CN213338565U

CN213338565U - Positioning structure

Info

Publication number: CN213338565U
Application number: CN202022502845.4U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 胡立骅
Original assignee: Acer Inc
Current assignee: Acer Inc
Priority date: 2020-11-03
Filing date: 2020-11-03
Publication date: 2021-06-01
Anticipated expiration: 2030-11-03

Abstract

The utility model provides a location structure is suitable for the installation and fixes two at least not unidimensional storage device. Each storage device has a plug end and a fixed end. The positioning structure comprises a casing, an electric connection slot arranged on the casing, at least two limiting parts protruding out of the casing and a fixing frame detachably clamped on any one of the limiting parts. The plug end of each storage device is suitable for being plugged into the electric connection slot. The limiting pieces are respectively away from the electric connection slot by a first distance and a second distance which is larger than the first distance. According to the size of the storage device to be installed, the fixing frame is clamped on the limiting part at a first distance from the electric connection slot or the limiting part at a second distance from the electric connection slot, so that the fixed end of the storage device is fixed on the fixing frame. The utility model provides a location structure, it has splendid commonality.

Description

Positioning structure

Technical Field

The utility model relates to a location structure especially relates to a be applied to storage device's location structure.

Background

With the increase of data processing and computation, the host computer or server needs to be equipped with a high performance storage device to meet the requirement of high performance operation. At present, Solid State Disks (SSDs) become the mainstream of the market, and can be classified into four specifications according to different sizes. In the process of installing and positioning the solid state disk on the shell of a computer host or a server, installation personnel must select fixing frames with different sizes to match solid state disks with different specifications. Therefore, the existing mounting and positioning structure applied to the solid state disk has poor universality.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The utility model provides a positioning structure, it has splendid commonality.

The utility model discloses a location structure is suitable for the installation and fixes two at least not unidimensional storage device. Each storage device has a plug end and a fixed end. The positioning structure comprises a casing, an electric connection slot arranged on the casing, at least two limiting parts protruding out of the casing and a fixing frame detachably clamped on any one of the limiting parts. The plug end of each storage device is suitable for being plugged into the electric connection slot. The limiting pieces are located on the same side of the electric connection slot and are respectively away from the electric connection slot by a first distance and a second distance greater than the first distance. The fixing frame is detachably clamped on the limiting part at a first distance from the electric connection slot so that the fixed end of the storage device with a smaller size is fixed on the fixing frame. Or the fixing frame is detachably clamped on the limiting part at a second distance from the electric connection slot so as to fix the fixed end of the storage device with a larger size on the fixing frame.

In an embodiment of the present invention, each of the position-limiting parts includes two position-limiting convex parts arranged in pairs, and each of the position-limiting convex parts has a position-limiting notch facing the electrical connection slot.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the fixing frame includes two positioning wing portions arranged in pairs, and the two positioning wing portions are respectively clamped into the two limiting notches of any one of the limiting members.

In an embodiment of the present invention, each of the positioning wing portions has a positioning notch, the two positioning notches of the two positioning wing portions are matched with the two limiting notches of any one of the limiting members, and the two limiting protrusions of any one of the limiting members are respectively clamped into the two positioning notches of the two positioning wing portions.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the fixing frame includes a bearing portion and two positioning wing portions, and the two positioning wing portions protrude from two sides of the bearing portion, optionally the fixing end of the storage device is adapted to be fixed to the bearing portion, and the two positioning wing portions are respectively clamped into the two limiting notches of the limiting member.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the fixing frame further includes a screw, the screw is locked into the bearing portion and locks the fixing end of the storage device.

In an embodiment of the present invention, each of the limiting members includes two limiting convex portions provided in pair, the two limiting convex portions of each of the limiting members include a first limiting convex portion and a second limiting convex portion, the first limiting convex portions of the at least two limiting members are arranged along a first path, and the second limiting convex portions of the at least two limiting members are arranged along a second path, the first path is parallel to the second path.

Based on the foregoing, the utility model discloses an among the location structure, installer can lock storage device in the mount again according to storage device's the block position of size adjustment mount on the casing. Based on the cooperation of a plurality of limit structure on the mount of single size and the casing, the utility model discloses a location structure can be general in the storage device of two kind at least not unidimensional, not only need not select for use the storage device of not unidimensional mount with the different specifications of cooperation, also be convenient for the installer dismouting fairly.

In order to make the aforementioned and other features and advantages of the present invention comprehensible, embodiments accompanied with figures are described in detail below.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a partial explosion of a positioning structure according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged partial schematic view of FIG. 1;

fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of a positioning structure and a first storage device fixed thereon according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of a positioning structure and a second storage device fixed thereon according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 5 is a schematic diagram of a positioning structure and a third storage device fixed thereon according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of a positioning structure and a fourth storage device fixed thereon according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a local explosion of a positioning structure according to an embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 2 is a partially enlarged schematic view of fig. 1. Referring to fig. 1 and fig. 2, in the present embodiment, the positioning structure 10 may be a part of a computer host or a server, and is used to mount and fix storage devices with different specifications and sizes inside the computer host or the server. In detail, the positioning structure 10 includes a housing 12, an electrical connection slot 14, a first limiting member 16a to a fourth limiting member 16d, and a fixing frame 18, wherein the electrical connection slot 14 is disposed on the housing 12, and the first limiting member 16a to the fourth limiting member 16d protrude from the housing 12. The fixing frame 18 is detachably disposed on the housing 12, so that an installer can adjust the distance between the fixing frame 18 and the electrical connection slot 14 according to the specification and size of the storage device (e.g., solid state disk).

Further, the first limiting member 16a to the fourth limiting member 16d are integrally formed on the housing 12, and may be formed by a stamping technique. The first limiting member 16a to the fourth limiting member 16d are located on the same side of the electrical connection slot 14 and are arranged in sequence. More specifically, the first limiting member 16a is closest to the electrical connection slot 14, and the fourth limiting member 16d is farthest from the electrical connection slot 14. On the other hand, the second limiting member 16b and the third limiting member 16c are located between the first limiting member 16a and the fourth limiting member 16d, and the second limiting member 16b is located between the first limiting member 16a and the third limiting member 16 c.

The first position-limiting element 16a is separated from the electrical connection slot 14 by a first distance D1, and the second position-limiting element 16b is separated from the electrical connection slot 14 by a second distance D2. The third position-limiting element 16c is spaced apart from the electrical connection slot 14 by a third distance D3, and the fourth position-limiting element 16D is spaced apart from the electrical connection slot 14 by a fourth distance D4. The fourth distance D4 is greater than the third distance D3, wherein the third distance D3 is greater than the second distance D2, and the second distance D2 is greater than the first distance D1.

An installer can fasten the fixing frame 18 to any one of the first limiting member 16a to the fourth limiting member 16d according to the installation requirement to adjust the fastening position of the fixing frame 18 on the housing 12 and adjust the distance between the fixing frame 18 and the electrical connection slot 14. Based on the matching between the fixing frame 18 with a single size and the first limiting member 16a to the fourth limiting member 16d on the casing 12, the positioning structure 10 can be universally used for various storage devices with different sizes, so that the fixing frames with different sizes do not need to be selected to match the storage devices with different specifications, and the mounting and dismounting of an installer are also facilitated.

Referring to fig. 1 and fig. 2, in the present embodiment, the first limiting member 16a to the fourth limiting member 16d have the same structural design, and the first limiting member 16a to the fourth limiting member 16d all include a first limiting protrusion 161 and a second limiting protrusion 162 that are arranged in pair or symmetrically. In detail, the first protruding limiting portions 161 of the first to fourth limiting members 16a to 16d are arranged along a first path L1, and the second protruding limiting portions 162 of the first to fourth limiting members 16a to 16d are arranged along a second path L2 parallel to the first path L1. The first path L1 and the second path L2 may extend through the electrical connection slot 14 or extend through both sides of the electrical connection slot 14 to improve the positioning accuracy of the fixing frame 18 and the storage device.

Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of a positioning structure and a first storage device fixed thereon according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to fig. 1 to fig. 3, each of the first protrusion-limiting portions 161 and each of the second protrusion-limiting portions 162 have a limiting notch 163 facing the electrical connection slot 14 to form a limiting structure or a stopping structure of the fixing frame 18. Taking the example that the fixing frame 18 is engaged with the first limiting member 16a, at least a portion of the fixing frame 18 is inserted into or embedded in the limiting notch 163 of the first limiting protrusion 161 and the limiting notch 163 of the second limiting protrusion 162, so as to generate structural interference with the first limiting member 16 a.

After the fixing frame 18 and the first limiting member 16a generate structural interference, the distance between the fixing frame 18 and the electrical connection slot 14 is fixed. At this time, the holder 18 cannot slide in a direction away from the electrical connection slot 14, and cannot be shifted in a direction perpendicular to the first path L1 and the second path L2, so as to improve the accuracy and reliability of mounting the memory device.

Further, the fixing frame 18 includes a first positioning wing 182 and a second positioning wing 184, which are disposed in pair or symmetrically, and are used to be respectively inserted into or embedded into the limit notch 163 of the first limit protrusion 161 and the limit notch 163 of the second limit protrusion 162. Furthermore, the first positioning wing 182 and the second positioning wing 184 have positioning notches 186, wherein the positioning notches 186 of the first positioning wing 182 are matched with the limiting notches 163 of the first limiting protrusion 161, and the positioning notches 186 of the second positioning wing 184 are matched with the limiting notches 163 of the second limiting protrusion 162, so as to guide an installer to fasten the fixing frame 18 on the housing 12 or detach the fixing frame 18 from the housing 12.

Referring to fig. 2 and 3, when the fixed frame 18 is engaged with the first limiting member 16a, the first positioning wing 182 and the second positioning wing 184 are respectively inserted into or embedded into the limiting notch 163 of the first limiting protrusion 161 and the limiting notch 163 of the second limiting protrusion 162, and the first limiting protrusion 161 and the second limiting protrusion 162 are respectively inserted into or embedded into the positioning notch 186 of the first positioning wing 182 and the positioning notch 186 of the second positioning wing 184, so as to prevent the fixed frame 18 from sliding in a direction away from the electrical connection slot 14 and prevent the fixed frame 18 from deviating in a direction perpendicular to the first path L1 and the second path L2.

When the fixing frame 18 is engaged with the first limiting member 16a, the position of the fixing frame 18 on the housing 12 is fixed. At this time, the distance between the fixing frame 18 and the electrical connection slot 14 is substantially equal to the first distance D1, and the installer can continue the operation of installing the first storage device 20 a. In detail, the first storage device 20a has a plug end 21a and a fixed end 22a opposite to the plug end 21a, wherein the plug end 21a is plugged into the electrical connection slot 14, and the fixed end 22a is supported by the fixing frame 18 and locked to complete the mounting and positioning of the first storage device 20 a.

In the present embodiment, the fixing frame 18 further includes a bearing portion 188 and a screw 189 detachably locked to the bearing portion 188, wherein the bearing portion 188 is located between the first positioning wing portion 182 and the second positioning wing portion 184, and the fixed end 22a of the first storage device 20a is supported by the bearing portion 188. The screw 189 is locked into a screw hole of the bearing portion 188 and pressed against the fixed end 22a of the first storage device 20a to lock the fixed end 22a to the bearing portion 188.

Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of a positioning structure and a second storage device fixed thereon according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to fig. 4, the fixing frame 18 is engaged with the second limiting member 16b, and the position of the fixing frame 18 on the housing 12 is fixed. At this time, the distance between the fixing frame 18 and the electrical connection slot 14 is substantially equal to the second distance D2, and the installer can continue the operation of installing the second storage device 20 b. In detail, the second storage device 20b has a plug end 21b and a fixed end 22b opposite to the plug end 21b, wherein the plug end 21b is plugged into the electrical connection slot 14, and the fixed end 22b is supported by the fixing frame 18 and locked to complete the mounting and positioning of the second storage device 20 b. Further, the fixed end 22b is supported against the bearing 188, wherein the screw 189 is locked into a screw hole of the bearing 188 and pressed against the fixed end 22b to lock the fixed end 22b to the bearing 188.

Fig. 5 is a schematic diagram of a positioning structure and a third storage device fixed thereon according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to fig. 5, the fixing frame 18 is engaged with the third limiting member 16c, and the position of the fixing frame 18 on the housing 12 is fixed. At this time, the distance between the fixing frame 18 and the electrical connection slot 14 is substantially equal to the third distance D3, and the installer can continue the operation of installing the third storage device 20 c. In detail, the third storage device 20c has a plug end 21c and a fixed end 22c opposite to the plug end 21c, wherein the plug end 21c is plugged into the electrical connection slot 14, and the fixed end 22c is supported by the fixing frame 18 and locked to complete the mounting and positioning of the third storage device 20 c. Further, the fixed end 22c is supported against the bearing 188, wherein the screw 189 is locked into a screw hole of the bearing 188 and pressed against the fixed end 22c to lock the fixed end 22c to the bearing 188.

Fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of a positioning structure and a fourth storage device fixed thereon according to an embodiment of the present invention. The fixing frame 18 is engaged with the fourth limiting member 16d, and the position of the fixing frame 18 on the housing 12 is fixed. At this time, the distance between the fixing frame 18 and the electrical connection slot 14 is substantially equal to the fourth distance D4, and the installer can continue the operation of installing the fourth storage device 20D. In detail, the fourth storage device 20d has a plugging end 21d and a fixing end 22d opposite to the plugging end 21d, wherein the plugging end 21d is plugged into the electrical connection slot 14, and the fixing end 22d is supported by the fixing frame 18 and locked to complete the installation and positioning of the fourth storage device 20 d. Further, the fixed end 22d is supported against the bearing 188, wherein the screw 189 is locked into the screw hole of the bearing 188 and pressed against the fixed end 22d to lock the fixed end 22d to the bearing 188.

Specifically, the first storage device 20a to the fourth storage device 20d have different specifications and sizes, and an installer can adjust the distance between the fixing frame 18 and the electrical connection slot 14 according to the specifications and sizes of the first storage device 20a to the fourth storage device 20 d.

To sum up, the utility model discloses an among the location structure, installer can lock storage device in the mount again according to storage device's the block position of size adjustment mount on the casing. Based on the cooperation of a plurality of limit structure on the mount of single size and the casing, the utility model discloses a location structure can be general in the storage device of two kind at least not unidimensional, not only need not select for use the storage device of not unidimensional mount with the different specifications of cooperation, also be convenient for the installer dismouting fairly.

Finally, it should be noted that: the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solution of the present invention, and not to limit the same; although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it should be understood by those skilled in the art that: the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments may still be modified, or some or all of the technical features may be equivalently replaced; such modifications and substitutions do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A positioning structure adapted to receive and hold at least two storage devices of different sizes, each storage device having a mating end and a holding end opposite the mating end, comprising:

a housing;

the electric connection slots are arranged on the shell, and the inserting ends of the storage devices are suitable for being inserted into the electric connection slots;

the at least two limiting pieces protrude out of the shell and are positioned on the same side of the electric connection slot, one of the at least two limiting pieces is a first distance away from the electric connection slot, and the other of the at least two limiting pieces is a second distance greater than the first distance away from the electric connection slot; and

the mount, removable block in apart from connect the slot with electricity the locating part of first distance to it is less to supply the size storage device the stiff end is fixed in the mount, perhaps, the mount removable block in apart from connect the slot with electricity the locating part of second distance, it is great to supply the size storage device the stiff end is fixed in the mount.

2. The positioning structure according to claim 1, wherein each of the position-limiting members includes two position-limiting protrusions arranged in pairs, and each of the position-limiting protrusions has a position-limiting notch facing the electrical connection slot.

3. The positioning structure according to claim 2, wherein the fixing frame includes two positioning wing portions arranged in pair, and the two positioning wing portions are respectively inserted into the two limiting notches of any one of the limiting members.

4. The positioning structure according to claim 3, wherein each of the positioning wing portions has a positioning notch, two of the positioning notches of the two positioning wing portions are engaged with the two limiting notches of any one of the limiting members, and the two limiting protrusions of any one of the limiting members are respectively engaged with the two positioning notches of the two positioning wing portions.

5. The positioning structure according to claim 2, wherein the fixing frame includes a carrying portion and two positioning wing portions, the two positioning wing portions protrude from two sides of the carrying portion, the fixed end of any one of the storage devices is adapted to be fixed to the carrying portion, and the two positioning wing portions are respectively engaged with the two limiting notches of any one of the limiting members.

6. The positioning structure according to claim 5, wherein the fixing frame further comprises a screw that is screwed into the bearing portion and locks the fixing end of any one of the storage devices.

7. The positioning structure according to claim 1, wherein each of the position-limiting members comprises two position-limiting convex portions arranged in pairs, the two position-limiting convex portions of each of the position-limiting members comprise a first position-limiting convex portion and a second position-limiting convex portion, a plurality of the first position-limiting convex portions of the at least two position-limiting members are arranged along a first path, and a plurality of the second position-limiting convex portions of the at least two position-limiting members are arranged along a second path, the first path being parallel to the second path.