TWI730793B - Server, hard disk assembly device and its hard disk carrier - Google Patents

Abstract

A hard disk carrier includes a casing, a pressing member and a supporting member. Two opening are respectively formed on two opposite end surfaces of the casing. The separating structure of the casing separates a plurality of inserting slots for receiving at least one hard disk module. The pressing member movably covers one of the openings for pressing against the hard disk modules collectively. The supporting member is fixed on another opening for supporting the hard disk modules in the casing.

Description

Server, hard disk assembly device and hard disk carrier

The present invention relates to a hard disk carrier, especially a hard disk carrier that can carry a plurality of hard disks.

A server is a core computer that serves various computers or portable electronic devices in a network system, and can provide network services required by digital living spaces, such as cloud computing and cloud hard drives. Therefore, the host server inevitably needs to be equipped with more hard disk devices in order to carry a larger space of storage resources, and to expand or enhance the functions of the computer. Therefore, it also indirectly contributes to a server with a high storage capacity.

However, due to the intensive processing of cloud computing, a large number of hard disk devices must be repaired, removed or replaced quickly and smoothly to avoid affecting the service efficiency of the server.

Therefore, how to develop a solution to alleviate the above-mentioned shortcomings and inconveniences is actually one of the important issues that relevant industries cannot delay.

The present invention provides a server, a hard disk assembly device and a hard disk carrier to solve the problems of the prior art.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, such a hard disk carrier includes a housing, a partition structure, a pressing member and a supporting member. The shell has an inner space, a first opening and a second opening. The first opening and the second opening are respectively formed on the two opposite end surfaces of the casing and connect to the internal space. The partition structure divides the internal space into a plurality of slots. Each slot is used to receive at least one hard disk module. The pressing member movably covers the first opening for pressing against the hard disk modules at the same time. The support is fixed on the shell to support the hard disk modules in the internal space.

According to one or more embodiments, in the above-mentioned hard disk carrier, the pressing member includes a rod, a cover, and two pivots. The covering part is located on the rod body for pressing against the partition structure and the hard disk modules at the same time. The two pivots are respectively located at two opposite ends of the rod body. The rod body is pivotally connected to the two opposite sides of the shell through the pivot shafts.

According to one or more embodiments, in the above-mentioned hard disk carrier, the housing further includes two wire grooves. The two wire grooves are respectively located on the two opposite sides of the shell. The direction of the long axis of each slot is parallel to the direction of the long axis of each slot. The rod body is slidably located in the wire groove through these pivots for approaching and away from the separation structure.

According to one or more embodiments, in the above-mentioned hard disk carrier, the rod includes a first bracket and two second brackets. The second brackets are respectively located at two opposite ends of the first bracket and extend in a common direction. The covering part is located on the first support, and the width of the covering part is greater than the width of the first support. Each pivot is located at an end of one of the second brackets away from the first bracket.

According to one or more embodiments, in the above-mentioned hard disk carrier, the supporting member is a baffle. The baffle plate is fixed to the two opposite sides of the shell, and is placed horizontally on the second opening, and forms a plurality of gaps with the shell. The connection port of each hard disk module is exposed from one of the gaps.

According to one or more embodiments, in the above-mentioned hard disk carrier, the partition structure is cross-shaped, so that the slots are arranged in the internal space according to a matrix. The rod body includes a first bracket and two second brackets. The first bracket is in a cross shape for pressing against the partition structure and the hard disk modules at the same time. The second brackets are respectively located at two opposite ends of the first bracket and extend in a common direction, and the second brackets are respectively pivotally connected to two opposite sides of the casing.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, such a hard disk assembly device includes a hard disk carrier and a plurality of hard disk modules. The hard disk carrier includes a shell, a partition structure, a pressing member and a supporting member. The shell has an inner space, a first opening and a second opening. The first opening and the second opening are respectively formed on the two opposite end surfaces of the casing and connect to the internal space. The partition structure divides the internal space into a plurality of slots. Each slot is used to receive at least one hard disk module. The pressing member movably covers the first opening to press against the hard disk modules. The supporting member is fixedly located on the second opening to support the hard disk modules, and a plurality of gaps are formed between the supporting member and the casing. The ports of these hard disk modules are exposed from the gaps.

According to one or more embodiments, in the aforementioned hard disk assembly device, the pressing member includes a rod, a cover, and two pivots. The rod body includes a first bracket and two second brackets. The second brackets are respectively located at two opposite ends of the first bracket and extend in a common direction. The covering part is located on the rod body for pressing against the partition structure and the hard disk modules at the same time. The two pivots are respectively located at two opposite ends of the rod body. The rod body is pivotally connected to the two opposite sides of the shell through the pivot shafts. The covering part is located on the first bracket, and the width of the covering part is greater than the width of the first bracket, so as to simultaneously press the partition structure and the hard disk modules. Each pivot is located at an end of one of the second brackets away from the first bracket, so that the rod body is pivotally connected to two opposite sides of the housing through the pivot.

According to one or more embodiments, in the above-mentioned hard disk assembly device, the housing further includes two wire grooves. These wire grooves are located on two opposite sides of the shell. The direction of the long axis of each slot is parallel to the direction of the long axis of each slot. The rod body is slidably located in the wire grooves through the pivot, and is used to approach and move away from the partition structure.

According to one or more embodiments, in the above-mentioned server, the partition structure is cross-shaped, so that the slots are arranged in the internal space according to a matrix. The rod body includes a first bracket and two second brackets. The first bracket is in a cross shape for pressing against the partition structure and the hard disk modules at the same time. The second brackets are respectively located at two opposite ends of the first bracket and extend in a common direction, and the second brackets are respectively pivotally connected to two opposite sides of the casing.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, such a server includes a housing, a circuit module, a plurality of hard disk modules, and a hard disk carrier. The hard disk carrier includes a shell, a partition structure, a pressing member and a supporting member. The circuit module includes a main board and a plurality of connectors. The motherboard is located in the housing, and these connectors are located on the motherboard. Each hard disk module has a connection port. The shell is located in the shell, and the shell has an internal space, a first opening and a second opening. The first opening and the second opening are respectively formed on the two opposite end surfaces of the casing and connect to the internal space. The partition structure divides the internal space into a plurality of slots. Each slot is used to receive at least one hard disk module. The pressing member movably covers the first opening to press against the hard disk modules. The supporting member is fixedly located on the second opening to support the hard disk modules, and a plurality of gaps are formed between the supporting member and the casing. The connecting ports of these hard disk modules are exposed from the gaps, and are respectively connected to the connectors of the circuit modules.

In this way, through the structures described in each of the above embodiments, the user can simultaneously remove or replace multiple hard disk modules through the hard disk carrier, so as to reduce the chance of affecting the service efficiency of the server.

The above description is only used to illustrate the problem to be solved by the present invention, the technical means to solve the problem, and the effects produced by it, etc. The specific details of the present invention will be described in detail in the following embodiments and related drawings.

For the sake of explanation, many practical details will be explained in the following description. However, those skilled in the art should understand that in some embodiments of the present invention, these practical details are not necessary, and therefore should not be used to limit the present invention. In addition, in order to simplify the drawings, some conventionally used structures and elements are shown in the drawings in a simple and schematic manner. In addition, for the convenience of readers, the size of each element in the drawings is not drawn according to actual scale.

FIG. 1 is an exploded view of the hard disk carrier 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the hard disk carrier 100 of FIG. 1 from another perspective. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the hard disk assembly device 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the hard disk assembly device 10 includes a hard disk carrier 100 and a plurality of hard disk modules 500. The hard disk carrier 100 includes a housing 110, a partition structure 200, a pressing member 300 and a supporting member 400. The housing 110 has an inner space 120, a first opening 130 and a second opening 140. The first opening 130 and the second opening 140 are respectively disposed opposite to each other and communicate with the internal space 120, and the internal space 120 is located between the first opening 130 and the second opening 140. The partition structure 200 is fixed in the housing 110 and partitions the internal space 120 into a plurality of slots 230. Each slot 230 is used to receive at least one hard disk module 500. The pressing member 300 movably covers the first opening 130 for pressing the hard disk modules 500 at the same time. The area of the pressing member 300 is smaller than the area of the first opening 130. The supporting member 400 is fixed on the casing 110 to support the hard disk modules 500 in the internal space 120.

In this way, when the pressing member 300 moves to the first opening 130 of the housing 110 and simultaneously presses the hard disk module 500 and the housing 110, the hard disk module 500 is directly clamped against the pressing member 300 and the housing 110. Between the supporting members 400, the hard disk module 500 can be stably stored in the hard disk carrier 100.

More specifically, the housing 110 is a rectangular body, and the first opening 130 and the second opening 140 are respectively formed on two opposite end surfaces of the housing 110. The housing 110 includes two relatively long sides 111 and two relatively short sides 112. Each long side 111 is connected to these short sides 112, and each short side 112 is connected to these long sides 111. The partition structure 200 is, for example, a sheet-shaped partition 210. The sheet-shaped partition 210 is fixed in the internal space 120 and is connected to the long sides 111 of the housing 110 along an extension direction (such as the Y-axis direction). The long axis direction (such as the Z axis direction) of the sheet-shaped partition 210 is parallel to the long axis direction (such as the Z axis direction) of each slot 230. The sheet-shaped partition 210 divides the internal space 120 into two slots 230, so that each slot 230 can receive two hard disk modules 500 stacked on each other. The hard disk modules 500 are arranged in the internal space 120 according to a 2×2 matrix.

The pressing member 300 includes a rod 310, a covering portion 320 and two pivots 330. The covering portion 320 is located on the rod body 310 for pressing against the partition structure 200 and the hard disk modules 500 at the same time. The long axis direction (such as the X axis direction) of the covering portion 320 is perpendicular to the long axis direction (such as the Z axis direction) of the partition structure 200. The two pivots 330 are respectively located at two opposite ends of the rod body 310. The rod body 310 is pivotally connected to two opposite sides of the housing 110 through the pivot shafts 330 respectively. For example, the rod body 310 is U-shaped and includes a first bracket 311 and two second brackets 312. The second brackets 312 are respectively located at two opposite ends of the first bracket 311 and extend in a common direction (such as the Z-axis direction). The covering portion 320 is located on the first bracket 311, and the width W1 of the covering portion 320 is greater than the width W2 of the first bracket 311. Each pivot 330 is located at an end of one of the second brackets 312 away from the first bracket 311.

In addition, the housing 110 further includes two wire grooves 150. The two wire slots 150 are respectively located on the short sides 112 of the housing 110. The long axis direction (such as the Z-axis direction) of each slot 150 is parallel to the long axis direction (such as the Z-axis direction) of each slot 230. The rod body 310 is slidably located in the wire groove 150 through the pivots 330 to approach the partition structure 200 and press against the partition structure 200 and the hard disk modules 500 at the same time. Therefore, the cover 320 of the pressing member 300 can prevent all the hard disk modules 500 from being separated from the first opening 130 of the housing 110.

Furthermore, the supporting member 400 is a strip-shaped baffle 410. The strip-shaped baffle 410 is fixed to the partition structure 200 and the short sides 112 of the housing 110, and is placed horizontally on the second opening 140 (such as in the X-axis direction) to prevent all the hard disk modules 500 from being removed from the housing. The second opening 140 of the body 110 leaves the housing 110. A plurality of gaps G are formed between the strip baffle 410 and the housing 110.

However, the present invention is not limited to the type and position of the supporting member 400. In other embodiments, the supporting member 400 may also be a plurality of stoppers located in the housing 110.

FIG. 4 is a front view of the hard disk assembly device 11 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 4, the partition structure 200 is a cross-shaped cross partition 220, which is connected to the short sides 112 and the long sides 111 of the housing 110 in the internal space 120, so that the slots 230 are in accordance with a 2X2 Are arranged in the internal space 120 in a matrix manner. Each slot 230 is used to receive a single hard disk module 500. The first bracket is a cross-shaped cover 313 for pressing against the partition structure 200 and the hard disk modules 500 at the same time. In this way, as long as a single pressing member 300 can limit the four hard disk modules 500 at the same time, this not only simplifies the structure complexity, but also saves the material cost.

It should be understood that as long as the width of the first bracket is large enough, the covering portion 320 can be omitted in this embodiment.

Figure 5 is a partial schematic diagram of a server 600 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, the server 600 includes a housing 610, a circuit module 620, and the aforementioned hard disk assembly device 10. The circuit module 620 includes a main board 621 and a plurality of connectors 622. The main board 621 is located in the housing 610, and these connectors 622 are respectively located on the main board 621, and are exposed from the gap G (Figure 2) formed between the strip baffle 410 and the housing 110, and are connected to the circuit module respectively 620 of the connector 622.

In this way, when the user moves the hard disk assembly device 10 toward the circuit module 620, the connection ports 531 of each hard disk module 500 in the hard disk assembly device 10 can be connected to the connectors 622 of the motherboard 621 one by one, which not only reduces The installation time also reduces the chance of affecting the service efficiency of the server 600.

FIGS. 6A to 6B are continuous operation diagrams of taking out the hard disk module 500 from the hard disk assembly device 10 in FIG. 5. As shown in FIG. 6A, when a user wants to remove at least one hard disk module 500 of the hard disk assembly device 10, the user pulls the pressing member along the long axis direction of the wire groove 150 (such as the Z axis direction) 300, so that the pressing member 300 slides upward (for example, in the Z-axis direction) relative to the wire groove 150, so that the covering portion 320 of the pressing member 300 is away from the partition structure 200 and the hard disk module 500; then, the user presses the pressing member 300 Use as a handle to pull out the entire hard disk assembly device 10 upwards (such as in the Z-axis direction), so that the connection ports 531 of the hard disk module 500 in the hard disk assembly device 10 are disconnected from the connectors 622 of the motherboard 621 (the fifth Figure); Next, as shown in Figure 6B, the user rotates the pressing member 300 so that the covering portion 320 of the pressing member 300 is away from directly above the first opening 130 of the housing 110, so that the user can A hard disk module 500 is pulled out of the corresponding slot 230.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 6B, each hard disk module 500 includes a bracket 510, a handle 520, and a hard disk body 530. The bracket 510 is a U-shaped outer frame composed of a plurality of side plates 511 and is framed on the hard disk body 530 so that the hard disk body 530 is fixed in the bracket 510. The handle 520 is pivotally connected to the bracket 510 through a pivoting post 540. In this way, the user pulls the hard disk module 500 out of the corresponding slot 230 through the handle 520. It should be understood that the hard disk body is the most common hard disk product, which means a bare disk without any bracket.

Finally, the various embodiments disclosed above are not intended to limit the present invention. Anyone who is familiar with this technique can make various changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention, and they can all be protected in this invention. Inventing. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention shall be subject to those defined by the attached patent application scope.

10, 11: hard disk assembly device 100: hard drive carrier 110: shell 111: Long side 112: short side 120: internal space 130: first opening 140: second opening 150: trunking 200: Separate structure 210: sheet partition 220: cross partition 230: slot 300: pressing piece 310: Rod body 311: The first bracket 312: second bracket 313: cover 320: cover part 330: Pivot 400: Support 410: Strip baffle 500: Hard Disk Module 510: Bracket 511: side panel 520: handle 530: hard drive body 531: Port 540: Pivot 600: server 610: Shell 620: Circuit Module 621: Motherboard 622: Connector W1, W2: width G: gap X, Y, Z: axis direction

In order to make the above and other objectives, features, advantages and embodiments of the present invention more comprehensible, the description of the accompanying drawings is as follows: Figure 1 is an exploded view of a hard disk carrier according to an embodiment of the present invention; Figure 2 is a perspective view of the hard disk carrier of Figure 1 from another perspective; Figure 3 is a perspective view of a hard disk assembly device according to an embodiment of the present invention; Figure 4 is a front view of a hard disk assembly device according to an embodiment of the present invention; Figure 5 is a partial schematic diagram of a server according to an embodiment of the present invention; and Fig. 6A to Fig. 6B are continuous operation diagrams of taking out the hard disk module from the hard disk assembly device in Fig. 5.

100: hard drive carrier

110: shell

111: Long side

112: short side

120: internal space

130: first opening

150: trunking

200: Separate structure

210: sheet partition

230: slot

300: pressing piece

310: Rod body

311: The first bracket

312: second bracket

320: cover part

330: Pivot

W1, W2: width

X, Y, Z: axis direction

Claims (11)

A hard disk carrier includes: a shell, which is a rectangular body, has an internal space, a first opening and a second opening, the first opening and the second opening are respectively formed on two opposite end surfaces of the shell , And connected to the internal space; a partition structure separates the internal space into a plurality of slots, each of the slots is used to receive at least one hard disk module; a pressing member can be slidably connected to the A housing, and movably covers the housing and the first opening for pressing against the hard disk modules at the same time; and at least one support member fixed on the housing for supporting the internal space These hard drive modules. The hard disk carrier according to claim 1, wherein the pressing member comprises: a rod body; a cover part located on the rod body for simultaneously pressing the partition structure and the hard disk modules; and Two pivots are respectively located at two opposite ends of the rod body, wherein the rod body is pivotally connected to two opposite sides of the casing through the pivots. The hard disk carrier according to claim 2, wherein the casing further comprises: two wire grooves respectively located on the two opposite sides of the casing, and a long axis direction of each of the wire grooves is parallel to each of the The direction of the long axis of one of the slots, The rod body is slidably located in the wire grooves through the pivot shafts for approaching and away from the partition structure. The hard disk carrier according to claim 3, wherein the rod body includes a first bracket and two second brackets, and the second brackets are respectively located at two opposite ends of the first bracket and extend in a common direction, wherein The covering portion is located on the first bracket, and the width of the covering portion is greater than the width of the first bracket, and each of the pivots is located at one end of the second brackets away from the first bracket. The hard disk carrier according to claim 1, wherein the supporting member is a baffle, and the baffle is fixed to two opposite sides of the casing, and is placed horizontally on the second opening, and is connected to the casing A plurality of gaps are formed therebetween, and a port of each of the hard disk modules is exposed from one of the gaps. The hard disk carrier of claim 1, wherein the partition structure is cross-shaped, so that the slots are arranged in the internal space according to a matrix; and the rod includes a first bracket and two second brackets , The first bracket is cross-shaped for pressing against the partition structure and the hard disk modules at the same time, the second brackets are respectively located at two opposite ends of the first bracket and extend in a common direction, the second brackets The two brackets are respectively pivotally connected to two opposite sides of the shell. A hard disk assembly device includes: a plurality of hard disk modules, each of the hard disk modules has a connection port; and a hard disk carrier, including: a shell, which is rectangular, has an internal space, A first opening and a second opening, the first opening and the second opening are respectively formed on the two opposite end surfaces of the housing, and are connected to the internal space; a partition structure separates the internal space into a plurality of plugs Grooves, each of the slots is used to receive at least one of the hard disk modules; a pressing member is slidably connected to the casing and movably covers the casing and the first opening, To press against the hard disk modules; and at least one support member fixed on the second opening for supporting the hard disk modules in the inner space, wherein the support member and the housing are formed There are a plurality of gaps, and the ports of the hard disk modules are exposed from the gaps. The hard disk assembly device according to claim 7, wherein the pressing member includes: a rod body including a first bracket and two second brackets, and the second brackets are respectively located at two opposite ends of the first bracket, And extend in a common direction; a cover part located on the first support, and the width of the cover part is greater than the width of the first support, for pressing against the partition structure and the hard disk modules at the same time; and two pivots Shafts, each of the pivots is located at one end of the second brackets away from the first bracket, so that the rod body is pivotally connected to the shell through the pivots The two opposite sides of the body. The hard disk assembly device according to claim 8, wherein the casing further comprises: two wire grooves located on the two opposite sides of the casing, and a long axis direction of each of the wire grooves is parallel to each of the plugs The direction of the long axis of the groove, wherein the rod body is slidably located in the wire grooves through the pivots, so as to be close to and away from the separation structure. The hard disk assembly device according to claim 7, wherein the partition structure is cross-shaped, so that the slots are arranged in the internal space according to a matrix; and the rod body includes a first bracket and two second brackets , The first bracket is cross-shaped for pressing against the partition structure and the hard disk modules at the same time, the second brackets are respectively located at two opposite ends of the first bracket and extend in a common direction, the second brackets The two brackets are respectively pivotally connected to two opposite sides of the shell. A server includes: a housing; a circuit module, including a motherboard and a plurality of connectors, the motherboard is located in the housing, the connectors are respectively located on the motherboard; a plurality of hard disk modules, each Some hard disk modules have a connection port; and a hard disk carrier, including: a shell, which is a rectangular body, is located in the shell and has an internal space, A first opening and a second opening, the first opening and the second opening are respectively formed on the two opposite end surfaces of the housing, and are connected to the internal space; a partition structure separates the internal space into a plurality of plugs Slot, each of the slots is used to receive at least one of the hard disk modules; a pressing member is slidably connected to the housing, and movably covers the housing and the first opening, so as to Pressed against the hard disk modules; and at least one support member fixedly located on the second opening for supporting the hard disk modules in the inner space, wherein the support member and the housing are formed A plurality of gaps, the connection ports of the hard disk modules are exposed from the gaps, and the connectors of the circuit module are respectively connected.

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