TWM465758U - Storage device carrier - Google Patents

Abstract

A storage device carrier includes a first frame, a first support member, a second frame and a second support member. The first frame includes a first base plate and a first side plate. The first side plate is extended from the first base plate. The first support member is pivotally connected to the first side plate. The second frame includes a second base plate and a second side plate. The second side plate is extended from the second base plate. The first base plate is slidably connected to the second base plate. The second support member is pivotally connected to the second side plate. The first support member and the second support member are opposite to each other.

Description

Storage device carrier

The present invention relates to a storage device carrying mechanism, and more particularly to a storage device supporting mechanism capable of carrying storage devices of different sizes.

With the advancement and development of science and technology, computers have gradually become an indispensable necessity in modern people's lives. In general, most of the computer mainframes are equipped with a 3.5-inch hard disk drive (HDD) or a 2.5-inch solid state disk (solid state disk (SSD) storage device for storage operations. The programs and materials required. At present, the storage device needs to be installed in the computer host by using a carrying device. Usually, the storage device is placed inside the carrying device by press fitting, and then fixed by a suitable fixing component. However, the conventional carrier device is a one-piece fixed structure that can only carry a single size storage device. When the user wants to replace the storage device of different sizes, the corresponding carrier device must be replaced at the same time, thereby increasing the use cost.

The present invention provides a storage device carrying mechanism that can carry storage devices of different sizes to solve the above problems.

According to an embodiment, the storage device carrying mechanism of the present invention comprises a first bracket, a first supporting member, a second bracket and a second supporting member. The first bracket includes a first bottom plate and a first side plate, and the first side plate extends from the first bottom plate. The first support member is pivotally connected to the first side plate. The second bracket includes a second bottom plate and a second side plate, and the second side plate extends from the second bottom plate. The first bottom plate is slidably coupled to the second bottom plate. The second support member is pivotally connected to the second side plate, and the first support member is opposite to the second support member. The first bottom plate and the second bottom plate are slidable relative to each other such that the first side plate and the second side plate are separated by a first distance or a second distance. When the first side panel is separated from the second side panel by the first distance When the first support member and the second support member are respectively unfolded relative to the first side panel and the second side panel, a first storage device can be carried on the first support member and the second support member and clamped on the first side panel and Between the second side panels. When the first side panel and the second side panel are separated by a second distance, and the first support member and the second support member are respectively folded relative to the first side panel and the second side panel, a second storage device can be carried on the first bottom panel and the second bottom panel The bottom plate is sandwiched between the first side plate and the second side plate.

In summary, the user can slide relative to the second bottom plate by operating the first bottom plate. Adjusting a distance between the first side plate and the second side plate, and rotating the first support member and the second support member, so that the first support member and the second support member are unfolded or folded relative to the first side plate and the second side plate to carry Different sizes of storage devices. In other words, the present invention utilizes a single storage device carrying mechanism to carry different sizes of storage devices. Not only is it easy to operate, but it also saves on operating costs.

The advantages and spirit of this creation can be further understood by the following detailed description of the creation and the drawings.

1, 1'‧‧‧ storage device carrier

10‧‧‧First bracket

12‧‧‧First support

14‧‧‧second bracket

16‧‧‧second support

18‧‧‧First fixed hole

20‧‧‧Second fixing hole

22, 24‧‧‧ fixing parts

26‧‧‧Slots

30‧‧‧First storage device

32‧‧‧Second storage device

100‧‧‧ first bottom plate

102‧‧‧First side panel

140‧‧‧second bottom plate

142‧‧‧ second side panel

1000‧‧‧Sliding section

1002‧‧‧ card slot

Edge of 1004‧‧

1006‧‧‧Limited slot

1400‧‧ ‧ chute

1402‧‧‧Snap structure

1404‧‧‧Flexible arm

1406‧‧‧Protruding

1408‧‧‧Limited

D1‧‧‧First distance

D2‧‧‧Second distance

D3‧‧‧ third distance

Fig. 1 is an exploded view of a storage device carrying mechanism according to a first embodiment of the present creation.

Figure 2 is an exploded view of the storage device carrying mechanism of Figure 1 from another perspective.

Figure 3 is a combination view of the storage device carrying mechanism of Figure 1, wherein the first side panel is at a first distance from the second side panel.

Figure 4 is a combination view of the storage device carrying mechanism in Figure 3 from another perspective.

Figure 5 is a combination view of the storage device carrying mechanism of Figure 1, wherein the first side panel is at a second distance from the second side panel.

Figure 6 is a combination view of the storage device carrying mechanism in Figure 5 from another perspective.

Figure 7 is a combination view of the storage device carrying mechanism of Figure 1, wherein the first side panel is at a third distance from the second side panel.

Figure 8 is a combination view of the storage device carrying mechanism in Figure 7 from another perspective.

Figure 9 is a schematic view of the storage device carrying mechanism of Figure 3 carrying the first storage device.

Figure 10 is a schematic view of the storage device carrying mechanism of Figure 7 carrying the second storage device.

Figure 11 is a schematic view of the storage device carrying mechanism of Figure 5 carrying the second storage device.

Figure 12 is a combination view of the storage device carrying mechanism according to the second embodiment of the present creation.

Please refer to FIG. 1 to FIG. 8 . FIG. 1 is an exploded view of the storage device supporting mechanism 1 according to the first embodiment of the present creation; FIG. 2 is a view of the storage device supporting mechanism 1 in FIG. 1 from another perspective. FIG. 3 is a combination view of the storage device supporting mechanism 1 in FIG. 1 , wherein the first side plate 102 is separated from the second side plate 142 by a first distance D1; and FIG. 4 is the storage device supporting mechanism in FIG. 3 . 1 is a combination view of another view; FIG. 5 is a combination view of the storage device carrying mechanism 1 in FIG. 1 , wherein the first side plate 102 and the second side plate 142 are separated by a second distance D2; FIG. 6 is a fifth view FIG. 7 is a combination view of the storage device carrying mechanism 1 in FIG. 1 , wherein the first side plate 102 and the second side plate 142 are separated by a third distance D3; 8 is a combination view of the storage device carrying mechanism 1 in FIG. 7 at another viewing angle.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the storage device supporting mechanism 1 includes a first bracket 10, a first support member 12, a second bracket 14, and a second support member 16. The first bracket 10 includes a first bottom plate 100 and a first side plate 102, and the first side plate 102 extends from the first bottom plate 100 such that the first bottom plate 100 and the first side plate 102 are substantially L-shaped. The second bracket 14 includes a second bottom plate 140 and a second side plate 142, and the second side plate 142 extends from the second bottom plate 140 such that the second bottom plate 140 and the second side plate 142 are substantially L-shaped.

In this embodiment, the first bottom plate 100 has a plurality of sliding portions 1000, and the second bottom plate 140 has a plurality of sliding grooves 1400. After the first bracket 10 and the second bracket 14 are assembled, the sliding portion 1000 is disposed in the sliding slot 1400 to slidably connect the first bottom plate 100 to the second bottom plate 140. Therefore, the first bottom plate 100 and the second bottom plate 140 can slide relative to each other such that the first side plate 102 and the second side plate 142 are apart from each other by a first distance D1 (as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4) and a second distance D2. (as shown in Figures 5 and 6) or a third distance D3 (as shown in Figures 7 and 8). In this embodiment, the third distance D3 is greater than the second distance D2, and the second distance D2 is greater than the first distance D1. In addition, the first support member 12 is pivotally connected to the first side plate 102, and the second support member 16 is pivotally connected to the second side plate 142, wherein the first support member 12 is opposite to the second support member 16. Therefore, the first support member 12 and the second support member 16 are respectively rotatable relative to the first side plate 102 and the second side plate 142, and then unfolded relative to the first side plate 102 and the second side plate 142 (as shown in FIG. 3) or folded. (as shown in Figures 5 and 7).

In this embodiment, the first backplane 100 has a card slot 1002, and the second backplane 140 There is a snap structure 1402. When the first bottom plate 100 and the second bottom plate 140 slide relative to each other, the engaging structure 1402 selectively engages or disengages from one edge 1004 of the card slot 1002 to make the first side plate 102 and the second side plate 142 are separated by a first distance D1. , the second distance D2 or the third distance D3. The engaging structure 1402 includes a resilient arm 1404 and two protrusions 1406, and the two protrusions 1406 protrude from the resilient arms 1404. As shown in FIG. 4, when the first bottom plate 100 and the second bottom plate 140 slide relative to each other such that the first side plate 102 and the second side plate 142 are separated by a first distance D1, the two protrusions 1406 are located in the card slot 1002. As shown in FIG. 6, when the first bottom plate 100 and the second bottom plate 140 slide relative to each other such that the first side plate 102 and the second side plate 142 are separated by a second distance D2, the edge 1004 of the card slot 1002 is engaged with the two protruding portions. Between 1406. As shown in FIG. 8, when the first bottom plate 100 and the second bottom plate 140 slide relative to each other such that the first side plate 102 and the second side plate 142 are separated by a third distance D3, the two protruding portions 1406 are located outside the card slot 1002. The side surface of the two protrusions 1406 can be designed as a slope so that the first bottom plate 100 and the second bottom plate 140 can push the slope of the protrusion 1406 during the relative sliding process to elastically deform the elastic arm 1404 upward, thereby making the sliding process more For smoothness.

In addition, the first bottom plate 100 has two limiting slots 1006, and the second bottom plate 140 has two Limiting portion 1408. The limiting portion 1408 is disposed in the limiting slot 1006 to prevent the first bottom plate 100 from being disengaged from the second bottom plate 140. As shown in FIG. 8 , when the first bottom plate 100 and the second bottom plate 140 slide relative to each other such that the first side plate 102 and the second side plate 142 are separated by a third distance D3 , the limiting portion 1408 abuts against one of the limiting slots 1006 . The side is to prevent the user from applying excessive force, so that the first bottom plate 100 is disengaged from the second bottom plate 140.

In this embodiment, the first side plate 102 and the second side plate 142 are respectively formed with a plurality of a first fixing hole 18 and a plurality of second fixing holes 20, wherein the first fixing hole 18 corresponds to a fixing hole (not shown) on both sides of the first storage device 30, and the second fixing hole 20 is connected to the second The fixing holes (not shown) on both sides of the storage device 32 correspond to each other.

Please refer to FIG. 9 to FIG. 11 , and FIG. 9 is the storage device supporting mechanism in FIG. 3 . 1 is a schematic diagram of carrying the first storage device 30, FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram of the storage device carrying mechanism 1 carrying the second storage device 32 in FIG. 7, and FIG. 11 is the storage device supporting mechanism 1 carrying the second in FIG. A schematic of the storage device 32. As shown in Figures 9 through 11, the storage device carrying mechanism 1 of the present invention can be used to carry first storage devices 30 and second storage devices 32 of different sizes. In this embodiment, the first distance D1 is approximately equal to the width of the first storage device 30, the second distance D2 is approximately equal to the width of the second storage device 32, and the third distance D3 is greater than the width of the first storage device 30 and greater than the first The width of the second storage device 32. The first storage device 30 can be a 2.5-inch solid state disk (solid state disk (SSD), and the second storage device 32 can be a 3.5-inch hard disk drive (HDD), but not This is limited.

When the user wants to use the storage device carrying mechanism 1 to carry the first storage device 30, The user can operate the first bottom plate 100 and the second bottom plate 140 to slide relative to each other, so that the first side plate 102 and the second side plate 142 are separated by a first distance D1, and rotate the first support member 12 and the second support member 16 to make the first A support member 12 and a second support member 16 are unfolded relative to the first side panel 102 and the second side panel 142, as shown in FIG. When the first side plate 102 and the second side plate 142 are apart from the first side distance D1, and the first support member 12 and the second support member 16 are respectively deployed relative to the first side plate 102 and the second side plate 142, the user can store the first storage. The device 30 is placed on the first support member 12 and the second support member 16 such that the first storage device 30 is carried on the first support member 12 and the second support member 16 and is clamped to the first side plate 102 and the second side plate 142. Between, as shown in Figure 9. The storage device supporting mechanism 1 may further include a plurality of fixing members 22, and the fixing member 22 selectively passes through the first fixing holes 18 of the first side plate 102 and the second side plate 142 to fix the first storage device 30 to the first Between the side plate 102 and the second side plate 142. In this embodiment, the fixing member 22 can be a screw, but is not limited thereto.

When the user wants to use the storage device carrying mechanism 1 to carry the second storage device 32, The first side plate 102 and the second side plate 142 are separated from each other by a third distance D3, and the first support member 12 and the second support member 16 are rotated, A support member 12 and the second support member 16 are folded relative to the first side plate 102 and the second side plate 142, as shown in FIG. Since the third distance D3 is greater than the width of the second storage device 32, the user can easily place the second storage device 32 on the first bottom plate 100 and the second bottom plate 140, as shown in FIG. Then, the user can operate the first bottom plate 100 and the second bottom plate 140 to slide relative to each other, so that the first side plate 102 and the second side plate 142 are separated by a second distance D2, so that the second storage device 32 is clamped to the first side plate 102. Between the second side plate 142 and the second side plate 142, as shown in FIG. The storage device supporting mechanism 1 may further include a plurality of fixing members 24, and the fixing members 24 selectively pass through the second fixing holes 20 of the first side plate 102 and the second side plate 142 to fix the second storage device 32 to the first Between the side plate 102 and the second side plate 142. In this embodiment, the fixing member 24 can be a screw, but is not limited thereto.

In another embodiment, the fixing member 24 can also be directly disposed on the first side plate 102 and the second side. On the side plate 142. Since the third distance D3 is greater than the width of the second storage device 32, the fixing members 24 disposed on the first side plate 102 and the second side plate 142 do not prevent the user from placing the second storage device 32 on the first bottom plate 100 and the first Two bottom plates 140. In addition, the first support member 12 and the second support member 16 are unfolded relative to the first side plate 102 and the second side plate 142 and are located above the fixing member 24, and the fixing members 24 disposed on the first side plate 102 and the second side plate 142 are also not disposed. The user may be prevented from placing the first storage device 30 on the first support member 12 and the second support member 16.

It should be noted that if the size of the fixing holes on both sides of the first storage device 30 is the same as the size of the fixing holes on both sides of the second storage device 32, the fixing member 22 and the fixing member 24 may be the same fixing member. If the size of the fixing holes on the two sides of the first storage device 30 is different from the size of the fixing holes on the two sides of the second storage device 32, the fixing member 22 and the smaller fixing member of the fixing member 24 may be used to fix the first storage device 30 and The second storage device 32.

With Figure 4, please refer to Figure 12. Figure 12 is a combination view of the storage device carrying mechanism 1' according to the second embodiment of the present creation. The main difference between the storage device supporting mechanism 1' and the above-described storage device supporting mechanism 1 is that each of the first fixing holes 18 and each of the second fixing holes 20 is connected to each other via a slot 26. Thereby, the user can move a single fixing member between the first fixing hole 18 and the second fixing hole 20 to selectively fix the first storage device 30 or the second storage device 32.

In summary, the user can adjust the distance between the first side plate and the second side plate by operating the first bottom plate and the second bottom plate to slide relative to each other, and rotate the first support member and the second support member to make the first The support member and the second support member are unfolded or folded relative to the first side panel and the second side panel to carry different sizes of storage devices. In other words, the present invention utilizes a single storage device carrying mechanism to carry different sizes of storage devices. Not only is it easy to operate, but it also saves on operating costs.

The above descriptions are only preferred embodiments of the present invention, and all changes and modifications made by the scope of the patent application of the present invention should be covered by the present invention.

1‧‧‧Storage device carrier

10‧‧‧First bracket

12‧‧‧First support

14‧‧‧second bracket

16‧‧‧second support

18‧‧‧First fixed hole

20‧‧‧Second fixing hole

100‧‧‧ first bottom plate

102‧‧‧First side panel

140‧‧‧second bottom plate

142‧‧‧ second side panel

1000‧‧‧Sliding section

1002‧‧‧ card slot

Edge of 1004‧‧

1006‧‧‧Limited slot

1400‧‧ ‧ chute

1402‧‧‧Snap structure

1404‧‧‧Flexible arm

Claims (8)

A storage device supporting mechanism, comprising: a first bracket, comprising a first bottom plate and a first side plate, the first side plate extending from the first bottom plate; a first supporting member pivotally connected to the first side plate; a second bracket includes a second bottom plate and a second side plate extending from the second bottom plate, the first bottom plate is slidably coupled to the second bottom plate; and a second support member Connected to the second side plate, the first support member is opposite to the second support member; wherein the first bottom plate and the second bottom plate are slidable relative to each other such that the first side plate is spaced apart from the second side plate by a first a distance or a second distance; when the first side panel is separated from the second side panel by the first distance, and the first support member and the second support member are respectively extended relative to the first side panel and the second side panel, The first storage device may be carried on the first support member and the second support member and sandwiched between the first side plate and the second side plate; when the first side plate is spaced apart from the second side plate by the second distance And the first support member and the second support member respectively It collapses the first side and the second side plate, a second storage device may be carried on the first base plate and the second plate and sandwiched between the first side and the second side plate. The storage device carrying mechanism of claim 1, wherein the first bottom plate has a plurality of sliding portions, the second bottom plate has a plurality of sliding slots, and the sliding portions are disposed in the sliding slots to enable the first The bottom plate is slidably coupled to the second bottom plate. The storage device carrying mechanism of claim 1, wherein the first bottom plate and the second bottom plate are relatively slidable such that the first side plate is spaced apart from the second side plate by a third distance, the third distance being greater than the first The width of a storage device is greater than the width of the second storage device. The storage device carrying mechanism of claim 3, wherein the first bottom plate has a card slot, The second bottom plate has a snapping structure. When the first bottom plate and the second bottom plate slide relative to each other, the engaging structure selectively engages or disengages one edge of the card slot, so that the first side plate and the first side plate The second side panel is spaced apart from the first distance, the second distance, or the third distance. The storage device carrying mechanism of claim 4, wherein the engaging structure comprises a resilient arm and two protruding portions, the two protruding portions protrude from the elastic arm; when the first side plate is spaced apart from the second side plate, the first When the distance is the distance, the two protrusions are located in the card slot; when the first side plate is spaced apart from the second side plate by the second distance, the edge of the card slot is engaged between the two protrusions; When the side plate is separated from the second side plate by the third distance, the two protrusions are located outside the card slot. The storage device carrying mechanism of claim 1, wherein the first bottom plate has a limiting slot, the second bottom plate has a limiting portion, and the limiting portion is disposed in the limiting slot to prevent the first The bottom plate is separated from the second bottom plate. The storage device carrying mechanism of claim 1, wherein the first side plate and the second side plate are respectively formed with a plurality of first fixing holes and a plurality of second fixing holes, and the storage device supporting mechanism further comprises a plurality of fixing The fixing member is selectively passed through the first fixing holes or the second fixing holes to fix the first storage device or the second storage device to the first side plate and the second side plate between. The storage device carrying mechanism of claim 7, wherein each of the first fixing holes and each of the second fixing holes communicate with each other via a slot.