CN215577684U - Hard disk frame - Google Patents

Abstract

The embodiment of the application provides a hard disk frame, relates to the field of machinery, and aims to solve the problem that inconvenience is caused to users due to the fact that specifications of external interfaces of the hard disk frame provided with hard disks of different specifications are different. The hard disk frame provided by the embodiment of the application is suitable for selectively installing a first hard disk or a second hard disk with different specifications, the hard disk frame comprises a switching element (120), the switching element (120) comprises a first interface (1201) and a second interface (1202) which are electrically connected with each other, the first interface (1201) is suitable for being electrically connected with the interface of the first hard disk, and the second interface (1202) is configured to be consistent with the interface specification of the second hard disk.

Description

Hard disk frame

Technical Field

The application relates to the field of machinery, in particular to a hard disk frame.

Background

Hard disks are a common type of storage device. The hard disks have many specifications, and among them, the hard disks having model specifications such as U.2 type hard disks, e3.s type hard disks, and e3.l type hard disks are widely used.

In the related art, a hard disk may be fixed to a hard disk frame, and then the hard disk frame with the hard disk fixed thereto may be disposed on a hard disk mounting position reserved on a server, a data center, or the like, so as to implement mounting of the hard disk.

Due to the hard disks with different specifications, the specifications of external interfaces for connecting with external equipment are also different. If the hard disks with different specifications are installed on the hard disk frame, the specifications of the external interfaces of the hard disk frames on which the hard disks with different specifications are installed are different. Thus, it may cause inconvenience to the user.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The embodiment of the application provides a hard disk frame, which aims to solve the problem that inconvenience is caused to users due to different specifications of external interfaces of the hard disk frame provided with hard disks of different specifications.

The hard disk frame that this application embodiment provided is suitable for the first hard disk or the second hard disk of selective installation specification difference, hard disk frame includes adapter element, adapter element includes first interface and the second interface of electric connection each other, first interface be suitable for with the interface electricity of first hard disk is connected, the second interface configuration with the interface specification of second hard disk is unanimous.

Optionally, a first indicator light is arranged on the adapter element, and the first indicator light is electrically connected with the second interface; the hard disk frame further comprises a light guide piece, and the light inlet end of the light guide piece is opposite to the first indicator lamp.

Optionally, the hard disk frame further includes a frame body, and the frame body is adapted to be detachably and fixedly connected to the first hard disk or the second hard disk.

Optionally, the hard disk frame further comprises an auxiliary connecting member adapted to connect the second hard disk, and the auxiliary connecting member is detachably connected to the frame body.

Optionally, the auxiliary connector comprises a protruding part adapted to be inserted into a connecting hole of the second hard disk end.

Optionally, the frame body comprises a bottom plate having at least two auxiliary connector setting areas thereon, the auxiliary connector being provided at one of the at least two auxiliary connector setting areas.

Optionally, the frame body includes a bottom plate, and a first side plate and a second side plate that are disposed on two sides of the bottom plate, where the bottom plate, the first side plate, and the second side plate enclose an accommodation area, and the accommodation area is suitable for selectively accommodating the first hard disk or the second hard disk.

Optionally, a first indicator light is arranged on the adapter element, and the first indicator light is electrically connected with the second interface; the hard disk frame comprises a light guide piece, and a light inlet end of the light guide piece is arranged opposite to the first indicator light; under the condition that the first hard disk is installed in the hard disk frame, a gap is formed between the first hard disk and the first side plate or the second side plate, and the light guide piece extends to one side, far away from the adapter element, of the first hard disk through the gap.

Optionally, a first fixing portion adapted to be connected to the first hard disk to fix the first hard disk is disposed on the bottom plate, and a second fixing portion adapted to be connected to the second hard disk to fix the second hard disk is disposed on at least one of the first side plate and the second side plate; the first fixing portion comprises a first fastener through hole arranged on the bottom plate, and the second fixing portion comprises a second fastener through hole arranged on the first side plate and/or a third fastener through hole arranged on the second side plate.

Optionally, the frame body further includes a third side plate, opposite two side portions of the third side plate are respectively connected to the first side plate and the second side plate, the hard disk frame includes a light guide member, a light incident end of the light guide member is arranged opposite to a second indicator included in the second hard disk, and a light emitting end of the light guide member penetrates out of the third side plate.

The embodiment of the application adopts at least one technical scheme which can achieve the following beneficial effects:

in an embodiment of the present application, the hard disk frame may include a transition element, and the transition element may include a first interface and a second interface electrically connected to each other, wherein a specification of the second interface may be in accordance with a specification of an interface of a second hard disk. When the hard disk installed on the hard disk frame is the first hard disk, the first interface of the switching element can be electrically connected with the interface of the first hard disk, and the second interface of the switching element can be used as an external interface of the first hard disk installed with the first hard disk. Therefore, the external interface of the hard disk frame provided with the first hard disk can be consistent with the external interface of the hard disk frame provided with the second hard disk in specification. Therefore, the problem that inconvenience is caused to users due to different specifications of external interfaces of hard disk frames provided with hard disks of different specifications can be solved.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments or related technologies of the present application, the drawings needed to be used in the description of the embodiments or related technologies are briefly introduced below, it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments described in the present application, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained according to these drawings without any creative effort.

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a hard disk frame according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating a hard disk frame provided with a first hard disk according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating a hard disk frame provided with a second hard disk according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 4 is a schematic diagram illustrating another hard disk frame provided in the embodiment of the present application in which a second hard disk is installed;

fig. 5 is a schematic diagram illustrating another hard disk frame provided in the embodiment of the present application in which a first hard disk is installed;

FIG. 6 is a partially exploded schematic view of the hard disk frame shown in FIG. 5;

fig. 7 is a schematic diagram of another hard disk frame according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 8 is a schematic view of the hard disk frame of FIG. 7 coupled to a second hard disk;

fig. 9 is an exploded view of a connection structure of the hard disk frame shown in fig. 8 and a second hard disk;

FIG. 10 is a partial schematic view of the accessory link location shown in FIG. 8;

fig. 11 is a schematic diagram of another hard disk frame according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 12 is a schematic view of the hard disk frame shown in FIG. 11 connected to another second hard disk;

fig. 13 is an exploded schematic view of a connection structure between a first hard disk and a hard disk frame according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 14 is an exploded schematic view of a connection structure between a second hard disk and a hard disk frame according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 15 is a partial schematic view of the second fixing portion of FIG. 14;

fig. 16 is another partial schematic view of the second fixing portion in fig. 14.

Description of reference numerals: 100-hard disk frame; 110-a frame body; 1101-a backplane; 11011-first fastener via; 1102-a first side panel; 11021-a second fastener via; 1103-a second side panel; 11031-third fastener via; 1104-a third side panel; 120-a transition element; 1201 — a first interface; 1202-a second interface; 1203-a first indicator light; 130-a light guide; 140-auxiliary connections; 1401-a boss; 150-a housing; 210-a first hard disk; 2101-interface of the first hard disk; 220. 220 a-a second hard disk; 2201-interface to the second hard disk.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention more apparent, the technical solutions of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the specific embodiments of the present invention and the accompanying drawings. It is to be understood that the described embodiments are merely exemplary of the utility model, and not restrictive of the full scope of the utility model. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

In the description of the present application, it is to be understood that the terms "center," "longitudinal," "lateral," "length," "width," "thickness," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," "clockwise," "counterclockwise," "axial," "radial," "circumferential," and the like are used in the orientations and positional relationships indicated in the drawings for convenience in describing the present application and for simplicity in description, and are not intended to indicate or imply that the referenced devices or elements must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and are therefore not to be considered limiting of the present application.

In the description of the present application, it is to be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, e.g., as meaning either a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral connection; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be connected directly or indirectly through intervening media, or they may be interconnected between two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present application can be understood in a specific case by those of ordinary skill in the art.

Further, although the terms used in the present invention are selected from publicly known and used terms, some of the terms mentioned in the description of the present invention may be selected by the applicant at his or her discretion, the detailed meanings of which are described in relevant parts of the description herein.

Furthermore, it is required that the present invention is understood, not simply by the actual terms used but by the meaning of each term lying within.

In the related art, a hard disk may be fixed to a hard disk frame, and then the hard disk frame with the hard disk fixed thereto may be disposed on a hard disk mounting position reserved on a server, a data center, or the like, so as to implement mounting of the hard disk. Because the hard disks with different specifications have different appearance sizes, installation positions and sizes of the installation positions, the hard disk frame in the related technology can only be generally used for installing the hard disks with one specification, and therefore, the hard disk frame in the related technology has the problem of poor universality. In view of this, embodiments of the present application provide a hard disk frame, so as to solve the problem.

The technical solutions provided by the embodiments of the present application are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a hard disk frame according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; fig. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating a hard disk frame provided with a first hard disk according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; fig. 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating a hard disk frame provided with a second hard disk according to an embodiment of the present application. Referring to fig. 1 to 3, in an embodiment of the present application, the hard disk frame 100 is adapted to selectively mount a first hard disk 210 or a second hard disk 220 having different specifications.

In this way, in the embodiment of the present application, the hard disk frame 100 may be used to selectively mount the first hard disk 210 or the second hard disk 220 with different specifications, so that the problem of poor versatility of the hard disk frame in the related art may be solved.

Optionally, in an embodiment of the present application, the hard disk frame 100 may further include a frame body 110, and the frame body 110 is adapted to be detachably and fixedly connected with one of the first hard disk 210 or the second hard disk 220. In this way, the first hard disk 210 or the second hard disk 220 may be mounted on the hard disk frame 100 in a manner that the frame body 110 is detachably and fixedly connected with one of the first hard disk 210 or the second hard disk 220.

Optionally, in an embodiment of the present application, the frame body 110 may include a bottom plate 1101 and a first side plate 1102 and a second side plate 1103 oppositely disposed on both sides of the bottom plate 1101. The bottom plate 1101, the first side plate 1102 and the second side plate 1103 may enclose a receiving area (not labeled), and the receiving area may be configured to selectively receive the first hard disk 210 or the second hard disk 220.

Optionally, in an embodiment of the present application, a first fixing portion adapted to be connected to the first hard disk 210 to fix the first hard disk 210 may be disposed on the bottom plate 1101, and a second fixing portion adapted to be connected to the second hard disk 220 to fix the second hard disk 220 may be disposed on at least one of the first side plate 1102 and the second side plate 1103.

For example, if it is required that the hard disk mounted on the hard disk frame 100 is the first hard disk 210, the first hard disk 210 may be fixedly connected to the first fixing portion on the bottom plate 1101, so that the first hard disk 210 may be mounted on the hard disk frame 100. If the hard disk to be mounted on the hard disk frame 100 is the second hard disk 220, the second hard disk 220 may be fixedly connected to the second fixing portion provided on the first side plate 1102 and/or the second side plate 1103, so that the second hard disk 220 may be mounted on the hard disk frame 100. Therefore, in the embodiment of the present application, the bottom plate 1101 of the hard disk frame 100 may be used to mount the first hard disk 210, and the two side plates of the hard disk frame 100 may be used to mount the second hard disk 220, so that the hard disk frame 100 may mount the first hard disk 210 and the second hard disk 220 with different specifications. Compared with a hard disk frame which can only be provided with a hard disk of one specification in the related art, the hard disk frame 100 provided by the embodiment of the application has better universality, so that the problem of poor universality of the hard disk frame in the related art can be solved.

Referring to fig. 1 to 3, in other embodiments of the present application, the present application further provides a hard disk frame 100, where the hard disk frame 100 is adapted to selectively mount a first hard disk 210 or a second hard disk 220 with different specifications, where a width dimension of the second hard disk 220 may be greater than a width dimension of the first hard disk 210. The hard disk frame 100 may include a frame body 110, and the frame body 110 may include a bottom plate 1101 and two side plates oppositely disposed at two sides of the bottom plate 1101, wherein, for example, the two side plates may be a first side plate 1102 and a second side plate 1103, respectively. The bottom plate 1101 may be provided with a first fixing portion adapted to fix the first hard disk 210, and a width dimension of an area defined by two side plates of the frame body 110 may be greater than or equal to a width of the second hard disk 220.

Preferably, in the embodiment of the present application, a width dimension of an area defined by two side plates of the frame body 110 may be greater than a width dimension of the second hard disk 220, so that the second hard disk 220 may be prevented from being scratched with the two side plates during the process of disposing the second hard disk 220 in the area defined by the two side plates. Thus, the second hard disk 220 can be more conveniently disposed in the area defined by the two side plates by making the width dimension of the area defined by the two side plates of the frame body 110 larger than the width of the second hard disk 220.

It should be noted that, in order to make the width dimension of the hard disk frame 100 more compact, in the embodiment of the present application, the width dimension of the area defined by the two side plates of the frame body 110 may be slightly larger than the width of the second hard disk 220.

In this way, in the embodiment of the present application, the hard disk frame 100 may be used to selectively mount the first hard disk 210 or the second hard disk 220 with different specifications, so that the problem of poor versatility of the hard disk frame in the related art may be solved. The width of the second hard disk 220 may be greater than the width of the first hard disk 210, and the width of the area defined by the two side plates of the frame body 110 may be greater than or equal to the width of the second hard disk 220, so that, for example, for the second hard disk 220 with a larger width, the two side walls of the second hard disk 220 may be clamped between the two side plates, and the second hard disk 220 may be fixed on the hard disk frame 100; for the first hard disk 210 having a smaller width, the first hard disk 210 may be connected to the first fixing portion on the bottom plate 1101, and the first hard disk 210 may be fixed to the hard disk frame 100. Thus, the hard disk frame 100 may be provided with the first hard disk 210 and the second hard disk 220 of different specifications. Compared with a hard disk frame which can only be provided with a hard disk of one specification in the related art, the hard disk frame 100 provided by the embodiment of the application has better universality, so that the problem of poor universality of the hard disk frame in the related art can be solved.

It should be noted that, the hard disk may generally include the plug interface, and in the embodiment of the present application, when the hard disk is viewed from a direction facing the plug interface, a distance between the left side and the right side of the hard disk may be understood as a width dimension of the hard disk.

In addition, in the above description, it is exemplified that the two side walls of the second hard disk 220 can be clamped between the two side plates, and it should be noted that, in the embodiment of the present application, the second hard disk 220 can also be connected with the side plates by, for example, a threaded fastener. In the embodiment of the present application, various other connection schemes may be adopted to mount the second hard disk 220 on the hard disk frame 100, which are not listed here.

It should also be noted that in the embodiment of the present application, the first hard disk may include a series of hard disks that can be connected to the first fixing portion on the bottom plate 1101. For example, referring to fig. 2, the size of the connection portion of the bottom surface of the series of hard disks included in the first hard disk may be uniform, so that, even if the thickness size of the first hard disk is different, only the size of the connection portion of the bottom surface of the first hard disk is uniform, and the connection portion of the bottom surface of the first hard disk may be fixedly connected to the first fixing portion on the bottom plate 1101, so that the series of first hard disks may be connected to the hard disk frame 100.

Similarly, in embodiments of the present application, the second hard disk may comprise a series of hard disks that may be connected with the second stationary part. For example, referring to fig. 3, the sizes of the connection portions on both sides of the series of hard disks included in the second hard disk may be identical, so that, even if the length sizes of the second hard disks are different, it is only necessary that the sizes of the connection portions on both sides of the second hard disk are identical, and the connection portions on both sides of the second hard disk may be connected to the second fixing portion, which may allow the series of second hard disks to be connected to the hard disk frame 100.

Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram illustrating another hard disk frame provided in the embodiment of the present application in which a second hard disk is installed. Referring to fig. 3 and 4, the lengths of the second hard disks shown in both may not be the same. For the sake of distinction, the second hard disk in fig. 4 may be denoted as 220 a.

In order to enable those skilled in the art to better understand the scheme provided by the embodiments of the present application, relevant examples are given here to assist those skilled in the art to understand the scheme of the embodiments of the present application.

Illustratively, in the embodiment of the present application, the first hard disk 210 shown in fig. 2 may be an U.2 type hard disk, wherein the U.2 type hard disk may have a width dimension of 69.85 mm, a length dimension of 101.85 mm, and a thickness dimension of 15 mm. The second hard disk 220 shown in fig. 3 may be an e3.s type hard disk, wherein the width dimension of the e3.s type hard disk may be 76 mm, the length dimension may be 112.75 mm, and the thickness dimension may be 7.5 mm. The second hard disk 220a shown in fig. 4 may be an e3.l type hard disk, wherein the width dimension of the e3.l type hard disk may be 76 mm, the length dimension may be 142.2 mm, and the thickness dimension may be 7.5 mm.

It should be noted that the e3.s type hard disk and the e3.l type hard disk can be regarded as the same series of hard disks, and the difference between them mainly lies in the difference of storage space and the difference of length size. The width and thickness dimensions of the e3.S type hard disk and the e3.L type hard disk can be consistent, and the types of the interfaces of the two hard disks can also be consistent. The interface of the hard disk may be understood as a connection socket for making the hard disk perform signal connection with the host system.

With reference to the above example and fig. 1 to 4, in the embodiment of the present application, if the hard disk to be mounted on the hard disk frame 100 is an U.2-type hard disk, the connecting portion at the bottom of the U.2-type hard disk may be connected to the bottom plate 1101 of the frame body 110. In the embodiment of the present application, if the hard disk to be mounted on the hard disk frame 100 is an e3.s type hard disk or an e3.l type hard disk, the side of the e3.s type hard disk may be connected to the first side plate 1102 and/or the second side plate 1103.

It is understood that the specific types of hard disks listed in the above embodiments are only examples, and the hard disk frame 100 provided in the embodiments of the present application may also be used for mounting other types of hard disks. Moreover, as technology advances, new hard disks may appear, and the hard disk frame 100 provided by the embodiment of the present application may also be used to install other hard disks that will appear in the future.

Fig. 5 is a schematic diagram illustrating another hard disk frame provided in the embodiment of the present application in which a first hard disk is installed; fig. 6 is a partially exploded schematic view of the hard disk frame shown in fig. 5. Referring to fig. 5 and 6, on the basis of any one of the hard disk frames provided by the embodiments of the present application, the hard disk frame 100 may further include a transition element 120, where the transition element 120 may include a first interface 1201 and a second interface 1202 electrically connected to each other, and the first interface 1201 is adapted to be electrically connected to the interface 2101 of the first hard disk 210. In conjunction with fig. 3, in an embodiment of the present application, the second interface 1202 may be configured to conform to the specification of the interface 2201 of the second hard disk 220. Referring to fig. 3 and 5, in the embodiment of the present application, if the interface 2101 of the first hard disk 210 is connected to the adapter 120, the adapter 120 may be used to make the specifications of the hard disk frame 100 mounted with the first hard disk 210 and the external interface of the hard disk frame 100 mounted with the second hard disk 220 consistent.

Illustratively, the interface 2101 of the first hard disk 210 is an U.2 type interface, the interface 2201 of the second hard disk 220 is an e3.s type interface, the first interface 1201 of the transit element 120 is an interface matching the U.2 type interface, and the second interface 1202 of the transit element 120 is an e3.s type interface. The first interface 1201 of the adapter 120 may be connected to the interface 2101 of the first hard disk 210, and the second interface 1202 may be used as an external interface of the hard disk frame 100 on which the first hard disk 210 is mounted. It should be noted that, when the second hard disk 220 needs to be mounted on the hard disk frame 100, since the interface of the second hard disk 220 is an e3.s type interface, the interface of the second hard disk 220 does not need to be converted, and the adapter 120 can be removed from the hard disk frame 100. Thus, the external interface of the hard disk frame 100 mounted with the first hard disk 210 may be an e3.s type interface, and the external interface of the hard disk frame 100 mounted with the second hard disk 220 may also be an e3.s type interface.

If the hard disk frame 100 with the first hard disk 210 or the second hard disk 220 is required to be connected to an external device, so that the connection interface of the external device is an interface matched with the e3.s type interface, both the hard disk frame 100 with the first hard disk 210 and the hard disk frame 100 with the second hard disk 220 may be connected to the interface of the external device. In this way, it is not necessary to provide a dedicated external interface for the hard disk frame 100 to which the first hard disk 210 is attached. Further, when the user uses the hard disk frame 100 mounted with the first hard disk 210 and the hard disk frame 100 mounted with the second hard disk 220, it is not necessary to distinguish the actual interface types of the hard disks mounted in the hard disk frame 100.

In this way, in the embodiment of the present application, the hard disk frame 100 may include the adaptor element 120, and the adaptor element 120 may include the first interface 1201 and the second interface 1202 electrically connected to each other, wherein the specification of the second interface 1202 may be in accordance with the specification of the interface of the second hard disk 220. When the hard disk installed on the hard disk frame 100 is the first hard disk 210, the first interface 1201 of the adaptor element 120 may be electrically connected to the interface of the first hard disk 210, and the second interface 1202 of the adaptor element 120 may be used as an external interface of the first hard disk 210 on which the first hard disk 210 is installed. In this way, the external interface of the hard disk frame 100 mounted with the first hard disk 210 and the external interface of the hard disk frame 100 mounted with the second hard disk 220 can be made to conform to the specification. Therefore, the problem that inconvenience is caused to users due to different specifications of external interfaces of hard disk frames provided with hard disks of different specifications can be solved.

Optionally, referring to fig. 5 and fig. 6, in an embodiment of the present application, a first indicator light 1203 may be disposed on the adaptor element 120, and the first indicator light 1203 may be electrically connected to the second interface 1202. In this way, when the second interface 1202 is electrically connected to an external device, the first indicator lamp 1203 can be powered by the external device. In an embodiment of the present application, the hard disk frame 100 may include a light guide 130, and a light incident end of the light guide 130 may be disposed opposite to the first indicator 1203. In this way, the light guide 130 can be used to transmit the light emitted from the first indicator light 1203 to the target position. For example, the light-emitting end of the light guide 130 may be disposed outside the hard disk frame 100, so that a relevant person can know the operation state of the first hard disk 210 by observing the light-emitting end of the light guide 130.

Referring to fig. 5, optionally, in an embodiment of the present application, in a situation where the first hard disk 210 is installed in the hard disk frame 100, there may be a gap (not labeled) between the first hard disk 210 and the first side plate 1102, and the light guide 130 may extend to a side of the first hard disk 210 away from the adaptor element 120 through the gap.

It can be understood that, in the embodiment of the application, if the first hard disk 210 is attached to the inner wall of the first side plate 1102, a gap may be formed between the first hard disk 210 and the second side plate 1103, and the light guide 130 may extend to a side of the first hard disk 210 away from the adaptor element 120 through the gap.

In addition, referring to fig. 5, in an embodiment of the present application, the frame body 110 may further include a third side plate 1104, two opposite side portions of the third side plate 1104 may be respectively connected to the first side plate 1102 and the second side plate 1103, and in an embodiment of the present application, the light exit end of the light guide 130 may pass through the third side plate 1104.

Optionally, in an embodiment of the present application, a width dimension of the first hard disk 210 may be smaller than a width dimension of the second hard disk 220, and a distance between the first side plate 1102 and the second side plate 1103 may be greater than or equal to the width dimension of the second hard disk 220, so that, due to the smallest width dimension of the first hard disk 210, after the first hard disk 210 is mounted on the hard disk frame 100, a gap may exist between the first hard disk 210 and the first side plate 1102 or the second side plate 1103.

In order to enable a better connection of the second hard disk to the hard disk frame, the applicant also provides the following solution.

Fig. 7 is a schematic diagram of another hard disk frame according to an embodiment of the present application; FIG. 8 is a schematic view of the hard disk frame of FIG. 7 coupled to a second hard disk; fig. 9 is an exploded view of a connection structure of the hard disk frame shown in fig. 8 and a second hard disk; FIG. 10 is a partial schematic view of the accessory link location shown in FIG. 8; fig. 11 is a schematic diagram of another hard disk frame according to an embodiment of the present application; fig. 12 is a schematic view of the hard disk frame shown in fig. 11 connected to another second hard disk. Referring to fig. 7 to 12, on the basis of any one of the hard disk frames provided in the embodiments of the present application, the hard disk frame 100 may further include an auxiliary connector 140 adapted to connect the second hard disk 220 (or the second hard disk 220a), and the auxiliary connector 140 may be detachably connected to the frame body 110. Thus, the second hard disk 220 (or the second hard disk 220a) can be better fixed on the hard disk frame by the cooperation of the second fixing part and the auxiliary connecting member 140.

Referring to fig. 9 and 10, optionally, in an embodiment of the present application, an end of the second hard disk 220 (or the second hard disk 220a) may be provided with a connection hole 2201, and the auxiliary connection member 140 includes a protrusion 1401 adapted to be inserted into the connection hole 2201 of the end of the second hard disk 220. In this way, the end of the second hard disk 220 can be connected using the auxiliary connection member 140.

Further, for example, in the embodiment of the present application, one end of the second hard disk 220, which is far away from the auxiliary connector 140, may be provided with a threaded hole, and the second fixing portion may include a fastener through hole provided on the first side plate 1102 and/or the second side plate 1103, so that the threaded fastener passing through the fastener through hole may be connected with the threaded hole on the second hard disk 220, and in this way, one end of the second hard disk 220, which is far away from the auxiliary connector 140, may be fixed by the second fixing portion. In the embodiment of the present application, one end of the second hard disk 220 close to the auxiliary connection member 140 may be fixed by the auxiliary connection member 140, so that both ends of the second hard disk 220 may be fixed, and the connection between the hard disk frame 100 and the second hard disk 220 may be more stable.

Referring to fig. 7 and 11, in an embodiment of the present application, the frame body 110 may include a bottom plate 1101, the bottom plate 1101 of the frame body 110 may have at least two auxiliary connector disposition regions thereon, and the auxiliary connector 140 may be disposed at one of the at least two auxiliary connector disposition regions.

It should be noted that, referring to fig. 7 and 11, the auxiliary connecting member 140 in fig. 7 is located at a lower position than the auxiliary connecting member 140 in fig. 11, so that the hard disk frame 100 shown in fig. 7 can be used for the second hard disk 220 with a smaller fixed length size, and the hard disk frame shown in fig. 11 can be used for the second hard disk 220a with a larger fixed length size.

It should be noted that, for example, a portion of the bottom plate 1101 in fig. 7 connected to the auxiliary connector 140 may be referred to as a first auxiliary connector disposition region, and a portion of the bottom plate 1101 in fig. 11 connected to the auxiliary connector 140 may be referred to as a second auxiliary connector disposition region. In this way, in the embodiment of the present application, the hard disk frame 100 may be used to fix the second hard disk 220 or the second hard disk 220a with different lengths by adjusting the installation position of the auxiliary connection member 140. It should be noted that, although the drawings provided in the embodiments of the present application only illustrate a case where the hard disk frame 100 includes two auxiliary connector disposition regions, it is understood that, in the embodiments of the present application, the auxiliary connector disposition regions may be in other numbers, and are not described in detail herein.

Referring to fig. 8 or 12, optionally, on the basis of any one of the hard disk frames provided in the embodiments of the present application, the frame body 110 in the hard disk frame 100 may include a third side plate 1104, and opposite side portions of the third side plate 1104 may be respectively connected to the first side plate 1102 and the second side plate 1103. The hard disk frame 100 may further include a light guide 130, a light incident end of the light guide 130 may be disposed opposite to the second indicator light included in the second hard disk 220, and a light exiting end of the light guide 130 may penetrate through the third side plate 1104.

Referring to fig. 11, optionally, in an embodiment of the present application, the hard disk frame 100 may further include an enclosure 150, and the enclosure 150 may be disposed on the third side plate 1104. The light-emitting end of the light-guiding member 130 can be disposed on the housing 150, so that the light emitted from the second indicator light can be emitted through the light-emitting end of the light-guiding member 130 disposed on the housing 150, and the related personnel can determine the working state of the second hard disk 220 through the light-emitting end of the light-guiding member 130 disposed on the housing 150.

It should be noted that, in the embodiment of the present application, for the hard disk frame 100 installed with the first hard disk 210 and the hard disk frame 100 installed with the second hard disk 220, when both are provided with the light guide 130, the light emitting end of the light guide 130 may be disposed on the cover 150. Alternatively, in the embodiment of the present application, the light emitting ends of the light guide 130 of the hard disk frame 100 with the first hard disk 210 mounted thereon and the light emitting ends of the light guide 130 of the hard disk frame 100 with the second hard disk 220 mounted thereon may be disposed at the same position on the cover case 150. For example, the light-emitting end of the light guide 130 may be disposed on the top of the case 150 for the hard disk frame 100 to which the first hard disk 210 is mounted, and the light-emitting end of the light guide 130 may be disposed on the top of the case 150 for the hard disk frame 100 to which the second hard disk 220 is mounted. In this way, since the light-emitting ends of the light guide members 130 of the hard disk frames 100 on which different hard disks are mounted are disposed at the same position, the hard disk frames 100 on which different hard disks are mounted can be made to be more uniform in appearance. In addition, when the hard disk frames 100 with the first hard disk 210 and the second hard disk 220 are arranged side by side, the light emitting ends of the light guide members 130 can be arranged relatively neatly.

Fig. 13 is an exploded schematic view of a connection structure between a first hard disk and a hard disk frame according to an embodiment of the present application. Referring to fig. 13, in an embodiment of the present application, the first fixing portion may include a first fastener via 11011 disposed on the bottom plate 1101. Thus, in embodiments of the present application, the first hard disk 210 may be secured to the backplane 1101 with a threaded fastener that passes through the first fastener through-hole 11011.

It should be noted that, in other embodiments of the present application, for example, the first fixing portion may also be a clamping structure, and the first hard disk 210 and the hard disk frame 100 may be connected by clamping through the clamping structure. There are many other ways to fix the first hard disk 210 to the bottom plate 1101, such as adhesive bonding, etc., which are not listed here.

Fig. 14 is an exploded schematic view of a connection structure between a second hard disk and a hard disk frame according to an embodiment of the present application; FIG. 15 is a partial schematic view of the second fixing portion of FIG. 14; fig. 16 is another partial schematic view of the second fixing portion in fig. 14. Referring to fig. 14 to 16, in an embodiment of the present application, the second fixing portion may include a second fastener via 11021 disposed on the first side plate 1102 and/or a third fastener via 11031 disposed on the second side plate 1103. This may allow the second hard disk 220 to be secured to the first side plate 1102 and/or the second side plate 1103 using threaded fasteners that pass through the second fastener through-holes 11021 and/or the third fastener through-holes 11031.

Further, optionally, referring to fig. 1, in an embodiment of the present application, a heat dissipation hole may be disposed on the bottom plate 1101, so that the heat dissipation performance of the hard disk frame 100 may be improved.

In this way, in the embodiment of the present application, the hard disk frame 100 may be used to selectively mount the first hard disk 210 or the second hard disk 220 with different specifications, so that the problem of poor versatility of the hard disk frame in the related art may be solved. For example, if it is required that the hard disk mounted on the hard disk frame 100 is the first hard disk 210, the first hard disk 210 may be fixedly connected to the first fixing portion on the bottom plate 1101, so that the first hard disk 210 may be mounted on the hard disk frame 100. If the hard disk to be mounted on the hard disk frame 100 is the second hard disk 220, the second hard disk 220 may be disposed between two side edges of the frame body, so that the hard disk frame 100 may mount the first hard disk 210 and the second hard disk 220 of different specifications. Compared with a hard disk frame which can only be provided with a hard disk of one specification in the related art, the hard disk frame 100 provided by the embodiment of the application has better universality, so that the problem of poor universality of the hard disk frame in the related art can be solved.

It is noted that, herein, relational terms such as first and second, and the like may be used solely to distinguish one entity or action from another entity or action without necessarily requiring or implying any actual such relationship or order between such entities or actions. Also, the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus.

Although embodiments of the present application have been shown and described, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made in these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the embodiments of the application, the scope of which is defined in the appended claims and their equivalents.

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1. A hard disk frame is characterized in that the hard disk frame is suitable for selectively installing a first hard disk or a second hard disk with different specifications, the hard disk frame comprises a switching element (120), the switching element (120) comprises a first interface (1201) and a second interface (1202) which are electrically connected with each other, the first interface (1201) is suitable for being electrically connected with the interface of the first hard disk, and the second interface (1202) is configured to be consistent with the interface specification of the second hard disk.

2. The hard disk frame of claim 1, wherein the adapter element (120) is provided with a first indicator light (1203), and the first indicator light (1203) is electrically connected with the second interface (1202); the hard disk frame further comprises a light guide piece (130), and a light inlet end of the light guide piece (130) is opposite to the first indicator light (1203).

3. The hard disk frame of claim 1, further comprising a frame body (110), wherein the frame body (110) is adapted to be detachably and fixedly connected with the first hard disk or the second hard disk.

4. The hard disk frame of claim 3, further comprising an auxiliary connector (140) adapted to connect to the second hard disk, wherein the auxiliary connector (140) is detachably connected to the frame body (110).

5. The hard disk frame of claim 4, wherein the auxiliary connector (140) comprises a protrusion (1401) adapted to be inserted into a connection hole of the second hard disk end.

6. The hard disk frame of claim 4 or 5, wherein the frame body (110) comprises a bottom plate (1101), the bottom plate (1101) having at least two auxiliary connector disposition regions thereon, the auxiliary connector (140) being disposed at one of the at least two auxiliary connector disposition regions.

7. The hard disk frame of claim 3, wherein the frame body (110) comprises a bottom plate (1101) and a first side plate (1102) and a second side plate (1103) oppositely arranged at two sides of the bottom plate (1101), the first side plate (1102) and the second side plate (1103) enclose a receiving area, and the receiving area is suitable for selectively receiving the first hard disk or the second hard disk.

8. The hard disk frame of claim 7, wherein the adapter element (120) is provided with a first indicator light (1203), and the first indicator light (1203) is electrically connected with the second interface (1202); the hard disk frame comprises a light guide piece (130), and the light inlet end of the light guide piece (130) is arranged opposite to the first indicator light (1203);

under the condition that the first hard disk (210) is installed in the hard disk frame, a gap is formed between the first hard disk (210) and the first side plate (1102) or the second side plate (1103), and the light guide (130) extends to the side, far away from the adapter element (120), of the first hard disk (210) through the gap.

9. The hard disk frame of claim 7, wherein the bottom plate (1101) is provided with a first fixing portion adapted to be connected with the first hard disk to fix the first hard disk, and at least one of the first side plate (1102) and the second side plate (1103) is provided with a second fixing portion adapted to be connected with the second hard disk to fix the second hard disk; the first fixing portion comprises a first fastener through hole (11011) arranged on the bottom plate (1101), and the second fixing portion comprises a second fastener through hole (11021) arranged on the first side plate (1102) and/or a third fastener through hole (11031) arranged on the second side plate (1103).

10. The hard disk frame of claim 7, wherein the frame body (110) further comprises a third side plate (1104), opposite side portions of the third side plate (1104) are respectively connected to the first side plate (1102) and the second side plate (1103), the hard disk frame comprises a light guide (130), a light inlet end of the light guide (130) is arranged opposite to a second indicator light included in the second hard disk, and a light outlet end of the light guide (130) penetrates out of the third side plate (1104).

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