TWI528354B - Hard disk assembly frame - Google Patents

Description

Hard disk assembly structure

The present invention relates to a hard disk assembly structure, and more particularly to a hard disk assembly structure having an elastic buckle portion.

With the advancement of technology, computers have become an indispensable tool in our daily lives. In general, there are many major components in a computer, such as a CD player, a disk drive, a hard disk drive, etc., among which a hard disk provides a cheap, high-speed and large-capacity data storage space, which can be used as a storage operation. System, application, user data, etc. Therefore, most of the software and data required for computer use are stored on the hard disk. The hard disk is the most important data storage component of the computer.

Generally, most hard disks are installed inside the computer. In order to securely mount the hard disk in the computer, the hard disk needs to be fixed in a fixed frame of a host, and the side of the fixed frame has a plurality of screw holes, screw holes and hard holes. The fixing holes on the sides of the disc correspond to each other so that the frame can be locked with the hard disk by screws. In the lock combination and disassembly, the conventional hard disk needs to rely on a large number of screws, which not only requires a combination of labor and a slow production speed, but also causes an increase in the installation cost of the hard disk.

In addition, when repairing, replacing, and expanding a hard disk, you must use a screwdriver or other tool to loosen a large number of screws to load and unload the hard disk. Therefore, how to improve the loading and unloading efficiency of the hard disk will be one of the problems that the R&D personnel should solve.

Another problem currently facing the industry is that the hard disk can be installed first. On the assembly frame, the quick release and quick-release structure on the assembly frame and the fixed frame are quickly installed on the fixed frame of the main body to solve the problem that the internal space of the main machine is insufficient and the screws are not easily locked, but if the screws are locked by the past When the attached assembly method attaches the hard disk to the assembly frame, the overall size of the assembled assembly frame is often increased due to the limitation of the screw's common regulations, which often causes the screw to protrude from the assembly frame. As a result, the assembly frame interferes with the fixed frame of the main assembly, which causes assembly inconvenience, or the structure of the corresponding fixed frame needs to be further modified to enable smooth assembly.

The present invention provides a hard disk assembly structure for improving the loading and unloading efficiency of the hard disk and avoiding the inconvenience of assembly due to an increase in the volume of the assembled hard disk assembly structure.

The hard disk assembly structure disclosed in the present invention is used for assembly of a hard disk device. The hard disk device has two first buckles. The hard disk assembly structure comprises a frame body, two elastic plate bodies and two sliding bodies. The frame body comprises a connecting arm and two cantilevered arms. The opposite ends of the connecting arms are respectively connected to the two cantilevers. The second cantilever is used to mount the hard disk device between the two cantilevers. The two elastic plates are respectively located at the slots of the two cantilevers, and each of the elastic plates has an opposite connecting end and a snap end. The connecting ends of the two elastic plates are respectively connected to the two cantilevers. The snap ends of the two elastic plates are suspended in the through slots and each has a pair of second buckle portions that should be the first buckle portions. The two sliding bodies are respectively slidably disposed on the two cantilevers. The sliding body is located between the cantilever and the elastic plate body, and the sliding body slides from the connecting end of the elastic plate body toward the buckle end to press the buckle end of the elastic plate body to generate an inward deformation movement, thereby The second fastening portion is fastened to the first fastening portion. The two sliding bodies are respectively slidable relative to the two cantilever arms and have a latching position relatively close to the latching end and a releasing position away from the latching end. When the two sliding bodies are in the releasing position, the buckle ends of the two elastic plates are normally away from each other, and the second fastening portions are disengaged from the two first buckles. When the two sliding bodies are in the buckle position, the two sliding bodies are limited to two The buckle ends of the elastic plate body are close to each other, so that the second second buckle portion is fastened to the two first buckle portions.

According to the hard disk assembly structure disclosed in the present invention, the two sliding bodies are slidably disposed on the two cantilever arms, and the second fastening portions are engaged with the first two by the matching between the elastic plate body and the sliding body. The buckle portion is released from the first buckle portion to further improve the loading and unloading efficiency between the hard disk assembly structure and the hard disk device. Furthermore, the hard disk assembly structure of the present invention reduces the burden of the cantilever by the deformation capability of the elastic plate body and the design of the elastic plate body and the cantilever tightly stacked, and does not affect the hard disk assembly structure when the space inside the host is limited. The installation efficiency in the main unit improves the overall reliability.

The above description of the present invention and the following description of the embodiments are intended to illustrate and explain the principles of the invention, and to provide a further explanation of the scope of the invention.

10‧‧‧hard disk assembly structure

20‧‧‧hard disk device

22‧‧‧First buckle

24‧‧‧ Third buckle

100‧‧‧ ‧ body

110‧‧‧ articulated arm

120‧‧‧cantilever

121‧‧‧ inner wall

122‧‧‧through slot

123‧‧‧ binding column

124‧‧‧fourth buckle

125‧‧‧ Groove

130‧‧‧floor

200‧‧‧elastic plate

210‧‧‧Connected end

220‧‧‧ buckle end

230‧‧‧Second buckle

240‧‧‧ first side

250‧‧‧ second side

260‧‧‧First Positioning Department

270‧‧‧bond hole

300‧‧‧Sliding body

310‧‧‧Limited section

311‧‧‧Extension

320‧‧‧Second Positioning Department

330‧‧‧ trench

1 is a perspective view showing a hard disk assembly structure in which a hard disk device is mounted according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is an exploded perspective view of Fig. 1.

3 to 5 are schematic cross-sectional views showing the assembly of the hard disk assembly structure and the hard disk device of Fig. 1.

Please refer to Figure 1 to Figure 2. 1 is a perspective view showing a hard disk assembly structure in which a hard disk device is mounted according to an embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 2 is an exploded perspective view of Fig. 1.

The hard disk assembly structure 10 of this embodiment is used for assembly of a hard disk device 20. The hard disk device 20 is, for example, a hard disk or a disk drive. Each of the opposite sides of the hard disk device 20 has a first buckle portion 22 and a third buckle portion 24.

The hard disk assembly structure 10 includes a frame body 100, two elastic plate bodies 200, and two sliding bodies 300. The frame body 100 includes an engaging arm 110 and two cantilevers 120. The opposite ends of the engaging arm 110 are respectively connected to the two cantilevers 120. The second cantilever 120 is used to mount the hard disk device 20 between the two cantilevers 120. In detail, the two cantilevers 120 each have an inner wall surface 121, a through slot 122 and a recess 125. The two inner wall faces 121 face the hard disk device 20. The two cantilevers 120 each include a pair of fourth buckle portions 124 that should be the third buckle portion 24 and a coupling post 123. The second fastening portion 124, the two coupling posts 123 and the two recesses 125 are respectively located on the inner wall surface 121 of the second cantilever 120, and the two coupling posts 123 are respectively located at the two recesses 125. The fourth fastening portion 124 and the through slot 122 of each cantilever 120 are respectively located at opposite ends of the cantilever 120, and the second fourth fastening portion 124 is located at one end of the second cantilever 120 away from the engaging arm 110. When the hard disk device 20 is installed between the two cantilevers 120, the second and fourth fastening portions 124 are respectively engaged with the second and third fastening portions 24 . In this embodiment, the fourth fastening portion 124 is a protruding post, and the third fastening portion 24 is a recessed hole, but is not limited thereto. In other embodiments, the third fastening portion 24 and the fourth fastening portion are 124 matching bump relationships can also be interchanged. The groove 125 is located between the fourth buckle portion 124 and the through groove 122 and is connected to the through groove 122.

In this embodiment and other embodiments, the frame 100 further includes a bottom plate 130. The two ends of the bottom plate 130 are connected to the two cantilever arms 120. One side of the bottom plate 130 is connected to the connecting arm 110, and the length of the two ends of the bottom plate 130 is less than one-half of the length of the cantilever 120 so that one end of the cantilever 120 is not connected to the connecting arm 110. The mounting between the third fastening portion 24 and the fourth fastening portion 124 is facilitated, and the bottom plate 130 is used to carry the hard disk device 20 and to strengthen the structural strength of the second cantilever 120.

Each elastic plate body 200 is a sheet-shaped elastic plate body, and two elastic plate bodies 200 are connected. The second cantilever 120 is connected through the groove 125. The depth of the groove 125 is greater than or equal to the thickness of the elastic plate body 120, so that the two elastic plate bodies 200 are respectively buried in the inner wall surface 121 of the second cantilever 120 without affecting the arrangement of the hard disk device 20. The elastic plate body 200 has an opposite connecting end 210 and a latching end 220. The connecting ends 210 of the two elastic plate bodies 200 are respectively fixed on the two connecting posts 123 of the two cantilever arms 120, and the latching ends of the two elastic plate bodies 200 are respectively fastened. 220 is suspended in the slot 122 and bent outward to make the elastic plate 200 pass through the slot. The latching ends 220 of the two elastic plates 200 each have a second fastening portion 230. The second fastening portions 230 are respectively fastened to the two first fastening portions 22 . In detail, each elastic plate body 200 has a first surface 240 and a second surface 250 opposite to each other, and the first surface 240 faces the hard disk device 20. Each elastic plate body 200 has at least one coupling hole 270. The coupling hole 270 is located at the connecting end 210 and penetrates the first surface 240 and the second surface 250. The coupling holes 270 of the two elastic plates 200 are respectively fixed to the coupling posts 123 of the two cantilevers 120. The second buckle portion 230 is located on the first surface 240. The second fastening portion 230 can be relatively close to or relatively separated according to the elastic deformation capability of the two elastic plate bodies 200, and the second fastening portions 230 are normally separated from the two first fastening portions 22. That is to say, the elastic plate body 200 normally passes through the inner wall surface 121 of the cantilever 120 such that the second second buckle portion 230 is at least partially positioned in the second through groove 122. In this embodiment, the first fastening portion 22 is a recessed hole, and the second fastening portion 230 is a protruding post.

In this embodiment, each elastic plate body 200 further has a first positioning portion 260 located on the second surface 250 of the buckle end 220.

The two sliding bodies 300 are slidably disposed on the two cantilevers 120, and the sliding body 300 is between the cantilever 120 and the elastic plate body 200, and is slid by the sliding body 300 from the connecting end 210 of the elastic plate body 200 to the buckle end 220 to be pressed. The locking end 220 of the elastic plate body 200 generates an inward deformation movement, so that the second fastening portion 230 is fastened to the first fastening portion 22 . Specifically, the two sliding bodies 300 respectively extend and extend the plate members and each has a limiting portion 310 and two extending portions 311. Limit segment 310 Two extensions 311 are respectively connected to opposite sides to form a groove 330. The two extensions 311 of each of the sliding bodies 300 abut against the inner wall surface 121 of the corresponding cantilever 120, the elastic plate body 200 is limited to the groove 330, and the limiting segment 310 is slidably located in the through groove 122. When the sliding end 220 of the elastic plate body 200 is slid, the second limiting portion 310 abuts against the second surface 250 of the second elastic plate body 200, so that the locking end 220 of the elastic plate body 200 is restrained by the sliding body 300. The deformation moves, and the hard disk device is used to fasten the second fastening portion 230 to the two first fastening portions 22 . That is, the two sliding bodies 300 are respectively slidable relative to the two cantilever arms 120 and have a releasing position relatively close to one of the latching ends 220 and a releasing position away from the latching end 220.

In this embodiment, the two limiting segments 310 each have a second positioning portion 320. The second positioning portions 320 are respectively fastened to the two first positioning portions 260 to position the sliding body 300 at the locking end 220 of the elastic plate body 200 to keep the second fastening portion 230 fastened to the first fastening portion 22 . . The first positioning portion 260 and the second positioning portion 320 are, for example, a matching bump and a positioning hole.

Please refer to Figures 3 to 5. 3 to 5 are schematic cross-sectional views showing the assembly of the hard disk assembly structure and the hard disk device of Fig. 1.

As shown in FIG. 3, when the hard disk device 20 is mounted on the hard disk assembly structure 10, since the one end of the cantilever 120 that is not connected to the adapter arm 110 is suspended, the second cantilever 120 is deformed by the hard disk device 20 and is outwardly deformed. The suspension ends of the two cantilevers 120 are slightly expanded, so that the hard disk device 20 can be loaded between the two cantilevers 120.

As shown in FIG. 4, when the position of the fourth fastening portion 124 is aligned with the third fastening portion 24, the two cantilever arms 120 are automatically reset, and the second fourth fastening portion 124 is respectively fastened to the third buckle of the hard disk device 20 Department 24. At this time, since the two sliding bodies 300 are all located in the releasing position, the latching ends 220 of the two elastic plate bodies 200 are normally relatively far apart, so that the second second fastening portions 230 are not protruded from the second cantilever 120. The position of the inner wall surface 121 allows the first buckle portion 22 of the hard disk device 20 to be displaced between the two elastic plate bodies 200.

As shown in FIG. 5, the two first positioning portions 260 are fastened to the second positioning portions 320 to quickly adjust the two sliding bodies 300 to the buckle position (in the direction indicated by the arrow a), so that the two limiting segments are The second surface 250 of the latching end 220 of the two elastic plate bodies 200 is respectively pressed against the latching ends 220 of the two elastic plate bodies 200 to be close to each other (in the direction indicated by the arrow b), and the second second buckle portions 230 are buckled. The first buckle portion 22 is coupled to the first buckle portion 22, and the hard disk device 20 is quickly mounted on the hard disk assembly structure 10 by the positional adjustment of the slider 300. On the other hand, when the hard disk device 20 is to be removed, the two sliding bodies 300 are all reset to the release position, so that the two elastic plate bodies 200 are all reset to the normal position and the second second fastening portions 230 are released from the two first fastening portions 22 . (as shown in Figure 4). Then, the second and fourth fastening portions 124 are separated from the second and third fastening portions 24, and the hard disk device 20 is quickly separated from the hard disk assembly structure 10.

According to the hard disk assembly structure disclosed in the present invention, the two sliding bodies are slidably disposed on the two cantilever arms, and the second fastening portions are engaged with the first two by the matching between the elastic plate body and the sliding body. The buckle portion is released from the first buckle portion to further improve the loading and unloading efficiency between the hard disk assembly structure and the hard disk device.

In addition, the sliding body and the elastic plate body have a positioning structure, in addition to quickly adjusting and fixing the sliding body to the buckle position, the assembly reliability between the hard disk assembly structure and the hard disk device can be improved. In addition to the advantages of convenient loading and unloading, the hard disk assembly structure is more because of the design of the groove and the groove of the cantilever, and the design of the elastic plate body as a piece-like structure, so that the elastic plate body with the buckle effect is installed on the cantilever It does not expand the size of the entire hard disk assembly structure and can meet the specifications of the hard disk assembly frame and maintain the lightweight characteristics. And the hard disk assembly of the present invention The structure is designed to reduce the load on the cantilever by the deformability of the elastic plate body and the tightly stacked design of the elastic plate body and the cantilever, thereby improving the reliability of the hard disk assembly structure.

Although the embodiments of the present invention are disclosed above, it is not intended to limit the present invention, and those skilled in the art, regardless of the spirit and scope of the present invention, the shapes, configurations, and features described in the scope of the present application. And the number of modifications may be made, and the scope of patent protection of the present invention shall be determined by the scope of the patent application attached to the specification.

10‧‧‧hard disk assembly structure

20‧‧‧hard disk device

22‧‧‧First buckle

24‧‧‧ Third buckle

100‧‧‧ ‧ body

110‧‧‧ articulated arm

120‧‧‧cantilever

121‧‧‧ inner wall

122‧‧‧through slot

123‧‧‧ binding column

124‧‧‧fourth buckle

125‧‧‧ Groove

130‧‧‧floor

200‧‧‧elastic plate

210‧‧‧Connected end

220‧‧‧ buckle end

230‧‧‧Second buckle

240‧‧‧ first side

250‧‧‧ second side

260‧‧‧First Positioning Department

270‧‧‧bond hole

300‧‧‧Sliding body

310‧‧‧Limited section

311‧‧‧Extension

320‧‧‧Second Positioning Department

330‧‧‧ trench

Claims (10)

A hard disk assembly structure for assembling a hard disk device, the hard disk device having two first buckle portions, the hard disk assembly structure comprising: a frame body, comprising a connecting arm and two cantilever arms provided with slots The two opposite ends of the connecting arm are respectively connected to the two cantilevers. The two cantilever arms are used for mounting the hard disk device between the two cantilevers. The two elastic plates are respectively located on the two cantilever arms. Each of the elastic plates has a connecting end and a latching end, and the connecting ends of the two elastic plates are respectively connected to the two cantilevers, and the latching ends of the two elastic plates are suspended a second fastening portion that has a first fastening portion, the second fastening portion can be fastened to the first fastening portion, and two sliding bodies respectively slidably disposed on the two cantilever arms. The sliding body is located between the cantilever and the elastic plate body, and the sliding body slides from the connecting end of the elastic plate body toward the buckle end to press the buckle end of the elastic plate body to generate an inward deformation movement, so that the sliding body The two buckles are fastened to the first buckle. The hard disk assembly structure of claim 1, wherein each of the elastic plates has an opposite first surface and a second surface, the first surface facing the hard disk device, and the first fastening portion is a concave portion The second buckle is a protrusion, and the second buckle is located on the first surface. The hard disk assembly structure of claim 2, wherein each of the elastic plate bodies is a sheet-shaped elastic plate body, the elastic plate body extends through the through groove, and the connecting end of the elastic plate body is connected to the inner wall surface of the cantilever. The snap end of the elastic plate body is suspended in the through slot and bent outward. The hard disk assembly structure of claim 1, wherein each of the sliding bodies has a limiting portion and a second extending portion, and the opposite sides of the limiting portion are respectively connected to the two extending portions to form a groove. The slidable portion is slidably disposed in the through slot, the two extending portions abut against the inner wall of the corresponding cantilever, the elastic plate is limited to be located in the groove, and the two sliding bodies are slid to the elastic plate body, of course, the buckle The second limiting portion abuts against the second surface of the two elastic plate bodies to fasten the two second fastening portions to the two first fastening portions. The hard disk assembly structure of claim 4, wherein each of the elastic plate bodies has a first positioning portion located on the second surface of the buckle end, and each of the sliding body has a first limit portion The two positioning portions are respectively fastened to the two first positioning portions, so that the two sliding bodies are positioned at the buckle end of the elastic plate body to keep the second buckle portion engaged with the second fastening portion. First buckle. The hard disk assembly structure of claim 5, wherein the first positioning portion is a protrusion, and the second positioning portion is a positioning hole. The hard disk assembly structure of claim 3 or 5, wherein the hard disk device comprises two third fastening portions, and the two cantilever arms further comprise a pair of fourth fastening portions corresponding to the third fastening portion, the second buckle The portions are respectively located on the inner wall surface of the second cantilever, and the two fourth buckle portions are fastened to the second third buckle portion. The hard disk assembly structure of claim 7, wherein the fourth fastening portion and the through slot of each of the cantilever are respectively located at opposite ends of the cantilever, and the second and fourth fastening portions are respectively located away from the two cantilever arms. One end of the arm, the two through slots are respectively located at one end of the connecting arm. The hard disk assembly structure of claim 8, wherein the frame further comprises a bottom plate, the two ends of the bottom plate being connected to the two cantilevers, one side of the bottom plate being connected to the connecting arm, wherein the length of the bottom plate is Less than one-half of the length of the cantilever such that one end of the cantilever that is not connected to the engagement arm is suspended. The hard disk assembly structure of claim 9, wherein the inner wall of the two cantilevers is respectively provided with a groove for placing the elastic plate body, the groove is located between the fourth buckle portion and the through groove and Grooving The two elastic plates are connected to the two cantilever arms through the groove, and the depth of the groove is greater than or equal to the thickness of the elastic plate body.