Abstract:
A server cabinet includes a bottom side, a top side, a first side wall, a second side wall opposite to the first side wall, a first air inlet tube with a number of air outlets, a second air inlet tube with a number of air outlets, and a number of pairs of adjusting apparatuses. The first air inlet tube is attached to the first side wall and extends from the bottom side to the top side, the second air inlet tube is attached to the second side wall and extends from the bottom side to the top side and the top side and the bottom side are each configured with an opening to receive the first air inlet tube and the second air inlet tube. Each air adjusting apparatus comprises a slidable shielding plate substantially covering the corresponding air outlets.

Description:
FIELD 
       [0001]    The subject matter herein generally relates to a server cabinet. 
       BACKGROUND 
       [0002]    A server cabinet includes a cabinet and many servers can be arranged in the cabinet. It is well known that the servers in such an arrangement may generate a considerable amount of heat during operation, particularly when they densely occupy the cabinet space. If the heat is not efficiently removed, the servers may suffer damage. Thus, heat dissipation for the cabinet is very important. 
     
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         [0003]    Implementations of the present technology will now be described, by way of example only, with reference to the attached figures. 
           [0004]      FIG. 1  is an exploded, isometric view of an embodiment of a server cabinet, wherein the server cabinet includes a cabinet, a plurality of servers and two ventilation apparatuses. 
           [0005]      FIG. 2  is an enlarged, isometric view of one of the servers of  FIG. 1 . 
           [0006]      FIG. 3  is an enlarged, isometric view of one of the ventilation apparatuses of  FIG. 1 , wherein each ventilation apparatus includes a plurality of adjusting apparatuses. 
           [0007]      FIG. 4  is an exploded, isometric view of one of the adjusting apparatuses of  FIG. 3 . 
           [0008]      FIG. 5  is similar to  FIG. 4 , but viewed from another angle. 
           [0009]      FIG. 6  is an assembled, isometric view of the adjusting apparatus of  FIG. 4 . 
           [0010]      FIG. 7  is an assembled, isometric view of a cutaway of the cabinet of  FIG. 1 . 
           [0011]      FIG. 8  is an enlarged, isometric view of a circled portion VIII of  FIG. 7 . 
           [0012]      FIG. 9  is similar to  FIG. 7 , but shows the ventilation apparatuses in use. 
           [0013]      FIG. 10  is an enlarged, isometric view of a circled portion X of  FIG. 9 . 
       
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
       [0014]    It will be appreciated that for simplicity and clarity of illustration, where appropriate, reference numerals have been repeated among the different figures to indicate corresponding or analogous elements. In addition, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the embodiments described herein. However, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that the embodiments described herein can be practiced without these specific details. In other instances, methods, procedures and components have not been described in detail so as not to obscure the related relevant feature being described. The drawings are not necessarily to scale and the proportions of certain parts may be exaggerated to better illustrate details and features. The description is not to be considered as limiting the scope of the embodiments described herein. 
         [0015]    Several definitions that apply throughout this disclosure will now be presented. 
         [0016]    The term “coupled” is defined as connected, whether directly or indirectly through intervening components, and is not necessarily limited to physical connections. The connection can be such that the objects are permanently connected or releasably connected. The term “substantially” is defined to be essentially conforming to the particular dimension, shape or other word that substantially modifies, such that the component need not be exact. For example, substantially cylindrical means that the object resembles a cylinder, but can have one or more deviations from a true cylinder. The term “comprising” means “including, but not necessarily limited to”; it specifically indicates open-ended inclusion or membership in a so-described combination, group, series and the like. 
         [0017]    The present disclosure is described in relation to a server cabinet. 
         [0018]      FIG. 1  illustrates an embodiment of a server cabinet comprising a cabinet  10 , a plurality of servers  30  configured to be received in the cabinet  10 , and a ventilation system  40 . The ventilation system  40  comprises two ventilation apparatus  42  and a plurality of air absorbing apparatuses  45 . 
         [0019]    The cabinet  10  comprises a substantially rectangular bottom wall  11 , four supporting poles  12  substantially perpendicularly extending up from four corners of the bottom wall  11 , a top wall  13  mounted on top ends of the supporting poles  12 , and two opposite side walls  15  mounted beside two sides of the supporting poles  12 . The ventilation apparatus  42  are mounted to inner surfaces of the side walls  15 . The top wall  13  defines two opposite first through holes  131  in middles of opposite sides of the top wall  13 . The bottom wall  11  defines two opposite second through holes  111  in middles of opposite sides of the bottom wall  11 . The first through holes  131  are aligned with the second through holes  111 . 
         [0020]      FIG. 2  illustrates that each server  30  comprises a chassis  31 , a dissipating assembly  33  received in a middle of the chassis  31 , a plurality of hard disk drives  35  received in a rear of the chassis  31 , a motherboard  36  received in a front of the chassis  31 . The dissipating assembly  33  is located between the hard disk drives  35  and the motherboard  36 . The chassis  31  comprises a substantially rectangular bottom plate  311 , two opposite side plates  313  substantially perpendicularly extending up from two opposite sides of the bottom plate  311 , a front plate  315  substantially perpendicularly extending up from a front side of the bottom plate  311  and coupled to the side plates  313 , and a rear plate  316  substantially perpendicularly extending up from a rear side of the bottom plate  311  and coupled to the side plates  313 . 
         [0021]    The dissipating assembly  33  comprises a substantially rectangular receiving shell  331  supported on a middle of the bottom plate  311  and a plurality of fans  333  installed to the receiving shell  331 . Two opposite ends of the receiving shell  331  are substantially perpendicularly mounted to lower portions of the side plates  313 . The receiving shell  331  comprises two opposite position plates  3312  substantially perpendicular to the side plates  313 . The position plates  3312  define a plurality of ventilation holes  3314 . The fans  333  are sandwiched between the position plates  3312  and aligned with the corresponding ventilation holes  3314 . Each side plate  313  defines a plurality of vents  3131  above the receiving shell  331 . Two tabs  317  protrude from two opposite ends of the vents  3131  of an inner surface of each side plate  313 . The front plate  315  defines a plurality of vents  318 . The rear plate  316  defines a plurality of vents  319 . The hard disk drives  35  are located between the rear plate  316  and the receiving shell  331 , and the motherboard  36  is located between the front plate  318  and the receiving shell  331 . 
         [0022]    The air absorbing apparatus  45  comprises an air distributing tube  451  and two fans  453  mounted to two opposite ends of the air distributing tube  451 . The air distributing tube  451  comprises a substantially rectangular bottom plate  4511 , two opposite side plates  4513  substantially perpendicularly extending up from two opposite sides of the bottom plate  4511 , two pieces  4515  substantially perpendicularly extending out from two opposite ends of each side plate  4513 . One of the side plates  4513  defines a plurality of air outlets  4516  arranged along a lengthwise direction of the side plate  4513 . A bottom end of each piece  4515  defines a substantially V-shaped cutout  4517 . 
         [0023]    In assembly of each absorbing apparatus  45  to the corresponding server  30 , the air absorbing apparatus  45  is received in the server  30 , two ends of the air distributing tube  451  are aligned with the vents  3131  of the side plate  313 , and the air outlets  4516  of the air distributing tube  451  face the hard disk drives  35 . The tabs  317  of each side plate  313  are latched in the corresponding cutouts  4517 , and the bottom plate  4511  is supported on the receiving shell  331 . Thus, the air absorbing apparatus  45  is mounted in the server  30 , and the fans  453  of the air absorbing apparatus  45  are aligned with the corresponding vents  3131 . 
         [0024]      FIG. 3  illustrates that each ventilation apparatus  42  comprises an air inlet tube  421  vertically mounted on an inner surface of the corresponding side wall  15  and a plurality of adjusting apparatus  423  mounted on the inner surface of the side wall  15  adjacent to the air inlet tube  421 . The adjusting apparatus  423  are arrayed along the extension direction of the air inlet tube  421 . Each adjusting apparatus  423  is perpendicular to the air inlet tube  421 . A top end of the air inlet tube  421  extends through a top side of the side wall  15  and is aligned with the corresponding first through hole  131  of the top wall  13 , and a bottom end of the air inlet tube  421  extends through a bottom side of the side wall  15  and is aligned with the corresponding second through hole  111  of the bottom wall  11 . The air inlet tube  421  comprises a substantially rectangular connecting plate  4212  parallel to and spaced from the side wall  15  and two side plates  4213  substantially perpendicularly extending from two opposite sides of the connecting plate  4212  connected to the sidewall  15 . The connecting plate  4212  defines a plurality of air outlets  4216 . 
         [0025]      FIGS. 4-5  illustrate that each adjusting apparatus  423  comprises a substantially rectangular position shell  425 , a sliding bracket  426 , a sliding block  427 , a latching member  428 , and a resilient member  429 . 
         [0026]    The position shell  425  comprises two parallel and spaced side plates  4251 , two end plates  4253  substantially perpendicularly connected between opposite ends of the side plates  4251 , and two spaced partition plates  4255  coupled between the side plates  4251 . The side plates  4251  and the partition plates  4255  cooperatively bound a receiving space  4256 . Each side plate  4251  defines a slide slot  4257  between the partition plates  4255  and parallel to the partition plates  4255 , and an end of the slide slot  4257  extends through a first side of the corresponding side plate  4251  to form an inlet. A plurality of guiding bars  4258  protrudes from each side plate  4251  between the partition plates  4255  toward the receiving space  4256 . Each guiding bar  4258  is parallel to the slide slot  4257 . The partition plates  4255  define two opposite latching holes  4259  adjacent to the openings of the slide slots  4257 . Two opposite ends of the first side of each side plate  4251  define two guiding slots  4252  perpendicular to the slide slots  4257 . 
         [0027]    The sliding bracket  426  comprises a substantially rectangular shielding plate  4261  and two opposite supporting plates  4263  substantially perpendicularly extending from rear ends of opposite sides of the shielding plate  4261 . The shielding plate  4261  and the supporting plates  4263  cooperatively bound a receiving space  4262 . A rear end of the shielding plate  4261  defines a substantially rectangular adjusting slot  4264 , and a front end of the shielding plate  4261  defines an opening  4265 . The adjusting slot  4264  is located between the supporting plates  4263 , and extends along a lengthwise direction of the shielding plate  4261 . Each supporting plate  4263  defines an operating slot  4266  slantingly extending forward and away from the shielding plate  4261  beside the adjusting slot  4264 . An end of each operating slot  4266  away from the shielding plate  4261  extends through a side of the corresponding supporting plate  4263  to form an inlet. The end of each operating slot  4266  away from the shielding plate  4261  is closer to the air inlet tube  421  than the other end of the operating slot  4266  adjacent to the shielding plate  4261 . Two sliding blocks  4267  protrude from two opposite ends of the side of each supporting plate  4263  toward the receiving space  4262 . 
         [0028]    The sliding block  427  comprises a positioning pole  4271 . A slanted abutting surface  4273  is formed on an end of the sliding block  427  facing away from the positioning pole  4271 . Two opposite sliding poles  4275  substantially perpendicularly extend out from two opposite sides of the sliding block  427 . 
         [0029]    The latching member  428  comprises a substantially rectangular positioning piece  4281 , a latching portion  4283  protruding out from a first end of the positioning piece  4281 , and a resilient installing portion  4285  protruding out from a second end of the positioning piece  4281  opposite to the latching portion  4283 . A positioning pole  4286  substantially perpendicularly extends from a middle of the connecting piece  4281 . A protuberance  4287  protrudes from the installing portion  4285 . 
         [0030]    In at least one embodiment, the resilient member  429  is a spring. 
         [0031]      FIGS. 4-6  illustrate that the adjusting apparatus  423 . In assembly of the adjusting apparatus  423 , the side of the position shell  425  away from the sliding slots  4252  is inserted into the receiving space  4262 . Two opposite outer surfaces of the side plates  4251  slidably abut against the sliding blocks  4267 , to deform the supporting plates  4263 . The supporting plates  4263  move away from each other, until the sliding blocks  4267  align with the sliding slots  4252 , the supporting plates  4263  are restored to urge the sliding blocks  4267  to insert in the corresponding sliding slots  4252 . Thus, the sliding bracket  426  is substantially slidably fitted about the position shell  425  along the sliding slots  4252 . The sliding bracket  426  is slid, to allow the inlet of each operating slot  4266  to align with the inlet of the corresponding slide slot  4257  and the adjusting slot  4264  to align with the receiving space  4256 . A first end of the resilient member  429  is mounted to the positioning pole  4271  of the sliding block  427 , and a second end of the resilient member  429  is mounted to positioning pole  4286  of the latching member  428 . The end of the sliding block  427  forming the abutting surface  4273  is inserted into the receiving space  4256  of the position shell  425 , the sliding poles  4275  of the sliding block  427  are inserted into the operating slots  4266  and the slide slots  4257  from the corresponding inlets of the operating slots  4266  and the slide slots  4257 , and the abutting surface  4273  of the sliding block  427  faces the opening  4265  of the sliding bracket  426 . The sliding block  427  is slid to extend through the adjusting slot  4264  along the guiding bars  4258  of the side plates  4251 , the sliding poles  4275  slidably abut against inner surfaces of the corresponding operating slots  4266  to slide the sliding bracket  426  forward relative to the position shell  425 , until the latching portion  4283  of the latching member  428  is latched in the corresponding latching hole  4259  of the position shell  425 . The installing portion  4285  is deformed until the protuberance  4287  aligns with the corresponding latching hole  4259 . The installing portion  4285  is restored to urge the protuberance  4287  to latch in the corresponding latching hole  4259 . Thus, the resilient member  429  is resiliently sandwiched between the sliding block  427  and the latching member  428 , the sliding poles  4275  are stopped by distal ends of the slide slots  4257  and the operating slot  4266 , and the abutting surface  4273  is exposed out of the adjusting slot  4264 . 
         [0032]      FIGS. 7-8  illustrate that the adjusting apparatuses  423  are installed to the corresponding side walls  15 . The position shell  425  of each adjusting apparatus  423  is mounted to the inner surface of the corresponding side wall  15 , behind the air inlet tube  421 , and a part of the shielding plate  4261  between the opening  4265  and the adjusting slot  4264  covers the corresponding air outlets  4216  of the air inlet tube  421 . The abutting surface  4273  of each adjusting apparatus  423  faces the front end of the cabinet  10 . 
         [0033]      FIGS. 9-10  illustrate the server cabinet in use, a plurality of rails (not shown) is received in the cabinet  10  and installed to the corresponding supporting poles  12 . A rear end of each server  30  is inserted into the cabinet  10  from the front end of the cabinet  10  through the corresponding rails. Two opposite ends of the rear plate  316  of each server  30  slidably abut against the abutting surfaces  4273  of the corresponding adjusting apparatuses  423 , to slide the corresponding sliding blocks  427  toward the corresponding side walls  15  to deform the resilient members  429 . The sliding poles  4275  slidably abut against the inner surfaces of the operating slots  4266  of the corresponding sliding brackets  426 , to slide the sliding brackets  426  rearward until the opening  4265  of each sliding bracket  426  aligns with the corresponding air outlets  4216  of the corresponding air inlet tube  421 . The server  30  further slides toward the rear end of the cabinet  10 , and the sliding blocks  427  slidably abut against the side plates  313 , until the server  30  is entirely installed in the cabinet  10 . The vents  3131  of each server  30  are aligned with the openings  4265  of the corresponding sliding brackets  426  and the air outlets  4216  of the corresponding air inlet tubes  421 . Thereby, the air distributing tube  451  of each server  30  is communicated with the air inlet tubes  421 . 
         [0034]    The servers  30  are used in the cabinet  10 , the fans  333  of each server  30  drive cool air to flow into the server  30  through the vents  318  of the front plate  315 . The cool air passes through the mother board  36 , the dissipating assembly  33 , and the hard disk drivers  35  and becomes heated air by heat exchanging with the mother board  36  and the hard disk drivers  35 . The heated air can flow out of the server  30  through the vents  319  of the rear plate  316 . The fans  453  of each air absorbing apparatus  45  drive cool air out of the cabinet  10  to flow into the air inlet tube  421  through the first though holes  131  and the second though holes  111 , and the cool air flows into the air distributing tube  451  through the air outlets  4216  of the air inlet tubes  421 , the vents  3131  of the side plates  313 , and the fans  453 . The cool air flows into the server  30  through the air outlets  4516  of the air absorbing apparatus  45 , and passes through the hard disk drivers  35  and becomes heated air by heat exchanging with the hard disk drives  35 . The heated air can flow out of the server  30  through the vents  319  of the rear plate  316 . 
         [0035]    In another embodiment, the sliding blocks  427  can be omitted. Another sliding block is configured to protrude from each shielding plate  4261 , each server  30  is inserted into the cabinet  10 , and the server  30  slidably abuts against the abutting plate to slide the sliding bracket  426  along a fore-and-aft direction of the cabinet  10 . 
         [0036]    Even though numerous characteristics and advantages of the embodiments have been set forth in the foregoing description, together with details of the structure and function of the embodiments, the present disclosure is illustrative only, and changes may be made in detail, including in the matters of shape, size, and arrangement of parts within the principles of the embodiments to the full extent indicated by the broad general meaning of the terms in which the appended claims are expressed.