Patent Publication Number: US-2013234579-A1

Title: Server cabinet

Description:
BACKGROUND 
     1. Technical Field 
     The present disclosure relates to a server cabinet. 
     2. Description of Related Art 
     Cabinets used for receiving servers only can receive servers of a particular size, which is less optimal in a situation where a variety of servers need to be accommodated. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       Many aspects of the present embodiments can be better understood with reference to the following drawings. The components in the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale, the emphasis instead being placed upon clearly illustrating the principles of the present embodiments. Moreover, in the drawings, all the views are schematic, and like reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views. 
         FIG. 1  is an exploded, isometric view of an exemplary embodiment of a cabinet together with a first server; the cabinet includes two movable frames and a plurality of rails. 
         FIG. 2  is an enlarged view of a part of the movable frame and a part of the first server of  FIG. 1 . 
         FIG. 3  is an enlarged view of one of the rails of  FIG. 1 . 
         FIG. 4  is an assembled, isometric view of the cabinet and the first server of  FIG. 1 . 
         FIG. 5  is an enlarged view of the circled portion V of  FIG. 4 . 
         FIG. 6  is an assembled, isometric view of an exemplary embodiment of the cabinet together with a second server 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     The disclosure, including the accompanying drawings, is illustrated by way of example and not by way of limitation. It should be noted that references to “an” or “one” embodiment in this disclosure are not necessarily to the same embodiment, and such references mean at least one. 
       FIGS. 1 and 2  show an exemplary embodiment of a cabinet  10  for receiving a first server  60  or a second server  70  (shown in  FIG. 6 ). The length of the second server  70  is greater than the first server  60 . Two substantially U-shaped clamping portions  62  extend rearwards from rear ends of opposite sides of the servers  60  and  70 . 
     The cabinet  10  includes two sidewalls  12 , a bottom wall  16  perpendicularly connected between bottom ends of the sidewalls  12 , two movable frames  30  slidably mounted to inner surfaces of rear sides of the sidewalls  12 , and two rows of rails  20  mounted to inner surfaces of front sides of the sidewalls  12  opposite to the movable frames  30 . 
     Each sidewall  12  longitudinally defines a plurality of pairs of threaded holes  122  in the rear side, and a plurality of threaded holes  124  in the front side. 
     Each movable frame  30  includes a main plate  32 , a fixing plate  34  and an extension plate  36  perpendicularly extending out from opposite sides of the main plate  32 , and an installing plate  38  in the nature of a continuous flange perpendicularly extending out from the extension plate  36  opposite to the main plate  32  away from the fixing plate  34 . The main plate  32  longitudinally defines a plurality of slots  320  perpendicular to the fixing plate  34 . The fixing plate  34  longitudinally defines a plurality of openings  340 , and the installing plate  38  longitudinally defines a plurality of openings  380 . A blocking member  342  is detachably mounted to a rear surface of the fixing plate  34  opposite to the extension plate  36 , to limit the insertion of one server. 
     Each blocking member  342  includes a main portion  344 , two curved claws  346  extending forward from top and bottom ends of the main portion  344 , an extension piece  348  extending out from a side of the main portion  344 , and a limiting piece  350  perpendicularly extending rearward from a distal end of the extension piece  348  opposite to the main portion  344 . 
     The claws  346  engage in two openings  340 . A bolt  40  extends through the main portion  344  and an opening  340  between the claws  346 , and is screwed into a nut  50 , to fix the blocking member  342  to the rear surface of the fixing plate  34 . 
     Referring  FIG. 3 , each rail  20  includes a fixing piece  22  and a supporting piece  24  perpendicularly extending out from a bottom side of the fixing piece  22 . The fixing piece  22  defines a slot  220  adjacent to each of the front and rear ends of the fixing piece  22 . 
     Referring  FIGS. 4 and 5 , in assembly, each main plate  34  is placed in contact with the inner surface of the rear side of one of the sidewalls  12 . Each slot  320  is aligned with a pair of threaded holes  122 . Two bolts  40  extend through each slot  320  and engage into the threaded holes  122 , to slidably mount the movable frame  30  to the sidewall  12 , with the bolts  40  able to slide along the slots  320 . 
     The fixing piece  22  of each rail  20  is attached to the inner surface of the front side of one of the sidewalls  12 . One of the slots  220  is aligned with one of the threaded holes  124 , and the other one of the slots  220  is aligned with one of the openings  380  of the installing plate  38 . A bolt  40  extends through the slot  220  and the threaded hole  124 , to secure an end of the rail  20  to the front side of the sidewall  12 . A bolt  40  extends through the other one of the slots  220  and the opening  380 , and engages a nut  50 . Thereby, the other end of the rail  20  is mounted to the movable frame  30 , and the frame  30  is slidable along the slot  220  relative to the rail  20 . 
     In use, the bolts  40  through the slots  320  are released; thereby the movable frames  30  are able to slide along the slots  320 , with the bolts  40  sliding in the slots  220 . After the blocking members  342  are positioned at a particular place and ready for blocking the first or second server  60  or  70 , the bolts  40  are refastened. The first server  60  or the second server  70  can be slid into the cabinet  10  and be supported by two supporting pieces  24 , until the clamping portions  62  each clamp an extension piece  348 . At this time, the clamping portions  62  are blocked by the limiting pieces  350 . A front side of the first server  60  or the second server  70  is fixed to the front sides of the sidewalls  12  with fasteners (not shown). 
     It is believed that the present embodiments and their advantages will be understood from the foregoing description, and various changes may be made thereto without departing from the spirit and scope of the description or sacrificing all of their material advantages, the examples hereinbefore described merely being exemplary embodiments.