CN101271354A - bracket structure - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses a bracket structure for assembling an electronic device in a shell. The bracket structure comprises a main bracket, a side bracket, a protrusion, and a guiding chute. The main bracket has a chassis and a bracket sidewall, and the electronic device can be assembled on the chassis. The side bracket can be arranged on the side wall of the shell. The protrusion may protrude from a side wall of the bracket facing a side of the side bracket, and the guide chute may be disposed at the side bracket. Wherein the protrusion can slide in the guiding sliding groove to guide the main bracket to slide into the casing.

Description

bracket structure

technical field

The invention relates to a bracket structure, in particular to a bracket structure for hard disk assembly.

Background technique

With the advancement of technology and the increasing dependence on computer systems, the market's requirements for computing power and data storage capabilities of computer systems have also increased relatively. But as the available space shrinks, the office or factory space occupied by computers and related equipment is expected to be smaller and smaller. Taking the server of computer peripheral equipment as an example, its size is made smaller and smaller as much as possible. Therefore, the hardware equipment in the server is limited in terms of space configuration.

In order to effectively provide and store data required by users, the server must have many hard disks and other storage media to provide data access services. As the size of the server is getting smaller and smaller, the configuration of its internal space is also more restricted, sometimes limited by the assembly space, when assembling peripheral devices such as hard disks, it is impossible to provide enough assembly space, and peripheral devices such as hard disks cannot be horizontally It is placed in the case, so it often collides with other components inside the case.

Therefore, how to reliably assemble peripheral devices such as hard disks in a limited space has become a very important issue.

Contents of the invention

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a bracket structure for assembling electronic devices such as hard disks.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a bracket structure for assembling an electronic device in a housing. The bracket structure includes a main bracket, a side bracket, a protrusion and a guide chute. The main bracket has a chassis and a side wall of the bracket, and the electronic device can be assembled on the chassis. The side bracket can be configured on the casing side wall of the casing. The protruding part can protrude from the side of the side wall of the bracket facing the side bracket, and the guide slide can be arranged on the side bracket. Wherein the protruding part can slide in the guide chute to guide the main bracket to slide into the casing. The electronic device can be a hard disk, and the case can be a server case. The bracket structure may include a handle, which is disposed on the main bracket to facilitate the assembly of the electronic device on the casing. The handle is preferably T-shaped, and the protruding part is preferably a protruding cylinder. The guide chute has an entrance section and an end section, and the protruding part slides into the bottom end of the end section through the entrance section to be positioned. Wherein, the entrance section is preferably an obliquely downward opening, and the end section is preferably a horizontal groove. The side bracket may have a positioning protrusion disposed below the inlet section, the main bracket may have a positioning opening disposed between the side wall of the bracket and the chassis, and correspond to the positioning protrusion, wherein the positioning opening may engage with the positioning protrusion, to position the main bracket in the case. The side wall of the bracket facing the electronic device has a pressing portion for pressing the electronic device on the chassis of the main bracket.

Another form of the present invention is a server, which includes a server casing, a hard disk, and a bracket structure. The bracket structure includes a main bracket, a side bracket, a protruding part and a guiding chute. The main bracket has a chassis and a side wall of the bracket, and the hard disk can be assembled on the chassis. The side bracket can be configured on the casing side wall of the server casing. The protruding part can protrude from the side of the side wall of the bracket facing the side bracket, and the guide slide can be arranged on the side bracket. Wherein the protruding part can slide in the guide chute to guide the main bracket to slide into the server casing. The bracket structure may include a handle, which is arranged on the main bracket, so as to facilitate the assembly of the hard disk on the server case, wherein the handle is preferably T-shaped. The protruding portion is preferably a protruding cylinder. The guide chute has an entrance section and an end section, and the protruding part can slide into the bottom end of the end section through the entrance section for positioning. Wherein, the entrance section is preferably an obliquely downward opening, and the end section is preferably a horizontal groove. The side bracket can have a positioning protrusion, which is arranged below the inlet section. The main bracket can have a positioning opening, which is arranged between the side wall of the bracket and the chassis, and corresponds to the positioning protrusion, wherein the positioning opening can be engaged with the positioning protrusion. Locate the main bracket in the server chassis. The side wall of the casing can have a casing opening, and the side bracket can have a hook, and the hook can engage with the casing opening to fix the side bracket to the side wall of the casing.

The bracket structure of the present invention can effectively control the sliding track of the main bracket and the hard disk in the server casing by means of the sliding of the protruding part in the guide chute, and avoid collision of the bracket structure on the main board in the server casing during assembly. peripheral electronic devices. And by means of the engagement of the positioning opening of the main bracket and the positioning protrusion of the side bracket, the main bracket is effectively fixed, and the use of screws is reduced.

The present invention will be described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments, but not as a limitation of the present invention.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the perspective view of a preferred embodiment of bracket structure of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is the perspective view of another preferred embodiment of the main bracket of the bracket structure of the present invention;

3 is a perspective view of another preferred embodiment of the side bracket of the bracket structure of the present invention;

FIG. 4A is an implementation schematic diagram of a preferred embodiment in which the bracket structure of the present invention is applied to a server;

FIG. 4B is a schematic diagram of the completed assembly of FIG. 4A .

Among them, reference signs:

100: bracket structure 110: main bracket

112: Chassis 114: Bracket side wall

115: Pressing Department 116: Handheld Department

118: Positioning opening 120: Side bracket

122: Positioning protrusion 124: Hook

130: protrusion 140: guide chute

142: Entry section 144: End section

200: server 210: server chassis

212: Case side wall 214: Case opening

216: Protective cover 220: Hard disk

Detailed ways

Referring to FIG. 1 , it is a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the bracket structure of the present invention. The bracket structure 100 includes a main bracket 110 (main bracket), a side bracket 120 (side bracket), a protruding portion 130 and a guide chute 140 . Wherein, the number of side brackets 120 may be two, and the side brackets 120 are disposed on opposite sides of the main bracket 110 . The main bracket 110 has a chassis 112 and a bracket sidewall 114 , wherein the chassis 112 can be rectangular, and the bracket sidewalls 114 can be located on opposite sides of the chassis 112 facing the side brackets 120 . The protrusion 130 can protrude from the side of the bracket side wall 114 facing the side bracket 120, and the guide chute 140 can be arranged on the side bracket 120, and the protrusion 130 can slide in the guide chute 140, along the guide The sliding groove 140 reaches the end, and the main bracket 110 can be pushed to a fixed position. Wherein, the protruding part 130 is preferably cylindrical, so as to reduce the frictional force when the protruding part 130 slides in the guide chute 140 . The entrance section 142 of the guide chute 140 is preferably an opening obliquely downward, and the end section 144 of the guide chute 140 is preferably a horizontal groove, and the protrusion 130 can slide into the end section 144 through the entrance section 142 bottom positioning.

Referring to FIG. 2 , it is a perspective view of another preferred embodiment of the main bracket of the bracket structure of the present invention. The main bracket 110 is also equipped with a handle 116 to facilitate the taking of the main bracket 110, wherein the handle 116 is preferably T-shaped, and the chassis 112 configured on the main bracket 110 does not have a bracket side wall 114. side. Also refer to FIG. 3 , which is a perspective view of another preferred embodiment of the side bracket of the bracket structure of the present invention. The side bracket 120 may have a positioning protrusion 122 disposed below the entrance section 142 of the guide chute 140, and the main bracket 110 may have a positioning opening 118 disposed on the chassis 112 of the main bracket 110 and the side wall of the bracket. 114 and correspond to the positioning protrusion 122 of the side bracket 120 . Wherein, when the protruding portion 130 slides in the obliquely downward entrance section 142 of the guide chute 140 , the main bracket 110 will be inclined at an angle. When the protrusion 130 slides to the bottom of the end section 144, the main bracket 110 is put down with the protrusion 130 positioned at the bottom of the end section 144 as the axis. At this time, the positioning opening 118 of the main bracket 110 can be aligned with the side The positioning protrusion 122 of the bracket 120 engages to position the main bracket 110 on the side bracket 120 .

The bracket structure 100 of FIG. 1 can be applied to the assembly of electronic devices. For example, the electronic device can be assembled on the chassis 112 of the main bracket 110, and the side bracket 120 can be configured on the side wall of the cabinet to be assembled. , with the guidance of the protruding part 130 and the guide chute 140, the main bracket 110 can slide into the casing along the guide chute 140 and be fixed on the side bracket 120, so that the electronic device can be Assembled in the case.

Referring to FIG. 4A , it is an implementation schematic diagram of a preferred embodiment in which the bracket structure of the present invention is applied to a server. The server 200 includes a server casing 210 and a hard disk 220. As shown in the figure, in addition to the hard disk 220, there are other peripheral electronic devices on the mainboard inside the server 200. The space is limited, and it is easy to collide with the peripheral electronic devices when the hard disk 220 is assembled. In addition, in order to utilize the space in the server 200 more effectively, in this embodiment, the main bracket 110 and the hard disk 220 are installed behind the panel (not shown in the figure) of the server 200, therefore, there will be a part of the main bracket 110 and the hard disk 220. The hard disk 220 overlaps with the protective cover 216 of the server casing 210 , and it will be quite inconvenient to assemble with the traditional screw locking method.

In this embodiment, the bracket side wall 114 of the main bracket 110 can divide the main bracket 110 into several areas to place a plurality of hard disks 220 on the chassis 112. The side of the bracket side wall 110 facing the hard disk 200 has a The pressing part 115 uses the pressing part 115 to press the hard disk 220 , and then fix the hard disk 220 on the chassis 112 of the main bracket 110 . The casing sidewall 212 may have a casing opening 214 , and the side bracket 120 is disposed on the casing sidewall 212 of the server casing 210 . The side bracket 120 can have a hook 124 , wherein the hook 124 can engage with the casing opening 214 to fix the side bracket 120 on the casing side wall 212 of the server casing 210 . The hard disk 220 can be assembled on the chassis 112 of the main bracket 110, and the protrusion 130 can slide in the guide chute 140, so that the main bracket 110 and the hard disk 220 can slide along the obliquely downward entrance section 142 of the guide chute 140. , slide into the server casing 210 at an oblique angle to avoid other peripheral electronic devices behind the main bracket 110, and after the bottom end of the end section 144 that slides into the guide chute 140 is positioned, the protrusion 130 is used as the axis center, put down the main bracket 110 , use the positioning protrusion 122 of the side bracket 120 to engage with the positioning opening 118 of the main bracket 110 , and assemble the main bracket 110 and the hard disk 220 in the server case 210 . The schematic diagram of the completed assembly can be referred to FIG. 4B .

From the above preferred embodiments of the present invention, it can be seen that the application of the present invention has the following advantages. The bracket structure of the present invention can effectively control the assembly of the main bracket and the hard disk in the server casing by means of the sliding of the protrusion in the guide chute The angle of inclination during assembly can prevent the bracket structure from colliding with peripheral electronic devices on the motherboard. And by means of the engagement of the positioning opening of the main bracket and the positioning protrusion of the side bracket, the main bracket can be effectively fixed, and the use of screws can be reduced.

Certainly, the present invention also can have other multiple embodiments, without departing from the spirit and essence of the present invention, those skilled in the art can make various corresponding changes and deformations according to the present invention, but these corresponding changes All changes and modifications should belong to the scope of protection of the appended claims of the present invention.

Claims (10)

1. A bracket structure for assembling an electronic device in a casing, characterized in that the bracket structure comprises: A main bracket has a chassis and a side wall of the bracket, and the electronic device is assembled on the chassis; a side bracket, the casing has a casing side wall, and the side bracket is configured on the casing side wall; a protrusion protruding from the side of the side wall of the bracket facing the side bracket; and A guide chute is arranged on the side bracket, wherein the protruding part slides in the guide chute to guide the main bracket to slide into the casing. 2. The bracket structure according to claim 1, wherein the electronic device is a hard disk. 3. The bracket structure according to claim 1, wherein the casing is a server casing. 4. The bracket structure according to claim 1, wherein the bracket structure includes a handle portion disposed on the main bracket to facilitate assembling the electronic device on the casing. 5. The bracket structure according to claim 4, wherein the handle portion is T-shaped. 6. The bracket structure according to claim 1, wherein the protruding portion is a protruding cylinder. 7. The bracket structure according to claim 1, wherein the guide chute has an entrance section and an end section, and the protrusion slides into the bottom end of the end section through the entrance section to be positioned. 8. The bracket structure according to claim 7, wherein the entrance section is an obliquely downward opening, and the end section is a horizontal groove. 9. The bracket structure according to claim 7, wherein the side bracket has a positioning protrusion disposed below the inlet section, the main bracket has a positioning opening configured on the side walls of the brackets between the chassis and corresponding to the positioning protrusion, wherein the positioning opening engages with the positioning protrusion to position the main bracket in the casing. 10. The bracket structure according to claim 1, wherein the side wall of the bracket has a pressing portion, which is disposed on the side of the side wall of the bracket facing the electronic device, so as to press the electronic device on the main bracket The chassis of the rack.

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