TWI760077B - Mount cage for disk drive - Google Patents

Abstract

A mount cage for disk drive configured to mount disk drive to chassis and including first mount cage, protrusion, fourth plate, first mount pillar and second mount pillar. First mount cage includes first plate, second plate and third plate. Second plate and third plate respectively connected to opposite sides of first plate and are spaced apart from each other. Protrusion protrudes from third plate. Fourth plate is pivotally connected to a side of second plate that is located away from first plate. Fourth plate has engagement hole and protrusion is detachably engaged in engagement hole. First to fourth plates together from accommodation space and two openings connected thereto. Accommodation space is configured to accommodate disk drive. First mount pillar is configured to be fixed in first mount hole of disk drive and second mount pillar is configured to be fixed in second mount hole of disk drive.

Description

hard drive mount

The present invention relates to a mounting frame, in particular to a hard disk mounting frame.

With the development of cloud technology, servers often need to store a large amount of data. Therefore, servers often contain multiple hard drives. In addition, in order to enable the damaged hard disk in the server to be extracted independently without affecting the operation of other hard disks, and in order to easily adjust the number of hard disks in the server according to actual needs, the hard disk is generally The hard disk mounting bracket is installed on the server case.

However, the hard disk mounting frame is usually fixed, that is to say, the hard disk mounting frame usually includes a plurality of fixed plates, and the plates surround the accommodating grooves for accommodating the hard disks. When installing the hard disk to this fixed hard disk mounting rack, it is necessary to adjust the angle of the hard disk relative to the plate of the hard disk mounting rack, so that the mounting posts on the hard disk mounting rack can be installed into the mounting holes of the hard disk , which makes it less convenient to install the hard drive into the hard drive mount. In addition, such stationary hard disk mounts also typically have larger dimensions.

The present invention is to provide a hard disk mounting rack, so that the hard disk can be installed in the hard disk mounting rack in a more convenient manner.

The hard disk mounting frame disclosed in an embodiment of the present invention is used for fixing a hard disk to a frame body and includes a first mounting frame, a snap-fit protrusion, a fourth plate body, a first mounting post, and a Second mounting post. The first mounting frame includes a first plate body, a second plate body and a third plate body. The second plate body and the third plate body are respectively connected to opposite sides of the first plate body and spaced apart from each other by a distance. The buckle protrusion protrudes from the third plate body. The fourth plate body is pivotally connected to the side of the second plate body away from the first plate body. The fourth plate body includes a clamping hole and the clamping protrusion is detachably clamped in the clamping hole. The first plate body, the second plate body, the third plate body and the fourth plate body together surround an accommodating groove and two openings communicating with the accommodating groove. The accommodating slot is used for accommodating the hard disk. The first mounting column is fixed on the first plate body and is interposed between the first plate body and the fourth plate body. The first mounting post is used for fixing to a first mounting hole of the hard disk. The second mounting post is fixed on the fourth plate body and is interposed between the first plate body and the fourth plate body. The second mounting post is used for fixing to a second mounting hole of the hard disk.

According to the hard disk mounting bracket disclosed in the above embodiment, since the fourth plate body is pivotally connected to the second plate body, the first mounting post fixed to the first plate body can be installed first when the fourth plate body is in the open position into the first mounting hole of the hard disk, and then pivot the fourth plate body to the closed position to install the second mounting post fixed on the fourth plate body into the second mounting hole of the hard disk. In this way, the hard disk can be installed in the hard disk mounting bracket in a more convenient way.

In addition, since the first plate body, the second plate body, the third plate body and the fourth plate body surround the two openings communicating with the accommodating groove and have smaller thicknesses, the overall size of the hard disk mounting frame can be reduced.

The detailed features and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below in the embodiments, and the contents are sufficient to enable any person with ordinary knowledge in the art to understand the technical contents of the embodiments of the present invention and implement them accordingly, and according to the disclosure in this specification Any person with ordinary knowledge in the art can easily understand the related objects and advantages of the present invention. The following examples further illustrate the viewpoints of the present invention in detail, but do not limit the scope of the present invention in any viewpoint.

Please refer to Figure 1, Figure 2 and Figure 3. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a hard disk mounting bracket according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the hard disk mounting bracket of FIG. 1 . FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing another perspective of the pivoting of the fourth plate body of the hard disk mounting bracket relative to the first mounting bracket in FIG. 1 .

In this embodiment, the hard disk mounting frame 10 includes a first mounting frame 100 , a snap-fit protrusion 150 , a fourth plate body 200 , a pivot shaft 250 , a handle 300 , a positioning member 350 , and a first elastic Element 400, a second elastic element 450, two first mounting posts 500, two second mounting posts 550, a light guide assembly 600, two first shock-absorbing springs 650, two second shock-absorbing springs 700, two first conductive The elastic piece 750 and the two second conductive elastic pieces 800 .

The first mounting frame 100 includes a first board 101 , a second board 102 and a third board 103 . The second plate body 102 and the third plate body 103 are respectively connected to opposite sides of the first plate body 101 and spaced apart from each other by a distance. In addition, the second plate body 102 and the third plate body 103 extend from the first plate body 101 in the same direction.

The fourth plate body 200 is pivotally connected to the side of the second plate body 102 away from the first plate body 101 through the pivot shaft 250 . The first plate body 101 , the second plate body 102 , the third plate body 103 and the fourth plate body 200 together surround an accommodating groove 210 and two openings 220 communicating with the accommodating groove 210 . Since the first plate body 101 , the second plate body 102 , the third plate body 103 and the fourth plate body 200 together surround the two openings 220 communicating with the accommodating groove 210 , the overall size of the hard disk mounting frame 10 can be reduced .

In this embodiment, the first board body 101 includes a first inner surface 1010 , a first outer surface 1011 , a first side surface 1012 and a first slot 1013 . The first inner surface 1010 faces away from the first outer surface 1011 and faces the fourth plate body 200 . The first side surface 1012 is connected to the first inner surface 1010 and the first outer surface 1011 . The first slot 1013 penetrates through the first inner surface 1010 and the first outer surface 1011 and extends to the first side surface 1012 .

In this embodiment, the second plate body 102 includes a second inner surface 1020 , a second outer surface 1021 and a second side surface 1022 . The second inner surface 1020 faces away from the second outer surface 1021 and faces the third plate body 103 . The second side surface 1022 is connected to the second inner surface 1020 and the second outer surface 1021 .

In this embodiment, the third plate body 103 includes a body 1030 and a plurality of protruding ribs 1031 . The body 1030 of the third plate body 103 includes a third inner surface 1032 , a third outer surface 1033 , a third side surface 1034 , a plurality of escape grooves 1035 and a slot 1036 .

The third inner surface 1032 faces away from the third outer surface 1033 and faces the second plate body 102 . The third side surface 1034 is connected to the third inner surface 1032 and the third outer surface 1033 . The escape groove 1035 is recessed from the third outer surface 1033 toward the third inner surface 1032 . The protruding ribs 1031 are disposed in the escape grooves 1035 to space the escape grooves 1035 from each other, thereby enhancing the structural strength of the third plate body 103 .

In the present embodiment, the sizes of the escape grooves 1035 are different from each other. In detail, in the present embodiment, the areas of the plurality of groove bottom surfaces 1037 in the main body 1030 on which the escape grooves 1035 are respectively formed are different from each other. In other embodiments, only the sizes of the two displacement slots may be different from each other. Alternatively, in other embodiments, the size of the clearance slots may be the same as each other. Still alternatively, in other embodiments, the body of the third plate body may include only one escaping groove, and in this embodiment, the third plate body does not need to include a protruding rib.

In this embodiment, the slot 1036 is located on the third side surface 1034 and penetrates through the third inner surface 1032 and the third outer surface 1033 . Slots 1036 are separated from make way slots 1035 .

In this embodiment, the fourth plate body 200 includes a fourth inner surface 2000 , a fourth outer surface 2001 , a fourth side surface 2002 and a second slot 2003 . The fourth inner surface 2000 faces away from the fourth outer surface 2001 and faces the first plate body 101 . The fourth side surface 2002 is connected to the fourth inner surface 2000 and the fourth outer surface 2001 . The second slot 2003 is located on the fourth side surface 2002 and penetrates through the fourth inner surface 2000 and the fourth outer surface 2001 .

In this embodiment, the communicating accommodating groove 210 and the two openings 220 are surrounded by the first inner surface 1010 , the second inner surface 1020 , the third inner surface 1032 and the fourth inner surface 2000 .

The locking protrusion 150 protrudes from the third plate body 103 . Specifically, in this embodiment, the main body 1030 of the third plate body 103 further includes a groove 1038 , the groove 1038 is recessed from the third outer surface 1033 to the third inner surface 1032 , and the locking protrusion 150 is a convex The groove bottom surface 1039 of the groove 1038 is formed in the third plate body 103 . In other embodiments, the body of the third plate body does not need to include a groove, and the locking protrusions directly protrude from the third outer surface of the third plate body. The fourth board body 200 further includes a fixing hole 2004 . The securing hole 2004 is separated from the second securing slot 2003 . The locking protrusions 150 are detachably engaged with the locking holes 2004 .

In this embodiment, the fourth plate body 200 includes a closed position (as shown in FIG. 1 ) and an open position (as shown in FIG. 3 ). As shown in FIG. 1 , when the fourth plate body 200 is located in the closed position, the locking protrusions 150 are engaged with the locking holes 2004 to prevent the fourth plate body 200 from leaving the closed position.

As shown in FIG. 3 , when the locking protrusion 150 is disengaged from the locking hole 2004 , the fourth plate body 200 can pivot relative to the second plate body 102 along the opening direction F1 to move to the open position.

Please refer to Figure 4 and Figure 5. FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the hard disk mounting bracket in FIG. 1 . FIG. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view illustrating the pivoting of the handle of the hard disk mounting bracket relative to the second plate body in FIG. 1 . The handle 300 has a positioning hole 301 . The handle 300 is pivotally connected to the side of the second plate body 102 away from the first plate body 101 through the pivot shaft 250 . That is to say, the handle 300 and the fourth plate body 200 are both pivotally connected to the side of the second plate body 102 away from the first plate body 101 through the pivot shaft 250 . The positioning member 350 is movably disposed on the second plate body 102 and detachably positioned at the positioning hole 301 of the handle 300 .

In addition, in this embodiment, the first elastic element 400 and the second elastic element 450 are, for example, torsion springs. The opposite ends of the first elastic element 400 are respectively fixed to the handle 300 and the second plate body 102 so that the first elastic element 400 can reset the handle 300 . The opposite ends of the second elastic element 450 are respectively fixed to the positioning member 350 and the second plate body 102 so that the second elastic member 450 can reset the positioning member 350 . In other embodiments, the hard disk mounting bracket can also manually reset the handle and the positioning member without including the first elastic element and the second elastic element.

In this embodiment, the handle 300 includes a storage position (as shown in FIG. 4 ) and an operation position (as shown in FIG. 5 ). As shown in FIG. 4 , when the positioning member 350 is engaged with the positioning hole 301 of the handle 300 , the second elastic element 450 releases elastic potential energy to prevent the positioning member 350 from disengaging from the positioning hole 301 . Since the positioning member 350 is engaged with the positioning hole 301 of the handle 300 , the handle 300 is kept in the storage position and the first elastic element 400 is compressed.

As shown in FIG. 5 , when the positioning member 350 is pulled along a withdrawal direction F2 , the positioning member 350 will be separated from the positioning hole 301 of the handle 300 . When the positioning member 350 is disengaged from the positioning hole 301 of the handle 300 , the compressed first elastic element 400 will release the elastic potential energy to assist the handle 300 to move to the operating position, so that the handle 300 can be more conveniently grasped to move the hard disk installation rack 10.

In other embodiments, the hard disk mounting rack can also move the hard disk mounting rack by grasping the second plate body without including the handle 300 and the positioning member 350 .

Please refer to Figures 1 to 3 again. The first mounting post 500 is fixed on the first inner surface 1010 of the first board body 101 and is interposed between the first board body 101 and the fourth board body 200 . The second mounting post 550 is fixed on the fourth inner surface 2000 of the fourth board body 200 and is interposed between the first board body 101 and the fourth board body 200 .

In this embodiment, the second board body 102 includes two light-emitting ports 1023 . Two light-emitting ports 1023 are located on the second outer surface 1021 . The light guide element 600 is fixed on the first inner surface 1010 of the first board body 101 and one end of the light guide element 600 is located at the second light-emitting port 1023 . For example, the light guide assembly 600 is used to guide the indicator light to the light emitting port 1023 . In other embodiments, the hard disk mounting frame does not need to include the light guide element 600 and the second board also does not need to include the light-emitting port 1023 .

The two first shock-absorbing elastic pieces 650 are integrally formed with the first plate body 101 and are located on the groove bottom surface 1014 of the first card groove 1013 in the first plate body 101 . The two second shock absorbing elastic pieces 700 are integrally formed with the fourth plate body 200 and are located on a groove bottom surface 2005 of the fourth plate body 200 forming the second locking groove 2003 . In other embodiments, the hard disk mounting frame may not include only one first shock absorbing spring 650 and one second shock absorbing spring 700 or not include the first shock absorbing spring 650 and the second shock absorbing spring 700 .

In this embodiment, the two first conductive elastic pieces 750 protrude from the side of the first board body 101 away from the fourth board body 200 , and some of the first conductive elastic pieces 750 are interposed between the first board body 101 and the fourth board body 200. The two second conductive elastic pieces 800 protrude from the side of the fourth board body 200 away from the first board body 101 , and some of the second conductive elastic pieces 800 are interposed between the fourth board body 200 and the first board body 101 . In other embodiments, the hard disk mounting frame may only include a first conductive spring 750 and a second conductive spring 800 or not include the first conductive spring 750 and the second conductive spring 800 .

Please refer to Figure 6 and Figure 7. FIG. 6 is an exploded view of the hard disk mounting bracket, the hard disk and the rack body in FIG. 1 . FIG. 7 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing that electronic components are located in the recesses of the third plate body of the hard disk mounting bracket in FIG. 1 .

In this embodiment, the hard disk mounting bracket 10 is used for fixing a hard disk 20 to a frame body 30 , wherein the frame body 30 is, for example, a server case. Specifically, the two first mounting posts 500 are respectively used for fixing to the two first mounting holes 21 of the hard disk 20 . The two second mounting posts 550 are respectively used for fixing to the two second mounting holes 22 of the hard disk 20 . The slot 1036 is used for a connector 23 of the hard disk 20 to pass through. The first locking grooves 1013 are used for engaging with the plurality of first locking tenons 31 on the frame body 30 , and the first shock-absorbing elastic pieces 650 are used for abutting against the first locking tenons 31 . The second locking grooves 2003 are used for engaging with the plurality of second locking tenons 32 on the frame body 30 , and the second shock absorbing elastic sheet 700 is used for abutting against the second locking tenons 32 . The first conductive elastic piece 750 and the second conductive elastic piece 800 are used for contacting the hard disk 20 to provide a grounding function. In addition, the backplane 40 is disposed on the frame body 30 and used for being electrically connected to the hard disk 20 through the connector 23 . As shown in FIG. 7 , when the hard disk 20 is installed on the frame body 30 through the hard disk mounting frame 10 , the electronic components 50 disposed on the back plate 40 will be located in the recess 1035 so that the third board body 103 will not be connected with Electronic components 50 interfere. In this embodiment, the hard disk 20 is used for emitting indicator light to display the operation state of the hard disk 20 .

In other embodiments, the first plate body does not need to include the first card slot and the fourth plate body does not need to include the second card slot. That is to say, in other embodiments, the hard disk mounting frame and the frame body can also be fixed to each other without the cooperation of the slot and the tenon, but can be fixed to each other by, for example, screws.

In other embodiments, the third board body does not need to include a slot, but only by adjusting the width of the third board body to prevent the connector from interfering with the third board body.

In other embodiments, the third board body does not need to include these space-saving grooves, and only adjusts the thickness of the third board body to achieve the effect of making space for the electronic components.

According to the hard disk mounting bracket disclosed in the above embodiment, since the fourth plate body is pivotally connected to the second plate body, the first mounting post fixed to the first plate body can be installed first when the fourth plate body is in the open position into the first mounting hole of the hard disk, and then pivot the fourth plate body to the closed position to install the second mounting post fixed on the fourth plate body into the second mounting hole of the hard disk. In this way, the hard disk can be installed in the hard disk mounting bracket in a more convenient way.

In addition, since the first plate body, the second plate body, the third plate body and the fourth plate body surround the two openings communicating with the accommodating groove and have smaller thicknesses, the overall size of the hard disk mounting frame can be reduced.

Although the present invention is disclosed above by the aforementioned embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Anyone who is familiar with similar techniques can make some changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, this The scope of patent protection of the invention shall be determined by the scope of the patent application attached to this specification.

10: Hard drive mount 100: First Mounting Rack 101: The first board body 1010: First inner surface 1011: First outer surface 1012: First Side 1013: The first card slot 1014: Groove Bottom 102: Second board body 1020: Second inner surface 1021: Second outer surface 1022: Second Side 1023: Luminous mouth 103: The third plate body 1030: Ontology 1031: Ribs 1032: Third inner surface 1033: Third outer surface 1034: Third side 1035: Make way slot 1036: Slotted 1037: Groove Bottom 1038: Groove 1039: Groove Bottom 150: Snap bump 200: Fourth plate body 2000: Fourth inner surface 2001: Fourth outer surface 2002: The Fourth Side 2003: Second card slot 2004: Clamping holes 2005: Groove Bottom 210: accommodating slot 220: Opening 250: Pivot 300: handle 301: Positioning hole 350: Positioning pieces 400: The first elastic element 450: Second elastic element 500: First mounting post 550: Second mounting post 600: Light guide components 650: The first shock-absorbing shrapnel 700: Second shock-absorbing shrapnel 750: The first conductive shrapnel 800: The second conductive shrapnel 20: Hard Disk 21: The first mounting hole 22: Second mounting hole 23: Connector 30: Frame 31: The first tenon 32: Second tenon 40: Backplane 50: Electronic Components F1: open direction F2: Exit direction

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a hard disk mounting bracket according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the hard disk mounting bracket of FIG. 1 . FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing another perspective of the pivoting of the fourth plate body of the hard disk mounting bracket relative to the first mounting bracket in FIG. 1 . FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the hard disk mounting bracket in FIG. 1 . FIG. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view illustrating the pivoting of the handle of the hard disk mounting bracket relative to the second plate body in FIG. 1 . FIG. 6 is an exploded view of the hard disk mounting bracket, the hard disk and the rack body in FIG. 1 . FIG. 7 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing that electronic components are located in the recesses of the third plate body of the hard disk mounting bracket in FIG. 1 .

10: Hard drive mount

100: First Mounting Rack

200: Fourth plate body

210: accommodating slot

220: Opening

300: handle

350: Positioning pieces

500: First mounting post

600: Light guide components

650: The first shock-absorbing shrapnel

700: Second shock-absorbing shrapnel

750: The first conductive shrapnel

800: The second conductive shrapnel

Claims (9)

A hard disk mounting frame is used for fixing a hard disk to a frame body, the hard disk mounting frame comprises: a first mounting frame, including a first plate body, a second plate body and a third plate body, The second plate body and the third plate body are respectively connected to opposite sides of the first plate body and are spaced apart from each other by a distance; a snap-fit protrusion protrudes from the third plate body; a fourth plate body, pivotally connected to the side of the second plate body away from the first plate body, the fourth plate body includes a fixing hole and the buckle protrusion is detachably engaged with the fixing hole, the first plate body , the second plate body, the third plate body and the fourth plate body together surround an accommodating groove and two openings communicating with the accommodating groove, the accommodating groove is used for accommodating the hard disk; a a first mounting post, fixed on the first board body and between the first board body and the fourth board body, the first mounting post is used for being fixed to a first mounting hole of the hard disk; and a A second mounting post is fixed on the fourth board and is between the first board and the fourth board, and the second mounting post is used for fixing to a second mounting hole of the hard disk; wherein the The third plate body includes an inner surface, an outer surface and at least one escape groove, the inner surface faces away from the outer surface and faces the second plate body, and the at least one escape groove is recessed from the outer surface to the inner surface . The hard disk mounting bracket as claimed in claim 1, wherein the number of the at least one escape slot is multiple, the third plate body comprises a body and a plurality of protruding ribs, the inner The surface, the outer surface and the escape grooves are located on the body, and the protruding ribs are arranged in the escape grooves to space the escape grooves from each other. The hard disk mounting bracket as claimed in claim 2, wherein at least two of the relief slots are different in size from each other. The hard disk mounting bracket as claimed in claim 1, wherein the third board further comprises a side surface and a slot, the side surface is connected to the inner surface and the outer surface, and the slot is located on the side surface and penetrates the inner surface and the outer surface, the slot is separated from the escape slot and used for a connector of the hard disk to pass through. The hard disk mounting bracket as claimed in claim 1 further comprises a positioning member, a handle and a pivot, the positioning member is movably disposed on the second plate body, the handle includes a positioning hole, the handle and the fourth The plate body is pivotally connected to a side of the second plate body away from the first plate body through the pivot, and the positioning member is detachably positioned at the positioning hole of the handle. The hard disk mounting bracket as claimed in claim 5, further comprising a first elastic element and a second elastic element, opposite ends of the first elastic element are respectively fixed to the handle and the second plate body, the second elastic element The opposite ends of the elastic element are respectively fixed to the positioning member and the second plate body. The hard disk mounting bracket as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a light guide element, and the second plate body includes two light-emitting ports, the light guide element is fixed on the first plate body, and one end of the light guide element is located in the Two light-emitting ports. The hard disk mounting bracket as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first plate body comprises a first inner surface, a first outer surface, a first side surface and a first card slot, The first inner surface faces away from the first outer surface and faces the fourth plate body, the first side surface is connected to the first inner surface and the first outer surface, and the first slot penetrates through the first inner surface and the first outer surface. The first outer surface extends to the first side surface and is used for engaging with a first tenon on the frame body, the fourth plate body includes a second inner surface, a second outer surface, and a second side surface and a second slot, the second inner surface faces away from the second outer surface and faces the first board, the second side is connected to the second inner surface and the second outer surface, the second slot A second tenon penetrates through the second inner surface and the second outer surface and extends to the second side surface and is used for engaging with the frame body. The hard disk mounting bracket as claimed in claim 8, further comprising a first shock absorbing elastic piece and a second shock absorbing elastic piece, the first shock absorbing elastic piece is integrally formed with the first plate body and located on the first plate body A first slot bottom surface of the first card slot is formed in the middle, and the second damping elastic sheet is integrally formed with the fourth plate body and is located in the fourth plate body to form a second slot bottom surface of the second clip slot.

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