TWI390517B - Fixing apparatus for hard disk drive - Google Patents

Description

Hard disk fixture

The present invention relates to a hard disk fixing device.

In the existing computer, a magnetic frame is usually locked to a computer casing, and then a hard disk is installed in the magnetic frame. This method makes the hard disk disassembly and assembly process cumbersome. In order to avoid this situation, the hard disk can be screwed into a hard disk fixing device, and then the hard disk fixing device can be extracted and installed in the magnetic frame of the computer. However, the prior art requires screws to lock the hard disk to the hard disk fixing device, which is still cumbersome and wastes a lot of screws when disassembling.

In view of the above, it is necessary to provide a hard disk fixing device that is easy to assemble and disassemble.

A hard disk fixing device for fixing a hard disk having at least one mounting hole on each of the two sides, comprising a fixing frame for receiving the hard disk, a locking member, a pair of buffering members and correspondingly engaging the hard disk At least two fixing posts of the mounting hole, the fixing frame includes a first elastic side wall, a second elastic side wall and a rear wall connecting one ends of the first and second elastic side walls, and the locking member is pivotally mounted on the fixing frame The front end of the first elastic side wall can be fastened to the second elastic side wall of the fixing frame, and the pair of buffering members are respectively disposed on the first and second elastic side walls of the fixing frame, and the pair of fixing columns are respectively disposed on the fixing elastic column The buffer members of the first and second elastic side walls of the fixing frame.

A hard disk fixing device for fixing a hard disk having at least one mounting hole on each side thereof, comprising a fixing frame for accommodating the hard disk and a locking component And at least two fixing posts that can be inserted into the mounting holes of the hard disk, the fixing frame includes a first elastic sidewall, a second elastic sidewall and a rear wall connecting one ends of the first and second elastic sidewalls, the lock The fastener is pivotally disposed on the front end of the first elastic side wall of the fixing frame and can be fastened to the second elastic side wall of the fixing frame. The pair of fixing columns are respectively disposed on the first and second elastic side walls of the fixing frame.

Compared with the prior art, the hard disk fixing device of the present invention accommodates and fixes the hard disk by the first side frame and the second side frame which are relatively pivotable and can be engaged with each other, and the hard disk is disassembled without screws. Easy to operate.

Referring to FIG. 1 , FIG. 2 and FIG. 4 , a preferred embodiment of the hard disk fixing device of the present invention is used for fixing a hard disk 100 and further being received in a magnetic frame 200 , which includes a first side frame 10 and a first Two side frames 20, a pair of cushioning members 30, a plurality of fixing posts 40 and a pivot 50. The two sides of the hard disk 100 are respectively provided with a plurality of mounting holes 102 for the fixing posts 40 to be engaged. The magnetic frame 200 includes a bottom plate 202 and a pair of side plates 204 perpendicular to the bottom plate 202. Each of the side plates 204 defines a sliding slot 2042 along the longitudinal direction. The pair of side plates 204 are respectively provided with a locking hole 2044 at the front end.

The first side frame 10 includes a side wall 12 and a rear wall 14 extending perpendicularly from the rear end of the side wall 12. A pair of first connecting portions 16 are protruded from the end of the rear wall 14. The pair of first connecting portions 16 are respectively provided. There is a pivot hole 162. The outer side surface of the side wall 12 defines a convex rail 122. The inner side of the side wall 12 faces the convex rail 122 to form a receiving groove 124. The convex rail 122 forms a plurality of fixing holes 126 extending through the side wall 12. The holes 126 form a plurality of notches on the upper and lower edges of the convex rail 122. The front end of the side wall 12 is vertically provided with a fastening portion 15 The end of the fastening portion 15 is further provided with a hook 152, and a pressing portion 154 is formed on the outer side of the fastening portion 15. The front end of the side wall 12 further extends to form a thin wall-shaped elastic latching portion 18 on the outer side of the engaging portion 15 , and a wedge-shaped latching block 182 protrudes from the outer side surface of the latching portion 18 . The front end of the latching portion 18 extends inwardly to form an arc-shaped actuating portion 184. An operating portion 1842 is disposed outside the end of the actuating portion 184.

The second side frame 20 includes a side wall 22 and a second connecting portion 24 extending from the rear end of the side wall 22. The second connecting portion 24 is provided with a pivot hole 242. The side wall 22 has a similar structure to the side wall 12 of the first side frame 10, and is also provided with a convex rail 222, a receiving groove 224 and a plurality of fixing holes 226. The front end of the side wall 22 is vertically provided with a fastening portion 25, and the end of the fastening portion 25 is further provided with a fastening hook 252. The front end of the side wall 22 defines a latching portion 28 and an actuating portion 284 corresponding to the latching portion 18 and the actuating portion 184 of the side wall 12, and a wedge-shaped block 282 is protruded from the outer side surface of the latching portion 28, and the actuating portion An operation portion 2842 is provided on the outer side of the 284 end.

It can be understood that when the protruding directions of the hooks 152 and 252 of the first and second side frames 10 and 20 are interchanged, the pressing portion 154 is formed outside the engaging portion 25 of the second side frame 20 .

In the present embodiment, each of the buffer members 30 is a strip of conductive rubber having a plurality of cylindrical projections 32 formed thereon, and each of the projections 32 is provided with a through hole 34.

Referring to FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 together, when assembling, the second connecting portion 24 of the second side frame 20 is received between the first connecting portions 16 of the first side frame 10, and the pivot 50 is sequentially disposed. One of the first connecting portions of the first side frame 10 a pivot hole 162 of the second side frame 20, a pivot hole 242 of the second connecting portion 24 of the second side frame 20, and a pivot hole 162 of the other first connecting portion 16 of the first side frame 10, the second side The frame 20 is rotatably disposed on the rear wall 14 of the first side frame 10. The first side frame 10 and the second side frame 20 together form a receiving space for receiving the hard disk 100.

A buffering member 30 is received in the receiving groove 124 of the first side frame 10 from the inner side of the first side frame 10, and the convex portion 32 is locked in the fixing hole 126 of the first side frame 10, The convex portion 32 protrudes from the upper and lower edges of the convex rail 122 from the notch of the convex rail 122 of the first side frame 10. The other buffer member 30 is received in the receiving groove 224 of the second side frame 20 in the same manner, and the convex portion 32 is locked in the fixing hole 226 of the second side frame 20 . The fixing posts 40 are correspondingly disposed in the through holes 34 of the pair of buffer members 30 and have one end thereof extending into the receiving space formed by the first side frame 10 and the second side frame 20 . The clasp 152 of the engaging portion 15 of the first side frame 10 can be engaged with the clasp 252 of the engaging portion 25 of the second side frame 20 .

When the hard disk 100 is fixed, the pressing portion 154 of the engaging portion 15 of the first side frame 10 is pressed inwardly, and the hook 152 of the first side frame 10 is disengaged from the hook 252 of the second side frame 20; The actuating portion 284 of the second side frame 20 is externally rotated to rotate about the pivot 50 to open the side walls 12 and 22 of the first and second side frames 10 and 20; The mounting holes 102 of the side wall are aligned with the corresponding fixing posts 40 of the first side frame 10, so that the fixing posts 40 are inserted into the mounting holes 102 of the hard disk 100; and the actuating portion 284 of the second side frame 20 is pulled to The second side frame 20 is rotated about the pivot shaft 50 in the direction of the hard disk 100, so that the fixing post 40 of the second side frame 20 is inserted into the mounting hole 102 of the other side wall of the hard disk 100; the first side is The clasp 152 of the frame 10 is fastened to the first The hooks 252 of the two side frames 20 fix the hard disk 100 to form a hard disk module.

Referring to FIG. 5, when the hard disk module is pushed into the magnetic frame 200 from the front end of the magnetic frame 200, the convex rails 122 and 222 of the first and second side frames 10 and 20 correspond to the magnetic frame 200. The sliding grooves 2042 of the two side plates 204 are slid. When the two sides of the sliding groove 2042 of the magnetic frame 200 respectively press the blocks 182 and 282 of the first and second side frames 10 and 20, the first and the first The latching portions 18, 28 of the two side frames 10, 20 are deformed to gather toward the center, and continue to push the hard disk module inwardly. When the pair of card blocks 182, 282 are respectively engaged with the side plates 204 of the magnetic frame 200, When the holes 2044 are opposite, the locking portions 18 and 28 of the first and second side frames 10 and 20 are deformed, and the pair of the blocks 182 and 282 are correspondingly engaged with the locking holes 2044 of the magnetic frame 200, thereby The hard disk module is fixed in the magnetic frame 200.

The portions of the pair of buffer members 30 projecting from the notches of the pair of the rails 122, 222 are in contact with the top and bottom surfaces of the chute 2042 of the magnetic frame 200. Since the pair of cushioning members 30 are made of conductive rubber, they are not only shockproof but also resistant to electromagnetic interference.

In addition, the fixing posts 40 may be respectively mounted on the side wall 12 of the first side frame 10 and the side wall 22 of the second side frame 20 or the fixing columns 40 by means of riveting or the like. The side wall 12 of the first side frame 10 and the side wall 22 of the second side frame 20 are integrally formed.

When the hard disk 100 is detached, the operation portions 1842 and 2842 of the first and second side frames 10 and 20 are pinched, and the pair of hook portions 18 and 28 are pulled and gathered toward the center to cause the pair of blocks 182, 282 is detached from the fixing hole 2044 of the magnetic frame 200 Then, the pair of operating portions 1842 and 2842 are pulled outward relative to the magnetic frame 200, and the hard disk 100 can be extracted from the magnetic frame 200.

The pressing portion 1524 of the engaging portion 15 of the first side frame 10 is pressed inwardly to separate the hook 152 from the hook 252 of the second side frame 20, and the second side frame 20 is pulled outward. The hard disk 100 is removed.

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.

100‧‧‧ Hard disk

102‧‧‧Installation holes

200‧‧‧ magnetic frame

202‧‧‧floor

204‧‧‧ side panels

2042‧‧ ‧ chute

2044‧‧‧Cargukong

10‧‧‧ first side frame

12, 22‧‧‧ side wall

122, 222‧‧ ‧ convex rail

124, 224‧‧‧ receiving trough

126, 226‧‧ ‧ Snaphole

14‧‧‧ Back wall

15, 25‧‧‧Deduction Department

152, 252‧‧‧ hook

154‧‧‧ Pressing Department

16‧‧‧First connection

162, 242‧‧‧ pivot hole

18, 28‧‧ ‧ buckle

182, 282‧‧ ‧ block

184, 284‧‧‧Operation Department

1842, 2842‧‧ Operation Department

20‧‧‧ second side frame

24‧‧‧Second connection

30‧‧‧ cushioning parts

32‧‧‧ convex

34‧‧‧through hole

40‧‧‧Fixed column

50‧‧‧ pivot

1 and 2 are respectively perspective exploded views of a preferred embodiment of a hard disk fixing device of the present invention and a hard disk.

Fig. 3 is a schematic view showing the operation of a preferred embodiment of the hard disk fixing device of the present invention.

4 is a perspective assembled view of FIG. 1.

Figure 5 is an exploded perspective view of the structure shown in Figure 4 and a magnetic frame.

100‧‧‧ Hard disk

12‧‧‧ side wall

122‧‧‧ convex rail

14‧‧‧ Back wall

15, 25‧‧‧Deduction Department

16‧‧‧First connection

18, 28‧‧ ‧ buckle

182‧‧‧ card block

184, 284‧‧‧Operation Department

1842‧‧‧Operation Department

32‧‧‧ convex

Claims (5)

A hard disk fixing device for fixing a hard disk having at least one mounting hole on each of the two side walls, comprising a first side frame, a second side frame, a pair of buffering members and a corresponding mounting of the hard disk At least two fixing posts of the hole, the first side frame includes a first side wall and a rear wall extending perpendicularly from a rear end of the first side wall, and the front end of the first side wall extends to form a first fastening portion, the second side The frame includes a second side wall. The rear end of the second side wall is pivotally disposed at an end of the rear wall of the first side frame. The front end of the second side wall extends to form a second portion that can be engaged with the first fastening portion. The first and second side walls are respectively disposed on the first and second side walls, and the pair of fixing rods are respectively disposed in the buffering members of the first and second side walls, respectively Forming a convex rail, the inner side of the first and second side walls respectively forming a receiving groove for receiving the corresponding buffering member, each of the protruding rails is provided with at least one fastening hole, and each buffering member forms at least one fastening to the corresponding convex rail The convex portion of the cardhole. The hard disk fixing device of claim 1, wherein the end of the rear wall of the first side frame is provided with a first connecting portion, the first connecting portion defines a pivot hole, and the second side frame is A second connecting portion is disposed on the rear end of the second side wall. The second connecting portion is correspondingly disposed with a pivot hole, and a pivoting hole is disposed in the pivot hole of the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion. The hard disk fixing device according to claim 1, wherein the ends of the first fastening portion and the second fastening portion are correspondingly formed with a pair of hooks that can be engaged with each other. The hard disk fixing device according to claim 1, wherein one of the first and second fastening portions forms a pressing portion on the outer side surface. The hard disk fixing device according to claim 1, wherein the pair is slow The stampings are made of a conductive material.