Hard disk fixing assembly

• US 10,353,444 B1
• Filed: 12/13/2018
• Issued: 07/16/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 10/08/2018
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Inventec Corporation, Inventec Technology Company Limited (Inventec Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Inventec Technology Company Limited (Inventec Corporation)
• Inventors: Liu, Chao-Chih
• Primary Examiner(s): Haughton, Anthony M
• Application Number:
  US16/219,376
• Time in Patent Office: 215 Days
• Field of Search: 36167933, 36167934, 36167935, 36167936, 36167937, 36167938, 36167939
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1658 related to the mounting of internal components, e.g. disc drive or any other functional module
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/187 Mounting of fixed and removable disk drives
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 33/128 of the plurality of recording/reproducing devices, e.g. disk drives, onto a chassis

Abstract

A hard disk fixing assembly configured to be disposed in casing includes base frame, pivotable frame, hard disk bearing frame, at least one first link and handle. Base frame includes bottom part and elastic part. Bottom part is configured to be fixed to casing. Elastic part is connected to bottom part. Pivotable frame is pivotably disposed on base frame. Hard disk bearing frame is slidably disposed on pivotable frame and hard disk bearing frame bears at least one hard disk. Two opposite sides of first link are respectively pivotally connected to hard disk bearing frame and base frame. Handle is pivotably disposed on hard disk bearing frame. When handle is pivoted, elastic part forces pivotable frame to move hard disk bearing frame from level position to inclined position.

Claims

1. A hard disk fixing assembly, configured to be disposed in a casing, the hard disk fixing assembly comprising:

a base frame, comprising a bottom part and an elastic part, the bottom part configured to be fixed to the casing, and the elastic part swingably connected to the bottom part;

a pivotable frame, pivotably disposed on the base frame, and the elastic part pressing against the pivotable frame;

a hard disk bearing frame, slidably disposed on the pivotable frame, and the hard disk bearing frame configured to accommodate at least one hard disk;

at least one first link, two opposite ends of the at least one first link respectively pivotably connected to the hard disk bearing frame and the base frame;

a handle, pivotably disposed on the hard disk bearing frame; and

at least one second link, two opposite ends of the at least one second link respectively pivotably connected to the hard disk bearing frame and the pivotable frame;

wherein, when the handle is pivoted with respect to the hard disk bearing frame, the handle and the at least one second link move the hard disk bearing frame with respect to the pivotable frame, the hard disk bearing frame pivots the pivotable frame with respect to the base frame via the at least one first link, and the pivotable frame is moved by the elastic part so as to incline the hard disk bearing frame from a level position to an inclined position.

2. The hard disk fixing assembly according to claim 1, wherein the pivotable frame is pivotable with respect to the base frame about a first axis, the at least one first link is pivotable with respect to the hard disk bearing frame and the base frame respectively about a second axis and a third axis, the handle is pivotable with respect to the hard disk bearing frame about a fourth axis, the at least one second link is pivotable with respect to the handle and the pivotable frame respectively about a fifth axis and a sixth axis;

when the hard disk bearing frame is in the level position, the second axis is located between the first axis and the third axis, and the fifth axis is located between the fourth axis and the sixth axis;

while the hard disk bearing frame is moved from the level position to the inclined position, the fourth axis is moved toward the sixth axis so as to pivot the at least one first link with respect to the base frame.

3. The hard disk fixing assembly according to claim 2, wherein when the hard disk bearing frame is in the level position, the fourth axis, the fifth axis and the sixth axis are located on a plane.

4. The hard disk fixing assembly according to claim 1, wherein the hard disk bearing frame comprises a frame body and at least one tray, the frame body is slidably disposed on the pivotable frame, the at least one tray is fixed to the frame body, the at least one tray is configured to accommodate the at least one hard disk, two opposite ends of the at least one first link are respectively pivotably connected to the frame body and the base frame, and the handle is pivotably disposed on the frame body.

5. The hard disk fixing assembly according to claim 4, wherein the at least one tray comprises a bottom plate, a first side plate, a second side plate and at least one elastic arm, the first side plate and the second side plate are respectively connected to two opposite sides of the bottom plate, the first side plate and the second side plate are fixed to the frame body, the at least one elastic arm comprises an elastic portion and a blocking portion that are connected to each other and respectively extend in different directions, the blocking portion is swingably connected to the first side plate via the elastic portion, the elastic portion presses against the pivotable frame, the pivotable frame has an opening;

when the pivotable frame is in the level position, the elastic portion and the first side plate are located on a same side of the opening;

when the pivotable frame is in the inclined position, the elastic portion protrudes from the opening, and the elastic portion and the first side plate are located on different sides of the opening.

6. The hard disk fixing assembly according to claim 5, wherein a quantity of the at least one elastic arm is two, the elastic portions of the elastic arms are respectively connected to the first side plate and the second side plate, and the elastic portions both press against the pivotable frame;

when the hard disk bearing frame is in the level position, the elastic portions, the first side plate and the second side plate are all located on the same side of the opening;

when the hard disk bearing frame is in the inclined position, the elastic portions are located on a side of the opening opposite to the first side plate and the second side plate.

7. The hard disk fixing assembly according to claim 5, wherein the handle comprises a connecting part, a first arm part, a second arm part and an protrusion part, the first arm part, the second arm part and the protrusion part are respectively connected to different sides of the connecting part, the first arm part and the second arm part extend in a same direction, the first arm part and the second arm part are respectively pivotably connected to two opposite sides of the frame body of the hard disk bearing frame, two opposite ends of the at least one second link are respectively pivotably connected to the first arm part and the pivotable frame;

when the handle is in the level position, a part of the protrusion part and the connecting part are respectively located on two opposite sides of the opening of the pivotable frame.

8. The hard disk fixing assembly according to claim 1, further comprises a circuit board disposed on the pivotable frame;

when the handle is pivoted with respect to the hard disk bearing frame, the handle and the at least one second link move the hard disk bearing frame away from or toward the circuit board.