TWI727824B - Mount frame for disk drive - Google Patents

Abstract

A mount frame for mounting a disk drive on a cage and including first mount frame, second mount frame, first pillar and second pillar. First mount frame includes first plate, second plate and third plate. Second plate and third plate stand on the same side of first plate and are spaced apart from each other by a distance. Second mount frame include fourth plate. Fourth plate is pivotally connected to a side of second plate that is located away from first plate so as to be detachably engaged to a side of third plate that is located away from first plate. First pillar is fixed on first plate and is located between first plate and fourth plate. First pillar is configured to be fixed in first hole of disk drive. Second pillar is fixed on fourth plate and is located between first plate and fourth plate. Second pillar is configured to be fixed in second hole of disk drive.

Description

Hard Disk Mount

The invention relates to a mounting rack, particularly a hard disk mounting rack.

With the development of cloud technology, servers often need to include multiple hard drives in order to store large amounts of data. In addition, in order to enable the damaged hard disks in the server to be extracted separately without affecting the operation of other hard disks, and to enable the number of hard disks in the server to be easily adjusted according to actual needs, the server chassis is generally For example, there will be a hard disk mounting rack for each hard disk setting. In this way, the hard disk can be easily installed in or removed from the server case, which makes the maintenance and replacement of the hard disk easier.

However, installing a hard disk mounting bracket in the server case may not only occupy the limited space in the server case and reduce the number of hard disks that the server case can hold, but may also occupy the heat dissipation channel of the hard disk. This makes it difficult for the heat generated by the hard disk to escape to the outside of the server case. Therefore, technicians need to provide a hard disk mounting frame that does not occupy too much space in the server case and does not seriously affect the heat dissipation of the hard disk.

The present invention is to provide a hard disk mounting frame, so that more hard disks can be accommodated in the server case, and reducing the situation that the hard disk mounting frame makes it difficult for the heat generated by the hard disk to escape to the server case.

The hard disk mounting frame disclosed in an embodiment of the present invention is used for fixing a hard disk to the frame body, and includes a first mounting frame, a second mounting frame, a first positioning post, and a second positioning post. The first mounting frame includes a first plate body, a second plate body and a third plate body. The second board and the third board stand on the same side of the first board and are spaced apart from each other. The second mounting frame includes a fourth plate body. The fourth board is pivotally connected to the side of the second board away from the first board and separately clamped to the side of the third board away from the first board. The first plate body, the second plate body, the third plate body and the fourth plate body jointly surround an accommodating groove and two accommodating openings connected to the accommodating groove. The first positioning column is fixed on the first plate body and between the first plate body and the fourth plate body. The first positioning post is used for fixing to the first positioning hole of the hard disk. The second positioning column is fixed on the fourth plate body and between the first plate body and the fourth plate body. The second positioning pillar is used for fixing to the second positioning hole of the hard disk.

According to the hard disk mounting rack disclosed in the above embodiment, the first plate body, the second plate body, the third plate body, and the fourth plate body collectively surround the accommodating groove and the two accommodating openings connected to the accommodating groove. In addition, the first positioning post on the first plate body and the second positioning post on the fourth plate body opposite to the first plate body are respectively installed in the first positioning hole and the second positioning hole of the hard disk. Therefore, the hard disk mounting frame only covers the annular side surface of the hard disk and does not cover the top surface and the bottom surface of the hard disk. In this way, the space occupied by the hard disk mounting rack can be reduced, so that more hard disks can be accommodated in the server chassis.

In addition, since the top surface and the bottom surface of the hard disk are respectively exposed by the two accommodating openings, the heat dissipation airflow can flow directly to the top or bottom surface of the hard disk in the hard disk mounting rack through the two accommodating openings. In this way, the heat generated by the operation of the hard disk can be effectively taken away by the airflow flowing in from the accommodating opening, thereby alleviating the situation where the hard disk mounting frame makes it difficult for the heat generated by the hard disk to escape to the server chassis. .

The above description of the content of the present invention and the description of the following embodiments are used to demonstrate and explain the principle of the present invention and provide a further explanation of the scope of the patent application of the present invention.

The detailed features and advantages of the present invention will be described in detail in the following embodiments. The content is sufficient to enable anyone familiar with the relevant art to understand the technical content of the present invention and implement it accordingly, and according to the content disclosed in this specification, the scope of patent application and the drawings. Anyone who is familiar with relevant skills can easily understand the purpose and advantages of the present invention. The following examples further illustrate the viewpoints of the present invention in detail, but do not limit the scope of the present invention by any viewpoint.

Please refer to Figure 1. FIG. 1 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram showing that a hard disk is installed on a frame through a hard disk mounting frame. The multiple hard disk mounting racks 10 provided in this embodiment are used to fix the multiple hard disks 20 to the frame 30 respectively.

For the convenience of description, the following describes the structure of a single hard disk mounting rack 10 in detail.

Please refer to Figure 2 to Figure 4. 2 is a perspective view of a hard disk mounting frame according to an embodiment of the invention. Fig. 3 is an exploded view of the hard disk mounting frame in Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a side view of the hard disk mounting frame in Fig. 2.

In this embodiment, the hard disk mounting frame 10 includes a first mounting frame 100, a second mounting frame 150, two first positioning posts 200, two second positioning posts 250, a fastener 300, and a first elastic Element 350, a second elastic element 400, two first shock-absorbing elastic pieces 450, two second shock-absorbing elastic pieces 500, two first conductive elastic pieces 550, two second conductive elastic pieces 560, a light guide assembly 600, and a buckle convex Block 650.

The first mounting frame 100 includes a first board 101, a second board 102 and a third board 103. The second board 102 and the third board 103 stand on the same side of the first board 101 and are spaced apart from each other.

In this embodiment, the first plate body 101 has a first inner surface 1010, a first outer surface 1011, a first side surface 1012, and a first slot 1013. The first inner surface 1010 faces away from the first outer surface 1011. The first side surface 1012 is connected to the first inner surface 1010 and the first outer surface 1011. The first slot 1013 is located on the first side surface 1012 and penetrates the first inner surface 1010 and the first outer surface 1011. In addition, the first slot 1013 has a first depth D1 relative to the first side surface 1012.

Of course, the first board 101 is not limited to having the first slot 1013. In other embodiments, the first plate body may not need to have the first card slot.

In this embodiment, the third board 103 has a second inner surface 1030, a second outer surface 1031, a second side surface 1032, and a slot 1033. The second inner surface 1030 faces away from the second outer surface 1031. The second side surface 1032 is connected to the second inner surface 1030 and the second outer surface 1031. The slot 1033 is located on the second side surface 1032 and penetrates the second inner surface 1030 and the second outer surface 1031.

Of course, the third plate body 103 is not limited to having the slot 1033. In other embodiments, the third plate body may not need to have a slot.

The second mounting frame 150 includes a fourth board 151 and a handle 152. The fourth board 151 is pivotally connected to the side of the second board 102 away from the first board 101 and separately clamped to the side of the third board 103 away from the first board 101. The first plate body 101, the second plate body 102, the third plate body 103 and the fourth plate body 151 jointly surround an accommodating groove 153 and two accommodating openings 154 connected to the accommodating groove 153. The handle 152 has a fixing hole 1520 and is pivotally connected to the fourth board 151 to have a storage position and an operation position.

In this embodiment, the fourth board 151 has a third inner surface 1510, a third outer surface 1511, a third side surface 1512, and a second slot 1513. The third inner surface 1510 faces away from the third outer surface 1511. The third side surface 1512 is connected to the third inner surface 1510 and the third outer surface 1511. The second slot 1513 is located on the third side surface 1512 and penetrates the third inner surface 1510 and the third outer surface 1511. In addition, the second slot 1513 has a second depth D2 relative to the third side surface 1512. In addition, the first depth D1 of the first slot 1013 is different from the second depth D2 of the second slot 1513, but the present invention is not limited to this. In other embodiments, the first depth of the first slot relative to the first side surface of the first plate body can also be the same as the second depth of the second slot relative to the third side surface of the fourth plate body.

Of course, the fourth board 151 is not limited to having the second slot 1513. In other embodiments, the fourth board may not need to have the second slot.

The two first positioning posts 200 are fixed to the first board 101 and between the first board 101 and the fourth board 151. The two second positioning posts 250 are fixed to the fourth board 151 and between the first board 101 and the fourth board 151.

The present invention is not limited to the number of the first positioning pillars 200 and the number of the second positioning pillars 250. In other embodiments, the hard disk mounting frame may only include one first positioning post and one second positioning post.

In addition, please refer to Figure 5 and Figure 6. FIG. 5 is a perspective cross-sectional view showing that the fastener is engaged with the fastening hole of the handle. Fig. 6 is a three-dimensional cross-sectional view showing that the buckle is separated from the fixing hole of the handle.

The fastener 300 is movably disposed on the second board 102. The handle 152 has a fixing hole 1520. The handle 152 is pivotally connected to the fourth board 151 to have a storage position and an operation position, so that the fastener 300 is separately engaged with the fastening hole 1520.

The opposite ends of the first elastic element 350 are respectively fixed to the handle 152 and the second plate 102. The opposite ends of the second elastic element 400 are respectively fixed to the buckle 300 and the second plate 102. In addition, the first elastic element 350 and the second elastic element 400 are, for example, torsion springs.

As shown in FIG. 5, when the fastener 300 is engaged with the fastening hole 1520 of the handle 152, the second elastic element 400 will release the elastic force to prevent the fastener 300 from escaping from the fastening hole 1520. Since the buckle 300 is engaged with the fastening hole 1520 of the handle 152, the handle 152 is maintained in the storage position and the first elastic element 350 is compressed.

As shown in FIG. 6, when the buckle 300 is pulled along an exit direction F, the buckle 300 will escape from the fixing hole 1520 of the handle 152. When the buckle 300 escapes the fixing hole 1520 of the handle 152, the compressed first elastic element 350 will release the elastic force to assist the handle 152 to move to the operating position, thereby facilitating the operation of the handle 152.

However, the hard disk mounting frame 10 of the present invention is not limited to include the first elastic element 350 and the second elastic element 400. In other embodiments, the hard disk mounting frame may not need to include the first elastic element and the second elastic element.

In addition, the hard disk mounting rack 10 of the present invention is not limited to include the fastener 300. In other embodiments, the hard disk mounting frame can also use other fasteners such as devil felt to locate the handle in the storage position without including the fastener.

Please refer to FIGS. 2 and 4 again, the two first shock-absorbing elastic pieces 450 and the first plate body 101 are integrally formed and are located in the first plate body 101 to form a first inner wall surface 1014 of the first card slot 1013. The two second shock-absorbing elastic pieces 500 and the fourth plate 151 are integrally formed and are located in the fourth plate 151 to form a second inner wall 1514 of the second locking groove 1513.

Of course, the hard disk mounting frame 10 of the present invention is not limited to include two first shock-absorbing elastic pieces 450 and two second shock-absorbing elastic pieces 500. In other embodiments, the hard disk mounting frame may only include a first shock-absorbing shrapnel and a second shock-absorbing shrapnel. In still other embodiments, the hard disk mounting frame does not need to include the first shock-absorbing shrapnel and the second shock-absorbing shrapnel.

The two first conductive elastic pieces 550 protrude from the side of the first plate body 101 away from the fourth plate body 151, and a part of the first conductive elastic pieces 550 is interposed between the first plate body 101 and the fourth plate body 151.

The two second conductive elastic pieces 560 protrude from the side of the fourth plate body 151 away from the first plate body 101, and part of the second conductive elastic pieces 560 is interposed between the first plate body 101 and the fourth plate body 151.

Of course, the hard disk mounting frame 10 of the present invention is not limited to include two first conductive elastic pieces 550 and two second conductive elastic pieces 560. In other embodiments, the hard disk mounting frame may only include a first conductive elastic piece and a second conductive elastic piece. In still other embodiments, the hard disk mounting frame does not need to include the first conductive elastic piece and the second conductive elastic piece.

The second board 102 has two openings 1020. The light guide assembly 600 is fixed to the first board 101 and located in the two openings 1020. Of course, the hard disk mounting rack 10 of the present invention is not limited to include the light guide assembly 600. In other embodiments, the hard disk mounting frame does not need to include the light guide element, and in the embodiment where the hard disk mounting frame does not include the light guide element, the second plate body does not need to have an opening.

The fourth board 151 has a fixing hole 1515. The locking protrusion 650 protrudes from the third board 103 and is separately engaged with the fixing hole 1515, so that the fourth board 151 is separately engaged with the third board 103. Of course, the hard disk mounting frame 10 of the present invention is not limited to including the snap protrusion 650. In other embodiments, the hard disk mounting frame does not need to include the buckle bumps, and in the embodiment where the hard disk mounting frame does not include the buckle bumps, the fourth plate body may not need to have a securing hole

Please refer to Figure 1, Figure 2 and Figure 7. FIG. 7 is an exploded view of the hard disk, the frame body and the hard disk mounting frame in FIG. 1.

The hard disk 20 is received in the receiving slot 153. In detail, the two first positioning posts 200 are used for fixing to the two first positioning holes 21 of the hard disk 20 respectively, and the two second positioning posts 250 are used for fixing to the two second positioning holes 22 of the hard disk 20 respectively. The slot 1033 of the third board 103 is used for a connector 23 of the hard disk 20 to pass through. In addition, the top surface 24 and the bottom surface 25 of the hard disk 20 are respectively exposed by the two accommodating openings 154, that is, the hard disk mounting frame 10 only covers the annular side surface 26 of the hard disk 20 connecting the top surface 24 and the bottom surface 25 without shielding the hard disk 20. The top surface 24 and the bottom surface 25 of the dish 20.

The opposite sides of the first conductive elastic piece 550 are used to contact the hard disk 20 and the frame 30 respectively, and the opposite two sides of the second conductive elastic piece 560 are used to contact the hard disk 20 and the frame 30 respectively.

The first locking slots 1013 of the hard disk mounting frames 10 are respectively used for engaging with a plurality of first locking tenons 31 on the frame body 30. The second locking slots 1513 of the hard disk mounting frames 10 are respectively used for engaging with a plurality of second locking tenons 32 on the frame body 30. In addition, the first tenon 31 of the hard disk 20 will bear against the first shock-absorbing elastic piece 450 for buffering, and the second tenon 32 of the hard disk 20 will bear against the second shock-absorbing elastic piece 500 for buffering. Since the first depth D1 of the first slot 1013 is different from the second depth D2 of the second slot 1513, the first slot 1013 cannot be engaged with the second latch 32 and the second slot 1513 cannot be engaged with The first latch 31 further achieves the function of foolproof.

According to the hard disk mounting rack disclosed in the above embodiment, the first plate body, the second plate body, the third plate body, and the fourth plate body collectively surround the accommodating groove and the two accommodating openings connected to the accommodating groove. In addition, the first positioning post on the first plate body and the second positioning post on the fourth plate body opposite to the first plate body are respectively installed in the first positioning hole and the second positioning hole of the hard disk. Therefore, the hard disk mounting frame only covers the annular side surface of the hard disk and does not cover the top surface and the bottom surface of the hard disk. In this way, the space occupied by the hard disk mounting rack can be reduced, so that more hard disks can be accommodated in the server chassis.

In addition, since the top surface and the bottom surface of the hard disk are respectively exposed by the two accommodating openings, the heat dissipation airflow can flow directly to the top or bottom surface of the hard disk in the hard disk mounting rack through the two accommodating openings. In this way, the heat generated by the operation of the hard disk can be effectively taken away by the airflow flowing in from the accommodating opening, thereby alleviating the situation where the hard disk mounting frame makes it difficult for the heat generated by the hard disk to escape to the server chassis. .

Although the present invention is disclosed in the foregoing embodiments as above, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Anyone familiar with similar art can make some changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, the present invention The scope of patent protection for inventions shall be determined by the scope of patent applications attached to this specification.

10: Hard disk mounting bracket

100: The first mounting frame

101: The first board

1010: first inner surface

1011: first outer surface

1012: first side

1013: The first card slot

1014: The first inner wall surface

102: second board

1020: opening

103: The third board

1030: second inner surface

1031: second outer surface

1032: second side

1033: Slotting

150: second mounting frame

151: The fourth board

1510: third inner surface

1511: third outer surface

1512: third side

1513: second card slot

1514: second inner wall surface

1515: Snap Hole

152: Handle

1520: Snap Hole

153: Containment Slot

154: Containment Opening

200: The first positioning column

250: second positioning column

300: clip

350: first elastic element

400: second elastic element

450: The first shock-absorbing shrapnel

500: second shock-absorbing shrapnel

550: The first conductive shrapnel

560: second conductive shrapnel

600: Light guide assembly

650: buckle bump

D1: first depth

D2: second depth

F: Exit direction

20: Hard Disk

21: The first positioning hole

22: The second positioning hole

23: Connector

24: top surface

25: bottom surface

26: circular side

30: Frame

31: The first tenon

32: The second latch

FIG. 1 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram showing that a hard disk is installed on a frame through a hard disk mounting frame. 2 is a perspective view of a hard disk mounting frame according to an embodiment of the invention. Fig. 3 is an exploded view of the hard disk mounting frame in Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a side view of the hard disk mounting frame in Fig. 2. FIG. 5 is a perspective cross-sectional view showing that the fastener is engaged with the fastening hole of the handle. Fig. 6 is a three-dimensional cross-sectional view showing that the buckle is separated from the fixing hole of the handle. FIG. 7 is an exploded view of the hard disk, the frame body, and the hard disk mounting frame in FIG. 1.

10: Hard disk mounting bracket

20: Hard Disk

30: Frame

Claims (9)

A hard disk mounting frame is used to fix a hard disk on a frame. The hard disk mounting frame includes: a first mounting frame including a first plate body, a second plate body and a third plate body, The second board and the third board stand on the same side of the first board and are spaced apart from each other; a second mounting frame includes a fourth board, and the fourth board is pivotally connected to the first board. The two plates are separated from the side of the first plate and are separately clamped to the side of the third plate away from the first plate. The first plate, the second plate, and the third plate And the fourth plate body together surround an accommodating groove and two accommodating openings connected to the accommodating groove; a first positioning column is fixed to the first plate body and between the first plate body and the first plate body Between the four plates, the first positioning post is used to be fixed to a first positioning hole of the hard disk; and a second positioning post is fixed to the fourth plate and between the first plate and the first plate. Between the four plates, the second positioning post is used to fix a second positioning hole of the hard disk; wherein the first plate has a first inner surface, a first outer surface, a first side surface, and a A first slot, the first inner surface faces away from the first outer surface, the first side surface is connected to the first inner surface and the first outer surface, and the first slot is located on the first side surface and penetrates the first surface The inner surface and the first outer surface are used to engage with a first tenon on the frame, and the fourth plate has a second inner surface Surface, a second outer surface, a second side surface and a second card slot, the second inner surface facing away from the second outer surface, the second side surface is connected to the second inner surface and the second outer surface, the The second locking groove is located on the second side surface and penetrates the second inner surface and the second outer surface for engaging with a second locking tenon on the frame. The hard disk mounting rack according to claim 1, further comprising a fastener, and the second mounting rack further includes a handle, the fastener is movably disposed on the second board, and the handle has a fixing hole , And the handle is pivotally connected to the fourth plate body so that the buckle is separately buckled with the fixing hole. The hard disk mounting rack according to claim 2, further comprising a first elastic element and a second elastic element. The opposite ends of the first elastic element are respectively fixed to the handle and the second plate body, and the second elastic element The opposite ends of the elastic element are respectively fixed to the buckle and the second plate body. The hard disk mounting frame according to claim 1, wherein a first depth of the first slot relative to the first side surface of the first board is different from that of the second slot relative to the fourth board A second depth of the second side. The hard disk mounting frame according to claim 1, further comprising a first shock-absorbing shrapnel and a second shock-absorbing shrapnel, the first shock-absorbing shrapnel and the first plate are integrally formed and located on the first plate A first inner wall surface of the first slot is formed in the middle, the second shock-absorbing elastic piece is integrally formed with the fourth plate body and is located in the fourth plate body to form a second inner wall surface of the second slot. The hard disk mounting rack according to claim 1, further comprising a conductive elastic piece, the conductive elastic piece protruding from the side of the fourth board away from the first board for use Contacting the frame body, and part of the conductive elastic sheet is interposed between the first plate body and the fourth plate body for contacting the hard disk. The hard disk mounting frame according to claim 1, further comprising a light guide component, and the second plate has two openings, and the light guide component is fixed to the first plate and located at the two openings. The hard disk mounting rack according to claim 1, further comprising a buckle protrusion, and the fourth plate has a fixing hole, and the buckle protrusion protrudes from the third plate and is separately engaged In the fixing hole, so that the fourth board is separately engaged with the third board. The hard disk mounting rack according to claim 1, wherein the third plate has a first inner surface, a first outer surface, a first side surface, and a slot, and the first inner surface faces away from the first An outer surface, the first side surface is connected to the first inner surface and the first outer surface, and the slot is located on the first side surface and penetrates the first inner surface and the first outer surface and is used for a connection of the hard disk The device passed.

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