CN201185086Y

CN201185086Y - Miniature magnetic disc array apparatus for semiconductor automation equipment

Info

Publication number: CN201185086Y
Application number: CNU200820008934XU
Authority: CN
Inventors: 蔡文森; 沈俊宏
Original assignee: Shiyang Science & Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Accusys Inc
Priority date: 2008-03-27
Filing date: 2008-03-27
Publication date: 2009-01-21
Anticipated expiration: 2018-03-27

Abstract

The utility model relates to a micro-disk array device that is applied to the semi-conductor automation equipment; with the device, the semi-conductor equipment is inserted into a space of a 3.5 inch IDE hard disk, and can directly substitute the hard disk; the device is provided with a frame, wherein, the frame is provided with a connection interface, a magnetic-disk array controller and a plurality of memory components; when in use, the semi-conductor equipment performs the data memory, reading, updating and backup together with the memory components through the connection interface and the disk array controllers; in addition, the memory components are the 2.5 inch IDE hard disk or solid magnetic disk; since IDE hard disk is still the main memory components for the semi-conductor equipment, but the solid magnetic disk has the properties of quietness, fast speed, small volume and long service life, the device of the utility model is simultaneously compatible with memory components of the two specifications, so that the data memory and backup of the user can be more complete.

Description

Be used in the minidisk array apparatus of semiconductor automation equipment

Technical field

The utility model is relevant for a kind of minidisk array apparatus that is used in the semiconductor automation equipment.

Background technology

Hard disk is present general a kind of information storage assembly, relies on the big advantage of self-capacity, occupies indispensable status in various Data Holding Equipments; In recent years, no matter hard disk all has very big lifting on capacity, access speed or aspect the reliability, and so this promotes and still fails to satisfy the save requirement of user for significant data, and the data of therefore how to save important operation from damage still are the bottleneck of this semiconductor equipment; Just as control system in the known semiconductor equipment only connect storage and the transmission assembly of 3.5 o'clock IDE hard disk as significant data; if this hard disk damage; then will cause the loss of data, and need to shut down repair with data and rebuild, this will cause production cost and man-hour considerable damage.

Therefore, for avoiding the hard disk failure of this semiconductor equipment storage data when the operation, and influence the running of this semiconductor equipment, must in this semiconductor equipment, set up a disc array devices, this disc array devices is provided with at least two hard disks, so can read needed work data from any hard disk sets, this semiconductor equipment produces new data and can be stored into simultaneously in these two hard disks again, if when wherein a hard disk was damaged or is removed, another hard disk still can be guaranteed this semiconductor equipment normal operation.And this disc array devices design can be substituted the hard disk of being damaged easily under the non-stop-machine situation of this automation equipment; the new data information of meeting automated back-up after new hard disk is changed; to guarantee that two data in the hard disk are synchronous, effectively provide more perfect data storage and backup.

But, generally hard disk is damaged and the influence that shakes so can produce mechanicalness originally as mechanicalness equipment, and it is in the execution access, when backing up mass data, also can carry out speed and influence because of it uses the mechanicalness motor running and utilizes magnetic head to move the characteristic of access; And solid magnetic disc (Solid StateDisk is to adopt storage and the backup of flash memory as data SSD), and does not have the shortcoming of above-mentioned hard disk; Again, flash memory has peace and quiet during with transmission and speed is fast in the storage of data, the characteristic that volume is compact, having becomes the following trend that replaces hard disk, and how hard disk and solid magnetic disc are incorporated into same disc array devices, and allow this device can replace storage device in this semiconductor equipment easily, can reach the problem that more perfect data storing and backup requirements then will overcome for the utility model again.

The inventor further develops out a kind of minidisk array apparatus that is used in the semiconductor automation equipment because the disappearance of said apparatus when implementing hence studies intensively.

The utility model content

The purpose of this utility model is to provide a kind of minidisk array apparatus that is used in the semiconductor automation equipment, this device just can be placed in the space of ccontaining 3.5 o'clock IDE hard disks in this semiconductor equipment, and can directly replace hard disk on this semiconductor equipment, set up a minidisk array apparatus, to reach convenience and practicality.

Another purpose of the present utility model is to provide a kind of minidisk array apparatus, the storage assembly of this device is a hard disk, because of hard disk is the main flow storage assembly still at present, utilize its storage volume big, cheap and obtain easy advantage, can allow user's cost reduce.

Another purpose of the present utility model is to provide a kind of minidisk array apparatus, and the storage assembly of this device is a solid magnetic disc, utilizes that this solid magnetic disc has peace and quiet, speed is fast, the compact and characteristic that is convenient for carrying of volume.

A purpose more of the present utility model is to provide a kind of minidisk array apparatus, and this device can compatible hard disk and the disk of two kinds of specifications of solid magnetic disc, can allow the user can be convenient more with backup in the storage of data.

A purpose more of the present utility model is to provide a kind of minidisk array apparatus, is provided with display module in this device, can show the operating condition of storage assembly.

A purpose more of the present utility model is to provide a kind of minidisk array apparatus, and the storage assembly in this device is filled with or during fault, need in time changes, and a lock solid structure that is convenient for changing is provided in data.

The purpose of this utility model is achieved in that a kind of minidisk array apparatus that is used in the semiconductor automation equipment, and this device includes at least:

One body, this body further includes:

One pedestal, it is to be a frame shaped, and this pedestal is placed in the space of 3.5 o'clock hard disks in this semiconductor equipment, the length of this pedestal is that 145～155mm, the wide 95～105mm of being, height are 20～30mm;

A plurality of load bearing seats, it is to be a frame shaped, and it is to be placed in this pedestal;

One connecting interface, it is to place in this pedestal, one end and this semiconductor equipment are electric connection, and pass data mutually by this connecting interface;

One disk array controller, it is to place in this pedestal, it is to be electric connection with this connecting interface, and the storage of control data, reads, upgrades and back up usefulness;

A plurality of storage assemblies, it is to place respectively in this load bearing seat, described storage assembly is electric connection with this disk array controller respectively;

Thus, by the control of this disk array controller, data are stored in the storage assembly in the array mode; And can conveniently load bearing seat be removed the snap close state from this pedestal by hand tool, by handle the load bearing seat slippage be gone out in the pedestal again.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1: the utility model is applied to the logical schematic of semiconductor automation equipment.

Fig. 2: perspective exploded view of the present utility model.

Fig. 3: three-dimensional combination synoptic diagram of the present utility model.

Fig. 4: be latching system illustrative view one of the present utility model.

Fig. 4 a: be latching system illustrative view two of the present utility model.

Fig. 5: the synoptic diagram that is applied to the semiconductor automation equipment for the utility model.

Drawing reference numeral:

Body 10

Pedestal 20

Side board

21,31

Perforate 211

Fluting 212,312

Fastener 213

Support post 2131

Short slot 2132

Backboard 22

Port 221

Accommodation space

23,24

Traveller 25

Load bearing seat 30

Chute 311

Panel 32

Recessed space 321

Handle 322

Display module 323

Disk shallow storage space 33

Connecting interface 40

Transmission line 41

Disk array controller 50

Storage assembly 60

Semiconductor automation equipment 70

Hand tool 80

Embodiment

Please refer to shown in Figure 1, the utility model is a kind of minidisk array apparatus that is used in the semiconductor automation equipment, this device is to be inserted in the space of ccontaining 3.5 o'clock IDE hard disks in the semiconductor automation equipment 70, this device is provided with a body 10, includes a connecting interface 40, a disk array controller 50 and a plurality of storage assembly 60 in this body 10 at least; Wherein:

One connecting interface 40, it is to electrically connect by transmission line 41 and this semiconductor automation equipment 70, this connecting interface 40 can be supported SATA (Serial ATA; Serial ATA), PATA (ParallelATA; Parallel ATA), SCSI (Small Computer System Interface; The personal computer system interface), USB (Universal Serial Bus; USB (universal serial bus)), IEEE 1394 (Instituteof Electrical and Electronics Engineers 1394; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers's 1394 interfaces) differing transmission protocols such as;

One disk array controller 50, the one end is to be electric connection with connecting interface 40, and this disk array controller 50 is supported as the defined function of known technology disc array devices (RAID): the bad rail maintenance on automaticdata reconstruction and the line as hot plug (Hot SWAP) function, on the line supporting need not work offline; Or this connecting interface 40 is then supported main (Master) or less important (Slave) disk standard of PATA interface when being the PATA interface; Again, or this connecting interface 40 can support the setting of the ID (disk set position) of scsi interface to adjust the position when being scsi interface; Disk array controller is supported quickflashing IDE disk (Flash IDE Disk), quickflashing SATA disk (Flash SATA Disk), PATA disk, SATA disk agreement; Simultaneously, this disk array controller 50 can be supported the different technologies specification of general hard disk or solid magnetic disc simultaneously.

A plurality of storage assemblies 60, it is general hard disk or solid magnetic disc, in present embodiment is two, described storage assembly 60 is electric connection with this disk array controller 50 respectively, and provides this disk array controller 50 to store, read, upgrade, back up the operation desired data of this semiconductor automation equipment 70.

Please refer to Fig. 2, shown in Figure 3, this body 10 further includes a pedestal 20 and a plurality of load bearing seat 30; This pedestal 20 is to be a frame shaped in present embodiment, be about long 145～155mm respectively in its apparent size of present embodiment, wide 95～105mm, high 20～30mm, it just can be placed in the 3.5 o'clock IDE hard drive spaces interior (as shown in Figure 5) in this semiconductor automation equipment 70, and this pedestal 20 is provided with two parallel to each other and opposed side edges plates 21, in 21 of described side boards, and contiguous one end place then is provided with described side board 21 and is vertical backboard 22, then be provided with a plurality of Ports 221 on this backboard 22, again, before by this backboard 22 these pedestal 20 inner regions being divided into, latter two

accommodation space

23,24, and should be respectively equipped with a plurality of travellers 25 parallel to each other up and down (being projection) in preceding accommodation space 23 interior opposite side side plate 21 inboards, then be provided with connecting interface 40 on this back accommodation space 24 in this enforcement profit.

Moreover, on the end away from this backboard 22 on this side board 21, be respectively equipped with the opening 211 that is connected mutually and slot 212, in this opening 211 of present embodiment is by the inside deep perforate in the open end of side board 21, and this fluting 212 is the profile grooves that are vertical configuration with this opening 211; Again, just can a ccontaining fastener 213 in this opening 211, this fastener 213 is a bar shape, and this fastener 213 can rotate in this opening 211, and on this fastener 213, convex with one be vertical configuration support post 2131; In addition, the front-end edge of this fastener 213 is provided with a short slot 2132, this short slot 2132 has definite shape, and hand tool 80 (not shown) that can conform to by shape with it against and rotate, make this support post 2131 and just can fold or protrude from this fluting 212 with the rotation of this fastener 213.

A plurality of load bearing seats 30, in present embodiment is two frameworks that are the ㄈ font, described load bearing seat 30 also just can be placed in the pedestal 20 simultaneously, and also be provided with two relative side boards 31 on this load bearing seat 30, described side board 31 outsides are respectively equipped with the chute 311 (is a groove in present embodiment) that cooperates with traveller 25 on the pedestal 20, and this chute 311 can be on traveller 25 before and after slippage; Again, the front end that is adjacent to 31 of this opposite side side plates then is provided with one and is vertical panel 32, this panel 32 is provided with a recessed space 321, should just be provided with leader 322 (is a lamellar body in present embodiment) in the recessed space 321, these handle 322 1 ends are hubbed at a side in this recessed space 321, when pushing a side place of contiguous these handle 322 pivot ends, this handle 322 is outwards ejected in the end away from pivot end; In addition, then be provided with one in contiguous panel 32 places and slot 312 longitudinally on this side board 31, this fluting 312 just can slip into (shown in Fig. 4, Fig. 4 a) for the post 2131 that supports on the fastener 213; Again, the appropriate location on this panel 32 then is provided with a display module 323, and this display module 323 is the operating conditions that show storage assembly 60.

Moreover, cross the disk shallow storage space 33 of a storage assembly 60 by the both sides side plate 31 of this

load bearing seat

30 and 32 of panels, then just can put a storage assembly 60 (as shown in Figure 5) in this disk shallow storage space 33, and the storage assembly 60 in the described load bearing seat 30 is 2.5 o'clock IDE hard disks or solid magnetic disc.

During use, please refer to shown in Figure 5, earlier described storage assembly 60 is individually fixed on the load bearing seat 30, and the chute 311 on the described load bearing seat 30 slipped into respectively in the traveller 25 on the pedestal 20, and the Port on the backboard 22 of described storage assembly 60 and pedestal 20 221 is formed electric connection, utilize hand tool 80 front ends to insert the short slot 2132 of the front-end edge of fastener 213 again, rotate hand tool 80 again and be snapped in the fluting 312 (shown in Fig. 4, Fig. 4 a), so this load bearing seat 30 can be locked in the pedestal 20 to drive to post 2131.

Otherwise, when desire is changed this storage assembly 60, utilize hand tool 80 front ends to insert the short slot 2132 of the front-end edge of fastener 213, and after backward rotation hand tool 80 breaks away from fluting 312 drive to support post 2131, push a side place of contiguous these handle 322 pivot ends again, and this handle 322 is outwards ejected in the end away from pivot end, force in handle 322 again and outwards detach, thus, can conveniently substitute storage assembly 60.

In addition, be provided with display module 323 (is led in present embodiment), to show the running situation, damage demonstration etc. as power supply demonstration, data read demonstration and the disk of each storage assembly 60 by this display module 323 in this disc array devices.

In sum, for the utility model with existing disk array technology and the solid magnetic disc that combines following disk main flow trend, the convenience and the practicality that combines New Product of convenient replacement arranged on industry.

Though the utility model discloses with specific embodiment; but it is not in order to limit the utility model; any those skilled in the art; the displacement of the equivalent assemblies of under the prerequisite that does not break away from design of the present utility model and scope, having done; or, all should still belong to the category that this patent is contained according to equivalent variations and modification that the utility model scope of patent protection is done.

Claims

1. minidisk array apparatus that is used in the semiconductor automation equipment is characterized in that this device includes at least:

One body, this body further includes:

One connecting interface, it is to place in this pedestal, one end and this semiconductor equipment are electric connection;

One disk array controller, it is to place in this pedestal, it is to be electric connection with this connecting interface;

A plurality of storage assemblies, it is to place respectively in this load bearing seat, described storage assembly is electric connection with this disk array controller respectively.

2. the minidisk array apparatus that is used in the semiconductor automation equipment as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: storage assembly is 2.5 o'clock PATA hard disk or a SATA hard disk.

3. the minidisk array apparatus that is used in the semiconductor automation equipment as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: storage assembly is the solid magnetic disc of Parallel ATA interface or the solid magnetic disc of serial ATA interface.

4. the minidisk array apparatus that is used in the semiconductor automation equipment as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: this connecting interface interconnects with transmission line and this semiconductor automation equipment.

5. the minidisk array apparatus that is used in the semiconductor automation equipment as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: connecting interface can be supported SATA, PATA, SCSI, USB, IEEE 1394 communications protocol.

6. the minidisk array apparatus that is used in the semiconductor automation equipment as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: this disk array controller can be supported standard IDE hard disk and solid magnetic disc memory function.

7. the minidisk array apparatus that is used in the semiconductor automation equipment as claimed in claim 6 is characterized in that: disk array controller is supported quickflashing IDE disk, quickflashing SATA disk, PATA disk, SATA disk agreement.

8. the minidisk array apparatus that is used in the semiconductor automation equipment as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: this device is supported flash memory hot plug (Hot SWAP) function of storage assembly.

9. the minidisk array apparatus that is used in the semiconductor automation equipment as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: this device is provided with the display device that shows the storage assembly operating state.

10. the minidisk array apparatus that is used in the semiconductor automation equipment as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: this device supports that automaticdata is rebuild on the storage assembly line.

11. the minidisk array apparatus that is used in the semiconductor automation equipment as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: bad rail maintenance on the line of this device support storage assembly.

12. the minidisk array apparatus that is used in the semiconductor automation equipment as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: this device can select to be installed on the main or less important hard disk position of PATA interface on this semiconductor equipment.

13. the minidisk array apparatus that is used in the semiconductor automation equipment as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: this device is installed on the setting of the ID of scsi interface on this semiconductor equipment and adjusts the position.

14. the minidisk array apparatus that is used in the semiconductor automation equipment as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: be respectively equipped with the traveller and the chute that match on this pedestal and the load bearing seat, load bearing seat is the front and back slippage on pedestal.

15. the minidisk array apparatus that is used in the semiconductor automation equipment as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that: its pedestal further includes:

Two parallel to each other and opposed side edges plates, it is located on the pedestal;

One backboard, it is located between two relative side boards, and with described side board between be vertical;

One opening, it is located on the ora terminalis of this side board, and it is to be an inside deep perforate shape; One fluting, it is located on the end of this side board, and contiguous this opening, is vertical configuration with this opening and is connected.

16. the minidisk array apparatus that is used in the semiconductor automation equipment as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: its load bearing seat front end is provided with a panel, and this panel is provided with the leader.

17. the minidisk array apparatus that is used in the semiconductor automation equipment as claimed in claim 16 is characterized in that: further be provided with a recessed space on the panel, this recessed space content is put this handle.

18. the minidisk array apparatus that is used in the semiconductor automation equipment as claimed in claim 17 is characterized in that: handle one end is hubbed at a side in this recessed space.

19. the minidisk array apparatus that is used in the semiconductor automation equipment as claimed in claim 15, it is characterized in that: a ccontaining fastener in its opening, this fastener is provided with the post that supports of a protrusion, and this fastener can rotate in this opening, and makes this support post to fold or protrude from this fluting with the rotation of this fastener.