IP Library Granted Patent US 9,497,879
Granted Patent B2
US 9,497,879 · App. 14/929,796 · Granted Nov 15, 2016

Surrounding-buckle type mobile hard drive rack

Inventors: Richard S. Chen (San Jose, CA); Ken-Sheng Lin (San Jose, CA); Kuo-Hsien Wang (San Jose, CA)
Assignee: SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC.
H05K7/1417F16B2/18
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Patent No.
US 9,497,879
App. No.
14/929,796
Granted
Nov 15, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A hard drive rack includes a frame. The frame includes a plurality of plates surrounding to form an accommodating space and at least one insertion opening. The plates include a bottom plate, a cover plate, and a supporting plate. The latch arm of the actuator assembly includes a first buckle part and is pivotally connected to the frame. The buckle arm includes a pivotal end and a hooking end, the buckle arm connects to the bottom plate through the pivotal end and is able to pivotally rotate. The hooking end is formed with a second buckle part which is selectively blocked by the first buckle part to encircle the insertion opening.

Claims (13)

1. A surrounding-buckle type mobile hard drive rack for accommodating a hard drive, comprising:

a frame including a plurality of plates, an accommodating space and at least one insertion opening being surrounded by the plurality of plates, the plurality of plates including a bottom plate and a cover plate disposed on opposite sides of the accommodating space, and a supporting plate connecting the bottom plate and the cover plate;

an actuator assembly disposed on the cover plate, the actuator assembly including an elastic element and a latch arm being able to swing back-and-forth through the elastic element; a first buckle part being formed at one end of the latch arm;

a buckle arm pivotally connected to a side of the frame, the buckle arm being provided with a pivotal end and a hooking end, the buckle arm pivotally connected to the bottom plate through the pivotal end to be able to rotate, a second buckle part being formed on the hooking end and selectively connected to the cover plate by buckling with the first buckle part; and

a pulling handle and a moving key, the pulling handle pivotally connected to an end of the cover plate, the pulling handle being provided with a convex hook, the moving key movably connected to the cover plate and being formed with a concave trough on a side facing the pulling handle, the pulling handle covering the cover plate on a side away from the accommodating space by buckling the convex hook and the concave trough.

2. The surrounding-buckle type mobile hard drive rack according to claim 1 , wherein the elastic element is a torsion spring.

3. The surrounding-buckle type mobile hard drive rack according to claim 1 , wherein the first buckle part is a latching block, the second buckle part is a hook, the latching block and the hook have a bevel respectively.

4. The surrounding-buckle type mobile hard drive rack according to claim 1 , further comprising a first shaft, the pivotal end of the buckle arm being provided with a first through hole, a first shaft hole being provided on the bottom plate at one end connected to the buckle arm, the first shaft being inserted into the first through hole and the first shaft hole.

5. The surrounding-buckle type mobile hard drive rack according to claim 1 , wherein a first accommodating space is formed on the cover plate at a side connected to the actuator assembly, a stud is formed on the cover plate in the first accommodating space, the latch arm has a penetrating hole, the latch arm is movably connected to the cover plate by penetrating a screw through the penetrating hole and the stud.

6. The surrounding-buckle type mobile hard drive rack according to claim 1 , wherein the cover plate is provided with an elongated trough, the moving key has a convex pillar and penetrates the elongated trough through the convex pillar to be able to move relative to the cover plate in the elongated trough.

7. The surrounding-buckle type mobile hard drive rack according to claim 6 , wherein a side surface of the cover plate forms a second accommodating space for being connected with the moving key, and the cover plate is provided with a plurality of slots around a circumference of the second accommodating space, the moving key is provided with a plurality of hooking elements, the moving key buckles into the plurality of slots by the plurality of hooking elements and movably connected to the cover plate as well as moves in the plurality of slots.

8. The surrounding-buckle type mobile hard drive rack according to claim 1 further comprising a pair of second shafts, the cover plate being provided with a pair of second shaft holes at a side connecting the actuator assembly, a side of the pulling handle being provided with a pair of second through holes, the pulling handle being connected to the corresponding second through holes and the second shaft holes through the pair of second shaft so as to being pivotally connected to the cover plate.

9. The surrounding-buckle type mobile hard drive rack according to claim 8 further comprising a spring, the spring elastically disposed between the pair of the second shafts.

Assignments (4)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 20, 2026
From: SUPER MICRO COMPUTER, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 074447/0643 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 22, 2024
From: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS AGENT
To: SUPER MICRO COMPUTER, INC.
Reel/Frame 069436/0469 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 27, 2018
From: SUPER MICRO COMPUTER, INC
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A, AS ADMINSTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 046029/0940 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 2, 2015
From: CHEN, RICHARD S.; LIN, KEN-SHENG; WANG, KUO-HSIEN
To: SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC.
Reel/Frame 036936/0296 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation In Part 14681466 · Apr 8, 2015
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