Server rack assembly
地域：
Taoyuan
摘要
A server rack assembly includes a pair of mounting units each including a panel, an adjustment plate, and rails. The panel has a first panel flange to connect a front support post. The adjustment plate is movably connected to the panel for connecting a rear support post and is adjustable to suit varying distances between front and rear support posts. The rails are detachably mounted on the panel; a gap between two rails is adjustable to accommodate different server devices.
說明書
This application claims priority to Taiwanese Patent Application No. 108133263, filed on Sep. 16, 2019.
The disclosure relates to a rack assembly, and more particularly to a server rack assembly.
The specification of server's heights usually involves the symbol “U” as the unit of height or dimension standardized by Electronic Industries Alliance (EIA); 1 U is equal to 1.75 inches or 44.45 mm. Therefore, the unit “U” is also used in manufacturing server cabinets and server racks for designing the size of the server cabinets and the height between support rails of the server racks.
In recent years, the Open Compute project (OCP) has developed new standard specifications which allow easy coordination of peripheral components required by servers, such as CPUs, memories, hard drives and PCI-E devices, etc. In the specifications of the OCP, 1 OU is used in place of 1 U. As 1 OU is about 48 mm, the usable interior spaces of server cabinets or racks are increased.
However, because the standards of the EIA and OCP are different, the existing server-storage cabinet manufactured based on the EIA standard is incompatible with the servers fabricated based on the OCP standard, thereby requiring hardware replacement, which increases costs.
Therefore, an object of the disclosure is to provide a server rack assembly that is compatible with server cabinets and server devices designed with different standardized specifications.
權(quán)利要求
What is claimed is:1. A server rack assembly mountable inside a server cabinet through two post units spaced apart from each other in a left-right direction, each of the post unit including a front support post and a rear support post spaced apart from each other in a front-rear direction, the server rack assembly including:a pair of mounting units configured to be respectively connected to the post units, each of said mounting units includinga panel having a panel plate, a first panel flange and a second panel flange, said first and second panel flanges bending from said panel plate in two opposite directions, said first panel flange being configured to connect the front support post, said second panel flange having a positioning stud and a flange through hole which are disposed one above the other, wherein, in said panel of one of said mounting units, said positioning stud is disposed above said flange through hole, and in said panel of the other one of said mounting units, said positioning stud is disposed below said flange through hole, an adjustment plate connected to said panel plate, said adjustment plate being configured to connect the rear support post, and a plurality of rails detachably mounted on an inner surface of said panel at different heights, said inner surfaces of said panels of said mounting units facing toward each other, two adjacent ones of said rails on said panel having a gap therebetween that is adjustable to accommodate different heights of server devices, each of said rails on said panel of one of said mounting units corresponding in position along the left-right direction to one of said rails on said panel of the other one of said mounting units to cooperatively support the server device; at least one bridge member connected to said second panel flanges of said panels of both of said mounting units in a bridging manner, said at least one bridge member having two opposite bridge ends and abridge body interconnected between said bridge ends, each of said bridge ends having a stud-receiving hole to receive said positioning stud, and a bridge through hole to align with said flange through hole, said stud-receiving hole and said bridge through hole being disposed one above the other, wherein, in one of said bridge ends, said stud-receiving hole is disposed above said bridge through hole, and in the other one of said bridge ends, said stud-receiving hole is disposed below said bridge through hole; a power supply module including an electrical busbar mounted to said bridge body and extending in a top-bottom direction, said electrical busbar having a terminal member for connecting to a power supply device; and a fastening unit including at least two fasteners, each of said at least two fasteners extending through and securing together said flange through hole of said panel of one of said mounting units and said bridge through hole of one of said bridge ends. 2. The server rack assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said adjustment plate is movable in the front-rear direction relative to said panel to adjust the position of said adjustment plate on said panel. 3. The server rack assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein:said panel has an outer surface opposite to said inner surface, and a plurality of guiding studs protruding from said outer surface and spaced apart from each other in the top-bottom direction; and said adjustment plate has a plate portion and a plurality of sliding grooves formed in said plate portion and elongated in the front-rear direction, said guiding studs extending through said sliding grooves. 4. The server rack assembly as claimed in claim 3 , wherein:each of the front and rear support posts has a plurality of post through holes; said adjustment plate further has a post-connecting portion bending outwardly from an end of said plate portion, said post-connecting portion having a plurality of post connecting holes arranged in the top-bottom direction, said post connecting holes of said adjustment plate being configured to align with the post through holes of the rear support post; and said first panel flange has a plurality of post connecting holes arranged in the top-bottom direction and configured to align with the post through holes of the front support post. 5. The server rack assembly as claimed in claim 4 , wherein:each of said mounting units further includes a plurality of positioning bolts and a plurality of tightening fasteners; some of said positioning bolts extend through said post connecting holes of said first panel flange of said panel plate and the post through holes of the front support posts, so that said panel is hung on the front support post; the rest of said positioning bolts extend through said post connecting holes of said adjustment plate and the post through holes of the rear support post, so that said adjustment plate is hung on the rear support post; and said tightening fasteners are used to secure said post connecting holes of said first panel flange of said panel to said post through holes of the front support post, and to secure said post connecting holes of said adjustment plate to the post through holes of the rear support post. 6. The rack assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein:each of said rails has a coupling portion and a protruding portion bending from said coupling portion; and said panel further has a plurality of coupling recesses formed in said inner surface of said panel plate at different heights, each of said coupling recesses removably receiving said coupling portion of one of said rails. 7. The server rack assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein each of said mounting units further includes at least one handle detachably mounted on said panel plate. 8. The server rack assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein:said at least one bridge member further has a plurality of foolproof holes formed in said bridge body and aligned along a line that is oblique to the left-right direction and the top-bottom direction; and said electrical busbar further has a plurality of foolproof studs respectively inserted into said foolproof holes. 9. The server rack assembly as claimed in claim 6 , wherein:said coupling recesses are spaced apart from each other in the top-bottom direction; and the number of said coupling recesses is greater than or equal to the number of said rails. 10. The server rack assembly as claimed in claim 7 , wherein said at least one handle includes two handles mounted on said panel plate of said panel. 11. A server rack assembly, comprising:two post units spaced apart from each other in a left-right direction, each of said post units including a front support post and a rear support post spaced apart from each other in a front-rear direction; a pair of mounting units respectively connected to said post units, each of said mounting units includinga panel having a panel plate, a first panel flange and a second panel flange, said panel plate of said panel of one of said mounting units having an inner surface that faces said inner surface of said panel plate of the other one of said mounting units, said first panel flange being connected to one of said front and rear support posts, an adjustment plate movably connected to an outer surface of said panel plate opposite to said inner surface and adjustable in position relative to said panel plate, said adjustment plate being connected to the other one of said front and rear support posts, and a plurality of rails mounted on said inner surface of said panel at different heights, each of said rails on said panel of one of said mounting units corresponding in position in the left-right direction to one of said rails on said panel of the other one of said mounting units; at least one bridge member connected to said second panel flanges of said panels of said mounting units in a bridging manner; and a power supply module including an electrical busbar mounted to said bridge body and extending in a top-bottom direction, said electrical busbar having a terminal member. 12. The server rack assembly as claimed in claim 11 , wherein:said panel plate has a plurality of guiding studs protruding from said outer surface and spaced apart from each other in the top-bottom direction; and said adjustment plate has a plate portion and a plurality of sliding grooves formed in said plate portion and elongated in the front-rear direction, said guiding studs extending through said sliding grooves. 13. The server rack assembly as claimed in claim 12 , wherein said first and second panel flanges respectively bend from two opposite ends of said panel plate in two opposite directions. 14. The server rack assembly as claimed in claim 13 , wherein:each of said front and rear support posts has a plurality of post through holes; said adjustment plate further has a post-connecting portion bending outwardly from an end of said plate portion, said post-connecting portion having a plurality of post connecting holes spaced apart in said top-bottom direction, said post connecting holes of said adjustment plate aligning with said post through holes of said rear support post; and said first panel flange has a plurality of post connecting holes spaced apart from each other in said top-bottom direction and aligning with said post through holes of said front support post. 15. The server rack assembly as claimed in claim 11 , wherein:each of said rails has a coupling portion and a protruding portion bending from said coupling portion; said panel further has a plurality of coupling recesses formed in said inner surface of said panel plate at different heights; and said coupling portion of each of said rails is fixed in one of said coupling recesses. 16. The server rack assembly as claimed in claim 15 , wherein said coupling portion of each of said rails is detachably fixed in one of said coupling recesses, adjacent two of said rails defining therebetween a gap which is adjustable, said coupling portions of adjacent two of said rails being respectively fixed in two of said coupling recesses which are selected to adjust said gap. 17. The server rack assembly as claimed in claim 11 , wherein:said second panel flange has a positioning stud and a flange through hole which are disposed one above the other; in said panel of one of said mounting units, said positioning stud is disposed above said flange through hole; in said panel of the other one of said mounting units, said positioning stud is disposed below said flange through hole; said at least one bridge member has two opposite bridge ends and a bridge body interconnected between said bridge ends, each of said bridge ends having a stud-receiving hole to receive said positioning stud, and a bridge through hole to align with said flange through hole, said stud-receiving hole and said bridge through hole being disposed one above the other; for one of said bridge ends, said stud-receiving hole is disposed above said bridge through hole; and for the other one of said bridge ends, said stud-receiving hole is disposed below said bridge through hole. 18. The server rack assembly as claimed in claim 17 , further comprising a fastening unit including at least two fasteners, each of said at least two fasteners extending through said flange through hole of said panel of one of said mounting units and said bridge through hole of one of said bridge ends. 19. The server rack assembly as claimed in claim 11 , wherein each of said mounting units further includes at least one handle detachably mounted on said panel plate. 20. The server rack assembly as claimed in claim 19 , wherein said at least one handle includes two handles mounted on said panel plate of said panel.
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