TW202018701A - Carrier - Google Patents

Abstract

A carrier is adapted for carrying a storage module therein. The storage module has a plurality of positioning holes. The carrier comprises a flexible base plate, two flexible side plates, a connecting plate, and a plurality of positioning pins. The base plate is adapted to abut against the storage module. The side plates are connected to the base plate, and are adapted to abut against the storage module. Each side plate has first and second end portions opposite to each other. The connecting plate interconnects the first end portions of the side plates such that the degree of flexibility of each side plate gradually decreases toward the first end portion thereof. The connecting plate, the side plates and the base plate cooperatively define an accommodating space thereamong for receiving the storage device therein. The positioning pins are disposed on the side plates, and are adapted to be inserted respectively into the positioning holes of the storage module. At least one of the positioning pins is movably mounted onto a corresponding one of the side plates and is located adjacent to the connecting plate.

Description

Carrier

The invention relates to a carrier, in particular to a carrier for hard disks.

In the Internet generation where information is exploding, the demand for the use of servers is increasing day by day. Therefore, multiple hard disk slots are usually arranged in the chassis of the server to effectively increase the overall data storage capacity of the server. Existing hard disks are usually equipped with a removable hard disk fixing mechanism. By installing the hard disk in the removable hard disk fixing mechanism and then inserting it into the hard disk slot of the server, the installation convenience is improved and the server is convenient The maintenance staff can quickly pull out the hard disk fixing mechanism to replace the hard disk when the data storage capacity of the server is insufficient or the hard disk is damaged. However, the existing hard disk fixing mechanism usually includes a housing and a base, and passes through the housing through a plurality of locking members such as screws and then screwed to the screw holes on the side of the hard disk to relatively fix the hard disk fixing mechanism and the housing After that, the housing and the base are relatively fixed, so that the assembly of the hard disk fixing mechanism can be completed and inserted back into the hard disk slot. The overall replacement process is relatively lengthy.

Therefore, one of the objects of the present invention is to provide a carrier that is easy to operate.

Therefore, in some embodiments, the carrier of the present invention is suitable for removable installation of a storage module having a bottom surface and two side surfaces connected to the bottom surface and located on opposite sides, each There are multiple positioning holes on the side. The carrier includes at least a bottom plate, two side plates, a connecting plate, and a plurality of positioning pins. The bottom plate can be flexed and restored to its original state by itself, and has an abutting surface for the bottom surface of the storage module to abut against. The side plates can be flexed by compression and restore to their original state and are connected to the opposite ends of the bottom plate, and can be pressed against the sides of the storage module when the pressure is released, each side plate has a The first end and a second end. The connecting plate connects the first ends of the side plates so that the degree of flexibility of the side plates decreases from the second ends toward the first ends, the connecting plate, the side plates and the bottom plate A storage space for the storage module is defined together. The positioning pins are correspondingly arranged on the side plates and are applicable to the positioning holes pinned to the storage module. At least one of the positioning pins is movable and can be restored to its original state and connected to the side plate And adjacent to the first end, the movable positioning pin is defined as the first positioning pin. The side plates can be compressed and bent back to each other for the storage module to be put in, and the first positioning pin can move in a direction away from the accommodating space under pressure first, and then correspond to when the pressure is released Pinned to one of the positioning holes in the storage module.

In some embodiments, each side board further has a main board portion between the first end and the second end, and at least one of the side boards further has a notch formed in the main board portion And a tongue plate portion extending from the main plate portion into the notch and deflectable relative to the main plate portion, the first positioning pin is disposed on the tongue plate portion.

In some embodiments, the end of the first positioning pin has an upper cutting pin end face and a lower cutting pin end face, and the upper cutting pin end face can be affected by the storage module during the process of putting the storage module into the accommodating space The bottom surface of the group pushes against to move the first positioning pin away from the accommodating space, and the end face of the undercut pin is pushed against the corresponding side of the storage module during the storage module is taken out of the accommodating space The first positioning pin is moved away from the accommodating space.

In some embodiments, the end of each positioning pin provided on one of the side plates has an upper cut end face and a lower cut end face, and the upper cut end face is placed in the storage space in the storage module During the process, the bottom surface of the storage module can be pushed against the positioning pin to move away from the accommodating space. The end face of the undercut pin is corresponding to the storage module during the process of the storage module taking out the accommodating space Is pushed against the side to move the positioning pin away from the accommodating space.

In some embodiments, the bottom plate and the connecting plate are separated by a hollow area, and the area of the hollow area is larger than the area of the abutment surface of the bottom plate.

In some embodiments, the material of the frame is plastic.

In some embodiments, a light guide connected to one of the side plates and extending from the second end to the first end of the side plate is also included.

The present invention has at least the following effects: Compared with the existing hard disk carrier, the hard disk is locked by screws, and the two-piece design of the housing and the base is mostly used. The carrier of the present invention directly sets the positioning pin on the side plate of the carrier , Instead of screws to fix the hard disk, and through the flexible design of the side plates, the maintenance personnel can reversely pull the side plates to expand the storage space, put the storage module into the storage space, and then release the application. Force to restore the side plates to their original positions, and use the positioning pins to fix the storage module, saving the time of screwing screws and assembling the shell and the base.

1 to 3, an embodiment of the carrier 100 of the present invention is suitable for a storage module 9 can be detachably installed, and can be installed together with the storage module 9 in a computer device (not shown) Among them, the computer device may be a desktop computer, a server, an expansion cabinet (Just a Bunch Of Disks, JBOD), etc., so as to realize a tool-free storage medium that is easy to swap and plug. In this embodiment, the storage module 9 has a rectangular bottom surface 91, two side surfaces 92 respectively connected to two opposite long side edges of the bottom surface 91, and a mating connector 93. Each side 92 has two positioning holes 921 spaced apart. The docking connector 93 is used to electrically connect the computer device (not shown). In this embodiment, the storage module 9 is described by taking a Hard Disk (HDD) as an example, but it is not limited thereto.

The carrier 100 includes a frame body 1, a quick-release module 2, and a light guide 3. The frame 1 is made of a flexible plastic material, and in this embodiment, it can be specifically polycarbonate (Polycarbonate, PC for short), ABS resin, a synthetic material of polycarbonate and ABS resin, nylon ( Nylon) etc. In this embodiment, "flexible", "flexible", "flexible" means that the structure and material can be bent and deformed to a certain extent after being stressed, but can be restored to its original state after the force is released . The frame body 1 includes two bottom plates 11, two side plates 12, a connecting plate 13, and four positioning pins 14. In this embodiment, the bottom plates 11 are spaced apart from each other in a first direction D1, and extend horizontally along a second direction D2 perpendicular to the first direction D1. Each bottom plate 11 has an elongated strip shape and can be flexed and restored to its original state, and has a contact surface 111 for the bottom surface 91 of the storage module 9 to abut against. For convenience of description, it is defined that one of the bottom plates 11 is closer to the connecting plate 13 as the first bottom plate 11a, and the other of the bottom plates 11 is the second bottom plate 11b. In addition, in a modified embodiment, the rack body 1 may have only one bottom plate 1.

The side plates 12 respectively extend in the first direction D1 and are vertically connected to opposite ends of the bottom plates 11. Each side board 12 has a main board portion 121, a first end 122 and a second end 123 corresponding to opposite ends of the main board portion 121, an inner board surface 124 facing the other side board 12, and an opposite The outer plate surface 125 of the inner plate surface 124. The inner panel surface 124 has a top side 124a and a bottom side 124b. Specifically, the position between the first end 122 and the second end 123 of the main board portions 121 of the side plates 12 is correspondingly connected to the two opposite ends of the first bottom plate 11a. The second ends 123 are correspondingly connected to two opposite ends of the second bottom plate 11b, and the first ends 122 of the side plates 12 are correspondingly connected to the connecting plate 13. It should be noted that the first bottom plate 11a and the second bottom plate 11b are both connected to the bottom sides 124b of the inner plate surfaces 124 of the side plates 12, and the connecting plate 13 is vertically connected to The first ends 122 of the side plates 12 have the same height as the top sides 124a and the bottom sides 124b of the side plates 12, so that the connecting plate 13, the side plates 12 and the bottom plate 11 A storage space 15 for the storage module 9 is defined together. In addition, the degree of flexibility of the side plates 12 decreases from the second ends 123 toward the first ends 122. In detail, since the flexibility of the side plates 12 closer to the connecting plate 13 is more limited by the connecting plate 13, the bending angle of the side plates 12 adjacent to the connecting plate 13 is smaller, The bendable angle away from the connecting plate 13 is larger. In addition, since the first bottom plate 11a is closer to the connecting plate 13 than the second bottom plate 11b, it is limited by the connecting plate 13, and the flexibility of the first bottom plate 11a is also lower than that of the second bottom plate 11b曲度。 Degree of curvature.

A first hollowed area 16 is spaced between the first bottom plate 11a and the connecting plate 13, and a second hollowed area 17 is spaced between the first bottom plate 11a and the second bottom plate 11b, and in this embodiment, The area of the first hollowed-out area 16 and the area of the second hollowed-out area 17 are larger than the areas of the first bottom plate 11a and the second bottom plate 11b, reducing the area where the bottom plates 11 and the side plates 12 are connected to increase The degree of flexibility of the side plates 12 is not limited thereto. For convenience of description, one of the side plates 12 is defined as the first side plate 12a, and the other of the side plates 12 is the second side plate 12b. Also referring to FIG. 5, the first side plate 12 a further has a notch 126 formed in the main board portion 121 adjacent to the first end 122, and a direction extending from the main board portion 121 toward the first end 122 The tongue portion 127 that enters the notch 126 and can flex relative to the main board portion 121. The position of the notch 126 corresponds to the positioning hole 921 of the storage module 9. In other embodiments, the direction in which the tongue portion 127 extends into the notch 126 may also be away from the first end 122, or even from the top side 124a or the bottom side 124b of the side plate 12 Protruding into the gap 126 is not limited in any direction. Referring to FIG. 4, the connecting plate 13 has an engaging groove 131.

Referring to FIG. 2, FIG. 3 and FIG. 5, the positioning pins 14 correspond to the inner plate surfaces 124 of the side plates 12, and two positioning pins 14 are provided on each side plate 12 to correspond to the pins connected to the The positioning holes 921 of the storage module 9. One of the positioning pins 14 is defined as the first positioning pin 14a, the other is the second positioning pin 14b, and the remaining two are the third positioning pin 14c. The first positioning pin 14a and the second positioning pin 14b are disposed on the inner plate surface 124 of the first side plate 12a at intervals, and the ends of the first positioning pin 14a and the second positioning pin 14b each have a The upper cut end face 141 and the lower cut end face 142. The first positioning pin 14a is movable and can restore itself to the first side plate 12a and adjacent to the first end 122, and the second positioning pin 14b is fixedly connected to the first side plate 12a and adjacent to the first二端部123. Specifically, the first positioning pin 14 is disposed at the end of the tongue plate portion 127, and when the first positioning pin 14a is pressed, the tongue plate portion 127 is bent to cause the first positioning pin 14a to deviate from an initial Position, and when the compressed state is released, due to the flexible characteristics of the tongue portion 127, the tongue portion 127 will interlock the first positioning pin 14a to return to the initial position. The third positioning pins 14c are arranged at intervals on the inner plate surface 124 of the second side plate 12b, and the third positioning pins 14c are fixedly connected to the second side plate 12b. In a modified embodiment, the connection between the first side plate 12a and the second positioning pin 14b may also be designed with a notch 126 and a tongue portion 127 extending into the notch, and the second positioning pin 14 It is arranged at the end of the tongue plate portion 127, so that the second positioning pin 14b can also move in the second direction D2 as the first positioning pin 14a, that is, the second positioning pin 14b will be linked when pressed The tongue portion 127 is bent, so that the second positioning pin 14b moves away from the accommodating space 15 and deviates from an initial position, and when the compressed state is released, the second positioning pin 14b returns to the initial position . In another modified embodiment, the second side plate 12b may be designed with a notch 126 and a tongue portion 127 extending into the notch, and the third positioning pins 14 are provided on the tongue portion 127 At the end, the third positioning pins 14b can also move in the second direction D2 as the first positioning pins 14a.

Referring to FIGS. 2 to 5, the quick release module 2 is connected to the connecting plate 13 and includes a housing 21 connected to the connecting plate 13 and defining a receiving slot 211, and a pivot pivotally connected to the shaft through a rotating shaft Quick release 22 of the housing 21. The quick release 22 has an engaging portion 221 (see FIG. 4 ), a handle portion 222, and a pushing portion 223. The quick release 22 can pivot relative to the housing 21 between a first position shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 and a second position shown in FIG. 6. When the quick-release member 22 is located at the first position, the quick-release member 22 is received in the storage slot 211, the engaging portion 221 is snapped into the engaging slot 131 of the connecting plate 13, the carrier 100 can be combined with the The storage module 9 is inserted into the computer device (not shown). When an external force is applied to the handle portion 222, the quick release member 22 pivots in a pulling direction P1 about the rotating shaft, and the pushing portion 223 rotates synchronously and presses against the computer device. A casing (not shown), forming a point of pressure on the casing, and pivoting the quick release member 22 forward in the first direction D1 by reaction force (lower right corner in FIG. 6) Direction) to drive the carrier 100 that was originally engaged with the computer device away from the computer device.

Referring to FIG. 2, the light guide 3 is disposed on the outer plate surface 125 of the second side plate 12b and extends from the second end 123 of the second side plate 12b to the first end 122 of the second side plate 12b It is exposed to the housing 21 and has a light incident end 31 adjacent to the second end 123 and a light exit end 32 exposed to the housing 21. The light guide 3 is suitable for transmitting the light beam generated by a signal lamp (not shown) that can reflect the operating state of the storage module 9 from the light input end 31 to the light output end 32 for the operator to understand the The operating state of the storage module 9. The signal lamp may be, for example, a circuit board (not shown) provided on an electrical connector connected to the docking connector 93 of the storage module 9, but not limited to this.

The following describes the process of installing the storage module 9 to the carrier 100 in detail with reference to the related drawings. Referring to FIG. 7, first, the top sides 124 a of the side plates 12 are simultaneously pressed to bend the side plates 12 away from the accommodating space 15 away from each other, and the bottom plates 11 are moved closer The direction of the accommodating space 15 is curved in an arc, and the distance between the top sides 124 a of the side plates 12 is temporarily increased to facilitate installation of the storage module 9. Referring to FIG. 8, again, the storage module 9 is slightly tilted down into the accommodating space 15 along the third direction D3, and first a side 92 of the storage module 9 (in FIG. 8 is The two positioning holes 921 on the right side 92) face the third positioning pins 14c on the second side plate 12b, so that the third positioning pins 14 are correspondingly inserted into the two positioning holes 921 to complete the storage Initial positioning of module 9.

Next, let the other side 92 of the storage module 9 (the side 92 on the left side in FIG. 8) continue to move downward. Since the closer the side plates 12 are to the connecting plate 13, the more the flexibility of the side plates 12 is limited by the connecting plate 13, and the bending angle of the side plates 12 adjacent to the connecting plate 13 is smaller. In other words, when the other side 92 of the storage module 9 continues to move downward, the bottom surface 91 of the storage module 9 may hit the first side plate 12a and be close to the first end 122 (see FIG. 2) The first positioning pin 14a prevents the storage module 9 from being smoothly installed in the accommodating space 15. Therefore, in this embodiment, the first positioning pin 14a is designed to be movable, so that when the other side 92 of the storage module 9 continues to move downward, the bottom surface 91 of the storage module 9 will contact the The upper cutting pin end surface 141 of the first positioning pin 14a is pushed against the bottom surface 91 of the storage module 9 to move the first positioning pin 14a away from the accommodating space 15. In detail, after the first positioning pin 14 is pushed against and pressed by the bottom surface 91 of the storage module 9, the tongue plate portion 127 (see FIG. 5) will be bent in a direction away from the accommodating space 15, so that The first positioning pin 14a moves away from the accommodating space 15. The storage module 9 moves synchronously down the end face 141 of the upper cutting pin and presses the side 92 against the end of the first positioning pin 14a until the positioning holes 921 corresponding to the first positioning pin 14a are aligned To the first positioning pin 14a, the first positioning pin 14a is released from the pressure of the side surface 92 and correspondingly inserted into the positioning hole 921, at this time the bottom surface 91 of the storage module 9 has been attached to the bottom plate 11的此borne the surface 111.

Referring to FIG. 9, finally, the pressure applied to the side plates 12 is released, and the side plates 12 are restored to their original state to press against the side surfaces 92 of the storage module 9 to jointly stabilize the storage module 9 Clamped to the carrier 100 to complete the installation of the storage module 9.

In addition, when maintenance personnel want to replace the storage module 9, they can first bend the side plates 12 of the carrier 100 away from each other in the direction away from the accommodating space 15, so that the positioning pins 14 are slightly moved out of the Wait for the positioning hole 921, and then push the first hollow area 16 (see FIG. 2) and the second hollow area 17 (see FIG. 2) against the bottom surface 91 of the storage module 9 with the hand, which will correspond to the first The side of the storage module 9 of the side plate 12a first moves upward, so that the side 92 of the storage module 9 moves upward along the lower cutting pin end surface 142 of the first positioning pin 14a and the second positioning pin 14b, The first positioning pin 14a is pushed against and the tongue plate portion 127 is bent toward the direction away from the accommodating space 15, so that the first positioning pin 14a moves away from the accommodating space 15 and exits the positioning hole 921; one side of the storage module 9 releases the fixing of the first positioning pin 14a and the second positioning pin 14b, and then pushes the other side of the storage module 9 away from the third positioning pins 14c, to Remove the storage module 9 from the carrier 100.

In summary, the frame body 1 of the carrier 100 of the present invention has a flexible design, and the positioning pins 14 are directly provided on the side plates 12 of the frame body 1, and maintenance personnel can pull the side plates 12 in the reverse direction. After the accommodating space 15 is expanded, the storage module 9 is put into the accommodating space 15, and then the applied force is released, so that the side plates 12 are returned to their original positions toward each other, and the storage module 9 is fixed by the positioning pin 14 except It saves the time required to turn the screw in the past, and it is more convenient for the user to operate freehand without the need for additional tools. In addition, considering that the flexibility of the side plate 12 is limited by the connecting plate 13, the storage module 9 may be blocked by the positioning pin 14 when lowered, so the first positioning pin 14a close to the connecting plate 13 is matched with the tongue plate portion 127 , Designed to be movable and able to return to its original state, so that the storage module 9 will not be blocked by the first positioning pin 14a when it touches the first positioning pin 14a, and the first positioning pin 14a corresponds to the positioning hole of the storage module 9 It can be inserted automatically at 921, so it can really achieve the purpose of cost invention.

However, the above are only examples of the present invention, and should not be used to limit the scope of the present invention. Any simple equivalent changes and modifications made according to the scope of the patent application of the present invention and the content of the patent specification are still classified as This invention covers the patent.

100: Carrier 1: frame 11: bottom plate 11a: the first floor 11b: Second base plate 111: close to face 12: side panel 12a: First side panel 12b: Second side panel 121: Main board section 122: first end 123: second end 124: inner surface 124a: top side 124b: bottom side 125: outer panel surface 126: Notch 127: tongue plate part 13: connection board 131: Engagement slot 14: Positioning pin 14a: the first positioning pin 14b: Second positioning pin 14c: Third positioning pin 141: Up cut pin end face 142: Cut the end face of the pin 15: accommodating space 16: The first hollow area 17: Second cutout area 2: Quick release module 21: Shell 211: Storage slot 22: Quick release 221: Engagement Department 222: Handle 223: Pushing Department 3: light guide 31: Light entrance end 32: Light emitting end 9: Storage module 91: Underside 92: Side 921: positioning hole 93: docking connector D1: First direction D2: Second direction D3: Third direction P1: Pull direction

Other features and functions of the present invention will be clearly presented in the embodiments with reference to the drawings, in which: FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the carrier of the present invention when a storage module is installed; FIG. 2 is the A perspective view when the embodiment is separated from the storage module; FIG. 3 is a perspective view from another angle, illustrating that the two third positioning pins of the embodiment are fixedly disposed on a second side plate of the embodiment; FIG. 4 is Another angled perspective view illustrating that an engaging portion of a quick release module of the embodiment is snapped into an engaging groove of a connecting plate of the embodiment; FIG. 5 is a partially enlarged view of FIG. 2 illustrating the implementation An example of a first positioning pin is provided on a tongue portion of a first side plate of this embodiment; FIG. 6 is a partially enlarged view of a variation of FIG. 3, illustrating that a quick release part of the quick release module A pivoting direction is pivoted; FIG. 7 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the storage module before being placed in the carrier; FIG. 8 is a schematic cross-sectional view illustrating that the two side plates of the embodiment are bent back to expand the embodiment A storage space, and the storage module is slightly inclined downward into the storage space; and FIG. 9 is a schematic cross-sectional view illustrating that after the storage module is completely placed in the storage space, the application is released Due to the pressure of the side plates, the side plates will return to their original state and clamp the storage module together.

100: Carrier

1: frame

2: Quick release module

3: light guide

9: Storage module

Claims (7)

A carrying frame is suitable for a storage module to be movably installed. The storage module has a bottom surface and two side surfaces connected to the bottom surface and located on opposite sides. Each side surface has a plurality of positioning holes. The frame includes: at least one bottom plate, which can be flexed and restored to its original state, and has a contact surface for the bottom surface of the storage module to abut against; two side plates, which can be compressed and flexed and connected to the original state by themselves Opposite ends of the bottom plate, and can be pressed against the sides of the storage module when the pressure is released, each side plate has a first end and a second end at opposite ends; a connecting plate, The first ends of the side plates are connected to reduce the flexibility of the side plates from the second ends toward the first ends. The connecting plate, the side plates, and the bottom plate are jointly defined An accommodating space for the storage module; and a plurality of positioning pins corresponding to the side plates and corresponding to the positioning holes pinned to the storage module, at least one of the positioning pins Is movable and can restore itself to the one side plate and is adjacent to the first end portion, defining the movable positioning pin as the first positioning pin; wherein, the side plates can be compressed and bent away from each other, to The storage module is put in, and the first positioning pin can move away from the accommodating space under pressure, and then pinned to one of the positioning holes in the storage module when the pressure is released. The carrier according to claim 1, wherein each side plate further has a main board portion between the first end and the second end, and at least one of the side plates further has a The notch of the main board portion, and a tongue plate portion extending from the main board portion into the notch and deflectable relative to the main board portion, the first positioning pin is disposed on the tongue plate portion. The carrier according to claim 2, wherein the end of the first positioning pin has an upper cut end face and a lower cut end face, and the upper cut end face is in the process of putting the storage module into the accommodating space It can be pushed against the bottom surface of the storage module to move the first positioning pin away from the accommodating space, and the end face of the undercut pin is corresponding to the storage module during the process of the storage module taking out the accommodating space Is pushed against the side to move the first positioning pin away from the accommodating space. The carrier according to claim 1, wherein the end of each positioning pin provided on one of the side plates has an upper cut end face and a lower cut end face, and the upper cut end face is placed in the storage module In the process of entering the accommodating space, the bottom surface of the storage module can be pushed against the positioning pin to move away from the accommodating space. The end face of the lower cutting pin is affected by the storage module taking out the accommodating space The corresponding side of the storage module is pushed against to move the positioning pin away from the accommodating space. The carrier according to claim 1, wherein the bottom plate and the connecting plate are separated by a hollow area, and the area of the hollow area is larger than the area of the abutment surface of the bottom plate. The carrier according to claim 1, wherein the material of the frame is plastic. The carrier according to claim 1, further comprising a light guide connected to one of the side plates and extending from the second end to the first end of the side plate.

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