Hard disk drive holder

• US 7,848,099 B1
• Filed: 11/11/2009
• Issued: 12/07/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 07/10/2009
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Fan, Yi-Wei, Zhang, Zhe, Zhang, Guang-Yi
• Primary Examiner(s): Pape; Zachary M
• Assistant Examiner(s): Wu; Jerry
• Application Number:
  US12/616,746
• Time in Patent Office: 391 Days
• Field of Search: 361/683, 361/684, 361/685, 361/686, 361/679.17, 361/679.3, 361/679.33, 36167934-67941, 439/60, 439151-160, 439/327, 439/328, 439/33, 360/97.01, 360/98.01, 360/137, 360/137.D, 312/332.1, 312/333, 312/331, 312/223.1, 312/223.2, 165/104.33
• US Class Current: 361/679.38
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 33/124 of the single recording/reproducing device, e.g. disk drive, onto a chassis

Abstract

A hard disk drive holder includes main body, spindle slidably mounted to the main body, handle rotatably connected to the main body via the spindle, and hook slidably mounted to the main body. The handle includes claw and locking tongue. The handle rotates between closed and opened positions. When the handle is at closed position, if the spindle slides from a first position to a second position, the locking tongue gradually extends out of the main body. When the handle rotates to closed position, if the spindle isn'"'"'t at first position, the claw engages with a blocking piece of the hook and compels the hook to slide from a third position towards a fourth position until the claw goes over the blocking piece. A first spring biases the spindle to second position. A second spring biases the handle to opened position. A third spring biases the hook to third position.

Claims

1. A hard disk drive holder comprising:

a main body;

a spindle slidably mounted to the main body and slidable between a first position and a second position;

a handle rotatably connected to the main body via the spindle, wherein the handle comprises a covering board, a claw extending from the covering board, and a locking tongue extending from the covering board, the handle moves between a closed position where the covering board covers the main body, and an opened position where the covering board is away from the main body, wherein when the handle is at the closed position, if the spindle is slid from the first position to the second position, the locking tongue gradually extends outside from a side of the main body;

a hook slidably mounted to the main body and slidable between a third position and a fourth position, the hook comprising a main piece and a blocking piece extending from the main piece, wherein when the handle is rotated from the opened position to the closed position, if the spindle is not at the first position, the claw of the handle engages with the blocking piece of the hook and compels the hook to slide from the third position towards the fourth position until the claw goes over the blocking piece, and if the spindle is at the first position, the claw is stopped by and unable to go over the blocking piece;

a first elastic member to bias the spindle to tend to slide to the second position;

a second elastic member to bias the handle to tend to rotate to the opened position; and

a third elastic member to bias the hook to tend to slide to the third position.

2. The hard disk drive holder of claim 1, wherein the main body comprises opposite top and bottom boards, a first elongated hole is defined in the top board, a second elongated hole is defined in the bottom board, and a longitudinal axis of the second elongated hole is parallel with a longitudinal axis of the first elongated hole, the spindle is slidably engaged in the first elongated hole and the second elongated hole along the longitudinal axes of the first and second elongated holes so as to slide between the first position and the second position.

3. The hard disk drive holder of claim 2, wherein opposite first and second extension pieces extend from the handle, a round first pivot hole is defined in the first extension piece, a round second pivot hole is defined in the second extension piece, the spindle extends in the first pivot hole and the second pivot hole so as to rotatably connect the handle to the main body.

4. The hard disk drive holder of claim 2, wherein a third elongated hole is defined in each of the top and bottom boards, a longitudinal axis of each third elongated hole is parallel with the longwise direction of the panel, the hook further comprises two sliding blocks extending from the main piece corresponding to the third elongated holes, the sliding blocks are slidably received in the third elongated holes along the longitudinal axes of the third elongated holes so as to slide between the third position and the fourth position.

5. The hard disk drive holder of claim 1, further comprising a sleeve fitting about the spindle, the first elastic member is a pressure spring whose opposite ends abut against the main body and the sleeve, respectively, so as to bias the spindle.

6. The hard disk drive holder of claim 5, wherein a guiding hole is defined in the main body, a guiding post extends from the sleeve to enter the guiding hole, and the first elastic member is fitted about the guiding post.

7. The hard disk drive holder of claim 1, wherein the second elastic member is a torsion spring whose two spring legs abut against the main body and the handle, respectively, so as to bias the handle.

8. The hard disk drive holder of claim 7, wherein a raised portion extends from the main body, and the second elastic member is fitted about the raised portion.

9. The hard disk drive holder of claim 1, wherein the third elastic member is a pressure spring whose opposite ends abut against the main body and the hook, respectively, so as to bias the hook.

10. The hard disk drive holder of claim 9, wherein the hook further comprises a holding pole extending from the main piece opposite to the blocking piece, and the third elastic member is fitted about the holding pole.

11. The hard disk drive holder of claim 10, wherein the hook further comprises an operating portion extending from the main piece, the operating portion is able to be operated to slide the hook.

12. The hard disk drive holder of claim 1, wherein the claw of the handle comprises a slanting first guiding surface, the blocking piece of the hook comprises a slanting second guiding surface, wherein when the handle is rotated to the closed position, the claw compels the hook to slide via an engagement between the first guiding surface and the second guiding surface.

13. A hard disk drive holder comprising:

a main body comprising an elongated panel, a first arm fixed to a right end of the panel and extending backward, and a second arm fixed to a left end of the panel opposite to the first arm;

a spindle slidably mounted to a front of the right end of the panel, wherein the spindle is slidable along a longwise direction of the panel between a first position and a second position;

a handle comprising opposite right and left ends, wherein a claw extends from the left end of the handle, the right end of the handle is rotatably connected to the right end of the panel via the spindle, a locking tongue extends from the right end of the handle away from the left end of the handle, the handle moves between a closed position where the handle covers the main body, and an opened position where the left end of the handle is away from the main body;

a hook slidably mounted in the panel adjacent to the left end of the panel and slidable between a third position and a fourth position, the hook comprising a main piece and a blocking piece extending from a right side of the main piece, wherein when the handle is rotated from the opened position to the closed position, upon a condition that the spindle is not at the first position, the claw of the handle engages with the blocking piece of the hook and compels the hook to slide from the third position towards the fourth position until the claw goes over the blocking piece;

a first elastic member to bias the spindle to tend to slide to the second position;

a second elastic member to bias the handle to tend to rotate to the opened position; and

a third elastic member to bias the hook to tend to slide to the third position.

14. The hard disk drive holder of claim 13, wherein the panel comprises opposite top and bottom boards, a first elongated hole is defined in the top board, a second elongated hole is defined in the bottom board, and longitudinal axes of the first and second elongated holes are parallel with the longwise direction of the panel, the spindle is engaged in the first elongated hole and the second elongated hole and is slidable along the longitudinal axes of the first and second elongated holes so as to slide between the first position and the second position.

15. The hard disk drive holder of claim 14, wherein opposite first and second extension pieces extend from the right end of the handle, a round first pivot hole is defined in the first extension piece, a round second pivot hole is defined in the second extension piece, the spindle extends in the first pivot hole and the second pivot hole so as to rotatably connect the handle to the main body.

16. The hard disk drive holder of claim 15, wherein a projection extends from the top board of the panel adjacent to the right end of the panel and located between the first elongated hole and the first arm, when the handle is rotated to be opened, the projection blocks the first extension piece to limit a rotation angle of the handle between about 0-30 degrees.

17. The hard disk drive holder of claim 14, wherein a third elongated hole is defined in each of the top and bottom boards, a longitudinal axis of each third elongated hole is parallel with the longwise direction of the panel, the hook further comprises two sliding blocks extending from the main piece corresponding to the third elongated holes, the sliding blocks are slidably received in the third elongated holes along the longitudinal axes of the third elongated holes so as to slide between the third position and the fourth position.

18. The hard disk drive holder of claim 17, wherein the handle further comprises a sidewall connected between the top board and the bottom board at the left end of the handle, the third elastic member is a pressure spring whose opposite ends abut against the main body and the hook, respectively, so as to bias the hook.

19. The hard disk drive holder of claim 17, wherein the claw of the handle comprises a slanting first guiding surface at a left end of the claw, the blocking piece of the hook comprises a slanting second guiding surface at a right end of the blocking piece, wherein when the handle is rotated to the closed position, the claw compels the hook to slide via an engagement between the first guiding surface and the second guiding surface.

20. The hard disk drive holder of claim 13, wherein the main body further comprises a rear cover detachably mounted to a rear side of the panel, the second arm comprises an elongated main portion and a mounting portion extending from an end of the main portion, an elongated locating hole and a round through hole are defined in the mounting portion, a longitudinal axis of the elongated locating hole is parallel with the longitudinal axis of the panel, a locating pole extends backwards from the rear cover into the elongated locating hole of the mounting portion, a mounting hole is defined in the rear cover, a fastener is extended through the through hole and engaged in the mounting hole so as to fixed the second arm to the panel.