Hard Disk Drive Holder With Manual Handling Assembly
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
The existing methods for assembling and disassembling hard disk drives in electronic equipment require enlarging the equipment size to accommodate tools, making the process inconvenient and inefficient.
Innovation Solution
A hard disk drive holder with handling assemblies featuring a U-shaped handle and pair of handle seats, allowing for easy insertion and removal of hard disk drives using a spring clip mechanism, which secures the drives in place with screw holes and latching grooves, enabling convenient replacement or repair without enlarging the equipment size.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If hard disk drives are directly fixed in an enclosure by screws, then the hard disk drives are securely fixed, but the assembly and disassembly process requires tools and enlarges the equipment size
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the dynamics principle by designing a handle assembly that transforms the static screw-fixation system into a dynamic, tool-free mechanism. The handle assembly includes a handle body with a pressing portion that can be manually actuated to simultaneously control multiple pressing portions, enabling the hard disk drive to be quickly installed or removed by simple pressing motions without requiring screwdrivers or other tools.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements self-service by designing the handle assembly to be manually operated without external tools. The pressing portions are directly actuated by the handle body, allowing the user to perform the assembly and disassembly operations themselves through simple hand movements, eliminating the need for specialized tools and making the process self-sufficient.
2Ease of operation
If tools are provided for assembling and disassembling hard disk drives, then the assembly and disassembly can be performed, but the equipment size needs to be enlarged to make room for the tools
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the merging principle by integrating the functions of multiple separate tools into a single handle assembly. The handle body consolidates the pressing actions that would otherwise require separate tools, combining installation, removal, and securing operations into one integrated mechanism that fits within the existing equipment footprint without requiring additional space for tool storage or operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The handle assembly serves multiple functions: it presses the pressing portions to release the hard disk drive for removal, presses the pressing portions to secure the hard disk drive during installation, and provides a gripping surface for manual operation. This multi-functional design eliminates the need for multiple separate tools, maintaining ease of operation while avoiding equipment size enlargement.
3Reliability
If multiple pressing portions are provided on the hard disk drive, then the drive can be securely held, but the structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies asymmetry by designing pressing portions with different characteristics: some pressing portions are positioned to engage with specific features of the hard disk drive casing, while others engage with the circuit board. The pressing portions have asymmetric shapes and positions that match the asymmetric features of the hard disk drive, enabling secure holding through targeted pressure points rather than uniform distribution, thereby simplifying the overall structure.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Facilitates the assembly and disassembly of hard disk drives without the need for enlarging the electronic equipment, enhancing convenience and efficiency by providing a compact solution for tool access and secure handling.
Implementation Method 1
a spring clip movable between an extended state and a retracted state
Data Source
AI summary
A hard disk drive holder fixes hard disk drives in electronic equipment, and includes at least one handling assembly and a bracket for receiving the handling assemblies. Each of the handling assemblies is fixed to one of the hard disk drives to push or pull the hard disk drive into or out from the bracket for replacement or repair, and includes a handle and a pair of handle seats. The handle includes a holding portion and two extending portions including a convex block. Each of the handle seats includes a housing cavity and a spring clip. The spring clip includes a first stopper portion, a second stopper portion and a hook portion. The convex block is movable between the first stopper portion and the second stopper portion to limit movement range of the handle.