TWI386927B - Fixing apparatus for data storage device - Google Patents

Description

Data accessor fixture

The invention relates to a data access device fixing device.

In the conventional computer, a data access device such as a hard disk drive, a floppy disk drive or a CD player is fixed in the casing through a fixed frame to expand or enhance the function of the computer. The method of fixing the data accessor to the fixing frame is further divided into a plurality of methods, for example, the data access device can be directly locked in the fixing frame by screws. However, in the above method, when installing and removing the data accessor, it is necessary to tighten or loosen a large number of screws, which is cumbersome and inconvenient to operate.

Therefore, it is necessary to improve the existing data accessor fixture to eliminate the above deficiency.

In view of the above, it is necessary to provide a data access device fixing device which is convenient to disassemble and assemble.

A data access device fixing device for fixing a data access device having at least one fixing hole on one side wall, comprising a side frame, a first side plate and an end plate, wherein the side frame comprises a second side plate and a panel assembly is disposed at one end of the second side panel. One end of the end panel is pivotally connected to the second side panel of the side frame. One end of the first side panel is pivotally connected to the panel assembly of the side frame, and the other end of the end panel is Engaged with the other end of the first side panel, the first side panel and the second side panel are respectively provided with at least one fixing member corresponding to a fixing hole that can be engaged with the corresponding side wall of the data accessor.

Compared with the prior art, the end plate and the first side plate of the data access device fixing device are respectively pivotally connected to the second side plate and the panel assembly of the side frame and can be engaged with each other, and the first side plate and the second side plate are respectively provided. The fixing member makes the process of assembling and disassembling the data accessor quick.

Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, a preferred embodiment of the data access device fixing device of the present invention is used for fixing a data access device 10, which includes a first side panel 20, a side frame 30, an end plate 40 and two The shafts 62, 64.

The plurality of side walls of the data accessor 10 are provided with a plurality of fixing holes 12.

The first side plate 20 is provided with a first pivoting portion 22 at one end and a latching portion 24 at the other end. The first pivoting portion 22 is formed obliquely from the first side plate 20, and a vertical pivot hole 222 is defined therein for the rotating shaft 62 to pass through. A semi-cylindrical protrusion 224 protrudes from the end of the first pivoting portion 22. The latching portion 24 is disposed on the inner side surface of the first side panel 20 and has an L shape. The two latching bodies are formed by two mutually perpendicular plates. The two panel bodies and the first side panel 20 form a first receiving space 25 therein. A latching hole 244 is defined in a middle portion of the plate body 242 parallel to the first side plate 20, and an opening 246 is defined in an upper portion of the plate body 242. The inner side surface of the first side panel 20 is provided with a plurality of fixing members 50 that can be engaged with the fixing holes 12 of the corresponding side walls of the data accessor 10.

The side frame 30 includes a second side panel 32 and a panel assembly 34 disposed perpendicularly at one end of the second side panel 32. The panel assembly 34 includes a panel body 342 and a handle 344 disposed on the outer side of the panel body 342. The inner side of the panel body 342 forms a space in which a spring piece 343 is disposed. A plurality of pivot holes 346 are formed in the upper and lower wall surfaces of the panel body 342 to be adjacent to the elastic piece 343 for the rotation of the rotating shaft 62. In the preferred embodiment, the second side panel 32 is integrally formed with the panel assembly 34 to form the side frame 30. In another preferred embodiment, the second side panel 32 is assembled with the panel assembly 34 to form the side frame 30. A second pivoting portion 36 is defined on an inner side of the other end of the second side plate 32. The second pivoting portion 36 is formed by a plurality of mutually connected plates, and the plate body and the second side plate 32 together form a second receiving space 37, wherein a pair of plates perpendicular to the second side plate 32 and parallel to each other The body 362 is respectively provided with a horizontal pivoting hole 364 for the rotating shaft 64 to pass through. The inner side surface of the second side panel 32 is also provided with a plurality of fixing members 50 that can be engaged with the corresponding fixing holes 12 of the corresponding side walls of the data accessor 10.

One end of the end plate 40 extends vertically downward to form a third pivoting portion 42 , and the other end extends vertically downward to form a latching portion 44 . The third pivoting portion 42 extends through a horizontal pivot hole 422. A wedge-shaped block 442 protrudes from the inner side of the engaging portion 44, and an end portion thereof extends obliquely outward to form an operating portion 444.

Each fixing member 50 includes a fixing pin 52 and a fixing head 54. The fixing head 54 is made of an elastic material such as rubber. Each of the fixing heads 54 can be respectively fixed to the corresponding first side plate 20 or the second side plate 32, and one end of each fixing pin 52 is fixed to the corresponding fixing head 54.

Referring to FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 together, the first pivoting portion 22 of the first side plate 20 is received in the space inside the panel body 342 of the side frame 30, and the rotating shaft 62 is rotatably disposed therein. The pivoting hole 346 of the panel assembly 34 of the side frame 30 and the pivoting hole 222 of the first pivoting portion 22 of the first side panel 20 are configured to rotate the first side panel 20 to the panel assembly 34; the rotating shaft 62 can be Moving in the oblong pivot hole 346 of the panel assembly 34 and the protrusion 224 of the first pivot portion 22 of the first side panel 20 can abut the spring tab 343 of the panel assembly 34 of the side frame 30, therefore, The position of the first side plate 20 is slightly adjusted. The third pivoting portion 42 of the end plate 40 is received in the second receiving space 37 of the second pivoting portion 36 of the side frame 30 by the rotating shaft 64. Rotating the pivoting hole 364 of the second pivoting portion 36 of the second side plate 32 of the side frame 30 and the pivoting hole 422 of the third pivoting portion 42 of the end plate 40 to rotate the end plate 40 The latching portion 44 of the end panel 40 is received in the first receiving space 25 of the first side panel 20, and the latching portion 442 can be latched to the latching portion 24 of the first side panel 20 of Button hole 244.

When the data accessor 10 is fixed, the operating portion 444 of the end plate 40 is pulled outward, and the upper block 442 is disengaged from the locking hole 244 of the locking portion 24 of the first side plate 20, and then the end plate is rotated upward. 40, the first side plate 20 is rotated outward; the fixing hole 12 of one side wall of the data access device 10 is aligned with the fixing member 50 of the second side plate 32 of the side frame 30, so that the fixing members 50 are fixed. The pin 52 is inserted into the corresponding fixing hole 12 of the data accessor 10; then the first side plate 20 is rotated in the direction of the data accessor 10, and the fixing pin 52 of the fixing member 50 of the first side plate 20 is inserted into the data. In the corresponding fixing hole 12 of the other side wall of the accessor 10, the end plate 40 is rotated in the direction of the data accessor 10 and pressed down, so that the block 442 on the inner side of the engaging portion 44 of the end plate 40 is along The plate body 242 of the latching portion 24 of the first side panel 20 slides and snaps into the latching hole 244 of the first side panel 20, and the end panel 40 has one end of the engaging portion 44 and is received in the latching portion of the first side panel 20. Within the opening 246 of 24, a fixation of the data accessor 10 is achieved.

The operating portion 444 of the end plate 40 is pulled outwardly, and the upper block 442 is disengaged from the locking hole 244 of the locking portion 24 of the first side plate 20, and then the end plate 40 is rotated upward, and then the first plate 40 is rotated outward. The data accessor 10 can be easily removed by the side panel 20.

In summary, the present invention complies with the requirements of the invention patent and submits a patent application according to law. The above description is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and equivalent modifications or variations made by those skilled in the art will be included in the following claims.

Data accessor. . . 10

Fixed hole. . . 12

The first side of the board. . . 20

The first pivotal part. . . twenty two

Pivot hole. . . 222, 346, 364, 422

Protrusion. . . 224

Buckle. . . twenty four

Board body. . . 242, 362

Buckle hole. . . 244

Opening. . . 246

The first containment space. . . 25

Side frame. . . 30

Second side panel. . . 32

Panel assembly. . . 34

Panel body. . . 342

shrapnel. . . 343

handle. . . 344

Second pivotal part. . . 36

Second containment space. . . 37

End plate. . . 40

The third pivotal part. . . 42

Engagement department. . . 44

Card block. . . 442

Operation department. . . 444

Fastener. . . 50

Fixed pin. . . 52

Fixed head. . . 54

Rotating shaft. . . 62, 64

1 is an exploded perspective view of a preferred embodiment of a data accessor fixture of the present invention and a data accessor.

2 is another perspective exploded view of a preferred embodiment of the data access device fixture of the present invention and a data access device.

Fig. 3 is a view showing a state of use of a preferred embodiment of the data access device fixing device of the present invention.

4 is a perspective assembled view of a preferred embodiment of the data accessor fixture of the present invention and a data accessor.

Data accessor. . . 10

The first side of the board. . . 20

Buckle. . . twenty four

Buckle hole. . . 244

Second side panel. . . 32

Panel assembly. . . 34

Second pivotal part. . . 36

End plate. . . 40

Card block. . . 442

Fastener. . . 50

Rotating shaft. . . 62, 64

Claims (12)

A data access device fixing device for fixing a data access device having at least one fixing hole on one side wall, comprising a side frame, a first side plate and an end plate, wherein the side frame comprises a second side plate and a panel assembly is disposed at one end of the second side panel. One end of the end panel is pivotally connected to the second side panel of the side frame. One end of the first side panel is pivotally connected to the panel assembly of the side frame, and the other end of the end panel is Engaging with the other end of the first side panel, the first side panel and the second side panel are respectively provided with at least one fixing member that can be inserted into the fixing hole of the corresponding side wall of the data accessor. The data access device fixing device of claim 1, wherein one end of the first side plate forms a first pivoting portion provided with a pivot hole, and the panel assembly of the side frame is away from the second side plate. One end of the shaft is correspondingly disposed with a pivot hole, and a rotating shaft is disposed in the pivotal hole of the first side plate and the panel assembly. The data access device fixing device of claim 2, wherein the first pivoting portion of the first side panel is provided with a protrusion, and the panel assembly of the side frame is provided with a spring piece abutting the protrusion. The data access device fixing device according to claim 3, wherein the pivot hole of the panel assembly of the side frame is oblong. The data access device fixing device of claim 2, wherein the other end of the first side plate forms a buckle portion, the buckle portion includes a plate body parallel to the first side plate, the plate body A latching hole is formed on the end of the end plate to form a latching portion, and the latching portion is provided with a latching block engageable with the latching hole. The data access device fixing device of claim 5, wherein the latching portion is further parallel with the upper portion of the plate body of the first side plate to further form an end end of the end plate having the engaging portion. Opening. The data access device fixing device of claim 5, wherein the other end of the second side panel of the side frame is provided with a second pivoting portion, the second pivoting portion including a pair of parallel and perpendicular to each other a pivoting hole is formed on the plate body of the second side plate, and the corresponding end of the end plate extends to form a third pivoting portion with a pivot hole, a rotating shaft The second pivoting portion of the side frame and the pivoting hole of the third pivoting portion of the end plate are inserted. The data access device fixing device of claim 5, wherein the end of the engaging portion of the end plate further extends to form an operating portion. The data access device fixing device of claim 5, wherein the latching portion of the first side panel is substantially L-shaped, and the latching portion and the first side panel together form a latch for receiving the end panel The accommodating space of the department. The data access device fixing device of the seventh aspect of the invention, wherein the second pivoting portion of the second side panel of the side frame and the second side panel together form a third pivoting portion for receiving the end panel Containment space. The data access device fixing device of claim 1, wherein each of the fixing members comprises a fixing pin and a fixing head, and each fixing head is respectively fixedly fixed to the corresponding first side plate or the second side plate. One end of each fixing pin is fixed to the corresponding fixing head. The data accessor fixture of claim 11, wherein the fixed head is made of an elastic material.