Electrical connector toolless assembly component

Abstract

A tool-free assembly assembly for an electrical connector includes a main bracket and an auxiliary bracket for tool-free assembly of a power connector onto a hard drive, wherein the hard drive is disposed in a hard drive compartment of a hard drive holder. The main bracket is fixed to the hard drive compartment corresponding to the hard drive compartment and has a locking hole and an insertion space communicating with the hard drive compartment. The auxiliary bracket includes an auxiliary bracket body, a locking member, and a spring-loaded latch. The auxiliary bracket body has a pre-assembly hole for inserting the power connector. The locking member flexibly extends from the auxiliary bracket body to lock and secure the electrical connector when it is inserted into the pre-assembly hole, thereby fixing the electrical connector to the auxiliary bracket. The spring-loaded latch flexibly extends from the auxiliary bracket body to lock into the locking hole when the auxiliary bracket is inserted into the insertion space, and when locked into the locking hole, aligns the pre-assembly hole with the hard drive.

Claims

1. A tool-free assembly assembly for electrical connectors, used for tool-free assembly of at least one electrical connector onto at least one hard drive, the hard drive being disposed in a hard drive accommodating space of a hard drive rack, the tool-free assembly assembly comprising: a main bracket fixed to the hard drive rack corresponding to the hard drive accommodating space, and having at least one engaging hole and an insertion space communicating with the hard drive accommodating space; and at least one auxiliary bracket, comprising: an auxiliary bracket body having a pre-assembly hole for inserting the electrical connector; at least two latching members flexibly extending from the auxiliary bracket body for latching and securing the electrical connector when it is inserted into the pre-assembly hole, thereby securing the electrical connector to the auxiliary bracket; and a spring-loaded latch flexibly extending from the auxiliary bracket body for latching into the engaging hole when the auxiliary bracket is inserted into the insertion space, and when latched into the engaging hole, aligning the pre-assembly hole with the hard drive; wherein... When the pre-assembly hole is aligned with the hard disk, the electrical connector inserted into the pre-assembly hole is aligned, inserted, and assembled onto the corresponding hard disk.

2. The tool-free assembly assembly of the electrical connector as described in claim 1, wherein, The aforementioned electrical connector has at least two first electrical connector positioning structures, and the aforementioned auxiliary bracket further includes at least two second electrical connector positioning structures. The aforementioned second electrical connector positioning structures are disposed on the auxiliary bracket body and are used to position themselves relative to the aforementioned first electrical connector positioning structures.

3. The tool-free assembly assembly of the electrical connector as described in claim 2, wherein, The aforementioned second electrical connector positioning structure is respectively provided on the auxiliary bracket body on both sides of the pre-assembly hole.

4. The tool-free assembly assembly of the electrical connector as described in claim 2, wherein, The first electrical connector positioning structure is a recessed positioning structure, and the second electrical connector positioning structure is a protruding positioning structure, which protrudes from the auxiliary bracket body in accordance with the first electrical connector positioning structure.

5. The tool-free assembly assembly of the electrical connector as described in claim 1, wherein, The main support is provided with at least two first support positioning structures, and the auxiliary support further includes at least two second support positioning structures. The second support positioning structures are provided on the body of the auxiliary support and are used to position each other with the first support positioning structures.

6. The tool-free assembly assembly of the electrical connector as described in claim 5, wherein, The aforementioned first bracket positioning structure is respectively provided on the main bracket on both sides of the insertion space, and the aforementioned second bracket positioning structure is respectively provided on the auxiliary bracket body on both sides of the pre-assembly hole.

7. The tool-free assembly assembly of the electrical connector as described in claim 5, wherein, The first bracket positioning structure is a recessed positioning structure, and the second bracket positioning structure is a protruding positioning structure, which protrudes from the auxiliary bracket body in accordance with the first bracket positioning structure.

8. The tool-free assembly assembly of the electrical connector as described in claim 1, wherein, The aforementioned fasteners are barbed fasteners.

9. The tool-free assembly of the electrical connector as described in claim 1, wherein, The spring-loaded buckle includes: an extension extending from the auxiliary support body; a latching part extending from the extension toward the latching hole for latching into the latching hole; and an operating part extending from the extension away from the latching part for releasing the latching part from the latching hole after being operated.

10. The tool-free assembly of the electrical connector as described in claim 9, wherein, The buckle is a hook-type buckle.

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