Tray device

Tray device

The present invention relates to a tray device, and more particularly to a tray device that can carry a hot-plug hard disk.

In general, server hot-swap devices usually include hot-swappable power supplies, hot-swappable hard drives, hot-swappable batteries, and hot-swappable fans. These hot-swappable devices are usually located on the server's panel and/or The back panel allows easy replacement from the panel and/or back panel. The hot-swap device is typically provided with a handle for gripping and latching for mounting the rear latch lock position. The so-called hot swap (hot swap) refers to the physical connection or physical removal of the peripheral device directly when the computer system does not turn off the power. The ability to hot plug is especially important on server-class systems, allowing the computer to expand the system's capabilities without disrupting service.

At present, the conventional hot-swappable hard disk tray usually locks the hard disk drive to the hard disk tray, and then slides the hard disk tray into the sliding rail of the main body to fix it. Currently, there are many ways to fix hard drives in the computer industry. One of the most widely used methods is to use a screw to secure the hard disk to the hard disk tray.

However, such a conventional hard disk tray can usually only be loaded with one hard disk. Therefore, when the user pulls out the hard disk tray, all the hard disks on the hard disk tray will interrupt the signal and power, causing the system to be interrupted for a long time. Subsequently, it takes a short time to recover the key of the data. In addition, the mainframes that generally support hot-swappable hard disk trays are usually of standard size, so in applications that require a large number of hard disks, racks that use conventional hot-swappable hard disk trays can only accommodate a small number of hard drives. . Or, if you want to increase the number of hard disks, you must increase the number of hosts. In addition to increasing costs, it will also make the size of the computer mainframe system even larger, which is a drawback.

In order to solve the problem of the prior art, one of the technical aspects of the present invention is a tray device, which mainly provides a connection plate for directly inserting two storage devices on a tray device, and connects the connection plates by a transmission line. To the backplane of the host. In addition, in the limited space in the tray device, a slide rail mechanism is also designed, and one side of the tray device is fixed to the slide rail mechanism. When the user pulls out the tray device, since the transmission line is pulled along the slide rail mechanism, the operation of the tray device is not affected. Moreover, during the operation of the tray device, since the transmission line is still connected between the connection board and the back board, the power supply and signals supplied to the storage device are not interrupted thereby. In addition, in order to facilitate the disassembly and assembly of the storage device, the present invention also designs a carrier for carrying the storage device, so that the user can save labor and easily install or remove any storage device.

According to one embodiment of the present creation, a tray device. The tray device is applied to the host. The tray device includes a tray, a web slide mechanism, and at least one tie. The connecting plate is placed on the tray. The connecting board is adapted to be electrically connected to the two storage devices and electrically connected to the host through the transmission line. The rail mechanism includes a fixing member and a sliding member. The fixture is fixed to the main body and has a first chute. The slider is adapted to slide relative to the fixture. The first side wall of the tray is secured to the slider such that the tray is slidable relative to the fixture relative to the fixture between the deployed position and the retracted position. The tie is adapted to slidably engage in the first chute and can be used to connect the bend of the transmission line.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the slider has a hollow hole. The hollow hole is adjacent to the connecting plate. The transmission line is routed from the connecting plate through the cutout and is disposed along the slider, the fixing member and the connecting member to be electrically connected to the host.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the tray device described above further includes two carriers. The two carriers are adapted to be carried on the tray and respectively located on both sides of the connecting plate. Each carrier includes a seat body and a handle. The base body is configured to carry a corresponding storage device and is adapted to slide relative to or away from the connecting plate. The handle is pivotally connected to both sides of the base body and is adapted to rotate relative to the seat between the horizontal position and the vertical position.

In one embodiment of the present invention, each of the above-mentioned bodies further includes at least one first bump formed outward. The tray further includes at least two second chutes. Each second chute has an opening. Each of the bodies passes through the corresponding opening through the corresponding opening to enter the corresponding second sliding slot, and then slides along the corresponding second sliding slot toward or away from the connecting plate.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the second chute is disposed on the second side wall of the tray away from the slider.

In one embodiment of the present invention, each of the handles includes a first abutting portion and a second abutting portion. The tray further includes at least two second bumps formed inwardly. During the sliding of the first bumps in the corresponding second sliding slots, each of the seats can push the first abutting portions to push the corresponding second bumps by rotating the handles to the horizontal position. The carrier body is slid toward the connecting plate to electrically connect the corresponding storage device to the connecting plate. Moreover, each of the bodies can push the second abutting portion to push the corresponding second protrusion by rotating the handle to the vertical position, thereby driving the seat body to slide away from the connecting plate to disengage the corresponding storage device from the connecting plate.

In one embodiment of the present invention, each of the above-mentioned bodies further includes at least a first bump formed outward. The slider further includes at least two second chutes. Each second chute has an opening. Each of the bodies passes through the corresponding opening through the corresponding opening to enter the corresponding second sliding slot, and then slides along the corresponding second sliding slot toward or away from the connecting plate.

In one embodiment of the present invention, each of the handles includes a first abutting portion and a second abutting portion. The slider further includes at least two second bumps formed inwardly. During the sliding of the first bumps in the corresponding second sliding slots, each of the seats can push the first abutting portions to push the corresponding second bumps by rotating the handles to the horizontal position. The carrier body is slid toward the connecting plate to electrically connect the corresponding storage device to the connecting plate. Moreover, each of the bodies can push the second abutting portion to push the corresponding second protrusion by rotating the handle to the vertical position, thereby driving the seat body to slide away from the connecting plate to disengage the corresponding storage device from the connecting plate.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the first chute has a first end and a second end. The first end is closer to the connecting plate than the second end. When the tray is in the deployed position, the tie is closer to the first end. When the tray is in the retracted position, the tie is closer to the second end.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the above-described connector further includes a connection portion, a head portion, and a neck portion. The connecting portion and the head are respectively located on both sides of the fixing member. The connection is connected to the bend. The neck passes through the first chute and is coupled between the connection and the head and is adapted to slide between the first end and the second end along the first chute.

In the following, a plurality of embodiments of the present invention will be disclosed in the drawings. For the sake of clarity, a number of practical details will be described in the following description. However, it should be understood that these practical details are not applied to limit the creation. That is to say, in the implementation part of this creation, these practical details are not necessary. In addition, some of the conventional structures and elements are shown in the drawings in a simplified schematic manner in order to simplify the drawings.

One of the technical aspects of this creation is a tray device. More specifically, it is mainly to directly connect a connection plate for hot-swapping two storage devices on the tray device, and connect the connection plate to the back plate of the host by a transmission line. In addition, in the limited space in the tray device, a slide rail mechanism is also designed, and one side of the tray device is fixed to the slide rail mechanism. When the user pulls out the tray device, since the transmission line is pulled along the slide rail mechanism, the operation of the tray device is not affected. Moreover, during the operation of the tray device, since the transmission line is still connected between the connection board and the back board, the power supply and signals supplied to the storage device are not interrupted thereby. In addition, in order to facilitate the disassembly and assembly of the storage device, the present invention also designs a carrier for carrying the storage device, so that the user can save labor and easily install or remove any storage device.

Please refer to Figure 1A. FIG. 1A is an exploded perspective view showing the tray device 1 of an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1A, the tray device 1 of the present invention can be used to carry a storage device (for example, a floppy disk drive, a hard disk drive, a CD player, etc.) that is generally disposed inside the server host, but does not This is limited. In particular, the tray device 1 of the present invention can be used to carry a storage device in a hot-swappable form, as long as it is still required to continuously supply the power and signal of the storage device when the tray device 1 is pulled out. The concept of this creation can be applied to facilitate implementation.

As shown in Fig. 1A, in the present embodiment, the tray device 1 can be applied to a host (not shown). For example, the tray device 1 can be applied to a server host that can hot swap a plurality of storage devices. The tray device 1 includes a tray 10, a web 12, a rail mechanism 14, and at least one tie 16. The structural arrangement of each element included in the tray device 1 of the present embodiment will be described in detail below.

Please refer to FIG. 1B, FIG. 1C, and FIG. 1D. 1B is a perspective assembled view of the tray device 1 of FIG. 1A, in which the tray 10 is in a deployed position with the slider 142 relative to the fixture 140. 1C is a perspective assembled view of the tray device 1 in FIG. 1B, wherein the two storage devices 3 are electrically connected to the connecting plate 12. 1D is a perspective assembled view of the tray device 1 in FIG. 1C, in which the tray 10 is located with the slider 142 in a retracted position relative to the fixture 140.

As shown in FIGS. 1A to 1D, in the present embodiment, the connecting plate 12 of the tray device 1 is placed on the tray 10. The connecting plate 12 of the tray device 1 is adapted to be electrically connectable to the two storage devices 3 and electrically connected to the host by the transmission line 20. The slide rail mechanism 14 of the tray device 1 includes a fixing member 140 and a slider 142. The fixing member 140 of the rail mechanism 14 is fixed to the main body and has a first chute 140a. The slider 142 of the slide rail mechanism 14 is adapted to slide relative to the fixture 140. The first side wall 100c of the tray 10 is fixed to the sliding member 142 of the slide rail mechanism 14, so that the tray 10 can be slid with the sliding member 142 relative to the fixing member 140 in the deployed position (as shown in FIG. 1C) and the receiving position (eg, 1D). Between the figures). The tie 16 of the tray device 1 is adapted to slidably engage in the first chute 140a for engaging the bend 200 of the transfer line 20. In an embodiment, the connecting board 12 of the tray device 1 is not limited to only the two storage devices 3 can be electrically connected in a pluggable manner, and the hardware structure of the connecting board 12 can be modified according to requirements, thereby increasing The number of storage devices 3 that are hot-swapped to the connection plate 12. Alternatively, the length of the tray 10 can be increased, and the number of the connecting plates 12 provided on the tray 10 can be increased, and the purpose of increasing the number of the storage devices 3 that are hot-swapped to the connecting sheets 12 can also be achieved.

As shown in Figs. 1A and 1B, in the present embodiment, the slider 142 of the slide rail mechanism 14 has a cutout hole 142a. The hollow hole 142a of the slider 142 is adjacent to the connecting plate 12. The transmission line 20 is configured to be electrically connected to the main body by the connecting plate 12 passing through the hollow hole 142a of the sliding member 142 and being drawn along the sliding member 142 and the fixing member 140 and the connecting member 16.

As shown in FIGS. 1A to 1D, in the present embodiment, the tray device 1 further includes two carriers 18. The two carriers 18 are adapted to be carried on the tray 10 and are respectively located on both sides of the connecting plate 12. Each carrier 18 includes a base 180 and a handle 182. The seat body 180 of the carrier 18 is used to carry the corresponding storage device 3 and is adapted to slide relative to the tray 10 toward or away from the connecting plate 12. The handle 182 of the carrier 18 is pivotally connected to both sides of the base 180 and is adapted to rotate relative to the base 180 between a vertical position (as shown in FIG. 1B) and a horizontal position (as shown in FIG. 1C). But it is not limited to this. In practical applications, the angle at which the handle 182 of the carrier 18 is rotated relative to the base 180 can be flexibly adjusted depending on the design requirements or manufacturing constraints.

Please refer to Figure 2A and Figure 2B. Fig. 2A is a partial perspective view showing the tray device 1 in Fig. 1B. Fig. 2B is a partial perspective view showing the tray device 1 in Fig. 1C.

As shown in FIG. 2A and FIG. 2B , in the embodiment, the base 180 of each of the carrier seats 18 further includes at least one first protrusion 180 a formed outward. The tray 10 of the tray device 1 further includes at least two second chutes 100a. Each of the second chutes 100a has an opening 100b. The base 180 of each of the carriers 18 can pass through the corresponding opening 100b to enter the corresponding second sliding slot 100a, and then slide along the corresponding second sliding slot 100a relative to the tray 10 toward or away from the connecting plate 12. . In the present embodiment, the second chute 100a of the tray 10 is disposed on the second side wall 100d of the tray 10 away from the slider 142, and is adapted to be engaged with the first bump 180a in the second chute 100a of the tray 10. It is formed outward toward the second side wall 100d of the tray 10, but is not limited thereto.

As shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B, in the present embodiment, the handle 182 of each carrier 18 includes a first abutting portion 182a and a second abutting portion 182b. The tray 10 of the tray device 1 further includes at least two second bumps 100e formed inwardly. During the sliding of the seat body 180 of each carrier 18 in the second sliding slot 100a of the tray 10 by the first protrusion 180a, the seat body 180 of each carrier 18 can be rotated to the horizontal position by the handle 182. Pushing the first abutting portion 182a to the corresponding second bump 100e, thereby driving the base body 180 to slide toward the connecting plate 12, and electrically connecting the corresponding storage device 3 to the connecting plate 12 (as shown in FIGS. 1C and 2B) Shown). In contrast, during the sliding of the seat body 180 of each carrier 18 in the second sliding slot 100a of the tray 10 by the first protrusion 180a, the seat body 180 of each carrier 18 can be rotated by the handle 182 to The second abutting portion 182b pushes the corresponding second protruding block 100e, thereby driving the seat body 180 of each of the bearing blocks 18 to slide away from the connecting plate 12, and disengaging the corresponding storage device 3 from the connecting plate 12 (such as Figure 1B and Figure 2A).

As shown in FIG. 1A, in the present embodiment, the slider 142 of the slide rail mechanism 14 further includes at least two second chutes 142b. Each of the second chutes 142b has an opening 142c. The seat body 180 of each of the bearing blocks 18 can pass through the corresponding opening 142c to enter the corresponding second sliding slot 142b, and then slide along the corresponding second sliding slot 142b relative to the tray 10 toward or away from the connecting plate 12. . In this embodiment, the second sliding slot 142b of the sliding member 142 is disposed on the tray 10 for fixing to the first sidewall 100c of the sliding member 142 and is adapted to be engaged in the second sliding slot 142b of the sliding member 142. The first protrusion 180a (not shown, but symmetric with the first protrusion 180a in the second sliding slot 142b adapted to be engaged with the tray 10) is formed outward toward the first side wall 100c of the tray 10, but is not This is limited to this.

As shown in FIG. 1A, in the present embodiment, the slider 142 of the slide rail mechanism 14 further includes at least two second bumps 142d formed inwardly. While the seat body 180 of each carrier 18 slides in the second sliding slot 142b of the slider 142 with the first protrusion 180a, the seat body 180 of each carrier 18 can be rotated to the horizontal position by the handle 182 The first abutting portion 182a is pushed to the corresponding second protrusion 142d, thereby driving the base body 180 to slide toward the connecting plate 12, and electrically connecting the corresponding storage device 3 to the connecting plate 12 (as shown in FIG. 1C). . In contrast, during the sliding of the seat body 180 of each carrier 18 in the second sliding slot 142b of the slider 142 with the first protrusion 180a, the seat body 180 of each carrier 18 can be rotated by the handle 182. The second abutting portion 182b pushes the corresponding second protrusion 142d to the vertical position, thereby driving the seat body 180 of each of the carrier seats 18 to slide away from the connecting plate 12 and disengaging the corresponding storage device 3 from the connecting plate 12 ( As shown in Figure 1B).

In this embodiment, in order to enable the storage device 3 to be electrically connected or disconnected from the connecting plate 12, each of the two sides of the carrier 18 has a first protrusion 180a and a second slidable to the second of the tray 10, respectively. The chute 100a is in the second chute 142b of the slider 142. However, if only the function of the storage device 3 to achieve the most basic electrical connection or disconnection from the connecting plate 12 is provided, the second chute 100b or the second chute 142b may be selectively disposed on the tray 10 only. And a first bump 180a is disposed on a corresponding side of each of the carriers 18.

Please refer to Figure 3. FIG. 3 is a perspective assembled view of the slide rail mechanism 14 and the tie member 16 in FIG. 1A.

As shown in FIGS. 1A and 3, in the present embodiment, the first chute 140a of the fixing member 140 has a first end 140b and a second end 140c. During the period in which the tray 10 of the tray device 1 is slid relative to the fixing member 140 with respect to the fixing member 140 in the deployed position (as shown in FIG. 1C) and the receiving position (as shown in FIG. 1D), the first chute 140a The first end 140b is closer to the connecting plate 12 than the second end 140c. When the tray 10 of the tray device 1 slides toward the unfolding position, since the connecting plate 12 provided on the tray 10 is also linked, the transmission line 20 connected to the connecting plate 12 is also pulled and unfolded, thereby pulling the connecting member 16 The first end 140b of the first chute 140a slides toward the first end 140b. On the other hand, when the tray 10 of the tray device 1 slides toward the contracting position, since the connecting plate 12 provided on the tray 10 is also interlocked, the transmission line 20 connected to the connecting plate 12 is also bent and gathered. Further, the second end 140c toward the first chute 140a is pushed to slide. In practical applications, the number of the connecting members 16 of the tray device 1 disposed in the fixing member 140 and the bent portion 200 of the transmission line 20 can be elastically changed according to actual needs.

Please refer to Figure 4. 4 is a partial cross-sectional view showing the slide rail mechanism 14 and the tie member 16 in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 4, in the present embodiment, the tie member 16 further includes a tie portion 160, a head portion 162, and a neck portion 164. The connecting portion 160 and the head portion 162 of the connecting member 16 are respectively located on both sides of the fixing member 140. The connecting portion 160 of the connecting member 16 is used to connect the bent portion 200 of the transmission line 20. The neck portion 164 of the connecting member 16 passes through the first sliding slot 140a of the fixing member 140 and is connected between the connecting portion 160 and the head portion 162, and is adapted to slide along the first sliding slot 140a to the first end 140b and the first portion Between the two ends 140c. In this embodiment, the connecting portion 160 of the connecting member 16 and the head portion 162 are both larger than the width of the first sliding slot 140a of the fixing member 140, and the neck portion 164 of the connecting member 16 is smaller than the fixing member 140. The width of the first chute 140a, so that the connecting portion 160 of the connecting member 16 cannot pass through the first chute 140a of the fixing member 140 and the head portion 162 is located on the same side of the fixing member 160, the head of the connecting member 16 162 does not pass through the first chute 140a of the fixing member 140 on the same side of the fixing member 160 as the connecting portion 160. In addition, the connecting portion 160 of the connecting member 16 can be connected to the bent portion of the transmission line by means of a locking manner, a fixing manner, a fastening manner, etc., but is not limited thereto.

As shown in FIGS. 1C and 1D, in the present embodiment, the tray 10 of the tray device 1 has an extending portion 102. The extending portion 102 of the tray 10 is the same as the direction in which the tray 10 extends, and the direction in which the tray 10 moves toward the contracting position. When the tray 10 of the tray device 1 is in the retracted position, the extension 102 of the tray 10 is generally adjacent to the second end 140c of the first chute 140a. During the period in which the tray 10 of the tray device 1 slides relative to the fixing member 140 to the deployed position, the transmission line 20 is unfolded by the connection of the connecting plate 12 and is connected by the connecting member 16 without gravity. And go down. While the tray 10 of the tray device 1 is slid to the retracting position with the slider 142 relative to the fixing member 140, the transmission line 20 is bent by the connection of the connecting plate 12 toward the second end 140c of the first chute 140a. The extension portion 102 adjacent to the second end 140c of the first chute 140a can carry the bent and concentrated transmission line 20, thereby preventing the transmission line 20 from falling down due to gravity.

From the above detailed description of the specific embodiments of the present invention, it can be clearly seen that the tray device of the present invention mainly provides a connection plate for directly inserting two storage devices on the tray device, and a transmission line is provided. Connect the connection board to the backplane of the main unit. In addition, in the limited space in the tray device, a slide rail mechanism is also designed, and one side of the tray device is fixed to the slide rail mechanism. When the user pulls out the tray device, since the transmission line is pulled along the slide rail mechanism, the operation of the tray device is not affected. Moreover, during the operation of the tray device, since the transmission line is still connected between the connection board and the back board, the power supply and signals supplied to the storage device are not interrupted thereby. In addition, in order to facilitate the disassembly and assembly of the storage device, the present invention also designs a carrier for carrying the storage device, so that the user can save labor and easily install or remove any storage device.

Although the present invention has been disclosed in the above embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention, and any person skilled in the art can make various changes and refinements without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. The scope is subject to the definition of the scope of the patent application attached.

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FIG. 1A is an exploded perspective view showing a tray device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1B is a perspective assembled view of the tray device of FIG. 1A, wherein the tray is in a deployed position with the slider relative to the fixture.

1C is a perspective assembled view of the tray device of FIG. 1B, wherein the two storage devices have been electrically connected to the connecting plate.

1D is a perspective assembled view of the tray device of FIG. 1C, wherein the tray is associated with the slider in a retracted position relative to the fixture.

Fig. 2A is a partial perspective view showing the tray device of Fig. 1B.

Fig. 2B is a partial perspective view showing the tray device of Fig. 1C.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing the combination of the slide rail mechanism and the connecting member in Fig. 1A.

Fig. 4 is a partial cross-sectional view showing the slide rail mechanism and the connecting member in Fig. 3.