JP2010287261A - Hard disk device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a hard disk device which includes excellent assembling property without impairing vibration absorption property. <P>SOLUTION: The hard disk device 200 includes a plurality of hard disks 120, a plurality of holding parts 101 holding the plurality of hard disks 120 and a body part 210 attachably and detachably housing the plurality of hard disks 120 held by the holding parts 101. An vibration absorbing member 110 and a rigid member 111 having rigidity higher than that of the holding member 101 are provided sequentially from the holding part 101 side between the holding part 101 and the hard disks 120. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a hard disk device having a plurality of hard disks used as a storage medium, and more particularly to a hard disk device having excellent assembling properties without impairing vibration absorption.

  Since hard disk performance is degraded by vibration, it is important to suppress vibration. On the other hand, in a hard disk device equipped with a plurality of hard disks, a configuration that allows the hard disk to be easily attached and detached is required from the viewpoint of reliability or maintainability. For this reason, there is a gap between the housing and the hard disk that make up the main body of the device, and the hard disk is not securely fixed to the housing, and vibration of the hard disk is sufficiently suppressed. It was hard to say.

  On the other hand, there are various techniques for suppressing the vibration of the hard disk. For example, as shown in Patent Document 1 below, a technique using a vibration absorbing material capable of converting vibration energy into heat energy is known.

JP 2004-128396 A

  However, in Patent Document 1, the hard disk accommodated in the casing is screwed via an auxiliary tool from the outside of the casing. For this reason, there has been a problem that it takes time to incorporate the hard disk into the housing or to remove it from the housing.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems of the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to provide a hard disk device having excellent assemblability without impairing vibration absorption.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, the hard disk device of the present invention is configured such that a plurality of hard disks, a plurality of holding units that hold each of the plurality of hard disks, and the plurality of hard disks held in the holding unit are detachable. A vibration absorbing member and a rigid member having a rigidity higher than that of the holding portion are provided between the holding portion and the hard disk in order from the holding portion side. To do.

  According to the present invention, when the holding portion is displaced by vibration, the surface on the holding portion side of the vibration absorbing member is deformed, and the surface on the rigid member side is stationary. At this time, the vibration energy is favorably absorbed by the compression and tension forces acting on the vibration absorbing member. In addition, since the hard disk can be easily attached to and detached from the main body via the holding part, it is possible to obtain excellent assemblability. Therefore, it is possible to provide a hard disk device excellent in assemblability without impairing vibration absorption. In addition, since the rigid member is disposed between the hard disk and the vibration absorbing member, good vibration absorbing characteristics can be obtained without being affected by the shape of the mounting surface of the hard disk.

The perspective block diagram which decomposed | disassembled some hard disk devices. The cross-sectional block diagram of the principal part in the state which mounted the disc unit in the apparatus main body. The vibration absorption conceptual model figure in case a restraint board does not exist. The vibrational absorption conceptual model figure in the structure which concerns on this embodiment.

    Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In each drawing used for the following description, the scale of each member is appropriately changed to make each member a recognizable size.

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a part of the hard disk device according to the present embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 1, the hard disk device 200 includes a plurality of disk units 100 that are storage media, and an apparatus main body (main body) 210 that detachably accommodates the plurality of disk units 100. Here, the disk unit 100 includes a hard disk 120 and a carrier (holding member) 101 that holds the hard disk 120.

  The hard disk 120 is fixed to the carrier 101 with screws 112. A carrier arm (arm portion) 104 that sandwiches the hard disk 120 is integrally formed on the side surface of the carrier 101. Thus, the hard disk 120 is securely held on both sides by the carrier 101.

  Between the carrier arm 104 of the carrier 101 and the hard disk 120, there is a vibration absorber (vibration absorbing member) 110 and a restraining plate (rigid member) 111 for enhancing the vibration absorbing effect of the vibration absorber 110 as will be described later. Is provided. The vibration absorber 110 and the restraint plate 111 are fixed together with the hard disk 120 by screws 112.

  In the present embodiment, in order to enhance the vibration absorption effect of the vibration absorber 110, a plastic material with low rigidity is used as the material of the carrier arm 104, and a metal material with high rigidity is used as the restraining plate 111.

  The apparatus main body 210 is provided with a groove 202 that serves as a guide when the disk unit 100 is attached and detached. In the disk unit 100, the carrier arm 104 is inserted into the apparatus main body 210 along the groove 202, so that a connector (not shown) of the hard disk 120 is finally connected to the connector 212 of the substrate 211 provided in the apparatus main body 210. It has a structure. Thus, in the present embodiment, the disk unit 100 can be inserted from the front side of the apparatus main body 210 and can be pulled out.

  Further, the carrier 101 is provided with an ejector 102. By rotating the ejector 102, an insertion operation or an extraction operation in the disk unit 100 can be assisted. Further, the ejector 102 is structured to be locked by a stopper 103 provided on the carrier 101 when the disk unit 100 is mounted on the apparatus main body 210. In addition, when the disk unit 100 is mounted on the apparatus main body 210, the ejector 102 is prevented from rotating due to vibration or the like.

  A protrusion 105 is provided on the side surface of the carrier 101. Specifically, the protrusions 105 are provided on both side surfaces of the carrier 101 so as to contact the inner wall surface of the groove 202 in a state where the carrier 101 is inserted into the groove 202.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a cross-sectional configuration of the main part in a state where the disk unit 100 is mounted in the apparatus main body 210.
As shown in FIG. 2, in the disk unit 100 mounted on the apparatus main body 210, the groove 202 provided on the apparatus main body 210 and the protrusion 105 provided on the carrier 101 are in contact with each other. That is, the disk unit 100 is supported at a total of three points including the connector 212 and the protrusions 105 provided on both side surfaces of the carrier 101.

Further, a gap 131 corresponding to the height of the protrusion 105 exists between the carrier arm 104 and the inner wall surface of the groove 202 (device main body 210). As a result, even if the carrier arm 104 vibrates due to the vibration energy propagated from the hard disk 120, the carrier arm 104 does not come into contact with the apparatus main body 210 and can freely vibrate.
Thereby, it is possible to suppress the influence of the vibration from the outside of the apparatus main body on the disk unit 100.

  In addition, the hard disk 120 according to the present embodiment has a concavo-convex shape in which the mounting portion of the screw 112 protrudes as compared with other portions as indicated by reference numeral 132 in FIG. When the hard disk 120 having such an attachment surface is used, the vibration absorbing effect cannot be obtained because the vibration absorber 110 does not adhere to the hard disk 120 unless the restraint plate 111 is present. On the other hand, according to the present embodiment, since the rigid restraint plate 111 exists between the vibration absorber 110 and the hard disk 120, vibration absorption is performed regardless of the surface shape of the hard disk 120 (whether there is an uneven shape). The vibration absorption effect by the body 110 can be reliably obtained.

Next, the effect of the present invention will be described.
First, the concept of the vibration absorbing structure will be described with reference to a model diagram.
FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram of vibration absorption when the restraint plate 111 is not present. As shown in FIG. 3, when the carrier arm 104 is deformed by vibration, the vibration absorber 110 is similarly deformed. At this time, if the constraining plate 111 is not provided, a force such as compression or tension generated in the vibration absorber 110 is small, and an effect of converting vibration energy by the vibration absorber 110 into other energy such as heat energy is almost obtained. I can't.

  Therefore, in order for the vibration absorber 110 to absorb vibration energy, it is important to cause the carrier arm 104 or the like to be deformed on one side of the vibration absorber 110 and hold the vibration absorber 110 on the opposite surface. .

  FIG. 4A shows a vibration absorption conceptual model diagram in the configuration according to this embodiment in which the vibration absorber 110 is provided on the carrier arm 104 and the restraint plate 111 is further provided. FIG. It is the model figure which showed the concept that the vibration absorber 110 absorbs vibration.

  The carrier arm 104 is provided with a vibration absorber 110 on the surface opposite to the apparatus main body 210, and further provided with a restraining plate 111 that assists the vibration absorber 110. As a result, vibration energy is propagated from the hard disk 120 to the carrier arm 104 via the screw 112, the carrier arm 104 is displaced by vibration, and the vibration absorber 110 attached to the carrier arm 104 tries to displace similarly. .

  Here, since the restraint plate 111 formed of a rigid metal is attached to the surface opposite to the carrier arm 104 of the vibration absorber 110, the surface on the carrier arm 104 side of the vibration absorber 110 is deformed. The opposite surface is stopped by the restraining plate 111. Therefore, the vibration absorber 110 is in a state where a force such as compression or tension is generated.

  As described above, in the hard disk device 200 of the present embodiment, the vibration energy propagated to the carrier arm 104 is converted into another energy such as thermal energy by the vibration absorber 110, and as a result, the vibration energy is absorbed. Can do.

Further, since each disk unit 100 can be easily attached to and detached from the apparatus main body 210, it has excellent assemblability. Moreover, by using the restraint plate 111 as described above, highly reliable vibration absorption can be obtained without being affected by the shape of the mounting surface of the hard disk 120.
Therefore, it is possible to provide the hard disk device 200 having excellent assemblability without impairing vibration absorption.

  As described above, the preferred embodiments according to the present invention have been described with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the examples. It is obvious for those skilled in the art that various changes or modifications can be conceived within the scope of the technical idea described in the claims. It is understood that it belongs to.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 120 ... Hard disk, 101 ... Carrier (holding part), 104 ... Carrier arm (arm part), 105 ... Protrusion, 110 ... Vibration absorber (vibration absorption member), 200 ... Hard disk device, 202 ... Groove, 210 ... Device main body ( Main unit)

Claims (4)

Multiple hard disks,
A plurality of holding units for holding each of the plurality of hard disks;
A main body portion in which the plurality of hard disks held by the holding portion are detachably accommodated, and
A hard disk device characterized in that a vibration absorbing member and a rigid member having higher rigidity than the holding unit are provided between the holding unit and the hard disk in order from the holding unit side.   The hard disk device according to claim 1, wherein the holding unit includes an arm unit that sandwiches the hard disk, and the vibration absorbing member and the rigid member are provided between the arm unit and the hard disk. .   The hard disk device according to claim 2, wherein a surface of the hard disk facing the arm portion has an uneven shape. The main body has a groove into which the holding portion can be inserted,
The hard disk device according to claim 1, wherein the holding portion has a protrusion that comes into contact with an inner wall surface of the groove when the holding portion is inserted into the groove.

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