TW201606763A - Mounting assembly with a storage device - Google Patents

Abstract

A mounting assembly with a storage device includes a case fixed in an electronic device and an HDD combination mounted in the case. The HDD combination includes an HDD. A transfer portion is fixed on the HDD combination. The case fixes a plug portion and a switch. The HDD combination presses against the switch to supply power for the HDD when the transfer portion is plugged to the plug portion.

Description

Hard disk drive fixed combination

The invention relates to a fixed combination of a hard disk drive.

As an important operating component of computer operating system and data storage, the hard disk drive has attracted the attention of computer users. At present, the computer mainframe replacement or mobile computer hard disk drive needs to be disassembled, the hard disk drive is unloaded, and the data cable and power supply are unplugged. Wire connectors, etc., for users who have no experience in computer disassembling, this is a complicated and time-consuming task. At the same time, when installing a hard disk drive, it is necessary to plug in the power cable and data cable, which may cause plugging errors and damage. Hard disk drive.

In view of the above, it is necessary to provide a fixing device and a fixed combination for facilitating the fixing of the connector.

A fixed combination of a hard disk drive, comprising a casing that can be fixed in an electronic device and a hard disk drive assembly mounted in the casing, the hard disk drive combination comprising a hard disk drive, the hard disk drive combination An adapter is disposed on the housing, and the housing is provided with a plugging portion, wherein the housing is provided with a touch switch, and the hard disk unit is assembled when the adapter is inserted into the plug portion. Pressing the touch switch to open the touch switch energizes the hard disk drive.

Preferably, the touch switch includes a pressing portion capable of pressing the combination of the hard disk drive and a touch portion, and the touch switch is opened when the pressing portion contacts the touch portion.

Preferably, the hard disk drive combination further includes a bracket for mounting the hard disk drive, the adapter is fixed to the bracket, and the hard disk drive and the bracket are electrically connection.

Preferably, the bracket is provided with a first receiving portion and a second receiving portion, the hard disk drive is mounted in the first receiving portion, and the touch switch is fixed to the second receiving portion. The pressing portion of the touch switch extends from the second receiving portion into the first receiving portion.

Preferably, a partition is disposed between the first receiving portion and the second receiving portion, and the partition defines a socket through which the pressing portion passes.

Preferably, the pressing portion is a spring piece disposed obliquely with respect to the partition plate.

Preferably, a lock is mounted on the outer casing, the lock includes a lock portion, the lock portion is located in the second receiving portion, and the partition is provided with a slot, and the lock portion can Locked onto the bracket through the slot.

Preferably, the bracket is provided with a slot for the latch to be engaged.

Preferably, the bracket includes a front panel, the front panel is provided with a fastening device, the bracket is further provided with an adapter plate, and the adapter portion is located on the adapter plate, The fastening device cooperates with the connecting plate to clamp the hard disk drive into the bracket.

Preferably, the fastening device comprises an elastic member and a fastener, one end of the elastic member abuts against the front plate and the other end abuts the fastener, the fastener can be perpendicular to the front The direction of the board moves.

Compared with the prior art, when the adapter portion of the hard disk drive combination is inserted into the plug portion, the touch switch can be opened, so that the power device in the electronic device is powered on the hard disk device to avoid installation. In the event of an error, the hard drive is powered and the hard drive is damaged.

1 is an exploded perspective view of an electronic device in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is an exploded perspective view of the fixed combination of the hard disk drive of FIG. 1.

3 is another perspective exploded view of the fixed combination of the hard disk drive of FIG. 2.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the lower casing of the hard disk drive of Figure 3;

Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view of the fixed combination of the hard disk drive of Figure 1 taken along line V-V.

FIG. 6 is an assembled, isometric view of the electronic device of FIG. 1. FIG.

Referring to FIG. 1 , in an embodiment of the present invention, an electronic device includes a case 100 and a hard disk drive assembly 200 mounted in the case 100 . The housing 100 is provided with a plurality of receiving slots 110 for receiving the hard disk drive fixing assembly 200.

Referring to FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 , the hard disk drive assembly 200 includes a housing 10 mounted in the receiving slot 110 and a hard disk drive assembly 20 mounted in the housing 10 . The machine assembly 20 includes a hard disk drive 21 and a bracket 23 for mounting the hard disk drive 21.

The outer casing 10 has substantially the same size as the accommodating groove 110. The outer casing 10 includes an upper casing 11 and a lower casing 12, and the upper casing 11 can be attached to the lower casing 12.

Referring to FIG. 4 at the same time, the lower casing 12 includes a front wall 121 and a rear wall 122 substantially parallel to the front wall 121. A first accommodating portion 13 and a second accommodating portion 14 are disposed in the lower casing 12 , and a partition 15 is disposed between the first accommodating portion 13 and the second accommodating portion 14 . The first receiving portion 13 extends to the front wall 121 to form an opening 131 for mounting the hard disk unit 20, and the partition 15 is connected to the front wall 121 and the rear wall 122. It is substantially perpendicular to the front wall 121 and the rear wall 122. A slot 151 and a socket 152 are defined in the partition plate 15.

A lock 30 is mounted on the lower casing 12 to prevent malicious removal of the hard disk drive assembly 20, and the lock 30 is fixed to the front wall 121. The lock 30 includes a locking portion 31 for locking the bracket 23 and a rotating shaft 32 connected to the locking portion 31. The locking portion 31 and the rotating shaft 32 are located at the second In the accommodating portion 14, the locking portion 31 can be opposed to the rotating shaft 32. When the lock 30 is closed, the locking portion 31 can extend into the first receiving portion 13 through the slot 151 to catch the hard disk drive assembly 20 to prevent it from being taken out; When the lock 30 is opened, the latch portion 31 is detached from the rotating shaft 32 to the hard disk unit 20 and exits the slot 151.

A touch switch 40 is further disposed on the lower casing 12. When the touch switch 40 is opened, a power device (not shown) in the casing 100 supplies power to the hard disk drive 21. The touch switch 40 is located in the second receiving portion 14 , and the touch switch 40 includes a pressing portion 41 and a touch portion 42 . The pressing portion 41 extends from the second receiving portion 14 through the socket 152 into the first receiving portion 13 , and the pressing portion 41 is inclined with respect to the partition plate 15 . In an embodiment, the pressing portion 41 is a spring piece.

When the pressing portion 41 is in contact with the touch portion 42 , the touch switch 40 is turned on to energize the hard disk drive 21; when the pressing portion 41 and the touch portion 42 are When separated, the touch switch 40 is turned off.

A connector 60 is further disposed on the lower casing 12. The connector 60 includes a plug portion 61 and a data line 62. One end of the data line 62 is connected to the plug portion 61, and the other end is connected. It is connected to a storage module (not shown) in the box 100 to implement data transfer between the hard disk drive 21 and the storage module. The connector member 60 is mounted on the rear wall 122. The plug portion 61 extends into the first receiving portion 13 and can be inserted into the hard disk drive assembly 20.

The hard disk drive 21 includes a top wall 211 and four side walls 213 perpendicular to the top wall 211. The hard disk drive 21 is provided with an adapter portion 215.

An adapter plate 24 is disposed on the bracket 23, and the adapter plate 24 is provided with a plurality of adapters 241 and a plurality of adapters 242, wherein the adapters 241 and the adapters 242 are respectively located Both sides of the adapter plate 24. The adapter 241 can be inserted into the adapter portion 215, and the adapter portion 242 can be inserted into the connector portion 61.

The bracket 23 includes two opposite parallel side plates 231 and a front plate 232 connecting the two side plates 231. The front plate 232 is substantially perpendicular to the side plates 231. The adapter plate 24 is fixed on the bracket 23 away from one side of the front plate 232, and the adapter plate 24 is connected to the two side plates 231. The side plate 231 , the front plate 232 , and the adapter plate 24 are enclosed by a receiving space 234 for receiving the hard disk drive 21 .

The front plate 232 is further provided with a fastening device 25, the fastening device 25 is located in the receiving space 234, and the fastening device 25 and the adapter plate 24 clamp the hard disk drive 21 together. Thereby, it is fixed in the accommodating space 234. The fastening device 25 includes a fastener 251 and an elastic member 252. One end of the elastic member 252 is fixed to the front plate 232, and the other end is fixed to the fastener 251. The elastic member 252 is elastic. The direction of deformation is substantially perpendicular to the front panel 232. In an embodiment, the elastic member 252 is a spring.

The fastener 251 is movable in a direction perpendicular to the front plate 232. The fastener 251 includes a stopping portion 2511 and a locking portion 2512. The stopping portion 2511 can abut the hard disk drive. The side wall 213 of the 21, the buckle portion 2512 can buckle the top wall 211 of the hard disk drive 21. A locking surface 2513 is further disposed on the locking portion 2512 to facilitate the loading of the hard disk drive 21 into the receiving space 234.

A recess 2311 for holding the hard disk drive 21 and a slot 2312 for the latching portion 31 to be engaged are formed in the side plate 231. In an embodiment, the slot 2312 has an elongated shape.

Referring to FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 simultaneously, when the electronic device is assembled, the upper casing 11 is covered on the lower casing 12, and the outer casing 10 is installed. The outer casing 10 is loaded into the accommodating groove 110. In an embodiment, the outer casing 10 can be permanently fixed in the receiving groove 110 by welding. The hard disk drive 21 is provided with one end of the adapter portion 215 into the receiving space 234 of the bracket 23, and the adapter portion 215 is aligned with the adapter 241, and then the hard is pressed. At the other end of the disc drive 21, the hard disk drive 21 presses the inclined surface 2513 to elastically contract the elastic member 252, and the fastener 251 moves toward the front plate 232 until the hard disk The machine 21 is inserted into the receiving space 234, and the elastic member 252 moves the stopping portion 2511 toward the hard disk drive 21 to abut against the side wall 213 of the hard disk drive 21 due to elastic recovery. The latching portion 2512 is pressed against the top wall 211 of the hard disk drive 21, the adapter portion 215 is inserted into the adapter 241, and the hard disk drive 21 is fixed to the bracket 23, The hard disk drive assembly 20 is assembled.

The hard disk drive assembly 20 is inserted into the first accommodating portion 13 from the opening 131, and the adapter portion 242 is inserted into the insertion portion 61. The side plate 231 of the bracket 23 presses against the pressing portion 41 , and the pressing portion 41 moves from the first receiving portion 13 toward the second receiving portion 14 to the pressing portion 41 . Contacting the touch portion 42 , the touch switch 40 is turned on, and the power device supplies power to the hard disk drive 21 . The lock 30 is closed by a key (not shown), and the lock portion 31 is rotated about the rotation shaft 32 until the lock portion 31 is inserted into the slot of the bracket 23 through the slot 151. The hard disk drive assembly 20 is thereby locked within the outer casing 10 to prevent unauthorized access to the hard disk drive 21.

When the hard disk drive assembly 20 is installed, if the adapter portion 242 on the bracket 23 is not properly inserted into the connector portion 61 on the outer casing 10, the bracket 23 cannot be pressed. The portion 41 is pressed to a position in contact with the touch portion 42. The touch switch 40 is in a closed state, and the power device cannot supply power to the hard disk drive 21. The hard disk drive 21 cannot The storage module in the cabinet 100 performs data transmission to ensure the security of the data in the hard disk drive 21 and the hard disk drive 21.

When the hard disk drive 21 needs to be replaced, it is not necessary to remove the outer casing 10 from the casing 100, and the lock 30 is opened by the key, and the locking portion 31 is rotated about the rotating shaft 32 until the locking portion 31 is The slot 2312 is detached and exits the slot 151. Pulling out the bracket 23 from the outer casing 10, the adapter portion 242 is separated from the insertion portion 61, and the bracket 23 no longer presses against the pressing portion 41, the pressing portion 41 is separated from the touch portion 42 , and the touch switch 40 is kept in a closed state.

The hard disk drive assembly 20 can also be used as a mobile hard disk drive, and the hard disk drive can be realized by connecting an interface of the adapter portion 242 and an electronic device (not shown) by a patch cord. Data transfer between the machine 21 and the electronic device.

In summary, the present invention has indeed met the requirements of the invention patent, and has filed a patent application according to law. However, the above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and the claim of the present invention cannot be limited thereby. Equivalent modifications or variations made by persons skilled in the art in light of the spirit of the invention are intended to be included in the following claims.

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Claims (10)

A fixed combination of a hard disk drive, comprising a casing that can be fixed in an electronic device and a hard disk drive assembly mounted in the casing, the hard disk drive combination comprising a hard disk drive, the hard disk drive combination An adapter is disposed on the housing, and the housing is provided with a plugging portion, wherein the housing is provided with a touch switch, and the hard disk unit is assembled when the adapter is inserted into the plug portion. Pressing the touch switch to open the touch switch energizes the hard disk drive. The hard disk drive fixed combination of claim 1, wherein the touch switch comprises a pressing portion capable of pressing the combination of the hard disk drive and a touch portion, the pressing portion and the pressing portion The touch switch is opened when the touch portion is in contact. The hard disk drive assembly of claim 2, wherein the hard disk drive combination further includes a bracket for mounting the hard disk drive, and the adapter portion is fixed to the bracket. The hard disk drive and the bracket are electrically connectable. The hard disk drive fixing assembly of claim 3, wherein the bracket is provided with a first receiving portion and a second receiving portion, and the hard disk drive is mounted on the first In the accommodating portion, the touch switch is fixed in the second accommodating portion, and the pressing portion of the touch switch extends from the second accommodating portion into the first accommodating portion. The hard disk drive fixing assembly of claim 4, wherein a partition is disposed between the first receiving portion and the second receiving portion, and the partition is provided with a pressing portion for wearing Pass the socket. The hard disk drive fixing assembly of claim 5, wherein the pressing portion is a spring piece disposed obliquely with respect to the partition plate. The hard disk drive fixing assembly of claim 5, wherein a lock is mounted on the outer casing, the lock includes a lock portion, and the lock portion is located in the second receiving portion, the partition The plate is provided with a slot, and the locking portion can be locked to the bracket through the slot. The hard disk drive fixing assembly of claim 7, wherein the bracket is provided with a slot for the locking portion to be engaged. The hard disk drive fixing assembly of claim 3, wherein the bracket comprises a front panel, the front panel is provided with a fastening device, and the bracket is further provided with an adapter plate, The adapter is located on the transfer plate, and the fastening device cooperates with the connection plate to clamp the hard disk drive into the bracket. The hard disk drive fixing assembly of claim 9, wherein the fastening device comprises an elastic member and a fastener, one end of the elastic member abuts against the front plate, and the other end abuts against the tight The fastener is movable in a direction perpendicular to the front panel.