CONTAINER MODULE, CONTAINER ASSEMBLY, AND DATA CENTER
20220007537 · 2022-01-06
Inventors
Cpc classification
E04H5/00
FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
E04H1/12
FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
International classification
Abstract
A container module includes a baseplate assembly and a plurality of columns, where the baseplate assembly includes a base frame and a baseplate fixed on the base frame, the plurality of columns are fixed on the base frame in parallel to each other, each column has an extension section extending above the baseplate assembly, and/or a lower end of each column has an extension section extending below the baseplate assembly. A container assembly includes at least two container modules that are stacked vertically and/or connected laterally. A data center includes a function device and the container module.
Claims
1. A container module, comprising: a baseplate assembly, wherein the baseplate assembly comprises a base frame and a baseplate fixed on the base frame; and a plurality of columns fixed on the base frame, wherein the plurality of columns are parallel to each other, and wherein each column has at least one of an extension section extending above the baseplate assembly or an extension section extending below the baseplate assembly.
2. The container module according to claim 1, wherein the base frame comprises two trusses, wherein the two trusses are arranged laterally and are parallel to each other, and wherein the baseplate is fixed on upper sides or lower sides of the two trusses.
3. The container module according to claim 2, wherein the plurality of columns include four columns, and wherein two ends of each truss are each provided with a respective column of the four columns.
4. The container module according to claim 3, wherein the baseplate assembly further comprises a plurality of lower short beams, wherein two ends of each lower short beam are respectively connected to the two trusses.
5. The container module according to claim 2, wherein the baseplate assembly further comprises a plurality of lower short beams, wherein two ends of each lower short beam are respectively connected to the two trusses.
6. The container module according to claim 1, further comprising: a plurality of upper short beams, wherein two ends of each of the plurality of upper short beams are respectively connected to two adjacent columns.
7. The container module according to claim 1, wherein upper ends of the plurality of columns are flush with each other, and lower ends of the plurality of columns are flush with each other.
8. The container module according to claim 1, wherein upper ends of the plurality of columns are flush with each other, or lower ends of the plurality of columns are flush with each other.
9. The container module according to claim 1, further comprising: a side panel, wherein the side panel is arranged at least on one side surface of a polygonal outline defined by the plurality of columns.
10. A container assembly, comprising: at least two container modules that are stacked vertically or that are connected laterally, wherein each of the at least two container modules comprises a baseplate assembly and a plurality of columns; wherein the baseplate assembly comprises a base frame and a baseplate fixed on the base frame; wherein the plurality of columns are fixed on the base frame and are parallel to each other; and wherein each column has at least one of an extension section extending above the baseplate assembly or an extension section extending below the baseplate assembly.
11. The container assembly according to claim 10, wherein the at least two container modules are stacked vertically; and wherein in two vertically adjacent container modules, an upper end of a column in a container module at a lower layer has a first connecting portion, a lower end of a column in a container module at an upper layer has a second connecting portion, and the first connecting portion is connected to the second connecting portion.
12. The container assembly according to claim 11, wherein a connection manner between the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion is at least one of welding, screwing, riveting, or clamping.
13. A container assembly, comprising: at least two container modules that are stacked vertically; and at least two container modules that are connected laterally; wherein each of the at least two container modules that are stacked vertically and each of the at least two container modules that are connected laterally comprise a baseplate assembly and a plurality of columns; wherein the baseplate assembly comprises a base frame and a baseplate fixed on the base frame; wherein the plurality of columns are fixed on the base frame and are parallel to each other; and wherein each column has at least one of an extension section extending above the baseplate assembly or an extension section extending below the baseplate assembly.
14. The container assembly according to claim 13, wherein in two vertically adjacent container modules, an upper end of a column in a container module at a lower layer has a first connecting portion, a lower end of a column in a container module at an upper layer has a second connecting portion, and the first connecting portion is connected to the second connecting portion.
15. The container assembly according to claim 14, wherein a connection manner between the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion is at least one of welding, screwing, riveting, or clamping.
16. A data center, comprising: a function device; and a container module; wherein the container module comprises a baseplate assembly and a plurality of columns, wherein the baseplate assembly comprises a base frame and a baseplate fixed on the base frame, wherein the plurality of columns are fixed on the base frame and are parallel to each other, and wherein each column has at least one of an extension section extending above the baseplate assembly or an extension section extending below the baseplate assembly; and wherein the function device is installed on the baseplate.
17. The data center according to claim 16, wherein the base frame comprises two trusses arranged laterally and parallel to each other, and wherein the baseplate is fixed on upper sides or lower sides of the two trusses.
18. The data center according to claim 17, wherein the plurality of columns include four columns, and wherein two ends of each truss are each provided with a respective column of the four columns.
19. The data center according to claim 18, wherein the baseplate assembly further comprises a plurality of lower short beams, wherein two ends of each lower short beam are respectively connected to the two trusses.
20. The data center according to claim 17, wherein the baseplate assembly further comprises a plurality of lower short beams, wherein two ends of each lower short beam are respectively connected to the two trusses.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
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[0049] To make objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of this application clearer, the following further describes exemplary embodiments of this application in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
[0050] Terms used in the following embodiments are only for a purpose of describing particular embodiments and are not intended for limiting this application. As used in this specification and appended claims of this application, the singular expressions “a”, “a”, “the above”, “the” and “this” are intended to also include expressions such as “one or more”, unless the contrary is clearly indicated in its context. It should be further understood that in the following embodiments of this application, “at least one” and “one or more” refer to one, two, or more. The term “and/or” is used to describe an association relationship of an associated object, and indicates that there may be three relationships. For example, A and/or B may represent a case in which only A exists, both A and B exist, and only B exists, where A and B may be singular or plural. The character “/” generally indicates an “or” relationship between the associated objects.
[0051] Reference to “one embodiment” or “some embodiments” described in this specification or the like means that one or more embodiments of this application include a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in combination with the embodiment. Thus, phrases “in one embodiment”, “in some embodiments”, “in some other embodiments”, “in some additional embodiments”, and the like that appear in different parts in this specification do not necessarily mean referring to a same embodiment, but mean “one or more embodiments, but not all embodiments”, unless otherwise specifically emphasized. Terms “include”, “have”, and variations thereof all mean “including but not limited to”, unless otherwise specifically emphasized.
[0052] For ease of understanding a container module provided in an embodiment of this application, an application scenario of the container module is first described as follows.
[0053] The container module in the embodiment of this application may be directly used in an outdoor environment, used to replace a conventional civil structure or used in combination with a conventional civil structure, and may be used as a house for people to live in, or used as a factory building, a warehouse, or the like for accommodating industrial equipment. In a practical application, a use quantity and position arrangements of container modules may be properly adjusted based on different requirements. For example, as shown in
[0054] The container module 10 provided in the embodiment of this application can effectively ensure structural strength and a use function of the container module 10, and has an advantage of reducing material consumption.
[0055] As shown in
[0056] Specifically, the base frame 111 in the baseplate assembly 11 may provide relatively strong stress strength to ensure overall structural strength of the baseplate assembly 11. The baseplate 112 installed on the base frame 111 may provide an installation surface required by the industrial equipment or provide a flat living surface for an occupant. The industrial equipment is used as an example. The industrial equipment may be placed directly on the baseplate 112, or fixed to the baseplate by using a screw or a rivet, through welding, or the like, so as to improve stability of the industrial equipment and avoid position offset. Certainly, to provide an accommodating space in a vertical direction, in an embodiment provided in this application, the container module 10 further includes a plurality of columns 12, and the plurality of columns 12 may be vertically or obliquely fixed on the base frame 111. An upper end of each column 12 may extend above the baseplate assembly 11, or a lower end of each column 12 may extend below the baseplate assembly 11. Specifically, as shown in
[0057] By using the foregoing structural arrangement, open arrangements of an upper part and a side part of the container module 10 can be implemented, thereby improving convenience of installing the industrial equipment 20. In addition, when a plurality of container modules 10 are arranged laterally, a connection operation is also conveniently performed on an adjacent container module 10, and a thorough lateral space can be formed, facilitating placement of industrial equipment with a relatively long length. When the plurality of container modules 10 are stacked vertically, a baseplate assembly 11 of a container module 10 at an upper layer may be used as a top cover of a container module 10 at a lower layer, so that the baseplate assembly 11 of the container module 10 at the upper layer can be used for a plurality of purposes. In addition, material consumption, manufacturing costs, transportation costs, and the like can be reduced.
[0058] The container module 10 may have various overall structures, and each component part may have various structures.
[0059] For example, as shown in
[0060] Specifically, the truss 1110 refers to a planar or spatial structure that has a triangular or trapezoidal unit and that includes a pole assembly, and has advantages of saving materials and reducing a structural weight. As shown in
[0061] The top chord 1111 and the bottom chord 1112 may use an I-beam structure so that the top chord 1111 and the bottom chord 1112 themselves have relatively strong structural strength and improved tensile strength and flexural strength. Certainly, in another implementation, the top chord 1111 and the bottom chord 1112 may alternatively take a form of a T-beam structure or another structure form. In addition, three, four, or more top chord 1111 and bottom chord 1112 may be arranged in parallel or obliquely in each truss 1110 to improve overall structural strength.
[0062] In addition, the truss web 1113 may have various structure forms. For example, as shown in
[0063] The truss web 1113 and both of the top chord 1111 and the bottom chord 1112 may have various connection manners. For example, the truss web 1113 and both of the top chord 1111 and the bottom chord 1112 may be connected through welding, bolting, riveting, and the like.
[0064] In an embodiment provided in this application, the base frame 111 includes two trusses 1110 arranged in parallel to each other. To improve structural strength and integrity of the base frame 111, in some implementations, the two trusses 1110 may alternatively be connected.
[0065] As shown in
[0066] In addition, the two trusses 1110 may alternatively be connected by using the baseplate.
[0067] Specifically, as shown in
[0068] Certainly, in some specific implementations, to improve connection strength between the baseplate 112 and the base frame 111 and to avoid affecting connection stability between the baseplate 112 and the base frame 111 due to thermal expansion and contraction, the baseplate 112 may be spliced by a plurality of baseplate units 1121.
[0069] Specifically, as shown in
[0070] Each baseplate unit 1121 may be fixedly connected to the truss 1110, may be fixedly connected to the lower short beam (not shown in the figure), or may be fixedly connected to both the truss 1110 and the lower short beam.
[0071] Certainly, in some implementations, the baseplate 112 or the baseplate unit 1121 may have a flat plate-like structure, or may have a corrugated or another plate-like structure.
[0072] In addition, the baseplate 112 or the baseplate assembly 11 may have various overall structures.
[0073] For example, as shown in
[0074] As shown in
[0075] The column 12 may be fixedly connected to the base frame 111 through welding, by using a screw or a rivet, or the like.
[0076] For example, in an embodiment provided in this application, the column 12 may be fixedly connected to the base frame 111 through welding. Specifically, a side part of the column 12 is welded to an end part of the base frame. Certainly, to improve connection convenience and structural stability between the column 12 and the base frame 111, as shown in
[0077] In addition, in consideration that when a plurality container modules 10 are stacked vertically, a lower end of a column 12 of a container module 10 at an upper layer needs to be connected to a upper end of a column 12 of a container module 10 at an lower layer, a lower end of a column 12 may extend slightly below the baseplate assembly 11 to improve connection convenience. For example, when the column 12 at the upper layer is welded to the column 12 at the lower layer in a manner of welding, an operation space is required. Therefore, the lower end of the column 12 may extend slightly below the baseplate assembly 11 to form an operation space, thereby facilitating a welding operation by an operator.
[0078] To facilitate precise interconnection between the column 12 of the container module 10 at the upper layer and the column 12 of the container module 10 at the lower layer, in some specific implementations, a positioning structure may be arranged at both of an upper end and a lower end of the column 12.
[0079] For example, as shown in
[0080] In addition, when a plurality of container modules 10 are spliced laterally, to improve interconnection precision between two adjacent container modules 10, in some specific implementations, the side part of the columns 12 may further be provided with a positioning structure.
[0081] For example, as shown in
[0082] As shown in
[0083] For example, in an embodiment provided in this application, after a container module 10 at an upper layer and a container module 10 at a lower layer are interconnected, a lower end of a column 12 of the container module 10 at the upper layer may be welded to an upper end of a column 12 of the container module 10 at the lower layer.
[0084] Certainly, in some specific implementations, the container module at the upper layer and the container module at the lower layer may alternatively be connected by using an auxiliary connecting structure such as a bolt or a rivet.
[0085] As shown in
[0086] It may be understood that when a plurality of container modules 10 are interconnected laterally, they may alternatively be fixedly connected through welding or by using an auxiliary connecting structure. Certainly, when two adjacent container modules 10 are connected by using a bolt, the two container modules 10 may alternatively be fixedly connected by arranging the connecting plate 16. It may be understood that the connecting plate 16 may be arranged in various positions.
[0087] An upper end of a column 12 may extend above the baseplate assembly 11 by various lengths. Correspondingly, a lower end of a column 12 may also extend below the baseplate assembly 11 by various lengths. Certainly, for ease of use, upper ends of all columns 12 may be kept flush, and lower ends of all the column 12 may also be kept flush, that is, all the columns 12 may extend above the baseplate assembly 11 by a same or approximately same length, and all the columns 12 may extend below the baseplate assembly 11 by a same or approximately same length.
[0088] As shown in
[0089] In practical application, a side panel may further be arranged to ensure tightness of the container module 10.
[0090] Specifically, as shown in
[0091] The side panel 18 may have various structure forms.
[0092] For example, as shown in
[0093] In specific application, the side panel 18 may be pre-arranged in the container module 10, or may be arranged based on actual conditions after a plurality of container modules 10 are interconnected.
[0094] For example, as shown in
[0095] Certainly, because the container assembly 10 is directly exposed to an external environment in actual use, to implement a function such as rain-proofing, as shown in
[0096] The top cover structure 21 may be welded to a column 12 of the uppermost container module 10. Certainly, the top cover structure 21 may be fixedly connected to the container module 10 by using a connecting structure such as a bolt or a rivet.
[0097] Certainly, in practical application, the container assembly 20 may alternatively be installed with various auxiliary structures based on actual requirements.
[0098] For example, as shown in
[0099] Specifically, the cable tray may be installed at the bottom of a container module 10 at an upper layer. Specifically, the cable tray may be connected to the truss 1110 or the baseplate 112 through welding, screwing, riveting, or the like.
[0100] The foregoing descriptions merely describe exemplary implementations of this application, and are not intended to limit the protection scope of this application. Any variation or replacement readily figured out by a person skilled in the art within the technical scope disclosed in this application may fall within the protection scope of this application. The protection scope of this application shall be subject to the protection scope of the claims.