Hard disk drive assembly having mounting bracket and mobile phone employing the same
View Patent ↗Provided are a hard disk drive (HDD) assembly and a mobile phone employing the HDD assembly. The HDD assembly includes: a HDD including a base member, a cover member, a spindle motor installed on the base member, at least one data storage disk mounted on the spindle motor, and an actuator pivotably installed on the base member and moving a read/write head to a predetermined position on the disk; a printed circuit board (PCB) disposed beside the HDD and operating the HDD; and a mounting bracket mounted on an electronic device while accommodating the HDD and the PCB, and including a first accommodating space adapted to accommodate the HDD and a second accommodating space disposed beside the first accommodating space and adapted to accommodate the PCB.
1. A hard disk drive assembly comprising:
a hard disk drive comprising:
a base member,
a cover member,
a spindle motor installed on the base member,
at least one data storage disk mounted on the spindle motor, and
an actuator pivotably installed on the base member and moving a read/write head to a predetermined position on the disk;
a printed circuit board disposed beside the hard disk drive and which operates the hard disk drive; and
a mounting bracket mounted on an electronic device while accommodating the hard disk drive and the printed circuit board, wherein said mounting bracket comprises:
a first accommodating space adapted to accommodate the hard disk drive;
a second accommodating space disposed beside the first accommodating space and adapted to accommodate the printed circuit board;
a through-hole formed in the first accommodating space, into which protrusions formed on the base member of the hard disk drive are inserted; and
a cover plate attached to the mounting bracket to cover the through-hole formed in the first accommodating space.
2. A hard disk drive assembly comprising:
a hard disk drive comprising
a base member
a cover member
a spindle motor installed on the base member,
at least one data storage disk mounted on the spindle motor, and
an actuator pivotably installed on the base member and moving a read/write head to a predetermined position on the disk;
a printed circuit board disposed beside the hard disk dive and which operates the hard disk drive;
a mounting bracket mounted on an electronic device while accommodating the hard disk drive and the printed circuit board, wherein said mounting bracket comprise:
a first accommodating space adapted to accommodate the hard disk drive,
a second accommodating space disposed beside the first accommodating space and adapted to accommodate the printed circuit board,
a through-hole into which protrusions formed on the base member are inserted, and
a cover plate attached to the mounting bracket to cover the through-hole;
a first damping pad interposed between the base member of the hard disk drive and the mounting bracket; and
a second damping pad attached to an outer surface of the cover member of the hard disk drive.
3. The hard disk drive assembly of claim 2 , wherein the first damping pad contacts a surface of the base member other than protrusions formed on the base member.
4. The hard disk drive assembly of claim 3 , wherein the protrusions comprise:
a motor support portion, which supports the spindle motor of the hard disk drive; and
a pivot support portion, which supports an actuator pivot.
5. The hard disk drive assembly of claim 3 , wherein a surface of the first damping pad contacting the surface of the base member conforms with a curved surface of the base member.
6. The hard disk drive assembly of claim 1 , wherein the cover plate is a metal sheet.
7. The hard disk drive assembly of claim 1 , wherein the cover plate is spaced a predetermined distance from the protrusions formed on the base member.
8. The hard disk drive assembly of claim 2 , wherein the second damping pad has a substantially rectangular frame shape attached along edges of the cover member of the hard disk drive.
9. The hard disk drive assembly of claim 2 , wherein the second damping pad has a substantially rectangular plate shape attached to the overall surface of the cover member of the hard disk drive.
10. The hard disk drive assembly of claim 2 , wherein at least one of the first damping pad and the second damping pad are made of viscoelastic material.
11. The hard disk drive assembly of claim 1 , wherein the printed circuit board is electrically connected to the hard disk drive by at least one flexible printed circuit.
12. The hard disk drive assembly of claim 1 , wherein a partition is formed between the first accommodating space and the second accommodating space.
13. The hard disk drive assembly of claim 12 , wherein the printed circuit board is electrically connected to the hard disk drive by at least one flexible printed circuit, and
wherein the partition comprises at least one groove through which the at least one flexible printed circuit passes.
14. The hard disk drive assembly of claim 1 , wherein the printed circuit board is fixed in the second accommodating space of the mounting bracket using a plurality of screws.
15. The hard disk drive assembly of claim 1 , wherein the printed circuit board supports electrically connecting means that electrically connects the printed circuit board to the electronic device.
16. The hard disk drive assembly of claim 15 , wherein the electrically connecting means comprises a flexible printed circuit.
17. The hard disk drive assembly of claim 15 , wherein the electrically connecting means comprises a mating socket.
18. The hard disk drive assembly of claim 17 , wherein the printed circuit board is fixed in the second accommodating space of the mounting bracket using a plurality of screws, and
wherein dampers are installed between the printed circuit board and the mounting bracket.
19. The hard disk drive assembly of claim 18 , wherein the dampers are installed between the printed circuit board and the mounting bracket while being fitted around the screws.
20. The hard disk drive assembly of claim 1 , wherein a screw insert ion hole, into which a mounting screw for mounting the mounting bracket on the electronic device is inserted, is formed at each angular point of the mounting bracket.
21. The hard disk drive assembly of claim 1 , further comprising:
a thin plate-shape connecting unit which extends a predetermined length from each angular point of the mounting bracket to function as a spring; and
a mounting unit comprising a screw insertion hole into which a mounting screw for mounting the mounting bracket on the electronic device is inserted is formed on an end portion of the connecting unit.
22. A hard disk drive assembly comprising:
a hard disk drive;
a printed circuit board disposed beside the hard disk drive and which operates the hard disk drive; and
a mounting bracket mounted on an electronic device while accommodating the hard disk drive and the printed circuit board, wherein said mounting bracket comprises:
a first accommodating space adapted to accommodate the hard disk drive;
a second accommodating space disposed beside the first accommodating space and adapted to accommodate the printed circuit board;
a through-hole formed in the first accommodating space, into which protrusions formed of the hard disk drive on the hard drive are inserted; and
a cover plate attached to the mounting bracket to cover the through-hole formed in the first accommodating space.