Hard disk extracting box

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2001-02-06

2002-10-15

Schuberg, Darren (Department: 2835)

Electricity: electrical systems and devices

Housing or mounting assemblies with diverse electrical...

For electronic systems and devices

C361S689000, C361S689000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06466439

ABSTRACT:

FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a hard disk extracting box, and especially to structure for conveniently placing or pull out a hard disk in the hard disk box.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
In the prior art, a computer is fixed to a hard disk frame of a mainframe so that the hard disk can not be moved or updated. However, with the increase of the capacitor of a hard disk, the amount of data is also increased. The way of fixing a hard disk within a mainframe is not suitable to the users. If the data is desired to be sent from one mainframe to another mainframe. A disk is required. But if the amount of data is larger than the capacitor of a disk, then it can not be copied at one time. In this case, the hard disk is necessary to be detached to another mainframe for duplication. Since the work of detaching a hard disk is difficult, an extractable hard disk is developed, Thereby, a hard disk can be detached from a mainframe easily. That is to say, data is portable with the extractable hard disk.
In general, an extractable hard disk is formed by a hard disk supporting frame and a hard disk supporting frame is made with respect to the width of the hard disk locating frame. The hard disk is inserted thereinto along the guiding of the guide strip of a fixture. The supporting frame is locked to the casing. The locating frame has two lateral plates, a front fame plate, a rear frame plate. The front frame plate has a guide door for being inserted into the hard disk extracting box, a turnable shielding plate and a locking unit. The rear frame plate is installed with a connector connecting to the mainframe and a connector connecting to a hard disk extracting box. Respectively, a connector is installed at a position with respect to a rear end surface of the hard disk extracting box for being directly connected to the connector of the hard disk supporting frame. Therefore, as the hard disk extracting box is inserted, then the box is connected with a matched connector. Therefore, the computer can be operated directly. The connectors, connecting buses, and power wires of the hard disk are connected to the connectors of the hard disk extracting box. Therefore, all the constructions can be operated conveniently,
The configuration of the hard disk with respect to the hard disk extracting box is another problem. Referring to
FIG. 1
, a prior art structure is illustrated, which is disclosed by the applicant of the present invention. The hard disk extracting box
1
a
has a box seat
2
a
and a box cover
3
a.
The box seat
2
a
is formed by a box body
21
a
having a bottom plate
22
a
and two lateral plates
23
a,
a front cover
24
a,
and a rear cover
25
a.
The outer sides of the two lateral plates
23
a
are installed with protruded tracks
26
a
for matching the guiding strips at the inner sides of the lateral sides of a hard disk supporting frame. Thus, the hard disk extracting box l
a
can be inserted into or pulled away from the hard disk extracting box l
a.
Each lateral plate
23
a
of the box seat
2
a
is installed with a track groove
27
a.
Two lateral sides of the box cover
3
a
each are installed with embedding edges
31
a
facing inwards. By the matching of the embedding edge
31
a
with the track groove
27
a,
the box cover
3
a
is connected to the box body
2
a.
The top of the front cover
24
a
is transversally extended with a buckling plate
28
a
toward the back side. The buckling plate
28
a
has a hook
29
a.
The front end of the box cover
3
a
is installed with a buckling hole
33
a
so that the hook
29
a
may position the buckling hole
33
a.
Pressing the buckling plate
28
a,
the buckling connection can be released. Since the buckling plate
28
a
is a thin plate, and is protruded from the box
2
a.
The most portion of the box
2
a
serves to place a hard disk
5
a.
The hard disk
5
a
has a form of square block and is heavy. After being used for a time period, it will discover that the position of the buckling plate
28
a
is not beneficial for the insertion and pulling of the hard disk drive. It is possible that the buckling plate is broken by accident. If the buckling plate
28
a
is broken, then the box cover
3
a
will lose the function of positioning.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Accordingly, the primary object of the present invention is to provide a hard disk extracting box, wherein under the condition that the function of the buckling plate (in the front cover of the box seat) to position the box cover is retained, the buckling plate is made with a structure of no protrusion so as to be engaged with a protrusion of the box cover. Therefore, the event that the buckling plate is broken is prevented. Furthermore, a pair of heat dissipating fans are installed in the front cover for resolving the problem that the buckling plate is protruded out, meanwhile, a preferred heat dissipating function is provided to the hard disk. In the present invention, the assembly of a hard disk is more convenient and the parts will not be destroyed by accident.
To achieve the aforesaid object, the present invention provides a hard disk extracting box installed in the hard disk supporting frame of an extractable hard disk attached to a computer casing. The hard disk extracting box is formed by a box seat and a box cover. The box seat is formed by a box body with a bottom plate and two lateral plates, a front cover, and a rear cover. An outer side of each lateral plate of the box body is installed with a protruded track which is matched with a guiding stripe at an inner surface at each side of a supporting frame so that the hard disk extracting box may enter into or be pulled out from the supporting frame. Each lateral plates of the box seat is installed with a track groove; and each of two lateral sides thereof is installed with an inward folded embedding edge which is engagable with the track groove of the box cover so that the box cover is connected to the box body.
A top surface of the front cover is extended rearwards with a buckling plate and the buckling plate has a hook. A front end of the box cover is installed with a block with a buckling hole therein so that by the buckling hole to be engaged with the buckling plate, the front cover of the back surface is positioned. If the buckling plate is pressed, then the engagement is released. A pair of heat dissipating fan is installed at an interior of the front cover, so that a rear end surface of the heat dissipating fan is flushed with a rear surface of the front cover.
The various objects and advantages of the present invention will be more readily understood from the following detailed description when read in conjunction with the appended drawing.


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