TWI773525B - Hard disk bearing structure - Google Patents

Abstract

A hard disk bearing structure includes: a hard disk rack for placing at least one hard disk; a retractable connecting rod, one end of which is used to connect the rear end of the hard disk rack; a motor connected to the retractable connecting rod through a transmission mechanism The other end; the motor drives the telescopic link through the transmission mechanism to expand or contract to drive the hard disk rack to move back and forth. The invention automatically pushes and pulls the hard disk rack to move back and forth through a structure with an automatic telescopic function, which greatly saves manpower consumption and helps to improve work efficiency.

Description

Hard drive carrier structure

The present invention relates to the technical field of hard disks, in particular to a hard disk bearing structure.

A hard disk rack is a structure that carries hard disks and is used to integrate hard disks for large-scale data storage. The traditional drawer-type hard disk rack needs to be pulled out and retracted manually, especially for a very long hard disk rack, this method of pushing and pulling the hard disk rack is very labor-intensive and time-consuming, resulting in low work efficiency.

In view of the above-mentioned shortcomings of the prior art, the purpose of the present invention is to provide a hard disk bearing structure for solving the above deficiencies in the prior art.

In order to achieve the above object and other related objects, the present invention provides a hard disk bearing structure, comprising: a hard disk rack for placing at least one hard disk; one end of a retractable link is used to connect the rear end of the hard disk rack; The motor is connected to the other end of the telescopic link through a transmission mechanism; the motor drives the telescopic link to extend or contract through the transmission mechanism, so as to drive the hard disk rack to move back and forth.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the hard disk carrying structure further includes: a table surface for fixing the motor and the transmission mechanism; and the hard disk rack moves back and forth on the table surface.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the hard disk carrying structure further includes: a casing, covering the table top, and forming an accommodating space with the table top; the accommodating space is used for accommodating the hard disk rack, the retractable connecting rod and the motor.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the inner side wall of the casing is slidably connected to the outer side wall of the hard disk rack through a sliding rail.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the hard disk carrying structure further includes: a control button disposed on the front outer wall of the hard disk shelf; the control button is electrically connected with the motor, and the motor is controlled to control the hard disk shelf. Move back and forth and stop.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the hard disk carrying structure further includes: a wire groove, which is disposed on the table top of the hard disk carrying structure and used to receive the connecting wire between the control button and the motor.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the wire groove includes a crawler-type wire groove protruding from the table top; the bottom of the hard disk rack is provided with a groove adapted to the crawler-type wire groove.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the telescopic link includes a scissor-type link.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the transmission mechanism includes: a driving gear fixed on the output shaft of the motor; a driven gear engaged with the driving gear; a rotating rod passing through the driven gear; and the rotating The end of the rod is fixedly connected with the active rod of the telescopic link.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the hard disk carrying structure further includes: a front chute and a rear chute, respectively fixed on the rear outer wall of the hard disk rack and the rear inner wall of the casing of the hard disk carrying structure; and the Both ends of the telescopic link are respectively slidably arranged in the front chute and the rear chute.

As mentioned above, the hard disk bearing structure of the present invention drives the hard disk rack to move back and forth by controlling the extension or contraction of a retractable connecting rod, thereby realizing the automation of the movement of the hard disk rack, reducing the heavy labor of the staff, and greatly improving the It saves manpower and helps to improve work efficiency.

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 further explanation of the scope of the patent application of the present invention.

The embodiments of the present invention are described below through specific specific examples, and those skilled in the art can easily understand other advantages and effects of the present invention from the contents disclosed in this specification. The present invention can also be implemented or applied through other different specific embodiments, and various details in this specification can also be modified or changed based on different viewpoints and applications without departing from the spirit of the present invention. It should be noted that the following embodiments and features in the embodiments may be combined with each other under the condition of no conflict.

It should be noted that the diagrams provided in the following embodiments are only used to illustrate the basic concept of the present invention in a schematic way, so the diagrams only show the components related to the present invention rather than the number, shape and For dimension drawing, the type, quantity and proportion of each component can be changed at will in actual implementation, and the component layout may also be more complicated.

As shown in FIG. 1 , it is shown as a traditional drawer-type hard disk rack 1 . The hard disk rack 1 is arranged on the table 5 and carries a plurality of hard disks 4 . The hard disk rack 1 is usually connected to the casing through the sliding rails 6 . 3 to achieve a slidable connection. Such a traditional hard disk rack 1 needs to be pulled out of the casing 3 by manpower and pushed back into the casing 3 by manpower, and the degree of automation is low. When the hard disk rack carries a large number of hard disks, it is laborious and time-consuming for labor in the pushing and pulling process. Especially for very long hard disk racks, this manual push-pull method greatly consumes the physical strength and time of the staff, which is not conducive to the improvement of work efficiency.

The present application provides a hard disk bearing structure, which can automatically control the front and rear movement of the hard disk rack, reduce the heavy labor of staff, and help improve work efficiency. The hard disk bearing structure of the present application will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As shown in FIG. 2 , FIG. 2 is an overall schematic diagram of a hard disk bearing structure of the present application. FIG. 2 shows the external structure of the hard disk carrying structure, including: a hard disk rack 1 , a control button 2 , a casing 3 , and a table top 5 . The shell 3 is in the shape of a "ji", and the cover is arranged on the table 5 and forms an accommodating space with the table 5. The hard disk rack 1 is arranged in the accommodating space and is not pulled out at present. The control button 2 is arranged on the front outer wall of the hard disk rack 1, and specifically includes three buttons of "in", "stop" and "out". When the user presses the button "out", the hard disk rack 1 moves outward; during the moving process, the user presses the button "stop", the hard disk rack 1 stops moving immediately; when the user presses the button "in", the The hard disk rack 1 moves inward. Therefore, the staff does not need to push and pull the hard disk rack 1 manually, and can easily realize the in-out movement of the hard disk rack 1 by operating the buttons, which greatly reduces the workload.

As shown in FIG. 3 , which is an internal schematic diagram of the hard disk carrying structure shown in FIG. 2 , in the state shown in FIG. 3 , the hard disk rack 1 is not pulled out. In this embodiment, the hard disk bearing structure mainly includes the following components: a hard disk rack 1 , a retractable connecting rod 7 , a transmission mechanism A, and a motor 12 .

The hard disk rack 1 is used for placing at least one hard disk 4 . Optionally, the plurality of hard disks 4 are neatly arranged in two columns on the left and right in the hard disk rack 1 , and a gap of a certain width is left between the two columns.

One end of the telescopic link 7 is connected to the rear end of the hard disk rack 1 , and the other end is connected to the transmission mechanism A at the bottom of the casing 3 . Optionally, the retractable link 7 is a scissor-type link, which is disposed between the rear outer wall of the hard disk rack 1 and the rear inner wall of the housing 3 through the front chute and the rear chute 8 .

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 4 , FIG. 4 shows a schematic structural diagram of the transmission mechanism A and the telescopic link 7 . The telescopic link 7 has an active rod 111 and a driven rod 112. The rear end of the active rod 111 and the rear end of the driven rod 112 are located in the rear chute, and the rear end of the active rod 111 is below the rear chute, The position is fixed, and the rear end of the driven rod 112 can slide up and down in the rear chute along with the retracting movement of the telescopic link 7 . For example, in the process of changing from the state shown in FIG. 3 to the state shown in FIG. 4 , the telescopic link 7 is in a fully retracted state to a certain degree of extension state, and the rear end of the driven rod 112 is directed downward from the upper part of the rear chute. slide. It should be noted that FIG. 4 only shows the rear end of the driving rod 111 and the rear end of the driven rod 112 , but does not show the front end of the driving rod 111 and the front end of the driven rod 112 . Since the structures and motion principles of the front end and the back end are the same, the description will not be repeated here.

Continuing to refer to FIG. 3 , the transmission mechanism A includes: a driving gear 11 , a driven gear 10 , and a rotating rod 9 . The driving gear 11 is engaged with the driven gear 10 , and the rotating rod 9 is inserted through the driven gear 10 . Referring to FIG. 4 , the connection of one end of the telescopic link 7 to the transmission mechanism A specifically means that the end of the transmission rod 9 and the rear end of the active rod 111 of the telescopic link 7 are fixedly connected in the rear chute. Referring to the direction of the arrow in FIG. 4 , when the driving gear 11 rotates clockwise, it drives the driven gear 10 to rotate counterclockwise, and the counterclockwise rotation of the driven gear 10 drives the counterclockwise rotation of the rotating rod 9 . The counterclockwise rotation makes the active rod 111 rotate counterclockwise, thereby realizing the extension movement of the telescopic link 7 . Correspondingly, the counterclockwise rotation of the driving gear 11 will drive the retractable link 7 to shrink.

In this embodiment, the hard disk rack 1 and the casing 3 are connected by two vertically arranged telescopic links 7, which take up little space in the vertical arrangement, and the two telescopic links 7 are arranged in parallel with each other. On the left and right sides, they are respectively disposed between the rear outer wall of the hard disk rack 1 and the rear inner wall of the casing 3 through respective front and rear sliding slots 8 . The two ends of the transmission rod 9 are respectively fixedly connected with the rear ends of the active rods 111 of the two telescopic links 7 in the two rear sliding grooves. This arrangement can help to achieve the stability of the front and rear movement of the hard disk rack 1 .

Continuing to refer to FIG. 3 , the motor 12 is connected to one end of the telescopic link 7 through the transmission mechanism A. Specifically, the driving gear 11 of the transmission mechanism A is sleeved on the output shaft of the motor 12 . The rotation of the motor 12 drives the rotation of the driving gear 11 and the driven gear 10, so that the transmission rod 9 drives the rotation of the driving rod 111 of the retractable link, so that the retractable link 7 is extended or retracted, and finally drives the hard disk The rack 1 moves back and forth.

In addition, the control button 2 is electrically connected to the motor 12 , that is, the control button 2 and the motor 12 are connected through a wire. Specifically, a groove along the length direction is provided at the bottom of the middle space of the hard disk rack 1, and a crawler-type wire slot 13 is provided on the table top 5 to accommodate the control button in accordance with the position of the groove. 2. The connection line with the motor 12. The crawler-type wire groove 13 protrudes from the table top 5, but will not contact the groove of the hard disk rack 1 during the back and forth movement of the hard disk rack 1, so as to ensure that these connecting wire harnesses will not be damaged when the hard disk rack 1 moves back and forth. frayed.

Continue to refer to FIG. 3 , the left and right inner walls of the casing 3 are slidably connected to the left and right outer walls of the hard disk rack 1 through slide rails 6 respectively, so as to ensure the stability of the hard disk rack 1 during the forward and backward movement.

The principle of controlling the forward and backward movement and stopping of the hard disk rack 1 by controlling the motor 12 will be described in detail below.

In the state shown in FIG. 3 , the hard disk rack 1 is not pulled out. The user presses the button "out", the motor 12 rotates clockwise, the driving gear 11 also rotates clockwise, the driven gear 10 rotates counterclockwise, and the rotating rod 9 also rotates counterclockwise, so that the driving rod 111 also rotates counterclockwise. When rotated counterclockwise, the entire telescopic link 7 begins to stretch to push the hard disk rack 1 to move outward. If the user does not operate other buttons during this process, the hard disk rack 1 will always move outward until the extension of the telescopic link 7 reaches the limit, as shown in FIG. Fully pushed out of the accommodation space. If the user presses the button "stop" during the outward movement of the hard disk rack 1, the motor 12 stops rotating, and the hard disk rack 1 also stops moving immediately. If the user presses the button "forward" at this time, the motor 12 rotates counterclockwise, the driving gear 11 also rotates counterclockwise, the driven gear 10 rotates clockwise, and the rotating rod 9 also rotates clockwise, so that the driving rod 111 also rotates clockwise, the entire retractable link 7 begins to contract to pull the hard disk rack 1 to move inward, until the retractable link 7 is fully retracted to the limit, and then returns to the state shown in FIG. 3 .

To sum up, the present invention automatically pushes and pulls the hard disk rack to move back and forth through a structure with automatic telescopic function, which greatly saves manpower consumption, helps to improve work efficiency, effectively overcomes various shortcomings in the prior art, and has high industrial utilization value. .

Although the present invention is disclosed above by the aforementioned embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Anyone who is familiar with similar techniques can make some changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, this The scope of patent protection of the invention shall be determined by the scope of the patent application attached to this specification.

1: Hard drive rack 2: Control button 3: Shell 4: Hard Disk 5: Countertop 6: Slide rail 7: retractable link 8: Chute 9: Turn the lever 10: driven gear 11: drive gear 12: Motor 13: Crawler trunking 111: Active rod with retractable link 112: Follower rod of retractable link A: Transmission mechanism

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a hard disk carrying structure in the prior art. FIG. 2 is an overall schematic diagram of a hard disk carrying structure in an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is an internal schematic diagram of the hard disk carrying structure shown in FIG. 2 in a retracted state. FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing the structure of the transmission mechanism and the telescopic link. FIG. 5 is an internal schematic diagram of the hard disk carrying structure shown in FIG. 2 in an extended state.

3: Shell

4: Hard Disk

5: Countertop

6: Slide rail

7: retractable link

8: Chute

9: Turn the lever

10: driven gear

11: drive gear

12: Motor

13: Crawler trunking

A: Transmission mechanism

Claims (9)

A hard disk carrying structure, which comprises: a hard disk rack for placing at least one hard disk; a retractable link, one end of which is used to connect the rear end of the hard disk rack; and a motor, through a transmission mechanism The other end of the telescopic link is connected, and the motor drives the telescopic link to expand or contract through the transmission mechanism, so as to drive the hard disk rack to move forward and backward; wherein, the telescopic link is a scissor-type link. rod. The hard disk carrying structure according to claim 1, further comprising: a table for fixing the motor and the transmission mechanism; and the hard disk rack moves back and forth on the table. The hard disk carrying structure according to claim 2, further comprising: a casing, covering the table top, and forming an accommodating space with the table top, the accommodating space is used for accommodating the hard disk rack, the removable disk The telescopic link and the motor. The hard disk carrying structure according to claim 3, wherein the inner side wall of the casing is slidably connected to the outer side wall of the hard disk rack through sliding rails. The hard disk carrying structure of claim 1, further comprising: a control button disposed on the front outer wall of the hard disk rack, the control button is electrically connected with the motor, and the motor is controlled to control the hard disk rack. Move back and forth and stop. The hard disk carrying structure as claimed in claim 5, further comprising: a wire slot, which is disposed on a surface of the hard disk carrying structure and used to receive the connecting line between the control button and the motor. The hard disk carrying structure according to claim 6, wherein the wire groove comprises a crawler-type wire groove protruding from the table, and a groove matching the crawler-type wire groove is provided at the bottom of the hard disk rack . The hard disk carrying structure according to claim 1, wherein the transmission mechanism comprises: a driving gear fixed on the output shaft of the motor; a driven gear engaged with the driving gear; and a rotating rod passing through is arranged on the driven gear; and the end of the rotating rod is fixedly connected with the driving rod of the telescopic link. The hard disk carrying structure of claim 1, further comprising: a front chute and a rear chute, respectively fixed on the rear outer wall of the hard disk rack and the rear inner wall of the casing of the hard disk carrying structure; and the Both ends of the telescopic link are respectively slidably arranged in the front chute and the rear chute.

Images