CONTAINER AND DATA CENTER

The present disclosure discloses a container and a data center. The container includes a body having a top surface and a first side surface and a second side surface arranged opposite to each other. A groove is formed on the top surface, and the groove extends from the first side surface to the second side surface and divides the top surface into a first part and a second part, and both the first part and the second part are slantwise arranged downwards towards the groove. A bottom surface of the groove is slantwise arranged downwards towards at least one end of the groove, such that when rainwater falls on the first part and/or the second part, the rainwater flows into the groove under a guidance of the first part and the second part, and flows out of the top surface under the guidance of the groove.

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This application claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 202310859107.0, titled “CONTAINER AND DATA CENTER” and filed to the China National Intellectual Property Administration on Jul. 13, 2023, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present disclosure relates to the field of server device, and more particularly, to a container and a data center.

BACKGROUND

To facilitate rapid construction and deployment of data centers, more and more data centers begin to adopt a plurality of containers to carry servers and related devices, thus constructing data center products.

However, in rainy weather, the existing containers used in the data centers frequently experience accumulation of rainwater on tops of the containers due to design of their concave top ends, making it difficult to drain the rainwater, resulting in corrosion and even water seepage on the tops of the containers, and thus adversely affecting normal operation of devices inside the containers.

SUMMARY

Objectives of the present disclosure are to provide a container and data center, which can prevent accumulation of rainwater on a top of the container.

The present disclosure provides a container, which includes a body, where the body has a top surface and a first side surface and a second side surface arranged opposite to each other. A groove is formed on the top surface, and the groove extends from the first side surface to the second side surface and divides the top surface into a first part and a second part, and both the first part and the second part are slantwise arranged downwards towards the groove. A bottom surface of the groove is slantwise arranged downwards towards at least one end of the groove, such that when the rainwater falls on the first part and/or the second part, the rainwater flows into the groove under a guidance of the first part and the second part, and flows out of the top surface under the guidance of the groove.

Correspondingly, the present disclosure also provides a data center at least including the above-mentioned container, where a server is accommodated in the container.

Beneficial effects of the present disclosure are as below. Different from existing technologies, the present disclosure provides a container and a data center. A groove is formed on the top surface of the container, where the top surface is slantwise arranged downwards towards the groove, and the groove is slantwise arranged downwards towards at least one end thereof. In this way, rainwater falling on the top surface may flow out of the top surface under the guidance of the top surface and the groove, thereby avoiding accumulation of the rainwater on the top of the container, preventing corrosion and water seepage caused by long-term accumulation of the rainwater on the top of the container, thereby ensuring service life of the container, and ensuring normal operation of devices inside the container.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

To make the objectives, technical solutions and advantages of the present disclosure clearer, the embodiments of the present disclosure will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The terms such as “upper”, “above”, “lower”, “below”, “first end”, “second end”, “one end”, “other end” as used herein, which denote spatial relative positions, describe the relationship of one unit or feature relative to another unit or feature in the accompanying drawings for the purpose of illustration. The terms of the spatial relative positions may be intended to include different orientations of a device in use or operation other than the orientations shown in the accompanying drawings. For example, a unit that is described as “below” or “under” other units or features will be “above” the other units or features when the device in the accompanying drawings is turned upside down. Thus, the exemplary term “below” may encompass both the orientations of above and below. The device may be otherwise oriented (rotated by 90 degrees or facing other directions) and the space-related descriptors used herein are interpreted accordingly.

In addition, terms “installed”, “arranged”, “provided”, “connection”, “sliding connection”, “fixed”, and “sleeved” should be understood in a broad sense. For example, the “connection” may be a fixed connection, a detachable connection or integrated connection, a mechanical connection or an electrical connection, a direct connection or indirect connection by means of an intermediary, or internal communication between two apparatuses, elements, or components. The specific significations of the above terms in the present disclosure may be understood in the light of specific conditions by persons of ordinary skill in the art.

To facilitate rapid construction and deployment of data centers, more and more data centers begin to adopt a plurality of containers to carry servers and related devices, thus constructing data center products.

However, in rainy weather, the existing containers used in the data centers frequently experience accumulation of rainwater on tops of the containers due to design of their concave top ends, making it difficult to drain the rainwater, resulting in corrosion and even water seepage on the tops of the containers, and thus adversely affecting normal operation of devices inside the containers.

Moreover, when the rainwater that falls on the tops of the containers directly drops from bottoms, because the containers have certain heights, the rainwater dropping from the tops of the containers collide with installation ground under the action of gravity and inertia force, which may cause damage to the ground over time.

In view of this, embodiments of the present disclosure provide a container and a data center to solve the problem of accumulation of the rainwater on the top of the container. The container and the data center are described in detail below, respectively.

In an implementable embodiment, the container at least includes a body10, which has a top surface11and a first side surface12and a second side surface13arranged opposite to each other. A groove14is formed on the top surface11, the groove14extends from the first side surface12to the second side surface13and divides the top surface11into a first part111and a second part112, and both the first part111and the second part112are slantwise arranged downwards towards the groove14. In this way, when rainwater falls on the first part111and the second part112, the rainwater flows into the groove14under a guidance of the first part111and the second part112. Moreover, a bottom surface of the groove14is slantwise arranged downwards towards at least one end of the groove14, such that the rainwater flowing into the groove14flows out of the top surface11under the guidance of the groove14. That is, the rainwater falling on the top surface11may flow out of the top surface11under the guidance of the top surface11and the groove14, thereby avoiding accumulation of the rainwater on the top of the container, preventing corrosion and water seepage caused by long-term accumulation of the rainwater on the top of the container, thereby ensuring service life of the container, and ensuring normal operation of devices inside the container.

In practical applications, the container may be a triangular prism structure, a rectangular prism structure, or a hexagonal prism structure, etc. For the convenience of transportation, preferably the container in the present disclosure is the rectangular prism structure. Correspondingly, the container has four side surfaces, where the first side surface12and the second side surface13are two oppositely-arranged side surfaces among the four side surfaces.

To facilitate understanding the expression that the bottom surface of the groove14is slantwise arranged downwards towards at least one end of the groove14, the present disclosure provides two specific embodiments for detailed explanation.

In the first embodiment, as shown inFIG.3, the bottom surface of the groove14is constructed to be slantwise arranged downwards from a middle part of the groove14towards the first side surface12and the second side surface13, respectively. In this way, when the rainwater flows into the groove14under the guidance of the first part111and the second part112, the rainwater may flow from two ends of the groove14to outside of the container, respectively.

In the second embodiment, as shown inFIG.1, the bottom surface of the groove14is constructed to be slantwise arranged downwards from the first side surface12to the second side surface13. In this way, when the rainwater flows into the groove14under the guidance of the first part111and the second part112, the rainwater may flow from an end of the groove14near the second side surface13to the outside of the container, respectively.

Due to existence of a certain height between the groove14and the ground, when the rainwater flows directly from the groove14to the ground, the rainwater is prone to causing damage to the ground over time under the action of gravitational potential energy. To address the aforementioned problem, in an implementable embodiment, the container may also include a buffer structure20, which is connected to the body10to receive the rainwater flowing out of the groove14to buffer the rainwater.

Further, the buffer structure20should be detachably connected to the body10, such that the buffer structure20may be installed according to actual usage. For example, when one container is used separately, the buffer structure20may be installed on a side where the rainwater flows out. When a plurality of containers are placed side by side, the buffer structure20only needs to be installed on a side of the outermost container where the rainwater flows out.

For the convenience of understanding, the container structure in the second embodiment is taken as an example, the buffer structure20is positioned on the second side surface13such that the rainwater flowing out of the second side surface13flows to the ground after being buffered by the buffer structure20. Specifically, the buffer structure20may include a barrier plate22, where two connecting components21are respectively connected to two ends of the barrier plate22, and the barrier plate22is detachably connected to the body10through the two connecting components21. One side of the barrier plate22is adhered on the second side surface13, and other side of the barrier plate22extends along a direction away from the second side surface13. It is to be understood that the rainwater flowing out of the groove14likely slides down along the second side surface13, or likely slides out of the groove14in a parabolic shape. Therefore, the above structure in the present disclosure may allow the rainwater to flow to the barrier plate22in both cases, such that the barrier plate22can buffer the rainwater.

In practical applications, a preset distance is provided between the other side of the barrier plate22and the second side surface13, such that the barrier plate22can receive the rainwater flowing down in a parabolic shape, thereby buffering the rainwater. Based on empirical values, the preset distance is between 5 cm and 20 cm. The barrier plate22should be made of materials with higher strength, such as steel, aluminum alloy, carbon fiber, and polyimide, to avoid causing damage by impact force of the rainwater.

The second side surface13may be a flat surface. Of course, to improve overall structural strength of the container, the second side surface13may also be constructed as a wave structure. That is, the second side surface13is provided with a plurality of strip grooves131arranged at intervals, where the plurality of strip grooves131extend from a top of the second side surface13to a bottom of the second side surface13, and the plurality of strip grooves131also form a plurality of protruding parts132on the second side surface13.

Regarding the specific structure of the connecting component21, in an implementable embodiment, the connecting component21includes a U-shaped plate211connected to the barrier plate22, and an interference connection is formed between the U-shaped plate211and each of the plurality of protruding parts132to connect the barrier plate22to the body10. In practical applications, rubber sheets may be attached to inner sides of two vertical members of the U-shaped plate211, which increases friction forces between the rubber sheets and the plurality of protruding parts132, thereby improving connection stability. A distance between two rubber sheets should be less than a width of the protruding part132, such that the U-shaped plate211may be connected to the protruding part132by means of interference connection. Of course, the connecting components21may also be connected by locking a locking screw with the protruding part132, but the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

Correspondingly, the barrier plate22includes a transverse plate221and a plurality of protrusions222, where the transverse plate221is adhered on the top surface of the protruding part132, and the plurality of protrusions222are connected to the transverse plate221. The plurality of protrusions222are spaced along a length direction of the transverse plate221, and the plurality of protrusions222are inserted into the plurality of strip grooves131in one-to-one correspondence. In this way, it is ensured that the barrier plate22is adhered on the second side surface13, such that the rainwater flowing down along the protrusions222or the rainwater flowing down along the protruding part132can both flow to the barrier plate22, and thus the barrier plate22can buffer the rainwater.

In practical applications, one of the strip grooves131may be communicated with the groove14, such that the rainwater flowing out along the groove14may enter the strip groove131and may slide downwards along the strip groove131, causing most of the rainwater to slide along this strip groove131. In this way, during production, a wear-resistant layer and a corrosion-resistant layer may be separately provided for this strip groove131to improve wear and corrosion resistance in a corresponding area, which can ensure the service life of the container and reduce production costs as much as possible.

In an implementable embodiment, a water receiving cover23is also connected to each of the two U-shaped plates211. A hole of the water receiving cover23is positioned directly below the other side of the barrier plate22, such that the rainwater flowing down through the barrier plate22first enters the water receiving cover23, and then overflows to the outside after the water receiving cover23is filled with the rainwater. In this way, the impact force of the rainwater sliding down from the top can be further reduced, thereby reducing possibility of causing damage to the ground.

In this embodiment, two ends of the water receiving cover23may also be hinged with the two U-shaped plates211, and an elastic pin is connected to at least one of the two U-shaped plates211, and correspondingly, a pin hole is provided on the top of one end of the water receiving cover23. When the water receiving cover23is in an operating state, the elastic pin is inserted into the pin hole to fix the water receiving cover23, such that the hole of the water receiving cover23faces toward the other side of the barrier plate22. When a user needs to remove the rainwater inside the water receiving cover23, the user only needs to detach the elastic pin from the pin hole, such that the water receiving cover23can flip along a hinge between the water receiving cover23and the U-shaped plate211, thereby pouring away the rainwater inside the water receiving cover23.

Based on the same inventive concept, the present disclosure also provides a data center at least including the container, where a server is accommodated in the container.

It is to be pointed out that reference may be made to the above contents for the specific structure of the container, which is not to be elaborated here.

As can be seen, the present disclosure provides a container and a data center. A groove is formed on the top surface of the container, where the top surface is slantwise arranged downwards towards the groove, and the groove is slantwise arranged downwards towards at least one end thereof. In this way, rainwater falling on the top surface may flow out of the top surface under the guidance of the top surface and the groove, thereby avoiding accumulation of the rainwater on the top of the container, preventing corrosion and water seepage caused by long-term accumulation of the rainwater on the top of the container, thereby ensuring service life of the container, and ensuring normal operation of devices inside the container.

Further, a buffer structure is connected to the second side surface, where the buffer structure includes a barrier plate, which is adhered on the second side surface such that the rainwater flowing out of the second side surface flows to the ground after being buffered by the barrier plate, thereby providing buffering for the rainwater by the barrier plate, reducing the impact force of the rainwater on the ground, and thus avoiding causing damage to the ground.

The embodiments set forth above are only illustrated as preferred embodiments of the present disclosure, and are not intended to limit the present disclosure. All modifications, equivalent substitutions and improvements made within the spirit and principles of the present disclosure shall fall within the protection scope of the present disclosure.