TWI700688B - Removable device - Google Patents

Abstract

A removable device is provided which includes a housing and a positioning member. A positioning opening is formed on a first side surface of the housing, and a channel is formed in the housing with one end connected to the positioning opening. The positioning member is located in the channel and has a holding groove exposed to a front surface of the housing. The positioning member is movable along the channel between a released position and a compressed position. In the released position, a locking portion of the positioning member passes through the positioning opening and extends outside the channel. In the compressed position, the locking portion is retracted into the channel.

Description

Removable device

The invention relates to a removable device, in particular to a removable device with a grasping groove.

Nowadays, removable devices, such as removable power supplies, removable hard drives or removable fans, have been widely used in industrial computers, servers, disk arrays, or communication equipment systems to provide adequate and continuous Electricity or sufficient and easy-to-manage data storage space, and solve the inconvenience of frequent replacement of power supply, hard disk or fan, so as to facilitate the user to perform the removal action and provide the plug-and-replace online repair function.

Generally speaking, in order to properly lock the removable hard disk, the case for placing the removable hard disk is often provided with a latch-like structure to prevent the removable hard disk from sliding out of the case. Although this structural design effectively fixes the removable hard disk, the user may need to operate with both hands when performing the removal action, which is not good for working in a small environment.

In view of the above situation, it is necessary to provide a draw-out device with better extraction and replacement operations to solve the above problems.

An embodiment of the present invention provides a removable device, including: a base, the base includes a front surface, a first side surface, and a second side surface, the front surface is located on the first side surface and the second side surface Between, the first side of the base forms a limited A position opening, and the base has a passage in it, the passage extends along a transverse axis passing through the first side surface and the second side surface, one end of the passage is connected to the limit opening; the limit member is located The channel is provided with a first grasping groove, the first grasping groove is exposed outside the front surface, and the stopper can move in the channel along the transverse axis in the release position and Between the compressed positions, in the release position, the engaging portion of the limiting member extends out of the channel through the limiting opening, and in the compressed position, the engaging portion of the limiting member retracts Inside the channel.

The user can quickly remove the removable device from the equipment or complete the installation work through the first grabbing groove on the above-mentioned limiting member, so complicated operation procedures can be omitted.

1: Removable device

2: Pedestal

21: bottom plate

22, 23: side panels

24: shell

241: front surface

242: first side

243: second side

244: The first opening

245: second opening

246: Limit Opening

25: Channel

252: end face

253, 254, 255: stop structure

26: Guiding Department

260: Guiding Road

261, 262: Longitudinal ribs

263, 264, 265, 266: horizontal ribs

27: The second grabbing groove

270: The second grabbing surface

3: Limit parts

31: body

311: first end

312: second end

313, 314, 315: limit structure

316: first grab groove

317: The first grab surface

32: Elastic structure

321: Compression Department

322, 323: End

33: The snap part

331: Slope

4: Locking components

5: Electronic device

T: Transverse axis

Fig. 1 shows an exploded view of the structure of a removable device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 shows a front view of a removable device according to an embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 3 shows a schematic diagram of a removable device according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which the restricting member is located at the release position.

FIG. 4 shows a cross-sectional view of a removable device according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which the limiting member is in a compressed position.

Fig. 5 shows a side view of a removable device according to an embodiment of the invention.

The following disclosure provides many different embodiments or preferred examples to implement different features of this case. Of course, the present disclosure can also be implemented in many different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described below. The following disclosure details specific examples of the various components and their arrangement in conjunction with the drawings, in order to simplify the description, make the disclosure more thorough and complete, and completely convey the scope of the disclosure to those skilled in the art.

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative work shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

It should be noted that when an element is considered to be "connected" to another element, it may be directly connected to another element or a centrally arranged element may exist at the same time. When an element is considered to be "disposed on" another element, it can be directly disposed on another element or a centrally disposed element may also exist at the same time.

Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by those skilled in the technical field of the present invention. The terms used in the description of the present invention herein are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments, and are not intended to limit the present invention. The term "and/or" as used herein includes any and all combinations of one or more related listed items.

Fig. 1 shows an exploded view of the structure of a removable device 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. In one embodiment, the removable device 1 includes a base 2, a limiting member 3, a plurality of locking elements 4, and an electronic device 5. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the electronic device 5 is a data storage hard disk, but the present invention is not limited to this. In other embodiments, the electronic device 5 may be a power supply or a fan.

In one embodiment, the base 2 includes a bottom plate 21, two side plates 22 and 23, and a shell 24. The two side plates 22 and 23 are respectively arranged on two opposite sides of the bottom plate 21. The housing 24 is connected to the front edge of the bottom plate 21 and the two side plates 22 and 23. In this way, the housing 24, the bottom plate 21, and the two side plates 22, 23 jointly constitute a storage space for the electronic device 5 to be disposed in between. In one embodiment, the electronic device 5 is fixed on the base 2 by a plurality of locking elements 4 (for example, screws).

FIG. 2 shows a front view of the base 2 and the stopper 3. In one embodiment, the housing 24 is disposed on the side of the removable device 1 facing the user, and is used to accommodate the limiting member 3. In one embodiment, the housing 24 has a front surface 241, a first side surface 242 and a second side surface 243. The front surface 241 is located between the first side surface 242 and the second side surface 243. A first opening 244 and a second opening 245 are defined on the front surface 241 of the housing 24. The first opening 244 is located adjacent to the first side surface 242, and the second opening 245 is located adjacent to the second side surface 243. A second grasping groove 27 is formed on the front surface 241 of the housing 24 and communicates with the housing 24. The second grabbing groove 27 is located between the channel 25 and the second side surface 243. In some embodiments, the second grabbing groove 27 is omitted.

FIG. 3 shows a schematic diagram of the base 2 and the limiting member 3. In one embodiment, a channel 25 extends in the housing 24 along a transverse axis T, wherein the transverse axis T passes through the first side surface 242 and the second side surface 243 and is parallel to the front surface 241. In addition, a limiting opening 246 is formed on the first side surface 242 of the housing 24. One end of the channel 25 is connected to the limiting opening 246, and the channel 25 is connected to the first opening 244. The channel 25 extends away from the limiting opening 246 and ends at the end surface 252. In one embodiment, the channel 25 maintains the same width in the extending direction.

FIG. 4 shows a cross-sectional view of the base 2 and the limiting member 3. In one embodiment, the limiting member 3 is disposed inside the channel 25 and includes a body 31, an elastic structure 32, and an engaging portion 33. The body 31 extends from the first end 311 to the second end 312 along the transverse axis T. A first grabbing groove 316 is formed on the side of the body 31 facing the front surface 241, and the first grabbing groove 316 is exposed outside the front surface 241 through the first opening 244. The first grabbing groove 316 includes a first grabbing surface 317, and the second grabbing groove 27 includes a second grabbing surface 270. The first grasping surface 317 and the second grasping surface 270 face in opposite directions and are penetrated by the transverse axis T. In an embodiment, the first grasping surface 317 and the second grasping surface 270 are perpendicular to the transverse axis T, respectively.

In one embodiment, the elastic structure 32 includes a wave-shaped compression portion 321 and two end portions 322 and 323. The two end portions 322 and 323 are respectively connected to opposite sides of the compression portion 321, wherein the end portion 322 is connected to the first end 311 of the main body 31, and The end 323 is connected to the end surface 252 of the channel 25. In one embodiment, the end portions 322 and 323 are located on the side of the elastic structure 32 adjacent to the front surface 241 to increase the stability of the movement of the elastic structure 32.

The engaging portion 33 is configured to be inserted into a groove (not shown) on the equipment frame to fix the removable device 1 in the equipment housing. In one embodiment, the engaging portion 33 is connected to the first end 311 of the main body 31. The width of the engaging portion 33 in the direction perpendicular to the transverse axis T is smaller than the width of the body 31 in the direction perpendicular to the transverse axis T. A side of the engaging portion 33 away from the main body 31 has an inclined surface 331 to guide the engaging portion 33 to be inserted into the groove on the equipment frame.

In one embodiment, a plurality of stop structures, such as stop structures 253, 254, and 255, are formed on the inner wall surface of the channel 25, and a plurality of stop structures, such as stop structures 313, 314, and 315, are formed on the inner wall of the channel 25. Above piece 3. Through the cooperation between the stop structures 253, 254, and 255 and the stop structures 313, 314, and 315, the position of the stop member 3 in the passage 25 will be restricted to prevent the stop member 3 from being damaged due to improper operation by the user.

Specifically, the blocking structures 253 and 254 protrude from the inner wall surface of the channel 25 facing the first opening 244, and the blocking structure 253 is closer to the limiting element opening 246 than the blocking structure 254. The blocking structure 255 is adjacent to the edge of the first opening 244 and protrudes from the inner wall surface of the channel 25 opposite to the front surface 241. The limiting structure 313 protrudes outward from the first end 311 of the main body 31 along the direction perpendicular to the transverse axis T and faces the stopping structure 253. The limiting structure 314 has an L-shaped cross section and is connected to the second end 312 of the main body 31. A part of the limiting structure 314 protruding in a direction perpendicular to the transverse axis T faces the stopping structure 254. The limiting structure 315 protrudes outward from the junction of the compression portion 321 and the end portion 322 of the elastic structure 32 in a direction inclined with respect to the transverse axis T, and faces the stopping structure 255.

In one embodiment, the distance between the limiting structure 314 and the stopping structure 254 is the same as the distance between the limiting structure 315 and the stopping structure 255. However, as shown in Figure 4 As shown, since the distance between the limiting structure 315 and the second end 312 of the main body 31 is greater than the distance between the limiting structure 314 and the second end 312 of the main body 31, the stopping structure 254 is greater than the stopping structure 255. Close to the limit element opening 246.

FIG. 5 shows a side view of the base 2 and the limiting member 3. In one embodiment, the base 2 further includes a guiding part 26. The guiding portion 26 is adjacent to the limiting opening 246 and defines a guiding path 260 for the engaging portion 33 to pass through. Specifically, the guiding portion 26 includes transverse ribs 263, 264, 265, and 266 arranged in the first direction (the Z-axis direction) of the limiting opening 246 in sequence. The lengths of the lateral ribs 263 and the lateral ribs 266 are the same as the width of the limiting opening 246 in the second direction (Y-axis direction). The length of the transverse rib 264 and the transverse rib 265 is smaller than the length of the transverse rib 263 and the transverse rib 266. The ends of the lateral ribs 264 and the lateral ribs 265 define the upper boundary of the guide channel 260. The lower boundary of the guide path 260 is defined by the edge of the limit opening 246.

In addition, the guiding portion 26 further includes a longitudinal rib 261 and two longitudinal ribs 262. The longitudinal ribs 261 connect the transverse ribs 263, 264, 265, and 266 to strengthen the structure. The two longitudinal ribs 262 connect the transverse ribs 263 and 266 respectively. The ends of the two longitudinal ribs 262 define the left and right boundaries of the guide channel 260.

The width of the guide path 260 is substantially the same as the width of the engaging portion 33, so as to guide the movement of the engaging portion 33 so that the engaging portion 33 can be accurately inserted into the groove on the equipment frame (not shown).

According to an embodiment, the use of the removable device 1 of the present invention is described as follows: when the removable device 1 is to be removed from the equipment frame (not shown), the user can put his finger into the first grasping groove The groove 316 and the second grabbing groove 27 are in contact with the first grabbing surface 317 and the second grabbing surface 270. Then, the elastic structure 32 of the limiting member 3 is compressed by applying force to the limiting member 3, so that the engaging portion 33 moves from the releasing position (as shown in FIG. 3) into the channel 25 to the compressed position (as shown in FIG. 4). In the release position, the engaging portion 33 of the limiting member 3 extends out of the channel 25 through the limiting element opening 246, and the elastic structure 32 is Now released. The clamping portion 33 is clamped to the clamping groove on the equipment frame. In the compressed position, the engaging portion 33 of the limiting member 3 retracts into the channel 25, and the elastic structure 32 assumes a compressed state. The engaging portion 33 is detached from the groove on the equipment frame.

As shown in FIG. 4, the movement of the limiting member 3 stops the cooperation of the limiting structure 313 and the stopping structure 253. When the limiting structure 313 is against the stopping structure 253, the user can grasp the first grasping surface 317 and the second grasping surface 270 with one hand to firmly pull the removable device 1 away from the equipment rack. . After the extraction operation of the removable device 1 is completed, the limiting member 3 is released, and the limiting member 3 can automatically return to the original position through the elastic restoring force of the elastic structure 32. The return movement of the stopper 3 will be stopped by the cooperation of the stop structures 254 and 255 and the stop structures 314 and 315. In the embodiment where the second grabbing groove 27 is omitted, the user can apply force to the stopper 3 only through the first grabbing groove 316 and the edge of the equipment frame.

The removable device of the embodiment of the present invention is fixed on the equipment by a stopper. Since the stopper is provided with a grabbing groove, the invention objective of quick release and installation of the removable device with one hand can be achieved.

For those of ordinary skill in the art, other corresponding changes or adjustments can be made according to the inventive scheme and inventive concept of the present invention combined with actual needs generated, and these changes and adjustments should fall within the protection scope of the claims of the present invention.

1: Removable device

2: Pedestal

3: Limit parts

4: Locking components

5: Electronic device

21: bottom plate

22: side panel

23: side panel

24: shell

246: Limit Opening

25: Channel

Claims (10)

A removable device comprising: a base including a front surface, a first side surface, and a second side surface, the front surface is located between the first side surface and the second side surface, the first side surface A limit opening is formed on the base, and the base has a channel extending along a transverse axis passing through the first side surface and the second side surface, and one end of the channel communicates with the limit opening; and a limit member , Located in the channel and having a first grasping groove, the first grasping groove is exposed outside the front surface, the limiting member can move in a release position and a compression along the transverse axis in the channel Between positions; wherein in the release position, an engaging portion of the limiting member extends out of the channel through the limiting opening, and in the compressed position, the engaging portion of the limiting member retracts into the channel, The base further includes a guide portion adjacent to the limiting opening and defining a guide path for the engaging portion to pass, a first transverse rib, and two first longitudinal ribs. The end of a transverse rib defines the upper boundary of the guide path, the lower boundary of the guide path is defined by the edge of the limit opening, and the ends of the first longitudinal ribs define the left and right sides of the guide path boundary. Such as the removable device of claim 1, wherein the front surface has a second grasping groove, and the second grasping groove is located between the passage and the second side surface. Such as the removable device of claim 2, wherein the first grabbing groove has a first grabbing surface, and the second grabbing groove has a second grabbing surface, the first grabbing surface and the first grabbing surface The second gripping surface faces the opposite direction. For example, the removable device of claim 1, wherein a blocking structure is provided in the passage, and the blocking structure protrudes from the inner wall of the passage toward the inside of the passage, and the limiting member has a limiting structure, and the limiting structure The structure faces the stop structure. Such as the removable device of claim 1, wherein the limiting member includes a body, an elastic structure, and an engaging portion, and the body is along the transverse axis from a first end Extending to a second end, the engaging portion is connected to the first end of the body, and the elastic structure is connected between the second end of the body and one end surface of the channel. Such as the removable device of claim 5, wherein the first grasping groove is located in the body. Such as the removable device of claim 5, wherein at the release position, the elastic structure presents a released state, and at the compressed position, the elastic structure presents a compressed state. For example, the removable device of claim 5, wherein the elastic structure has a wave-shaped compression part and two end parts, and the two end parts are connected to two opposite sides of the compression part and are arranged adjacent to the front surface. Such as the removable device of claim 5, wherein in the release position, the engaging portion passes through the limiting opening, and the width of the engaging portion in the direction perpendicular to the transverse axis is smaller than that of the body in the direction perpendicular to the transverse axis. The width in the direction of the axis. Such as the removable device of claim 9, wherein the guide portion further includes a second transverse rib and a second longitudinal rib, the first transverse rib and the second transverse rib are arranged in the Z-axis direction of the limiting opening , The length of the second transverse rib is the same as the width of the limiting opening in the Y axis direction, the length of the first transverse rib is less than the length of the second transverse rib, and the second longitudinal rib is connected to the first transverse rib And the second transverse rib.

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