CN101825931B - Fixing device of storage unit and electronic device applying same - Google Patents

Abstract

A fixing device for a storage unit is used for positioning the storage unit in an electronic device with a fixing hole, and the fixing device for the storage unit comprises: the fixing frame is positioned on the side edge of the storage unit and comprises a guide column and a fixing column; the cover body is fixed on the storage unit and comprises a limiting groove, and the limiting groove extends along a first direction; the sliding piece is positioned on the cover body and comprises a guide groove, the extending direction of the guide groove is overlapped in the first direction, a part of the guide groove is overlapped in the limit groove, and the guide column penetrates through the limit groove and the guide groove and can move along the limit groove and the guide groove; when the sliding piece slides along the second direction, the guide groove guides the guide column and enables the guide column to move along the limiting groove, and the fixing frame is driven to move towards the first direction, so that the fixing column is embedded into the fixing hole of the electronic device. An electronic device using the fixing device of the storage unit is also disclosed.

Description

Fixing device for storage unit and electronic device for its application

technical field

The invention relates to a fixing device and an electronic device for its application, in particular to a fixing device for a storage unit and an electronic device for its application. the

Background technique

With the development of informatization, electronic information equipment is becoming more and more popular, and has gradually become an important medium for modern people to obtain information, knowledge or communicate with others. Due to the characteristics of portability, light weight and no space occupation, notebook computers are used by more and more people, and they have become information products widely adopted by consumers. the

A traditional notebook computer is provided with accommodating slots on its bottom plate, and after storage units such as a hard disk drive and an optical drive are loaded, they are locked on the bottom plate of the notebook computer with screws. This fixing method not only increases the cost of purchasing screws, but also takes a lot of time to lock the screws during the assembly process, thus affecting the assembly efficiency. the

In addition, compared with other computer components, the hard disk drive has a higher frequency of damage due to more frequent reading, or it is updated to a hard disk drive with a larger capacity in order to increase its storage space, so that the frequency of hard drive replacement will be higher than that of other computer components. For other computer components, however, after this fixing method is disassembled, the screws are not easy to keep and often cause loss, which brings a lot of inconvenience to the disassembly operation. Moreover, there are many types of screws, and various types must be used during assembly or disassembly. The screwdriver used is a serious waste of time and causes inconvenience in assembly or disassembly operations. the

Invention content

In view of this, the present invention proposes a fixing device for a storage unit, which is used to fix the storage unit in an electronic device with a fixing hole. The fixing device for the storage unit includes: a fixing frame, located on a side of the storage unit, including a first Plate, second plate, guide column and fixed column, the first plate is perpendicular to the second plate, the guide column is located on the first plate, and the fixed column is located on the second plate; the cover is fixed on The storage unit includes a limiting groove extending along the first direction; and a sliding part is located on the cover, and the sliding part includes a guiding groove whose extending direction overlaps the first direction and a part of the guiding groove overlaps the limiting groove, the guide column passes through the limiting groove and the guiding groove and can move along the limiting groove and the guiding groove; wherein, when the slider slides along the second direction, the guiding groove guides the guiding column so that the guiding column The displacement along the limiting groove drives the fixing frame to move toward the first direction so that the fixing column is embedded in the fixing hole of the electronic device. the

The present invention also proposes an electronic device, comprising: a device body, including an accommodating space and a fixing hole located on the wall of the accommodating space, the accommodating space is used to place the storage unit; a fixing frame, located on the side of the storage unit, includes a first Plate, second plate, guide column and fixed column, the first plate is perpendicular to the second plate, the guide column is located on the first plate, and the fixed column is located on the second plate; the cover is fixed on The storage unit includes a limiting groove, the limiting groove extends along the first direction; and a sliding part, located on the cover body, the sliding part includes a guiding groove, the extending direction of which overlaps the first direction and a part of the guiding groove overlaps with the first direction The limiting groove, the guiding column passes through the limiting groove and the guiding groove and can move along the limiting groove and the guiding groove; wherein, when the slider slides along the second direction, the guiding groove guides the guiding column to make the guiding The guiding post is displaced along the limiting groove, driving the fixing frame to move in the first direction so that the fixing post is embedded in the fixing hole of the device body. the

The effect of the present invention is that it eliminates the need to use locking components such as screws to lock storage units such as hard disk drives or optical drives in electronic devices, which not only reduces the material cost of components such as screws, but also simplifies the assembly process, effectively reducing assembly hours and improving Production efficiency, and then solve the inconvenience caused by the need to keep the disassembled screws in the follow-up maintenance work of the known structure. the

The detailed features and advantages of the present invention are described in detail below in the embodiments, the content of which is sufficient to enable any person familiar with the relevant art to understand the technical content of the present invention and implement it accordingly, and according to the content disclosed in this specification, claims and drawings , anyone skilled in the art can easily understand the related objects and advantages of the present invention. the

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of the appearance of the first embodiment of the present invention. the

FIG. 2A is a schematic view of the appearance of the fixing device according to the first embodiment of the present invention. the

FIG. 2B is a partially enlarged schematic view of the fixing device according to the first embodiment of the present invention. the

FIG. 3 is an exploded schematic view of the fixing device according to the first embodiment of the present invention. the

FIG. 4A is a schematic diagram (1) of the guide column moving along the limiting groove according to the first embodiment of the present invention. the

FIG. 4B is a schematic diagram (2) of the guide column moving along the limiting groove according to the first embodiment of the present invention. the

FIG. 5A is a schematic diagram (1) of the guide column moving along the guide groove according to the first embodiment of the present invention. the

FIG. 5B is a schematic diagram (2) of the guide column moving along the guide groove according to the first embodiment of the present invention. the

FIG. 6A is a schematic diagram (1) of the movement of the fixing frame according to the first embodiment of the present invention. the

FIG. 6B is a schematic diagram (2) of the movement of the fixing frame according to the first embodiment of the present invention. the

FIG. 7A is a schematic diagram (1) of the fixing device assembled on the device body according to the first embodiment of the present invention. the

FIG. 7B is a schematic diagram (2) of the fixing device assembled on the device body according to the first embodiment of the present invention. the

FIG. 8A is a schematic diagram (1) of the movement of the slider in the second embodiment of the present invention. the

FIG. 8B is a schematic diagram (2) of the movement of the slider in the second embodiment of the present invention. the

FIG. 9A is a schematic cross-sectional view (1) of the movement of the sliding member according to the second embodiment of the present invention. the

FIG. 9B is a schematic cross-sectional view (2) of the movement of the slider in the second embodiment of the present invention. the

Detailed ways

Referring to FIG. 1 , FIG. 2A , FIG. 2B and FIG. 3 , the electronic device 1 disclosed in the first embodiment of the present invention includes a device body 10 and a fixing device 20 . the

The device body 10 is provided with an accommodating space 11 on one side for placing the storage unit 50, and a plurality of fixing holes 12 are respectively provided on two walls corresponding to the accommodating space 11. Here, the device body 10 is preferably a notebook computer, but is not limited thereto, and can be, for example, a desktop computer, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a personal navigation device (PND) or other suitable forms. Electronic product; the storage unit 50 is preferably a hard disk drive, but is not limited thereto, and can be, for example, an optical drive, a burner or other suitable storage devices. the

The fixing device 20 is installed in the accommodating space 11 of the device body 10 and mainly consists of a fixing frame 21 , a cover 22 and a sliding part 23 . the

The fixing frame 21 is arranged on the side of the storage unit 50, and is composed of a first plate 211 and a second plate 212 that are substantially perpendicular to each other, wherein the first plate 211 is provided with a guide column 213, and guides The column 213 can have a protruding top 2131 at its top; the second plate 212 is parallel to the wall surface of the fixing hole 12 of the accommodating space 11 , and has a fixing column 214 corresponding to the fixing hole 12 . Here, the number of fixing racks 21 is preferably two, which are respectively arranged on both sides of the storage unit 50, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and only one fixing rack 21 may be provided and placed in the storage unit 50. one side. the

The cover body 22 is superimposed on the first plate 211 of the fixing frame 21, and has a base plate 221 and side plates 222 located on both sides of the base plate 221, which are generally in the shape of an ㄇ font, wherein the side plates 222 can be directly extended from the base plate 221 formed, and the side plate 222 is substantially perpendicular to the base plate 221 . Moreover, the cover body 22 is provided with a limiting groove 223 corresponding to the guide column 213 on the base plate 221, and is provided with a through hole 224 corresponding to the fixing hole 12 on the side plate 222. Here, the limiting groove 223 can be Extend along a first direction, and the first direction may be a direction toward the side plate 222 . the

In the foregoing description, the present invention can fix the storage unit 50 to the base plate 221 of the cover body 22 through the fixing member 70, and the fixing member 70 is preferably a screw, but not limited thereto, and the fixing member 70 can also be a sticker , Velcro or other components that can fix the storage unit 50 on the cover 22 . the

In addition, the base plate 221 and the side plate 222 provided on the cover body 22 are only examples, and the present invention is not limited thereto. The cover body 22 is only provided with the base plate 221 and generally has a font shape, or can be set in other suitable shapes according to actual design requirements. structure. the

The sliding member 23 is a generally rectangular piece, and a guide groove 231 corresponding to the guide column 213 is provided on its body, and a part of the guide groove 231 is superimposed on the limit groove 223, and the extension direction of the other part is overlap in the first direction, therefore, the axial direction of the guide groove 231 overlaps in the first direction, and has an inclination angle θ with the first direction (as shown in FIG. 2B ), and the inclination angle θ is substantially smaller Preferably it can be 45°, but the present invention is not limited thereto, it can also be 30° or 60°, or be adjusted to an appropriate angle according to actual design requirements. the

When assembling, first pass the guide column 213 of the fixing frame 21 through the overlapping part of the limit groove 223 of the cover body 22 and the guide groove 231 of the slider 23, so as to position the fixing frame 21, the cover body 22 and the slider 23 , that is, the assembly of the fixing device 20 is completed. Wherein, the opening of the overlapping part of the guiding groove 231 and the limiting groove 223 needs to be larger than the top 2131 of the guiding column 213, and the groove width of the guiding groove 231 and the limiting groove 223 needs to be smaller than the top 2131 of the guiding column 213. , to prevent the fixing frame 21, the cover body 22 and the sliding member 23 from detaching from each other. the

Please refer to Fig. 4A, Fig. 4B, Fig. 5A and Fig. 5B, when the production line assembler or the user wants to assemble the storage unit 50 to the device body 10, the storage unit 50 is first fixed on the cover of the fixing device 20 with the fixing member 70 body 22, and put it into the accommodating space 11 of the device body 10. At this time, the slider 23 of the fixing device 20 is pushed along the second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction, and the guide post 213 of the fixing frame 21 is guided along the limiting groove 223 through the guide groove 231 of the slider 23 At the same time, the top 2131 of the guide column 213 is pressed against the periphery of the guide groove 231 to prevent one of the fixing frame 21 , the cover body 22 and the sliding member 23 from being loose. Since the guide column 213 of the fixed frame 21 passes through the limit groove 223 of the cover body 22 and the guide groove 231 of the slider 23, the guide column 213 is limited by the guide groove 231 and moves along the limit groove 223 for the first time. Direction displacement, and drives the fixing frame 21 to move toward the first direction relative to the cover body 22 , and the fixing post 214 passes through the through hole 224 provided on the side plate 222 of the cover body 22 . the

Please refer to FIG. 6A, FIG. 6B, FIG. 7A and FIG. 7B, the fixing frame 21 moves in the first direction so that the fixing column 214 passes through the through hole 224 provided on the side plate 222 of the cover body 22, and is embedded in the device body 10. The fixing hole 12 enables the fixing device 20 and the storage unit 50 to be positioned in the accommodating space 11 of the device body 10 . the

In this embodiment, since the inclination angle θ between the axial direction of the guide groove 231 and the first direction is 45°, the distance that the slider 23 moves relative to the cover 22 is the same as that of the fixed frame 21 in the first direction. The moving distance, if the inclination angle θ is less than 45°, the distance that the slider 23 moves relative to the cover body 22 will be less than the distance that the fixed frame 21 moves in the first direction; if the inclination angle θ is greater than 45°, the slider 23 will move relative to the The moving distance of the cover body 22 will be greater than the moving distance of the fixed frame 21 in the first direction; when different device bodies 10 have accommodating spaces 11 of different sizes, only the sliding member 23 needs to be replaced without replacing other components. By changing the angle of inclination θ to adjust the ratio of the moving distance of the sliding member 23 relative to the cover body 22 to the moving distance of the fixing frame 21 in the first direction, the present invention is applicable to different device bodies 10 . the

Please refer to FIG. 8A , FIG. 8B , FIG. 9A and FIG. 9B , which are the electronic device 1 disclosed in the second embodiment of the present invention. The difference between this embodiment and the first embodiment is the positioning manner of the sliding member 23 on the cover body 22 . Wherein, in the second embodiment of the present invention, the cover body 22 is provided with two first stoppers 228 on the base plate 221, and the slider 23 is provided with one corresponding to the first stopper 228 on its body. The second limiting member 238 uses the combination of the first limiting member 228 and the second limiting member 238 to limit the displacement of the sliding member 23 relative to the cover body 22, as shown in FIGS. 8A and 8B , so that the sliding member 23 is positioned at Two different positions on the cover body 22 . the

In this embodiment, the first limiting member 228 can be a concave hole, and the second limiting member 238 can be a convex portion, as shown in FIG. 9A and FIG. 9B , and the convex portion is preferably made of elastic material. When the slider 23 moves, the boss will move along the base plate 221 of the cover body 22 and elastically deform, and after the slider 23 moves to a specific position, the boss will be embedded in the concave hole to achieve the purpose of positioning. the

The present invention fixes storage units such as hard disk drive or optical drive on the fixing device, and then assembles it into the electronic device, which is used to replace the fixed method of screw locking in the known structure, which can not only reduce the material cost of components such as screws, but also It also simplifies the assembly process, effectively reduces assembly man-hours, improves production efficiency, and thus solves the inconvenience caused by having to keep disassembled screws in the follow-up maintenance operations of known structures. Furthermore, the present invention can fix storage units of various specifications and sizes on the fixing device without changing the parts and components. It is necessary to change the sliding part without replacing other components, and adjust the ratio of the moving distance of the sliding part relative to the cover to the moving distance of the fixing frame in the first direction by changing the angle of inclination, so that the present invention can be applied to different device bodies , It is not necessary to change each component according to different storage units or device bodies, making material preparation easier. the

Although the technical content of the present invention has been disclosed above with preferred embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention, and any modifications and modifications made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the present invention should be included in this disclosure. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present invention should be defined by the claims. the

Claims (18)

1. the stationary installation of a storage element in order to storage element is fixed in the electronic installation with fixed orifice, is characterized in that, the stationary installation of above-mentioned storage element comprises:

Fixed mount is positioned at the side of above-mentioned storage element, comprises first plate, second plate, guide posts and fixed leg, and above-mentioned first plate is perpendicular to above-mentioned second plate, and above-mentioned guide posts is positioned on above-mentioned first plate, and the said fixing post is positioned on above-mentioned second plate;

Lid is fixed in above-mentioned storage element, comprises position-limited groove, and above-mentioned position-limited groove extends along first direction; And

Sliding part; Be positioned on the above-mentioned lid; Above-mentioned sliding part comprises the guiding ditch, and its bearing of trend overlaps in the above-mentioned guiding ditch of an above-mentioned first direction and a part superimposed in above-mentioned position-limited groove, and above-mentioned guide posts is passed above-mentioned position-limited groove and above-mentioned guiding ditch and can be moved along above-mentioned position-limited groove and above-mentioned guiding ditch;

Wherein, When above-mentioned sliding part when second direction is slided; Above-mentioned guiding ditch is guided above-mentioned guide posts makes above-mentioned guide posts along above-mentioned position-limited groove displacement, and the above-mentioned first direction of drive said fixing frame court moves and makes the said fixing post be embedded in the said fixing hole of above-mentioned electronic installation.

2. the stationary installation of storage element as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that: the stationary installation of above-mentioned storage element also comprises: another said fixing frame, two said fixing framves lay respectively at the both sides of above-mentioned storage element.

3. the stationary installation of storage element as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that: the stationary installation of above-mentioned storage element also comprises: fixture, in order to fixing above-mentioned storage element in above-mentioned lid.

4. the stationary installation of storage element as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that: above-mentioned lid comprises substrate and is positioned at the side plate of aforesaid substrate side, and above-mentioned side plate comprises the perforation that corresponding said fixing hole is provided with.

5. the stationary installation of storage element as claimed in claim 4, it is characterized in that: above-mentioned position-limited groove is positioned on the aforesaid substrate.

6. the stationary installation of storage element as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that: above-mentioned first direction is perpendicular to above-mentioned second direction.

7. the stationary installation of storage element as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: have the pitch angle between the axial direction of above-mentioned guiding ditch and the above-mentioned first direction.

8. the stationary installation of storage element as claimed in claim 7, it is characterized in that: above-mentioned pitch angle is 45 °.

9. the stationary installation of storage element as claimed in claim 1; It is characterized in that: above-mentioned lid comprises first locating part; Above-mentioned sliding part comprises second locating part, in conjunction with above-mentioned first locating part and above-mentioned second locating part and limit the displacement of above-mentioned sliding part with respect to above-mentioned lid.

10. an electronic installation is characterized in that, comprises:

Device body comprises accommodation space and is positioned at the fixed orifice of above-mentioned accommodation space wall, and above-mentioned accommodation space is in order to place storage element;

Fixed mount is positioned at the side of above-mentioned storage element, comprises first plate, second plate, guide posts and fixed leg, and above-mentioned first plate is perpendicular to above-mentioned second plate, and above-mentioned guide posts is positioned on above-mentioned first plate, and the said fixing post is positioned on above-mentioned second plate;

Lid is fixed in above-mentioned storage element, comprises position-limited groove, and above-mentioned position-limited groove extends along first direction; And

Sliding part; Be positioned on the above-mentioned lid; Above-mentioned sliding part comprises the guiding ditch, and its bearing of trend overlaps in the above-mentioned guiding ditch of an above-mentioned first direction and a part superimposed in above-mentioned position-limited groove, and above-mentioned guide posts is passed above-mentioned position-limited groove and above-mentioned guiding ditch and can be moved along above-mentioned position-limited groove and above-mentioned guiding ditch;

Wherein, When above-mentioned sliding part when second direction is slided; Above-mentioned guiding ditch is guided above-mentioned guide posts makes above-mentioned guide posts along above-mentioned position-limited groove displacement, and the above-mentioned first direction of drive said fixing frame court moves and makes the said fixing post be embedded in the said fixing hole of said apparatus body.

11. electronic installation as claimed in claim 10 is characterized in that: the stationary installation of above-mentioned storage element also comprises: another said fixing frame, two said fixing framves lay respectively at the both sides of above-mentioned storage element.

12. electronic installation as claimed in claim 10 is characterized in that: the stationary installation of above-mentioned storage element also comprises: fixture, and in order to fix above-mentioned storage element in above-mentioned lid.

13. electronic installation as claimed in claim 10 is characterized in that: above-mentioned lid comprises substrate and is positioned at the side plate of aforesaid substrate side, and above-mentioned side plate comprises the perforation that corresponding said fixing hole is provided with.

14. electronic installation as claimed in claim 13 is characterized in that: above-mentioned position-limited groove is positioned on the aforesaid substrate.

15. electronic installation as claimed in claim 10 is characterized in that: above-mentioned first direction is perpendicular to above-mentioned second direction.

16. electronic installation as claimed in claim 10 is characterized in that: have the pitch angle between the axial direction of above-mentioned guiding ditch and the above-mentioned first direction.

17. electronic installation as claimed in claim 16 is characterized in that: above-mentioned pitch angle is 45 °.

18. electronic installation as claimed in claim 10; It is characterized in that: above-mentioned lid comprises first locating part; Above-mentioned sliding part comprises second locating part, in conjunction with above-mentioned first locating part and above-mentioned second locating part and limit the displacement of above-mentioned sliding part with respect to above-mentioned lid.

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