TWI405194B - Assembling structure of an information storage device - Google Patents

Abstract

An assembling structure of an information storage device including an information storage device and a bottom housing of an electronic apparatus is provided. The information storage device includes a body and multiple guiding elements, and the bottom housing of an electronic apparatus has an accommodating groove and multiple guiding troughs corresponding to the guiding elements. The guiding trough is disposed at a side wall of the accommodating groove, wherein the guiding element is located in the guiding trough, and the body is disposed in the accommodating groove.

Description

Data accessor assembly structure

The present invention relates to an assembled structure, and more particularly to a data accessor assembly structure.

In general, computer devices are equipped with data access devices such as CD players, hard disk drives and floppy disk drives. These data access devices are screw-locked to the support frame, and then the combination of the support frame and the data access device. Secure the screws to the computer case. When the user needs to replace the data access device, the combination of the support frame and the data access device is first removed from the computer case, and the data access device is removed from the support frame. Every assembly or disassembly will have the action of locking or loosening a large number of screws. The process is cumbersome, and the number of screws used is large and the size of the screws is small, which is easy to be lost during installation and disassembly, which is extremely inconvenient.

Furthermore, the use of the support frame allows the overall volume of the combination of the support frame and the data accessor to occupy the space within the computer housing. With the user's demand for miniaturization of the size of the electronic device, how to effectively reduce the space inside the housing of the electronic device such as a computer has become an urgent problem to be solved.

The present invention provides an easy to assemble data accessor assembly structure.

The present invention provides a data accessor assembly structure including a data accessor and a lower cover of an electronic device. The data access device includes a body and a plurality of guiding members, and the lower cover of the electronic device has a receiving slot and a plurality of guiding slots for the corresponding guiding members, wherein the guiding slot is located at the side wall of the receiving slot, and the data access The guiding member of the device is located in the guiding groove, and the body is placed in the receiving groove.

In an embodiment of the data accessor assembly structure of the present invention, the guiding member is a bolt, and the bolt has a bolt head and a stud, the stud is locked into the body, and the bolt head is correspondingly engaged in the guide. Inside the slot to allow the guide to slide along the channel.

In an embodiment of the data accessor assembly structure of the present invention, the guide groove is L-shaped.

In an embodiment of the data accessor assembly structure of the present invention, the guiding groove has a first guiding portion and a second guiding portion, and the angle between the first guiding portion and the second guiding portion is Right angle or obtuse angle. Further, the groove diameter of the first guiding portion is larger than the groove diameter of the second guiding portion.

In an embodiment of the data accessor assembly structure of the present invention, the data access device further includes at least one draw tape disposed on a surface of the body.

In an embodiment of the data accessor assembly structure of the present invention, the lower cover of the electronic device is made of magnesium alloy.

In an embodiment of the data accessor assembly structure of the present invention, at least one buffer material disposed in the receiving groove is further included.

Based on the above, the data accessor assembly structure of the present invention does not use the support frame, so that the space inside the housing of the electronic device can be saved, thereby effectively reducing the overall volume of the electronic device. In addition, the assembly of the data accessor and the lower cover of the electronic device is not screwed, which simplifies the assembly process.

The above described features and advantages of the present invention will be more apparent from the following description.

1 is an exploded perspective view showing an assembly structure of a data accessor according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, the data accessor assembly structure 100 of the present embodiment includes a data accessor 110 and a lower cover 120 of an electronic device. The data access device 110 includes a body 112 and a plurality of guiding members 114. The lower cover 120 of the electronic device has a receiving slot 122 and a plurality of guiding slots 124 corresponding to the guiding members 114. The guiding slot 124 is located therein. The side wall 122a of the slot 122, and the guiding member 114 of the data accessor 110 is located in the guiding slot 124, and the body 112 is disposed in the receiving slot 122.

In detail, the material of the lower cover 120 of the electronic device may be magnesium-aluminum alloy for the purpose of reducing the overall volume and thickness of the entire electronic device (not shown). In addition, two guiding members 114 and two guiding grooves 124 are illustrated in FIG. 1 , and the guiding grooves 124 are L-shaped, and the guiding members 114 are bolts. Each bolt has a bolt head 114a and a stud (not shown). The stud (not shown) is locked into the body 112, and the bolt head 114a is correspondingly engaged in the guiding groove 124, so that the guiding member 114 Suitable for sliding along the guide channel 124.

2 is a schematic view of the data accessor further including a draw tape. Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 simultaneously, the data accessor 110 further includes at least one strap 116 disposed on the surface 112a of the body 112 (two straps 116 are illustrated in FIG. 2), and the extension direction of the two straps 116 Opposite to each other, that is, the user pulls the draw tape in the opposite direction.

3A and 3B are schematic diagrams showing the assembly steps of placing the data accessor into the lower cover of the electronic device. When the data accessor 110 is assembled with the lower cover 120 of the electronic device, the data accessor 110 is placed above the accommodating slot 122, and the guiding member 114 is correspondingly engaged with the L-shaped guiding slot 124. Medium, as shown in Figure 3A. Thereafter, the guiding member 114 is slid along the guide groove 124 to assemble the data accessor 110 in the accommodating groove 122, as shown in FIG. 3B.

Referring to FIG. 1 , FIG. 3A and FIG. 3B , the guide groove 124 can be divided into a first guiding portion 124 a and a second guiding portion 124 b , wherein the groove diameter d1 of the first guiding portion 124 a is larger than the first guiding portion 124 a. The groove diameter d2 of the two guiding portions. The angle between the first guiding portion 124a and the second guiding portion 124b may be a right angle or an obtuse angle (the angle between the first guiding portion 124a and the second guiding portion 124b in FIGS. 1 and 2 is an obtuse angle), wherein the guiding The member 114 enters the first guiding portion 124a and slides into the second guiding portion 124b, and when the angle between the first guiding portion 124a and the second guiding portion 124b is an obtuse angle, the data accessor 110 can be further utilized. The weight slides snugly into the second guiding portion 124b and is engaged with the edge of the second guiding portion 124b. Incidentally, the groove diameter d1 of the first guiding portion 124a is made larger, so that the guiding member 114 can smoothly enter the first guiding portion 124a to facilitate assembly, and the groove diameter of the second guiding portion 124b is made. The d2 is small, which helps to interfere with the guiding member 114 and the second guiding portion 124b, and increases the friction between the two to make the guiding member 114 difficult to guide the first guiding portion 124b. The guide portion 124a is unintentionally slid to prevent the data accessor 110 from coming off the lower cover 120 of the electronic device.

In addition, when the angle between the first guiding portion 124a and the second guiding portion 124b is a right angle, in the step of assembling, the user may also use the pulling belt 116 to drive the guiding member 114 along the data accessor 110. The guide groove 124 slides to assemble.

When the user wants to detach the data accessor 110 from the lower cover 120 of the electronic device, the user can pull the pull belt 116 and then drive the guide member 114 to the guide groove 124 in the reverse direction of the assembly direction. The second guiding portion 124b slides. When the guiding member 114 slides to the joint of the first guiding portion 124a and the second guiding portion 124b of the guiding groove 124, the user can pull the pulling belt 116 to let the guiding member 114 along the guiding groove 124 A guiding portion 124a slides upward to extract the data accessor 110 from the lower cover 120 of the electronic device.

Fig. 4 is a schematic view showing a cushioning material disposed in the guide groove. Referring to FIG. 4, the data accessor assembly structure 100 may further include at least one buffer material 130 (only four buffer materials 130 are shown in FIG. 4) disposed in the accommodating groove 122, wherein the material of the buffer material 130 may be Foam or rubber, and the cushioning material 130 may have different thicknesses depending on the position of the cushioning. For example, a buffer material 130 may be disposed at the bottom of the accommodating groove 122, and the opposite side walls of the longer side of the accommodating groove 122 (ie, the side wall 122a provided with the guide groove 124) may be separately provided with an elongated buffer material. 130, and the opposite side walls of the shorter side of the receiving groove 122 (ie, the side wall not provided with the guiding groove 124) may be separately provided with a plurality of block-shaped cushioning materials 130. The buffer material 130 is disposed to buffer the data accessor 110 when assembled to the lower cover 120 of the electronic device, or to buffer the impact force between the data accessor 110 and the lower cover 120 of the electronic device after assembly to maintain The individual integrity of the buffer data accessor 110 and the lower cover 120 of the electronic device is buffered.

In summary, the data accessor assembly structure of the present invention does not additionally use the support frame to support the data accessor, but allows the data access device to be directly assembled to the lower cover of the electronic device. It saves the cost of using the support frame and reduces the assembly process of assembling the data accessor to the support frame. Moreover, directly assembling the data access device to the lower cover of the electronic device can also reduce the thickness occupied by the support frame and the space in the electronic device, thereby achieving the purpose of reducing the overall volume of the electronic device. In addition, the cooperation of the guide groove and the guiding member allows the data accessor and the lower cover of the electronic device to be assembled easily and easily.

Although the present invention has been disclosed in the above embodiments, it is not intended to limit the invention, and any one of ordinary skill in the art can make some modifications and refinements without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. The scope of the invention is defined by the scope of the appended claims.

100. . . Data accessor assembly structure

110. . . Data accessor

112. . . Ontology

112a. . . surface

114. . . Guide

114a. . . Bolt head

116. . . Drawstring

120. . . Lower cover of electronic device

122. . . Locating slot

122a. . . Side wall

124. . . Guide slot

124a. . . First guide

124b. . . Second guiding portion

130. . . Cushioning material

D1, d2. . . Groove diameter

1 is an exploded perspective view showing an assembly structure of a data accessor according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a schematic view of the data accessor further including a draw tape.

3A and 3B are schematic diagrams showing the assembly steps of placing the data accessor into the lower cover of the electronic device.

Fig. 4 is a schematic view showing a cushioning material disposed in the guide groove.

100. . . Data accessor assembly structure

110. . . Data accessor

112. . . Ontology

112a. . . surface

114. . . Guide

114a. . . Bolt head

120. . . Lower cover of electronic device

122. . . Locating slot

122a. . . Side wall

124. . . Guide slot

124a. . . First guide

124b. . . Second guiding portion

D1, d2. . . Groove diameter

Claims (7)

A data accessor assembly structure comprising: a data accessor comprising a body and a plurality of guiding members; and a lower cover of an electronic device, having a receiving slot and a plurality of guiding guides corresponding to the guiding members a slot, the guide slot is located at a side wall of the accommodating slot, and the guiding members of the data access device are located in the guiding slots, and the body is disposed in the accommodating slot, wherein the guiding member is a bolt, and the bolt has a bolt head and a stud, the stud is locked into the body, and the bolt head is correspondingly engaged in the guide groove, so that the guide member is adapted to slide along the guide groove . The data accessor assembly structure according to claim 1, wherein the guide groove has an L shape. The data accessor assembly structure of claim 1, wherein the guiding groove has a first guiding portion and a second guiding portion, and the first guiding portion and the second guiding portion The angle is either a right angle or an obtuse angle. The data accessor assembly structure of claim 1, wherein the data accessor further comprises at least one strap disposed on a surface of the body. The data accessor assembly structure according to claim 1, wherein the lower cover of the electronic device is made of magnesium alloy. The data accessor assembly structure of claim 1, further comprising at least one buffer material disposed in the receiving groove. The data accessor assembly structure of claim 3, wherein the first guide portion has a groove diameter larger than a groove diameter of the second guide portion.