CN103327781A - Server system and fixing mechanism thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention provides a server system which comprises a server and a fixing mechanism. The fixing mechanism comprises a bearing frame structure, a sliding rail arranged on the bearing frame structure and a flexible fixing piece positioned at one side of the server. The server is slidably disposed on the slide rail. The flexible fixing member includes a body and a stopper. The body is provided with a fixing part and a pressing part, and the fixing part is fixed on the server so that the pressing part can be bent inwards relative to the server. The stopping sheet is formed on the body and protrudes towards the direction of the slide rail, and when the server slides outwards along the slide rail to a pulled-out position, the stopping sheet abuts against one of the slide rail and the bearing frame structure to stop the server. When the pressing portion is pressed, the stopping piece is separated from one of the slide rail and the bearing frame structure.

Description

Server system and its fixing mechanism

technical field

The present invention relates to a server system and its fixing mechanism, in particular to a stop piece arranged on a flexible fixing part on one side of the server to abut against the slide rail after the server slides a certain distance relative to the carrier structure Or a server system with a carrier frame structure and its fixing mechanism.

Background technique

With the development of science and technology, computer servers have gradually developed from traditional large and space-consuming upright servers to multiple 1U (1 unit rack-mounted servers, referred to as 1U Servers, and U refers to racks in server design. The height of the rack-mounted server, 1U=44.45mm) The hosts with a height of 1U are stacked parallel to each other in the rack-mounted server in the carrier structure.

Generally speaking, each server in the rack server is arranged on a corresponding slide rail in the carrier structure and can slide horizontally relative to the carrier structure. When one of the servers in the carrier structure needs to be inspected or repaired, the server must first be drawn out from the carrier structure along the horizontal direction. However, during this process, since there is no stop design between the server and the slide rail or the carrier structure, it often happens that when the server is accidentally pulled out to a position exceeding its own center of gravity, the center of gravity becomes unstable and the carrier The accident that the structure rotates and falls, which brings a lot of inconvenience to the maintenance personnel when checking or repairing the server.

Contents of the invention

One of the objectives of the present invention is to provide a server system that utilizes a stop piece on a flexible fixing member on one side of the server to abut against the slide rail or the carrier structure after the server slides out of the carrier structure for a certain distance and its fixing mechanism to solve the above-mentioned problems.

According to an embodiment, the server system of the present invention includes a server and a fixing mechanism. The fixing mechanism is used to carry the server and includes a supporting frame structure, at least one sliding rail, and a flexible fixing part. The slide rail is arranged on the carrier structure. The server is slidably arranged on the slide rail. The flexible fixing part is located on one side of the server, and the flexible fixing part includes a main body and at least one stop piece. The main body has a fixing part and a pressing part, and the fixing part is fixed on the server so that the pressing part can bend inwardly relative to the server. The stop piece is formed on the body and protrudes toward the slide rail relative to the server. The stop piece is used for resisting when the server slides outward along the slide rail relative to the carrier structure to a pull-out position. One of the slide rail and the carrier structure is connected to stop the server, and when the pressing part is pressed, it is separated from the one of the slide rail and the carrier structure.

According to another embodiment, the fixing mechanism of the present invention is used to carry a server, and the fixing mechanism includes a carrier structure, at least one slide rail, and a flexible fixing member. The slide rail is arranged on the carrier structure, and the server is slidably arranged on the slide rail. The flexible fixing part is located on one side of the server, and the flexible fixing part includes a main body and at least one stop piece. The main body has a fixing part and a pressing part, and the fixing part is fixed on the server so that the pressing part can bend inwardly relative to the server. The stop piece is formed on the body and protrudes toward the slide rail relative to the server. When the server slides outward along the slide rail relative to the carrier structure to a pull-out position, the stop piece abuts against One of the slide rail and the carrier structure stops the server, and when the pressing portion is pressed, the stop piece is separated from the one of the slide rail and the carrier structure.

To sum up, the present invention utilizes the design of the stop piece on the flexible fixing member on one side of the server to abut against the slide rail or the carrier structure after the server slides a certain distance relative to the carrier structure, so as to stop the server Continue to slide outward to play a reminder effect, thereby effectively preventing the above-mentioned accident that the center of gravity is unstable when the above-mentioned server is accidentally pulled out beyond its own center of gravity and falls relative to the supporting frame structure. In this way, the present invention can greatly improve the safety of the server system in the operation of pulling the server.

The advantages and spirit of the present invention can be further understood through the following embodiments and accompanying drawings.

Description of drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the following will briefly introduce the accompanying drawings that need to be used in the description of the embodiments. Obviously, the accompanying drawings in the following description are only of the present invention. For some embodiments, those of ordinary skill in the art can also obtain other drawings based on these drawings without paying creative efforts.

Accompanying drawing 1 is a schematic diagram of a server system proposed according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Accompanying drawing 2 is the explosion diagram of the server system of accompanying drawing 1;

Accompanying drawing 3 is the enlarged schematic diagram of the flexible fixing member of accompanying drawing 2;

Accompanying drawing 4 is a schematic diagram when the server of the accompanying drawing 1 slides to the pull-out position relative to the carrier structure;

Accompanying drawing 5 is the partially enlarged schematic view of the carrier structure and the slide rail of the accompanying drawing 2;

Accompanying drawing 6 is a schematic diagram of a server system according to another embodiment of the present invention;

Accompanying drawing 7 is a partially enlarged schematic view of the server of the accompanying drawing 6 when it slides to the pull-out position relative to the supporting frame structure.

Reference number

10, 100 server system 11, 102 server

12, 103 Fixing mechanism 13 Side plate

14 Carrying frame structure 16 Slide rail

18, 104 flexible fixing piece 20 body

22, 106 Stop piece 24 Fixed part

26 Press part 28 Stopper slot

29 Edge 30 Guide Bevel

32 Accommodating slot 108 Limiting bending piece

L Length

Detailed ways

The following will clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some, not all, embodiments of the present invention. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by persons of ordinary skill in the art without creative efforts fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

Please refer to accompanying drawings 1 and 2, which are schematic diagrams of a server system 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and accompanying drawing 2 is an exploded schematic diagram of the server system 10 in Fig. 1 . In practical applications, the server system 10 can be a rack-mounted server system in which multiple servers are stacked parallel to each other in a carrier structure. For the convenience of description, in the accompanying drawing 1, only one server is carried in the server system 10. But not limited thereto. The server system 10 includes a server 11 and a fixing mechanism 12 . The fixing mechanism 12 is used to carry the server 11 . The fixing mechanism 12 includes a carrier structure 14, at least one slide rail 16 (two are shown in Figure 1 ) and at least one flexible fixing member 18. It should be noted that in this embodiment, the flexible fixing member 18 They are respectively arranged on the inner side of the side panel 13 of the server 11 (but not limited thereto). In FIG. The carrier structure 14 can be a rack structure commonly used on rack servers, and its related design is common in the prior art, as shown in accompanying drawing 1 and accompanying drawing 2 and is made up of four carrying slats Rack structure, etc. The slide rail 16 is arranged on the carrier structure 14, and the server 11 is slidably arranged on the slide rail 16, wherein in this embodiment, the server 11 can be a 1 unit rack server (1U Server), and the slide rail 16 is set On both sides of the server 11 so that the server 11 can slide relative to the carrier structure 14 . As for the configuration of related components of the server 11 (such as motherboard, hard disk, power supply, fan, etc.) and the sliding design between the server 11 and the slide rail 16, they are common in the prior art, so no more details are given here.

Regarding the structural design of the flexible fixing member 18 , please refer to accompanying drawings 1 , 2 and 3 , and accompanying drawing 3 is an enlarged schematic view of the flexible fixing member 18 of FIG. 2 . The flexible fixing member 18 includes a body 20 and at least one stop piece 22 (one shown in FIG. position within the range of one-third to one-half of a length L (as shown in Figure 1), but not limited thereto, that is to say, the configuration position of the flexible fixing member 18 can be elastically according to Depending on the actual center of gravity of the server. The main body 20 has a fixing part 24 and a pressing part 26. The fixing part 24 can be fixed on the server 11 by using a rivet joint, but it can also adopt other joint designs with the same fixing effect, such as a rivet joint, etc., thereby In other words, the pressing portion 26 can be bent inwardly relative to the server 11 by using the fixing portion 24 as a fixed end. The stop piece 22 is formed on the body 20 and protrudes toward the direction of the slide rail 16 relative to the server 11, and the slide rail 16 is formed with a corresponding stop slot 28 (as shown in FIG. 2 ). The blocking piece 22 is used to protrude and engage an edge 29 in the stop slot 28 to stop the server 11 when the server 11 slides outwards along the slide rail 16 relative to the carrier structure 14 to the pull-out position, and to stop the server 11 when pressed. When the portion 26 is pressed, it is separated from the stop slot 28 of the slide rail 16 .

The drawing and retracting operations of the server system 10 will be described in detail below, please refer to accompanying drawings 1 and 4 , and accompanying drawing 4 is a schematic diagram of the server 11 sliding relative to the carrier structure 14 to the pull-out position in the accompanying drawing 1 . When wanting to perform component inspection or maintenance on the server system 10, it is only necessary to pull the server 11 to slide outwards along the slide rail 16 relative to the carrier structure 14 from the retracted position as shown in FIG. 1 to the pulled out position as shown in FIG. 4 position, during this process, the flexible fixing member 18 will move from the position shown in Figure 1 to the position shown in Figure 4 as the server 11 slides, whereby, as shown in Figure 4, the flexible The stop piece 22 of the fixing member 18 will protrude and engage with the edge 29 in the stop slot 28 of the slide rail 16, so as to stop the server 11 from continuing to slide outward and play a reminder effect, thereby effectively preventing the above-mentioned When the server is accidentally pulled out beyond its own center of gravity, the center of gravity is unstable and the server rotates and falls relative to the carrier structure. At this time, the maintenance personnel can push the server 11 back into the carrier structure 14 after performing partial inspection on the part of the server 11 pulled out of the carrier structure 14 , or continue to pull the server 11 out of the carrier structure 14 .

When maintenance personnel want to push the server 11 back into the carrier structure 14, they only need to push the server 11 to slide inward along the slide rail 16 relative to the carrier structure 14 from the pull-out position shown in FIG. In this way, the folding operation of the server system 10 can be completed. During this process, the stop piece 22 withdraws from the stop slot 28 as the server 11 slides. It should be noted that, in this embodiment, a guide slope 30 can be formed on the stop piece 22, so as to stop The blocking piece 22 can withdraw from the stopper slot 28 more smoothly without the situation that the stopper piece 22 gets stuck. In addition, in order to prevent the stop piece 22 from interfering with the slide rail 16 when the server 11 is in the retracted position as shown in FIG. The relevant design can be shown in Figure 5, which is a partially enlarged schematic diagram of the carrier structure 14 and the slide rail 16 in Figure 1. It can be seen from Figure 1 and Figure 5 that the slide rail 16 can be formed with a The accommodating slot 32 is used for accommodating the stop piece 22 when the server 11 slides inwardly along the slide rail 16 relative to the carrier structure 14 to a retracted position.

On the other hand, when the maintenance personnel want to continue to pull out the server 11, they only need to press the pressing portion 26 of the flexible fixture 18, so that the stop piece 22 is separated from the stop slot 28. At this time, due to the stop The piece 22 is no longer engaged with the edge 29 of the stop hole 28 , therefore, the maintenance personnel can continue to pull the server 11 to remove the server 11 from the carrier structure 14 for subsequent component inspection or maintenance of the server 11 .

It is worth mentioning that the configuration position of the flexible fixing member is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment, and it can be changed according to the height of the server. For example, please refer to FIG. 6 , which is according to another embodiment of the present invention A schematic diagram of a server system 100. The components described in this embodiment are numbered the same as the components described in the above embodiments, indicating that they have similar functions or structures, so details are not repeated here. The server system 100 includes a server 102 and a fixing mechanism 103 . The fixing mechanism 103 includes a carrier structure 14, a slide rail 16, and at least one flexible fixing member 104 (two are shown in FIG. 6 ), wherein the server 102 can be a multi-unit rack server, such as a 2U unit rack Server (2Userver), etc., and in order to clearly show the relative configuration of the flexible fixing member 104, the server 102 is only briefly shown with a part of the side panel in FIG. 6 . It can be seen from FIG. 6 that the flexible fixing member 104 is respectively arranged on both sides of the server 102 and above the slide rail 16. The flexible fixing member 104 includes a main body 20 and at least one stop piece 106 (two are shown in FIG. 6 ). The main body 20 has a fixing part 24 and a pressing part 26, and the stopper pieces 106 are respectively extended from both sides of the main body 20 and protrude toward the direction of the slide rail 16 relative to the server 102, whereby the stopper pieces 106 can be used to When the server 102 slides outward relative to the carrier structure 14 along the slide rail 16 to the pull-out position, it abuts the carrier structure 14 to stop the server 102 , and is separated from the carrier structure 14 when the pressing portion 26 is pressed.

As for the pulling and collapsing operations of the server system 100 , it can be analogized with reference to the above-mentioned embodiments. In short, please refer to FIG. 6 and FIG. 7. FIG. 7 is a partially enlarged schematic view of the server 102 in FIG. It is only necessary to pull the server 102 to slide outward relative to the carrier structure 14 along the slide rail 16 from the retracted position as shown in FIG. 6 to the pulled out position as shown in FIG. 106 will abut against the carrier structure 14 (as shown in FIG. 7 ) to stop the server 102 from continuing to slide outward and play a reminder effect, thereby effectively preventing the above-mentioned server from being accidentally drawn out beyond the When the center of gravity is at its own position, the center of gravity is unstable and the accident occurs when it rotates and falls relative to the carrier structure. Similarly, when maintenance personnel want to push the server 102 back into the carrier structure 14, they only need to push the server 102 to slide inwards from the pull-out position as shown in FIG. 7 to the carrier structure 14 along the slide rail 16. 6, the collapsing operation of the server system 100 can be completed.

On the other hand, when maintenance personnel want to continue to pull out the server 102, they only need to press the pressing portion 26 of the flexible fixing member 104 to separate the stop piece 106 from the carrier structure 14. At this time, because the stop piece 106 is no longer in contact with the carrier structure 14 , therefore, maintenance personnel can continue to pull the server 102 to take the server 102 out of the carrier structure 14 for subsequent component inspection or maintenance of the server 102 .

In addition, as can be seen from FIG. 6 and FIG. 7 , in order to prevent the maintenance personnel from excessively pressing the pressing part 26 of the flexible fixing member 104 and causing the flexible fixing member 104 to be damaged or the fingers to be cut by the internal components of the server 102, the server 102 should press accordingly. A limiting bending piece 108 extending inward is formed at the position of the portion 26 , and the limiting bending piece 108 can be used to limit the deflection of the pressing portion 26 , thereby improving the safety of the server system 100 in use and operation. It should be noted that the design of the limiting bending piece of the server, the accommodating slot of the slide rail and the guiding slope of the stop piece mentioned in the above embodiment can be alternately applied in the embodiment of the present invention.

Compared with the prior art, the present invention utilizes the design of the flexible fixing member arranged on one side of the server to abut against the slide rail or the carrier structure after the server slides out for a certain distance relative to the carrier structure, so as to prevent the server from continuing to move outward. Sliding plays a reminder effect, thereby effectively preventing the above-mentioned accident that the center of gravity is unstable and falls relative to the carrier structure when the server is accidentally pulled out to a position beyond its own center of gravity. In this way, the present invention can greatly improve the safety of the server system in the operation of pulling the server.

The above descriptions are only preferred embodiments of the present invention, and all equivalent changes and modifications made according to the scope of the claims of the present invention shall fall within the scope of the present invention.

Claims (17)

1. A server system, characterized in that, said server system comprises: a server; and A fixing mechanism, which is used to carry the server, the fixing mechanism includes: a carrier structure; at least one slide rail, which is arranged on the carrier structure, and the server is slidably arranged on the slide rail; and A flexible fixing part is located on one side of the server, and the flexible fixing part includes: a body having a fixing portion and a pressing portion, the fixing portion is fixed on the server so that the pressing portion flexes inwardly relative to the server; and At least one stop piece is formed on the body and protrudes toward the slide rail relative to the server, when the server slides outward along the slide rail relative to the carrier structure to a pull-out position , the stop piece abuts against one of the slide rail and the carrier structure to stop the server, and when the pressing part is pressed, the stop piece and the slide rail and The one of the carrier structures is separated. 2. The server system according to claim 1, wherein the server is a 1-unit rack server, the flexible fixing member is located between the server and the slide rail, and the slide rail A stop slot is formed on the top. When the server slides outward to the pull-out position, the stop piece protrudes and engages in the stop slot to stop the server. When the press When the part is pressed, the stop piece is separated from the stop slot. 3 . The server system according to claim 2 , wherein the flexible fixing member is located at a position corresponding to one-third to one-half of a length of the server. 4 . 4. The server system according to claim 2, wherein a guiding slope is formed on the stop piece. 5. The server system according to claim 1, wherein the server is a multi-unit rack server, the flexible fixing member is located above the slide rail, and when the server slides outward to the When the pull-out position is reached, the stop piece abuts against the carrier structure to stop the server, and when the pressing part is pressed, the stop piece is separated from the carrier structure. 6 . The server system according to claim 5 , wherein the flexible fixing member is located at a position corresponding to one-third to one-half of a length of the server. 7. The server system according to claim 1, wherein a receiving slot is formed on the position of the sliding rail corresponding to the stop piece, and the receiving slot is used for the server to move along the When the slide rail slides inwardly relative to the carrier structure to a retracted position, the stop piece is accommodated. 8. The server system according to claim 1, wherein a limit bending piece extending inward is formed on the position of the server corresponding to the pressing part, and the limit bending piece is used to limit deflection of the pressing portion. 9. The server system according to claim 1, wherein the flexible fixing member is made of SUS301 stainless steel. 10 . The server system according to claim 1 , wherein the fixing part is fixed on the server by means of rivet fixing or pull-tab joint. 11 . 11. A fixing mechanism, characterized in that the fixing mechanism is used to carry a server, and the fixing mechanism comprises: a carrier structure; at least one slide rail, which is arranged on the carrier structure, and the server is slidably arranged on the slide rail; and A flexible fixing part is located on one side of the server, and the flexible fixing part includes: a body having a fixing portion and a pressing portion, the fixing portion is fixed on the server so that the pressing portion flexes inwardly relative to the server; and At least one stop piece is formed on the body and protrudes toward the slide rail relative to the server, when the server slides outwards along the slide rail relative to the carrier structure to a position, the stop piece abuts against one of the slide rail and the carrier structure to stop the server, and when the pressing part is pressed, the stop piece and the slide rail and said one of said carrier structures is separated. 12. The fixing mechanism according to claim 11, wherein the server is a 1-unit rack server, the flexible fixing member is located between the server and the slide rail, and the slide rail A stop slot is formed on the top. When the server slides outward to the pull-out position, the stop piece protrudes and engages in the stop slot to stop the server. When the press When the part is pressed, the stop piece is separated from the stop slot. 13 . The fixing mechanism according to claim 12 , wherein the flexible fixing member is located at a position corresponding to one-third to one-half of a length of the server. 14 . 14. The fixing mechanism according to claim 12, wherein a guiding slope is formed on the stop piece. 15. The fixing mechanism according to claim 11, wherein the server is a multi-unit rack server, the flexible fixing member is located above the slide rail, and when the server slides outward to In the pull-out position, the stop piece abuts against the carrier structure to stop the server, and when the pressing portion is pressed, the stop piece is separated from the carrier structure. 16. The fixing mechanism according to claim 15, wherein the flexible fixing member is located at a position corresponding to one-third to one-half of a length of the server. 17. The fixing mechanism according to claim 11, wherein a receiving slot is formed on the position of the slide rail corresponding to the stop piece, and the receiving slot is used for the server to move along the When the slide rail slides inwardly relative to the carrier structure to a retracted position, the stop piece is accommodated.

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