TWI703430B - Dummy hard disk drive - Google Patents

Abstract

A dummy hard disk drive is adapted to install in a casing. The dummy hard disk drive includes a main body and an elastic component. The elastic component is disposed on the main body, and includes an elastic portion, a press portion and an engagement portion. Two opposite sides of the press portion are respectively connected to the elastic portion and the engagement portion. The press portion is movable to compress the elastic portion so as to move the engagement portion from an engaged position to a released position. When the engagement portion is in the engaged position, the engagement portion is configured to engage with the casing. When the engagement portion is in the released position, the engagement portion is configured to detach from the casing.

Description

Hard drive dummy box

The invention relates to a hard disk dummy box, in particular to a hard disk dummy box with flexible card firmware.

At present, when consumers buy a server host, they can usually choose whether the number of hard disks to be loaded in the server host is full or not full. The so-called full HDD means that all HDD slots of the server chassis are installed with HDDs, while the number of HDDs not fully loaded means that only part of the HDD slots are installed with HDDs.

Generally speaking, before the server is shipped, the manufacturer will load the hard disk into the hard disk carrier, and then install the hard disk carrier with the hard disk into the hard disk slot, and then remove the server Goods to consumers. If the number of hard disks selected by the consumer when purchasing the server host is not full, the manufacturer will install the hard disk carriers with and without hard disks into these hard disk slots at the same time to achieve dust-proof effects. And to avoid gaps in the appearance of the server host.

However, the existing hard disk carrier has both structural strength and fixing strength with the casing, so its structure is relatively complicated and the cost is relatively high. Therefore, installing the hard disk carrier with and without the hard disk into the server host at the same time will increase the overall production cost of the server host. In addition, after the hard disk carriers with and without hard disks are installed in the server host, the appearance of the server host is the same between the two, making it difficult for others to distinguish these hard disk carriers. Whether there is a hard disk inside, which causes inconvenience in use.

The present invention is to provide a hard disk dummy box, so as to solve the problems of cost increase and identification difficulty caused by the method of using a hard disk carrier for hard disk installation in the prior art to fill the gap in the appearance of the server.

The virtual hard disk box disclosed in an embodiment of the present invention is suitable for installing a casing. The virtual hard disk box includes a main body and a flexible card firmware. The elastic fastener is arranged on the main body and includes an elastic piece part, an operating part and a fixing part. Two opposite sides of the operating part are respectively connected to the elastic piece part and the fixing part. The operating part can slide relative to the main body to compress the elastic piece part, so that the fixing part can move from a fixing position to a relieving position. When the securing part is in the securing position, the securing part is used for securing to the casing. When the fixing part is in the relieving position, the fixing part is used to separate from the casing.

According to the hard disk dummy box disclosed in the above-mentioned embodiment, since the hard disk dummy box achieves the effect of being fastened or unfixed to the case only through simple flexible fasteners, the overall hard disk dummy box is relatively inexpensive to manufacture. Using a virtual hard disk box to fill the case can save costs.

In addition, since the hard disk dummy box compresses the elastic part by sliding the operating part of the elastic fastener, the fastener part of the elastic fastener is fastened to the case or separated from the case, so it is compatible with the hard disk installation There are different ways of fixing or unfixing the hard disk carrier to the case. Therefore, from the appearance of the casing, the virtual hard disk box and the hard disk carrier can be easily distinguished.

The above description of the content of the present invention and the description of the following embodiments are used to demonstrate and explain the principle of the present invention and provide a further explanation of the scope of the patent application of the present invention.

Please refer to Figure 1 to Figure 4. FIG. 1 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of a virtual hard disk box according to a first embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 2 is a partial exploded schematic diagram of Fig. 1. FIG. 3 is a perspective schematic view of FIG. 1 from another perspective. Fig. 4 is a partial exploded schematic diagram of Fig. 3.

This embodiment discloses a hard disk dummy box 10, which is suitable for being installed in a housing 20 of a server (please refer to FIG. 7 first), for example. The virtual hard disk box 10 includes a main body 100, a flexible fastener 200 and a ground spring 300.

Next, refer to FIGS. 1 to 6 together. FIG. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view of FIG. 1. Fig. 6 is a schematic side view of Fig. 1.

The main body 100 includes a base portion 110 and two cantilever portions 120. The base portion 110 includes a bottom plate 111, a top plate 112, a first vertical plate 113 and a second vertical plate 114. The bottom plate 111 and the top plate 112 are respectively connected to two opposite sides of the first vertical plate 113 and two opposite sides of the second vertical plate 114. The first vertical plate 113 includes a first plate portion 1131 and a second plate portion 1132 connected to each other. The first plate portion 1131 and the second plate portion 1132 respectively face two different directions, and the first plate portion 1131 and the second vertical plate 114 face the same direction. The bottom plate 111, the top plate 112, the first plate portion 1131, the second plate portion 1132 and the second vertical plate 114 jointly form a sliding groove 115.

The elastic fastener 200 includes an elastic portion 210, a positioning hook portion 220, an operating portion 230, and a fastening portion 240. The elastic piece portion 210, the positioning hook portion 220, the operating portion 230, and the fixing portion 240 are, for example, integrally formed and made of plastic, and the shape of the elastic piece portion 210 is, for example, an arc shape. The positioning hook 220 and the elastic piece portion 210 are connected to the same side of the operating portion 230 and extend in the same direction, and the fixing portion 240 is connected to a side of the operating portion 230 away from the elastic piece 210. In other words, the elastic piece portion 210 and the fixing portion 240 are connected to two opposite sides of the operating portion 230. In this embodiment, the bottom plate 111 has a stopping protrusion 1111, and the stopping protrusion 1111 is located in the sliding groove 115. The elastic piece portion 210, the positioning hook portion 220 and the operating portion 230 are located in the sliding groove 115, and the positioning hook portion is used to hook the stopping protrusion 1111, and the elastic piece portion 210 abuts against the second plate portion 1132.

In this embodiment, the bottom plate 111 further has a guiding protrusion 1112, and the top plate 112 has a guiding protrusion 1121. The two guiding protrusions 1112 and 1121 are all located in the sliding groove 115. The operating portion 230 has two opposite guide grooves 231. The two guiding protrusions 1112 and 1121 are respectively located in the two guiding grooves 231.

In addition, the first vertical plate 113 of this embodiment further includes a third plate portion 1133 and a fourth plate portion 1134. The second plate portion 1132 is located between the first plate portion 1131 and the third plate portion 1133 and connects the first plate portion 1131 and the third plate portion 1133, and the third plate portion 1133 and the first plate portion 1131 face the same direction. The fourth plate portion 1134 is connected to the third plate portion 1133 and faces the second plate portion 1132, and the second plate portion 1132, the third plate portion 1133 and the fourth plate portion 1134 jointly form a groove 1135. Moreover, the operating portion 230 of the elastic fastener 200 further has a groove 232. The two grooves 1135 and 232 are used to accommodate fingers.

In addition, the base portion 110 of this embodiment further includes a third vertical plate 116 and a fourth vertical plate 117. The opposite sides of the third vertical plate 116 and the opposite sides of the fourth vertical plate 117 are respectively connected to one end of the bottom plate 111 and one end of the top plate 112, and the third vertical plate 116 and the fourth vertical plate 117 are respectively located opposite to the top plate 112 Two sides. The third vertical plate 116 is, for example, parallel to the second vertical plate 114 and spaced apart from the second vertical plate 114, and the fourth vertical plate 117 is, for example, parallel to the third plate portion 1133 and spaced apart from the third plate portion 1133. The two cantilever portions 120 are respectively connected to the third vertical plate 116 and the fourth vertical plate 117 and extend in the same direction.

Two opposite sides of the ground elastic piece 300 are fixed to the third vertical plate 116 and the fourth vertical plate 117, and the ground elastic piece 300 extends from the third vertical plate 116 and the fourth vertical plate 117 to the outer surfaces of the top plate 112 and the bottom plate 111. The ground spring 300 is used to prevent electromagnetic interference (Electromagnetic Interference) and electrostatic discharge (ElectroStatic Discharge).

In this embodiment, the user can put the thumb and index finger into the two grooves 1135 and 232, respectively, and apply force to the operating portion 230 of the elastic fastener 200, so that the operating portion 230 faces the main body 100 from one of the cantilever portions 120 to the other. A cantilever portion 120 slides and compresses the elastic piece 210 at the same time, so that the fixing portion 240 moves from a fixing position to a relieving position.

For details, please refer to Figure 7 and Figure 8. FIG. 7 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the virtual hard disk box of FIG. 1 installed in a casing. Fig. 8 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the fixing part of the elastic fastener in Fig. 7 in a position of retreat.

As shown in FIG. 7, when the virtual hard disk box 10 is installed in the casing 20, and the fastening portion 240 of the elastic fastener 200 is located at the fastening position, the fastening portion 240 of the elastic fastener 200 is located in the sliding groove 115 It is externally and fastened in the groove 22 of the side wall 21 of the casing 20. At this time, the virtual hard disk box 10 is fixed in the casing 20 and cannot be taken out of the casing 20 directly. In addition, in the state where the locking portion 240 of the elastic fastener 200 is in the locked position, the elastic force of the elastic piece portion 210 of the elastic fastener 200 will make the positioning hook 220 hook the stop protrusion 1111; thereby, the overall elastic positioning The position of the clamping member 200 keeps the clamping portion 240 fixed in the clamping slot 22 of the side wall 21 of the casing 20 to improve the effect of fixing the virtual hard disk box 10 to the casing 20.

When the virtual hard disk box 10 needs to be taken out of the casing 20, force is applied to the operating portion 230 of the elastic fastener 200 to move the operating portion 230 and compress the elastic piece portion 210, so that the securing portion 240 moves from the securing position To give way. As shown in FIG. 8, when the clamping portion 240 of the elastic fastener 200 is located in the retreat position, at least part of the clamping portion 240 is located in the sliding groove 115 and separated from the clamping groove 22 of the side wall 21 of the casing 20, and is positioned The hook 220 is separated from the stop protrusion 1111. At this time, the virtual hard disk box 10 can be withdrawn from the casing 20.

If the hard disk dummy box 10 needs to be installed back into the casing 20, force is applied to the operating portion 230 to make the fixing portion 240 first be located at the retreat position, and the elastic sheet portion 210 is compressed. Next, as shown in FIG. 8, the hard disk dummy box 10 is inserted into the casing 20, and the fixing portion 240 is aligned with the slot 22 of the side wall 21 of the casing 20. After the fixing portion 240 is aligned with the slot 22, stop applying force to the operating portion 230. At this time, the elastic piece 210 will rebound, causing the fixing portion 240 to move to the fixing position and be locked into the slot 22 (as shown in FIG. 7). In this way, the action of installing the virtual hard disk box 10 back into the casing 20 is completed.

In this embodiment, since the guide protrusions 1112, 1121 of the bottom plate 111 and the top plate 112 are located in the second guide groove 231 of the operating portion 230, the operating portion 230 can be guided by the second guide during the aforementioned sliding operation of the operating portion 230. The guide block 1112 keeps moving in a straight line. Therefore, it is possible to ensure the smoothness of the clamping portion 240 being clamped or detached from the clamping slot 22.

Next, please refer to FIGS. 3 and 9. FIG. 9 is a schematic cross-sectional view of another cutting line of the virtual hard disk box of FIG. 1 installed in the casing.

In the second embodiment, the height H1 of the cantilever portion 120 is equal and smaller than the height H2 of the base portion 110, and there is an abutting surface 130 between each cantilever portion 120 and the base portion 110. After the virtual hard disk box 10 is installed in the casing 20, the two abutting surfaces 130 will abut the limiting surface 23 of the casing 20. In this way, the depth at which the hard disk dummy box 10 is inserted into the casing 20 is positioned to prevent the hard disk dummy box 10 from being excessively deep into the casing 20.

According to the hard disk dummy box disclosed in the above-mentioned embodiment, since the hard disk dummy box achieves the effect of being fastened or unfixed to the case only through simple flexible fasteners, the overall hard disk dummy box is relatively inexpensive to manufacture. Using a virtual hard disk box to fill the case can save costs.

In addition, since the hard disk dummy box compresses the elastic part by sliding the operating part of the elastic fastener, the fastener part of the elastic fastener is fastened to the case or separated from the case, so it is compatible with the hard disk installation There are different ways of fixing or unfixing the hard disk carrier to the case. Therefore, from the appearance of the casing, the virtual hard disk box and the hard disk carrier can be easily distinguished.

Although the present invention is disclosed in the foregoing preferred embodiments as above, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Anyone familiar with similar skills can make some changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. The scope of patent protection for inventions shall be determined by the scope of patent applications attached to this specification.

10: Hard disk dummy box 20: Chassis 21: side wall 22: card slot 23: limit surface 100: main body 110: Base 111: bottom plate 1111: stop bump 1112: guide bump 112: top plate 1121: Guide bump 113: First Vertical Board 1131: The first board 1132: The second board 1133: Third Board 1134: Fourth Board 1135: Groove 114: second riser 115: Chute 116: third riser 117: Fourth Vertical Board 120: Cantilever 130: abutment surface 200: Flex card firmware 210: Shrapnel Department 220: positioning hook 230: Operation Department 231: guide slot 232: Groove 240: card solid part 300: ground shrapnel H1, H2: height

FIG. 1 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of a virtual hard disk box according to a first embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 2 is a partial exploded schematic diagram of Fig. 1. FIG. 3 is a perspective schematic view of FIG. 1 from another perspective. Fig. 4 is a partial exploded schematic diagram of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view of Fig. 1. Fig. 6 is a schematic side view of Fig. 1. FIG. 7 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the virtual hard disk box of FIG. 1 installed in a casing. Fig. 8 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the fixing part of the elastic fastener in Fig. 7 in a position of retreat. 9 is a schematic cross-sectional view of another cutting line of the virtual hard disk box of FIG. 1 installed in the casing.

10: Hard disk dummy box

100: main body

200: Flex card firmware

300: ground shrapnel

Claims (10)

A virtual hard disk box is suitable for installing a casing. The virtual hard disk box includes: A main body; and an elastic fastener, disposed on the main body, including an elastic piece part, an operating part and a fixing part, the opposite sides of the operating part are respectively connected to the elastic piece part and the fixing part; wherein, the The operating portion can slide relative to the main body to compress the elastic piece portion, so that the securing portion moves from a securing position to a relieving position. When the securing portion is in the securing position, the securing portion is used for securing It is fixed to the casing, and when the fixing part is in the relieving position, the fixing part is used to be separated from the casing. For the hard disk dummy box described in claim 1, wherein the main body includes a base portion and two cantilever portions, the two cantilever portions are respectively connected to two opposite sides of the base portion, and the operating portion can be opposite to the The main body slides from one of the cantilever parts to the direction of the other cantilever part. For the hard disk dummy box described in item 2 of the scope of patent application, the base portion includes a bottom plate, a top plate, a first vertical plate, and a second vertical plate, the bottom plate and the top plate are respectively connected to the first vertical plate Two opposite sides of the plate and two opposite sides of the second vertical plate, the first vertical plate includes a first plate portion and a second plate portion connected, the first plate portion and the second plate portion face each other In two different directions, the first plate portion and the second vertical plate face the same direction, and the bottom plate, the top plate, the first plate portion, the second plate portion and the second vertical plate jointly form a chute, The elastic piece portion and the operating portion of the elastic fastener are located in the sliding groove, when the fixing portion is in the fixing position, the fixing portion is located outside the sliding groove, and when the fixing portion is in the giving way position , At least part of the securing part is located in the sliding groove. For the hard disk dummy box described in claim 3, the base portion further includes a third board portion and a fourth board portion, and the second board portion is located on the first board portion and the third board The first plate and the third plate are connected between the parts, the third plate faces the same direction as the first plate, and the fourth plate is connected to the third plate and faces the second plate Part, the second plate part, the third plate part and the fourth plate part jointly form a groove, the operating part has a groove, and the elastic piece part is located between the two grooves. For the hard disk dummy box described in item 3 of the scope of patent application, the elastic fastener further includes a positioning hook portion, the positioning hook portion and the elastic piece portion are connected to the same side of the operating portion and extend in the same direction, the The bottom plate has a stop protrusion, and the stop protrusion is located in the chute. When the fixing part is in the fixing position, the positioning hook part hooks the stop protrusion. When the fixing part is in the fixing position When the position is in the position, the positioning hook is separated from the stop protrusion. For the hard disk dummy box described in item 5 of the scope of patent application, the elastic piece part, the operating part, the fixing part and the positioning hook part are integrally formed. For example, the hard disk dummy box described in item 3 of the scope of patent application, wherein the bottom plate and the top plate each have a guide protrusion, the two guide protrusions are both located in the chute, and the operating part has two opposite guides The two guiding protrusions are respectively located in the two guiding grooves. For the hard disk dummy box described in item 2 of the scope of patent application, the height of the two cantilever portions is less than the height of the base portion, and there is an abutting surface between each cantilever portion and the base portion, the The two abutting surfaces are used for abutting against the casing. For example, the hard disk dummy box described in item 1 of the scope of patent application further includes a grounding elastic piece, the grounding elastic piece is arranged on the main body, and the grounding elastic piece is used for electrically contacting the casing. For the hard disk dummy box described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, the shape of the elastic portion of the elastic fastener is arc-shaped.

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