TWM575552U - External solid state hard drive - Google Patents

Abstract

An external solid state hard disk comprising: a solid state hard disk; a hard disk case comprising a light emitting member, an illumination control member and a connection interface, the illumination control member controlling the illumination member, the illumination member and the illumination control member being connected to the connection interface The power from a computer is received through a transmission line, and the light-emitting member is a multi-color LED, and a wall portion of the hard disk case is permeable to light. Through the creation of multi-color LEDs in the external solid-state hard disk, the external solid-state hard disk of this creation can produce a variety of appearance changes.

Description

External solid state drive

This creation is related to an external hard drive, especially related to an external solid state drive.

An external hard disk is a device that holds a hard disk in a hard disk case and provides a connection port to connect to a computer. The hard disk contained in the hard disk case can be a conventional hard disk (HDD) or a solid state hard disk (SSD). Among them, solid-state hard disks are more suitable for use in external hard disk environments than traditional hard disks because they are more resistant to physical shock, low power consumption, and smaller size.

A conventional external hard drive will have a monochrome light. However, these indicators are only used to indicate whether or not they are connected to the computer, that is, the external hard disk does not change in appearance when it is used.

Therefore, the purpose of this creation is to provide an external solid-state hard disk that can change the appearance of the appearance when used.

The technical means for solving the problems of the prior art is to provide an external solid state hard disk, comprising: a solid state hard disk; a hard disk case accommodating the solid state hard disk, the hard disk case comprising a light emitting member a light-emitting control member and a connection interface, wherein the light-emitting control member is connected to the light-emitting member to control the light-emitting member, the connection interface is connected to a transmission line, and the light-emitting member and the light-emitting control member are connected to the connection interface to transmit the transmission line Receiving electric energy from a computer, the light-emitting member is a multi-color LED, and a wall portion of the hard disk case is permeable to light.

In an embodiment of the present invention, an external solid state hard disk is provided, and the plurality of light emitting members are plural.

In an embodiment of the present invention, an external solid-state hard disk is provided. When the plurality of light-emitting members are arranged in a line, and the plurality of light-emitting members emit color light of a varying color, the plurality of light-emitting members emit light according to the color. The arrangement position of the light-emitting members is a gradation. .

In an embodiment of the present invention, an external solid-state hard disk is provided, and the light-emitting control component is connected to the connection interface to receive remaining space information of the solid-state hard disk of a computer through the transmission line, and the illumination control component is configured according to the The remaining space information determines the color of the light-emitting member.

In an embodiment of the present invention, an external solid-state hard disk is provided. The light-emitting mode of the light-emitting member is to emit a fixed single color or a color of a varying color with a warning threshold.

In an embodiment of the present invention, an external solid-state hard disk is provided, and the light-emitting members respectively emit different monochromatic colors of light with a color change threshold.

In an embodiment of the present invention, an external solid state hard disk is provided, the wall portion of the hard disk case being a light guide plate.

In an embodiment of the present invention, an external solid state hard disk is provided, and the hard disk case includes a switch, and the signal is connected to the light emitting control member.

Through the technical means adopted by the external solid-state hard disk of the present invention, the light-emitting member is a multi-color LED and can emit light of different colors, so that the external solid-state hard disk of the present creation can produce a variety of appearance changes.

In some embodiments, the light emitted by the light-emitting member can also change according to the working condition of the solid-state hard disk, and the user can know the working condition of the solid-state hard disk according to the appearance of the external solid-state hard disk, so that the user This makes it easier and faster to understand the actual state of data storage for solid state drives.

Embodiments of the present creation will be described below based on Figs. 1 to 4 . This description is not intended to limit the implementation of the present invention, but is one of the embodiments of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 2, an external solid state hard disk 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention, a solid state hard disk 1; a hard disk case 2, which houses a solid state hard disk 1 and a hard disk case 2 The illuminating member 21 is connected to the illuminating member 21 to control the illuminating member 21, the connecting interface 23 is connected to a transmission line, and the illuminating member 21 and the illuminating control member 22 are connected. The connection interface 23 receives electrical energy from a computer through a transmission line. The illumination member is a multi-color LED, and a wall portion 24 of the hard disk case 2 is made of a light transmissive material.

In detail, the solid state hard disk 1 may be connected to the hard disk case 2 by an M.2 solid state hard disk using a SATA interface or a PCIe interface. The solid state hard disk 1 signal is connected to the connection interface 23, and the connection interface 23 enables the solid state hard disk 1 to be connected to the computer. The connection interface 23 can be a USB 3.1 Type C, a thunderbolt or a downward compatible interface.

The illumination control member 22 is signally coupled to the connection interface. When the external solid-state hard disk 100 is connected to the computer through the transmission line, the light-emitting control member 22 captures the remaining space information of the solid-state hard disk of the computer through the transmission line, and the remaining space information indicates the remaining space of the solid-state hard disk 1 and the light-emitting control member. The color of the light-emitting member is determined based on the remaining space information. The solid state hard disk, the light emitting member 21, and the light emitting control member 22 are powered by the computer through the connection interface 23.

In the present embodiment, the light-emitting member 21 is a multi-color LED that faces the light-transmitting wall portion 24. Multi-color LEDs are LEDs that integrate red, green, and blue LEDs on the same component. Multi-color LEDs emit a variety of shades of light through a mixture of red, green, and blue light.

According to the external solid state hard disk 100 of the embodiment of the present invention, the light emitting mode of the light emitting member 21 is bounded by an alert threshold. As shown in Fig. 3, when the remaining space information is higher than the warning threshold, the light emission control member 22 controls the light-emitting member 21 to emit a color light of a varying color. As shown in Fig. 4, when the remaining space information is lower than the warning threshold, the light emission control member 22 controls the light emitting member 21 to emit a fixed monochromatic color light. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the halftone dots presented by the light-emitting member 21 indicate the hue, not the brightness of the light-emitting member 21.

In detail, the alert threshold can be set to 30% of the capacity of the solid state hard disk 1. When the remaining space information is higher than the warning threshold, the light-emitting member 21 emits a rainbow-like gradient of a mixed color. When the remaining space information is lower than the warning threshold, the light-emitting member 21 emits a warning color such as a single color such as red or orange. In order to make it easier and faster for the user to understand the actual state of the data storage of the solid state hard disk 1.

Further, the light-emitting members 21 respectively emit different monochromatic colors of light with a color change threshold value. In detail, the warning threshold can be set to 10% and 20% of the capacity of the solid state hard disk 1, and the different fixed space information is in the range of 0 to 10%, 10 to 20%, and 20 to 30%, respectively. Monochrome light.

The illumination control member 22 has a plurality of control modes built therein, and the illumination member 21 has a corresponding illumination mode. The order of color or color change of these illumination modes is different from each other. In the present embodiment, the hard disk case 2 includes a changeover switch 25 that is connected to the light-emitting control member 22, and the change-over switch 25 is a micro-switch. The user can switch the light-emitting mode of the light-emitting member 21 by pressing the changeover switch 25. In other embodiments, the switch 25 can also be a touch switch, and the user can switch the light-emitting mode of the light-emitting member 21 through the touch switch 25 . The illumination control member 22 can also receive the control signal of the computer and switch the illumination mode of the illumination member 21. For example, the computer transmits the control signal to the light-emitting control member 22 through the connection interface 23 by using the software to change the color or color change order of the light-emitting member 21.

As shown in FIG. 3, according to the external solid state hard disk 100 of the embodiment of the present invention, the light-emitting members 21 are plural and arranged in a line, and when the light-emitting member 21 emits color light of a varying color, the plurality of light-emitting members 21 are colored. In order to adjust the position according to the position, the user is given a feeling of emotional healing. The wall portion 24 of the hard disk case is a light guide plate so that the light beams emitted from the adjacent light-emitting members 21 can be mixed to be softer.

The above description and description are only illustrative of the preferred embodiments of the present invention, and those having ordinary skill in the art may make other modifications in accordance with the scope of the patent application as defined below and the above description, but such modifications are still It is the creative spirit of this creation and is within the scope of this creation.

100‧‧‧External Solid State Drive

1‧‧‧ Solid State Drive

2‧‧‧hard disk case

21‧‧‧Lighting components

22‧‧‧Lighting control components

23‧‧‧Connection interface

24‧‧‧ wall

25‧‧‧Switch

[FIG. 1] is a perspective view showing an external solid-state hard disk according to an embodiment of the present invention; [FIG. 2] is a partial exploded view showing an external solid-state hard disk according to an embodiment of the present invention; 3 is a top plan view showing the internal space information of the external solid state hard disk according to the embodiment of the present invention when the remaining space information of the solid state hard disk is higher than the warning threshold; [FIG. 4] is a view showing an embodiment according to the present creation. The overhead view of the external solid-state hard disk in the case where the remaining space information of the solid state hard disk is lower than the warning threshold.

Claims (8)

An external solid state hard disk comprising: a solid state hard disk; a hard disk case accommodating the solid state hard disk, the hard disk case comprising a light emitting member, a light emitting control member and a connecting interface, the light emitting control member signal connection The light-emitting member is configured to control the light-emitting member, the connection interface is connected to a transmission line, and the light-emitting member and the light-emitting control member are connected to the connection interface to receive electrical energy from a computer through the transmission line, wherein the light-emitting member is a multi-color LED. A wall portion of the hard disk case is permeable to light. An external solid state hard disk as claimed in claim 1, wherein the light-emitting member is plural. The external solid-state hard disk of claim 2, wherein a plurality of the light-emitting members are arranged in a line, and when the plurality of light-emitting members emit color light of a varying color, the plurality of light-emitting members emit light according to the arrangement position of each of the light-emitting members. For the gradient. The external solid state drive of any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the illumination control component is connected to the connection interface to receive remaining space information of the solid state drive of a computer through the transmission line, the illumination control component is based on The remaining space information determines the color of the light-emitting member. The external solid state hard disk of claim 4, wherein the illumination mode of the illumination member emits a fixed monochromatic color or a color light of a varying color, respectively, with a warning threshold. An external solid state hard disk as claimed in claim 4, wherein the light-emitting members respectively emit different monochromatic colors of light with a color change threshold value. The external solid state hard disk of any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the wall portion of the hard disk case is a light guide plate. The external solid state hard disk of any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the hard disk case comprises a switch, and the signal is connected to the light-emitting control member.