JPH09306152A - Data storage device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a data storage device not giving damage, etc., to a substrate and a connector due to connection between a hard disk drive device and the substrate in the device body. SOLUTION: The substrate 5 having a plurality of connectors 6 is arranged in the boxy type device body 2 of the data storage device 1. Plural pieces of hard disk drive unit 10 consisting of a case 11 and the hard disk drive device 12 are housed in the device body 2. The device body 2 is screwed and fixed with the hard disk drive units 10 through set screws 13, and the connectors 6 of the substrate 5 are connected with the connectors 14 of the hard disk drive units 12. Further, the hard disk drive units 12 slides on the case 11 through slide means 20. By sliding the hard disk drive units 12, loading/unloading between the connectors 6, 14 are facilitated, and excess stress, etc., isn't applied to the connectors 6 of the substrate 5.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a data storage device having a plurality of data storage units such as a hard disk drive unit and used in broadcasting stations, recording studios and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, a data storage device for a broadcasting station is known. This will be specifically described with reference to FIG. 5. A chassis 102 is arranged inside a casing-type device body 101 of the data storage device 100. A board 103 having a plurality of connectors 104 as interfaces is fixed to the rear portion of the chassis 102.
A hard disk drive unit (data storage unit) 110 is housed in the apparatus main body 101 facing each connector 104. Each hard disk drive 110 includes a case (unit holder) 111 and a hard disk drive device (data storage unit main body) 112 held in the case 111.

A pair of funnel portions 111a, 111a are provided on the upper and lower sides of the front side of the case 111, and each flange portion 111a is provided with a chassis inside the apparatus body 101 via each screw (fastening means) 120. It is fastened and fixed to 102 or the like. Further, a connector 113 is provided on the back surface of the hard disk drive device 112, and the connector 113
Are connected to the corresponding connectors 104 on the board 103. With this configuration,
When replacing the hard disk drive unit 110, each screw 120 that fastens and fixes the case 111 of the hard disk drive unit 110 to the chassis 102.
And the hard disk drive unit 110 itself is pulled out from the casing type device body 101, so that it can be easily taken out. As a result, the hard disk drive unit 110 can be quickly removed from the apparatus main body 101 at the time of replacement or maintenance at the time of failure.

[0004]

However, in the above-described conventional data storage device 100, in addition to the error regarding the mounting position of the substrate 103 in the casing type device main body 101 and the mounting position accuracy of the connector 104 on the substrate 103, , Hard disk drive device 112
Error related to the mounting position of the
Connector 113 on the hard disk drive 112
Since the mounting position accuracy of each device also overlaps, the position of the connector 113 on the hard disk drive device 112 and the device main body 1
01, the other side connector 104 on the substrate 103
There will always be a certain amount of deviation in the position.
Under the present circumstances, the hard disk drive unit 110 is normally coupled by absorbing the positional deviation between the two connectors 104 and 113 by the deflection on the substrate 103 side.

Therefore, the stress is always present on the substrate 103 for a long time. In particular, when the hard disk drive unit 110 is mounted and inserted into the apparatus main body 101, the connector 113 is completely coupled to the connector 104 on the substrate 103 side before the stopper (not shown) provided on the case 111 or the hard disk drive apparatus 112 side operates. If it happens,
The insertion force is directly applied to the substrate 10 through the connector 113.
3 is transmitted to the substrate 103, and the substrate 103 is seriously damaged. These influences can be factors that make the reliability uneasy, such as the occurrence of cracks in the substrate 103 due to changes over time and changes in temperature. The positional deviation between the connectors 104 and 113 is caused by the connector 10 when the hard disk drive unit 110 is inserted / removed (attached / detached).
Since the housing of 4 is damaged and damaged, the reliability of the connector itself is greatly affected.

Therefore, the present invention provides a data storage device which does not apply unreasonable stress or damage to the substrate and the connector by connecting the data storage unit and the substrate in the main body of the device.

[0007]

A board having a plurality of connectors is arranged in a casing-type device body, and a plurality of data storage units including a unit holder and a data storage unit body can be housed in the device body. On the other hand, in the data storage device in which the device body and the unit holder are fastened and fixed via fastening means, and the connector of the substrate and the connector of the data storage unit body are freely connectable, On the other hand, the main body of the data storage unit is slidable via a slide means.

When the connector of the board and the connector of the main body of the data storage unit are attached and detached, the main body of the data storage unit is slid with respect to the unit holder through the slide means. As a result, the substrate and the connector are not unduly stressed or damaged.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, specific embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a data storage device 1 used in a broadcasting station or the like according to an embodiment of the present invention. The device body 2 of the data storage device 1 is formed in a metal casing, and a plurality of openings 2a, 2a,
A plurality of ... Are vertically formed in parallel. Further, an opening 2b is formed on the upper surface side of the apparatus body 2, and the opening 2b is formed.
Is opened and closed by the top plate 3. further,
A chassis 4 is arranged in the apparatus main body 2. A board 5 having a plurality of connectors 6 as an interface is fixed to the rear portion of the chassis 4. Inside the apparatus main body 2 facing the respective connectors 6, the front side openings 2a are formed.
As a result, the hard disk drive units 10 as data storage units are housed respectively.

Each hard disk drive unit 10
Is a case (unit holder) 11 and the case 11
And a hard disk drive device (data storage unit main body) 12 held therein. The case 11 is formed in the shape of a metal rectangular tube, and the front and rear parts thereof are open so that the hard disk drive device 12 can be supported therein by a slide means 20 described later. . Also, on the case 11,
In the upper and lower parts of the front side of the lower piece part, a pair of fan-radius parts 11a
11a are provided so as to project, and the respective flange portions 11a are fastened and fixed to the chassis 4 and the like in the apparatus main body 2 via the respective screws (fastening means) 13. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, a connector 14 is provided on the back surface of the hard disk drive device 12, and the connector 14 is the connector 6 of the board 5.
It is designed to be connected to. Further, the hard disk drive device 12 is slidable with respect to the case 11 via a slide means 20.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the sliding means 2
Reference numeral 0 denotes a pair of metal cylindrical spacers 21 and 21 arranged on the upper surface (one surface) 12a side of the hard disk drive device 12 and a pair of screws on the upper surface 12a of the hard disk drive device together with the spacers 21. The metal plate-shaped stay 22 is fastened and fixed via (fastening means) 23, 23. Small holes 22a, 22a through which the shank portions of the respective screws 23 are inserted are formed in the front and rear center of the stay 22, and the stay 22 and the case 11 are fastened and fixed to both left and right sides of the center. Small holes 22b, 22b through which the respective shank portions of the pair of screws (fastening means) 24, 24 are inserted are formed. In the upper piece of the case 11 facing the pair of small holes 22a, 22a of the stay 22, circular holes (relief parts) 11b, 11b for accommodating the spacers 21 are formed, and a pair of small holes 22a, 22a are formed. Screw holes 11c, into which the screws 24 are screwed, are formed in the upper piece of the case 11 facing the small holes 22b, 22b.
11c is formed.

The stay 22 is positioned so that the upper piece of the case 11 is sandwiched between the lower surface of the stay 22 and the upper surface 12a of the hard disk drive device 12, and the upper piece of the case 11 is placed in the left-right direction. It slides back and forth by a certain distance in the (X-X direction) and the front-rear direction (Y-Y direction). That is, as shown in FIG. 3, in a state before the connector 6 of the substrate 5 and the connector 14 of the hard disk drive device 12 are connected (fitted), the hard disk drive device 12 is placed in the case 11 and the connector 6 is inserted.
The diameter of each hole 11b of the case 11 and the diameter of the spacer 21 are each set to a predetermined length so that the minimum stroke required for fitting into the space is released.

The hard disk drive device 12 is
A hard disk and a recording / reproducing means (both not shown) are provided in the housing body of the casing, and data (information) can be recorded and reproduced on the hard disk via the recording / reproducing means. Further, an edge portion around the stay 22 is a bent portion 22c bent upward, and the stay 22 is easily held by the bent portion 22c.

The data storage device 1 of the above embodiment
According to the above, when the hard disk drive unit 10 is taken out from the inside of the apparatus body 2 at the time of maintenance and inspection, the screw 13 that fastens and fixes the hard disk drive unit 10 to the apparatus body 2 is removed, and the hard disk drive unit 10 itself is removed. It can be easily taken out by pulling it out from the main body 2. At the time of maintenance and inspection, remove the screws 23 and 24 located on the stay 22,
Case 11, hard disk drive 12, stay 2
Maintenance and inspection of the hard disk drive device 12 and the like are performed in a state where they are separated from each other.

When the hard disk drive unit 10 is installed in the apparatus body 2 after maintenance and inspection, as shown in FIG.
With the hard disk drive device 12 inserted into the case 11 via the spacer 21 with the screw 23.
And the stay 22 are fastened and fixed (in this case, the screw 24
The stay 22 may be temporarily fixed to the upper part of the case 11 by means of. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, since the hole 11b as an escape portion sufficient to accommodate the spacer 21 is formed in the upper piece portion of the case 11, the hard disk drive device 12 includes the spacer 21 and the stay. It is possible to move in an arbitrary direction (X, Y directions) on the case 11 integrally with the case 22. At this time, as shown in FIG. 3, the stay 22 is slid on the upper piece of the case 11 so that the hard disk drive device 12 is in a state of being escaped by the stroke of fitting the board 5 to the connector 6. Keep it. In this state, the case 11 holding the hard disk drive device 12 is inserted into the device body 2 and fastened and fixed to the chassis 4 with the screw 13. The board 5 in the apparatus main body 2 is fixed to the chassis 4, and the connector 6 on the board 5 is at the position determined with respect to the chassis 4 at this point.

Next, the stay 22 is moved in the X and Y directions on the upper piece of the case 11 so that the connector 14 of the hard disk drive device 12 can be smoothly connected to the connector 6 on the board 5, as shown in FIG. In a state in which the stay 22 can be inserted and fitted, the stay 22 is fastened and fixed to the upper piece of the case 11 with the screw 24. At this point, there is a large deviation in the height direction (Z direction in FIG. 1), and by simply moving the stay 22 in a plane (X, Y directions) with respect to the case 11, the connector 14 can be inserted and fitted into the connector 6. If this is not possible, spacers 21 having different thicknesses (heights) are prepared in advance, and the spacers 21 are replaced according to the degree of deviation from the connector 6 on the mating side. Can be easily absorbed.

In this way, by mounting the hard disk drive unit 10 in the apparatus body 2, the case 11 and the hard disk drive apparatus 12 are referenced with the position of the substrate 5 fixed to the chassis 4 in the apparatus body 2 as a reference.
Each hard disk drive unit 10 composed of can be easily fixed to the chassis 4. As a result, stress on the board 5 due to positional displacement between the connectors 14 of the hard disk drive device 12 and the connector 6 of the board 5, and to the connector 6 due to insertion / removal (detachment) during maintenance and replacement, etc. You can eliminate damage. As a result, the hard disk drive device 12
By connecting the board 5 in the device body 2 to the board 5, the board 5 and the connector 6 are not unnecessarily stressed or damaged, and the housing of the connector 6 is not damaged or damaged. Can always be maintained with high precision.

According to the above-described embodiment, the screw is used as the fastening means for the hard disk drive device and the stay or the like, but the fastening means is not limited to the screw, and bolts, nuts or the like may be used. Further, although the hard disk drive unit including the hard disk drive device is used as the data storage unit, it goes without saying that an information storage unit such as a circuit unit can be used. Further, although the stay was attached to the upper surface side of the hard disk drive device via the spacer, the stay was attached to the other surface such as the lower surface side of the hard disk drive device so that the hard disk drive device could slide with respect to the case. Good.
Furthermore, the shape of the escape portion with respect to the spacer of the case is not limited to the circular hole portion, and needless to say, may be another shape such as a square hole portion.

[0020]

As described above, according to the present invention, a board having a plurality of connectors is arranged in a casing-type device body, and a unit holder and a data storage unit body are provided in the device body. A data storage in which a plurality of data storage units can be stored, while the device body and the unit holder are fastened and fixed via fastening means, and the connector of the board and the connector of the data storage unit body are freely connectable. In the apparatus, the data storage unit main body is slidable with respect to the unit holder through the slide means, so that when the connector of the board and the connector of the data storage unit main body are attached / detached, the position between the connectors is removed. Stress on the board due to misalignment, maintenance and It is possible to eliminate the damage to the connector according to the attachment and detachment of-over or the like.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a data storage device showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a hard disk unit used in the data storage device.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a state before connection of a connector on a device body side and a connector on a hard disk unit side in the data storage device.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a state after a connector on the apparatus main body side and a connector on the hard disk unit side in the data storage apparatus are connected.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a conventional data storage device.

[Explanation of Codes] 1 ... Data storage device, 2 ... Device body, 5 ... Board,
6 ... Connector, 10 ... Hard disk drive unit (data storage unit), 11 ... Case (unit holder), 11b ... Hole (relief part), 12 ... Hard disk drive device (data storage unit main body), 12a ... Top surface (one surface), 13 ... Screw (fastening means), 14 ... Connector, 20 ... Sliding means, 21 ... Spacer, 22 ... Stay, 23 ... Screw (fastening means).

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A substrate having a plurality of connectors is arranged in a casing-type device main body, and a plurality of data storage units consisting of a unit holder and a data storage unit main body are freely stored in the device main body. In the data storage device, wherein the device body and the unit holder are fastened and fixed via fastening means, and the connector of the board and the connector of the data storage unit body are freely connectable. A data storage device characterized in that a storage unit body is slidable through a slide means. 2. The data storage device according to claim 1, wherein the slide means includes a spacer arranged on one surface side of the data storage unit body, and fastening means on the one surface side of the data storage unit body together with the spacer. And a stay that is fastened and fixed via the stay, slidably with respect to the unit holder by supporting the unit holder between one side of the data storage unit main body and the stay, A data storage device, characterized in that an escape portion for accommodating the spacer is formed at a predetermined position of the unit holder facing the spacer. 3. The data storage device according to claim 1, wherein the data storage unit is a hard disk drive unit, and the hard disk drive unit includes a case and a hard disk drive device held in the case. Data storage device. 4. The data storage device according to claim 1, wherein the data storage unit is a circuit unit.