Joint module and server system
AssigneeFulian Precision Electronics (Tianjin) Co., LTD.
InventorsChang-Ju Wu, Chih-Min Lin
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Abstract
A joint module for offsetting manufacturing tolerance comprises an outer joint, a middle joint, an inner joint, a plug connector, and a reset component. The middle joint is movable in radial directions of an axis of the outer joint. The inner joint is rotatable around radial directions of an axis of the middle joint, and the axis of the middle joint is parallel to the axis of the outer joint. The plug connector is fixed to the inner joint. The reset component is placed between the outer joint, the middle joint, and the inner joint, to reset the middle joint and the inner joint until the axis of the plug connector, the outer joint, and the middle joint are coincided. A server system with the joint module is also disclosed.
Claims20
A joint module comprising:
- an outer joint;
- a middle joint connected to the outer joint, the middle joint being movable in radial directions of an axis of the outer joint;
- an inner joint connected with the middle joint, the inner joint being rotatable around radial directions of an axis of the middle joint, the axis of the middle joint being parallel to the axis of the outer joint;
- a plug connector fixed to the inner joint;
- and
- a reset component placed between the outer joint, the middle joint, and the inner joint, the reset component being configured to reset the middle joint and the inner joint,
- wherein when the middle joint and the inner joint are reset, an axis of the plug connector, the axis of the outer joint, and the axis of the middle joint coincide.
A server system comprising:
- a rack comprising a plurality of plugs;
- a plurality of servers placed in the rack, each of the plurality of servers comprising:
- a chassis;
- and
- a joint module located on the chassis, the joint module comprising:
- an outer joint;
- a middle joint connected to the outer joint, the middle joint being movable in radial directions of an axis of the outer joint;
- an inner joint connected with the middle joint, the inner joint being rotatable around radial directions of an axis of the middle joint, the axis of the middle joint being parallel to the axis of the outer joint;
- a plug connector fixed to the inner joint, the plug connector being configured to connect one of the plurality of plugs;
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- a reset component placed between the outer joint, the middle joint, and the inner joint, the reset component being configured to reset the middle joint and the inner joint,
- wherein when the middle joint and the inner joint are reset, an axis of the plug connector, the axis of the outer joint, and the axis of the middle joint are coincided, the plug connector moves along the axis of the outer joint to connect one of the plurality of plugs.
A joint module comprising:
- a first joint body defining an annular arc groove;
- a second joint body comprising a bulge ring, the bulge ring being placed in the annular arc groove, the second joint body being rotatable around radial directions of an axis of the first joint body;
- a plug connector fixed to the second joint body, and
- a reset component placed between the first joint body and the second joint body, the reset component being configured to reset the second joint body,
- wherein when the second joint body is reset, an axis of the plug connector and the axis of the first joint body are coincided.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.