Mounting frame for hard disk

• US 8,300,396 B2
• Filed: 10/26/2010
• Issued: 10/30/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 09/24/2010
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Sun, Zheng-Heng
• Primary Examiner(s): DUONG, HUNG V
• Application Number:
  US12/911,846
• Publication Number:
  US 20120075791A1
• Time in Patent Office: 735 Days
• Field of Search: 211/26, 248/672, 248/316.7, 248/310, 248/636, 248/27.3, 248/634, 248/615, 248/201, 248/220.31, 248/221.11, 361/690, 361/747, 361/728, 361/679.33, 361/679.34, 361/679.06, 361/679.46, 361/679.36, 361/679.37, 361/679.39, 361/679.02, 360/97.19, 360/75, 360/256.2, 360/244.8, 360/923, 360/78.04, 360/98.08, 360/99.23, 360/133, 345/156, 345/588, 345/172, 345/76, 439/540.1, 439/752, 439/853, 439/135, 312/223.3, 312/332.1, 312/244, 312/270.3, 312/45, 312/30, 312/333, 312/223.2
• US Class Current: 361/679.33
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/187 Mounting of fixed and removable disk drives

Abstract

A mounting frame for hard disk includes a frame and latching members, the frame includes two opposite frame arms including a wall and supporting bases laterally extending from one wall toward the other wall, the wall defines receiving grooves to form wall sections, and a compartment is defined between opposite wall sections. The compartments respectively receive hard disks, the supporting bases support the hard disks and secure with the hard disks to prevent the hard disks from moving along a first direction; Each latching member engages with the opposite receiving grooves, separate adjacent hard disks, and prevent hard disk from sliding along a second direction perpendicular with the first direction.

Claims

1. A mounting frame for hard disks, comprising:

a frame including two opposite frame arms, each frame arm including a wall and supporting bases, each wall defining receiving grooves to form wall sections, the supporting bases laterally extending from one wall section towards the opposite other wall section, and a compartment being enclosed between opposite wall sections, each supporting base defining a cutout, the cutouts being defined at the same sides of the supporting bases;

latching members;

wherein;

each compartment respectively receives a hard disk, the supporting bases support the hard disks, fixing pins extend through the cutouts and secure with the hard disks to prevent the hard disks from moving in a first direction, each latching member engages with the opposite receiving grooves, separate adjacent hard disks, and prevent the hard disk from sliding along a second direction, perpendicular with the first direction.

2. The mounting frame for hard disk as claimed in claim 1, wherein the frame includes a connecting arm, the two frame arms are respectively perpendicularly secured on a connecting surface of the connecting arm, and located at two ends of the connecting arm.

3. The mounting frame for hard disk as claimed in claim 2, wherein the frame arm has a connecting flange protruding perpendicularly form the side surface of the wall, the connecting flange is located an end of the wall and secures on the connecting surface of the connecting arm.

4. The mounting frame for hard disk as claimed in claim 3, wherein the cutout is arcuate and defined at a side reverse the connecting flange.

5. The mounting frame for hard disk as claimed in claim 1, wherein the wall defines the receiving grooves evenly spaced at the side surface to accordingly form the wall sections.

6. The mounting frame for hard disk as claimed in claim 1, wherein the receiving groove defines a slanted notch, the notch is located at an end of the receiving groove and exposed to the top surface of the wall, the notch allow smooth engagement of the latching members.

7. The mounting frame for hard disk as claimed in claim 1, wherein the latching member includes a bar portion and two latching portions respectively perpendicularly extending at the two ends of the bar portion, the two latching portions engages with the opposite receiving grooves.

8. The mounting frame for hard disk as claimed in claim 7, wherein the latching portion includes a pole perpendicular with the bar portion and a wedged rib laterally extends from the pole, the pole is received in receiving groove, the receiving groove defines a wedged latching hole to receive the rib.

9. The mounting frame for hard disk as claimed in claim 8, wherein the pole laterally extends a pressing plate at the top of the pole, the latching portion deflects towards the bar portion by pressing the pressing plate.

10. The mounting frame for hard disk as claimed in claim 8, wherein the bar portion defines a slot adjacent to an end for passing of wires of the hard disks through.

11. The mounting frame for hard disk as claimed in claim 7, wherein the latching portion is elastic and can be deflected toward to the bar portion.

12. The mounting frame for hard disk as claimed in claim 1, wherein the supporting bases laterally extend from the side surface of the wall, and adjacent to the bottom surface of the wall.

13. A mounting frame for hard disk, comprising:

a frame including two opposite frame arms, the frame arm including a wall and supporting bases laterally extending from one wall towards the other wall, each wall defining receiving grooves to form wall sections, a compartment being defined between two opposite wall sections;

latching members;

wherein;

the compartments respectively receive hard disks, the supporting bases support the hard disks and latch with the hard disks to prevent the hard disks from moving along a first direction, each latching member engages with the opposite receiving grooves, separate adjacent hard disks, and prevent the hard disk from sliding along a second direction perpendicular with the first direction.

14. The mounting frame for hard disk as claimed in claim 13, wherein the supporting bases define cutouts at the same side, fixing pins pass through the cutouts and secure with the hard disks.

15. The mounting frame for hard disk as claimed in claim 14, wherein the cutout is arcuate.

16. The mounting frame for hard disk as claimed in claim 13, wherein the latching member includes a bar portion and two latching portions respectively perpendicularly extending at the two ends of the bar portion, the two latching portions engages with the opposite receiving grooves.

17. The mounting frame for hard disk as claimed in claim 16, wherein the latching portion includes a pole perpendicular with the bar portion and a wedged rib laterally extends from the pole, the pole is received in receiving groove, the receiving groove defines a wedged latching hole to receive the rib.

18. The mounting frame for hard disk as claimed in claim 17, wherein the pole laterally extends a pressing plate at the top of the pole, the latching portion deflects towards the bar portion by pressing the pressing plate.