TWI514117B - Electronic device and hard disk drive blank thereof - Google Patents

Description

Electronic device and its hard disk pseudo frame

The present invention relates to an electronic device, and more particularly to an electronic device equipped with a hard disk dummy frame.

Electronic devices typically include a variety of electronic components. The design of the heat dissipation is usually designed for the state in which the electronic device is fully loaded with electronic components. However, at the beginning of the use of electronic devices, electronic devices leave a lot of space for future expansion of other electronic components. However, when the electronic component has not been expanded, a pseudo frame which is not functional but has a similar shape is installed at a position where the expansion electronic component is to be installed.

Some of the dummy frames can be disposed in the receiving holes of the housing of the electronic device to prevent foreign matter from falling into the housing from the receiving hole of the housing when the receiving hole is not provided with the electronic component. Damage to electronic components within the housing. For example, the electronic device can respectively expand a plurality of hard disks in a plurality of receiving holes of the housing. However, a hard disk dummy frame is installed in the receiving hole of the hard disk. In order to dissipate the heat generated by the electronic device, conventional hard disk dummy frames generally have an aperture ratio that is very close to the size of the aperture to increase the amount of heat dissipation. However, such a setting usually causes the cooling airflow to be installed only from The accommodating hole having the hard disk dummy frame passes through, and the accommodating hole in which the hard disk is mounted has almost no heat-dissipating airflow. Therefore, the heat of the hard disk itself cannot be dissipated by the heat dissipation airflow, which often causes overheating and damage.

In view of the above problems, the present invention provides an electronic device and a hard disk dummy frame thereof, so that the heat dissipation airflow can uniformly flow through the receiving hole and the hard disk to dissipate the heat generated by the hard disk.

The invention discloses an electronic device comprising a casing, a hard disk, a hard disk dummy frame and a wind flow generator. The housing has a plurality of receiving holes. The hard disk is mounted on one of the plurality of receiving holes. The hard disk dummy frame is mounted on the other of the plurality of receiving holes. The hard disk dummy frame includes a frame body, a flow blocking member and a snap component. The frame has a first side and a second side opposite to each other. The flow stop is disposed on the frame and has a flow blocking portion and a flow opening. The flow port is close to the first side. The snap component is disposed on the frame and on the second side. The baffle blocks part of the snap-fit assembly. The snap component is engaged with the housing. The airflow generator is disposed within the housing for generating a heat sinking airflow. A part of the cooling airflow passes through the hard disk, and a part of the cooling airflow passes through the flow port of the hard disk dummy frame.

The invention also discloses a hard disk dummy frame, comprising a frame body, a flow blocking member and a snap assembly. The frame has a first side and a second side opposite to each other. The flow stop is disposed on the frame and has a flow blocking portion and a flow opening. The flow port is close to the first side. The snap component is disposed on the frame and on the second side. The snap component is engaged with the housing. The baffle blocks part of the snap-fit assembly.

According to the electronic device and the hard disk dummy frame of the present invention, a portion of the heat-dissipating airflow is blocked by the flow blocking portion of the flow blocking member, and the heat-dissipating airflow can flow through the flow opening of the blocking portion, so that the heat-dissipating airflow in the electronic device can be evenly distributed. The ground flows through the flow opening of the hard disk dummy frame and other openings of the housing of the electronic device to facilitate the heat generated by the electronic components located in other openings.

The above description of the present invention and the following description of the embodiments of the present invention are intended to illustrate and explain the spirit and principles of the invention.

1‧‧‧Electronic device

11‧‧‧Shell

11a‧‧‧ accommodating holes

12‧‧‧ hard disk pseudo frame

121‧‧‧ frame

1211‧‧‧ first side

1212‧‧‧ second side

122‧‧‧Baffle

122a‧‧‧ inside

122b‧‧‧Outside

1221‧‧‧Block

1222‧‧‧ circulation

123‧‧‧Clamping components

1231‧‧‧卡合块

1231a‧‧‧ sloped surface

1232‧‧‧Flexible parts

1233‧‧‧Handle

124‧‧‧Flexible push-offs

1240‧‧‧Connecting parts

13‧‧‧Airflow Generator

14‧‧‧ Hard disk

1 is a perspective view of an electronic device in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the hard disk dummy frame of FIG. 1.

3A and 3B are perspective exploded views of another perspective view of the hard disk dummy frame of Fig. 2.

The detailed features and advantages of the present invention are set forth in the Detailed Description of the Detailed Description of the Detailed Description of the <RTIgt; The related objects and advantages of the present invention are readily understood by those of ordinary skill in the art. The following examples are intended to describe the present invention in further detail, but are not intended to limit the scope of the invention.

Please refer to Figures 1 and 2, and Figure 1 illustrates the implementation according to the present invention. A perspective view of the electronic device 1 of the embodiment, and a second perspective view of the hard disk dummy frame 12 of the first embodiment. In this embodiment, the electronic device 1 includes a housing 11 , at least one hard disk dummy frame 12 , a wind flow generator 13 , and at least one hard disk 14 . In the embodiment, the electronic device 1 includes four hard disk dummy frames 12 and one hard disk 14, but is not limited thereto. The number of hard disk pseudo-frames 12 and hard disks 14 can be limited according to the needs of use. The housing 11 has a plurality of receiving holes 11a. The hard disk dummy frame 12 and the hard disk 14 are mounted in the receiving hole 11a. The total number of hard disk dummy frames 12 and hard disks 14 is the same as the number of receiving holes 11a. When the number of the hard disks 14 is equal to the number of the receiving holes 11a, all the hard disks 14 are installed in all the receiving holes 11a. When the number of the hard disks 14 is smaller than the number of the accommodating holes 11a, all the hard disks 14 are mounted in a part of the accommodating holes 11a. The hard disk dummy frame 12 is mounted on all of the receiving holes 11a of the hard disk 14 . The airflow generator 13 is disposed within the housing 11 and is configured to generate a heat dissipation airflow.

The hard disk dummy frame 12 includes a frame body 121, a flow stop member 122, an engaging component 123 and a plurality of elastic pushing members 124. The frame 121 has a first side 1211 and a second side 1212 opposite to each other. The flow stop 122 is disposed on the frame 121 and has a flow blocking portion 1221 and a flow opening 1222. The flow port 1222 is adjacent to the first side 1211. The circulation port 1222 can have a plurality of sub-openings, but is not limited thereto. In other embodiments, the flow port 1222 can also be a single opening. The area of the flow blocking portion 1221 is larger than the area of the flow opening 1222. The inner side surface 122a of the flow stop 122 faces the inside of the housing 11, and the outer side surface 122b of the flow stop 122 faces the outside of the housing 11.

The engaging component 123 is disposed on the frame 121 and located on the second side 1212. The baffle 122 blocks a portion of the snap-fit assembly 123. The engaging component 123 can be engaged with the housing 11 such that the hard disk dummy frame 12 is mounted on the receiving hole 11a of the housing 11. The engaging component 123 includes an engaging block 1231, an elastic member 1232 and a handle 1233. The engaging block 1231 is movably disposed in the frame 121. The engaging block 1231 has an engaging position and a releasing position with respect to the frame 121. The elastic member 1232 is disposed between the engaging block 1231 and the frame 121. The handle 1233 is connected to the engaging block 1231. The user can move the engaging block 1231 from the engaged position to the released position by pulling the handle 1233. In the present embodiment, the handle 1233 is exposed on the outer side 122b of the flow stop 122 to allow the user to pull the handle 1233 from the outside of the housing 11.

The elastic pushing member 124 is disposed around the frame 121 and abuts against the housing 11 around the receiving hole 11a. When the hard disk dummy frame 12 is mounted on the receiving hole 11a of the casing 11, if the electronic device 1 is subjected to vibration, the frame 121 can be prevented from striking the casing 11 by the elastic pushing member 124.

Referring to FIGS. 3A and 3B, a perspective exploded view of another perspective view of the hard disk dummy frame 12 of FIG. 2 is illustrated. 3A shows a three-dimensional exploded view of the hard disk dummy frame 12 when the engaging block is in the engaged position, and FIG. 3B shows a three-dimensional exploded view of the hard disk dummy frame 12 when the engaging block is in the released position. The amount of deformation of the elastic member 1232 when the engaging block 1231 is at the engaging position is smaller than the amount of deformation of the elastic member 1232 when the engaging block 1231 is at the releasing position. Therefore, in the normal state, the engaging block 1231 will be located at the engaging position shown in FIG. 3A. Further, a plurality of elastic pushers 124 can be connected by a connector 1240. The connecting member 1240 is disposed at the blocking flow Inner side 122a of member 122. The connector 1240 can have a plurality of openings and can also be a mesh structure.

When the hard disk dummy frame 12 is to be mounted on the casing 11, the user can pull the handle 1233 to move the engaging block 1231 from the engaging position to the releasing position, and increase the deformation amount of the elastic member 1232 to increase the internal storage. The elastic restoring force of the elastic member 1232. The hard disk dummy frame 12 is pushed into the casing 11 from the outside of the casing 11, and the handle 1233 is released, so that the engaging block 1231 is moved from the releasing position to the engaging position by the elastic restoring force of the elastic member 1232. The snap-fit assembly 123 is engaged with the housing 11.

Alternatively, the hard disk dummy frame 12 is directly pushed into the casing 11 from outside the casing 11. When the inclined surface 1231a of the engaging block 1231 passes through the casing 11, the casing 11 pushes the engaging block 1231 along the inclined surface 1231a to move from the engaged position to the released position. When the hard disk dummy frame 12 is moved until the housing 11 is not in contact with the engaging block 1231, the engaging block 1231 can be moved from the releasing position to the engaging position by the elastic restoring force of the elastic member 1232 so that the engaging member 123 and the engaging member 123 The housing 11 is engaged.

When the hard disk dummy frame 12 is to be detached from the outside of the casing 11, the user can pull the handle 1233 to move the engaging block 1231 from the engaging position to the releasing position to release the between the engaging component 123 and the casing 11. Engage. Next, the hard disk dummy frame 12 is pulled out of the casing 11 from the casing 11.

As shown in FIG. 1 , in the embodiment, the user installs the hard disk 14 in the first receiving hole 11 a and the hard disk dummy frame 12 in the second to The fourth receiving hole 11a. When the electronic device 1 is activated and the airflow generator 13 generates a heat-dissipating airflow, the gas outside the casing 11 can enter the casing 11 from the outside of the casing 11 via the accommodating hole 11a. Since the hard disk dummy frame 12 installed in each of the accommodating holes 11a has the flow blocking member 122 to shield part of the heat dissipation airflow, a part of the heat dissipation airflow flows through the flow port 1222 of the hard disk dummy frame 12, and a part of the heat dissipation airflow is blocked. The flow member 122 is restricted and flows through the vicinity of the hard disk 14 to dissipate heat to the hard disk 14. Therefore, the heat dissipation air flowing through the hard disk 14 can dissipate the heat of the hard disk 14. In this embodiment, the area of the blocking portion 1221 relative to the receiving hole 11a can be similar to the area of the hard disk 14 with respect to the receiving hole 11a, so that the heat-dissipating airflow can uniformly flow through the respective receiving holes 11a, regardless of Whether the hard disk 14 is mounted or the hard disk dummy frame 12 is installed has a small difference effect on the flow field.

In summary, the electronic device and the hard disk pseudo frame of the present invention block a part of the heat dissipation airflow by the blocking portion of the flow blocking member, and the heat dissipation airflow can flow through the flow opening of the blocking portion to make the electronic device The heat-dissipating airflow can uniformly flow through the flow opening of the hard disk dummy frame and the receiving hole provided with the hard disk to facilitate the heat generated by the hard disk. In addition, the user can remove the hard disk dummy frame from the outside of the casing by pulling the handle to drive the engaging block to engage or disengage the engaging block. Therefore, it is possible to avoid the step of disassembling the casing when the hard disk and the hard disk dummy frame are to be removed.

Although the present invention has been disclosed above in the foregoing embodiments, it is not intended to limit the invention. It is within the scope of the invention to be modified and modified without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. About the boundaries of the present invention Please refer to the attached patent application scope for the scope of protection.

1‧‧‧Electronic device

11‧‧‧Shell

11a‧‧‧ accommodating holes

12‧‧‧ hard disk pseudo frame

13‧‧‧Airflow Generator

14‧‧‧ Hard disk

Claims (10)

An electronic device comprising: a housing having a plurality of receiving holes; at least one hard disk, wherein each of the hard disks is mounted on one of the receiving holes; at least one hard disk dummy frame, wherein each A hard disk dummy frame is mounted on the other of the plurality of receiving holes, the hard disk dummy frame comprising: a frame body having a first side and a second side; and a flow stop member In the frame body, and having a flow blocking portion and a flow port, the flow port is close to the first side; and a snapping assembly is disposed on the frame body and located on the second side, the baffle blocking portion The snap-fit assembly is engaged with the housing; and a wind flow generator is disposed in the housing for generating a heat-dissipating airflow, and a portion of the heat-dissipating airflow passes through the flow port of the hard disk dummy frame A portion of the heat dissipating airflow is restricted by the baffle and flows through the hard disk to dissipate heat from the hard disk. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the area of the flow blocking portion is larger than the area of the flow opening. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the engaging component comprises an engaging block and an elastic member, the engaging block is movably disposed on the frame, and the elastic member is disposed on the engaging block and the frame Between the bodies, the snap block is relative to The frame has an engaging position and a releasing position, and the deformation amount of the elastic member when the engaging block is located at the engaging position is smaller than the deformation amount of the elastic member when the engaging block is located at the releasing position. The electronic device of claim 3, wherein the engaging component further comprises a handle connected to the engaging block. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the hard disk dummy frame further comprises a plurality of elastic pushing members disposed around the frame and abutting the housing around each of the receiving holes. A hard disk dummy frame includes: a frame body having a first side and a second side; a flow stop member disposed on the frame body and having a flow blocking portion and a flow port, the flow port Close to the first side; and a snapping component disposed on the frame and located on the second side, the baffle blocking a portion of the engaging component. The hard disk pseudo frame according to claim 6, wherein the area of the baffle is larger than the area of the flow port. The hard disk disc frame of claim 6, wherein the engaging component comprises a latching block and an elastic member, the latching block is movably disposed on the frame body, and the elastic component is disposed on the engaging block and Between the frames, the engaging block has an engaging position and a releasing position with respect to the frame, and the elastic member is less deformed when the engaging block is at the engaging position than the elastic member is engaged with the elastic member. The amount of deformation when the block is in the released position. The hard disk dummy frame of claim 8, wherein the engaging component further comprises a handle connected to the engaging block. The hard disk pseudo frame according to claim 6, further comprising a plurality of elastic pushing members disposed around the frame.