Container data center

1. Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to a container data center.

2. Description of Related Art

A container data center can include an elevated floor and a number of cabinets supported on the elevated floor. A number of cables are arranged between the cabinets and the power supply. However, in a disorderly fashion, the cables will occupy a large amount of space in the container.

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 isometric view of an exemplary embodiment of a container data center.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of the circled portion II FIG. 1 .

FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of the circled portion III FIG. 1 .

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 1 , taken along the line of IV-IV.

The present disclosure, including the accompanying drawings, is illustrated by way of examples 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.

FIG. 1 shows an exemplary embodiment of a container data center including a container 100 and a plurality of cabinets 300 received in the container 100 . A plurality of servers (not shown) is installed in each cabinet 300 .

Referring to FIGS. 2 and 3 , the container 100 includes an elevated floor 20 defining two positioning slots 22 . Two spaced tabs 222 extend toward each other from lower portions of opposite side surfaces bounding each positioning slot 22 , along the extension direction of the positioning slots 22 . A bar-shaped supporting member 24 is installed in each positioning slot 22 . Each supporting member 24 includes a U-shaped installation portion 242 sandwiched between the tabs 222 , and two fixing bars 244 extending out from opposite sides of an upper portion of the installation portion 242 and supported on the tabs 22 . A top surface of each supporting member 24 defines an installation slot 246 extending lengthwise along the installation portion 242 . A U-shaped insulation member 25 is received in each installation slot 246 . A bottom surface and two opposite side surfaces of the insulation member 25 abut a bottom surface and two opposite inside surfaces of the installation slot 246 . A receiving slot 252 is defined in a top surface of the insulation member 25 . A wire 26 is received in each receiving slot 252 . An insulation lid 28 is supported on the top surface of each supporting member 24 , and is received in the positioning slot 22 to shield the receiving slot 252 . One end of each wire 26 is connected to a power supply 27 . A plurality of connecting portions 262 extends up from each wire 26 , through the insulation lid 28 . A socket 264 is installed to a distal end of each connecting portion 262 , and defines a connecting hole 266 . In the embodiment, one of the wires 26 can be regarded as the live line, and the other wire 26 can be regarded as the neutral line.

Referring to FIG. 4 , each cabinet 300 includes a sidewall 320 . Two bar-shaped protrusions 322 extend out from the sidewall 320 , and run lengthwise along the sidewall 320 . An installation slot 324 is defined in each protrusion 322 , communicating with an inner space of the cabinet 300 . An extension direction of each installation slot 324 is perpendicular to an extension direction of each installation slot 246 . An insulation member 323 is received in each installation slot 324 . The outside surface of the insulation member 323 abuts an inside surface of the installation slot 324 . The insulation member 323 defines a receiving slot 325 , communicating with the inner space of the cabinet 300 . A wire 340 is received in each receiving slot 325 . An insulation lid 360 abuts each insulation member 323 , and is received in the installation slot 324 to shield the receiving slot 325 . A substantially L-shaped connector 342 is installed on a bottom end of each wire 340 . A plurality of connecting pins 344 extends from each wire 340 , through the insulation lid 360 , to connect to the servers in the cabinet 300 .

Each cabinet 300 is movable on the elevated floor 20 , the connectors 342 are inserted into the connecting holes 266 of the connecting portions 262 . The connectors 342 and the connecting portions 262 are wrapped with insulating material.

The insulation lids 28 and 360 can be disengaged from the positioning slots 22 and the installation slots 324 , to facilitate changing the wires 26 and 340 , and the insulation members 25 and 323 .

The wires 340 of each cabinet 300 are connected to the wires 26 , for receiving power from the power supply 27 and passing on power to the servers in the cabinet 300 , and this arrangement replaces a large number of disorderly cables connecting the power supply 27 to the servers.

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 details, especially 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.