TWI508061B - Hard disk device and hard disk protective cover - Google Patents

Description

Hard disk device and hard disk case

The present invention relates to a hard disk device, and more particularly to a hard disk device and a hard disk protective cover that can be applied to a plurality of hard disk bodies of different thicknesses.

The conventional external hard disk device comprises a casing and a hard disk body disposed in the casing, but after the hard disk body is installed in the casing, there is still a lot of space between the hard disk body and the casing to be attached with foam, When the consumer is avoided, the hard disk body may be shaken or abnormally generated, and the above-mentioned conventional hard disk device for attaching the foam must also require a lot of manpower for the foaming fit.

Therefore, the present inventors have felt that the above-mentioned deficiencies can be improved, and they have devoted themselves to research and cooperated with the application of the theory, and finally proposed a present invention which is reasonable in design and effective in improving the above-mentioned defects.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a hard disk device and a hard disk protective cover that do not need to be attached to a foam and can be applied to a plurality of hard disk bodies of different thicknesses.

The present invention provides a hard disk device comprising: a hard disk protection cover having an integrally formed structure and surrounding a receiving space and a first opening, the receiving space being connectable through the first opening; The hard disk protection cover comprises: two clamping pieces arranged substantially in parallel, and the distance between the two clamping pieces is defined as a receiving thickness, each clamping piece is substantially elongated and defines a length direction; a two-stop pad, one of which is connected between one end of the two clamping pieces in the longitudinal direction, wherein the other is connected between the other ends of the two clamping pieces in the length direction; Each The retaining pad is formed with a wrinkle, so that the two clamping pieces can be extended by the fold of the two stop pads to increase the receiving thickness; a hard disk body having two short sides on opposite sides; and a circuit board The board is disposed on the short side of the hard disk body, and the circuit board is mounted on one of the short sides of the hard disk body; wherein the hard disk cover is sleeved on the hard disk body through the first opening And the circuit board, and the wrinkles of the two-stop pad can be correspondingly extended according to the thickness of the hard disk body, so that the receiving thickness is substantially equal to the thickness of the hard disk body.

The present invention further provides a hard disk protection cover, which is characterized in that it has an accommodating space and a first opening, and the accommodating space can communicate with the first opening through the first opening, the hard disk The protective cover comprises: two clamping pieces arranged substantially in parallel, and the distance between the two clamping pieces is defined as a receiving thickness, each clamping piece is substantially elongated and defines a length direction; and at least one block a stop pad connected between the two clamping pieces; wherein the at least one stopping pad is formed with a wrinkle, so that the two clamping pieces can extend the wrinkle of the at least one stopping pad to increase the receiving thickness .

In summary, the hard disk device and the hard disk protective cover provided by the present invention do not need to perform a conventional foam bonding step, and the hard disk protective cover can be applied through the stretchable wrinkles. The hard disk body of different thicknesses has a wider range of applications.

The detailed description of the present invention and the accompanying drawings are to be understood by the claims The scope is subject to any restrictions.

100‧‧‧hard disk devices (eg external hard disk devices)

1‧‧‧hard disk cover

11‧‧‧ accommodating space

12‧‧‧ first opening

13‧‧‧second opening

14‧‧‧Clamping piece

141‧‧‧ Ribs

15‧‧‧stop pad

151‧‧‧ wrinkles

1511‧‧‧First wrinkle

1512‧‧‧Second folds

152‧‧‧ hole

153‧‧‧ ribs

154‧‧‧ card holding block

2‧‧‧ hard disk body

21‧‧‧ board

22‧‧‧Long side

221‧‧‧ screw holes

23‧‧‧ Short side

3‧‧‧Circuit board

G‧‧‧ gap

D, D’‧‧‧ accommodating thickness

T‧‧‧ thickness direction

L‧‧‧ Length direction

W‧‧‧Width direction

1 is a perspective view of a hard disk device of the present invention.

2 is an exploded perspective view of the hard disk device of the present invention.

3 is a partial enlarged view of the hard disk protection cover of FIG. 2.

4 is a perspective view of a hard disk protection cover of the present invention.

Figure 5 is a partial cross-sectional view of Figure 4.

Figure 6 is a partial cross-sectional view taken along line X-X of Figure 1.

Figure 7 is a partial cross-sectional view taken along line Y-Y of Figure 1.

Figure 8 is a partial cross-sectional view of another embodiment of Figure 1 taken along the line Y-Y (using hard disk bodies of different thicknesses).

Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, which are an embodiment of the present invention. It should be noted that the related embodiments refer to the related quantities and appearances of the drawings, and only the embodiments of the present invention are specifically described. In order to understand the contents thereof, it is not intended to limit the scope of the invention.

This embodiment is a hard disk device 100, and more particularly an external hard disk device 100. The hard disk device 100 includes two hard disk protection covers 1, a hard disk body 2, a circuit board 3, and a casing (not shown). The circuit board 3 is mounted on the hard disk body 2, and the two hard disk protection covers 1 are respectively sleeved on opposite sides of the hard disk body 2 and the circuit board 3, and the hard disk body 2 and the circuit board 3 are respectively disposed. And the two hard disk protection sleeves 1 disposed on the hard disk body 2 and the circuit board 3 are installed together in the outer casing. Hereinafter, the respective components of the hard disk device 100 will be described separately, and then the connection relationship between them will be described.

Furthermore, since the two hard disk protection covers 1 have the same configuration in this embodiment, only one hard disk protection cover 1 will be described below. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the hard disk cover 1 is of an integrally formed structure, and the hard disk cover 1 is preferably made of rubber, silicone, or the like which is soft and resilient. The hard disk protection cover 1 is elongated and defines an accommodating space 11 . The hard disk protection cover 1 is formed with a first opening 12 and a second opening 13 which are substantially rectangular, and the second opening 13 is smaller than The first opening 12 and the accommodating space 11 communicate with each other via the first and second openings 12 and 13, respectively.

In more detail, the hard disk protector 1 includes two holding pieces 14 and two stop pads 15 connected between the two holding pieces 14. The two clamping pieces 14 are arranged substantially in parallel, and The distance between the two clamping pieces 14 is defined as a receiving thickness D. The direction in which the thickness D is accommodated is defined as a thickness direction T, and each of the holding pieces 14 is substantially elongated and defines a length direction L and a width direction W, the thickness direction T, the length direction L, and the width direction. W is three directions perpendicular to each other.

In addition, referring to FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, the inner edges of the two clamping pieces 14 are respectively formed with an elongated strip rib 141 substantially parallel to the longitudinal direction L, and the two ribs 141 are adjacent to each other. The second opening 13. Wherein, the accommodating thickness D can be further defined as the distance between the two ribs 141.

One of the two stops 15 is connected between one end of the two clamping pieces 14 in the longitudinal direction L (such as the left end of the two clamping pieces 14 in FIG. 4), and the other one is blocked. The pad 15 is connected between the other ends of the two holding pieces 14 in the longitudinal direction L (such as the right end portions of the two holding pieces 14 in FIG. 4). Further, each of the stopper pads 15 corresponds to the end edges of any of the holding pieces 14 extending integrally in the thickness direction T to the opposite end edges of the other holding piece 14. Therefore, in the section of the vertical thickness direction T, each of the stopper pads 15 is substantially L-shaped.

Furthermore, each of the stop pads 15 is bent inwardly at a substantially central portion in the width direction W to form a wrinkle 151, so that the two holding pieces 14 can be extended by the wrinkles 151 of the two stop pads 15 to be increased. The thickness D is accommodated. It should be noted that the wrinkles 151 referred to in this embodiment extend, mainly to gradually straighten the wrinkled wrinkles 151, but do not excessively affect the thickness of the wrinkles 151, that is, in the wrinkles. During the 151 extension, the thickness of the pleats 151 remains substantially unchanged.

Wherein, in the cross section of the vertical thickness direction T, and the wrinkles 151 of the respective stopper pads 15 are formed with a broken hole 152 (such as FIG. 3 or FIG. 5) at the corner of the L shape, so that each wrinkle 151 passes through The hole 152 is divided into a first corrugated portion 1511 and a second corrugated portion 1512. Thereby, when the wrinkles 151 are extended, the wrinkles 151 form the first wrinkle portions 1511 and the second wrinkle portions 1512 which are separated from each other, so that the first wrinkle portions 1511 and the second wrinkle portions 1512 can be made more Easy to extend without interfering with each other.

In more detail, the first wrinkle portion 1511 is substantially parallel to the width direction W a strip-like structure, and the first corrugated portion 1511 has a substantially U-shaped cross section perpendicular to the width direction W; and the second corrugated portion 1512 is an elongated strip structure substantially parallel to the longitudinal direction L, and the second wrinkle The section 1512 is substantially U-shaped in cross section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction L. However, the configuration of the wrinkles 151 in the present embodiment is exemplified. In practical applications, the configuration of the wrinkles 151 can be changed according to the needs of the designer, and is not limited to the above.

Further, the first wrinkle portion 1511 of the two-stop pad 15 is adjacent to the end edge of the second wrinkle portion 1512 (such as the front end edge of the first wrinkle portion 1511 in FIG. 4). The end edges of the two clamping pieces 14 collectively surround the first opening 12 defined above, and the adjacent edges of the second corrugated portion 1512 of the two stop pads 15 (such as the second second wrinkle portion on the left side in FIG. 4) The right end edge of 1512 and the left end edge of the second second wrinkle portion 1512) and the edge of the two holding pieces 14 adjacent thereto are defined to define the second opening 13 described above.

Further, in the thickness direction T, the inner edge portions of the stopper pads 15 on the opposite sides of the second wrinkle portions 1512 (the upper side and the lower side of the second gather portion 1512 in FIG. 5) are formed The cylindrical rib 153 is substantially parallel to the half of the longitudinal direction L. Furthermore, the inner edge of the second corrugated portion 1512 of one of the stopper pads 15 (such as the left stopper pad 15 in FIG. 4) of the hard disk protector 1 protrudes in the width direction W adjacent to the broken hole 152. A card holding block 154 is extended.

Referring to FIG. 2, the hard disk body 2 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, that is, the hard disk body 2 has two opposite plate faces 21 (such as the top and bottom surfaces of the hard disk body 2 in FIG. 2). Two opposite long side faces 22 (such as the upper left side and the lower right side of the hard disk body 2 in FIG. 2) and two opposite short side faces 23 (such as the left lower side and the upper right side of the hard disk body 2 in FIG. 2). An electrical connector (not shown) is disposed substantially at a center of one of the short side faces 23 of the hard disk body 2, and the two long side faces 22 are respectively formed with two screw holes 221.

The circuit board 3 is a rectangular plate body substantially corresponding to the short side surface of the hard disk body 2, and the circuit board 3 is mounted on the short side 23 of the hard disk body 2 provided with the electrical connector, and the opposite sides of the circuit board 3 (such as 2, the upper left side and the lower right side of the circuit board 3 in FIG. 2) The panel faces are spaced apart from the short side 23 on which they are mounted to define a gap G. The holding block 154 is configured to be geometrically embedded in the gap G.

The above is a description of the structure of the hard disk protection cover 1, the hard disk body 2, and the circuit board 3. The following describes the connection relationship between the two hard disk protection covers 1 and the hard disk body 2 and the circuit board 3.

The two hard disk protection sleeves 1 are respectively sleeved into the hard disk body 2 and the circuit board 3 from the long side 22 of the hard disk body 2, and the holding blocks 154 of the two hard disk protection covers 1 are respectively The two gaps G (such as FIG. 6) are embedded between the hard disk body 2 and the circuit board 3, so that when the circuit board 3 is subjected to a force external to the hard disk body 2, the external force received by the circuit board 3 is absorbed by the holding block 154. Further, the circuit board 3 is prevented from being bent and damaged toward the hard disk body 2.

Moreover, when the two hard disk protection sleeves 1 are inserted into the hard disk body 2 and the circuit board 3, the wrinkles 151 will correspond to the thickness of the hard disk body 2 (ie, the distance between the two plate faces 21 of the hard disk body 2). The corresponding extension (ie, extension or non-extension) is generated, so that the hard disk body 2 and the circuit board 3 can be smoothly inserted into the accommodating space 11 of the hard disk protection cover 1 and the long side 22 of the hard disk body 2 The screw hole 221 is exposed outside via the second opening 13 of the hard disk case 1 (see Fig. 1).

In more detail, the accommodating thickness D of the hard disk cover 1 is exemplified by 7 mm in the embodiment (as shown in FIG. 7), and the accommodating thickness D can be increased by the extension of the pleats 151. (the thickness D' of the housing shown in FIG. 8), so that the hard disk protection cover 1 can be applied to the hard disk body 2 of different thicknesses and the circuit board 3 mounted thereon, thereby improving the application of the hard disk protection cover 1. range.

For example, when the thickness of the hard disk body 2 is approximately 7 mm (as shown in FIG. 7), during the process of inserting the hard disk protector 1 into the hard disk body 2 and the circuit board 3, the wrinkles 151 are substantially not extended, that is, The hard disk cover 1 is placed in the hard disk body 2 and the circuit board 3. If the thickness of the hard disk body 2 is approximately 9 mm (as shown in FIG. 8), during the process of inserting the hard disk protector 1 into the hard disk body 2 and the circuit board 3, the wrinkles 151 will be extended to accommodate the thickness D. It can be added to the receiving thickness D' to facilitate the insertion of the hard disk protective cover 1 into the hard disk body 2 and the circuit board 3. However, in practical applications, the accommodating thickness D of the hard disk protection cover 1 can adjust the configuration of the pleats 151 according to the designer's needs, that is, the accommodating thickness D is not limited to the embodiment. The size.

As shown in FIG. 6 and FIG. 7, after the two hard disk protection sleeves 1 are inserted into the hard disk body 2 and the circuit board 3, the two clamping pieces 14 ribs 141 of each hard disk protection cover 1 respectively abut against the hard disk body. The two slats 21 of the two dampers 15 of each hard disk holster 1 are respectively biased against the circuit board 3 and the short side 23 of the hard disk body 2 away from the circuit board 3; The pleats 151 of the two stoppers 15 of each hard disk cover 1 and the second pleats 1512 and the ribs 153 adjacent thereto abut against one of the long side faces 22 of the hard disk body 2. Thereby, when the hard disk device 100 is affected by an external force, the rib 141 of the hard disk protection cover 1, the first pleat portion 1511 of the pleat 151, and the second pleat portion 1512 of the pleat 151 and the ribs thereof are ribbed. The 153 abuts against the hard disk body 2 and the circuit board 3, and effectively achieves the anti-shock effect, thereby preventing damage to the hard disk body 2 and the circuit board 3.

In addition, the hard disk protection cover 1 can appropriately change its configuration in addition to the aspect presented in the embodiment, while retaining its function. For example, the adjacent end edges of the two stop pads 15 of the hard disk protector 1 can extend toward each other in the longitudinal direction L to form an integrally connected structure (not shown), and the second opening 13 is formed to correspond. In the shape of the screw hole 221.

[Possible effects of embodiments of the present invention]

In summary, the hard disk device provided by the embodiment of the present invention can extend the wrinkle of the hard disk to suit the hard disk body of different thicknesses, so that the hard disk protective cover has a wider application range. And there is no need to carry out a conventional foam bonding step. Furthermore, the wrinkled corners of the hard disk cover are formed with holes to make the wrinkles more easily stretched.

Moreover, a holding block is formed through the inner edge of the hard disk protection cover, and the holding blocks of the two hard disk protection covers are respectively inserted into the two gaps between the hard disk body and the circuit board, so that the circuit When the board is subjected to a force external to the hard disk body, the external force received by the circuit board is absorbed by the holding block, thereby preventing the circuit board from being bent and deformed toward the hard disk body, thereby further achieving the anti-shock effect.

In addition, when the hard disk device is affected by an external force, the ribs of the hard disk protective cover, the first wrinkles of the wrinkles, and the second wrinkles of the wrinkles and the ribs of the wrinkles abut against the hard disk body and the circuit The board effectively achieves the anti-shock effect, thereby preventing damage to the hard disk body and the circuit board.

The above are only the preferred embodiments of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention, and the equivalent variations and modifications of the scope of the invention are intended to be within the scope of the invention.

1‧‧‧hard disk cover

14‧‧‧Clamping piece

141‧‧‧ Ribs

15‧‧‧stop pad

151‧‧‧ wrinkles

1511‧‧‧First wrinkle

1512‧‧‧Second folds

152‧‧‧ hole

153‧‧‧ ribs

154‧‧‧ card holding block

D‧‧‧ accommodating thickness

T‧‧‧ thickness direction

L‧‧‧ Length direction

W‧‧‧Width direction

Claims (10)

A hard disk device includes: a hard disk protection cover having an integrally formed structure and surrounding a receiving space and a first opening, the receiving space being connectable to the outside through the first opening, the hard disk The protective cover comprises: two clamping pieces arranged substantially in parallel, and the distance between the two clamping pieces is defined as a receiving thickness, each clamping piece is substantially elongated and defines a length direction; and two stops a pad, one of which is connected between one end of the two clamping pieces in the longitudinal direction, wherein the other is connected between the other ends of the two clamping pieces in the length direction; wherein each of the two blocks The retaining pad is formed with a wrinkle, so that the two clamping pieces can be extended by the fold of the two stop pads to increase the receiving thickness; a hard disk body having two short sides on opposite sides; and a circuit board, The board is disposed on the short side of the hard disk body, and the circuit board is mounted on one of the short sides of the hard disk body; wherein the hard disk cover is sleeved on the hard disk body through the first opening The circuit board, and the wrinkle energy of the two-stop pad The thickness of the hard disk and generate a corresponding main body of extension, so that the thickness substantially equivalent to accommodate the thickness of the body Drive. The hard disk device according to claim 1, wherein the direction of the accommodating thickness is defined as a thickness direction, and in the cross section perpendicular to the thickness direction, each of the stopper pads is substantially L-shaped, and the wrinkles of the respective stopper pads A pleat is formed at a corner of the L-shaped portion, and each of the pleats is divided into a first pleated portion and a second pleated portion through the broken hole, and the first pleated portion of the two pleats respectively The top is offset from the circuit board and the hard disk body is away from the short side of the circuit board. The hard disk device of claim 2, wherein each of the second pleat portions is substantially parallel to the length direction, and in the thickness direction, each of the second pleat portions The inner edge portion of the side stop pad is formed with a rib; the hard disk body has two long sides on opposite sides, and the ribs of the two stop pads abut against one of the long sides of the hard disk body. The hard disk device of claim 2, wherein a latching block protrudes from the inner edge of the second corrugated portion of one of the stop pads of the hard disk cover; the circuit board The short sides of the installed side are spaced apart and define a gap, and the holding block of the hard disk protection cover is embedded in the gap between the circuit board and the short side of the circuit board. The hard disk device of claim 1, wherein the inner edges of the two clamping pieces are opposite each other to form a rib substantially parallel to the length direction, and the distance between the two ribs is defined as the capacity The thickness of the hard disk body has two plate faces on opposite sides, and the ribs of the two clamping pieces respectively abut against the two plate faces of the hard disk body. The hard disk device of any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein each of the pleats is configured to substantially maintain its pleat thickness during extension. The hard disk device according to any one of claims 2 to 5, wherein the first pleat portion and the second pleated portion have a substantially U-shaped cross section. The hard disk protection cover is characterized in that it is an integrally formed structure and defines an accommodating space and a first opening. The accommodating space can communicate with the first opening. The hard disk protection cover comprises: Two clamping pieces are arranged substantially in parallel, and the distance between the two clamping pieces is defined as a receiving thickness, each clamping piece is substantially elongated and defines a length direction; and at least one stopping pad is connected Between the two clamping pieces; wherein the at least one stopping pad is formed with a wrinkle, so that the two clamping pieces can extend the pleats of the at least one stopping pad to increase the receiving thickness. The hard disk protection cover of claim 8, wherein the number of the at least one stop pad is further limited to two, and one of the stop pads is connected to the two clamping pieces. Between the one ends of the length direction, wherein the other stop pad is connected between the other ends of the two clamping pieces in the longitudinal direction; the direction of the receiving thickness is defined as a thickness direction, which is perpendicular In the cross section of the thickness direction, each of the stop pads is substantially L-shaped, and the wrinkles of the respective stop pads are formed with a hole at a corner of the L-shape, and each wrinkle is divided into a first through the broken hole. a corrugated portion and a second corrugated portion. The hard disk protector of claim 8, wherein the at least one retaining pad has a wrinkle configuration that substantially maintains its thickness during extension.