KR101018669B1 - Hard disk bay with elastic linkage and computer case having the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a hard disk having an elastic coupling member and a computer case having the same. A hard disk bay for stacking and storing a plurality of hard disks in a vertical direction through the left side, the left wall is provided with a pair of fastening grooves of the upper left and a pair of fastening grooves of the lower left, the right wall of the fastening groove pairs and the lower right A plurality of second fastening screws respectively inserted into the fastening grooves, a first annular portion fastened to each of the plurality of second fastening screws, and a plate spring continuous from the first annular portion. A plurality of elastic having a body portion extending in the form, and the second ring-shaped portion extending from the body portion A plurality of through holes formed in the coupling member and the left side wall and the right side wall larger than the diameter of the first fastening screw head portion so as to easily fit the first fastening screw in the second annular portion of each elastic coupling member from the outside. There is provided a computer case having a hard disk bay which is formed.

Hard disk, elastic coupling member

Description

Hard disk bay having an elastic coupling member and a computer case having the same {HARD DISK BAY WITH ELASTIC LINKAGE AND COMPUTER CASE HAVING THE SAME}

The present invention relates to a hard disk bay having an elastic coupling member and a computer case having the same, and more particularly, to a hard disk bay, a CD-ROM bay, and a plurality of hard disks vertically stacked by the elastic coupling member; It relates to a computer case having it.

In general, a computer is dualized into a main body in which a display device and a keyboard with a built-in drive are integrated, and recently, due to the slimness of the computer, the weight is lighter and the volume is smaller.

Such a computer has no problem when used in a normal office space, but there is a problem that parts are damaged when moving or moving space. In particular, the hard disk containing the most important information of the system is a Winchester-type disk device that is used as a secondary storage device of the computer is composed of a structure in which the head arm and the disk is fixed to the housing sealed. Typically, the hard disk and the CD-ROM are bolted to the hard disk bay and the CD-ROM bay provided in the computer case. In addition, the hard disk bay and the CD-ROM bay also have a structure in which a rivet is fixed, welded or bolted into the computer case.

1A and 1B are views illustrating a portion in which a computer case and a hard disk bay or a CD-ROM bay of various shapes in the related art are welded, riveted, or bolted. Figure 1a is mainly used in a relatively large case of a computer called a desktop, the CD-ROM bay 60 is located at the top, 3.5-inch floppy disk bay 110 is located in the middle, hard disk at the bottom The bay 20 is located. Today's computer specs omit the 3.5-inch floppy disk bay. CD-ROM bay (60) is a CD-ROM is mounted and screwed, 3.5-inch floppy bay (110) is a 3.5-inch floppy disk is mounted and screwed, hard disk bay 20 is a hard disk is mounted and screwed Combined. 1b shows a case structure mainly used in a computer having a relatively small case size, which is called a slim PC, and it can be seen that a hard disk bay and a CD-ROM bay are formed on a case with one plate structure 80. .

In FIG. 1A and FIG. 1B, the portion of the circle 300 is fastened by a conventional welding, riveting or bolting method. In the case of FIG. 1A, the upper portion of the CD-ROM bay 60 is rivet-welded 300 with the case top plate 105, and the lower portion of the CD-ROM bay 60 is 3.5-inch profi disk bay 110 and the rivet weld 300. ), The lower portion of the hard disk bay 20 is rivet welded to the computer case lower plate 107, and the upper portion of the hard disk bay 20 is rivet welded to the 3.5-inch profi disk bay 110. In FIG. 1B showing the slim PC, the plate structure 80 is rivet welded to the bottom of the computer case.

Figure 1c shows a prior art that is screwed with the hard disk bay 20 and the hard disk 10. The hard disk 10 is provided with a screw coupling groove 112 on the left and right sides, and a fastening groove 22 corresponding to the side of the hard disk bay 20 is provided. Hard disk 10 can be seen that the left and right fixed to the hard disk bay 20 and the screw 102 is coupled to the left and right sides. The combination of FIG. 1C is also used for the combination of CD-ROM and CD-ROM bays, and equally applies to the combination of 3.5-inch profile disk and 3.5-inch profile disk bay.

FIG. 1D illustrates a prior art in which a computer case and a CD-ROM bay are combined, and show that the computer case top plate 105 and the CD-ROM bay 60 and the rivet 115 are firmly fixed. The coupling method of FIG. 1D also applies to a computer case and a hard disk bay.

As in the prior art, when the case and the hard disk bay or the CD-ROM bay are firmly fixed with bolts and rivets, external vibration transmitted to the hard disk bay and the CD-ROM bay is transferred to the hard disk and the CD-ROM as it is, It causes the failure of CD-ROM.

In addition, the CD-ROM and the hard disk have a motor inside, and the motor generates vibrations as it rotates, causing noise to the user due to the vibration of the motor, causing failure of the hard disk components or other computer components, There is a problem of shortening the life.

The present invention is to solve this problem, a hard disk bay for fastening the hard disk to the elastic coupling member to absorb and protect the vibration transmitted to the hard disk even if a predetermined shock is applied to the computer and a computer case having the same The purpose is to provide.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a computer case which can be fastened by an elastic coupling member which vibrates up, down, left and right without changing the structure of a hard disk or a CD-ROM mounted in a conventional computer.

The object of the present invention is a hard disk having a plurality of first bolt fastening groove on the side, and a hard disk bay having a plurality of second bolt fastening groove accommodating the hard disk and corresponding to each of the first bolt fastening groove A computer case having an elastic coupling member provided, the first bolt fastened to each of the first bolt fastening grooves, the second bolt fastened to the second bolt fastening grooves, and one end of the first bolt fastened to the first bolt fastening groove. Inserted between the fastening groove and the hard disk is fixed to the hard disk, the other end is inserted between the second bolt fastening groove and the hard disk bay is fixed to the hard disk bay, the hard disk is up and down from the hard disk bay Achievable by a computer case having an elastic member, characterized by having an elastic member capable of vibrating from side to side.

Preferably, one end of the elastic member is provided in an annular shape fitted to the first bolt, the other end of the elastic member is provided in an annular shape fitted to the second bolt, the cross section of the elastic member is circular Is provided in a shape, between the one end and the other end has a body portion wound in the form of a spring, or one end of the elastic member is provided in a circular shape fitted to the first bolt, the other end of the elastic member is It is provided in a circular shape that is fitted to the second bolt, the cross section of the elastic member is provided in a plate shape, between the one end and the other end has a body portion that is provided with a continuous straight plate spring in the form of a zigzag Good to do.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a hard disk bay having a plurality of third bolt fastening grooves, and a computer case accommodating the hard disk bays and having a plurality of fourth bolt fastening grooves corresponding to the respective third bolt fastening grooves. A computer case having an elastic member comprising: a third bolt fastened to the third bolt fastening groove, a fourth bolt fastened to the fourth bolt fastening groove, and one end of the third bolt and the hard disk bay. An elastic member inserted between and fixed to the hard disk bay, and the other end is inserted between the fourth bolt and the computer case and fixed to the computer case so that the hard disk bay can vibrate up, down, left, and right from the case It can achieve by the computer case which has an elastic member characterized by including.

More preferably, one end of the elastic member is provided in an annular shape fitted to the third bolt, the other end of the elastic member is provided in an annular shape fitted to the fourth bolt, the cross section of the elastic member is circular Is provided in the shape, and between the one end and the other end to have a body wound in the form of a spring, or one end of the elastic member is provided in a circular shape fitted to the third bolt, the other end of the elastic member It is provided in a circular shape to be fitted to the fourth bolt, the cross section of the elastic member is provided in a plate shape, between the one end and the other end is a continuous linear plate spring is provided in a zigzag form It is desirable to have.

The object of the present invention is a CD-ROM having a plurality of first bolt fastening grooves on its side, and a CD- having a plurality of second bolt fastening grooves accommodating the CD-ROM and corresponding to the respective first bolt fastening grooves. A computer case having an elastic coupling member having a ROM bay, comprising: a first bolt fastened to each first bolt fastening groove, a second bolt fastened to each second bolt fastening groove, and one end thereof; Inserted between the bolt fastening groove and the CD-ROM is fixed to the CD-ROM, the other end is inserted between the second bolt fastening groove and the CD-ROM bay is fixed to the CD-ROM bay, so that the CD-ROM is It can be achieved by a computer case having an elastic member, characterized in that it comprises an elastic member that can vibrate up, down, left, and right from the CD-ROM bay.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a CD-ROM bay having a plurality of third bolt fastening grooves, and a plurality of fourth bolt fastening grooves accommodating the CD-ROM bays and corresponding to the respective third bolt fastening grooves. A computer case having an elastic member of a computer case, comprising: a third bolt fastened to the third bolt fastening groove, a fourth bolt fastened to the fourth bolt fastening groove, and one end of the third bolt and the CD. -Inserted between the ROM bays and fixed to the CD-ROM bay, and the other end is inserted between the fourth bolt and the computer case and fixed to the computer case, so that the CD-ROM bay can vibrate up, down, left and right from the case It can be achieved by a computer case having an elastic member, characterized in that it is provided with an elastic member to make it possible.

The computer case having the elastic coupling member according to the present invention allows the vibration due to the motor operation of the hard disk and the CD-ROM device to be absorbed by the shock absorber without being transmitted to the case, thereby reducing noise through vibration absorption and reducing external effects such as falling. Damage to the hard disk and the CD-ROM device can be prevented from external force due to the impact.

In addition, it is possible to extend the life of the hard disk and CD-ROM by absorbing the shock by using the elastic coupling member that can move freely in the up, down, left and right direction, protect important data in the hard disk from external shocks, and vibration reduction This has the effect of significantly reducing the bad sectors of the hard disk.

In addition, the CD-ROM and the hard disk of the computer case having the elastic coupling member according to the present invention has the effect that the vibration generated from the internal motor is absorbed by the elastic member to reduce noise and extend the life of the component.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail the advantages, features and preferred embodiments of the present invention.

Figure 2a is a perspective view of the elastic coupling member is provided between the hard disk bay and the hard disk as an embodiment according to the present invention, Figure 2b is a side view, Figure 2c is a side view partially changed screw engagement position, Figure 2d is a desk The top PC is a cross-sectional view showing how the computer case and the CD-ROM bay 60 are coupled to the elastic coupling member.

First, referring to FIGS. 2A, 2B, and 2C, a plurality of first fastening grooves 12 are formed on the side of the hard disk 10, and a plurality of second fastening grooves corresponding thereto are formed in the hard disk bay 20. (22) is formed. For reference, Figures 2b and 2c is a view showing a coupling scheme corresponding to Figure 1c of the prior art drawings. The first fastening screw 14 is screwed to the first fastening groove 12, and the second fastening screw 24 is screwed to the second fastening groove 22. One end and the other end of the elastic fastening member 14 are coupled to the first fastening screw 14 and the second fastening screw 24 in a point-to-point structure instead of an area-coupling. Due to the coupling of the elastic coupling member 30, one end of the hard disk 10 and the elastic coupling member forms a point connection, and the other end of the hard disk bay 20 and the elastic coupling member is also pointed. Since the coupling is made, the hard disk 10 may freely vibrate in any direction up, down, left, and right from the hard disk bay 20. The difference between the coupling method of FIG. 2B and FIG. 2C can be seen that the coupling direction of the second fastening screw 24 is changed.

2A, 2B, and 2C may be applied to the hard disk bay and the case, of course. FIG. 2D is a view corresponding to FIG. 1D of the prior art, and is a cross-sectional view showing the coupling of the elastic coupling member of the computer case and the CD-ROM bay according to the present invention. According to the present invention, after the fourth fastening groove 52 is formed in the CD-ROM bay 60, the fourth fastening screw 54 is fastened thereto, and the third fastening groove 32 is provided in the case upper plate 105. After forming, the third fastening screw 34 is fastened thereto. Then, the elastic coupling member 30 is inserted between the fourth fastening groove 52 and the fourth fastening screw 54 and between the third fastening groove 32 and the third fastening screw 34 to insert the computer case and the CD-ROM. Allow the bay 60 to be elastically coupled. The combination of FIG. 2D also applies to a computer case and a hard disk bay.

3 is an embodiment in which an elastic coupling member is provided between the plate structure 80 and the case 100 used as a hard disk bay and a CD-ROM bay in one embodiment according to the present invention in a slim PC. The plate structure 80 is provided with a plurality of third fastening grooves 32, and the case 100 is provided with a plurality of fourth fastening grooves 52 respectively corresponding thereto. The third fastening screw 34 is screwed to the third fastening groove 32, and the fourth fastening screw 54 is screwed to the fourth fastening groove 52. Each of the third fastening screw 34 and the fourth fastening screw 54 has a structure in which one end and the other end of the elastic coupling member 30 are point-coupled rather than area-coupled. At this time, the elastic coupling member 30 used was the elastic coupling member of FIGS. 4B and 4C. Due to the coupling of the elastic coupling member, one end of the hard disk bay 20 and the elastic coupling member form a point coupling, and the other end of the case 100 and the elastic coupling member also form a point coupling. The hard disk bay 20 may freely vibrate in any direction up, down, left, and right from the case 100.

Figure 4 shows various embodiments of the elastic coupling member that can be used in the present invention. As shown in FIG. 4A, the elastic coupling member 30 includes ring shapes 31 and 33 fitted to fastening screws provided at one end and the other end, and a body part 35 wound in a spring shape or a zigzag shape. It consists of. The term ring shape (31, 33) referred to in the present invention means a ring shape that can be inserted into the fastening screw, as shown in Figure 4a or 4b to form an open ring of any one portion Or it should be interpreted as a term that includes all that is formed in a closed circle as shown in Figure 4c. The cross section of the elastic coupling member may be provided in a circular shape as shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B or may be provided in a plate shape as shown in FIG. 4C. It can be seen that the elastic coupling member of FIG. 4 is characterized in that each end makes point coupling.

FIG. 5A illustrates various embodiments in which a plurality of hard disks 10 are stacked and stored in a vertical direction through a front surface of which is mounted inside a computer case and is opened in an inner space formed of left and right side walls, an upper wall, and a lower wall as an embodiment of the present invention. The hard disk bay which mounts the large hard disk 10 by the elastic coupling member is shown, FIG. 5B is a figure which shows the form of the computer case provided by the computer case company before a hard disk is combined.
The left side wall of the hard disk bay is horizontally spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance, and a pair of fastening grooves 23-1 and 23-2 on the upper left side which are formed to fasten the fastening screws to the positions near the front and rear, respectively, and the upper left fastening. The lower left fastening groove pairs 25-1 and 25-2 formed to fasten the fastening screws to the groove pairs 23-1 and 23-2 are spaced downward by a predetermined distance and close to the front and rear surfaces, respectively. And a right side formed on the right wall to fasten the fastening screws at positions corresponding to the fastening groove pairs 23-1 and 23-2 at the upper left and the fastening groove pairs 25-1 and 25-2 at the lower left, respectively. The upper fastening groove pair and the lower right fastening groove pair 29-2 are provided.
4A to 4C, the fastening groove pairs 23-1 and 23-2 on the upper left side, the fastening groove pairs on the upper right side, the fastening groove pairs 25-1 and 25-2 on the lower left side, and the lower right side of the elastic coupling member shown in FIGS. It is fastened to the fastening groove pair 29-2 using the 2nd fastening screw 24, respectively. At this time, the first ring shape 31 (shown in FIG. 4A), which is one ring shape selected from the two ring shapes provided in the elastic coupling member, is connected to the pair of fastening grooves 23-23 on the upper left side by using the second fastening screw 24. 1, 23-2, fastening groove pairs on the upper right side, fastening groove pairs 25-1 and 25-2 on the lower left side, and fastening groove pairs 29-2 on the lower right side, respectively.
Thereafter, the hard disk to be mounted is inserted, and the second annular shape 33 (shown in FIG. 4A), which is the remaining annular shape of the elastic coupling member, is formed in the first fastening groove 12 (FIG. 2B) formed in the hard disk 10. Hard disk mounting is completed by fastening using the first fastening screw 14). The left and right side walls of the hard disk bay allow the first fastening screw 14 to be easily mounted on the first fastening groove 12 (shown in FIG. 2B) formed in the hard disk 10 from the outside. A plurality of through holes 31 formed to penetrate larger than the diameter were provided.
That is, the case manufacturer fastens the second fastening screw 24 to the hard disk bay 20 as shown in FIG. 5B, and at one end of the elastic coupling member 30 and the elastic coupling member 30 connected thereto. The first fastening screw can be coupled to the consumer or wholesaler.

While the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described using specific terms, such descriptions are for illustrative purposes only, and it is understood that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the following claims. Should be done.

Figures 1a and 1b is a view showing a portion where a conventional computer case of various shapes and a hard disk bay or CD-ROM bay is welded, riveted or bolted.

Figure 1c is a view for explaining a screw coupling method of a conventional hard disk and the hard disk bay.

1D is a view illustrating a rivet coupling method between a conventional CD-ROM bay and a computer case;

Figure 2a, 2b, 2c is an embodiment in which the elastic coupling member is provided between the hard disk bay and the hard disk as an embodiment according to the present invention.

Figure 2d is an embodiment in which an elastic coupling member is provided between the CD-ROM bay 60 and the case in one embodiment according to the present invention in the desktop PC.

Figure 3 is an embodiment in which the elastic coupling member is provided between the hard disk bay 20 and the case 100 in one embodiment according to the present invention in a slim PC.

4A, 4B, and 4C illustrate various embodiments of elastic coupling members that can be used in the present invention.

5A illustrates an embodiment in which a plurality of hard disks are mounted by elastic coupling members in a hard disk bay, and FIG. 5B illustrates a shape of a computer case provided by a computer case company before the hard disks are coupled. One drawing.

***** Brief description of the main symbols on the drawings *****

10: hard disk 14: the first fastening screw

20: Hard disk bay 22: Second fastening groove

24: second fastening screw 30: elastic coupling member

31, 33: ring shape 32: third fastening groove

34: third fastening screw 35: body portion

52: fourth fastening groove 54: fourth fastening screw

60: CD-ROM bay 70: CD-ROM

80: plate structure 100: computer case

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delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete The present invention relates to a hard disk bay mounted inside a computer case and having a plurality of hard disks stacked in a vertical direction through a front surface opened in an inner space formed of left and right side walls, an upper wall, and a lower wall. The left wall is spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance in the horizontal direction, and a pair of fastening grooves on the upper left side which are formed to fasten the fastening screws at positions close to the front and rear, respectively, and spaced apart in the lower wall direction by a predetermined distance from the fastening groove pair on the upper left side. And a pair of fastening grooves on the lower left side formed to fasten the fastening screws at positions close to the front and the rear, respectively, The right side wall includes a fastening groove pair on the upper right side and a fastening groove pair on the lower right side, respectively formed to fasten the fastening screws at positions corresponding to the fastening groove pair on the upper left side and the fastening groove pair on the lower left side, A plurality of second fastening screws inserted into the fastening groove pair at the upper left, the fastening groove pair at the upper right, the fastening groove pair at the lower left and the fastening groove pair at the lower right, respectively; A first annular portion fastened to the plurality of second fastening screws, a body portion wound in a spring shape extending from the first annular portion, and a second annular portion extending from the body portion; A plurality of elastic coupling members, The left side wall and the right side wall are provided with a plurality of through holes formed to penetrate larger than the diameter of the first fastening screw head so that the first fastening screw can be easily inserted into the second annular portion of each elastic coupling member from the outside. Hard disk bay, characterized in that. The present invention relates to a hard disk bay mounted inside a computer case and configured to stack and store a plurality of hard disks in a vertical direction through a front surface opened in a hexahedral-shaped inner space including left and right side walls, an upper wall, and a lower wall. The left wall is spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance in the horizontal direction, and a pair of fastening grooves on the upper left side which are formed to fasten the fastening screws at positions close to the front and rear, respectively, and spaced apart in the lower wall direction by a predetermined distance from the fastening groove pair on the upper left side. And a pair of fastening grooves on the lower left side formed to fasten the fastening screws at positions close to the front and the rear, respectively, The right side wall includes a fastening groove pair on the upper right side and a fastening groove pair on the lower right side formed to fasten the fastening screw at positions corresponding to the fastening groove pair on the upper left side and the fastening groove pair on the lower left side, respectively. A plurality of second fastening screws inserted into the fastening groove pair of the upper left, the fastening groove pair of the upper right, the fastening groove pair of the lower left and the fastening groove pair of the lower right, respectively; A first annular portion fastened to the plurality of second fastening screws, a body portion extending from the first annular portion in a zigzag form, and a second ring extending from the body portion. A plurality of elastic coupling members having a shape, The left side wall and the right side wall are provided with a plurality of through holes formed to penetrate larger than the diameter of the first fastening screw head so that the first fastening screw can be easily inserted into the second annular portion of each elastic coupling member from the outside. Hard disk bay, characterized in that. A computer case comprising the hard disk bay of claim 9 or 10.

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