CN202067553U - Data storage device - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model discloses a data storage device, which is suitable for interfering with the movement of an object. The data storage device includes a casing, a connector and a memory chip. Wherein, the housing has a first limiting portion for tightly fitting or adapting at least part of the object to interfere with the movement of the object. Both the connector and the memory chip are configured with a housing, and the connector and the memory chip are coupled to each other. By utilizing the first limiting portion on the housing, the data storage device can have the functions of storing data and interfering with the movement of the object.

Description

data storage device

technical field

The utility model relates to a data storage device, in particular to a multifunctional data storage device.

Background technique

With the development of the Universal Serial Bus (USB) specification and the rise of flash memory, portable hard drives have become one of the indispensable digital products for modern people. Because the mobile hard disk uses flash memory as a storage component, and flash memory is a non-volatile memory that can still save data after power failure, and has the advantages of being able to write and erase, and has fast access speed and low power consumption. After the advent of plug-and-play and hot-swappable products such as hard disks, storage media such as floppy disks and optical discs have declined due to shortcomings such as too small capacity and inconvenient data updates.

Generally speaking, as long as the host system has a transmission interface compatible with mobile hard disk products, it is very convenient to write data into the mobile hard disk or read data in the mobile hard disk, and the portability of data is greatly improved. . Because of this, modern people are more and more accustomed to using mobile hard disks to store various data, and then can process the data on private or public host systems. With the increasing popularity of mobile hard drives, if they can be used for other purposes besides storing data, it will definitely increase the fun and convenience of use.

Utility model content

In view of this, the purpose of the present invention is to provide a data storage device, the limiting portion on the housing of which enables the data storage device to have the effect of interfering with the movement of objects.

To achieve the above purpose, the utility model provides a data storage device, which is suitable for interfering with the action of an object. The data storage device includes a casing, a connector and a memory chip. Wherein, the housing has a first limiting portion, which is used for just fitting or fitting (tightly fit) at least part of the object to interfere with the movement of the object. The connector and the memory chip are coupled to each other and configured in the casing.

In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the housing includes a cover and a main body. The first limiting part is configured on the cover or the main body. The connector and the memory chip are arranged on the main body, and the part of the connector exposed to the main body is detachably covered by the cover.

In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, at least one of the cover and the main body is suitable for being wrapped by objects. The first limiting part has a first notch, which is used to apply a force to the first end of the object to limit the movement of the object.

In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the housing further has a second limiting portion. The second limiting part is configured on the cover or the main body. The second limiting portion has a second notch for applying a force to the second end of the object to limit the movement of the object.

In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the first limiting portion and the second limiting portion are respectively located on two sides of the housing.

In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, one side of the casing has a plurality of first grooves, and the first grooves are used for wrapping the object to limit the displacement of the object.

In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the other side of the casing has a plurality of second grooves, the first grooves and the second grooves are used for wrapping the object to limit the displacement of the object.

In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the housing includes a main body and a clamp, and the main body and the clamp are integrally formed. And the connector and the memory chip are arranged on the main body.

In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the connector is located at the first end of the main body, and the clamp is located at the second end opposite to the first end, and the clamp is bent and extended toward the first end. The first limiting part is formed between the main body and the clamp.

In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the clamp includes a position-limiting projection, which protrudes from the first surface of the clamp toward the main body, and is used to provide an interference force on the object so that the object is at least partially limited to the first position. A limited part.

In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the connector is located at the first end of the main body, the clamp is located at the second end opposite to the first end and extends to the outside of the second end, and the first limiting portion is formed on the clamp.

The advantage of this utility model is that, based on the above, the utility model sets a limiting part on the housing of the data storage device, and uses the limiting part to interfere with the movement of the object to fix the relative position of the object and the data storage device, thereby allowing data storage In addition to storing data, the device can also provide more diverse usage methods such as jamming or clamping objects.

In order to make the above-mentioned features and advantages of the present invention more comprehensible, the following specific embodiments are described in detail together with the accompanying drawings.

Description of drawings

1A, 1B, 1C, and 1D are schematic diagrams of a data storage device according to a first exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

2A and 2B are schematic diagrams of a data storage device according to a second exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a data storage device according to a third exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a data storage device according to a fourth exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

5 is a side view of a data storage device according to a fifth exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a data storage device according to a sixth exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Explanation of main component symbols

100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600: data storage device

110, 210, 310, 410, 510, 610: shell

112, 212, 312: cover body

114, 214, 314, 414, 514, 614: main body

116, 230, 330, 430, 530, 630: the first limit part

116_a, 230_a, 330_a: first gap

120, 220, 320, 420, 520, 620: Connector

130: memory chip (memory chip)

150, 250: wire

151, 251: first end

240, 340: the second limit part

240_a, 340_a: second gap

21, 31: First side

23, 33: Second side

253: second end

35: Third side

41, 61: first end

43, 63: Second end

412, 512, 612: Fixtures

51: First side

540: limit bump

550, 640: paper

612_a: Part I

612_b: Part II

Detailed ways

1A to 1D are schematic diagrams of a data storage device according to a first exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Please refer to FIG. 1A and FIG. 1B at the same time. The data storage device 100 in this exemplary embodiment is, for example, a mobile hard disk, but is not limited thereto. The data storage device 100 includes a housing 110 , a connector 120 , and a memory chip 130 . Wherein, the housing 110 has a first limiting portion 116, and the first limiting portion 116 has a first notch 116_a, which is used for tightly fitting (just fit) or adapting (tightly fit) at least part of the object to interfere with the operation of the object. Move, so as to achieve the purpose of fixing the relative position of the object and the data storage device 100.

In this exemplary embodiment, the housing 110 includes a cover 112 and a main body 114 . Wherein, the first limiting portion 116 is disposed on the cover 112 , and the connector 120 and the memory chip 130 are disposed on the main body 114 . In this exemplary embodiment, the length of the cover 112 is greater than that of the main body 114 . However, in other exemplary embodiments, the length of the cover 112 may be less than or equal to the main body 114 , and the present invention is not limited thereto. In another exemplary embodiment, the first limiting portion 116 is configured on the main body 114 .

As shown in FIG. 1B , the connector 120 and the memory chip 130 are coupled to each other. In an exemplary embodiment, the connector 120 is a Universal Serial Bus (USB) connector, but the present invention is not limited thereto. The memory chip 130 is, for example, a rewritable non-volatile memory. For example, the memory chip 106 can be a multi-level memory unit (Multi Level Cell, MLC) and (NAND) flash memory chip, a single-level memory unit (Single Level Cell, SLC) and a flash memory chip, or other types of flash memory chips etc. The user of the data storage device 100 can connect the main body 114 of the data storage device 100 to a host system having a USB interface through the connector 120, and then write data in the host system into the memory chip 130, or read data from the memory chip 130 Read the data and transfer it to the host system. Since the part of the connector 120 exposed to the main body 114 is detachably covered by the cover 112, when the user does not need to access the data in the memory chip 130, the part of the connector 120 exposed to the main body 114 can be inserted into the cover. Body 112 (as shown in FIG. 1C ), so as to reduce the possibility of damaging the data storage device 100 due to static electricity.

In this exemplary embodiment, the data storage device 100 is suitable for interfering with its movement as a wire or other objects. Wherein, the wires may be, for example, various wires such as earphone wires, charging wires, or transmission wires, and the scope thereof is not limited here. As shown in FIG. 1D , the wire 150 can be wound around the cover 112 , and the first notch 116_a of the first limiting portion 116 is used to exert a force on the first end 151 of the wire 150 to limit the movement of the wire 150 . move. In other exemplary embodiments, the wire 150 may also be wound around the cover 112 and/or the main body 114 . Based on this, the user can store the wire 150 by winding the wire 150 around the housing 110 , and use the first notch 116_a as a clamping point for fixing the wire 150 , so as to prevent the wire 150 from being scattered and facilitate the next use. Based on this, the data storage device 100 not only can store data, but also has the function of a hub, so that users can store and organize various scattered wires.

2A and 2B are schematic diagrams of a data storage device according to a second exemplary embodiment of the present invention. In this exemplary embodiment, the data storage device 200 is, for example, a portable hard disk, but it is not limited thereto. The data storage device 200 includes a housing 210, a connector 220, and a memory chip (not shown). Wherein, the housing 210 includes a cover 212 and a main body 214 , and the connector 220 and the memory chip of the data storage device 200 are coupled to each other and are configured on the main body 214 . Since the main body 214 is the same or similar to the main body 114 of the data storage device 100 shown in FIG. 1A , details are omitted here. The following only describes the differences between the data storage device 200 and the data storage device 100 .

In this exemplary embodiment, the housing 210 of the data storage device 200 has two limiting portions, which are respectively located on adjacent or opposite sides of the housing 210 , or on the same side. In detail, the two limiting portions can be disposed on the cover 212 and/or the main body 214 .

For example, as shown in FIG. 2A , the first limiting portion 230 is located on the first side 21 of the housing 210 and is disposed on the cover 212 , and the second limiting portion 240 is located on the second side 23 of the housing 210 and is disposed on the Cover body 212 . The first limiting portion 230 and the second limiting portion 240 respectively have a first notch 230_a and a second notch 240_a. When the user intends to use the data storage device 200 as a wire gathering tool, as shown in FIG. 2B , the wire 250 (such as an earphone wire, but the present invention is not limited thereto) can be wound around the cover 212 . However, in other embodiments, the wire 250 can be wound around the cover 212 and/or the main body 214 . The first notch 230_a is used to apply a force to the first end 251 of the wire 250 to restrict the movement of the wire 250 , and the second notch 240_a is used to apply a force to the second end 253 of the wire 250 to restrict the wire 250 of the mobile.

Compared with the traditional data storage device, the housing 210 of the data storage device 200 has a first notch 230_a and a second notch 240_a in particular, so as to serve as a clamping point for fixing the wire 250 . It is not difficult to imagine that providing multiple notches to clamp the two ends of the wire 250 can not only further prevent the wire 250 from loosening during storage, but also allow the user to access the wire 250 more conveniently. In this way, while the data storage device 200 is used to store data, it can also be used to gather wires due to the notch structure on the casing 210, thereby improving data portability and facilitating storage and arrangement of users such as earphone cables. The effect of the wire that is often carried with you.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a data storage device according to a third exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Please refer to FIG. 3 , the data storage device 300 is, for example, a mobile hard disk, but the present invention is not limited thereto. In this exemplary embodiment, the data storage device 300 includes a housing 310 , a connector 320 , and a memory chip (not shown). The housing 310 includes a cover 312 and a main body 314 , and a connector 320 and a memory chip coupled to each other are disposed on the main body 314 . Since the main body 314 has the same or similar function as the main body 114 of the data storage device 100 shown in FIG. 1A , the two are only different in appearance, so details are not repeated here.

The housing 310 has a first limiting portion 330 and a second limiting portion 340 . Specifically, the first limiting portion 330 and the second limiting portion 340 are respectively disposed on the first side 31 and the second side 33 of the housing 310 . And in this exemplary embodiment, two sides of the casing 310 respectively have at least one groove.

In this exemplary embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3 , several first grooves 350 are located on the first side 31 of the housing 310 and are disposed on the cover 312 , and several second grooves 360 are located on the side of the housing 310 The third side 35 is also configured on the cover body 312 . However, in another exemplary embodiment, if the length of the main body 314 is longer than that of the cover body 312 , the above-mentioned first groove 350 and the second groove 360 may also be disposed on the main body 314 and located on two sides of the casing 310 respectively.

When using the data storage device 300 to store wires, for example, the wires can be wound around the cover 312 and/or the main body 314, and then the wires are wound around the first groove 350 and the second groove 360 to limit the displacement of the wires. One end of the wire is locked in the first notch 330_a of the first limiting part 330 , and the second end of the wire is locked in the second notch 340_a of the second limiting part 340 .

Through the first notch 330_a, the second notch 340_a, and the above-mentioned first groove 350 and second groove 360 on both sides of the housing 310, it can be ensured that the wire body of the wire to be accommodated can be stably wound around the first groove 350 And in the second groove 360, and use the first notch 330_a and the second notch 340_a to limit the movement of the wire end, so that the wire will not float and loose at will, which increases the convenience of receiving the wire.

In another exemplary embodiment, only the first side 31 of the casing 310 has at least one groove (such as the first groove 350 ). When the data storage device 300 is used to interfere with the movement of a wire (or other objects), the wire can be wound around the cover 312 and/or the main body 314 , and the displacement of the wire is restricted by the first groove 350 .

The housing of the data storage device in the above exemplary embodiment has a notch structure design to integrate the function of storing wires into the data storage device, so that the data storage device has multiple functions of storing data and storing wires, thereby increasing the convenience of use. convenience. However, it must be particularly noted that although in the data storage device described in the above embodiments, both the first limiting portion and the second limiting portion are disposed on the cover, the present invention is not limited thereto. In other words, in other exemplary embodiments, the first limiting portion and the second limiting portion can also be both configured on the main body, or respectively configured on the cover body and the main body.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a data storage device according to a fourth exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Please refer to FIG. 4 , the data storage device 400 includes a housing 410 , a connector 420 , and a memory chip (not shown). The data storage device 400 is, for example, a mobile hard disk, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

The casing 410 of the data storage device 400 includes a clamp 412 and a main body 414 , and the clamp 412 and the main body 414 can be integrally formed or be independent components respectively. The connector 420 is coupled to the memory chip and is configured on the main body 414 . For example, the type of the transmission interface of the connector 120 is a universal serial bus interface, and the memory chip 130 is, for example, a multi-layer memory unit and a flash memory chip or a single-layer memory unit and a flash memory chip, etc., and the present invention is not limited thereto. The user can connect the data storage device 400 to a host system with a universal serial bus interface through the connector 420, and then read and write the data in the host system to the memory chip, or read and store the data in the memory chip into the host system.

In this exemplary embodiment, the connector 420 is located at the first end 41 of the main body, and the clip 412 is located at the second end 43 opposite to the first end 41 , and the clip 412 bends and extends toward the first end 41 . In other exemplary embodiments, the connector 420 and the clip 412 are respectively located at two adjacent ends of the main body, for example.

The first limiting portion 430 is formed between the clip 412 and the main body 414 . The first limiting portion 430 is used to tightly fit or fit at least part of the object to interfere with the movement of the object. In this exemplary embodiment, the first limiting portion 430 interferes with the action of the object in a clamping manner. The object is, for example, paper, or any other object with a planar structure or even a slight thickness. types and materials are restricted. Based on this, the data storage device 400 can not only be used to fix paper as a bookmark, but from another point of view, the user can also set the data storage device 400 in the volume through the mechanism design of the first limiting part 430. Larger objects, thereby reducing the chance of accidental loss due to the small size of the data storage device 400 .

FIG. 5 is a side view of a data storage device according to a fifth exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 5 , the data storage device 500 includes a housing 510 , a connector 520 , and a memory chip (not shown). The data storage device 500 is, for example, a mobile hard disk, but is not limited thereto. The casing 510 of the data storage device 500 includes a holder 512 and a main body 514 . Since the structure of the data storage device 500 is substantially similar to that of the data storage device 400 in FIG. 4 , only the differences between the two will be described below.

As shown in FIG. 5 , in this exemplary embodiment, the clamp 512 includes a limiting protrusion 540 , which protrudes from the first surface 51 of the clamp 512 toward the main body 514 and leans against the main body. 514. When the data storage device 500 is used to interfere with the movement of an object (such as paper 550 ), the movement of the paper 550 will be interfered by the interference force provided by the limiting protrusion 540 . Specifically, at least part of the paper 550 will be sandwiched by the first limiting portion 530 , and the limiting protrusion 540 will further prevent the paper 550 from falling off.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a data storage device according to a sixth exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 6 , the data storage device 600 includes a housing 610 , a connector 620 , and a memory chip (not shown). Wherein, the housing 610 includes a clamp 612 and a main body 614 , and the clamp 612 and the main body 614 are integrally formed. The connector 620 is coupled with the memory chip and is configured on the main body 614 . The user can connect the data storage device 600 to the host system through the connector 620, and then read the data in the memory chip and store it in the host system, or write data into the memory chip.

In this exemplary embodiment, the connector 620 is disposed on the metal guide piece on the surface of the housing 610 , but the present invention is not limited thereto. The connector 620 can also be a high-speed peripheral component connection interface (Peripheral Component Interconnect Express, PCI Express) connector, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, IEEE) 1394 connector, secure digital (Secure Digital, SD) Connector, Memory Stick (MS) connector, Multimedia Card (MMC) connector, Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA) connector, Compact Flash (CF) connection Connector, Integrated Drive Electronics (IDE) connector, Parallel Advanced Technology Attachment (PATA) connector, Universal Serial Bus (Universal Serial Bus, USB) connector or other suitable connectors.

In this exemplary embodiment, the connector 620 is located at the first end 61 of the main body 614 , and the clamp 612 is located at the second end 63 opposite to the first end 61 , and the clamp 612 extends to the outside of the second end 63 . Wherein, the first limiting portion 630 is formed on the clamp 612 . In detail, the clamp 612 has a first part 612_a and a second part 612_b, wherein the second part 612_b partially surrounds the first part 612_a, and there is a gap between the first part 612_a and the second part 612_b, and the gap forms a first limit Section 630. As shown in FIG. 6 , at least part of the paper 640 can be clamped at the first limiting portion 630 .

To sum up, the casing of the data storage device of the present invention has a structural design of a limiting portion, which can be used to interfere with the movement of objects. In this way, the data storage device not only has the ability to store data, but also has the function of gathering wires and/or holding paper and other objects. A data storage device with multiple functions will enhance the fun and convenience of use.

Claims (11)

1. a data storage device is suitable for interfering the start of an object, it is characterized in that, this data storage device comprises: housing, have first limiting section, and this object that is used for close-fitting or is fitted to small part is to interfere the start of this object; Connector is disposed at this housing; And memory chip, be disposed at this housing and couple this connector.

2. data storage device as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, this housing comprises lid and main body, this first limiting section be disposed at this lid and this main body one of them, this connector and this memory chip are disposed at this main body, and the part that this connector exposes to this main body is covered separably by this lid.

3. data storage device as claimed in claim 2, it is characterized in that, one of them is suitable for being twined by this object at least for this lid and this main body, and this first limiting section has one first end that is used for this object and imposes on an acting force to limit first breach that this object moves.

4. data storage device as claimed in claim 3, it is characterized in that, this housing also has second limiting section, this second limiting section be disposed at this lid and this main body one of them, and this second limiting section has one second end that is used for this object and imposes on an acting force to limit second breach that this object moves.

5. data storage device as claimed in claim 4 is characterized in that, this first limiting section and this second limiting section are positioned at the both sides of this housing respectively.

6. data storage device as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that, a side of this housing has at least one first groove, and this at least one first groove is used for twining to limit the displacement of this object to this object.

7. data storage device as claimed in claim 6 is characterized in that, this housing opposite side has at least one second groove, and this at least one first groove and this at least one second groove are used for twining to limit the displacement of this object to this object.

8. data storage device as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that this housing comprises main body and anchor clamps, and this main body and this anchor clamps are formed in one, and this connector and this memory chip are disposed at this main body.

9. data storage device as claimed in claim 8, it is characterized in that this connector is positioned at one first end of this main body, these anchor clamps are positioned at one second end with respect to this first end, and these anchor clamps extend toward this first end bending, and this first limiting section is formed between this main body and this anchor clamps.

10. data storage device as claimed in claim 9, it is characterized in that, these anchor clamps comprise spacing block set, are protruded by one first direction toward this main body of these anchor clamps, are used for providing an interfering edge so that this object to small part is limited in this first limiting section to this object.

11. data storage device as claimed in claim 8, it is characterized in that this connector is positioned at one first end of this main body, these anchor clamps are positioned at one second end with respect to this first end, and these anchor clamps extend toward the outside of this second end, and this first limiting section is formed at this anchor clamps.

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