CN114373485A

CN114373485A - Hard disk tray and tray combination

Info

Publication number: CN114373485A
Application number: CN202011102395.8A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 杨肇强; 黄肇湘; 黄进权
Original assignee: Giga Byte Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Technical Steel Technology Co ltd
Priority date: 2020-10-15
Filing date: 2020-10-15
Publication date: 2022-04-19

Abstract

The invention provides a hard disk tray and a tray combination. The bearing plate comprises a bottom plate, a front wall, a rear wall, at least one heat dissipation opening and a butt joint hole. The bottom plate has a front end and a rear end in a first direction. The front wall is arranged at the front end. The rear wall is arranged at the rear end. The butt joint hole is arranged on the rear wall. The first elastic piece is arranged on the front wall and provides pushing force towards the rear end in a compressed state. The cover shell is provided with a pivoting end and a free end, the pivoting end is pivoted to the front wall, the cover shell can rotatably cover the bottom plate, and the free end is detachably combined with the rear wall.

Description

Hard disk tray and tray combination

Technical Field

The invention relates to a hard disk tray and a tray combination, in particular to a hard disk tray which can fix a hard disk without screws.

Background

With the progress of science and technology, computers are widely used in human life. The requirements for the specification and convenience of use of computers are also increasing. In addition to requiring performance and high storage capacity, a conventional computer device such as a server also requires a hard disk to be quickly disassembled and replaced.

The traditional server uses a tray to bear the hard disk to protect the hard disk, and the general tray needs to use screws to fix the hard disk and the tray. If a screwless tray is used, other auxiliary components are required, such as clamping the hard disk with elastic sheets to position the hard disk. However, the above-mentioned ones have the problems of difficult assembly and disassembly (too many locking elements) and inconvenient use (hard disk is not easy to disassemble and replace). Furthermore, in some vibration environments, such as during transport of the server, the trays may provide limited shock resistance and may not provide optimal protection.

Disclosure of Invention

The present invention is directed to a hard disk tray and a tray assembly to solve at least one of the above problems.

In view of the above, an embodiment of the invention provides a hard disk tray, which includes a carrier tray, a first elastic member and a cover.

The bearing plate comprises a bottom plate, a front wall, a rear wall and a butt joint hole. The bottom plate has a front end and a rear end in a first direction. The front wall is arranged at the front end. The rear wall is arranged at the rear end. The butt joint hole is arranged on the rear wall.

The first elastic member is disposed in a curved manner on the front wall, and provides an urging force toward the rear end in a compressed state. The cover shell is provided with a pivoting end and a free end, the pivoting end is pivoted to the front wall, the cover shell can rotatably cover the bottom plate, and the free end is detachably combined with the rear wall.

In an embodiment of the hard disk tray, the hard disk tray further includes at least one first shock-absorbing elastic body disposed on a surface of the cover facing the bottom plate.

In an embodiment of the hard disk tray, the hard disk tray further includes at least one second shock-absorbing elastic body disposed on a surface of the bottom plate facing the cover.

In an embodiment of the hard disk tray, the carrier tray further includes two opposite side walls extending parallel to the first direction and respectively located between the front wall and the rear wall.

In an embodiment of the hard disk tray, the hard disk tray further includes a second elastic member disposed on one of the side walls, and the second elastic member provides an urging force toward the other side wall in a pressing state.

In an embodiment of the hard disk tray, the carrier tray further includes a plurality of second heat dissipation holes formed in each sidewall.

In an embodiment of the hard disk tray, the hard disk tray further includes a heat dissipation opening, and the heat dissipation opening is disposed on the bottom plate.

In an embodiment of the hard disk tray, the supporting plate further includes a supporting portion bridging opposite sides of the at least one heat dissipation opening.

In an embodiment of the hard disk tray, the casing includes a plurality of first heat dissipation holes penetrating through the casing.

In an embodiment of the hard disk tray, the cover further includes a locking hole disposed corresponding to the free end; the bearing plate further comprises a buckle structure arranged on the rear wall, and the buckle structure can be buckled into the buckle hole.

In an embodiment of the hard disk tray, the locking structure includes a protrusion, a surface of the protrusion has a guiding surface, and during a covering process of combining the cover and the carrier tray, the locking hole moves along the guiding surface, so that the protrusion protrudes out of the locking hole to limit the movement of the cover.

In one embodiment, the hard disk tray further comprises a pivot member; the bearing plate also comprises a first pivoting part which is arranged on the front wall; the cover shell further comprises a covering part and a second pivot part, the second pivot part is positioned at the front end of the covering part, one end of the second pivot part is connected with the covering part, and the other end of the second pivot part is provided with an inserting structure; the pivoting piece is arranged on the first pivoting part and the second pivoting part, so that the cover shell is pivoted on the bearing plate.

In an embodiment of the hard disk tray, the first pivot portion includes a first pivot hole; the second pivoting part also comprises a second pivoting hole which is positioned at one side of the splicing structure, the pivoting piece passes through the first pivoting hole and the second pivoting hole, and the first pivoting part and the second pivoting part are pivoted; the plug structure comprises two plug parts and a groove, and the groove is positioned between the plug parts.

The invention further provides a tray assembly of an embodiment, which comprises a substrate and the hard disk tray of any one of the embodiments.

The hard disk tray is arranged on the substrate. The hard disk tray also comprises a pivoting piece; the bearing plate also comprises a first pivoting part which is arranged on the front wall; the cover shell further comprises a covering part and a second pivot part, wherein the second pivot part is positioned at the front end of the covering part, one end of the second pivot part is connected with the covering part, and the other end of the second pivot part is provided with an inserting structure which is inserted into at least one inserting hole in the substrate; the pivoting piece is arranged on the first pivoting part and the second pivoting part to ensure that the cover shell is pivoted on the bearing plate; the cover shell rotates relative to the bearing plate by taking the pivot piece as an axis, rotates relative to the base plate by the inserting structure, and moves the bearing plate from the first position to the second position in the first direction.

In an embodiment of the above tray assembly, the number of the insertion holes is two, the insertion structure includes two insertion portions and a groove, the groove is located between the plurality of insertion portions, and each insertion portion is inserted into each insertion hole.

In one embodiment, the tray assembly further includes at least one locking element, and the carrier tray further includes at least one elongated through hole formed in the bottom plate, through which the at least one locking element passes, the carrier tray is movably disposed on the substrate.

The hard disk tray provided by one or more embodiments of the invention has the following advantages: the hard disk can be quickly put into the hard disk tray and also can be quickly taken out without special alignment or checking whether the hard disk is properly arranged. The hard disk tray is provided with a first damping elastic body and a second damping elastic body, and the damping effect can be achieved. In addition, the hard disk tray does not need additional locking elements (such as screws) to place the hard disk in the tray, so that the hard disk is easily and stably protected during assembly and disassembly. The tray assembly of an embodiment of the invention has the hard disk tray, so that the tray assembly has the same benefits.

Drawings

Fig. 1A is an external view of a hard disk tray according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 1B is an external view of a hard disk tray according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 1C is an external view of an embodiment of a first elastic member in the hard disk tray according to the present invention.

Fig. 1D is an external view of an embodiment of a first elastic member in the hard disk tray according to the present invention.

Fig. 1E is an external view of an embodiment of a first elastic member in the hard disk tray of the present invention.

Fig. 1F is an external view of an embodiment of a first elastic member in the hard disk tray of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1A.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1A.

Fig. 4 is an external view of a hard disk tray according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an exploded view of an embodiment of the tray assembly of the present invention.

Fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of the embodiment of fig. 5.

Fig. 7 is a schematic diagram of the embodiment of fig. 5.

Fig. 8 is a schematic view of the embodiment shown in fig. 5 in a closed state.

FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of the embodiment shown in FIG. 5 in an open state.

The reference numbers are as follows:

100 tray combination

1: hard disk tray

11: bearing plate

111: base plate

111a front end

111b rear end

111c surface

112 front wall

113 rear wall

114 heat dissipation opening

115 butt joint hole

116 side wall

117 the second heat dissipation hole

118 supporting part

119 buckle structure

1191 bumps

1192 guide surface

120 first pivot part

1201 first pivot hole

12 first elastic member

121: crimp

122 projecting part

13: cover shell

13a pivoting end

13b free end

131 the first heat dissipation hole

132 fastening hole

133 covering part

134 second pivot part

1341 inserting structure

1341a plug part

1341b groove

135 the second pivot hole

14 first damping elastomer

15 second damping elastomer

16 second elastic member

17 pivoting member

18: long perforation

19 locking part

2: substrate

21, inserting hole

3: hard disk

40 soft gasket

D1 first direction

P1 first position

P2 second position

Detailed Description

Referring to fig. 1A and 1B, which are schematic external views of a hard disk tray 1 according to a first embodiment of the present invention, respectively, fig. 1A and 1B are shown in different viewing angles. The hard disk tray 1 includes a carrier tray 11, a first elastic member 12 and a cover 13.

The tray 11 includes a bottom plate 111, a front wall 112, a rear wall 113, a heat dissipation opening 114 and a mating hole 115. The bottom plate 111 has a front end 111a and a rear end 111b in the first direction D1. The front wall 112 is provided at the front end 111 a. The rear wall 113 is provided at the rear end 111 b. In this embodiment, one heat dissipation opening 114 is formed on the bottom plate 111 to assist heat dissipation. The docking hole 115 is opened on the rear wall 113, and corresponds to the plug structure 1341 of the hard disk 3 to be loaded, so that the plug structure 1341 of the hard disk 3 can be connected to a connector (not shown) on the substrate through the docking hole 115.

The carrier tray 11 further includes two opposite side walls 116 extending parallel to the first direction D1 and respectively located between the front wall 112 and the rear wall 113.

Please refer to fig. 1C to 1F, and also refer to fig. 1A. Fig. 1C to 1F are schematic external views of an embodiment of the first elastic member 12 in the hard disk tray 1 according to the invention. The first elastic member 12 is disposed at the front wall 112 in a curved manner, and provides an urging force toward the rear end 111b in a compressed state. As shown in fig. 1A, the first elastic member 12 protrudes toward the front end 111A, and both ends have soft spacers 40, so as to prevent the first elastic member 12 from being pushed by the hard disk 3 to scratch the surface of the hard disk 3 when the hard disk tray 1 bears the hard disk 3. In one embodiment, as shown in fig. 1C, the first elastic member 12 is disposed in a "C" shape, and two ends of the first elastic member are curled 121 to push the hard disk 3 without scratching the outer surface of the hard disk 3. In an embodiment, as opposed to the embodiment shown in fig. 1C, the center of the first elastic element 12 is disposed in a manner of protruding toward the rear end 111b (the protrusion 122), and the protrusion 122 may be disposed with the soft gasket 40 or without the soft gasket 40, depending on the user's choice, so as to provide the pushing force toward the rear end 111b under the state of being compressed by the hard disk 3, and prevent scratching the hard disk 3. In yet another embodiment, as shown in fig. 1E, the first elastic member 12 may be a double "C" type combination, with one end of each being curled 121 to push against the hard disk 3. Also as shown in fig. 1F, compared to the embodiment shown in fig. 1E, the first elastic member 12 may be disposed in a reverse double "C" shape, and the respective protrusions 122 are used to push the hard disk 3. That is, the first elastic member 12 has various forms, and the present invention is not limited thereto, and is selectively provided according to the user's needs.

As shown in fig. 1A, the cover 13 has a pivoting end 13a and a free end 13b, the pivoting end 13a is pivoted to the front wall 112, so that the cover 13 can rotatably cover the bottom plate 111, and the free end 13b is detachably connected to the rear wall 113.

In this embodiment, the cover 13 is provided with a locking hole 132 corresponding to the free end 13 b. The opposite back wall 113 of the carrier tray 11 is provided with a locking structure 119, and the cover 13 is detachably coupled to the back wall 113 of the carrier tray 11 by the locking structure 119 being locked in the locking hole 132.

As described above with the hard disk tray 1, in an embodiment, the first pivot portion 120 includes a first pivot hole 1201; the second pivot portion further includes a second pivot hole 135 located at one side of the inserting structure 1341, and the pivot member 17 passes through the first pivot hole 1201 and the second pivot hole 135 to pivot the first pivot portion 120 and the second pivot portion; the plug structure 1341 includes two plug portions 1341a and a groove 1341b, wherein the groove 1341b is located between the plug portions 1341 a.

Please refer to fig. 2 and fig. 3, which are schematic diagrams illustrating the embodiment shown in fig. 1A. See also fig. 1A and 1B. In this embodiment, the locking structure 119 includes a protrusion 1191, the protrusion 1191 has a guiding surface 1192 on a surface thereof, and in a covering process (see fig. 2 to fig. 3), the locking hole 132 moves along the guiding surface 1192, so that the protrusion 1191 protrudes out of the locking hole 132 to limit the movement of the housing 13. Thus, the hard disk tray 1 can protect the hard disk 3.

Referring to fig. 1A and 1B again, the hard disk tray 1 further includes a pivot member 17. The carrier tray 11 further includes a first pivot portion 120 disposed on the front wall 112. The housing 13 further includes a covering portion 133 and a second pivot portion 134, the second pivot portion 134 is located at the front end 111a of the covering portion 133, and one end of the second pivot portion 134 is connected to the covering portion 133, and the other end of the second pivot portion 134 has an inserting structure 1341. As shown in fig. 1A, the plug structure 1341 includes two plug portions 1341A and a groove 1341b, the groove 1341b is located between the plug portions 1341A, and the hard disk tray 1 can be plugged onto a substrate 2 (described in detail later) through the plug structure 1341. The pivot member 17 is disposed on the first pivot portion 120 and the second pivot portion 134, such that the cover 13 is pivotally connected to the carrier tray 11, and thus the cover 13 rotatably covers the bottom plate 111.

Referring to fig. 1A, in this embodiment, in order to achieve the shock-proof and shock-absorbing effects, the hard disk tray 1 further includes a plurality of first shock-absorbing elastic bodies 14 disposed on a surface 111c of the cover 13 facing the bottom plate 111. The first shock-absorbing elastic body 14 is made of rubber, silica gel or foam material, and is disposed in a gap between the upper surface of the hard disk 3 and the housing 13 to achieve the purpose of buffering shock. However, the hard disk tray 1 of the present invention is not limited thereto, and in this embodiment, as shown in fig. 1A, a plurality of second damping elastic bodies 15 are further included and disposed on a surface of the bottom plate 111 facing the cover 13, and in an embodiment, the positions of the second damping elastic bodies 15 correspond to screw holes of the hard disk 3. Similarly, the second damping elastic body 15 is made of rubber, silica gel or foam material, and is disposed on the surface of the bottom plate 111 facing the housing 13 (i.e. under the lower surface of the hard disk 3), and the second damping elastic body 15 can also achieve the purpose of damping, and in combination with the first damping elastic body 14, the damping effect can be better, particularly the damping effect in the vertical direction of the hard disk tray 1, and the damping effect also has the effect of fixing the hard disk 3. The present invention is not limited to the shape, the installation position and the number of the first shock absorbing elastic body 14 and the second shock absorbing elastic body 15, or whether they are installed at the same time, and they can be selected and used according to the user's requirement.

As shown in fig. 1A, since the hard disk tray 1 is applied to an electronic device, such as an industrial computer, the hard disk tray 1 is disposed in a server, and heat dissipation is required under high temperature operation, in this embodiment, the housing 13 includes a plurality of first heat dissipation holes 131 penetrating through the housing 13. The tray 11 further includes a plurality of second heat dissipation holes 117 formed in each sidewall 116. The first heat dissipation hole 131 and the second heat dissipation hole 117 can assist heat dissipation, so that the hard disk 3 can keep a stable operation state.

Referring to fig. 4, fig. 4 is an external view of a hard disk tray 1 according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

In this embodiment, the hard disk tray 1 includes the second elastic member 16 disposed on the side wall 116, and the second elastic member 16 provides an urging force toward the other side wall 116 to fix the hard disk 3 under the urging state due to the urging of the side edge of the hard disk 3. In the embodiment shown in fig. 4, the second elastic elements 16 are disposed on both side walls 116, and each second elastic element 16 provides an opposite pushing force to further help fix the hard disk 3. In addition, as shown in fig. 4, the carrier tray 11 further includes a support portion 118 bridging opposite sides of the heat dissipation opening 114, and the support portion 118 can strengthen the support of the hard disk 3. As mentioned above, the protruding portion of the second elastic element 16 may also be provided with a soft gasket 40 to prevent scratching the side surface of the hard disk 3. Similarly, referring to the embodiment shown in fig. 1A and fig. 1C to fig. 1F, the second elastic element 16 may also be disposed in the manner of the first elastic element 12 in a plurality of embodiments, which is not limited in the present invention and will not be described herein again.

Please refer to fig. 5 to 7. Fig. 5 is an exploded view of an embodiment of the tray assembly 100 of the present invention. Fig. 6 and 7 are schematic views illustrating the embodiment shown in fig. 5. The tray assembly 100 includes a substrate 2 and a hard disk tray 1.

The hard disk tray 1 is disposed on the substrate 2. In this embodiment, the carrier tray 11 further includes four elongated through holes 18, each of which is formed on the base plate 111, and the carrier tray 11 is movably disposed on the base plate 2 through the elongated through holes 18 by means of locking members 19 (described in detail later). As mentioned above, the second pivot portion 134 is located at the front end 111a of the covering portion 133, one end of the second pivot portion is connected to the covering portion 133, the other end of the second pivot portion has the plug structure 1341, and the plug structure 1341 is plugged into the plug hole 21 of the substrate 2. More specifically, in this embodiment, the number of the insertion holes 21 is two, the insertion structure 1341 includes two insertion portions 1341a and a groove 1341b, the groove 1341b is located between the plurality of insertion portions 1341a, and each insertion portion 1341a is respectively inserted into each insertion hole 21.

Please refer to fig. 8 and 9, which are schematic diagrams illustrating a closed state and an open state of the embodiment shown in fig. 5, respectively.

As shown in fig. 8, the cover 13 and the carrier tray 11 are in a closed state, and as shown in fig. 9, the cover 13 and the carrier tray 11 are in an open state. In the closed state between the cover 13 and the carrier tray 11, the user detaches the protrusion 1191 and the locking hole 132 to open the cover 13 and the carrier tray 11, the cover 13 rotates relative to the carrier tray 11 around the pivot 17, and the cover 13 rotates relative to the base plate 2 through the inserting structure 1341, so as to move the carrier tray 11 from the first position P1 to the second position P2 in the first direction D1. In contrast, from the open state to the closed state between the cover 13 and the carrier tray 11, the cover 13 rotates relative to the substrate 2 by the inserting structure 1341, and the carrier tray 11 is moved from the second position P2 to the first position P1 in the first direction D1. That is, when the cover 13 and the carrier tray 11 are closed and opened, the carrier tray 11 will move back and forth along the first direction D1. In addition, fig. 8 to 9 also show that the lock 19 locks the carrier tray 11 to the substrate 2, however, through the design of the elongated through hole 18, when the carrier tray 11 moves from the first position P1 to the second position P2, the lock 19 also moves from one end of the elongated through hole 18 to the other end of the elongated through hole 18.

Claims

1. The utility model provides a hard disk tray, is suitable for an holding hard disk, its characterized in that contains:

the bearing plate comprises a bottom plate, a front wall, a rear wall and a butt hole, wherein the bottom plate is provided with a front end and a rear end in a first direction; the front wall is arranged at the front end; the rear wall is arranged at the rear end; the butt joint hole is arranged on the rear wall;

a first elastic member disposed on the front wall in a bending manner, the first elastic member providing an urging force toward the rear end in a compressed state; and

and the cover shell is provided with a pivoting end and a free end, the pivoting end is pivoted on the front wall, so that the cover shell can be rotatably covered on the bottom plate, and the free end is detachably combined with the rear wall.

2. The hard disk tray according to claim 1, further comprising at least one first shock-absorbing elastic body and at least one second shock-absorbing elastic body, the at least one first shock-absorbing elastic body being disposed on a surface of the cover facing the bottom plate; the at least one second damping elastic body is arranged on a surface of the bottom plate facing the housing.

3. The hard disk tray according to claim 1, wherein the cover further comprises a locking hole provided corresponding to the free end; the bearing disc also comprises a buckle structure which is arranged on the rear wall and can be buckled into the buckle hole.

4. The hard disk tray according to claim 3, wherein the locking structure comprises a protrusion having a guiding surface on a surface thereof, and the locking hole moves along the guiding surface during a closing process of the cover and the carrier tray, such that the protrusion protrudes from the locking hole to limit the movement of the cover.

5. The hard disk tray according to claim 1, wherein the tray further comprises two side walls and a plurality of second heat dissipation holes, the two side walls and the plurality of second heat dissipation holes are disposed opposite to each other, the plurality of side walls extend parallel to the first direction and are respectively disposed between the front wall and the rear wall, and the plurality of second heat dissipation holes are disposed on each of the side walls.

6. The hard disk tray of claim 1, further comprising at least one heat dissipation opening formed in the bottom plate.

7. The hard disk tray of claim 6, wherein the carrier further comprises a support portion bridging opposite sides of the at least one heat dissipation opening.

8. The hard disk tray according to claim 1, wherein the case includes a plurality of first heat dissipation holes penetrating the case.

9. The hard disk tray of claim 1, further comprising a pivot member; the bearing tray also comprises a first pivoting part which is arranged on the front wall; the cover shell also comprises a covering part and a second pivot part, wherein the second pivot part is positioned at the front end of the covering part, one end of the second pivot part is connected with the covering part, and the other end of the second pivot part is provided with an inserting structure; the pivoting piece is arranged on the first pivoting part and the second pivoting part, so that the cover shell is pivoted on the bearing disc.

10. The hard disk tray of claim 9, wherein the insertion structure comprises two insertion portions and a groove between the insertion portions.

11. A tray assembly, comprising:

a substrate; and

the hard disk tray of any one of claims 1 to 10, disposed on the substrate;

wherein, the hard disk tray also comprises a pivoting piece; the bearing tray also comprises a first pivoting part which is arranged on the front wall; the cover shell also comprises a covering part and a second pivot part, wherein the second pivot part is positioned at the front end of the covering part, one end of the second pivot part is connected with the covering part, and the other end of the second pivot part is provided with an inserting structure which is inserted into at least one inserting hole on the substrate; the pivoting piece is arranged on the first pivoting part and the second pivoting part, so that the housing is pivoted on the bearing disc;

the cover shell rotates relative to the bearing disc by taking the pivot piece as an axis, rotates relative to the base plate by the inserting structure, and moves the bearing disc from a first position to a second position in the first direction.

12. The tray assembly of claim 11, wherein the number of the insertion holes is two, the insertion structure comprises two insertion portions and a groove, the groove is located between the plurality of insertion portions, and the plurality of insertion portions are respectively inserted into the insertion holes.

13. A tray assembly as recited in claim 11 further comprising at least one locking element, the carrier tray further comprising at least one elongated aperture formed in the base plate through which the carrier tray is removably mounted to the base plate by the at least one locking element.