TWM458763U - Fixing structure for data storage device - Google Patents

Description

Fixed structure for data storage device

This creation relates to a fixed structure, and more particularly to a fixed structure for a data storage device.

Computer casings often need to be assembled with various data storage units, such as disk drives (including floppy drives and hard disk drives), optical drives, and solid state drives (SSDs). Access to various types of materials.

Although the computer case is equipped with a carrier for carrying the data storage unit, the data storage unit is still required to be screwed to the carrier, which is time consuming and labor intensive.

The existing improved assembly technology has been improved to assemble without the use of screws, but some tools must still be used to fix the data storage unit to the carrier. It is obvious that the assembly operation is still not convenient and not ideal. And it is still not fast enough in terms of assembly speed of the assembly plant, and it still needs to be improved.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a fixing structure for a data storage device, which can be screw-free, free of tools and only slide the data storage unit in a predetermined direction by a special design that can be operated like a seesaw. By moving, the fixed structure can be fixed to the data storage unit, and the assembly is convenient and fast.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a fixing structure for a data storage device, the data storage device comprising a carrier and a data storage unit slidably coupled to the carrier, the data storage unit having a fixing hole The fixed structure includes: a body including a front section, a rear section, and an intermediate section connected between the front section and the rear section, the front section having a latch corresponding to the fixing hole, the intermediate section having a pivotal connection a connecting portion of the carrier; a support member coupled to the intermediate portion between the latch and the connecting portion, the support member being supported between the body and the carrier; and a lever member for connecting In a position away from the support member of the intermediate section, the lever member is correspondingly driven through the carrier and is pushed to push the lever member when the data storage unit is slipped, so that the latch is correspondingly inserted Inside the fixing hole.

The present invention further provides a fixed structure for a data storage device, the data storage device comprising a carrier and a data storage unit slidably coupled to the carrier, the data storage unit having a fixing hole, the fixing structure The utility model comprises: a body comprising a front section, a rear section and an intermediate section connected between the front section and the rear section, the front section having a latch corresponding to the fixing hole, the intermediate section having a pivotal connection to the carrier a connecting portion connected to the intermediate portion between the latch and the connecting portion, the supporting member is supported between the body and the carrier; a lever member connected to the middle portion Positioning away from the support member, the lever member is correspondingly driven through the carrier and waiting to be pushed, thereby pushing the lever member when the data storage unit is slipped, so that the latch is correspondingly inserted into the fixing hole And a casing corresponding to the body, the casing being fixed to the carrier.

Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following effects: when assembling, the screw can be used without tools, and the data storage unit can be slid in a predetermined direction, so that the fixed structure can fix the data storage unit, and the assembly is indeed Convenient and fast.

100‧‧‧ data storage device
1‧‧‧ Carrier
11‧‧‧ side panel
110‧‧‧ surface
111‧‧‧First perforation
112‧‧‧Second perforation
12‧‧‧Connecting Block
121‧‧‧Tip
13‧‧‧Combination Department
2‧‧‧Data storage unit
21‧‧‧Fixed holes
300‧‧‧Fixed structure
3‧‧‧ Ontology
31‧‧‧ front section
311‧‧‧Latch
32‧‧‧After
321‧‧‧ Pressing Department
322‧‧‧stops
33‧‧‧ Middle section
331‧‧‧Connecting Department
3311‧‧‧ lugs
4‧‧‧Support
5‧‧‧ lever parts
51‧‧‧Flexible beams
52‧‧‧Connecting board
521‧‧ ‧ convex
5211‧‧‧Bevel
6‧‧‧Shell
61‧‧‧Shell
611‧‧‧ openings
612‧‧‧Flexible clasps
613‧‧‧Flange
62‧‧‧ button
63‧‧‧Flexible parts

The first figure is an exploded perspective view between the fixed structure and the carrier.

The second figure is a three-dimensional combination diagram based on the first figure.

The third figure is a cross-sectional view of the creation according to the second figure.

The fourth figure is a perspective view of the creation of the data storage unit according to the second figure.

The fifth figure is a cross-sectional view of the creation according to the fourth figure before fixing.

The sixth figure is a cross-sectional view of the creation according to the fifth figure after being fixed.

The seventh figure is a cross-sectional view when the creation is pressed and released according to the sixth drawing.

The eighth figure is an exploded perspective view of the outer casing of the creation.

The ninth figure is a cross-sectional view of the creation according to the eighth figure after combination.

In order to further understand the features, features and technical contents of the present invention, please refer to the following detailed description of the present invention and the accompanying drawings, which are only for reference and description, and are not intended to limit the present invention.

The present invention provides a fixed structure for a data storage device. The data storage device 100 includes a carrier 1 and a data storage unit 2 slidably coupled to the carrier 1. The data storage unit 2 can be magnetic. A disk drive (including a floppy disk drive and a hard disk drive), an optical disk drive or a solid state drive (SSD), and at least one side of the data storage unit 2 has a plurality of fixing holes (see FIG. 4). As shown in the perspective exploded view of the assembly data storage unit 2 of the fourth figure, the fixed structure 300 is used to fix the data storage unit 2 to the carrier 1. As shown, the fixed structure 300 is pivotally connected to the carrier 1. a side plate 11 , the side plate 11 is provided with a first perforation (see the first figure, a total of two first perforations) 111 and a second perforation corresponding to the fixing hole 21 (see the first figure) 112, the original fixed The structure 300 includes a body 3, a support member 4 and a lever member 5.

As shown in the first to third figures, the body 3 includes a front section 31, a rear section 32, and an intermediate section 33 connected between the front section 31 and the rear section 32. The front section 31 has a corresponding fixing hole. A latch 311 of the second section 33 has a connecting portion 331 pivotally connected to the carrier 1 so that the body 3 can be operated like a seesaw. In the embodiment, the rear section 32 of the body 3 further comprises a favorable A pressing portion 321 that is pressed in the direction of the side plate 11 and a stopper portion 322 that extends from the pressing portion 321 toward the side plate 11 , the stopper portion 322 abuts against the surface 110 of the side plate 11 .

The latch 311 protrudes from the proximal end position of the front end 31 toward the data storage unit 2, and protrudes corresponding to the second through hole 112, so that the latch 311 is correspondingly inserted into the second through hole 112; the connecting portion 331 includes At least two lugs 3311 protruding from the intermediate portion 33, the two lugs 3311 are pivotally connected to the side plate 11, and the free ends of the two lugs 3311 are supported on the surface 110 of the side plate 11, and the body 3 can be Seek-like action. As shown in the first figure, the connecting portion 331 includes four lugs 3311, and the outermost two lugs 3311 can be used for pivoting and supporting, and the other two lugs 3311 in the middle can be used only for supporting. use.

The support member 4 is connected to the intermediate portion 33 between the latch 311 and the connecting portion 331, so that the support member 4 is supported between the body 3 and the side plate 11 of the carrier 1.

The lever member 5 is connected to the position of the intermediate portion 33 away from the support member 4, and the lever member 5 is correspondingly inserted and passed through the first through hole 111 to wait for pushing. In the embodiment, the lever member 5 comprises two elastic beams 51 and A connecting plate 52 (such as the first figure), one end of the two elastic beams 51 are respectively connected to the opposite positions of the intermediate portion 33, and the other end of the two elastic beams 51 is connected with the connecting plate 52, and the connecting plate 52 has a side plate At least one convex body (in the first figure, a common convex body) 521 protruded in the 11 direction, the lever member 5 is inserted through the convex body 521 and penetrates the first through hole 111 and waits for pushing, and the convex body 521 also has Corresponding to a slope 5211 of the data storage unit 2, as shown in the fifth and sixth figures, to facilitate the data storage unit 2 to push the protrusion 521 back without passing through the first through hole 111.

The lever member 5 is formed in a frame shape and surrounds the rear portion 32 (such as the first and second figures), and the lever member 5 and the rear portion 32 do not interfere with each other, so that the lever member 5 does not move, The pressing portion 321 of the rear portion 32 can be moved in the direction of the side plate 11 by manual pressing.

In addition, the support member 4 and the lever member 5 are elastic bodies each having a thickness, and the thickness of the lever member 5 is thicker than the thickness of the support member 4, so that the elastic force of the lever member 5 is greater than the elastic force of the support member 4, and therefore, when assembling materials When the storage unit 2 pushes the convex body 521 of the lever member 5, as shown in the sixth figure, the angle between the lever member 5 and the body 3 does not become small, and only the angle between the support member 4 and the body 3 is affected by The pressure becomes smaller, and thus the support member 4 generates an elastic restoring force.

Please refer to the fifth to seventh figures. The fifth figure is a cross-sectional view before the data storage unit 2 is assembled. The sixth figure is a cross-sectional view when the data storage unit 2 is assembled and the fixed structure 300 is fixed. The seventh figure is a manual pressing press. A cross-sectional view after the portion 321 .

As shown in the fifth figure, before the data storage unit 2 has not been assembled, since the free end of the support member 4 and the engaging plate 52 of the lever member 5 abut against the surface 110 of the side plate 11, respectively, the body 3 can be smoothly and statically The protrusion 521 of the lever member 5 is inserted and passed through the first through hole 111. The inclined surface 5211 of the protrusion 521 is waiting to be pushed by the data storage unit 2, and the stopper portion 322 of the rear portion 32 is also Abutting against the surface 110 of the side panel 11, the latch 311 of the front section 31 corresponds to the second through hole 112.

As shown in the sixth figure, as long as the data storage unit 2 is slid in a predetermined direction, the data storage unit 2 can push the convex body 521 back through the inclined surface 5211 (and push back to the first through hole 111 no longer. The main body 3 is tilted together with the lever member 5 with the pivotal portion of the connecting portion 331 as the axis, and the front portion 31 is pressed down like the seesaw, and the depressed front portion 31 is latched. The 311 is inserted into the fixing hole 21 of the data storage unit 2 through the second through hole 112, thereby fixing the data storage unit 2 in the carrier 1. In other words, when assembling, the user only needs to make the data storage unit 2 in the carrier. When the inner portion slides in the predetermined direction, the pin 311 of the fixing structure 300 can be inserted into the fixing hole 21 of the data storage unit 2 at the end point of the sliding to achieve the purpose of automatic fixing.

As shown in the seventh figure, when the data storage unit 2 is to be removed, the user can manually press the pressing portion 321 of the fixing structure 300 toward the side plate 11 to press the originally raised rear portion 32 to the stopping portion. The 322 abuts against the side plate 11 and is slid with the elastic recovery force of the support member 4 to tilt the front portion 31 like a seesaw. At this time, the latch 311 of the front portion 31 is withdrawn from the fixing hole 21 to release the fixing structure 300. a fixed state, so that the user can pull away from the data storage unit 2 in reverse (opposite to the assembly direction), and at this time, the angle between the support member 4 and the body 3 is elastically restored to the size of the back, in other words, the user only needs to manually When the pressing portion 321 is pressed, the latch 311 can be withdrawn from the fixing hole 21, and the purpose of easily releasing the fixed state of the fixing structure 300 can be achieved.

In addition, as shown in the first figure, the side plate 11 of the carrier 1 is provided with a connecting base 12, and the connecting base 12 includes two protruding pieces 121. The connecting portion 331 of the fixing structure 300 is pivotally connected to the connecting base 12. In detail, the two lugs 3311 of the connecting portion 331 are pivotally connected to the two tabs 121 of the connecting base 12, and are pivotally connected to the tab 121 by a protruding shaft (not shown) on the lug 3311. Axle hole (not marked).

As shown in the eighth to ninth drawings, another embodiment of the present fixed structure 300 is different from the above embodiment only in that the fixed structure 300 further includes a casing 6 for protection and decoration. As for the side plate 11 of the carrier 1, there are two combination portions 13.

The outer casing 6 is fixed to the carrier 1 and correspondingly shielded from the body 3. In another embodiment, the outer casing 6 includes a casing 61, a button 62 and at least two elastic members 63. An opening 611 corresponding to the pressing portion 321 is disposed on the housing 61. The two ends of the housing 61 respectively have an elastic clasp 612 and a flange 613. The elastic cleat 612 and the flange 613 are respectively engaged. The second assembly portion 13 of the side plate 11 is inserted to fix the housing 61 to the side plate 11; the button 62 is disposed at the position of the opening 611 of the housing 61; and each elastic member 63 is connected to the opening of the housing 61. Between the position of the 611 and the periphery of the button 62, the button 62 can be elastically pressed corresponding to the pressing portion 321 , that is, by pressing the button 62 manually, the pressing portion 321 can be driven to move the pressing portion 321 toward the side plate 11 . The purpose of releasing the fixed state of the fixed structure 300 can also be achieved.

In summary, the present invention has the following effects: when assembling, the screw can be used, and the tool storage unit 2 can be automatically fixed to the data storage unit 2 by sliding the data storage unit 2 in a predetermined direction. The assembly is convenient and fast, and when the data storage unit 2 is to be removed, the data storage unit 2 can be extracted by manually pressing the pressing portion 321 of the fixed structure 300. In addition, by the outer casing 6, in addition to the protective effect, the outer casing 6 of different shapes, different colors or patterns can be freely changed to achieve the purpose of decoration.

The above is only a preferred and feasible embodiment of the present invention, and thus does not limit the scope of the patent of the creation, and the equivalent structural changes that are made by using the present specification and the contents of the schema are all included in the creation. Within the scope of the rights, it is given to Chen Ming.

1‧‧‧ Carrier

11‧‧‧ side panel

110‧‧‧ surface

111‧‧‧First perforation

112‧‧‧Second perforation

12‧‧‧Connecting Block

121‧‧‧Tip

300‧‧‧Fixed structure

3‧‧‧ Ontology

31‧‧‧ front section

311‧‧‧Latch

32‧‧‧After

321‧‧‧ Pressing Department

322‧‧‧stops

33‧‧‧ Middle section

331‧‧‧Connecting Department

3311‧‧‧ lugs

4‧‧‧Support

5‧‧‧ lever parts

51‧‧‧Flexible beams

52‧‧‧Connecting board

521‧‧ ‧ convex

5211‧‧‧Bevel

Claims (16)

A fixed structure for a data storage device, the data storage device comprising a carrier and a data storage unit slidably coupled to the carrier, the data storage unit having a fixing hole, the fixing structure comprising:
a body comprising a front section, a rear section and an intermediate section connected between the front section and the rear section, the front section having a latch corresponding to the fixing hole, the intermediate section having a pivotal connection to the carrier Connection part
a support member coupled to the intermediate portion between the latch and the connecting portion, the support member being supported between the body and the carrier; and a lever member coupled to the intermediate portion away from the support member In the position of the lever member, the lever member is driven to pass through the carrier to wait for pushing, so that the lever member is pushed when the data storage unit is slipped, so that the latch is correspondingly inserted into the fixing hole. The fixing structure for a data storage device according to claim 1, wherein the support member and the lever member are elastic bodies each having a thickness thicker than a thickness of the support member. The fixing structure for a data storage device according to claim 1, wherein the lever member comprises two elastic beams and a connecting plate, one ends of the two elastic beams are respectively connected to two opposite positions of the intermediate portion, the two elastic beams The connecting plate is connected between the other end of the connecting plate, and the connecting plate has at least one protrusion protruding toward the carrier and being pushed by the data storage unit, and the protruding body correspondingly passes through the carrier. A fixing structure for a data storage device according to claim 3, wherein the convex body has a slope corresponding to the data storage unit. A fixing structure for a data storage device according to claim 3, wherein the lever member surrounds the rear portion and does not interfere with each other. The fixing structure for a data storage device according to claim 1, wherein the rear portion includes a pressing portion for pressing and a stopping portion extending from the pressing portion, the blocking portion abutting the carrier surface. The fixing structure for the data storage device of claim 1, wherein the connecting portion comprises at least two lugs protruding from the intermediate portion, the two lugs being pivotally connected to the carrier, the two lugs The free end is supported on the surface of the carrier. A fixed structure for a data storage device, the data storage device comprising a carrier and a data storage unit slidably coupled to the carrier, the data storage unit having a fixing hole, the fixing structure comprising:
a body comprising a front section, a rear section and an intermediate section connected between the front section and the rear section, the front section having a latch corresponding to the fixing hole, the intermediate section having a pivotal connection to the carrier Connection part
a support member is coupled to the intermediate portion between the latch and the connecting portion, the support member is supported between the body and the carrier;
a lever member connected to a position of the intermediate section away from the support member, the lever member correspondingly being driven out of the carrier and waiting to be pushed, thereby pushing the lever member when the data storage unit is slipped, so that the lever member The latch is correspondingly inserted into the fixing hole; and a casing corresponding to the body, the casing being fixed to the carrier. A fixing structure for a data storage device according to claim 8, wherein the housing comprises:
a housing fixed to the carrier, the housing having an opening corresponding to the rear section;
a button corresponding to the opening position of the housing, the button corresponding to the rear portion pressing; and at least two elastic members, each of the elastic members being connected between the opening position of the housing and the periphery of the button So that the button can be elastically pressed. The fixing structure for a data storage device according to claim 9, wherein the rear portion of the body includes a pressing portion that facilitates pressing in the direction of the carrier, and the button is pressed against the pressing portion. The fixing structure for a data storage device according to claim 8, wherein the support member and the lever member are elastic bodies each having a thickness thicker than a thickness of the support member. The fixing structure for a data storage device according to claim 8, wherein the lever member comprises two elastic beams and a connecting plate, one ends of the two elastic beams are respectively connected to two opposite positions of the intermediate portion, the two elastic beams The connecting plate is connected between the other end of the connecting plate, and the connecting plate has at least one protrusion protruding toward the carrier and being pushed by the data storage unit, and the protruding body correspondingly passes through the carrier. A fixing structure for a data storage device according to claim 12, wherein the convex body has a slope corresponding to the data storage unit. A fixing structure for a data storage device according to claim 12, wherein the lever member surrounds the rear portion and does not interfere with each other. The fixing structure for a data storage device according to claim 8, wherein the rear portion includes a pressing portion for facilitating pressing in the direction of the carrier and a stopping portion extending from the pressing portion, the blocking portion abutting On the surface of the carrier. The fixing structure for the data storage device of claim 8, wherein the connecting portion comprises at least two lugs protruding from the middle portion, the two lugs being pivotally connected to the carrier, the two lugs The free end is supported on the surface of the carrier.