CN201115148Y - Fixing assembly - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to a fixed subassembly for holding a storage device and fixed an electric connection in storage device's circuit board, fixed subassembly includes a frame and an elastically deformable's knot holds the piece. The frame is provided with a first opening and a second opening which correspond to each other, wherein the first opening is used for allowing the storage device to pass through and be contained in the frame, a first clamping hook and a protruding part are formed on one side edge of the second opening, and the first clamping hook is used for clamping the bottom edge of the circuit board. The buckling and holding piece is movably arranged on one side surface of the frame and is provided with a first supporting arm and a second supporting arm, the first supporting arm is used for pressing the top edge of the circuit board, and the second supporting arm is abutted against the bottom end of the protruding part, so that the buckling and holding piece cannot move relative to the frame.

Description

fixed components

technical field

The utility model relates to a fixing component, in particular to a screw-free fixing component for conveniently fixing a circuit board electrically connected to a storage device on a frame.

Background technique

In the fierce competition in the field of computer science and technology, quickly and conveniently completing the assembly of computer mainframes has become a direction that computer manufacturers are constantly pursuing for progress, so as to improve the production efficiency and competitiveness of computer mainframes, and then gain a considerable reputation in the same industry. Ahead of trends.

However, in the assembly process of installing a general storage device, such as a hard disk drive or an optical drive, inside the casing of a server (especially a server with a 1U specification), the circuit board corresponding to the storage device (such as the hard disk drive) must first be fixed. The backplane) is located on the rear side of the frame inside the casing, and then the storage device is placed into the frame, so that the connection port of the storage device is inserted into the connection seat of the circuit board. However, in the prior art, the circuit board is generally fixed on the frame by means of screw locking.

Take the circuit board fixing assembly disclosed in US Patent No. US7177145 as an example, which still fixes the circuit board on the frame of the storage device by screw locking. However, locking the circuit board on the frame with screws not only consumes a lot of time and manpower to lock the screws one by one, but also needs to lock the screws on the frame in the small space inside the casing, which will also cause trouble in operation. The inconvenience at the time affects the efficiency of computer equipment production and assembly.

Contents of the invention

The purpose of the utility model is to provide a fixing assembly to solve the problems of wasting time and inconvenient operation caused by using screws to lock the circuit board to the frame in the prior art.

In order to achieve the above object, the utility model discloses a fixing assembly for accommodating at least one storage device and fixing a circuit board electrically connected to the storage device. The fixing assembly includes a frame and an elastically deformable buckle . The frame has a corresponding first opening and a second opening, wherein the first opening is used for the storage device to pass through and be placed into the frame. The frame also has a first hook and a protrusion, wherein the first hook is formed on one side edge of the second opening for hooking the bottom edge of the circuit board, and the protrusion is formed on the top of the second opening edge to stop the buckle. The elastically deformable buckle is movably arranged on one side of the frame, the buckle has a first arm and a second arm, the first arm is located at the second opening and corresponds to the first hook, and is used to The top edge of the circuit board is pressed, and the second arm abuts against the bottom end of the protruding part, so that the buckle will not be displaced relative to the frame, so that the circuit board is fixed on the first arm of the buckle and the frame between the first ticks of the

The beneficial effect of the utility model is that the provided fixing mechanism can quickly complete the fixing or dismounting of the circuit board through the deformation of the buckle. That is to say, with the device of the present invention, there is no need to use screws or tools to fix the circuit board on the frame, thus avoiding the time-consuming and labor-intensive cost of screw locking.

The utility model will be described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments, but not as a limitation of the utility model.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the exploded schematic diagram of the fixing assembly of the present utility model;

FIG. 2A is a combined schematic view of the fixing assembly of the present invention;

Figure 2B is a partially enlarged view of Figure 2A;

3A and 3B are schematic diagrams of the disassembly steps of the fixing assembly of the present invention.

Among them, reference signs:

100-frame

101 - first opening

102-Second opening

103-The first hook

104-Second hook

105-bulge

106-Guide flanging

108-guide seat

110-fastener

112-first arm

1121-The first hook

1122-Second hook

1123-Bevel

114 - second arm

1141-Hand pushing department

120-storage device

130-circuit board

Detailed ways

Figure 1 shows a fixing assembly disclosed in the first embodiment of the present invention, which is set in the casing of a computer mainframe (especially a 1U server) to accommodate a storage device 120 and fix the electrical connection On the circuit board 130 of the storage device 120 , the storage device 120 can be but not limited to a hard disk drive, an optical drive, or a card reader.

Please refer to FIG. 1, FIG. 2A and FIG. 2B, the fixing assembly of the present invention includes a frame 100 and an elastically deformable holding member 110, the frame 100 is used for the storage device 120 to be accommodated therein, The buckle 110 is movably disposed on the outer surface of the frame 100 for fixing the circuit board 130 . The frame 100 of the fixing component has a first opening 101 and a second opening 102 corresponding to each other. The first opening 101 is accommodated in the frame 100 for the storage device 120 to pass through, and the connection port of the storage device 120 faces the second opening 102 . The circuit board 130 is disposed on the outside of the second opening 102 , and the circuit board 130 has a connecting seat corresponding to the storage device 120 facing inward of the frame 110 . Therefore, when the storage device 120 is placed inside the frame 100 , its connection port can be connected to the connection seat of the circuit board 130 , so that the storage device 120 is electrically connected to the circuit board 130 .

Referring again to FIG. 1 , FIG. 2A and FIG. 2B , the frame 100 of the fixing component also has a first hook 103 , a second hook 104 , a protruding portion 105 and a plurality of guiding flanges 106 . Wherein, the first hook 103 and the second hook 104 are formed on one side of the second opening 102, and as shown in Figure 1, the first hook 103 is located above the second hook 104, and the second hook 104 is located at the bottom end of the above-mentioned sides. The first hook 103 and the second hook 104 are used to hook the bottom edges of the upper and lower circuit boards 130 respectively, and the protruding part 105 is formed on a top edge of the second opening 112 and is located above the first hook 103 . In addition, a plurality of guide folds 106 are respectively located on the outer surface of the frame 100, and the above guide folds 106 surround a guide seat 108 for accommodating the buckle 110 and allowing the buckle 110 to move set on the outer side of the frame 100. The buckle 110 can be disposed between two adjacent frames 100 to prevent the buckle 110 from falling off from the guide seat.

Please refer to FIG. 2A and FIG. 2B , the buckle 110 of the fixing assembly of the present invention is made of elastic material, such as elastic plastic. The elastically deformable buckle 110 is placed in the middle of the left and right double-layer frames, and is set on the guide seat 108 on the side of one of the frames 100. The multiple guide flanges 106 of the frame 100 can be elastically pressed on the buckle The outer edge of the holder 110 can be stably placed on the guide base 108 .

Please refer to FIG. 1, FIG. 2A and FIG. 2B, the buckle 110 has a first arm 112 and a second arm 114, wherein the first arm 112 is located at the second opening 102, and from the second opening The bottom end of the second opening 102 extends toward the top end of the second opening 102 , and the first arm 112 is elastically deformable to selectively bend inside the second opening 102 and protrude outside the second opening 102 . The second arm 114 extends from the inner side of the second opening 102 toward the cross section of the second opening 102 and is close to the first arm 112 , and when the buckle 110 is placed on the guide seat 108 , the second arm 114 touches The buckle 110 is fixed against the bottom end of the protrusion 105 of the frame 100 .

In addition, please refer to FIG. 1, FIG. 2A and FIG. 2B, the first arm 112 of the buckle 110 also has a first hook portion 1121, a second hook portion 1122 and an inclined surface 1123, wherein the first hook The portion 1121 is located on the top of the first arm 112 and corresponds to the first hook 103 , the second hook 1122 is located below the first hook 1121 and corresponds to the second hook 104 , and the slope 1123 is located on the side of the second hook 1122 . top side. When the buckle 110 is arranged on the guide seat 108 on the side of the frame 100, the first hook 1121 and the second hook 1122 can be pressed against the top sides of the upper and lower circuit boards 130 respectively, and the slope 1123 is against the first The bottom end of the hook 103.

Next, please refer to FIG. 2A, FIG. 2B, FIG. 3A and FIG. 3B, the second arm 114 can be elastically deformed in the radial direction of the second opening 102, so that the second arm 114 can be selectively disengaged from the protrusion. part 105, in addition, the second arm 114 also has a push part 1141, which is used for a user to conveniently push against the elastic deformation of the second arm 114 along the radial direction of the second opening 102 to break away from the protruding part 105 , which is shown in Figure 3A. Then, the push part 1141 can also provide a pulling force for the user to the buckle 110, so that the buckle 110 is pulled up, as shown in FIG. 3B, the first hook 1121 and the second hook 1122 are then The top edges of the upper and lower circuit boards 130 can be released respectively.

For a more detailed description, please refer to FIG. 3A and FIG. 3B. When the user wants to fix the circuit board 130 outside the second opening 102, the second arm must be bent along the radial direction of the second opening 102. 114 to cause elastic deformation to break away from the protruding portion 105 , and then use the push portion 1141 to pull the buckle 110 upwards. Since the inclined surface 1123 of the first arm 112 abuts against the bottom end of the first hook 103, when the buckle 110 is pulled up, the first hook 103 will push against the inclined surface 1123 so that the first arm 112 is elastically deformed and bent inside the second opening 102, and the first hook portion 1121 and the second hook portion 1122 are opened, so that the circuit board 130 can be installed, and then, push down against the first arm 112 to The first arm 112 is restored to its original position and protrudes outside the second opening 102 , so that the first hook portion 1121 and the second hook portion 1122 press against the top edge of the circuit board 130 to fix them. Then, the external force for bending the second arm 114 is removed, and the second arm 114 resumes to lean against the bottom end of the protruding portion 105 by its own elastic force. Of course, if the user wishes to remove the circuit board 130 from the frame, it can also be achieved by repeating the above steps.

Of course, the utility model can also have other various embodiments, and those skilled in the art can make various corresponding changes and deformations according to the utility model without departing from the spirit and essence of the utility model, but These corresponding changes and deformations should all belong to the protection scope of the appended claims of the present utility model.

Claims (7)

1, a kind of fixation kit in order to a ccontaining storage device and the fixing circuit board that electrically connects this storage device, is characterized in that this fixation kit includes:

One framework, this framework has corresponding one first opening and one second opening, this first opening is used for this storage device by being placed in this framework, and this framework also has one first trip and a protuberance, wherein this first trip is formed at a lateral edges of this second opening, in order to catching on the base of this circuit board, and this protuberance is formed at the top margin of this second opening; And

The retainer of one elastically deformable, a side of this framework again is set movably, and this retainer has one first support arm and one second support arm, and this first support arm is positioned at this second opening, in order to suppressing the top margin of this circuit board, and this second support arm relies on the bottom of this protuberance.

2, fixation kit as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, this first support arm has an inclined-plane, and this inclined-plane is resisted against the bottom of this first trip.

3, fixation kit as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, this second support arm extends and near this first support arm from the inboard of this second opening towards this section.

4, fixation kit as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, this first support arm also has at least one first hook part, this first hook part is positioned at the top of this first support arm, this first hook part is corresponding to this first trip, and when this first support arm is stretched on this second open outer side, suppress the top margin of this circuit board.

5, fixation kit as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, this side of second opening of this framework also has one second trip, be adjacent to the bottom of this first support arm, this second trip is in order to catch on the base of another circuit board, and this retainer also has one second hook part, in order to suppress the top margin of this another circuit board.

6, fixation kit as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, this framework also has a guide seat, in order to ccontaining and fix this retainer.

7, fixation kit as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, this second support arm also has pushed section on the other hand, uses for a user promotes this second support arm strain to break away from the bottom of this protuberance.

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