TWM574376U - Casing and electronic device - Google Patents

Abstract

A casing is adapted to be removably mounted to at least one storage module, the casing comprising a casing and a rotary mount. The housing includes an opening. The rotary mount includes a plate body and a holding structure. The plate body is pivotally disposed at a corresponding opening of the casing, and has a shape corresponding to the opening. The plate can be controlled to rotate and change between a state of being in close contact with the opening or protruding out of the housing. The plate body has an outer surface and an inner surface, and the outer surface of the plate body is flush with the outer surface of the casing when the plate body is in close contact with the opening. The holding structure is disposed on the inner surface of the plate body, and is received in the casing when the plate body is close to the opening, and can be exposed outside the casing when the plate body protrudes out of the casing. The storage module is detachably mounted on the holding structure and can be received in the housing or exposed outside the housing with the rotation of the rotary mount.

Description

Case and electronic device

The present invention relates to a casing and an electronic device, and more particularly to a casing and an electronic device having a rotary mount.

In general, electronic devices such as computers and servers are provided with one or more storage modules in the casing depending on the use condition. The storage modules are, for example, hard disks. Depending on the need for data updates or hardware maintenance, the user must sometimes install, remove or replace the storage module. Generally speaking, the storage module is mostly fixed to a specific structure in the casing by means of locking, etc., whether it is to perform an installation procedure or a removal procedure, it is very inconvenient for the user. In view of the above situation, there is currently a removable storage module. However, in order to realize the removable design of the storage module, the corresponding replacement structure design must be configured for the storage module, which will additionally occupy the inside of the casing. Space, and the cost is relatively high. In addition, the swap-type storage module usually has a part that is obviously exposed outside the casing, so that people other than the user can easily know the location of the storage module, which increases the risk of data security maintenance.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a housing that solves the aforementioned problems.

Therefore, in some embodiments, the novel casing is adapted to be removably mounted to at least one storage module, the casing comprising a casing and a rotary mount. The housing includes an opening. The rotary mount includes a plate body and a holding structure. The plate body is pivotally disposed at a corresponding opening of the housing and is sized to conform to the opening. The plate can be controlled to rotate and change between a state that is in close contact with the opening or protrudes out of the housing. The plate body has an outer surface and an inner surface on an opposite side of the outer surface, and the outer surface of the plate body is flush with the outer surface of the outer casing when the plate body is adhered to the opening. The holding structure is disposed on the inner surface of the plate body, is received in the housing when the plate body is adhered to the opening, and is at least partially exposed to the shell when the plate body protrudes from the outer casing in vitro. The storage module is detachably mounted on the holding structure of the rotary mount, and can be received in the housing or exposed outside the housing according to the rotation of the rotary mount.

In some embodiments, the housing further includes a stop structure disposed at the opening, the stop structure is adapted to abut the inner surface of the plate body when the plate body is adhered to the opening.

In some embodiments, the plate system is pivotally disposed at the opening of the housing by the one end edge, and the other end edge of the plate body on the opposite side is abutted when the plate body is adhered to the opening. Stop structure.

In some embodiments, the stop structure is a pair of elongated structures disposed at the edge of the plate body.

In some embodiments, the end of the plate against the stop structure can be locked to the stop structure.

In some embodiments, the holding structure has a connecting portion disposed on the inner surface of the plate body, and two fixing portions spaced apart from the connecting portion away from the plate body, the fixing portions respectively The different sides of the storage module are fixed to the upper side.

In some embodiments, the retaining structure has a U-shaped cross section.

In some embodiments, the opening of the housing is located on a side of the housing.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an electronic device.

Therefore, the electronic device of the present invention comprises a casing as described above, and at least one storage module, the storage module being detachably mounted on the holding structure of the rotary mounting seat, and being rotatable The seat is rotated to be received in the housing or exposed outside the housing.

In some implementations, the electronic device includes a plurality of storage modules, and the storage modules can be disposed side by side on the fixed portions.

The present invention has at least the following effects: by providing the rotary mount at the opening of the housing, the user can accommodate the storage module in an extremely simple manner by rotating the rotary mount. The housing is also changed to be exposed outside the housing to facilitate the disassembly and assembly of the storage module. In addition, since the outer surface of the plate body of the rotary mount is flush with the outer surface of the casing when the plate body is adhered to the opening of the casing, the shape of the plate body is The opening is matched, and the plate body can be tightly fitted into the opening of the casing, so that the installation position of the rotary mounting seat and the storage module is not noticeable in appearance, which is helpful for lifting Data maintenance is safe and can also improve the aesthetics.

Referring to FIGS. 1 through 4, an embodiment of the electronic device 100 of the present invention is shown. Here, the electronic device 100 is exemplified by a servo computer, which includes a casing 1 and a plurality of storage modules 2, and further includes a processing module, a power module, and the like, not shown. The electronic device 100 may also be other different types of devices, such as a personal computer, etc., and is not limited to the implementation of the servo computer.

The casing 1 includes a casing 3 and a rotary mount 4 disposed on the casing 3. The housing 3 includes an opening 31 and a blocking structure 32 disposed at the opening 31. In the embodiment, the opening 31 has a rectangular shape and is located at a side of the housing 3. The blocking structure 32 is vertical. The elongated structure extending in the direction can provide abutment when the rotary mount 4 is closed. However, the specific shape of the opening 31 and the blocking structure 32 and the position of the housing 3 can be adjusted as needed. For example, the opening 31 and the blocking structure 32 are located on the side of the housing 3. In addition, it may be provided on the top surface of the housing 3, and is not limited to the specific embodiment.

The rotary mount 4 includes a plate body 41 and a holding structure 42 mounted on the plate body 41. The plate body 41 is pivotally disposed at a corresponding opening 31 of the housing 3 and is sized to conform to the opening 31. The plate body 41 can be rotated relative to the housing 3 by a user operation, and thus can be in close contact with the opening 31 (see FIGS. 1 and 2) or protrude from the outside of the housing 3 (see FIGS. 3 and 4). The state changes between. The plate body 41 has an outer surface 33 and an inner surface 412 on the opposite side of the outer surface 33. The outer surface 33 of the plate body 41 is attached to the housing 41 when the plate body 41 is adhered to the opening 31. The outer surface 33 of the 3 is flush, so that the plate body 41 can be completely integrated into the casing 3, and it is not easy to reveal the specificity in appearance. In this embodiment, the plate body 41 is pivotally disposed at the opening 31 of the casing 3 through a pivotal structure on one side edge (the left side in the figure), and the plate body 41 is located on the opposite side. The one end edge (the right side in the figure) is abutted against the blocking structure 32 when the plate body 41 is in close contact with the opening 31. When the side edge of the plate body 41 abuts against the block When the structure 32 is stopped, the side edge of the plate body 41 can be further fixed to the blocking structure 32 by locking or the like. The pivoting structure and the structure of the blocking structure 32 can realize the rotary mounting seat 4. Rotation actuation and actuation limit. In addition, when the opening 31 of the casing 3 is opened on the other surface of the casing 3 (for example, the top surface), the plate body 41 can also be disposed correspondingly to the top surface of the casing 3 along the opening 31, and The position at which the plate body 41 is provided with the pivot structure is not limited to the side edge according to actual needs, that is, the specific rotation mode of the plate body 41 is not limited to the contents of the example shown in this embodiment.

The holding structure 42 is disposed on the inner surface 412 of the plate body 41 for mounting the storage modules 2 thereon. The holding structure 42 is received in the housing 3 when the board body 41 is adhered to the opening 31, and the holding structure 42 is at least partially exposed when the board body 41 protrudes from the housing 3. The housing 3 is externally arranged to facilitate the disassembly and storage of the storage modules 2. In this embodiment, the holding structure 42 has a U-shaped cross section and has a connecting portion 421 disposed on the inner surface 412 of the plate body 41, and two spaced apart from the connecting portion 421 away from the plate body 41. The fixing portion 422 extending in the direction is fixed to the different sides of the storage module 2 (the top and bottom sides of the embodiment), and the holding structure 42 is available in the embodiment. The storage module 2 is mounted on the side by side to reduce the space occupation.

In this embodiment, the storage module 2 is, for example, a hard disk for data storage, but not limited thereto, and is detachably mounted on the rotary mount 4 by means of locking or the like. The structure 42 is received in the housing 3 or exposed outside the housing 3 in accordance with the rotation of the rotary mount 4. In this embodiment, the storage modules 2 are fixed to the fixing portions 422 of the holding structure 42 in a tight side by side manner, so that the occupation of the space can be reduced, but the storage modules 2 are installed. It can be adjusted according to needs, not limited to specific methods.

In use, when the user needs to disassemble the storage modules 23 in the electronic device 100 in the state of FIGS. 1 and 2, the screws corresponding to the blocking structure 32 may be first removed, and then the corresponding The side edge of the plate body 41 at the blocking structure 32 is pulled out from the opening 31 of the housing 3, so that the storage modules 2 can be exposed to the housing along with the rotation of the rotary mounting seat 4. 3 outside. Then, the user can remove the screws for locking the storage modules 2 at the fixing portions 422, and use the storage modules 2 for connecting other hardware cables (not shown). After the removal, the storage modules 2 fixed to the holding structure 42 can be removed, and the process is quick and simple. On the other hand, if the installation of the storage module 2 is required, the rotary mounting base 4 can be screwed out of the housing 3, and the storage module 2 can be locked to the holding structure 42. The process is also extremely convenient.

In summary, the electronic device 100 of the present invention is provided with the rotary mount 4 at the opening 31 of the casing 3, so that the user can rotate the rotary mount 4 in an extremely simple manner. The storage module 2 is received in the casing 3 or is changed to be exposed outside the casing 3 to facilitate the disassembly and assembly of the storage module 2. In addition, since the outer surface 33 of the plate body 41 of the rotary mount 4 is flush with the outer surface 33 of the casing 3 when the plate body 41 is adhered to the opening 31 of the casing 3, The shape of the plate body 41 is matched with the opening 31, and the plate body 41 can be tightly fitted into the opening 31 of the casing 3, so that the rotary mount 4 is not easily noticed in appearance. The installation position of the storage module 2 helps to improve the security of data maintenance, and can also improve the aesthetics. Therefore, the novel electronic device 100 can achieve the purpose of the present invention.

However, the above is only the embodiment of the present invention, and when it is not possible to limit the scope of the present invention, all the simple equivalent changes and modifications according to the scope of the patent application and the contents of the patent specification are still This new patent covers the scope.

100‧‧‧Electronic devices

1‧‧‧Shell

2‧‧‧Storage module

3‧‧‧Shell

31‧‧‧ openings

32‧‧‧stop structure

33‧‧‧ outer surface

4‧‧‧Rotary mount

41‧‧‧ board

411‧‧‧ outer surface

412‧‧‧ inner surface

42‧‧‧ Holding structure

421‧‧‧Connecting Department

422‧‧‧Fixed Department

Other features and advantages of the present invention will be apparent from the embodiments of the present invention, wherein: FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating an embodiment of the electronic device of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a view along II- of FIG. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state of use of the electronic device different from that of FIG. 1; and FIG. 4 is a partially exploded view of FIG. 3.

Claims (10)

A casing for detachably mounting at least one storage module, the casing comprising: a casing including an opening; and a rotary mounting base including a plate body pivoted to the casing Corresponding to the opening, and the shape is matched with the opening, the plate body can be controlled to rotate, and the plate body has an outer surface and a state which is changed between the state of being close to or protruding from the opening. An inner surface of the board opposite to the outer surface, the outer surface of the board being flush with the outer surface of the housing when the board is tightly attached to the opening, and a holding structure disposed on the board The inner surface of the holding structure is received in the housing when the plate body is adhered to the opening, and the holding structure is at least partially exposed outside the housing when the plate body protrudes out of the housing, wherein The storage module is detachably mounted on the holding structure of the rotary mount and can be received in the housing or exposed outside the housing according to the rotation of the rotary mount. The housing of claim 1, wherein the housing further includes a blocking structure disposed at the opening, the blocking structure is for the inner portion of the plate body when the plate body is adhered to the opening The surface is against. The casing of claim 2, wherein the plate system is pivotally disposed at the opening of the casing by an end edge, and the other end edge of the plate body on the opposite side is adhered to the opening of the plate body. The time is against the stop structure. The casing of claim 3, wherein the end of the plate against the stop structure can be locked to the stop structure. The casing according to claim 2, wherein the stopping structure is a pair of elongated structures provided at positions of the end edges of the plate body. The housing of claim 1, wherein the holding structure has a connecting portion disposed on the inner surface of the plate body, and two fixing portions spaced apart from the connecting portion in a direction away from the plate body, The fixing portions are respectively fixed to different sides of the storage module. The casing of claim 6, wherein the holding structure has a U-shaped cross section. The casing of claim 1, wherein the opening of the casing is located on a side of the casing. An electronic device comprising: the casing of any one of claims 1 to 8; and at least one storage module detachably mounted on the holding structure of the rotary mount, and capable of The rotary mount is housed in the housing or exposed outside the housing. The electronic device of claim 9, comprising a plurality of storage modules, wherein the storage modules are disposed side by side on the fixed portions.