Fixing member of rack server

{
  "publication_number": "US9363921B1",
  "country": "US",
  "kind": "B1",
  "title": "Fixing member of rack server",
  "abstract": "A fixing member (100) of a rack server includes a chassis slide assembly (200), a main body (102), and a fixing column (110). The main body (102) is disposed on an end of the chassis slide assembly (200), one side of the main body (102) is connected to a first positioning element (104), and another side of the main body (102) is connected to a second positioning element (106). The second positioning element (106) is disposed corresponding to the first positioning element (104). The fixing column (110) is disposed on the main body (102) and one end thereof is fixed onto the chassis slide assembly (200). The main body (102) is able to rotate along the fixing column (110) as an axis. The first positioning element (104) and the second positioning element (106) have different shape. Therefore, the same chassis slide assembly (200) can match a different server rack.",
  "claims": [
    "1. A fixing member (100) of a rack server used with a rack (400) provided with a plurality of rack fixing hole (410), the fixing member (100) comprising: a chassis slide assembly (200); a main body (102) disposed on an end of the chassis slide assembly (200), one side of the main body (102) being connected to a first positioning element (104), another side of the main body (102) being connected to a second positioning element (106), wherein the second positioning element (106) is disposed corresponding to the first positioning element (104); and a fixing column (110) disposed on the main body (102) and one end thereof being fixed onto the chassis slide assembly (200), the main body (102) being able to rotate along the fixing column (110) as an axis to switch a relative position of the first positioning element (104) and the second positioning element (106), wherein the first positioning element (104) and the second positioning element (106) have different shape, wherein the first positioning element (104) further comprises a buckling element (140) and a through hole (130), the through hole (130) penetrates the first positioning element (104), and one end of the buckling element (140) movably protrudes the through hole (130); wherein two ends of the buckling element (140) further include a protruding part (142) respectively, two limit slots (132) are formed on the first positioning element (104) corresponding to two protruding parts (142), the two protruding parts (142) restrict movement of the buckling element (140) in the two limit slots (132).",
    "2. The fixing member according to claim 1, wherein the first positioning element (104) is formed as square column shape, the second positioning element (106) is formed as round column shape or a round hole.",
    "3. The fixing member according to claim 1, wherein the first positioning element (104) is formed as round column shape or a round hole, the second positioning element (106) is formed as square column shape.",
    "4. The fixing member according to claim 1, wherein the main body (102) further comprises a fixing tube (107), the fixing column (110) includes an elastic element (112), the fixing column (110) penetrates the main body (102) through the fixing tube (107) and is fixed to the chassis slide assembly (200), the elastic element (112) is sleeved on the fixing column (110) and accommodated into the fixing tube (107).",
    "5. The fixing member according to claim 4, wherein the main body (102) further comprises at least one positioning pillar (108), the at least one positioning pillar (108) protrudes from a surface of the main body (102) and is disposed on a side of the fixing column (110), and thereby being positioned with the chassis slide assembly (200) having at least one positioning hole (230) opened thereon.",
    "6. The fixing member according to claim 4, wherein the fixing column (110) further comprises a head portion (114) and a pillar portion (116), a size of the head portion (114) is larger than that of the pillar portion (116), the elastic element (112) is restricted in the head portion (114) and the fixing tube (107).",
    "7. The fixing member according to claim 1, wherein a size of each of the limit slots (132) is smaller than a size of the through hole (130), and a shape of each of the limit slots (132) is oval shape."
  ],
  "description_excerpt": "1. Technical Field\n\nThe technical field relates to a fixing member, particularly to a fixing member of a rack server with a large flexibility in use.\n\n2. Related Art\n\nA server is a core computer used to serve all other computers in the network system and provides hard disk and printing functions, as well as sharing all the resources in the network with every user. Therefore, a server is a replaceable computer system which can work independently. A common configuration of the server system is installing a plurality of hard disks in the chassis of the server, and a plurality of chassis is integrally arranged on a rack, thereby forming a rack type sever with stacked and serially-linked chassis.\n\nHowever, since the attraction force of the magnets is limited, the magnets easily fall apart, causing the circuit modules to detach from one another when there many circuit modules are needed to be connected together, creating inconvenience in using and teaching.\n\nA conventional means for fixing the server chassis in the rack is locking the chassis on the inner support of the slide, and locking or hooking the outer support of the slide to the fixing hole of the rack so as to fix the outer support of the slide to the rack. Then, the inner support is assembled to the outer support to allow the inner support to slide relative to the outer support. Finally, the inner support and the chassis slide to a fixed position, thereby fixing the chassis to the rack.",
  "cpc": [
    "H05K 7/1489",
    "A47B 57/36",
    "A47B 88/43",
    "A47B 96/07",
    "F16B 12/30"
  ],
  "ipc": [
    "A47B 57/36",
    "A47B 96/06",
    "A47B 96/07",
    "H05K 7/14"
  ],
  "assignees": [
    "Super Micro Computer Inc"
  ],
  "inventors": [
    "Richard S. Chen",
    "Ken-Sheng LIN",
    "Kuo-Hsien Wang"
  ],
  "filing_date": "2015-04-14",
  "publication_date": "2016-06-07",
  "grant_date": "2016-06-07",
  "priority_date": "2014-12-05",
  "application_number": "US-201514686043-A",
  "family_id": "53440733",
  "cited_by_count": 17,
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