Tray assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9443559-B2
Application number	US-201414331870-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 15, 2014
Priority date	May 7, 2014
Publication date	Sep 13, 2016
Grant date	Sep 13, 2016

Abstract

A tray assembly configured for carrying a storage device is provided. The tray assembly includes a carrier, a base frame, a handle and a connecting rod. The carrier carries the storage device. The base frame slidably connects with the carrier, allowing the carrier to slide between a first position and a second position relative to the base frame. The base frame includes a locking part and the handle pivots to the base frame. Two ends of the connecting rod respectively pivot to the carrier and the handle. When the handle rotates relative to the base frame and drives the carrier to slide to the first position, the carrier is carried on the base frame and the handle locks up with the locking part. When the handle rotates relative to the base frame and drives the carrier to slide to the second position, the carrier tilts relative to the base frame.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic storage device tray assembly configured for carrying an electronic storage device, the electronic storage device tray assembly comprising:
a carrier adapted to receive the electronic storage device;
a base frame slidably connected with the carrier, enabling the carrier to translate along a guiding structure between a first position substantially parallel with the base frame and a second position not parallel with the base frame, the base frame comprising a locking part;
a handle pivoted to the base frame; and
a connecting rod, two ends of the connecting rod being respectively pivoted to the carrier and the handle,
wherein when the handle rotates relative to the base frame at a fulcrum and drives the connecting rod to slide the carrier to the first position along the guiding structure restricting the movement of the carrier, the carrier is carried on the base frame and the handle locks up with the locking part; and when the handle rotates relative to the base frame at the fulcrum and drives the connecting rod to slide the carrier to the second position along the guiding structure restricting the movement of the carrier, the carrier tilts relative to the base frame.

2. The tray assembly of claim 1 , wherein the guiding structure comprises a first guiding structure and a second guiding structure, the base frame further comprises:
a base plate, the locking part being connected with the base plate; and
a first side wall connected with the base plate and having the second guiding structure, wherein the second guiding structure and the first guiding structure are slidably connected.

3. The tray assembly of claim 2 , wherein the first guiding structure is a guiding slot, and the second guiding structure is a guiding block.

4. The tray assembly of claim 2 , wherein the first guiding structure is a guiding block, and the second guiding structure is a guiding slot.

5. The tray assembly of claim 4 , wherein the second guiding structure comprises:
a first guiding section formed along a first guiding direction; and
a second guiding section connected with the first guiding section and located between the first guiding section and the locking part, the second guiding section formed along a second guiding direction, wherein an angle is formed between the second guiding direction and the first guiding direction.

6. The tray assembly of claim 5 , wherein the first guiding direction and the base plate are substantially parallel to each other, the second guiding direction is away from the base plate as pointed towards the locking part.

7. The tray assembly of claim 2 , wherein the carrier further comprises:
a carrier plate abutting the storage device; and
at least one side plate connected with the carrier plate, wherein the first guiding structure is located at the side plate.

8. The tray assembly of claim 7 , wherein the carrier further comprises:
a positioning part disposed on the carrier plate, configured for mutually snapping with a positioning hole of the storage device.

9. The tray assembly of claim 1 , wherein the base frame further comprises a base plate and a second side wall, wherein the second side wall is connected with the base plate, and the handle comprises:
the fulcrum pivoted to the second side wall;
a first lever arm connected with the fulcrum and having a first length;
a second lever arm connected with the fulcrum and pivoted to the connecting rod, and having a second length, wherein the first length is longer than the second length; and
a grip connected with the first lever arm, wherein the handle locks up with the locking part by the grip.

10. The tray assembly of claim 9 , wherein the first lever arm comprises:
a pressing part, wherein when the grip locks up with the locking part, the pressing part presses the storage device.

Assignees

• Quanta Comp Inc

Inventors

• Jau Maw-Zan
• Chen Chao-Jung
• Tsorng Yaw-Tzorng
• Kuo Chen-Chien
• Liu Kun-Pei

Classifications

• B65D47/046

  Closures with swivelling dispensing devices (containers with swivelling devices comprising a bottom wall and two side walls B65D25/525) · CPC title

• G11B33/022

  Cases · CPC title

• H05K13/0084

  Containers and magazines for components, e.g. tube-like magazines · CPC title

• G11B33/124 Primary

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

• B65D47/20

  comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge (closures with discharge by pumping {B05B11/10}) · CPC title