TWI451408B - Hard disk fixing mechanism and electronic device having the same - Google Patents

Description

Hard disk fixing mechanism and electronic device using the same

The present invention relates to a hard disk fixing mechanism, and more particularly to a hard disk fixing mechanism for facilitating installation and removal of a hard disk and an electronic device using the same.

The hard disk inside the computer mainframe is mainly used for storing or backing up computer data. As the current information technology is quite developed, the processing capacity of various computer data is quite large. Therefore, some users or large enterprises usually replace the hard disk with a larger capacity after using the computer for a period of time, or increase it to the inside of the host. New hard drive, making it more suitable for practical use.

The chassis of the conventional computer is generally provided with a fixed hard disk holder. The hard disk is directly fixed to the fixed seat by a plurality of screws, and is connected to other devices by a plurality of cables such as a power cable and a data cable. However, when installing, removing, and maintaining a hard disk, you must install or remove multiple screws one by one with the appropriate tools to install or remove the hard disk from the space-constrained chassis. In order to carry out complicated cable plugging steps, the program for mounting and disassembling the hard disk is cumbersome and has low work efficiency.

In view of the above, it is necessary to provide a hard disk fixing mechanism for mounting and removing a hard disk and an electronic device using the same.

A hard disk fixing mechanism for fixing a hard disk having an interface to a frame of an electronic device. The hard disk fixing mechanism includes a hard disk holder for fixing a hard disk. The frame is provided with an outwardly protruding fixing seat, and the hard disk bracket is formed with a sliding rail, and the fixing seat of the frame is provided with a sliding groove matched with the sliding rail. The hard disk fixing mechanism further includes a hard disk connector fixed to the frame and adjacent to the slide rail or the sliding slot. The hard disk connector is located on one side of the fixing base, and the hard disk bracket is slid back and forth along the extending direction of the sliding rail or the sliding slot to electrically or electrically separate the interface of the hard disk from the hard disk connector.

An electronic device includes a housing, a frame disposed in the housing, a hard disk having an interface, and a hard disk fixing mechanism for fixing the hard disk to the frame. The hard disk fixing mechanism includes a hard disk holder for fixing a hard disk. The frame is provided with an outwardly protruding fixing seat, and the hard disk bracket is formed with a sliding rail, and the fixing seat of the frame is provided with a sliding groove matched with the sliding rail. The hard disk fixing mechanism further includes a hard disk connector fixed to the frame and adjacent to the slide rail or the sliding slot. The hard disk connector is located on one side of the fixing base, and the hard disk bracket is slid back and forth along the extending direction of the sliding rail or the sliding slot to electrically or electrically separate the interface of the hard disk from the hard disk connector.

When the hard disk is mounted or removed, the hard disk bracket of the hard disk fixing mechanism can be slid along the sliding rail or the sliding slot, so that the hard disk and the hard disk connector are electrically connected or electrically separated, and no cable is needed. The plugging step is convenient and quick.

10‧‧‧Host

11‧‧‧ Support

20‧‧‧Rack

22‧‧‧Bump

30‧‧‧ Hard disk

32‧‧‧ interface

34‧‧‧Fixed holes

40‧‧‧hard disk fixing mechanism

42‧‧‧ fixed seat

44‧‧‧hard disk connector

46‧‧‧hard disk bracket

50‧‧‧shell

52‧‧‧ openings

54‧‧‧ cover

100‧‧‧Electronic devices

421‧‧‧Chute

422‧‧‧ Positioning board

423‧‧ ‧ gap

424‧‧‧ side panels

426‧‧‧Flexible Positioning Department

428‧‧‧Positioning bulges

442‧‧‧ slots

444‧‧‧Fixed holes

446, 467‧‧ screws

461‧‧‧Slide rails

462‧‧‧ bottom wall

463‧‧‧Positioning holes

464‧‧‧ side wall

465‧‧‧through hole

466‧‧‧ accommodating space

468‧‧‧Flexible washers

1 is a schematic view showing the assembly of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention, the electronic device including a hard disk fixing mechanism.

2 is a partial perspective exploded view of the electronic device shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a further perspective exploded view of the electronic device shown in FIG. 2.

The electronic device and the hard disk fixing mechanism of the present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments.

The invention discloses an electronic device, which can be an electronic device such as a desktop computer, a notebook computer, a tablet computer or an integrated computer. In this embodiment, the electronic device is illustrated by taking an integrated computer as an example.

Referring to FIG. 1 , an electronic device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a host 10 and a support base 11 for supporting the host 10 .

Referring to FIG. 2 , the main body 10 includes a frame 20 , a hard disk 30 , a hard disk fixing mechanism 40 , and a housing 50 that is disposed outside the frame 20 .

The frame 20 is large to a square plate, and the hard disk 30 and the hard disk fixing mechanism 40 are provided on the side of the frame 20. The electronic device 100 further includes a main board (not shown) fixedly disposed on the chassis 20 and electrically connected to the hard disk 30, and a display screen disposed on the other side of the rack 20 and electrically connected to the main board (not shown) Show).

Referring to FIG. 3 together, the hard disk fixing mechanism 40 includes a fixing base 42 which is disposed on the frame 20 and protrudes to one side, and a hard disk connector 44 fixedly disposed on the frame 20 and located near one end of the fixing base 42. And a hard disk holder 46 for fixing the hard disk 30.

The mount 42 includes a generally square positioning plate 422 and four side plates 424 extending obliquely from the periphery of the positioning plate 422 toward the frame 20. The positioning plate 422 is provided with two sliding grooves 421 which are parallel to each other. The fixing seat 42 is separated from the side plate 424 of the hard disk connector 44 by two notches 423, which are respectively communicated with the two sliding slots 421. A portion of the positioning plate 422 located between the two sliding grooves 421 continues to extend toward the side plate 424 to form an elastic positioning portion 426. One end of the elastic positioning portion 426 away from the positioning plate 422 can be relatively elastic with respect to the positioning plate 422. Sexual deformation. A positioning protrusion 428 is formed at a position near the middle of the elastic positioning portion 426.

The hard disk connector 44 has a slot 442 that mates with the interface 32 of the hard disk 30. The hard disk connector 44 is electrically connected to the motherboard by wires (not shown) to allow the hard disk 30 to communicate with the motherboard. A fixing hole 444 is further formed at both ends of the hard disk connector 44. A portion of the frame 20 adjacent to the fixed seat 42 is formed with two studs 22 having threaded holes (not shown). The hard disk securing mechanism 40 also includes two screws 446. Each of the screws 446 passes through the fixing hole and is locked to the threaded hole of the boss 22, thereby fixing the hard disk connector 44 to the side of the fixing seat 42.

The hard disk 30 is large in the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped and has an interface 32 at its end. A plurality of fixing holes 34 are respectively formed on opposite sides of the hard disk 30.

Referring to FIGS. 2 and 3 together, the hard disk bracket 46 includes a bottom wall 462 and two side walls 464 extending perpendicularly outward from both sides of the bottom wall 462. The bottom wall 462 and the two side walls 464 together form a receiving space 466 for receiving the hard disk 30. Two sliding rails 461 parallel to each other are formed on the bottom wall 462. In this embodiment, the two slide rails 461 are substantially "L"-shaped flanges extending outward from one side of the bottom wall 462 away from the side wall 464, and the two fold sides extend in opposite directions. These settings ensure that the two slide rails 461 are more evenly biased when sliding in the two sliding slots 421. The bottom wall 462 is located at a position intermediate the two slide rails 461 and defines a positioning hole 463 for receiving the positioning protrusion 428. A plurality of through holes 465 are defined in the plurality of fixing holes 34 of the corresponding hard disks 30 on each of the side walls 464. The hard disk securing mechanism 40 also includes a plurality of screws 467 and a plurality of resilient washers 468. A plurality of elastic washers 468 are respectively engaged in the plurality of through holes 465. Each of the screws 467 passes through a resilient washer 468 and is screwed into a fixing hole 34, thereby fixing the hard disk 30 to the hard disk holder 46. Since the elastic washer 468 has a certain cushioning and damping effect on the hard disk 30 and the hard disk bracket 46, the working stability of the hard disk 30 is better. The bottom wall 462 is bent away from the hard disk 30 at one end of the side wall 464 to form a force applying portion. 469, in order to push and pull the hard disk bracket 46.

Referring again to FIG. 2, an opening 52 is defined in the portion of the housing 50 corresponding to the hard disk 30. The electronic device 100 also includes a cover 54 that shields the opening 52.

When the hard disk 30 is mounted, first, the hard disk 30 is fixed to the hard disk holder 46 by a plurality of screws 467, and then the hard disk holder 46 is inserted into the casing 50 from the opening 52. The slide rail 461 formed on one side of the hard disk holder 46 can enter the sliding groove 421 from the notch 423 and slide along the sliding groove 421. When the slide rail 461 is slid to the end of the chute 421, the interface 32 of the hard disk 30 is just inserted into the slot 442 of the hard disk connector 44 to be electrically connected to the hard disk connector 44. At this time, the positioning protrusion 428 on the fixing base 42 is just elastically engaged in the positioning hole 463 of the hard disk bracket 46 to prevent the relative movement of the hard disk bracket 46 relative to the fixed seat 42.

When the hard disk 30 is removed, the cover 54 is first removed from the housing 50, and then the force applying portion 469 of the hard disk bracket 46 is biased, and the hard disk bracket 46 and the hard disk 30 are dragged along the sliding slot 421 or the sliding rail. The extension of 461 moves toward opening 52 and electrically separates interface 32 of hard disk 30 from slot 442 of hard disk connector 44. Thereby, the hard disk 30 can be taken out from the host computer 10 more conveniently.

In summary, when the hard disk fixing mechanism 40 of the embodiment of the present invention is used for mounting and detaching the hard disk 30, only the hard disk bracket 46 is slid along the sliding slot 421 or the sliding rail 461, so that the hard disk 30 and the hard disk can be made. The connector 44 is electrically connected or electrically separated, and the entire housing 50 does not need to be detached from the frame 20, and the complicated cable insertion step is not required, and the operation is convenient and quick.

It can be understood that the cover plate 54, the elastic washer 468, the positioning protrusion 428, and the positioning hole 463 can also be omitted. The urging portion 469 can be omitted, and can be designed as other shapes that facilitate the application of force. The slide rail 461 can also be formed directly on the frame 20, and the sliding slot 421 can also be formed on the hard disk. On the frame 46, the fixing base 42 can also be omitted. The number of the chute 421 and the slide rail 461 may also be one or more than two.

In summary, the present invention has indeed met the requirements of the invention patent, and has filed a patent application according to law. However, the above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and it is not possible to limit the scope of the patent application of the present invention. Equivalent modifications or variations made by persons skilled in the art in light of the spirit of the invention are intended to be included within the scope of the following claims.

20‧‧‧Rack

22‧‧‧Bump

30‧‧‧ Hard disk

32‧‧‧ interface

34‧‧‧Fixed holes

42‧‧‧ fixed seat

44‧‧‧hard disk connector

46‧‧‧hard disk bracket

421‧‧‧Chute

422‧‧‧ Positioning board

423‧‧ ‧ gap

424‧‧‧ side panels

426‧‧‧Flexible Positioning Department

428‧‧‧Positioning bulges

442‧‧‧ slots

444‧‧‧Fixed holes

446, 467‧‧ screws

461‧‧‧Slide rails

462‧‧‧ bottom wall

463‧‧‧Positioning holes

464‧‧‧ side wall

465‧‧‧through hole

466‧‧‧ accommodating space

468‧‧‧Flexible washers

Claims (9)

A hard disk fixing mechanism for fixing a hard disk having an interface to a frame of an electronic device, the hard disk fixing mechanism comprising a hard disk bracket for fixing a hard disk, wherein the frame is provided with an outward convex a sliding seat is formed on the hard disk bracket, and the sliding seat of the frame is provided with a sliding slot matched with the sliding rail, and the hard disk fixing mechanism further comprises a fixed arrangement on the frame. And a hard disk connector adjacent to the sliding rail or the sliding slot, the hard disk connector is located at a side of the fixing base, and the hard disk bracket is slid back and forth along the extending direction of the sliding rail or the sliding slot to make the hard The interface of the disc is electrically or electrically separated from the hard disk connector. The hard disk fixing mechanism of claim 1, wherein the fixing base comprises a positioning plate and a side plate extending from a side of the positioning plate away from the one end of the hard disk connector, the sliding slot is defined by the positioning plate The side plate is provided with a gap communicating with the sliding slot to allow the sliding rail to enter the sliding slot from the notch. The hard disk fixing mechanism of claim 2, wherein the number of the sliding slot and the sliding rail are two, and the two sliding rails are two symmetrical flanges extending from a side of the hard disk bracket. . The hard disk fixing mechanism of claim 2, wherein the positioning plate is formed with an elastic positioning portion, the elastic positioning portion is formed with a positioning protrusion, and the hard disk holder is formed with the positioning protrusion. Positioning holes. The hard disk fixing mechanism of claim 1, wherein the hard disk bracket comprises a bottom wall and two side walls extending from the bottom wall in the same direction, the bottom wall and the two side walls together form a receiving hard The storage space of the dish. The hard disk fixing mechanism of claim 5, wherein the two sides of the hard disk are respectively provided with fixing holes, and the two side walls respectively have through holes corresponding to the fixing holes, and the hard disk fixing mechanism further A screw and a resilient washer disposed in the through hole, the screw passing through the elastic washer Screwed into the fixing hole. The hard disk fixing mechanism according to claim 5, wherein one end of the bottom wall extends laterally to form a biasing portion. An electronic device includes a housing, a frame disposed in the housing, a hard disk having an interface, and a hard disk fixing mechanism for fixing the hard disk to the frame, the hard disk fixing mechanism including fixing the hard The improvement of the hard disk bracket of the dish is that the frame is provided with a fixing seat which protrudes outwardly, and the hard disk bracket is formed with a sliding rail, and the fixing seat of the frame is provided with the sliding rail. The hard disk fixing mechanism further includes a hard disk connector fixedly disposed on the frame and adjacent to the sliding rail or the sliding slot, the hard disk connector is located at a side of the fixing seat, the hard disk The bracket slides back and forth along the extending direction of the sliding rail or the sliding slot to electrically or electrically separate the interface of the hard disk from the hard disk connector. The electronic device of claim 8, wherein the housing is provided with an opening corresponding to the hard disk, and the electronic device further comprises a cover for shielding the opening.