TWI675369B - Carrier - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to a carrier, which is suitable for a storage module to be installed in a removable manner. The storage module has a plurality of positioning holes. The carrier includes at least one bottom plate, two side plates, a connecting plate and a plurality of positioning pins. The bottom plate is used for the storage module. The side plates are flexibly connected to the bottom plate and can be pressed against the storage modules respectively. Each side plate has a first end portion and a second end portion at opposite ends. The connecting plate is connected to the first end portion of the side plate, so that the flexibility of the side plate is reduced from the second end portion to the first end portion. The connecting plate, the side plate and the bottom plate together define an accommodating space for the storage module. The positioning pins are correspondingly arranged on the side plates and are suitable for corresponding positioning holes connected to the storage modules. At least one of the positioning pins is movable and can be restored to its original state and connected to one of the side plates adjacent to the first end portion.

Description

Carrier

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

In the era of information explosion of the Internet, the use of servers is also increasing. Therefore, multiple hard disk slots are usually arranged in the server case 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 inserting the hard disk into the hard disk slot of the server, the convenience of installation is improved, and the server is convenient. Maintenance personnel 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 casing and a base, and passes through the casing through a plurality of locking members such as screws, and then is screwed to a screw hole on the side of the hard disk to relatively fix the hard disk fixing mechanism and the casing. After the housing and the base are relatively fixed, the assembly of the hard disk fixing mechanism can be completed and inserted back into the hard disk slot, and the overall replacement process is tedious.

Therefore, one of the objects of the present invention is to provide a carrier which is convenient to operate.

Therefore, in some embodiments, the carrier of the present invention is suitable for removably installing a storage module, the storage module has a bottom surface, and two side surfaces connected to the bottom surface and located on opposite sides, each The side has a plurality of positioning holes. The carrier includes at least one bottom plate, two side plates, a connecting plate, and a plurality of positioning pins. The base plate can be flexed and restored to its original state, and has a storage module for the storage module. The bottom surface of the abutting abutting surface. The side plates can be compressed and flexed and connected to the opposite ends of the bottom plate by themselves, and can be pressed against the sides of the storage module when the pressure is released. Each side plate has a The first end portion and a second end portion. The connecting plate connects the first end portions of the side plates, so that the degree of flexibility of the side plates decreases from the second end portions to the first end portions. The connecting plate, the side plates, and the bottom plate Together define a storage space for the storage module. The positioning pins are correspondingly provided on the side plates, and are suitable for corresponding positioning holes connected to the storage module. At least one of the positioning pins is movable and can be restored to its original state and connected to one of the side plates. And adjacent to the first end portion, the movable positioning pin is defined as a first positioning pin. The side plates can be pressed and bent back to each other for the storage module to be put in, and the first positioning pin can be moved in a direction away from the accommodation space under pressure first, and then correspond when the pressure is released. The pin is connected to one of the positioning holes in the storage module.

In some embodiments, each side plate further has a main plate portion located between the first end portion and the second end portion, and at least one of the side plates also has a notch formed in the main plate portion. And a tongue plate portion that extends into the gap from the main plate portion and is flexible 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 cut pin end face and a lower cut pin end face, and the upper cut pin end face can be received by the storage mold during the storage module is placed in the accommodating space. The bottom surface of the group is pushed to move the first positioning pin in a direction away from the accommodating space. The end face of the undercut pin is pushed by the corresponding side of the storage module during the process of the storage module taking out the accommodating space. The first positioning pin is moved in a direction away from the accommodation space.

In some implementation forms, the end of each positioning pin provided on one of the side plates is provided. The end has an upper cutting pin end surface and a lower cutting pin end surface. The upper cutting pin end surface can be pushed by the bottom surface of the storage module during the storage module into the accommodating space, so that the positioning pin faces away from the container. The direction of the storage space is moved, and the end face of the undercut pin is pushed by the corresponding side of the storage module during the process of taking out the storage space by the storage module, so that the positioning pin moves in a direction away from the storage space.

In some embodiments, a hollow area is separated from the base plate and the connection plate, and the area of the hollow area is larger than the area of the abutting surface of the base plate.

In some embodiments, the frame is made of plastic.

In some embodiments, a light guide member connected to one of the side plates and extending from the second end portion to the first end portion of the side plate is further 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 shell and the base are mostly two-piece designs. 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 by the design of the flexible side plates, maintenance personnel can reversely move these side plates to expand the storage space and put the storage module in the storage space, and then release the application. Force, the side plates are returned to their original positions opposite to each other, and the storage module is fixed by using positioning pins, which saves the time of screwing the screws and assembling the shell and the base.

100‧‧‧Carrier

1‧‧‧frame

11‧‧‧ floor

11a‧‧‧First floor

11b‧‧‧Second floor

111‧‧‧ by face

12‧‧‧Side

12a‧‧‧First side plate

12b‧‧‧Second side plate

121‧‧‧Motherboard Department

122‧‧‧first end

123‧‧‧Second end

124‧‧‧Inner surface

124a‧‧‧Top side

124b‧‧‧ bottom side

125‧‧‧ Outer surface

126‧‧‧ gap

127‧‧‧ tongue plate

13‧‧‧Connecting board

131‧‧‧ engagement groove

14‧‧‧ Locating Pin

14a‧‧‧first positioning pin

14b‧‧‧Second positioning pin

14c‧‧‧The third positioning pin

141‧‧‧Upper cutting pin end face

142‧‧‧Cut end face

15‧‧‧accommodation space

16‧‧‧The first hollowed out area

17‧‧‧The second hollowed out 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‧‧‧Incoming light end

32‧‧‧light emitting end

9‧‧‧Storage Module

91‧‧‧ underside

92‧‧‧ side

921‧‧‧ Positioning hole

93‧‧‧ Butt Connector

D1‧‧‧ first direction

D2‧‧‧ Second direction

D3‧‧‧ Third direction

P1‧‧‧Pushing direction

Other features and effects of the present invention will be clearly presented in the embodiment with reference to the drawings, wherein: FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of a 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 a perspective view from another angle, illustrating a quick view of the embodiment An engaging part of the disassembling module is snapped into an engaging groove of a connecting plate of the embodiment; FIG. 5 is a partially enlarged view of FIG. 2, illustrating that a first positioning pin of the embodiment is provided in the embodiment. A tongue plate portion of a first side plate; FIG. 6 is a partial enlarged view of a variation of FIG. 3, illustrating that a quick release part of the quick release module can be pivoted along a pulling direction; FIG. 7 is the storage mold A cross-sectional schematic diagram before the group is put into the carrier; FIG. 8 is a schematic cross-sectional diagram illustrating that the two side plates of the embodiment are bent back to expand an accommodation space of the embodiment, and the storage module is slightly Insert it downward into the accommodating space obliquely; and Figure 9 is a schematic cross-sectional view illustrating that after the storage module is completely placed in the accommodating space, the pressure applied to the side plates is released, and the side plates will return to their original state by themselves And hold the storage module together.

Referring to FIGS. 1 to 3, an embodiment of a carrier 100 according to the present invention is suitable for detachably installing a storage module 9 and can be installed in a computer device (not shown) together with the storage module 9. Among them, the computer device may be a desktop computer, a server, a Just a Bunch Of Disks (JBOD), etc., so as to realize a tool-free storage medium that is easy to replace and insert. In this embodiment, the storage module 9 has a rectangular bottom surface 91, two side surfaces 92 connected to two opposite long side edges of the bottom surface 91, and a pair of connectors 93, respectively. Each side surface 92 has two spaced-apart positioning holes 921. The docking The connector 93 is used to electrically connect the computer device (not shown). In this embodiment, the storage module 9 is described by using a hard disk drive (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 polycarbonate (Polycarbonate, PC for short), ABS resin, a composite material of polycarbonate and ABS resin, nylon ( Nylon) and so on. In this embodiment, "flexible", "flexible", and "flexible" mean that the structure and material can be bent and deformed to a certain extent after being stressed, but can be restored to their original state after the force is released. . The frame 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 from each other in a first direction D1 and extend horizontally along a second direction D2 perpendicular to the first direction D1, respectively. Each bottom plate 11 is in the shape of an elongated strip and can be flexed and restored to its original shape, and has an abutment surface 111 for the bottom surface 91 of the storage module 9 to abut. For convenience of explanation, one of the bottom plates 11 which is closer to the connection plate 13 is defined as a first bottom plate 11a, and the other of the bottom plates 11 is a second bottom plate 11b. In addition, in a modified embodiment, the frame body 1 may have only one bottom plate 11.

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 plate 12 has a main plate portion 121, a first end portion 122 and a second end portion 123 corresponding to opposite ends of the main plate portion 121, an inner plate surface 124 facing the other side plate 12, and an opposite side An outer plate surface 125 of the inner plate surface 124. The inner plate surface 124 has a top side edge 124a and a bottom side edge 124b. Specifically, the positions between the first end portion 122 and the second end portion 123 of the main plate portions 121 of the side plates 12 are correspondingly connected to two opposite ends of the first bottom plate 11a. The first The two end portions 123 are correspondingly connected to two opposite ends of the second bottom plate 11 b, and the first end portions 122 of the side plates 12 are correspondingly connected to the connection plate 13. It should be particularly noted that the first bottom plate 11 a and the second bottom plate 11 b are both connected to the bottom side edges 124 b of the inner plate surfaces 124 of the side plates 12, and the connection plate 13 is vertically connected to The first end portions 122 of the side plates 12 are the same height as the top side edges 124 a and the bottom side edges 124 b of the side plates 12, so the connecting plate 13, the side plates 12 and the bottom plate 11 are the same height. An accommodating space 15 is defined around the storage module 9. In addition, the degree of flexibility of the side plates 12 decreases from the second end portions 123 toward the first end portions 122. In detail, since the flexibility of the side plates 12 closer to the connection plate 13 is more limited by the connection plate 13, the bending angle of the side plates 12 adjacent to the connection plate 13 is smaller, The bendable angle away from the connecting plate 13 is large. In addition, since the first bottom plate 11a is closer to the connection plate 13 than the second bottom plate 11b and is restricted by the connection plate 13, the degree of flexibility of the first bottom plate 11a is also lower than that of the second bottom plate 11b. The degree of curvature.

A first hollowed-out area 16 is spaced between the first base plate 11a and the connection plate 13, and a second hollowed-out area 17 is spaced between the first base plate 11a and the second base plate 11b. 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 base plate 11a and the second base plate 11b, and the area connecting the base plates 11 and the side plates 12 is reduced to increase The degree of flexibility of the side plates 12 is not limited thereto. For convenience of explanation, one of the side plates 12 is defined as a first side plate 12a, and the other of the side plates 12 is defined as a second side plate 12b. With reference to FIG. 5, the first side plate 12 a further includes a notch 126 formed in the main plate portion 121 and adjacent to the first end portion 122, and a protrusion extending from the main plate portion 121 toward the first end portion 122. The tongue plate portion 127 which enters the notch 126 and is flexible with respect to the main plate portion 121. The position of the notch 126 corresponds to the positioning of the storage module 9 Hole 921. In other embodiments, the direction in which the tongue plate portion 127 extends into the notch 126 may be away from the first end portion 122, or even from the top side edge 124 a or the bottom side edge 124 b of the side plate 12. The protrusion 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 are correspondingly disposed on the inner plate surfaces 124 of the side plates 12, and two positioning pins 14 are provided on each side plate 12 so as to be correspondingly connected to the pins. The positioning holes 921 of the storage module 9. One of the positioning pins 14 is defined as a first positioning pin 14a, the other is a second positioning pin 14b, and the remaining two are a third positioning pin 14c. The first positioning pin 14a and the second positioning pin 14b are spaced apart from each other on the inner plate surface 124 of the first side plate 12a, and an end of the first positioning pin 14a and an end of the second positioning pin 14b each have a The upper cutting pin end surface 141 and the lower cutting pin end surface 142. The first positioning pin 14a is movable and can be restored to its original state and is connected to the first side plate 12a adjacent to the first end portion 122. The second positioning pin 14b is fixedly connected to the first side plate 12a and adjacent to the first side plate 12a.二 端 部 123。 Two ends 123. Specifically, the first positioning pin 14a is disposed at the end of the tongue plate portion 127. When the first positioning pin 14a is pressed, the tongue plate portion 127 is interlocked to bend, so that the first positioning pin 14a deviates from an initial Position, and when the pressure state is released, the tongue plate portion 127 returns to the initial position in conjunction with the first positioning pin 14a due to the flexible characteristics of the tongue plate portion 127. The third positioning pins 14c are disposed on the inner plate surface 124 of the second side plate 12b at intervals, 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 plate portion 127 extending into the notch, and the second positioning pin 14b 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 plate portion 127 bends Fold, so that the second positioning pin 14b moves away from the accommodating space 15 and deviates from an initial position, and the second positioning pin 14b returns to the initial position when the pressure state is released. In another modified embodiment, the second side plate 12b may also be designed with a notch 126 and a tongue plate portion 127 extending into the notch, and the third positioning pins 14c may be provided on the tongue plate portion 127. At the end, the third positioning pins 14c can also move in the second direction D2 like 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 pivotal connection to the connecting plate 13 through a rotating shaft. Quick release 22 of the housing 21. The quick release member 22 includes an engaging portion 221 (see FIG. 4), a handle portion 222, and a pushing portion 223. The quick release member 22 is pivotable relative to the housing 21 between a first position as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 and a second position as shown in FIG. 6. When the quick-release part 22 is located in the first position, the quick-release part 22 is received in the receiving groove 211, the engaging portion 221 is buckled in the engaging groove 131 of the connecting plate 13, and the carrier 100 can be joined 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 is pivoted in a pulling direction P1 with the rotating shaft as the axis, and the pushing portion 223 rotates synchronously and presses against the computer device. A casing (not shown) makes a pressure point of the casing to form a point, and the pivot of the quick release member 22 is moved forward in the first direction D1 (the lower right corner in FIG. 6) by a reaction force. Direction), so that the carrier 100 originally engaged with the computer device is released 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 12 b and extends from the second end portion 123 of the second side plate 12 b to the first end portion 122 of the second side plate 12 b. And is exposed from the casing 21, and has a light incident end portion 31 adjacent to the second end portion 123, and an exposure from the casing 21 的 出 出 端 部 32。 21 light emitting end portion 32. The light guide 3 is suitable for transmitting a light beam generated by a signal lamp (not shown) capable of reflecting the operating state of the storage module 9 from the light entrance end portion 31 to the light exit end portion 32 for an operator to understand the Operation status of the storage module 9. The signal lamp may be, for example, a circuit board (not shown) provided on an electrical connector of the docking connector 93 connected to the storage module 9, but is not limited thereto.

Hereinafter, referring to the related drawings, the process of installing the storage module 9 to the carrier 100 will be described in detail. Referring to FIG. 7, first, the top side edges 124 a of the side plates 12 are simultaneously pressed, so that the side plates 12 are bent away from each other in a direction away from the accommodation space 15, and the bottom plates 11 are moved closer together. The direction of the accommodating space 15 is curved in an arc, and the space between the top side edges 124 a of the side plates 12 is temporarily increased to facilitate installation of the storage module 9. Referring to FIG. 8, the storage module 9 is slightly tilted down into the accommodating space 15 along the third direction D3, and a side 92 (as shown in FIG. 8) of the storage module 9 is firstly used. 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 14c are correspondingly inserted into the two positioning holes 921 to complete the storage. Initial positioning of module 9.

Next, the other side 92 (the left side 92 in FIG. 8) of the storage module 9 is further moved downward. As the side plates 12 are closer to the connecting plate 13, their flexibility is limited to the connecting plate 13, so that 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 portion 122 (see FIG. 2) The first positioning pin 14 a 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 The bottom surface 91 will contact the upper cutting pin end surface 141 of the first positioning pin 14a, and the upper cutting pin end surface 141 is pushed by the bottom surface 91 of the storage module 9 so that the first positioning pin 14a faces away from the accommodation space. 15 directions. In detail, after the first positioning pin 14a is pushed by the bottom surface 91 of the storage module 9, the tongue plate portion 127 (see FIG. 5) is linked to be bent away from the accommodating space 15, thereby causing the The first positioning pin 14 a is moved away from the receiving space 15. The storage module 9 synchronously moves down the end face 141 of the upper cutting pin, and presses against the end of the first positioning pin 14a with the side surface 92 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 side surface 92 and is correspondingly inserted into the positioning hole 921. At this time, the bottom surface 91 of the storage module 9 has abutted against the bottom plate. The abutting surface 111 of 11.

Referring to FIG. 9, finally, the pressure applied to the side plates 12 is released, so that the side plates 12 are restored to their original state by themselves, so as to press against the side surfaces 92 of the storage module 9 to stabilize the storage module 9 together. Ground is clamped to the carrier 100, and thus the installation of the storage module 9 is completed.

In addition, when the maintenance personnel wants to replace the storage module 9, the side plates 12 of the carrier frame 100 may be bent away from each other in a direction away from the accommodation space 15 so that the positioning pins 14 are slightly moved out of the housing. Wait for the positioning hole 921, and then push the hand through 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, which will correspond to the first One side of the storage module 9 of the side plate 12a is moved upward first, so that the side surface 92 of the storage module 9 moves upward along the first positioning pin 14a and the lower positioning pin end surface 142 of the second positioning pin 14b. The first positioning pin 14a is pushed to interlock the tongue plate portion 127 in a direction away from the accommodating space 15 to move the first positioning pin 14a in a direction away from the accommodating space 15 and exit the positioning hole. 921; one side of the storage module 9 releases the first positioning pin 14a and The second positioning pin 14 b is fixed, and then the other side of the storage module 9 is pushed away from the third positioning pins 14 c in order to remove the storage module 9 from the carrier 100.

In summary, the frame body 1 of the carrier frame 100 of the present invention has a flexible design, and the positioning pins 14 are directly disposed on the side plates 12 of the frame body 1, and the maintenance personnel can reversely move these side plates 12, After expanding the accommodating space 15, put the storage module 9 into the accommodating space 15, and then release the force to return the side plates 12 to their original positions facing each other. Use the positioning pins 14 to fix the storage module 9 except for It saves the time required to turn the screw in the past, and it is more convenient for the user to operate with bare hands, without the need for additional tools. In addition, considering that the degree of flexibility of the side plate 12 is limited by the connection plate 13, the storage module 9 may be blocked by the positioning pin 14 when the storage module 9 is lowered. Therefore, the first positioning pin 14 a near the connection plate 13 is matched with the tongue plate portion 127. , Designed to be movable and capable of returning 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 the invention.

However, the above are only examples of the present invention. When the scope of implementation of the present invention cannot be limited in this way, any simple equivalent changes and modifications made in accordance with the scope of the patent application and the content of the patent specification of the present invention are still Within the scope of the invention patent.

Claims (6)

A carrying frame is suitable for removably installing a storage module. The storage module has a bottom surface and two side surfaces connected to the bottom surface and located on opposite sides, and each side has a plurality of positioning holes. The frame includes: a frame body, including at least one bottom plate, which can be flexed and return to its original state, and has an abutment surface against which the bottom surface of the storage module abuts, and two side plates, which can be flexed under pressure and can self It is connected to the opposite ends of the bottom plate in a restored state, and can be pressed against the sides of the storage module when the pressure is released. Each side plate has a first end portion and a second end portion at the opposite ends. A connecting plate connecting the first end portions of the side plates, so that the degree of flexibility of the side plates decreases from the second end portions to the first end portions, the connecting plate, the side plates and The bottom plate collectively defines an accommodating space for the storage module, and a plurality of positioning pins are correspondingly arranged on the side plates, and are suitable for the positioning holes corresponding to the pins connected to the storage module. At least one of the pins is movable and is capable of restoring itself Connected to the one of the side plates and adjacent to the first end, the movable positioning pin is defined as a first positioning pin, and the end of the first positioning pin has an upper cutting pin end surface and a lower cutting pin end surface; wherein the side plates Can be pressed and bent back to each other for the storage module to be inserted, and during the storage module is placed in the accommodating space, the end face of the upper cutting pin of the first positioning pin can be received by the storage mold The bottom surface of the group is pushed to move away from the accommodating space, and when the pressure is released, the corresponding pin is connected to one of the positioning holes in the storage module, and the end face of the undercut pin is taken out of the storage module. The storage mode The corresponding side of the group is pushed to move the first positioning pin in a direction away from the accommodation space. The carrier according to claim 1, wherein each side plate further has a main plate portion located between the first end portion and the second end portion, and at least one of the side plates also has a formed portion The notch of the main plate portion and a tongue plate portion that extends into the notch from the main plate portion and is flexible relative to the main plate portion, and the first positioning pin is disposed on the tongue plate portion. The carrier according to claim 1, wherein an end of each positioning pin provided on one of the side plates has an upper cut pin end face and a lower cut pin end face, and the upper cut pin end face is placed on the storage module. During the process of entering the accommodating space, the bottom surface of the storage module can be pushed to move the positioning pin away from the accommodating space. The end face of the undercut pin is affected by the storage module during the process of taking out the accommodating space. The corresponding side of the storage module is pushed to move the positioning pin in a direction 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 abutting 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 portion to the first end portion of the side plate.