Removable hard disk bracket and method for fixing hard disk therefor

Abstract

A removable hard disk bracket and a method for fixing a hard disk therefor. By means of configuring each partition plate module to comprise a partition plate and a sliding rail, a hard disk is detachably fixed between two partition plate modules which are arranged in mirror symmetry, and a sliding rail guide slot and a sliding wall, which are arranged so as to cooperatively slide relative to one another, are provided between a sliding rail and a partition plate, such that the sliding rail guide slot and the sliding wall slide relative to one another; a guiding slope is disposed on an end of the sliding wall which is adjacent to a side of an elastic wall, so that the sliding wall may abut against the sliding rail guide slot by means of the guiding slope to drive a sliding rail body to rotate towards a side of a partition plate body by a first angle; and a second angle is opened between sliding rails of the two partition plate modules, so as to fix or detach the hard disk between the two partition plate modules. The structure of the partition plate modules is simple and stable clamping of a partition plate and a sliding rail may be achieved by means of cooperation between an elastic wall sliding slot and an elastic wall, and sliding rails of two partition plate modules may achieve, by means of movable opening, rapid mounting and detachment of a single hard disk.

Description

Removable hard disk bracket and method for fixing hard disk therewith

[0001] CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

[0002] This application claims priority to the Chinese patent application filed with the China Patent Office on August 1, 2023, with application number 202310956675.2, entitled “Removable hard disk bracket and method for fixing hard disk therewith,” the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. Technical Field

[0003] The present application relates to the field of server technology, and in particular to a removable hard disk bracket and a method for fixing a hard disk therein. Background Art

[0004] Currently, front-end server hard drive maintenance on the market typically involves a complex hard drive bracket assembly. When replacing a hard drive, the hard drive must first be assembled into the bracket and then installed in the server, resulting in high cost and complex assembly. Alternatively, a single hard drive installation method is available, but these are shipped as accessory kits. The hard drive rails are easily lost, and assembly is cumbersome, requiring the hard drive and rails to be assembled into a module before installation into the chassis. Furthermore, the rails of these hard drive brackets are arranged parallel to each other and cannot be opened to a certain angle, making it difficult to install and remove a hard drive between the two bracket rails. Furthermore, installing the rails first and then the hard drive is impossible.

[0005] Summary of the Invention

[0006] Provided are a removable hard disk bracket and a method for fixing a hard disk therein.

[0007] On the one hand, a removable hard disk tray is provided for slidably fixing a hard disk on a chassis bracket. The removable hard disk tray includes two partition modules arranged in mirror symmetry, and the hard disk can be detachably clamped and fixed between the two partition modules;

[0008] Each partition module includes a partition and a slide rail; the partition is provided with a partition body, a slide rail guide groove and an elastic wall slide groove, the slide rail guide groove is arranged along the extension direction of the partition body, and the elastic wall slide groove is located on the symmetry axis of the slide rail guide groove; the slide rail is provided with a slide rail body, a sliding wall, a hard disk fixing structure and an elastic wall, the slide rail body is provided with an inner end portion, an outer end portion, an upper side wall and a lower side wall, the sliding wall is located on the upper side wall and the lower side wall of the slide rail body and is slidably connected to the slide rail guide groove, the hard disk fixing structure is provided on the side of the slide rail body away from the partition body for clamping and fixing the hard disk, the elastic wall is provided on one side of the inner end portion of the slide rail body, and the elastic wall can be slidably clamped in the elastic wall slide groove; and

[0009] Among them, a guide slope is provided at the end of the sliding wall adjacent to the elastic wall; when the elastic wall is located on the outer end side of the partition body, the elastic wall abuts against the outer end located at the end of the elastic wall slide groove, and the elastic wall is located in the elastic wall slide groove, keeping the sliding wall located in the slide rail guide groove so that the slide rail is installed on the partition, and the sliding wall can abut against the slide rail guide groove through the guide slope to drive the slide rail body to rotate toward the side of the partition body by a first angle, and open a second angle between the slide rails of the two partition modules to facilitate fixing or removing the hard disk between the two partition modules.

[0010] In one or more embodiments, the second angle is equal to twice the first angle.

[0011] In one or more embodiments, the slide rail is made of a flexible elastic material, and the second angle is greater than or equal to twice the first angle.

[0012] In one or more embodiments, the first angle ranges from 5 degrees to 20 degrees.

[0013] In one or more embodiments, the inner end of the slide rail body is a wedge-shaped structure, and a flip slope is provided on the inner end of the slide rail body toward the partition body. The angle between the flip slope and the extension plane of the slide rail body is a third angle, and the third angle is greater than or equal to the first angle.

[0014] In one or more embodiments, a hollow groove is provided at the inner end of the slide rail body, the elastic wall is located in the hollow groove and connected to the inner end of the slide rail body, and the elastic wall protrudes outside the side wall surface of the slide rail body toward the partition body.

[0015] In one or more embodiments, when the slide rail is mounted on the partition, the sliding wall engages with the slide rail guide groove and slides relative to each other, and the elastic wall and the partition body are squeezed and deformed until the elastic wall is accommodated and engaged in the elastic wall sliding groove, and the elastic wall elastically recovers; and

[0016] When the slide rail is removed from the partition, the sliding wall and the slide rail guide groove slide relative to each other, the elastic wall is separated from the elastic wall slide groove, and the elastic wall and the partition body are squeezed and deformed until the sliding wall is separated from the slide rail guide groove and the elastic wall elastically recovers.

[0017] In one or more embodiments, the widths of the upper side wall and the lower side wall of the inner end portion of the slide rail body on a side away from the outer end portion gradually decrease.

[0018] In one or more embodiments, the slide rail guide groove includes at least one folding plate guide groove, which is formed by two oppositely arranged L-shaped folding plates, and the L-shaped folding plates are formed by stamping the partition body.

[0019] In one or more embodiments, the slide rail guide groove includes two folding plate guide grooves, and the two folding plate guide grooves are respectively located at the inner end and the outer end of the slide rail body.

[0020] In one or more embodiments, the thickness of the sliding wall is equal to the bending width of the L-shaped folding plate, the sliding wall protrudes from the upper side wall and the lower side wall surface of the slide rail body and is slidingly engaged with the L-shaped folding plate.

[0021] In one or more embodiments, a slide rail stop structure is further provided at the inner end of the slide rail body, and the slide rail stop structure is provided corresponding to the elastic wall slide groove; and

[0022] When the elastic wall is located on one side of the inner end of the partition body, the elastic wall abuts against the outer end at the end of the elastic wall slide groove, the elastic wall is located in the elastic wall slide groove, and the inner end of the slide rail body abuts against the slide rail stop structure.

[0023] In one or more embodiments, the partition body is provided with a plurality of mounting holes, and the mounting holes are suitable for passing fasteners to fix the partition body to the chassis bracket.

[0024] In one or more embodiments, a rail locking member is provided at the outer end of the rail body, and a rail locking notch is provided at the partition body; when the elastic wall is located on one side of the inner end of the partition body, the rail locking member is clamped in the rail locking notch.

[0025] In one or more embodiments, a push-to-release member is further provided at the outer end of the slide rail body, and the push-to-release member is connected to the slide rail locking member; when the push-to-release member is pressed, it can drive the slide rail locking member to disengage from the lock slide rail notch.

[0026] In one or more embodiments, the press-to-unlock component includes a finger press plate connected to the slide rail locking component; and the finger press plate is provided with anti-slip unlocking patterns.

[0027] In one or more embodiments, when the elastic wall is located on one side of the inner end portion of the partition body, the hard disk is accommodated in the slot formed by the chassis bracket, and the finger pressing plate protrudes out of the slot formed by the chassis bracket.

[0028] In one or more embodiments, the hard disk fixing structure includes a fixing post, and a clamping hole is provided on the side wall of the hard disk, and the fixing post can be clamped in the clamping hole.

[0029] In one or more embodiments, when the slide rails of the two partition modules are arranged in parallel, the distance between the two slide rail bodies is equal to the width of the hard disk.

[0030] In one or more embodiments, a slide rail stop structure is further provided at the inner end of the slide rail body, and the slide rail stop structure is provided corresponding to the elastic wall slide groove;

[0031] The outer end of the slide rail body is provided with a slide rail locking piece, and the partition body is provided with a slide rail locking notch; and

[0032] A light guide column is further provided on at least one side of the slide rail body facing the partition body.

[0033] The present application also provides a method for fixing a hard disk using the aforementioned removable hard disk bracket, comprising:

[0034] Install the two partitions on the chassis bracket in a mirror-symmetrical manner;

[0035] Two mirror-imaged slide rails are mounted on two partitions to form two mirror-imaged partition modules. When the slide rails are mounted on the partitions, the sliding walls engage with the guide grooves of the slide rails and slide relative to each other, and the elastic walls and the partition bodies are squeezed and deformed until the elastic walls are accommodated and engaged in the elastic wall guide grooves, and then the elastic walls elastically recover.

[0036] The elastic wall is maintained at one side of the outer end of the partition body, the elastic wall abuts against the outer end of the elastic wall sliding groove, the elastic wall is located in the elastic wall sliding groove, and the sliding wall is maintained in the slide rail guide groove so that the slide rail is installed on the partition. The sliding wall abuts against the slide rail guide groove via the guide slope to drive the slide rail body to rotate toward the side of the partition body by a first angle, and opens a second angle between the slide rails of the two partition modules to accommodate a hard disk; and

[0037] The two sides of the hard disk are detachably connected to the two slide rails through the hard disk fixing structure, each slide rail is rotated to a first angle so that the two slide rails are arranged parallel to the two sides of the hard disk, and the hard disk is pushed into the chassis bracket through the two partition modules for fixing.

[0038] In one or more embodiments, the method for fixing a hard disk with a removable hard disk tray further includes:

[0039] Pull the hard disk out of the chassis bracket through the two partition modules, keep the elastic wall located on one side of the outer end of the partition body, the elastic wall abuts against the outer end of the elastic wall sliding groove, the elastic wall is located in the elastic wall sliding groove, and keep the sliding wall located in the slide rail guide groove so that the slide rail is installed on the partition; and

[0040] Separate the two slide rails on both sides of the hard disk toward the side away from the hard disk, separate the hard disk fixing structure from the hard disk, and the sliding wall abuts against the slide rail guide groove through the guide slope to drive the slide rail body to rotate toward the side of the partition body to a first angle, and open a second angle between the slide rails of the two partition modules to facilitate the removal of the hard disk between the two partition modules.

[0041] In one or more embodiments, the method for fixing a hard disk with a removable hard disk tray further includes:

[0042] Remove the slide rail from the partition; when the slide rail is removed from the partition, the sliding wall and the slide rail guide groove slide relative to each other, the elastic wall disengages from the elastic wall slide groove, and the elastic wall and the partition body are squeezed and deformed until the sliding wall disengages from the slide rail guide groove and the elastic wall elastically recovers. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0043] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application, the following briefly introduces the drawings required for use in the description of the embodiments. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present application. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without any creative work.

[0044] FIG1 is a schematic structural diagram of a hard disk and a slide rail assembled into a module for installation in a hard disk bracket within a chassis in the related art;

[0045] FIG2 is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of a removable hard disk tray provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0046] FIG3 is a top view of a removable hard disk tray provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0047] FIG4 is a top view of the removable hard disk tray provided by an embodiment of the present application when it is detachably engaged with a fixed hard disk;

[0048] FIG5 is a top view of a removable hard disk tray provided in an embodiment of the present application fixing a hard disk on a chassis bracket;

[0049] FIG6 is a schematic diagram of a structure of a partition module provided on the left side of a hard disk in a stretched state according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0050] FIG7 is a schematic structural diagram of a partition module provided on the left side of a hard disk in a contracted state according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0051] FIG8 is a schematic diagram of a partition structure of a partition module provided on the left side of a hard disk according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0052] FIG9 is a schematic structural diagram of a slide rail of a partition module provided on the left side of a hard disk from a first perspective according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0053] FIG10 is a schematic structural diagram of a slide rail of a partition module provided on the left side of a hard disk from a second perspective according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0054] FIG11 is a schematic diagram of a structure of a partition module provided on the right side of a hard disk in a stretched state according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0055] FIG12 is a schematic structural diagram of a partition module provided on the right side of a hard disk in a retracted state according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0056] FIG13 is a schematic diagram of a partition structure of a partition module provided on the right side of a hard disk according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0057] FIG14 is a schematic structural diagram of a slide rail of a partition module provided on the right side of a hard disk from a first perspective according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0058] FIG15 is a schematic structural diagram of a slide rail of a partition module provided on the right side of a hard disk according to an embodiment of the present application from a second perspective;

[0059] FIG16 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the slide rail locking member provided in an embodiment of the present application when it is locked in the notch of the lock slide rail;

[0060] FIG17 is a structural diagram of an embodiment of the present application, in which the elastic wall of the slide rail is squeezed and deformed and does not engage with the elastic wall groove of the partition during installation or removal of the slide rail and the partition;

[0061] FIG18 is a schematic structural diagram of the elastic wall of the slide rail and the elastic wall groove of the partition plate after the slide rail and the partition plate are installed according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0062] FIG19 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of the present application, wherein the elastic wall of the slide rail is squeezed and deformed and does not engage with the elastic wall groove of the partition during installation or removal of the slide rail and the partition;

[0063] FIG20 is a schematic structural diagram of the elastic wall of the slide rail and the elastic wall groove of the partition plate after the slide rail and the partition plate are installed according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0064] FIG21 is a flow chart of a method for fixing a hard disk using a removable hard disk tray according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0065] FIG. 22 is a schematic diagram of the process of installing a hard disk in a removable hard disk tray provided in an embodiment of the present application.

[0066] The symbols in the figure are as follows: removable hard disk bracket 1, partition module 10, partition 11, partition body 111, slide rail guide groove 112, elastic wall slide groove 113, folding plate guide groove 114, L-shaped folding plate 115, mounting hole 116, lock slide rail notch 117, slide rail 12, slide rail body 121, sliding wall 122, hard disk fixing structure 123, elastic wall 124, guide ramp 125, flip ramp 126, light guide column 127, hollow groove 128, slide rail locking piece 129, press unlocking piece 13, finger pressing plate 131, anti-slip unlocking pattern 132, slide rail stop structure 14, hard disk 2, chassis bracket 3. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0067] In order to make the purpose, technical solutions and advantages of this application more clear, the following further describes this application in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are only used to explain this application and are not intended to limit this application.

[0068] As shown in Figure 1, the slide rails of the relevant hard drive tray are arranged in parallel on both sides and cannot be opened to a certain angle, making it difficult to install and remove the hard drive between the two tray rails, and it is also impossible to install the slide rails first and then install the hard drive. As a result, when installing a hard drive on the tray, the hard drive and slide rails must be assembled into a module before installing it in the chassis. Moreover, when removing and replacing the hard drive, the entire hard drive tray in the chassis must be removed to remove the hard drive, making it difficult to quickly install and remove a single hard drive.

[0069] In one or more embodiments, as shown in Figures 2, 3, 4, and 5, a removable hard drive tray 1 is provided for slidably securing a hard drive 2 to a chassis bracket 3. The removable hard drive tray 1 includes two mirror-symmetrically arranged partition modules 10, between which the hard drive 2 can be removably secured.

[0070] It is understood that, as shown in Figures 6, 7, 11, and 12, the hard disk 2 is removably secured by a partition module 10 on the left and a partition module 10 on the right, respectively, so that the hard disk 2 can be secured to the removable hard disk tray 1. The partition module 10 on the left and the partition module 10 on the right are arranged in mirror symmetry, and the distance between the two partition modules 10 is equal to the width of the hard disk 2, so that the hard disk 2 can be securely secured. Figure 6 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a partition module 10 disposed on the left side of the hard disk 2 in an extended state in accordance with an embodiment of the present application; Figure 7 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a partition module 10 disposed on the left side of the hard disk 2 in a contracted state in accordance with an embodiment of the present application; Figure 11 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a partition module 10 disposed on the right side of the hard disk 2 in an extended state in accordance with an embodiment of the present application; and Figure 12 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a partition module 10 disposed on the right side of the hard disk 2 in a contracted state in accordance with an embodiment of the present application.

[0071] As shown in Figures 8, 9, 10, 13, 14 and 15, Figure 8 is a schematic structural diagram of the partition 11 of a partition module 10 arranged on the left side of the hard disk 2 in an embodiment of the present application; Figures 9 and 10 are schematic structural diagrams of the slide rail 12 of a partition module 10 arranged on the left side of the hard disk 2 in an embodiment of the present application; Figure 13 is a schematic structural diagram of the partition 11 of a partition module 10 arranged on the right side of the hard disk 2 in an embodiment of the present application; Figures 14 and 15 are schematic structural diagrams of the slide rail 12 of a partition module 10 arranged on the right side of the hard disk 2 in an embodiment of the present application.

[0072] Among them, each partition module 10 includes a partition 11 and a slide rail 12; the partition 11 is provided with a partition body 111, a slide rail guide groove 112 and an elastic wall slide groove 113, the slide rail guide groove 112 is arranged along the extension direction of the partition body 111, and the elastic wall slide groove 113 is located on the symmetry axis of the slide rail guide groove 112; the slide rail 12 is provided with a slide rail body 121, a sliding wall 122, a hard disk fixing structure 123 and an elastic wall 124, the slide rail body 121 is provided with an inner end, an outer end, an upper side wall and a lower side wall, the sliding wall 122 is located on the upper side wall and the lower side wall of the slide rail body 121 and is slidably connected to the slide rail guide groove 112, the hard disk fixing structure 123 is arranged on the side of the slide rail body 121 away from the partition body 111 for clamping and fixing the hard disk 2, the elastic wall 124 is arranged on the side of the inner end of the slide rail body 121, and one end of the elastic wall 124 is connected to the elastic wall slide groove 113.

[0073] Therefore, both sides of the hard disk 2 are clamped on the slide rails 12, and the slide rails 12 can slide along the partition 11, so that the partition module 10 and the hard disk 2 can be detachably clamped and fixed. When the two partitions 11 are installed on the chassis bracket 3, the hard disk 2 can be fixed or removed from the chassis bracket 3 by pulling out the hard disk 2. The slide rail guide grooves 112 and sliding walls 122 that slide relative to each other are provided between the slide rails 12 and the partition 11 to achieve relative sliding between the two. The partition module 10 of the present application has a simple structure and can achieve stable clamping of the partition 11 and the slide rails 12 through the cooperation of the elastic wall slide grooves 113 and the elastic wall 124, ensuring the stability of the structure.

[0074] As shown in Figures 9, 10, 14 and 15, a guide slope 125 is provided at the end of the sliding wall 122 adjacent to the elastic wall 124; when the elastic wall 124 is located on the outer end side of the partition body 111, the elastic wall 124 abuts against the end of the elastic wall slide groove 113, and the sliding wall 122 can abut against the slide rail guide groove 112 through the guide slope 125 to drive the slide rail body 121 to rotate toward the side of the partition body 111 by a first angle, and open a second angle between the slide rails 12 of the two partition modules 10 to facilitate fixing or removing the hard disk 2 between the two partition modules 10.

[0075] In this embodiment, a guide slope 125 is provided at the end of the sliding wall 122 adjacent to the elastic wall 124, so that the sliding wall 122 can contact the guide rail groove 112 through the guide slope 125, driving the slide rail body 121 to rotate toward the partition body 111 by a first angle, thereby opening a second angle between the slide rails 12 of the two partition modules 10 to facilitate the installation or removal of the hard disk 2 between the two partition modules 10. By pulling the hard disk 2, the slide rails 12 of the two partition modules 10 can be flexibly opened, allowing for the rapid installation and removal of a single hard disk 2.

[0076] In this embodiment, the second angle is equal to twice the first angle. In one or more embodiments, the first angle ranges from 5 degrees to 20 degrees. Thus, the second angle formed between the slide rails 12 of the two partition modules 10 ranges from 10 degrees to 40 degrees. In one or more embodiments, the first angle is 10 degrees or 15 degrees. This maintains the stability of the slide rails 12 relative to the partition 11 while maximizing the second angle, facilitating rapid installation and removal of a single hard drive 2.

[0077] It is understood that the sliding wall 122 can contact the slide rail guide groove 112 via the guide ramp 125, driving the slide rail body 121 to rotate toward the partition body 111 by a first angle. The left and right slide rails 12 each expand laterally by the first angle. The second angle, which is twice the first angle between the two slide rails 12, is defined as the total expansion. If the slide rail 12 is made of a hard material, the second angle is equal to twice the first angle.

[0078] In one or more embodiments, the slide rails 12 are made of a flexible elastic material, and the second angle is greater than or equal to twice the first angle. In one or more embodiments, the slide rails 12 are made of a plastic material, so that after the slide rails 12 are opened to the second angle in the middle toward the sides, the slide rails 12 can be further bent toward the sides to increase the second angle, such that the second angle is greater than twice the first angle.

[0079] As shown in Figures 9, 10, 14, and 15, in this embodiment, the inner end of the rail body 121 is wedge-shaped. A tilting ramp 126 is provided on the inner end of the rail body 121 facing the partition body 111. The tilting ramp 126 forms a third angle relative to the plane extending from the rail body 121, and the third angle is greater than or equal to the first angle. Tilting ramp 126 facilitates the sliding wall 122 contacting the rail guide groove 112 via the guide ramp 125, driving the rail body 121 to rotate toward the partition body 111 by the first angle.

[0080] In this embodiment, the widths of the upper and lower side walls of the inner end of the slide rail body 121 away from the outer end gradually decrease, so that the inner end of the slide rail body 121 has a wedge-shaped structure to facilitate the alignment and assembly of the slide rail 12 and the partition 11.

[0081] As shown in Figure 10, a light guide column 127 is further provided on at least one side of the rail body 121 facing the partition body 111. The light guide column 127 can provide light when the rail body 121 is pulled out, making it easier to see the fixed position of the hard disk 2.

[0082] As shown in Figures 10 and 15 , in this embodiment, a hollow groove 128 is defined at the inner end of the rail body 121. The elastic wall 124 is located within the hollow groove 128 and connected to the inner end of the rail body 121. The elastic wall 124 protrudes from the sidewall surface of the rail body 121 on the side facing the partition body 111. Because the elastic wall 124 protrudes from the sidewall surface of the rail body 121, it is able to be accommodated and engaged within the elastic wall groove 113, achieving a sliding connection along the elastic wall groove 113.

[0083] As shown in Figures 6, 8, 11, and 13, when each partition module 10 is in a stretched state, after the slide rail 12 is stretched out the maximum distance from the partition 11, the sliding wall 122 can abut against the slide rail guide groove 112 via the guide slope 125, driving the slide rail body 121 to rotate toward the partition body 111 by a first angle. In one or more embodiments, when the elastic wall 124 is located on the outer end of the partition body 111, the elastic wall 124 abuts against the outer end of the elastic wall guide groove 113. At this time, the elastic wall 124 is located in the elastic wall guide groove 113, keeping the sliding wall 122 in the slide rail guide groove 112 so that the slide rail 12 is installed on the partition 11. Only the sliding wall 122 can abut against the slide rail guide groove 112 through the guide slope 125 to drive the slide rail body 121 to rotate toward the side of the partition body 111 by a first angle. In this way, the second angle can be opened between the slide rails 12 of the two partition modules 10 without separating the slide rail 12 from the partition 11, so as to facilitate fixing or removing the hard disk 2 between the two partition modules 10.

[0084] As shown in Figures 17 and 18, the slide rail 12 and the partition 11 can be installed or removed. When installing the slide rail 12 and the partition 11, the elastic wall 124 is squeezed and deformed with the partition body 111, and the elastic wall 124 is slid into the elastic wall groove 113 to install the slide rail 12 on the partition 11. When removing the slide rail 12 from the partition 11, the elastic wall 124 is separated from the elastic wall groove 113 and squeezed and deformed with the partition body 111 to remove the slide rail 12 from the partition 11. In one or more embodiments, when the slide rail 12 is installed on the partition 11, the sliding wall 122 is engaged with the slide rail guide groove 112 and slides relative to each other, and the elastic wall 124 is squeezed and deformed with the partition body 111 until the elastic wall 124 is accommodated and engaged in the elastic wall slide groove 113, and the elastic wall 124 elastically recovers; when the slide rail 12 is removed from the partition 11, the sliding wall 122 and the slide rail guide groove 112 slide relative to each other, and the elastic wall 124 is disengaged from the elastic wall slide groove 113, and the elastic wall 124 is squeezed and deformed with the partition body 111 until the sliding wall 122 is disengaged from the slide rail guide groove 112, and the elastic wall 124 elastically recovers.

[0085] As shown in Figures 8 and 13, in this embodiment, the slide rail guide groove 112 includes at least one folded plate guide groove 114. The folded plate guide groove 114 is formed by two oppositely disposed L-shaped folded plates 115. The L-shaped folded plates 115 are stamped out of the partition body 111. Thus, the L-shaped folded plates 115 are integrally formed with the partition body 111, making the structure stable and fully utilizing the material of the partition body 111, thereby reducing the overall weight and making the overall structure lightweight.

[0086] As shown in Figures 8 and 13, in this embodiment, the slide rail guide groove 112 includes two folding plate guide grooves 114, which are respectively located at the inner and outer ends of the slide rail body 121. Providing multiple folding plate guide grooves 114 to form the slide rail guide groove 112 can fully utilize the material of the partition body 111, reduce the overall weight, and make the overall structure lightweight.

[0087] In this embodiment, the thickness of the sliding wall 122 is equal to the bending width of the L-shaped folded plate 115 . The sliding wall 122 protrudes from the upper and lower sidewalls of the rail body 121 and is slidably engaged with the L-shaped folded plate 115 .

[0088] As shown in Figures 8 and 13, in this embodiment, the partition body 111 is provided with a plurality of mounting holes 116, which are suitable for passing fasteners to securely connect the partition body 111 to the chassis bracket 3. The partition 11 is securely connected to the chassis bracket 3 via fasteners.

[0089] In this embodiment, as shown in Figures 10, 15 and 16, a slide rail locking member 129 is provided at the outer end of the slide rail body 121, and as shown in Figures 13 and 16, the partition body 111 is provided with a lock slide rail notch 117; as shown in Figure 16, when the elastic wall 124 is located on the side of the inner end of the partition body 111, the slide rail locking member 129 is clamped in the lock slide rail notch 117 to prevent the slide rail 12 and the partition 11 from sliding relative to each other, thereby ensuring that the hard disk 2 is stably fixed in the chassis bracket 3.

[0090] As shown in Figures 9, 10, 14, 15 and 16, in this embodiment, a push-to-release member 13 is further provided at the outer end of the slide rail body 121, and the push-to-release member 13 is connected to the slide rail locking member 129; when the push-to-release member 13 is pressed, it can drive the slide rail locking member 129 to disengage from the lock slide rail notch 117.

[0091] As shown in Figure 16, in this embodiment, the push-to-release member 13 includes a finger-pressing plate 131 connected to the rail locking member 129. Anti-slip unlocking patterns 132 are provided on the finger-pressing plate 131. Pressing the finger-pressing plate 131 disengages the rail locking member 129 from the rail locking notch 117, and the anti-slip unlocking patterns 132 prevent the finger from sliding off the finger-pressing plate 131.

[0092] In this embodiment, when the elastic wall 124 is located on one side of the inner end of the partition body 111, the hard drive 2 is accommodated in the slot formed by the chassis bracket 3, and the finger pressing plate 131 protrudes from the slot formed by the chassis bracket 3. The protrusion of the finger pressing plate 131 from the slot formed by the chassis bracket 3 facilitates the separation of the slide rail 12 from the partition 11 by pressing the finger pressing plate 131 with a finger. This allows the finger pressing plate 131 to be further pulled to pull the hard drive 2 out of the chassis bracket 3.

[0093] As shown in Figures 9 and 14, in this embodiment, the hard disk fixing structure 123 includes a fixing post. A latching hole (not shown) is provided on the side wall of the hard disk 2, into which the fixing post can be latched. The present application provides multiple fixing posts, with at least two latching holes provided on the side wall of the hard disk 2, and an equal number of fixing posts as the latching holes provide a stable latching connection to the hard disk 2.

[0094] In this embodiment, when the slide rails 12 of the two partition modules 10 are arranged in parallel, the distance between the two slide rail bodies 121 is equal to the width of the hard disk 2 , so that the hard disk 2 can be just clamped between the two partition modules 10 .

[0095] The above-mentioned removable hard disk tray is provided with each partition module including a partition and a slide rail. The hard disk can be removably clamped and fixed between two mirror-symmetrical partition modules, and a slide rail guide groove and a slide wall that slide relatively with each other are provided between the slide rail and the partition to achieve relative sliding between the two. The end of the sliding wall adjacent to the elastic wall is provided with a guide slope to enable the sliding wall to abut against the slide rail guide groove through the guide slope and drive the slide rail body toward the side of the partition body to rotate a first angle, and open a second angle between the slide rails of the two partition modules to facilitate fixing or removing the hard disk between the two partition modules. The partition module of the present application has a simple structure and can achieve stable clamping of the partition and the slide rail through the cooperation of the elastic wall slide groove and the elastic wall, and the slide rails of the two partition modules can be movably opened to achieve rapid installation and removal of a single hard disk.

[0096] In the embodiment of the present application, not only are all the aforementioned technical features included, but a slide rail stop structure 14 is also provided at the inner end of the slide rail body 121. When the hard disk fixing structure 123 engages with the engaging holes provided on the side wall of the hard disk 2, the hard disk 2 and the removable hard disk tray 1 may wobble due to machining dimensional errors or the short length of the hard disk fixing structure 123. Therefore, the slide rail stop structure 14 is further provided to engage and secure the hard disk 2, thereby achieving a stable fixation of the hard disk 2.

[0097] In one or more embodiments, as shown in Figures 2, 3, 4, and 5, a removable hard drive tray 1 is provided for slidably securing a hard drive 2 to a chassis bracket 3. The removable hard drive tray 1 includes two mirror-symmetrically arranged partition modules 10, between which the hard drive 2 can be removably secured.

[0098] It is understood that, as shown in Figures 6, 7, 10, and 11, the hard drive 2 is removably secured to the removable hard drive tray 1 by a partition module 10 on the left and a partition module 10 on the right, respectively, on both sides. The left partition module 10 and the right partition module 10 are arranged in mirror symmetry, and the distance between the two partition modules 10 is equal to the width of the hard drive 2, so that the hard drive 2 can be securely secured. Figure 6 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a partition module 10 disposed on the left side of the hard drive 2 in an extended state, according to an embodiment of the present application; Figure 7 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a partition module 10 disposed on the left side of the hard drive 2 in a retracted state, according to an embodiment of the present application; Figure 10 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a partition module 10 disposed on the right side of the hard drive 2 in an extended state, according to an embodiment of the present application; and Figure 11 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a partition module 10 disposed on the right side of the hard drive 2 in a retracted state, according to an embodiment of the present application.

[0099] As shown in Figures 8, 9, 10, 12, 14 and 15, Figure 8 is a schematic structural diagram of the partition 11 of a partition module 10 arranged on the left side of the hard disk 2 in an embodiment of the present application; Figures 9 and 10 are schematic structural diagrams of the slide rail 12 of a partition module 10 arranged on the left side of the hard disk 2 in an embodiment of the present application; Figure 12 is a schematic structural diagram of the partition 11 of a partition module 10 arranged on the right side of the hard disk 2 in an embodiment of the present application; Figures 14 and 15 are schematic structural diagrams of the slide rail 12 of a partition module 10 arranged on the right side of the hard disk 2 in an embodiment of the present application.

[0100] Among them, each partition module 10 includes a partition 11 and a slide rail 12; the partition 11 is provided with a partition body 111, a slide rail guide groove 112 and an elastic wall slide groove 113, the slide rail guide groove 112 is arranged along the extension direction of the partition body 111, and the elastic wall slide groove 113 is located on the symmetry axis of the slide rail guide groove 112; the slide rail 12 is provided with a slide rail body 121, a sliding wall 122, a hard disk fixing structure 123 and an elastic wall 124, the slide rail body 121 is provided with an inner end, an outer end, an upper side wall and a lower side wall, the sliding wall 122 is located on the upper side wall and the lower side wall of the slide rail body 121 and is slidably connected to the slide rail guide groove 112, the hard disk fixing structure 123 is arranged on the side of the slide rail body 121 away from the partition body 111 for clamping and fixing the hard disk 2, the elastic wall 124 is arranged on the inner end side of the slide rail body 121, and the elastic wall 124 can be slidably clamped in the elastic wall slide groove 113.

[0101] Therefore, both sides of the hard disk 2 are clamped on the slide rails 12, and the slide rails 12 can slide along the partition 11, so that the partition module 10 and the hard disk 2 can be detachably clamped and fixed. When the two partitions 11 are installed on the chassis bracket 3, the hard disk 2 can be fixed or removed from the chassis bracket 3 by pulling out the hard disk 2. The slide rail guide grooves 112 and sliding walls 122 that slide relative to each other are provided between the slide rails 12 and the partition 11 to achieve relative sliding between the two. The partition module 10 of the present application has a simple structure and can achieve stable clamping of the partition 11 and the slide rails 12 through the cooperation of the elastic wall slide grooves 113 and the elastic wall 124, ensuring the stability of the structure.

[0102] As shown in Figures 9, 10, 14 and 15, a guide slope 125 is provided at the end of the sliding wall 122 adjacent to the elastic wall 124; when the elastic wall 124 is located on the outer end side of the partition body 111, the elastic wall 124 abuts against the end of the elastic wall slide groove 113, and the sliding wall 122 can abut against the slide rail guide groove 112 through the guide slope 125 to drive the slide rail body 121 to rotate toward the side of the partition body 111 by a first angle, and open a second angle between the slide rails 12 of the two partition modules 10 to facilitate fixing or removing the hard disk 2 between the two partition modules 10.

[0103] In this embodiment, a guide slope 125 is provided at the end of the sliding wall 122 adjacent to the elastic wall 124, so that the sliding wall 122 can contact the guide rail groove 112 through the guide slope 125, driving the slide rail body 121 to rotate toward the partition body 111 by a first angle, thereby opening a second angle between the slide rails 12 of the two partition modules 10 to facilitate the installation or removal of the hard disk 2 between the two partition modules 10. By pulling the hard disk 2, the slide rails 12 of the two partition modules 10 can be flexibly opened, allowing for the rapid installation and removal of a single hard disk 2.

[0104] In this embodiment, the second angle is equal to twice the first angle. In one or more embodiments, the first angle ranges from 5 degrees to 20 degrees. Thus, the second angle formed between the slide rails 12 of the two partition modules 10 ranges from 10 degrees to 40 degrees. In one or more embodiments, the first angle is 10 degrees or 15 degrees. This maintains the stability of the slide rails 12 relative to the partition 11 while maximizing the second angle, facilitating rapid installation and removal of a single hard drive 2.

[0105] It is understood that the sliding wall 122 can contact the slide rail guide groove 112 via the guide ramp 125, driving the slide rail body 121 to rotate toward the partition body 111 by a first angle. The left and right slide rails 12 each expand laterally by the first angle. The second angle, which is twice the first angle between the two slide rails 12, is defined as the total expansion. If the slide rail 12 is made of a hard material, the second angle is equal to twice the first angle.

[0106] In another embodiment, the slide rails 12 are made of a flexible elastic material, and the second angle is greater than or equal to twice the first angle. In one or more embodiments, the slide rails 12 are made of a plastic flexible elastic material. Thus, after the slide rails 12 are opened to the second angle in the middle toward both sides, the slide rails 12 can be further bent toward both sides to increase the second angle, such that the second angle is greater than twice the first angle.

[0107] As shown in Figures 9, 10, 14, and 15, in this embodiment, the inner end of the rail body 121 is wedge-shaped. A tilting ramp 126 is provided on the inner end of the rail body 121 facing the partition body 111. The tilting ramp 126 forms a third angle relative to the plane extending from the rail body 121, and the third angle is greater than or equal to the first angle. Tilting ramp 126 facilitates the sliding wall 122 contacting the rail guide groove 112 via the guide ramp 125, driving the rail body 121 to rotate toward the partition body 111 by the first angle.

[0108] In this embodiment, the widths of the upper and lower side walls of the inner end of the slide rail body 121 away from the outer end gradually decrease, so that the inner end of the slide rail body 121 has a wedge-shaped structure to facilitate the alignment and assembly of the slide rail 12 and the partition 11.

[0109] As shown in FIG. 10 , a light guide column 127 is further provided on at least one side of the slide rail body 121 facing the partition body 111 .

[0110] As shown in Figures 10 and 15 , in this embodiment, a hollow groove 128 is defined at the inner end of the rail body 121. The elastic wall 124 is located within the hollow groove 128 and connected to the inner end of the rail body 121. The elastic wall 124 protrudes from the sidewall surface of the rail body 121 on the side facing the partition body 111. Because the elastic wall 124 protrudes from the sidewall surface of the rail body 121, it is able to be accommodated and engaged within the elastic wall groove 113, achieving a sliding connection along the elastic wall groove 113.

[0111] As shown in Figures 6, 8, 11, and 13, when each partition module 10 is in a stretched state, after the slide rail 12 is stretched out the maximum distance from the partition 11, the sliding wall 122 can abut against the slide rail guide groove 112 via the guide slope 125, driving the slide rail body 121 to rotate toward the partition body 111 by a first angle. In one or more embodiments, when the elastic wall 124 is located on the outer end of the partition body 111, the elastic wall 124 abuts against the outer end of the elastic wall guide groove 113. At this time, the elastic wall 124 is located in the elastic wall guide groove 113, keeping the sliding wall 122 in the slide rail guide groove 112 so that the slide rail 12 is installed on the partition 11. Only the sliding wall 122 can abut against the slide rail guide groove 112 through the guide slope 125 to drive the slide rail body 121 to rotate toward the side of the partition body 111 by a first angle. In this way, the second angle can be opened between the slide rails 12 of the two partition modules 10 without separating the slide rail 12 from the partition 11, so as to facilitate fixing or removing the hard disk 2 between the two partition modules 10.

[0112] As shown in Figures 19 and 20, the slide rail 12 and the partition 11 can be installed or removed. When installing the slide rail 12 and the partition 11, the elastic wall 124 is squeezed and deformed with the partition body 111, and the elastic wall 124 is slid into the elastic wall groove 113 to install the slide rail 12 on the partition 11. When removing the slide rail 12 from the partition 11, the elastic wall 124 is separated from the elastic wall groove 113 and squeezed and deformed with the partition body 111 to remove the slide rail 12 from the partition 11. In one or more embodiments, when the slide rail 12 is installed on the partition 11, the sliding wall 122 is engaged with the slide rail guide groove 112 and slides relative to each other, and the elastic wall 124 is squeezed and deformed with the partition body 111 until the elastic wall 124 is accommodated and engaged in the elastic wall slide groove 113, and the elastic wall 124 elastically recovers; when the slide rail 12 is removed from the partition 11, the sliding wall 122 and the slide rail guide groove 112 slide relative to each other, and the elastic wall 124 is disengaged from the elastic wall slide groove 113, and the elastic wall 124 is squeezed and deformed with the partition body 111 until the sliding wall 122 is disengaged from the slide rail guide groove 112, and the elastic wall 124 elastically recovers.

[0113] As shown in Figures 8 and 13, in this embodiment, the slide rail guide groove 112 includes at least one folded plate guide groove 114. The folded plate guide groove 114 is formed by two oppositely disposed L-shaped folded plates 115. The L-shaped folded plates 115 are stamped out of the partition body 111. Thus, the L-shaped folded plates 115 are integrally formed with the partition body 111, making the structure stable and fully utilizing the material of the partition body 111, thereby reducing the overall weight and making the overall structure lightweight.

[0114] As shown in Figures 8 and 13, in this embodiment, the slide rail guide groove 112 includes two folding plate guide grooves 114, which are respectively located at the inner and outer ends of the slide rail body 121. Providing multiple folding plate guide grooves 114 to form the slide rail guide groove 112 can fully utilize the material of the partition body 111, reduce the overall weight, and make the overall structure lightweight.

[0115] In this embodiment, the thickness of the sliding wall 122 is equal to the bending width of the L-shaped folded plate 115 . The sliding wall 122 protrudes from the upper and lower sidewalls of the rail body 121 and is slidably engaged with the L-shaped folded plate 115 .

[0116] As shown in Figures 19 and 20, in this embodiment, a slide rail stop structure 14 is further provided at the inner end of the slide rail body 121. The slide rail stop structure 14 ensures the relative position of the hard disk 2. When the hard disk fixing structure 123 engages with the engaging holes provided on the side wall of the hard disk 2, the slide rail stop structure 14 can abut against the side wall of the hard disk 2, together achieving a stable fixation of the hard disk 2 on the removable hard disk tray 1. Even if there is a gap between the removable hard disk tray 1 and the hard disk 2, the slide rail stop structure 14 can still ensure a stable fixation of the hard disk 2.

[0117] It is understood that in one or more embodiments, an elastic connecting plate (not shown) is provided between the rail stop structures 14 of the two rail bodies 121. The ends of the elastic connecting plate connect to the rail stop structures 14 of the two rail bodies 121, thereby connecting the two rails 12 into a single unit. This prevents the inner end of the hard disk 2 from separating from the rail stop structures 14. In one or more embodiments, the flexible elastic material used for the elastic connecting plate is plastic.

[0118] As shown in Figures 8 and 13, in this embodiment, the partition body 111 is provided with a plurality of mounting holes 116, which are suitable for passing fasteners to securely connect the partition body 111 to the chassis bracket 3. The partition 11 is securely connected to the chassis bracket 3 via fasteners.

[0119] In this embodiment, as shown in Figures 10, 14, 15 and 16, a slide rail locking member 129 is provided at the outer end of the slide rail body 121, and as shown in Figures 13 and 16, the partition body 111 is provided with a lock slide rail notch 117; as shown in Figure 16, when the elastic wall 124 is located on the side of the inner end of the partition body 111, the slide rail locking member 129 is clamped in the lock slide rail notch 117 to prevent the slide rail 12 and the partition 11 from sliding relative to each other, thereby ensuring that the hard disk 2 is stably fixed in the chassis bracket 3.

[0120] As shown in Figures 9, 10, 14, 15 and 16, in this embodiment, a push-to-release member 13 is further provided at the outer end of the slide rail body 121, and the push-to-release member 13 is connected to the slide rail locking member 129; when the push-to-release member 13 is pressed, it can drive the slide rail locking member 129 to disengage from the lock slide rail notch 117.

[0121] As shown in Figure 16, in this embodiment, the push-to-release member 13 includes a finger-pressing plate 131 connected to the rail locking member 129. Anti-slip unlocking patterns 132 are provided on the finger-pressing plate 131. Pressing the finger-pressing plate 131 disengages the rail locking member 129 from the rail locking notch 117, and the anti-slip unlocking patterns 132 prevent the finger from sliding off the finger-pressing plate 131.

[0122] In this embodiment, when the elastic wall 124 is located on one side of the inner end of the partition body 111, the hard drive 2 is accommodated in the slot formed by the chassis bracket 3, and the finger pressing plate 131 protrudes from the slot formed by the chassis bracket 3. The protrusion of the finger pressing plate 131 from the slot formed by the chassis bracket 3 facilitates the separation of the slide rail 12 from the partition 11 by pressing the finger pressing plate 131 with a finger. This allows the finger pressing plate 131 to be further pulled to pull the hard drive 2 out of the chassis bracket 3.

[0123] As shown in Figures 9 and 14, in this embodiment, the hard disk fixing structure 123 includes a fixing post. A latching hole is provided on the side wall of the hard disk 2, and the fixing post can be latched into the latching hole. This application provides multiple fixing posts, with at least two latching holes provided on the side wall of the hard disk 2, and the same number of fixing posts as the latching holes to achieve stable latching of the hard disk 2.

[0124] In this embodiment, when the slide rails 12 of the two partition modules 10 are arranged in parallel, the distance between the two slide rail bodies 121 is equal to the width of the hard disk 2 , so that the hard disk 2 can be just clamped between the two partition modules 10 .

[0125] The above-mentioned removable hard disk tray is provided with each partition module including a partition and a slide rail. The hard disk can be removably clamped and fixed between two mirror-symmetrical partition modules, and a slide rail guide groove and a slide wall that slide relatively with each other are provided between the slide rail and the partition to achieve relative sliding between the two. The end of the sliding wall adjacent to the elastic wall is provided with a guide slope to enable the sliding wall to abut against the slide rail guide groove through the guide slope and drive the slide rail body toward the side of the partition body to rotate a first angle, and open a second angle between the slide rails of the two partition modules to facilitate fixing or removing the hard disk between the two partition modules. The partition module of the present application has a simple structure and can achieve stable clamping of the partition and the slide rail through the cooperation of the elastic wall slide groove and the elastic wall, and the slide rails of the two partition modules can be movably opened to achieve rapid installation and removal of a single hard disk.

[0126] The present embodiment also provides a method for securing a hard disk 2 with a removable hard disk tray 1, wherein the removable hard disk tray 1 is capable of being mounted on a chassis bracket 3, and the hard disk 2 can be slidably secured to the chassis bracket 3 on the inner side of the removable hard disk tray 1. The removable hard disk tray 1 used in the present embodiment is described above and will not be described in detail here.

[0127] As shown in FIG21 , the method for fixing a hard disk with a removable hard disk tray provided in an embodiment of the present application includes:

[0128] Step S101, installing two partitions on the chassis bracket in a mirror-symmetrical manner;

[0129] Step S102: Two slide rails are mirror-mounted on two partitions to form two mirror-symmetrical partition modules. When the slide rails are mounted on the partitions, the sliding walls engage with the slide rail guide grooves and slide relative to each other, and the elastic walls and the partition bodies are squeezed and deformed until the elastic walls are accommodated and engaged in the elastic wall guide grooves, and the elastic walls elastically recover.

[0130] Step S103: Maintaining the elastic wall at one side of the outer end of the partition body, the elastic wall abuts against the outer end of the elastic wall slot, the elastic wall being located within the elastic wall slot, maintaining the sliding wall within the rail guide slot to allow the rail to be mounted on the partition, and the sliding wall abutting against the rail guide slot via the guide ramp to drive the rail body to rotate toward the partition body by a first angle, thereby opening a second angle between the rails of the two partition modules to accommodate a hard drive.

[0131] In step S104, both sides of the hard disk are detachably connected to the two slide rails through the hard disk fixing structure, each slide rail is rotated to a first angle so that the two slide rails are arranged parallel to both sides of the hard disk, and the hard disk is pushed into the chassis bracket through the two partition modules for fixing.

[0132] As shown in FIG22 , the method for fixing the hard disk 2 with the removable hard disk tray 1 provided in the embodiment of the present application includes the following steps:

[0133] Install the two partitions 11 on the chassis bracket 3 in a mirror-symmetrical manner;

[0134] The two slide rails 12 are mirror-imaged and mounted on the two partitions 11 to form two mirror-image symmetrical partition modules 10. When the slide rails 12 are mounted on the partitions 11, the sliding walls 122 engage with the slide rail guide grooves 112 and slide relative to each other, and the elastic walls 124 and the partition body 111 are squeezed and deformed until the elastic walls 124 are accommodated and engaged in the elastic wall slide grooves 113, and then the elastic walls 124 elastically recover.

[0135] The elastic wall 124 is maintained at one side of the outer end of the partition body 111. The elastic wall 124 abuts against the end of the elastic wall sliding groove 113. The sliding wall 122 abuts against the sliding rail guide groove 112 via the guide slope 125, driving the sliding rail body 121 to rotate toward the partition body 111 by a first angle, and then opening a second angle between the sliding rails 12 of the two partition modules 10 to accommodate a hard disk 2.

[0136] The two sides of the hard disk 2 are detachably connected to the two slide rails 12 through the hard disk fixing structure 123, and each slide rail 12 is rotated to a first angle so that the two slide rails 12 are arranged parallel to the two sides of the hard disk 2. The hard disk 2 is pushed into the chassis bracket 3 through the two partition modules 10 for fixing.

[0137] In this embodiment, the method for fixing the hard disk 2 with the removable hard disk bracket 1 further includes:

[0138] Pull the hard disk 2 out of the chassis bracket 3 through the two partition modules 10, keeping the elastic wall 124 located on one side of the outer end of the partition body 111, and the elastic wall 124 abutting against the end of the elastic wall sliding groove 113;

[0139] Separate the two slide rails 12 on both sides of the hard disk 2 toward the side away from the hard disk 2, separate the hard disk fixing structure 123 from the hard disk 2, and the sliding wall 122 abuts against the slide rail guide groove 112 through the guide slope 125 to drive the slide rail body 121 to rotate toward the side of the partition body 111 by a first angle, and open a second angle between the slide rails 12 of the two partition modules 10 to facilitate the removal of the hard disk 2 between the two partition modules 10.

[0140] In this embodiment, the method for fixing the hard disk 2 with the removable hard disk bracket 1 further includes:

[0141] Remove the slide rail 12 from the partition 11; when the slide rail 12 is removed from the partition 11, the sliding wall 122 slides relative to the slide rail guide groove 112, the elastic wall 124 disengages from the elastic wall slide groove 113, and the elastic wall 124 and the partition body 111 are squeezed and deformed until the sliding wall 122 disengages from the slide rail guide groove 112, and the elastic wall 124 elastically recovers.

[0142] As shown in Figures 17, 18, 19, 20, and 22, when installing a hard drive 2 in the removable hard drive tray 1, the partitions 11 of the two partition modules 10 are first mounted on the chassis bracket 3 in a mirror-symmetrical manner. Then, the inner ends of the rail bodies 121 of the two slide rails 12 are aligned with the two rail guide grooves 112, respectively. The elastic walls 124 and the partition bodies 111 are squeezed and deformed until the elastic walls 124 are accommodated and engaged within the elastic wall guide grooves 113, thereby assembling the rails 12 and the partitions 11. Next, the elastic walls 124 are maintained at the outer ends of the partition bodies 111, abutting the ends of the elastic wall guide grooves 113. The sliding walls 122, through the guide ramps 125 and the abutment with the rail guide grooves 112, drive the rail bodies 121 to rotate toward the partition bodies 111 by a first angle, thereby opening a second angle between the rails 12 of the two partition modules 10 to accommodate a hard drive 2. The two sides of the hard drive 2 are then detachably attached to the two slide rails 12 via the hard drive fixing structure 123. Each slide rail 12 is rotated to a first angle so that the two slide rails 12 are arranged parallel to the two sides of the hard drive 2. The hard drive 2 is then pushed into the chassis bracket 3 through the two partition modules 10 for fixation. When the hard drive 2 is pushed inward, the slide rails 12 move inward. When the elastic arm slides into the elastic arm slot of the partition 11, the slide rails 12 automatically engage.

[0143] When the hard drive 2 is pushed into the chassis bracket 3, the elastic wall 124 is located on the inner end of the partition body 111. The elastic wall 124 abuts the end of the elastic wall groove 113, and the inner end of the rail body 121 abuts the rail stop structure 14. At this time, the rail lock member 129 is locked in the locking rail notch 117, preventing the rail 12 and the partition 11 from sliding relative to each other, ensuring that the hard drive 2 is stably fixed in the chassis bracket 3. Only the finger pressing plate 131 protrudes from the locking groove formed by the chassis bracket 3 on the surface of the chassis bracket 3.

[0144] When the hard drive 2 needs to be pulled out of the chassis bracket 3, the process is reversed from that shown in FIG22 . The finger pressing plate 131 is pressed to disengage the slide rail locking member 129 from the lock slide rail notch 117, allowing the slide rail 12 to slide relative to the partition 11. The hard drive 2 is pulled out of the chassis bracket 3 until the elastic wall 124 is positioned on the outer end of the partition body 111 and abuts against the end of the elastic wall groove 113. At this point, the two slide rails 12 on either side of the hard drive 2 can be forcibly separated toward the side away from the hard drive 2, separating the hard drive fixing structure 123 from the hard drive 2. The sliding wall 122 abuts against the slide rail guide groove 112 via the guide ramp 125, driving the slide rail body 121 to rotate toward the partition body 111 by a first angle, opening a second angle between the slide rails 12 of the two partition modules 10 to facilitate removal of the hard drive 2 between the two partition modules 10.

[0145] If the slide rail 12 is damaged, it is necessary to replace the slide rail 12. When the slide rail 12 is removed from the partition 11, the sliding wall 122 slides relative to the slide rail guide groove 112, the elastic wall 124 disengages from the elastic wall guide groove 113, and the elastic wall 124 and the partition body 111 are squeezed and deformed until the sliding wall 122 disengages from the slide rail guide groove 112 and the elastic wall 124 elastically recovers.

[0146] The above-mentioned method for fixing a hard disk by a removable hard disk tray is to provide each partition module including a partition and a slide rail, so that the hard disk can be removably clamped and fixed between two mirror-symmetrical partition modules, and a slide rail guide groove and a slide wall that slide relatively with each other are provided between the slide rail and the partition to achieve relative sliding between the two. A guide slope is provided at the end of the sliding wall adjacent to the elastic wall to enable the sliding wall to abut against the slide rail guide groove through the guide slope and drive the slide rail body to rotate toward the partition body side by a first angle, and to open a second angle between the slide rails of the two partition modules to facilitate fixing or removing the hard disk between the two partition modules. The partition module of the present application has a simple structure and can achieve stable clamping of the partition and the slide rail through the cooperation of the elastic wall slide groove and the elastic wall, and the slide rails of the two partition modules can be movably opened to achieve rapid installation and removal of a single hard disk.

[0147] This application discloses a solution for quickly installing and removing bare hard drives. Compared to traditional hard drive trays, this solution has no other structural components besides the hard drive, resulting in a very simple structure. This eliminates the need for a hard drive tray while still retaining some of its functions. This design also avoids the issue of missing rails in hard drives shipped as accessories, and has a wide range of applications. This solution can be used with any plug-in component or module, such as tape drives and optical drives in data centers.

[0148] Therefore, the above-mentioned removable hard disk bracket structure is not only suitable for hard disks, but also can be used for tape drives, optical drives, and various plug-in components or modules in data centers. This low-cost solution can be used to achieve simple and fast assembly / disassembly, and the implementation method is not limited to elastic arms. For example, it can also be achieved by using springs to provide elastic force.

[0149] The technical features of the above embodiments can be combined arbitrarily. To make the description concise, not all possible combinations of the technical features in the above embodiments are described. However, as long as there is no contradiction in the combination of these technical features, they should be considered to be within the scope of this specification.

[0150] The above-described embodiments merely represent several implementation methods of the present application. While the descriptions are relatively specific and detailed, they should not be construed as limiting the scope of the patent application. It should be noted that a person of ordinary skill in the art may make various modifications and improvements without departing from the spirit of the present application, and these modifications and improvements fall within the scope of protection of the present application. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present patent application shall be determined by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A removable hard disk bracket, used for slidingly fixing a hard disk on a chassis bracket, characterized in that: The removable hard disk bracket comprises two partition modules arranged in mirror symmetry, and the hard disk can be detachably clamped and fixed between the two partition modules; Each partition module includes a partition and a slide rail; The partition is provided with a partition body, a slide rail guide groove and an elastic wall slide groove, the slide rail guide groove is arranged along the extension direction of the partition body, and the elastic wall slide groove is located on the symmetry axis of the slide rail guide groove; The slide rail is provided with a slide rail body, a sliding wall, a hard disk fixing structure and an elastic wall, the slide rail body is provided with an inner end portion, an outer end portion, an upper side wall and a lower side wall, the sliding wall is located at the upper side wall and the lower side wall of the slide rail body and is slidably connected to the slide rail guide groove, the hard disk fixing structure is provided at a side of the slide rail body away from the partition body to be used for clamping and fixing the hard disk, the elastic wall is provided at a side of the inner end portion of the slide rail body, and the elastic wall can be slidably clamped in the elastic wall slide groove; and In which, a guide slope is provided at the end of the sliding wall adjacent to one side of the elastic wall; when the elastic wall is located on one side of the outer end of the partition body, the elastic wall abuts against the outer end located at the end of the elastic wall slide groove, and the elastic wall is located in the elastic wall slide groove, keeping the sliding wall in the slide rail guide groove so that the slide rail is installed on the partition, and the sliding wall can abut against the slide rail guide groove through the guide slope to drive the slide rail body to rotate a first angle toward one side of the partition body, and open a second angle between the slide rails of the two partition modules to facilitate fixing or removing the hard disk between the two partition modules.

2. The removable hard disk bracket according to claim 1, characterized in that: The second angle is equal to twice the first angle.

3. The removable hard disk bracket according to claim 1, characterized in that: The slide rail is made of flexible elastic material, and the second angle is greater than or equal to twice the first angle.

4. The removable hard disk bracket according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that: The first angle ranges from 5 degrees to 20 degrees.

5. The removable hard disk bracket according to claim 1, characterized in that: The inner end of the slide rail body is wedge-shaped, and a flip slope is provided on the inner end of the slide rail body toward the partition body. The angle between the flip slope and the extension plane of the slide rail body is a third angle, and the third angle is greater than or equal to the first angle.

6. The removable hard disk bracket according to claim 5, characterized in that: The inner end of the slide rail body is provided with a hollow groove, the elastic wall is located in the hollow groove and connected to the inner end of the slide rail body, and the elastic wall protrudes outside the side wall surface of the slide rail body toward the partition body.

7. The removable hard disk bracket according to claim 6, characterized in that: When the slide rail is mounted on the partition, the sliding wall is engaged with the slide rail guide groove and slides relatively, and the elastic wall and the partition body are squeezed and deformed until the elastic wall is accommodated and engaged in the elastic wall slide groove, and the elastic wall elastically recovers; and When the slide rail is removed from the partition, the sliding wall and the slide rail guide groove slide relative to each other, the elastic wall is separated from the elastic wall slide groove, and the elastic wall and the partition body are squeezed and deformed until the sliding wall is separated from the slide rail guide groove and the elastic wall is elastically restored.

8. The removable hard disk bracket according to claim 5, characterized in that: The widths of the upper side wall and the lower side wall of the inner end portion of the slide rail body away from the outer end portion gradually decrease.

9. The removable hard disk bracket according to claim 1, characterized in that: The slide rail guide groove comprises at least one folding plate guide groove, and the folding plate guide groove is formed by two oppositely arranged L-shaped folding plates, and the L-shaped folding plates are formed by stamping the partition body.

10. The removable hard disk bracket according to claim 9, characterized in that: The slide rail guide groove comprises two folding plate guide grooves, and the two folding plate guide grooves are respectively located at the inner end and the outer end of the slide rail body.

11. The removable hard disk bracket according to claim 9, characterized in that: The thickness of the sliding wall is equal to the bending width of the L-shaped folded plate, and The sliding wall protrudes from the upper side wall and the lower side wall surface of the slide rail body and is slidably engaged with the L-shaped folding plate.

12. The removable hard disk bracket according to claim 1, characterized in that: When the elastic wall is located on one side of the inner end of the partition body, the elastic wall abuts against the outer end at the end of the elastic wall slide groove, the elastic wall is located in the elastic wall slide groove, and the inner end of the slide rail body abuts against the slide rail stop structure.

13. The removable hard disk bracket according to claim 1, characterized in that: The partition body is provided with a plurality of mounting holes, and the mounting holes are suitable for passing fasteners to fix the partition body and the chassis bracket.

14. The removable hard disk tray according to claim 1, characterized in that: When the elastic wall is located at one side of the inner end portion of the partition body, the slide rail locking piece is clamped in the locking slide rail notch.

15. The removable hard disk bracket according to claim 14, characterized in that: The outer end of the slide rail body is further provided with a push-to-release member, and the push-to-release member is connected to the slide rail locking member; and When the push-to-release member is pressed, the slide rail locking member can be driven to disengage from the lock slide rail notch.

16. The removable hard disk bracket according to claim 15, characterized in that: The push-to-release member includes a finger-pressing plate, and the finger-pressing plate is connected to the slide rail locking member; and The finger pressing plate is provided with anti-slip unlocking patterns.

17. The removable hard disk bracket according to claim 16, characterized in that: When the elastic wall is located at one side of the inner end of the partition body, the hard disk is accommodated in the slot formed by the chassis bracket, and the finger pressing plate protrudes out of the slot formed by the chassis bracket.

18. The removable hard disk tray according to claim 1, characterized in that: The hard disk fixing structure comprises a fixing column, and a clamping hole is arranged on the side wall of the hard disk, and the fixing column can be clamped in the clamping hole.

19. The removable hard disk tray according to claim 1, characterized in that: When the slide rails of the two partition modules are arranged in parallel, the distance between the two slide rail bodies is equal to the width of the hard disk.

20. The removable hard disk tray according to claim 1, characterized in that: A slide rail stop structure is also provided at the inner end of the slide rail body, and the slide rail stop structure is arranged corresponding to the elastic wall slide groove; The outer end of the slide rail body is provided with a slide rail locking piece, and the partition body is provided with a slide rail locking notch; and A light guide column is also provided on at least one side of the slide rail body facing the partition body.

21. A method for fixing a hard disk using the removable hard disk bracket according to any one of claims 1 to 20, characterized in that: include: Install the two partitions on the chassis bracket in a mirror-symmetrical manner; Installing the two slide rails on the two partitions in mirror-image correspondence to form two partition modules that are arranged in mirror-image symmetry; When the slide rail is mounted on the partition, the sliding wall is engaged with the slide rail guide groove and slides relatively, and the elastic wall and the partition body are squeezed and deformed until the elastic wall is accommodated and engaged in the elastic wall slide groove, and the elastic wall elastically recovers; The elastic wall is kept located at one side of the outer end of the partition body, the elastic wall is in contact with the outer end of the elastic wall slide groove, the elastic wall is located in the elastic wall slide groove, and the sliding wall is kept in the slide rail guide groove so that the slide rail is installed in the partition body. The sliding wall abuts against the guide groove of the slide rail through the guide slope to drive the slide rail body to rotate toward one side of the partition body by a first angle, and opens a second angle between the slide rails of the two partition modules to accommodate a hard disk; and The two sides of the hard disk are detachably clamped on the two slide rails through the hard disk fixing structure, each slide rail is rotated to a first angle so that the two slide rails are arranged in parallel on both sides of the hard disk, and the hard disk is pushed into the chassis bracket through two partition modules for fixing.

22. The method for fixing a hard disk with a removable hard disk bracket according to claim 21, characterized in that: Also includes: Pull the hard disk out of the chassis bracket through the two partition modules, keep the elastic wall located at one side of the outer end of the partition body, the elastic wall abuts against the outer end located at the end of the elastic wall slide groove, the elastic wall is located in the elastic wall slide groove, keep the sliding wall located in the slide rail guide groove so that the slide rail is installed on the partition; and The two slide rails on both sides of the hard disk are separated toward the side away from the hard disk, and the hard disk fixing structure is separated from the hard disk. The sliding wall abuts against the slide rail guide groove through the guide slope to drive the slide rail body to rotate toward one side of the partition body at a first angle, and a second angle is opened between the slide rails of the two partition modules to facilitate the removal of the hard disk between the two partition modules.

23. The method for fixing a hard disk with a removable hard disk bracket according to claim 22, characterized in that: Also includes: The slide rail is removed from the partition; when the slide rail is removed from the partition, the sliding wall and the slide rail guide groove slide relative to each other, the elastic wall is separated from the elastic wall slide groove, and the elastic wall and the partition body are squeezed and deformed until the sliding wall is separated from the slide rail guide groove, and the elastic wall elastically recovers.

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