Abstract:
A server enclosure includes a top plate and a bottom plate. The top plate defines a guiding channel extending along a first direction. The bottom plate parallels to the top plate. The bottom plate protrudes a guiding member. The guiding channel and the guiding member are aligned long a direction perpendicular to the top plate, and the guiding channel is boarder than the guiding member.

Description:
BACKGROUND 
       [0001]    1. Technical Field 
         [0002]    The present disclosure relates to enclosures, and more particularly to a server enclosure and server enclosure assembly. 
         [0003]    2. Description of Related Art 
         [0004]    Typically, there are a large number of servers mounted in a single server rack. Some typical servers are locked and guided by rails on lateral sides of the rack in a manner similar to a removable kitchen drawer. However, the rails occupy much space in this kind of rack. To save space by reducing the number of rails needed, it is possible to stack one server on another server already assembled in the rack. However, it is difficult to secure the stacked server on the flat top surface of the other server. 
     
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         [0005]    Many aspects of the embodiments can be better understood with references 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 embodiments. Moreover, in the drawings, like reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views. 
           [0006]      FIG. 1  is an exploded, isometric view of an embodiment of a rack and several server enclosures. 
           [0007]      FIG. 2  is an isometric view of a server enclosure of  FIG. 1 . 
           [0008]      FIG. 3  is an enlarged view of a circled portion III of  FIG. 2 . 
           [0009]      FIG. 4  is sectional view in an enlarged scale taken along line IV-IV of  FIG. 3 . 
           [0010]      FIG. 5  is similar to  FIG. 2 , but showing another aspect. 
           [0011]      FIG. 6  is an enlarged view of a circled portion VI of  FIG. 5 . 
           [0012]      FIG. 7-FIG .  9  are partial sectional views of a guiding channel in other embodiments. 
           [0013]      FIG. 10-FIG .  11  are partial views of a guiding member in other embodiments. 
       
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
       [0014]    The disclosure is illustrated by way of example and not by way of limitation in the figures of the accompanying drawings in which like references indicate similar elements. 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. 
         [0015]    Referring to  FIG. 1 , an embodiment of a plurality of server enclosures installed in a rack  100 . The server enclosures include a server enclosure  10  and a server enclosure  30 . 
         [0016]    Referring through  FIG. 2  to  FIG. 6 , in one embodiment, the server enclosure  10  includes a top plate  12 , a bottom plate  16 , and two sidewalls  14 . The top plate  12  is parallel to the bottom plate  16  and the sidewalls  14  are perpendicular to the top plate  12 . 
         [0017]    Referring to  FIG. 3  and  FIG. 4 , the top plate  12  has a receiving portion  122  at two opposite ends adjacent the sidewalls  14 . The receiving portion  122  has an L-shaped cross section. Each sidewall  14  has a stop portion  142 . A guiding channel  20  is defined by the receiving portion  122  and the corresponding sidewall  14 . The guiding channel  20  extends along a first direction that is parallel to the sidewall  14 . 
         [0018]    Referring to  FIG. 5  and  FIG. 6 , the bottom plate  16  defines a pair of L-shaped openings  165  and has a mounting portion  164  between the two openings  165 . An arcuate guiding member  166  is mounted to the bottom plate  16 . The guiding member  166  has two mounting ends  1662 . The guiding member  166  can be mounted to the bottom plate  16  by engagement of the mounting ends  1662  in the corresponding openings  165 . The guiding member  166  extends along the first direction. The guiding member  166  is flushed with the guiding channel  20  along an up-to-down direction. The guiding member  166  is narrower than the guiding channel  20 . 
         [0019]    The server enclosure  30  has similar configuration as the server enclosure  10 . When assembling the server enclosure  10  to the rack  100 , the server enclosure  30  is first mounted to the rack  100  in a usual manner. The guiding members  166  of the server enclosure  10  are engaged in the corresponding guiding channels  20  of the server enclosure  30 . The server enclosure  10  slides along the guiding channels  20  into the rack  100 . Thus, the server enclosure  10  is securely stacked on the server enclosure  30  without the need for additional rails for the server enclosure  10 . 
         [0020]    In other embodiments, locations of the guiding members  166  and the guiding channels  20  of all server enclosures can be alternated. 
         [0021]    Referring through  FIG. 7  to  FIG. 9 , in other embodiments, some other alternative guiding channels are shown. 
         [0022]    Referring to  FIG. 7 , in another embodiment, a guiding channel  21  can be defined by juxtaposition of an end of the top plate  12  and an L-shaped receiving portion  143  formed on a sidewall  14 . The receiving portion  143  is bent back from the sidewall  14 . 
         [0023]    Referring to  FIG. 8 , in another embodiment, a guiding channel  22  can be defined by a sidewall  14  and a U-shaped receiving portion  123  formed on the top plate  12 . 
         [0024]    Referring to  FIG. 9 , in another embodiment, a guiding channel  23  can be a cutout directly defined by the top plate  12  and the sidewall  14 . In this way, the guiding channel  23  can directly receive the guiding member  166  with the top plate  12  supporting a load of the upper server enclosure stacked thereon. 
         [0025]    Referring through  FIG. 10  to  FIG. 11 , in other embodiments, some other alternative guiding members are shown. 
         [0026]    Referring to  FIG. 10 , in another embodiment, a guiding member  167  is directly punched from a bottom plate  16  and the guiding member  167  is bridge-shaped. 
         [0027]    Referring to  FIG. 11 , in another embodiment, a guiding member  168  is punched from a bottom plate  16 , and the guiding member  168  is a hollow post. 
         [0028]    It is also 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 disclosure to the full extent indicated by the broad general meaning of the terms in which the appended claims are expressed.