TWI552146B - Electronic device and removable hard disk cartridge thereof - Google Patents

Description

Electronic device and its hard disk case

The present invention relates to a hard disk case, and more particularly to a hard disk case in which a case is fixed by a hook so that a user can quickly take out a hard disk.

Among the mainframes or servers, hard drives are an indispensable component that can be used to store large amounts of data. In a general computer or server, the hard disk is locked to the computer or server case using screws and nuts. Through the locking of the screw and the nut, the hard disk can be firmly integrated with the casing of the computer or the server, which can prevent the computer host or the server from accidentally shaking and affect the operation of the hard disk.

However, components such as screws and nuts increase the material cost of the mainframe. In addition, in the assembly process of using screws and nuts to lock the main body to the casing, it is necessary to carefully align the screws and nuts with the corresponding structure of the hard disk, which consumes a large amount of assembly time and increases the considerable assembly manpower. cost.

Therefore, it is necessary to provide a new hard disk accommodating device which does not require the use of screws and nuts to fix the hard disk, and allows the user to quickly install or remove the hard disk.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A primary object of the present invention is to provide a hard disk case, and more particularly to a hard disk case in which a case is fixed by a hook to allow a user to quickly remove the hard disk.

To achieve the above object, the hard disk case of the present invention is for accommodating a hard disk, and the hard disk case includes a first accommodating case, a second accommodating case and a handle. The first receiving housing houses the hard disk, and the first receiving housing includes a first hole. The second receiving housing houses the first receiving housing, and the second receiving housing includes a first fastener. The position of the first card firmware corresponds to the first hole. The handle is pivotally connected to the first receiving housing, and the handle includes a pushing member, and the handle is rotatable relative to the first receiving housing, so that the pushing member pushes the first fastener. When the handle is not rotated to push the first fastener, the first hole and the first fastener are mutually fixed, so that the first receiving housing is fastened to the second receiving housing, and then the handle is in a locked state for The first receiving housing and the second receiving housing are held in engagement with each other. When the handle is rotated until the pushing member pushes the first fastener so that the first fastener moves to be detached from the first hole, then the handle is in a disassembled state for the first receiving housing and the second receiving The housings are detached from each other.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the hard disk case further includes a resilient member that connects the first receiving housing and the handle.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the first receiving housing further includes a second hole, and the second receiving housing further includes a second fastener, and the second hole is located corresponding to the second fastener.

According to an embodiment of the invention, the handle further includes a limiting member, and the position of the limiting member corresponds to the second fastening component.

According to an embodiment of the invention, wherein the second fastener passes through the second hole and contacts the stopper when the handle is in the disassembled state.

Another main object of the present invention is to provide an electronic device including a hard disk case in which a case is fixed by a hook so that a user can quickly take out the hard disk.

To achieve the above object, an electronic device of the present invention includes a hard disk and a hard disk case. The hard disk case includes a first receiving case, a second receiving case and a handle. The first receiving housing houses the hard disk, and the first receiving housing includes a first hole. The second receiving housing houses the first receiving housing, and the second receiving housing includes a first fastener. The position of the first card firmware corresponds to the first hole. The handle is pivotally connected to the first receiving housing, and the handle includes a pushing member, and the handle is rotatable relative to the first receiving housing, so that the pushing member pushes the first fastener. When the handle is not rotated to push the first fastener, the first hole and the first fastener are mutually fixed, so that the first receiving housing is fastened to the second receiving housing, and then the handle is in a locked state for The first receiving housing and the second receiving housing are held in engagement with each other. When the handle is rotated until the pushing member pushes the first fastener so that the first fastener moves to be detached from the first hole, then the handle is in a disassembled state for the first receiving housing and the second receiving The housings are detached from each other.

With the design of the electronic device and the removable hard disk case of the present invention, the hard disk can be easily and quickly mounted into the removable hard disk case, or the hard disk can be taken out from the removable hard disk case. In addition, the removable hard disk case of the electronic device does not need to use screws and nuts to fix the hard disk, which can save the material cost of the screw and the nut.

The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more <

Hereinafter, please refer to FIG. 1 to FIG. 9 together with respect to an electronic device and a hard disk case according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a schematic view of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a schematic view showing a hard disk case in which a first receiving case moves outward according to an embodiment of the present invention; and FIG. 3 is an embodiment of the present invention; 1 is a schematic view of a second accommodating case according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 5 is a schematic view of a handle of an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 6 is one of the present inventions. FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the hard disk case in a locked state according to an embodiment of the present invention, taken along line LL shown in FIG. 6; FIG. 8 is a view of the present invention. A schematic view of a hard disk case in a disassembled state of one embodiment; and FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of the hard disk case in a disassembled state according to an embodiment of the present invention taken along a section line MM shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 1 , the electronic device 100 of the embodiment is, for example, a computer host. The electronic device 100 includes a hard disk 200 and a hard disk case 1 . The hard disk 200 is located inside the hard disk case 1. The hard disk case 1 of the present invention is designed as a removable type for the user to quickly remove or place the hard disk 200 into the hard disk 200. However, the type of the electronic device 100 is not limited to the host computer, and may be an external hard disk, a server, or a network attached storage system (Network Attached Storage).

As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 6, in one embodiment of the present invention, the hard disk case 1 includes a first receiving case 10, a second receiving case 20, a handle 30, and a resilient member 40. As shown in FIG. 3, the first accommodating case 10 is a hollow case for accommodating the hard disk 200. The first accommodating case 10 includes a first hole 11, a second hole 12 and an opening 13. The opening 13 is for the hard disk 200 to enter the inside of the first accommodating case 10.

As shown in FIG. 2, FIG. 4, FIG. 6, and FIG. 8, in one embodiment of the present invention, the second accommodating case 20 is for accommodating the first accommodating case 10, and the second accommodating case 20 includes a first A card firmware 21 and a second card firmware 22. The position of the first fastener 21 corresponds to the first hole 11 , and the position of the second fastener 22 corresponds to the second hole 12 . The first fastener 21 and the second fastener 22 are hooks. The first fastener 21 is used to clamp the first hole 11 , and the second fastener 22 is used to clamp the second hole 12 . The first fastener 21 and the second fastener 22 are respectively oriented in opposite directions to be respectively engaged between the first fastener 21 and the first hole 11 and between the second fastener 22 and the second hole 12 The card is locked to restrict the moving direction of the first accommodating case 10 and the handle 30. In the present invention, the first fastening member 21 faces the inner side of the second accommodating case 20 for restricting the first accommodating case 10 from moving outward; the second fastening member 22 faces the outer side of the second accommodating case 20, To limit the rotation of the handle 30. However, the types of the first card firmware 21 and the second card firmware 22 are not limited to the hooks.

As shown in FIG. 5, FIG. 6, and FIG. 8, in one embodiment of the present invention, the handle 30 is pivotally connected to the first accommodating case 10, and the handle 30 is used for a user to operate the first accommodating case 10. It is taken out from the second accommodating case 20. The handle 30 includes a pushing member 31 and a limiting member 32. The position of the pushing member 31 corresponds to the first fastening member 21, and the pushing member 31 is used to push down the first fastening member 21 by movement, so that the first fastening member 21 moves downward to be separated from the first hole 11. solid. The position of the limiting member 32 corresponds to the second fastening member 22 for contacting the second fastening member 22 to limit the movement of the handle 30. By the pivotal connection of the handle 30 and the first accommodating case 10, the handle 30 is rotatable relative to the first accommodating case 10, so that the pushing member 31 pushes the first fastener 21. When the handle 30 has not been rotated to push the first fastener 21, the first hole 11 and the first fastener 21 are mutually engaged, so that the first accommodating case 10 is locked to the second accommodating case 20, then the handle 30 is A clamping state A is used to keep the first receiving housing 10 and the second receiving housing 20 in abutment with each other. When the handle 30 is rotated until the pushing member 31 pushes the first fastening member 21 to move the first fastening member 21 to be disengaged from the first hole 11, the handle 30 is in a disassembled state B for the first The accommodating case 10 and the second accommodating case 20 are detached from each other.

As shown in FIG. 6 and FIG. 8 , the elastic member 40 is connected to the first accommodating case 10 and the handle 30 , and the elastic member 40 is configured to apply a pulling force to the handle 30 so that the handle 30 after being rotated relative to the first accommodating case 10 can be Reverts to the stuck state A as shown in FIG. 6.

As shown in FIG. 6 and FIG. 7, when the handle 30 has not been rotated relative to the first accommodating case 10, the handle 30 is in a locked state A; at this time, the first hole 11 and the first fastener 21 are mutually engaged, so that A receiving housing 10 cannot be disengaged from the second receiving housing 20; in addition, when the handle 30 is in the locked state A, the limiting member 32 does not contact the second fastening member 22.

When the user operates the handle 30 to rotate the handle 30 relative to the first receiving housing 10, the elastic member 40 applies a pulling force to the handle 30. Therefore, the handle 30 can be automatically restored to the locked state by the tensile force of the elastic member 40. A.

As shown in FIG. 8, when the user operates the handle 30, the handle 30 is rotated relative to the first receiving housing 10 until the limiting member 32 contacts the second fastener 22 passing through the second hole 12, and the handle 30 is formed. When the state B is disassembled, the second fastening member 22 blocks the movement of the limiting member 32 in the pulling direction of the elastic member 40, whereby the handle 30 will not move and return to the locking state A. In addition, as shown in FIG. 9, when the handle 30 is in the disassembled state B, the pushing member 31 moves to push the first fastener 21 to move downward, so that the first hole 11 and the downwardly moving first fastener 21 are disengaged. At this time, as shown in FIG. 2, the user can hold the handle 30 of the disassembled state B and pull the handle 30 outward to drive the first accommodating case 10 to move outwardly away from the second accommodating case. 20.

When the user wants to assemble the hard disk 200 to the hard disk case 1 of the electronic device 100 of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 2, FIG. 3 and FIG. 6, the user can first put the hard disk 200 into the first by the opening 13. The housing 10 is accommodated; then, the handle 30 is adjusted to the locked state A, and the first receiving housing 10 is placed in the second receiving housing 20, so that the first hole of the first receiving housing 10 can be made. 11 and the first fasteners 21 of the second accommodating case 20 are mutually engaged; thereby, the assembly of the hard disk case 1 and the hard disk 200 of the electronic device 100 can be smoothly completed.

When the user wants to remove the hard disk 200 from the hard disk case 1 of the electronic device 100 of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 8 and FIG. 9, the user can first rotate the handle 30 to adjust the handle 30 to the disassembled state B; When the second fastener 22 blocks the movement of the limiting member 32 in the pulling direction of the elastic member 40, the handle 30 is maintained in the disassembled state B, and the pushing member 31 pushes the first fastening member 21, so that the first fastening member 21 Moving downward to disengage the first hole 11 and the downwardly moving first fastener 21; thereby, the user can hold the handle 30 of the disassembled state B and pull the handle 30 outward to drive the first A receiving housing 10 is moved outwardly away from the second receiving housing 20. After the first accommodating case 10 is moved outwardly away from the second accommodating case 20, the user can take out the hard disk 200 from the first accommodating case 10 from the opening 13 shown in FIG.

With the design of the hard disk case 1 of the electronic device 100 of the present invention, the user can easily and quickly mount the hard disk 200 into the hard disk case 1 or remove the hard disk 200 from the hard disk case 1. In addition, the hard disk case 1 of the electronic device 100 of the present invention does not require the use of screws and nuts to fix the hard disk 200, which can save the material cost of the screws and the nuts.

To sum up, the present invention, regardless of its purpose, means and efficacy, shows its distinctive features of the prior art. You are requested to review the examination and express the patent as soon as possible. It should be noted that the various embodiments described above are merely illustrative for ease of explanation, and the scope of the invention is intended to be limited by the scope of the claims.

1‧‧‧hard disk case
10‧‧‧First containment housing
11‧‧‧First hole
12‧‧‧Second hole
13‧‧‧ openings
20‧‧‧Second accommodating housing
21‧‧‧First card firmware
22‧‧‧Second card firmware
30‧‧‧Hands
31‧‧‧Parts
32‧‧‧Limited parts
40‧‧‧ elastic parts
100‧‧‧Electronic devices
200‧‧‧ hard disk
A‧‧‧ stuck state
B‧‧‧Disassembly status
LL, MM‧‧‧ hatching

1 is a schematic diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention. 2 is a schematic view of a hard disk case in which the first accommodating case is moved outward in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. 3 is a schematic view of a first accommodating case and a hard disk according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 4 is a schematic illustration of a second containment housing in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention. Figure 5 is a schematic illustration of a handle of one embodiment of the present invention. Figure 6 is a schematic view of a hard disk cartridge in a stuck state according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 7 is a cross-sectional view of the hard disk cartridge in a locked state according to an embodiment of the present invention taken along line LL shown in Figure 6; Figure 8 is a schematic view of a hard disk cartridge in a disassembled state according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 9 is a cross-sectional view of the hard disk cartridge in a disassembled state according to an embodiment of the present invention taken along line MM of Figure 8;

1‧‧‧hard disk case

10‧‧‧First containment housing

20‧‧‧Second accommodating housing

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Claims (10)

A hard disk case for accommodating a hard disk, the hard disk case comprising: a first accommodating case accommodating the hard disk, the first accommodating case including a first hole; and a second accommodating case accommodating a first accommodating case, the second accommodating case includes a first fastener, the first squeegee is disposed at a position corresponding to the first hole, and a handle is pivotally connected to the first accommodating case, the handle includes a push The first handle can be pushed by the pusher relative to the first receiving case; wherein the first hole and the first The fasteners are fastened to each other such that the first receiving housing is engaged with the second receiving housing, and the handle is in a locked state for maintaining the first receiving housing and the second receiving housing When the handle is rotated until the pushing member pushes the first fastener so that the first fastener moves to be detached from the first hole, the handle is in a disassembled state for Disengaging the first receiving housing and the second receiving housing from each other . The hard disk case of claim 1, further comprising a resilient member connected to the first receiving housing and the handle. The hard disk cartridge of claim 2, wherein the first receiving housing further comprises a second hole, the second receiving housing further comprising a second fastening member, the second hole corresponding to the position The second card firmware. The hard disk case of claim 3, wherein the handle further comprises a limiting member, the position of the limiting member corresponding to the second fastening component. The hard disk cartridge of claim 4, wherein when the handle is in the disassembled state, the second fastener passes through the second hole and contacts the limiting member. An electronic device comprising: a hard disk; and a hard disk case, comprising: a first receiving case for receiving the hard disk, the first receiving case comprising a first hole; and a second receiving case for receiving a first accommodating case, the second accommodating case includes a first fastener, the first squeegee is disposed at a position corresponding to the first hole; and a handle is pivotally connected to the first accommodating case, the handle includes a push The first handle can be pushed by the pusher relative to the first receiving case; wherein the first hole and the first The fasteners are fastened to each other such that the first receiving housing is engaged with the second receiving housing, and the handle is in a locked state for maintaining the first receiving housing and the second receiving housing When the handle is rotated until the pushing member pushes the first fastener so that the first fastener moves to be detached from the first hole, the handle is in a disassembled state for Having the first receiving housing and the second receiving housing From each latching. The electronic device of claim 6, wherein the hard disk case further comprises a resilient member that connects the first receiving housing and the handle. The electronic device of claim 7, wherein the first receiving housing further comprises a second hole, the second receiving housing further comprising a second fastening member, the second hole corresponding to the position Two card firmware. The electronic device of claim 8, wherein the handle further comprises a limiting member, the position of the limiting member corresponding to the second fastening component. The electronic device of claim 9, wherein when the handle is in the disassembled state, the second fastener passes through the second hole and contacts the limiting member.