TW201112927A - Bracket for hard disk drive - Google Patents

Abstract

A bracket for securing a hard disk drive (HDD) includes a fixing portion and a holding portion connected with the fixing portion. The HDD defines a plurality of mounting holes therein. The holding portion defines a receiving groove for receiving the HDD therein. The holding portion includes at least one resilient clip. A plurality of poles protrude outwardly from the resilient clip and extend into the mounting holes of the HDD, to thereby firmly fix the HDD in the receiving groove of the bracket.

Description

201112927 VI. Description of the Invention: [Technical Leadership of the Invention] [0001] The present invention relates to a hard disk holder for a computer. [Prior technology;] [0002] With the rapid development of the computer industry, the conventional computer system, especially the desktop computer system, has higher and higher requirements for storage capacity. [0003] At present, the extended storage capacity of the conventional computer system adopts a method of directly increasing the number of hard disks, but the number of magnetic frames in which the hard disk is mounted in the conventional computer case is limited, so the limited hard disk accommodation is limited. Space limits the ability of the chassis to be hard disk; on the other hand, the computer motherboard provides a lot of extra PCI (Peripheral C ec ο η nec - tion, expansion slot of the peripheral component expansion interface, usually these Some or even all of the expansion slots are in an idle state, thus causing the slot on the main board to be idle and the space inside the chassis to be wasted, and if these additional, cargo Haoman can be used, the storage of the electric camphor system can be expanded. The capacity makes it unfortunate to limit the number of magnetic shelves of the internal hard disk. [Summary of the Invention] It is necessary to provide a computer and a hard disk holder that can use the idle slot in the computer case to carry the hard disk. a hard disk bracket 'for carrying a hard disk provided with a plurality of mounting holes, the hard disk bracket comprising a -JU fixed portion and a carrying portion connected to the fixing portion Forming a receiving slot for receiving a hard disk, the carrying portion. There is a V-shaped piece, and the elastic piece forms a plurality of buckles for fastening to the hard disk (4) with a hole in the hard disk positioning Form number Α0101 [0004] [0005] 098132620 0982055956-0 Page 3 of 15 201112927 [0006] There is a slot on the hard disk, the hard disk branch (four) in the f, the hard disk of the motherboard hole The hard disk bracket includes two mounting flanges and a connecting base with the fixing portion: a receiving groove formed on the bearing portion for receiving the hard disk: two loadings: at least two elastic sheets on the elastic piece Forming a plurality of buckles for fastening into the mounting holes of the hard disk to place the hard material in the slot, the hard disk bracket _ fixed portion and the machine _ fixed, the hard disk bracket has a pin on the carrying portion of the hard disk bracket , 兮奸物你# Μ /,

The chat foot is inserted in the pCI on the motherboard. _7] Compared with Xiao Xizhi technology, the hard disk bracket makes full use of the idle resources and space expansion hard disk in the computer case, which improves the storage capacity of the computer and is easy to install. [Embodiment] [0008] Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 together, the hard disk holder 10 is fixed in a computer case for fixing a hard disk 20. The shape of the hard disk 2 is a square rectangular basin, and a plurality of mounting holes 22 are respectively disposed on the upper and lower sides. The hard disk holder 1A includes a fixing portion 12 fixedly coupled to the chassis and a bearing portion 11 fixed to the fixing portion 12. [0009] The fixing portion 12 is a standard I/O baffle that is fixedly connected to the computer case. The fixing portion 12 includes an elongated rectangular body 122 and two lugs 124 protruding outward from the body 122. The two lugs 124 extend from one side of the body 122 in a direction perpendicular to the body 122 toward the carrier portion u. The two lugs 124 are respectively provided with a mounting hole 120. [0010] 098132620 The carrier portion 11 includes a substantially rectangular fixing plate 14, a frame 16 on the front side of the 0820055956-0 plate 14 on the fixed lower sides, and a form number A0101 respectively disposed on the frame 16 4 pages/total 15 pages 201112927 [0011] ο , [0012]

G 098132620 Two shrapnel 18. The fixing plate 14 has a rectangular shape and is vertically connected to the fixing portion 12. The fixing plate 14 is formed with two fixing holes 140 respectively corresponding to the mounting holes 120 of the fixing portion 12 on the left side of the fixing portion 12. During assembly, the two fixing holes 140 are aligned with the mounting holes 120 of the lugs 124 of the fixing portion 12, so that the fixing plate 14 can be fixed to the fixing portion 12 by the screws 30, and the fixing plate 14 is passed through the fixing portion. 12 is fixedly connected to the chassis, please refer to FIG. 4, and the bottom of the fixing plate 14 is provided with a pin 144 which is the same as the commonly known "golden finger" structure. The pin 144 can be inserted into a PCI slot on the main board of the computer to further secure the fixing plate 14. The baffle 16 extends perpendicularly from the front surface of the fixed plate 14. The frame 16a is U-shaped and includes two longer first frames 161 parallel to each other and a shorter second frame 162 connected to one ends of the two first frames 161. The second frame 162 is located on a side close to the fixing portion 12 and is parallel to the body 122 of the fixing portion 12. The frame r 161 and the second frame 162 are disposed on the fixing plate 14 to form a garden-shaped dissolving groove J41. The right side of the accommodating groove 141 forms an opening. The accommodating groove 141 has a size corresponding to the size of the hard disk 20 for accommodating the hard disk 2 。 therein. A plurality of through holes 160 are formed in the two first frames 161 of the frame 16 respectively. The number, position and size of the through holes 160 correspond to the number, position and size of the fitting holes 22 on the upper and lower sides of the hard disk 20, respectively. When the hard disk 2 is mounted in the receiving groove 141, the through hole 160 in the frame 16 is aligned with the mounting hole 22 on the hard disk 2''. The two elastic pieces 18 are in the form of a sheet which is made of a material which is preferably elastic such as metal. The two elastic pieces 18 are respectively stacked on the outer side of the two first frames in the frame frame. Form No. A0101 Page 5 of 15 0982055956-0 [0013] 201112927 side. Each of the elastic pieces 18 includes a fixed end 182, a free end 184 opposite the fixed end 182, and a grip portion 186 extending perpendicularly outward from the end of the free end 184. The fixed end 182 is fixedly coupled to the frame 16 and the free end 184 is not fixedly coupled to the frame 16 and is freely attached to the frame 16. The grip portion 186 is formed to extend vertically from the free end 184 of the elastic piece 18 toward the direction away from the frame 16 . The grip portion 186 can facilitate the operator or the user to pull up the free end 184 of the elastic piece 18 to free the elastic piece 18 . The end 184 is elastically deformed away from the stop frame 16 and generates an elastic force toward the stop frame 16. When the operator or the user releases the grip portion 186, the free end 184 of the elastic piece 18 can be restored by its own elastic force. The first frame 161 is in a state of being attached. , [0014] The two elastic pieces 18 are respectively formed with a plurality of columns and columns 488 ». The number, position and size of the buckle posts 188 and the number, position and size of the through holes 160 on the first frame 161 of the baffle 16 respectively Corresponding. When the shackle 18 is not subjected to an external force, the ribs 188 are respectively inserted through the fastening holes 160 of the frame 16 and protruded into the accommodating grooves 141 of the frame 16. [0015] Please refer to FIG. 3 and the eagle 4 together. When the hard disk 20 is mounted on the hard disk holder 1 , the holding portion 186 of the two elastic pieces 18 is pulled up away from the first frame 161 . Since the fixed end 182 of the elastic piece 18 is fixed on the blocking frame 16, the elastic piece 18 is elastically deformed only by the free end 184 away from the blocking frame 16, so that the buckle 188 on the elastic piece 18 is disengaged from the through hole 160 of the blocking frame 16; The hard disk 20 is mounted in the receiving slot 141 of the frame 16, and the upper and lower sides of the hard disk 20 are attached to the inner sides of the two first frames 161 of the frame 16 and the hard disk 22 is assembled. The hole 22 is aligned with the through hole 160 of the stop frame 16; the elastic piece 18 is released, and the elastic piece 18 is returned to the stack frame 16 098132620 by its own elastic force. Form No. A0101 Page 6 of 15 page 0982055956-0 201112927 The outer side of the first frame m; at the same time, the buckle i88 on the elastic piece 18 passes through the women's hole 16G of the carrier frame 16 and is snapped into the mounting hole 22 of the hard lion. Since the hard disk gamma plate 14 and the fine (four) hard willows are well supported, the gussets on the two elastic pieces 18 positioned above and below the frame 16 are folded into the mounting holes 22 of the hard disk 2G, so that the hard time is The buckle is positioned in the accommodating groove 141 of the _6 to restrict the movement of the upper, lower, left and right sides, thereby firmly fixing the hard disk 20 to the hard disk holder. Just as the disc holder 1G makes full use of the extra slot in the computer system to expand the number of hard drives 4 ′, thus expanding the computer storage capacity. In addition, the hard disk holder 10 is fixed to the hard disk 2G by means of a snap, and is easy to install and disassemble. In summary, the present invention complies with the requirements of the invention patent, and the patent application is filed. The above description is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and equivalent modifications or variations made by those skilled in the art of the present invention should be included in the following patent application. • - - ^ * ί * ' [Simple description of the diagram] ;Γ,,-;;:, ❹ [_ ffil is a good implementation of the disc and a hard disk [0019] Figure 2 It is an exploded perspective view of the hard disk holder and the hard disk shown in FIG. 3 is a schematic view showing a process of mounting the hard disk shown in FIG. 1 on the hard disk holder. [0021] FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the hard disk holder and the hard disk shown in FIG. 0022] Hard disk bracket: 10 098132620 Form number A0101 Page 7 / Total 15 page 0992055956-0 201112927 [0023] Carrying part: 11 [0024] Fixing part: 12 [0025] Mounting hole: 120 [0026] Body: 122 [ 0027] lug: 124 [0028] fixing plate: 14 [0029] fixing hole: 140 [0030] receiving groove: 141 [0031] pin: 144 [0032] block: 16 [0033] through hole: 160 [0034] First border: 161 [0035] Second border: 162 [0036] Shrapnel: 18 [0037] Fixed end: 182 [0038] Free end: 184 [0039] Grip: 186 [0040] Buckle: 18 8 [0041] Hard disk: 20

098132620 Form No. A0101 Page 8 of 15 0982055956-0 201112927 [0042] Mounting Hole: 22 [0043] Screw: 30

098132620 Form number Α0101

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Claims (1)

201112927 VII. Patent application scope: 1. A hard disk bracket for carrying a hard disk provided with a plurality of mounting holes, wherein the hard disk bracket comprises a fixing portion and a bearing portion connected to the fixing portion. The receiving portion is formed with a receiving slot for receiving a hard disk. The bearing portion is provided with at least one elastic piece. The elastic piece forms a plurality of buckles for fastening to the mounting holes of the hard disk to be hard. The disc is positioned in the receiving slot. 2. The hard disk holder according to claim 1, wherein the carrying portion comprises a fixing plate and a frame extending from an edge of the fixing plate, the fixing plate being connected to one side of the fixing portion. The accommodating groove is surrounded by the baffle frame, and the elastic piece is disposed outside the baffle frame. 3. The hard disk holder according to claim 2, wherein the receiving groove has a rectangular shape, and one side of the receiving groove forms an opening. 4. The hard disk holder according to claim 3, wherein the frame is U-shaped, and includes two first frames parallel to each other and a second frame connected to one ends of the two first frames, the frame The second frame is adjacent to the fixing portion. 5. The hard disk holder of claim 4, wherein the elastic piece is fixed to the first frame of the frame, the elastic piece includes a fixed end and a free end, and the fixed end is fixed to the first frame The free end is attached to the first frame, and the plurality of through holes are formed on the first frame, and the buckles on the elastic piece are respectively inserted through the through holes to be fastened in the mounting holes of the hard disk. 6. The hard disk holder according to claim 5, wherein the number of the elastic pieces is two, which are respectively disposed on the two first frames of the frame. 7. The hard disk holder of claim 5, wherein the free end of the elastic piece forms a grip. 8. The hard disk holder according to claim 2, wherein the fixing plate 098132620 form number A0101 page 10/15 page 0982055956-0 201112927 has a pin at the bottom end for inserting the setting Inside the pci slot on the motherboard. A computer includes a chassis, a motherboard, and a hard disk bracket. The motherboard has a PCI slot, and the hard screw bracket is a hard disk bracket of any of the patent applications. The hard disk (four) fixing portion is fixed to the chassis. The mounting portion of the hard disk holder is provided with a pin, and the pin is inserted into the PCI slot on the main board. 0 098132620 Form No. A0101 Page/Total 15 Page 0982055956-0