JP2010199134A - Fan unit structure for improving mounting work efficiency, and method of improving mounting work efficiency for the same - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To shorten a working time generated when mounting a fan unit. <P>SOLUTION: The fan unit includes a fan part attached from an opening part of electric equipment with the opening part, and operated for cooling an inside of the electric equipment, when mounting the fan unit for the cooling, the first outer frame for fixing the fan part, and the second outer frame joined with the first outer frame in a turnable state, and a joined portion between the first outer frame and the second outer frame is turned when a force is applied to the fan unit. Electronic equipment is mounted with the fan unit. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to improving fan unit mounting workability in an electronic device in which a cooling fan unit is arranged in a rack mount type device unit.

  In recent years, there has been a demand for further ultra-high density design in electronic equipment. With the ultra-high density design, it takes a lot of time to mount and replace the internal unit mounted on the electronic device.

  In this regard, particularly in a rack-mount type electronic device or the like, since the upper and lower sides may be blocked by other electronic devices, a cooling air intake port is often provided on the front surface.

  Therefore, there is a technique as described in Patent Document 1 in order to facilitate mounting and replacement of the fan. In the technique disclosed in Patent Document 1, a cassette fan with a connector attached thereto, a fan fixing frame fixed to a housing, and a fan fixing frame that is rotatably joined to the cassette fan so that the cassette fan can be stored from an opening surface. There has been proposed an axial fan comprising a fan case having a connector fitted to the connector of the cassette fan. And by using such a fan, the coupling | bonding by a screw is abbreviate | omitted and mounting and replacement | exchange are made easy.

JP 2002-206500 A

  In recent years, with the demand for enhancement and reduction in the performance of electronic equipment, a large number of interface (for example, Hard Disk Drive) connections related to performance are required. And the interface connection area is insufficient.

  This is illustrated in FIG. As can be seen from FIG. 7, when the fan unit 16 is mounted on the front and rear surface of the electronic device unit 17, a large access area is required for mounting the fan unit 16, and the number of interface connections resulting from the enhancement of the performance of the electronic device device Many can not be installed.

In order to solve this problem, a structure as shown in FIG. 6 can be considered. In the structure of FIG. 6, when mounting the fan unit 11 in the rack mount type electronic device unit 12 in which the fan unit 11 is arranged at the center of the device unit, the electronic device unit 12 is pulled out from the rack 13 and then the upper or The fan unit 11 is mounted from the side. As a result, a state in which the front and rear surfaces of the device unit are blocked by the fan can be avoided, but this structure cannot solve the above-described problem that requires a lot of work time.

  Further, in order to pull out the electronic device unit 12 from the rack 13, it is necessary to mount a rail rack 14 for drawing on the side surface of the electronic device unit, and in addition, a cable processing mechanism member 15 for processing a connection cable on the back of the electronic device unit. Therefore, there is a problem that the cost of the apparatus becomes expensive.

  Therefore, the present invention provides a fan unit structure and a fan unit mounting workability improvement method that improve the mounting workability that can reduce the work time when mounting the fan unit, compared to the time required for the conventional mounting work. For the purpose.

  According to a first aspect of the present invention, in a fan unit that is attached from the opening of an electric device having an opening and that cools the inside of the electric device, the fan unit that operates for the cooling, and the fan When a force is applied to the fan unit, the first outer frame fixing the portion and the second outer frame joined in a rotatable state with the first outer frame. A fan unit is provided in which a joint portion between the first outer frame and the second outer frame rotates.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in a mounting method of a fan unit that is attached from the opening of an electric device having an opening and cools the inside of the electric device, a fan unit that operates for the cooling; A first outer frame that fixes the fan unit, and a second outer frame that is joined to the first outer frame in a rotatable state, and applies a force to the fan unit. In such a case, a fan unit mounting method is provided in which a fan unit in which a joint portion between the first outer frame and the second outer frame rotates is mounted on the electronic device.

  According to the present invention, when the fan unit is mounted, the working time can be shortened compared to the time required for the conventional mounting work.

It is a figure showing the basic composition of fan unit 1 which is an embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure showing about the basic structure inside the electronic device unit. It is a figure showing operation | movement of a fan unit. It is a figure showing a state diagram in which a fan unit is mounted in an electronic device unit. It is the figure which completed the mounting of the fan unit to the electronic device unit. It is a figure showing the explanatory view (mounting time / additional member) of the subject of a related technique. It is a figure showing explanatory drawing (interface connection point) of the subject of a related technique.

  Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  The structure of the fan unit 1 which is embodiment of this invention is shown in FIG.

  The fan unit 1 includes a single fan 2, a first outer frame 3, a second outer frame 4, a spring 5, and a power feeding connector 6.

  The fan 2 is a blower that operates to cool the inside of the electronic device unit when the fan unit 1 is attached to the electronic device unit. In the present invention, the structure, shape and the like of the fan unit 2 are not particularly limited, and a fan having an arbitrary shape can be used.

  The first outer frame 3 and the second outer frame 4 are portions that become the outer frame of the fan unit 2. The first outer frame 3 fixes a single fan 2 that is a single fan. The second outer frame 4 is fixed to the first outer frame 3 and is movable from a parallel state to a state rotated by 90 °.

  The spring 5 is a spring having a force for holding the first outer frame 3 in parallel with the second outer frame 4. In addition, this time, a spring is illustrated as one of the methods of holding the first outer frame 3 in parallel with the second outer frame 4, but this does not limit the method of holding in the parallel state to a spring. Absent. As long as it can hold | maintain in a parallel state, you may use other than a spring.

  The power supply connector 6 is a connector for supplying electricity to the fan unit 2. The power supply connector 6 is disposed at a position protruding forward in the insertion direction as a power supply connector when the second outer frame 4 has completed 90 ° rotation.

  Next, FIG. 2 shows a rack mount type electronic device unit on which the fan unit 1 of FIG. 1 is mounted. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an internal structure of the electronic device unit 7. Note that the present invention can be applied to any electronic device unit having any function.

  Inside the electronic device unit 7, an arcuate receiving surface 9 is provided along the insertion shelf bottom surface 8 of the fan unit 1.

  The structure shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is an example, and the shape and position of the first outer frame 3 and the second outer frame 4, the position of the power supply connector 6, and the electronic device unit in the embodiment of the present invention. 7. The internal position, quantity, and structure are not limited to the above. For example, by changing the insertion direction of the fan unit 1, this structure is effective even if the direction of 90 ° rotation is lateral or downward. Further, the position and the number of fan units 1 used are not limited to the above.

  Next, the operation of the fan unit 1 will be described with reference to FIG.

  The fan unit 1 held in parallel by the spring 5 maintains its horizontal state when no external force is applied. Then, by applying an external force to the fan unit 1, the fan unit 2 and the second outer frame 4 that fixes the fan unit have a structure that can rotate up to 90 °.

  Further, when the second outer frame 4 has completed 90 ° rotation, the power supply connector 6 has a structure that is convex forward of the fan unit.

  Next, the operation when the fan unit 1 is mounted on the electronic device unit 7 will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5.

  First, a state where the fan unit 1 is mounted on the electronic device unit 7 is shown in FIG. By mounting the fan unit 1 on the electronic device unit 7, the second outer frame 4 of the fan unit 1 starts to rotate along the arcuate receiving surface 9 inside the electronic device unit 7. Then, when the mounting of the fan unit 1 is completed, the second outer frame 4 completes the 90 ° rotation, and the mounting on the electronic device unit 7 is completed.

  FIG. 5 shows the state where the mounting is completed. At the same time as the mounting is completed, power is supplied to the fan unit 1 by the power supply connector 6 so that the fan 2 rotates and a cooling effect is obtained.

  Next, the effect of this embodiment will be described.

  The first effect of the present invention is that when the fan unit is mounted, the work time can be shortened compared to the time required for the conventional mounting work.

  In other words, when mounting a fan unit in a rack mount type electronic device unit with a fan unit placed in the center of the device, it can be mounted without pulling out the electronic device unit from the rack, so the mounting work time can be greatly reduced. .

  The second effect is that a member for pulling out the electronic device unit from the rack becomes unnecessary, and the cost of the device can be reduced.

  In other words, since there is no need to pull out the electronic device unit from the rack, there is no need for a slide rail for drawer mounted on the side, bottom or top surface of the electronic device unit, or a cable arm mechanism for connecting cable mounted on the back of the electronic device unit. Become. Therefore, the cost can be reduced for the cost of the member.

  A third effect is that a large number of external interface connection portions connected to the electronic device unit can be mounted.

  In other words, by inserting the fan unit into the electronic device unit while keeping the orientation of the fan horizontal with respect to the access surface of the electronic device unit, the access area required to mount the fan unit is significantly larger than before (up to approximately Assuming about 80%), the external interface connection area of the electronic device unit can be expanded, and a large number of connection portions can be mounted.

  Moreover, although the above-described embodiment is a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the scope of the present invention is not limited only to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications are made without departing from the gist of the present invention. Implementation in the form is possible.

  The fan unit structure that can improve the mounting workability proposed in the present invention can be widely applied to fields requiring a fan unit mainly for computer devices, that is, electronic / electrical devices.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Fan unit 2 Single fan 3 1st outer frame 4 2nd outer frame 5 Spring 6 Power supply connector 7 Electronic device unit 8 Insertion shelf bottom face 9 Reception surface

Claims (10)

In the fan unit that is attached from the opening of the electric device including the opening and cools the inside of the electric device,
A fan unit that operates for cooling; a first outer frame that fixes the fan unit; and a second outer frame that is joined to the first outer frame in a rotatable state. The fan unit is characterized in that when a force is applied to the fan unit, a joint portion between the first outer frame and the second outer frame rotates.   The fan unit according to claim 1, wherein the turning angle is approximately 90 degrees.   3. The fan unit according to claim 1, wherein when the force is not applied, the joint portion is kept in a horizontal state by an elastic body. 4. The fan unit according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a power supply connector for supplying electricity to the fan unit.
When the said fan unit is attached to the said electric equipment, the said electric power feeding connector is inserted in the part which performs the electric supply with which the said electric equipment is provided, The fan unit characterized by the above-mentioned. In an electric equipment provided with the opening part for attaching the fan unit of any one of Claims 1 thru | or 4 in order to cool an inside,
The opening is provided with an arc-shaped receiving surface along the bottom surface of the fan unit insertion shelf, and the fan portion of the fan unit is fitted at an angle of about 90 degrees from the bottom surface of the insertion shelf. Electronic equipment characterized by In the mounting method of the fan unit that is attached from the opening of the electric device including the opening and cools the inside of the electric device,
A fan unit that operates for cooling; a first outer frame that fixes the fan unit; and a second outer frame that is joined to the first outer frame in a rotatable state. The fan unit is mounted with a fan unit in which a joint portion between the first outer frame and the second outer frame rotates when a force is applied to the fan unit. Mounting method.   7. The fan unit mounting method according to claim 6, wherein the rotation angle of the fan unit is approximately 90 degrees.   8. The fan unit mounting method according to claim 6, wherein the fan unit keeps the joint portion horizontal by an elastic body when the force is not applied. 9. Mounting method. The fan unit mounting method according to any one of claims 6 to 8, wherein the fan unit further includes a power supply connector for supplying electricity to the fan unit.
The fan unit mounting method, wherein when the fan unit is attached to the electric device, the power supply connector is inserted into a portion of the electric device that supplies electricity. The fan unit mounting method according to any one of claims 6 to 9, wherein the fan unit is
An electric device having an opening for mounting a fan unit for cooling the inside, wherein the opening is provided with an arc-shaped receiving surface along a bottom surface of the fan unit insertion shelf, and the fan unit The fan unit is mounted on an electronic device fitted at an angle of about 90 degrees from the bottom surface of the insertion shelf.

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