TWM592152U - Bearing structure of data storage unit and bearing component thereof for installation on server - Google Patents

Abstract

This creation is a load-bearing structure of a data storage unit for combining with a data storage unit, including an integrated injection-molded load-bearing box. The load-bearing box is a plastic part, including a shell plate, a pair of elastic arms connected to the shell plate, and a For the pushing block between the elastic arms, the shell plate forms an accommodating space for accommodating the data storage unit, and the push block has a tab on the side away from the accommodating space; in addition, the present invention also provides a bearing for the data storage unit For the assembly, no screws are needed for the combination between the carrying box and the tray, and the components of the carrying assembly are few and the structure is simple, which increases the convenience of assembly.

Description

Bearing structure of data storage unit and bearing component installed on server

This creation is about a data storage device, especially a data storage device installed on a server.

In response to the demand for accessing a large amount of electronic data, a plurality of plug-in spaces are designed inside the casing of the current server system to accommodate a plurality of storage devices arranged in an array. In addition, common storage devices include general hard disk drives (Hard Disk Drive, HDD) or solid state disks (Solid State Disk, SSD), etc. In addition, storage device sizes usually have two specifications of 2.5 inches and 3.5 inches.

However, most of the current storage devices can only fix a storage device of one size. If a storage device of another size is to be installed, the size of the tray carrying the storage device needs to be replaced, thereby causing inconvenience in use. Furthermore, the components of the current storage device are many and complicated, and are combined by riveting, so there are disadvantages such as difficulty in assembly and high cost.

In view of this, the creator has focused on the above-mentioned existing technology, dedicated research and cooperation with the application of academic principles, and tried his best to solve the above problems, which has become the goal of the creator's improvement.

One purpose of this creation is to provide a bearing structure for a data storage unit. The bearing box is an injection-molded one-piece plastic piece for combining with the data storage unit.

In order to achieve the above purpose, the present invention is a load-bearing structure of a data storage unit, which is used to combine the data storage unit, including an integrated injection-molded load-bearing box. The load-bearing box is a plastic part, including a shell plate and a pair of shell plates The elastic arm and the push block located between the pair of elastic arms, the shell plate forms an accommodating space in which the data storage unit can be accommodated, and the push block has a convex piece on the side away from the accommodating space.

Another purpose of this creation is to provide a bearing assembly for a data storage unit. The bearing box is an injection-molded one-piece plastic piece for combining with the data storage unit, and no screw is needed for the connection between the bearing box and the tray. In addition, the number of components of the bearing assembly is small and the structure is simple, which increases the convenience of assembly.

In order to achieve the above purpose, the present invention is a carrier component of a data storage unit, which is used to combine at least one data storage unit, including a tray, a circuit board module and at least one carrier box. The tray includes a bottom plate and a plurality of support plates extending vertically from the bottom plate, the bottom plate and the support plates enclose a bearing space, and the support plates are provided with a plurality of positioning grooves; the circuit board module is set in the bearing space, the circuit board module A pair of adapter slots and connection slots including a circuit board and an electrical connection circuit board; at least one carrying box is detachably disposed in the carrying space, the carrying box is a plastic piece, including a shell plate, a connecting shell plate For the elastic arm and the push block located between the pair of elastic arms, the shell plate forms an accommodating space for accommodating the data storage unit. The push block has a convex piece on the side away from the accommodating space, and the carrying box passes through the convex piece card The positioning groove is locked on the tray, wherein the push block will pull the pair of elastic arms under an external force to disengage the tabs from the positioning groove, thereby detaching the carrier box from the tray.

Another purpose of this creation is to provide a load-bearing component mounted on a data storage unit of a server. The load-bearing component is combined with a chassis and a data storage unit to serve as a data storage device of the server.

In order to achieve the above purpose, the present invention is a data storage unit assembly installed on a server for combining at least one data storage unit, including the above-mentioned data storage unit carrying component and chassis, the bearing component is integrated in the machine In the shell.

Compared with the prior art, the bearing box of the bearing structure of the created data storage unit is an integral injection-molded plastic piece. The bearing box has a pair of elastic arms and a push block between the pair of elastic arms The block has a protruding piece. In addition, the tray is provided with a positioning groove opposite to the protruding piece. According to this, when the carrying box is assembled into the tray, the carrying box is fixed on the tray through the tab locking positioning groove, so there is no need to use screws for combination In addition, the push block of the carrier box will pull the tabs away from the positioning groove under the action of external force, thereby the carrier box can be rotated and detached from the tray, increasing the convenience of assembly.

The detailed description and technical content of this creation are explained in conjunction with the drawings below. However, the drawings are provided for reference and explanation only, and are not intended to limit this creation.

Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, which are a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the created data storage unit and the bearing structure and a three-dimensional appearance diagram of the bearing box, respectively. The load-bearing structure of the created data storage unit is used to combine a data-storage unit 2 and includes a load-bearing box 10 formed by integral injection molding. In addition, the carrying box 10 is a plastic part, and includes a shell plate 11, a pair of elastic arms 12 connected to the shell plate 11, and a push block 13 located between the pair of elastic arms 12. The shell 11 forms an accommodating space 100 that can accommodate the data storage unit 2, and the push block 13 has a tab 130 on the side away from the accommodating space 100. The structure of the carrier box 10 will be described in more detail later.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the carrying box 10 further includes a plurality of pins 14 extending from the shell 11. The pins 14 include a plurality of front pins 141 and a plurality of rear pins 142. It is worth noting that the pins 14 are respectively formed with a hollow portion 140. The hollow portion 140 is provided to avoid blocking airflow, which allows airflow to enter the carrying box 10 to help the heat dissipation of the data storage unit 2, and Save materials and increase aesthetics. In addition, the outer edge surfaces of the front pins 141 respectively have a leading angle 1410, and the outer edge surfaces of the rear pins 142 have a rear leading angle 1420, respectively, to avoid structural interference between the rear pins 142 and other structures.

In addition, a plurality of positioning pins 15 for positioning the data storage unit 2 are formed on the wall of the carrying box 10 facing the accommodating space 100; on the other hand, a plurality of coupling holes 3 are formed on the periphery of the data storage unit 2. According to this, the coupling between the carrying box 10 and the data storage unit 2 can be completed through the positioning pins 15 and the coupling hole 3 to achieve the purpose of coupling without using screws.

Furthermore, the carrying box 10 further includes a grip portion 16 connected to the shell 11. The grip 16 protrudes away from the accommodating space 100, and a grip space 160 is formed between the grip 16 and the data storage unit 2 in the accommodating space 100 to facilitate the user to grip The carrier box 10 incorporating the data storage unit 2 is held.

Preferably, one end of each elastic arm 12 extends obliquely from the shell 11, and the other end is connected to the push block 13. Specifically, the pushing block 13 includes an extending section 131 connecting the pair of elastic arms 12 and a finger pushing section 132 vertically connected to the extending section 131. According to this, the user can use his thumb to push the finger pushing section 132 and the pair of elastic arms 12 connected thereto, thereby driving the tab 130 out of its position.

Please also refer to FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 respectively, which is a three-dimensional appearance schematic diagram of the bearing component of the created data storage unit in two directions. As shown in the figure, the bearing assembly 1 of the created data storage unit is used to combine at least one data storage unit 2, including at least one carrier box 10, a tray 20 and a circuit board module 30 as described above. The tray 20 is provided with the circuit board module 30; in addition, the carrying box 10 carries the data storage unit 2 and is integrated in the tray 20 to be electrically connected with the circuit board module 30.

It should be noted that the tray 20 of the present invention has a plurality of front stops 25 and a plurality of rear stops 26. When the carrier box 10 is assembled into the tray 20, the front pins 141 of the carrier box 10 are blocked by the front stoppers 25 so as not to move forward and backward; in addition, the rear pins 142 of the carrier box 10 are affected by the rear The stopper of the stopper 26 does not move left and right. According to this, the carrier box 10 can be stably integrated in the tray 20.

Please continue to refer to FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, which are schematic diagrams of the three-dimensional combination of the circuit board module and the bearing component of the creation. As shown in the figure, a plurality of supporting pads 201 are formed on the tray 20 of the present creation; in addition, the carrying box 10 is placed on the supporting pads 201. It should be noted that the tray 20 is provided with a plurality of positioning grooves 220, and the carrier box 10 is locked on the tray 20 by engaging the positioning grooves 220 through the tabs 130.

It should be noted that the carrier box 10 is detachably provided in the tray 20. In addition, the structure of the carrying box 10 is as described above, and will not be repeated here.

Please refer to FIG. 7 and FIG. 8 again, which is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the tray and circuit board module created for this. As shown in FIG. 7, the tray 20 includes a bottom plate 21 and a plurality of support plates 22 extending vertically from the bottom plate 21. The bottom plate 21 and the support plates 22 enclose a bearing space 200, and the support plates 22 are provided with the positioning slots 220.

Moreover, the circuit board module 30 is disposed in the carrying space 200. The circuit board module 30 includes a circuit board 31 and a pair of adapter slots 32 and a connection slot 33 electrically connected to the circuit board 31. In addition, each of the adapter slots 32 includes an adapter base 321 and an adapter connector 322 coupled to the adapter base 321. Preferably, the circuit board 31 is a flexible printed circuit (Flexible Printed Circuit, FPC), and the pair of transfer slots 32 are spaced apart on one side of the tray 20.

In this embodiment, the support plate 22 of the tray 20 has a plurality of through slots 221; and the adapter bottom plate 321 of the adapter slot 32 is inserted into the through slot 221 to be coupled to the tray 20.

As shown in FIG. 8, in an embodiment of the present invention, the support plate 22 has a plurality of hooks 222. In addition, the transfer base plate 321 of the transfer slot 32 is provided with a groove 320. Accordingly, the adaptor bottom plate 321 can be positioned on the support plate 22 through the mutual locking of the groove 320 and the hook 222.

Please refer to FIG. 9 and FIG. 10 for a combined cross-sectional view of the bearing component of the data storage unit created for this. As can be clearly seen from FIG. 9, the carrier box 10 is fixed on the tray 20 by engaging the positioning groove 220 through the tab 130. In addition, as shown in FIG. 10, the front pins 141 and the rear pins 142 of the carrier box 10 are placed on the support pad 201 of the tray 20.

It is worth noting that during the assembly process, the setting of the leading angles 1410 of the front pins 141 can produce a guiding effect and positioning when the carrying box 10 is pressed down; in addition, the rear leading angles 1420 of the rear pins 14 The arrangement of the can avoid structural interference with the tray 20 during assembly or disassembly.

Please refer to FIG. 11 and FIG. 12 at the same time, which is a schematic diagram of the push block created under the action of external force and a cross-sectional view of the tab of the push block being dislocated. Referring to FIG. 11, when the carrying box 10 installed with the data storage unit 2 is to be taken out of the tray 20, a force can be exerted on the finger pushing section 132 of the pushing block 13. Under this force, the pair of elastic arms 12 will be pulled along with the finger pushing section 132. At this time, as shown in FIG. 12, the tab 130 between the pair of elastic arms 12 will move in the direction of the push block 13 with the elastic deformation of the pair of elastic arms 12, and then move out of the positioning of the tray 20 The groove 220 is dislocated.

Please continue to refer to FIG. 13, which is a schematic diagram of the unloading of the creative carrier from the tray 20. After the tab 130 of the carrying box 10 is dislocated, the user's hand can hold the finger pushing section 132 and the holding portion 16 to turn the carrying box 10. According to this, the carrier box 10 rotates with the rear pins 142 as fulcrums, whereby the carrier box 10 can be detached from the tray 20 and removed.

Please also refer to FIG. 14, which is a schematic diagram of the bearing component of the created data storage unit when it is combined with the cabinet. The bearing assembly 1 of the present invention further includes a casing 40, and the aforementioned bearing assembly 1 combined with at least one data storage unit 2 is incorporated in the casing 40, thereby forming the bearing assembly 1 of the data storage unit for the server . It should be noted that, the housing 40 can be combined with a plurality of supporting components 1, and the supporting components 1 can be arranged in an array in the housing 40 in a stacking manner.

The above are only the preferred embodiments of this creation, and are not intended to define the patent scope of this creation. Other equivalent changes using the patent spirit of this creation shall all fall within the patent scope of this creation.

1: bearing component

2: data storage unit

3: binding hole

10: Carrying box

100: accommodating space

11: Shell plate

12: Elastic arm

13: Push block

130: tab

131: Extension

132: Finger push section

14: Pin

140: Cutout

141: front pin

1410: Leading angle

142: rear pin

1420: Rear lead angle

15: Positioning pin

16: Grip

160: holding space

20: tray

200: carrying space

201: support pad

21: bottom plate

22: Support plate

220: positioning groove

221: Groove

222: Card hook

25: front stop

26: Rear stop

30: Circuit board module

31: Circuit board

32: Adapter slot

320: groove

321: transfer backplane

322: Adapter connector

33: connection slot

40: chassis

FIG. 1 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the data storage unit and the bearing structure of the creation.

Fig. 2 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the creative carrying box.

3 and 4 are three-dimensional appearance schematic diagrams of the bearing component of the created data storage unit in two directions.

5 and 6 are three-dimensional schematic diagrams of the circuit board module and the bearing component of the author in two directions.

7 and 8 are three-dimensional schematic diagrams of the tray and circuit board module of this creation.

9 and 10 are combined cross-sectional views of the bearing component of the created data storage unit.

Figure 11 is a schematic diagram of the push block of this creation under the action of external force.

12 is a cross-sectional view of the tab of the push block of this creation disengaged from positioning.

Fig. 13 is a schematic diagram of the unloading of the creative box from the tray.

FIG. 14 is a schematic diagram of the bearing component of the data storage unit of the present invention when it is combined with the casing.

10: Carrying box

100: accommodating space

11: Shell plate

12: Elastic arm

13: Push block

130: tab

131: Extension

132: Finger push section

14: Pin

140: Cutout

141: front pin

1410: Leading angle

142: rear pin

1420: Rear lead angle

15: Positioning pin

16: Grip

160: holding space

Claims (18)

A bearing structure of a data storage unit for combining a data storage unit, including an integral injection-molded carrying box, the carrying box is a plastic part, including a shell plate, a pair of elastic arms and positions connected to the shell plate A pushing block between the pair of elastic arms, the shell plate forms an accommodating space for accommodating the data storage unit, and the pushing block has a tab on the side away from the accommodating space. The carrying structure of the data storage unit according to claim 1, wherein the carrying box further includes a plurality of pins extending from the shell plate, the pins include a plurality of front pins and a plurality of rear pins, and outer edges of the front pins are respectively It has a leading angle, and the outer edge surfaces of the rear pins respectively have a leading angle. The carrying structure of the data storage unit according to claim 2, wherein the carrying box is formed with a plurality of positioning pins on the wall surface facing the accommodating space, which can position the data storage unit. The carrying structure of the data storage unit according to claim 1, wherein the carrying box further includes a holding portion connected to the shell plate, the holding portion protrudes away from the accommodating space, and the holding The part and the data storage unit in the accommodating space form a holding space. The supporting structure of the data storage unit according to claim 1, wherein one end of each elastic arm extends obliquely from the shell plate, and the other end is connected to the push block. The load-bearing structure of the data storage unit according to claim 1, wherein the pushing block includes an extending section connecting the pair of elastic arms and a finger pushing section vertically connected to the extending section. A bearing component of a data storage unit for combining at least one data storage unit, including: A tray includes a bottom plate and a plurality of support plates extending vertically from the bottom plate, the bottom plate and the support plates enclose a bearing space, and the support plates are provided with a plurality of positioning grooves; A circuit board module disposed in the bearing space, the circuit board module including a circuit board and a pair of adapter slots and a connection slot electrically connected to the circuit board; and At least one carrying box is detachably disposed in the carrying space. The carrying box is a plastic part, including a shell plate, a pair of elastic arms connected to the shell plate, and a pusher located between the pair of elastic arms Block, the shell plate forms an accommodating space for accommodating the data storage unit, the push block has a protruding piece on a side away from the accommodating space, and the carrying box engages the positioning groove through the protruding piece It is fixed on the tray, wherein the pushing block will pull the pair of elastic arms to pull the tab away from the positioning groove under an external force, so that the carrying box is detached from the tray. The carrying structure of the data storage unit according to claim 7, wherein the carrying box further includes a plurality of pins extending from the shell plate, the pins include a plurality of front pins and a plurality of rear pins, and outer edges of the front pins are respectively With a leading angle, the outer edge surfaces of the rear pins respectively have a leading angle. The supporting structure of the data storage unit according to claim 8, wherein a plurality of positioning pins capable of positioning the data storage unit are formed on the wall of the carrier box facing the accommodating space. The carrying structure of the data storage unit according to claim 8, wherein the tray has a plurality of front stops and a plurality of rear stops, and the front pins of the carrying box are blocked by the front stops so as not to move back and forth, the load The rear pins of the box are blocked by these rear stoppers so as not to move left and right. The carrying structure of the data storage unit according to claim 7, wherein the carrying box further includes a holding portion connected to the shell plate, the holding portion protrudes in a direction away from the accommodating space, and the holding The part and the data storage unit in the accommodating space form a holding space. The load-bearing structure of the data storage unit according to claim 7, wherein one end of each elastic arm extends diagonally from the shell plate, and the other end is connected to the push block. The load-bearing structure of the data storage unit according to claim 7, wherein the pushing block includes an extending section connecting the pair of elastic arms and a finger pushing section vertically connected to the extending section. The supporting structure of the data storage unit according to claim 7, wherein a plurality of supporting pads are formed on the supporting box, and the data storage unit is fixed on the supporting pads. The load-bearing structure of the data storage unit according to claim 7, wherein each of the adapter slots includes an adapter base plate and an adapter connector coupled to the adapter base plate; the support plate has a plurality of through slots, the adapter The bottom plate is inserted in the slot. The supporting structure of the data storage unit according to claim 15, wherein the support plate has a plurality of hooks, the transfer bottom plate is provided with a groove, and the transfer bottom plate is positioned by the mutual locking of the groove and the hook On the support plate. The load-bearing structure of the data storage unit according to claim 15, wherein the pair of adapter grooves are juxtaposed on one side of the tray at intervals. A bearing component mounted on a data storage unit of a server for combining at least one data storage unit, including a bearing component of a data storage unit as described in the foregoing request item 7 and a chassis, the bearing component is combined in the In the case.

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