Replaceable hard disk drive box structure

• US 5,694,290 A
• Filed: 11/21/1996
• Issued: 12/02/1997
• Est. Priority Date: 11/21/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Cheng-Chun Chang
• Original Assignee: Cheng-Chun Chang
• Inventors: Chang, Cheng-Chun
• Primary Examiner(s): Phillips, Michael W.
• Application Number:
  US08/753,189
• Time in Patent Office: 376 Days
• Field of Search: 364/708.1, 439/928.1, 312/223.2, 361/683-685, 361/725-727
• US Class Current: 361/679.31
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 33/025 Portable cases
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 33/027 Covers G11B33/022 takes precedence; with means for guiding the record carrier G11B17/34
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 33/124 of the single recording/reproducing device, e.g. disk drive, onto a chassis
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 33/142 by air cooling

Abstract

A replaceable hard disk drive box structure including a box body and a securing seat accommodating the box body. The box body comprises a base, an inner face plate, an upper cover, and a handle. The inner face plate has two outwardly projecting mounting portions for accommodating respective fans. An identification code display is disposed between the mounting portions to allow the user to directly locate the hard disk on the SCSI interface. The outer ends of the inner face plate are respectively provided with coupling portions for connecting the handle. The handle has a projection resembling a quadrant of a circle at either end thereof so that the curvature of the projection of the handle may urge against a rectangular recess at either end of an access of the securing seat when the box body is pulled out, so that the connecting ports of the box body and the securing seat may smoothly disengage, achieving fast and easy installation and removal. A concealed fan is further disposed at the rear end of the securing seat for dissipating the heat of the hard disk. The concealed fan works in cooperation with the fans at the inner face plate to generate a continuous flow of air through the hard disk drive box to ensure a quick and circulation of air to enhance dissipation of heat.

Claims

1. A replaceable hard disk drive box structure, comprising:

a securing seat having an access provided with a door plate, said door plate having a pivot rod at either end of a bottom edge thereof, said securing seat having two lateral walls having respective slots disposed at their bottom edges near said first access one of said lateral walls further having a respective coupling portion disposed on the side opposite to the respective slots, a spring being used to mount one pivot rod of said door plate to said first access of said securing seat so that said door plate may turn rearwardly with said pivot rod as a center of rotation, said slots of each of said lateral walls extending upwardly to form respective stop blocks for positioning said door plate;

said bottom edges of said lateral walls extending inwardly to form respective lateral strips, and respective rectangular recesses being disposed at inner sides of said access; and

a box body comprising a base, an upper cover, an inner face, plate and a handle, said base having two side walls having respective rails for mounting said upper cover and a retaining projection at a second access thereof said base further having respective recesses at the sides of said access thereof;

said inner face plate having a corresponding engaging hole with respect to said retaining projection of said base, said inner face plate having on one side thereof two raised portions for matching said recesses of said base, said face plate being installed at said second access of said base by means of said raised portions engaging said recesses of said base and said engaging hole retaining said retaining projection, said inner face plate having on the other side thereof respective projecting coupling posts at both ends, each of said coupling posts having a coupling hole at an outer side for mounting of said handle;

said handle being a substantially inverted U-shaped structure provided with facing coupling posts at the inner sides of its two ends for engaging said coupling holes of said inner face plate such that said handle may turn with said coupling holes as centers of rotation, a projection resembling a quadrant of a circle extending from the outer sides of the ends of said handle such that it may project from either side of said inner face plate;

said upper cover having having respective L-shaped engaging strips at both lateral sides of a bottom side thereof for engaging said rails of said base so as to constitute said box body.

2. A replaceable hard disk drive box structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein said inner face plate has two outwardly projecting mounting portions having four posts for mounting of respective fans, an outer side of each of said mounting portions being provided with a plurality of ventilating slots, and a mounting hole being disposed between said mounting portions for mounting of a digital display for indicating the identification code of a hard disk on a SCSI interface;

and said inner face plate is replaceable.

3. A replaceable hard disk drive box structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein said securing seat has a concealed fan at a rear end thereof.

4. A replaceable hard disk drive box structure as claimed in claim 1, wherein the rear ends of said lateral walls of said securing seat are configured to be curved;

and said base and said upper cover are respectively provided with a plurality of transverse ventilating slots.