TWI810020B - Quick release positioning device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a quick-release positioning device, including: a fixing seat, which includes a longitudinal positioning groove vertically nested with a first positioning member of a preset hard disk, and a second horizontally rotating and engaging first positioning member of the preset hard disk. Two positioning parts, a transverse positioning groove; a movable seat, which is assembled above the fixed seat and can slide horizontally, and one end of the movable seat forms a suspended end exposed to the fixed seat; a handle, which passes through a pivot The shaft is assembled on the free end of the movable seat, and the pull handle can be closed and opened on the movable seat, and the pull handle is connected to the opposite inner side of the movable seat to provide a reset spring for the pull handle to open. An elastic component.

Description

Quick release positioning device

The present invention provides a quick-release positioning device, especially a kind of locking the preset hard disk equipped with the quick-release handle in the preset case, applying force to the open quick-release handle to pull the preset hard disk To make the electrical connector on the preset hard disk engage with the electrical connector of the preset case, and turn the handle downward to form a locked state; when you want to take the preset hard disk out of the preset case, It only needs to be operated in the reverse direction, so as to achieve the purpose of quick disassembly for maintenance and replacement of the preset hard disk.

Press, under the current trend of network cloud technology and the Internet of Things, the server technology of computers and industrial computers is growing at a rapid rate, and its development trend is mainly towards the direction of strong computing functions, fast speed and small size, and Many electronic devices or equipment use computers to control their actions or execution functions, making computers play an extremely important role. Because computers and industrial computer servers are in urgent need of high-density and large amounts of memory when processing huge data calculations Storage devices (such as: hard disk drive, solid state drive, CD drive or recorder, etc.) Memory storage device to increase storage capacity.

Furthermore, since there are a large number of memory storage devices in general computer mainframes, server hard disks, storage or telecommunications cabinets, and each memory storage device is stored in the user's When maintaining or replacing operations, the replacement speed between the memory storage devices installed in the hard disk must be simpler and faster, and the assembly structure and component manufacturing costs must also be taken into consideration, so as to meet the cost and cost of a large number of memory storage devices. When the hard disk is running for a long time, it is necessary to consider the stability of the overall system and the convenience of maintenance and replacement, and it is convenient for users to operate, so as to reduce the loss of downtime and manpower consumption. However, some of the currently used memory storage devices are fixed in the hard disk by means of screw locking, and the screws are respectively passed through the perforations on the frame, and then aligned and locked into the screw holes of the memory storage device , this kind of screw locking method not only needs to use a large number of screws, but also needs to disassemble and install multiple screws one by one before disassembly and installation, resulting in quite a long time for assembly, resulting in a significant increase in downtime and maintenance time. If the inside of the hard disk is full of components such as interface cards, memory storage devices, power cables, and cables, it is very inconvenient to insert tools into the lock or unlock, and even cause the screws to be locked or unlocked. Falling off causes loss, and if the size of the screw is wrong and it is locked by force, it is easy to damage the screw hole on the memory storage device and is not conducive to assembly or disassembly; in addition, server hard drives are widely used in telecommunications or storage systems, data centers When used in the computer room, when a single memory storage device can be easily repaired and replaced, the number of tens of thousands of memory storage devices installed in the server in the computer room can be greatly increased, and can be quickly disassembled for maintenance and replacement, that is, It is an urgent research topic for relevant manufacturers engaged in this industry.

Therefore, in view of the above-mentioned problems and deficiencies, the inventor collected relevant information, and after various evaluations and considerations, the invention of this quick release positioning device was designed.

The main purpose of the present invention is to provide a quick-release positioning device, including: a fixed seat, which includes a vertical positioning groove for vertically nesting the first positioning member of the preset hard disk, and a horizontal A horizontal positioning groove of the second positioning part of the predetermined hard disk is rotated and engaged; a movable seat is assembled above the fixed seat and can slide horizontally, and one end of the movable seat is formed to be exposed to the fixed seat the free end; a handle, which is assembled on the free end of the movable seat through a pivot, and the handle can be closed and opened on the movable seat, and the handle is opposite to the movable seat on the inner side An elastic component for restoring elastic force when the pull handle is opened is connected. With the aforementioned structure, when the default hard disk equipped with the quick-release handle is locked in the default case, force is applied to the open quick-release handle to pull the preset hard disk, so that the preset hard disk The electrical connector of the disk is engaged with the electrical connector of the preset case, and the pull handle is turned downward to form a locked state; when the preset hard disk is to be taken out from the preset case, it is only necessary to operate in the reverse direction That is enough, so as to achieve the purpose of quick disassembly for maintenance and replacement of the default hard disk.

The secondary purpose of the present invention is that the longitudinal positioning groove is an empty groove in the shape of "L" and one end of which is formed with a positioning part in the shape of a circular arc; and the transverse positioning groove is in the shape of "C". An empty slot, and the transverse positioning slot extends to the edge of the fixing seat and has an opening.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a strip-shaped groove in the movable seat, and at least one guide block penetrates into the groove and locks in the fixed seat, through the guide block and the The sliding structure formed by the groove enables the movable seat to slide horizontally on the fixed seat.

Another object of the present invention is that the elastic component includes a movable plate whose end is positioned between the two positioning walls protruding upwards from the fixed seat through two fasteners, and the movable seat is provided with two sliding plates corresponding to the two positioning walls. and the other end of the movable plate penetrates through a shaft and the shaft is positioned between the two side plates of the handle, and the movable plate is further provided with an elastic element composed of a torsion spring for accommodating a receiving groove, the center of the elastic element is sleeved on the outside of the shaft and its two ends Respectively resist the movable plate and the movable seat, and the shaft rod is respectively provided with a gasket between the two side plates of the movable seat and the two side plates of the handle, and there is formed between the two side plates of the handle for the elastic component One storage space for accommodation.

Another object of the present invention is that the movable base further has a resisting piece that turns toward the side of the hard disk at its free end, and the resisting piece is further protruded with a contact rib corresponding to the side of the hard disk.

1: Quick release handle

11: Fixed seat

111: Longitudinal positioning slot

1111: Positioning Department

112: Lateral positioning slot

1120: opening

113: positioning wall

114: stop part

12: Movable seat

120: Groove

121: guide block

122: Sliding groove

123: shaft

124: Fasteners

125: Washer

126: Resist film

1261: contact rib

13: pull handle

130: storage space

131: Pivot

132: limit piece

1320: Approach

1321: positioning edge

133: positioning film

14: elastic components

141: Activity board

1410: storage ditch

142: elastic element

15: Locking piece

151: junction

152: reset element

153: storage tank

154: positioning slot

155: Operation Department

2: hard disk

21: Electrical connector

22: The first positioning part

23: The second positioning piece

3: Chassis

31: Electrical connector

[Fig. 1] is a schematic diagram of the first movement of the quick release positioning device of the present invention locked to the outside of the hard disk.

[Fig. 2] is a schematic diagram of the second movement of the quick release positioning device of the present invention locked to the outside of the hard disk.

[Fig. 3] is a schematic diagram of the third action of the quick release positioning device of the present invention locked to the outside of the hard disk.

[Fig. 4] is a three-dimensional exploded view of the quick release positioning device of the present invention.

[Fig. 5] is a three-dimensional exploded view of another perspective of the quick release positioning device of the present invention.

[Fig. 6] is a side sectional view of the quick release positioning device of the present invention in an open state.

[Fig. 7] is a side sectional view of the quick release positioning device of the present invention in a closed state.

[Fig. 8] is a schematic diagram of the first action of locking the hard disk with the quick release positioning device in the case of the present invention.

[Fig. 9] is a schematic diagram of the second action of locking the hard disk with the quick release positioning device in the case of the present invention.

[Fig. 10] is a schematic diagram of the third action of locking the hard disk with the quick release positioning device in the case of the present invention.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose and effect, the technical means and the structure adopted by the present invention are hereby illustrated in detail with respect to the preferred embodiments of the present invention. Its features and functions are as follows, so that it can be fully understood.

Please refer to Figures 1 to 8. It can be clearly seen from the figures that the quick-release positioning device of the present invention refers to a quick-release handle 1 assembled on a preset hard disk 2 (HDD), and exerts force on the quick-release positioning device. The handle 1 pulls the preset hard disk 2 placed in a preset chassis 3, so that the electrical connector 21 provided on the preset hard disk 2 is engaged with the electrical connector 31 of a preset chassis 3, The main components and features of the quick release handle 1 are described in detail as follows: a fixed seat 11, which includes a longitudinal positioning groove 111 vertically nested with the first positioning member 22 of the preset hard disk 2, and is engaged with the horizontal rotation A transverse positioning slot 112 of the second positioning member 23 of the hard disk 2 is preset.

A movable seat 12 is assembled above the fixed seat 11 and can slide horizontally, and one end of the movable seat 12 forms a free end exposed to the fixed seat 11.

A handle 13, which is assembled on the free end of the movable seat 12 through a pivot 131, and the handle 13 can be closed and opened on the movable seat 12, and the handle 13 and the movable seat 12 An elastic component 14 for restoring elastic force when the pull handle 13 is opened is provided across the inner side.

The above-mentioned longitudinal positioning groove 111 is an empty groove in the shape of "L" and one end thereof is formed with a positioning portion 1111 in the shape of a circular arc; and the transverse positioning groove 112 is an empty groove in the shape of "C". And the transverse positioning groove 112 extends to the edge of the fixing seat 11 and further has an opening 1120 .

The above-mentioned movable seat 12 is further provided with a strip-shaped groove 120, and at least one guide block 121 penetrates the groove 120 and is locked in the fixed seat 11, through the guide block 121 and the The sliding structure formed by the groove 120 enables the movable seat 12 to be leveled on the fixed seat 11 Direction slide. And this movable seat 12 has a turn towards a resisting piece 126 of this hard disk 2 side at its free end place, and this resisting piece 126 is provided with a contact rib 1261 more protrudingly on the side corresponding to this hard disk 2, through The contact rib 1261 strengthens the strength of resisting contact.

The above-mentioned elastic component 14 includes a movable plate 141 with one end positioned between the two positioning walls 113 protruding upwards from the fixed seat 11 through two fasteners 124 (for example: screws or rivets), and the movable seat 12 corresponds to the two positioning walls. The wall 113 is provided with two sliding grooves 122, and the other end of the movable plate 141 penetrates through a shaft 123 and the shaft 123 is positioned between the two side plates of the pull handle 13. There is an accommodating groove 1410 for storing the elastic element 142 made of torsion spring. The center of the elastic element 142 is sleeved on the outside of the shaft 123 and its two ends respectively bear against the movable plate 141 and the movable plate 141. seat 12, and the shaft rod 123 is provided with a washer 125 between the two side plates of the movable seat 12 and the two side plates of the handle 13, and a space for the elastic component 14 is formed between the two side plates of the handle 13 A storage space 130 .

The two side plates of the pull handle 13 are each provided with a limiting piece 132 turned to the opposite inner side at the suspended end, and a passageway 1320 is formed between the two limiting pieces 132 for a locking piece 15 to pass through. The locking member 15 is protruded with two hook-shaped joining portions 151 engaged with the positioning edges 1321 at the ends of the two limiting pieces 132 on the joining side. A resetting element 152 is accommodated in an accommodating groove 153 , and the floating end of the resetting element 152 abuts against a positioning piece 133 protruding from the handle 13 toward the passageway 1320 . And the locking member 15 is provided with a positioning groove 154 on both sides away from the two joints 151, and the two positioning grooves 154 are provided for a stopper 114 protruding inwardly from the two side plates of the fixing seat 11. One resists and locks, and an operating portion 155 in an arc-shaped groove structure is formed between the two positioning grooves 154 .

The above-mentioned first positioning member 22 and the second positioning member 23 are all formed by a screw , and the screw head of the first positioning member 22 is smaller than the screw head of the second positioning member 23 . And between the screw head and the rod body of the first positioning member 22, a narrow portion (not shown) is formed for the longitudinal positioning groove 111 to resist and locate. The diameter of the narrow portion is smaller than the screw head but larger than Rod body, so that when the positioning part 1111 of the longitudinal positioning groove 111 is against the narrow part, the head of the screw is against the upper surface of the fixing seat 11 to make a limit so that it will not fall off during the rotation process. Condition. And this second locator 23 is made of a floating screw with a spring (not shown in the figure) inside. The upper part is pressed against the upper surface of the fixing seat 11 by the force of the elastic return of the spring to form a stable position. Therefore, when the fixing seat 11 is to be rotated horizontally away from the second positioning member 23, the head of the screw must be pulled up first. Or achieve the goal by rotating and unlocking with a hand tool. Through the above-mentioned mechanism design of the first positioning member 22 , the second positioning member 23 and the fixing base 11 , the combined assembly structure of the fixing base 11 and the preset hard disk 2 is more stable.

The above-mentioned electrical connector 21 of the default hard disk 2 is formed by a SATA interface plug connector; and the electrical connector 31 of the default chassis 3 is formed by a SATA interface socket connector. Of course, the SATA interface is only one embodiment, and all other transmission interfaces that can be used as memory storage devices should be included in the protection scope of the present invention. And the default hard disk 2 is composed of a 3.5-inch hard disk or a 2.5-inch hard disk.

Please refer to Figures 1, 4, and 5. When assembling the quick-release handle 1 of the present invention, the two positioning walls 113 of the fixed seat 11 are first inserted into the two sliding grooves 122 of the movable seat 12, and then Insert the two guide blocks 121 into the groove 120 of the movable seat 12 and lock them in the fixed seat 11, and the two side plates of the fixed seat 11 are forced into and fixed with a short rod nail and use the rod body as the stopper 114, And the hanging end of movable seat 12 is assembled with a pull handle 13 through a pivot 131, is provided with the elastic assembly 14 that resets elastic force when handle 13 is opened in the relative inner side of pull handle 13 and movable seat 12, and elastic assembly 14 comprises Already have The movable plate 141 and the elastic element 142 are assembled, and the two ends of the movable plate 141 are respectively positioned on the two positioning walls 113 and the two side plates of the handle 13 through two fasteners 124 and a shaft 123, and finally the locking piece 15 is passed through the buckle structure Combined with the free end of the handle 13, and a reset element 152 is provided between the handle 13 and the locking member 15, the assembly of the quick release handle 1 is completed through the foregoing, and the quick release handle 1 has a movable seat 12 that can be placed on the fixed seat Do a horizontal slide on the handle 11; the handle 13 can be rotated to close and rotate to open on the movable seat 12;

Please refer to Figures 1 to 3, which disclose the operation method of locking the quick-release positioning device on the outside of the hard disk. First, the handle 13 of the quick-release handle 1 is opened to facilitate the user's operation, and then Make the longitudinal positioning groove 111 of the fixed seat 11 vertically set the first positioning member 22 of the preset hard disk 2, and move the rod body of the first positioning member 22 to the positioning portion 1111 of the longitudinal positioning groove 111, and then use the first positioning The part 22 is the axis horizontally rotating the fixed seat 11, and the opening 1120 of the lateral positioning groove 112 is snapped into the second positioning part 23 of the preset hard disk 2 to form a position, and the resisting piece 126 of the movable seat 12 passes through After rotating, hold against the side of the hard disk 2 to form a more stable position. At this time, the assembly of the quick release handle 1 and the preset hard disk 2 has been completed.

Please refer to Figures 8~10. These figures disclose the operation method of locking the hard disk equipped with the quick release positioning device in the case. Firstly, the preset hard disk 2 is aligned with the predetermined one in the default case 3. position, insert the preset hard disk 2 into the upper right of the preset position in a vertical direction from top to bottom (as shown in Figure 9), and at this time no electrical connection has been generated between the preset hard disk 2 and the preset chassis 3 Connect, continue to apply force to the quick release handle 1 to pull the preset hard disk 2 to move towards the lower left position, so that the electrical connector 21 on the preset hard disk 2 and the electrical connector 31 of the preset chassis 3 form an electrical connection Finally, the pull handle 13 can be rotated from the tilted open state (as shown in the 6th, 8th and 9th figures) to the horizontal closed state (as shown in the 7th and 10th figures). Simultaneously, the movable seat 12 arranged on the fixed seat 11 makes a horizontal movement towards the direction of the pivot 131. Sliding; and the movable plate 141 of the elastic component 14 rotates downward from the inclined state to form a horizontal state and make the elastic element 142 in a compressed state; when in the open state, force is applied to the operating part 155 of the locking member 15 to move toward the handle 13 And compress the reset element 152, and when the handle 13 is in the closed state, remove the force applied to the operating part 155, so that the positioning groove 154 of the locking part 15 protrudes toward the stop part 114 of the fixed seat 11 to form a locked state In order to prevent the quick-release handle 1 from being exposed to the default case 3 and interfere with the maintenance work of the maintenance personnel, the default hard disk 2 is fixed in the default case 3 through the aforementioned operations.

In view of the above, when the preset hard disk 2 is to be taken out from the preset case 3, force is first applied to the operation portion 155 of the locking member 15 to move it toward the handle 13, and the positioning groove 154 of the locking member 15 is disengaged from the stop part 114 to unlock, at this time, the handle 13 of the quick-release handle 1 can be rotated upward from the horizontal state to the inclined state, and force is applied to the handle 13 to pull the preset hard disk 2 toward the electrical connection away from the preset chassis 3 After moving in the direction of the drive 31, the default hard disk 2 can be pulled upwards away from the default chassis 3 to complete the disassembly operation.

The main feature of the present invention is that when the preset hard disk 2 equipped with the quick release handle 1 is locked in the preset case 3, force is applied to the opened quick release handle 1 to pull the preset hard disk 2, so that Make the electrical connector 21 of the preset hard disk 2 engage with the electrical connector 31 of the preset chassis 3, and turn the handle 13 downward to form a locked state; When the chassis 3 is taken out, it only needs to operate in the reverse direction, so as to achieve the purpose of quick disassembly for maintenance and replacement of the preset hard disk 2 . The present invention is applied in the server room and has excellent practicability, so a patent application is filed to seek the protection of the patent right.

The above is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and does not limit the patent scope of the present invention. Therefore, all simple modifications and equivalent structural changes made by using the description and drawings of the present invention should be included in the present invention in the same way. Within the scope of the patent, I will cooperate with Chen Ming.

To sum up, the above-mentioned quick-release positioning device of the present invention can really achieve its effect and purpose when used, so the present invention is an invention with excellent practicability. In order to meet the requirements of the invention patent application, the application is filed according to the law. I hope that the trial committee will approve this case as soon as possible to protect the hard work of the inventor. If the jury committee has any doubts, please feel free to send a letter to instruct. The inventor will do his best to cooperate, and I really appreciate it.

1: Quick release handle

11: Fixed seat

111: Longitudinal positioning slot

1111: Positioning Department

112: Lateral positioning slot

1120: opening

113: positioning wall

114: stop part

12: Movable seat

120: Groove

121: guide block

122: Sliding groove

123: shaft

125: Washer

126: Resist film

1261: contact rib

13: pull handle

130: storage space

131: Pivot

132: limit piece

1321: positioning edge

14: elastic components

141: Activity board

1410: storage ditch

142: elastic element

15: Locking piece

154: positioning slot

155: Operation Department

2: hard disk

21: Electrical connector

22: The first positioning part

23: The second positioning piece

Claims (9)

A quick-release positioning device refers to a quick-release handle assembled on a preset hard disk, applying force to the quick-release handle to pull the preset hard disk that has been placed in a preset case, so that the The electrical connector of the preset hard disk is engaged with the electrical connector of a preset chassis, and the quick release handle includes: A fixed seat, which includes a longitudinal positioning slot vertically nested with the first positioning member of the preset hard disk, and a horizontal positioning slot horizontally rotated and engaged with the second positioning member of the preset hard disk; A movable seat, which is assembled above the fixed seat and can slide in the horizontal direction, and one end of the movable seat forms a free end exposed to the fixed seat; and A handle, which is assembled on the free end of the movable seat through a pivot, and the handle can be closed and opened on the movable seat, and the handle is connected to the opposite inner side of the movable seat. One of the elastic components of the reset elastic force when the pull handle is opened. The quick-release positioning device as described in claim 1, wherein the longitudinal positioning groove is an "L"-shaped empty groove and one end of which is formed with a positioning part in the shape of an arc; and the transverse positioning groove is in the shape of A "C"-shaped empty groove, and the transverse positioning groove extends to the edge of the fixing seat and has an opening. The quick release positioning device as described in claim 1, wherein the first positioning part and the second positioning part are both composed of a screw, and the screw head of the first positioning part is smaller than the screw head of the second positioning part department. The quick-release positioning device as described in claim 1, wherein the movable seat is further provided with a strip-shaped groove, and at least one guide block penetrates the groove and is locked in the fixed seat, Through the sliding structure formed by the guide block and the groove, the movable seat can be positioned on the fixed Slide horizontally on the seat. The quick release positioning device as described in claim 1, wherein the elastic component includes a movable plate with one end positioned between the two positioning walls protruding upward from the fixing seat through two fasteners, and the movable seat corresponds to the two positioning walls There are two sliding slots at the center, and the other end of the movable plate penetrates through a shaft and the shaft is positioned between the two side plates of the handle, and a torsion spring is provided in the movable plate. The elastic element is used as an accommodating groove. The center of the elastic element is sleeved outside the shaft and its two ends are respectively held against the movable plate and the movable seat, and the shaft is connected between the two side plates of the movable seat and A washer is set between the two side plates of the handle, and a storage space for the elastic component is formed between the two side plates of the handle. The quick-release positioning device as described in claim 1, wherein the movable seat further has a resisting piece that turns toward the side of the hard disk at its free end, and the resisting piece is more convex on the side corresponding to the hard disk A contact rib is provided. The quick release positioning device as described in claim 1, wherein the two side plates of the handle each have a limiting piece that is turned to the opposite inner side at the suspended end, and a locking piece is formed between the two limiting pieces. Placed in a guideway, the locking piece protrudes on the joint side and is provided with two hook-shaped joints that are engaged with the positioning edges at the ends of the two limiting pieces. Between the two joints, there is a spring for An accommodating groove is formed for accommodating a reset element, and the suspended end of the reset element is held against a positioning piece protruding from the handle toward the passageway. The quick-release positioning device as described in claim 7, wherein the locking member is provided with a positioning groove on both sides away from the two joints, and the two positioning grooves are provided for the two side plates of the fixing seat to protrude inward. One of the stoppers is used for resisting and locking, and an operating portion with an arc-shaped groove structure is formed between the two positioning grooves. The quick release positioning device as described in claim 1, wherein the electrical connector of the default hard disk is a plug connector of the SATA interface; and the electrical connector of the default chassis is a socket connector of the SATA interface constituted.

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