JP2009259862A - Equipment unit attaching and detaching device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an equipment unit attaching and detaching device that performs insertion/extraction of a unit within a small range of a projection area of the unit, easily locks and unlocks attaching/detaching of the unit to/from a casing and extracts the unit by rendering the unit rotatable to a predetermined position after being unlocked, thereby facilitating operation. <P>SOLUTION: A handle lock section 40 locks a handle 30 to a unit body 100, and is pressed down to make the handle 30 rotatable, further pressed down to draw the handle 30 out of the unit body 100 and release an extraction stopper 211 from being locked to a roller 38. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an attachment / detachment device for a housing and a device unit.

  With recent downsizing of information processing devices such as disk array devices, replacement parts of constituent units have also been downsized, and the work space required for replacement has also been reduced. In order to prevent the component unit mounted on the device from coming off due to vibration or shock such as earthquake or transportation, it is necessary to hold it firmly in the mounted state, and to allow easy extraction in consideration of workability. Is required.

  Conventionally, various methods have been used for attaching and detaching electronic devices such as magnetic storage devices. In particular, due to the functionality of the device, a disk array device or the like is equipped with a power source or the like as a unit, and a simple attachment / detachment method is required. In recent years, along with the advancement of technologies such as storage media, there is a tendency to downsize including devices. In order to reduce the size of the apparatus, it has become necessary to reduce the size of units such as a power source.

  Here, attention is focused on the attachment / detachment structure between the electronic device and the apparatus. 7 is a perspective view schematically showing a fixed state of the related detachable device, FIG. 8 is an enlarged perspective view showing a fixed state of the detachable device shown in FIG. 7, and FIG. 9 is shown in FIG. It is an expansion perspective view which shows the extraction state of an attachment / detachment apparatus.

  This related attaching / detaching device (mounting bracket 72) will be described with reference to FIGS. 7, 8, and 9. FIG. One end of the mounting bracket 72 is rotatably supported by a rotation center 726 provided in the unit main body 700. One end of the mounting bracket 72 is provided with a first protrusion 727 that protrudes from the side surface of the unit body 700 in a fixed state to the housing 20, and further, a second protrusion 728 that protrudes from the side surface of the unit body 700. Provided. The unit body 700 is provided with an insertion hole 702, and a third protrusion 704 is provided above the insertion hole 702. The other end of the mounting bracket 72 has an insertion portion 720 that is inserted into the insertion hole 702. The insertion portion 720 is divided into an upper portion 721 and a lower portion 722, and the upper portion 721 is provided with a locking hole 723 that is locked to the third protrusion 704. Further, the upper portion 721 is biased upward (or memorized in shape) so as to maintain an inclination with respect to the lower portion 722, thereby maintaining the engagement with the third protrusion 704 in the unit main body 700. . The upper portion 721 is provided with an operation portion 724 that can press the upper portion 721 in a direction against the upward biasing direction.

  Next, the removal operation of the unit 70 will be described. When the operation unit 724 is pressed downward so that the operation unit 724 and the lower part 722 are sandwiched between fingers, the engagement between the third protrusion 704 and the engagement hole 723 is released. Then, the mounting bracket 72 can rotate in the rotation direction 84 around the rotation center 726. As the mounting bracket 72 rotates, the first protrusion 727 retracts toward the unit body 700, and conversely, the second protrusion 728 pushes the housing 20 toward the first protrusion 727. As a result, the unit 70 is removed from the housing 20.

  Next, other related attachment / detachment devices will be described. FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing an attachment / detachment device including a unit 90 having an attachment fitting 92. The mounting bracket 92 is pivotally supported on the unit main body 900 by a rotation center 94 and is provided with a protrusion 96 at one end. A space is provided between the other end of the mounting bracket 92 and the unit main body 900 so that it can be gripped, and a part thereof is fixed to the unit main body 900 by a fixing screw 98.

  Next, the operation for removing the unit 90 will be described. First, the fixing screw 98 is removed. Next, in the drawing, a finger is put in the horizontal direction 85 and rotated around the rotation center 94 in the rotation direction 86. Then, the projection part 96 provided in the end of the attachment metal fitting 92 presses a housing | casing (not shown) by rotating centering on the rotation center 94. FIG. The device unit 90 is removed from the housing by the drag.

  Further, for example, Patent Document 1 discloses a structure for attaching an electronic device unit to a rack using a lever action.

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 3-67476

  However, in the related technology described in FIGS. 7 to 9, the unit 70 has a workability feature that the operation unit 724 is sandwiched from above and below in the operation of releasing the locked state so that the unit 70 is not removed from the housing 20. If there were other units above and below, I could not work. Further, in consideration of workability, even if the lock structures on both sides are only on one side, there is a problem that the unit 70 may come off due to an earthquake or transportation because it cannot be held sufficiently.

  Further, in the related technology of FIG. 10, in order to extract the unit 90, it is necessary to insert a finger in the lateral direction 85, and therefore, it cannot be used when there are separate units on the left and right. In addition, since the unit 90 is pulled out because it is locked by the fixing screw 98, a tool for removing the fixing screw 98 and a space for performing work are necessary, and there is a problem in workability. It was.

  Further, in the technique described in Patent Document 1, since the operation direction of the handle is different from the unlocking direction of the lock mechanism, the ease of attaching and removing the electronic device unit is insufficient. Furthermore, due to the nature of utilizing the action of the lever, the length of the arm of the plate member constituting the handle must be increased. As a result, in order to pull out the handle in the direction of inserting and removing the electronic device unit, Extra space is required.

  The present invention has been made in view of such problems, and the unit can be inserted and removed in a small range of the projection area of the unit, and the unit can be easily attached and detached from the casing and unlocked. It is possible to pull out the handle for removing the unit after the lock is released.

  An apparatus unit attaching / detaching apparatus according to the present invention includes a housing having a cutout on a side surface, and recessed portions on both side surfaces, an apparatus unit body inserted into and removed from the housing, and recessed portions on both side surfaces of the device unit body, A U-shaped handle rotatably supported at both ends, and the handle has protrusions that rotate as the handle rotates at both ends of the handle. Accordingly, the protrusion is locked to a part of the notch to prevent the device unit main body from being extracted from the housing, and the protrusion is not locked to a part of the notch. The apparatus unit main body can be extracted from the housing.

  According to the present invention, the unit can be inserted / removed in a small range of the projection area of the unit, and the unit can be easily attached / detached and unlocked from the housing of the unit. A device capable of pulling out a handle for extracting the unit can be provided.

  Below, the equipment unit attachment / detachment structure which concerns on embodiment of this invention is demonstrated. FIG. 1 is a perspective view schematically showing an attachment state of the device unit, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view schematically showing an extraction state of the device unit. In this embodiment, a power supply unit is applied as a device unit. The apparatus unit attaching / detaching apparatus of this embodiment includes a casing 20 into which the power supply unit (hereinafter referred to as a unit) 10 is inserted, a power supply unit main body (hereinafter referred to as a unit main body) 100, and the unit 10 as a casing 20. It is comprised from the handle | steering-wheel 30 which plays the role of a handle at the time of attaching / detaching from. Here, FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 show using the cutting imagination parts 60 and 64 so that the handle | steering-wheel latching | locking part 40 (after-mentioned) which is the principal part of this invention can be visually recognized, and it mentions later in FIG. The rotation imaginary portion 62 is shown so that a rotation stopper (hereinafter referred to as a handle stopper) 102 can be visually recognized.

  The housing 20 is an outer box or a frame that houses devices such as a power supply unit for dustproofing, impact resistance, position fixing, and the like. The casing 20 used in the present embodiment is provided with a notch 21 provided in a key shape on the side surface, and a protruding portion that is a part of the notch 21 is an extraction stopper 211. The extraction stopper 211 is provided so as to abut a protrusion (hereinafter referred to as a roller) 38 in the extraction direction 56 of the unit 10 when the unit 10 is attached to the housing 20.

  The unit 10 includes a unit main body 100 and a handle 30 in the present embodiment. Concave portions 104 are provided on both side surfaces of the unit main body 100 so that attachment portions of the handle 30 do not protrude from the housing 20. A handle stopper 102 is provided on the recess 104 to restrict the rotation of the handle 30 in the pulling direction 50 (see FIG. 1) to a predetermined position.

  The handle 30 includes a rod-shaped or plate-shaped grip 32 and a plate-shaped handle support 34 provided at an end of the grip 32. The handle support portion 34 is rotatably supported by the unit main body 100 by a handle rotation center 36 on the recesses 104 provided on both side surfaces of the unit main body 100. The handle support portion 34 is provided with a roller 38 at a predetermined position.

  FIG. 3A is a perspective view schematically showing the positional relationship between the roller 38 and the extraction stopper 211 in a state where the handle 30 is locked to the unit main body 100, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view schematically showing a positional relationship between a roller 38 pulled out from 100 and an extraction stopper 211. FIG. Here, in FIGS. 3A and 3B, a part of the housing 20 is omitted so that the handle stopper 102 can be visually recognized.

  Next, the relationship between the operation of the roller 38 accompanying the rotation of the handle 30 and other parts and the effects thereof will be described. When the handle 30 is attached (FIG. 1 or FIG. 3A), the extraction stopper 211 prevents the unit 10 from being extracted by contacting the roller 38. Next, in order to enable the unit 10 to be pulled out, the handle 30 is rotated in the handle rotation direction 50, and the roller 38 is rotated around the handle rotation center 36 (projection rotation direction 54). . At this time, the locking of the roller 38 by the extraction stopper 211 is released, and the unit 10 can be extracted in the extraction direction 56 (FIG. 2 or FIG. 3B). Further, this rotation is limited by the handle stopper 102 to a rotation angle at which the handle 30 becomes an optimum position for pulling out the unit 10 (a position at which the grip portion 32 is farthest from the unit main body 100).

  Next, the handle locking portion 40 that locks the handle 30 to the unit main body 100 will be described. FIG. 4 is a perspective view schematically showing an exploded state of the handle locking portion 40. The handle locking portion 40 includes a rotation support member 43, a latch 41, an operation member 42, a shaft 410, and an elastic member (hereinafter referred to as a compression spring) 415.

  The rotation support member 43 has a connection portion (hereinafter referred to as a connection plate) 432 connected to an arbitrary position on the lower surface of the grip portion 32, and both ends of the connection plate 432 are bent, and in FIG. It is comprised from a pair of support part (henceforth a connection plate side surface) 434 formed so that it may extend in the shape of a character. A boss hole 435 is provided at the tip of the connection plate side surface 434, and a first shaft hole 433 is provided below the bent portion.

  The latch 41 includes a latch side plate 411 and a pressure receiving portion (hereinafter referred to as an interlocking plate) 413. An interlocking plate 413 is connected to one side of the latch side plate 411, and a second shaft hole 417 is provided in part. On the other side, a locking claw 412 is formed. The second shaft hole 417 is inserted through the shaft 410, and the latch 41 is rotatably supported by the shaft 410. The latch 41 is supported by the first shaft hole 433 via the shaft 410 so that the locking claw 412 faces the unit main body 100 side.

  Next, the operation member 42 includes an operation unit side plate 422, an operation unit lower plate 423, a pressing unit (hereinafter referred to as a flange) 424, an operation unit (hereinafter referred to as a cap) 426, and a boss 428. The operation unit side plate 422 is formed in a substantially trapezoidal shape, and the long side portion of the trapezoidal shape is connected to the cap 426. The depth of the cap 426 is about half of the operation unit side plate 422. A boss 428 protrudes from the inner surface of the operation unit side plate 422 between the cap 426 and the operation unit side plate 422, and the boss 428 is pivotally supported in a boss hole 435 provided at the tip of the connection plate side surface 434. Has been. The operation unit lower plate 423 has both ends connected to the lower surface of the operation unit side plate 422, and a flange 424 is provided on the surface of the operation unit side plate 422 on the interlocking plate 413 side. The flange 424 presses the interlocking plate 413 as the cap 426 rotates. A compression spring 415 is provided between the interlocking plate 413 and the lower surface of the grip portion 32 of the handle 30, and always biases the interlocking plate 413 downward.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, a locking hole 416 is formed on the surface of the unit main body 100 facing the handle locking portion 40.

  FIG. 5 is a perspective view schematically showing a locked state of the handle locking portion 40. With reference to FIG.4 and FIG.5, the operation | movement which cancels | releases latching of the handle latching | locking part 40 and the latching hole 416 is demonstrated. When the cap 426 is pushed in the downward direction 52, the cap 426 rotates about the boss 428, and the flange 424 provided on the surface of the cap 426 on the interlocking plate 413 side moves upward. When the flange 424 moves upward, the interlocking plate 413 of the latch 41 that comes into contact with the flange 424 is pressed by the flange 424 and moves upward against the urging direction (downward) of the compression spring 415. Accordingly, the latching claw 412 of the latch 41 supported by the rotation support member 43 so as to be rotatable by the shaft 410 rotates downward about the shaft 410, and the latching with the latching hole 416 is released. The The released state is shown in FIG. Conversely, the operation of adding the handle 30 to the cap 426 for locking the unit main body 100 is only to insert the locking claw 412 into the locking hole 416. More specifically, the interlocking plate 413 is pressed downward by the urging force of the compression spring 415, and accordingly, the latch 41 rotates around the shaft 410, and the locking claw 412 is pressed upward, It will be locked in the locking hole 416.

  Next, operation | movement of the apparatus unit attachment / detachment apparatus which concerns on this embodiment is demonstrated as a whole. First, the installation state of the unit 10 in the housing 20 will be described. FIG. 1 shows a state where the unit 10 is mounted on the housing 20. In this state, the roller 38 provided on the handle 30 contacts the extraction stopper 211 of the housing 20, and the unit 10 cannot be extracted from the housing 20 unless the handle 30 rotates. Since the locking claw 412 of the handle locking portion 40 is locked in the locking hole 416, the handle 30 is locked in the unit main body 100, and the rotation of the handle 30 is prevented. It does not come out of the housing 20 reliably.

  Next, the operation of extracting the unit 10 from the housing 20 will be described. Referring to FIGS. 5 and 6, when the cap 426 is pushed in the downward direction 52, the locking claw 412 of the latch 41 and the locking hole 416 of the unit main body 100 are unlocked. Then, the handle 30 can be rotated in the handle rotation direction 50 (see FIG. 1). The force that has been pushed downward 52 is continuously applied even after the locking claw 412 and the locking hole 416 of the unit main body 100 are released from locking. Then, the handle 30 rotates about the handle rotation center 36 until the handle support portion 34 comes into contact with the handle stopper 102 (projection portion rotation direction 54) (see FIGS. 3A and 3B). As a result, the handle 30 can be rotated to the optimum position for gripping. Furthermore, since the roller 38 is in contact with the extraction stopper 211 and moved from a position where the operation in the extraction direction 56 is prevented to a position where the roller 38 can operate in the extraction direction 56, the unit 10 can be extracted.

  As described above, according to the present invention, the unit 10 can be released from the holding state with the housing 20 and can be extracted by only a simple operation of pushing the cap 426 downward. Of course, by similarly performing the reverse procedure, the unit 10 can be easily installed on the housing 20, the locking between the extraction stopper 211 and the roller 38, and the locking claw 412 of the handle locking portion 40 and the unit. By locking with the locking hole 416 of the main body 100, the unit 10 can be prevented from being pulled out accidentally due to vibrations or shocks such as an earthquake or transportation from the housing 20.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment, For example, in order to improve impact resistance and vibration resistance, you may provide the handle | steering-wheel latching | locking part 40 in the handle 30 with two or more. Further, the locking portion between the handle locking portion 40 and the locking hole 416 is not limited to the one provided on the front surface of the unit main body 100 as illustrated, and may be provided on the upper surface or the side surface. Moreover, although the unit 10 was demonstrated as a power supply unit, if it is an apparatus accommodated in the housing | casing 20, there will be no limitation in particular.

It is a perspective view which shows the attachment state of an apparatus unit typically. It is a perspective view which shows typically the extraction state of an equipment unit. (A) is a perspective view which shows typically the projection part of the state in which the handle was latched. (B) is a perspective view which shows typically the projection part in the state by which the handle was pulled out. It is a perspective view which shows typically the decomposition | disassembly state of a handle latching | locking part. It is a perspective view which shows typically the latching state of a handle latching | locking part. It is a perspective view which shows typically the latch release state of a handle latching | locking part. It is a perspective view which shows typically the fixed state of the related attachment / detachment apparatus. It is an expansion perspective view which shows typically the fixed state of the related attachment / detachment apparatus. It is an expansion perspective view which shows typically the extraction state of a related attachment / detachment apparatus. It is a perspective view which shows typically the fixed state of the related attachment / detachment apparatus.

Explanation of symbols

10 unit 100 unit body 102 handle stopper (rotation stopper)
20 Housing 211 Extraction stopper 30 Handle 36 Handle rotation center 38 Roller (projection)
40 Handle locking part 41 Latch 410 Shaft 412 Locking claw 415 Compression spring 42 Operation member 424 Flange 426 Cap 428 Boss 43 Rotation support member 432 Connection plate

Claims (4)

A housing having a notch on the side surface;
A device unit main body provided with recesses on both side surfaces and inserted into and removed from the housing,
A U-shaped handle rotatably supported at both ends in the recesses on both side surfaces of the device unit main body,
The handle has protrusions that rotate as the handle rotates at both ends of the handle,
Depending on the rotation state of the handle, the protrusion is locked to a part of the notch, and the device unit main body is prevented from being extracted from the housing, and the protrusion is a part of the notch. An apparatus unit attaching / detaching apparatus, wherein the apparatus unit main body can be extracted from the housing without being locked. The handle includes a handle locking portion that detachably fixes the handle to the device unit main body,
The handle locking portion is
A rotation support member having a pair of support portions having a first hole and a connection portion connected to the handle;
A latch that is rotatably supported in the first hole formed in the pair of support portions, and that includes a latching claw that latches to the device unit main body on one side, and a pressure receiving portion on the other side;
An elastic member that is provided between the handle and the pressure-receiving portion and presses the locking claw in a direction in which the locking claw is locked to the device unit main body,
By the biasing force of the elastic member, the locking claw maintains the locking of the device unit main body,
The apparatus unit attaching / detaching apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the projection unit is locked to a part of the cutout and maintains a state so that the apparatus unit main body is not pulled out. The handle locking portion is
A rotation support member having a pair of support portions having a first hole and a second hole and a connection portion connected to the handle;
A latch that is rotatably supported by the first hole formed in the pair of support portions, and that includes a locking claw that locks the device unit main body on one side, and a pressure receiving portion on the other side;
An operation member that is rotatably supported by the second hole formed in the pair of support portions, and that includes a pressing portion that presses the pressure receiving portion on one side and an operation portion on the other side;
An elastic member that is provided between the handle and the pressure-receiving portion and presses the locking claw in a direction in which the locking claw is locked to the device unit main body,
By the biasing force of the elastic member, the locking claw maintains the locking of the device unit main body,
The protrusion is locked to a part of the notch, and the state is maintained so that the device unit main body is not removed,
When the operation part is pressed, the pressing part presses the pressure receiving part in a direction opposite to the biasing direction of the elastic member, so that the locking claw is unlocked, and the handle can be rotated,
When the handle is further rotated, the protrusion rotates with the rotation of the handle, and the apparatus unit main body can be extracted without the protrusion being locked to a part of the notch. The apparatus unit attachment / detachment apparatus according to claim 1 or 2. The apparatus unit attaching / detaching apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the apparatus unit main body includes rotation stoppers that restrict rotation of the handle on both side surfaces.

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