CN2874583Y

CN2874583Y - Fixing mechanism for electronic storage device

Info

Publication number: CN2874583Y
Application number: CN 200520041501
Authority: CN
Inventors: 李枝煌
Original assignee: Shanghai Huanda Computer Technology Co Ltd; Mitac International Corp
Current assignee: Shanghai Huanda Computer Technology Co Ltd; Mitac International Corp
Priority date: 2005-05-12
Filing date: 2005-05-12
Publication date: 2007-02-28
Anticipated expiration: 2015-05-12

Abstract

The utility model relates to a fixture for electronic storage device, which can be applied to hard disk and other electronic storage devices and comprises a pedestal with a pair of locating plate, a flexible component and a front and a back fixing component. In addition, the top of the self-locating plate has a downwards extended elongated slot and a guide slot, of which the elongated slot has a horizontal section. As embedded into elongated and guide slot by means of front and back fixing component, the electronic device's vertical section and left virgule right end are arranged into a limited moving scope. Besides, flexible component arranged out of guide slot limits the front and back moving scope of electronic storage device. Such a fixation only needs an action to realize tool-free assembly, simplify production flow and decrease production cost.

Description

Fixing mechanism for electronic storage device

[Ji Intraoperative field]

Connect mechanism design between the relevant a kind of massaging device member of the utility model is meant a kind of fixed mechanism design of exempting from the electric memory mechanism of instrument dismounting especially.

[Bei Jing Ji Intraoperative]

Various electric memory mechanisms, for example hard disk, CD-ROM drive or floppy drive etc., its assembling operation generally is to utilize screw that it is fixed on the casing, the mode that this screw is fixing is owing to need to use screw and instrument, make assembling or dismounting rather time-consuming, primary screw losss of also being scattered easily, very inconvenient.

With hard disk, as United States Patent (USP) the 5th, 349, the fixed mechanism that is disclosed for No. 483 by form several screws on a box body and a hard disk, forms several fixed orifices in a loam cake, connect loam cake and hard disk with screw then, hard disk is contained in the box body, with screw loam cake is fixed in box body again, and the box body that will accommodate Fixed disk is fastened in the computer rack.

The assembling process of above-mentioned traditional fixed mechanism is very loaded down with trivial details, can become the bottleneck in the production procedure, further has influence on product and hands over the phase, reduces the market competitiveness.In addition, once face that loading and unloading are installed and during FAQs such as Maintenance and Repair, need to borrow the turnscrew non-productive operation, the structure of this hard disk periphery is taken apart, and unclamp screw one by one, and not only consuming time, problem such as also may generation time screw is got rusty, screw is grited one's teeth, therefore, the pressure improved gradually of aforesaid way.

As No. the 506561st, 562221, TaiWan, China patent announcement, provide more easy-operating fixed mechanism.In No. 506561, it can be buckled in the computer housing base plate with hard disk by the fastening of rotatable fastening piece and holder when hard disk is resisted against location-plate.And in No. 562221, design a rotatable fixed body too, and with the host rack that can accommodate hard disk, the hard disk that is provided with several sliding parts when both sides is when the chute of host rack slips into, and fixed body then can be buckled in hard disk card on the host rack.

Above-mentioned prior art, all utilize the rotary manipulation of simple buckling device, be the fastening of may command electric memory mechanism and get loose, but its operating process all need be rotated the additional act of buckling device, in response at present for the requirement day by day of shortening the product processing procedure, reducing production costs, can further be improved again in fact.

[summary of the invention]

Fundamental purpose of the present utility model is to provide a kind of fixing mechanism for electronic storage device, the number of assembling steps of electric memory mechanism is reached simplify most, to simplify production procedure.

The utility model fixing mechanism for electronic storage device mainly comprises several retaining elements, base and flexible member, wherein base is provided with a pair of location-plate, location-plate offers elongated slot and chute respectively, by the retaining element that is fixed in the electric memory mechanism both sides, elongated slot and chute along location-plate slip into, back down flexible member simultaneously and slip into elongated slot and the chute bottom, these retaining elements are resisted against respectively between elongated slot inboard and flexible member and chute, and fixing electric memory mechanism.

Compared with prior art, fixing mechanism for electronic storage device provided by the utility model only needs an operation steps, and fixation kit slips into along elongated slot and chute with the back retaining element before allowing, and just can reach fixing effect, and is very easy really.

For making the purpose of this utility model, structural attitude and function thereof there are further understanding, cooperate diagram to be described in detail as follows now:

[description of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a combination synoptic diagram of the present utility model;

Fig. 2 is a three-dimensional exploded view of the present utility model; And

Fig. 3 is the synoptic diagram of the fixing action of electric memory mechanism of the present utility model.

[embodiment]

Please refer to Fig. 1 and shown in Figure 2, the fixing mechanism for electronic storage device 300 of the utility model preferred embodiment, be applied to as hard disk 200 electric memory mechanisms such as grade, it comprises a base 310, several flexible members 330 and several preceding retaining elements 320 and several back retaining elements 322.

Wherein, base 310 is in order to carrying hard disk 200, its top is installed with the location-plate 311 that pair of parallel is erect, to hold this hard disk 200 of location, on location-plate 311, offer opening up, the elongated slot 311a and the chute 311b of slightly L-shaped and I shape respectively, several preceding retaining elements 320 and back retaining element 322 are fixedly arranged on hard disk 200 both sides, and respectively with the relative position place of elongated slot 311a, chute 311b, hard disk 200 can be by preceding retaining element 320 and back retaining element 322 along elongated slot 311a and chute 311b slip.In addition, the chute 311b outside near location-plate 311 on base 310 more is installed with flexible member 330, and flexible member 330 has elasticity, in order to limit the scope of activities of back retaining element 322 in chute 311b.

In the present embodiment, flexible member 320 is the shell fragment that an end is fixed in base 310, comprise a stiff end 332 and a upwards outer oblique warpage end 331, stiff end 332 presents the shape of a hoof, can be in order to retaining element after the clamping 322 to limit its activity, warpage end 331 then can limit the glide direction of back retaining element 322 and make things convenient for the application of force.

The electric memory mechanism fixed form of preferred embodiment of the present utility model below is described.At first, the preceding retaining element 320 of hard disk 200 front ends is aimed at elongated slot 311a, promoting hard disk 200 then advances, retaining element 320 moves down along the open end of elongated slot 311a before making, again along its horizontal segment translation, and when the back retaining element 322 of hard disk 200 rear ends is aimed at chute 311b just, the open end of back retaining element 322 along chute 311b moved down, back down flexible member 330 (it moves as shown in Figure 3) simultaneously, retaining element 320 and back retaining element 322 slide into the bottom of the most inboard and chute 311b of elongated slot 311a respectively before allowing, hard disk 200 is held on 311 of base 310 and location-plates, make hard disk 200 can't about movable, at this moment, before retaining element 320 and back retaining element 322 be subjected to the holding of location-plate 311 and flexible member 330 on the elongated slot 311a respectively, and can't be reverse deviate from, allow the fore-and-aft direction of hard disk and the displacement of vertical direction also be limited, hard disk 200 thereby locked.

Therefore, fixing mechanism for electronic storage device provided by the utility model only needs an operation steps, and retaining element slips into along elongated slot and chute with the back retaining element before allowing, and just can reach fixing effect, and is very easy really.

On the other hand, the user is if desire is taken out hard disk 200, as long as pull open flexible member 330 outward, back retaining element 322 can be deviate from from chute 311b bottom, and retaining element 320 breaks away from the restriction of location-plate 311 on the horizontal segment of elongated slot 311b before driving, and can take out hard disk 200.

In the present embodiment, for promoting fixing effect, base 310 more comprises the limited section 312 that a punching press base 310 forms, thereby has shape of a hoof groove 312b around 312 in the limited section, it is flexible slightly that limited section 312 is had, and on limited section 312, more be installed with the projection 312a of a tool semi-circular cross-section, in order to push against hard disk 200.When hard disk 200 was locked, the projection 312a on the limited section 312 can prop up hard disk 200 rear ends, and then makes hard disk 200 fastening to avoid it to be shaken; When user's desire is taken out hard disk 200, can push limited section 312, taking advantage of a situation grips hard disk 200 bottoms, with easier taking-up hard disk 200.

In addition, in the present embodiment, location-plate is that the punching press base forms, but modes such as practical application is not limited to this, can also weld, rivet clasp form; Similarly, the installing mode of flexible member is not defined as punching press, welding or rivet clasp mode yet, and it is provided with the position and also is not defined as on base or the location-plate, as long as flexible member one end can be fixed in the effect of the scope of activities of the chute outside and tool restriction retaining element, just do not take off scope of the present utility model.

Moreover in the present embodiment, preceding retaining element is the slip screw with the back retaining element, but on the practice, also can be guide pillar, latch, as long as and can provide electric memory mechanism to slide along the elongated slot and the chute of correspondence.

In addition, the preceding retaining element of fixing mechanism for electronic storage device of the present utility model and back retaining element quantity, shape do not give specific, as long as its position corresponds to the elongated slot and the chute of base; Same do not limit yet elongated slot on the base, chute, with the quantity or the shape of flexible member.

Claims

1. fixing mechanism for electronic storage device, it is characterized in that this fixed mechanism comprises: a base, two location-plates with parallel setting offer at least one elongated slot that extends and have a horizontal segment to oblique below from those location-plate tops, with at least one chute of downward extension; At least one flexible member is fixedly arranged on this base, and is erected in this chute outside; Retaining element and at least one back retaining element are fixedly arranged on this electric memory mechanism both sides respectively before at least one, and corresponding to this elongated slot and this chute.

2. fixing mechanism for electronic storage device as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: this base more comprises a limited section, in order to withstand an end of this electric memory mechanism.

3. fixing mechanism for electronic storage device as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: those elongated slots are slightly L-shaped.

4. fixing mechanism for electronic storage device as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: those chutes are I shape.

5. fixing mechanism for electronic storage device as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: those location-plate punching presses, welding or rivet clasp are in this base.

6. fixing mechanism for electronic storage device as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: those these bases of limited section punching press and forming.

7. fixing mechanism for electronic storage device as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: those flexible member punching presses, rivet clasp or be welded in this base.

8. fixing mechanism for electronic storage device as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: those flexible member punching presses, rivet clasp or be welded in this location-plate.

9. fixing mechanism for electronic storage device as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: those flexible members more comprise a upwards outer oblique warpage end.

10. fixing mechanism for electronic storage device as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: those flexible members more comprise one in order to limit the stiff end of those retaining element activities.

11. fixing mechanism for electronic storage device as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: those flexible members are shell fragment.

12. fixing mechanism for electronic storage device as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: this preceding retaining element and this back retaining element are slip screw, guide pillar or latch.