IP Library Granted Patent US 10,818,322
Granted Patent B2
US 10,818,322 · App. 16/475,091 · Granted Oct 27, 2020

Tool-less quick assembly and disassembly device for hard disk module

Inventors: Xiaodong Yang (Henan, CN); Shuo Zhang (Henan, CN)
Assignee: ZHENGZHOU YUNHAI INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
G11B33/124G06F1/1658G06F1/187G11B33/0461H05K7/1405
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Patent No.
US 10,818,322
App. No.
16/475,091
Granted
Oct 27, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A tool-less quick assembly and disassembly device for a hard disk module, including a mounting rack, a hard disk accommodation cavity being provided on the mounting rack, a multilayer hard disk support structure being provided on the mounting rack inside the hard disk accommodation cavity, and a baffle being provided on the mounting rack at a position corresponding to each layer of the hard disk support structure, the baffle being provided at the end part of one end of the mounting rack, and the other end of the mounting rack being an opening end; elastic positioning mechanisms are provided on both sides of the mounting rack; elastic clamping mechanisms are provided at the bottom of the mounting rack. The invention can enable multiple hard disks to be completely assembled and disassembled without tools, has a simple structure, is easy to assemble and disassemble.

Claims (18)

1. A tool-less quick assembly and disassembly device for a hard disk module, comprising a mounting rack, wherein the mounting rack is provided with a hard disk receiving cavity and a hard disk support structure, having a plurality of layers, arranged in the hard disk receiving cavity, the mounting rack is provided with a barrier at a corresponding position of each layer of the hard disk support structure, the barrier is arranged at one end of the mounting rack, and the other end of the mounting rack is an open end;

an elastic positioning mechanisms is arranged on each of two sides of the mounting rack; and an elastic latching mechanism is arranged at a bottom of the mounting rack; and

wherein the elastic positioning mechanism comprises a positioning elastic piece fixedly arranged on an outer side of the mounting rack, two ends of the positioning elastic piece are provided with a plurality of positioning pins arranged in columns, positioning holes are arranged on the mounting rack at positions corresponding to the plurality of positioning pins, each layer of the hard disk support structure corresponds to two positioning pins located at two ends of the positioning elastic piece, and the two positioning pins are arranged in rows and located above the hard disk support structure; the positioning pins pass through the positioning holes and extend into the hard disk receiving cavity when in an initial state; and

the elastic positioning mechanism further comprises a sliding plate slidably arranged between the positioning elastic piece and the mounting rack, both ends of the sliding plate are provided with a first bump extending toward the positioning elastic piece, the positioning elastic piece is provided with a second bump at a position corresponding to the first bump, and the second bump extends toward the first bump; and

wherein, the mounting rack is provided with an internal-thread stud protruding from an outer surface of the mounting rack, and the positioning elastic piece is fixedly mounted to the internal-thread stud by a screw; and

the sliding plate is provided with an elongated hole extending along a length direction of the sliding plate, and the internal-thread stud is located within the elongated hole.

2. The tool-less quick assembly and disassembly device for a hard disk module according to claim 1 , wherein the positioning elastic piece located under the screw is provided with a position-limiting protrusion, and the position-limiting protrusion extends toward the mounting rack.

3. The tool-less quick assembly and disassembly device for a hard disk module according to claim 2 , wherein the mounting rack is provided with a position-limiting stopper on both sides of the sliding plate.

4. A tool-less quick assembly and disassembly device for a hard disk module, comprising a mounting rack, wherein the mounting rack is provided with a hard disk receiving cavity and a hard disk support structure, having a plurality of layers, arranged in the hard disk receiving cavity, the mounting rack is provided with a barrier at a corresponding position of each layer of the hard disk support structure, the barrier is arranged at one end of the mounting rack, and the other end of the mounting rack is an open end;

an elastic positioning mechanisms is arranged on each of two sides of the mounting rack; and an elastic latching mechanism is arranged at a bottom of the mounting rack, wherein the elastic latching mechanism comprises two connecting portions arranged on the bottom of the mounting rack, and the connecting portions are formed in a bending manner on the mounting rack toward the hard disk receiving cavity;

each of the connecting portions is provided with a latching elastic piece, the latching elastic piece is provided with a protruding latching block, and the latching block protrudes away from the hard disk receiving cavity; and

each of the connecting portions is further provided with a plurality of protruding positioning blocks, a protruding direction of each of the plurality of positioning block is consistent with a protruding direction of the latching block, and each of the plurality of positioning block is provided with an annular positioning groove.

5. The tool-less quick assembly and disassembly device for a hard disk module according to claim 4 , wherein the latching elastic piece protrudes from an end portion of the mounting rack, and is located at a same end of the mounting rack with the barrier;

a handle is connected to a protruding end of each of the two latching elastic piece; and a handle support plate is arranged at a top of the mounting rack, and a sectional shape of the handle support plate is of an arc shape.

6. A tool-less quick assembly and disassembly device for a hard disk module, comprising a mounting rack, wherein the mounting rack is provided with a hard disk receiving cavity and a hard disk support structure, having a plurality of layers, arranged in the hard disk receiving cavity, the mounting rack is provided with a barrier at a corresponding position of each layer of the hard disk support structure, the barrier is arranged at one end of the mounting rack, and the other end of the mounting rack is an open end;

an elastic positioning mechanisms is arranged on each of two sides of the mounting rack; and an elastic latching mechanism is arranged at a bottom of the mounting rack; and

wherein the hard disk support structure includes a plurality of support plates arranged in a same plane and located in the hard disk receiving cavity, the plurality of support plates are stamped on the mounting rack in a bending manner, and the support plates are distributed on two sides of the mounting rack, wherein each layer of the hard disk support structure corresponds to two barriers, and the two barriers are respectively arranged on two sides of the mounting rack.

7. The tool-less quick assembly and disassembly device for a hard disk module according to claim 1 , wherein the mounting rack is provided with a plurality of through holes; the positioning elastic piece is provided with a plurality of oval holes arranged in parallel; and a side of the sliding plate close to the top of the mounting rack is provided with a bending portion bent toward the positioning elastic piece.

Assignments (2)
LICENSE Recorded Jun 30, 2026
From: IEIT SYSTEMS CO., LTD
To: AIVRES SYSTEMS INC.
Reel/Frame 075857/0939 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 29, 2019
From: YANG, XIAODONG; ZHANG, SHUO
To: ZHENGZHOU YUNHAI INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 049633/0450 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2017 1 0666417 · Aug 7, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
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