TWI390514B - Fixing apparatus for data storage device - Google Patents

Description

Data accessor fixture

The invention is a data access device fixing device.

In existing computers and servers, data accessors such as hard disks are often fixed in the casing through a magnetic frame to expand or enhance the functions of the computer. The method of fixing the data accessor to the magnetic frame is further divided into a plurality of methods, for example, the data access device can be directly locked in the magnetic frame by screws; or the sliding rail can be screwed to the data access device first. Side, then slide into the magnetic frame and finally secure the data accessor with screws or other fixing elements. However, in the above method, when installing and removing the data accessor, it is necessary to tighten or loosen a large number of screws, which is cumbersome and inconvenient to operate.

In view of the above, it is necessary to provide a data access device fixing device which is simple in structure and convenient in operation.

A data access device fixing device includes a magnetic frame for accommodating a data access device, the magnetic frame includes a first fixed wall and a second fixed wall, the first fixed wall and the second fixed The inner side of at least one of the walls is provided with at least one fastener for fixing the data accessor. One end of the first fixed wall vertically extends a first end arm, and the corresponding end of the second fixed wall extends vertically and is slidably received therein. a second end arm of the first end arm, the first end arm is pivotally connected to an operating member having at least one pushing wall, the operating member has a blocking surface and an operating portion exposed to the magnetic frame, the second The end arm is provided with a fastening portion and at least one abutting member, the blocking surface abutting against the side of the second end arm facing the second fixing wall, and rotating the operating member The operating portion is disengaged from the locking portion, and the pushing wall of the operating member pushes the resisting member to move the second fixing wall in a direction away from the data access device.

Compared with the prior art, the data access device fixing device locks or unlocks the first fixing wall and the second fixing wall slidable relative to the first fixing wall by rotating the operating member, and the operating member can push the first The fixed wall is remote from the data access device, and the data access device is conveniently unlocked. The data access device fixing device has a simple structure and convenient operation.

Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 3 , which illustrate a preferred embodiment of the data access device fixing device for locking a data access device 10 . The data access device fixing device comprises a magnetic frame 20, an operating member 30, two resisting members 40, a blocking cover 50 and a handle 60. In the present embodiment, each of the abutting members 40 is a pin.

The data accessor 10 includes two opposite side walls 12, and each of the side walls 12 is spaced apart from two fixing holes 123.

Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 together, the magnetic frame 20 includes a first fixed wall 21 and a second fixed wall 22. Two fixing members 211 and 221 are respectively disposed on the inner side walls of the first and second fixing walls 21 and 22 corresponding to the fixing holes 123 of the two side walls 12 of the data access device 10. The front end of the first fixed wall 21 vertically extends a first end arm 24. The first end arm 24 includes two plate bodies 241 and 242 that are vertically connected to the upper and lower sides of the first fixed wall 21, respectively. A baffle 243, 245 is respectively connected to the front and rear edges of the plate bodies 241, 242, and a fixed block 244 is vertically disposed between the plate bodies 241, 242. The free ends of the plates 241, 242 extend forwardly to a pivoting portion 246, the pivoting portion 246 is provided with a pivot hole 247 in the vertical direction. The front side edges of the boards 241 and 242 are respectively provided with a notch 248 adjacent to the pivoting portion 246. The plate bodies 241 and 242 respectively define a pivot hole 249 between the corresponding notch 248 and the pivoting portion 246. The front end of the second fixed wall 22 extends perpendicularly to the first end arm 24 of the first fixed wall 21 and extends a second end arm 26 . The second end arm 26 includes two plate bodies 261 and 262 that are vertically connected to the upper and lower sides of the second fixing wall 22, respectively. The free ends of the plates 261 and 262 are respectively provided with a groove 263. The plates 261 and 262 are respectively disposed adjacent to the second fixing wall 22 with an elongated sliding groove 264 extending toward the corresponding groove 263. The front edges of the boards 261, 262 are respectively provided with a lug 265 at an end adjacent to the corresponding sliding slot 264 away from the second fixing wall 22. The front edges of the boards 261, 262 are adjacent to the corresponding lugs 265. Do not have a perforation 266. A fixing portion 267 is vertically disposed between the plates 261 and 262 adjacent to the middle portion.

The operating member 30 includes a main body 32 having a substantially rectangular cross section and an operating portion 34. A pivoting portion 322 extends from a corner of the main body 32. The pivoting portion 322 is provided with a pivot hole 323. A side surface of the main body 32 opposite to the pivoting portion 322 is a curved surface which is recessed toward the center of the main body 32, and a concave engaging groove 324 is formed in the middle of the curved surface. The operating portion 34 extends outwardly from the corner of the curved surface and the adjacent one side. The curved surface 324 forms an arcuate corner 325 with the adjacent other side. A gap is formed between the middle portion of the main body 32 and the curved surface and the curved corner 325. The upper and lower sides of the central portion of the main body 32 respectively form a substantially pentagon-shaped recessed portion 326, wherein a corner 327 on the side wall of each recessed portion 326 faces the curved corner 325 of the main body 32, and each vertex angle The side of the 327 remote from the operating portion 34 has a push Moving wall 328.

The cover 50 can be mounted on the front side of the first end arm 24 of the first fixed wall 21 of the magnetic frame 20, and the cover 50 is provided with an opening 51.

The handle 60 includes two side walls 62, and a receiving space is formed between the two side walls 62. One end of the handle 60 is provided with a buckle 61 that can be fastened to the cover 50, and the two side walls 62 of the other end are respectively provided with a through hole 63.

When assembling, firstly, the second end arm 26 of the second fixing wall 22 is inserted between the plates 241, 242 from the free end of the first end arm 24 of the first fixing wall 21 until the second end The groove 263 of the free end of the plate 261, 262 of the arm 26 abuts against the fixing block 244 of the first end arm 24. The front and rear edges of the plates 261, 262 are respectively blocked by the first end arm 24. Plates 243, 245. At this time, the second end arm 26 is slidably received in the first end arm 24, and the pivot holes 249 on the plate bodies 241, 242 of the first end arm 24 are respectively aligned with the second end arm 26 The sliding groove 264 of the plate body 261, 262 is adjacent to one end of the second fixing wall 22, and the through hole 266 of the plate body 261, 262 of the second end arm 26 is exposed to the plate body 241 of the first end arm 24, A gap 248 on 242. Next, the operating member 30 is placed between the plates 261, 262 of the second end arm 26 such that the operating portion 34 of the operating member 30 faces the outside of the magnetic frame 20, and the pivoting portion 322 of the operating member 30 The pivot hole 323 is aligned with the pivot hole 249 on the plate bodies 241, 242 of the first end arm 24. Inserting a pin 80 into the pivot hole 249 of the baffle 241 of the first end arm 24, the sliding groove 264 of the baffle 261 of the second end arm 26, the pivot hole 323 of the operating member 30, the first The sliding groove 264 of the baffle 262 of the two end arms 26 and the pivot hole 249 of the baffle 242 of the first end arm 24, thereby pivotally pivoting the operating member 30 to the magnetic frame 20. At this time, the pin 80 abuts against the plates The chute 264 of the 261, 262 is adjacent to one end of the second fixed wall 22. Rotating the operating member 30 in the direction of the first fixed wall 21 until the locking portion 267 of the second end arm 26 is engaged with the arcuate slot 324 of the operating member 30, and the operating member 30 stops rotating. The second fixing wall 22 is locked to the first fixing wall 21. The abutting members 40 are respectively inserted into the through holes 266 of the plate bodies 261 and 262 from the upper and lower sides of the second end arms 26, and the bottoms of the abutting members 40 are respectively received in the two recessed portions 326 of the operating member 30. The tops of the stops 40 are flush with the plates 261, 262, respectively. Finally, the cover 50 is mounted on the front side of the first end arm 24, and the operating portion 34 of the operating member 30 passes through the opening 51 of the cover 50 to be exposed to the cover 50. The two side walls of the handle 60 are clamped to the two sides of the pivoting portion 246 of the first end arm 24 such that the through hole 63 of the handle 60 is aligned with the pivot hole 247 of the pivoting portion 246, a pin 70 The through hole 63 of one side wall of the handle 60, the pivot hole 247 of the pivoting portion 246 and the through hole 63 of the other side wall of the handle 60 are sequentially inserted, so that the handle 60 is pivotally mounted on the magnetic frame 20 . The handle 60 is rotated, and the buckle 61 of the handle 60 is fastened to the cover 50. The operating portion 34 of the operating member 30 is received in the receiving space of the handle 60 to prevent erroneous operation of the operating member 30, such as Figure 3 and Figure 4.

Referring to FIG. 5, when the data accessor 10 is to be loaded, the handle 60 is outwardly toggled to disengage the handle 60 from the cover 50. Continuing to refer to FIG. 6 to FIG. 7 , the operating portion 34 of the operating member 30 is rotated outwardly, and the operating portion 34 drives the main body 32 of the operating member 30 to rotate outward until the securing portion 267 of the second end arm 26 is disengaged from the operating portion 34 . The arcuate slot 324 of the operating member 30 passes over the arcuate corner 325 of the operating member 30, and the second fixed wall 22 is unlocked from the first fixed wall 21. At this time, the resisting members 40 are respectively corresponding to the operating member 30. The apex angle 327 of the recess 326. The driving portion 34 is further rotated, and the pushing wall 328 of the recessed portion 326 pushes the corresponding abutting member 40 to move the second fixing wall 22 away from the first fixed wall 21. When the operating portion 34 abuts against the pivoting portion 246 of the first end arm 24, the operating member 30 stops rotating, and the second fixing wall 22 is pulled by hand in a direction away from the first fixing wall 21 until the The end of the sliding groove 264 of the second end arm 26 away from the second fixing wall 22 abuts against the pin 80 respectively. At this time, the distance between the second fixed wall 22 and the first fixed wall 21 is the farthest, as shown in FIG. The data access device 10 is placed between the first fixed wall 21 and the second fixed wall 22, so that the fastener 211 on the first fixed wall 21 is inserted into the corresponding fixing hole 123 of the data access device 10. Referring again to FIG. 7 , the second fixing wall 22 is pushed in the direction of the first fixing wall 21 until the abutting members 40 respectively abut against the pushing wall 328 of the corresponding recess 326 of the operating member 30 . The second fixed wall 22 is further pushed, and the resisting member 40 pushes the pushing wall 328 of the corresponding recessed portion 326 of the operating member 30 to rotate the operating member 30 in the direction of the first fixed wall 21 until the second end arm The recess 263 of the free end of the plate 261, 262 of the 26 is abutted against the fixing block 244 of the first end arm 24, and the pin 80 abuts against the sliding groove 264 of the plate 261, 262 adjacent to the second fixed wall At one end of the 22, the fastener 221 on the second fixed wall 21 is inserted into the corresponding fixing hole 123 of the data accessor 10, as shown in FIG. At this time, the abutting members 40 are respectively at the top corners 327 of the corresponding recessed portions 326 of the operating member 30. The operation portion 34 is rotated in the direction of the first fixed wall 21, and the curved corner 325 of the operating member 30 passes over the fastening portion 267 of the second end arm 26, and the slot 324 of the operating member 30 is locked to the locking portion. The portion 267 is as shown in FIG. 5 such that the second fixed wall 22 is locked to the first fixed wall 21, and the data accessor 10 is locked. Referring to FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, the handle 60 is rotated, and the handle 60 is locked. The cover 50 also blocks the operating portion 34 of the operating member 30.

When the data accessor 10 is to be taken out, the handle 60 is only required to be rotated outward, and then the operating portion 34 of the operating member 30 is rotated outward to push the second fixed wall 22 away by a certain distance, and then the outer portion is pulled outward. The wall 22 is fixed so that the data accessor 10 can be taken out.

In other embodiments, the main body 32 of the operating member 30 may have a circular or other convex polygonal shape. The recessed slot 324 is disposed at one side of the operating member 30; the recess of the operating member 30 It can also be similar to a circular or other convex polygon.

In summary, the present invention complies with the requirements of the invention patent and submits a patent application according to law. The above description is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and equivalent modifications or variations made by those skilled in the art will be included in the following claims.

10‧‧‧Data accessor

12, 62‧‧‧ side wall

123‧‧‧rails

20‧‧‧Magnetic frame

21‧‧‧First fixed wall

22‧‧‧Second fixed wall

211, 221‧‧‧ card firmware

24‧‧‧First end arm

241, 242, 261, 262‧‧‧ plates

243, 245‧‧ ‧ baffle

244‧‧‧Fixed block

246, 322‧‧‧ pivoting department

247, 249‧‧‧ pivot holes

26‧‧‧second end arm

263‧‧‧ Groove

264‧‧‧Long chute

265‧‧‧ lugs

266‧‧‧Perforation

267‧‧‧Card Department

30‧‧‧Operating parts

32‧‧‧ Subject

324‧‧‧ card slot

325‧‧‧ corner

326‧‧‧Depression

327‧‧‧Top corner

328‧‧‧ pushing the wall

34‧‧‧Operation Department

40‧‧‧Resistance

50‧‧ ‧ cover

51‧‧‧ openings

60‧‧‧Handle

61‧‧‧ buckle

63‧‧‧through hole

70, 80‧‧ ‧ pin

1 is an exploded perspective view of a preferred embodiment of a data accessor fixture of the present invention and a data access device.

2 is an exploded perspective view of the preferred embodiment of the data accessor fixture of the present invention and the data accessor in another direction.

3 is a perspective assembled view of a preferred embodiment of the data accessor fixture of the present invention and the data accessor.

Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view of Figure 3 in another direction.

5 to 7 are cross-sectional views showing preferred embodiments of the data accessor fixing device of the present invention in different states.

Figure 8 is a cross-sectional view of the preferred embodiment of the data accessor fixture of the present invention with the data accessor fully unlocked.

21‧‧‧First fixed wall

22‧‧‧Second fixed wall

264‧‧‧Long chute

267‧‧‧Card Department

324‧‧‧ card slot

325‧‧‧ corner

327‧‧‧Top corner

328‧‧‧ pushing the wall

34‧‧‧Operation Department

40‧‧‧Resistance

60‧‧‧Handle

61‧‧‧ buckle

80‧‧‧ pin

Claims (9)

A data access device fixing device includes a magnetic frame for accommodating a data access device, the magnetic frame includes a first fixed wall and a second fixed wall, the first fixed wall and the second fixed The inner side of at least one of the walls is provided with at least one fastener for fixing the data accessor. One end of the first fixed wall vertically extends a first end arm, and the corresponding end of the second fixed wall extends vertically and is slidably received therein. a second end arm of the first end arm, the first end arm is pivotally connected to an operating member having at least one pushing wall, the operating member has a blocking surface and an operating portion exposed to the magnetic frame, the second The end arm is provided with a fastening portion and at least one abutting member, the blocking surface abutting against the side of the second end arm facing the second fixing wall, preventing the second end arm from the first end The arm is disengaged and rotates the operating portion of the operating member, the blocking surface is disengaged from the locking portion, and the pushing wall of the operating member pushes the resisting member to move the second fixing wall to move away from the data access device. . The data access device fixing device of claim 1, wherein the first end arm and the second end arm respectively comprise two plate bodies, and the two end plates of the first end arm respectively have a pivot hole The two end plates of the second end arm are respectively provided with an elongated sliding slot. The operating member is received between the two plates of the second end arm, and the operating member is provided with a pivoting portion having a pivot hole. a pin shaft is sequentially inserted into a pivot hole of the first end arm, a sliding slot of the second end arm, a pivot hole of the operating member, another sliding slot of the second end arm, and the first end Another pivoting hole of the arm pivotally mounts the operating member to the magnetic frame. The data access device fixing device of claim 2, wherein a fixing block is disposed between the plates of the first end arm, and the two plates of the second end arm are received in the first end arm Between the two plates, the two plates of the second end arm The free ends are respectively provided with a recess that abuts the fixed block. The data access device fixing device according to claim 1, wherein the operating member comprises a main body, and the stopping surface is a concave curved surface of the main body corresponding to the fixing portion, the curved surface The central recess forms a card slot for engaging the securing portion. The data access device fixing device of claim 4, wherein the main body has a substantially pentagon or a circular cross section, and the curved surface is disposed at one side of the main body. The data accessor fixture of claim 5, wherein the operating portion extends from a curved surface of the body and a corner of an adjacent side. The data access device fixing device according to claim 6, wherein the middle portion of the main body is provided with at least one concave portion, and the side wall of the concave portion has a vertex angle facing the curved surface and the phase of the main body. A corner of the other side of the adjacent portion, the pushing wall of the recessed portion is disposed at a side of the top corner away from the operating portion. The data access device fixing device of claim 7, wherein the recessed portion is substantially a regular pentagon or a circle. The data access device fixing device of claim 1, wherein the first end arm is pivotally mounted with a handle, and the handle is provided with a receiving space for receiving the operating portion of the operating member.