TWI822456B - Carrying device - Google Patents

Abstract

A carrying device is adapted for carrying a storage module. The carrying device comprising a carrier. The carrier includes a carrier body, two locking plates, and two living hinges. The carrier body is used for carrying the storage module. The locking plates located on opposite sides of the carrier body respectively for locking the storage module. Each of the living hinges is integrally connected between the carrier body and the corresponding locking plate. Each of the locking plates is rotatable relative to the carrier body through the connected corresponding living hinge between a closed position for locking the storage module, and an open position for releasing the storage module. Thereby, the carrier is a single component, so that the number of components of the carrying device can be greatly reduced.

Description

Carrying device

The present invention relates to a carrying device, in particular to a carrying device for carrying a storage module.

In order to assemble a storage module, such as a hard disk, into a chassis of a system, the storage module is usually assembled into a carrier device first, and then the carrier device is assembled into the chassis. When the storage module is to be disassembled from the casing, the disassembly operation is performed in reverse. Since there are many assembly and disassembly steps, a lot of man-hours will be consumed if the storage module is applied to a server with a large number of storage modules.

Therefore, there is currently a method of directly assembling the carrying device into the casing to overcome the aforementioned problems. However, the bearing device has a large number of components, so there are the following problems:

1. The manufacturing cost of the carrying device is high.

2. The components of the bearing device are inconvenient to assemble and the structure after assembly is complex.

3. The assembly and disassembly operations between the carrying device and the storage module are inconvenient.

4. The carrying device is large in size and easily occupies space, so that the number of carrying devices and storage modules that can be configured in the casing is limited by the limited space.

In addition, when the carrying device uses a metal carrying frame to move relative to the metal casing for extraction or insertion, noise is easily generated due to mutual friction between the two.

Therefore, one of the objects of the present invention is to provide a carrying device capable of overcoming at least one disadvantage of the prior art.

Therefore, the carrying device of the present invention is suitable for carrying a storage module.

The carrying device includes a carrying frame. The bearing frame includes a bearing frame body, two locking plates, and two living hinges. The carrying frame body is used to carry the storage module. The locking plates are respectively located on opposite sides of the carrier body to lock the storage module. Each living hinge is integrally connected between the carrier body and the corresponding locking plate. Each of the locking plates can rotate relative to the carrier body through the connected corresponding movable hinge between a closed position for locking the storage module and an open position for releasing the storage module.

In some embodiments, each locking plate has a plate body connected to the corresponding movable hinge, and a plurality of positioning rods protruding from the plate body for locking the storage module.

In some embodiments, the carrier body has two spaced apart side walls, each of the side walls has an inner wall surface, and an outer wall surface opposite to the inner wall surface, and each of the side walls is formed with a side wall extending from the inner wall surface. and a slot between the outer wall and the outer wall, the slot is used to accommodate the connected corresponding locking plate and the corresponding living hinge.

In some embodiments, the carrier body has two spaced apart long sides, each locking plate is in the shape of a long plate and has a long side spaced apart from the corresponding long side, and each of the living hinges It is in the shape of a long strip and is connected between the long side corresponding to the long side and the long side corresponding to the locking plate. The length of each living hinge is the same as the length of the long side.

In some embodiments, the carrier body also has two outer wall surfaces connected to the equal-length sides respectively, and each locking plate also has an outer plate surface on the same side as the corresponding outer wall surface, and each of the movable The hinge is close to the outer panel corresponding to the outer wall and the locking plate and is also connected to the outer wall and the outer panel.

In some embodiments, when the locking plate is in the closed position, the corresponding movable hinge connected to the locking plate is in an unstressed, undeformed state. When the locking plate is in the open position, the locking plate The connected corresponding living hinge is in a bending deformation state under stress.

In some implementations, the bearing frame is a single component made of plastic material in one piece.

In some embodiments, the carrier body has two elastic buckle arms. The carrier device also includes two pivots respectively provided on the elastic buckle arms, and two pivots respectively rotatably pivoted on the elastic buckle arms. Each of the handles with equal pivots can rotate between a closed position and an open position relative to the corresponding elastic buckle arm. When each handle is in the closed position, the handles The handles can be operated to move closer to each other in opposite directions to respectively drive the elastic buckle arms to bend and deform inward, so that each elastic buckle arm can move to an unlocking position. When each handle is in In the open position, the handles can be operated to move away from each other in the opposite direction to respectively drive the elastic buckle arms to bend outward and deform, so that each of the elastic buckle arms can move to an avoidance position. .

In some implementations, each elastic buckle arm has an inner stopper, an outer stopper opposite to the inner stopper, and a buckle block on the same side as the outer stopper, The inner stop block is used to block the corresponding pull handle to limit it in the closed position, and the outer stop block is used to block the corresponding pull handle to limit it in the open position. The buckle block is used for buckling on a casing.

In some embodiments, at least two blocking assemblies are respectively provided on opposite sides of the carrier body, and each blocking assembly is used to block the corresponding locking plate to limit it in the closed position.

In some embodiments, the carrier body has two side walls respectively connected to the living hinges, each of the side walls has an inner wall surface, and each of the side walls is formed with two recessed volumes facing outward from the inner wall surface. Each locking plate is in the shape of a long plate and has two short sides, and an inner plate surface. The inner plate surface of each locking plate is recessed outward to form two plates that extend to the short sides and are respectively connected with the short sides. The position of the receiving groove corresponds to the groove. The carrying device includes four blocking components. Each blocking component has a blocking plate and a fastener. The blocking plate has a blocking element that is accommodated in the corresponding container. The joint part placed in the groove, and a blocking protrusion protruding from the joint part, the blocking protrusion is used to be accommodated in the corresponding groove to block the corresponding locking plate, and the fastener secures the joint The part is fixedly connected to the corresponding side wall.

The present invention at least has the following effects: by each living hinge being integrally connected between the carrying frame body and the corresponding locking plate, the carrying frame is made into a single component, thereby significantly reducing the number of components of the carrying device. In this way, the manufacturing cost of the bearing device can be greatly reduced, the convenience of assembly between the bearing frame and other components can be improved, the volume of the bearing device can be reduced, and the relationship between the bearing device and the storage module can be improved. The ease of assembly and disassembly also prevents the generation of noise caused by mutual friction when the carrier moves relative to the casing.

Before the present invention is described in detail, it should be noted that in the following description, similar elements are designated with the same numbering.

Referring to FIG. 1 , an embodiment of the carrying device 300 of the present invention is suitable for being installed in a case 1 and carrying a storage module 2 .

For the convenience of subsequent explanation, a first direction D1 of the casing 1, a second direction D2 perpendicular to the first direction D1, and a third direction perpendicular to the first direction D1 and the second direction D2 are defined. D3. In this embodiment, the first direction D1 is the front-to-back direction, for example, the direction pointed by the arrow in Figure 1 is front, and the opposite direction is back. The second direction D2 takes the left-right direction as an example. The direction pointed by the arrow in Figure 1 is left, and the opposite direction is right. The third direction D3 is the up-down direction for example. The direction pointed by the arrow in Figure 1 is up, and the opposite direction is down.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2 , the casing 1 includes two side walls 11 spaced apart along the second direction D2. Each side wall 11 has a wall body 111 and two guide rails 112 protruding from the inner wall surface of the wall body 111 and spaced apart along the first direction D1. Each of the guide rails 112 is in the shape of a long rail and its length extends along the third direction D3. The wall body 111 of each side wall 11 is formed with a guide groove 113 between the guide rails 112 and a clamping hole 114 located above the guide groove 113 . The guide groove 113 is in the shape of a long groove and its length extends along the third direction D3. The clamping hole 114 is adjacent to the top of the wall 111 .

The storage module 2 takes a 3.5-inch hard disk as an example, but is not limited to this. The storage module 2 can also be a 2.5-inch hard drive, a solid state drive, or other types of storage modules with data access functions. The storage module 2 has two side surfaces 21 spaced apart along the second direction D2. Each side surface 21 is formed with a plurality of side holes 211 spaced apart along the third direction D3.

Referring to Figures 2, 3 and 4, the carrying device 300 includes a carrying frame 3, two pivots 4, two handles 5, four blocking components 6, and two limiting components 7. The carrying frame 3 is a single component made of plastic material in an integrated manner. The aforementioned integrated molding method is, for example, injection molding, but is not limited thereto. The carrier 3 is U-shaped with an opening facing upward and includes a carrier body 31, two locking plates 33, and two living hinges 34 (only one of which is shown in Figures 3 and 4). The carrying frame body 31 has a carrying wall 310, two side walls 311, and two elastic buckle arms 312. The carrying wall 310 is used to carry the storage module 2 . The side walls 311 extend upward from the left and right opposite sides of the load-bearing wall 310 . Each side wall 311 can be slidably connected between the corresponding guide rails 112 of the casing 1 along the third direction D3. Each side wall 311 has an inner wall surface 313 , an outer wall surface 314 opposite to the inner wall surface 313 , and a concave surface 315 . The recessed surface 315 is recessed from the front end of the side wall 311 to the rear and is connected between the inner wall surface 313 and the outer wall surface 314 . The recessed surface 315 is U-shaped with an opening facing forward and has a long side portion 316 extending along the third direction D3, and two short side portions 317 respectively connected to upper and lower opposite ends of the long side portion 316. The long side portion 316 and the short side portions 317 of the recessed surface 315 jointly define a slot 318 extending between the inner wall surface 313 and the outer wall surface 314 . The slot 318 is for receiving the connected corresponding locking plate 33 and the corresponding movable hinge 34 . Each side wall 311 is formed with two receiving grooves 319 recessed outward from the inner wall surface 313 and a mounting hole 320 adjacent to the bearing wall 310 . The receiving grooves 319 respectively extend to the short side portions 317 and are connected to the slots 318 .

Referring to Figures 1, 4 and 5, the elastic buckle arms 312 are respectively formed on the tops of the side walls 311. Each elastic buckle arm 312 has an elastic arm body 321, a pivot cylinder 322, a buckle block 323, an inner stop block 324, and an outer stop block 325. The elastic arm body 321 is connected to the top end of the corresponding side wall 311 . The pivot cylinder 322 is connected to the top of the elastic arm body 321 . The buckle block 323 is protruding from the outer surface of the elastic arm body 321 and is used for buckling with the corresponding buckle hole 114 of the casing 1 . When each elastic buckle arm 312 is in an initial position (as shown in FIG. 5 ), the buckle block 323 is buckled in the corresponding buckle hole 114 so that the carrying device 300 is positioned in the casing 1 . The inner stopper 324 is protruding from the inner surface of the pivot cylinder 322 . The outer stopper 325 is protruding from the outer surface of the elastic arm body 321 and the outer surface of the pivot column 322 and is spaced above the buckle block 323 .

Referring to FIG. 4 , FIG. 6 and FIG. 7 , each locking plate 33 is received in the slot 318 corresponding to the side wall 311 and has a plate body 331 and a plurality of positioning rod bodies 332 . The plate body 331 is in the shape of a long plate and has two long sides 333, two short sides 334, an inner plate surface 335, and an outer plate surface 336. The equal long sides 333 are spaced apart along the first direction D1, and the length direction of each long side 333 extends along the third direction D3. One of the long sides 333 faces the long side portion 316 corresponding to the recessed surface 315 and is spaced apart from the long side portion 316 . The short sides 334 are connected between the long sides 333 and are respectively spaced apart from the short sides 317 corresponding to the recessed surface 315 . The inner plate surface 335 and the outer plate surface 336 are respectively on the same side as the inner wall surface 313 and the outer wall surface 314 corresponding to the side wall 311 . The inner plate surface 335 of the plate body 321 is recessed outward to form two grooves 337 extending to the short sides 334 respectively. Each of the grooves 337 corresponds to a position corresponding to the receiving groove 319 .

The positioning rods 332 are protruding from the inner plate surface 335 of the plate body 331 and are spaced apart along the third direction D3. The number of positioning rods 332 in this embodiment is two, but is not limited thereto. Each positioning rod body 332 is used to pass through the corresponding side hole 211 (shown in FIG. 2 ) of the storage module 2 (shown in FIG. 2 ) and interfere with the storage module 2 . Thereby, each locking plate 33 can lock the storage module 2 through the positioning rods 332 to position the storage module 2 .

Referring to FIGS. 4 and 6 , each living hinge 34 is connected between the long side 316 corresponding to the side wall 311 and the corresponding long side 333 corresponding to the locking plate 33 . Thereby, each locking plate 33 can be in a closed position (as shown in FIG. 2 ) relative to the carrier body 31 for locking the storage module 2 (as shown in FIG. 2 ) through the connected corresponding movable hinge 34 . 6) and an opening position (shown in Figure 10) for releasing the storage module 2. When the locking plate 33 is in the closed position, the corresponding living hinge 34 connected to the locking plate 33 is in an unstressed, undeformed state. When the locking plate 33 is in the open position, the corresponding living hinge 34 connected to the locking plate 33 is in a bending deformation state under stress. Thereby, each living hinge 34 can keep the connected corresponding locking plate 33 in the closed position in the undeformed state without stress.

In this embodiment, each living hinge 34 is elongated and its length extends along the third direction D3, and each living hinge 34 is connected to a portion of the locking plate 33 corresponding to the long side 333. Same length. Thereby, the structural strength of each living hinge 34 can be enhanced. Specifically, each living hinge 34 in this embodiment is close to the outer wall surface 314 corresponding to the side wall 311 and the outer plate surface 336 corresponding to the locking plate 33, and is also connected to the outer wall surface 314 and the outer plate. Face 336. Thereby, a large enough space can be provided between the long side 316 corresponding to the side wall 311 and the long side 333 corresponding to the locking plate 33 to accommodate the living hinge 34 in the bent and deformed state, so as to lift the The smooth transition of the living hinge 34 between the undeformed state and the bending deformed state.

Referring to FIGS. 3 , 4 and 5 , the pivots 4 are respectively provided on the pivot columns 322 of the elastic buckle arms 312 . The handles 5 are respectively rotatably pivotally connected to the pivots 4 . In this embodiment, each pivot 4 is passed through the corresponding handle 5 and the corresponding pivot cylinder 322 and then the two are riveted together. Each handle 5 includes a first stop surface 51 and a second stop surface 52 perpendicular to the first stop surface 51 . The first stop surface 51 is used to stop the inner stop block 324 corresponding to the elastic buckle arm 312 . The second resisting surface 52 is used to resist the outer stopper 325 corresponding to the elastic buckle arm 312 . Each handle 5 can rotate relative to the corresponding elastic buckle arm 312 between a closed position (as shown in FIG. 5 ) and an open position (as shown in FIG. 9 ). By the inner stopper 324 of the elastic buckle arm 312 blocking the first stop surface 51 corresponding to the handle 5, the handle 5 can be limited to the horizontal folded position. By the outer stopper 325 of the elastic buckle arm 312 blocking the second stop surface 52 corresponding to the handle 5, the handle 5 can be limited to the upright open position.

When each of the handles 5 is in the folded position, the handles 5 can be operated to move closer to each other in the opposite direction to respectively drive the elastic buckle arms 312 to bend and deform inward, so that each of the handles 5 The elastic buckle arm 312 can move from the initial position to an unlocking position where the buckle block 323 moves away from the corresponding buckle hole 114 (as shown in FIG. 8 ). When each handle 5 is in the open position, the handles 5 can be operated to move away from each other in the opposite direction to respectively drive the elastic buckle arms 312 to bend outward, so that each handle 5 The elastic buckle arm 312 can move from the initial position to an avoidance position (as shown in FIG. 11 ) to avoid blocking the movement path of the storage module 2 (as shown in FIG. 2 ).

Referring to Figure 3, Figure 4 and Figure 7, the blocking components 6 are respectively disposed in the receiving grooves 319 of the carrier body 31, thereby preventing the blocking components 6 from blocking the storage module 2 (As shown in Figure 2) on the moving path. Each blocking component 6 has a blocking plate 61 and a fastener 62 . The blocking plate 61 has a joint portion 611 received in the corresponding receiving groove 319 , and a blocking protruding portion 612 protruding from the joint portion 611 . The blocking protrusion 612 is used to be received in the corresponding groove 337 corresponding to the locking plate 33 and block the corresponding plate body 331 to limit it in the closed position. The fastener 62 fixedly joins the joint portion 611 to the corresponding side wall 311 . In this embodiment, the fastener 62 is a rivet that penetrates the joint portion 611 and the corresponding side wall 311 and rivets the two together, but is not limited to this. The fastener 62 may also be a screw that penetrates the joint portion 611 and is screwed to the corresponding side wall 311 .

Referring to Figures 1, 4 and 7, each limiting component 7 has a stud 71 and a limiting screw 72. The studs 71 are inserted into the corresponding mounting holes 320 of the carrier body 31 and are fixedly coupled to the carrier body 31 through, for example, thermal welding. The limit screw 72 passes through the corresponding guide groove 113 of the casing 1 and is screwed to the stud 71 . The limit screw 72 can slide along the extension direction of the corresponding guide groove 113 . When the limiting screw 72 of each limiting component 7 is located at the bottom end of the guide groove 113 and resists the wall 111 corresponding to the side wall 11 , the carrying device 300 can be limited to a folded position. The folded position inside the casing 1 (as shown in Figure 1). When the limiting screw 72 of each limiting component 7 is located at the top of the corresponding guide groove 113 and resists the wall 111 corresponding to the side wall 11 , the carrying device 300 can be limited to a protruding area. The extended position of the top of the casing 1 (as shown in Figure 9).

The following will describe in detail the assembly and disassembly operations between the storage module 2 and the carrying device 300:

Referring to FIGS. 5 and 8 , when assembling the storage module 2 (shown in FIG. 2 ) to the carrying device 300 , first, move along a first moving direction M1 parallel to the second direction D2 and a moving direction opposite to the second direction D2 . The second moving direction M2 of the first moving direction M1 pulls the handles 5 respectively, causing the handles 5 to move inward and approach each other. During movement, each handle 5 drives the elastic arm body 321 corresponding to the elastic latch arm 312 to bend and deform inward through the corresponding pivot 4. When the elastic arm body 321 deforms, it accumulates a reset elastic force. When each elastic latch arm 312 moves to the unlocking position, the handles 5 are respectively rotated along a first rotation direction S1 and a second rotation direction S2 opposite to the first rotation direction S1, so that the handles 5 are rotated respectively. The handles 5 rotate outward around the pivots 4 and move away from each other.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 9 , when each handle 5 rotates to the open position where the second resisting surface 52 abuts the outer stop block 325 corresponding to the elastic buckle arm 312 , the handles 5 are rotated to the open position. Pull the handle 5 upward to move the carrying device 300 upward relative to the casing 1 . When the limiting screw 72 of each limiting component 7 moves to the top end of the guide groove 113 and abuts the wall 111 corresponding to the side wall 11 , the carrying device 300 is limited in the extended position. . After that, the handles 5 are released, and each of the elastic buckle arms 312 rebounds to the initial position by the reset elastic force accumulated in the elastic arm body 321 .

Referring to FIGS. 6 and 10 , the locking plates 33 are respectively rotated along a first rotation direction R1 and a second rotation direction R2 opposite to the first rotation direction R1 . During the rotation of each locking plate 33, force is exerted on the connected corresponding movable hinge 34, causing the corresponding movable hinge 34 to bend and deform under the force and accumulate reset elastic force. When each locking plate 33 rotates to the open position, the corresponding movable hinge 34 connected to the locking plate 33 is in the bending deformation state. Thereby, the positioning rods 332 of each locking plate 33 will not block the movement path of the storage module 2 (as shown in FIG. 11 ).

Referring to Figure 11, next, the handles 5 are respectively rotated along the first rotation direction S1 and the second rotation direction S2, so that the handles 5 rotate outward around the pivots 4 and move away from each other. Since the second resisting surface 52 of each handle 5 resists the outer stop block 325 corresponding to the elastic buckle arm 312, each handle 5 will rotate through the second resisting surface 52. The stop surface 52 exerts force on the corresponding outer stop block 325 to drive the elastic arm body 321 of the corresponding elastic latch arm 312 to bend outward and deform and accumulate reset elastic force. When each of the elastic buckle arms 312 moves to the avoidance position that does not block the movement path of the storage module 2, the handles 5 can stop rotating. Subsequently, the storage module 2 is moved downward and placed into the carrier 3 so that the bottom end of the storage module 2 abuts the carrier wall 310 .

Referring to Figures 7 and 12, then, the locking plates 33 are released. The living hinges 34 respectively rebound the locking plates 33 by the accumulated reset elastic force to drive the locking plates 33 to rotate along the second rotation direction R2 and the first rotation direction R1 respectively. During the rotation of each locking plate 33 , each positioning rod body 332 of the locking plate 33 will extend into the corresponding side hole 211 . When the blocking protrusion 612 of each blocking assembly 6 is received in the corresponding groove 337 of the corresponding locking plate 33 and blocks the corresponding plate body 331 , the locking plate 33 is limited in position. The closed position locks the storage module 2 so that the storage module 2 is positioned in the carrying device 300 . By each two upper and lower spaced blocking components 6 respectively blocking the upper and lower sides of the plate body 331 corresponding to the locking plate 33, the balance and stability of the plate body 331 can be improved to avoid the locking plate 331. The plate body 331 becomes skewed.

Referring to Figures 1, 10 and 11, then, the handles 5 are released, and each of the elastic buckle arms 312 rebounds to the initial position by the reset elastic force accumulated in the elastic arm body 321. Finally, the carrying device 300 is moved downward relative to the casing 1 . When the limiting screw 72 of each limiting component 7 moves to the bottom end of the guide groove 113 and stops against the wall 111 corresponding to the side wall 11 , the carrying device 300 is limited in the folded position. Location. At this time, the buckling block 323 of each elastic buckling arm 312 is buckled in the corresponding buckling hole 114 so that the carrying device 300 is positioned in the casing 1 .

Referring to Figure 8, Figure 13 and Figure 14, when you want to remove the storage module 2 from the carrying device 300, first move each of the elastic buckle arms 312 to the unlocking position through the aforementioned operation method, and then move the elastic buckle arms 312 to the unlocking position. The handle 5 is pulled upward, so that the carrying device 300 drives the storage module 2 to move upward and to the extended position. Subsequently, the locking plates 33 are respectively rotated along the first rotation direction R1 and the second rotation direction R2 to the open position, so that each positioning rod 332 of each locking plate 33 moves away from the corresponding side hole 211 . Finally, the handles 5 are rotated to respectively drive the elastic buckle arms 312 to move to the avoidance position, and the storage module 2 is pulled upward to move away from the carrying device 300 , thereby completing the disassembly of the storage module 2 .

Referring to Figures 2, 3 and 4, each of the living hinges 34 is integrally connected between the carrying frame body 31 and the corresponding locking plate 33, so that the living hinges 34 are connected to the carrying frame body 31 and the corresponding locking plate 33. The bearing frame 3 composed of the locking plate 33 is a single component, thereby significantly reducing the number of components of the bearing device 300 . In this way, the manufacturing cost of the bearing device 300 can be greatly reduced, and the convenience of assembly between the bearing frame 3 and other components can be improved, making the assembled bearing device 300 simple in structure.

Since the carrier 3 is a single component made of plastic material in an integrated manner, the carrier 3 has the advantages of fast manufacturing speed and low manufacturing cost. Therefore, the manufacturing cost of the carrying device 300 can be further reduced, and the generation of noise caused by friction between the carrying frame 3 and the metal casing 1 during movement can be avoided.

Since the carrier 3 is a single component, and each slot 318 of the carrier body 31 can accommodate the corresponding locking plate 33 and the corresponding movable hinge 34 that are connected to each other, therefore it is possible to prevent multiple components from interacting with each other. Assemblies are stacked together resulting in thick and bulky structures. Thereby, the volume of the carrying device 300 can be reduced to reduce the space occupied by the carrying device 300 in the casing 1, so that the casing 1 can configure a greater number of the carrying devices 300 under the limitation of limited space. The storage module 2.

Since each locking plate 33 can rotate between the closed position and the open position through the connected corresponding movable hinge 34, the storage module 2 can be locked or released conveniently and quickly. In addition, since the locking plate 33 is in the closed position, the movable hinge 34 is in the undeformed state, and when the locking plate 33 is in the open position, the movable hinge 34 is in the bent and deformed state. Therefore, the release When the locking plate 33 is in the open position, the locking plate 33 can be rebounded by the reset elastic force accumulated in the connected corresponding movable hinge 34 and automatically return to the closed position. Thereby, the operational convenience of assembly and disassembly between the carrying device 300 and the storage module 2 can be improved.

It should be noted that this embodiment may also have the following different implementation modes depending on the requirements:

In one embodiment, the number of the blocking components 6 is two and they are respectively arranged on the side walls 311 .

Another embodiment: each living hinge 34 is connected between the corresponding short side 317 corresponding to the upper side of the side wall 311 and the corresponding short side 334 corresponding to the upper side of the locking plate 33, so that the locking plate 33 can Through the corresponding living hinge 34, it rotates from bottom to outside and upward.

To sum up, the carrying device 300 of this embodiment is integrally connected between the carrying frame body 31 and the corresponding locking plate 33 through each living hinge 34, so that the carrying frame 3 is a single component. The number of components of the carrying device 300 can be significantly reduced. In this way, the manufacturing cost of the carrying device 300 can be greatly reduced, the assembly convenience between the carrying frame 3 and other components can be improved, the volume of the carrying device 300 can be reduced, and the storage module and the carrying device 300 can be improved. The ease of assembly and disassembly of the groups 2 can also avoid the generation of noise caused by mutual friction during the movement of the carrier 3 relative to the casing 1, so the purpose of the present invention can indeed be achieved.

However, the above are only examples of the present invention, and should not be used to limit the scope of the present invention. All simple equivalent changes and modifications made based on the patent scope of the present invention and the content of the patent specification are still within the scope of the present invention. Within the scope covered by the patent of this invention.

1:Chassis 11:Side wall 111: wall 112: Guide rail 113:Guide groove 114: stuck hole 2:Storage module 21:Side 211:Side hole 300: Carrying device 3: Bearing frame 31: Bearing frame body 310: Bearing wall 311:Side wall 312: Elastic buckle arm 313:Inner wall surface 314:Outer wall surface 315: concave surface 316: Long side part 317:Short side part 318: Grooving 319: Accommodation tank 320:Mounting hole 321:Elastic arm body 322: Pivot cylinder 323: snap block 324:Inner stop block 325:Outer stop block 33:Lock plate 331:Plate body 332: Positioning rod body 333:Long side 334:Short side 335:Inner panel 336:Outer panel 337: Groove 34: Living hinge 4: Pivot 5: handle 51:First stop surface 52:Second stop surface 6: Stopping component 61:Block plate 611:Joint 612: Blocking convex part 62: Fasteners 7: Limit component 71:Stud 72:Limiting screw M1: first moving direction M2: Second moving direction R1: first rotation direction R2: Second rotation direction S1: first rotation direction S2: Second rotation direction D1: first direction D2: second direction D3: Third direction

Other features and effects of the present invention will be clearly presented in the embodiments with reference to the drawings, in which: Figure 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the carrying device of the present invention assembled with a chassis and a storage module; Figure 2 is a cross-sectional exploded view of the embodiment, the casing and the storage module, illustrating the assembly relationship between the carrying device, the casing and the storage module; Figure 3 is a perspective view of this embodiment; Figure 4 is an exploded perspective view of the embodiment, illustrating the assembly relationship between a bearing frame, two pivots, two handles, four blocking components, and two limiting components; Figure 5 is an incomplete cross-sectional view of the embodiment and the casing, illustrating the carrying device in a folded position; Figure 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line VI-VI in Figure 3, illustrating that each of the two locking plates is in a closed position; Figure 7 is an incomplete cross-sectional view taken along line VII-VII in Figure 3; Figure 8 is an incomplete cross-sectional view of the embodiment and the casing; Figure 9 is an incomplete cross-sectional view of the embodiment and the casing, illustrating the carrying device in an extended position; Figure 10 is an incomplete cross-sectional view of the embodiment and the casing, illustrating that each of the locking plates is in an open position; Figure 11 is an incomplete cross-sectional view of the embodiment, the casing and the storage module; Figure 12 is a cross-sectional view of the embodiment and the storage module, illustrating each of the locking plates in the closed position; Figure 13 is an incomplete cross-sectional view of the embodiment, the casing and the storage module; and Figure 14 is a cross-sectional view of the embodiment and the storage module, illustrating each of the locking plates in the open position.

300: Carrying device

3: Bearing frame

31: Bearing frame body

310: Bearing wall

311:Side wall

312: Elastic buckle arm

313:Inner wall surface

314:Outer wall surface

315: concave surface

318: Grooving

319: Accommodation tank

321:Elastic arm body

322: Pivot cylinder

323: snap block

325:Outer stop block

33:Lock plate

331:Plate body

332: Positioning rod body

337: Groove

34: Living hinge

4: Pivot

5: handle

6: Stopping component

612: Blocking convex part

62: Fasteners

7: Limit component

72:Limiting screw

D1: first direction

D2: second direction

D3: Third direction

Claims (10)

A carrying device suitable for carrying a storage module. The carrying device includes: a carrying frame, including: a carrying frame body for carrying the storage module; two locking plates located on opposite sides of the carrying frame body. To lock the storage module; and two living hinges, each of the living hinges is integrally connected between the carrier body and the corresponding locking plate; each of the locking plates can be relative to the connected corresponding living hinge through The carrier body rotates between a closed position for locking the storage module and an open position for releasing the storage module. The carrier body has two spaced apart side walls, each of the side walls It has an inner wall and an outer wall opposite to the inner wall. Each side wall is formed with a slot extending between the inner wall and the outer wall. The slot is used for connecting the corresponding locking plate and the pair. Live hinges should be accommodated. The carrying device of claim 1, wherein each locking plate has a plate body connected to the corresponding living hinge, and a plurality of positioning rods protruding from the plate body for locking the storage module. The bearing device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the bearing frame body has two spaced long sides, and each locking plate is in the shape of a long plate and has a long side spaced apart from the corresponding long side, Each living hinge is elongated and connected between the corresponding long side and the long side corresponding to the locking plate, and the length of each living hinge is the same as the length of the long side. The bearing device of claim 3, wherein the outer wall surfaces of the side walls of the bearing frame body are respectively connected to the equal long side portions, and each locking plate also has an outer wall on the same side as the corresponding outer wall surface. Each living hinge is close to the outer panel corresponding to the outer wall and the locking plate and is also connected to the outer wall and the outer panel. The carrying device of claim 1, wherein when the locking plate is in the closed position, the corresponding movable hinge connected to the locking plate is in an unstressed, undeformed state, and when the locking plate is in the open position When the locking plate is connected, the corresponding movable hinge is in a bending and deformation state under stress. The carrying device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the carrying frame is a single component made of plastic material in an integrated manner. The bearing device of claim 1, wherein the bearing frame body has two elastic buckle arms, the bearing device further includes two pivots respectively provided on the elastic buckle arms, and two pivots respectively capable of rotating. The handles are pivotally connected to the pivots. Each handle can rotate between a closed position and an open position relative to the corresponding elastic buckle arm. When each handle is in the closed position, position, the handles can be operated to move closer to each other in the opposite direction to respectively drive the elastic buckle arms to bend and deform inward, so that each of the elastic buckle arms can move to an unlocking position. When one of the handles is in the open position, the handles can be operated to move away from each other in the opposite direction to respectively drive the elastic buckle arms to bend and deform outwards, so that each of the elastic buckle arms can Move to an avoidance position. The carrying device of claim 7, wherein each elastic snap arm has an inner stop block and an outer stop block opposite to the inner stop block, and A snap block on the same side as the outer stop block. The inner stop block is used to block the corresponding pull handle to limit it in the folded position. The outer stop block is used to block the corresponding pull handle. The handle is used to limit it in the open position, and the buckle block is used to buckle with a casing. The carrying device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising at least two blocking assemblies respectively disposed on opposite sides of the carrying frame body, and each of the blocking assemblies is used to block the corresponding locking plate to limit it on the closed position. The carrying device according to claim 9, wherein the side walls of the carrying frame body are respectively connected to the living hinges, and each side wall is formed with two receiving grooves that are recessed from the inner wall toward the outside. The locking plate is in the shape of a long plate and has two short sides and an inner plate surface. The inner plate surface of each locking plate is recessed outward to form two extending to the short sides and connecting with the receiving grooves respectively. The position corresponds to the groove. The load-bearing device includes four stop components. Each stop component has a stop plate and a fastener. The stop plate has a joint that is accommodated in the corresponding accommodation groove. part, and a blocking convex part protruding from the joint part, the blocking convex part is used to be received in the corresponding groove to block the corresponding locking plate, the fastener fixedly joins the joint part to corresponding to the side wall.

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