WO2007085191A1

WO2007085191A1 - Harddisk interface device and computer system including the same

Info

Publication number: WO2007085191A1
Application number: PCT/CN2007/000266
Authority: WO
Inventors: Su Wang; Yanxia Xu; Jian Li
Original assignee: Beijing Suyun Cybertech Co., Ltd.
Priority date: 2006-01-24
Filing date: 2007-01-24
Publication date: 2007-08-02
Also published as: CN100371852C; CN1804753A

Abstract

A hard disk interface device is equipped with at least one detachable hard disk. The hard disk interface device includes a main body structural component (10), equipped with at least one detachable hard disk (50); at least one guide component (20), guiding the hard disk (50) to the proper position; a plug-connection component (40), electrical connecting with the hard disk (50); and an expelling component (30), detaching the hard disk (50) from the main body structural component (10). The guide component (20), the expelling component (30) and the plug-connection component (40) are set on the main body structural component (10).

Description

Hard disk interface device and computer system including the same

The present invention relates to a hard disk interface device, and a computer system including the same, and more particularly to a hard disk interface device detachably mounting a plurality of hard disks and a computer system including the hard disk interface device. Background technique

The existing computer system includes a hard disk. In order to replace the hard disk, the existing method generally installs the hard disk in a casing to form a hard disk box, as shown in FIG. 1 , and then inserts the entire hard disk box into the computer. Medium, and when the hard disk needs to be replaced, just remove the hard disk box from the computer and plug in a hard disk box to be replaced to complete the replacement operation.

Fig. 2 shows a schematic structural view of such a cartridge type hard disk. As shown in FIG. 2, the hard disk case includes a hard disk case housing 1, a hard disk 2, and an in-box circuit board (socket) 3, wherein the hard disk 2 is mounted in the hard disk case 1 and the hard disk case 1 is further provided. The circuit board (socket) in the box 3, the hard disk 2 is electrically connected to the computer connection circuit (socket) 4 through the circuit board 3 in the box, and is connected to the computer host 5.

The box type hard disk structure requires a complicated box body, and also requires the main body to have corresponding slide rails and fixing mechanisms for adapting the box body, for example, the box body can be fixed to the main body by a mechanical lock (as shown in FIG. 3). In addition, the hard disk drive requires additional plug-in components, such as the circuit board 3 in the box, in addition to the hard disk and the computer mainframe to electrically connect the hard disk to the computer connection circuit 4 outside the casing. Therefore, the structure of the hard disk drive is complicated. Moreover, since the hard disk is entirely disposed in the casing of the hard disk box, the heat of the hard disk is hard to be dissipated, which causes heat dissipation, and an active heat sink device, such as a fan, is required to be installed in the box body, which makes the structure of the box hard disk more complicated. , resulting in higher cost of the box hard drive. In addition, in order to install the hard disk in the casing of the hard disk box, the casing must have a larger volume than the hard disk itself, so that the volume of the hard disk cartridge is larger than the volume of the hard disk itself, and there is a contradiction between the volume and the storage capacity. This is especially true for computer-based barebones with volume requirements because the computer with a host volume between the notebook computer and the desktop is called a barebones computer, or a computer barebone system. In other words, the computer barebone system requires that the size of its host is smaller than that of the desktop, so the volume and storage The contradiction between the amount of storage is more prominent. Therefore, there is a need for a hard disk interface device that is easy to dissipate heat, has a simple structure, and low cost, and can arrange hard disks in a highly dense manner, thereby providing a large storage capacity in a small volume, that is, a small-sized, large-capacity hard disk interface. Device. Summary of the invention

The purpose of the present invention is to overcome the deficiencies of the prior art described above, and to provide a hard disk interface device which is easy to replace a hard disk and has the advantages of easy heat dissipation, simple structure, low cost, small size, and the like, and the hard disk interface device. Computer barebones.

The present invention provides a hard disk interface device, and a hard disk interface device, wherein the hard disk interface device is detachably mounted with at least one hard disk.

The hard disk interface device of the present invention comprises a main structural member detachably mounting the at least one hard disk; at least one guiding member for guiding the hard disk to be mounted; the plugging member electrically connecting with the mounted hard disk; and, discharging the component, The hard disk can be disengaged from the main structural member; wherein the guiding member, the discharging member and the plug member are disposed on the main structural member.

The hard disk interface device of the present invention further includes a plurality of heat dissipation openings disposed on the main structural member.

In the hard disk interface device of the present invention, the main structural member includes upper and lower trays, at least one hard disk is detachably mounted between the upper and lower trays, and the guide member includes upper and lower guide members. , respectively located on the upper and lower pallets, the boot hard disk is installed in place.

In the hard disk interface device of the present invention, the guide member is a slide rail. The slide rail includes two projections extending from the pallet toward the hard disk, and the heat dissipation opening is disposed on the pallet to extend along an outer side of the slide rail.

In the hard disk interface device of the present invention, the main structural member and the guide member are made in one piece.

In the hard disk interface device of the present invention, the discharge member includes at least one set of lever mechanisms disposed on the main body structural member to urge the at least one hard disk to be detached from the main structural member. The lever mechanism may include a push rod, a jack, and a pivot. The push rod is disposed on the upper tray or the lower tray and is movable back and forth along a hard disk mounting direction, and the jack is pivotally connected to The upper or lower pallet is rotatable about the pivot. In the hard disk interface device of the present invention, wherein the plug component includes at least one plug And electrically connected to the at least one hard disk.

The present invention also provides a computer system incorporating the hard disk interface device of the present invention. In the present invention, the hard disk is directly mounted on the hard disk interface device of the present invention, and the hard disk interface device is installed in the computer. Since the hard disk case casing is removed, the hard disk heat dissipation is easy, and the structure is simplified, for example, the inside of the box is also removed. The circuit board (socket) 3, the fan, etc., thereby reducing the cost, and the hard disk can be densely arranged, so that a large storage capacity can be set in a small volume. Therefore, compared with the prior art, the invention has the advantages of easy heat dissipation, simple structure, low cost, small volume, large capacity and the like. DRAWINGS

1 is a prior art cartridge type hard disk;

2 is a schematic structural view of a box type hard disk in the prior art;

3 is a schematic structural view of a box type hard disk in the prior art;

4 is a schematic diagram of a hard disk interface device according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of a hard disk interface device according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a hard disk interface device according to an embodiment of the present invention; 7 is a schematic diagram of a hard disk interface device in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. detailed description

The invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The invention will be described in detail below with reference to the embodiments given in the drawings.

Figure 4 shows the hard disk interface device of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 4, the hard disk interface device 100 of the present invention includes a main structural member 10, a guide member 20, a plug member 40, and a discharge member 30, wherein the guide member 20, the plug member 40, and the discharge member 30 are disposed at On the main structural member 10. As shown in FIG. 4, the hard disk interface device of the present invention can be equipped with at least one hard disk 50, and the hard disk 50 is detachably mounted on the main structural member 10, that is, the hard disk 50 can be mounted on the main structural member 10. It can also be detached from the main structural member 10 for replacement or maintenance, and the like. The guide member 20 serves as a guide when the hard disk 50 is mounted and detached, guides the hard disk 50 in place, or detaches the hard disk 50 from the main structural member 10. The plug-in member 40 is electrically connected to the hard disk 50. When the hard disk is mounted on the main structural member 10, the plug-in member 40 is electrically connected to the mounted hard disk 50, and the plug-in member 40 is also electrically connected to the host computer. such, When the hard disk 50 is mounted on the main structural member 10, the hard disk 50 can be electrically connected to the computer main body through the plug-in unit 40. When it is necessary to remove the hard disk 50 from the hard disk interface device 100 in the event of replacement or maintenance, the discharge member 30 can disengage the hard disk 50 from the main structural member 10.

With continued reference to Fig. 4, in the hard disk interface device 100 of the present invention, a plurality of hard disks can be mounted on the main structural member 10. Although only one hard disk 50 is shown in Fig. 4, in the embodiment shown in Fig. 4, the hard disk interface device 100 can be equipped with four hard disks. In addition, as shown in Fig. 4, a plurality of guiding members 20 may be disposed on the main structural member 10 to respectively guide a plurality of hard disks.

In the present invention, the hard disk 50 is directly mounted in the hard disk interface device 100, and the hard disk interface device 100 is housed in a host computer (not shown). It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the hard disk interface device of the present invention can be incorporated into a computer, such as fasteners, locking devices, or clamping devices, in any manner, as desired. In the present invention, since the hard disk is directly mounted in the hard disk interface device, the hard disk case housing is removed, so that the heat dissipation of the hard disk is easy, and the structure is simplified, and the cost is thereby reduced. Therefore, the present invention has the characteristics of easy heat dissipation, simple structure, and low cost. In addition, since the hard disk is directly mounted in the hard disk interface device, the volume of the hard disk is its own size, which avoids the occupation of the volume of the hard disk case, saves space, that is, reduces the volume, and saves space. Set up more hard drives to provide more storage capacity. The hard disk interface device of the present invention realizes dense arrangement of hard disks, and therefore, has a small size and a large storage capacity.

The hard disk interface device of the present invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. As shown in FIG. 4, in the hard disk interface device of the present invention, the main structural member 10 may include upper and lower pallets 11 and 12, and the hard disk 50 may be mounted between the upper and lower pallets 11 and 12, and may be needed Remove from the upper and lower pallets 11 and 12. The guide member 20 may include upper and lower guide members 21 and 22, and upper and lower guide members 21 and 22 may be provided on the upper and lower trays 11 and 12, respectively, for guiding. In the embodiment shown in Figure 4, the guide members 21, 22 are in the form of slide rails. The upper guiding member 21 is an upper sliding rail, the lower guiding member 22 is a sliding rail, and the upper and lower sliding rails are guided. The bow 1 guides the mounting and dismounting of the hard disk, and the hard disk 50 can be inserted from the rear to the front along the upper and lower rails. Between the lower trays, complete the installation of the hard disk. Further, as shown in Fig. 4, the upper pallet 11 and the upper rail 21 may be integrally formed, and the lower pallet 12 and the lower rail 22 may be integrally formed.

Although, the above embodiment shows that the hard disk can be mounted in the main structural member in a plug-in manner, the main structural member 10 can include upper and lower supports, and the guide member can include upper and lower guide members. However, for those skilled in the art, other methods can be used to mount the hard disk in the hard disk interface. Set, such as with locking, clamping, and so on. The main structural components can also be placed along the left, right or front and rear of the hard disk, so that the hard disk can also be inserted and removed from the interface device, and the guiding components can also be arranged along the left, right or front and rear of the hard disk, and the like. The main structural member can also adopt the frame structure, the hard disk can be conveniently pulled out from the main structural member in a desired manner, and the guiding member can be made integral with the main structural member, so that the two components are combined into one. , that is, there is a hard disk that can be installed and can be used for guiding, and so on. Of course, the main structural member can also adopt other suitable structures, and the guiding member and the main structural member can also be separated, which can be determined according to specific circumstances.

Figure 5 is a schematic illustration of a hard disk interface device in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention. In the embodiment of the invention illustrated in Figure 5, the discharge member 30 can be formed to include at least one set of lever mechanisms disposed on the upper pallet 1 1 . When the hard disk needs to be removed, the lever mechanism is pushed, and the hard disk is pushed away from the upper and lower pallets 1 1 and 12. A set of lever mechanisms can be used to drive the detachment of one hard disk, and multiple hard disks can be used with multiple lever mechanisms.

With continued reference to Figure 5, in the embodiment illustrated in Figure 5, the lever mechanism can include a push rod 31, a jack 32, and a pivot 33. The push rod 31 can be disposed on the upper tray 11, and it can move back and forth toward the jack 32 in the direction in which the hard disk is inserted and removed. The pivot 33 is connectable to the upper pallet 11 and passes through the jack 32. The jack 32 is coupled to the upper pallet 11 via a pivot 33 and is rotatable about a pivot 33. Obviously, the push rod 31 and the pivot 33 can also be placed on the lower pallet.

Fig. 6 is a view showing the drawing of the hard disk from the hard disk interface device of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 6, when the hard disk needs to be removed, the push rod 3 1 is moved toward the jack 32, that is, moved in the direction indicated by the arrow A in FIG. 6, so that the push rod 31 is pressed against one end of the jack 32. Continue to push the push rod 3 1, the top rod 32 is rotated about the pivot 33 under the push of the push rod 3 1, and the other end of the top rod 32 moves in the direction indicated by the arrow B, against the hard disk, pushing the hard disk to the push rod 31 The direction of the opposite direction of movement (direction indicated by arrow B) moves, disengages from the main structural member, and the detachment of the hard disk is realized, and the hard disk is pulled out.

In the above, although the discharge member is shown with a lever mechanism, those skilled in the art can select other forms such as a button, a spring mechanism or the like as needed.

With reference to FIG. 5, in the hard disk interface device of the present invention, the plug member 40 can be disposed on the main structural member 10 and disposed on the lower tray 12. The plug member 40 can include at least one socket 41 electrically connected to at least one hard disk. . The plug member 40 can also include a plug connector 42 that is disposed on the plug connector 42. The plug connector 42 can be mounted to the main structural member 10 and mounted to the lower tray 12. The plug member 40 is connected to the body by the plug connector 42 The structural members 10 are connected. The socket 41 is electrically connected to the hard disk and is electrically connected to a host computer (not shown), and the hard disk is electrically connected to the host computer through a connection circuit on the socket 41.

Figure 7 is a schematic illustration of a hard disk interface device in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention. In the embodiment shown in Fig. 7, the main structural member 10 is in the form of upper and lower pallets, and the guide member is in the form of a slide rail. The main structural member and the guide member are integrally formed and stamped by a metal plate. Into. The slide rail serving as the guide member includes two protrusions extending from the pallet toward the hard disk. As shown in FIG. 7, the upper slide rail includes two protrusions 211 extending downward from the upper tray 11 toward the hard disk, that is, downward. The rail includes two protrusions 221 extending from the lower tray 12 toward the hard disk, that is, upward.

With continued reference to FIG. 7, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 7, the upper and lower pallets 11 and 12 of the hard disk interface device 100 respectively include four sets of protrusions 211 and 221, that is, four upper slide rails are disposed on the upper pallet 11 The lower tray 12 is provided with four slide rails. Therefore, in the embodiment, the hard disk interface device can be equipped with up to four hard disks.

With continued reference to Figure 7, the hard disk interface device of the present invention further includes a plurality of heat dissipation openings 60 that can be disposed on the body structure. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 7, the heat dissipation opening 60 is provided on the upper and lower pallets 11 and 12 of the main structural member 10, extending along the outer side of the upper and lower rails, that is, along the protrusions 211 forming the upper and lower rails and 221 stretched. The hard disk interface device of the present invention may further include a heat dissipating passage formed by the heat radiating ports 60 provided on the upper and lower pallets 1 1 and 12, as indicated by the arrows in Fig. 7. When the hard disk is mounted on the main structural member 10 between the upper and lower trays 11 and 12, the air flow can flow along the heat dissipation path, as shown by the arrow in Fig. 7, to dissipate the hard disk. Obviously, for those skilled in the art, a plurality of heat dissipation ports may be disposed at any suitable position on the main structural member as needed to facilitate heat dissipation of the hard disk.

Additionally, the present invention also provides a computer system or computer barebones incorporating the hard disk interface device of the present invention.

The present invention has been described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It is also possible to make various changes or modifications to the foregoing embodiments within the scope of the inventive concept, and such changes and modifications are intended to fall within the scope of the invention.

Claims

Claim

A hard disk interface device, characterized in that the hard disk interface device is detachably mounted with at least one hard disk.

2. The hard disk interface device according to claim 1, comprising a main body structural member detachably mounting said at least one hard disk; at least one guiding member for guiding the hard disk mounting; and a plug-in member electrically connected to the mounted hard disk; And a discharge member that enables the hard disk to be disengaged from the main structural member; wherein the guide member, the discharge member, and the insertion member are disposed on the main structural member.

3. The hard disk interface device of claim 2, further comprising a plurality of heat dissipation openings disposed on the body structure.

4. The hard disk interface device according to claim 2, wherein the main structural member comprises upper and lower pallets, at least one hard disk is detachably mounted between the upper and lower pallets, and the guiding member Including upper and lower guides, respectively located on the upper and lower pallets, guiding the hard disk to be installed in place

5. The hard disk interface device of claim 4, wherein the guide member is a slide rail.

6. The hard disk interface device according to claim 5, wherein the slide rail comprises two protrusions extending from the tray toward the hard disk, and the heat dissipation opening is disposed on the pallet along the

7. The hard disk interface device of claim 2, wherein the main structural member and the guide member are made in one piece.

8. The hard disk interface device of claim 2, wherein the discharge member comprises at least one set of lever mechanisms disposed on the body structure to urge the at least one hard disk out of the body structure.

9. The hard disk interface device according to claim 8, wherein the lever mechanism comprises a push rod, a jack, and a pivot, and the push rod is disposed on the upper tray or the lower tray, and can be installed along the hard disk. Moving forward and backward, the jack is pivotally coupled to the upper or lower pallet and is rotatable about the pivot.

10. The hard disk interface device of claim 2, wherein the plug component comprises at least one socket electrically connected to the at least one hard disk.

A computer system comprising a hard disk interface device according to any one of claims 1 to 10.