JP3125297U - External connection box for hard disk - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an external connection box for a hard disk that is greatly reduced in manufacturing cost and easy to use.
An outer box, a circuit board, and a base plate are formed. The outer box 1 is a hollow box shape, adopts a non-rigid material having a low elastic modulus value, is integrally configured, and has one opening 11 on the selection side. The circuit board 2 is composed of an electrical connector 21, a hard disk connector 22, a connection port 23, and other necessary electronic elements 24, and an external connection type hard disk 5 can be inserted and connected. The base plate 3 is a plate that is integrated with the circuit board 2 or is separately coupled, and fastens the external connection type hard disk 5.
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Description

  The present invention relates to an external connection box for a hard disk, and in particular, for a hard disk having an outer box with a low elastic modulus value and having effects such as shaving prevention and slip prevention. Refers to the overall structural design of the external connection box.

  Traditionally, known external connection boxes for hard disks are usually used in conjunction with lab tops. The hard disk provided in the external connection box is a connector port designed for the external connection box (for example, universal serial bus USB, hard disk bus SATA), and other required It can be connected to the main machine of a rebtop or personal computer via electronic elements, circuits, etc., and performs operations such as transmission of large amounts of data, saving, and access. Therefore, it can be understood that the external connection box for hard disks is one of the indispensable peripheral equipment of the rebtop.

  Conventionally, however, known external connection boxes for hard disks are made of a rigid material having a high elastic modulus, such as an aluminum alloy, an alloy of aluminum and magnesium, or a hard plastic. It is necessary for the assembly of the structure to adopt an aluminum alloy and an alloy of aluminum and magnesium to be an outer box of the external connection box. However, when assembling the external connection box, the assembly work must be complicated and improved. In addition, since the outer box of the external connection box has no anti-slip characteristics, the protection of the hard disk cannot be ensured during use unless another anti-slip pad design is added. Therefore, the overall structure design, manufacture, assembly, actual application operation, and the like are relatively complicated, and effects such as low cost reduction, light weight elaboration, and convenience cannot be obtained.

  At present, there is a trend of diversification in the popular culture of electronic 3C products, so users, especially users such as computer toys or elders, are always easy to operate, cool, and ordinary Use electronic products that are different from the products. After all, the conventionally known external connection box for a monotonous hard disk cannot satisfy the objective needs of the consumer market, and the appearance of a new type of external connection box for a hard disk is expected.

Therefore, the main object of the present invention is to provide an external connection box for a hard disk. Through the structural improvement design, the structure of the external connection box for the hard disk becomes more elaborate and simple, and the assembly becomes simple. In particular, through the overall design of the external connection box for hard disks, the manufacturing cost is greatly reduced, the operation and use are simplified, and the multiplexing effect is improved.
Another object of the present invention is to provide an external connection box for a hard disk. A shell cover is provided on the circuit board. Therefore, not only is the part of the outer box circuit board recessed, but the circuit board also has a heat dissipation space.

  For the purposes described above, the implementation of the present invention is mainly formed from elements such as an outer box, a circuit board, and a base plate. On the other hand, the outer box has a hollow box shape, and uses a non-rigid material having a low elastic coefficient value, and is integrally configured. Moreover, one opening is provided in the selection side of an outer box. The circuit board is composed of electrical connectors, connection ports and other necessary electronic elements, and can be inserted and connected to an external connection type hard disk. The base plate is a plate that is integrated with the circuit board or is joined separately, and fastens an external connection type hard disk. With such a composition, an external connection box for hard disks having anti-scraping, anti-slip and other effects is formed by covering the external connection type hard disk through opening and closing of the opening of the outer box.

  In order to solve the above problems, the external connection box for a hard disk according to the present invention is mainly formed of elements such as an outer box, a circuit board, and a base plate. On the other hand, the outer box has a hollow box shape, and uses a non-rigid material having a low elastic coefficient value, and is integrally configured. Moreover, one opening is provided in the selection side of an outer box. The circuit board is composed of an electrical connector, a connection port, and other necessary electronic elements, and an external connection type hard disk can be inserted and connected. The base plate is a plate that is integrated with the circuit board or is separately coupled, and fastens an external connection type hard disk. With such a composition, an external connection box for hard disks having anti-scraping, anti-slip and other effects is formed by covering the external connection type hard disk through opening and closing of the opening of the outer box.

In order to achieve the purpose and features of the present invention and to understand the technical means and effects employed, the following more specific examples will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
As shown in the drawings, an external connection box for a hard disk according to an embodiment of the present invention is mainly formed of elements such as an outer box 1, a circuit board 2, and a base plate 3. The shell cover 4 may be added according to needs.

  As shown in FIGS. 1, 5, and 6, the outer box 1 is in the shape of a hollow box, and adopts a non-rigid material having a low elastic coefficient value and is integrally configured. For example, so-called pectin such as silicon rubber, rubber, PVC or the like is used. There is one opening 11 on the selected side of the outer box 1. As shown in FIG. 1, the opening 11 may be provided at one end, as shown in FIG. 5, the opening 11 may be provided at both ends, or as shown in FIG. 6, the opening 11 is provided on the wide side. May be. Of course, it may be provided on the front surface or the bottom surface. The user puts the above-described component and the hard disk 5 through the opening 11 of the outer box 1. In the outer box 1, several through holes 12 and 13 are arranged in a corresponding specific unit portion of the circuit board 2, and are used as insertion and connection portions.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the circuit board 2 has an electric connector 21 for supplying external power, a hard disk connector 22 (for example, an IDE interface), and a connection port (port) 23 (for example, a universal serial bus USB). , Hard disk bus SATA), and necessary electronic elements 24 (for example, control chip, starter). Therefore, the external connection type hard disk 5 is inserted and connected to the connector 22 of the hard disk.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the base plate 3 is a plate for fastening an external connection type hard disk 5. It is integrally configured so as to protrude from the excess circuit board 2 of the circuit board 2 described above. The external connection type hard disk 5 inserted and connected is further tightened to the base plate 3. As shown in FIG. 4, the base plate 3 of the present embodiment may adopt another independent plate or may be configured to be coupled to one end of the circuit board 2 described above.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the shell cover 4 is an option component of this embodiment. It is a plate having a plurality of support columns 41 on the bottom surface. A saddle-shaped cover may be adopted, and the shape of the structure is not limited. A rigid plastic material may be configured in a transparent or non-transparent shape. Thus, the circuit board 2 is covered. Above the electrical connector 21 on the circuit board 2, the hard disk connector 22, the connection port 23, and the necessary electronic elements 24, there is a heat radiation space of a certain height.

  The external connection box for the hard disk of the present embodiment is composed through the overall structure design of the outer box 1, the circuit board 2, the base plate 3, and the shell cover 4 described above. The user inserts the external connection type hard disk 5 into the connector 22 of the hard disk and simultaneously tightens it to the base plate 3. Further, after assembling the circuit board 2, the base plate 3, the shell cover 4, and the external connection type hard disk 5 (see FIGS. 2 and 3) from the opening 1 in the external connection box for the hard disk described above, The external connection box for the hard disk that can be connected to the main computer of the personal computer is completed. In actual application, an external power wire is connected to the electrical connector 21. In addition, if a single signal wire is inserted and connected between the connection port 23 and the main machine of the rebtop or personal computer, a large amount of data can be transmitted, saved, accessed, and the like.

(Effect of device)
In the outer box 1 of the present embodiment, the user assembles the external connection type hard disk 5 through the opening 11 described above, so that the design and manufacturing costs are greatly reduced, and the assembly operation is convenient and simple. . Next, since the outer box 1 is made of a non-rigid material with a low elastic modulus value and integrated, the external connection box for the hard disk has a shaving effect and is used when left on a desk horizontally. In addition, an anti-slip effect is produced. Then, the external destruction factor is lowered, and the service life of the external connection type hard disk 5 and the stability during operation are ensured. In addition, the outer box 1 may adopt a transparent shape as a whole, and since the hard disk standard can be directly viewed, it is particularly applicable to the enjoyment of a computer award winner.

1 is an exploded perspective view showing an external connection box for a hard disk according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a cross-sectional view illustrating an external connection box for a hard disk according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is sectional drawing which shows the external connection box for the hard disks by other Examples of this invention. FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view illustrating an external connection box for a hard disk according to still another embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view which shows the application example of the outer box which concerns on one Example of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the other application example of the outer box which concerns on one Example of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Outer box, 11 Opening, 12 Through-hole, 13 Through-hole, 2 Circuit board, 21 Electrical connector, 22 Hard disk connector, 23 Connection port, 24 Electronic element, 3 Base plate, 4 Shell cover, 11 Support pillar, 5 External connection type hard disk

Claims (6)

In the external connection box for hard disks,
An outer box, a circuit board, and a base plate;
The outer box has a hollow box shape and is made of a non-rigid material having a low elastic modulus value. The outer box is integrated, and has an opening at a predetermined position. There is a hole,
On the board surface of the circuit board, there are an electrical connector for supplying external power, a hard disk connector, a connection port, and necessary electronic elements. An external connection type hard disk can be inserted and connected to the hard disk connector.
The base plate protrudes from the circuit board and is configured integrally.
An external connection box for a hard disk, characterized in that a circuit board and a base plate can be inserted from the opening of the outer box.   2. The external connection box for a hard disk according to claim 1, wherein the outer box is made of a non-rigid material having a low elastic modulus value of silicon rubber, rubber, or PVC.   2. The external connection box for a hard disk according to claim 1, wherein the opening is provided in at least one of a front end and a rear end of the outer box.   2. The external connection box for a hard disk according to claim 1, wherein the opening is provided at one end or both sides of the outer box.   2. The external connection box for a hard disk according to claim 1, wherein the base plate is composed of another independent plate or is coupled to one end of the circuit board. 2. The external connection box for a hard disk according to claim 1, wherein a shell cover is provided on the circuit board, and the shell cover is composed of a plate having a plurality of support pillars on the bottom surface and covers the circuit board.

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