TW201739337A - Retaining mechanism for electronic device - Google Patents

Abstract

A retaining mechanism for an electronic device is provided to retain an electronic device. The electronic device has a first fixing hole on one side thereof. The retaining mechanism includes a supporting frame, a sliding component, and at least one elastic retainer. The supporting frame has a bottom board and a first side board. A receiving space is defined by the bottom board and the first side board for receiving the electronic device. The sliding component is movably disposed on the first side board of the supporting frame. The sliding component has a suppressing portion formed on an inner side thereof. The elastic retainer has an elastic plate and a retaining pin. The suppressing portion of the sliding component is able to selectively press the elastic retainer, so that the retaining pin of the elastic retainer is inserted into the first fixing hole of the electronic device and the electronic device is fixed. The present invention doesn't need screws to fix the electronic device, so that assembling time can be reduced, and a user can conveniently operate and dismount the electronic device without tools.

Description

Fixing mechanism of electronic device

The present invention relates to a fixing mechanism, and more particularly to a fixing mechanism for an electronic device such as a hard disk drive of a computer or a server.

Most of the prior art computers, servers, and the like are equipped with a hard disk drive, which can be used for storing and reading required data. The hard disk drive is mounted on a computer, a server, and the like by using a carrier. The hard disk drive is generally locked with a tool by four screws on the carrier to achieve the function of fixing the hard disk machine. Due to the additional use of tools, the operation is inconvenient and the screws are easily lost.

In summary, the present inventors have felt that the above-mentioned defects can be improved, and the present invention has been put forward with great interest in designing and coordinating the above-mentioned defects.

The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a fixing mechanism for an electronic device, which does not require the use of screws to fix the electronic device, and the assembly personnel saves man-hours, and the user can conveniently operate and remove the electronic device by tools.

In order to solve the above technical problem, the present invention provides a fixing mechanism for an electronic device for fixing an electronic device. One side of the electronic device is provided with at least one first positioning hole, and the fixing mechanism includes: a carrier having a frame Bottom plate and a first side a first side panel is connected to one side of the bottom plate, and an accommodating space is formed between the bottom plate and the first side plate for receiving the electronic device; and a sliding member is movably disposed on the carrier The first side plate of the first side plate is formed with a pressing portion; at least one positioning pin spring piece is disposed on the first side plate of the carrier, the at least one positioning pin spring piece has a spring piece and a positioning pin, and the positioning a pin protrudingly disposed on the elastic piece; and wherein the pressing portion of the sliding member can selectively press the at least one positioning pin elastic piece to insert the positioning pin of the at least one positioning pin elastic piece into at least one first of the electronic device The positioning hole is used to fix the electronic device.

The present invention has at least the following advantages: the present invention can quickly assemble and disassemble an electronic device (such as a hard disk drive) without using screws and any tools, thereby increasing the convenience of disassembly and assembly of the electronic device. The design of the invention is simplified, and the screwless design is adopted, and the product can be attached without screws to avoid the risk of loss of the screw.

For a better understanding of the features and technical aspects of the present invention, reference should be made to the accompanying drawings.

100‧‧‧Fixed institutions

1‧‧‧ Carrier

11‧‧‧floor

12‧‧‧First side panel

121‧‧‧First card hook

122‧‧‧Second card

13‧‧‧ second side panel

131‧‧‧fixed pin

14‧‧‧ accommodating space

15‧‧‧ front panel

16‧‧‧ Guide pin

161‧‧ ‧ pin body

162‧‧‧ head

17‧‧‧Card fasteners

18‧‧‧ accommodating holes

19‧‧‧stops

2‧‧‧Sliding parts

21‧‧‧Depression

22‧‧‧Slider body

221‧‧‧ third card hook

222‧‧‧ fourth card hook

23‧‧‧Chute

24‧‧‧ entrance

25‧‧‧ release hole

26‧‧‧Lock handle

261‧‧‧ convex

27‧‧‧Perforation

28‧‧‧ Groove

3‧‧‧Position pin shrapnel

31‧‧‧Shrap

311‧‧‧Arch

312‧‧‧ fixed end

32‧‧‧Locating pin

4‧‧‧Light pipe

5‧‧‧Fiber

200‧‧‧Electronic devices

201‧‧‧First positioning hole

202‧‧‧Second positioning hole

1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of a fixing mechanism of an electronic device of the present invention.

2 is an exploded perspective view of the first embodiment of the fixing mechanism of the electronic device of the present invention.

3 is an exploded perspective view showing another angle of the first embodiment of the fixing mechanism of the electronic device of the present invention.

4 is an exploded perspective view showing the positioning pin shrapnel of the first embodiment of the fixing mechanism of the electronic device of the present invention fixed to the carrier.

FIG. 5 is a schematic view (1) of the first embodiment of the fixing mechanism of the electronic device of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a schematic view showing the operation of the first embodiment of the fixing mechanism of the electronic device of the present invention (2).

FIG. 7 is a schematic view showing the operation of the first embodiment of the fixing mechanism of the electronic device of the present invention (3).

Figure 8 is an exploded perspective view showing a second embodiment of the fixing mechanism of the electronic device of the present invention.

Figure 9 is an exploded perspective view showing a third embodiment of the fixing mechanism of the electronic device of the present invention.

[First Embodiment]

Referring to FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, the present invention provides a fixing mechanism for an electronic device, which can be applied to the fixing of an electronic device such as a hard disk drive of a computer or a server, but is not limited thereto, and one side of the electronic device 200 is disposed. The fixing mechanism 100 includes a carrier 1, a sliding member 2 and at least one positioning pin elastic piece 3.

The carrier 1 has a bottom plate 11 and a first side plate 12. The first side plate 12 is connected to one side of the bottom plate 11. The receiving space 14 is formed between the bottom plate 11 and the first side plate 12 to accommodate the electronic device. 200. In this embodiment, the carrier 1 further has a second side plate 13 connected to the other side of the bottom plate 11. The receiving space 14 is formed on the bottom plate 11, the first side plate 12 and the second side plate. Between 13 The carrier 1 can have a front end plate 15 which can be fixed to the front end of the bottom plate 11, the first side plate 12 and the second side plate 13 by screwing or the like.

The sliding member 2 can be a plastic member, but the material thereof is not limited, and the sliding member 2 is movably disposed on the first side plate 12 of the carrier 1. The inner side of the sliding member 2 is formed with at least one pressing portion 21, and the pressing portion 21 is disposed corresponding to the positioning pin elastic piece 3, that is, the pressing portion 21 and the positioning pin elastic piece 3 can be disposed one, two or three, etc. Without limitation, this embodiment discloses that two corresponding pressing portions 21 and two positioning pin elastic pieces 3 are provided.

The pressing portion 21 may be a flat or convex structure, and the structure of the pressing portion 21 is not limited. In this embodiment, the slider 2 has a slider body 22, and the slider body 22 is an elongated plate body. The slider body 22 is a plate body substantially corresponding to the first side plate 12, and the pressing portion is 21 is formed on a side of the slider body 22 adjacent to the first side panel 12. The pressing portion 21 of the slider 2 can selectively press the positioning pin elastic piece 3, and when the pressing portion 21 corresponds to the positioning pin elastic piece 3, the positioning pin elastic piece 3 is then pressed by the pressing portion 21.

At least one guiding pin 16 is further protruded from the outer side of the first side plate 12, and at least one sliding slot 23 is disposed on the sliding body 22, and the guiding pin 16 is movably fitted in the sliding slot 23. The guide pin 16 can have a pin body 161 and a head portion 162 (shown in FIG. 4). The head portion 162 is coupled to one end of the pin body 161. The outer diameter of the head portion 162 is larger than the outer diameter of the pin body 161. One end of the sliding slot 23 can be provided with an inlet 24 having a width larger than the width of the sliding slot 23, and the head 162 of the guiding pin 16 can extend to the outside of the slider body 22 through the inlet 24, and can guide The pin body 161 of the pin 16 is fitted to the chute 23 so that the slider 2 can be stably moved forward and backward on the first side plate 12 of the carrier 1 by the guidance of the guide pin 16.

The positioning pin springs 3 are disposed on the first side plate 12 of the carrier 1 . In the embodiment, the positioning pin springs 3 and the first positioning holes 201 are both disposed. The two positioning pin springs 3 are disposed on the carrier. The first positioning holes 201 are disposed at the near ends of the first side plate 12 of the first side plate 1 at the near ends of the electronic device 200. Each of the positioning pin springs 3 has a resilient piece 31 and a positioning pin 32. The positioning pin 32 protrudes from the elastic piece 31. The shape and structure of the elastic piece 31 are not limited. In the embodiment, the elastic piece 31 is an elongated piece and is appropriately bent. The elastic piece 31 can have a bulging portion 311 and two fixed ends 312 ( As shown in FIG. 4, the two fixed ends 312 are connected to both ends of the arched portion 311, and the arched portion 311 is convex toward the direction of the slider 2, and the positioning pin 32 is protruded from the inner side of the arched portion 311.

The positioning pin springs 3 can be disposed on the first side plate 12 of the carrier 1 by means of snapping, riveting, welding or screwing. The manner in which the positioning pin springs 3 are disposed on the first side plate 12 is not limited. In this embodiment, the first side plate 12 of the carrier 1 is provided with a plurality of latching members 17, and the two fixed ends 312 of the positioning pin springs 3 are snap-fastened to the latching members 17 (as shown in FIG. 4). The positioning pin elastic piece 3 can be quickly assembled on the first side plate 12 of the carrier 1. The two fixed ends 312 of the locating pin springs 3 are snapped and fixed to the latching members 17 to limit the upward and downward movement of the locating pin springs 3, but the two fixed ends 312 of the locating pin springs 3 can still be in the snaps. The front and rear movements of the piece 17 are such that the two fixed ends 312 of the positioning pin spring 3 can form a free end for the first direction The side panels 12 extend in the front and rear directions. When the pressing portion 21 of the sliding member 2 corresponds to the positioning pin elastic piece 3, the arching portion 311 of the elastic piece 31 of the positioning pin elastic piece 3 is pressed by the pressing portion 21 toward the first side plate 12, so that the elastic piece 31 is The two fixing ends 312 are respectively extended in the front and rear directions of the first side plate 12, and the positioning pin 32 of the positioning pin spring 3 is inserted into the first positioning hole 201 of the electronic device 200. The elastic piece 31 of the positioning pin spring 3 does not have a direction. The outer elastically movable space is such that the positioning pin 32 of the positioning pin spring 3 cannot be withdrawn from the first positioning hole 201 of the electronic device 200, and the electronic device 200 can be stably fixed to the carrier 1.

The sliding member 2 can be further provided with at least one release hole 25, the release hole 25 is disposed corresponding to the positioning pin elastic piece 3, and the release hole 25 can selectively correspond to the positioning pin elastic piece 3 to position the positioning pin elastic piece 3. The pin 32 can exit the first positioning hole 201 of the electronic device 200, and the electronic device 200 can be taken out. Specifically, when the release hole 25 of the slider 2 corresponds to the positioning pin elastic piece 3, the positioning pin elastic piece 3 is then released from the pressing portion 21 of the sliding member 2, so that the elastic piece 31 of the positioning pin elastic piece 3 has a direction. The outer elastically movable space enables the positioning pin 32 of the positioning pin spring 3 to be withdrawn from the first positioning hole 201 of the electronic device 200, and the electronic device 200 can be taken out with a slight force.

The sliding member 2 can be further provided with a locking handle 26, which is a swingable arm body, that is, one end of the locking handle 26 is fixed to the sliding body 22 of the sliding member 2, and the other end is free. The end of the lock handle 26 is provided with a convex portion 261. An accommodating hole 18 is formed in the first side plate 12 of the carrier frame 1. The receiving hole 18 is provided with a stopping portion 19 at one end thereof, that is, the first side plate 12 of the carrier frame 1 can be formed by punching. There is a stopper 19 projecting from the outside of the first side plate 12. The convex portion 261 of the lock handle 26 is disposed in the accommodating hole 18, and the convex portion 261 can be positioned against the stopper 19 (as shown in FIG. 5). When the slider 2 is to be moved rearward on the first side plate 12 of the carrier 1, the convex portion 261 can abut against the stopper portion 19, so that the slider 2 cannot be moved backward. In addition, when the front end plate 15 is fixed to the front end of the carrier 1, the front end plate 15 can be used to block The front end of the slider 2 is stopped, so that the slider 2 cannot continue to move forward, so as to restrict the guide pin 16 from moving only in the chute 23, so that the guide pin 16 cannot be moved to the inlet 24, so that the slider 2 cannot be detached from the first side panel 12 of the carrier 1.

The inner side of the second side plate 13 of the carrier 1 is further provided with at least one fixing pin 131, and the other side of the electronic device 200 is provided with at least one second positioning hole 202, and the fixing pin 131 can be inserted into the electronic device. In the second positioning hole 202 of the device 200, the positioning pin 32 of the positioning pin spring 3 is inserted into the first positioning hole 201 of the electronic device 200, so that the electronic device 200 can be more stably fixed on the carrier 1.

A light guide tube 4 is also disposed between the first side plate 12 of the carrier 1 and the slider 2, and the light guide tube 4 is interposed between the first side plate 12 of the carrier 1 and the slider 2, and can be used to The light of the indicator light behind the fixing mechanism 100 is transmitted to the front to display the working state of the electronic device 200.

When the sliding member 2 is moved forward to a predetermined position, the pressing portion 21 corresponds to the positioning pin elastic piece 3, and the elastic piece 31 of the positioning pin elastic piece 3 is pressed by the pressing portion 21 to position the positioning pin elastic piece 3. The pin 32 is inserted into the first positioning hole 201 of the electronic device 200 (as shown in FIG. 5 ), and the positioning pin 32 of the positioning pin spring 3 cannot exit the first positioning hole 201 of the electronic device 200, and the electronic device is 200 is stably fixed to the carrier 1.

At this time, if the slider 2 is to be pushed backward on the first side plate 12 of the carrier 1, the convex portion 261 of the lock handle 26 will abut against the stopper 19, so that the slider 2 cannot be moved backward. Therefore, the lock handle 26 must be pulled outward to disengage the convex portion 261 of the lock handle 26 from the stop portion 19 (as shown in FIG. 6), and the slide member 2 can be on the first side plate 12 of the carrier 1. Slide up and back. When the slider 2 is moved rearward to the release hole 25 corresponding to the positioning pin elastic piece 3, the positioning pin elastic piece 3 can be detached from the pressing portion 21 of the sliding member 2, and the elastic piece 31 of the positioning pin elastic piece 3 can be elasticized outward. The positioning pin 32 of the positioning pin spring 3 can be removed from the first positioning hole 201 of the electronic device 200 (as shown in FIG. 7) to facilitate the removal of the electronic device 200.

[Second embodiment]

Referring to FIG. 8 , the difference between the embodiment and the first embodiment is that the upper end and the lower end of the first side panel 12 are respectively provided with a first hook 121 and a second hook 122 , and the upper end of the slider body 22 . The third hook 221 and the fourth hook 222 are respectively disposed at the lower end, and the first hook 121 and the second hook 122 extend in opposite directions, and the third hook 221 and the fourth hook 222 extend toward each other. The slider body 22 of the slider 2 is movably disposed on the outer side of the first side panel 12, the first hook 121 and the third hook 221 are engaged with each other, and the second hook 122 and the fourth hook 222 are coupled to each other. The sliding member 2 can be stably moved forward and backward on the first side plate 12 of the carrier 1, and the sliding member 2 can be a plastic member, so that the sliding smoothness with the carrier 1 is improved.

In addition, the inner side of the sliding member 2 can be further provided with a through hole 27 and a groove 28, and the optical fiber 5 can be accommodated in the through hole 27 and the groove 28, so that the optical fiber 5 can be disposed on the inner side of the sliding member 2 without occupying space. The optical fiber 5 can be used to transmit the light of the display lamp behind the fixing mechanism 100 to the front for displaying the working state of the electronic device (not shown).

[Third embodiment]

Referring to FIG. 9 , the difference between the embodiment and the first embodiment is that the elastic piece 31 of the positioning pin spring 3 has a protruding portion 311 and a fixed end 312 . The fixed end 312 is connected to the protruding portion 311 . At one end, the positioning pin 32 protrudes from the inner side of the arched portion 311. The fixed end 312 of the positioning pin spring 3 can be disposed on the first side plate 12 of the carrier 1 by means of snapping, riveting, welding or screw locking. The action of the locating pin spring 3 of the present embodiment is substantially the same as that of the first embodiment, except that the fixed end 312 of the locating pin spring 3 is fixed on the first side plate 12 of the carrier 1, and the fixed end 312 cannot move. The free end can only be formed by the arched portion 311 of the elastic piece 31. The pressing portion 21 of the sliding member 2 can selectively press the positioning pin spring 3 so that the positioning pin 32 of the positioning pin spring 3 is inserted into the first positioning hole of the electronic device (not shown) for fixing the electronic device.

The invention can quickly assemble and disassemble electronic devices (such as hard disk drives) without using screws and any tools, thereby avoiding the inconvenience of finding screws and tools to increase electronic The convenience of disassembly and assembly of the device. The design of the invention is simplified, and the screwless design is adopted, and the product can be attached without screws to avoid the risk of loss of the screw.

The above is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the equivalent changes of the present invention and the contents of the drawings are all included in the protection of the present invention. Within the scope, it is combined with Chen Ming.

100‧‧‧Fixed institutions

1‧‧‧ Carrier

11‧‧‧floor

12‧‧‧First side panel

13‧‧‧ second side panel

131‧‧‧fixed pin

14‧‧‧ accommodating space

15‧‧‧ front panel

16‧‧‧ Guide pin

17‧‧‧Card fasteners

18‧‧‧ accommodating holes

19‧‧‧stops

2‧‧‧Sliding parts

22‧‧‧Slider body

23‧‧‧Chute

24‧‧‧ entrance

25‧‧‧ release hole

26‧‧‧Lock handle

3‧‧‧Position pin shrapnel

31‧‧‧Shrap

32‧‧‧Locating pin

4‧‧‧Light pipe

200‧‧‧Electronic devices

201‧‧‧First positioning hole

202‧‧‧Second positioning hole

Claims (10)

The fixing mechanism of the electronic device is used for fixing the electronic device. The electronic device is provided with at least one first positioning hole. The fixing mechanism comprises: a carrier having a bottom plate and a first side plate, the first The side plate is connected to one side of the bottom plate, and an accommodating space is formed between the bottom plate and the first side plate for receiving the electronic device; and a sliding member is movably disposed on the first side plate of the carrier The inner side of the sliding member is formed with a pressing portion; at least one positioning pin elastic piece is disposed on the first side plate of the carrier, the at least one positioning pin elastic piece has a spring piece and a positioning pin, and the positioning pin protrudes from the And the pressing portion of the sliding member can selectively press the at least one positioning pin elastic piece, and the positioning pin of the at least one positioning pin elastic piece is inserted into the at least one first positioning hole of the electronic device, To fix the electronic device. The fixing mechanism of the electronic device of claim 1, wherein the sliding member is provided with at least one release hole, and the at least one release hole can selectively correspond to the at least one positioning pin spring, so that the at least one positioning pin is elastic. The positioning pin can exit at least one first positioning hole of the electronic device, and the electronic device can be taken out. The fixing mechanism of the electronic device of claim 1, wherein the sliding member is provided with a locking handle, and the inner side of the locking handle is provided with a convex portion, and the first side plate of the carrier is provided with a receiving hole. One end of the hole is provided with a stopping portion, and the protruding portion is disposed in the receiving hole, and the protruding portion is positioned to abut against the stopping portion. The fixing mechanism of the electronic device of claim 1, wherein the sliding member has a sliding body, the pressing portion is formed on a side of the sliding body adjacent to the first side plate, and the outer side of the first side plate is convexly provided at least a guiding pin, the sliding body is provided with at least one sliding slot, and the at least one guiding pin is movably fitted in the at least one sliding slot. The fixing mechanism of the electronic device according to claim 4, wherein the at least one guide The pin has a pin body having a larger outer diameter than the outer diameter of the pin body, and an end of the sliding groove of the slider body is provided with an inlet having a width greater than a width of the sliding slot, the guide The head of the pin extends through the inlet to the outside of the slider body, and the pin body of the guide pin is fitted to the chute. The fixing mechanism of the electronic device of claim 1, wherein the sliding member has a sliding body, the pressing portion is formed on a side of the sliding body adjacent to the first side plate, and the upper end and the lower end of the first side plate are respectively disposed The first hook and the second hook have a third hook and a fourth hook respectively disposed on the upper end and the lower end of the slider body, and the slider body is movably disposed on the outer side of the first side panel, the first A hook and the third hook are engaged with each other, and the second hook and the fourth hook are engaged with each other. The fixing mechanism of the electronic device of claim 1, wherein the elastic piece of the at least one positioning pin spring has a bulging portion and two fixed ends, the two fixed ends being connected to the two ends of the arching portion, the arch The rising portion is convex toward the sliding member, and the positioning pin protrudes from the inner side of the arching portion. The fixing mechanism of the electronic device of claim 1, wherein the elastic piece of the at least one positioning pin spring has a bulging portion and a fixing end, the fixing end being connected to one end of the bulging portion, the bulging portion facing the The direction of the slider is convex, and the positioning pin protrudes from the inner side of the arch. The securing mechanism of the electronic device of claim 7 or 8, wherein the first side plate of the carrier is provided with a plurality of latching members, and the fixed ends of the at least one positioning pin spring are snap-fastened to the latching members. . The securing mechanism of the electronic device of claim 1, wherein the carrier further has a second side panel connected to the other side of the bottom panel, the receiving space being formed on the bottom panel, the first side panel And at least one fixing pin is disposed on the inner side of the second side plate of the carrier, and the other side of the electronic device is provided with at least one second positioning hole, and the at least one fixing pin is inserted therein In at least one second positioning hole of the electronic device, the inner side of the sliding member is provided with a through hole and a groove, and the through hole and the groove are received with an optical fiber.