Tool-free hard disk bracket

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11069382-B2
Application number	US-201916673420-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 4, 2019
Priority date	Nov 7, 2018
Publication date	Jul 20, 2021
Grant date	Jul 20, 2021

Abstract

A tool-free hard disk bracket includes a base having abase body with a guide groove, and an engaging member connected to the base body. A frame includes a first side arm movably engaging with the engaging member. A handgrip is rotatably connected to one end of the base body. An operating unit includes an operating member releasably engaging with the handgrip and having a rotating shaft portion inserted rotatably and movably into the guide groove. The operating member is operated to rotate and release engagement with the handgrip, and is further operated to move along the guide groove toward the engaging member to push the engaging member to pivot and release engagement with the first side arm.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A tool-free hard disk bracket for holding a hard disk which has two opposite lateral sides, said hard disk bracket comprising:
a base including a base body formed with at least one guide groove, and an engaging member flexibly connected to said base body;
a frame connected to said base for holding the hard disk and including a first side arm movably engaging with said engaging member and configured to abut against one of the lateral sides of the hard disk, and a second side arm connected to said base body and configured to abut against the other one of the lateral sides of the hard disk;
a handgrip rotatably connected to one end of said base body and located opposite to said frame in a front-rear direction, said handgrip having a pivot end; and
an operating unit including an operating member that is movably connected to said base body opposite to said pivot end of said handgrip and that releasably engages with said handgrip, said operating member having at least one rotating shaft portion inserted rotatably and movably into said at least one guide groove, said operating member being operated to rotate with said at least one rotating shaft portion serving as its fulcrum in a direction toward another end of said base body opposite to said one end of said base body that is connected with said handgrip to release engagement with said handgrip, and being further operated to move along said at least one guide groove toward said engaging member to push said engaging member to pivot and release engagement with said first side arm.

2. The tool-free hard disk bracket as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said base body is formed with two said guide grooves, and includes a first main wall and a second main wall spaced apart from said first main wall, said guide grooves being respectively formed in said first and second main walls and corresponding in position to each other, said operating member further having an operating portion, at least one connecting portion extending from said operating portion toward said frame, two said rotating shaft portions respectively extending from said connecting portions into said respective guide grooves, and a pushing portion extending from said at least one connecting portion toward said engaging member, said operating portion being operated to move until it abuts against front edges of said first and second main walls to release engagement between said operating member and said handgrip, said rotating shaft portions being received rotatably and movably in said respective guide grooves, said operating portion being further operated to move along said guide grooves through said rotating shaft portions to drive said push portion toward said engaging member and push said engaging member to pivot so as to release engagement between said engaging member and said first side arm.

3. The tool-free hard disk bracket as claimed in claim 2 , wherein each of said first and second main walls has a stop block, said stop blocks of said first and second main walls facing each other and being respectively proximate to said guide grooves, each of said stop blocks having an inclined stop face, said operating unit further including a resilient member that has two coiled portions respectively sleeved on said rotating shaft portions, and two abutment ends 523 respectively extending from said coiled portions and respectively abutting against said inclined stop faces of said stop blocks, and wherein, when said operating member is operated to abut against said front edges of said first and second main walls which are proximate to said handgrip and when said operating member is operated to move along said guide grooves toward said engaging member, said resilient member is in a compressed state to store a restoring force for restoring said operating member to its original non-operating position.

4. The tool-free hard disk bracket as claimed in claim 3 , wherein said first side arm is formed with an retaining slot, said engaging member having an engaging hook extending into said retaining slot to releasably engage with said first side arm, said operating portion being operated to drive said pushing portion toward said engaging member and push said engaging member to pivot so as to move said engaging hook away from said retaining slot and release engagement between said engaging member and said first side arm.

5. The tool-free hard disk bracket as claimed in claim 2 , wherein one of said first and second main walls is formed with an engaging groove proximate to from said guide groove of a corresponding one of said first and second main walls, said operating member further having at least one engaging portion extending from said operating portion toward said frame and spaced apart from said connecting portions, said at least one engaging portion engaging with said engaging groove to prevent rotation of said operating member away from said base body during operation of said operating member.

6. The tool-free hard disk bracket as claimed in claim 5 , wherein each of said first and second main walls is formed with said engaging groove, said operating member having two said engaging portions respectively engaged to said engaging grooves of said first and second main walls, each of said engaging grooves having a generally L-shape and including a first hole section extending in the front-rear direction, and a second hole section extending from a front end of said first hole section toward said guide groove, said first hole sections of said engaging grooves of said first and second main walls allowing movement of said engaging portions in the front-rear direction when said operating member is operated to rotate toward said another end of said base body, said second hole sections of said first and second main walls allowing movement of said engaging portions in the left-right direction when said operating member is operated to move toward said engaging member.

7. The tool-free hard disk bracket as claimed in claim 2 , wherein said base further includes a connecting wall connected between said first and second main walls, and said engaging member is flexibly connected to said connecting wall.

8. The tool-free hard disk bracket as claimed in claim 7 , wherein each of said guide grooves extends in a direction similar to an extending direction of said base body, said engaging member having a first abutment surface distal to said connecting wall, said pushing portion of said operating member having a second abutment surface for abutting against said first abutment surface to allow said pushing portion to push said engaging member to pivot when said operating member is operated to move toward said engaging member so as to release engagement between said engaging member and said first side arm.

9. The tool-free hard disk bracket as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said at least one guide groove is inclined with respect to an extending direction of said base body.

10. The tool-free hard disk bracket as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said at least one guide groove is perpendicular to an extending direction of said base body.

11. The tool-free hard disk bracket as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said first side arm is deformed when said first side arm is engaged to said engaging member, and resiliently returns to its original position when said operating member is operated to release engagement between said first side arm and said engaging member.

12. The tool-free hard disk bracket as claimed in claim 1 , wherein, when said operating member is operated to release engagement between said engaging member and said first side arm, said first side arm is moved away from said base body by an external force for allowi

Assignees

• Mitac Computing Tech Corp

Inventors

• Lan Chih-Chang
• Chen Hung-Yu
• Chen Chun-Liang
• Peng Wei-Hsiang
• Chen Jian-Hua

Classifications

• G11B33/025 Primary

  Portable cases · CPC title

• G11B33/022 Primary

  Cases · CPC title

• H05K7/1415

  manual gripping tools · CPC title

• F16M13/02

  for supporting on, or attaching to, an object, e.g. tree, gate, window-frame, cycle · CPC title

• G11B33/124

  of the single recording/reproducing device, e.g. disk drive, onto a chassis · CPC title