JP6458583B2 - Enclosure rack - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a housing mounting rack, and particularly to a housing mounting rack in which a mounted member is mounted.

  In a server room or the like, electronic devices such as computers and servers are generally accommodated together in a single rack. As such a rack, for example, a 19-inch rack conforming to the EIA standard is typically used. And when changing the mounting position of the server mounted in the rack up and down, stop the server and remove all cables, then lower the server from the rack and change the rail to fix the rack Then, the server is mounted on the rack again at a desired position.

  However, removing all the cables and moving the server is not workable, and is dangerous if the rack is high or the server is heavy. Therefore, Patent Document 1 discloses an electronic equipment rack that can change the mounting position of a server mounted in the rack up and down without being lowered from the rack with the cables attached.

  Patent Document 1 proposes that a fixing hole for fixing a server is formed with a screw hole into which a fixing screw for an electronic equipment rack is inserted and a pin hole into which a locking pin to an elevating means is inserted. Has been.

  In the electronic device rack of Patent Document 1, when the server is mounted on the electronic device rack, the server is mounted on the electronic device rack by inserting a fixing screw into a screw hole of the fixing bracket. On the other hand, when changing the mounting position of the server, the locking pin is inserted into the pin hole of the fixing bracket, the above fixing screw is removed, the server is locked to the lifting / lowering means, and the lifting / lowering means is lifted / lowered. To the desired height. Thereafter, the fixing screw is inserted into a new screw hole positioned at a desired height, the server is mounted again on the electronic equipment rack, and the above-described locking pin is removed.

JP 2009-147017 A

  The electronic device rack of Patent Document 1 can change the server mounting position up and down without pulling the server out of the rack with the cables attached. However, when the server is raised and lowered, a plurality of fixing screws and locking pins are used. Need to be repeatedly attached and removed, which takes time.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and a housing in which the mounting position of the mounted member can be easily changed up and down while the cables are mounted without dropping the mounted member from the housing mounting rack. An object is to provide a body-mounted rack.

  In order to achieve the above object, a chassis mounting rack according to the present invention supports four long support members in which a plurality of first recesses are formed in the longitudinal direction and the lower surfaces of the four support members. A base and a second recess that is fixed to the front side adjacent to the surface on which the first recesses of the four support members are formed are vertically movable and can be arranged in parallel with the first recess, respectively. Four lift members that are interlocked with each other, and a fitting member that is provided with a convex portion that can be fitted to the first concave portion and the second concave portion, and is fixed to the mounted member.

  According to the above-described aspect of the present invention, the mounting position of the mounted member can be easily changed up and down without removing the mounted member from the housing mounting rack and with the cables attached.

It is a schematic front view of the housing mounting rack 10 according to the first embodiment. It is a partial exploded perspective view of the housing mounting rack 100 according to the second embodiment. It is a partial expansion perspective view of the housing | casing mounting rack 100 which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a three-view figure of the housing | casing fixing | fixed part 400 which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure for demonstrating the procedure at the time of moving a server upwards in the housing | casing mounting rack 100 which concerns on 2nd Embodiment.

<First Embodiment>
A first embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 1 shows a schematic front view of a housing mounting rack according to the present embodiment. The housing mounting rack 10 includes four support members 20, a base 30, four elevating members 40, and four fitting members 50. In FIG. 1, for convenience, the support member 20 and the elevating member 40 are illustrated separately from each other. However, the support member 20 and the elevating member 40 slide between the first concave portion 21 and the second concave portion 41 as described later. They are placed close enough to move.

  The four support members 20 are long bodies that support the mounted member 60, and a plurality of first concave portions 21 are formed in a vertical direction on a surface facing the mounted member 60. Each of the plurality of first concave portions 21 is formed in a shape that fits with a convex portion 51 of a fitting member 50 described later.

  The base 30 supports the lower surfaces of the four support members 20. The four support members 20, the base 30, and a top plate, a decorative plate, and the like (not shown in FIG. 1) constitute, for example, a rack mount type 19-inch rack conforming to the EIA standard.

  Each of the four elevating members 40 is formed with a second concave portion 41 having a shape that fits with a convex portion 51 of a fitting member 50 to be described later, and is vertically movable in the vicinity of the four support members 20. In the vicinity of the four support members 20, for example, the elevating members 40 are rotatably mounted on the four support members 20, respectively, and the chains in which the elevating members 40 are inserted are engaged with the gears. It is arranged to move up and down.

  Here, the four elevating members 40 move up and down in conjunction with each other. For example, a shaft is disposed between two opposing two support members 20, the above-described gear is fixed to two shafts disposed between the four support members 20, and two Connect the connecting belt to the shaft. As a result, the four gears rotate in conjunction with each other via the two shafts and the connecting belt, and the four lifting members 40 move up and down in conjunction with each other.

  The four fitting members 50 are fixed to the four corners of the mounted member 60, respectively. On the outside of the fitting member 50, a convex portion 51 that can be fitted to the first concave portion 21 and the second concave portion 41 is disposed. Although the shape of the convex part 51 is not specifically limited, It forms in the shape which fits the 1st recessed part 21 and the 2nd recessed part 41 stably. Here, although the case where the four fitting members 50 fixed to the four corners of the mounted member 60 are used has been described in the present embodiment, the four protrusions that can be fitted into the first recess 21 and the second recess 41, respectively. One frame-like fitting member provided with the portion 51 can also be used.

  When the mounted member 60 is mounted on the chassis mounting rack 10 configured as described above, the following is performed. That is, the fitting members 50 are fixed to the four corners of the mounted member 60, respectively. In this state, the convex portions 51 of the fitting members 50 at the four corners are slid into the first concave portions 21 of the four support members 20, and the convex portions 51 and the first concave portions 21 are fitted. By fitting the convex portion 51 into the first concave portion 21, the mounted member 60 is mounted on the housing mounting rack 10.

  On the other hand, when the mounted member 60 is moved up and down in the housing mounting rack 10, the following is performed. That is, the four raising / lowering members 40 are moved up and down, and the second recessed portion 41 is arranged in parallel with the first recessed portion 21 fitted with the raised portion 51 of the fitting member 50. In this state, the mounted member 60 is pushed forward, and the convex portion 51 is slid into the second concave portion 41. If the convex part 51 and the 2nd recessed part 41 fit, the four raising / lowering members 40 will be moved up and down in this state, and the to-be-mounted member 60 will be moved to desired height. Then, in a state where the second concave portion 41 is juxtaposed with the first concave portion 21 to be moved, the mounted member 60 is pushed back, and the convex portion 51 of the fitting member 50 is moved to the first concave portion 21 to which the supporting member 20 is moved. Slide in. Thereby, the mounted member 60 is moved to a desired height in the housing mounting rack 10.

  As described above, the housing mounting rack 10 according to the present embodiment forms a plurality of first recesses 21 that fit with the protrusions 51 of the fitting member 50 on the four support members 20, and the protrusions 51. The four elevating members 40 formed with the second recesses 41 to be fitted are respectively arranged on the four support members 20 so as to be movable up and down. On the other hand, the mounting member 60 mounted on the housing mounting rack 10 is fixed with a fitting member 50 including a convex portion 51 that can be fitted to the first concave portion 21 and the second concave portion 41.

  When the mounted member 60 is mounted on the chassis mounting rack 10, the convex portions 51 of the fitting members 50 fixed to the four corners of the mounted member 60 are formed in the first concave portions 21 of the four support members 20. Fit each one. On the other hand, when the mounted member 60 is moved up and down in the housing mounting rack 10, the mounted member 60 is pushed out to slide the convex portion 51 of the fitting member 50 from the first concave portion 21 into the second concave portion 41. After that, the elevating member 40 is raised and lowered to a desired height. Then, with the mounted member 60 moved to a desired height, the mounted member 60 is pushed back, and the convex portion 51 of the fitting member 50 is slid from the second concave portion 41 into the new first concave portion 21, The convex portion 51 is fitted into the first concave portion 21 having a desired height.

  With the above-described configuration, the housing mounting rack 10 according to the present embodiment allows cables to be mounted by simply sliding the mounting member 60 back and forth without lowering the mounting member 60 from the housing mounting rack 10. The mounted member 60 can be easily moved between the elevating member 40 and the support member 20 while being mounted. And the mounting height of the to-be-mounted member 60 can be easily changed by raising / lowering the raising / lowering member 40 in which the to-be-mounted member 60 was mounted. Therefore, the height changing operation of the mounted member 60 can be safely performed in a short time.

<Second Embodiment>
A second embodiment will be described. FIG. 2 shows a partially exploded perspective view of the housing mounting rack according to the present embodiment. The case mounting rack 100 includes a rack part 200, an elevating part 300, and a case fixing part 400 (not shown in FIG. 2).

  The rack unit 200 is a box in which a plurality of electronic devices such as servers are mounted. As the rack unit 200, for example, a rack mount type 19-inch rack conforming to the EIA standard can be applied. The rack unit 200 includes a rack body 210 and four rack side fixing units 220.

  The rack body 210 is a box made of a base, a top plate, a decorative plate, and the like, and supports are erected at four corners inside the rack body 210. In FIG. 2, only a part of the decorative board is shown for convenience.

  The four rack-side fixing portions 220 are long bodies that are respectively fixed to four columns of the rack body 210 (not shown). Each of the four rack-side fixing sections 220 facing a casing of an electronic device such as a server mounted on the casing mounting rack 100 is fitted with a plurality of projections 421 of the casing fixing section 400 described later. A recess 221 is formed in the vertical direction. In the present embodiment, the concave portion 221 is formed in a shape that fits with a rail-like (inverted truncated pyramid-shaped) convex portion 421.

  The elevating unit 300 includes four shafts 311 to 314, eight gears 321 to 328, two fixing members 331 and 332, a connecting belt 340, four chains 351 to 354, four elevating support units 361 to 364, And a handle 370.

  Both ends of the four shafts 311 to 314 are fixed to pillars (not shown) of the rack body 210. Specifically, in FIG. 2, shafts 311 and 313 are fixed above and below the left two struts facing the front and rear, and above the right two struts facing the front and back. In addition, shafts 312 and 314 are fixed below.

  The eight gears 321 to 328 are respectively fixed to the front side and the back side of the four shafts 311 to 314 in FIG. For example, the gear 321 is fixed to the front side end of the shaft 311, and the gear 322 is fixed to the back side end of the shaft 311. Thereby, when the shaft 311 is rotated by a handle 370 described later, the gears 321 and 322 are rotated in conjunction with each other.

  The fixing member 331 is fixed in front of the gear 322 of the shaft 311, and the fixing member 332 is fixed in front of the gear 324 of the shaft 312. A connecting belt 340 is connected to the fixing member 331 and the fixing member 332 in the shape of an eight. Thus, when the shaft 311 is rotated by the handle 370, the rotational force is transmitted to the shaft 312 via the fixed member 331, the connecting belt 340 and the fixed member 332, and is transmitted to the gear 323 and the gear 324. That is, when the shaft 311 is rotated by the handle 370, the gears 321 to 324 are rotated in conjunction with each other.

  The four chains 351 to 354 are fixed to the gears 321 to 324, respectively. Thus, when the gear 321 is rotated by the handle 370, the rotation causes the chain 351 to rotate and the gear 325 to rotate. Further, as described above, since the gears 322 to 324 rotate with the gear 321, the chains 352 to 354 rotate and the gears 326 to 328 rotate.

  The elevating support portions 361 to 364 are arranged at the same height position in the chains 351 to 354, respectively. The ascending / descending support portions 361 to 364 move up and down the housing mounting rack 100 as the chains 351 to 354 rotate. A plurality of concave portions 361 a-364 a that can be fitted to the convex portions 421 of the housing fixing portion 400 are formed in the ascending / descending support portions 361-364. FIG. 3 shows a perspective view of the lifting support portion 361. As shown in FIG. 3, the elevation support portion 361 according to the present embodiment is formed with three concave portions 361 a that can be fitted to the convex portions 421 of the housing fixing portion 400. In the present embodiment, the concave portion 361 a is formed in the same shape as the concave portion 221 formed in the rack side fixing portion 220. The lifting support portions 362 to 364 are configured in the same manner as the lifting support portion 361.

  The handle 370 is fixed to the front side of the shaft 311. When the user rotates the handle 370, the shaft 311 rotates, and as described above, the four lifting support portions 361-364 move the casing mounting rack 100 up and down at the same height. Here, the handle 370 does not need to be fixed to the front side of the shaft 311, and can be disposed on the back side of the shaft 311, the front side or the back side of the shaft 312-314, or the like.

  The case fixing unit 400 is a metal part formed in an L shape by bending a sheet metal or the like, and is fixed to the four corners of the case when an electronic device such as a server is mounted on the case mounting rack 100. Is done. A three-sided view of the housing fixing part 400 is shown in FIG. 3 and 4, the housing fixing unit 400 includes a housing fixing surface 410 and a fitting surface 420.

  The housing fixing surface 410 is formed with screw holes 411-413 used for fixing the electronic device mounted on the housing mounting rack 100 to the housing.

  On the fitting surface 420, a convex portion 421 that can be fitted into the concave portion 221 of the rack-side fixing portion 220 and the concave portions 361 a-364 a of the lifting support portions 361-364 is disposed. In the present embodiment, the convex portion 421 is formed in a rail shape (inverted truncated pyramid shape). By fitting the convex portion 421 into the concave portion 221 of the rack side fixing portion 220 or the concave portions 361a to 364a of the lifting support portions 361 to 364, the electronic device fixed to the housing fixing portion 400 can be The unit 300 is mounted.

  In the chassis mounting rack 100 configured as described above, when an electronic device such as a server is mounted on the rack unit 200 of the chassis mounting rack 100, the following is performed. That is, the case fixing portions 400 are fitted into the corners of the four corners of the case of the electronic device. And the housing | casing fixing | fixed part 400 is screwed to the corner | angular part of the four corners of the housing | casing of an electronic device through the screw holes 411-413, respectively. In this state, the convex part 421 of the housing fixing part 400 is slid into the concave part 221 positioned at a desired height of the rack side fixing part 220 from the front side (or rear side) of the rack part 200. By fitting the convex portion 421 into the concave portion 221 of the rack-side fixing portion 220, the electronic device is mounted in the rack portion 200.

  On the other hand, when an electronic device such as a server is moved up and down in the rack 100, the following is performed. That is, the handle 370 is rotated to move the lifting support portions 361-364 to the height of the electronic device to be lifted. Then, the handle 370 is locked when the height of the concave portions 361a-364a of the support portions 361-364 at the time of elevation coincides with the height of the concave portions 221 of the rack portion 200 on which the electronic device is mounted. In this state, the electronic device is pushed forward, and the convex portion 421 of the housing fixing portion 400 is slid into the concave portions 361a-364a of the lifting support portions 361-364. When the convex part 421 of the housing fixing part 400 is completely slid into the concave parts 361a-364a of the support part 361-364 at the time of raising and lowering and the electronic device is mounted on the raising / lowering part 300, the handle 370 is unlocked and the handle 370 Turn the electronic device up and down to the desired height.

  Then, the handle 370 is locked when the concave portions 361a-364a of the support portions 361-364 at the time of raising and lowering are in parallel with the concave portions 221 of the rack portion 200 having a desired height. In this state, the electronic device is pushed back, and the convex portion 421 of the housing fixing portion 400 is slid into the concave portion 221 of the rack portion 200 having a desired height. As a result, the electronic device is moved to a desired height in the chassis mounting rack 100.

  A worm gear or the like may be used to prevent the electronic device from falling while being supported by the elevating unit 300 due to the weight of the electronic device or the like when moving up and down.

  Next, a specific example will be described with reference to FIG. For example, the server arranged third from the top (hereinafter referred to as the movement target server) is moved upward, and the server arranged third and the server arranged fourth from the top A procedure for placing a new server in between will be described.

  In this case, the handle 370 is rotated to move the lifting support units 361 to 364 to the height of the movement target server. Then, the handle 370 is locked when the height of the concave portions 361a-364a of the support portions 361-364 at the time of elevation coincides with the height of the concave portions 221 of the rack portion 200 on which the server to be moved is mounted.

  In this state, as shown in FIG. 5 (a), the server to be moved is pulled out to the front side, and the convex portions 421 of the housing fixing part 400 fixed to the four corners of the server to be moved are moved up and down. 364 slides into the recesses 361a-364a.

  When the convex part 421 of the housing fixing part 400 is completely slid into the concave parts 361a-364a of the lifting support part 361-364 and the moving target server is mounted on the lifting part 300, the handle 370 is unlocked. Then, as shown in FIG. 5B, the handle 370 is turned to a height at which a new server can be placed between the third and fourth servers (that is, the server placed second from the top). Move the server to be moved up to the height of the contact.

  Then, when the server to be moved moves to a desired height and the recesses 361a to 364a of the support portions 361 to 364 when moving up and down are in parallel with the recesses 221 of the rack portion 200 having the desired height, the handle 370 is locked. In this state, as shown in FIG. 5C, the server to be moved is pushed backward, and the convex portions 421 of the housing fixing unit 400 fixed to the four corners of the server to be moved have the desired height of the rack unit 200. Slide into the recess 221.

  As a result, the server to be moved is moved to a height in contact with the server arranged second from the top in the chassis mounting rack 100. Then, by moving the server to be moved upward, a new server is mounted in a space formed between the third server arranged from the top and the fourth server arranged from the top.

  As described above, the chassis mounting rack 100 according to the present embodiment is provided in the vicinity of the front side of the four rack-side fixing parts 220, and has the recesses 361a-364a that fit into the protrusions 421 of the casing fixing part 400. The time support portions 361 to 364 are arranged so as to be movable up and down. And when mounting an electronic device, the housing | casing fixing | fixed part 400 currently fixed to the four corners of an electronic device is supported by the four rack side fixing | fixed parts 220, On the other hand, when raising / lowering an electronic device, a housing | casing fixing | fixed part By sliding 400, it is made to support by the support parts 361-364 at the time of raising / lowering.

  With the above-described configuration, the mounting position of the electronic device is readjusted up and down in the chassis mounting rack 100 by simply sliding the electronic device back and forth and with the cables attached without stopping the electronic device. be able to. Since it is not necessary to remove and remount the electronic device, the work can be performed safely with a small number of people. Further, since the electronic device is moved up and down by turning the handle 370, the work can be safely and quickly performed even when the mounting position is changed to a high place.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and design changes and the like within a range not departing from the gist of the present invention are included in the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Case mounting rack 20 Support member 21 1st recessed part 30 Base 40 Lifting member 41 2nd recessed part 50 Fitting member 51 Protruding part 60 Mounted member 100 Case mounting rack 200 Rack part 210 Rack main body 220 Rack side fixed part 221 Recessed part 300 Elevating part 311-314 Shaft 321-328 Gear 331, 332 Fixing member 340 Connecting belt 351-354 Chain 361-364 Lifting support part 361a-364a Recessed part 370 Handle 400 Housing fixing part 410 Housing fixing surface 411-413 Screw hole 420 Fitting surface 421 Convex part

Claims (5)

Four long supporting members in which a plurality of first recesses are formed in the longitudinal direction;
A base supporting the lower surfaces of the four support members;
Each of the four support members is fixed to a front side adjacent to the surface on which the first recess is formed, and is vertically movable, and second recesses that can be arranged in parallel with the first recess are formed on each other. Four elevating members to be interlocked,
A convex member that can be fitted to the first concave portion and the second concave portion is disposed, and a fitting member fixed to the mounted member;
A chassis-equipped rack. Each of the four lifting members is
A gear rotatably fixed to the support member;
A chain locked to the outer periphery of the gear;
An elevating part comprising the second recess and inserted between the chains;
With
Rotation means for rotating one of the gears;
A transmission means for transmitting rotation of the gear to the other three gears;
Further comprising
The case mounting rack according to claim 1. 3. The transmission unit according to claim 2, wherein the transmission unit includes two shafts respectively disposed between two pairs of the support members facing each other, and a connecting belt locked to the two shafts. Rack mounting rack. Including the four fitting members fixed to the four corners of the mounted member;
The fitting member is
A fixed surface to be fixed to the housing;
A fitting surface on which the convex portions are arranged;
Is a bracket member connected in an L-shape,
The housing mounting rack according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The rack according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the convex portion is formed in an inverted quadrangular frustum shape.