TWI554182B - Handle assembly and server having the same - Google Patents

Description

Grip assembly and server having the grip assembly

This invention relates to a grip assembly, and more particularly to a grip assembly suitable for use with a server.

With the advancement of technology, users have relatively higher requirements for the computing power and data storage capabilities of the server system. In general, the computing or storage capabilities of the server system can be effectively improved by installing a variety of electronic devices in the server system. In the architecture of the existing server, the electronic device is first mounted on a carrier, and then the carrier is placed in a corresponding mounting slot on the frame of the server. In order to improve the convenience of installation or disassembly, the combination between the carrier and the servo frame is usually of a pull-out design, so that the user can easily assemble the electronic device to the server or from the server. Remove the electronics for repair or replacement. Therefore, a grip structure for providing a user's grip is usually provided on the carrier of the server, and in order to prevent the user from misusing the grip structure, the grip portion of the grip structure can be locked by a fastener such as a screw. On the carrier. However, such a fixing method will result in a lot of man-hours and increase in production cost, and lack of ease of installation or disassembly between the server and the electronic device.

In view of the above, it is desirable to provide a grip structure for a server that provides a user's grip when needed to quickly remove the carrier from the server system and when the carrier is placed into the server system. After the fixed point, the grip portion of the grip structure is fixed by a simple fixing mechanism. Set on the carrier to avoid user misuse.

In order to solve the above technical problems, it is a primary object of the present invention to provide a grip assembly that facilitates assembly or disassembly of various electronic devices in an electronic device such as a server.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide a grip assembly having a simplified structure that can effectively secure the grip portion of the grip assembly during non-assembly to avoid user misuse.

To achieve the above object, the present invention provides a grip assembly comprising: a base, a grip structure, and a button structure. The grip structure is combined on the base and has a first surface and a second surface, and a height difference is formed between the first surface and the second surface. The grip structure comprises: a first pivoting portion at one end of the grip structure, forming a pivotable connection with the base; a grip portion at the other end of the grip structure; and a latching portion, from the grip structure A surface protrudes outwardly, and a latching groove is formed between the latching portion and the second surface. The button structure has a body portion combined on the base and movable between a first position and a second position on the base, and the button structure includes a latch protruding outward, wherein when the button structure moves to the first position When the latch is engaged in the slot and blocks the movement of the latch, thereby restricting the pivot structure from pivoting relative to the base; and when the button structure is moved to the second position, the latch is released from the slot The grip structure is pushed outwardly to pivot the grip away from the base.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the grip structure further includes: the first slope is coupled between the first surface and the second surface, and when the button structure is moved to the first position, the card is driven along the first The ramp enters and snaps into the slot and blocks movement of the latch, thereby restricting pivoting of the grip structure relative to the base; and when the button structure is moved to the second position, the strap The movable jaw is disengaged from the slot and pushes the grip structure along at least one first ramp to pivot the grip away from the base.

In one preferred embodiment of the present invention, the latch forms a second bevel corresponding to the first bevel of the grip structure for guiding the cassette into or out of the card slot.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the latching portion includes a longitudinal wall and a hook end, the longitudinal wall projecting outwardly from the first surface of the grip structure, and the hook end extends laterally from the longitudinal wall and is The two surfaces are opposite to each other. When the button structure is moved to the first position, the card is driven to enter along the first slope and engages into the card slot and blocks the movement of the hook end of the buckle portion.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the pedestal forms a rail groove and a accommodating chamber, and a gap is formed between the rail groove and the accommodating chamber for communication, wherein the accommodating chamber is used for combining with the grip structure, and the rail groove is used for Combining with the body portion of the button structure and forming a first position and a second position for the movement of the button structure, the card body integrally protrudes outwardly from the side surface of the body portion and enters the accommodating chamber via the gap to correspond to the holding structure of the grip structure unit.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the button structure further includes: a push button portion connected to the body portion for controlling movement of the button structure.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the grip assembly further includes a positioning elastic piece disposed in the base, wherein the positioning elastic piece forms a first fastening unit, and the key structure forms a second fastening unit, and the key structure is When the card is engaged in the card slot of the grip structure, the first latching unit of the positioning elastic piece and the corresponding second latching unit of the button structure are mutually engaged, thereby preventing the latch of the button structure from moving away from the card slot. Slide in the direction.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, when the button structure applies a thrust to temporarily deflect the positioning elastic piece, the second clamping unit of the button structure is disengaged from the first card of the positioning elastic piece. The snap-fit of the unit.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the first snap unit and the second snap unit each include at least one pair of complementary protrusion regions and recessed regions.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the base has a second pivoting portion, the grip assembly further includes a return spring and a pivot, and the return spring and the pivot are disposed on the second pivot portion and the grip of the base The first pivoting portion of the structure is configured to apply an elastic restoring force to the first pivoting portion of the grip structure to automatically pivot the grip structure to return to a position against the click of the button structure.

The invention also provides a server having the above-described grip assembly, the server comprising a casing and a carrier, wherein the base of the grip assembly is fixed on the carrier, and the grip assembly is used to allow or block the hard disk bearing The frame is pulled away from the casing.

10‧‧‧ grip assembly

100‧‧‧Base

200‧‧‧ grip structure

300‧‧‧Key structure

20‧‧‧Server

22‧‧‧Shell

24‧‧‧ Carrier

110‧‧‧ housing room

120‧‧ ‧ rail slot

130‧‧‧ gap

140‧‧‧Second pivotal

202‧‧‧ first end

204‧‧‧second end

206‧‧‧ inner surface

2062‧‧‧ first surface

2064‧‧‧ second surface

210‧‧‧First pivotal

220‧‧‧ grips

230‧‧‧ card slot

240‧‧‧First bevel

250‧‧‧Detention Department

2502‧‧‧ longitudinal wall

2504‧‧‧Check

310‧‧‧ Body Department

312‧‧‧ side

320‧‧‧Carmen

3202‧‧‧Second slope

330‧‧‧ Push button

340‧‧‧Second snap-in unit

342‧‧‧second raised area

344‧‧‧Second recessed area

400‧‧‧ Positioning shrapnel

410‧‧‧First card unit

412‧‧‧First raised area

414‧‧‧First recessed area

420‧‧‧ fixed seat

500‧‧‧ pivot

600‧‧‧Return spring

P1‧‧‧ first position

P2‧‧‧ second position

A-A’‧‧‧ corresponds to the cut line of Figure 5

B-B’‧‧‧ corresponds to the cut line of Figure 7

Figure 1 shows a schematic diagram of a server having a grip assembly in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a view showing the action of the grip assembly of Fig. 1 in which the key structure of the grip assembly is moved to the first position.

Figure 3 shows an exploded view of the components of the grip assembly of Figure 2.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing the structure of the grip of the grip assembly of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A' in Fig. 2.

Fig. 6 is a view showing another action of the grip assembly of Fig. 1 in which the key structure of the grip assembly is moved to the second position.

Fig. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along line B-B' in Fig. 6.

Fig. 8 is a view showing the operation of the button structure and the positioning elastic piece of Fig. 2.

Fig. 9 is a view showing another operation of the button structure and the positioning elastic piece of Fig. 6.

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

Referring to Figure 1, there is shown a schematic diagram of a server 20 having a grip assembly 10 in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention. The server 20 includes a casing 22 and a carrier 24 for carrying an electronic device (such as a hard disk), and then the carrier 24 is placed in the casing 22 of the server 20 and a corresponding electrical connector (not shown) ) Electrical connection.

As shown in FIG. 1, the grip assembly 10 includes a base 100, a grip structure 200, and a button structure 300, wherein the base 100 is mounted on a carrier 24 of the server 20. The user can easily pull the carrier 24 away from the casing 22 by the grip structure 200 of the grip assembly 10. It should be understood that the grip assembly 10 of the present invention can also be mounted on a corresponding carrier of other electronic devices to facilitate the user's grip, and is not limited thereto. Further, the number of grip assemblies 10 and the relative positions on the servo 20 in Fig. 1 are merely examples, but are not limited thereto.

Referring to FIGS. 2 and 3, FIG. 2 is a schematic view showing the operation of the grip assembly of FIG. 1, wherein the button structure 300 of the grip assembly 10 is moved to the first position P1, and FIG. 3 is shown in FIG. A schematic view of the explosion of the components of the grip assembly 10. The accommodating chamber 110 and the rail groove 120 are formed inwardly on the same surface of the base 100 of the grip assembly 10, and a notch 130 that can communicate with each other is formed between the accommodating chamber 110 and the rail groove 120. A second pivoting portion 140 is formed in the accommodating chamber 110 for combination with the grip structure 200, and the button structure 300 is used for combination to the rail groove 120. The grip structure 200 includes a first pivoting portion 210 at the first end 202. The first pivoting portion 210 and the second pivoting portion 140 are both in the structure. Forming the concave and convex complementary and then engaging the composite string, and then passing the pivot 500 to the first pivoting portion 210 of the grip structure 200 and the second pivoting portion 140 of the base 100, so that the first of the grip structure 200 The pivoting portion 210 forms a pivotable connection with respect to the second pivoting portion 140 of the base 100. The grip structure 200 also includes a grip 220 at the second end 204 for providing a user grip. The button structure 300 includes a body portion 310 , a latch 320 integrally protruding from the side surface 312 of the body portion 310 , and a push button portion 330 connected to the lower portion of the body portion 310 , wherein the body portion 310 of the button structure 300 is combined to the base 100 In the rail groove 120, the push button portion 330 can be moved between the first position P1 and the second position P2 (see FIG. 6) on the base 100 by pushing the push button portion 330.

Referring to Figures 3 through 5, wherein Figure 4 shows a perspective view of the grip structure 200 of the grip assembly 10, and Figure 5 shows a cross-sectional view of Figure 2 taken along line A-A'. As shown in Figures 3 and 4, the grip structure 200 includes an inner surface 206 that faces the receiving chamber 110 of the base 100, wherein the inner surface 206 in turn includes a first surface 2062 and a second surface 2064, and A height difference is formed between a surface 2062 and the second surface 2064 to form at least one first slope 240 that is coupled between the first surface 2062 and the second surface 2064. In this embodiment, the at least one first inclined surface 240 may include a plurality of inclined surfaces 240 in series; in other embodiments, the inclined surface may be replaced by a curved surface. As shown in Figures 3 and 4, the grip structure 200 further includes a latching portion 250 that includes a longitudinal wall 2502 that projects longitudinally outwardly from the first surface 2062 and that extends laterally from the longitudinal wall 2502 and The hook surface 2054 of the two surfaces 2064 opposite to each other, wherein the latching portion 250 (ie, the longitudinal wall 2502 and the hook end 2054) and the second surface 2064 form a card slot 230. When the grip structure 200 and the button structure 300 are respectively assembled in the accommodating chamber 110 and the rail groove 120 of the susceptor 100, the cassette 320 of the button structure 300 enters the accommodating chamber 110 from the rail groove 120 of the susceptor 100 via the notch 130. The card slot 230 or the first slope 240 of the latching portion 250 corresponding to the grip structure 200 is internally provided (to be described later). As shown in FIG. 5, the card structure 320 of the button structure 300 A second slope 3202 is formed thereon to correspond to the first slope 240 of the grip structure 200.

Referring to FIGS. 4 and 5, when the push button portion 330 is pressed to move the button structure 300 to the first position P1 on the base 100, the button structure 300 drives the cassette 320 to be guided by the second slope 3202. , entering and engaging the slot 230 along the first slope 240 (see FIG. 5 ), blocking the hook end 2054 of the buckle portion 250 of the grip structure 200 from moving outside the base 100, thereby limiting the grip structure The 200 pivots toward the outside of the base 100 based on the first pivoting portion 210. In addition, when the button structure 300 is moved to the first position P1, the grip structure 200 is received in the accommodating chamber 110 of the susceptor 100 (see FIG. 5), and the grip portion 220 of the grip structure 200 is also It is received in the accommodating chamber 110, thereby blocking the user from using the grip assembly 10 to pull the carrier 24 away from the casing 22.

Please refer to FIG. 6 and FIG. 7 , FIG. 6 is a schematic view showing another action diagram of the grip assembly of FIG. 1 and FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the sixth diagram taken along line BB′, wherein the push button is used. When the portion 330 is pressed such that the button structure 300 of the grip assembly 10 is reversely moved to the second position P2 on the base 100, the button structure 300 causes the cassette 320 to be detached from the card slot 230 and is clicked by the cassette 320. The guiding of the second inclined surface 3202 pushes the grip structure 200 outside the base 100 along the first inclined surface 240 to pivot the grip portion 220 in the direction away from the base 100 based on the first pivoting portion 210.

Furthermore, referring to FIG. 2, the grip assembly 10 further includes a pair of return springs 600 for aligning with the second pivoting portion 140 of the base 100 and the first pivoting portion 210 of the grip structure 200. The pivot 500, the return spring 600 can apply an elastic restoring force to the first pivoting portion 210 of the grip structure 200. Specifically, when the user applies the outward pulling force to the grip portion 220 of the grip structure 200 to pivot the grip portion 220 away from the base 100, the return spring 600 is elastically deformed, and when the pulling force is released The return spring 600 resiliently reverts to urge the grip 220 of the grip structure 200 to automatically return to a position against the cassette 320 of the button structure 300.

Please refer to FIG. 8 and FIG. 9 . FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram showing the operation of the button structure 300 and the positioning elastic piece 400 of FIG. 2 , and FIG. 9 is a schematic view showing another operation of the button structure 300 and the positioning elastic piece 400 of FIG. 6 . . The grip assembly 10 of the present invention further includes a positioning elastic piece 400 disposed in the base 100 (as in the rail groove 120 of FIG. 2), wherein the positioning elastic piece 400 includes a fixing base 420 and a first engaging unit 410, and a button structure 300 forms a second snap unit 340. In addition, the first snap unit 410 of the positioning elastic piece 400 includes a first protrusion area 412 and a first recessed area 414, and the second snap unit 340 of the button structure 300 includes a second protrusion area 342 and a second recess area 344. . It should be noted that the fixing seat 420 of the positioning elastic piece 400 is fixed to the base 100 (not shown in Figs. 8 and 9).

As shown in FIG. 8, when the button structure 300 is located at the first position P1 (ie, the cassette 320 of the button structure 300 is engaged in the card slot 230 of the grip structure 200 as shown in FIG. 5), the first card is connected. The first protrusion area 412 of the unit 410 is caught in the second recessed area 344 of the second latching unit 340, and the second protrusion area 342 of the second latching unit 34 is stuck in the first part of the first latching unit 410. The recessed area 414 is such that the first latching unit 410 and the second latching unit 340 are engaged with each other. Therefore, by engaging the first latching unit 410 of the positioning elastic piece 400 and the corresponding second latching unit 340 of the button structure 300, the key structure 300 of the grip assembly 10 as shown in FIG. 7 is prevented from occurring. The sliding of the position of the two positions P2 prevents the clicks 320 of the button structure 300 from sliding toward the direction of the grip structure 200 away from the card slot 230.

As shown in FIG. 9, when the user applies the thrust from the first position P1 to the second position P2 by the button structure 300, the positioning elastic piece 400 is temporarily flexed, thereby disengaging the second engaging unit 340 of the button structure 300. The first snap-fit unit 410 of the positioning elastic piece 400 is engaged with each other.

In summary, in the grip assembly 10 of the present invention, when the button structure 300 is moved to the first position P1, the driving cassette 320 is engaged into the card slot 230 to limit the grip structure 200 relative to the base 100. turn. Moreover, the grip portion 220 of the grip structure 200 is received and fixed in the accommodating chamber 110, thereby blocking the user from pulling the carrier 24 away from the casing 22 by using the grip assembly 10. Moreover, by pushing the button structure 300 from the first position P1 to the second position P2, not only the locking of the grip structure 200 can be released to allow the grip structure 200 to pivotally move relative to the base 100, but also The grip structure 200 is pushed to pivot the grip portion 220 away from the base 100, thereby facilitating the user's grip.

While the invention has been described above in terms of the preferred embodiments, the invention is not intended to limit the invention, and the invention may be practiced without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. The scope of protection of the present invention is therefore defined by the scope of the appended claims.

10‧‧‧ grip assembly

100‧‧‧Base

200‧‧‧ grip structure

210‧‧‧First pivotal

220‧‧‧ grips

230‧‧‧ card slot

240‧‧‧First bevel

250‧‧‧Detention Department

2504‧‧‧Check

300‧‧‧Key structure

320‧‧‧Carmen

3202‧‧‧Second slope

330‧‧‧ Push button

P1‧‧‧ first position

P2‧‧‧ second position

Claims (10)

A grip assembly comprising: a base; a grip structure coupled to the base and having a first surface and a second surface, the first surface and the second surface forming a height difference, The utility model comprises: a first pivoting portion at one end of the grip structure, forming a pivotable connection with the base; a gripping portion located at the other end of the grip structure; a latching portion from the grip Extending the first surface of the structure outwardly, and forming a card slot between the latching portion and the second surface; and a button structure having a body portion coupled to the base and movable to the base Between a first position and a second position on the seat, and the button structure includes an outwardly projecting latch, wherein when the button structure is moved to the first position, the latch is engaged to the card slot Blocking movement of the latching portion, thereby restricting pivoting of the grip structure relative to the base; and when the button structure is moved to the second position, causing the latch to disengage from the card slot and push The grip structure pivots the grip away from the base. The grip assembly of claim 1, wherein the grip structure further comprises: at least one first bevel engages between the first surface and the second surface, when the button structure moves to the first Positioning, driving the cassette along the at least one first slope and engaging into the card slot and blocking movement of the buckle portion, thereby restricting pivoting of the grip structure relative to the base; and when When the button structure moves to the second position, the card is driven to be detached from the card slot The grip structure is pushed outside and along the at least one first ramp to pivot the grip away from the base. The grip assembly of claim 2, wherein the latch forms a second bevel facing the at least one first bevel structure of the grip structure for guiding the cassette into or out of the card slot. The grip assembly of claim 2, wherein the retaining portion includes a longitudinal wall and a hook end projecting longitudinally outwardly from the first surface of the grip structure, the hook The end portion extends laterally from the longitudinal wall and is opposite to the second surface. When the button structure is moved to the first position, the card is driven to enter and engage the card slot along the at least one first slope. And blocking the movement of the hook end of the fastening portion. The grip assembly of claim 1, wherein the base forms a rail groove and a receiving chamber, and the rail groove forms a gap with the receiving chamber to communicate with the receiving chamber. In combination with the grip structure, the rail groove is configured to be combined with the body portion of the button structure and form the first position and the second position for the button structure to move, the cassette being from the body portion The side surface outwardly protrudes through the gap into the accommodating chamber to correspond to the latching portion of the grip structure. The handle assembly of claim 1, further comprising a positioning elastic piece disposed in the base, wherein the positioning elastic piece forms a first fastening unit, and the key structure forms a second fastening unit When the latch of the button structure is engaged in the slot of the grip structure, the first snap unit of the positioning elastic piece and the corresponding second snap unit of the button structure are engaged with each other. And further preventing the click of the button structure from sliding away from the card slot. The grip assembly of claim 6, wherein when the button structure applies a thrust When the positioning elastic piece is temporarily flexed, the second fastening unit of the button structure is disengaged from the first fastening unit of the positioning elastic piece. The grip assembly of claim 6, wherein the first snap unit and the second snap unit each comprise at least one pair of complementary raised regions and recessed regions. The grip assembly of claim 1, wherein the base has a second pivoting portion, the grip assembly further comprising at least one return spring and a pivot, the at least one return spring and the pivot The second pivoting portion of the base and the first pivoting portion of the grip structure are configured to apply an elastic restoring force to the first pivoting portion of the grip structure to make the grip The structure automatically pivots back to a position that abuts the latch of the button structure. A server comprising a grip assembly according to any one of claims 1 to 9, the server comprising a casing and a carrier, wherein the base of the grip assembly is fixed The carrier is mounted on the carrier and the handle assembly is adapted to permit or block the carrier from being withdrawn from the housing.