Tool-Free Hard Disk Bracket With Guided Release Mechanism
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing hard disk brackets require tools to remove the hard disk from the frame, making the installation and removal process inconvenient.
Innovation Solution
A tool-free hard disk bracket design featuring a base with guide grooves and an engaging member, a frame with movable side arms, and an operating unit that allows for tool-less engagement and disengagement, enabling easy installation and removal of the hard disk.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a locking method is used to fix the hard disk in the frame, then the hard disk is securely held, but a tool is required to unlock and remove the hard disk
Solution Approach 1:
The operating member is designed to directly interact with the engaging member through the guide groove, allowing the user to release the hard disk by simply moving the operating member. The engaging member automatically disengages from the side arm when the operating member moves along the guide groove, eliminating the need for external tools while maintaining secure holding during normal operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The engaging member is designed with movable characteristics, allowing it to transition between engaged and disengaged states. The side arm is movably engaged with the engaging member, enabling it to move between abutting and non-abutting positions against the hard disk lateral side, facilitating tool-free removal while maintaining reliability during operation.
2Ease of operation
If a push button mechanism is used for the handgrip, then the handgrip can be easily pivoted and popped out, but the overall device requires multiple components and engagement mechanisms
Solution Approach 1:
The operating member combines multiple functions into a single component: it controls both the handgrip engagement (through interaction with the handgrip) and the hard disk release (through interaction with the engaging member via the guide groove). This merging reduces the number of separate mechanisms while maintaining ease of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The operating member serves multiple purposes: it acts as a lever for the handgrip mechanism, a actuator for the engaging member, and provides structural support within the base body. This multi-functionality reduces overall device complexity while preserving the ease of handgrip operation.
Data Source
AI summary
A tool-free hard disk bracket includes a base having abase body with a guide groove, and an engaging member connected to the base body. A frame includes a first side arm movably engaging with the engaging member. A handgrip is rotatably connected to one end of the base body. An operating unit includes an operating member releasably engaging with the handgrip and having a rotating shaft portion inserted rotatably and movably into the guide groove. The operating member is operated to rotate and release engagement with the handgrip, and is further operated to move along the guide groove toward the engaging member to push the engaging member to pivot and release engagement with the first side arm.