The present invention relates to a fixing device and an accommodation device using the same.
As the digital living space getting popular and the requirement of internet service growing, the host server equips with more hardware structures to obtain more storage resource.
It is critical for designers to consider not only the hard drive storage capacity but also depths of the server accommodation cabinet, the opening directions, the power supply, and the heat dissipation thereof. The server accommodation cabinet might be at an environment with liquid, and some server accommodation cabinets are cooled down by liquid. Nevertheless, the liquid might generate upward buoyancy to the server which dislocates the server away from its storage position.
As known from the above description, there is a need to develop a server accommodation device which can stably fix servers, so as to prevent the server from dislocating away from the storage position due to the buoyancy.
The invention provides a fixing device including a main body, a sliding block, and a fixing rod. The main body has a sliding rail and a guiding hole, and the sliding rail which is disposed at and vertically extends along a front side of the main body. The guiding hole adjoins the sliding rail and horizontally extends through the main body. The sliding block is slidably connected to the sliding rail. The fixing rod is movably connected to the sliding block and extends through the guiding hole, and the sliding block is configured to move along the sliding rail and enable the guiding hole to drive the fixing rod to horizontally move.
In some embodiments of the present invention, the fixing device fixes an electrical device to an accommodation structure, and the fixing device is configured to move along an operation direction to enable the electrical device to be detachable from the accommodation structure and to drive the electrical device to move outside of the accommodation structure along a detaching direction, and the operation direction is the same as the detaching direction.
In some embodiments of the present invention, the fixing device includes an elastic component, and the fixing rod has a head portion and a neck portion. The sliding block has a blocking portion, and the elastic component is disposed at the neck portion and between the head portion and the blocking portion.
In some embodiments of the present invention, the fixing rod further includes a cone portion which is in contact with an inner surface of the guiding hole, and the cone portion has a vertical length extending toward a back side of the main body.
In some embodiments of the present invention, the guiding hole has an internal diameter increasing toward a back side of the main body.
In some embodiments of the present invention, the fixing rod horizontally extends through the sliding block such that the sliding block limits the fixing rod in a vertical axis. The fixing rod is configured to move relative to the sliding block in a horizontal axis.
In some embodiments of the present invention, the guiding hole includes a sloped bottom surface which is higher at a front side of the main body and lower at a back side of the main body.
An aspect of the present invention is related to an accommodation device including an accommodation cabinet, a shell, and at least one fixing device. The accommodation cabinet has a top opening, two walls, and a positioning hole, and the two walls are parallel and disposed at an interior surface of the accommodation cabinet. A path is defined between the two walls, and the positioning hole is disposed at the interior surface and between the two walls. The shell has an upper hole and at least one fixing hole, and the shell is configured to move between the two walls along a vertical axis. The at least one fixing device extends through the upper hole, and the at least one fixing device includes a main body, a sliding block, and a fixing rod. The main body has a sliding rail and a guiding hole, and the sliding rail is disposed at and vertically extends along a front side of the main body, the guiding hole adjoins the sliding rail and horizontally extends through the main body. The sliding block is slidably connected to the sliding rail. The fixing rod is configured to fix the shell to the main body, and the fixing rod is movably connected to the sliding block and in contact with the main body. The fixing rod extends through the fixing hole and the positioning hole, and the main body is configured to receive a force to vertically move relative to the sliding block such that the guiding hole guides the fixing rod to move into the positioning hole or move outside of the positioning hole in a horizontal axis.
In some embodiments of the present invention, a distance between top portions of the two walls gradually increases upward along vertical axis.
In some embodiments of the present invention, the accommodation cabinet includes a guiding structure which is disposed between the two sidewalls and is above the positioning hole, and the guiding structure extends upward and gradually extends away from the path.
In some embodiments of the present invention, the accommodation device further includes a hanging bracket, and the at least one fixing device includes two fixing devices. The hanging bracket includes two lateral arms and a supporting rod which is connected between the two lateral arms, and the two lateral arms respectively join the two fixing devices.
An aspect of the present invention relates to an accommodation device including an accommodation cabinet, a shell, and at least one fixing device. The accommodation cabinet has a top opening, two walls, and a positioning hole, and the two walls are parallel and disposed at an interior surface of the accommodation cabinet. A path is defined between the two walls, and the positioning hole is disposed at the interior surface and between the two walls. The shell has an upper hole and at least one fixing hole, and the shell is configured to move between the two walls along a vertical axis. The at least one fixing device extends through the upper hole, and the at least one fixing device includes a main body, a sliding block, and a fixing rod. The main body has a sliding rail and a guiding hole, and the sliding rail is disposed at and vertically extends along a front side of the main body, the guiding hole adjoins sliding rail and horizontally extends through the main body. The sliding block is slidably connected to the sliding rail. The fixing rod is configured to fix the shell to the main body, and the fixing rod is movably connected to the sliding block and in contact with the main body, the fixing rod extends through the fixing hole and the positioning hole. The main body is configured to move downward relative to the sliding block such that the guiding hole guides the fixing rod to move into the positioning hole. The main body is configured to move upward relative to the sliding block such that the guiding hole guides the fixing rod to move outside of the positioning hole.
In embodiments of the present invention, a purpose is to improve traditional and manufacturing processes for detaching and assembling an electronic assembly. With the accommodation device and the fixing device in the present invention, the electronic assembly has a detaching direction and an unlocking operation direction the same as the detaching direction. As such, a user or an automatic arm can efficiently and easily apply a force in one single direction for inserting and locking the electronic assembly to the accommodation structure. The user or the automatic arm can also apply a force in one single direction for detaching and unlocking the electronic assembly from the accommodation structure. Therefore, the present invention can not only improve the traditional manufacturing process but also make the efficiency about automatic production and the efficiency to assemble electrical components better. In addition, the fixing device can stably fix a server to the accommodation structure in a locking state, so as to prevent the buoyancy generated by the liquid in the accommodation structure from affecting the server. The user can easily pull the fixing device to release the server from the locking state, and the user can move the server out of the accommodation structure without touching the liquid.
It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are by examples, and are intended to provide further explanation of the invention as claimed.
The invention can be more fully understood by reading the following detailed description of the embodiment, with reference made to the accompanying drawings as follows:
Reference will now be made in detail to the present embodiments of the invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. Wherever possible, the same reference numbers are used in the drawings and the description to refer to the same or like parts.
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Specifically, the accommodation structure 100 can be a structure which can accommodate the electronic assembly 200, and the accommodation structure 100 can be an accommodation cabinet, a chassis, electrical equipment with an accommodating function, or mechanical equipment with an accommodation function. The electronic assembly 200 can be a server, a hard drive such as mechanical hard drive and solid-state drive, or a printed circuit board. The present invention is not limited in this respect. In addition, the electronic assembly 200 has an outer shell, and the accommodation structure 100 and the outer shell of the electronic assembly 200 can be made of alloy or polymer, the outer shell of the electronic assembly 200 can protect components therein. The interior surface 140 can include an inner surface of the accommodation structure 100 or a surface of a board which is inserted into the accommodation structure 100, and the board is an alloy board or a polymer board. The present invention is not limited in this respect. Moreover, the walls 130 can also be made of alloy, and the walls 130 are manufactured by a machining process or a bending process, and the walls 130 are fixed to the accommodation structure 100 by soldering or locking. The present invention is not limited in this respect.
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In addition, the accommodation structure 100 further includes a guiding structure 170 which is located between the two walls 130 and is above the positioning hole 150, and the guiding structure 170 can be a curved board or a flat board. Moreover, the guiding structure 170 extends from the interior surface 140, and the guiding structure 170 extends upward and gradually extend away from the path M and the corresponding interior surface 140. Therefore, the guiding structure 170 is sloped with the interior surface 140 and extends outward relative to the path M and the interior surface 140. When the electronic assembly 200 is about to move between the two walls 130, the guiding structure 170 guides the electronic assembly 200 to the path M along the horizontal axis X.
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In embodiments of the present invention, an insertion direction of the electronic assembly to an accommodation structure is the same as a locking operation direction thereof, and a detaching direction of the electronic assembly from the accommodation is the same as an unlocking operation direction thereof. As such, a user or an automatic arm can efficiently and easily apply a force in one single direction for inserting and locking the electronic assembly to the accommodation structure. The user or the automatic arm can also apply a force in one single direction to detaching and unlocking the electronic assembly from the accommodation structure. Therefore, the present invention can not only improve the traditional manufacturing process but also make the efficiency about automatic production and the efficiency to assemble electrical components better. In addition, the fixing device can stably fix a server to the accommodation structure in a locking state, so as to prevent the buoyancy generated by the liquid in the accommodation structure from affecting the server. The user can easily pull the fixing device to release the server from the locking state, and the user can move the server out of the accommodation structure without touching the liquid.
Although the present invention has been described in considerable detail with reference to certain embodiments thereof, other embodiments are possible. Therefore, the spirit and scope of the appended claims should not be limited to the description of the embodiments contained herein.
It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made to the structure of the present invention without departing from the scope or spirit of the invention. In view of the foregoing, it is intended that the present invention cover modifications and variations of this invention provided they fall within the scope of the following claims.
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This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 63/203,870, filed Aug. 3, 2021, and China Application Serial Number 202210003668.6, filed Jan. 5, 2022, which are herein incorporated by reference in their entireties.
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