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CN-116744618-B - Blind-plug mechanism and server cabinet

CN116744618BCN 116744618 BCN116744618 BCN 116744618BCN-116744618-B

Abstract

The invention provides a blind-inserting mechanism and a server cabinet, which belong to the field of communication equipment, wherein the blind-inserting mechanism comprises a main body frame, at least one clamping piece, an elastic piece and a first quick connector, one end of the elastic piece is connected with the side face of the main body frame, the other end of the elastic piece is connected with the clamping piece, the clamping piece extends from the front end to the rear end of the main body frame, the first quick connector is arranged at the rear end of the clamping piece, the elastic piece and the clamping piece are used for clamping servers with different sizes inserted into the blind-inserting mechanism in a matching mode, and the first quick connector is used for inserting a second quick connector on the server. According to the invention, the clamping piece and the elastic piece are arranged, the clamping piece is movable, the width of servers with different sizes is adapted, the compatibility of the servers is improved, and the first quick connector is arranged, so that the decoupling of the servers and the cabinet is realized, and the binding is not needed.

Inventors

  • LIU HONG
  • CHEN BOHUA
  • WANG TIECHENG
  • ZHANG YANQIU
  • GAO YINGBO
  • Tian Zeqi
  • LI JINFENG
  • LI HAIBIN
  • LUO HAILIANG
  • WANG XUEJUN
  • CHENG LEI
  • ZHAO JINMING
  • WANG YUNZE

Assignees

  • 中国移动通信集团设计院有限公司
  • 中国移动通信集团有限公司

Dates

Publication Date
20260508
Application Date
20230525

Claims (14)

  1. 1. The blind insertion mechanism is characterized by comprising a main body frame, at least one clamping piece, an elastic piece and a first quick connector; One end of the elastic piece is connected with the side face of the main body frame, the other end of the elastic piece is connected with the clamping piece, the clamping piece extends from the front end to the rear end of the main body frame, the first quick connector is arranged at the rear end of the clamping piece, so that the first quick connector moves along with the movement of the clamping piece, the elastic piece and the clamping piece are used for being matched with and clamping servers with different sizes inserted into a blind insertion mechanism, and the first quick connector is used for being inserted into a second quick connector on the server; The liquid inlet and outlet of different servers are fixed in distance from the frame of the server, and the second quick connector is installed on the liquid inlet and outlet of the server.
  2. 2. The blind-mate mechanism of claim 1, wherein a bottom surface of the main body frame is provided with a snap-fit portion that mates with the server to position the server in the left-right direction at the blind-mate mechanism.
  3. 3. The blind plugging mechanism according to claim 1, wherein two clamping members and at least two elastic members are provided, the two clamping members are disposed opposite to each other and spaced apart, one of the clamping members is connected to one side surface of the main body frame through one elastic member, the other clamping member is connected to the other side surface of the main body frame through the other elastic member, and a clamping space for clamping the servers of different sizes is formed between the two clamping members.
  4. 4. The blind mate mechanism of claim 1 further comprising a bracket coupled to the clamp, the first quick connector being secured to the bracket.
  5. 5. The blind mate mechanism of claim 4 wherein the bracket includes at least one fixed plate having a fixed aperture, one end of the fixed plate being secured to the holder, the first quick connector passing through the fixed aperture.
  6. 6. A blind mate mechanism according to claim 3 further comprising a fluid inlet manifold and a fluid outlet manifold, wherein said first quick connector on one of said clamps is in communication with said fluid inlet manifold and said first quick connector on the other of said clamps is in communication with said fluid outlet manifold.
  7. 7. The blind mate mechanism of claim 2 wherein the snap-fit portion is a slide rail extending parallel to the clip member from the front end to the rear end of the main body frame, the slide rail being adapted to mate with a protrusion of the server bottom.
  8. 8. The blind mate mechanism of claim 1 further comprising a first detection switch circuit for detecting a communication condition of the first quick connect and the second quick connect.
  9. 9. A server cabinet, comprising the blind-mate mechanism of any one of claims 1-8, a cabinet body, and a liquid cooling circulation system; The cabinet body is internally provided with a plurality of blind insertion mechanisms for accommodating the servers, and the servers at least comprise liquid cooling servers; The liquid cooling circulation system is fixed in the cabinet body, the first quick connector is connected with the second quick connector in an inserting mode and communicated with the second quick connector, and therefore the liquid cooling circulation system is in circulation conduction with a liquid cooling passage in the liquid cooling server.
  10. 10. The server cabinet of claim 9, wherein the liquid cooling circulation system comprises a cold liquid distribution device, a liquid inlet manifold, a liquid outlet manifold, a liquid inlet manifold, and a liquid outlet manifold; The liquid inlet branch pipe is communicated with the liquid inlet main pipe through the first quick connector, and the liquid outlet branch pipe is communicated with the liquid outlet main pipe through the first quick connector; The cold liquid distribution device is used for supplying low-temperature cooling liquid to the server through the liquid inlet main pipe and the liquid inlet branch pipe, recovering high-temperature cooling liquid from the inside of the server through the liquid outlet main pipe and the liquid outlet branch pipe, and cooling the high-temperature cooling liquid.
  11. 11. The server cabinet of claim 9, further comprising a power module and a power bus, wherein the server is provided with a power connector; The power module is arranged in the cabinet body, the power bus is arranged on the cabinet body, at least one power socket corresponding to the power connector is arranged on the power bus, and the power socket is electrically connected with the power connector and is used for supplying power to the server.
  12. 12. The server cabinet of claim 11, further comprising a second detection switch circuit for detecting a communication condition of the power connector and the power outlet.
  13. 13. The server cabinet of claim 9, wherein a switch is further provided on the cabinet body, the switch being electrically connected to the server.
  14. 14. The server cabinet of claim 9, wherein the cabinet body is provided with a plurality of mounting positions, the blind-mate mechanism is detachably fixed on the mounting positions, and the mounting positions are used for fixing the liquid cooling server or directly fixing the air cooling server through the blind-mate mechanism.

Description

Blind-plug mechanism and server cabinet Technical Field The present invention relates to the field of communications devices, and in particular, to a blind-mate mechanism and a server cabinet. Background With the rapid development of 5G services, AI technology and computing networks, the national emphasis on the development of data centers is high, and the green and high-quality development of novel infrastructures becomes the primary direction of the development of current data centers. Therefore, the liquid cooling technology with more energy conservation and high efficiency has more and more advantages and wider application prospect in the field of data centers, wherein the cold plate type liquid cooling is one of the main directions of the liquid cooling technology. The cold plate type liquid cooling is a cooling mode that a chip in a server, a GPU and other heaters are communicated through a pipeline flowing with cooling liquid, and a heat exchange device is additionally arranged on a heating device to enable the cooling liquid to absorb and take away heat. At present, the cold plate type liquid cooling cabinet and the server have no unified standard, the cabinet of each manufacturer is not compatible with the server, the sizes, the positions and the types of various interfaces are not unified, decoupling of the server and the liquid cooling cabinet cannot be realized, binding is often needed, and the practical application condition is difficult to flexibly adapt. Disclosure of Invention The invention provides a blind-plug mechanism and a server cabinet, which are used for solving the defects that in the prior art, a cold plate type liquid cooling cabinet and a server have no unified standard, the cabinets of all factories are not compatible with the server, the sizes, the positions and the types of all kinds of interfaces are not uniform, decoupling of the server and the liquid cooling cabinet cannot be realized, binding is often needed, and flexible adaptation to actual application conditions is difficult. The invention provides a blind insertion mechanism, which comprises a main body frame, at least one clamping piece, an elastic piece and a first quick connector, wherein the clamping piece is arranged on the main body frame; one end of the elastic piece is connected with the side face of the main body frame, the other end of the elastic piece is connected with the clamping piece, the clamping piece extends from the front end of the main body frame to the rear end, the first quick connector is arranged at the rear end of the clamping piece, the elastic piece and the clamping piece are used for being matched with the servers with different sizes for clamping and inserting the blind insertion mechanism, and the first quick connector is used for being inserted with the second quick connector on the server. According to the blind insertion mechanism provided by the invention, the bottom surface of the main body frame is provided with the clamping part matched with the server so as to position the server on the blind insertion mechanism in the left-right direction. According to the blind insertion mechanism provided by the invention, two clamping pieces and at least two elastic pieces are arranged, the two clamping pieces are opposite and are arranged at intervals, one clamping piece is connected with one side face of the main body frame through one elastic piece, the other clamping piece is connected with the other side face of the main body frame through the other elastic piece, and a clamping space for clamping servers with different sizes is formed between the two clamping pieces. According to the blind insertion mechanism provided by the invention, the blind insertion mechanism further comprises a support, the support is connected with the clamping piece, and the first quick connector is fixed on the support. According to the blind insertion mechanism provided by the invention, the bracket comprises at least one fixing plate with a fixing hole, one end of the fixing plate is fixed with the clamping piece, and the first quick connector passes through the fixing hole. According to the blind insertion mechanism provided by the invention, the blind insertion mechanism further comprises a liquid inlet branch pipe and a liquid outlet branch pipe, wherein the first quick connector on one clamping piece is communicated with the liquid inlet branch pipe, and the first quick connector on the other clamping piece is communicated with the liquid outlet branch pipe. According to the blind insertion mechanism provided by the invention, the clamping part is a sliding rail which is parallel to the clamping piece and extends from the front end to the rear end of the main body frame, and the sliding rail is used for being matched with the bulge at the bottom of the server. According to the blind plugging mechanism provided by the invention, the blind plugging mechanism further comprises a first detection switch circu