Supporting structure of hard disk bracket
By designing a support structure for the hard drive tray and utilizing the cooperation of the bracket body, positioning posts, and clips, the problem of hard drive tray deformation during transportation was solved, achieving stable protection of the hard drive and simplifying installation.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202520189984.6
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-02-07
- Publication Date
- 2026-01-27
- Estimated Expiration
- 2035-02-07
AI Technical Summary
Existing hard drive trays are prone to deformation during unloaded transportation, resulting in low strength and inability to effectively protect the hard drive.
A support structure for a hard drive tray is designed, including a bracket body, positioning posts, clips, and reinforcing ribs. By cooperating with positioning holes and with clips cooperating with clip holes, the bracket body is fixed inside the hard drive tray using the plasticity and elasticity of the plastic parts, providing support and protection.
It effectively prevents hard drive trays from deforming during transportation, ensuring the stability and safety of hard drives, simplifying the installation process, and avoiding reliance on tools.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model relates to the field of hardware protection bracket technology, and in particular to a support structure for a hard drive tray. Background Technology
[0002] With the rapid development of information technology in society, the application of servers has become more widespread. Servers are used in various fields, such as aerospace, military, medicine, weather information, and finance. As the application of servers becomes more widespread, the stability of the server's various modules during transportation has become a major issue. Ensuring that the server chassis and its internal modules do not deform during transportation has become a crucial problem, and one that we are working to solve.
[0003] Currently, hard drive trays are typically shipped to customers unloaded. However, during transportation, because the hard drives are not secured to the trays, the trays can deform under this unloaded load. Existing solutions involve screws, which require tools. Therefore, we need a new screwless mounting bracket that allows for quick assembly and disassembly while ensuring the hard drive trays do not deform during transport. Utility Model Content
[0004] The purpose of this utility model is to provide a support structure for a hard drive tray, which solves the problem that the hard drive tray has low strength and is prone to deformation when shipped unloaded.
[0005] To achieve the above objectives, this utility model provides a support structure for a hard drive tray, including a hard drive tray and a support structure. The hard drive tray is slidably connected to the HDDCAGE enclosure and located inside the HDDCAGE enclosure. The support structure includes a bracket body, positioning posts, and latches. The bracket body is slidably connected to the hard drive tray and located inside the hard drive tray. There are two positioning posts, which are respectively fixedly connected to the bracket body and located on both sides of the bracket body. There are also two latches, which are respectively fixedly connected to the bracket body and located on both sides of the bracket body.
[0006] The hard drive tray has a positioning hole and a locking hole on each side.
[0007] The hard drive tray is provided with mounting slots on both sides and two limiting slots on the top.
[0008] The support structure further includes two positioning pieces, which are fixedly connected to the bracket body and located on the top of the bracket body.
[0009] The supporting structure also includes reinforcing ribs, which are fixedly connected to the support body and located inside the support body.
[0010] This utility model discloses a support structure for a hard drive tray. The hard drive tray provides support and protection for an HDD (High-Speed Duty Machine). The bracket body provides support and protection for the unloaded hard drive tray. The positioning post limits the installation position of the bracket body, and the latch is used to fix the position of the bracket body. When protecting the unloaded hard drive tray, the bracket body is positioned by the positioning post engaging with the positioning hole. Then, the latch and the locking hole engage to secure the bracket body inside the hard drive tray using the plasticity and elasticity of the plastic parts. This prevents deformation of the unloaded hard drive tray during transportation and solves the problem of low strength and easy deformation of the hard drive tray when shipped unloaded. Attached Figure Description
[0011] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of this application or the prior art, the accompanying drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below.
[0012] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the hard drive tray support structure according to the first embodiment of this utility model.
[0013] Figure 2 This is an exploded view of the support structure of the hard drive tray according to the first embodiment of this utility model.
[0014] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the hard drive tray according to the first embodiment of this utility model.
[0015] In the diagram: 101-Hard drive tray, 102-Bracket body, 103-Positioning post, 104-Snap fastener, 105-Positioning hole, 106-Snap hole, 107-Mounting slot, 108-Limiting slot, 109-Positioning piece, 110-Reinforcing rib. Detailed Implementation
[0016] The embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below. Examples of the embodiments are shown in the accompanying drawings. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are exemplary and intended to explain the present invention, but should not be construed as limiting the present invention.
[0017] The first embodiment of this application is as follows:
[0018] Please see Figures 1 to 3 ,in, Figure 1This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the hard drive tray support structure according to the first embodiment of this utility model. Figure 2 This is an exploded view of the support structure of the hard drive tray according to the first embodiment of this utility model. Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the hard drive tray according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The present invention provides a support structure for a hard drive tray, including a hard drive tray 101 and a support structure. The support structure includes a bracket body 102, a positioning post 103, a buckle 104, a positioning piece 109, and a reinforcing rib 110. The aforementioned solution solves the problem that the hard drive tray has low strength and is prone to deformation when shipped unloaded.
[0019] In this specific embodiment, the hard drive tray 101 is slidably connected to the HDDCAGE enclosure and located inside the HDDCAGE enclosure. The bracket body 102 is slidably connected to the hard drive tray 101 and located inside the hard drive tray 101. There are two positioning posts 103, each fixedly connected to the bracket body 102 and located on either side of the bracket body 102. There are also two latches 104, each fixedly connected to the bracket body 102 and located on either side of the bracket body 102. The hard drive tray 101 provides support and protection for the HDD (hard disk drive). 02 is used to provide support and protection for the unloaded hard drive tray 101. The positioning post 103 limits the installation position of the bracket body 102, and the buckle 104 is used to fix the position of the bracket body 102. When protecting the unloaded hard drive tray 101, the bracket body 102 is positioned by the positioning post 103 cooperating with the positioning hole 105. Then, the buckle 104 and the buckle hole 106 cooperate to fix the bracket body 102 inside the hard drive tray 101 through the plasticity and elasticity of the plastic parts, so as to avoid deformation of the unloaded hard drive tray 101 during transportation.
[0020] The hard drive bracket 101 has a positioning hole 105 and a locking hole 106 on each side. The positioning hole 105 is used to limit the position of the positioning post 103, and the locking hole 106 cooperates with the buckle 104 to facilitate the fixation of the position of the bracket body 102.
[0021] Secondly, the hard drive tray 101 is provided with mounting slots 107 on both sides, and the top of the hard drive tray 101 is provided with two limiting slots 108. The mounting slots 107 are used to limit the position of the hard drive tray 101, so that the hard drive tray 101 can be easily installed into the HDDCAGE enclosure. The limiting slots 108 cooperate with the positioning piece 109 to limit the position of the bracket body 102.
[0022] Furthermore, there are two positioning pieces 109. The two positioning pieces 109 are fixedly connected to the bracket body 102 and are located on the top of the bracket body 102. The positioning pieces 109 cooperate with the limiting groove 108, which facilitates the limitation of the installation position of the bracket body 102 during use.
[0023] Finally, the reinforcing rib 110 is fixedly connected to the bracket body 102 and is located inside the bracket body 102. The reinforcing rib 110 is used to support the strength of the bracket body 102 and prevent the bracket body 102 and the hard disk tray 101 from deforming together during transportation.
[0024] Using the support structure of the hard drive tray in this embodiment, the hard drive tray 101 provides support and protection for the HDD (Hard Disk Drive), the bracket body 102 provides support and protection for the unloaded hard drive tray 101, the positioning post 103 limits the installation position of the bracket body 102, and the buckle 104 fixes the position of the bracket body 102. When protecting the unloaded hard drive tray 101, the bracket body 102 is positioned by the positioning post 103 engaging with the positioning hole 105. Then, the buckle 104 engages with the buckle hole 106 to fix the bracket body 102 inside the hard drive tray 101 using the plasticity and elasticity of the plastic parts. This prevents the unloaded hard drive tray 101 from deforming during transportation, solving the problem of low strength and easy deformation of the hard drive tray when shipped unloaded.
[0025] The above-disclosed embodiments are merely one or more preferred embodiments of this application and should not be construed as limiting the scope of this application. Those skilled in the art can understand that all or part of the processes for implementing the above embodiments and equivalent changes made in accordance with the claims of this application still fall within the scope of this application.
Claims
1. A support structure for a hard drive tray, characterized in that, Including hard drive trays and support structures; The hard drive tray is slidably connected to the HDDCAGE enclosure and located inside the HDDCAGE enclosure. The support structure includes a bracket body, positioning posts, and latches. The bracket body is slidably connected to the hard drive tray and located inside the hard drive tray. There are two positioning posts, which are fixedly connected to the bracket body and located on both sides of the bracket body. There are also two latches, which are fixedly connected to the bracket body and located on both sides of the bracket body.
2. The support structure of the hard drive tray as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The hard drive tray has a positioning hole and a locking hole on each side.
3. The support structure of the hard disk tray as described in claim 2, characterized in that, The hard drive tray is provided with mounting slots on both sides, and two limiting slots are provided on the top of the hard drive tray.
4. The support structure of the hard drive tray as described in claim 3, characterized in that, The support structure also includes two positioning pieces, which are fixedly connected to the bracket body and located on the top of the bracket body.
5. The support structure of the hard disk tray as described in claim 4, characterized in that, The support structure also includes reinforcing ribs, which are fixedly connected to the support body and located inside the support body.