TWI385653B - Hard disk extraction device and storage device using the same - Google Patents

Description

Hard disk extraction device and storage device using the same

The present invention relates to a hard disk extraction device.

The function of the hard disk is to store a large amount of data. Most of the data in electronic products, such as computers, servers, network data storage, etc., are stored on the hard disk and read from the hard disk when needed. Conventional hard disks are fixed in electronic products through a large number of screws, and this fixing method causes installation and disassembly labor and time, and increases production costs. And it is not convenient for the user to replace or repair the hard disk.

In view of the above, it is desirable to provide a hard disk extracting device capable of extracting a hard disk from a casing.

There is also a need to provide a storage device using the above-described hard disk extracting device.

A hard disk extraction device includes a tray and a handle mechanism. The tray includes an accommodation space and a front wall, and the accommodation space is for receiving a hard disk. The handle mechanism includes a handle base, a handle, a slider structure, and a latch structure. The handle base is mounted to the front wall and includes a first end and a second end. The first end portion includes a receiving portion and a receiving hole that communicates with the receiving portion. The handle is pivotally connected to the first end and can be flipped relative to the handle seat. The slider structure is mounted to the second end for opening or locking the handle. The latch structure includes a latch, a first spring and a sliding portion, and the sliding portion is slidably received in the receiving portion. The latch is slidably received in the through hole, and the first spring is fitted to the sliding portion. Wherein, when the slider structure releases the handle, the sliding portion moves to the second end under the driving of the first spring to drive the handle to be flipped relative to the handle seat, the latch Moved to the accommodating portion in conjunction with the sliding portion.

A storage device includes a housing, at least one hard disk, and at least one hard disk extraction device. The housing includes a plurality of side walls, and one of the side walls includes at least one fixing groove. A hard disk extraction device is placed in the housing for placing or extracting a hard disk from the housing. The hard disk extraction device includes a tray and a handle mechanism. The tray includes an accommodating space and a front wall, and the hard disk is received in the accommodating space. The handle mechanism is mounted to the front wall and includes a handle base, a handle, a slider structure, and a latch structure. A handle seat is mounted to the front wall and includes a first end and a second end. The first end portion includes a receiving portion and a through hole, and the receiving hole communicates with the receiving portion. The handle is pivotally connected to the first end of the handle base and can be flipped relative to the handle base. The slider structure is mounted to the second end of the handle base for opening or locking the handle. The latching structure is mounted to the first end of the handle base and includes a latch, a first spring and a sliding portion. The sliding portion is slidably received in the housing portion of the handle base. The first spring is fitted to the sliding portion. The latch can be received in the fixing slot of the housing to lock the at least one hard disk extracting device into the housing. Wherein, when the slider structure releases the handle, the sliding portion moves to the second end under the driving of the first spring to drive the handle to be flipped relative to the handle seat, the latch being in the handle with the sliding portion The through hole of the seat moves to disengage the latching structure from the fixing groove.

In the hard disk extracting device of the present invention, the hard disk is taken out from the casing by the handle mechanism, so that the user can replace or repair the hard disk.

1 is a perspective assembled view of a storage device 400 of the present invention. The storage device 400 of the present invention includes a housing 200, a hard disk 300, and a hard disk extraction device 100 ( Please refer to Figure 2). The hard disk extraction device 100 is used to place or extract the hard disk 300 into or from the housing 200 to facilitate replacement or repair of the hard disk 300 by a user.

In the present embodiment, the housing 200 is a computer, a server, a network data storage, or a chassis of a hard disk drive array, but is not limited thereto. The housing 200 includes a plurality of side walls 202, and one of the side walls 202 includes a plurality of fixing slots 204 for securing the hard disk extraction device 100. The number of fixing slots 204 corresponds to the number of hard disk extraction devices 100. If there are five hard disk extraction devices 100, there are five fixed slots 204.

2 is an exploded perspective view of the hard disk extraction device 100 of the present invention. The hard disk extraction device 100 includes a tray 10 and a handle mechanism 30. The tray 10 includes an accommodating space 12, a plurality of side walls 14 and a bottom wall 16, and the side walls 14 and the bottom wall 16 enclose an accommodating space 12. The hard disk 300 is housed in the accommodating space 12. In the present embodiment, one of the side walls 14 is defined as a front wall. A plurality of heat dissipation holes 140 are provided in the front wall.

3 is an exploded perspective view of the handle mechanism 30 of the present invention. The handle mechanism 30 is mounted to the front wall of the tray 10 and includes a handle base 40, a handle 50, a slider structure 60, a latching structure 70, and a pair of locating pins 80.

The handlebar 40 is secured to the front wall of the tray 10 and includes a front cover 42, a pair of first side walls 44, a first end 46 and a second end 48, the first end 46 being higher than the second end 48. The first side wall 44 and the front cover 42 connect the first end portion 46 and the second end portion 48. The front cover 42 is provided with a plurality of first through holes 420, and the first through holes 420 are in one-to-one correspondence with the heat dissipation holes 140.

The first end portion 46 includes a pair of first mounting holes 460, a receiving portion 461, and a top cover 462 , a pair of pivoting portions 465 , a through hole 463 and a plurality of hooks 464 , the latching structure 70 is received in the receiving portion 461 . The through hole 463 is provided in the center of the top cover 462 and communicates with the receiving portion 461. Each of the pivoting portions 465 is adjacent to the first sidewall 44 , and the first mounting holes 460 are respectively located at the center of the pivoting portions 465 . The hooks 464 are protruded from the receiving portion 461 , and each of the hooks 464 includes a barb 466 . In the present embodiment, the hooks 464 are arranged in two rows and are respectively adjacent to the first side walls 44, so that the barbs 466 form a pair of guide rails, and the latch structure 70 can slide along the rails.

The second end portion 48 includes a pair of receiving slots 480 , and one side inner wall of each receiving slot 480 is provided with a step 482 .

The handle 50 is pivotally coupled to the first end 46 of the handle base 40 and is reversible relative to the handle base 40 and includes a latch portion 52, a handle cover 54, a pair of second side walls 56 and an actuating portion 58. The handle cover 54 includes a plurality of second through holes 540. The second through holes 540 are in one-to-one correspondence with the first through holes 420 and the heat dissipation holes 140 for dissipating heat generated by the hard disk 300. Each of the second side walls 56 includes a second mounting hole 560 , and the second mounting holes 560 are in one-to-one correspondence with the first mounting holes 460 . The positioning pins 80 are respectively fixed in the first mounting holes 460 through the second mounting holes 560 , so that the handle 50 is pivotally connected to the handle seat 40 .

The latch portion 52 projects from the bottom of one end portion of the handle cover 54 toward the second end portion 48 of the handle seat 40, and the actuating portion 58 is convex from the bottom of the other end portion of the handle cover 54 toward the first end portion 46 of the handle seat 40. Out. In the present embodiment, the actuating portion 58 has a pair of sheet-like structures.

The slider structure 60 is used to open or lock the handle 50, which includes a slide key 62, a slide key body 64, and a torsion spring 66. The sliding key body 64 includes a top wall 647 and a plurality of sides The wall 648, the positioning hole 640, the receiving hole 642, the pair of positioning blocks 644, the pair of positioning hooks 646 and the holding column 649. The positioning hole 640 is located substantially at the center of the top wall 647, which is a stepped hole and defines a step portion 6402 therein. The receiving hole 642 is located substantially at the center of one of the side walls 648 and is in communication with the positioning hole 640. The positioning blocks 644 extend from the bottom of the step portion 6402 toward the handle base 40. The positioning hooks 646 extend from the bottom of the top wall 647 toward the handle base 40 and are respectively adjacent to the side walls 648. During assembly, the positioning hooks 646 respectively pass through the receiving slots 480 of the handle base 40 and hook the steps 482, so that the sliding key body 64 is fixed to the handle base 40. The retaining post 649 is adjacent one of the side walls 648 for the set of torsion springs 66.

The slide key 62 is slidably assembled to the slide key body 64 for opening or locking the handle 50. The slide key 62 includes a pressing portion 620, a latching portion 624, and a pair of holding portions 626. The upper surface of the pressing portion 620 is provided with a plurality of ribs to facilitate the user to push the pressing portion 620. The latch portion 624 is substantially L-shaped and protrudes from the bottom of the bottom portion of the pressing portion 620. The latching portion 624 is received in the receiving hole 642 of the slide key body 64 and slidable in the receiving hole 642. The retaining portions 626 protrude from the bottom of the pressing portion 620 and are respectively located on both sides of the latching portion 624. Each of the retaining portions 626 includes a retaining hook 628. Through the holding hooks 628, the slide key 62 can be assembled to the slide key body 64 and slidable in the positioning hole 640 of the slide key body 64. In the present embodiment, the holding hook 628 is a barb. After assembly, the retaining hooks 628 hook the positioning blocks 644 of the slider body 64, respectively.

The torsion spring 66 is disposed on the holding post 649 of the sliding key body 64, and one end thereof abuts against a side wall 648 of the sliding key body 64, and the other end abuts against the locking portion 624 of the sliding key 62.

The latch structure 70 is used to fix the handle mechanism 30 in the housing 200 and can be driven The handle 50 is turned over relative to the handle base 40. The latch structure 70 includes a latch 72, a second spring 74, a first spring 76, and a sliding portion 78. The sliding portion 78 is received in the receiving portion 461 of the handle base 40 and slidable on the hooks 466. The sliding portion 78 includes a fixing hole 780 , a fixing post 782 and a driving portion 780 . The fixing hole 780 is disposed in the middle of the fixing post 782 . The fixing post 782 is protruded in the middle of the driving portion 784, and the width of the driving portion 784 is larger than the diameter of the fixing post 782. The latch 72 includes a positioning post 720 and a positioning portion 722 protruding from the middle of the positioning portion 722. The diameter of the positioning post 720 is smaller than the maximum width of the positioning portion 722. When assembled, the sliding portion 78 is received in the receiving portion 461 of the handle base 40, and the first spring 76 is fitted to the fixing post 782 and located between the top cover 462 of the handle base 40 and the driving portion 784 (please refer to FIG. 5 and FIG. 6). . The positioning portion 722 is slidably received in the through hole 463 , and the positioning post 720 is received in the fixing hole 780 . The second spring 74 is fitted on the positioning post 720 and received in the fixing hole 780 together with the positioning post 720.

In other embodiments, the latch 72 is integrally or fixedly coupled to the slider 78.

4 is an assembled, isometric view of the handle mechanism 30. During the assembly, the positioning hook 646 of the slider structure 60 passes through the receiving slot 480 of the handle base 50 and hooks the step 482. The latching structure 70 is received in the receiving portion 461 of the handle base 50, and the positioning pins 80 pass through the first The two mounting holes 560 are fixed in the first mounting hole 460, so that the handle 50, the handle base 40, the slider structure 60 and the latch structure 70 are assembled into the handle mechanism 30. The handle mechanism 30 is assembled to the front wall of the tray 10, and the hard disk 300 is housed in the accommodating space 12 of the tray 10. Finally, the hard disk extracting device 100 having the hard disk 300 is pushed into the housing 200, and the latch 72 of the hard disk extracting device 100 is locked in the fixing slot 204, so that the hard disk extracting device 100. The hard disk 300 and the housing 200 are assembled into a storage device 400.

Figure 5 is an assembled cross-sectional view of the handle 50 of the handle mechanism 30 in a closed position. In this closed position, the hard disk 300 is locked in the housing 200 by the hard disk extraction device 100. The latch 72 of the handle mechanism 30 is received in the fixing groove 204 of the housing 200, the second spring 74 is in the original state, and the first spring 76 is compressed. The latching portion 624 of the slider structure 60 locks the latching portion 52 of the handle 50, and the torsion spring 66 is in the original state.

Figure 6 is an assembled cross-sectional view of the handle 50 of the handle mechanism 30 in an open position. In this open position, the hard disk extraction device 100 can pull the hard disk 300 out of the housing 200 for replacement or repair. As can be seen from FIG. 6, in use, the slide key 62 of the slider structure 60 is moved toward the second end portion 48 of the handle base 40 by the force F, so that the latch portion 52 of the handle 50 is disengaged from the slide key 62. The latching portion 624, that is, the handle 50 is opened. At this time, the sliding portion 78 moves toward the second end portion 48 by the first spring 76, and the driving portion 784 drives the actuating portion 58 of the handle 50, thereby driving the handle 50 to be flipped over the handle seat 40. In this open position, the latch 72 moves with the slider 78 and the second spring 74 is compressed. When the handle mechanism 30 is in the closed position, the latch 72 of the handle mechanism 30 is locked in the fixing groove 204 of the housing 200 by the second spring 74.

Since the handle mechanism 30 is locked in the fixing groove 204 of the housing 200 by the latch 72 in the closed position, the hard disk extracting device 100 does not accidentally slide out of the housing 200 during use or transportation, thereby protecting the handle mechanism 30. Hard disk 300.

Since the hard disk extraction device 100 can pull the hard disk 300 out of the housing 200, it is convenient for the user to replace or repair the hard disk 300.

In summary, the present invention complies with the requirements of the invention patent and submits a patent application according to law. The above description is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and equivalent modifications or variations made by those skilled in the art of the present invention should be included in the following claims.

400‧‧‧Storage equipment

200‧‧‧shell

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300‧‧‧ Hard disk

100‧‧‧hard disk extraction device

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780‧‧‧Fixed holes

782‧‧‧Fixed column

784‧‧‧ Drive Department

80‧‧‧Locating pin

1 is a perspective assembled view of a storage device of the present invention.

Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view of the extracting device of the present invention.

Figure 3 is an exploded perspective view of the handle mechanism of the present invention in another direction.

Figure 4 is a perspective assembled view of the handle mechanism of the present invention.

Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view of the mechanism at the handle of Figure 4 taken along line V-V in the closed position.

Figure 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line V-V when the handle mechanism of Figure 4 is in the open position.

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Claims (34)

A storage device comprising: a housing comprising a plurality of side walls, wherein a side wall includes at least one fixing slot; at least one hard disk; and at least one hard disk extracting device disposed in the housing for the at least one hard disk The at least one hard disk extraction device includes a tray and a handle mechanism, and the tray includes an accommodation space and a front wall, and the at least one hard disk is received in the housing In the accommodating space, the handle mechanism is mounted on the front wall, the handle mechanism includes: a handle seat mounted on the front wall, the handle seat including a first end and a second end, the first end including the accommodating portion And a through hole, the through hole is in communication with the receiving portion; the handle is pivotally connected to the first end of the handle base and can be reversed relative to the handle seat; and the slider structure is mounted on the second end of the handle seat, And locking the handle; and the latching structure is mounted on the first end of the handle base, the latch structure comprises a latch, a first spring and a sliding portion, and the sliding portion is slidably received in the handle seat In the accommodating portion, the first spring is set on the sliding portion The latch can be received in the fixing slot of the housing to lock the at least one hard disk extracting device into the housing; wherein when the slider structure releases the handle, the sliding portion is at the first spring The driving is moved to the second end portion to drive the handle to be flipped relative to the handle seat, and the latch moves with the sliding portion in the through hole of the handle seat to disengage the latching structure from the fixing slot. The storage device of claim 1, wherein the sliding portion comprises a fixing hole, a driving portion and a fixing column, wherein the fixing hole is disposed in the middle of the fixing column, and the fixing column is protruded in the middle of the driving portion. The width of the driving portion is greater than the diameter of the fixing post. The storage device of claim 2, wherein the latch comprises a positioning post and a positioning portion, the positioning portion being slidably received in the through hole of the handle base. The storage device of claim 3, wherein the latching structure further comprises a second spring, the second spring is disposed on the positioning post and received in the fixing hole together with the positioning post. The storage device of claim 3, wherein the positioning post has a diameter smaller than a maximum width of the positioning portion. The storage device of claim 1, wherein the latch is integrally or fixedly coupled to the sliding portion. The storage device of claim 1, wherein the second end portion includes a pair of receiving grooves and a pair of steps, and the steps are respectively formed on inner walls of the receiving grooves. The storage device of claim 7, wherein the slider structure comprises a slide key, a slide key body and a torsion spring, the slide key is slidably mounted on the slide key body, and the slide key body is fixed to the first At the two ends, the torsion spring is mounted in the sliding key body. The storage device of claim 8, wherein the sliding key comprises a pressing portion, a locking portion and a pair of holding portions, the locking portion protruding from the bottom of the bottom portion of the pressing portion, the holding portions are The bottom of the pressing portion protrudes and is respectively located at two sides of the locking portion. The storage device of claim 9, wherein the sliding keybook The body includes a top wall, a plurality of side walls, a positioning hole, a receiving hole, a pair of positioning blocks, a pair of positioning hooks and a holding column. The positioning hole is disposed in the middle of the top wall, and the receiving hole is in communication with the positioning hole. The storage device according to claim 10, wherein the positioning hole is a stepped hole and a step portion is formed inside the hole. The storage device of claim 11, wherein the positioning blocks extend from the bottom of the step portion toward the handle seat, and the holding portions respectively hook the positioning blocks to mount the sliding key The slide key body. The storage device according to claim 10, wherein the latching portion is substantially L-shaped and slidable in the receiving hole. The storage device of claim 10, wherein the positioning hooks extend from the bottom of the top wall toward the handle base and are respectively adjacent to the side walls, and each positioning hook passes through the receiving slot of the handle seat. And hooking the step to fix the slide key body to the handle base. The storage device of claim 10, wherein the torsion spring is disposed on the retaining post, one end of which abuts against a side wall of the sliding key body, and the other end of which abuts against the latching portion. The storage device of claim 1, wherein the first end portion further includes a plurality of hooks, and the hooks are protruded from the receiving portion. The storage device of claim 16, wherein the hooks are arranged in two rows and respectively comprise barbs, the barbs forming a pair of rails, the sliding portions being slidable along the rails. A hard disk extracting device for placing or extracting a hard disk into a casing of a storage device, the hard disk extracting device comprising: a tray including an accommodation space and a front wall, the receiving Space for accommodating the hard disk; and a handle mechanism mounted on a front wall of the tray, the handle mechanism comprising: a handle seat mounted to the front wall, the handle seat including a first end and a second end, the first end including a receiving portion and a through hole The through hole communicates with the receiving portion; the handle is pivotally connected to the first end of the handle base and can be reversed relative to the handle seat; and the slider structure is mounted on the second end of the handle base for opening or The latching structure is mounted on the first end of the handle base, the latching structure includes a latch, a first spring and a sliding portion, and the sliding portion is slidably received in the receiving portion of the handle seat The latch is slidably received in the through hole of the handle base, and the first spring is fitted to the sliding portion; wherein when the slider structure releases the handle, the sliding portion is driven by the first spring Moving to the second end portion drives the handle to be flipped relative to the handle base, and the latch is interlocked with the sliding portion to move into the receiving portion. The hard disk extracting device of claim 18, wherein the sliding portion comprises a fixing hole, a driving portion and a fixing column, wherein the fixing hole is disposed in the middle of the fixing column, and the fixing column is protruded from the driving portion In the middle, the width of the driving portion is larger than the diameter of the fixing column. The hard disk extracting device of claim 19, wherein the latch comprises a positioning post and a positioning portion, the positioning portion being slidably received in the through hole of the handle base. The hard disk extracting device of claim 20, wherein the latching structure further comprises a second spring, the second spring is sleeved on the positioning post and received in the fixing hole together with the positioning post. The hard disk extracting device of claim 20, wherein the The diameter of the post is smaller than the maximum width of the positioning portion. The hard disk extracting device according to claim 18, wherein the second end portion includes a pair of receiving grooves and a pair of steps, and the steps are respectively formed on inner walls of the receiving grooves. The hard disk extracting device of claim 23, wherein the slider structure comprises a sliding key, a sliding key body and a torsion spring, the sliding key is slidingly mounted on the sliding key body, and the sliding key body is fixed on the sliding key body The second end portion of the torsion spring is mounted in the sliding key body. The hard disk extracting device of claim 24, wherein the sliding key body comprises a top wall, a plurality of side walls, a positioning hole, a receiving hole, a pair of positioning blocks, a pair of positioning hooks and a holding column, the positioning hole The receiving hole is communicated with the positioning hole in the middle of the top wall. The hard disk extracting device of claim 25, wherein the positioning hooks extend from the bottom of the top wall toward the handle seat and are respectively adjacent to the side walls, and each positioning hook passes through the handle seat. The slot is received and hooked to fix the slider body to the handle base. The hard disk extracting device according to claim 25, wherein the positioning hole is a stepped hole and a step portion is formed inside the hole. The hard disk extracting device of claim 27, wherein the sliding key comprises a pressing portion, a latching portion and a pair of retaining portions, the latching portion protruding from the bottom of the bottom portion of the pressing portion, the holding The portions protrude from the bottom of the pressing portion and are respectively located at two sides of the locking portion. The hard disk extracting device of claim 28, wherein the positioning blocks extend from a bottom of the step portion toward the handle seat, and the retaining portions respectively hook the positioning blocks to the sliding key Installed on the slider body. The hard disk extracting device of claim 28, wherein the card The lock portion is substantially L-shaped and slidable in the receiving hole. The hard disk extracting device of claim 28, wherein the torsion spring is disposed on the retaining post, one end of which abuts against a side wall of the sliding key body, and the other end of which abuts against the latching portion. The hard disk extracting device of claim 18, wherein the first end portion further comprises a plurality of hooks, and the hooks are protruded from the receiving portion. The hard disk extracting device of claim 32, wherein the hooks are arranged in two rows and respectively comprise barbs, and the barbs form a pair of rails, and the sliding portions are slidable along the rails. The hard disk extracting device of claim 18, wherein the latch is integrally or fixedly coupled to the sliding portion.