Server carrier assembly

[0001] 1. Technical Field

[0002] The present disclosure relates to a server carrier assembly.

[0003] 2. Description of Related Art

[0004] A server carrier installed on a base is usually used for receiving a computer server therein. A computer server often includes a plurality of cables arranged along any convenient pathway for connecting to other devices outside the server, which can be disorderly, and will affect the server carrier sliding in the base when the server carrier is installed on the base.

[0005] What is needed, therefore, is a server carrier assembly capable of keeping cables of a server orderly.

[0009] Referring to FIG. 1, an embodiment of a server carrier assembly includes a base 10, a server carrier 20 for carrying a computer server (not shown), and a cable collecting structure 40 connecting the base 10 to the server carrier 20. The server carrier 20 is mounted in the base 10 through two rails 30, 32. The server carrier 20 may be slid into and out of the base 10 to install and later remove the server for servicing.

[0010] The base 10 includes a bottom panel 12, and four mounting racks 14, 15, 16, 17 correspondingly disposed on four corners of the bottom panel 12. Each mounting rack 14, 15, 16, 17 includes a mounting piece 142, 152, 162, 172 perpendicular to the bottom panel 12, and the mounting pieces 142, 152, 162, 172 are parallel to each other. A plurality of assembly holes 1422, 1522, 1622, 1722 are correspondingly defined in each mounting piece 142, 152, 162, 172.

[0011] With the use of screws or the like, the rail 30 is mounted on the mounting racks 14, 16 and the rail 32 is mounted on the mounting racks 15, 17. The two rails 30, 32 are symmetrically opposite to each other.

[0012] The server carrier 20 includes a bottom wall 22, two sidewalls 23, 24 extending substantially perpendicularly from opposite edges of the bottom wall 22, and a rear wall 25 perpendicular to the bottom wall 22 and the sidewalls 23, 24. The two sidewalls 23, 24 of the server carrier 20 are correspondingly installed to the inner sides of the two rails 30, 32. The server carrier 20 is capable of sliding relative to the base 10 along a direction parallel to the bottom panel 12 of the base 10 along the two rails 30, 32. Two mounting holes (not shown) are defined in the rear wall 25.

[0013] Referring to FIG. 2, the cable collecting structure 40 includes two arms 41 and a bracket 47. The two arms 41 are correspondingly pivotably connected to two opposite sides of the bracket 47 through two pivots 53. Each arm 41 includes a fixing piece 42, a first connecting member 43, and a second connecting member 45. A fixing hole 422 is defined in each fixing piece 42, and each fixing piece 42 is pivotably connected to the corresponding first connecting member 43 through a pivot 51. Each first connecting member 43 is pivotably connected to the corresponding second connecting member 45 through a pivot 52. A plurality of receiving portions 472 for receiving and collecting cables (not shown) of the server and bending pieces 476 extend perpendicularly from a bottom edge of the bracket 47. A plurality of rectangular first openings 471 is defined in the bracket 47, a second opening 431 is defined in each first connecting member 43, a third opening 451 is defined in each second connecting member 45 for the cables extending through to communicate with other devices outside the server. In the present embodiment, the number of the receiving portions 472 is three, and the number of the bending pieces 476 is two. Each receiving portion 472 is substantially L-shaped. The distance between a top edge of the bracket 47 and a free end of each receiving portion 472 can be substantially the same as a distance between the bracket 47 and the rear wall 25. The distance between the top edge of the bracket 47 and the free end of each receiving portion 472 can be substantially the same as an extended length of each bending piece 476. Therefore a space is defined between the bracket 47 and the server carrier 20 for collecting cables of the server. A locking hole 4762 is defined in each bending piece 476 corresponding to the mounting hole of the rear wall 25 of the server carrier 20.

[0014] Referring to FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, in assembly, two screws 61 are correspondingly screwed in the fixing holes 422 of the cable collecting structure 40 and the corresponding assembly holes 1422, 1522 of the base 10 to mount the cable collecting structure 40 on the base 10. The server carrier 20 is installed between the two rails 30, 32, the locking holes 4762 of the cable collecting structure 40 align with the corresponding mounting holes of the rear wall 25 of the server carrier 20. Two screws 62 are correspondingly screwed in the locking holes 4762 of the cable collecting structure 40 and the corresponding mounting holes of the rear wall 25 of the server carrier 20 to mount the bending pieces 476 to the rear wall 25 of the server carrier 20. Therefore, the cable collecting structure 40, the base 10, and the server carrier 20 are secured together.

[0015] In use, the cables of the server in the server carrier 20 are orderly arranged in the receiving portions 472 and extend through the openings 471, 451, 431 of the bracket 47. The server carrier 20 slides in the base 10 along the direction parallel to the bottom panel 12 of the base 10 to drive the bracket 47 of the cable collecting structure 40 move together with the server carrier 20. At the same time, the first connecting members 43 and the second connecting members 45 of the two arms 41 rotate about the pivots 51, 52, 53 correspondingly. Referring to FIG. 3, when the server carrier 20 fully slid into the base 10, the first connecting members 43 will be parallel to the second connecting members 45 and the bracket 47. The cables in the receiving portions 472 can move along with the cable collecting structure 40. Therefore, when the server carrier 20 slides in the base 10, the cables of the servers will stay collected together and not affect the sliding of the server carrier 20.

[0016] It is to be understood, however, that even though numerous characteristics and advantages have been set forth in the foregoing description of preferred embodiments, together with details of the structures and functions of the preferred embodiments, the disclosure is illustrative only, and changes may be made in detail, especially in matters of shape, size, and arrangement of parts within the principles of the invention to the full extent indicated by the broad general meaning of the terms in which the appended claims are expressed.