SERVER RACK

• US 20120113592A1
• Filed: 06/13/2011
• Published: 05/10/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 11/05/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Inventec Corporation
• Original Assignee: Inventec Corporation
• Inventors: Chen, Chien-An
• Granted Patent: US 8,520,385 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 361/695
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 7/1488 Cabinets therefor, e.g. chassis or racks or mechanical interfaces between blades and support structures
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 7/1489 characterized by the mounting of blades therein, e.g. brackets, rails, trays H05K7/1491 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 7/20736 within cabinets for removing heat from server blades

Abstract

A server rack includes a cabinet, at least one fan, and at least one circuit board, in which the cabinet has a first side surface and a second side surface arranged along a first direction and opposite to each other. The fan is installed on the first side surface of the cabinet and blows an airflow in the first direction, the circuit board is installed in the cabinet along the second direction, and the second direction and the first direction are perpendicular to each other, so the airflow generated by the fan is blown to the circuit board, thereby performing heat dissipation.

Claims

1. A server rack, comprising:

a cabinet, having a first side surface and a second side surface opposite to each other, wherein the first side surface and the second side surface are arranged along a first direction and form an accommodation room inside the cabinet;

at least one fan, installed on the first side surface of the cabinet, wherein the fan blows an airflow in the first direction to the second side surface; and

at least one circuit board, installed in the cabinet along a second direction, wherein the second direction and the first direction are perpendicular to each other, and the airflow of the fan is blown to the circuit board.

2. The server rack according to claim 1, wherein the cabinet further has an opening facing the second direction, and the opening is communicated with the accommodation room, the opening is used for the circuit board to pass through the opening and to be installed in the cabinet.

3. The server rack according to claim 1, further comprising at least one drawer, wherein the circuit board is placed on the drawer and the drawer is installed in the cabinet along the second direction.

4. The server rack according to claim 3, wherein the drawer has two side walls opposite to each other, the two side walls are perpendicular to the first direction, and the two side walls respectively are opened with at least one through hole for the airflow to pass through.

5. The server rack according to claim 1, wherein the first side surface and the second side surface of the cabinet respectively have corresponding at least one guide rail, and the circuit board is placed on the at least two guide rails and slides in the cabinet by the guide rails.

6. The server rack according to claim 1, further comprising at least one radiator, installed on the first side surface of the cabinet.

7. The server rack according to claim 1, wherein the cabinet further has at least one assembling frame disposed on the first side surface, and the fan is installed inside the assembling frame.

8. The server rack according to claim 1, wherein the second side surface of the cabinet is further opened with a vent, for the airflow generated by the fan to be blown outside the cabinet.

9. The server rack according to claim 1, wherein the circuit board has two long side edges opposite to each other and two short side edges opposite to each other, the two short side edges are parallel to the first direction, and the two long side edges are parallel to the second direction.