TWM516779U - Hard disk extracting-box - Google Patents

Description

Hard disk drive box

The present invention relates to a removable hard disk drive, and in particular to a hard disk drive cassette that is compact in construction, easy to assemble, and can easily pull the hard disk drive out of the rack.

The removable hard disk case is an extremely convenient product for users who need to use multiple hard disk drives to store or back up data. On the other hand, for a disk array with multiple hard disk drives at the same time, The removable hard drive case also provides quick and easy access to maintenance and replacement of hard drives.

In the approved Republic of China new patent M346089 "Tray structure improvement of extractable hard disk drive", the tray structure of the extractable hard disk drive disclosed therein uses a tray that can be slidably inserted into the rack to carry the hard disk drive, wherein the tray is The stacked plates are combined into a tray, wherein at least one of the plates has a width smaller than the width of the other plates, thereby forming a chute on the side of the tray, and the chute can be matched with the corresponding guiding track of the frame. The utility model is used for guiding the tray to slide into the frame for fixing; a fixing mechanism is arranged at a predetermined position in front of the tray, the fixing mechanism has the function of positioning and snapping of the extracting hard disk machine in the frame; and the socket is fixed to the fixing mechanism. The upper buffer spring member has a plurality of protrusions and elastic ribs thereon as a shock absorbing buffer and an elastic positioning function when the overall structure of the hard disk drive is included.

Conventional removable hard disk drives have a complicated structure and many components. Therefore, the combination of the production and components of the conventional hard disk drive requires a lot of assembly man-hours and costs.

The other functions and embodiments of the present invention are described below in conjunction with the drawings.

The present invention proposes a hard disk drive cassette, in particular, a hard disk drive cassette that is compact in construction, easy to assemble, and can easily pull the hard disk drive out of the rack.

In order to achieve the above object, an embodiment of the present hard disk drive cassette includes: a casing, a sliding door mechanism, a button and a lock; the outer casing is provided by a combination of an upper casing and a lower casing. Quickly loading and unloading the storage space of the hard disk drive, the sliding door mechanism is installed at the front end of the outer casing, and the sliding door mechanism is used for locking the entire hard disk drive extraction box to the frame, and the hard disk drive extraction box is supported by the frame. Release and allow the user to force the hard disk drive extraction box out of the rack, the button can be pivotally pivoted to the outer casing, and the lock is locked by the lock in the normal state, and the whole hard disk drive extraction box is locked in the frame, and the lock is unlocked. After that, the entire hard disk drive cassette and the hard disk drive can be taken out of the rack; through the above configuration, a hard disk drive extracting box which is compact in structure, easy to assemble, and can easily pull the hard disk drive out of the rack is provided.

In an embodiment of the present hard disk drive cassette, the outer casing includes an upper casing and a lower casing, and the upper casing and the lower casing can be combined with each other to form an accommodation space therebetween for accommodating the hard disk. The at least one side of the accommodating space of the outer casing has an opening communicating with the accommodating space, so that the hard disk drive can be conveniently placed into the accommodating space by the opening of the side of the accommodating space.

In an embodiment of the present hard disk drive cassette, the outer casing has a plurality of metal springs disposed on the outer side of the outer casing, and after the hard disk drive extraction box is inserted into the frame, the plurality of metal springs can be pressed against the frame. The side walls also provide cushioning and shock absorbing effects.

In an embodiment of the present hard disk drive tray, the sliding door mechanism comprises: a pull a door, a first spring, a button and a second spring; the sliding mechanism can lock the entire hard disk drive cassette to the frame, and release the hard disk drive cassette from the frame and be used by the user The hard drive extraction box is pulled out of the rack.

In an embodiment of the present hard disk drive cassette, the lock is mounted on the sliding door mechanism The button can prevent the button from being pressed when in the locked position, and the button can be pressed to move to the release position and release the sliding door when the lock is in the unlocked position.

Through the above configuration, it can be understood that the hard disk drive tray has the following Efficacy and advantages: The outer casing is composed of an upper casing and a lower casing. The structure is simple and easy to assemble. The sliding door mechanism and the locks of the buttons mounted on the sliding door mechanism can safely put the entire hard disk machine in peacetime. The extraction box is locked in the frame, and the hard disk drive extraction box can be easily taken out of the rack by the sliding door of the sliding door mechanism after the lock is unlocked, which is extremely convenient to use.

The specific implementation manners and other advantages and effects of the present creation will be described below in conjunction with the drawings.

10‧‧‧ Shell

11‧‧‧Upper casing

111, 112‧‧‧ Connections

12‧‧‧ Lower case

121‧‧‧ surface

122‧‧‧First pivot

123‧‧‧front baffle

124‧‧‧Second pivot

13‧‧‧ openings

14‧‧‧Perforation

15‧‧‧Connecting components

16‧‧‧Metal reeds

17‧‧‧ Positioning bolt

18‧‧‧blocking parts

20‧‧‧Sliding institutions

30‧‧‧Locks

31‧‧‧Lock

32‧‧‧ tongue plate

33‧‧‧ shaft

34‧‧‧ keyhole

40‧‧‧Slammen

401‧‧‧ first hook

402‧‧‧Second hook

403‧‧‧ pivot hole

404‧‧‧ pivoting ears

41‧‧‧First spring

42‧‧‧ button

421‧‧‧ hook

43‧‧‧Second spring

44‧‧‧ pivotal parts

C‧‧‧ accommodating space

D‧‧‧ hard disk drive

S‧‧‧ fixing bolt

F‧‧‧Rack

Fig. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing an embodiment of a hard disk drive cassette of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing another embodiment of the hard disk drive cassette of the present invention (a few elements are omitted in the figure to avoid obscuring other elements).

Fig. 3 is a structural view showing the combination of an embodiment of the hard disk drive cassette of the present invention.

Fig. 4 is a schematic view showing the use of an embodiment of the hard disk drive cassette of the present invention, showing the case where the hard disk drive is loaded into the accommodating space by the side of the outer casing.

Figure 5A is a schematic diagram of the use of the hard disk drive extraction box, showing the pull of the hard disk drive extraction box The door mechanism is in the locked position.

Fig. 5B is a top plan view of Fig. 5A.

FIG. 6A is another schematic diagram of the use of the hard disk drive extraction box of the present invention, showing the sliding door of the sliding door mechanism of the hard disk drive cassette moving to the release position.

Fig. 6B is a top plan view of Fig. 6A.

Fig. 7 is an exploded perspective view showing another embodiment of the creation hard disk drive cassette.

First, please refer to FIG. 1 , FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 , which are an exploded view of an embodiment of the present invention, a structural exploded view of another viewing angle, and a combined structural appearance.

An embodiment of the present hard disk drive cassette includes a housing 10, a sliding mechanism 20 and a lock 30.

The outer casing 10 includes an upper casing 11 and a lower casing 12, and the upper casing 11 and the lower casing 12 can be combined with each other to form an accommodating space C therebetween for accommodating the hard disk drive D, wherein the outer casing 10 At least one side of the accommodating space has an opening 13 communicating with the accommodating space C (see FIG. 3), so that the hard disk drive D can be conveniently placed into the accommodating space C by the opening 13 of the side of the accommodating space C ( See Fig. 4), the hard disk drive D is fixed to the outer casing 10 by a plurality of fixing bolts S; in one embodiment, the fixing bolts S are threaded through the lower casing 12 and screwed to the hard disk drive D, but not In this embodiment, the upper casing 11 and the lower casing 12 have a plurality of perforations 14 for dissipating heat. In an embodiment, the upper casing 11 and the lower casing 12 are made of sheet metal. The upper casing 11 and the lower casing 12 respectively have a plurality of connecting portions 111 and 112 extending toward each other, and the connecting portions 111 and 112 are connected together by a connecting member 15 (for example, a bolt), in another embodiment The connecting portions 111 and 112 can also be soldered by, for example, Connected or other equivalent means are connected together.

In an embodiment, a part of the surface of the lower casing 12 may be formed into a concave shape, for example, the surface 121 of the lower casing 12 outside the position where the fixing bolt S is screwed to the hard disk drive D, and the hard disk may be A gap is maintained between the bottom surfaces of the machine D to facilitate heat dissipation and ventilation of the hard disk drive. In one embodiment, the outer casing 10 has a plurality of metal springs 16 disposed on the outer side of the outer casing 10. In one embodiment, the metal springs 16 are disposed on the outer surfaces of the upper and lower casings 11 and 12, and the metal springs 16 are disposed. It protrudes toward the outer side of the outer casing 10, and after the hard disk drive cassette is inserted into the frame F (see FIG. 5B), the plurality of metal springs 16 can be pressed against the side wall of the frame F and provide a buffer and avoidance. The effect of the earthquake.

The sliding door mechanism 20 is installed at the front end of the outer casing 10. The function of the sliding door mechanism is to lock the entire hard disk drive extraction box to the frame F, and release the hard disk drive extraction box from the frame F for the user. Applying force to extract the hard disk drive cassette out of the frame F, the sliding door mechanism comprises: a sliding door 40, a first spring 41, a button 42 and a second spring 43; the sliding door 40 is rotatably pivoted to the outer casing 10 The first spring 41 is disposed between the sliding door 40 and the outer casing 10. In one embodiment, one end of the first spring 41 abuts against a front baffle 123 of the lower casing 12, and the other end of the first spring 41 abuts. On the inner side of the sliding door 40, the sliding door 40 is pivotally disposed on a first pivot 122 of the lower casing 12. The sliding door 40 forms a lever structure with the first pivot 122 as a fulcrum, and the sliding door 40 can be the first pivot. 122 is a pivot point to a latching position and a release position (see the schematic diagrams of the use of FIG. 5A and FIG. 6A). The two ends of the sliding door 40 respectively have a first hook 401 and a second hook 402. A hook 401 and a second hook 402 are respectively located at two ends of the lever structure. In an embodiment, the first hook 401 is disposed at a point of application of the lever structure, and the second card is The hook 402 is disposed at a resistance point of the lever structure. In one embodiment, the urging arm of the first hook 401 to the fulcrum is larger than the resistance arm of the second hook 402 to the resistance point, and the second card of the sliding door 40 is at the latching position. The hook 402 can be locked in a preset position of the frame F (see FIG. 5B). When the sliding door 40 is in the release position, the second hook 402 does not cooperate with the frame. F interferes (see Figure 6B), and the urging arm of the sliding door 40 can be pushed by the first spring 41 to be ejected outward to the release position (see Figure 5A), and the user can drag the sliding door 40 Easily pull the entire hard drive tray out of rack F.

The button 42 is rotatably pivoted to the outer casing 10, and the second spring 43 is disposed on the button 42. Between the housing and the housing 10, in one embodiment, the button 42 is pivotally disposed on a second pivot 124 of the lower housing 12. The button 42 is rotatable about the second pivot 124 to an interference position and a release position. A hook 421 on the side of the button 42 at the interference position can be engaged with the first hook 401 of the sliding door 40 at the latching position (see FIG. 5B), and the sliding door 40 is fixed by the button 42. In the latching position, the button 42 normally maintains the button 42 in the interference position by the elastic force of the second spring 43. In one embodiment, one end of the second spring 43 is sleeved on a positioning bolt 17 of the outer casing 10, and the second spring 43 The other end is against the button 42. In an embodiment, the second pivot 124 is located on the side of the line connecting the two ends of the second spring 43, so that the normal state is under the urging of the spring force of the second spring 43 and interferes. The hook 421 of the button 42 of the position can be engaged with the first hook 401 of the sliding door 40 to maintain the sliding door 40 in the locked position.

The lock 30 is mounted on the button 42 of the sliding door mechanism, and the lock 30 includes a lock 31 and a lock The tongue 32, the lock core 31 has a rotating shaft 33 and a key hole 34 for the key to be inserted for locking and unlocking operation, the rotating shaft 33 is rotated by the key, and the tongue 32 is disposed on the rotating shaft 33 of the lock core 31 and can follow The rotating shaft 33 is rotated to a locked position and an unlocked position. When the lock core 31 of the lock 30 is in the locked position, the tongue 32 can be rotated to a first position through the rotating shaft 33 (see FIG. 5B), the tongue in the first position. 32 can interfere with a blocking member 18 (which can be a bolt) of the outer casing 10 to prevent the button 42 from being pressed to the release position, and the locking member 30 can rotate the tongue 32 to a second position through the rotating shaft 33 when the locking member 30 is in the unlocked position ( See Fig. 6B), the tongue 32 in the second position is rotated to the side of the blocking member 18 of the outer casing 10 and does not Interference is generated so that the button 42 can be depressed to move to the release position, thereby releasing the sliding door 40 and pushing the sliding door 40 by the first spring 41 to pop outward to the release position (see Figure 5A).

An embodiment of the sliding door 40 of the present invention is shown in FIG. 1. The sliding door 40 can be a single-piece structure. For example, the sliding door 40 made of plastic has a pair of pivoting holes 403, and the sliding door 40 is pivoted by the ear. The 403 is rotatably pivotally disposed on the first pivot 122. Another embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIG. 7. The sliding door 40 includes a pivoting member 44, and the pivoting member 44 can The sliding door 40 is combined. In an embodiment, the pivoting member 44 can be an element made of sheet metal. The pivoting member 44 has a pair of pivoting ears 404. The sliding door 40 is rotatably rotated by the pivoting lug 404. The pivot is disposed on the first pivot 122.

Although the present invention has been disclosed above through the above embodiments, it is not intended to limit the creation of the present invention. Anyone skilled in the art can make some changes and refinements without departing from the spirit and scope of the present creation. The scope of patent protection is subject to the terms of the claims attached to this specification.

10‧‧‧ Shell

11‧‧‧Upper casing

111, 112‧‧‧ Connections

12‧‧‧ Lower case

121‧‧‧ surface

122‧‧‧First pivot

123‧‧‧front baffle

124‧‧‧Second pivot

14‧‧‧Perforation

15‧‧‧Connecting components

16‧‧‧Metal reeds

17‧‧‧ Positioning bolt

20‧‧‧Sliding institutions

30‧‧‧Locks

32‧‧‧ tongue plate

33‧‧‧ shaft

34‧‧‧ keyhole

40‧‧‧Slammen

401‧‧‧ first hook

403‧‧‧ pivot hole

41‧‧‧First spring

42‧‧‧ button

421‧‧‧ hook

43‧‧‧Second spring

Claims (10)

A hard disk drive cassette for mounting a hard disk drive to a frame, comprising: a casing, a sliding door mechanism, a button and a lock; the casing comprising an upper casing and a lower casing, the upper casing The body and the lower casing may be combined with each other to form an accommodating space for accommodating the hard disk drive, wherein at least one side of the accommodating space of the outer casing has an opening communicating with the accommodating space; a sliding door mechanism is disposed at a front end of the outer casing, the sliding door mechanism includes: a sliding door, a first spring, a button and a second spring, the sliding door can be locked to the frame, and the hard disk The lock box is released from the rack and is biased by the user to pull the hard drive extracting box out of the rack; the button is rotatably pivoted to the outer casing, and the lock is mounted on the button, and the lock is locked in a normal state. The button is pressed to lock the hard disk drive cassette to the rack, and the hard drive extracting box and the hard disk drive can be pulled out of the rack after the lock is unlocked. The hard disk drive cassette of claim 1, wherein the upper case and the lower case have a plurality of perforations, and the upper case and the lower case are made of a metal plate, the upper case and the upper case The lower housings each have a plurality of connecting portions extending toward each other, and the connecting portions are connected together by a connecting member. The hard disk drive cassette of claim 1, wherein a part of the surface of the lower case can be formed in a recessed shape to maintain a gap with the bottom surface of the hard disk drive. The hard disk drive cassette of claim 1, wherein the outer casing has a plurality of metal springs disposed on an outer side of the outer casing, and the hard disk drive extraction box is inserted into the frame, and the plurality of metal reeds are Press on the side wall of the rack. The hard disk drive cassette of claim 1, wherein the sliding door is rotatably pivoted to the outer casing, the first spring is disposed between the sliding door and the outer casing, and the sliding door is rotatable to a latching position And one release Positioned, the two ends of the sliding door have a first hook and a second hook. When the sliding door is in the latching position, the second hook can be locked to a preset position of the rack. The second hook does not interfere with the frame when the door is in the release position, and the sliding door can be pushed by the first spring to be ejected outward to the release position. The hard disk drive cassette of claim 5, wherein one end of the first spring abuts against a front baffle of the lower casing, and the other end of the first spring abuts against an inner side of the sliding door, The sliding door is pivotally disposed on a first pivot of the lower casing, and the sliding door forms a lever structure with the first pivot as a fulcrum, and the sliding door can be pivoted to the locking position with the first pivot as a fulcrum And the release position, the first hook and the second hook are respectively located at two ends of the lever structure. The hard disk drive cassette of claim 6, wherein the first hook is disposed at a point of application of the lever structure, and the second hook is disposed at a resistance point of the lever structure, the first hook The force applying arm to the fulcrum is larger than the resistance arm of the second hook to the resistance point. The hard disk drive cassette of claim 5, wherein the button is rotatably pivoted to the outer casing, and the second spring is disposed between the button and the outer casing, the button being rotatable to an interference position and a release position a hook on the side of the button at the interference position and the first hook of the sliding door in the latching position, the button is fixed in the latching position by the button, the button is normal The button is maintained at the interference position by the elastic force of the second spring. The hard disk drive cassette of claim 8, wherein the button is pivotally disposed on a second pivot of the lower housing, and one end of the second spring is sleeved on a positioning bolt of the outer casing, the second spring The other end is against the button, and the second pivot is located at a side of the line connecting the two ends of the second spring. The hard disk drive cassette of claim 1, wherein the lock is mounted on the button, the lock includes a lock core and a tongue plate, the lock core has a rotating shaft and a key hole for the key to be inserted and locked. The operation of the lock, the rotation shaft is rotated by the key, the tongue device is at the rotation shaft of the lock core and is rotatable with the rotation shaft to a locked position and an unlocked position, and the lock core of the lock can be in the locked position Rotating the tongue plate to a first position through the rotating shaft, the tongue plate in the first position is in contact with a blocking member of the outer casing to prevent the button from being pressed to the release position, the lock is in the The unlocking position can rotate the tongue plate to a second position through the rotating shaft, and the tongue plate in the second position is rotated to the side of the blocking member without interference.