CN215298152U

CN215298152U - Front window cover for server

Info

Publication number: CN215298152U
Application number: CN202121861137.8U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 田绍清; 陈清清; 罗来威
Original assignee: Shanghai Shangtangqian Technology Co ltd
Current assignee: Shanghai Qianshi Technology Co ltd
Priority date: 2021-08-10
Filing date: 2021-08-10
Publication date: 2021-12-24
Anticipated expiration: 2031-08-10

Abstract

The present application provides a front window covering for a server. The front window panel includes a body and a sliding assembly. The main casing body of server can be conveniently installed with the front window mask by bare-handed under the condition that does not adopt dedicated mounting tool to utilize this sliding assembly to simplify the installation of front window mask by a wide margin, be convenient for implement the installation operation to the front window mask.

Description

Front window cover for server

Technical Field

The present application relates to a housing structural design of a server, in particular to a front window mask for a server, and more particularly to a front window mask for a server such as a 2U (U stands for standard size in the server field).

Background

In the prior art, a front window cover of a server is an important component of the structural design of a shell of the server and belongs to a protective structural member of the server. The ordinary front window face guard that uses in current mainstream data center's the server, front window face guard can play and prevent that front window button and hard disk buckle from being touched the effect of bumping by the mistake to can also play basic ventilation and prevent the effect that the foreign matter got into.

However, the conventional front window cover mounting structure is complicated, and it is usually necessary to mount the front window cover to the main casing of the server by a dedicated mounting tool so as to cover the front opening of the main casing. This results in a complicated installation process of the front window cover and a difficult installation operation.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The present application has been made in view of the above-mentioned drawbacks of the prior art. An object of this application is to provide a novel front window face guard for server, it can be bare-handed under the circumstances that does not adopt dedicated mounting tool conveniently install the main casing body of server with the front window face guard to simplify the installation of front window face guard by a wide margin, be convenient for implement the installation operation to the front window face guard.

In order to achieve the above object, the present application adopts the following technical solutions.

The present application provides a front window covering for a server, the front window covering comprising:

a main body including a front panel and a first sidewall fixed to each other, the first sidewall rising from a first edge of the front panel toward a back side of the front panel, a portion of the first sidewall connected to the front panel being formed with a panel through-hole, the first sidewall being further formed with a post through-hole spaced apart from the panel through-hole; and

a sliding assembly mounted to the main body and located at a back side of the front panel, the sliding assembly including a fitting member fixed to the main body, a fitting plate mounted to the fitting member and always applying an elastic force toward the first sidewall to the fitting plate, an elastic member located between the elastic member and the first sidewall, an operating portion of the fitting plate exposed from the plate through hole, and a first fixing post fixed to the fitting plate and inserted through the post through hole,

wherein, under the state that the operating part is not pressed, the matching plate is abutted against the first side wall, and the first fixing column extends out relative to the first side wall; in a state where the operating portion is pressed against the elastic force, the engaging plate moves in a direction away from the first side wall and retracts the first fixing column relative to the first side wall.

In an optional scheme, one of the fitting piece and the fitting plate is provided with a protruding mounting column, the elastic piece is a coil spring, the coil spring is sleeved on the mounting column, one end of the coil spring abuts against the fitting piece, the other end of the coil spring abuts against the fitting plate, and a mounting hole for the mounting column to be inserted into is formed in the other one of the fitting piece and the fitting plate.

In another alternative, a plurality of the mounting posts are arranged in the extending direction of the mating member, adjacent mounting posts are spaced apart from each other, and each of the mounting posts is correspondingly provided with one of the coil springs.

In another alternative, the main body further includes a second side wall fixed to the front panel, the second side wall rising from a second edge of the front panel disposed opposite to the first edge toward the back side, and a second fixing post fixed to the second side wall, the second fixing post projecting relative to the second side wall perpendicularly to the second side wall.

In another alternative, a plurality of first fixing columns are provided, and the first fixing columns are arranged at intervals in the extending direction of the first side wall; and/or

A plurality of the second fixing columns are provided, and the plurality of the second fixing columns are arranged at intervals in the extending direction of the second side wall.

In another alternative, the front panel is formed in a rectangular shape, the first edge and the second edge are opposite to each other in a length direction of the front panel, the front panel further has a third edge and a fourth edge disposed opposite to each other in a width direction thereof,

the main body further includes a third sidewall and a fourth sidewall rising from the third edge and the fourth edge toward the back side, respectively, and the first sidewall, the third sidewall, the second sidewall, and the fourth sidewall are sequentially connected end to end in this order.

In another alternative, the front window cover further includes a locking assembly including a stator fixed to the front panel, a first rotor installed in the stator and rotatable with respect to the stator, one end of the first rotor being exposed toward the front side, a second rotor installed at a back side end of the stator and rotatable with respect to the stator by the first rotor, and a locking arm fixed to the second rotor,

wherein, in a locked state of the locking assembly, the locking arm abuts the mating plate such that the mating plate is fixed relative to the first side wall, and in an unlocked state of the locking assembly, the locking arm is spaced apart from the mating plate such that the mating plate is movable in a direction away from the first side wall.

In another optional scheme, an arc-shaped groove is formed in the second rotor, a shifting piece inserted into the arc-shaped groove is arranged on the first rotor, and the shifting piece is matched with the arc-shaped groove, so that the first rotor can drive the second rotor to rotate.

In another alternative, the front panel has a grid structure with grid holes that make the front and back sides of the front panel in communication with each other, the total area of the grid holes being greater than or equal to 50% of the area of the front panel.

In another optional scheme, the front window cover further comprises a central grid plate, a concave portion is formed in the central portion of the front side surface of the front panel, and the central grid plate is located in the concave portion and fixed to the front panel.

Through adopting foretell technical scheme, this application provides a neotype front window face guard for server, and this front window face guard includes main part and sliding assembly. The main body includes a front panel and a first sidewall fixed to each other, the first sidewall rising from a first edge of the front panel toward a back side of the front panel. The first side wall is formed with a plate through hole at a portion connected to the front panel, and is also formed with a post through hole spaced apart from the plate through hole. Further, the sliding assembly is installed on the main body and located on the back side of the front panel, and the sliding assembly comprises a fitting piece, a fitting plate, an elastic piece and a first fixing column. The fitting piece is fixed in the main part, and the elastic component is installed in the fitting piece and is applyed the elastic force towards first lateral wall all the time to the cooperation board, and the cooperation board is located between elastic component and the first lateral wall, and the operating portion of cooperation board exposes from the board through-hole, and first fixed column is fixed in the cooperation board and inserts and pass the post through-hole. Thus, under the state that the operation part is not pressed, the matching plate is abutted against the first side wall, and the first fixing column extends out relative to the first side wall; under the state that the pressing operation part overcomes the elastic force, the matching plate moves towards the direction away from the first side wall and enables the first fixing column to retract relative to the first side wall. Therefore, the front window mask can be conveniently installed on the main shell of the server by bare hands without adopting a special installation tool, so that the installation process of the front window mask is greatly simplified, and the installation operation of the front window mask is conveniently implemented.

Drawings

Fig. 1A is a perspective view illustrating a structure of a front window cover for a server according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 1B is another perspective view illustrating the structure of the front window mask for a server in fig. 1A.

Fig. 1C is a front view schematic diagram showing the structure of the front window mask for a server in fig. 1A.

Fig. 1D is a rear view schematic diagram showing the structure of the front window mask for a server in fig. 1A.

Fig. 2A is a perspective view illustrating the structure of the main body of the front window mask for a server in fig. 1A.

Fig. 2B is another perspective view illustrating a structure of a main body of the front window mask for a server in fig. 1A.

Fig. 3A is a partially enlarged schematic view showing the structure of the front window cover for a server in fig. 1A, in which a slide assembly and a lock assembly are mainly shown.

Fig. 3B is a perspective view illustrating a structure of a fitting of the front window cover for a server in fig. 1A.

Fig. 3C is a perspective view illustrating the structure of the first fixing post and the fitting plate of the front window cover for a server in fig. 1A.

Fig. 3D is a perspective view illustrating a structure of an elastic member of the front window cover for a server in fig. 1A.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view illustrating a structure of a locking assembly of a front window cover for a server in fig. 1A.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view schematically showing the structure of the central louver of the front window cover for a server in fig. 1A.

Fig. 6A and 6B are perspective views showing the structure of an outer panel of the front window mask for a server in fig. 1A.

Description of the reference numerals

1 front panel 111 of main body 11 grill hole 112 locking assembly mounting hole 113 recess 12 first sidewall 121 column through hole 122 plate through hole 123 snap-fit hole 13 second sidewall 14 third sidewall 15 fourth sidewall 16 second fixed column

2 sliding assembly 21 engaging piece 211 abutting part 212 engaging piece 22 engaging plate 221 operating part 222 mounting hole 23 elastic piece 24 first fixed column

3 locking assembly 31 stator 32 first rotor 321 plectrum 33 second rotor 331 arc slot 34 locking arm

4 central grid plate

5 outer panel 51 notch 52 clamping part

L longitudinal direction W width direction T thickness direction.

Detailed Description

Exemplary embodiments of the present application are described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be understood that the detailed description is only intended to teach one skilled in the art how to practice the present application, and is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the scope of the application.

In the following embodiments, unless otherwise specified, "longitudinal direction", "width direction" and "thickness direction" refer to the longitudinal direction, width direction and thickness direction of the main body of the front window cover, respectively; the "front side" refers to one side in the thickness direction, specifically, to the side of the front panel of the front window cover facing the outside of the server after the front window cover is mounted in place, and this front side may also be referred to as the front side, "and the" back side "refers to the other side in the thickness direction, specifically, to the side of the front panel of the front window cover facing the inside of the server after the front window cover is mounted in place, and this back side may also be referred to as the back side/back side.

The following describes a structure of a front window cover for a server according to an embodiment of the present application with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As shown in fig. 1A to 1D, a front window cover for a server according to an embodiment of the present application is used for a main casing mounted to a server of a data center, for covering a front opening of the main casing. The front window panel includes a main body 1, a sliding assembly 2, a locking assembly 3, a center louver 4, and an outer panel 5 assembled together.

In the present embodiment, as shown in fig. 2A and 2B, the main body 1 includes a front panel 11, a first sidewall 12, a second sidewall 13, a third sidewall 14, and a fourth sidewall 15 formed in one body. The body 1 may be formed by injection molding. The front panel 11, the first side wall 12, the second side wall 13, the third side wall 14, and the fourth side wall 15 are flat plates. The first, second, third, and

fourth sidewalls

12, 13, 14, and 15 and the front panel 11 are perpendicular to each other. The front panel 11 is formed in a rectangular shape, and the first side wall 12 and the second side wall 13 respectively stand from the first edge and the second edge on both sides in the longitudinal direction L of the front panel 11 toward the back side, and the third side wall 14 and the fourth side wall 15 respectively stand from the third edge and the fourth edge on both sides in the width direction W of the front panel 11 toward the back side. The first side wall 12, the third side wall 14, the second side wall 13 and the fourth side wall 15 are sequentially connected end to end, whereby the first side wall 12, the third side wall 14, the second side wall 13 and the fourth side wall 15 form a frame structure of the front window mask.

Specifically, the front panel 11 has a lattice structure. The front and rear sides of the front panel 11 are brought into conduction with each other by the grill holes 111 of the grill structure, and the total area of the grill holes 111 is preferably greater than or equal to 50% of the area of the front panel 11 (the area of the front side of the front panel 11). After the front window cover is installed in place, the grid holes of the front panel 11 can enable the inside and the outside of the server to be communicated, and a good ventilation effect is achieved. Further, a locking unit mounting hole 112 for mounting the locking unit 3 is formed in a portion of the front panel 11 close to the slide unit 2, and the locking unit mounting hole 112 penetrates the front panel 11 in the thickness direction T. Further, a recess 113 recessed toward the back side is formed in the center of the front surface of the front panel 11, and the recess 113 is formed in a rectangular shape to house and mount the center grill 4.

Further, as shown in fig. 2B, the first side wall 12 stands from the first edge of the longitudinal direction side of the front panel 11 toward the back side of the front panel 11, and the length of the first side wall 12 is the same as the length of the first edge of the longitudinal direction side of the front panel 11. A plate through hole 122 is formed in a central portion of a portion of the first side wall 12 that is continuous with the front panel 11, and an operation portion 221 of the engagement plate 22 is always exposed through the plate through hole 122 (see fig. 3A to 3C), which facilitates an operator to operate the operation portion 221. The first side wall 12 is also formed with two post through holes 121 spaced apart from the board through hole 122, the two post through holes 121 being located on the back side than the board through hole 122 and being spaced apart from each other in the width direction W, the post through holes 121 being for insertion therethrough of the first fixing posts 24 fixed to the mating board 22. Here, preferably, but not restrictively, two post through holes 121 may be formed at both sides of the board through hole 122 in the width direction W, respectively. The first side wall 12 is further formed with a fastening hole 123 for corresponding to the fastening portion 52 of the outer panel 5, and the fastening portion 52 can pass through the fastening hole 123 to be fastened to the first side wall 12, so that the outer panel 5 is fixed to the first side wall 12 from the outside.

Further, as shown in fig. 2B, the second side wall 13 stands up from the second edge on the other side in the longitudinal direction of the front panel 11 toward the back side, and the length of the second side wall 13 is the same as the length of the second edge on the other side in the longitudinal direction of the front panel 11. Two second fixing posts 16 are fixed to the second side wall 13 (see fig. 1B). The two second fixing posts 16 project perpendicularly to the second side wall 13 with respect to the second side wall 13, and the two second fixing posts 16 are spaced apart in the width direction W. The third side wall 14 stands from a third edge on the width direction side of the front panel 11 toward the back side of the front panel 11, and the length of the third side wall 14 is the same as the length of the third edge on the width direction side of the front panel 11. The fourth side wall 15 stands from the fourth edge on the other side in the width direction of the front panel 11 toward the back side of the front panel 11, and the length of the fourth side wall 15 is the same as the length of the fourth edge on the other side in the width direction of the front panel 11.

In the present embodiment, as shown in fig. 3A, the sliding member 2 is mounted to the main body 1 and located on the back side of the front panel 11. The sliding assembly 2 includes a fitting member 21, a fitting plate 22, an elastic member 23, and a first fixing post 24.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 3A, the fitting member 21 is fixed to the front panel 11 by a connecting member such as a screw, and the extending direction of the fitting member 21 as a whole after the fitting member 21 is mounted in place coincides with the width direction W. As shown in fig. 3A and 3B, the mating member 21 is provided with three abutting portions 211 rising toward the back side, the three abutting portions 211 being arranged at intervals in the width direction W, each abutting portion 211 being abutted by one elastic member 23. The fitting member 21 is further provided with three mounting posts 212 projecting toward the first side wall 12, each mounting post 212 being fixed to a corresponding abutting portion 211 for the resilient member 23 to be mounted and inserted through or into the mounting hole 222 of the fitting plate 22.

Further, as shown in fig. 3A, the fitting plate 22 is located substantially between the elastic member 23 and the first side wall 12. As shown in fig. 3A and 3C, the central portion of the engagement plate 22 is formed as an operation portion 221 to be pressed by the hand of the operator, and the operation portion 221 is exposed from the plate through hole 122 of the first side wall 12, thereby facilitating the operation of the operator. Operation portion 221 of fitting plate 22 and portions located on both sides in the width direction of operation portion 221 are formed with three mounting holes 222, and these three mounting holes 222 correspond to mounting posts 212 of fitting member 21 so that mounting posts 212 can be inserted into mounting holes 222. Thus, mating of mounting hole 222 with mounting post 212 prevents mating plate 22 from skewing during movement relative to first sidewall 12.

Further, as shown in fig. 3A and 3D, each of the three elastic members 23 may be a coil spring, and each coil spring is fitted on the corresponding mounting post 212 of the mating member 21. One end of the coil spring abuts against the abutting portion 211 of the mating member 21 and the other end abuts against the mating plate 22, whereby the coil spring always applies an elastic force (spring force) toward the first side wall 12 to the mating plate 22.

Further, as shown in fig. 3A and 3C, two first fixing posts 24 are fixed to the fitting plate 22 and located on both sides in the width direction of the operating portion 221, and the two first fixing posts 24 are inserted through the post through holes 121 of the first side wall 12.

By adopting the above structure, after the slide module 2 is mounted in place, in a state where the operator does not press the operation portion 221, the engagement plate 22 abuts against the first side wall 12 and the first fixing column 24 protrudes with respect to the first side wall 12; in a state where the pressing operation portion 221 overcomes the elastic force of the elastic piece 23, the engagement plate 22 moves in a direction away from the first side wall 12 and causes the first fixing post 24 to retract with respect to the first side wall 12.

In the present embodiment, as shown in fig. 1B and 1D, the latch assembly 3 is mounted in the latch assembly 3 mounting hole 112 of the front panel 11. As shown in fig. 4, the locking assembly 3 includes a stator 31, a first rotor 32, a second rotor 33, and a locking arm 34.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 1B, 1D and 4, the stator 31 is mounted in the locking assembly mounting hole 112 of the front panel 11 and fixed with respect to the front panel 11, the first rotor 32 is located in the stator 31 and can rotate with respect to the stator 31, and one end of the first rotor 32 is always exposed toward the front side, so that it is convenient to operate the first rotor 32 with a tool or a hand. The second rotor 33 is mounted on the back side end of the stator 31, and the second rotor 33 is rotatable relative to the stator 31 by the first rotor 32. The lock arm 34 is fixed to the second rotor 33 so as to be rotatable with the second rotor 33. Here, the lock arm 34 may be integrally formed with the second rotor 33.

Further, as shown in fig. 4, the second rotor 33 is formed with an arc-shaped slot 331, and the first rotor 32 is provided with a pick 321 inserted into the arc-shaped slot 331. After the first rotor 32 is operated by a tool or a hand to rotate relative to the stator 31, the first rotor 32 drives the second rotor 33 to rotate relative to the stator 31 through the matching of the poking piece 321 and the arc-shaped slot 331, and further drives the locking arm 34 to rotate, so that the locking assembly 3 is in a locking state or an unlocking state. In addition, the range in which the second rotor 33 rotates with respect to the stator 31 may be any angle of 45 degrees to 90 degrees.

The locking assembly 3 can be brought into a locked state by operating the above structure. As shown in fig. 1B, 1D and 3A, in the locked state of the locking assembly 3, the locking arm 34 abuts against the mating plate 22 such that the mating plate 22 is fixed against relative movement with respect to the first side wall 12. When the latch assembly 3 is in the unlocked state, the latch arm 33 is spaced from the mating plate 22 such that the mating plate 22 can move in a direction away from the first side wall 12.

In the present embodiment, as shown in fig. 1A and 1C, the center grid 4 is located in the recess 113 and fixed to the front panel 11 by a connecting member such as a screw or the like. As shown in fig. 5, the central louver 4 is formed with grid holes opposite to the grid holes of the recess 113 of the front panel 11, which is advantageous for securing the ventilation effect of the front window cover. The design is felt to the science and technology that central grid plate 4 can realize the front window face guard, and the leading flank of central grid plate 4 can form the sign portion that is used for setting up the sign moreover to improve the degree of discerning of front window face guard.

In the present embodiment, as shown in fig. 1A to 1D, the outer panel 5 is cover-fixed to the first side wall 12 from the outside. As shown in fig. 6A and 6B, the outer panel 5 is formed with a notch 51, the notch 51 being identical in shape to and aligned with the panel through hole 122 of the first side wall 12. In this way, the operation portion 221 of the fitting plate 22 of the slide module 2 can pass through the plate through hole 122 and be located at the notch 51, and both the operation portion 221 and the outer plate 5 are flush in the width direction W, thereby making the entire structure more beautiful. In addition, the outer panel 5 is further provided with a snap portion 52, and the snap portion 52 can be inserted into the snap hole 123 of the first side wall 12, thereby firmly fixing the outer panel 5 to the first side wall 12.

It should be understood that the above-described embodiments are exemplary only, and are not intended to limit the present application. Various modifications and alterations of the above-described embodiments may be made by those skilled in the art in light of the teachings of this application without departing from the scope thereof. Further, supplementary explanation is made as follows.

i. It can be understood that through adopting above-mentioned design, can not make things convenient for the dismouting front window face guard bare-handedly through dedicated instrument, can realize the installation in the mounting hole of the main casing body both sides hangers with the fixed column of front window face guard insertion server. And the front window mask has simple structure and firm and reliable fixation. The locking assembly 3 can also effectively prevent the mistaken disassembly operation of the front window cover.

it is explained in the above specific embodiment that fitting member 21 is provided with mounting post 212 and fitting plate 22 is provided with mounting hole 222, but the present application is not limited thereto. In practice, one of the fitting member 21 and the fitting plate 22 is provided with a projecting mounting post, and the other of the fitting member 21 and the fitting plate 22 is formed with a mounting hole into which the mounting post is inserted.

it will be appreciated that the locking assembly 3 for the present application may be configured to perform locking and unlocking operations using a dedicated tool, or may be configured to perform locking and unlocking operations using a common tool.

it can be understood that the structural design of the front window cover of the present application can be applied to front window covers of various servers, and is particularly suitable for front window covers of 2U servers.

Claims

1. A front window covering for a server, the front window covering comprising:

2. The front window cover for a server as claimed in claim 1, wherein one of the fitting member and the fitting plate is provided with a protruding mounting post, the elastic member is a coil spring fitted to the mounting post, one end of the coil spring abuts against the fitting member and the other end of the coil spring abuts against the fitting plate, and the other of the fitting member and the fitting plate is formed with a mounting hole into which the mounting post is inserted.

3. The front window shield for a server as claimed in claim 2, wherein a plurality of the mounting posts are provided in an extending direction of the fitting member, adjacent ones of the mounting posts are spaced apart from each other, and each of the mounting posts mounts one of the coil springs.

4. The front window mask for a server according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the main body further includes a second side wall fixed to the front panel, the second side wall rising from a second edge of the front panel disposed opposite to the first edge toward the back side, and a second fixing post fixed to the second side wall, the second fixing post projecting from the second side wall perpendicularly to the second side wall with respect to the second side wall.

5. The front window mask for a server of claim 4,

a plurality of first fixing columns are arranged, and are arranged at intervals in the extending direction of the first side wall; and/or

6. The front window mask for a server according to claim 4, wherein the front panel is formed in a rectangular shape, the first edge and the second edge are opposite to each other in a length direction of the front panel, the front panel further has a third edge and a fourth edge disposed opposite to each other in a width direction thereof,

7. The front window cover for a server according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a lock assembly including a stator fixed to the front panel, a first rotor mounted in the stator and rotatable with respect to the stator, one end of the first rotor being exposed toward a front side, a second rotor mounted to a back side end of the stator and rotatable with respect to the stator by the first rotor, and a lock arm fixed to the second rotor,

8. The front window cover for a server set forth in claim 7, wherein the second rotor is formed with an arc-shaped slot, and the first rotor is provided with a paddle inserted into the arc-shaped slot, the paddle cooperating with the arc-shaped slot such that the first rotor can rotate the second rotor.

9. The front window mask for a server according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the front panel has a grid structure having grid holes that make a front side and a back side of the front panel communicate with each other, and a total area of the grid holes is greater than or equal to 50% of an area of the front panel.

10. The front window mask for a server according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a central louver, a recess being formed in a central portion of a front side surface of the front panel, the central louver being located in the recess and fixed to the front panel.