TWI775354B - Plug-in device for solid state drive - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a plug-in device for a solid state drive, wherein the plug-in device comprises a body; one side of the body is provided with a solid state drive installation groove; one end of the solid state drive installation groove is an opening for exposing an interface end of the solid state drive; another end of the solid state drive installation groove is provided with a base for installing a plug-in assembly of the solid state drive; the plug-in assembly comprises: an operating switch and an operating handle; the operating switch restricts the operating handle to a closed position in a closed state, and the operating switch releases the operating handle to an extended position in an open state; wherein, the operating handle in the closed position may insert the solid state drive into an external hard drive groove after being pushed by an external force; the operating handle at the extended position may pull the solid state drive out of the drive groove after being pulled by an external force. The present invention may realize convenient plug-in operation on the basis of protecting the solid state drive.

Description

Pluggable device for solid state drive

The present invention relates to the field of computer technology, in particular to a plug-in device of a solid-state hard disk.

E1.S (Enterprise and Datacenter 1U short SSD) and E1.L (Enterprise and Datacenter 1U long SSD) are two new solid state drives (Solid State Disk or Solid State Drive, SSD for short) specifications, with their compact size It has been favored by the majority of customers and has been widely used in the server field. This solid-state hard disk is a bare board similar to an M.2 solid-state hard disk. Currently, there is no plug-in device specifically for this kind of solid-state hard disk, which is not conducive to the efficient and convenient plug-and-pull operation of this solid-state hard disk.

In view of the above-mentioned shortcomings of the prior art, the purpose of the present invention is to provide a plug-in device for a solid-state hard disk, which is used to solve the above deficiencies in the prior art.

In order to achieve the above purpose and other related purposes, the present invention provides a plug-in device for a solid-state hard disk, comprising: a body; a solid-state hard disk installation groove is opened on one side of the main body; one end of the solid-state hard disk installation groove is an opening , used to expose the interface end of the solid-state hard disk; the other end of the solid-state hard disk installation slot is provided with a base for setting the plug-in assembly of the solid-state hard disk; and the plug-in assembly includes: an operating switch and an operating handle ; the operating switch restricts the operating handle to a closed position in a closed state, and the operating switch releases the operating handle to an extended position in an open state; wherein the operating handle located in the closed position The operating handle can insert the solid-state hard disk into the external hard disk slot after being pushed by the outside; the operating handle located in the extended position can remove the solid-state hard disk from the hard disk after being pulled by the outside. out of the disc slot.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the base includes: a bottom surface, which is perpendicular to the length direction of the solid-state disk installation slot; the plug-in assembly further includes: a first torsion spring; wherein, the first torsion The spring is connected between the operation switch and the bottom surface, and produces tensile deformation under the action of the operation switch and the bottom surface; the operation switch is in a closed state under the action of the restoring force of the first torsion spring , which is in an open state when subjected to an external force that increases the tensile deformation amount of the first torsion spring.

In an embodiment of the present invention, two side walls of the operation switch are respectively provided with protrusions; the base further includes: two side surfaces, which are respectively perpendicular to the bottom surface; wherein, each of the side surfaces corresponds to each of the Windows are respectively opened at the positions of the protrusions, and the protrusions on each side are located in the corresponding windows; the windows are used to limit the movable range of the protrusions, thereby limiting the open position of the operation switch.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the two side walls of the operation switch are respectively provided with first installation holes; the plug-in assembly further includes: a first positioning column; the first positioning column penetrates through each of the first installation holes and the first torsion spring located between each of the first mounting holes, and the two ends are respectively fixed to two side surfaces of the base.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the upper end of the operating handle is provided with a convex portion; the operating switch is made of elastic material, and the lower end is provided with a concave portion matching the convex portion.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the plug-in assembly further includes: a second torsion spring; wherein, the second torsion spring is connected between the operating handle and the bottom surface, and the bottom surface is in a closed position. Compression deformation occurs under the action of the operating handle; after the operating switch is turned on, the second torsion spring restores deformation, so that the operating handle is released to the extended position.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the width of the operating handle is the same as the width of the base; the bottom of two side surfaces of the base are respectively provided with chamfers to limit the open position of the operating handle.

In an embodiment of the present invention, an L-shaped case hard disk module side wall opening is arranged below the operating handle, which is used to match the shape of the external hard disk case module; the operating handle is provided with a label area and a plurality of ventilation holes.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the inner side of the operating handle is provided with two second installation holes; the plug-in assembly further includes: a second positioning column; the second positioning column penetrates through each of the second installation holes The holes and the second torsion springs located between the second installation holes, and both ends are respectively fixed to two side surfaces of the base.

In an embodiment of the present invention, two sides of the base are respectively provided with electromagnetic interference spring installation grooves; the plug-in assembly further includes: two electromagnetic interference springs, respectively installed in the electromagnetic interference spring installation grooves. , used to contact the metal parts of the external chassis to eliminate electromagnetic interference.

As described above, the plug-in device for solid-state hard disks of the present invention is compact in size and beautiful in structure, and is conducive to realizing efficient and convenient plug-in and plug-in operations of solid-state hard disks on the basis of protecting internal chips.

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

The detailed features and advantages of the present invention are described in detail below in the embodiments, and the content is sufficient to enable any person skilled in 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 the patent application and the drawings , any person skilled in the related art can easily understand the related objects 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 in any viewpoint.

It should be noted that the drawings provided in the following embodiments only illustrate the basic concept of the present invention in a schematic way, and the drawings only show the components related to the present invention rather than the number, shape and number of components in actual implementation. 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.

Referring to FIG. 1 , in the solid-state hard disk system 100 shown in FIG. 1 , a plurality of solid-state hard disk modules 110 are arranged in an orderly manner, wherein each solid-state hard disk module 110 includes the solid-state hard disk 200 and the solid-state hard disk proposed in this application. The hard disk plugging and unplugging device 300 . A solid-state hard disk plug-in device 300 is used for loading a solid-state hard disk 200 and installing the solid-state hard disk 200 in the solid-state hard disk system 100 . Specifically, the solid-state hard disk 200 of the present application mainly includes two specifications, E1.S and E1.L, but is not limited thereto, and has strong versatility, and some models are shown in FIG. 2 .

The solid-state hard disk plugging and unplugging device 300 of the present application will be described in detail below with reference to FIGS. 3 to 6 .

The solid-state disk plug-in device 300 in this embodiment includes: a body 310 , a base 312 , and a plug-in assembly 320 .

Referring to FIG. 3 , a solid-state hard disk installation slot 311 is opened on one side of the main body 310 for loading the solid-state hard disk 200 . Preferably, solid-state hard disk mounting posts 3111 (boss posts) can be respectively set at four corners of the solid-state hard disk mounting slot 311 , so that the solid-state hard disk 200 can be fixed in the solid-state hard disk mounting slot 311 by screws. One end of the solid state drive installation slot 311 is an opening (see the left end of FIG. 3 ) for exposing the interface end (gold finger) of the solid state drive 200 . The other end of the solid-state drive installation slot 311 (see the right end in FIG. 3 ) is provided with a base 312 for arranging the plug-in assembly 320 of the solid-state drive 200 .

The base 312 includes a bottom surface (not shown in the figure), which is perpendicular to the length direction of the solid-state hard disk installation slot 311 . Referring to FIG. 5 , the base 312 further includes two side surfaces 3121 , and the two side surfaces 3121 are parallel to each other and perpendicular to the bottom surface. In one embodiment, referring to FIG. 4 , two side surfaces 3121 of the base 312 are respectively provided with longitudinal electromagnetic interference spring installation grooves 3122 , and windows 3123 are respectively provided at the upper positions of each side surface 3121 .

The plug-in assembly 320 includes an operation switch 321 and an operation handle 322 . When the operating switch 321 is closed, the operating handle 322 is restricted to the closed position, and when the operating switch 321 is open, the operating handle 322 is released to the extended position. The solid-state hard disk 200 can be inserted into the hard disk slot of the solid-state hard disk system 100; the operating handle 322 in the extended position can pull out the solid-state hard disk 200 from the hard disk slot after being pulled from the outside.

Specifically, the operation switch 321 includes an operation part 3212 and two side walls 3213 vertically fixed to the back of the operation part 3212 , and a first installation hole is opened at the end of each side wall 3213 . The plug-in assembly 320 further includes: a first torsion spring 323 located between the two side walls 3213 . The first positioning post 325 passes through the first mounting holes of the two side walls 3213 and the first torsion spring 323 at the same time, and both ends of the first positioning post 325 are respectively fixed on the two side surfaces 3121 of the base 312, so that the first torsion The spring 323 is connected between the operation switch 321 and the bottom surface of the base 312 .

In the initial closed state of the operation switch 321 , the first torsion spring 323 is stretched and deformed under the action of the operation switch 321 and the bottom surface of the base 312 . Therefore, the operation switch 321 is under the action of the restoring force of the first torsion spring 323 . is closed. Referring to step ① in FIG. 5 , when the user turns up the bottom end of the "T"-shaped operating portion, the operating switch 321 is in an open state, and the first torsion spring 323 increases its tensile deformation amount after receiving an external force. Referring to step ② in FIG. 5 , the operation switch 321 is turned on, and the operation handle 322 is released and turned on at the same time. It should be noted that the present application does not limit the shape of the operating portion 3212 , and the shape of the lower edge of the operating portion 3212 should match the shape of the upper edge of the operating handle 322 .

In one embodiment, referring to FIG. 5 , the two side walls 3213 of the operation switch 321 are respectively provided with protrusions 3211 , wherein the windows 3123 of the side surfaces 3121 of the bases 312 correspond to the protrusions 3211 , that is, the protrusions on each side. 3211 extends into the window 3123, and the window 3123 is used to limit the movable range of the protrusion 3211, thereby limiting the opening position of the operation switch 321, and preventing the operation switch 321 from being opened and closed too much.

Referring to FIG. 6 , the upper end of the operating handle 322 is provided with a convex portion, the operating switch 321 is made of elastic material, and the lower end is provided with a concave portion matching the convex portion. In the closed state, the lower end of the operation switch 321 is engaged with the convex portion of the operation handle 322, and the user presses the top of the operation switch 321 in the vertical direction, and the lower end of the operation switch 321 can be connected to the operation handle under the action of the elastic material. The convex parts of 322 are separated from each other, thereby exposing the lower end of the operation switch 321 for the user to flip up.

Referring to FIG. 4 , the operation handle 322 is provided with an array of ventilation holes, and the lower part is a label area, and an indicator light silk screen, a serial number label of a hard disk, an indicator light and the like can also be provided. One or two second mounting holes are provided on the inner side of the operating handle 322 . The plug-in assembly 320 further includes: a second torsion spring 324 and a second positioning post 326 passing through each of the second installation holes and the second torsion spring 324 located between the second installation holes, and two ends of the second positioning post 326 are respectively fixed The second torsion spring 324 is connected between the operating handle 322 and the bottom surface of the base 312 . Under the action of the bottom surface of the base 312 and the operating handle 322 in the closed position, compression deformation occurs. After the operating switch 321 is turned on, the second torsion spring 324 restores the deformation, so that the operating handle 322 is released to the extended position.

Steps ① to ④ in FIG. 6 are schematic diagrams showing the process of operating the handle 322 from the open position to the closed position. The user pushes the operating handle 322 to a vertical position gradually, and then buckles the lower end of the operating switch 321 to the upper end of the operating handle 322 , thereby realizing the closing of the solid-state hard disk plugging and unplugging device.

In one embodiment, referring to FIG. 6 , the width of the operating handle 321 is the same as the width of the base 312 , and chamfers 3221 are respectively provided below the two side surfaces 3121 of the base 312 to limit the opening position of the operating handle 322 , Excessive opening and closing of the operating handle 322 is avoided.

In one embodiment, referring to FIG. 6 , an inverted L-shaped case hard disk module side wall opening 3222 is provided below the operating handle 322 , which is used to match the shape of the external hard disk case module.

In one embodiment, referring to FIGS. 4 to 6 , the plug-in assembly 320 further includes: two electromagnetic interference springs 327 , which are respectively installed in the electromagnetic interference spring installation slots 3122 for contacting with the metal parts of the external chassis to eliminate electromagnetic interference. .

To sum up, the plug-in device of the present invention can realize convenient plug-in operation under the premise of protecting the solid-state hard disk. The user can release the operating handle by turning up the operating switch with one hand, and the solid-state hard disk can be removed by directly pulling the operating handle. The hard disk is pulled out from the hard disk slot of the system; the plug-in device of the solid-state hard disk of the present invention is small in size and can meet the height requirements of E1.S and E1.L. Due to various shortcomings in the prior art, it has high industrial application value.

Although the present invention is disclosed in the foregoing embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Changes and modifications made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention belong to the scope of patent protection of the present invention. For the protection scope defined by the present invention, please refer to the attached patent application scope.

100: Solid State Drive System 110: Solid State Drive Module 200: Solid State Drive 300: Solid-state drive plug-in device 310: Ontology 311: SSD installation slot 3111: Solid State Drive Mounting Post 312: Pedestal 3121: Pedestal side 3122: EMI Spring Mounting Slot 3123: Window 320: Pluggable components 321: Operation switch 3211: Raised 3212: Operation switch operation part 3213: Operation switch side wall 322: Operation handle 3221: Chamfer 3222: Inverted L-shaped chassis hard disk module side wall opening 323: First torsion spring 324: Second torsion spring 325: The first positioning column 326: Second positioning column 327: EMI Spring

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a solid-state hard disk system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 shows a schematic diagram of some models of the solid-state hard disk in the present invention. FIG. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a solid-state hard disk plugging and unplugging device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 shows an exploded view of the solid-state disk plug-in device shown in FIG. 3 . FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram illustrating an opening process and a partial structure of a solid-state hard disk plugging and unplugging device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram illustrating a closing process and a partial structure of a solid-state hard disk plugging and unplugging device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

300: Solid-state drive plug-in device

310: Ontology

311: SSD installation slot

312: Pedestal

320: Pluggable components

Claims (7)

A solid-state hard disk plug-in device, comprising: a body; a solid-state hard disk installation slot is opened on one side of the main body; one end of the solid-state hard disk installation groove is an opening for exposing an interface end of the solid-state hard disk; The other end of the solid-state hard disk installation slot is provided with a base, which is used to set the plug-in assembly of the solid-state hard disk; and the plug-in assembly includes: an operation switch and an operation handle; when the operation switch is closed, all the The operating handle is limited to a closed position, and the operating switch releases the operating handle to an extended position in an open state; wherein, the operating handle in the closed position can make the The solid state drive is inserted into the external hard drive slot; the operating handle located at the extended position can pull out the solid state drive from the hard drive slot after being pulled from the outside; wherein the base comprises : the bottom surface, which is perpendicular to the length direction of the solid-state hard disk installation slot; the plug-in assembly further includes: a first torsion spring; wherein, the first torsion spring is connected between the operation switch and the bottom surface , tensile deformation occurs under the action of the operation switch and the bottom surface; the operation switch is in a closed state under the action of the restoring force of the first torsion spring, and is stretched by the first torsion spring It is in an open state when an external force with an increased amount of deformation acts; wherein the two side walls of the operation switch are respectively provided with protrusions; the base further comprises: two side surfaces, which are respectively perpendicular to the bottom surface; wherein, each of the side surfaces is Windows are respectively opened at positions corresponding to the protrusions, and the protrusions on each side are located in the corresponding windows; the windows are used to limit the movable range of the protrusions, thereby limiting the operation switch the open position; The plug-in assembly further comprises: a second torsion spring; wherein, the second torsion spring is connected between the operating handle and the bottom surface, and the bottom surface interacts with the operating handle in the closed position. After the operation switch is turned on, the second torsion spring recovers the deformation, so that the operation handle is released to the extended position. The plug-in device for a solid-state hard disk according to claim 1, wherein two side walls of the operation switch are respectively provided with first installation holes; the plug-in assembly further comprises: a first positioning column; the first positioning column The first torsion spring passes through each of the first installation holes and the first torsion spring located between the first installation holes, and the two ends are respectively fixed to two side surfaces of the base. The plug-in device for a solid-state hard disk according to claim 1, wherein the upper end of the operating handle is provided with a convex portion; the operating switch is made of an elastic material, and a lower end is provided with a corresponding convex portion. recess. The plug-in device for a solid-state hard disk according to claim 1, wherein the width of the operating handle is the same as the width of the base; the bottom of two side surfaces of the base are respectively provided with chamfers to limit The open position of the operating handle. The plug-in device for a solid-state hard disk according to claim 1, wherein an L-shaped case hard disk module side wall opening is provided below the operating handle to match the shape of an external hard disk case module; the The operating handle has a label area and multiple ventilation holes. The plug-in device for a solid-state hard disk according to claim 1, wherein two second installation holes are provided on the inner side of the operating handle; the plug-in assembly further comprises: a second positioning post; the second positioning The column penetrates through each of the second installation holes and the second torsion spring located between the second installation holes, and the two ends are respectively fixed to the second torsion spring. the two sides of the base. The plug-in device for a solid-state hard disk according to claim 1, wherein two sides of the base are respectively provided with electromagnetic interference spring installation grooves; the plug-in assembly further comprises: two electromagnetic interference springs, respectively installed The electromagnetic interference spring is installed in the slot for contacting with the metal parts of the external chassis to eliminate electromagnetic interference.

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