TWM653303U - Thumb-up pop-up hard drive bracket and electronic device with the thumb-pick pop-up hard drive bracket - Google Patents

Abstract

A finger-touch ejection hard disk bracket is used to solve the problem that the hard disk is inconvenient to remove from the hard disk bracket. The finger-touch ejection hard disk bracket of the invention comprises: a frame having a hard disk receiving slot inside, the frame having a front opening and a rear opening opposite to each other, the front opening and the rear opening are respectively connected to the hard disk receiving slot, and one side of the frame has a limiting guide groove; and a pull rod having a body and a lever, the body is located in the limiting guide groove, the lever is connected to the body and is located outside the frame, and the lever is opposite to the rear opening. An electronic device having the finger-touch ejection hard disk bracket is also disclosed.

Description

Thumb-up pop-up hard drive bracket and electronic device with the thumb-pick pop-up hard drive bracket

The invention relates to a hard disk bracket and an electronic device, in particular to a finger-touch ejection hard disk bracket for removing a hard disk without tools and an electronic device having the finger-touch ejection hard disk bracket.

According to the information industry, information storage is one of the core technologies for the operation of the information industry. Hard drives are common hardware used to store digital content and data on computers. As the main storage medium in computers or servers, hard drives often require maintenance and updates during use.

However, the current common hard drive brackets require you to first use tools to lock the hard drive on the structural bracket with a handle through screws, then insert it into the structural frame so that the hard drive is protected by the hard drive bracket, and then install it on the computer. or in the server. In contrast, when you want to maintain or update a hard drive, you need to use tools to remove and take out the hard drive bracket from the computer or server, and then remove the screws one by one to remove the hard drive. The operation convenience is very inconvenient.

In view of the shortcomings of the above-mentioned conventional technology, the creator felt that it was not perfect, so he devoted his mind to research and overcome it, and then developed a thumb-type pop-up hard drive bracket that allows the hard drive to be replaced without using tools.

The directions or similar terms described in the entire text of this creation, such as "front", "back", "left", "right", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside", "side", etc., are mainly with reference to the directions of the attached drawings. Each direction or its similar terms are only used to assist in the description and understanding of the various embodiments of this creation, and are not used to limit this creation.

The quantifiers "a" or "an" used in the elements and components described throughout this invention are only for convenience of use and to provide a general meaning of the scope of this invention; they should be interpreted in this invention as including one or at least one, and the concept of a single number also includes the plural case, unless it is obvious that it means otherwise.

Approximate terms such as "combination", "combination" or "assembly" mentioned throughout this article mainly include forms that can be separated without damaging the components after being connected, or components that are inseparable after being connected. They are based on common knowledge in this field. You can choose according to the material of the components to be connected or the assembly requirements.

In order to achieve the above and other purposes, the present invention provides a thumb-toggle pop-up hard drive bracket, which includes: a frame with a hard drive slot inside, the frame has a front opening and a rear opening opposite each other, and the front opening Connected to the hard disk slot respectively with the rear opening, one side of the frame has a limit guide groove; and a pull rod has a body and a paddle, the body is located in the limit guide groove, and the paddle is connected to The main body is located outside the frame, and the paddle pair is located at the rear opening.

In the above-mentioned flip-up hard drive bracket, the pull rod can have a pull tab, which can be connected to the body and can be located outside the frame. The pull tab can be adjacent to the front opening, and the front opening and the rear opening are in between. Opposite in a sliding direction, the projection of the pull tab in the sliding direction may not be located within the range of the front opening.

In the above-mentioned finger-touch pop-up hard disk bracket, the paddle and the pull tab can be connected to two ends of the body respectively, and can extend in opposite directions respectively.

In the above-mentioned push-pull hard disk bracket, the frame may have two side walls, and the limiting guide groove may be located outside one of the side walls.

In the above-mentioned flip-up hard drive bracket, the frame may have at least one limiting piece, and the limiting piece may be U-shaped to form the limiting guide groove between the limiting piece and the side wall.

In the above-mentioned finger-tap ejection hard disk bracket, the number of the limiting plates can be multiple, and the multiple limiting plates can be arranged outside the side wall at equal intervals.

In the above-mentioned finger-tap pop-up hard disk bracket, the side wall can have a plurality of notches, and the plurality of limiting pieces can be respectively aligned with the plurality of notches.

In the above-mentioned finger-push pop-up hard disk bracket, the pull rod may have a stop portion adjacent to the front end of the body, and when the pull rod is located at an initial position, the stop portion may abut the limit plate, the rear end of the body may be located outside the limit guide groove, the paddle may be spaced apart from the rear opening, and the paddle may not contact the rear end of a hard disk accommodated in the hard disk accommodating slot.

The present invention also provides an electronic device, which includes: a casing with an assembly port; a thumb-ejecting hard disk bracket as mentioned above, which is assembled inside the casing, the frame is adjacent to the assembly port, and the frame is The front opening faces the assembly port; and a cover is detachably combined with the casing to close the assembly port. A buffer pad is provided on the inner surface of the cover, and the buffer pad faces the front opening. The front end of the pull rod is against connected to the buffer pad.

In this way, the thumb-toggle pop-up hard drive bracket of the present invention has a very simple structure, which not only reduces the manufacturing cost, but also is easy to install in an electronic device with the thumb-toggle pop-up hard drive bracket, and also facilitates the operation of replacing the hard disk. The steps are very simple and do not require the use of any tools. Furthermore, the thumb-dial pop-up hard drive bracket also allows the user to directly access the hard drive without having to detach and take out the thumb-dial pop-up hard drive bracket from the electronic device, which can effectively improve the efficiency of hard drive swapping. operating efficiency during disc operation. Therefore, the thumb-dial pop-up hard drive bracket and the electronic device with the thumb-dial pop-up hard drive bracket of the present invention can achieve the effects of reducing manufacturing costs, improving assembly convenience, and improving the operational convenience and efficiency of replacing hard disks.

In order to fully understand the purpose, characteristics and effects of this invention, this invention is described in detail through the following specific embodiments and the attached drawings, as follows:

Please refer to Figures 1 to 3, which is a preferred embodiment of the thumb-toggle pop-up hard drive bracket of the present invention. The thumb-toggle pop-up hard drive bracket includes a frame 1 and a pull rod 2. The pull rod 2 is slidably located on 1 side of the frame.

The frame 1 has a hard drive slot S1 inside. The frame 1 has a front opening 11 and a rear opening 12 opposite each other. The front opening 11 and the rear opening 12 are respectively connected to the hard drive slot S1; the frame 1 One side has a limiting guide groove S2.

The pull rod 2 has a body 21 and a paddle 22. The body 21 is located in the limiting guide groove S2. The paddle 22 is connected to the body 21 and located outside the frame 1, and the paddle 22 is aligned with the rear opening. 12. In other words, the front opening 11 and the rear opening 12 are opposite in a sliding direction D, and the projection of the paddle 22 in the sliding direction D can be aligned within the range of the rear opening 12 .

The finger-touch eject hard disk bracket can be used to install a hard disk 3, and the hard disk 3 can be, for example but not limited to, a traditional hard disk (Hard Disk Drive, HDD) or a solid-state disk (SSD). The hard disk 3 can be accommodated in the hard disk receiving slot S1, and the front end of the hard disk 3 is located at the front opening 11, and the rear end of the hard disk 3 can pass through the rear opening 12 and be electrically connected to a connector 4, and the connector 4 can be, for example but not limited to, a SATA connector (SATA Connector).

Please refer to FIG. 3 , after the hard disk 3 is installed, the pull rod 2 is located at an initial position; at this time, the rear end of the body 21 is located outside the limiting guide groove S2 , and the paddle 22 is at a predetermined distance from the rear opening 12 without contacting the rear end of the hard disk 3 .

Please refer to Figure 3 and Figure 4. When wanting to remove the hard disk 3, the user can directly pull the pull rod 2 with his fingers to move the pull rod 2 forward. When the pull rod 2 moves to a ready position as shown in Figure 4, the pick 22 can contact the rear end of the hard disk 3; at this time, the hard disk 3 has not moved, and the rear end of the hard disk 3 is still connected. Connect the connector 4.

Please refer to FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 , when the pull rod 2 continues to move forward, the pull piece 22 can push the rear end of the hard disk 3 to separate the hard disk 3 from the connector 4, and the hard disk 3 can continue to slide forward along the sliding direction D by inertia, so that the front end of the hard disk 3 can leave the hard disk receiving slot S1 and pass through the front opening 11 of the frame 1 to a predetermined distance, so that the user can directly pull out the hard disk 3. On the other hand, the pull rod 2 will stop when it moves forward to contact the rear end of the frame 1, and stop at a stop position as shown in FIG. 5, to prevent the pull rod 2 from moving forward too much and leaving the limiting guide slot S2.

Please refer to FIG. 5 to FIG. 3 , a hard disk 3 after maintenance or update can be inserted into the hard disk receiving slot S1 through the front opening 11 of the frame 1 and pushed backward along the sliding direction D, so that the rear end of the hard disk 3 can be electrically connected to the connector 4, and the assembly is completed. The pull rod 2 can be pushed by the rear end of the hard disk 3 to push the paddle 22 and move backward as a whole to the pre-position shown in FIG. 4 , and then the user pushes the pull rod 2 back to the initial position shown in FIG. 3 ; or after the aforementioned action of pulling out the hard disk 3, the user directly pushes the pull rod 2 back to the initial position.

Therefore, the flip-flop pop-up hard drive bracket of this invention has a very simple structure, which not only reduces the manufacturing cost and is easy to install, but also makes the operation steps of replacing the hard drive 3 very simple without using any tools. Auxiliary. Furthermore, the thumb-dial pop-up hard drive bracket can also be used by the user to directly replace the hard disk 3 without having to remove and take out the thumb-toggle pop-up hard drive bracket from electronic devices such as computers or servers. Effectively improve the operating efficiency when replacing hard disk 3.

It is worth mentioning that the limiting guide groove S2 can be set on the left or right side of the frame 1, and the principle is that the paddle 22 does not interfere with the connector 4; it is a person with ordinary knowledge in the field who can change the design according to the configuration requirements of the electronic device, so it is not limited to the type disclosed in the creative diagram.

Please refer to Figures 1 to 3 again. In addition to the above embodiments, in one embodiment of the invention, the pull rod 2 can have a pull tab 23 connected to the body 21 and located outside the frame 1. The tab 23 can be adjacent to the front opening 11, so that the user's fingers can touch it, and it is more convenient to operate the pull rod 2 to slide forward or backward in the limiting guide groove S2; but the pull tab 23 is not located in the The front opening 11 , that is, the projection of the pull tab 23 in the sliding direction D is not located within the range of the front opening 11 to prevent interference with the sliding out or insertion of the hard disk 3 .

In one embodiment of the present invention, the pick 22 and the pull tab 23 can be connected to two ends of the body 21 respectively, and extend in opposite directions respectively, so that the pull rod 2 can be generally Z-shaped. In this way, the tie rod 2 can be easily processed and formed, and has an appropriate length, without any unnecessary parts causing the problem of occupying installation space.

In addition to the above-mentioned embodiments, in one embodiment of the present invention, the frame 1 may have a bottom plate 1a, two side walls 1b and two top plates 1c, the two side walls 1b are respectively connected to the left and right sides of the bottom plate 1a, and the two top plates 1c are respectively connected to the two side walls 1b, so that the two top plates 1c are opposite to the bottom plate 1a, and the bottom plate 1a, the two side walls 1b and the two top plates 1c are jointly surrounded to form the hard disk slot S1. In other embodiments, the two top plates 1c may also be connected into one body; or the two side walls 1b may be respectively connected to the left and right sides of a top plate 1c, and the two bottom plates 1a may be respectively connected to the two side walls 1b, or other equivalent structures may be used to form a hollow frame 1, and the present invention is not limited thereto.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the limiting guide groove S2 may be located on the outer side of one of the side walls 1b, and the limiting guide groove S2 may be connected to the hard disk receiving slot S1 or not, and the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, in the present embodiment, the frame 1 may have at least one limiting piece 13, and the limiting piece 13 may be roughly U-shaped and connected to the bottom plate 1a or the side wall 1b, so as to form the limiting guide groove S2 between the limiting piece 13 and the side wall 1b, and the extending direction of the limiting guide groove S2 may be roughly parallel to the sliding direction D. In this way, the limiting guide groove S2 may be formed by a simple structure, which has the effect of improving the convenience of manufacturing and assembly.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the number of the limiting pieces 13 can be several, and the limiting pieces 13 can be arranged outside the side wall 1b at equal intervals. In this way, materials can be saved and the weight of the frame 1 can be reduced. At the same time, the limiting pieces 13 can provide a more even limiting effect on the body 21 of the pull rod 2, and together guide the body 21 to slide in a predetermined direction, so that the lever 22 of the pull rod 2 can accurately move the rear end of the hard disk 3, so that the hard disk 3 is separated from the connector 4 and slides forward.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the side wall 1 b may have a plurality of notches 14 , and the plurality of limiting pieces 13 are respectively aligned with the plurality of notches 14 . In this way, each limiting piece 13 can be formed using the part of the side wall 1b where the notch 14 is formed, so as to save material and make the frame 1 easy to process and form. At the same time, the frame 1 has appropriate structural strength for stable support. The hard drive 3.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the limiting pieces 13 can be connected to the bottom plate 1a or the side wall 1b respectively from the bottom, and the tops of the limiting pieces 13 have not been bent, so that the main body of the tie rod 2 21 can be inserted into the limiting guide groove S2 from above, and then the tops of the limiting pieces 13 can be bent to limit the upward and downward displacement of the body 21 and prevent the body 21 from escaping from the limiting guide groove S2. Or, in other embodiments, the body 21 of the tie rod 2 can be penetrated backward from the front end of the limiting guide slot S2 (beside the front opening 11), and can pass out of the limit at the rear end of the body 21. After positioning the guide groove S2, the rear end of the body 21 is bent to form the paddle 22.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the pull rod 2 may have a stopper 24 adjacent to the front end of the body 21; in the embodiment with the pull tab 23, the stopper 24 is located on the Between the pick 22 and the pull tab 23 and closer to the pull tab 23. When the tie rod 2 is in the initial position as shown in FIG. 3 , the stopper 24 can contact the limiting piece 13 at the front, thereby limiting the body 21 of the tie rod 2 from excessively moving toward the limiting guide groove S2 The rear end is penetrated to ensure that the user can easily pull the pull rod 2 from outside the limiting guide groove S2.

Please refer to Figure 6 and Figure 7. The present invention also provides an electronic device with the aforementioned thumb-pick pop-up hard drive bracket. In a preferred embodiment, the electronic device includes a casing 5, the aforementioned thumb-pick pop-up hard drive bracket. Disc support and a cover 6.

The electronic device may be, for example, a computer or a server, and the casing 5 has a required appearance or structure corresponding to the function of the electronic device, and is therefore not limited to the type disclosed in the drawings of this embodiment. For example, the casing 5 can have a first shell 5a and a second shell 5b. The first shell 5a and the second shell 5b can be assembled to form an internal structure for installing the aforementioned thumb-eject hard disk. Space for brackets and other electronic modules. Among them, the casing 5 has an assembly port 51 that can connect the inside and outside of the casing 5. The casing 5 can also have a plurality of positioning portions 52 located inside the casing 5. The thumb dial pops up. The frame 1 of the type hard disk bracket can be assembled inside the chassis 5 and maintained in a predetermined position by the plurality of positioning portions 52 . After being installed, the frame 1 is adjacent to the assembly opening 51 , and the front opening 11 of the frame 1 faces the assembly opening 51 .

The cover 6 is detachably coupled to the casing 5 and used to close the assembly opening 51 . A cushion pad 61 is provided on the inner surface of the cover 6 , and the cushion pad 61 faces the front opening 11 of the frame 1 . When the tie rod 2 is in the initial position as shown in FIG. 3 , the front end of the tie rod 2 abuts against the cushion pad 61 to assist in positioning the tie rod 2 and prevent the tie rod 2 from being hit when the electronic device is shaken or vibrated. The cover 6 may produce abnormal noise or be damaged. In one embodiment of the present invention, the cushion pad 61 can be, for example, a shock-absorbing material such as foam or rubber.

Please refer to Figures 5 and 8. When removing the hard disk 3, the user can first remove the cover 6 to expose the assembly port 51 of the housing 5, so that the user can insert a finger into the housing 5 and pull the lever 2 to move the lever 2 forward, so that the rear end of the hard disk 3 can be pushed by the lever 22 to separate the hard disk 3 from the connector 4, and the hard disk 3 can continue to slide forward along the sliding direction D by inertia, so that the front end of the hard disk 3 can leave the hard disk receiving slot S1 and pass through the front opening 11 of the frame 1 and the assembly port 51 of the housing 5, so that the user can directly pull out the hard disk 3. After maintenance or updating, a hard disk 3 can be inserted into the hard disk receiving slot S1 through the assembly opening 51 of the housing 5 and the front opening 11 of the frame 1, and after assembly, the cover 6 is closed to seal the assembly opening 51. The overall operation process is very simple, fast and convenient.

The present invention has been disclosed above with preferred embodiments. However, those familiar with the art should understand that the embodiments are only used to describe the invention and should not be interpreted as limiting the scope of the invention. It should be noted that all changes and substitutions that are equivalent to this embodiment should be deemed to be included within the scope of this invention. Therefore, the scope of protection of this invention shall be subject to the scope of the patent application.

1: Frame 1a: Bottom plate 1b: Side wall 1c: Top plate 11: Front opening 12: Back opening 13: Limiting piece 14: Notch 2: Pull rod 21: Body 22: Paddle 23: Pull tab 24: Stopper 3: Hard drive 4: Connector 5: Case 5a: First case 5b: Second case 51: Assembly port 52: Positioning part 6: Cover 61: Buffer pad D: Sliding direction S1: Hard drive slot S2: Limiting guide groove

[Figure 1] is a three-dimensional exploded schematic diagram of an embodiment of the thumb-dial pop-up hard drive bracket of this invention. [Figure 2] is a schematic three-dimensional assembly diagram of an embodiment of the thumb-dial pop-up hard drive bracket of this invention. [Figure 3] This is a top view of an embodiment of the thumb-toggle pop-up hard drive bracket with the lever in the initial position. [Figure 4] This is a schematic top view of an embodiment of the thumb-toggle pop-up hard drive bracket when the lever is in the ready position. [Figure 5] This is a schematic top view of an embodiment of the thumb-dial pop-up hard drive bracket when the pull rod is in the stop position. [Figure 6] is a three-dimensional exploded schematic diagram of an embodiment of the electronic device of this invention. [Figure 7] is a partial side cross-sectional view of an embodiment of the electronic device of the present invention. [Figure 8] is a schematic top view of an embodiment of the electronic device of the invention, in which the second shell of the casing is omitted and the hard disk is ejected.

1: Framework

1a: Base plate

1b: Side wall

1c:top plate

11: Front opening

12: Back opening

13: Limiting piece

14: Gap

2: Pull rod

21:Ontology

22: Patch

23: pull tab

24: Stopper

3: Hard Drive

4:Connector

S1: Hard disk storage slot

S2: Limiting guide groove

Claims (9)

A thumb-toggle pop-up hard drive bracket, which includes: A frame has a hard drive slot inside. The frame has a front opening and a rear opening opposite each other. The front opening and the rear opening are connected to the hard drive slot respectively. One side of the frame has a limiting guide groove. ;and A pull rod has a body and a paddle. The body is located in the limiting guide groove. The paddle is connected to the body and located outside the frame, and the paddle is located in the rear opening. A finger-touch pop-up hard drive holder as described in claim 1, wherein the pull rod has a pull tab, the pull tab is connected to the main body and is located outside the frame, the pull tab is adjacent to the front opening, the front opening and the rear opening are opposite to each other in a sliding direction, and the projection of the pull tab in the sliding direction is not within the range of the front opening. As described in claim 2, the finger-push pop-up hard disk holder, wherein the paddle and the pull tab are respectively connected to the two ends of the body and extend in opposite directions. A finger-tap ejection hard disk bracket as described in claim 1, wherein the frame has two side walls, and the limiting guide groove is located on the outer side of one of the side walls. A finger-tap ejection hard disk holder as described in claim 4, wherein the frame has at least one limiting plate, which is in a U-shape to form the limiting guide groove between the limiting plate and the side wall. As described in claim 5, the finger-tip pop-up hard disk bracket has a plurality of limit plates, and the limit plates are arranged outside the side wall at equal intervals. As described in claim 5, the finger-tap ejection type hard disk bracket, wherein the side wall has a plurality of notches, and the plurality of limiting plates are respectively aligned with the plurality of notches. A finger-push pop-up hard disk holder as described in claim 5, wherein the pull rod has a stop portion adjacent to the front end of the main body, when the pull rod is in an initial position, the stop portion abuts against the limit plate, the rear end of the main body is located outside the limit guide groove, the paddle is spaced apart from the rear opening, and the paddle does not contact the rear end of a hard disk accommodated in the hard disk accommodating slot. An electronic device containing: A casing with a set of mounting ports; A thumb-dial pop-up hard drive bracket as described in any one of claims 1 to 8, assembled inside the casing, the frame adjacent to the assembly opening, and the front opening of the frame facing the assembly opening; and A cover is detachably coupled to the casing to close the assembly opening. A buffer pad is provided on the inner surface of the cover. The buffer pad faces the front opening, and the front end of the pull rod is in contact with the buffer pad.

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