U.S. patent application number 16/097178 was filed with the patent office on 2021-07-22 for hard disk mounting device.
This patent application is currently assigned to ZHENGZHOU YUNHAI INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.. The applicant listed for this patent is ZHENGZHOU YUNHAI INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.. Invention is credited to Wenda ZHANG.
Application Number | 20210225411 16/097178 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 1000005551978 |
Filed Date | 2021-07-22 |
United States Patent
Application |
20210225411 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
ZHANG; Wenda |
July 22, 2021 |
HARD DISK MOUNTING DEVICE
Abstract
A hard disk mounting device includes a hard disk carrier and a
carrier fixing device. The hard disk carrier is provided with hard
disk positioning studs and carrier positioning studs, and the hard
disk positioning studs correspond to hard disk mounting holes in
the hard disk. The carrier fixing device includes a left bracket
and a right bracket which are symmetrically arranged. L-shaped
retaining slots are provided in the left bracket and the right
bracket respectively. The position and size of the L-shaped
retaining slots correspond to those of the carrier positioning
studs. By providing the hard disk carrier and the carrier fixing
device, the hard disk is mounted on the hard disk carrier first,
and then the hard disk carrier is mounted on the carrier fixing
device, and the hard disk is fixed by the hard disk positioning
studs.
Inventors: |
ZHANG; Wenda; (Zhengzhou,
Henan, CN) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
ZHENGZHOU YUNHAI INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. |
Zhengzhou, Henan |
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CN |
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Assignee: |
ZHENGZHOU YUNHAI INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Zhengzhou, Henan
CN
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Family ID: |
1000005551978 |
Appl. No.: |
16/097178 |
Filed: |
January 5, 2018 |
PCT Filed: |
January 5, 2018 |
PCT NO: |
PCT/CN2018/071563 |
371 Date: |
October 26, 2018 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
1/1 |
Current CPC
Class: |
H05K 5/0226 20130101;
H05K 5/023 20130101; G11B 33/022 20130101; H05K 5/0204
20130101 |
International
Class: |
G11B 33/02 20060101
G11B033/02; H05K 5/02 20060101 H05K005/02 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Aug 24, 2017 |
CN |
201710736778.2 |
Claims
1. A hard disk mounting device, comprising a hard disk carrier and
a carrier fixing device, wherein the hard disk carrier is provided
with hard disk positioning studs and carrier positioning studs, and
the hard disk positioning studs correspond to hard disk mounting
holes in the hard disk; the carrier fixing device comprises a left
bracket and a right bracket which are symmetrically arranged,
L-shaped retaining slots are respectively provided in the left
bracket and the right bracket, and the position and size of the
L-shaped retaining slots correspond to the position and size of the
carrier positioning studs respectively.
2. The hard disk mounting device according to claim 1, wherein the
hard disk carrier comprises a support member and two movable
members, the support member comprises a support member bottom plate
and two support member side plates respectively vertically arranged
at two sides of the support member bottom plate, each of the
movable members has an elongated shape, and is arranged at an inner
side of the respective support member side plate, the movable
member has one end connected to one end of the support member side
plate by a rotating shaft a; one end, away from the rotating shaft
a, of the movable member is provided with a positioning hole, and
the support member side plate is provided with an elastic strip
corresponding to the positioning hole; a terminal end of the
elastic strip is provided with a convex bump, and the hard disk
positioning studs are provided at a side, towards a center of the
support member, of the movable member, and the carrier positioning
studs are provided at a side, opposite to the center of the support
member, of the movable member.
3. The hard disk mounting device according to claim 2, wherein the
support member bottom plate is provided with a damping sheet a; and
the movable member is provided with a damping sheet b at a side
facing towards the center of the support member.
4. The hard disk mounting device according to claim 1, wherein the
left bracket comprises a left bracket bottom plate and a left
bracket side plate; the left bracket side plate is provided with a
left bracket convex bump and a left bracket mounting hole; the
right bracket comprises a right bracket bottom plate and a right
bracket side plate, and the right bracket side plate is provided
with a right bracket convex bump and a right bracket mounting
hole.
5. The hard disk mounting device according to claim 1, wherein the
carrier fixing device further comprises a position-limiting handle
and a handle bracket, the position-limiting handle is mounted on
the handle bracket by means of a rotating shaft b, and the
position-limiting handle is provided with a handle rubber pad on a
side adjacent to the left bracket and the right bracket.
6. The hard disk mounting device according to claim 5, wherein the
handle bracket comprises a handle bracket bottom plate and a handle
bracket side plate, the handle bracket bottom plate is connected to
a cabinet base, the handle bracket side plate is provided with a
handle bracket convex bump, and the handle bracket convex bump is
provided with a handle bracket rivet hole, one end of the
position-limiting handle is provided with a position-limiting
handle mounting hole, and the rotating shaft b passes through the
position-limiting handle mounting hole and the handle bracket rivet
hole.
7. The hard disk mounting device according to claim 5, wherein the
position-limiting handle is U-shaped.
8. The hard disk mounting device according to claim 5, wherein the
position-limiting handle is further provided with a flanging of the
position-limiting handle.
Description
[0001] This application claims the benefit of priority to Chinese
Patent Application No. 201710736778.2, titled "HARD DISK MOUNTING
DEVICE", filed with the State Intellectual Property Office of
People's Republic of China on Aug. 24, 2017, which is incorporated
herein by reference in its entirety.
FIELD
[0002] The present application relates to the technical field of
hard disk installation apparatuses, and in particular to a hard
disk mounting device.
BACKGROUND
[0003] When to mount a hard disk, the hard disk should generally be
fixed to a carrier first, and then the hard disk together with the
carrier is mounted into a server. Generally, the hard disk is
connected to the carrier by screws, however, for meeting the
requirements of quick disassembling of the hard disk, the carrier
needs to be designed to permit a tool-free disassembly and
assembly. The tool-free disassembly and assembly design needs to
ensure that the hard disk can be securely mounted onto the carrier,
and also can be assembled and disassembled by hand as much as
possible. When the carrier loaded with the hard disk is mounted and
fixed into the server, it will occupy a specific cabinet space, and
when the available space is limited and a high-density storage
configuration is further required, a carrier fixing device needs to
be specially designed to meet the demands.
SUMMARY
[0004] In view of the above situations, a hard disk mounting device
is proposed according to the present application, which can realize
tool-free disassembly and assembly, quick assembly and disassembly
of the hard disk, and a high-density storage layout.
[0005] The technical solution according to the present application
for addressing the technical issues is as follows. In one aspect, a
hard disk mounting device is provided according to an embodiment of
the present application, which includes a hard disk carrier and a
carrier fixing device. The hard disk carrier is provided with hard
disk positioning studs and carrier positioning studs, and the hard
disk positioning studs correspond to hard disk mounting holes in
the hard disk. The carrier fixing device includes a left bracket
and a right bracket which are symmetrically arranged. L-shaped
retaining slots are respectively provided in the left bracket and
the right bracket. The position and size of the L-shaped retaining
slots correspond to those of the carrier positioning studs
respectively. By providing the hard disk carrier and the carrier
fixing device, the hard disk is mounted on the hard disk carrier
first, and then the hard disk carrier is mounted on the carrier
fixing device, and the hard disk is fixed by the hard disk
positioning studs. The carrier positioning studs are retained into
the L-shaped retaining slots to secure the hard disk carrier to the
carrier fixing device.
[0006] As an optimization, the hard disk carrier includes a support
member and two movable members. The support member includes a
support member bottom plate and two support member side plates
respectively vertically arranged at two sides of the support member
bottom plate. Each of the movable members has an elongated shape,
and is arranged at an inner side of the respective support member
side plate. The movable member has one end connected to one end of
the support member side plate by a rotating shaft a. One end, away
from the rotating shaft a, of the movable member is provided with a
positioning hole, and the support member side plate is provided
with an elastic strip corresponding to the positioning hole, and a
terminal end of the elastic strip is provided with a convex bump.
The hard disk positioning studs are provided on a side, towards a
center of the support member, of the movable member, and the
carrier positioning studs are provided on a side, opposite to the
center of the support member, of the movable member. One end of the
movable member is provided with a rotating shaft rivet hole, and
one end of the support member side plate is provided with a
mounting hole. The rotating shaft a is passed through the mounting
hole and the rotating shaft rivet hole to rivet the movable member
and the support member together, and the movable member is
rotatable about the axis of the rotating shaft a. The
position-limiting control to the movable member may be achieved by
engaging the convex bump into the positioning hole or disengaging
the convex bump from the positioning hole. When the movable member
rotates toward the support member bottom plate of the support
member to be in full contact with the support member bottom plate,
the convex bump is engaged into the positioning hole. Since the
convex bump is small, the movable member can be disengaged from the
convex bump by applying a small external force.
[0007] As an optimization, the support member bottom plate is
provided with a damping sheet a; a side, facing towards the center
of the support member, of the movable member is provided with a
damping sheet b. The damping sheet b is provided with avoidance
holes corresponding to the hard disk positioning studs. The movable
member is provided with the corresponding rivet holes for the hard
disk positioning studs, and rivet holes for the carrier positioning
studs.
[0008] As an optimization, the left bracket includes a left bracket
bottom plate and a left bracket side plate. The left bracket side
plate is provided with a left bracket convex bump and a left
bracket mounting hole. The right bracket includes a right bracket
bottom plate and a right bracket side plate. The right bracket side
plate is provided with a right bracket convex bump and a right
bracket mounting hole. The left bracket of one hard disk carrier
fixing device is in contact with the right bracket of an adjacent
hard disk carrier fixing device. The left bracket convex bump and
the right bracket convex bump fit closely to each other, and are
connected through the left bracket mounting hole and the right
bracket mounting hole, and the left bracket bottom plate and the
right bracket bottom plate are configured to be fixed to a cabinet
base.
[0009] As an optimization, the carrier fixing device further
includes a position-limiting handle and a handle bracket. The
position-limiting handle is mounted on the handle bracket by means
of a rotating shaft b. The position-limiting handle is provided
with a handle rubber pad on a side adjacent to the left bracket and
the right bracket.
[0010] As an optimization, the handle bracket includes a handle
bracket bottom plate and a handle bracket side plate. The handle
bracket bottom plate is connected to the cabinet base. The handle
bracket side plate is provided with a handle bracket convex bump,
and the handle bracket convex bump is provided with a handle
bracket rivet hole. One end of the position-limiting handle is
provided with a position-limiting handle mounting hole, and the
rotating shaft b passes through the position-limiting handle
mounting hole and the handle bracket rivet hole.
[0011] As an optimization, the position-limiting handle is
U-shaped. After the position-limiting handle is lowered, an end,
away from the rotating shaft b, of the position-limiting handle is
in contact with the cabinet base. At this time, the upper cover of
the cabinet is mounted, and the upper cover of the cabinet is
pressed against the position-limiting handle to restrict the
rotation of the position-limiting handle
[0012] As an optimization, the position-limiting handle is further
provided with a flanging. The upper cover of the cabinet is pressed
against the flanging of the position-limiting handle to restrict
the rotation of the position-limiting handle.
[0013] The effects provided in the summary of the present
application are merely the effects of the embodiments, rather than
all of the effects of the present application, and the above
technical solutions have the following advantages or benefits:
[0014] 1. By providing the movable member and arranging the hard
disk positioning studs on the movable member, the mounting of the
hard disk on the hard disk carrier is facilitated.
[0015] 2. With the arrangement that the left bracket of one hard
disk carrier fixing device and the right bracket of an adjacent
hard disk carrier fixing device are in contact with each other and
connected to each other, the requirement of high-density storage
configuration in a limited space is met.
[0016] 3. By providing the damping sheet a and the damping sheet b,
the stability of the hard disk is improved.
[0017] 4. By providing the handle rubber pad and attaching the
handle rubber pad against the hard disk, the sliding of the hard
disk carrier in the retaining slot is restricted, thereby realizing
the mounting and fixing of the hard disk carrier.
[0018] 5. By providing the flanging of the position-limiting handle
to allow the upper cover of the cabinet to be in contact with the
wide surface of the flanging, damages to the upper cover of the
cabinet can be avoided.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0019] FIG. 1 is an exploded view of an embodiment of a hard disk
carrier.
[0020] FIG. 2 is a schematic view showing that a hard disk is being
mounted on the hard disk carrier.
[0021] FIG. 3 is a schematic view showing that the hard disk has
been mounted on the hard disk carrier.
[0022] FIG. 4 is an overall structural view of a carrier fixing
device.
[0023] FIG. 5 is a schematic view showing that the hard disk
carrier is being mounted on the carrier fixing device.
[0024] FIG. 6 is a schematic view showing that the hard disk
carrier is mounted in place.
[0025] FIG. 7 is a schematic view showing a high-density storage
layout of a cabinet using the hard disk mounting device.
REFERENCE NUMERALS IN FIGS. 1 TO 7
[0026] 1. support member, [0027] 11. support member bottom plate,
[0028] 111. damping sheet a, [0029] 12. support member side plate,
[0030] 121. elastic strip, [0031] 122. convex bump, [0032] 123.
mounting hole, [0033] 13. rotating shaft a, [0034] 2. movable
member, [0035] 20. damping sheet b, [0036] 201. avoidance hole,
[0037] 21. positioning hole, [0038] 22. rivet hole for a hard disk
positioning stud, [0039] 220. hard disk positioning stud, [0040]
23. rivet hole for a carrier positioning stud, [0041] 230. carrier
positioning stud, [0042] 24. rotating shaft rivet hole, [0043] 3.
hard disk, [0044] 31. hard disk mounting hole, [0045] 41. left
bracket, [0046] 411. left bracket bottom plate, [0047] 412. left
bracket side plate, [0048] 4121. left bracket convex bump, [0049]
4122. left bracket mounting hole, [0050] 413. L-shaped retaining
slot, [0051] 42. right bracket, [0052] 421. right bracket bottom
plate, [0053] 422. right bracket side plate, [0054] 4221. right
bracket convex bump, [0055] 4222. right bracket mounting hole,
[0056] 43. handle bracket, [0057] 431. handle bracket bottom plate,
[0058] 432. handle bracket side plate, [0059] 433. handle bracket
convex bump, [0060] 434. rivet hole for the handle bracket, [0061]
44. position-limiting handle, [0062] 441. position-limiting handle
mounting hole, [0063] 442. flanging of the position-limiting
handle, [0064] 45. rotating shaft b, [0065] 46. handle rubber pad,
[0066] 8. cabinet, and [0067] 81. cabinet base.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0068] In order to clearly illustrate the technical features of the
solution according to the present application, the present
application is described in detail hereinafter through specific
embodiments and with reference to the drawings. The disclosure
hereinafter provides many different embodiments or examples for
implementing different structures of the present application. In
order to simplify the disclosure of the present application, the
components and arrangements of specific examples are described
hereinafter. Furthermore, reference numerals and/or letters may be
repeatedly used in different examples according to the present
application. This repetition is for the purpose of simplification
and clarity, and does not in itself indicate the relationship
between the various discussed embodiments and/or arrangements. It
should be noted that the components illustrated in the drawings are
not necessarily drawn to scale. The description of the known
components and processing techniques and processes is omitted in
the present application to avoid unnecessarily limiting the
application.
[0069] An embodiment of the present application is shown in FIGS. 1
to 7. As shown in the figures, a hard disk mounting device includes
a hard disk carrier and a carrier fixing device. The hard disk
carrier is provided with hard disk positioning studs 220 and
carrier positioning studs 230. The hard disk positioning studs 220
correspond to hard disk mounting holes 31 in a hard disk 3. The
carrier fixing device includes a left bracket 41 and a right
bracket 42. The left bracket 41 and the right bracket 42 are
symmetrically arranged. The left bracket 41 and the right bracket
42 are each provided with an L-shaped retaining slot 413. The
position and size of the L-shaped retaining slot 413 correspond to
those of the carrier positioning stud 230. By providing the hard
disk carrier and the carrier fixing device, the hard disk 3 is
mounted on the hard disk carrier first, and then the hard disk
carrier is mounted on the carrier fixing device, and the hard disk
3 is fixed by the hard disk positioning studs 220. The carrier
positioning studs 230 are retained into the L-shaped retaining
slots 413 to secure the hard disk carrier onto the carrier fixing
device.
[0070] As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the hard disk carrier includes a
support member 1 and two movable members 2. The support member 1
includes a support member bottom plate 11 and two support member
side plates 12 respectively vertically arranged at two sides of the
support member bottom plate 11. The movable member 2 has an
elongated shape, and is arranged at an inner side of the support
member side plate 12, and one end of the movable member 2 is
connected to one end of the support member side plate 12 by a
rotating shaft a 13. One end, away from the rotating shaft a 13, of
the movable member 2 is provided with a positioning hole 21, and
the support member side plate 12 is provided with an elastic strip
121 corresponding to the positioning hole 21. A terminal end of the
elastic strip 121 is provided with a convex bump 122. A side,
towards the center of the support member 1, of the movable member 2
is provided with the hard disk positioning studs 220, and a side,
opposite to the center of the support member 1, of the movable
member 2 is provided with the carrier positioning studs 230. One
end of the movable member 2 is provided with a rotating shaft rivet
hole 24, and one end of the support member side plate 12 is
provided with a mounting hole 123. The rotating shaft a 13 passes
through the mounting hole 123 and the rotating shaft rivet hole 24
to rivet the movable member 2 and the support member 1 together,
and the movable member 2 is rotatable about the axis of the
rotating shaft a 13. The position-limiting control to the movable
member 2 may be achieved by engaging the convex bump 122 into the
positioning hole 21 or disengaging the convex bump 122 from the
positioning hole 21. When the movable member 2 rotates towards the
support member bottom plate 11 of the support member 1 to be in
full contact with the support member bottom plate 11, the convex
bump 122 is engaged into the positioning hole 21. Since the convex
bump 122 is small, the movable member 2 can be disengaged from the
convex bump 122 by applying a small external force. By providing
the movable member 2 and arranging the hard disk positioning studs
220 on the movable member 2, the mounting of the hard disk 3 on the
hard disk carrier is facilitated.
[0071] The support member bottom plate 11 is provided with a
damping sheet a 111, and a side, facing towards the center of the
support member 1, of the movable member 2 is provided with a
damping sheet b 20. The damping sheet b 20 is provided with
avoidance holes 201 corresponding to the hard disk positioning
studs 220. The movable member 2 is provided with corresponding
rivet holes 22 for the hard disk positioning studs and rivet holes
23 for the carrier positioning studs. By providing the damping
sheet a 111 and the damping sheet b 20, the stability of the hard
disk 3 is improved.
[0072] As shown in FIG. 4, the left bracket 41 includes a left
bracket bottom plate 411 and a left bracket side plate 412. The
left bracket side plate 412 is provided with a left bracket convex
bump 4121 and a left bracket mounting hole 4122. The right bracket
42 includes a right bracket bottom plate 421 and a right bracket
side plate 422. The right bracket side plate 422 is provided with a
right bracket convex bump 4221 and a right bracket mounting hole
4222. The left bracket 41 of one hard disk carrier fixing device is
in contact with the right bracket 42 of an adjacent hard disk
carrier fixing device. The left bracket convex bump 4121 and the
right bracket convex bump 4221 fit closely to each other, and are
connected through the left bracket mounting hole 4122 and the right
bracket mounting hole 4222. The left bracket bottom plate 411 and
the right bracket bottom plate 421 are used to be fixed to a
cabinet base 81. With the arrangement that the left bracket 41 of
one hard disk carrier fixing device and the right bracket 42 of an
adjacent hard disk carrier fixing device are in contact with each
other and connected to each other, the requirement of high-density
storage configuration in a limited space is met.
[0073] The carrier fixing device further includes a
position-limiting handle 44 and a handle bracket 43. The
position-limiting handle 44 is mounted on the handle bracket 43 by
means of a rotating shaft b 45. A side, adjacent to the left
bracket 41 and the right bracket 42, of the position-limiting
handle 44 is provided with a handle rubber pad 46. By providing the
handle rubber pad 46 and allowing the handle rubber pad 46 to abut
against the hard disk 3, the sliding of the hard disk carrier in
the retaining slot is restricted, thereby realizing the mounting
and fixing of the hard disk carrier.
[0074] The handle bracket 43 includes a handle bracket bottom plate
431 and a handle bracket side plate 432. The handle bracket bottom
plate 431 is connected to the cabinet base 81. The handle bracket
side plate 432 is provided with a handle bracket convex bump 433,
and the handle bracket convex bump 433 is provided with a handle
bracket rivet hole 434. One end of the position-limiting handle 44
is provided with a position-limiting handle mounting hole 441, and
the rotating shaft b 45 passes through the position-limiting handle
mounting hole 441 and the handle bracket rivet hole 434.
[0075] The position-limiting handle 44 is U-shaped. After the
position-limiting handle 44 is lowered, an end, away from the
rotating shaft b 45, of the position-limiting handle 44 is in
contact with the cabinet base 81. At this time, the upper cover of
the cabinet is mounted, and the upper cover of the cabinet is
pressed against the position-limiting handle 44 to restrict the
rotation of the position-limiting handle 44.
[0076] As shown in FIG. 6, the position-limiting handle 44 is
further provided with a flanging 442. The upper cover of the
cabinet is pressed against the flanging 442 of the
position-limiting handle to restrict the rotation of the
position-limiting handle 44. By providing the flanging 442 of the
position-limiting handle, the upper cover of the cabinet is in
contact with the wide surface of the flanging 442 of the
position-limiting handle, thereby avoiding damages to the upper
cover of the cabinet.
[0077] FIG. 2 is a schematic view showing that a hard disk is being
mounted on the hard disk carrier. When to mount the hard disk 3,
the two movable members 2 are expanded by a certain angle first,
and then the hard disk positioning studs 220 are engaged into the
hard disk mounting holes 31 at two sides of the hard disk 3, and
then each of the movable members 2 is rotated, to allow the
positioning hole 21 thereof to be caught on the convex bump 122 of
the elastic strip 121 of the respective support member side plate
12, thus completing the mounting of the hard disk 3 on the hard
disk carrier. When the hard disk needs to be removed, the movable
members 2 are rotated to disengage the convex bumps 122 from the
positioning holes 21, and then the hard disk 3 can be just
removed.
[0078] Referring to FIG. 5, when to mount the hard disk carrier,
the position-limiting handle 44 is opened first, and then the hard
disk carrier is mounted between the left bracket 41 and the right
bracket 42. In mounting, the carrier position-limiting studs 230
are moved downward to be retained in the L-shaped retaining slots
413 first, and then are slid backward to be in place, and finally
the position-limiting handle 44 is closed. Referring to FIG. 6,
when the carrier is mounted in place, the handle rubber pad 46 on
the position-limiting handle 44 will abut against the hard disk 3,
thereby restricting the movement of the carrier in the forward and
backward direction.
[0079] Referring to FIG. 7, multiple sets of the hard disk carriers
and fixing devices thereof can be used to realize the high-density
storage disposition in the cabinet 8.
[0080] A hard disk mounting device according to the present
application can realize the tool-free disassembly and assembly of
the hard disk on the hard disk carrier conveniently and quickly,
and the structural design of the carrier fixing device is simple
and compact, and the hard disk damping effect is good. The hard
disk mounting device according to the present application, compared
with the conventional design, saves a lot of spaces, and thus can
meet the requirement of high-density storage configuration in a
limited space.
[0081] Though the embodiments of the present application are
described with reference to the drawings, but they are not intended
to limit the scope of the present application, and on the basis of
the technical solution of the present application, various
modifications or variations may be made by the person skilled in
the art without making creative efforts, and those modifications or
variations should also be deemed to fall into the scope of
protection of the present application.
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