TWI608773B - Hard disk tray - Google Patents

Description

Hard disk tray

The present invention relates to a hard disk tray, and more particularly to a screwless hard disk tray.

In general, if you want to install the hard disk in the server, you usually need to lock the hard disk to the HDD tray and then fix the multiple hard disk trays to the HDD rack. Install together into the server. However, due to the large number of hard disks disposed in the server, there is a rather cumbersome locking and dismounting procedure for the operator to assemble, replace, or repair the hard disk.

The present invention provides a hard disk tray which can fix a hard disk to a hard disk tray without using a screw, which can effectively improve the efficiency of assembling and removing the hard disk.

A hard disk tray of the present invention is adapted to be secured to a hard disk. The hard disk includes a plurality of screw holes on both sides, and the hard disk tray includes a first frame and a second frame. The first frame includes a first bottom plate, a first side plate connected to the first bottom plate, and at least one first fixing member protruding from the first side plate. The second frame is movably disposed on the first frame, and the second frame includes a second bottom plate, a second side plate connected to the second bottom plate and facing the first side plate, and at least one protruding from the second side plate Second fixing piece. When the hard disk is placed on the first bottom plate and the second bottom plate, and the second frame body is located at a first position relative to the first frame body, the at least one first fixing member and the at least one second fixing member respectively extend into the screw holes. At least part of it to secure the hard drive to the hard drive tray. When the second frame is moved to a second position, the at least one second fixing member is withdrawn from the corresponding screw hole, so that the hard disk is adapted to be removed from the hard disk tray.

In an embodiment of the invention, the second bottom plate portion is stacked on the first bottom plate, and one of the first bottom plate and the second bottom plate includes a groove extending along a moving direction of the second frame, and One includes at least one stop extending into the groove, at least one stop being retained by the inner wall of the groove to constrain the second frame between the first position and the second position.

In an embodiment of the invention, one of the first bottom plate and the second bottom plate includes an interference protrusion, and the other includes two holes, when the second frame is in the first position relative to the first frame position In the second position, the interference projections respectively extend into the two holes.

In an embodiment of the invention, the distance between the holes is between 8 mm and 10 mm.

In an embodiment of the invention, the at least one first fixing member is a first fixing member, and the at least one second fixing member is a plurality of second fixing members.

In an embodiment of the invention, the at least one first fixing member is a plurality of first fixing members, and the at least one second fixing member is a second fixing member.

In an embodiment of the invention, the at least one first fixing member is a plurality of first fixing members, and the at least one second fixing member is a plurality of second fixing members.

In an embodiment of the invention, each of the first fixing members and the second fixing members respectively protrude from the height of the first side plate and the second side plate by between 2.5 mm and 3.5 mm.

In an embodiment of the invention, the hard disk tray further includes a light guiding strip disposed on the first side plate.

In an embodiment of the invention, the hard disk tray is a 3.5-inch hard disk hard disk tray or a 2.5-inch hard disk hard disk tray.

Based on the above, the hard disk tray of the present invention is movable relative to the first frame to the first position (ie, the closed position) and the second position (ie, the deployed position) through the second frame, and the first frame and the first frame The two frames respectively have a first fixing member and a second fixing member corresponding to the screw holes on the hard disk. In use, after the second frame is pulled from the first position to the second position, the hard disk is placed on the first bottom plate and the second bottom plate, and the first fixing member is extended into the corresponding screw hole on the hard disk. Then, the second frame is pushed back to the first position, and the second fixing member is also extended into the corresponding screw hole on the hard disk, and the hard disk can be fixed by the hard disk tray of the present invention. That is to say, the hard disk tray of the present invention can fix the hard disk without using a screw, and can be more conveniently installed or removed.

The above described features and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the following description.

1 to 4 are schematic views of various perspectives of a hard disk tray according to an embodiment of the present invention, wherein the second frame is in the first position. 5 to 8 are schematic views of various perspectives of a hard disk tray according to an embodiment of the present invention, wherein the second frame is in the second position.

Referring to FIG. 1 to FIG. 8 , the hard disk tray 100 of the present embodiment is adapted to be mounted on a hard disk 10 (shown in FIG. 11 ) and mounted to the server together with other hard disk trays 100 ( Not shown on the hard disk rack (HDD rack, not shown). In the embodiment, the hard disk tray 100 is a 3.5-inch hard disk hard disk tray. However, in other embodiments, the hard disk tray 100 may also be a 2.5-inch hard disk hard disk tray, and a hard disk tray. The size of 100 can be adjusted according to the size of the hard disk 10 to be fixed. In general, the hard disk 10 includes a plurality of screw holes 12 located on both sides and a bottom surface of the hard disk 10. The hard disk tray 100 of the present embodiment utilizes a design in which the hard disk 10 is provided with a screw hole 12 at a specific position to fix the hard disk 10 in a screw-free manner to provide a more convenient and quick use effect by the operator. Introduction.

As shown in FIG. 1 , in the embodiment, the hard disk tray 100 includes a first frame body 110 and a second frame body 120 . The first frame 110 includes a first bottom plate 112 , a first side plate 114 connected to the first bottom plate 112 , and at least one first fixing member 116 protruding from the first side plate 114 . The second frame body 120 is movably disposed on the first frame body 110. More specifically, the second frame 120 is adapted to be in a first position P1 (such as the closed position of FIGS. 1 to 4) and a second position P2 with respect to the first frame 110 (as shown in FIGS. 5 to 8). Move between positions). In this embodiment, the distance between the first side plate 114 and the second side plate 124 of the second frame 120 relative to the first frame body 110 at the second position P2 is greater than the distance between the second frame body 120 and the first frame body 110. The distance between the first side panel 114 and the second side panel 124 at a position P1.

The second frame 120 includes a second bottom plate 122 partially stacked on the first bottom plate 112, a second side plate 124 connected to the second bottom plate 122 and facing the first side plate 114, and at least the second side plate 124. A second fixing member 126. Each of the first fixing members 116 and each of the second fixing members 126 is exemplified by a protruding post. The position of the first fixing member 116 on the first side plate 114 corresponds to the position of the at least one screw hole 12 on one side of the hard disk 10. And the position of the second fixing member 126 on the second side plate 124 corresponds to the position of the at least one screw hole 12 on the opposite other side of the hard disk 10 so as to be later when the hard disk 10 is placed in the hard disk tray 100. A fixing member 116 and a second fixing member 126 can respectively extend into at least a part of the screw holes 12 of the hard disk 10.

In this embodiment, at least one first fixing member 116 is exemplified by two first fixing members 116, and at least one second fixing member 126 is exemplified by two second fixing members 126, but the first fixing members 116 and the second The number relationship of the fixing members 126 is not limited thereto. In other embodiments, the at least one first fixing member 116 may also be a plurality of first fixing members 116 , and the at least one second fixing member 126 is a second fixing member 126 . Alternatively, the at least one first fixing member 116 can also be a first fixing member 116, and the at least one second fixing member 126 is a plurality of second fixing members 126. Alternatively, the at least one first fixing member 116 can also be a first fixing member 116, and the at least one second fixing member 126 is a second fixing member 126. The designer can adjust the number and position of the first fixing member 116 and the second fixing member 126 by themselves according to the needs.

In this embodiment, each of the first fixing member 116 and each of the second fixing members 126 protrudes from the height of the first side plate 114 and the second side plate 124 by about 2.5 mm to 3.5 mm. After the height of the first fixing member 116 and each of the second fixing members 126 is within the above range, the first fixing member 116 and the second fixing member 126 can be inserted into the screw hole 12 of the hard disk 10 and can provide sufficient fixing strength to fix the hard disk 10. On the hard disk tray 100.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 3, FIG. 4, FIG. 7, and FIG. 8, one of the first bottom plate 112 and the second bottom plate 122 includes a groove 130 extending along a moving direction of the second frame 120, and the other Including at least one stop portion 135 extending into the groove 130, at least one stop portion 135 is limited by the inner wall of the groove 130 to restrict the second frame body 120 to the first position P1 (Fig. 3 and 4) Between the second position P2 (Figs. 7 and 8).

More specifically, in the present embodiment, the second bottom plate 122 includes three grooves 130 extending along the moving direction of the second frame 120 (only one of the grooves 130 is indicated), and the first bottom plate 112 includes an extension Three sets of stopping portions 135 in the groove 130 (only one of the blocking portions 135 is indicated). In the present embodiment, each of the blocking portions 135 includes two stopping portions 135, and the blocking portions 135 are convex. The way the column is presented. The stop portion 135 protruding from the first bottom plate 112 extends into the groove 130 of the second bottom plate 122 and is slidable within the groove 130 of the second bottom plate 122.

As shown in FIG. 3, when the second frame 120 is located at the first position P1 with respect to the first frame 110, the blocking portion 135 located on the left side of FIG. 3 is limited by the left inner wall surface of the groove 130, such as As shown in FIG. 7, when the second frame body 120 is located at the second position P2 with respect to the first frame body 110, the stopper portion 135 located on the right side of FIG. 7 is restricted by the right inner wall surface of the groove 130. The hard disk tray 100 of the present embodiment is designed by the groove 130 and the stopping portion 135 to define a sliding range of the second frame 120 relative to the first frame 110.

It should be noted that in other embodiments, each group of the stopping portions 135 may also include only a single stopping portion 135, and the length of the corresponding groove 130 is adjusted accordingly (for example, the length of the groove 130 is adjusted to be The range of movement of the second frame 120 relative to the first frame 110). As such, as the second frame 120 moves relative to the first frame 110, the single stop portion 135 is restrained by the opposite inner wall surfaces of the groove 130, thereby defining the second frame 120 relative to the first The closed position and the deployed position of the frame body 110. Of course, the number and form of the groove 130 and the stopping portion 135 are not limited thereto, as long as the structure that can be used to limit the sliding range of the second frame 120 with respect to the first frame 110 is included.

In addition, as can be seen from FIG. 3, the hard disk tray 100 of the present embodiment is provided with two sets of holes 145 (only one of which is shown in FIG. 3). Fig. 9 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a line A-A of Fig. 3; Figure 10 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along line B-B of Figure 7. Referring to FIG. 9 and FIG. 10, one of the first bottom plate 112 and the second bottom plate 122 includes at least one interference protrusion 140, and the other includes at least two holes 145. When the second frame 120 is opposite to the first frame 110 In the first position P1 and the second position P2, the interference protrusions 140 respectively extend into the corresponding two holes 145 to temporarily fix the second frame 120 to the first frame 110.

In more detail, FIG. 9 and FIG. 10 illustrate the relationship between the two holes 145 and the interference protrusions 140 in FIGS. 3 and 7, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the interference protrusions 140. The first bottom plate 112 protrudes from the first bottom plate 112, and the second bottom plate 122 includes two holes 145. As seen in FIG. 9, when the second frame 120 is at the first position P1 relative to the first frame 110, the interference protrusion 140 extends into one of the holes 145, and the second frame 120 is opposed to the first frame. The body 110 is temporarily fixed to the first position P1. When the user wants to move the second frame 120, since the outer surface of the interference protrusion 140 is a curved surface, for example, the interference protrusion 140 may be hemispherical, and the user only applies the force to push the second frame 120, and the second bottom plate 122 The wall surface beside the hole 145 moves along the outer surface of the interference protrusion 140, and the interference protrusion 140 is withdrawn from the hole 145. Thereafter, the interference protrusion 140 protruding from the first bottom plate 112 slides along the second bottom plate 122 toward the surface of the first bottom plate 112 until reaching another hole 145 on the second bottom plate 122 as shown in FIG. The second frame body 120 is temporarily fixed to the second position P2 with respect to the first frame body 110. That is, the hard disk tray 100 of the present embodiment fixes the second frame body 120 in the first position P1 or the second position relative to the first frame body 110 by the cooperation between the interference protrusions 140 and the two holes 145. P2.

In this embodiment, the distance between the two holes 145 of the second bottom plate 122 is between 8 mm and 10 mm, that is, the distance that the second frame 120 can move relative to the first frame 110 is about 8 to 10 mm. The moving range can prevent the first frame 116 and the second fixing member 126 from withdrawing from the screw holes 12 on both sides of the hard disk 10 after the second frame 120 is moved to the second position P2, and the hard disk can be avoided. 10 The probability of interference between the hard disk 10 and the first fixing member 116 or between the second fixing member 126 during picking up from the hard disk tray 100. Of course, the designer can adjust the distance between the two holes 145 of the second bottom plate 122 as needed, and is not limited thereto.

It should be noted that, in other embodiments, the hard disk tray 100 may also contact each other at the overlapping portions of the first bottom plate 112 and the second bottom plate 122, that is, when the second frame 120 is to be opposed to the first frame 120 When a body 110 is moved to the first position P1 or the second position P2, the operator needs to apply a slight force to overcome the static friction between the first bottom plate 112 and the second bottom plate 122, so that no user pushes the second frame. In the case of the body 120, the position of the second frame body 120 relative to the first frame body 110 can be fixed, thereby omitting the design of the interference protrusion 140 and the hole 145 described above.

The process of putting the hard disk 10 into the hard disk tray 100 will be described below. 11 to 14 are views showing a process in which the hard disk 10 is placed in the hard disk tray 100 of Fig. 1. First, referring to FIG. 11, in general, the second frame 120 of the hard disk tray 100 is maintained at the first position P1 with respect to the first frame 110, and is stored in a small volume when the hard disk 10 is to be placed. When entering the hard disk tray 100, the second frame 120 of the hard disk tray 100 can be moved relative to the first frame 110 to the second position P2 as shown in FIG. 12, at this time, the first side plate 114 and the second side plate 124. The distance between the first fixing member 116 is greater than or equal to the height of the first side plate 114, the second fixing member 126 protrudes from the height of the second side plate 124, and the width of the hard disk 10, so that the hard disk 10 can be As shown in FIG. 13, the first bottom plate 112 and the second bottom plate 122 are placed between the first side plate 114 and the second side plate 124.

Finally, as shown in FIG. 14, the second frame body 120 is moved back relative to the first frame body 110 to the first position P1. At this time, the position of the first fixing member 116 on the first side plate 114 and the second fixing member are The position of the 126 on the second side plate 124 corresponds to the position of the screw hole 12 of at least a part of the two sides of the hard disk 10. The first fixing member 116 and the second fixing member 126 of the hard disk tray 100 respectively extend into the hard disk. At least a portion of the screw holes 12 of 10 are used to secure the hard disk 10 to the hard disk tray 100.

Similarly, if the hard disk 10 is to be removed from the hard disk tray 100, the second fixing member 126 will withdraw from the hard disk as long as the second frame body 120 is moved relative to the first frame body 110 to the second position P2. The corresponding screw hole 12 of the disc 10, the user only needs to move the hard disk 10 away from the first side plate 114, the first fixing member 116 can be retracted from the corresponding screw hole 12 of the hard disk 10, and then the hard disk When 10 is pulled up, the hard disk 10 can be detached from the hard disk tray 100. Therefore, the hard disk tray 100 of the present embodiment can fix the hard disk 10 by means of screwlessness, which makes it easier for the operator to install or disassemble.

Since some hard disk trays 100a have other functional requirements, such as a hard disk status indicator, etc., another embodiment capable of guiding the indicating light of other components to the front end of the hard disk tray 100a will be described below. In the following embodiments, the same or similar elements as those of the previous embodiment are denoted by the same or similar reference numerals, and the description will not be repeated, and only the main differences from the previous embodiment will be explained.

15 and FIG. 16 are schematic views respectively showing various angles of view of a hard disk tray according to another embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 15 and FIG. 16, the main difference between the hard disk tray 100a of the present embodiment and the hard disk tray 100 of the previous embodiment is that, in the embodiment, the hard disk tray 100a further includes a light guiding strip 150. The first side plate 114 extends from the rear end of the hard disk tray 100a toward the front end. The light guiding strip 150 can be used to guide the indicating light of other components (such as the hard disk 10 or the electronic components on the hard disk frame) to the front end of the hard disk tray 100a, so that the user can see the light information.

In the embodiment, in order to prevent the arrangement of the light guide bar 150 from affecting the effect of the hard disk tray 100a fixing the hard disk 10 (shown in FIG. 11 ), the light guide bar 150 avoids the position of the first fixing member 116 and guides The thickness of the light bar 150 is smaller than the height of the first fixing member 116, so that the first fixing member 116 protrudes more than the light guiding bar 150 to extend into the hard disk 10 when the hard disk 10 is placed in the hard disk tray 100a. Inside the screw hole 12. The designer can adjust the height of the first fixing member 116 so that the first fixing member 116 has sufficient fixing ability when extending into the corresponding screw hole 12 of the hard disk 10.

Similarly, the second frame 120 of the hard disk tray 100a of the embodiment can be moved relative to the first frame 110, and the hard disk 10 can be fixed by screw-free manner, so that the operator can install or disassemble. It is more convenient and can also guide light to the front end of the hard disk tray 100a to provide an indication effect.

In summary, the hard disk tray of the present invention is movable relative to the first frame to the first position (ie, the closed position) and the second position (ie, the deployed position) through the second frame, and the first frame is And the second frame respectively have a first fixing member and a second fixing member corresponding to the screw holes on the hard disk. In use, after the second frame is pulled from the first position to the second position, the hard disk is placed on the first bottom plate and the second bottom plate, and the first fixing member is extended into the corresponding screw hole on the hard disk. Then, the second frame is pushed back to the first position, and the second fixing member is also extended into the corresponding screw hole on the hard disk, and the hard disk can be fixed by the hard disk tray of the present invention. That is to say, the hard disk tray of the present invention can fix the hard disk without using a screw, and can be more conveniently installed or removed.

Although the present invention has been disclosed in the above embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention, and any one of ordinary skill in the art can make some changes and refinements without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. The scope of the invention is defined by the scope of the appended claims.

P1‧‧‧ first position
P2‧‧‧ second position
10‧‧‧ Hard disk
12‧‧‧ screw holes
100, 100a‧‧‧ hard disk tray
110‧‧‧First body
112‧‧‧ first bottom plate
114‧‧‧First side panel
116‧‧‧First fixture
120‧‧‧Second body
122‧‧‧second bottom plate
124‧‧‧ second side panel
126‧‧‧Second fixture
130‧‧‧ trench
135‧‧‧stops
140‧‧‧Interference bulges
145‧‧‧ hole
150‧‧‧Light guide strip

1 to 4 are schematic views of various perspectives of a hard disk tray according to an embodiment of the present invention, wherein the second frame is in the first position. 5 to 8 are schematic views of various perspectives of a hard disk tray according to an embodiment of the present invention, wherein the second frame is in the second position. Fig. 9 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a line A-A of Fig. 3; Figure 10 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along line B-B of Figure 7. 11 to 14 are schematic views showing the process of putting a hard disk into the hard disk tray of Fig. 1. 15 and FIG. 16 are schematic views respectively showing various angles of view of a hard disk tray according to another embodiment of the present invention.

P1‧‧‧ first position

100‧‧‧hard disk tray

110‧‧‧First body

112‧‧‧ first bottom plate

114‧‧‧First side panel

116‧‧‧First fixture

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124‧‧‧ second side panel

126‧‧‧Second fixture

Claims (10)

A hard disk tray is adapted to be secured to a hard disk, the hard disk comprising a plurality of screw holes on two sides, the hard disk tray comprising: a first frame, including a first bottom plate, connected to a first side plate of the first bottom plate and at least one first fixing member protruding from the first side plate; and a second frame movably disposed on the first frame body, the second frame body includes a a second bottom plate, a second side plate connected to the second bottom plate and facing the first side plate, and at least one second fixing member protruding from the second side plate, when the hard disk is placed on the first bottom plate and the second bottom plate When the second frame is in a first position relative to the first frame, the at least one first fixing member and the at least one second fixing member respectively extend into at least a portion of the screw holes to Fixing the hard disk on the hard disk tray, when the second frame is moved to a second position, the at least one second fixing member is withdrawn from the corresponding screw hole, so that the hard disk is suitable for being removed from The hard drive tray. The hard disk tray of claim 1, wherein the second bottom plate portion is stacked on the first bottom plate, and one of the first bottom plate and the second bottom plate includes along the second frame body a groove extending in the direction of movement, the other comprising at least one stop extending into the groove, the at least one stop being limited by the inner wall of the groove to limit the second frame Between the first position and the second position. The hard disk tray of claim 1, wherein one of the first bottom plate and the second bottom plate comprises an interference protrusion, and the other comprises two holes, when the second frame is opposite to the first When the posture is in the first position and the second position, the interference protrusions respectively protrude into the two holes. The hard disk tray of claim 3, wherein the distance between the holes is between 8 mm and 10 mm. The hard disk tray of claim 1, wherein the at least one first fixing member is the first fixing member, and the at least one second fixing member is a plurality of the second fixing members. The hard disk tray of claim 1, wherein the at least one first fixing member is a plurality of the first fixing members, and the at least one second fixing member is one of the second fixing members. The hard disk tray of claim 1, wherein the at least one first fixing member is a plurality of the first fixing members, and the at least one second fixing member is a plurality of the second fixing members. The hard disk tray of claim 1, wherein each of the first fixing member and each of the second fixing members protrudes from the height of the first side plate and the second side plate by 2.5 mm to 3.5 mm, respectively. Between PCT. The hard disk tray of claim 1, further comprising: a light guiding strip disposed on the first side plate. The hard disk tray of claim 1, wherein the hard disk tray is a 3.5-inch hard disk hard disk tray or a 2.5-inch hard disk hard disk tray.