TWI862297B - Server and its hard disk holding device - Google Patents

Abstract

A hard disk tray includes a loading bracket, a base, a sliding portion, a handle and a connecting rod. The loading bracket is used to load a hard disk device. The base is used to be fixed on the loading bracket. The sliding portion includes a sliding body being slidably located on the base, and a first latch located at the sliding body. The handle includes a bracket pivotally connected to the base, and a second latch opposite to the first latch and connected to the bracket. The connecting rod is connected to the sliding body and the bracket, respectively. Therefore, when the bracket is rotated to cover the base, the bracket synchronously extends the first latch and the second latch outwards from two opposite sides of the base.

Description

Server and hard drive bay

The present invention relates to a bracket, in particular to a hard disk bracket and a server having the hard disk bracket.

Generally speaking, storage devices are installed in the server chassis through a carrier. When the assembler inserts the storage device into the carrier, the handle of the carrier covers the carrier, and the hook protruding from the side of the carrier is inserted into the hole of the server chassis by turning the handle to fix the storage device on the server chassis.

However, the hook of the fixing structure is a one-sided buckling type, which may cause uneven force on one side of the storage device, bringing uncertain risks to the storage protection of the storage device.

It can be seen that the above-mentioned technology still has inconveniences and defects, which are problems that the industry needs to solve urgently.

One purpose of the present invention is to provide a server and a hard disk bracket thereof to solve the difficulties mentioned in the above prior art.

One embodiment of the present invention provides a hard disk bracket. The hard disk bracket includes a carrier, a base, a sliding member, a handle and a connecting rod. The carrier is used to carry a hard disk unit. The base includes a base body, a groove, a first opening and a second opening. The base body is fixed on the carrier. The groove is located on the top surface of the base body, and the first opening and the second opening are relatively located on the base body and connected to the groove. The sliding member includes a sliding body and a first tenon. The sliding body can be slidably positioned in the groove, and the first tenon is connected to the sliding body and can be retracted in the first opening. The handle includes a bracket and a second tenon. The bracket is pivoted to the base body, and the second tenon is located on the bracket and is configured relative to the first tenon. The connecting rod is located in the groove and is respectively connected to the sliding body and the bracket. When the bracket rotates and covers the groove, the bracket synchronously moves the first tenon out of the first opening and rotates the second tenon out of the second opening through the connecting rod.

According to one or more embodiments of the present invention, in the above-mentioned hard disk bracket, the sliding member further includes a first pivot seat. The first pivot seat is located on one side of the sliding body and is arranged opposite to the first latch. The handle further includes a second pivot seat, and the second pivot seat is located on one side of the bracket. Two opposite ends of the connecting rod respectively have a first pivot and a second pivot, the first pivot is pivotally connected to the first pivot, and the second pivot is pivotally connected to the second pivot.

According to one or more embodiments of the present invention, the hard disk bracket further includes a fastener. The fastener includes a buckle body and a first buckle portion. The buckle body is pivoted to the base and arranged opposite to the second latch. The first buckle portion is on the buckle body. The handle further includes a second buckle portion, which is located at one end of the bracket opposite to the second latch and is used to buckle the first buckle portion.

According to one or more embodiments of the present invention, in the above-mentioned hard disk bracket, the base further includes a linear groove formed on the bottom surface of the base body. The sliding member further includes a sliding rail. The sliding rail is protruded on one surface of the sliding body and can be linearly slidably positioned in the linear groove.

According to one or more embodiments of the present invention, the hard disk bracket further comprises a cover, a first slot, a second slot and a light guide column. The first slot is formed on an inner wall of the slot. The cover is located in the slot and covers the first slot. The second slot is formed on one surface of the cover and forms a columnar space together with the first slot. The light guide column is fixedly located in the columnar space. The long axis direction of the light guide column is coaxial with the long axis direction of the columnar space.

One embodiment of the present invention provides a server. The server includes a chassis, a hard disk unit and a hard disk bracket. The chassis has a receiving slot, a first slot and a second slot, and the receiving slot is located between the first slot and the second slot. The hard disk bracket includes a support frame, a base, a sliding member, a handle and a connecting rod. The support frame can be removably positioned in the receiving slot to support the hard disk unit. The base is fixed on the support frame. The sliding member includes a sliding body and a first tenon. The sliding body can be slidably positioned on the base, and the first tenon is located on the sliding body. The handle includes a bracket and a second tenon, the bracket is pivoted to the base, the second tenon is located on the bracket, and is arranged relative to the first tenon. The connecting rod pivots the sliding body and the bracket respectively. When the hard disk bracket moves into the accommodating slot and the bracket rotates and covers the base, the bracket synchronously extends the first tenon and the second tenon into the first slot and the second slot respectively.

According to one or more embodiments of the present invention, in the above-mentioned server, the sliding member further includes a first pivot seat. The first pivot seat is located on one side of the sliding body and is arranged opposite to the first latch. The handle further includes a second pivot seat. The second pivot seat is located on one side of the bracket. Two opposite ends of the connecting rod respectively have a first pivot and a second pivot, the first pivot is pivotally connected to the first pivot, and the second pivot is pivotally connected to the second pivot.

According to one or more embodiments of the present invention, in the above-mentioned server, the hard disk bracket further includes a fastener. The fastener includes a buckle body and a first buckle portion. The buckle body is pivoted to the base and arranged relative to the second latch. The first buckle portion is on the buckle body. The handle further includes a second buckle portion. The second buckle portion is at one end of the bracket relative to the second latch, and is used to buckle the first buckle portion.

According to one or more embodiments of the present invention, in the above-mentioned server, the base further includes a linear groove formed on the bottom surface of the base. The sliding member further includes a slide rail. The slide rail is protruded on one surface of the sliding body and can be linearly slidably positioned in the linear groove.

According to one or more embodiments of the present invention, in the above-mentioned server, the hard disk bracket further includes a cover, a first slot, a second slot and a light guide column. The first slot is formed on the inner wall of the base. The cover covers the first slot. The second slot is formed on one side of the cover and together with the first slot forms a columnar space. The light guide column is fixed in the columnar space. The long axis direction of the light guide column is coaxial with the long axis direction of the columnar space.

Thus, through the above structure, the hard disk bracket of the present invention is improved into a double-sided buckling form, so that the force on both sides of the hard disk unit in the server is more evenly applied, providing a more stable storage structure, thereby reducing the risk of damage to the hard disk unit.

The above is only used to explain the problems that the present invention intends to solve, the technical means for solving the problems, and the effects produced, etc. The specific details of the present invention will be introduced in detail in the following implementation method and related drawings.

The following will disclose multiple embodiments of the present invention with drawings. For the purpose of clarity, many practical details will be described together in the following description. However, it should be understood that these practical details should not be used to limit the present invention. In other words, in an embodiment of the present invention, these practical details are not necessary. In addition, in order to simplify the drawings, some commonly used structures and components will be depicted in a simple schematic manner in the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a three-dimensional view of a hard disk bracket 300 of an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the hard disk bracket 300 of FIG. 1. FIG. 3 is an exploded view of the hard disk bracket 300 of FIG. 1 observed from another angle. As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, in this embodiment, the hard disk bracket 300 includes a support frame 310, a base 320, a sliding member 330, a handle 340 and a connecting rod 350. The base 320 includes a seat body 321, a groove 325, a first opening 326 and a second opening 327. The seat body 321 is fixed on the support frame 310. The groove 325 is formed on a surface (hereinafter referred to as the top surface 322) of the base 321 facing away from the support frame 310, between the first opening 326 and the second opening 327, and connects the first opening 326 and the second opening 327. The first opening 326 and the second opening 327 are located on two opposite side surfaces 324 of the base 321 opposite to each other.

The sliding member 330 includes a sliding body 331 and a first tenon 332. The sliding body 331 is slidably disposed in the groove 325, so that the sliding body 331 can slide linearly in the groove 325 of the base 321. The first tenon 332 is connected to one end of the sliding body 331, and the first tenon 332 is retractably disposed in the first opening 326.

The handle 340 includes a bracket 341, a first pivot 342, a torsion spring element 343 and a second tenon 344. The first pivot 342 is located on the bracket 341 and is pivoted to the base 321 through a pivot P, so that the bracket 341 rotates around the axis direction of the pivot P (such as the Z axis direction) to the groove 325 of the base 320 or away from the groove 325. The torsion spring element 343 is sleeved on the first pivot 342 and abuts against the bracket 341 and the base 321 respectively to provide elastic force to rotate the bracket 341 away from the groove 325. The second tenon 344 is located at one end of the bracket 341 and is arranged relative to the first tenon 332, for example, it can be retracted in the second opening 327 of the base 320. The connecting rod 350 is inclined in the groove 325 and is respectively connected to the sliding body 331 and the bracket 341. In addition, in this embodiment, the long axis direction of the connecting rod 350 (such as the Y axis direction) is coaxial with the long axis direction of the groove 325 (such as the Y axis direction).

More specifically, the support frame 310 is U-shaped, including a U-shaped frame 311, a plurality of locking portions 313 and a plurality of fixing columns 314. The U-shaped frame 311 has a support space 312 for accommodating a load (e.g., a hard disk unit). The locking portion 313 is located on a side of the U-shaped frame 311 facing away from the support space 312, and is used to be locked on the base 321. These fixing columns 314 extend from the inner wall of the U-shaped frame 311 into the support space 312, and are used to abut against the load (e.g., a hard disk unit).

The sliding member 330 further includes a first pivot seat 333. The first pivot seat 333 is located at one side of the sliding body 331 and is disposed opposite to the first tenon 332. The handle 340 further includes a second pivot seat 345. The second pivot seat 345 is located at one side of the bracket 341. The connecting rod 350 is in a straight line shape, and has a first pivot portion 351 and a second pivot portion 352 at two opposite ends thereof. The first pivot portion 351 is rotatably connected to the first pivot seat 333, and the second pivot portion 352 is rotatably connected to the second pivot seat 345.

The hard disk bracket 300 further includes a fastener 360. The fastener 360 includes a buckle body 361, a second pivoting portion 362, a spring element 363 and a first buckle portion 364. The buckle body 361 is pivoted to the base 321 through the second pivoting portion 362 and is arranged opposite to the second tenon 344. The spring element 363 is located in the groove 325 and abuts against the buckle body 361 and the bottom surface 323 of the groove 325 respectively. The first buckle portion 364 is located on one side of the buckle body 361. The handle 340 further includes a second buckle portion 346, which is located at one end of the bracket 341 opposite to the second tenon 344 and is used to buckle the first buckle portion 364, however, the present invention is not limited thereto.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 3 , the base 320 further includes a linear groove 328, which is formed on the bottom surface 323 of the base body 321 and is connected to the groove 325. The sliding member 330 further includes a slide rail 334. The slide rail 334 is protruding from one surface of the sliding body 331 and can be linearly slidably disposed in the linear groove 328, so that the sliding member 330 is guided to move along the long axis direction (such as the Y axis direction) of the slide rail 334. As shown in FIG. 3 , the sliding member 330 further includes two stoppers 335 , which are respectively located on two opposite side surfaces 324 of the sliding body 331 and in the groove 325 , and are used to abut against the inner wall 325A of the groove 325 , so that the sliding member 330 will not completely separate from the groove 325 from the second opening 327 .

FIG. 4 is an exploded view of the light guide module 370 of FIG. 2. As shown in FIG. 4, the hard disk tray 300 further includes a light guide module 370. The light guide module 370 is located in the groove 325 of the base 320, and the light guide module 370 includes a cover 371, two first narrow grooves 372, two second narrow grooves 373 and two light guide columns 376. The first narrow grooves 372 are formed parallel to each other on the inner wall 325A of the groove 325. The cover 371 is located in the groove 325 of the base 320, and covers these first narrow grooves 372 and the inner wall 325A of the groove 325. The second narrow grooves 373 are formed parallel to each other on one side of the cover 371, and each second narrow groove 373 and one of the first narrow grooves 372 together form a columnar space 378. Each light guide rod 376 is fixedly disposed in one of the columnar spaces 378. The long axis direction (such as the X axis direction) of each light guide rod 376 is coaxial with the long axis direction (such as the X axis direction) of the corresponding columnar space 378.

More specifically, in this embodiment, the cover 371 further has a plurality of positioning holes 374. These positioning holes 374 are formed in one of the second slots 373 at intervals. Each light guide column 376 has a plurality of positioning pins 377 on the same side. The cover 371 has two engaging portions 375, and these engaging portions 375 are located on two opposite side surfaces 324 of the cover 371. The inner wall 325A of the groove 325 of the base 320 further has two positioning grooves 329 facing each other.

Thus, when assembling the light guide module 370, firstly, each light guide column 376 is placed into one of the second slots 373 along the Z-axis direction, and the positioning pins 377 of the light guide columns 376 are respectively inserted into the positioning holes 374, so that the light guide columns 376 are respectively fixed in the corresponding second slots 373; then, the cover 371 is moved into the groove 325 along the X-axis direction, so that the engaging portions 375 of the cover 371 are respectively embedded in the corresponding positioning slots 329, and at the same time, the covering of the first slot 372 by the cover 371 and the formation of the columnar space 378 are completed, so that the light guide module 370 can be installed on the hard disk bracket 300 without tools.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of inserting the hard disk module 200 of FIG. 1 into the server 10. FIG. 6A to FIG. 6C are sequential operation diagrams of the hard disk bracket 300 of the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 5, the server 10 includes a chassis 100 and a plurality of hard disk modules 200. The chassis 100 has a frame 110, a plurality of first slots 130, and a plurality of second slots 140. The frame 110 defines a receiving slot 120, and the receiving slot 120 is located between the first slot 130 and the second slot 140. The first slots 130 and the second slots 140 are respectively located in the frame 110. The first slots 130 are arranged equidistantly along the Z axis on one inner side of the frame 110, and the second slots 140 are arranged equidistantly along the Z axis on the other inner side of the frame 110, and the second slots 140 and the first slots 130 having the same height in the Z axis are aligned with each other. The hard disk modules 200 are sequentially stacked in the receiving slots 120 of the frame 110 along the Z axis. Each hard disk module 200 has the above-mentioned hard disk bracket 300 (Figure 1), and the carrier 310 of the hard disk bracket 300 is used to carry a single hard disk unit 400. The hard disk unit 400 can be, for example, a 2.5-inch hard disk or a 3.5-inch hard disk. Since the hard drive unit is the most common hard drive product, it does not need to be paired with any bracket, and the hard drive unit can also be understood as a "bare drive".

As shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 6A, when the user moves one of the hard disk modules 200 into the accommodating slot 120, the hard disk module 200 moves into the accommodating slot 120 along the X-axis direction; then, as shown in FIG. 6A and FIG. 6B, the user rotates the bracket 341 so that the bracket 341 rotates and covers the groove 325. At this time, on the one hand, the bracket 341 approaches the groove 325 and pushes the sliding member 330 through the connecting rod 350, so that the sliding member 330 extends the first tenon 332 out of the first opening 326 along the Y-axis direction (towards the left, FIG. 6B), and on the other hand, due to the rotation of the bracket 341, the second tenon 344 is rotated out of the second opening 327 (towards the right, FIG. 6B). Thus, as shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 6C , the bracket 341 can simultaneously allow the first tenon 332 extending from the first opening 326 and the second tenon 344 extending from the second opening 327 to extend into the first slot 130 and the second slot 140 respectively. Finally, as shown in FIG. 6C , the user allows the second buckling portion 346 of the handle 340 to buckle onto the first buckling portion 364 of the buckle 360, so that the handle 340 is positioned on the base 320.

In addition, in this embodiment, for example, the server 10 is applied to industries such as artificial intelligence (AI) computing or edge computing (EC). Therefore, the server 10 further includes a learning computing module (not shown) to implement the operation of a specific industry. However, the present invention is not limited to the industry field of the server 10.

Thus, through the above structure, the hard disk bracket of the present invention is improved into a double-sided buckling form, so that the force on both sides of the hard disk unit in the server is more evenly applied, providing a more stable storage structure, thereby reducing the risk of damage to the hard disk unit.

Finally, the above disclosed embodiments are not intended to limit the present invention. Anyone skilled in the art can make various changes and modifications within the spirit and scope of the present invention, and all of them can be protected by the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention shall be determined by the scope of the attached patent application.

10: Server 100: Chassis 110: Frame 120: Receiving slot 130: First slot 140: Second slot 200: Hard disk module 300: Hard disk bracket 310: Carrying frame 311: U-shaped frame 312: Carrying space 313: Locking part 314: Fixing column 320: Base 321: Base 322: Top surface 323: Bottom surface 324: Side surface 325: Groove 325A: Inner wall 326: First opening 327: Second opening 328: Linear groove 329: Positioning groove 330: Sliding member 331: Sliding body 332: First tenon 333: first pivot seat 334: slide rail 335: stopper 340: handle 341: bracket 342: first pivot 343: torsion spring element 344: second tenon 345: second pivot seat 346: second buckle 350: connecting rod 351: first pivot 352: second pivot 360: fastener 361: buckle body 362: second pivot 363: spring element 364: first buckle 370: light guide module 371: cover 372: first slot 373: second slot 374: positioning hole 375: snap-fit part 376: light guide column 377: positioning pin 378: columnar space 400: hard disk unit X, Y, Z: axial direction P: pivot axis

In order to make the above and other purposes, features, advantages and embodiments of the present invention more clearly understood, the attached drawings are described as follows: Figure 1 is a three-dimensional diagram of a hard disk bracket of an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is an exploded view of the hard drive bracket in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is an exploded view of the hard drive tray in Figure 1 from another angle.

Figure 4 is an exploded view of the light guide module in Figure 2.

Figure 5 is a diagram showing how to insert the hard drive module in Figure 1 into the server.

Figures 6A to 6C are sequential operation diagrams of the hard disk tray of this embodiment.

Domestic storage information (please note in the order of storage institution, date, and number) None Foreign storage information (please note in the order of storage country, institution, date, and number) None

300: Hard disk tray

310:Carrier

311: U-shaped frame

312: Carrying space

313: Locking part

314:Fixing column

320: Base

327: Second opening

330: Sliding part

340: Grip

341: Bracket

344: Second latch

346: Second buckle part

350: Connecting rod

360: Fasteners

X,Y,Z: axis direction

Claims (10)

A hard disk bracket comprises: a carrier for carrying a hard disk unit; a base comprising a base body, a groove, a first opening and a second opening, the base body is fixed on the carrier body, the groove is located on the top surface of the base body, the first opening and the second opening are located on the base body opposite to each other and connected to the groove; a sliding member comprising a sliding body and a first latch, the sliding body can be slidably disposed in the groove, the first latch is connected to the sliding body and can be retracted in the first opening; a handle comprising a bracket and a second latch, the bracket is pivoted to the base body, the second latch is located on the bracket and is arranged opposite to the first latch; and a connecting rod is located in the groove and respectively connects the sliding body and the bracket, When the bracket rotates and covers the groove, the bracket synchronously moves the first tenon out of the first opening and rotates the second tenon out of the second opening through the connecting rod. The hard disk bracket as described in claim 1, wherein the sliding member further comprises a first pivot seat, the first pivot seat is located on one side of the sliding body and is arranged opposite to the first latch; The handle further comprises a second pivot seat, the second pivot seat is located on one side of the bracket; and The two opposite ends of the connecting rod respectively have a first pivot and a second pivot, the first pivot is pivotally connected to the first pivot seat, and the second pivot is pivotally connected to the second pivot seat. The hard disk bracket as described in claim 1 further comprises: a fastener comprising a buckle body and a first buckle portion, the buckle body is pivoted to the base and arranged relative to the second latch, the first buckle portion is on the buckle body; and the handle further comprises a second buckle portion, the second buckle portion is at one end of the bracket relative to the second latch, and is used to buckle the first buckle portion. A hard disk tray as described in claim 1, wherein the base further comprises a linear groove formed on the bottom surface of the base body; and the sliding member further comprises a sliding rail protruding from one surface of the sliding body and being linearly slidable in the linear groove. The hard disk bracket as described in claim 1 further comprises: a first slot formed on an inner wall of the slot; a cover body located in the slot and covering the first slot; a second slot formed on one surface of the cover body and forming a columnar space together with the first slot; and a light guide column fixedly located in the columnar space, wherein the long axis direction of the light guide column is coaxial with the long axis direction of the columnar space. A server comprises: A chassis having a receiving slot, a first card slot and a second card slot, wherein the receiving slot is located between the first card slot and the second card slot; A hard disk unit; and A hard disk bracket comprising: A carrier frame removably disposed in the receiving slot for carrying the hard disk unit; A base fixed on the carrier frame; A sliding member comprising a sliding body and a first latch, wherein the sliding body is slidably disposed on the base, and the first latch is disposed on the sliding body; A handle comprising a bracket and a second latch, wherein the bracket is pivoted to the base, and the second latch is disposed on the bracket and is arranged relative to the first latch; and A connecting rod pivotally connected to the sliding body and the bracket, respectively, When the hard disk bracket moves into the receiving slot and the bracket rotates and covers the base, the bracket synchronously extends the first tenon and the second tenon into the first slot and the second slot respectively. The server as described in claim 6, wherein the sliding member further comprises a first pivot seat, the first pivot seat is located on one side of the sliding body and is arranged opposite to the first latch; the handle further comprises a second pivot seat, the second pivot seat is located on one side of the bracket; and the two opposite ends of the connecting rod respectively have a first pivot and a second pivot, the first pivot is pivotally connected to the first pivot seat, and the second pivot is pivotally connected to the second pivot seat. The server as described in claim 6, wherein the hard disk bracket further comprises: a fastener, comprising a snap body and a first snap portion, the snap body is pivoted to the base and arranged relative to the second latch, the first snap portion is on the snap body; and the handle further comprises a second snap portion, the second snap portion is at one end of the bracket relative to the second latch, and is used to snap onto the first snap portion. The server as described in claim 6, wherein the base further comprises a linear groove formed on the bottom surface of the base; and the sliding member further comprises a sliding rail protruding from one surface of the sliding body and being linearly slidable in the linear groove. The server as described in claim 6, wherein the hard disk bracket further comprises: a first slot formed on the inner wall of the base; a cover body covering the first slot; a second slot formed on one side of the cover body and forming a columnar space together with the first slot; and a light guide column fixedly disposed in the columnar space, wherein the long axis direction of the light guide column is coaxial with the long axis direction of the columnar space.