TWI430737B - Hard disk fixer - Google Patents

Description

Hard disk fixed structure

The present invention relates to a structure for fixing a hard disk, and in particular to a bracket structure for fixing a hard disk.

Existing computer devices such as personal computers and server computers are equipped with hard disks for storing and reading the required data. Most of the hard disks are embedded in the HDD Tray structure. The hard disk storage system of the device is in the hard disk bay (HDD Bay). However, in general, since the hard disk is usually an updateable replacement component in the computer, when the hard disk is removed, the user removes the carrier from the hard disk slot and then removes the hard disk from the carrier. Or load it into a hard drive.

However, since the conventional bracket structure uses a screw structure to fix the hard disk, the conventional device and the method for fixing the hard disk using the screw cause great inconvenience in use, for example, when the hard disk is disassembled. The need for assistance with other tools and the problem that the screws are easily lost is cumbersome, time consuming, and inconvenient in disassembly and assembly, and is also disadvantageous in terms of speeding up the assembly speed and reducing labor costs on the production line. The conventional technology can only fix one hard disk at a time.

The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a hard disk fixing structure, which is free from the use of other auxiliary tools when the user loads and unloads the hard disk, and can be disassembled by hand.

In order to solve the above problems, a hard disk fixing structure according to the present invention includes a bracket having a receiving space formed by a corresponding side wall for loading and unloading a hard disk, and having an opening that communicates with the receiving space; and a door The two ends are respectively a connecting end and a free end, and the connecting end is pivotally disposed at the opening, and a side of the bracket is provided with a fastening portion, and the free end is engaged with the buckle The part is snapped or disengaged so that the door is closed or open.

Since an electronic device such as a desktop computer, a server, or a storage server may generate a certain vibration during operation, or the vibration caused by other external sources may cause the hard disk to vibrate in the bracket, so that it is easy to make the hard Disk damage is especially serious for servers or storage servers. Therefore, it is particularly important that the bracket can reduce the vibration of the hard disk when it is fixed.

In order to solve the problem, according to the above-mentioned hard disk fixing structure, the corresponding side wall is provided with a mounting hole, and a buffering member is disposed in the mounting hole.

Preferably, the cushioning member has a mounting portion and a buffer portion. The bottom portion of the mounting portion has a barb. The barb is engaged with the outer side of the side wall, and the buffer portion is attached to the inner side of the side wall.

Preferably, the inner wall of the corresponding side wall is provided with a positioning member, and the positioning member is installed in the buffering member and cooperates with the positioning hole of the hard disk to define the position of the hard disk.

Preferably, the cushioning member is made of a rubber material.

Preferably, the positioning member is made of a metal material.

The present invention adopts the above structure and has a door structure. When the hard disk is loaded into the bracket, the door is closed. When the hard disk needs to be removed or the hard disk needs to be replaced, the door that is engaged with the bracket needs to be opened. Remove the hard drive.

In addition, a positioning member made of metal and a cushioning member made of a rubber material are disposed on the inner wall of the side wall of the bracket, and the positioning member is inserted into the buffering member, and the positioning member is used for positioning the loaded hard disk, and buffering The parts are used for shock absorption and cushioning to reduce vibration.

The invention will be described and described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Referring to the first figure and the second figure, a preferred embodiment of the present invention discloses a hard disk fixing structure 100 including a bracket 101 and a door 102 movably connected to the bracket 101. The bracket 101 There are first sidewalls 103, second sidewalls 104, and an operating handle 105 that correspond to each other. The side walls 103, 104 can form an accommodating space 107 for accommodating the hard disk 200 (see the third figure). The user can operate the operating handle 105 to remove the cradle 101 from the hard disk slot. Or put it in. The bracket 101 defines an opening 1051 at a position relative to the operating handle 105. The opening 1051 is in communication with the receiving space 107. A recessed opening 1050 is formed in the end of the second side wall 104 at the opening 1051. The pivot 1052 is formed on both arms of the concave opening 1050. The two opposite ends of the door 102 have a connecting end 1021 and a free end 1022. The connecting end 1021 is provided with a corresponding pivot hole 1025 corresponding to the concave opening 1050 (only in the first figure) One is seen such that the door 102 is free to rotate about the pivot 1052.

In addition, the free end 1022 of the door 102 is extended. The free end 1022 is formed with a bayonet 1023. The outer side of the first side wall 103 is disposed at a position close to the end of the first side wall 103. The engaging portion 1031 is provided. a protrusion, when the door 102 is in a closed state (as shown in the third figure), the bayonet 1023 on the free end 1022 is engaged with the engaging portion 1031 on the first side wall 103 to force the door 102 The hard disk 200 is implemented to implement the function of installing the hard disk 200.

In order to make the door 102 in a stable state in the closed state, there is no swing, and a limiting member 1030 is provided on the end of the first side wall 103 corresponding to the free end 1022, and the limiting member 1030 has a protrusion shape. The door 102 defines a restricted hole 1020 corresponding to the position of the limiting member 1030. The protruding limiting member 1030 cooperates with the restricted hole 1020 to keep the door 102 closed when the door 102 is closed. Position to avoid swinging or shaking.

In order to facilitate the transition of the door 102 from the closed state to the open state, it is preferable that the free end 1022 is provided with an operating portion 1024 along its vertical direction. Of course, the operating portion 1024 is integrally formed with the free end 1022. The user can operate the operating portion 1024 so that the bayonet 1023 can be easily disengaged from the engaging portion 1031 on the first side wall 103.

In order to enable the hard disk 200 to be better fixed in the bracket 101, the inner wall of the first side wall 103 and the second side wall 104 correspond to the positioning hole of the hard disk 200 (the hard disk 200 itself has positioning) The positions of the holes, not shown in the drawings, are all provided with positioning members 1060 such as positioning pins and the like.

The hard disk 200 is applied to a server or a storage server which may vibrate during operation or may cause damage to the hard disk 200 due to some external vibration source. In order to solve the problem, it is preferable that the mounting holes 106 are respectively disposed at positions where the first side wall 103 and the second side wall 104 are provided with the positioning member 1060, and the buffering member 1061 is installed in the mounting holes 106, and the positioning is performed. The member 1060 is inserted into the cushioning member 1061, and a portion protruding from the cushioning member 1061 can be inserted into the positioning hole of the hard disk 200 by about 1 mm to 2 mm, so that the hard disk 200 can be effectively positioned and convenient. The disassembly and assembly of the hard disk 200, since the bracket 101 and the one-piece formed side walls 103, 104 are made of a plastic material, they have a certain elasticity, so the user can tilt the side walls 103, 104 before loading and unloading the hard disk 200. The positioning member 1060 can be easily inserted or detached from the positioning hole of the hard disk 200, so that the purpose of detaching the hard disk 200 can be conveniently performed as described above.

Referring to the fourth and fifth figures, it is preferable that the buffer member 1061 has a mounting portion 1065 and a buffer portion 1064. The bottom portion of the bottom portion of the mounting portion 1065 has a barb 1066 extending therefrom. At the bottom of the mounting portion 1065, the distance between the two barbs 1066 is slightly larger than the diameter of the mounting hole 106, and the cushioning member 1061 is outwardly loaded in the direction of the inner wall of the bracket 101. Since the buffer 1061 is made of rubber or silicone material, it has elasticity, so it can be loaded into the mounting hole 106. The outer end of the mounting hole 106 is formed with a step 1063, and the barb 1066 and the mounting hole 106 are outside. The step 1063 of the end is engaged, so that the cushioning member 1061 can be stably installed. At the same time, the buffer portion 1064 is attached to the inner side of the side walls 103, 104. The cushioning member 1061 is fitted into the side walls 103, 104 of the bracket 101 in a separated manner, which also facilitates the replacement of the cushioning member 1061 to ensure a good cushioning effect and a vibration-absorbing effect.

Further, a through hole 1068 is defined between the mounting portion 1065 of the buffer member 1061 and the buffer portion 1064. The positioning member 1060 has a card end 1067 and a positioning end 1069, and the diameter of the card end 1067 is slightly larger than The diameter of the through hole 1068 is such that the positioning member 1060 is made of a metal material, and the cushioning member 1061 is made of rubber or silicone material, so that the positioning member 1060 is loaded into the cushioning member 1061 by the card end 1067. So that it has a good installation effect and maintains a stable state.

It should be noted that the cushioning member 1061 and the positioning member 1060 can be formed in the rubber factory once in the mold, so that it can be used as a part, and no additional assembly is required, and the assembly efficiency is also improved.

In summary, the present invention adopts the above structure to facilitate the user to load and remove the hard disk 200 by the opening and closing of the door 102. In addition, a positioning member 1060 is disposed on the inner wall of the bracket 101 for defining the hard disk. The position of the 200 is in a stable state; of course, the cushioning member 1061 provided on the inner wall of the bracket 101 is used to absorb or buffer the servo or store the vibration of the servo operation or the external.

The above is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, that is, simple equivalent changes and modifications are made according to the contents described in the patent application scope and the description of the invention. All are still within the scope of the patent application scope of the present invention. In addition, the abstract sections and headings are only used to assist in the search of patent documents and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention.

100‧‧‧hard disk fixed structure

101‧‧‧ bracket

102‧‧‧

103‧‧‧First side wall

104‧‧‧second side wall

105‧‧‧Operation handle

106‧‧‧Mounting holes

1060‧‧‧ Positioning parts

1061‧‧‧ cushioning parts

1063‧‧‧ steps

1064‧‧‧ buffer

1065‧‧‧Installation Department

1066‧‧‧Unhook

1067‧‧‧ card end

1068‧‧‧through hole

1069‧‧‧ Positioning end

1030‧‧‧Limited parts

1050‧‧‧ concave gap

1051‧‧‧ openings

1052‧‧‧ pivot

107‧‧‧ accommodating space

1022‧‧‧Free end

1021‧‧‧Connected end

1023‧‧‧ bayonet

1024‧‧‧Operation Department

1025‧‧‧Pivot hole

1020‧‧‧Restricted hole

1031‧‧‧Deduction Department

200‧‧‧ hard disk

The first figure is an exploded view of the present invention;

The second figure is a structural diagram of the present invention, wherein the door is in an open state;

The third figure is an assembled view of the present invention;

The fourth figure is a top view of the present invention;

The fifth picture shows the structure of the cushioning member and the positioning member.

102. . . door

103. . . First side wall

104. . . Second side wall

105. . . Operating handle

200. . . Hard disk

1020. . . Restricted hole

1021. . . Connection end

1022. . . Free end

1024. . . Operation department

1023. . . Bayonet

1031. . . Buckle

1030. . . Limiter

Claims (5)

The hard disk fixing structure includes: a bracket having an accommodating space formed by the corresponding side wall for loading and unloading the hard disk, and having an opening, the opening being in communication with the accommodating space, wherein the corresponding side wall is opened a mounting hole, the hard disk has a positioning hole; a door having two ends respectively being a connecting end and a free end, the connecting end is pivotally disposed at the opening, and a side wall of the bracket is disposed a protrusion and a limiting member, the free end has a bayonet and a restricted hole, the limiting member cooperates with the restricted hole, and the bayonet is engaged or disengaged from the protrusion, so that The door is in a closed or open state, the door is pressed against the hard disk when the door is in a closed state; and a buffer member is disposed in the mounting hole, the buffer member has a mounting portion, and a buffer portion, the mounting The bottom portion of the portion has a barb that is engaged with the outer side of the side wall, and the buffer portion is attached to the inner side of the side wall, wherein the inner wall of the corresponding side wall is provided with a positioning member, the positioning member Installed in the buffer member, which has Card terminal and a positioning end, the positioning member charged by the buffer member side of the card, into the positioning holes Drive by the positioning terminal, a position to define a hard drive. The hard disk fixing structure according to claim 1, wherein the cushioning member is made of a rubber or silicone material. The hard disk fixing structure according to claim 1, wherein the positioning member is made of a metal material. The hard disk fixing structure according to claim 1, wherein the free end is provided with an operating portion for the user to operate the door to be in an open state. The hard disk fixing structure according to claim 1, wherein the positioning member is molded in-mold with the cushioning member.