Hard disk system and hard disk frame thereof

Abstract

A hard disk system and a hard disk frame thereof. The hard disk system comprises a casing and a plurality of hard disk frames capable of supporting hard disks with different thicknesses and sizes to be combined in the casing. The hard disk frame comprises a mounting frame, a first panel and a second panel. By means of the design that the second panel of the hard disk frame is detachably combined with the first panel, the hard disk can be combined on the mounting frame and is shielded by the first panel to form a first hard disk device according to the combination requirement of the hard disk with the larger second thickness and the hard disk with the first thickness as required to be combined; or the hard disk needing to be combined is the hard disk with the second thickness, the second panel of the hard disk frame is combined on the first panel, the hard disk with the second thickness is combined on the corresponding mounting frame, and the hard disk with the second thickness is shielded by the corresponding first panel and the corresponding second panel so as to be combined into a second hard disk device. And the overall assembly is convenient and the practicability is good.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to a hard disk device, in particular to a hard disk system and a hard disk frame device thereof. BACKGROUND

[0002] In recent years, the application demand of high-density storage server has been common, and the use demand of installing multiple hard disks in the server. With the development of server equipment, more and more storage hardware is changed to EDSFF (Enterprise and Datacenter SSD Form Factor) specification, which improves the advantages of capacity, expansibility, performance, heat dissipation and density. In EDSFF, there are different thickness specifications such as E3.S and E3.S2T. Generally speaking, in order to be compatible with hard disks of different thickness specifications, a thick bezel of a hard disk carrier is needed to downwardly compatible with thinner E3.s. Not only the production cost is increased, but also the number of E3.s hard disks installed in the casing is reduced due to the large space occupied by the thick hard disk carrier, which causes low density problem. The assembly is inconvenient and causes the user's trouble, which is worthy of careful consideration and further improvement by the practitioners. SUMMARY

[0003] Therefore, the purpose of the utility model is to provide a hard disk system with good practicability.

[0004] Therefore, the hard disk system includes a casing, a circuit board unit, and a plurality of hard disk frames capable of supporting hard disks of different thicknesses and sizes. The casing includes a housing having a first opening and a second opening. The circuit board unit is disposed on the housing and corresponds to the first opening, and includes a connector module capable of connecting a plurality of hard disks of a first thickness and a plurality of hard disks of a second thickness. The second thickness is greater than the first thickness. Each hard disk frame is capable of supporting a hard disk and is detachably coupled to the housing. Each hard disk frame includes a mounting frame, a first panel extending from the mounting frame away from the circuit board unit and corresponding to the second opening, and a second panel detachably coupled to the first panel and corresponding to the second opening. If the hard disks to be coupled are the hard disks of the first thickness, each hard disk of the first thickness is coupled to the corresponding mounting frame and is shielded by the corresponding first panel to form a first hard disk device. The first hard disk device is moved into the housing through the second opening and is connected to the connector module of the circuit board unit. At this time, the first panel of the first hard disk device cooperates to block the second opening. If the hard disks to be coupled are the hard disks of the second thickness, the second panel of each hard disk frame is coupled to each first panel. When each hard disk of the second thickness is coupled to the corresponding mounting frame and is shielded by the corresponding first panel and the corresponding second panel to form a second hard disk device, the second hard disk device is moved into the housing through the second opening and is connected to the connector module of the circuit board unit. At this time, the first panel and the second panel of the second hard disk device cooperate to block the second opening.

[0005] In particular, the first panel of each hard disk frame has a first body and a first coupling unit disposed on the first body and capable of coupling the second panel. The second panel has a second body and a second coupling unit disposed on the second body and extending from the second body to the first coupling unit of the first panel and detachably coupled to the first coupling unit.

[0006] In particular, the first coupling unit of each first panel has a plurality of first clamps formed on the first body. The second coupling unit of each second panel has a plurality of second clamps corresponding to the first clamps of the first coupling unit and detachably clamped to the first clamps.

[0007] In particular, the first coupling unit of each first panel further has a plurality of first grooves recessed on a side of the first body close to the second body of the second panel, and the second coupling unit of each second panel further has a plurality of second limiting members corresponding to the first grooves of the first coupling unit and movably positioned in the first grooves.

[0008] In particular, each hard disk includes a hard disk body, and a positioning hole unit disposed on the hard disk body, each hard disk body has a fixed edge coupled to a corresponding hard disk frame, and two side edges extending away from the fixed edge from two opposite sides of the fixed edge, and the positioning hole unit of each hard disk has two first fixing holes recessed on the side edges of the corresponding hard disk body, and two second fixing holes recessed on the fixed edge of the corresponding hard disk body, each hard disk frame further includes two side walls extending away from the mounting frame from two opposite sides of the mounting frame, and two first positioning members disposed on the side walls and extending from the side walls to the first fixing holes of the corresponding hard disk and into the first fixing holes, respectively, each hard disk frame further includes two stop pieces disposed on the mounting frame and corresponding to the two fixing holes of each hard disk, and two second positioning members disposed on the stop pieces and extending from the stop pieces to the second fixing holes and into the second fixing holes, respectively.

[0009] In particular, the housing of the case further has a bottom plate, a top plate parallel and spaced from the bottom plate, and two connecting plates extending upward from two opposite sides of the bottom plate and connected to the top plate, the bottom plate, the connecting plates and the connecting plates collectively define the first opening and the second opening, the circuit board unit further includes a circuit board disposed on the bottom plate and electrically connected to a mainboard, the connector module has a plurality of first connectors longitudinally and spacedly disposed on the circuit board and capable of supporting a first thickness size hard disk inserted and connected, and a plurality of second connectors longitudinally and spacedly disposed on the circuit board and capable of supporting a first thickness size hard disk and a second thickness size hard disk inserted and connected.

[0010] In particular, the first thickness size hard disk is E3.S specification size, and the second thickness size hard disk is E3.S2T specification size.

[0011] Therefore, another purpose of the present application is to provide a hard disk frame with good practicability.

[0012] Therefore, the hard disk frame can support hard disks with different thicknesses and sizes. The hard disk frame comprises a mounting frame, a first panel extending from the mounting frame away from a circuit board unit, and a second panel detachably combined with the first panel. If a hard disk to be combined has a first thickness, the hard disk is combined with the mounting frame and shielded by the first panel to form a first hard disk device. If a hard disk to be combined has a second thickness, the second panel of the hard disk frame is combined with the first panel, and the hard disk is combined with the corresponding mounting frame and shielded by the corresponding first panel and the corresponding second panel to form a second hard disk device. The second thickness is greater than the first thickness.

[0013] In particular, the first panel of the hard disk frame has a first body and a first combination unit provided on a side of the first body close to the second panel and allowing the second panel to be combined. The second panel has a second body and a second combination unit provided on a side of the second body close to the first body and detachably combined with the first combination unit.

[0014] In particular, the first combination unit of the first panel has a plurality of first clamping holes formed on the first body. The second combination unit of the second panel has a plurality of second clamping members corresponding to the first clamping holes of the first combination unit and detachably clamped with the first clamping holes.

[0015] Compared with the prior art, the hard disk system and the hard disk frame thereof can meet the combination requirement of hard disks with the second thickness by virtue of the design that the second panel of the hard disk frame is detachably combined with the first panel. When the hard disk to be combined has the first thickness, the hard disk is combined with the mounting frame and shielded by the first panel to form a first hard disk device. When the hard disk to be combined has the second thickness, the second panel of the hard disk frame is combined with the first panel, and the hard disk with the second thickness is combined with the corresponding mounting frame and shielded by the corresponding first panel and the corresponding second panel to form a second hard disk device. The overall assembly is convenient and practical, and the problem that the overall space is large and the number of the shell that can accommodate the hard disks with the first thickness is reduced is effectively solved. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0016] Other features and effects of the present application will be clearly presented in the embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0017] Figure 1is an exploded perspective view, illustrating an embodiment of the connection relationship between a hard disk frame of the hard disk system and a hard disk of a first thickness dimension;

[0018] Figure 2 is a perspective view, assisting in the illustration of Figure 1 ;

[0019] Figure 3 is an exploded perspective view, illustrating an embodiment of the connection relationship between the hard disk frame of the hard disk system and a hard disk of a second thickness dimension;

[0020] Figure 4 is a perspective view, assisting in the illustration of Figure 3 ;

[0021] Figure 5 is an exploded perspective view, illustrating the connection relationship between a first coupling unit of a first panel of the hard disk frame and a second coupling unit of a second panel in this embodiment;

[0022] Figure 6 is an exploded perspective view, assisting in the illustration from another perspective; Figure 5 ;

[0023] Figure 7 is a perspective view, illustrating the relationship between a casing, a connector module of a circuit board unit in this embodiment;

[0024] Figure 8 is an exploded perspective view, illustrating the coupling relationship between the hard disk frame, the hard disk of the first thickness dimension and the casing in this embodiment;

[0025] Figure 9 is a perspective view, assisting in the illustration of Figure 8 ;

[0026] Figure 10 is an exploded perspective view, illustrating the coupling relationship between the hard disk frame, the hard disk of the second thickness dimension and the casing in this embodiment;

[0027] Figure 11 is a perspective view, assisting in the illustration of Figure 10 ;

[0028] Figure 12 is an exploded perspective view, illustrating the coupling relationship between the hard disk frame, the hard disk of the first thickness dimension, the hard disk of the second thickness dimension and the casing in this embodiment; and

[0029] Figure 13 is a perspective view, assisting in the illustration of Figure 12 . DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0030] Before the present utility model is described in detail, it should be noted that like elements in the following description are denoted by identical numbers.

[0031] Referring to Figures 1 to 11 The utility model discloses a hard disk system, comprising a casing 1, a circuit board unit 2 and a plurality of hard disk frames 5 capable of supporting hard disks of different thicknesses in the casing 1. The casing 1 comprises a housing 11. The housing 11 has a first opening 111 and a second opening 112 on opposite sides.

[0032] The circuit board unit 2 is disposed on the housing 11 and corresponds to the first opening 111. The circuit board unit 2 comprises a connector module 21 capable of connecting a plurality of hard disks 30 of a first thickness and a plurality of hard disks 40 of a second thickness. The second thickness is greater than the first thickness.

[0033] Each hard disk frame 5 can support any hard disk (hard disk 30 of the first thickness or hard disk 40 of the second thickness) and is detachably combined in the housing 11 of the casing 1. Each hard disk frame 5 comprises a mounting frame 51, a first panel 52 extending away from the circuit board unit 2 and corresponding to the second opening 112, and a second panel 53 detachably combined with the first panel 52 and corresponding to the second opening 112.

[0034] If the hard disk to be combined is the hard disk 30 of the first thickness, each hard disk 30 of the first thickness is combined with the corresponding mounting frame 51 and is shielded by the corresponding first panel 52 to form a first hard disk device 3. The first hard disk device 3 is moved into the housing 11 through the second opening 112 and is connected to the connector module 21 of the circuit board unit 2. At this time, the first panel 52 of the first hard disk device 3 cooperates to block the second opening 112. If the hard disk to be combined is the hard disk 40 of the second thickness, the second panel 53 of each hard disk frame 5 is combined with each first panel 52. When each hard disk 40 of the second thickness is combined with the corresponding mounting frame 51 and is shielded by the corresponding first panel 52 and the corresponding second panel 53 to form a second hard disk device 4, the second hard disk device 4 is moved into the housing 11 through the second opening 112 and is connected to the connector module 21 of the circuit board unit 2. At this time, the first panel 52 and the second panel 53 of the second hard disk device 4 cooperate to block the second opening 112.

[0035] If the hard disk to be combined is the hard disk 30 of the first thickness (see Figure 1During assembly, first attach each hard drive 30 of the first thickness dimension to the corresponding mounting frame 51, and then... Figure 2 As shown, the first panel 52 is used to shield the first hard disk drive 3, thus forming a first hard disk drive 3. Finally, by moving the first hard disk drive 3 into the housing 11 through the second opening 112 and inserting the connector module 21 connecting to the circuit board unit 2, the first panel 52 of the first hard disk drive 3 is as follows: Figure 9 The second opening 112 is blocked by the corresponding parts, thus completing the assembly operation.

[0036] If the hard drive to be combined is the second thickness size hard drive 40 (see...) Figure 3 During assembly, first attach each second-thickness hard drive 40 to the corresponding mounting frame 51, and then... Figure 4 As shown, the first panel 52 and the second panel 53 are respectively covered to form a second hard disk device 4. Finally, as long as the second hard disk device 4 is moved into the housing 11 through the second opening 112 and the connector module 21 connecting the circuit board unit 2 is inserted, the first panel 52 and the second panel 53 of the second hard disk device 4 are as follows: Figure 11 The second opening 112 is blocked by the mating surfaces shown, thus completing the assembly process. In other words, the design of the second panel 53 of the hard drive frame 5 being detachably connected to the first panel 52 allows for the assembly of hard drives 40 with a thicker second thickness. Conversely, if the hard drive to be assembled is a thinner first thickness hard drive 30, the first panel 52 of the hard drive frame 5 does not need to be separately connected to the second panel 53; each first thickness hard drive 30 simply needs to be assembled onto the mounting frame 51 and concealed by the first panel 52, forming a matting assembly. Figure 2 The first hard disk drive 3 shown is integrated into the housing 11 as shown, and the first panel 52 is as follows: Figure 9 The second opening 112 is blocked by the corresponding arrangement of the housing, thereby maintaining a high density of the first hard disk devices 3 within the housing 11.

[0037] Additionally, if the required combination of hard drives is a hybrid architecture of hard drive 3 of the first thickness size and hard drive 40 of the second thickness size (see...), Figure 12 , Figure 13 During assembly, simply attach each hard drive of the required number and first thickness dimension to the corresponding mounting frame 51 and, as shown... Figure 2 The first hard disk device 3 is formed by being shielded by the corresponding first panel 52, and each hard disk of the second thickness dimension required to be combined is combined onto the corresponding mounting frame 51 and as shown. Figure 4As shown, the first panel 52 and the second panel 53 corresponding to the first hard disk device 3 and the second hard disk device 4 are shielded and combined. Finally, as long as the first hard disk device 3 and the second hard disk device 4 are respectively moved into the housing 11 from the second opening 112 and connected to the connector module 21 of the circuit board unit 2, at this time, the first panel 52 of the first hard disk device 3 and the first panel 52 and the second panel 53 of the second hard disk device 4 are cooperated as shown to shield the second opening 112, that is, the assembly work is completed, but not limited thereto. Figure 13

[0038] It is incidentally mentioned that in the present embodiment, the hard disk is a solid state hard disk conforming to the EDSFF (Enterprise and Datacenter SSD Form Factor) E3 specification. The hard disk 30 of the first thickness size is of E3.S specification size, and the thickness of the E3.S hard disk is 7.5 mm; the hard disk 40 of the second thickness size is of E3.S2T specification size, and the thickness of the E3.S2T is 16.8 mm, that is, the design of the second panel 53 of the hard disk frame 5 being detachably combined with the first panel 52 can support the combination requirement of solid state hard disks of different thickness specifications of E3.S hard disk thickness and E3.S2T hard disk, but not limited thereto.

[0039] The design of the second panel 53 of the hard disk frame 5 being detachably combined with the first panel 52 can meet the combination requirement of the hard disk 40 of the second thickness size of larger thickness, and can combine the hard disk with the mounting frame 51 and be shielded by the first panel 52 to form a first hard disk device 3 when the hard disk to be combined is the hard disk 30 of the first thickness size, or combine the second panel 53 of the hard disk frame 5 with the first panel 52, combine the hard disk 40 of the second thickness size with the corresponding mounting frame 51, and make the hard disk 40 of the second thickness size be shielded by the corresponding first panel 52 and the corresponding second panel 53 to form a second hard disk device 4 when the hard disk to be combined is the hard disk 40 of the second thickness size, the overall assembly is convenient and has good practicability, and effectively improves the problem that in the past, in order to be compatible with the hard disk 30 of the first thickness size and the hard disk 40 of the second thickness size, a hard disk outer frame with high thickness is used to combine the hard disk 30 of the first thickness size with thin thickness, which causes the overall occupied space to be larger and leads to the problem that the number of the housing 11 can be reduced according to the hard disk 30 of the first thickness size.

[0040] ​It is to be particularly mentioned that in the present embodiment, the first panel 52 of each hard disk frame 5 has a first body 521 and a first coupling unit 522 disposed on the first body 521 and capable of coupling the second panel 53. The second panel 53 has a second body 531 and a second coupling unit 532 disposed on the second body 531 and extending from the second body 531 to the first coupling unit 522 of the first panel 52 and detachably coupled to the first coupling unit 522. Further, in the present embodiment, the first coupling unit 522 of each first panel 52 has a plurality of first notches 523 formed on the first body 521. The second coupling unit 532 of each second panel 53 has a plurality of second buckling members 533 corresponding to the first notches 523 of the first coupling unit 522 and detachably buckling the first notches 523. In other words, the second coupling unit 532 of each second panel 53 is designed to correspond to and detachably buckle the first notches 523 through the second buckling members 533. In assembly, the second body 531 of each second panel 53 is initially coupled to the corresponding first body 521, then the second body 531 is moved to make the second buckling members 533 move in the direction of the corresponding first notches 523 (in the direction of A) and buckle the corresponding first notches 523, so that the second body 531 of each second panel 53 is coupled to the corresponding first body 521 as shown in Fig. 1. Figure 4The first body 521 of each first panel 52 is shown to be combined with the corresponding second body 531 of each second panel 53, and the tool-free assembly operation is completed. In particular, in the present embodiment, the first combining unit 522 of each first panel 52 further has a plurality of first grooves 524 recessed on the side of the first body 521 close to the second body 531 of each second panel 53. The second combining unit 532 of each second panel 53 further has a plurality of second limiting members 534 corresponding to the first grooves 524 of the first combining unit 522 and movably positioned in the first grooves 524. That is, during the movement of the second body 531 of each second panel 53 and the second snap members 533 in the direction of the corresponding first snap openings 523, the second limiting members 534 are simultaneously moved in the direction of the corresponding first grooves 524, and the second snap members 533 are fixed in the corresponding first snap openings 523, and the second limiting members 534 are positioned in the corresponding first grooves 524. That is, in addition to the second combining unit 532 of each second panel 53 being combined with the first combining unit 522 of the corresponding first panel 52 through the second snap members 533 being fixed in the first snap openings 523, the second limiting members 534 of the second combining unit 532 are further positioned in the first grooves 524 of the corresponding first combining unit 522, which effectively helps to increase the stability of each second panel 53 being combined with the corresponding first panel 52, but is not limited thereto. In contrast, if each second panel 53 is to be separated from the corresponding first panel 52, it is only necessary to apply force to move the second body 531 of the second panel 53 in a B direction (opposite to the A direction) and simultaneously move the second snap members 533 in the direction of moving away from the corresponding first snap openings 523 and the second limiting members 534 in the direction of moving away from the corresponding first grooves 524, and move the second snap members 533 away from the corresponding first snap openings 523 and the second limiting members 534 away from the corresponding first grooves 524, so that the second panel 53 can be separated from the corresponding first panel 52, but is not limited thereto.

[0041] In addition, it is to be noted that each (first thickness dimension) hard disk 30 includes a hard disk body 31 and a positioning hole unit 32 disposed on the hard disk body 31. Each hard disk body 31 has a fixed edge 311 combined with a corresponding hard disk frame 5 and two side edges 312 extending from opposite sides of the fixed edge 311 away from the fixed edge 311. Each hard disk positioning hole unit 32 has two first fixed holes 321 recessed on the side edges 312 of the corresponding hard disk body 31 and two second fixed holes 322 recessed on the fixed edge 311 of the corresponding hard disk body 31. (In addition, each (second thickness dimension) hard disk 40 includes a hard disk body 41 and a positioning hole unit 42 disposed on the hard disk body 41. Each hard disk body 41 has a fixed edge 411 combined with a corresponding hard disk frame 5 and two side edges 412 extending from opposite sides of the fixed edge 411 away from the fixed edge 411. Each hard disk positioning hole unit 42 has two first fixed holes 421 recessed on the side edges 412 of the corresponding hard disk body 41 and two second fixed holes 422 recessed on the fixed edge 411 of the corresponding hard disk body 41.) The following description is given with each (first thickness dimension) hard disk 30 as an example. Each hard disk frame 5 further includes two side walls 54 extending from opposite sides of the mounting frame 51 away from the mounting frame 51 and two first positioning members 55 disposed on the side walls 54 and extending from the side walls 54 toward the first fixed holes 321 of the corresponding hard disk 30 and into the first fixed holes 321, respectively. Each hard disk frame 5 further includes two stop pieces 56 disposed on the mounting frame 51 and corresponding to the two fixed holes of each hard disk 30 and two second positioning members 57 disposed on the stop pieces 56 and extending from the stop pieces 56 toward the second fixed holes 322 and into the second fixed holes 322, respectively. That is, the fixed edge 311 and the side edges 312 of the hard disk body 41 of each hard disk 30 are stably combined with the mounting frame 51 of the corresponding hard disk frame 5 through the first fixed holes 321 being inserted by the first positioning members 55 of the corresponding hard disk frame 5 and the second fixed holes 322 being inserted by the second positioning members 57 of the corresponding hard disk frame 5, but not limited thereto.

[0042] Incidentally, in this embodiment, the housing 11 of the casing 1 also has a bottom plate 113, a top plate 114 parallel to and spaced from the bottom plate 113, and two connecting plates 115 extending upward from two opposite sides of the bottom plate 113 and connecting to the top plate 114. The bottom plate 113, the connecting plates 115, and the connecting plates 115 together define the first opening 111 and the second opening 112. The circuit board unit 2 also includes a circuit board 22 disposed on the bottom plate 113 and electrically connected to a motherboard (not shown). The connector module 21 has a plurality of first connectors 211 longitudinally spaced on the circuit board 22 and capable of supporting the insertion and connection of hard drives 30 of any first thickness size, and a plurality of second connectors 212 longitudinally spaced on the circuit board 22 and capable of supporting the insertion and connection of hard drives 30 of any first thickness size and hard drives 40 of any second thickness size (see figure). Figure 7 However, this is not the only limit.

[0043] See Figure 1 , Figure 2 , Figure 3 , Figure 4 , Figure 5 and Figure 6 The embodiment of the hard disk frame 5 of this utility model can support the combination of a hard disk of various thicknesses and sizes. The hard disk frame 5 includes a mounting frame 51, a first panel 52 extending from the mounting frame 51 in a direction away from the circuit board unit 2, and a second panel 53 detachably attached to the first panel 52 and corresponding to the second opening 112.

[0044] If the hard drive to be combined is a hard drive 30 with a first thickness dimension, the hard drive 30 is combined with the mounting frame 51 and is covered by the first panel 52 to form a first hard drive device 3; if the hard drive to be combined is a hard drive 40 with a second thickness dimension, the second panel 53 of the hard drive frame 5 is combined with the first panel 52, and the hard drive 40 is combined with the corresponding mounting frame 51 and is covered by the corresponding first panel 52 and the corresponding second panel 53 to form a second hard drive device 4. The second thickness dimension is greater than the first thickness dimension.

[0045] If the hard drive to be combined is a hard drive of the first thickness size 30 (see...) Figure 1 During assembly, first attach each hard drive 30 of the first thickness dimension to the corresponding mounting frame 51, and then... Figure 2 The components are shielded by the corresponding first panel 52 and combined to form a first hard disk device 3, thus completing the assembly operation.

[0046] If the required hard drive is a hard drive of the second thickness size 40 (see...) Figure 3 During assembly, first attach each second-thickness hard drive 40 to the corresponding mounting frame 51, and then...Figure 4 As shown, the first panel 52 corresponding to the second hard disk device 4 is shielded and combined with the corresponding second panel 53, that is, the assembly work is completed. That is, through the design of the second panel 53 of the hard disk frame 5 being detachably combined with the first panel 52, the combination requirement of the second thickness size hard disk 40 with thicker thickness can be met; on the contrary, if the hard disk to be combined is the first thickness size hard disk 30 with thinner thickness, the first panel 52 of the hard disk frame 5 does not need to be combined with the second panel 53, as long as each first thickness size hard disk 30 is combined with the mounting frame 51 and shielded by the first panel 52 to be combined as shown Figure 2 The first hard disk device 3.

[0047] It is noted that in the present embodiment, the hard disk is a solid state disk conforming to the EDSFF (Enterprise and Datacenter SSD Form Factor) E3 specification. The first thickness size hard disk 30 is E3.S specification size, and the E3.S hard disk thickness is 7.5 mm; the second thickness size hard disk 40 is E3.S2T specification size, and the E3.S2T thickness is 16.8 mm, that is, the design of the hard disk frame 5 being detachably combined with the first panel 52 through the second panel 53 in the present embodiment can support the combination requirement of solid state disks with different thickness specifications of E3.S hard disk 30 and E3.S2T hard disk 40, but is not limited thereto.

[0048] It is to be particularly mentioned that in the present embodiment, the first panel 52 of each hard disk frame 5 has a first body 521 and a first coupling unit 522 disposed on the first body 521 and capable of coupling the second panel 53. The second panel 53 has a second body 531 and a second coupling unit 532 disposed on the second body 531 and extending from the second body 531 to the first coupling unit 522 of the first panel 52 and detachably coupled to the first coupling unit 522. Further, in the present embodiment, the first coupling unit 522 of each first panel 52 has a plurality of first notches 523 formed on the first body 521. The second coupling unit 532 of each second panel 53 has a plurality of second buckling members 533 corresponding to the first notches 523 of the first coupling unit 522 and detachably buckling the first notches 523. In other words, the second coupling unit 532 of each second panel 53 is designed to correspond to and detachably buckle the first notches 523 through the second buckling members 533. In assembly, the second body 531 of each second panel 53 is initially coupled to the corresponding first body 521, then the second body 531 is moved to make the second buckling members 533 move in the direction of the corresponding first notches 523 (in the direction of A) and buckle the corresponding first notches 523, so that the second body 531 of each second panel 53 is coupled to the corresponding first body 521 as shown in Fig. 1. Figure 4The first coupling unit 522 of each first panel 52 further has a plurality of first recesses 524 recessed on the first body 521 near the side of the second body 531 of the second panel 53. The second coupling unit 532 of each second panel 53 further has a plurality of second limiting members 534 corresponding to the first recesses 524 of the first coupling unit 522 and movably limited in the first recesses 524. That is, during the movement of the second body 531 of each second panel 53 and the second snap members 533 in the direction of the corresponding first snap openings 523, the second limiting members 534 are simultaneously moved in the direction of the corresponding first recesses 524. When the second snap members 533 are fastened in the corresponding first snap openings 523 and the second limiting members 534 are limited in the corresponding first recesses 524, each second panel 53 is coupled to the corresponding first panel 52 through the fastening of the second snap members 533 in the first snap openings 523 of the first coupling unit 522. In addition, the second limiting members 534 of the second coupling unit 532 are limited in the first recesses 524 of the first coupling unit 522, which effectively helps to increase the stability of the coupling of each second panel 53 to the corresponding first panel 52, but is not limited thereto. In contrast, to detach each second panel 53 from the corresponding first panel 52, the second body 531 of the second panel 53 is moved in a B direction (opposite to the A direction) by force, which simultaneously moves the second snap members 533 away from the corresponding first snap openings 523 and the second limiting members 534 away from the corresponding first recesses 524. When the second snap members 533 are separated from the corresponding first snap openings 523 and the second limiting members 534 are separated from the corresponding first recesses 524, the second panel 53 is detached from the corresponding first panel 52, but is not limited thereto.

[0049] In summary, the second panel 53 of the hard disk frame 5 can be detachably combined with the first panel 52, so that the hard disk 40 with the second thickness size can be combined, and the hard disk 30 with the first thickness size can be combined with the first panel 52 to form a first hard disk device 3, or the hard disk 40 with the second thickness size can be combined with the second panel 53 of the hard disk frame 5 and the corresponding first panel 52 and the corresponding second panel 53 to form a second hard disk device 4, so that the whole assembly is convenient and practical, and the problem that the space occupied by the whole is large and the number of the shell 11 can be reduced according to the first thickness size of the hard disk 30 is effectively solved.

[0050] The above is only a specific embodiment of the present application, but the protection scope of the present application is not limited thereto, and any person skilled in the art can easily think of changes or replacements within the technical range disclosed by the present application, which should be covered within the protection scope of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the present application should be subject to the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A hard disk system, characterized by, The utility model relates to a hard disk frame for a computer case, comprising: a case having a first opening and a second opening on opposite sides; a circuit board unit disposed on the case and corresponding to the first opening, comprising a connector module for connecting a plurality of hard disks of a first thickness and a plurality of hard disks of a second thickness, wherein the second thickness is greater than the first thickness; and a plurality of hard disk frames capable of supporting hard disks of different thicknesses are combined in the case, each hard disk frame comprising a mounting frame, a first panel extending away from the circuit board unit and corresponding to the second opening, and a second panel detachably combined with the first panel and corresponding to the second opening, if the hard disks to be combined are hard disks of the first thickness, each hard disk is combined with the corresponding mounting frame and is shielded by the corresponding first panel to form a first hard disk device, and the first hard disk device is moved into the case through the second opening and is connected to the connector module of the circuit board unit, at this time, the first panel of the first hard disk device cooperates to block the second opening; if the hard disks to be combined are hard disks of the second thickness, the second panel of each hard disk frame is combined with each first panel, when each hard disk is combined with the corresponding mounting frame and is shielded by the corresponding first panel and the corresponding second panel to form a second hard disk device, and the second hard disk device is moved into the case through the second opening and is connected to the connector module of the circuit board unit, at this time, the first panel and the second panel of the second hard disk device cooperate to block the second opening.

2. The hard disk system of claim 1, wherein, The first panel of each hard disk frame has a first body and a first combination unit disposed on the first body and capable of combining the second panel, and the second panel has a second body and a second combination unit disposed on the second body and extending from the second body to the first combination unit of the first panel and detachably combined with the first combination unit.

3. The hard disk system of claim 2, wherein, The first combination unit of each first panel has a plurality of first clamping holes formed on the first body, and the second combination unit of each second panel has a plurality of second clamping members corresponding to the first clamping holes of the first combination unit and detachably clamped with the first clamping holes.

4. The hard disk system of claim 3, wherein, The first combination unit of each first panel further has a plurality of first grooves recessed on the first body near the second body of the second panel, and the second combination unit of each second panel further has a plurality of second limiting members corresponding to the first grooves of the first combination unit and movably limited in the first grooves.

5. The hard disk system of claim 4, wherein, Each hard disk comprises a hard disk body, and a positioning hole unit disposed on the hard disk body, each hard disk body has a fixed edge combined with a corresponding hard disk frame, and two side edges extended from two opposite sides of the fixed edge in a direction away from the fixed edge, the positioning hole unit of each hard disk has two first fixing holes respectively recessed on the side edges of the corresponding hard disk body, and two second fixing holes recessed on the fixed edge of the corresponding hard disk body, each hard disk frame further comprises two side walls extended from two opposite sides of the mounting frame in a direction away from the mounting frame, and two first positioning members respectively disposed on the side walls and respectively extended from the side walls to the first fixing holes of the corresponding hard disk and into the first fixing holes, each hard disk frame further comprises two stop pieces disposed on the mounting frame and corresponding to the two fixing holes of each hard disk, and two second positioning members disposed on the stop pieces and respectively extended from the stop pieces to the direction of the second fixing holes and into the second fixing holes.

6. The hard disk system of claim 4, wherein, The shell of the casing further has a bottom plate, a top plate parallel and spaced from the bottom plate, and two connecting plates extended upward from two opposite sides of the bottom plate and connected to the top plate, the bottom plate, the connecting plates and the connecting plates collectively define the first opening and the second opening, the circuit board unit further comprises a circuit board disposed on the bottom plate and electrically connected to a mainboard, the connector module has a plurality of first connectors longitudinally and spacedly disposed on the circuit board and capable of supporting a hard disk of any first thickness size to be inserted and connected, and a plurality of second connectors longitudinally and spacedly disposed on the circuit board and capable of supporting a hard disk of any first thickness size and a hard disk of any second thickness size to be inserted and connected.

7. The hard disk system of claim 1, wherein, The hard disk of the first thickness size is of E3.S specification size, and the hard disk of the second thickness size is of E3.S2T specification size.

8. A hard disk frame capable of supporting a plurality of different thickness sizes of a hard disk combination, characterized in that, The hard disk frame comprises: a mounting frame; a first panel extended from the mounting frame in a direction away from a circuit board unit; and a second panel detachably combined with the first panel; if a hard disk to be combined is a hard disk of a first thickness size, the hard disk is combined with the mounting frame and shielded by the first panel to form a first hard disk device; if a hard disk to be combined is a hard disk of a second thickness size, the second panel of the hard disk frame is combined with the first panel, and when the hard disk is combined with the corresponding mounting frame and shielded by the corresponding first panel and the corresponding second panel, a second hard disk device is formed, wherein the second thickness size is greater than the first thickness size.

9. The hard disk frame of claim 8, wherein, The first panel of the hard disk frame has a first body, and a first combination unit disposed on a side of the first body close to the second panel and capable of combining the second panel, the second panel has a second body, and a second combination unit disposed on a side of the second body close to the first body and capable of detachably combining the first combination unit.

10. The hard disk frame of claim 9, wherein, The first combination unit of the first panel has a plurality of first clamping holes formed on the first body, and the second combination unit of the second panel has a plurality of second clamping members corresponding to the first clamping holes of the first combination unit and capable of detachably clamping the first clamping holes.

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