TWM502935U - Modular housing and solid state disk - Google Patents

Description

Combined casing and solid state hard disk

The present invention relates to the field of storage devices, and more particularly to a combined housing and solid state hard disk.

With the rapid development of the computer industry, computer peripheral products have also shown infinite vitality. For example, solid-state hard disks are widely recognized and favored by the market because of their large storage capacity, convenient carrying and good reliability.

For the stability and durability of the solid state hard disk, the outer casing of the solid state hard disk is fastened in the prior art. When manufacturing a solid-state hard disk casing, a plurality of screw holes and studs are usually drilled in the upper and lower covers of the outer casing, and a plurality of screws are prepared as coupling members. When assembling, fix the upper and lower covers with a plurality of screws, and use the tool to remove the screws of the outer casing during disassembly. The outer casing of the solid state hard disk is fixed by the screw attachment of the upper and lower covers to prevent the outer casing from opening in the event of a collision or a fall.

However, the use of screws to secure the housing is time consuming to assemble and disassemble, and requires special tools to open, which is not very convenient for use.

In view of the above technical problems, the present invention provides a modular housing that is easy to assemble and disassemble, and solves the problem of inconvenient installation and disassembly of the existing solid state hard disk housing.

One technical solution adopted by this creation is: a combined casing, including an upper a cover and a cover, the upper cover and the lower cover form a receiving cavity; the upper cover is provided with a top plate, and a first side plate is arranged along the peripheral end of the top plate toward the lower cover; the lower cover is provided with a bottom plate, and the bottom end of the bottom plate a second side plate extending in a direction toward the upper cover, the second side plate being provided with at least one card slot for clamping a circuit board in the accommodating cavity; the card slot having an upper flange and a lower flange, from the lower flange a slope extending away from the accommodating cavity, the starting end of the inclined surface is higher than the end; the inclined surface is provided with a groove; the first side plate is provided with a boss corresponding to the inclined surface toward the accommodating cavity, when the upper cover and the lower cover are closed When the boss slides along the slope until it is snapped under the slope; when the upper cover and the lower cover are in the engaged state, the groove is partially or completely exposed.

Further preferably, the second side plate is provided with a recess facing away from the accommodating cavity, and the inclined surface is provided on the recess.

Further preferably, the groove coincides with a corresponding position on the recess.

Further preferably, when the upper cover and the lower cover are closed, the upper cover and the lower cover are detached from the recesses into the recesses.

Further preferably, the second side plate and the bottom plate are connected to each other at a position corresponding to the inclined surface; the upper end of the hollow is coincident with the end of the inclined surface; when the upper cover and the lower cover are closed, the boss slides along the inclined surface until the buckle is buckled Inside the hollow.

The present invention also provides a solid state hard disk comprising the above-mentioned combined casing and a circuit board, the end of which is embedded in the card slot to fix the circuit board in the accommodating cavity.

Further preferably, an electrical connector is provided at the front end of the circuit board.

Further preferably, the first end of the bottom plate is provided with a recessed portion, and the upper cover is provided with a through hole corresponding to the recessed portion. When the upper cover covers the lower cover, the electrical connector is exposed to the bottom plate through the recessed portion.

Further preferably, the second end of the bottom plate is provided with at least one bump at a position where it is connected to the second side plate, and the second end of the bottom plate is disposed opposite to the first end of the bottom plate, and the convex portion is convex toward the upper cover, Before the board is clamped to the card slot, the end of the board is attached to the upper surface of the bump for pre-positioning.

Further preferably, at least one limiting convex hull is disposed on the inner side surface of the second side plate. When the circuit board is stuck to the card slot, the limiting convex hull is closely attached to the side of the circuit board.

Compared with the prior art, this creation can at least bring about the following technical effects:

1. The lower cover of the present invention is provided with a sloped surface, the inclined surface is provided with a groove, and the upper cover is provided with a boss corresponding to the inclined surface. When the upper cover is closed and the lower cover is closed, the inclined surface is more likely to guide the movement direction of the boss, so that the boss is along the inclined surface Slide and snap to the lower end of the bevel. At the same time, the groove on the inclined surface is convenient to protrude into the groove through an abutting member when disassembling, and forms a force point of the swaying force, which is easy to disassemble. In summary, this creation is easy to install and remove the outer casing.

2. The creation has a bump at the rear end of the lower cover, which is a support structure of the circuit board, can pre-position the circuit board, and reduce the deformation of the circuit board when the outer casing is impacted.

3. The creation has a card slot on the lower cover, and the circuit board is fixed by engaging the circuit board in the card slot.

1‧‧‧Upper cover

11‧‧‧ top board

12‧‧‧First side panel

13‧‧‧Boss

14‧‧‧through hole

2‧‧‧Under the cover

21‧‧‧floor

211‧‧‧ first end

212‧‧‧ second end

22‧‧‧ second side panel

23‧‧‧ recess

231‧‧‧ card slot

2311‧‧‧Upper flange

2312‧‧‧Under the flange

232‧‧‧Bevel

233‧‧‧ Groove

24‧‧‧镂空

25‧‧‧Depression

26‧‧‧Bumps

27‧‧‧Limited convex hull

3‧‧‧Circuit board

31‧‧‧Electrical connector

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the upper cover of a combined housing.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of a lower cover of a combined outer casing.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the bevel and the groove of the lower cover of the combined outer casing.

Figure 4 is an exploded perspective view of a solid state hard disk.

Fig. 5 is a schematic view showing the state of the cover of a solid state hard disk.

In order to more clearly explain the present embodiment or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings to be used in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly described below. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only Some embodiments of the authoring can also obtain other figures from those of ordinary skill in the art without departing from the drawings.

1 is a perspective view of an upper cover of a combined outer casing, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a lower cover of a combined outer casing. As a specific embodiment, referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the embodiment provides a combined outer casing including an upper cover 1 and a lower cover 2. In this embodiment, both the upper cover 1 and the lower cover 2 are made of sheet metal. . The upper cover 1 covers the lower cover 2 to form an accommodating cavity for placing a device such as the circuit board 3 in the solid state hard disk.

Referring to Fig. 1, the upper cover 1 is provided with a top plate 11, and a first side plate 12 is provided along a peripheral end of the top plate 11 in a direction approaching the lower cover 2.

Referring to Fig. 1, the lower cover 2 is provided with a bottom plate 21, and a second side plate 22 is provided extending along the peripheral end of the bottom plate 21 in a direction close to the upper cover 1. The second side plate 22 is provided with at least one card slot 231 for clamping the circuit board 3 in the accommodating cavity.

Referring to FIG. 1 , in the embodiment, the second side plate 22 is provided with four card slots 231 for the card board 3 , which are respectively disposed in the upper middle section of the second side panel 22 along the length direction of the bottom plate 21 , but The creation does not specifically limit the number and position of the card slots 231.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the lower cover of the combined outer casing and the three-dimensional groove Fig. 3 is a partial enlarged view of Fig. 2. Referring to FIG. 3, the card slot 231 has an upper flange 2311 and a lower flange 2312. When the circuit board 3 is locked in the card slot 231, the upper flange 2311 and the lower flange 2312 tightly sandwich the circuit board 3 located therebetween. To prevent the upper and lower positions of the circuit board 3 from loosening.

Referring to FIG. 3, a slope 232 extends from the lower flange 2312 of the card slot 231 away from the accommodating cavity. It can be seen from Fig. 3 that the slope 232 extends from the top of the lower flange 2312 away from the accommodating cavity, and also extends from the top to the bottom of the lower flange 2312, the starting end of the slope 232 being higher than the end. The inclined surface 232 structure has a guiding function, which enables the upper cover 1 and the lower cover 2 to be more easily engaged, and is convenient for positioning and assembly.

The inclined surface 232 is provided with a recess 233. When the outer casing is removed, the upper cover 1 and the lower cover 2 are separated by pushing the upper cover 1 through an abutting member. The groove 233 on the bevel 232 facilitates the formation of a point of force when disassembling, making the creation easy to disassemble.

Referring to FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, in the embodiment, a slope 232 is disposed under the four card slots 231, and grooves 233 are respectively disposed on the slopes 232.

Referring to Fig. 1, the inner side surface of the first side plate 12 is provided with a boss 13 corresponding to the inclined surface 232 which is convex toward the accommodating cavity. In the present embodiment, four bosses 13 corresponding to the positions of the inclined faces 232 are provided on the inner side surface of the first side plate 12. Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, when the upper cover 1 and the lower cover 2 are closed, the four bosses 13 are respectively slid along the four inclined faces 232 until they are snapped under the inclined faces 232. This creation does not specifically limit the number and position of the bosses 13, as long as it corresponds to the number and position of the slopes 232.

When the upper cover 1 and the lower cover 2 are in the engaged state, the recess 233 is partially or completely exposed. When disassembling, as long as a contact member is projected into the exposed portion of the recess 233, the upper cover 1 can be removed by pushing the upper cover 1.

In the present invention, a bevel 232 is provided on the lower cover 2, and a corresponding boss 13 is provided on the upper cover 1. When the outer casing is assembled, the boss 13 is more easily buckled under the inclined surface 232 by the inclined surface 232. At the same time, a groove 233 is provided on the inclined surface 232, and the upper cover 1 is easily detached by pushing the upper cover 1 into the groove 233 by the abutting member. Therefore, this creation realizes that the outer casing is easy to assemble and disassemble.

Further, the second side plate 22 is provided with a recess 23 facing away from the accommodating cavity, and the inclined surface 232 is disposed on the recess 23 .

Specifically, referring to FIG. 2, in the present embodiment, the number of the recesses 23 provided in the second side plate 22 is four, but the number and position of the recesses 23 are not specifically limited. The four recesses 23 in this embodiment are respectively disposed in the upper middle section of the second side plate 22 along the length direction of the bottom plate 21, and the recessed portion 23 is provided with a card slot 231 and a sloped surface 232, and the bottom end of the sloped surface 232 is beyond the second The junction of the side panel 22 and the bottom plate 21.

Further, the groove 233 coincides with a corresponding position on the recess 23. The size of the groove 233 in this embodiment is not limited, as long as the upper cover 1 can be pushed by an abutting member.

Further, below the four inclined faces 232, the joints of the second side plate 22 and the bottom plate 21, and the positions corresponding to the inclined faces 232 are respectively provided with hollows 24. Referring to Fig. 3, the hollow 24 in this embodiment is an engaging member that cooperates with the boss 13 of the upper cover 1. The upper end of the hollow 24 coincides with the end of the inclined surface 232. When the upper cover 1 and the lower cover 2 are closed, the convex portion is convex. The table 13 slides along the ramp 232 until it snaps into the cutout 24.

It should be noted that the number of the bosses 13, the recesses 23, the card slots 231, the slopes 232, and the grooves 233 of the present invention can be adjusted as needed.

As another specific embodiment of the present creation, the present invention also provides a solid state hard disk. Figure 4 is an exploded perspective view of a solid state hard disk of the present invention, the solid state hard disk including the above combined casing And the circuit board 3, the end of the circuit board 3 is embedded in the card slot 231, thereby fixing the circuit board 3 in the accommodating cavity.

Specifically, referring to FIG. 4, in the embodiment, four recesses 23 are provided on the second side plate 22, and are respectively disposed in the upper middle section of the second side plate 22 along the longitudinal direction of the bottom plate 21. A card slot 231, a slope 232, and a recess 233 are respectively formed in the four recesses 23, wherein the ends of the circuit board 3 are respectively embedded in the four card slots 231.

Further, an electrical connector 31 is disposed at the front end of the circuit board 3 for data transmission between the circuit board 3 and an external device.

Further, referring to FIG. 4, the first end 211 of the bottom plate 21 is provided with a recessed portion 25, and the upper cover 1 is provided with a through hole 14 corresponding to the recessed portion 25.

Fig. 5 is a schematic view showing the state of the cover of a solid state hard disk. Referring to Fig. 5, when the upper cover 1 covers the lower cover 2, the electrical connector 31 is exposed to the bottom plate 21 through the recessed portion 25.

Further, the second end 212 of the bottom plate 21 is provided with at least one bump 26 at a position where it is connected to the second side plate 22, and the second end 212 of the bottom plate 21 is disposed opposite to the first end 211 of the bottom plate. The bump 26 is convex toward the upper cover 1, and the end portion of the circuit board 3 is attached to the upper surface of the bump 26 for prepositioning before the circuit board 3 is chucked to the card slot 231.

Specifically, referring to FIG. 2 and FIG. 4 , in the embodiment, two bumps 26 are provided at a position where the second end 212 of the bottom plate 21 is connected to the second side plate 22 , and the bumps 26 are the circuit board 3 . The support structure first attaches the end of the circuit board 3 to the two bumps 26 for pre-positioning during assembly, and the support structure can reduce the deformation of the circuit board 3 when the solid-state hard disk is impacted.

Further, at least one limiting convex hull 27 is disposed on the inner side surface of the second side plate 22, see FIG. When the circuit board 3 is stuck to the card slot 231, the limit convex hull 27 and the side of the circuit board 3 The inner side of the circuit board 3 can be used to prevent the circuit board 3 from loosening in the accommodating cavity.

This creation is simple and easy to assemble. First, the bottom plate 21 of the lower cover 2 is placed on a flat surface, and then the tail end of the circuit board 3 is attached to the bump 26 at the end of the lower cover 2, and then pressed down to the end of the circuit board 3 The card slot 231 is embedded in the card slot 231 on the second side panel 22, so that the circuit board 3 is mounted in the lower cover 2.

The lower cover 2 of the circuit board 3 is aligned with the upper cover 1 and pressed downward, and the four bosses 13 of the inner wall of the first side plate 12 of the upper cover 1 slide along the inclined surface 232 of the corresponding position of the lower cover 2 until the boss 13 slides to the bottom of the inclined surface 232 to engage with the hollow 24 portion. At this point, the creation of the creation is complete. In Fig. 5, the lower cover 2 of the solid state hard disk is turned over by 180° upward.

The disassembly of the creation is also very simple and easy, the lower cover 2 is turned 180° to the bottom plate 21 facing upwards, see Fig. 5, any side of the bottom surface of the lower cover 2 is selected, and the two grooves 233 are sequentially inserted by the crowbar, and the bottom is lifted. With the cover 2, the upper cover 1 and the lower cover 2 can be detached and separated. Then, either side of the second side plate 22 of the lower cover 2 is selected, and the circuit board 3 is picked up from the gap between the circuit board 3 and the lower cover 2 by a pry bar, and the circuit board 3 is taken out above the lower cover 2. At this point, all parts have been removed.

The specific embodiments of the creation have been described in detail above, but the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments described above, but is merely an example. Any equivalent modifications and substitutions to the system will also be apparent to those skilled in the art. Therefore, equal transformations and modifications made without departing from the spirit and scope of creation should be covered within the scope of this creation.

1‧‧‧Upper cover

11‧‧‧ top board

12‧‧‧First side panel

14‧‧‧through hole

2‧‧‧Under the cover

21‧‧‧floor

211‧‧‧ first end

212‧‧‧ second end

22‧‧‧ second side panel

23‧‧‧ recess

231‧‧‧ card slot

232‧‧‧Bevel

233‧‧‧ Groove

25‧‧‧Depression

26‧‧‧Bumps

27‧‧‧Limited convex hull

3‧‧‧Circuit board

31‧‧‧Electrical connector

Claims (10)

A combined casing includes an upper cover and a lower cover, the upper cover covers the lower cover to form a receiving cavity; the upper cover is provided with a top plate extending along a peripheral end of the top plate toward the lower cover a first side plate is disposed; the lower cover is provided with a bottom plate, and a second side plate is disposed along a circumferential end of the bottom plate toward the upper cover, and the second side plate is provided with at least one for a card a card slot for a circuit board in a cavity, wherein the card slot has an upper flange and a lower flange, and a slope extends from the lower flange toward a direction away from the receiving cavity. a starting end of the inclined surface is higher than the end; the inclined surface is provided with a groove; the first side plate is provided with a boss corresponding to the inclined surface toward the accommodating cavity, when the upper cover and the lower cover When the cover is closed, the boss slides along the inclined surface until it is snapped under the inclined surface; when the upper cover and the lower cover are in a snapped state, the groove is partially or completely exposed. The combined housing of claim 1, wherein the second side panel is provided with a recess facing away from the receiving cavity, and the inclined surface is disposed on the recess. The combined housing of claim 2, wherein the recess coincides with a corresponding position on the recess. The combined casing of claim 3, wherein when the upper cover and the lower cover are closed, the upper cover and the lower cover are detached from the recesses. The combined outer casing according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that: the joint of the second side plate and the bottom plate is provided with a hollow at a position corresponding to the inclined surface; the upper end of the hollow is The ends of the slopes coincide, and when the upper cover and the lower cover are closed, the boss slides along the inclined surface until being buckled in the hollow. A solid-state hard disk, comprising: a combined casing according to any one of claims 1 to 5, and the circuit board, an end of the circuit board being embedded in the card slot, thereby fixing the circuit The plate is inside the receiving cavity. The solid state hard disk of claim 6, wherein the front end of the circuit board is provided with an electrical connector. The solid state hard disk of claim 7, wherein the first end of the bottom plate is provided with a recessed portion, and the upper cover is provided with a through hole corresponding to the recessed portion, and when the upper cover covers the lower cover The electrical connector is exposed to the bottom plate through the recess. The solid state hard disk of claim 8, wherein the second end of the bottom plate is provided with at least one bump at a position where it is connected to the second side plate, and the second end of the bottom plate and the bottom plate The first ends are oppositely disposed, the protrusions are convex toward the upper cover, and the end of the circuit board is first attached to the convex before the circuit board is clamped to the card slot The upper surface of the block is pre-positioned. The solid state hard disk of claim 9, wherein at least one limiting convex hull is disposed on an inner side surface of the second side plate, and the limiting convex hull is when the circuit board is affixed to the card slot Close to the side of the board.