Hard disk drawing device

• US 20070230105A1
• Filed: 03/28/2006
• Published: 10/04/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 03/28/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Universal Scientific Industrial Co., Ltd. (ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Universal Scientific Industrial Co., Ltd. (ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Su, Hsiao-Wei
• Granted Patent: US 7,423,869 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 361/679.330
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/187 Mounting of fixed and removable disk drives

Abstract

A hard disk drawing device includes: a latch seat adapted to be connected to a hard disk; a handle member connected to the latch seat, movable between first and second positions along an axis, and defining a variable line perpendicular to the axis; and a latch member mounted movably on the latch seat and in sliding contact with the handle member in such a manner that movement of the handle member from the first position to the second position results in movement of the latch member from a locked position to an unlocked position along a reference line parallel to the variable line. The variable line is spaced apart from the reference line by a first distance when the handle member is disposed at the first position, and is spaced apart from the reference line by a second distance larger than the first distance when the handle member is disposed at the second position.

Claims

1. A hard disk drawing device comprising:

a latch seat adapted to be connected to a hard disk;

a handle member connected to said latch seat, movable between first and second positions along an axis, and defining a variable line perpendicular to said axis; and

a latch member mounted movably on said latch seat and in sliding contact with said handle member in such a manner that movement of said handle member from said first position to said second position results in movement of said latch member from a locked position to an unlocked position along a reference line parallel to said variable line;

wherein said variable line is spaced apart from said reference line by a first distance when said handle member is disposed at said first position, and is spaced apart from said reference line by a second distance when said handle member is disposed at said second position; and

wherein said second distance is larger than said first distance.

2. The hard disk drawing device of claim 1, wherein said handle member has a grip portion defining said variable line, and an arm portion extending transversely from said grip portion and formed with a first slanted face that is inclined relative to said reference line, said latch member including a spring-biased bar that extends through said arm portion of said handle member in a transverse direction relative to said arm portion and that defines a second slanted face which is in sliding contact with said first slanted face.

3. The hard disk drawing device of claim 2, wherein said arm portion of said handle member is further formed with a slot for extension of said spring-biased bar therethrough.

4. The hard disk drawing device of claim 3, wherein said spring-biased bar is formed with an arm-engaging recess defined by a recess-defining wall having a lateral portion that extends through said slot in said arm portion of said handle member, and a transverse portion that extends transversely from said lateral portion and that defines said second slanted face.

5. The hard disk drawing device of claim 2, wherein said latch seat is formed with a longitudinal groove extending parallel to said axis and defined by a groove-defining wall, said arm portion of said handle member extending into said longitudinal groove and engaging releasably said groove-defining wall in a tongue-and-groove engaging manner.

6. The hard disk drawing device of claim 2, wherein said latch seat has a front end formed with a stopper, said arm portion of said handle member being further formed with a protrusion that abuts against said stopper when said handle member is disposed at said second position.

7. The hard disk drawing device of claim 1, further comprising a pair of opposing fastening plates extending from said latch seat in a direction parallel to said axis, and adapted to hold the hard disk therebetween.