SERVER HAVING CARRIER AND POWER MODULE

• US 20130265714A1
• Filed: 03/14/2013
• Published: 10/10/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 04/09/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Winstron Corporation
• Original Assignee: Winstron Corporation
• Inventors: TSAO, Yu-Tung
• Granted Patent: US 9,086,856 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 361/679.53
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 95/02 Handles similar handles for doors in general E05B1/0015
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/181 Enclosures for portable computers G06F1/1613
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/187 Mounting of fixed and removable disk drives
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/188 Mounting of power supply units
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/20 Cooling means
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 7/1487 Blade assemblies, e.g. blade cases or inner arrangements within a blade

Abstract

A carrier for installation in a receiving space of a chassis includes a carrier body having a bottom wall and two sidewalls that cooperatively define a carrying space. The bottom wall has two opposite short sides respectively defining front and rear sides of the carrier body. A front shell is connected to the front side of the carrier body, and includes a front cover plate and two connecting walls extending into the carrying space and respectively and adjustably connected to the sidewalls in an overlapping manner to adjust a distance between the front cover plate and the rear side of the carrier body, so that the length of the carrier corresponds to the depth of the receiving space of the chassis.

Claims

1. A carrier for installation in a receiving space of a chassis of a server, comprising:

a carrier body including a rectangular first bottom wall and two first sidewalls that extend upwardly and respectively from two opposite long sides of said first bottom wall, said first bottom wall and said first sidewalls cooperatively defining a carrying space, said first bottom wall having one short side that defines a front side of said carrier body and the other short side that defines a rear side of said carrier body; and

a front shell connected to said front side of said carrier body, and including an upper shell having a front cover plate, a handgrip disposed on said front cover plate, and two connecting walls, said connecting walls extending into said carrying space from said front side of said carrier body and being respectively and adjustably connected to said first sidewalls in an overlapping manner to adjust a distance between said front cover plate and said rear side of said carrier body, so that the length of said carrier corresponds to the depth of the receiving space of the chassis.

2. The carrier of claim 1, wherein said carrier body further includes a plurality of pairs of first positioning portions, each pair of said first positioning portions being respectively provided on said first sidewalls, said first positioning portions that are located on the same one of said first sidewalls being arranged spaced apart from each other along the length of said corresponding first sidewall, said front shell further including a pair of second positioning portions that are respectively provided on said connecting walls and that are selectively connected to one of said pairs of said first positioning portions.

3. The carrier of claim 2, wherein each of said first and second positioning portions includes a plurality of through holes, said through holes in each said first positioning portion being disposed in a position corresponding to that of said through holes in each said second positioning portion.

4. The carrier of claim 1, wherein said front cover plate of said upper shell has a plurality of passage holes, said front shell further including a lower shell that is connected to said upper shell and that cooperates with the same to define a flow guide space, said lower shell having said connecting walls.

5. The carrier of claim 4, wherein said upper shell further has a top wall and a second sidewall, said top wall being connected to a top end of said front cover plate and being oppositely spaced apart from said first bottom wall, said second sidewall being connected to one side of said front cover plate and a corresponding side of said top wall, said lower shell further having a second bottom wall that is connected to said front cover plate opposite to said top wall, said connecting walls being respectively connected to two opposite sides of said second bottom wall, said second sidewall being connected to a corresponding one of said connecting walls.

6. The carrier of claim 1, wherein said carrier body further includes a pair of stop pieces that are respectively connected to said first sidewalls and that are spaced apart from said first bottom wall, said pair of stop pieces cooperating with said first bottom wall to define a pair of guide rails to receive said connecting walls, respectively.

7. A power module for a server, comprising:

a carrier including

a carrier body including a rectangular first bottom wall and two first sidewalls that extend upwardly and respectively from two opposite long sides of said first bottom wall, said first bottom wall and said first sidewalls cooperatively defining a carrying space, said first bottom wall having one short side that defines a front side of said carrier body and the other short side that defines a rear side of said carrier body, and

a front shell connected to said front side of said carrier body, and including an upper shell having a front cover plate, a handgrip disposed on said front cover plate, and two connecting walls, said connecting walls extending into said carrying space from said front side of said carrier body and being respectively and adjustably connected to said first sidewalls in an overlapping manner to adjust a distance between said front cover plate and said rear side of said carrier body; and

two power supplies spaced apart in a front-rear direction and disposed on said first bottom wall in proximity to said first sidewalls, respectively.

8. The power module of claim 7, wherein said carrier body further includes a plurality of pairs of first positioning portions, each pair of said first positioning portions being respectively provided on said first sidewalls, said first positioning portions that are located on the same one of said first sidewalls being arranged spaced apart from each other along the length of said corresponding first sidewall, said front shell further including a pair of second positioning portions that are respectively provided on said connecting walls and that are selectively connected to one of said pairs of said first positioning portions.

9. The power module of claim 8, wherein each of said first and second positioning portions includes a plurality of through holes, said through holes in each said first positioning portion being disposed in a position corresponding to that of said through holes in each said second positioning portion.

10. The power module of claim 7, wherein said front cover plate of said upper shell includes a plurality of passage holes, said front shell further including a lower shell that is connected to said upper shell and that cooperates with the same to define a flow guide space, said lower shell having said connecting walls.

11. The power module of claim 10, wherein said carrier further includes two limiting shells and a divider, said limiting shells being spaced apart in a front-rear direction, being fixed to said first bottom wall in proximity to said first sidewalls, respectively, and respectively accommodating said power supplies, said divider being connected between sides of said limiting shells that are distal from said first sidewalls to partition said carrying space into two air passages, said air passages respectively extending through said power supplies.

12. The power module of claim 11, wherein said upper shell further has a top wall and a second sidewall, said top wall being L-shaped and being oppositely spaced apart from said first bottom wall of said carrier body, said top wall including a main portion connected to said front cover plate, and an extension portion extending rearwardly from a part of said main portion, said extension portion and said carrier body cooperatively defining an air passage that corresponds to one of said power supplies which is disposed in proximity to said rear side of said carrier body, said second sidewall being connected to one end of said front cover plate and a corresponding end of said top wall, said lower shell further having a second bottom wall that is oppositely spaced apart from said top wall and that has a front side connected to said front cover plate, said connecting walls being respectively connected to two opposite sides of said second bottom wall, said second sidewall being connected to a corresponding one of said connecting walls.

13. The power module of claim 7, wherein said carrier body further includes a pair of stop pieces that are respectively connected to said first sidewalls and that are spaced apart from said first bottom wall, said pair of stop pieces cooperating with said first bottom wall to define a pair of guide rails to receive said connecting walls, respectively.

14. A server, comprising:

a chassis defining a receiving space and an opening in spatial communication with said receiving space;

a heat dissipation module disposed on said chassis opposite to said opening; and

at least one power module accommodated in said receiving space of said chassis and including a carrier and two power supplies, said carrier including

a carrier body including a rectangular first bottom wall and two first sidewalls that extend upwardly and respectively from two opposite long sides of said first bottom wall, said first bottom wall and said first sidewalls cooperatively defining a carrying space, said first bottom wall having one short side that defines a front side of said carrier body and the other short side that defines a rear side of said carrier body, said rear side of said carrier body being proximate to said heat dissipation module, said power supplies being spaced apart in a front-rear direction and being disposed on said first bottom wall in proximity to said first sidewalls, respectively, and

a front shell connected to said front side of said carrier, and including an upper shell having a front cover plate, a handgrip disposed on said front cover plate, and two connecting walls, said connecting walls extending into said carrying space from said front side of said carrier body and being respectively and adjustably connected to said first sidewall in an overlapping manner to adjust a distance between said front cover plate and said rear side of said carrier body, so that the length of said carrier corresponds to the depth of said receiving space of said chassis and said front cover plate is located at said opening.

15. The server of claim 14, wherein said carrier body further includes a plurality of pairs of first positioning portions, each pair of said first positioning portions being respectively provided on said first sidewalls, said first positioning portions that are located on the same one of said first sidewalls being arranged spaced apart from each other along the length of said corresponding first sidewall, said front shell further including a pair of second positioning portions that are respectively provided on said connecting walls and that are selectively connected to one of said pairs of said first positioning portions.

16. The server of claim 15, wherein each of said first and second positioning portions includes a plurality of through holes, said through holes in each said first positioning portion being disposed in a position corresponding to that of said through holes in each said second positioning portion.

17. The server of claim 14, wherein said front cover plate of said upper shell includes a plurality of passage holes, said front shell further including a lower shell that is connected to said upper shell and that cooperates with the same to define a flow guide space, said lower shell having said connecting walls.

18. The server of claim 17, wherein said carrier further includes two limiting shells and a divider, said limiting shells being spaced apart in a front-rear direction, being connected to said first bottom wall in proximity to said first sidewalls, respectively, and respectively accommodating said power supplies, said divider being connected between sides of said limiting shells that are distal from said first sidewalls to partition said carrying space into two air passages, said air passages respectively extending through said power supplies.

19. The server of claim 18, wherein said upper shell further has a top wall and a second sidewall, said top wall being L-shaped and being oppositely spaced apart from said first bottom wall of said carrier body, said top wall including a main portion connected to said front cover plate, and an extension portion extending rearwardly from a part of said main portion, said extension portion and said carrier body cooperatively defining an air passage that corresponds to one of said power supplies which is disposed in proximity to said rear side of said carrier body, said second sidewall being connected to one end of said front cover plate and a corresponding end of said top wall, said lower shell further having a second bottom wall that is oppositely spaced apart from said top wall and that has a front side connected to said front cover plate, said connecting walls being respectively connected to two opposite sides of said second bottom wall, said second sidewall being connected to a corresponding one of said connecting walls.

20. The server of claim 14, wherein said carrier body further includes a pair of stop pieces that are respectively connected to said first sidewalls and that are spaced apart from said first bottom wall, said pair of stop pieces cooperating with said first bottom wall to define a pair of guide rails to receive said connecting walls, respectively.