Hard disk docking station adaptive to Mac mini desktop computer

By designing a hard drive expansion dock compatible with Mac mini desktop computers, the user's problem of quick power-on is solved by using the combination of ejector and push-button components, thus improving the user experience and device stability.

CN223728191UActive Publication Date: 2025-12-26SHENZHEN LINGDECHUANG TECH CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202520100830.5
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-01-16
Publication Date
2025-12-26
Estimated Expiration
2035-01-16

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

The existing hard drive expansion dock is not compatible with the latest Mac mini desktop computer and cannot help users quickly turn it on and off, causing inconvenience.

Method used

A hard drive expansion dock designed for Mac mini desktop computers includes a main body and an expansion hard drive. The main body has a slot on its surface that matches the heat dissipation unit, and the side wall has a pressing part and a movable ejecting part. The ejecting part is pushed out or retracted by the pressing part, and together with the elastic part, it realizes quick power-on operation.

Benefits of technology

With the push-out and push-button mechanisms working together, users can quickly turn on their Mac mini desktop computer, enhancing the user experience. The cooling structure also improves device stability and data transfer efficiency.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a hard disk docking station adaptive to a Mac mini desktop computer, which is applied to the Mac mini desktop computer and comprises a main body provided with an extended hard disk. A containing groove is formed in the surface of the main body in a matched mode according to the shape of a heat dissipation part of the desktop computer, stable assembly of the desktop computer is achieved through the containing groove, meanwhile, a pressing piece is arranged on the side wall of the main body, and a movably-protruding ejection piece is arranged on the face, provided with the containing groove, of the main body and located at a switch key at the bottom of the desktop computer; the ejection piece is ejected or retracted according to the pressing state of the pressing piece, a user only needs to press the pressing piece, the ejection piece can be controlled, a switch key of the desktop computer is pressed when the ejection piece is ejected out, the structure form of the desktop computer is better matched, rapid starting of the desktop computer is effectively achieved through cooperation of the ejection piece and the pressing piece, and the user experience is improved. And the use experience of the user is improved.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to the field of docking station, especially to a hard disk docking station suitable for Mac mini desktop computer. BACKGROUND

[0002] Mac mini desktop computer is designed by Apple company, and is a member of Mac product line, main features are small size, relatively low price, and easy-to-use design, and is loved by users, and therefore gives birth to multiple iterative products, the latest Mac mini desktop computer has the following structural features, the bottom of the main body is provided with a raised heat dissipation part, and a key is arranged at the edge of the heat dissipation part, the user needs to insert the finger part into the gap formed by the heat dissipation part to start or close the Mac mini desktop computer, which is relatively inconvenient, in the sales strategy, the Mac mini desktop computer has multiple memory versions, and as the memory quantity increases, the price increases greatly, in the prior art, many users realize the expansion of memory through a hard disk docking station, such as a base docking station of a desktop computer disclosed in Chinese patent No. CN202220153617.7, but the above structure cannot adapt to the structural features of the latest Mac mini desktop computer, and cannot assist the user to quickly use the key, therefore, a hard disk docking station with a more reasonable structure is needed to solve the above technical problems. SUMMARY

[0003] In view of the technical problems in the prior art that the existing hard disk docking station has a single function and cannot assist the user to quickly use the key of the Mac mini desktop computer, the utility model provides a solution.

[0004] To achieve the above purpose, the utility model provides a hard disk docking station suitable for Mac mini desktop computer, which is applied to Mac mini desktop computer, including main body, the main body is provided with expansion hard disk, the surface of the main body is provided with containing groove matched with the heat dissipation part of the desktop computer, the side wall of the main body is provided with pressing piece, one side provided with containing groove is provided with movable probe top piece, the top piece is located at the bottom key of the desktop computer, the top piece is ejected or retracted according to the pressing state of the pressing piece.

[0005] As an improved scheme of the application, the cylindrical surface of the top piece is provided with a flange part, the top piece is further provided with an elastic piece, one end of the elastic piece abuts against the inner wall of the main body, and the other end abuts against the flange part, the end of the flange part away from the elastic piece is further provided with a first inclined surface, and one end of the pressing piece located in the main body is provided with a second inclined surface matched with the first inclined surface.

[0006] As a further improvement of the application, the elastic member is a spring.

[0007] As a further improvement of the application, the flange portion is provided with a limiting groove at one end away from the elastic member, and the first inclined surface serves as the bottom surface of the limiting groove.

[0008] As a further improvement of the application, the bottom surface of the containing groove is provided with a hollow portion exposing the external hard drive; the side surface of the main body is provided with an air outlet, and the bottom of the main body is formed with an air inlet forming a heat dissipation air duct with the air outlet.

[0009] As a further improvement of the application, the side surface of the main body is further provided with an exposing outlet exposing the external hard drive, so that the data port of the external hard drive is exposed.

[0010] As a further improvement of the application, the side surface of the exposing outlet is the same as the side surface of the desktop computer forming a data interface.

[0011] As a further improvement of the application, the bottom plate of the main body is further provided with a heat dissipation grid corresponding to the position of the external hard drive.

[0012] As a further improvement of the application, the external sidewall of the external hard drive is further provided with a heat dissipation frame.

[0013] The beneficial effects of the present application are as follows: compared with the prior art, the hard disk expansion dock provided by the present application is suitable for Mac mini desktop computers, and comprises a main body and an external hard drive; the surface of the main body is provided with a containing groove matching the shape of the heat dissipation portion of the desktop computer; the containing groove is used to realize stable assembly of the desktop computer; the side wall of the main body is provided with a pressing member; one side of the containing groove is provided with a movable protruding ejection member; the ejection member is located at the bottom key of the desktop computer; the ejection member is ejected or retracted according to the pressing state of the pressing member; the user only needs to press the pressing member to control the ejection member; the ejection member presses the key of the desktop computer when it is ejected; the structure of the desktop computer is more suitable; the ejection member and the pressing member are matched to realize quick opening of the desktop computer, thereby increasing the user experience. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0014] Figure 1 It is a perspective view of the present application;

[0015] Figure 2 It is an exploded view of the present application;

[0016] Figure 3 It is another angle perspective view of the present application;

[0017] Figure 4The presser and the ejector cooperate with each other.

[0018] Figure 5 The utility model discloses a use state schematic diagram.

[0019] The main element symbol is explained as follows:

[0020] 1, main body, 11, holding groove, 12, presser, 121, second inclined surface, 13, ejector,

[0021] 131, flange part, 132, elastic piece, 13, hollow part, 14, air outlet, 15, air inlet,

[0022] 16, outlet, 17, heat dissipation grid, 2, expansion hard disk, 21, heat dissipation frame, 3, desktop computer, DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0023] In order to more clearly express the utility model, the utility model is further described below in combination with the drawings.

[0024] In the following description, the example details are given so as to provide more in-depth understanding of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the utility model, and are not all the embodiments. It should be understood that the described specific embodiments are only used to explain the utility model, and are not used to limit the utility model.

[0025] It should be understood that when the terms "contain" and / or "include" are used in the specification, it indicates that the features, whole, step, operation, element or component exist, but does not exclude the existence or addition of one or more other features, whole, step, operation, element, component or their combinations.

[0026] In view of the technical problem that the existing hard disk expansion dock in the prior art is single in function and cannot assist users to quickly use the on-off key of the Mac mini desktop computer, the application provides a hard disk expansion dock suitable for Mac mini desktop computer, please refer to the attached Figure 1 to the attached Figure 5, applied to Mac mini desktop computer, it is worth noting that the desktop computer introduced, related and applied in the subsequent of the application is understood as Mac mini desktop computer produced and sold by American apple company, the specific model is Mac mini version with M4 series processing chip, of course, if there is the same or similar desktop computer, the application can also be applied to it; the hard disk expansion dock comprises a main body 1, the main body 1 is provided with an expansion hard disk 2; the surface of the main body 1 is provided with a containing groove 11 according to the heat dissipation part of the desktop computer 3, the containing groove 11 is used to realize the stable assembly of the desktop computer 3, the side wall of the main body 1 is provided with a pressing piece 12, one side provided with the containing groove 11 is provided with a movable protruding ejection piece 13, the ejection piece 13 is located at the bottom key of the desktop computer 3; the ejection piece 13 is ejected or retracted according to the pressing state of the pressing piece 12;

[0027] The application will be described below in combination with specific use cases: first, the user needs to place the desktop computer 3 on the expansion dock, during the placing process, only need to embed the protruding heat dissipation part at the bottom of the desktop computer 3 into the containing groove 11, so as to obtain stable placement; the power supply line of the desktop computer 3 is connected, and the data port of the desktop computer 3 is connected with the data port of the hard disk expansion dock, so as to normally use the expansion hard disk 2, increase the storage data capacity of the desktop computer 3; further, the user can also press the pressing piece 12, after pressing, the ejection piece 13 is linked to protrude from the surface of the main body 1, and then press the key of the desktop computer 3, so that the desktop computer 3 is started and enters the recording system.

[0028] It can be seen that the user only needs to press the pressing piece 12, so as to control the ejection piece 13, the ejection piece 13 presses the key of the desktop computer 3 when it is ejected, which is more consistent with the structure of the desktop computer 3, and effectively realizes the quick start of the desktop computer 3 through the cooperation of the ejection piece 13 and the pressing piece 12, thereby increasing the user's experience.

[0029] In this embodiment, the cylindrical surface of the ejector 13 is provided with a flange portion 131, and the ejector 13 is further sleeved with an elastic member 132, one end of the elastic member 132 abuts against the inner wall of the main body 1, and the other end abuts against the flange portion 131; the end of the flange portion 131 away from the elastic member 132 is further provided with a first inclined surface, and the end of the pressing member 12 located in the main body 1 is provided with a second inclined surface 121 abutting against the first inclined surface; it is not difficult to understand that, in the process of vertically pressing the pressing member 12 into the main body 1 from the side surface, the pressure is conducted by the first inclined surface and the second inclined surface 121, and after the flange portion 131 extrudes the elasticity, the elastic member 132 can be compressed and accumulate potential energy, and the ejector 13 can be extruded to extrude the key, after the start is completed, the pressing of the pressing member 12 is released, the potential energy accumulated by the elastic member 132 is released, and the ejector 13 returns to the original state; the elastic member 132 can be a spring, elastic silica gel, a spring structure, and preferably, the elastic member 132 is a spring, which is cheap and easy to assemble.

[0030] In this embodiment, the end of the flange portion 131 away from the elastic member 132 is provided with a limiting groove, and the first inclined surface serves as the bottom surface of the limiting groove; by forming a groove structure with an inclined bottom surface, the two inner side walls of the limiting groove prevent the second inclined surface 121 of the pressing member 12 from being partially extruded, so that the cooperation of the pressing member 12 and the ejector 13 is more stable.

[0031] In this embodiment, the groove bottom surface of the containing groove 11 is provided with a hollow portion 13 exposing the expansion hard disk 2; the side surface of the main body 1 is provided with an air outlet 14, and the bottom of the main body 1 is formed with an air inlet 15 forming a heat dissipation air duct with the air outlet 14; it is not difficult to understand that, by forming the heat dissipation air duct, the circulation of air can be realized, and the overheating of the desktop computer 3 can be prevented to cause the decline of the data processing ability; and in this design, the sequence of the heat dissipation air flow is: the air inlet 15, the expansion hard disk 2, the hollow portion 13, the heat dissipation portion of the desktop computer 3, and the air outlet 14, so that the expansion hard disk 2 can be effectively cooled, and the influence of the overheating temperature on the transmission speed is prevented.

[0032] In this embodiment, the side surface of the main body 1 is further provided with an exposure outlet 16 exposing the expansion hard disk 2, and the exposure outlet 16 is used to expose the data port of the expansion hard disk 2; the data interface can be connected with the data port of the desktop computer 3 to realize efficient and stable data transmission; in a further scheme, the side surface of the exposure outlet 16 is the same as the side surface of the data interface of the desktop computer 3, the length of the transmission wire is reduced, the wire is prevented from being messy, and the hard disk docking station is not in conflict with the design concept of the desktop computer 3 when in use.

[0033] In this embodiment, the bottom plate of the main body 1 is further provided with a heat dissipation grid 17 corresponding to the position of the expansion hard disk 2, which effectively increases the heat dissipation effect of the expansion hard disk 2; in a more preferred scheme, the outer side wall of the expansion hard disk 2 is further provided with a heat dissipation frame 21.

[0034] The advantage of the utility model lies in:

[0035] The user only needs to press the pressing piece, and the control of the ejector can be realized, the ejector presses the key of the desktop computer, and the structure form is more matched with the structure form of the desktop computer, the ejector and the pressing piece are matched to realize the quick opening of the desktop computer, and the use experience of the user is improved.

[0036] The above disclosed is only several specific embodiments of the utility model, but the utility model is not limited to this, any change that can be thought of by any person skilled in the art should fall into the protection scope of the utility model.

Claims

1. A hard disk expansion dock adapted for Mac mini desktop computer, applied to Mac mini desktop computer, characterized in that, The device includes a main body, which is equipped with an expansion hard drive; the surface of the main body is provided with a storage slot according to the heat dissipation part of the desktop computer; the side wall of the main body is provided with a pressing member, and the side with the storage slot is provided with a movable protruding ejector, which is located at the bottom power switch of the desktop computer; the ejector is pushed out or retracted according to the pressing state of the pressing member.

2. The hard disk expansion dock for Mac mini desktop computer of claim 1, wherein, The ejector has a flange on its cylindrical surface and an elastic member is fitted on it. One end of the elastic member abuts against the inner wall of the main body and the other end abuts against the flange. The end of the flange away from the elastic member is provided with a first inclined surface, and the end of the pressing member located inside the main body is provided with a second inclined surface that fits against the first inclined surface.

3. The hard disk expansion dock for Mac mini desktop computer of claim 2, wherein, The elastic element is a spring.

4. The hard drive docking station for Mac mini desktop computer of claim 2, wherein, The flange portion is provided with a limiting groove at the end away from the elastic member, and the first inclined surface serves as the bottom surface of the limiting groove.

5. The hard drive docking station for Mac mini desktop computer of claim 1, wherein, The bottom surface of the holding slot is provided with a hollowed-out portion that exposes the expansion hard drive; the side of the main body is provided with an air outlet, and the bottom of the main body is formed with an air inlet that forms a heat dissipation channel with the air outlet.

6. The hard drive docking station for Mac mini desktop computer of claim 1, wherein, The side of the main body is also provided with an opening for exposing the expansion hard drive, the opening being designed to expose the data port of the expansion hard drive.

7. The hard drive docking station for the Mac mini desktop computer of claim 6, wherein, The side of the exposed opening is the same as the side of the desktop computer that forms the data interface.

8. The hard drive docking station for Mac mini desktop computer of claim 1, wherein, The base plate of the main body is also provided with a heat dissipation grid corresponding to the position of the expansion hard drive.

9. The hard drive docking station for the Mac mini desktop computer of claim 1, wherein, The outer wall of the extended hard drive is also equipped with a heat dissipation frame.

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