DRIVE BRACKET ASSEMBLY
A drive bracket assembly includes a carrying board, a drive bracket, and a latch member. The carrying board defines at least one securing slot, and a blocking member is formed on the carrying board. The drive bracket includes a bottom wall having at least one securing member engaging with the at least one securing slot of the carrying board and a side wall perpendicular to the bottom wall. A blocking tab laterally protrudes from the side wall of the drive bracket. The latch member includes a base and an elastic arm, and an angle is defined therebetween. The elastic arm resists against the blocking tab of the drive bracket to shrink the angle and force the base to abut on the carrying board and be sandwiched between the blocking member and the side wall of the drive bracket.
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a drive bracket assembly, particularly to a drive bracket assembly for mounting a data storage device to a computer enclosure.
2. Description of Related Art
Generally, when a computer is assembled, data storage devices, such as a hard disk drive (HDD), a floppy disk drive (FDD), and a compact disk-read only memory (CD-ROM) drive are accommodated in the drive bracket. Then, the drive bracket is mounted in a computer enclosure. Conventionally, the data storage device is generally attached to a drive bracket by bolts or rails. Then, the drive bracket with data storage devices is fixed to the computer enclosure with a plurality of screws. During assembly or disassembly, a screwdriver is needed to manipulate the screws. It is complicated and time-consuming. Furthermore, the screws are small and easy to be lost. If one of the screws is dropped and left inside the computer enclosure, serious damage may be caused.
What is needed, therefore, is a mounting apparatus conveniently securing a drive bracket to a computer enclosure and having a simple structure.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONA drive bracket assembly includes a carrying board, a drive bracket, and a latch member. The carrying board defines at least one securing slot, and a blocking member is formed on the carrying board. The drive bracket includes a bottom wall having at least one securing member engaging with the at least one securing slot of the carrying board and a side wall perpendicular to the bottom wall. A blocking tab laterally protrudes from the side wall of the drive bracket. The latch member includes a base and an elastic arm, and an angle is defined therebetween. The elastic arm resists against the blocking tab of the drive bracket to shrink the angle and force the base to abut on the carrying board and be sandwiched between the blocking member and the side wall of the drive bracket.
Other advantages and novel features of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description of preferred embodiment when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:
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The computer enclosure 10 includes a bottom wall 11 and a side wall 12 perpendicular thereto. A rectangular carrying board 13 protrudes up from the bottom wall 11 with a plurality of securing slots 130 defined therein. Each securing slot 130 has a wide mounting portion 131 and a narrow securing portion 132. An L-shaped blocking member 133 is formed on a short side of the carrying board 13. A limiting tab 135 is formed on the carrying board 13 and aligned with the blocking member 133. A pair of limiting tabs 137 is formed on the bottom wall 11 of the computer enclosure 10 adjacent to a long side of the carrying board 13, for helping the drive bracket 30 slide on the carrying board 13 smoothly.
The drive bracket 30 includes a bottom wall 31 and a side wall 33 perpendicular to the bottom wall 31. A plurality of securing members 310 is formed on the bottom wall 31 of the drive bracket 30 for engaging with the securing slots 130. Each securing member 310 includes a pair of opposite narrow arms 311 respectively extends down from the bottom wall 31 and a wide securing portion 312 connected between the arms 311. An arcute guiding slot 331 is defined in the side wall 33. The guiding slot 331 compries a wide entrance and a narrow arcute sliding portion. A circular protrusion 332 with a calabash-shaped pivot hole 335 defined therein is formed on the side wall 33. The pivot center of the pivot hole 335 is concentric with the pivot center of the arcute sliding portion. An elastic stop member 336 is formed between the guiding slot 331 and the pivot portion 332. An L-shaped blocking tab 337 extends from a top edge of the side wall 33 over the stop member 336.
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In disassembly, the handle 56 of the latch member 50 is pulled up, the elastic cantilever arm 57 is distorted by the blocking tab 337 of the drive bracket 30. The angle between the elastic cantilever arm 57 and the horizontal portion 51 of the latch member 50 becomes smaller. The base body of the latch member 50 rotates up about the pivot member 553. When the stop block 59 of the latch member 50 raises to a position higher than the top plane of the blocking member 133 of the carrying board 13, the bracket 30 is pulled horizontally out along the pair of limiting tabs 137, and the securing portions 312 of the securing members 310 disengage from the securing slots 130. The side wall 33 of the drive bracket 30 is blocked by the limiting tab 135 on the carrying board 13, for preventing further movement of the drive bracket 30. Thus, the drive bracket 30 is disengaged from the carrying board 13 of the computer enclosure 10.
It is to be understood, however, that even though numerous characteristics and advantages of the present invention have been set forth in the foregoing description, together with details of the structure and function of the invention, the disclosure is illustrative only, and changes may be made in detail, especially in matters of shape, size, and arrangement of parts within the principles of the invention to the full extent indicated by the broad general meaning of the terms in which the appended claims are expressed.
Claims
1. A drive bracket assembly, comprising:
- a carrying board defining at least one securing slot, a blocking member formed on the carrying board;
- a drive bracket mounted on the carrying board configured for accommodating a data storage device, the drive bracket comprising a bottom wall having at least one securing member engaging with the at least one securing slot of the carrying board and a side wall perpendicular to the bottom wall, a blocking tab laterally protruding from the side wall; and
- a latch member pivotally mounted to the bracket, the latch member comprising a base and an elastic arm extending from the base, an angle defined between the base and the elastic arm, the elastic arm resisting against the blocking tab of the drive bracket to shrink the angle and force the base to abut on the carrying board and be sandwiched between the blocking member and the side wall of the drive bracket.
2. The drive bracket assembly as described in claim 1, wherein the base of the latch member comprises a horizontal portion and a slanted portion extending up from one end of the horizontal portion, a handle extends laterally from a top edge of the slanted portion in a direction away from the side wall.
3. The drive bracket assembly as described in claim 2, wherein a stop block protrudes laterally from a bottom edge of the base at a joint of the horizontal portion and the slanted portion in the direction away from the side wall.
4. The drive bracket assembly as described in claim 2, wherein a pivot hole is defined in the side wall of the bracket, and a pivot member for pivotably engaging in the pivot hole is formed on the other end of the horizontal portion of the base.
5. The drive bracket assembly as described in claim 4, wherein a circular protrusion is formed on the side wall of the drive bracket, and the pivot hole is defined therein.
6. The drive bracket assembly as described in claim 5, wherein a pivot portion with a circular recess defined therein is formed at another end of the horizontal portion of the base, and the pivot member protrudes from a center thereof.
7. The drive bracket assembly as described in claim 2, wherein the elastic arm extends up at an incline toward the slanted portion of the base from a top edge of the pivot portion.
8. The drive bracket assembly as described in claim 4, wherein the pivot hole and the pivot member are both calabash-shaped, and the pivot member comprises a securing head extending through the pivot hole to slidably engaging with the inner surface of the side wall of the drive bracket.
9. The drive bracket assembly as described in claim 2, wherein a recess is defined in a surface of the horizontal portion of the base facing the drive bracket, an elastic stop member protrudes from the side wall of the drive bracket with a free end thereof abutting against a top edge of the recess, for preventing the latch member dropping down to thereby keep the elastic arm resisting against the blocking tab of the drive bracket.
10. The drive bracket assembly as described in claim 4, wherein an arcute guiding slot with a wide entrance and a narrow arcute guiding portion is defined in the side wall of the drive bracket, the pivot center of the pivot hole is concentric with the pivot center of the arcute sliding portion, and an L-shaped sliding block protrudes from a surface of the slanted portion of the base facing the drive bracket, for extending through the guiding slot to slidably engage with an inner surface of the side wall of the drive bracket.
11. A drive bracket assembly, comprising:
- a computer enclosure with a bottom wall defining at least one securing slot, a blocking member formed on the bottom wall;
- a drive bracket slidably mounted on the bottom wall of the computer enclosure configured for accommodating a data storage device, the drive bracket comprising a bottom wall having at least one securing member engaging with the at least one securing slot of the computer enclosure and a side wall perpendicular to the bottom wall, a blocking tab extending laterally from the side wall; and
- a latch member resiliently resisted against the blocking tab of the drive bracket, the latch member having an end pivotally attached to the side wall of the drive bracket and a free end movable between the blocking tab and the bottom wall of the computer enclosure, the free end moving toward the bottom wall of the computer enclosure by action of a resistance of the latch member to force the latch member to abut on the bottom wall of the computer enclosure and be blocked by the blocking member thereof, thereby forcing the securing member of the drive bracket to engage in the securing slot and preventing the drive bracket from retracting back therefrom.
12. The drive bracket assembly as described in claim 11, wherein the latch member comprises a base having a horizontal portion and a slanted portion extending up from one end of the horizontal portion, an elastic arm extending up at an incline toward the slanted portion from another end of the horizontal portion of the base and resisting against the blocking tab of the drive bracket.
13. The drive bracket assembly as described in claim 12, wherein a stop block protrudes laterally from a bottom edge at the joint of the horizontal portion and the slanted portion of the latch member, and the stop block is sandwiched between the blocking member and the side wall of the drive bracket.
14. The drive bracket assembly as described in claim 12, wherein a pivot hole is defined in the side wall of the bracket, and a pivot member for pivotably engaging in the pivot hole is formed on the other end of the horizontal portion of the base.
15. The drive bracket assembly as described in claim 14, wherein the pivot hole and the pivot member are both calabash-shaped, and the pivot member comprises a securing head extending through the pivot hole to slidably engaging with an inner surface of the side wall of the drive bracket.
16. The drive bracket assembly as described in claim 11, wherein a recess is defined in a surface of the horizontal portion of the base facing the drive bracket, an elastic stop member protrudes from the side wall of the drive bracket with a free end thereof abutting against a top edge of the recess, for preventing the latch member dropping down to thereby keep the elastic arm resisting against the blocking tab of the drive bracket.
17. The drive bracket assembly as described in claim 11, wherein a pair of limiting tabs aligned in a direction along which the drive bracket slides protrudes up from the bottom wall of the computer enclosure, for helping smooth movement of the drive bracket on the bottom wall.
18. A drive bracket assembly comprising:
- a computer enclosure with a bottom wall defining at least one securing slot, a blocking member formed on the bottom wall;
- a drive bracket slidably mounted on the bottom wall of the computer enclosure configured for accommodating a data storage device therein, the drive bracket comprising a bottom wall having at least one securing member slidably engaging with the at least one securing slot in such a manner that the at least one securing member is movable relative to the at least one securing slot in a first direction parallel to the bottom wall of the bracket and unmovable in a second direction perpendicular to the bottom wall of the bracket, and a side wall perpendicular to the bottom wall of the bracket, a blocking structure extending laterally from the side wall, a sliding slot being defined in the side wall; and
- a latch member comprising a pivot portion adjacent to one end thereof pivotably attached to the side wall of the bracket, a sliding block adjacent to an opposite end thereof extending through the sliding slot and being slidable in the sliding slot when the latch member is pivoted about the pivot portion, an elastic cantilever arm extending therefrom and abutting against the blocking structure in the second direction, and a stop block sandwiched between the side wall and the blocking member in the first direction for preventing the at least one securing member disengaging from the at least one securing slot.
19. The drive bracket assembly as described in claim 18, wherein the side wall defines a calabash-shaped pivot hole, the sliding slot comprises a wide entrance for allowing the sliding block entering into the sliding slot and an arcuate narrow sliding portion, the pivot center of the pivot hole is concentric with the pivot center of the arcute sliding portion, wherein the pivot portion is calabash-shaped and extendable through the pivot hole and engages with the side wall in the first direction when the sliding block slides into the narrow sliding portion.
20. The drive bracket assembly as described in claim 19, wherein a notch is defined in the latch member between the pivot portion and the sliding block, and a blocking tab extending outwardly and upwardly from the side wall for engaging with the notch of the drive bracket to prevent the sliding block from moving back into the wide entrance.
Type: Application
Filed: Mar 23, 2007
Publication Date: Jun 12, 2008
Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. (Taipei Hsien)
Inventor: Yu--Ming Xiao (Shenzhen)
Application Number: 11/690,146
International Classification: A47B 97/00 (20060101);