CN115669247A

CN115669247A - Airflow channel folding assembly, data center system and installation method

Info

Publication number: CN115669247A
Application number: CN202280003170.8A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 宫新光
Original assignee: Hangpei Technology Shenzhen Co ltd
Current assignee: Shenzhen Hangyi Intellectual Property Services Co ltd
Priority date: 2022-09-15
Filing date: 2022-09-15
Publication date: 2023-01-31
Anticipated expiration: 2042-09-15
Also published as: CN115669247B; WO2024055245A1

Abstract

An airflow channel folding assembly, a data center system and an installation method are provided, wherein the folding assembly comprises: the sealing device comprises a plurality of sealing units (11) arranged at intervals along a second direction, wherein every two adjacent sealing units (11) are rotatably connected around a first rotating shaft (12) extending along the first direction, and the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction; first supporter (20) and second supporter (30) are connected respectively to two closed cells (11) of this folding assembly's head and the tail, and a plurality of closed cells (11) rotate the back of expanding, and a plurality of closed cells (11), first supporter (20) and second supporter (30) are connected and are formed the air current passageway that extends along the second direction. Through the mode, in the process of installing the airflow channel, the folded closed units (11) are unfolded only to be rotated, so that the rapid installation and forming can be realized, the installation process is simplified, the installation is convenient, and the installation efficiency is improved.

Description

Airflow channel folding assembly, data center system and installation method

Technical Field

The embodiment of the invention relates to the technical field of data center architecture, in particular to an airflow channel folding assembly, a data center system and an installation method.

Background

With the rapid development of cloud computing, high-power-density rack servers, blade servers and storage servers with smaller volumes, faster processing and stronger functions are increasingly adopted, the deployment density of equipment in a data center machine room is increasingly high, the energy consumption of a single rack is also increasingly high, correspondingly, the heat of the data center machine room is also higher, and therefore a temperature management system with good performance is needed.

Aiming at the problem of heat dissipation management of a data center, the existing airflow closed channel is usually formed by assembling a plurality of closed units through fixing pieces on site, and as the server cabinet is about 2-2.2m or more, the closed installation position of the channel is higher, certain manpower and time can be consumed in installation work, the installation structure is complex, the installation is troublesome and time-consuming, and the requirement of rapid deployment is difficult to meet.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of the above problems, embodiments of the present invention provide an airflow channel folding assembly, a data center system and an installation method, so as to solve the problems in the prior art.

According to a first aspect of embodiments of the present invention, there is provided an airflow passage folding assembly comprising:

the sealing device comprises a plurality of sealing units, a plurality of sealing units and a plurality of control units, wherein the sealing units are connected in a rotating mode around a first rotating shaft extending along a first direction;

the plurality of closed units comprise a first closed unit positioned at the head part and a second closed unit positioned at the tail part, the first closed unit is used for being connected with the first supporting body, and the second closed unit is used for being connected with the second supporting body;

a plurality of the closed unit is followed after the second direction rotates to expand, first supporter with the second supporter is followed the second direction interval sets up, and is a plurality of the closed unit first supporter with the second supporter is connected and is formed the edge the air current passageway that the second direction extends, the second direction perpendicular to first direction.

In some embodiments, after a plurality of the closed cells are unfolded by rotation, two adjacent closed cells are stopped by the rotation stopping piece.

In some embodiments, each of the closing units is provided with a first sliding portion extending along the second direction, the rotation stopping piece is provided with a second sliding portion in sliding fit with the first sliding portion, and the first sliding portions of two adjacent closing units are continued along the second direction;

the first and second sliding portions are shaped such that: when the rotation stopping piece slides along the first sliding part of one of the closing units to the first sliding part of the other adjacent closing unit, the rotation stopping piece is limited on the two adjacent closing units along a third direction, and the third direction is perpendicular to the second direction.

In some embodiments, the first sliding portion is disposed on both sides of each of the closing units along a third direction perpendicular to the second direction.

In some embodiments, each of the sealing units has two first connecting portions spaced apart from each other along the second direction, two second connecting portions spaced apart from each other along the first direction, and a sealing portion located between the first connecting portions and the second connecting portions, adjacent first connecting portions of two adjacent sealing units are rotatably connected, and the first connecting portions and the second connecting portions are detachably mounted on the peripheral sides of the sealing portions.

In some embodiments, the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion are made of an aluminum alloy material, and the closing portion is made of a plastic material.

In some embodiments, the first closure element is pivotally connected to the first support body by a planar hinge and the second closure element is pivotally connected to the second support body by the planar hinge.

In some embodiments, two adjacent closure units are pivotally connected by a planar hinge, and the pivoting direction of two adjacent planar hinges is opposite.

In some embodiments, the first direction is a vertical direction, the second direction is a front-back direction, the left and right sides of the first and second supports are connected with a plurality of the closed units, each closed unit on at least one side of the first and second supports at least partially fits right above a cabinet, and the cabinets are arranged along the front-back direction;

after the plurality of closed units are rotated and unfolded, the plurality of closed units, the first supporting bodies, the second supporting bodies and the plurality of cabinets form airflow channels for exhausting hot airflow.

In some embodiments, the number of the closed cells on the left and right sides of the first and second supports is less than the number of the closed cells on the other side.

In some embodiments, the first direction is a left-right direction, the second direction is a front-back direction, a plurality of the enclosure units are connected to the upper sides of the first support body and the second support body, each enclosure unit at least partially fits over a cabinet, and a plurality of the cabinets are arranged along the front-back direction;

According to a second aspect of embodiments of the present invention, there is provided a data center system comprising an airflow channel folding assembly according to any one of the preceding claims, a first support body, a second support body, and a cabinet, the folding assembly being connected between the first support body and the second support body along a second direction, the cabinet being engaged with the folding assembly and forming an airflow channel with the first support body and the second support body.

In some embodiments, the first and second supports are each mounted with a moving wheel for movement along the ground.

In some embodiments, the first supporting body and the second supporting body are each provided with at least two fixed feet arranged at intervals, the bottom of each fixed foot is provided with an abutting surface for abutting against the ground and an adjusting mechanism for adjusting the distance from the abutting surface to the ground, and the moving wheel is located between the two fixed feet.

In some embodiments, the height adaptor is further included, the second direction is a front-back direction, and the height adaptor closes a fit gap between the folding assembly and the cabinet in an up-down direction;

the height adapter comprises a first adapter located at the head part along the up-down direction and at least one second adapter connected with the first adapter, the first adapter is connected with the closed unit, and the second adapter located at the tail part is matched with the cabinet.

In some embodiments, a side of the first adapter and each of the second adapters adjacent to the cabinet are provided with a first engagement portion, and a side of each of the second adapters adjacent to the closed unit is provided with a second engagement portion;

the first engaging portion of the first adaptor is concavely and convexly combined with the second engaging portion of the adjacent second adaptor, wherein the first engaging portion of one of the second adaptors is concavely and convexly combined with the second engaging portion of the adjacent second adaptor.

In some embodiments, the first adapter includes a first connection post, a second connection post, and a first baffle, the first connection post and the second connection post are both connected with the closure unit, the first connection post and the second connection post are spaced apart along the second direction, and the first connection post and/or the second connection post are both detachably connected with the first baffle.

In some embodiments, the folding assembly further comprises a height adapter, the second direction is a front-back direction, and the height adapter is arranged in a fit clearance between the folding assembly and the cabinet along an up-down direction;

a first sliding structure is arranged on one side, close to the cabinet, of the closed unit, and a second sliding structure in sliding connection with the first sliding structure is arranged on one side, close to the closed unit, of the height adapter;

a side of the height adapter remote from the enclosure unit engages the cabinet;

the first and second sliding structures are configured to: the height adapter is constrained to the closed cell in the up-down direction when the second sliding structure is slidably engaged along the first sliding structure.

In some embodiments, the first sliding structure is concavely provided with a T-shaped groove, the second sliding structure is provided with a convex threaded portion and a clamping piece in threaded connection with the threaded portion, and the clamping piece is in sliding connection with the T-shaped groove and is limited by the T-shaped groove along the up-down direction.

According to a third aspect of the embodiments of the present invention, there is provided a method for installing an airflow passage folding assembly, the method being applied to the airflow passage folding assembly, the method including:

rotationally connecting each adjacent two of the plurality of the closing units about the first rotational axis extending in the first direction;

connecting the first closure element to the first support;

connecting the second enclosing unit with the second support;

and rotating and unfolding the plurality of closed units along the second direction, so that the plurality of closed units, the first support body and the second support body are connected to form an airflow channel extending along the second direction.

According to the embodiment of the invention, the folding assembly is formed by rotatably connecting two adjacent closed units in the plurality of closed units, the first closed unit and the second closed unit are respectively connected with the first support body and the second support body, and the adjacent two closed units are rotatably connected around the first rotating shaft extending along the first direction, so that the rotary connection among the plurality of closed units of the folding assembly is pre-installed before installation, the installation process in the process of installing the airflow channel can be saved, and the installation efficiency is improved. Furthermore, because adjacent two rotate around the first axis of rotation that extends along the first direction between the closed cell and connect in order to form folding assembly, consequently the pulling force that a plurality of closed cells expand in the installation is less, laborsaving, and it is convenient for installer operation, and need not the installer and splice fixedly to each closed cell one by one, and required installer is less, and the mounting means is simple and convenient, further improves the installation effectiveness.

In addition, it is a plurality of after the closed cell rotates to expand, it is a plurality of the closed cell first supporter with the second supporter is connected and is formed and follows the airflow channel that the second direction extends, consequently accessible first supporter and second supporter support folding assembly in the installation and can form airflow channel with folding assembly installation, need not to set up stand and other bearing structure, reduce extra part installation and cost, the installation space of rack is unrestricted, convenient the deployment. It should be noted that a plurality of closed units can be folded to form a folding assembly, so that a standardized module can be formed, the number of scattered parts is small, the parts are not easy to lose, and the transportation and the carrying are convenient.

The above description is only an overview of the technical solutions of the present invention, and the present invention can be implemented in accordance with the content of the description so as to make the technical means of the present invention more clearly understood, and the above and other objects, features, and advantages of the present invention will be more clearly understood.

Drawings

Various other advantages and benefits will become apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art upon reading the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments. The drawings are only for purposes of illustrating the preferred embodiments and are not to be construed as limiting the invention. Also, like reference numerals are used to refer to like parts throughout the drawings. In the drawings:

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a folding assembly provided by an embodiment of the present invention before being mounted on a first support and a second support;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of a folding assembly provided by an embodiment of the present invention mounted to a first support and a second support;

FIG. 3 illustrates a schematic view of the folding assembly provided by the embodiments of the present invention after unfolding;

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of two adjacent closed cells provided by an embodiment of the present invention without flattening;

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram illustrating two adjacent closed cells provided by an embodiment of the present invention after being flattened;

FIG. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a closed unit provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 shows an enlarged view of A in FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of a data center system provided by an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram showing that the number of the closed cells connected to both sides of the first support and the second support is the same according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram illustrating a different number of closed cells attached to two sides of a first support and a second support according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 11 is a schematic view showing the folding assembly attached to the upper sides of the first and second supports according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 12 is a schematic view showing the structure of the moving wheel and the fixed leg provided by the embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 13 is a schematic diagram illustrating the overall configuration of a data center system provided with height adapters according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 14 illustrates a structural view of the height adapter in cooperation with the enclosure unit and the cabinet provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 15 illustrates a schematic structural view of a height adapter provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 16 is a schematic structural diagram of a first adapter according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 17 shows an enlarged view of B in fig. 16;

fig. 18 shows a flow chart of an installation method provided by an embodiment of the invention.

The reference numerals in the detailed description are as follows:

100-a data center system;

10-a folding assembly; 11-a closed cell; 111-a first closed cell; 112-a second enclosing unit; 113-a first connection; 114-a second connection; 1141-a first sliding part; 1142-a first sliding structure; 115-a closure; 12-a first rotation axis; 13-rotation stopping element; 131-a second sliding part; 14-plane hinges;

20-a first support; 21-a door frame;

30-a second support;

40-a cabinet;

50-a moving wheel;

60-fixed feet; 61-a fixing plate; 62-an adjustment mechanism; 63-a pressing member; 631-an abutment surface;

70-height adapter; 71-a first adapter; 711-first connecting column; 712-a second connecting column; 7121-a plug-in part; 713-a first baffle; 7131-a socket; 714-a second sliding structure; 715-a threaded portion; 716-a clip; 72-a second adapter; 73-a first engagement; 74-second engagement means.

Detailed Description

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The following examples are merely used to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the present application, and therefore are only examples, and the protection scope of the present application is not limited thereby.

Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this application belongs; the terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the application; the terms "including" and "having," and any variations thereof in the description and claims of this application and the description of the figures above, are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusions.

In the description of the embodiments of the present application, the technical terms "first", "second", and the like are used only for distinguishing different objects, and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or to implicitly indicate the number, specific order, or primary-secondary relationship of the technical features indicated. In the description of the embodiments of the present application, "a plurality" means two or more unless specifically defined otherwise.

Reference herein to "an embodiment" means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment can be included in at least one embodiment of the application. The appearances of the phrase in various places in the specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment, nor are separate or alternative embodiments mutually exclusive of other embodiments. It is explicitly and implicitly understood by one skilled in the art that the embodiments described herein can be combined with other embodiments.

In the description of the embodiments of the present application, the term "and/or" is only one kind of association relationship describing the association object, and means that three relationships may exist, for example, a and/or B, and may mean: there are three cases of A, A and B, and B. In addition, the character "/" herein generally indicates that the former and latter related objects are in an "or" relationship.

In the description of the embodiments of the present application, the term "plurality" refers to two or more (including two), and similarly, "plural sets" refers to two or more (including two), and "plural pieces" refers to two or more (including two).

In the description of the embodiments of the present application, the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", "axial", "radial", "circumferential", and the like, indicate the directions or positional relationships indicated in the drawings, and are only for convenience of description of the embodiments of the present application and for simplicity of description, but do not indicate or imply that the referred device or element must have a specific direction, be constructed and operated in a specific direction, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the embodiments of the present application.

In the description of the embodiments of the present application, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," "fixed," and the like are to be construed broadly, e.g., as meaning fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrated; mechanical connection or electrical connection is also possible; either directly or indirectly through intervening media, either internally or in any other relationship. The specific meanings of the above terms in the embodiments of the present application can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art according to specific situations.

Aiming at the airflow channel of the existing data center, the inventor notices that in the installation process, due to the fact that the cabinet is higher and is usually more than 2-2.2m, an installer needs to be at a higher installation height to splice a plurality of closed units, the closed units are larger in size, two adjacent closed units in the plurality of closed units are fixedly connected through a fixing piece through bolts, the number of parts needing to be installed is large, the installation is troublesome, and the installation efficiency is low; moreover, since the cabinets are arranged in a transverse arrangement, usually more than 6m, and correspondingly, the closing plates are arranged in a transverse installation manner, more than four or five persons are needed for installation, and the installation time is long, so that the installation efficiency is low. In addition, a plurality of stand column structures and supporting structures are required to be installed in the existing airflow channel so as to support and strengthen a plurality of closed units, the structure is complex, installation is troublesome, installation difficulty is increased, the stand column structures limit the installation space of the cabinet, and flexible deployment of the cabinet and other equipment is influenced.

The folding assembly is formed by rotatably connecting two adjacent closed units in the plurality of closed units, the first closed unit and the last closed unit are respectively connected with the supporting bodies positioned at two transverse sides, and the adjacent two closed units are rotatably connected around a first rotating shaft extending along the first direction, so that the rotary connection among the plurality of closed units of the folding assembly is already installed before installation. In the installation, installer can be connected folding assembly and two supporter earlier, thereby then pull open two supporter and drive a plurality of closed cell expansion of folding assembly, perhaps, installer also can expand a plurality of closed cell earlier, then be connected first closed cell and last closed cell with the supporter that is located horizontal both sides respectively, it is fixed to splice to each closed cell one by one to need not installer, required installer is less, and the mounting means is simple and convenient, the installation effectiveness is high, thereby overcome above-mentioned technical problem.

For convenience of description, the x-axis direction in fig. 1 to 12 is defined as a second direction, which is a front-rear direction, the arrow of the x-axis is directed to a forward direction, the y-axis direction is defined as a third direction, which is a left-right direction, the arrow of the y-axis is directed to a right direction, the z-axis direction is defined as a first direction, which is an up-down direction, and the arrow of the z-axis is directed to an upward direction. In some embodiments, the second direction, the first direction, and the third direction may also be other directions, which are not limited herein and are set as needed.

Referring to fig. 1, fig. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the airflow channel folding assembly 10 of the present invention, wherein the folding assembly 10 connects a first support 20 and a second support 30, and the folding assembly 10 comprises: a plurality of closing units 11, wherein adjacent two closing units 11 are rotatably connected around a first rotating shaft 12 extending along a first direction; the plurality of closed cells 11 include a first closed cell 111 at the head and a second closed cell 112 at the tail, the first closed cell 111 being for connection with the first support body 20, the second closed cell 112 being for connection with the second support body 30; after the plurality of closed cells 11 are rotated and unfolded, the first supporting body 20 and the second supporting body 30 are arranged at intervals along the second direction, and the plurality of closed cells 11, the first supporting body 20 and the second supporting body 30 are connected to form an airflow channel extending along the second direction, wherein the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction.

Wherein the number of the plurality of closing units 11 is set as required. In some embodiments, when the arrangement of the cabinets 40 along the second direction is short, for example, in the case of an arrangement of 2 to 4 cabinets 40, the number of the closed units 11 may be small, the number of the closed units 11 may be two, and each closed unit 11 has a small size along the second direction, so that the transportation and installation are convenient. In some embodiments, when the cabinets 40 are arranged in the second direction longer, the number of the closed units 11 can be set to be more to adapt to the arrangement length of the cabinets 40, and the size of the closed units 11 in the second direction is set according to the transportation and installation requirements; referring to fig. 8, the dimension of the enclosure unit 11 along the second direction corresponds to the dimension of the two cabinets 40 arranged along the second direction, so that the dimension of the enclosure unit 11 is not large and corresponds to the dimension of the cabinet 40, thereby facilitating the installation and arrangement of the cabinet 40 and the enclosure unit 11. In some embodiments, the number of the closing units 11 may be three or more, and is not limited herein, if necessary.

Referring to fig. 3, 4 and 5, the plurality of closing units 11 are spaced along the second direction, and two adjacent closing units 11 are rotatably connected around a first rotating shaft 12 extending along the first direction, so that the plurality of closing units 11 can be folded and folded or unfolded along the second direction. When the plurality of closing units 11 are folded and contracted along the second direction, the included angle between two adjacent closing units 11 becomes smaller, in some embodiments, the included angle between two adjacent closing units 11 becomes smaller until the included angle is parallel to reduce the folding volume, or in some embodiments, the included angle between two adjacent closing units 11 becomes smaller but not parallel, which is not limited herein and is set as required. When the plurality of closed cells 11 are unfolded along the second direction, the included angle between two adjacent closed cells 11 is increased, in some embodiments, the included angle between two adjacent closed cells 11 is increased until the two adjacent closed cells are located on the same plane, that is, the angle is 180 °, or in some embodiments, the included angle between two adjacent closed cells 11 may also be unfolded to be greater than 180 ° or less than 180 °, which is not limited herein and is set as required. The first rotating shaft 12 may be disposed in parallel to the first direction, or may be disposed in an inclined manner so as not to be parallel to the first direction, which is not limited herein, and may be disposed as needed.

The closing unit 11 may be plate-shaped, column-shaped, or other shapes, and the closing unit 11 may be integrally formed or may be separately installed, which is not limited herein and may be provided as needed. In addition, two adjacent closing units 11 may be connected in a rotating manner by a hinge, a hinge structure, a pivot structure, or other rotating connection manners, which are not limited herein and are provided as required.

Referring to fig. 1, 2 and 3, when the folding assembly 10 formed by a plurality of the closing units 11 is connected to the first supporting body 20 and the second supporting body 30, the two closing units 11 located at the head and the tail are respectively connected to the first supporting body 20 and the second supporting body 30. For convenience of description, when looking from the first support 20 to the second support 30, the first closing unit 11 at the head is used as the first closing unit 111, and the second closing unit 11 at the tail is used as the second closing unit 112, at this time, the first closing unit 111 is connected to the first support 20, and the second closing unit 112 is connected to the second support 30, and the connection manner may be fixed connection or rotatable connection, which is not limited herein and is set as required.

The first and

second supports

20 and 30 are used to support the folding assembly 10, so that the plurality of closed cells 10 are supported by the first and

second supports

20 and 30 after being unfolded, thereby enhancing the structural stability of the airflow channel. The first supporting body 20 and the second supporting body 30 may be walls, frames or other structures for supporting the installation of the folding assembly 10, and are not limited herein.

Referring to fig. 1, 2 and 3, the first supporting body 20 and the second supporting body 30 are both frames and both include a door frame 21, and the door frame 21 can be opened or closed as required. The folding assembly 10 is connected between the first supporting body 20 and the second supporting body 30 along the second direction to perform the folding and unfolding operations, and accordingly, after the plurality of closed units 11 are unfolded, the plurality of closed units 11, the first supporting body 20 and the second supporting body 30 are connected to form an airflow channel extending along the second direction, and heat of the cabinet 40 is discharged through the airflow channel or cool air of the refrigeration equipment enters the cabinet 40 from the airflow channel.

The folding assembly 10 is formed by rotatably connecting two adjacent closed units 11 in the plurality of closed units 11, the first closed unit 111 and the second closed unit 112 are respectively connected with the first support body 20 and the second support body 30, and the two adjacent closed units 11 are rotatably connected around the first rotating shaft 12 extending along the first direction, so that the rotary connection between the plurality of closed units 11 of the folding assembly 10 is pre-installed before installation, and thus, the installation process in the process of installing the air flow channel can be saved, and the installation efficiency is improved. Furthermore, because rotate around the first axis of rotation 12 that extends along the first direction between two adjacent closed cell 11 and connect in order to form folding assembly 10, consequently the pulling force that a plurality of closed cell 11 expanded is less in the installation, and is laborsaving, makes things convenient for the installer to operate, and need not the installer to splice fixedly to each closed cell 11 one by one, and required installer is less, and the mounting means is simple and convenient, further improves the installation effectiveness.

In addition, after the plurality of closed cells 11 are rotated and unfolded, the plurality of closed cells 11, the first supporting bodies 20 and the second supporting bodies 30 are connected to form an airflow channel extending along the second direction, so that the folding assemblies 10 can be installed to form the airflow channel by supporting the folding assemblies 10 through the first supporting bodies 20 and the second supporting bodies 30 in the installation process, a stand column and other supporting structures are not required to be arranged, extra component installation and cost are reduced, the installation space of the cabinet 40 is not limited, and the cabinet is convenient to deploy. It should be further noted that a plurality of the closing units 11 can be folded to form a folding assembly 10, which can form a standardized module, has fewer scattered parts, is not easy to lose parts, and is convenient for transportation and carrying.

In some embodiments, after the plurality of closed cells 11 are rotated and unfolded, two adjacent closed cells 11 are prevented from rotating by the rotation preventing member 13, so that the installation and the structural stability of the airflow channel are prevented from being affected by the rotation of two adjacent closed cells 11. The rotation stopping member 13 may be configured as a slider structure to be slidably connected to the two adjacent sealing units 11, or the rotation stopping member 13 may also be configured as a fastener to be fastened to the two adjacent sealing units 11, or the rotation stopping member 13 is fastened to the two adjacent sealing units 11 through a screw connection, or a rotation stopping structure, which is not limited herein and is set as required.

Referring to fig. 5, 6 and 7, in some embodiments, each of the sealing units 11 is provided with a first sliding portion 1141 extending along the second direction, and the rotation stopping member 13 is provided with a second sliding portion 131 slidably engaged with the first sliding portion 1141; the shapes of the first sliding portion 1141 and the second sliding portion 131 are configured to: when the rotation stopping member 13 slides along the first sliding portion 1141 of one of the sealing units 11 to the first sliding portion 1141 of another adjacent sealing unit 11, the rotation stopping member 13 is limited to the adjacent two sealing units 11 along a third direction, and the third direction is perpendicular to the second direction.

The rotation stopping member 13 can slide in the second direction in the sealing unit 11 by providing the first sliding portion 1141 and the second sliding portion 131, and the first sliding portions 1141 of adjacent sealing units 11 are continued in the second direction, so that the rotation stopping member 13 can slide from one sealing unit 11 to the adjacent sealing unit 11, the operation is convenient, and the rotation stopping member 13 can align and position the two adjacent sealing units 11. The first sliding portion 1141 and the second sliding portion 131 may be matched by a concave-convex structure, the shape of the concave-convex structure is not limited, and it is provided according to the requirement, for example, the first sliding portion 1141 is a groove, the second sliding portion 131 is a bump, or the first sliding portion 1141 is a bump, the second sliding portion 131 is a groove, or the first sliding portion 1141 is a peripheral side profile of the closed unit 11, and the second sliding portion 131 is provided as a groove adapted to the peripheral side profile and slides along the peripheral side of the closed unit 11; or the first sliding part 1141 and the second sliding part 131 are matched in a magnetic attraction manner; alternatively, the first sliding portion 1141 and the second sliding portion 131 are engaged with each other in another sliding manner, which is not limited herein, and may be provided as needed. The first sliding portion 1141 may be provided at the periphery of the sealing unit 11, or may be provided at another position of the sealing unit 11, which is not limited herein and may be provided as needed.

Because the rotation stopping member 13 has the function of stopping rotation of two adjacent closed units 11, when the rotation stopping member 13 slides along the first sliding portion 1141 of one closed unit 11 to the first sliding portion 1141 of the other adjacent closed unit 11, the rotation stopping member 13 is correspondingly limited in the third direction to the two adjacent closed units 11, so that the two adjacent closed units 11 are prevented from rotating relatively, the two adjacent closed units 11 are shaped, and the connection strength of the two adjacent closed units 11 is enhanced. In some embodiments, if the first sliding portion 1141 and the second sliding portion 131 are engaged by the concave-convex structure, the corresponding groove structure is a T-shaped groove, the bump structure is a T-shaped bump, or the groove structure is a dovetail groove, and the bump structure is a dovetail bump, so as to limit the rotation stopper 13 to the closed unit 11; or the second sliding part 131 is provided with a groove and three surfaces covering the outer peripheral profile to limit the rotation stopper 13 to the closing unit 11; or other structures that can limit the rotation stopper 13 to the closing unit 11 when the first sliding portion 1141 and the second sliding portion 131 are engaged, which are not limited herein and are provided as needed.

Referring to fig. 5, 6 and 7, in some embodiments, each of the sealing units 11 is provided with first sliding portions 1141 at two sides along the third direction to increase the rotation stopping effect of the rotation stopping member 13 and increase the alignment degree of the rotation stopping member 13.

In some embodiments, each of the sealing units 11 has two first connecting portions 113 spaced apart along the second direction, two second connecting portions 114 spaced apart along the first direction, and a sealing portion 115 located between the first connecting portions 113 and the second connecting portions 114, adjacent first connecting portions 113 of two adjacent sealing units 11 are rotatably connected, and the first connecting portions 113 and the second connecting portions 114 are detachably mounted on the circumferential side of the sealing portion 115. The first connecting portion 113 and the second connecting portion 114 are detachably mounted on the peripheral side of the sealing portion 115, so that the sealing portion 115, the first connecting portion 113 and the second connecting portion 114 can be processed and assembled respectively, and production is facilitated. Wherein, one side of first connecting portion 113 and second connecting portion 114 towards enclosure 115 all is equipped with the draw-in groove that is used for with enclosure 115 week side complex to with enclosure 115 joint, form demountable installation, in addition, the closure plate accessible sealing member is sealed fixed with first connecting portion 113 and second connecting portion 114. Alternatively, in some embodiments, the first connecting portion 113 and the second connecting portion 114 are screwed to the closing portion 115, or are detachably mounted, and are not limited herein and are provided as required. The cross-sections of the first connection portion 113 and the second connection portion 114 are not limited. Referring to fig. 5 and 7, in order to stably connect the rotation preventing member 13 to the two adjacent sealing units 11, the size of the second sliding portion 131 along the second direction is larger than the size of the two adjacent first connecting portions 113 along the second direction after the two adjacent sealing units 11 are flattened. Of course, in other embodiments, the size of the second sliding portion 131 in the second direction may also be smaller than the size of two adjacent first connecting portions 113 in the second direction, which is not limited herein, and is set as needed.

In some embodiments, each of the sealing units 11 may be provided with the first sliding portion 1141 on both sides in the third direction and the first sliding portion 1141 on both sides in the second direction, so as to further increase the rotation stopping effect of the rotation stopping member 13 and increase the alignment degree of the rotation stopping member 13.

In some embodiments, referring to fig. 7, the cross-sections of the first connecting portions 113 and the second connecting portions 114 are square, so that when two adjacent sealing units 11 are rotated to be located on the same plane, the joint surfaces of two adjacent first connecting portions 113 are larger, and the gap is smaller. Grooves are concavely formed in the four sides of the first connecting portion 113 and the second connecting portion 114 to reduce the weight of the first connecting portion 113 and the second connecting portion 114, wherein the groove facing one side of the sealing portion 115 is used as a clamping groove matched with the sealing portion 115, the grooves on the two sides along the third direction are used as first sliding portions 1141 of the rotation stopping member 13, and the corresponding second sliding portions 131 of the rotation stopping member 13 are arranged as T-shaped convex blocks.

In some embodiments, the first connecting portion 113 and the second connecting portion 114 are made of an aluminum alloy material, and the closing portion 115 is made of a plastic material.

First connecting portion 113, second connecting portion 114 all adopt aluminum alloy material to make closed cell 11 have great structural strength, and weight is lighter simultaneously, prevent that the junction of two adjacent closed cell 11 from expanding the back because gravity is great and warp, and closed portion 115 adopts plastic materials to make, and closed portion 115 mainly has the sealing action, need not too big structural strength, adopts plastic materials cost lower and weight lighter, further reduces weight. In some embodiments, the plastic material meets fire protection requirements to improve the fire safety of the data center. Preferably, the closing part 115 is made of a solar panel or an acrylic panel.

Referring to fig. 4 and 5, in some embodiments, the first connecting portions 113 of two adjacent closing units 11 are rotatably connected by two planar hinges 14 spaced along a first direction, and the first rotating shafts 12 are disposed on the planar hinges 14; a first distance D1 between the two planar hinges 14 in the first direction and a length L1 of the first connecting portion 113 in the first direction satisfy the following relationship: 1/3L1 is more than D1 and less than 1/2L1.

The two adjacent sealing units 11 are connected through the plane hinges 14, so that the two adjacent sealing units 11 are prevented from excessively rotating, the rotating angle is controlled to be 180 degrees at most, the two adjacent sealing units 11 are located on the same plane, in addition, the plane hinges 14 are adopted to be beneficial to enabling the gap between the two adjacent sealing units 11 to be small, the air tightness of an air flow channel is beneficial, and the two plane hinges 14 are arranged at intervals in the first direction to increase the connection stability of the two adjacent sealing units 11. 1/3L1 is more than D1 and less than 1/2L1, so that the distance between the two plane hinges 14 is larger and not too large, and the two adjacent closed units 11 can rotate more stably. Referring to fig. 5, D1 is 700mm, l1 is 1720m, and the two planar hinges 14 are symmetrical about the center line of the first connecting portion 113 along the first direction, so that the two adjacent closing units 11 rotate more smoothly.

In some embodiments, the larger the size of the closing unit, the larger the number of the planar hinges is, and the number is not limited herein, and is set according to the requirement.

Referring to fig. 1, 2 and 3, in some embodiments, the first closing unit 111 is pivotally connected to the first supporting body 20 by the plane hinge 14, and the second closing unit 112 is pivotally connected to the second supporting body 30 by the plane hinge 14, so as to further improve the installation efficiency and facilitate the unfolding of the folding assembly 10 along the second direction. Wherein, can prevent through the mounting that first closed cell 111 and first supporter 20 rotate to and prevent through the mounting that second closed cell 111 and second supporter 30 rotate, thereby make the installation shaping of air current channel more stable, this mounting can be for setting up L type structure, make the angle of connection design of first closed cell 111 and first supporter 20 and the angle of connection design of second closed cell 112 and second supporter 30. The angle of the L-shaped fixing piece is not limited and is set as required, and when the angle of the L-shaped fixing piece is set to be 90 degrees, the whole airflow channel is square.

Referring to fig. 9 and 10, in some embodiments, two adjacent closure elements 11 are pivotally connected by a planar hinge 14, and the pivoting of two adjacent planar hinges 14 is in opposite directions to facilitate folding of multiple closure elements 11 of folding assembly 10.

Referring to fig. 3 and 8, in some embodiments, the first direction is an up-down direction, the second direction is a front-back direction, the left and right sides of the first and second supporting

bodies

20 and 30 are connected with a plurality of sealing units 11, each sealing unit 11 on at least one side of the first and second supporting

bodies

20 and 30 at least partially fits right above the cabinet 40, and the plurality of cabinets 40 are arranged along the front-back direction; after the plurality of closing units 11 are rotated and unfolded, the plurality of closing units 11, the first supporting body 20, the second supporting body 30 and the plurality of cabinets 40 form a flow passage for discharging hot air flow.

The first direction is the up-down direction, the second direction is the front-back direction, correspondingly, the plurality of sealing units 11 are vertically arranged, the second connecting portions 114 are arranged at intervals along the up-down direction, the first sealing unit 111 is connected to the rear side of the first supporting body 20, the second sealing unit 112 is connected to the front side of the second supporting body 30, correspondingly, after the plurality of sealing units 11 are unfolded in a rotating manner, the unfolded surfaces of the plurality of sealing units 11 on the left side and the right side are opposite, and the cabinet 40, the folding assembly 10, the first supporting body 20 and the second supporting body 30 form a flow passage for discharging hot air flow, wherein cold air of the refrigeration equipment enters from one side of the cabinet 40 far away from the flow passage, and heat of the cabinet 40 is discharged upwards from the flow passage. In some embodiments, the top height of the first and

second supports

20, 30 is consistent with the top height of the plurality of enclosure units 11 to accommodate the machine room ceiling. The first support body 20 and the second support body 30 both have a door frame 21 and a connecting plate connected to the upper side of the door frame 21, the connecting plate of the first support body 20 is connected to the first closing unit 111, the connecting plate of the second support body 30 is connected to the second closing unit 112, and the top height of the connecting plate is adapted to the top height of the closing unit 11. It should be noted that each enclosure unit 11 at least partially fits directly above the cabinet 40, which means that the projection of the enclosure unit 11 in the up-down direction at least partially overlaps the projection of the service cabinet in the up-down direction to fit the cabinet 40.

Referring to fig. 8, in some embodiments, when the cabinet 40 is arranged in the front-rear direction and on the left and right sides of the first supporting body 20 and the second supporting body 30, respectively, the lower side of each of the closed units 11 on the left and right sides of the first supporting body 20 and the second supporting body 30 is correspondingly engaged with the cabinet 40.

In some embodiments, when the cabinet 40 is arranged at the left or right side of the first and

second supports

20 and 30 in the front-rear direction, the lower side of each of the plurality of closed units 11 corresponding to the same side as the cabinet 40 is engaged with the cabinet 40; the lower sides of the plurality of closed cells 11 where the other side of the cabinet 40 is not provided extend to the ground. Accordingly, the heights of the closing units 11 on both sides are not uniform to adapt to the arrangement of the cabinet 40.

Referring to fig. 10, in some embodiments, the number of the closed cells 11 on one side is less than that of the closed cells 11 on the other side, which are located on the left and right sides of the first and

second supports

20 and 30. The smaller the number of the closed units 11 is, the larger the size of the closed units 11 is and the fewer the rotary connecting parts are, and the larger the size is, the more convenient the transportation is and the more convenient the installation is. The number of the closed units 11 on two sides is set to be inconsistent so as to balance in transportation and installation.

Referring to fig. 11, in some embodiments, the first direction is a left-right direction, the second direction is a front-back direction, the plurality of enclosure units 11 are connected to the upper sides of the first support 20 and the second support 30, each enclosure unit 11 at least partially fits over the cabinet 40, and the plurality of cabinets 40 are arranged in the front-back direction; after the plurality of closed cells 11 are rotated and unfolded, the plurality of closed cells 11, the first support 20, the second support 30 and the plurality of cabinets 40 form an airflow passage for inflow of cool air.

Wherein, because the first direction is left and right direction, the second direction is fore-and-aft direction, and is corresponding, and a plurality of closed cell 11 are horizontal setting, and is corresponding, and a plurality of closed cell 11 rotate the back of expanding, have the expansion face relative with ground, and rack 40, folding assembly 10, first supporter 20 and second supporter 30 form airflow channel, and wherein, refrigeration plant's cold air flows into airflow channel, and the heat of rack 40 is outwards discharged from the one side that rack 40 kept away from airflow channel. Wherein the top heights of the first and second supporting

bodies

20 and 30 are identical to the top heights of the plurality of closing units 11 and are lower than the height of the ceiling of the machine room to form a flow passage for hot air flow.

In some embodiments, the closing unit 11 is a plate-shaped structure, the plate surfaces of both sides of the closing unit 11 are spaced apart in the up-down direction, the first connecting portions 113 are spaced apart in the front-back direction, the second connecting portions 114 are spaced apart in the left-right direction, each of the first supporting body 20 and the second supporting body 30 may have only the door frame 21, and correspondingly, the door frame 21 of the first supporting body 20 is connected to the first closing unit 111, the door frame 21 of the second supporting body 30 is connected to the second closing unit 112, and the top height of the door frame 21 is substantially flush with the plate surface of the closing portion 115.

In some embodiments, when the cabinets 40 are arranged in the front-rear direction and on the left and right sides of the first and

second supports

20 and 30, respectively, the plurality of enclosure units 11 are located on the upper sides of the plurality of cabinets 40, respectively.

In some embodiments, when the cabinet 40 is arranged in the front-rear direction at the left or right side of the first and

second supports

20 and 30, respectively, the first rotating shafts 12 of the plurality of closing units 11 extend in the left-right direction, the plurality of closing units 11 are connected to the upper side of the first support 20 and the developed surface opposite to the ground is engaged with the cabinet 40; the other side of the cabinet 40 where the cabinet is not provided is provided with the other side of the plurality of closed units 11 correspondingly connected with the first support body 20 and the second support body 30, the first rotating shafts 12 of the plurality of closed units 11 extend along the up-down direction, the unfolded surfaces of the plurality of closed units 11 on the other side are opposite to the cabinet 40, and the lower sides of the plurality of closed units 11 on the other side extend to the ground. Accordingly, the arrangement of the plurality of enclosure units 11 on different sides of the first and

second supports

20 and 30 is not uniform to accommodate the arrangement of the cabinet 40.

Referring to fig. 8, an embodiment of the present invention further provides a data center system 100, which includes the airflow path folding assembly 10, the first supporting body 20, the second supporting body 30, and the cabinet 40 as described above, wherein the folding assembly 10 is connected between the first supporting body 20 and the second supporting body 30 along the second direction, and the cabinet 40 is engaged with the folding assembly 10 and forms an airflow path with the first supporting body 20 and the second supporting body 30.

Referring to fig. 8 and 12, in some embodiments, the first supporting body 20 and the second supporting body 30 are each provided with a moving wheel 50 for moving along the ground, so that the first supporting body 20 and the second supporting body 30 can be conveniently moved under the condition that the folding assembly 10 is connected to the first supporting body 20 and the second supporting body 30, so that the folding assembly 10 can be unfolded along with the relative movement of the first supporting body 20 and the second supporting body 30 along the second direction, the installation operation is convenient, the flexibility of installation is increased, and the arrangement of the moving wheel 50 enables the first supporting body 20 and the second supporting body 30 to be supported by the ground while moving, so that the moving stability is increased, and the smooth unfolding of the folding assembly 10 is facilitated. The number of the moving wheels 50 may be set to one, two, or three or more, which is not limited herein and is set as required. The position of the moving wheel 50 is not limited, and the moving wheel 50 is preferably symmetrically disposed to balance the forces applied to the first support 20 and the second support 30.

Referring to fig. 12, in some embodiments, the first supporting body 20 and the second supporting body 30 are each provided with at least two fixing legs 60 arranged at intervals, the bottom of each fixing leg 60 is provided with an abutting surface 631 for abutting against the ground, an adjusting mechanism 62 for adjusting the distance from the abutting surface 631 to the ground, and the moving wheel 50 is located between at least two fixing legs 60.

The fixing feet 60 are used for fixing the positions of the first supporting body 20 and the second supporting body 30, and after the folding assembly 10 is unfolded and installed with the first supporting body 20 and the second supporting body 30 to form an air flow channel, the fixing feet 60 are used for fixing the installation positions of the first supporting body 20 and the second supporting body 30, so as to prevent the first supporting body 20 and the second supporting body 30 from being displaced to influence the installation position of the air flow channel. If the abutting surface 631 is adjusted to not abut against the ground during the installation of the airflow channel, the first support body 20 and the second support body 30 can be moved by the moving wheel 50 until the folding assembly 10 is unfolded and meets the installation requirement, and after the installation position of the airflow channel is determined, the abutting surface 631 of the fixing leg 60 is adjusted by the adjusting mechanism 62 to press and abut against the ground, so that the positions of the first support body 20 and the second support body 30 are fixed. The adjusting mechanism 62 can be adjusted in a screw rod adjusting mode, a buckling mode or other adjusting modes, and is not limited herein and is arranged as required. In addition, there may be two fixing legs 60, or there may be three or more fixing legs, which are not limited herein.

Referring to fig. 12, taking the fixing leg 60 on the first supporting body 20 as an illustration, the fixing leg 60 includes a fixing plate 61, an adjusting mechanism 62 and a pressing member 63, wherein the fixing plate 61 is fixedly connected to a side of the first supporting body 20, the adjusting mechanism 62 is a screw rod, the screw rod is in threaded connection with the fixing plate 61 and passes through the fixing plate 61 to be connected with the pressing member 63, the abutting surface 631 is disposed on a bottom surface of the pressing member 63 opposite to the ground, a distance between the abutting surface 631 and the ground is adjusted by rotating the screw rod, and when the position of the first supporting body 20 needs to be fixed, the abutting surface 631 is adjusted to abut against the ground to fix the position of the first supporting body 20.

Referring to fig. 13 and 14, in some embodiments, the data center system further includes a height adapter 70, the second direction is a front-back direction, the height adapter 70 closes an engagement gap between the folding assembly and the cabinet in an up-down direction, the height adapter 70 includes a first adapter 71 located at a head portion in the up-down direction and at least one second adapter 72 connected to the first adapter 71, the first adapter 71 is connected to the closing unit, and the second adapter 72 located at a rear portion is engaged with the cabinet.

Wherein, the height adapter 70 comprises a first adapter 71 located at the head in the up-down direction and at least one second adapter 72 connected with the first adapter 71 to adapt to different heights of the cabinet for flexible adjustment. The first adaptor 71 is located on the upper side of the second adaptor 72 and located at the head to be connected with the closed unit, and the second adaptor 72 may be provided with one or two or more as needed, which is not limited herein. If one second adapter 72 is provided, the second adapter 72 is the second adapter 72 located at the tail; if a plurality of second adapter members 72 are provided, two adjacent second adapter members 72 are connected, and accordingly, the first adapter member located near the cabinet among the plurality of second adapter members 72 is the second adapter member 72 at the rear.

The first adapter 71 may be connected to the closing unit 11 in a sliding manner, or the first adapter 71 may also be connected to the closing unit in a screw fixing manner, or the first adapter 71 may also be connected to the closing unit in a snap-fit manner, or other connection manners, which are not limited herein, and are provided according to requirements. The first adapter 71 and the second adapter 72 may be pivotally connected, or the first adapter 71 and the second adapter 72 may be connected in a snap-fit manner, or the first adapter 71 and the second adapter 72 may be connected in a concave-convex manner, which is not limited herein and is provided as needed.

The fit clearance between the folding assembly and the cabinet along the up-down direction is closed by the height adapter 70, so that the folding assembly is compatible with cabinets with different heights, the fit clearance between the cabinet with lower height and the corresponding closed unit is filled, and the air flow in the air flow channel is prevented from leaking. In addition, if the folding assembly is arranged according to the maximum height of the cabinet, the universality of the folding assembly can be enlarged in the subsequent use process, the folding assembly is suitable for cabinets with various heights, the folding assembly matched with the height of the cabinet does not need to be customized again, the original folding assembly does not need to be replaced, and the cost and the repeated installation problem are reduced.

Referring to fig. 15 and 16, in some embodiments, the first adaptor 71 and each second adaptor 72 have a first engaging portion 73 on a side thereof close to the cabinet, and a second engaging portion 74 is provided on a side of each second adaptor 72 close to the closed unit; the first engagement portion 73 of the first adaptor 71 is concavo-convex combined with the second engagement portion 74 of the adjacent second adaptor 72, wherein the first engagement portion 73 of one second adaptor 72 is concavo-convex combined with the second engagement portion 74 of the adjacent second adaptor 72.

Wherein, in some embodiments, the first engaging portion 73 is provided with a protruding structure, and the second engaging portion 74 is provided with a recessed structure corresponding to the protruding structure, and the protruding structure and the recessed structure cooperate to connect the first engaging portion 73 and the second engaging portion 74. In some embodiments, referring to fig. 16, the second engaging portion 74 may be provided with a protruding structure, and the first engaging portion 73 may be provided with a recessed structure, and the protruding structure and the recessed structure cooperate to connect the first engaging portion 73 and the second engaging portion 74. The shape of the protruding structure may be a cylindrical shape, a polygonal column shape, or other shapes, which are not limited herein, and may be provided as long as the first engaging portion 73 and the second engaging portion 74 can be engaged in a concave-convex manner.

The first adapter 71 is detachably connected with the second adapter 72 and two adjacent second adapters 72 are detachably connected by the concave-convex first joint 73 and the concave-convex second joint 74, so that the installation and the disassembly are convenient, the structure is simple, and the processing is convenient.

Referring to fig. 16 and 17, in some embodiments, the first adapter 71 includes a first connecting post 711, a second connecting post 712 and a first baffle 713, the first connecting post 711 and the second connecting post 712 are connected to the closing unit 11, the first connecting post 711 and the second connecting post 712 are spaced apart along the second direction, and the first connecting post 711 and/or the second connecting post 712 are detachably connected to the first baffle 713.

Referring to fig. 16, the first connecting pillar 711 has a cylindrical shape, and the second connecting pillar 712 has a square-cylindrical shape. In some embodiments, the first connecting column 711 and the second connecting column 712 may be the same, such as cylindrical, square cylindrical, or other shapes, and are not limited herein and may be arranged as required. In some embodiments, the first connecting pillar 711 may also be a square pillar, a triangular pillar, or other shapes, and the first connecting pillar 711 may also be a cylinder, a triangular pillar, or other shapes, which are not limited herein and are disposed as needed. In addition, the first connecting column 711 and the second connecting column 712 may be connected to the same sealing unit, or the first connecting column 711 and the second connecting column 712 may be connected to different sealing units, respectively, and the distance between the first connecting column 711 and the second connecting column 712 is not limited and is set as required.

In some embodiments, the first connecting column 711 and/or the second connecting column 712 may be detachably connected to the first blocking plate 713 in a manner of being screwed, snapped, or plugged, or in other structures, which are not limited herein and are provided as needed. For example, referring to fig. 17, a plugging portion 7121 is convexly disposed on a side of the second connecting column 712 close to the first connecting column 711 along the second direction, and a plugging port 7131 for inserting the plugging portion 7121 is concavely disposed on the first baffle 713, so as to detachably connect the second connecting column 712 and the first baffle 713.

In some embodiments, the structure of second adapter 72 is similar to the structure of first adapter 71. Referring to fig. 16 and 17, the second adaptor 72 includes a first coupling post 711, a second coupling post 712, and a first barrier 713 coupled between the first coupling post 711 and the second coupling post 712, and the second coupling post 712 is detachably coupled to the first barrier 713. And the second connecting column 712 is upwardly and convexly provided with a protruding structure which is in concave-convex fit with the second connecting column 712 of the first adapter 71, and the protruding structure is provided with threads so as to enhance the connection stability of the first adapter 71 and the second adapter 72.

The first adapting piece 71 comprises a first connecting column 711, a second connecting column 712 and a first baffle 713, wherein the first connecting column 711 and the second connecting column 712 are connected with the closed unit, so that the closed unit connected in the first adapting piece 71 is of a cylindrical structure, the structural strength of connection is enhanced, the first adapting piece 71 is ensured to have larger structural strength, the first baffle 713 mainly has the function of shielding closure, and does not need larger structural strength, so that the weight of the first adapting piece 71 can be reduced by arranging the first adapting piece into a plate-shaped structure. In addition, the first connecting column 711 and/or the second connecting column 712 are detachably connected to the first baffle 713, so as to facilitate transportation and installation.

In some embodiments, the height of each of the first adaptor 71 and the second adaptor 72 in the up-down direction is 10cm. Wherein the difference in height between the different cabinets is about an integral multiple of 10cm, in this case, the height of each of the first adapter 71 and the second adapter 72 can be flexibly adjusted according to the height of the different cabinets by setting the height to 10cm. For example, if the difference between the heights of the different cabinets is 20cm, then, correspondingly, the first adapter 71 and the second adapter 72 need to be provided; if the difference in height between the different cabinets is 30cm, then correspondingly, a first adapter 71 and two second adapters 72 are required; and the like, which is not limited herein, is set as required.

In some embodiments, if the height difference between different cabinets is 10cm, only the first adaptor 71 needs to be provided, and accordingly, the height adaptor 70 is the first adaptor 71.

Of course, in some embodiments, the heights of the first adapter 71 and the second adapter 72 may be set to other dimensions, and the heights may be set to be the same or different, and are not limited herein, and are set as needed.

Referring to fig. 14 and 15, in some embodiments, the folding device further includes a height adapter 70, the second direction is a front-back direction, and the height adapter 70 is disposed in a vertical fit gap between the folding assembly and the cabinet; a first sliding structure 1142 is arranged on one side of the closed unit close to the cabinet, and a second sliding structure 714 connected with the first sliding structure 1142 is arranged on one side of the height adapter 70 close to the closed unit; the side of the height adapter 70 remote from the enclosure unit engages the cabinet; the first and second sliding structures 1142 and 714 are configured to: the height adapter 70 is constrained to the closed cell in an up and down direction as the second slide structure 714 is slidably engaged along the first slide structure 1142.

Among other things, by providing the first sliding structure 1142 and the second sliding structure 714, the height adapter 70 can be slidably connected to the closed unit, so that the installation is convenient, and the connection of the height adapter 70 and the closed unit is stable. The first sliding structure 1142 and the second sliding structure 714 can be matched through a concave-convex structure, the shape of the concave-convex structure is not limited, and the concave-convex structure is provided as required, for example, the first sliding structure 1142 is a groove, the second sliding structure 714 is a bump, or the first sliding structure 1142 is a bump, the second sliding structure 714 is a groove, or the first sliding structure 1142 is a peripheral side profile of the closed unit, and the second sliding structure 714 is provided with a groove adapted to the peripheral side profile and slides along the peripheral side of the closed unit; or the first sliding structure 1142 and the second sliding structure 714 are matched in a magnetic attraction manner; or the first sliding structure 1142 and the second sliding structure 714 are engaged by other sliding manners, which are not limited herein and are provided as required.

Since the height adapter 70 has the function of preventing the air flow in the passage from leaking out, it is required that the installation of the height adapter 70 is stable, and accordingly, the height adapter 70 is limited to the closed unit in the up-down direction when the second sliding structure 714 is slidably engaged along the first sliding structure 1142, so as to prevent the height adapter 70 from being released in the up-down direction. In some embodiments, if the first sliding structure 1142 and the second sliding structure 714 are engaged by a male-female structure, the corresponding groove structure is configured as a T-shaped groove, the protrusion structure is configured as a T-shaped protrusion, or the groove structure is configured as a dovetail groove, and the protrusion structure is correspondingly configured as a dovetail protrusion, so as to limit the height adaptor 70 to the closed unit in the up-down direction; or other structures that can enable the first sliding structure 1142 and the second sliding structure 714 to be engaged to limit the height adapter 70 to the closed unit in the up-down direction, which is not limited herein, and is provided according to the requirement.

Referring to fig. 14 and 15, in some embodiments, the first sliding structure 1142 has a T-shaped groove recessed therein, the second sliding structure 714 has a protruded screw portion 715 and a clamping member 716 screwed with the screw portion 715, the clamping member 716 is slidably connected with the T-shaped groove, and the clamping member 716 is vertically limited by the T-shaped groove.

In the process of installing height adapter 70 to the closed cell, rotate joint 716 to the extending direction perpendicular with the second direction, then slide joint 716 to the assigned position through T type groove, in the slip process, joint 716 joint is on T type groove to along the upper and lower direction spacing in the closed cell.

By adjusting the rotating direction of the clamping piece 716 and the height of the clamping piece 716 on the threaded part 715, the direction and the installation position of the height adapter 70 can be flexibly adjusted in the process of installing the closed unit, so as to better adapt to the closed unit. In addition, joint 716 and T type groove sliding connection and joint 716 are spacing by T type groove along upper and lower direction for joint 716 can more stably restrict in this closed cell.

Referring to fig. 18, there is provided a method for installing an airflow path folding assembly 10, which is applied to the airflow path folding assembly 10, the method includes:

step 110: rotationally connecting every two adjacent closed cells 11 in the plurality of closed cells 11 about a first rotational axis 12 extending in a first direction;

step 120: connecting the first closing unit 111 with the first support 20;

step 130: connecting the second closing unit 112 with the second supporting body 30;

step 140: the plurality of closing units 11 are rotated and unfolded in the second direction so that the plurality of closing units 11, the first supporting body 20 and the second supporting body 30 are connected to form an air flow passage extending in the second direction.

In step 110, before the airflow channel is formed, the plurality of closing units 11 are installed to form the folding assembly 10, and therefore, every two adjacent closing units 11 in the plurality of closing units 11 need to be rotatably connected around the first rotating shaft 12 extending along the first direction to form the folding assembly 10, so that the folding assembly 10 is conveniently pulled to rotate and unfold the plurality of closing units 11 as a whole in the subsequent process of installing and forming the airflow channel.

In some embodiments, a plurality of the closed cells 11 may be pre-assembled to form the folding assembly 10, forming a standardized module with fewer parts, less possibility of losing parts, and convenient transportation and handling.

In the installation process from step 120 to step 130, an installer may first connect the folding assembly 10 with the first support 20 and the second support 20, and then pull the first support 20 or the second support 20 away, or pull the first support 20 and the second support 20 away at the same time, so as to drive the plurality of closed units 11 of the folding assembly 10 to unfold; alternatively, in some embodiments, the installer may first unfold the plurality of closing units 11 and then connect the first closing unit 111 and the second closing unit 112 to the first supporting body 20 and the second supporting body 30, respectively.

In some embodiments, the first supporting body 20 and the second supporting body 30 are walls, and when the folding assembly 10 is installed, the first closing unit 111 or the second closing unit 112 is installed on one wall, then the plurality of closing units 11 are unfolded along the second direction, and the second closing unit 112 or the first closing unit 111 is correspondingly installed on the other wall, so that the folding assembly is installed on two walls spaced along the second direction. Or in some embodiments, the first support body 20 and the second support body 30 are both frames, and in this case, the two frames can be moved, in which case, the plurality of closed cells 11 in the folded state can be firstly installed on the two frames, and then the two frames can be moved along the second direction to unfold the plurality of closed cells 11 of the folding assembly 10; or the distance between the two frames is fixed, one frame is connected firstly, then the plurality of closed units 11 are unfolded along the second direction, and then the other frame is connected. Or in some embodiments, the first support 20 is a wall and the second support 30 is a frame, and one frame is movable, in which case, the plurality of closed cells 11 in the folded state may be first installed on the wall and the frame, and then the frame is moved to unfold the plurality of closed cells 11 of the folding assembly 10 in the second direction; or the distance between the wall body and the frame is fixed, the wall body or the frame is connected firstly, then the plurality of closed units 11 are unfolded along the second direction, and then the corresponding frame or the wall body is connected; or in some embodiments, the first supporting body 20 is a frame, the second supporting body 30 is a wall, and the installation manner of the folding assembly 10 refers to the case where the first supporting body 20 is a wall and the second supporting body 30 is a frame, which is not described herein again.

Finally, it should be noted that: the above embodiments are only used for illustrating the technical solutions of the present application, and not for limiting the same; although the present application has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those of ordinary skill in the art will understand that: the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments may still be modified, or some or all of the technical features may be equivalently replaced; such modifications and substitutions do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure, and the present disclosure should be construed as being covered by the claims and the specification. In particular, the technical features mentioned in the embodiments can be combined in any way as long as there is no structural conflict. The present application is not intended to be limited to the particular embodiments disclosed herein, but rather to cover all embodiments falling within the scope of the appended claims.

Claims

1. An airflow channel folding assembly, comprising:

the sealing device comprises a plurality of sealing units, a plurality of connecting units and a plurality of control units, wherein the sealing units are connected between every two adjacent sealing units in a rotating mode around a first rotating shaft extending along a first direction;

it is a plurality of the closed cell is followed after the second direction rotates to expand, first supporter with the second supporter is followed the second direction interval sets up, and is a plurality of the closed cell first supporter with the second supporter is connected and is formed the edge the airflow channel that the second direction extends, the second direction perpendicular to first direction.

2. The airflow channel folding assembly of claim 1 wherein, when a plurality of said closed cells are rotated and unfolded, adjacent two of said closed cells are locked by a locking member.

3. The airflow path folding assembly of claim 2 wherein each of said closing units is provided with a first sliding portion extending along said second direction, said rotation stopping member is provided with a second sliding portion slidably engaged with said first sliding portion, and said first sliding portions of two adjacent closing units are continued along said second direction;

the first and second sliding portions are shaped such that: when the rotation stopping piece slides along the first sliding part of one of the closed units to the first sliding part of the other adjacent closed unit, the rotation stopping piece is limited at two adjacent closed units along a third direction, and the third direction is perpendicular to the second direction.

4. The airflow channel folding assembly of claim 3 wherein each of said closing units is provided with said first sliding portion on both sides in a third direction, said third direction being perpendicular to said second direction.

5. The airflow channel folding assembly according to claim 1, wherein each of said closing units has two first connecting portions spaced apart from each other along said second direction, two second connecting portions spaced apart from each other along said first direction, and a closing portion located between said first connecting portion and said second connecting portion, adjacent ones of said first connecting portions of two adjacent closing units are rotatably connected, and said first connecting portion and said second connecting portion are detachably mounted on a peripheral side of said closing portion.

6. The airflow channel folding assembly of claim 5 wherein said first connecting portion and said second connecting portion are made of an aluminum alloy material and said closure portion is made of a plastic material.

7. The airflow channel folding assembly of claim 1 wherein said first closure element is pivotally connected to said first support member by a planar hinge and said second closure element is pivotally connected to said second support member by said planar hinge.

8. The airflow channel folding assembly of claim 1 wherein adjacent ones of said closure elements are pivotally connected by planar hinges, said planar hinges being pivotally connected in opposite directions.

9. The airflow channel folding assembly of claim 1 wherein said first direction is a top-bottom direction and said second direction is a front-back direction, and wherein a plurality of said enclosure units are attached to each of the left and right sides of said first and second supports, each of said enclosure units on at least one side of said first and second supports at least partially fitting directly over a cabinet, said plurality of cabinets being aligned along said front-back direction;

after the closed units are rotated and unfolded, the closed units, the first supporting body, the second supporting body and the cabinets form airflow channels for exhausting hot airflow.

10. The airflow channel folding assembly of claim 9 wherein said number of said closed cells on one side of said first support and said second support is less than the number of said closed cells on the other side.

11. The airflow channel folding assembly of claim 1 wherein said first direction is a left-right direction and said second direction is a front-back direction, and a plurality of said closing units are attached to upper sides of said first and second supports, each of said closing units at least partially fitting directly above a cabinet, said plurality of cabinets being arranged in said front-back direction;

after the closed units are rotated and unfolded, the closed units, the first supporting body, the second supporting body and the cabinets form airflow channels for cold air to flow into.

12. A data center system comprising the airflow passageway folding assembly of any of claims 1-12, a first support, a second support, and a cabinet, the folding assembly being coupled between the first support and the second support in a second orientation, the cabinet cooperating with the folding assembly and forming an airflow passageway with the first support and the second support.

13. The data center system as defined in claim 12, wherein the first support and the second support are each mounted with a moving wheel for movement along the ground.

14. The data center system as claimed in claim 13, wherein the first supporting body and the second supporting body are each mounted with at least two fixed legs disposed at intervals, the bottom of the fixed leg is provided with an abutting surface for abutting against the ground, an adjusting mechanism for adjusting a distance from the abutting surface to the ground, and the moving wheel is located between the two fixed legs.

15. The data center system of any one of claims 12-14, further comprising a height adapter, wherein the second direction is a front-to-back direction, wherein the height adapter closes a mating gap provided between the folding assembly and the cabinet in an up-and-down direction;

16. The data center system of claim 15, wherein a side of the first adapter and each of the second adapters adjacent to the cabinet are provided with a first engagement portion, and a side of each of the second adapters adjacent to the enclosure unit is provided with a second engagement portion;

17. The data center system of claim 15, wherein the first adapter includes a first connection post, a second connection post, and a first baffle along the first connection post, the first connection post and the second connection post each connected to the enclosure unit, the first connection post and the second connection post spaced apart along the second direction, the first connection post and/or the second connection post each detachably connected to the first baffle.

18. The data center system of any one of claims 12-14, further comprising height adapters, wherein the second direction is a front-to-back direction, wherein the height adapters are disposed at a mating clearance of the folding assembly with the cabinet in an up-and-down direction;

the side of the height adapter remote from the enclosure unit engages the cabinet;

19. The data center system as claimed in claim 18, wherein the first sliding structure has a T-shaped groove recessed therein, the second sliding structure has a protruded screw portion and a clip member threadedly coupled to the screw portion, the clip member is slidably coupled to the T-shaped groove, and the clip member is retained by the T-shaped groove in the up-down direction.

20. A method of installing an airflow passage folding assembly as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 12, the method comprising:

connecting the first closure element to the first support;

connecting the second enclosing unit to the second support;