TWI533294B - Carrier frame - Google Patents

Description

Bearer frame

The present invention relates to a carrier frame, and more particularly to a carrier frame for carrying a storage device.

Currently, there are many ways in which the computer industry has a variety of fixed storage devices (for example, hard drives or CD players). One of the most widely used methods is to use a screw to directly lock the storage device to the computer case.

As the computer continues to improve, there have been some fixtures that are easy to assemble and disassemble. One of the conventional fixing frames is used to carry a storage device and to lock the storage device by screws. After the fixing frame of the lock inherent storage device is placed in the computer casing along the guiding member in the computer casing, the fixing frame is locked to the computer casing by screws, thereby fixing the storage device in the computer casing. position. At the time of subsequent repair or replacement of the storage device, the screws between the storage device, the holder and the computer case must also be completely removed, and the storage device can be taken out. In other words, not only the storage device is fixed to the fixing frame, but also the screw is used for locking. When the fixing frame is fixed to the computer case, the screw is also required to be locked.

However, the conventional use of screws to fix the position of the storage device The type can not only improve the assembly speed of the storage device, but also consumes the assembly time of the computer mainframe, resulting in an increase in the assembly cost of the computer mainframe. In addition, due to the many styles of screws, such as "one-line", "cross" and "star", maintenance personnel must prepare various types of screwdrivers for disassembly during the maintenance of the storage device of the computer. With assembly screws, this will be extremely time consuming and inconvenient.

In view of this, it is a fixed design that can be quickly assembled and disassembled, and the storage device can be fixed without screws, and is one of the problems that the industry is currently eager to invest in research and development resources.

The present invention provides a carrier frame for carrying a storage device. The bottom of the storage device has a plurality of screw holes. The carrying frame comprises a bottom plate, a plurality of positioning pins, side walls and anti-vibration members. The bottom plate is used to carry a storage device. Each positioning pin is disposed on the bottom plate and is inserted into and engaged with the corresponding screw hole to prevent the storage device from moving or rotating horizontally relative to the bottom plate. The side wall is connected to the bottom plate. The anti-vibration member is disposed on the side wall and located between at least one of the side wall and the positioning pin. The anti-vibration member is clamped between the side wall and the storage device to prevent the storage device from leaving the bottom plate in a direction perpendicular to the bottom plate.

In an embodiment of the invention, the height of the side wall is substantially the same as the height of the storage device. The side wall has a groove. The groove is formed by the side wall being recessed away from the edge of the bottom plate toward the bottom plate.

In an embodiment of the invention, the carrier frame further includes an insulating sheet. The insulating sheet is disposed on the bottom plate and located on the bottom plate and the storage device In order to electrically isolate the bottom plate from the storage device.

In an embodiment of the invention, the area of the insulating sheet covers a circuit board disposed at the bottom of the storage device, thereby electrically isolating the bottom plate from the circuit board.

In an embodiment of the invention, the material of the insulating sheet comprises a polyester resin (Mylar).

In an embodiment of the invention, the positioning pin is vertically riveted to the bottom plate.

In an embodiment of the invention, the positioning pin of the positioning pin closest to the anti-vibration member includes a protrusion for engaging the corresponding screw hole.

In an embodiment of the invention, the bump is an elastic body.

In an embodiment of the invention, the bumps face the anti-vibration member.

In summary, the carrier frame of the present invention is inserted into and engaged with the screw holes at the bottom of the storage device by the positioning pins disposed on the bottom plate, thereby achieving two-dimensional relative motion of preventing horizontal movement or rotation of the storage device relative to the bottom plate. The effect. Moreover, the carrying frame of the present invention further clamps the anti-vibration member between the side wall and the storage device, thereby providing sufficient friction of the storage device, thereby achieving the effect of preventing the third-dimensional relative movement of the storage device from vertically moving relative to the bottom plate. . In contrast, when the storage device is disassembled, the user can easily separate the storage device from the carrier frame as long as the separation force applied to the storage device is greater than the frictional force applied to the storage device by the anti-vibration member. In addition, the carrier frame of the present invention is provided with a bump on the positioning pin closest to the anti-vibration member for engaging with the screw hole of the storage device, thereby lifting the carrier frame. The shelf is fixed to the storage device. Therefore, the locking mechanism for fixing the storage device to the fixing frame by screws can be replaced by the bearing frame proposed by the present invention, thereby reducing complicated procedures when disassembling the screws.

1‧‧‧bearing frame

10‧‧‧floor

12‧‧‧Locating pin

120‧‧‧Bumps

14‧‧‧ Side wall

140‧‧‧ edge

140a‧‧‧ Groove

16‧‧‧Anti-vibration parts

18‧‧‧Insulation

3‧‧‧Storage device

30‧‧‧ bottom

30a‧‧‧ screw holes

32‧‧‧ side wall

34‧‧‧ boards

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing a carrier frame according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is an exploded perspective view showing the carrier frame and the storage device in FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a perspective assembled view of the carrier frame and the storage device in FIG. 2 .

Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 4-4' of Fig. 3.

The embodiments of the present invention are disclosed in the following drawings, and the details of However, it should be understood that these practical details are not intended to limit the invention. That is, in some embodiments of the invention, these practical details are not necessary. In addition, some of the conventional structures and elements are shown in the drawings in a simplified schematic manner in order to simplify the drawings.

Please refer to Figure 1, Figure 2 and Figure 3. Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing a carrier frame 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing the carrier frame 1 and the storage device 3 in FIG. 1 . Figure 3 is a perspective view showing the three-dimensional combination of the carrier frame 1 and the storage device 3 in Figure 2 Figure.

As shown in FIG. 1 , FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 , in the present embodiment, the carrier frame 1 can be used to carry a storage device 3 (eg, a floppy disk drive or a hard disk) generally disposed inside a computer device or a server. Machine, CD player, etc.), but the invention is not limited thereto. In other words, the carrying frame 1 of the present embodiment can be used to carry and fix any electronic device that is to be fixed by screw locking, as long as the electronic device that is required for the convenience of the fixing mode can be applied to the carrying frame 1 of the present invention. It is convenient and easy to fix the electronic device, which replaces the more complicated fixing method by screw locking.

As shown in FIG. 2, in the present embodiment, the bottom portion 30 of the storage device 3 has four screw holes 30a adjacent to the four corners of the bottom portion 30 of the storage device 3, respectively. As shown in FIG. 1, the carrier frame 1 includes a bottom plate 10, a plurality of positioning pins 12, side walls 14 and anti-vibration members 16. The bottom plate 10 of the carrying frame 1 is used to carry the storage device 3. Each positioning pin 12 of the carrying frame 1 is disposed on the bottom plate 10 for inserting and engaging a corresponding screw hole 30a of the storage device 3, thereby achieving two-dimensional relative movement preventing the horizontal movement or rotation of the storage device 3 relative to the bottom plate 10. The effect.

In the present embodiment, the carrier frame 1 includes three positioning pins 12 respectively adjacent to the three corners of the bottom plate 10, thereby stably preventing the storage device 3 from moving or rotating horizontally relative to the bottom plate 10. However, the present invention is not limited thereto. In order to achieve the purpose of preventing the horizontal movement or rotation of the storage device 3 relative to the bottom plate 10, in another embodiment, the carrier frame 1 only needs to include two positioning pins 12.

In the present embodiment, the positioning pin 12 of the carrier frame 1 is vertical. The ground is riveted to the bottom plate 10, but the invention is not limited thereto. In practical applications, the positioning pin 12 of the carrier frame 1 can also be made by welding, gluing, or extrusion molding.

The side walls 14 of the carrier frame 1 are vertically connected to opposite sides of the bottom plate 10, respectively, and the side walls 14 are parallel to each other. The anti-vibration member 16 of the carrier frame 1 is disposed on one of the side walls 14 and between the side wall 14 and the positioning pin 12 of the most adjacent side wall 14. When the storage device 3 is carried on the bottom plate 10 of the carrier frame 1 and each of the positioning pins 12 is inserted into and engaged with the corresponding screw hole 30a, the anti-vibration member 16 of the carrier frame 1 is clamped and pressed against the side wall 14 described above. Between the side wall 32 of the storage device 3 and the third dimensional relative movement preventing the vertical movement of the storage device 3 relative to the bottom plate 10 is achieved. In other words, the anti-vibration member 16 of the carrier frame 1 not only provides a shock-proof function to the storage device 3, but also provides a frictional force to prevent the storage device 3 from leaving the bottom plate 10.

In practical applications, in order to enable the anti-vibration member 16 of the carrier frame 1 to provide sufficient friction when pressed, the material of the anti-vibration member 16 may comprise an elastic material having a high coefficient of friction (for example, asbestos, rubber, resin, metal powder). Filler, etc.).

As shown in Fig. 3, in the present embodiment, the height of the side wall 14 of the carrier frame 1 is substantially the same as the height of the storage device 3, thereby preventing the storage device 3 from being damaged by lateral impact. The side wall 14 of the carrier frame 1 has a recess 140a. The groove 140a of the side wall 14 is formed by the side wall 14 being recessed away from the edge 140 of the bottom plate 10 toward the bottom plate 10. Also, the horizontal position of the recess 140a of the side wall 14 is substantially at the center of the side wall 14 (i.e., substantially aligned with the center of the side wall 32 of the storage device 3). In this way, when the user wants When the storage device 3 is taken out of the carrier frame 1, the storage device 3 can be held via the recess 140a of the wall 14 of the carrier frame 1. In other words, the side wall 32 of the storage device 3 can be partially exposed by the design of the recess 140a of the side wall 14 to facilitate the user's application of force.

In the present embodiment, the carrier frame 1 further includes an insulating sheet 18. The insulating sheet 18 of the carrier frame 1 is disposed on the bottom plate 10. When the storage device 3 is carried on the bottom plate 10 of the carrier frame 1, the insulating sheet 18 is located between the bottom plate 10 and the storage device 3, thereby electrically insulating the bottom plate 10 from the storage device 3.

Further, the bottom 30 of the storage device 3 also includes a circuit board 34. When the storage device 3 is carried on the bottom plate 10 of the carrier frame 1, the area of the insulating sheet 18 of the carrier frame 1 covers the circuit board 34 of the storage device 3, whereby the bottom plate 10 is electrically isolated from the circuit board 34.

In the present embodiment, the material of the insulating sheet 18 of the carrier frame 1 comprises a polyester resin (Mylar), but the invention is not limited thereto.

Please refer to Fig. 4, which is a cross-sectional view along line 4-4' of Fig. 3.

As shown in FIG. 4 , in the present embodiment, the positioning pin 12 of the positioning pin 12 of the carrier frame 1 that is closest to the anti-vibration member 16 includes a protrusion 120 for engaging the corresponding screw hole 30 a of the storage device 3 . The diameter of the positioning pin 12 is slightly smaller than the inner diameter of the screw hole 30a. The projection 120 of the positioning pin 12 is disposed in the radial direction of the positioning pin 12 and has a height with respect to the positioning pin 12. The sum of the diameter of the positioning pin 12 and the height of the projection 120 is slightly larger than the inner diameter of the screw hole 30a. The projection 120 of the positioning pin 12 is an elastic body, and the projection 120 faces the anti-vibration member 16.

Therefore, when the positioning pin 12 of the carrying frame 1 is inserted into the corresponding screw hole 30a of the storage device 3, the anti-vibration member 16 disposed on the side wall 14 pushes the side wall 14 of the storage device 3 toward the positioning pin 12, The projection 120 of the positioning pin 12 is caused to be deformed by being pressed by the internal thread of the screw hole 30a. Further, the shock-deformed anti-vibration member 16 and the bump 120 respectively provide the opposing lateral clamping force to the storage device 3, so that the effect of preventing the vertical movement of the storage device 3 relative to the bottom plate 10 can be further enhanced.

From the above detailed description of the specific embodiments of the present invention, it can be clearly seen that the carrier frame of the present invention is inserted into and engaged with the screw holes at the bottom of the storage device by the positioning pins disposed on the bottom plate, thereby preventing The effect of the two-dimensional relative movement of the storage device relative to the bottom plate for horizontal movement or rotation. Moreover, the carrying frame of the present invention further clamps the anti-vibration member between the side wall and the storage device, thereby providing sufficient friction of the storage device, thereby achieving the effect of preventing the third-dimensional relative movement of the storage device from vertically moving relative to the bottom plate. . In contrast, when the storage device is disassembled, the user can easily separate the storage device from the carrier frame as long as the separation force applied to the storage device is greater than the frictional force applied to the storage device by the anti-vibration member. In addition, the carrier frame of the present invention is provided with a bump on the positioning pin closest to the anti-vibration member for engaging with the screw hole of the storage device, thereby improving the fixing property of the carrier frame to the storage device. Therefore, the locking mechanism for fixing the storage device to the fixing frame by screws can be replaced by the bearing frame proposed by the present invention, thereby reducing complicated procedures when disassembling the screws.

Although the present invention has been disclosed in the above embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention, and those skilled in the art may, without departing from the spirit of the invention. And the scope of the invention is defined by the scope of the appended claims.

1‧‧‧bearing frame

10‧‧‧floor

12‧‧‧Locating pin

14‧‧‧ Side wall

140‧‧‧ edge

140a‧‧‧ Groove

16‧‧‧Anti-vibration parts

18‧‧‧Insulation

Claims (8)

A load-bearing frame for carrying a storage device, the bottom of the storage device having a plurality of screw holes, the load-bearing frame comprising: a bottom plate for carrying the storage device; a plurality of positioning pins, each of the positioning pins being disposed on Inserting and engaging the corresponding screw hole on the bottom plate to prevent the storage device from moving or rotating horizontally relative to the bottom plate; a side wall connecting the bottom plate; and a shockproof member disposed on the side wall and located Between the side wall and at least one of the positioning pins, wherein the anti-vibration member is clamped between the side wall and the storage device, thereby preventing the storage device from leaving in a direction perpendicular to the bottom plate The bottom plate; wherein the positioning pin closest to the anti-vibration member among the positioning pins comprises a protrusion for engaging the corresponding screw hole. The load-bearing frame of claim 1, wherein the height of the side wall is substantially the same as the height of the storage device, and the side wall has a recess, the side wall facing away from an edge of the bottom plate The bottom plate is recessed. The carrier frame of claim 1, further comprising an insulating sheet disposed on the bottom plate and located between the bottom plate and the storage device for electrically isolating the bottom plate from the storage device. The load-bearing frame of claim 3, wherein the area of the insulating sheet covers a circuit board disposed at a bottom of the storage device, thereby electrically isolating the bottom plate from the circuit board. The carrier frame of claim 3, wherein the material of the insulating sheet comprises a polyester resin (Mylar). The load-bearing frame of claim 1, wherein the locating pins are vertically riveted to the bottom plate. The load-bearing frame according to claim 1, wherein the bump is an elastic body. The load-bearing frame of claim 7, wherein the bump faces the anti-vibration member.