TW201824257A - Server and hard disk assembly - Google Patents

Abstract

A hard disk assembly includes a mounting frame, a hard disk and a movable linkage. The mounting frame has a container space. The distance between the opposite two sides of the mounting frame is a first width. The opposite two sides of the mounting frame respectively have a bump towards the container space. The distance between two bumps is a second width. The hard disk disposes in the container space. The hard disk has a connector. The width of the hard disk is a third width. The opposite sides of the hard disk has hole. The bumps lock in the holes to fix the hard disk in the mounting frame. The movable linkage pivots on the mounting frame. The movable linkage has a locking bump and a press bump. The locking bump locks in a concave hole and the press bump press a vertical plate. The third width is between the first width and second width.

Description

Server and hard disk components

The present invention relates to a server and hard disk assembly, and more particularly to a server and hard disk assembly having a movable handle.

Nowadays, the world is in an era of rapid development of information technology. Both enterprises and individuals have already used personal computers (such as desktop computers, notebook computers, etc.) to handle transactions. However, with the maturity of communication technology, transnational e-commerce has replaced traditional regional business models. As a result, the average personal computer can no longer meet the needs of enterprises in the mall. Therefore, the computer industry has developed various types of servers (such as: cabinet server, blade server or vertical servo) to solve the problem of electronic enterprises.

For example, in the storage server, the storage server includes a rack and a plurality of hard disks mounted in the rack. Multiple hard disks are attached to the bracket by screws and installed in the server rack. However, the screw locks have the problem of hard disk mounting work through external tools, and require a lot of lock time. The problem. That is to say, the assembler often takes a lot of time to install the hard disk.

In addition, for a server with a high-density hard disk, it is difficult to install a hard disk and remove a hard disk in a narrow space. Therefore, how to improve the assembly convenience of the hard disk mounted on the rack will be the goal that the developer is pursuing.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is directed to a server and hard disk assembly that solves the problem of the prior art that it is difficult to install and remove a hard disk in a narrow space.

A server disclosed in one embodiment of the present invention includes a casing, a circuit board, and a hard disk assembly. The casing includes a bottom plate and at least two vertical plates. At least two vertical plates are disposed on the bottom plate to form at least one first receiving space, and at least two vertical plates each have at least one concave hole. The circuit board is disposed parallel to the bottom plate and fixed between the bottom plate and the at least two vertical plates, the circuit board having at least one connector. The hard disk component is inserted into the first accommodating space. The hard disk assembly includes an assembly frame, a hard disk, and a movable handle. The assembly frame has a second accommodating space. The spacing between the opposite sides of the assembly frame is a first width. The opposite sides of the assembly frame respectively have at least one protrusion. The studs are oppositely disposed toward the second accommodating space. The pitch of the studs is a second width. The hard disk is disposed in the second accommodating space. The hard disk has a connector. The width of the hard disk is a third width. The opposite sides of the hard disk each have at least one hole. The studs of the assembly frame are stuck in the holes to fix the hard disk in the assembly frame. The movable handle is pivoted to the assembly frame. One end of the movable handle has a snap projection and a push projection. The buckle protrusion is configured to be engaged with the recessed hole and pushed against the protrusion for pushing against the corresponding vertical plate. The hard disk assembly operates through the movable handle to couple or disengage the connector. Wherein the third width is between the first width and the second width.

A hard disk assembly disclosed in another embodiment of the present invention includes an assembly frame, a hard disk, and a movable handle. The assembly frame has an accommodation space. The spacing between the opposite sides of the assembly frame is a first width. The opposite sides of the assembly frame respectively have at least one protrusion. The studs are oppositely disposed toward the accommodating space. The pitch of the studs is a second width. The hard disk is disposed in the second accommodating space. The hard disk has a connector. The width of the hard disk is a third width. The opposite sides of the hard disk each have at least one hole. The studs of the assembly frame are stuck in the holes to fix the hard disk in the assembly frame. The movable handle is pivoted to the assembly frame. One end of the movable handle has a snap projection and a push projection. The buckle protrusion is configured to be engaged with the recessed hole and pushed against the protrusion for pushing against the corresponding vertical plate. Wherein the third width is between the first width and the second width.

According to the server of the above embodiment, the latching protrusion of the movable handle abuts against the wall surface of the recessed hole away from the side of the bottom plate or pushes the protruding block to push the vertical plate away from the side of the bottom plate, so as to pass the lever principle Effortlessly insert the hard disk connector into the connector of the circuit board, or effortlessly pull the hard disk connector from the connector of the circuit board. As a result, it will facilitate the convenient insertion and removal of the hard disk assembly in a small space.

Moreover, the hard disk can be quickly installed in the assembly frame or detached from the assembly frame by the protrusions on the opposite sides of the assembly frame being fastened to the holes of the hard disk.

The above description of the present invention and the following description of the embodiments are intended to illustrate and explain the principles of the invention, and to provide a further explanation of the scope of the invention.

Please refer to Figure 1 to Figure 4. 1 is a perspective view showing a hard disk component of a server according to a first embodiment of the present invention. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the hard disk assembly of FIG. 1. 3 is a partial cross-sectional view of the server of FIG. 1. 4 is a partial cross-sectional view of the server of FIG. 1 from another perspective.

The server 10 of this embodiment includes a casing 100, a circuit board 200, and a hard disk assembly 300.

The casing 100 includes a bottom plate 110 and at least two vertical plates 120. At least two vertical plates 120 are disposed on the bottom plate 110 to form at least one first receiving space S1, and at least two vertical plates 120 each have a recessed hole 121.

The circuit board 200 is disposed parallel to the bottom plate and is fixed between the bottom plate 110 and the at least two vertical plates 120. The circuit board has at least one connector 210.

The hard disk assembly 300 is inserted into the first housing space S1. The hard disk assembly 300 includes an assembly frame 310, a hard disk 320, and a movable handle 330. In addition, the hard disk assembly 300 further includes a pivot 340 and a torsion spring 350.

The assembly frame 310 is a closed frame. The closed frame has a set of panels for all sides. The open box has no settings for at least one week. The closed frame has a stronger structural strength than the open frame. In detail, the assembly frame 310 includes a supporting side plate 311, a connecting side plate 312 and two flexible side plates 313. The connecting side plates 312 are opposite to the supporting side plates 311, and the two flexible side plates 313 are opposite to each other to surround a second receiving space S2. The pitch of the two flexible side plates 313 is a first width D1. The flexible side plates 313 of the assembly frame 310 have two protrusions 313a, respectively. The protrusions 313a are oppositely disposed toward the second accommodation space S2. The pitch of the studs 313a is a second width D2.

In this embodiment, the number of the protrusions 313a on each flexible side plate 313 is two, but not limited thereto. In other embodiments, the number of the protrusions on each flexible side plate may also be only Single or more than three.

In this embodiment, the supporting side plate 311 has a plurality of ribs 311a and a card slot 311b. The ribs 311a serve to enhance the structural strength of the supporting side plates 311 and take into consideration the advantage of reducing the weight of the supporting side plates 311. The card slot 311b is used for the card block 334 of the movable handle 330 to be engaged.

In this embodiment, the assembly frame 310 further includes two first buffer ribs 313b. The two first buffer ribs 313b protrude from one side of the second flexible side plate 313 away from the second accommodating space S2. When the assembly frame 310 is placed in the first accommodating space S1, the two first buffer ribs 313b respectively abut against the two vertical plates 120 to provide a buffering effect on the hard disk 320 or slow down the vibration generated when the hard disk 320 operates. .

In this embodiment, the assembly frame 310 further includes a plurality of second buffer ribs 313c. These second buffer ribs 313c protrude from the two flexible side plates 313, respectively. The protruding direction of the second buffer rib 313c is different from the protruding direction of the first buffer rib 313b. For example, the convex direction of the second buffer rib 313c is orthogonal to the convex direction of the first buffer rib 313b, and the convex direction of one of the second buffer ribs 313c and the second buffer rib 313c of the other portion The convex direction is opposite.

In this embodiment, the material of the assembly frame 310 is plastic, and the supporting side plate 311, the connecting side plate 312 and the two flexible side plates 313 are integrally formed. However, it is not limited thereto. In other embodiments, the assembly frame may also be a combination of multiple components.

The hard disk 320 is disposed in the second accommodating space S2, and the rib 311a abuts against the hard disk 320. The opposite sides of the hard disk 320 each have at least one hole 321 . The holes 313 of the assembly frame 310 are engaged with the holes 321 to fix the hard disk 320 in the second accommodating space S2 of the assembly frame 310. Also, the hard disk 320 has a connector 322. The connector 322 of the hard disk 320 is used to interface with the connector 210 of the circuit board 200.

Further, the width of the hard disk 320 is a third width D3. The third width D3 is between the first width D1 and the second width D2, so that the hard disk 320 can be firmly fixed in the second accommodating space S2 of the assembly frame 310.

The movable handle 330 is pivotally disposed on the supporting side plate 311 of the assembly frame 310 through the pivot 340. The torsion springs 350 are disposed on the pivot 340, and the opposite ends respectively abut against the movable handle 330 and the assembly frame 310 to drive the movable handle 330 to open relative to the assembly frame 310. In detail, one end of the movable handle 330 has a latching protrusion 331 and a pushing protrusion 332. The other end of the movable handle 330 has a bullet arm 333 and a latch 334. The latching protrusion 331 is configured to be engaged with a recessed hole 121 and pushed against the protruding block 332 for pushing against the side of the vertical plate 120 away from the bottom plate 110, so that the hard disk assembly 300 operates through the movable handle 330 to make the connector 210 is coupled or disengaged from the connector 322. When the elastic arm 333 is not pressed by the external force, the block 334 of the movable handle 330 can be tightly buckled to the slot 311b of the supporting side plate 311 through the elasticity of the elastic arm 333. When the block 334 of the movable handle 330 is snapped to the slot 311b of the supporting side plate 311, the elastic arm 333 can be squeezed to disengage the block 334 of the movable handle 330 from the slot 311b of the supporting side plate 311.

Further, the width W1 of the movable handle 330 is larger than the width W3 of the assembly frame 310 away from one side of the movable handle 330 or the width W2 of the hard disk 320. Therefore, when the latches 334 of the movable handles 330 are fastened to the slots 311b of the supporting side plates 311, the movable handles 330 can cover the first receiving space S1 to avoid the heat dissipation airflow from the first receiving space S1. Above the escape.

Please refer to Figure 4 to Figure 6. FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 are schematic diagrams showing the operation of the server of FIG. 1.

When the hard disk assembly 300 is mounted on the circuit board 200, as shown in FIG. 4, the movable handle 330 is pulled downward in the direction indicated by the arrow a, so that the snap protrusions 331 of the movable handle 330 abut against the concave holes. The wall 121 is away from the wall surface on one side of the bottom plate 110 to displace the hard disk assembly 300 toward the bottom plate 110. When the latch 334 of the handle 330 is engaged into the slot 311b of the support side plate 311, the latching protrusion 331 of the movable handle 330 is engaged with the recess 121 of the vertical plate 120 to fix the hard disk assembly 300 to the first capacity. The space S1 is placed, and the connector 322 of the hard disk 320 is coupled to the connector 210 of the circuit board 200.

On the contrary, when the hard disk assembly 300 is pulled out from the circuit board 200, as shown in FIG. 5, the card block 334 of the movable handle 330 and the card slot 311b of the supporting side plate 311 are first unbucked, so that the movable handle 330 is at the torsion spring 350. Under the action of the arrow c, the upward movement of the hard disk assembly 300 is slightly moved upward in the direction indicated by the arrow d. Next, as shown in FIG. 6, the movable handle 330 is continued to be pulled upward in the direction indicated by the arrow e, so that the movable handle 330 pushes against the protrusion 332 against the vertical plate 120 away from the side of the bottom plate 110 to force the hard disk. The assembly 300 moves away from the base plate 110 in the direction indicated by the arrow f to force the connector 322 of the hard disk 320 out of the connector 210 of the circuit board 200.

According to the server of the above embodiment, the latching protrusion of the movable handle abuts against the wall surface of the recessed hole away from the side of the bottom plate or pushes the protruding block to push the vertical plate away from the side of the bottom plate, so as to pass the lever principle Effortlessly insert the hard disk connector into the connector of the circuit board, or effortlessly pull the hard disk connector from the connector of the circuit board. As a result, it will facilitate the convenient insertion and removal of the hard disk assembly in a small space.

Moreover, the width of the movable handle is greater than the width of the hard disk or the width of the assembly frame away from the side of the movable handle, so that when the block of the movable handle is fastened to the slot of the supporting side plate, the movable handle can cover the first receiving Above the space, the heat dissipation airflow is prevented from dissipating from above the first accommodating space, thereby improving the heat dissipation performance of the server.

Moreover, the hard disk can be quickly installed in the assembly frame or detached from the assembly frame by the protrusions on the opposite sides of the assembly frame being fastened to the holes of the hard disk.

While the present invention has been described above in terms of the preferred embodiments thereof, it is not intended to limit the invention, and the invention may be modified and modified without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. The patent protection scope of the invention is subject to the definition of the scope of the patent application attached to the specification.

10‧‧‧Server

100‧‧‧Chassis

110‧‧‧floor

120‧‧‧立板

121‧‧‧ recessed hole

200‧‧‧ boards

210‧‧‧Connector

300‧‧‧hard disk components

310‧‧‧Assembly

311‧‧‧Support side panels

311a‧‧‧ Ribs

311b‧‧‧ card slot

312‧‧‧Connected side panels

313‧‧‧Flexible side panels

313a‧‧‧Stud

313b‧‧‧First buffer rib

313c‧‧‧Second buffer rib

320‧‧‧ Hard disk

321‧‧‧ hole

322‧‧‧ connector

330‧‧‧ Activity handle

331‧‧‧Snap bumps

332‧‧‧Pushing the bump

333‧‧‧Bounce arm

334‧‧‧ card block

340‧‧‧ pivot

350‧‧‧Torque Spring

D1‧‧‧first width

D2‧‧‧ second width

D3‧‧‧ third width

S1‧‧‧First accommodation space

S2‧‧‧Second accommodating space

W1~W3‧‧‧Width

1 is a perspective view showing a hard disk component of a server according to a first embodiment of the present invention. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the hard disk assembly of FIG. 1. 3 is a partial cross-sectional view of the server of FIG. 1. 4 is a partial cross-sectional view of the server of FIG. 1 from another perspective. FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 are schematic diagrams showing the operation of the server of FIG. 1.

Claims (11)

A server includes: a casing, a bottom plate and at least two vertical plates, wherein the at least two vertical plates are disposed on the bottom plate to form at least one first receiving space, and the at least two vertical plates each have at least one concave a circuit board disposed parallel to the bottom plate and fixed between the bottom plate and the at least two vertical plates, the circuit board having at least one connector; and a hard disk assembly for inserting the first capacity The space of the hard disk assembly includes: an assembly frame having a second accommodating space, the spacing between the opposite sides of the assembly frame is a first width, and the opposite sides of the assembly frame respectively have at least one protrusion. The studs are disposed opposite to the second accommodating space, the pitch of the studs is a second width; a hard disk is disposed in the second accommodating space, the hard disk has a connector, and the hard disk has The width is a third width, and the opposite sides of the hard disk have at least one hole, and the protrusions of the assembly frame are stuck in the holes to fix the hard disk in the assembly frame; a movable handle pivoted to the assembly frame, one of the movable handles And a latching protrusion for engaging the recessed hole, wherein the pushing protrusion is used for pushing against the corresponding vertical plate, and the hard disk assembly passes the movable handle Operating to couple the connector to or from the connector; wherein the third width is between the first width and the second width. The server of claim 1, wherein the assembly frame is a closed frame. The server of claim 1, wherein the hard disk assembly further comprises a pivot shaft and a torsion spring, the movable handle is pivotally disposed on the assembly frame through the pivot shaft, and the torsion spring is disposed on the pivot The shaft and the opposite ends respectively abut against the movable handle and the assembly frame to drive the movable handle to open relative to the assembly frame, and the detachable protrusion is detachably pressed against the side of the vertical plate away from the bottom plate . The server of claim 1, wherein the movable handle has a width greater than a width of the assembly frame away from a side of the movable handle or a width of the hard disk. The server of claim 1, wherein the assembly frame comprises a supporting side plate, a connecting side plate and two flexible side plates, the connecting side plate is opposite to the supporting side plate, and the two flexible side plates are mutually The movable handle is pivotally disposed on the support side plate, and the two protrusions are respectively located on the two flexible side plates. The server of claim 5, wherein the supporting side plate, the connecting side plate and the two flexible side plates are integrally formed. The server of claim 5, wherein the support side panel has at least one rib that abuts against the hard disk. The server of claim 5, wherein the assembly frame further comprises two first buffer ribs protruding from the side of the two flexible side plates away from the second receiving space. The server of claim 8, wherein the assembly frame further comprises two second buffer ribs respectively protruding from the two flexible side plates, and the protruding direction of the first buffer ribs is different from the two The protruding direction of the second buffer rib. A hard disk assembly includes: an assembly frame having an accommodating space, a first width between opposite sides of the assembly frame, and opposite sides of the assembly frame respectively having at least one protrusion, the protrusion facing The accommodating space is oppositely disposed, and the distance between the top ends of the studs is a second width; a hard disk is disposed in the second accommodating space, and a third width is between the opposite sides of the hard disk, The opposite sides of the hard disk have at least one hole position, the protrusions of the assembly frame are used to fix the holes, so that the hard disk is fixed in the assembly frame; and a movable handle is pivoted on the The assembly frame has a latching protrusion and a pushing protrusion at one end of the movable handle, the latching protrusion is configured to be engaged with a recessed hole, and the pushing protrusion is used for pushing against a vertical plate; Wherein the third width is between the first width and the second width. The hard disk assembly of claim 10, wherein the assembly frame is a closed frame.