch parts

264: Fixed protrusion

723: Latch stopper

727: latch retainer

830: hole

832: Rotation stopper cutout

833: edge

1145: computer components

A: Angle

L, LA1, LA2, PA, T1, S, RL: direction

L1: first length

L2: second length

R1, R2: Rotation axis

FIG. 1A is a top perspective view of a movable lever used to embed and remove computer components in a casing module according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 1B is a top view of a part of the movable lever in FIG. 1A according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

Fig. 2 is a perspective exploded view of a part of Fig. 1A including a tray with a receiving hole and a movable lever of a housing module according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 3A is a perspective view of a part of the tray in FIG. 2 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 3B is a partial top view of the tray in FIG. 2 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 4A is a top perspective view of a part of the housing module including a fixed latch component in FIG. 2A according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

4B and 4C are diagrams showing the horizontal cross-section of the side wall of the housing module in FIG. 2 and its operation principle diagram according to the embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 5A is a perspective view of the movable lever in Fig. 2 where the tray of the computer component is embedded in the computer case according to the embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 5B is a perspective view of the movable lever in Fig. 2 under the position where the tray of the computer component is embedded in the computer case according to the embodiment of the present disclosure.

Figures 6A and 6B are perspective views showing the movable lever in Figure 2 where the tray of the computer component is removed from the computer case in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Figures 6C to 6E are perspective views showing the movable lever in Figure 2 where it is inserted or removed from the receiving hole of the receiving tray according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 7 is a partial perspective view of a tray including a tray latch for engaging a movable lever according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the movable lever configured to engage the tray of the computer component with the tray pin shown in FIG. 7 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 9 is a perspective view showing the movable lever in Fig. 8 is located above the tray where the computer components are removed from the computer case in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 10 is a top perspective view of one or more movable levers for stacking trays of computer components in a chassis module of a server rack according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIGS. 11A to 11C are perspective views of the movable lever in multiple positions relative to the receiving hole of the tray for the computer component in the embodiment of the present disclosure.

A number of different embodiments are depicted in the drawings, wherein similar signs are used throughout the drawings to indicate similar or identical elements. The drawings are not drawn to scale, and the drawings are only used to illustrate the present disclosure. It should be understood that many specific details, relationships and methods are provided with a comprehensive understanding. Those with general knowledge in the field should be able to understand that different embodiments can be implemented without one or more specific details or based on different methods. In other cases, well-known structures or operations are not shown in detail to avoid obscuring specific aspects of the various embodiments. The various embodiments are not limited by the illustrated sequence of actions or events, and certain actions may occur in a different sequence and/or simultaneously with other actions or events. In addition, not all the actions or events shown are necessary to implement the method of the present disclosure.

The requirements and restrictions disclosed in the abstract and implementation but not clearly stated in the claim shall not be incorporated into the claim individually or collectively through case studies, inferences or other means. For the purpose of detailed description, unless otherwise stated, the singular includes the plural, and vice versa. The noun "including" means "including but not limited to". In addition, the similar nouns such as "approximately", "almost", "substantially", "approximately", etc., can be used to mean "located", "Close", "Close to", "Within 3% to 5%", "Within acceptable production tolerance" or any combination thereof.

Regarding this disclosure, the term "computer device" or "computer system" refers to any component driven by electricity or battery, which has hardware, software, and/or frame components, where the software and/or frame components can be configured To operate the function on the device.

The present disclosure considers space saving, and further provides a system for efficiently removing and installing rack-mounted components. An ideal embodiment includes a movable lever configured to engage a hole of a tray of a computer component, such as an engaging hole, wherein the movable lever rotates along the receiving hole to provide a housing mold that moves the tray from the server rack Removed from the group. In another described embodiment, the movable lever used to embed or remove the tray of the computer component from the rack may include a single or single piece (for example: a single piece), which can minimize the fixation of the lever to the tray On the assembly process. In another further described embodiment, the movable lever may include a configuration that minimizes the space occupied by the movable lever in the input/output area of the front end of the computer system.

Please refer to Figures 1A and 1B, which show a top perspective view (Figure 1A) of the movable lever 100 inserted into and removed from the chassis module of the computer components, and part of the movable lever 100 (Figure 1B), The movable lever 100 includes a central rotatable structure 110 defined as a rotation axis R1 of the movable lever 100. The central rotatable structure 110 includes a rotation stopper 123 for restricting the rotation along the rotation axis R1 between the initial insertion position and the tray removal position when the central rotatable structure is coupled to the receiving hole of the computer component tray, for example For example, take the receiving hole 230 and the tray 240 in Fig. 2, Figs. 3A to 3B, and Figs. 5A to 5B. The central rotatable structure 110 also includes a holding structure 127 for maintaining the central rotatable structure 110 and the tray when the central rotatable structure 110 is at other positions other than the initial embedding position (for example: Fig. 2, Fig. 3A, Fig. 3B The tray 240 in the figure) is coupled to the receiving hole (for example, the receiving hole 230 in Figure 2, Figure 3A, Figure 3B).

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the central rotatable structure 110 includes a latch structure 120 that extends vertically from the first side 112 of the central rotatable structure 110 along the rotation axis R1. stretch. The latch structure 120 may include a rotation stopper 123 and a retaining structure 127 in some aspects.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, a single movable lever 100 can be respectively used in the receiving holes on the opposite front side of the tray. For example, it is expected that the central rotatable structure 110 may include two latch structures, such as a first latch structure 120 extending perpendicularly from the first side 112 along the rotation axis R1, and a second latch structure (for example: No. 5B The latch structure 520 in the figure extends vertically from a second side opposite to the first side 112 of the central rotatable structure 110. The second pin structure 520 may also include a second rotation blocking member 523 (Figure 5B) and a second holding structure 527 (Figure 5B).

The movable lever 100 includes a long arm 160 connected and extending to a first direction away from the central rotatable structure 110. The movable lever also includes a short arm 170 connected and extending to a second direction away from the central rotatable structure 110. The long arm The direction in which 160 extends away from the central rotatable structure 110 is different from the direction in which the short arm 170 extends. In some aspects of the present disclosure, the long arm 160 and the short arm 170 extend in opposite directions away from the central rotatable structure, wherein the longitudinal axes of the long arm 160 and the short arm 170 are generally parallel to each other. In other aspects of the present disclosure, the long arm 160 and the short arm 170 can extend away from the central rotatable structure along a plane that is generally parallel or non-parallel to each other, or the longitudinal axis of the long arm 160 and the short arm can be made in this way. The extension where the vertical axis of 170 intersects is skewed.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the movable lever 100 includes a pushing arm 180 connected to and extending from the central rotatable structure 110. Similar to the long arm 160 and the short arm 170, the pushing arm 180 is configured to rotate along the rotation axis R1. The pushing arm 180 may include a protruding extension 182 for engaging the side wall of the computer case (for example, the side wall 253 in FIG. 2).

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, it is considered that the long arm 160, the short arm 170, and the pushing arm 180 may include a structure that is integral and continuous with the central rotatable structure 110 (for example, a single piece). Similarly, other features of the movable lever 100, such as the latch structures 120, 520, the rotation blocking members 123, 523, and the holding structures 127, 527, can also be integrated with the central rotatable structure 110, a continuous structure (for example: a single piece) .

The long arm 160 has a first length L1 measured from the rotation axis R1 to the distal point 162. Similarly, the short arm 170 has a second length L2 measured from the rotation axis R1 to the distal point 172. The second length L2 of the short arm 170 can be varied. In one aspect of the present disclosure, the length of L2 is between 25 mm and 60 mm. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the ratio of L1 to L2 is greater than 5, that is, the length of L1 is more than 5 times the length of L2. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the ratio of L1 to L2 is about 5. Although the ratio is expected to be about 5 or greater, it is contemplated that in some aspects, the ratio may be smaller, for example, between 4 and 5. .

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the long arm 160 is manufactured as an integral or single part (for example, a single piece) having two parts 164, 166, wherein the two parts 164, 166 are parallel and at least partially connected to the long arm 160. Offset at the center point. In some aspects of the present disclosure, the long arm 160 includes at least one magnet 168 for fixing the movable lever 100 on a metal surface of a magnet of a server rack, for example.

Please refer to FIG. 2, which shows a partially exploded perspective view of the movable lever 100, the tray 240 with the receiving hole 230, and the housing module 250. The tray 240 is used for a computer component (for example, the computer component 1145 in FIG. 11A to FIG. 11C ), and the computer component is embedded in and removed from the casing module 250 through the tray 240. Chassis Module The series 250 shows a bottom 255 and side walls 253 extending upward from the left and right sides of the bottom 255. A fixed latch component 260 is also shown as a connection and is a part of the side wall 253.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the movable lever 100 is embedded in a hole (for example, the receiving hole 230) of the tray 240 to couple the movable lever 100 and the tray 240. The connection of the tray 240 to the movable lever 100 provides for the removal of the tray 240 from the chassis module 250. The chassis module 250 may be a server rack or other racks for carrying a chassis module of a computer component tray. The present disclosure also considers that the movable lever 100 can be embedded in the receiving hole 230 to allow the movable lever 100 to be used to embed the tray 240 into the housing module 250. The movable lever 100 can be removed from the receiving hole 230 and used for other purposes, for example, by fixing the movable lever 100 to other racks, inserting other trays from the rack, or removing other trays from the rack, or twice Store between uses.

Please refer to FIGS. 3A and 3B, which show a perspective view (FIG. 3A) and a top view (FIG. 3B) of the tray 240 partially containing holes (with the receiving hole 230 for illustration). As shown in the figure, in FIGS. 5A and 5B, a plug structure, such as a plug structure 520, is engaged with the receiving hole 230 shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, and the plug structure 520 (FIG. 5B) is embedded in the receiving hole 230 in. The receiving hole 230 defines a first circumferential cut-out portion 232 that engages the rotation blocking member (Figure 5B) and a second circumferential cut-out portion 237 that engages the retaining structure 527 (Figure 5B).

The coupling of the movable lever 100 (Figure 2) with the receiving hole 230 allows the movable lever 100 to rotate along the rotation axis R1 in the engaging hole 230, when the movable lever 100 is inserted into the receiving hole 230 for the first time, namely It is regarded as an embedded position in which the movable lever 100 can also be detached or separated from the tray 240. In the embedded position, the rotation stopper, such as the rotation stopper 123 (Figure 1A or Figure 1B) or 523, is located at the edge 231 of the first cutout, and the lever can be moved The rod 100 rotates along the axis of rotation R1 to a second position, also called the removal position (for example, the position where the movable lever 100 is removed from the tray), and reaches the second cutout edge 233, which is located at the first cutout edge 231 And the first circumferential cut-out portion 232 between the second cut-out portion edges 233 defines the range in which the movable lever 100 rotates along the rotation axis R1 in the receiving hole 230. Similarly, in the embedded position, the holding structure of the movable lever, such as the holding structure 527 in FIG. 5B, is located at the second circumferential cutout 237. Once the movable lever 100 rotates along the rotation axis R1 to the second position, also called the removal position (for example, the position where the movable lever 100 is removed from the tray), the tray portion 238 adjacent to the second circumferential cutout 237 is located Between the holding structure 527 and the bottom side of the central rotatable structure 110. The holding structure 527 at this position maintains the movable lever 100 coupled to the receiving hole, and prevents the movable lever 100 from being removed from the receiving hole 230 until the movable lever 100 rotates along the rotation axis R1 back to the original embedded position, and is movable The lever 100 can be left in the original embedded position or can be removed from the receiving hole 230 of the tray.

Please refer to FIG. 4A, which is a perspective view of the chassis module 250 including the fixed latch component 260 fixed to the side wall 253. The bottom 255 of the chassis module 250 also includes a bottom hole 258, allowing a pin structure extending from the central rotatable structure 110 (for example, the pin structure 527 in Figure 5B) to be inserted into the receiving hole 230 of the tray (refer to Figure 2) And Figure 3A), and allows the central rotatable structure 110 to rotate freely when the rotatable lever 100 is operated. For example, FIG. 5B shows that the latch structure 520 extends from the central rotatable structure of the rotatable lever through the receiving hole of the tray 240 (for example: the receiving hole 230 in FIGS. 3A and 3B), and passes through The bottom hole 258 of the bottom 255 in the housing module 250.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the fixed latch component 260 may be made of flexible metal. The fixed latch part 260 can be fixed (for example: in Figure 4C The rivet 266) or is mechanically fixed to the side wall 253 of the chassis module 250, so that the fixed latch component 260 is cantilevered so that the fixed latch component 260 can be bent away from the side wall 253. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the side wall 253 further includes a side wall hole 252 so that one or more fixing protrusions 264 extend from the fixing latch member 260 through the side wall 253 and engage the tray (Figure 2A).

Please refer to Figure 4B and Figure 4, which shows a horizontal cross-sectional view of the side wall 253 of the housing module (Figure 4A), which includes a fixed latch component 260 located at the first position in Figure 4B, which secures the computer components The tray 240, as well as the second position in Figure 4C, allows the tray 240 of the computer component to be removed. When the tray 240 is fixed at the first position by the fixing latch component 260, one or more fixing protrusions 264 extend through the side wall hole 252 to prevent the tray 240 from sliding relative to the side wall 253. Conversely, when the tray 240 is not fixed, the fixed latch part 260 is in the second position, wherein the fixed latch part 260 is bent along the direction L at the unfixed end away from the side wall 253, and therefore, one or more fixing protrusions 264 The sliding of 240 relative to the side wall 253 is no longer prevented.

Please refer to FIG. 5A and FIG. 5B, which show a top perspective view and a bottom perspective view of the movable lever 100 inserted into the receiving hole of the tray 240. The movable lever 100 is positioned with a latch structure 520 that extends from the central rotatable structure 110 of the movable lever 100 through the receiving hole of the tray 240 (occupied by the latch structure 520), and through the bottom of the housing module 250 The bottom hole of hole 255 (Figure 4A). The short arm 170 extends from the central rotatable structure 110 to join the side wall 253 of the housing module 250 (Figure 4A). When the long arm 160 of the movable lever 100 is pushed or rotated in the LA1 direction, the tray 240 of the computer component is embedded in The chassis module 250 is fixed until the tray 240 is fixed by the fixing latch part 260.

Please refer to FIG. 6A and FIG. 6B, where the movable lever 100 is shown to be positioned for removing the tray 240 from the chassis module. When the long arm 160 rotates in the direction of LA2 along the rotation axis R1, in some embodiments of the present disclosure, a pushing arm 180 connected to the central rotatable structure 110 also rotates in the same direction, and the movable lever 100 continues to rotate until the rotation stops. When the member 523 (refer to FIG. 5B) contacts the cutout edge 233 of the receiving hole 230 and can no longer rotate in the LA2 direction. At this point in time, the pushing arm 180 includes a protruding extension 182 that has engaged the fixed latch member 160 and pushed the unfixed cantilever end away from the side wall 253. Further, the protruding extension 182 of the pushing arm 180 is wedged between the fixed latch member 160 and the side wall 253 along the direction PA. By pushing the unfixed cantilever end away from the side wall 253, the fixed protrusion 264 (refer to Figure 4B and Figure 4C) is no longer in the fixed position, so that the tray 240 and any computer components on the tray 240 can follow the direction T1 Remove from the chassis module 250 (see Figure 4A and Figure 6E). At this point in time, the movable lever 100 is located at the unloading position where the tray 240 is unloaded. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the longitudinal axis of the protruding extension 182 of the pushing arm 180 and the longitudinal axis of the long arm 160 form an angle A, wherein the angle A is between about 120 and about 150.

In some implementations of the present disclosure, a method for removing a computer component tray from a chassis module 250 of a server rack includes placing a latch structure, such as the latch structure 120 of the movable lever 100 (No. 1A and No. 1B). Figure) or step 520 to the receiving hole of the tray of the computer component (Figure 2 or Figure 3A). As shown in the figure, in Figures 6A and 6B, the next step involves applying a force in the direction LA2 on the long arm 160 to allow the movable lever 100 to follow the central rotatable structure 100 in the receiving hole 230. The rotation axis rotates. The movable lever 100 rotates from the first starting position to the second removal position, the movable lever 100 The rotation is blocked by a rotation stopper, such as stoppers 123 (Figures 1A and 1B) and 523 (Figure 5B), cut away from the central rotatable structure 110 adjacent to the receiving hole 230 (Figures 2 and 6E) The part edge 233 (Figure 3B) protrudes. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the short arm 170 (Figure 6C) pushes the side wall 253 of the housing module (Figure 2 and Figure 4A) outward. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the tray 240 of the computer component is pulled out of the casing module 250 by the long arm 160. After the computer component is removed from the housing module 250, a reverse force is applied to the long arm 160 to rotate the movable lever 100 back to the first initial position. In the first initial position, the holding structure changes from the rotatable position. The structure 110 (for example, the holding structure 127 or 527 in Figure 1A or Figure 5B) protrudes. The disengagement from the receiving hole allows the movable lever 100 to be lifted from the receiving hole 230 in the direction of the rotation axis R1 and to be completely disconnected from the tray 240 of the computer component.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, pushing the side arm 253 outward includes pushing a fixed latch member 260 outward, and the fixed latch part 260 is connected to the side arm 180 extending from the central rotatable structure 110.臂253. The fixing latch component 260 initially fixes the tray 240 with the computer components in the chassis module 250. The outward force exerted by the pushing arm 180 on the fixed latch member 260 will release a fixed element that directly contacts the side arm 253, such as the fixed protrusion 264 (FIG. 4B or FIG. 4C) of the fixed latch member 260. The tray 240 of the computer component is allowed to be removed from the chassis module 250.

Please refer to FIG. 6C to FIG. 6E, which shows the upper perspective view of the movable lever 100 in which the tray 240 is inserted into the housing module 250 and the movable lever 100 is removed from the receiving hole 230 in the tray 240. Referring to FIGS. 6C to 6D, the movable lever 100 rotates in the direction LA1 along the rotation axis of the central rotatable structure 110. When the movable lever 110 is pushed in the direction LA1, the tray 240 engages the fixed latch part 260, which The 260 is connected to the side arm 253 of the housing module 250 to fix the tray 240 on the housing module 250 (Figure 6E). When the tray slides over the fixing protrusion 264 into the housing module 250, the fixed latch part 260 moves in the L2 direction and completely fixes the tray 240 once the tray 240 slides over the fixing protrusion 264 of the fixed latch part 260. Please refer to Fig. 6E, once the tray 240 is fixed to the chassis module 250, the movable lever 100 can be removed from the receiving hole 230 at the position shown in Figs. 6C and 6D, so that the holding structure, such as the holding structure 127 (FIG. 1A and FIG. 1B) and 527 (FIG. 5B) allow the movable lever 100 to be lifted from the receiving hole 230 toward the RL raising direction.

Please refer to FIG. 7, which shows a perspective view of the tray 740 including a tray latch 720 extending upward from the surface of the tray 740. The tray latch 720 allows the tray 740 to be engaged with the movable lever 800 shown in FIGS. 8 and 9. The tray latch 720 includes a latch stopper 723 and a latch holder 727 for engaging the rotation stopper cutout 832 (see Fig. 8) and the holding structure cutout (see Fig. 8) in the hole 830 (see Fig. 8) of the movable lever 800 (Refer to Figure 8).

Please refer to FIG. 8, which shows a part of the movable lever 800 configured to engage a tray 740 (FIG. 7) that engages a computer component through a tray pin 720 (FIG. 7). The movable lever 800 includes a central rotatable structure 810 having a hole 830 extending along the rotation axis R2 (refer to FIG. 9), wherein the rotation axis R2 is also the longitudinal axis of the tray latch 720. The shape of the hole 830 is shaped to engage a first tray latch, wherein the first tray latch extends vertically from the first surface of the tray 740 of the computer case. The hole 830 includes a rotation stopper 832 and a holding structure 837 that are engaged with the pin stopper 723 and the pin holder 727 of the first tray pin 720. The hole 830 contains the first thing that defines the rotation stop 832 The removal part and the second cut-out part defining the holding structure are used to receive the latch blocking member 723 and the latch holding member 727.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the hole 830 of the movable lever can engage a second tray latch (not shown) that is different but similar to the first tray latch 720. Similar to the first tray latch 720, the second tray latch extends vertically from the top surface of the tray 740, but is located on the other front side. The main difference between the movable lever 800 and the operation of the first tray latch and the second tray latch is that the movable lever is only flipped to the other side. The rotation stopper 823 and the holding structure 827 are similar to the insertion, rotation, and removal of the tray plug 720 in the hole 830 to engage the pin stopper and the pin holder of the second tray pin.

Please refer to FIG. 9, which shows a perspective view of the movable lever 800 as shown in FIG. 8 on the tray 740 where the computer components are removed from the computer case. Figure 8 is similar to Figure 6A. The main difference is that the movable lever 800 engages the tray 740 through the hole 830 to engage the tray pin 720 shown in Figure 7 instead of the movable lever ( For example: the movable lever 100) an extended latch structure. The long arm 860 is shown as rotating along the rotation axis R2 toward the LA2 direction. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the pushing arm 880 is connected to the central rotatable structure 810 that also rotates in the direction of LA2. The movable lever 800 continues to rotate until the edge 833 of the rotation stopper 823 contacts the pin stopper 723 of the hole 830 (refer to FIG. 7) and can no longer continue to rotate in the LA2 direction. At this point in time, the pushing arm 880 including the protruding extension 882 has engaged the fixed latch part 860 and pushed the unfixed cantilever end of the fixed latch part 860 away from the side arm 753. Further, the protruding extension 882 of the pushing arm 880 is similarly wedged between the fixing latch part 960 and the side arm 753. By pushing The movable unfixed cantilever end is away from the side arm 753, and the tray 740, along with any computer components arranged on it, can be removed (for example, by sliding) toward the direction of the chassis module of the rack.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, a method for wedging a computer component with a movable lever from a housing module of a server rack includes arranging a hole 830 in the central rotatable structure 810 of the movable lever 800 Among the tray pins 720, the tray pins 720 extend vertically from the first surface of the tray 740. Then, a force is applied to the long arm 860 in the direction LA2 to make the movable lever rotate from the first position along the tray pin 720 along the rotation axis R2 to the second removal position, as shown in FIG. 9. The rotation is blocked by the rotation blocking member 823 when the pin blocking member 723 is in contact with the edge 833. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, a short arm pushes the side wall 753 of the casing module outward. Then, the tray 740 of the computer component is pulled out of the casing module by the long arm 860 of the movable lever 800. After the tray 740 of the computer component is removed from the chassis module, a force opposite to the LA2 direction is applied to the long arm 860. The force causes the movable lever to rotate back to the first starting position, so that the latch holder 727 on the tray latch is separated from the holding structure 837 of the hole 830, allowing the movable lever to be lifted from the tray latch 720 and completely disconnected from the tray 740 connection.

Please refer to FIG. 10, which shows a top perspective view of one or more movable levers 1000a, 1000b, 1000c, and 1000d of the stacked trays 1040a, 1040b in the chassis module 1050 of the server rack. Depending on the capacity required by the server rack, more or fewer stacked trays can be considered, and similarly more or fewer movable levers can be considered. For example, in some embodiments of the present disclosure, the server rack may have two movable levers to serve the entire rack, wherein the movable levers may be placed on opposite sides of the tray, such as the movable lever in the tray 1040a 1000a, 1000b. Once the tray 1040a is positioned as required After that, the movable levers 1000a, 1000b can be detached from the tray 1040a. The movable levers 1000a, 1000b can then be positioned to engage another tray, such as tray 1040b, and so on, until the tray in the server rack is positioned as required.

Please refer to FIGS. 11A to 11C, which show a perspective view of the movable lever 1100 similar to the movable lever 1000a to 1000d in FIG. 10, which is located in a plurality of receiving holes 1130 relative to the tray 1140 of the computer component 1145 Figure. The movable lever 1100 is a low-profile movable lever, which is similar to one or more features of the movable levers 100 and 800 in other respects, or can be modified to include the features of the movable lever 100 or 800.

Please refer to FIG. 11A, the movable lever 1100 rotates clockwise along the receiving hole 1130 of the tray 1140 until the pushing arm 1180 abuts the housing module 1150 that carries the tray 1140. When the pushing arm 1180 of the movable lever 1100 is located at the position shown in FIG. 11A, the tray 1140 is unlocked from the fixed latch (for example, the fixed latch component 260 in FIGS. 4A to 4C), and the tray 240 is allowed to come from the chassis Slide out of module 1150. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the movable lever 1100 may be used on the opposite side of the tray, for example, the mirror position shown in FIG. 11A includes the second receiving hole of the movable lever 1110 that rotates counterclockwise to allow the tray to 1140 is pulled out of the housing module 1150.

Referring to FIG. 11B, when the movable lever 1100 is initially inserted into the receiving hole 1130 (refer to FIG. 11C), it has been rotated clockwise around the receiving hole 1130 (refer to FIG. 11C) to the starting position. In the initial position shown in FIG. 11B, the movable lever 1100 can be used to push the tray 1140 of the computer component 1145 into the housing module 1150. In the case where the movable lever 1100 is located at the initial position, the movable lever 1100 may also be The drawing shown in Figure 11C is removed from the receiving hole of the tray 1140 and stored (for example, magnetically fixed to the server rack) until the next time it is needed or used to relocate to another tray.

Although various embodiments of the present invention have been described, it should be understood that they are given by way of example only and not limitation. Without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention, various changes can be made to the disclosed embodiments based on the disclosure of the present disclosure. Therefore, the breadth and scope of the present model should not be limited by any of the above-mentioned embodiments, but should be defined by the content described in the scope of the following claims.

Although the present invention has been illustrated and described in one or more embodiments, equivalent changes and modifications will be known to those skilled in the art after reading and understanding this specification and drawings. In addition, although the specific features of the present invention may be disclosed for only one of the several embodiments, the specific features can be combined with one or more of the other embodiments according to any given or specific application desired and advantageous. Combination of other features.

The terms used herein are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the present invention. As used herein, the singular forms of "a," "an," and "the" are also intended to include plural forms, unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In addition, the terms "including", "having", "containing" or variants thereof used in the embodiments and/or claims are intended to be covered by the similar term "including".

Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein have the same meanings as those commonly understood by those skilled in the art. In addition, terms such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries should be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with their meaning in the relevant field, and unless explicitly defined as such, they will not be used in an idealized or overly formal meaning here. To explain.

100: movable lever

110: Central rotatable structure

112: first side

120: Bolt structure

123: Rotation stop

127: Keep structure

160: long arm

162, 172: remote point

164,166: Parts

168: Magnet

170: short arm

180: Push arm

182: Protruding extension

L1: first length

L2: second length

R1: Rotation axis

Claims (10)

A movable lever used for embedding or removing computer components from a chassis module of a server rack. The movable lever includes: a central rotatable structure defined as a rotation axis, and the central rotatable structure includes : A rotation stopper for restricting the rotation of the rotating shaft between an embedded position and a removal position when the central rotatable structure is coupled to a tray of a computer component; and a holding structure for The central rotatable structure maintains the coupling between the central rotatable structure and the tray when the central rotatable structure is located in other non-embedded positions; a long arm is connected and extends to a first direction away from the central rotatable structure; and a short arm is connected and extends to A second direction away from the central rotatable structure, the first direction being different from the second direction, and the short arm is configured to engage a side wall of the housing module when the central rotatable structure rotates along the rotation axis . The movable lever according to claim 1, which further includes a pushing arm connected to and extending from the central rotatable structure, the pushing arm is configured to rotate along the rotation axis, and the side wall includes a fixed latch component to When the central rotatable structure rotates to the removal position and releases the tray of the computer component, the pushing arm is engaged with the fixed latch component to push a fixed portion of the fixed latch component not to directly contact the side wall . The movable lever according to claim 1, wherein the long arm has a first length, the short arm has a second length, and the ratio of the first length to the second length is greater than 5; and The long arm and the short arm are parallel to each other and extend from the central rotatable structure to opposite directions. The movable lever according to claim 2, wherein the angle between the longitudinal axis of the pushing arm and the longitudinal axis of the long arm is approximately 120 degrees to 150 degrees. The movable lever according to claim 1, wherein the central rotatable structure includes a latch structure vertically extending from a first side along the rotation axis, the latch structure includes the rotation blocking member and the holding structure; and a first The two pin structures extend vertically from a second opposite side along the rotation axis, and the second pin structure includes a second rotation blocking member and a second holding structure. The movable lever according to claim 5, wherein the latch structure is configured to engage a hole of the tray of the chassis module, and the hole includes a first circumferential cut portion for engaging the rotation blocking member and a second The circumferential cutout is used to engage the holding structure. The movable lever according to claim 6, wherein the latch structure extends through the first hole of the tray to the second hole in a base of the chassis module, and the second hole allows the central rotatable structure to The movable lever rotates freely when operated. The movable lever according to claim 1, wherein the central rotatable structure includes the hole extending therethrough along the rotation axis, and the hole is configured to extend vertically from a first surface of the tray of the chassis module A first tray plug, the hole contains the rotation blocking member and the holding structure engaged with the first tray plug. The movable lever according to claim 8, wherein the hole is configured to engage a second tray latch different from the first tray latch, and the second tray latch extends from the first surface of the tray of the chassis module , The rotation blocking member and the holding structure are configured to engage the second tray latch. The movable lever according to claim 1, wherein the long arm is integrated with two parallel members that are at least partially offset; and the long arm includes at least one magnet for fixing the movable lever to the server machine A magnet metal surface of the frame.

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