Top cover arrangement for a storage and the corresponding storage
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a top cover arrangement for a storage and the corresponding storage. The storage comprises a drawer chassis which accommodates disks that are organized among a plurality of rows. The top cover arrangement covers the disks in a foldable manner and comprises: a substrate covering the disks and being flexible; and a plurality of folding parts mounted on the substrate and corresponding to the plurality of the rows; the folding parts being adapted to be at least partially folded to expose at least one row of disks in response to the disks being pulled out of the drawer chassis.
1. A top cover arrangement for a storage, the top cover arrangement comprising:
a substrate, wherein the substrate is configured to cover a drawer chassis of the storage, wherein the drawer chassis comprises:
one or more disks organized among a plurality of rows, wherein the plurality of rows are separated into one or more groups;
at least one midplane arranged successively along a pulling direction of the drawer chassis, wherein the plurality of rows of the one or more disks are placed against a corresponding midplane of the at least one midplane; and
one or more fans, wherein the one or more fans are configured to generate a suction air to effectuate a heat dissipating effect from the one or more disks; and
a plurality of folding parts mounted on the substrate, wherein the plurality of folding parts correspond to the plurality of rows such that when the one or more disks are pulled out of the drawer chassis the plurality of folding parts are configured to at least partially fold to expose a respective row of the plurality of rows,
wherein the plurality of rows and the one or more fans are connected via a cable configured to maintain an electrical connection between the drawer chassis and a corresponding circuit when the plurality of rows disks are pulled out of the drawer chassis, and
wherein when the one or more disks are pulled out of the drawer chassis the heat dissipating effect is expanded from a respective group to one or more successive groups of the one or more groups associated with the respective row that houses a respective disk of the one or more disks.
2. The top cover arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of folding parts are arranged abreast on the substrate along the pulling direction of the drawer chassis and within the range of the substrate.
3. The top cover arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein a first notch is arranged at an edge of the substrate closest to a front-most portion of the drawer chassis, a second notch is arranged on a first folding part of the plurality of folding parts closest to the front-most portion of the drawer chassis, and the first notch and the second notch are matched with each other to facilitate lifting the top cover arrangement in use.
4. The top cover arrangement according to claim 3 , wherein the first folding part of the plurality of folding parts that is closest to the front-most portion of the drawer chassis has a dimension smaller than that of further folding parts of the plurality of folding parts.
5. The top cover arrangement according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a first link part arranged between the plurality of folding parts, wherein the first link is configured to enable the plurality of folding parts to be folded with one another.
6. The top cover arrangement according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a joint part configured to mount a second folding part of the plurality of folding parts that is closest to a rear-most portion of the drawer chassis to the rear-most portion of the drawer chassis.
7. The top cover arrangement according to claim 6 , wherein a bottom of the joint part is adhered to the substrate and jointed to the second folding part via a second link part.
8. The top cover arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein the substrate is made of a polyester material, and the plurality of folding parts are made of a polycarbonate membrane.
9. The top cover arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein:
the top cover arrangement covers the plurality of rows when the plurality of rows are fully pushed into the drawer chassis;
the top cover arrangement covers the plurality of rows when the plurality of rows are pulled out of the drawer chassis without exposing one or more disks of the one or more disks; and
the top cover arrangement is lifted to fold at least a part of the plurality of folding parts so as to expose at least one row of the plurality of rows when the plurality of rows are pulled out of the drawer chassis to expand or replace one or more disks of the one or more disks.
10. The top cover arrangement according to claim 1 , further comprising one or more of:
a functional indicator indicating the functional state of the disks;
an operational indicator promoting a user's operational manner; and
a warning indicator providing warning information.
11. A disk drive storage unit, comprising:
a drawer chassis comprising:
one or more disks organized among a plurality of rows, wherein the plurality of rows are separated into one or more groups;
at least one midplane arranged successively along a pulling direction of the drawer chassis, wherein the plurality of rows of the one or more disks are placed against a corresponding midplane of the at least one midplane; and
one or more fans, wherein the one or more fans are configured to generate a suction air to effectuate a heat dissipating effect from the one or more disks; and
a top cover arrangement for the disk drive storage unit, the top cover arrangement comprising:
a substrate, wherein the substrate is configured to cover a top of the drawer chassis of the disk drive storage unit;
a plurality of folding parts mounted on the substrate, wherein the plurality of folding parts correspond to the plurality of rows such that when the one or more disks are pulled out of the drawer chassis the plurality of folding parts are configured to at least partially fold to expose a respective row of the plurality of rows,
wherein the plurality of rows and the one or more fans are connected via a cable configured to maintain an electrical connection between the drawer chassis and a corresponding circuit when the plurality of rows disks are pulled out of the drawer chassis, and
wherein when the one or more disks are pulled out of the drawer chassis the heat dissipating effect is expanded from a respective group to one or more successive groups of the one or more groups associated with the respective row that houses a respective disk of the one or more disks.
12. The disk drive storage unit of claim 11 , wherein the plurality of folding parts are arranged abreast on the substrate along the pulling direction of the drawer chassis and within the range of the substrate.
13. The disk drive storage unit of claim 11 , further comprising: a first notch arranged at an edge of the substrate closest to a front-most portion of the drawer chassis, and a second notch arranged on a first folding part of the plurality of folding parts closest to the front-most portion of the drawer chassis, wherein the first notch and the second notch are matched with each other to facilitate lifting the substrate from the top of the drawer chassis.
14. The disk drive storage unit of claim 13 , wherein the first folding part of the plurality of folding parts that is closest to the front-most portion of the drawer chassis has a dimension smaller than that of further folding parts of the plurality of folding parts.
15. The disk drive storage unit of claim 11 , further comprising:
a first link part arranged between the plurality of folding parts, wherein the first link is configured to enable the plurality of folding parts to be folded with one another.
16. The disk drive storage unit of claim 11 , further comprising:
a joint part configured to mount a second folding part of the plurality of folding parts that is closest to a rear-most portion of the drawer chassis to the rear-most portion of the drawer chassis.
17. The disk drive storage unit of claim 16 , wherein a bottom of the joint part is adhered to the substrate and jointed to the rear-most folding part via a second link part.
18. The disk drive storage unit of claim 11 , wherein the substrate is made of a polyester material, and the plurality of folding parts are made of a polycarbonate membrane.
19. The disk drive storage unit of claim 11 , further comprising one or more of:
a functional indicator indicating the functional state of the disks;
an operational indicator promoting a user's operational manner; and
a warning indicator providing warning information.