Hardware holding device for computer

A hardware holding device includes a chassis, a bracket, a fastening structure and a hardware component. The bracket is fixed in the chassis. The fastening structure includes two levers each having a latch perpendicularly extending from one end of the corresponding lever, and two elastic members correspondingly arranged on the levers. The levers are rotatably mounted on the surface of the bracket. The elastic members are resiliently compressed between the surface of the bracket and the levers to keep the latches of the levers extended through the bracket and inside of the bracket thereby clasping and fixing a hardware component in the bracket.

BACKGROUND

1. Technical Field

The disclosure relates to computers and, particularly to a hardware holding device in a computer.

2. Description of Related Art

The hardware of a computer, such as a hard disk or a CD-ROM, is traditionally fixed in a chassis of the computer with dedicated fasteners. However, dedicated tools are needed to release the fasteners to disassemble the hardware from the chassis, which can be very inconvenient for users.

Therefore it is desirable to provide a hardware holding device for a computer which can be detached easily without tools.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Referring toFIGS. 1,2and6, the hardware holding device100includes a chassis110, a bracket120, a hard disk130, and a fastening structure140. The bracket120is fixed in the chassis110. The hardware component130is fixed on the bracket120by the fastening structure140and can be manually detached from the bracket120just by a slight press on the fastening structure140, without any assistance of tools.

The chassis110includes a front plate112, a top plate114perpendicularly connected to the top side of the front plate112, a bottom plate116opposite and parallel to the top plate114and connected to the bottom side of the front plate112, and two side plates118perpendicularly connected to the top plate114and the bottom plate116thereby cooperatively forming the chassis110with the front plate112. An opening112ais defined in the front plate112for exposing some hardware of a computer such as a CD-ROM, or port interfaces.

The bracket120is a rectangular frame mounted on the top plate114of the chassis110. The bracket120includes two first walls122and two second walls124perpendicularly interconnecting the first walls122. The first and second walls122and124all are perpendicular to the front plate112of the chassis110and cooperatively form a compartment (not labeled) communicating with the opening112ain the front plate112. The bracket120includes two shaft seats126formed on one of the second walls124and approximately aligned with the opening112a. Each of the shaft seats126includes two projecting lugs126aperpendicularly extending from the second wall124, and each defines a shaft hole126bfor holding a shaft therein. The projecting lugs126aof each shaft seat126are parallel and spaced apart. Two through holes128are defined beside the shaft seats126and spaced from each other by the shaft seats126. The through holes128are approximately located on a straight line passing through middle of both the shaft seats126for allowing latches of the fastening structure140passing therethrough.

The hardware component130includes two opposite side surfaces132and two pin holes134defined in one of the side surfaces132corresponding to the though holes128of the bracket120. The pin holes134are used for receiving the latches of the fastening structure140thereby fixing the hardware component130in the bracket120.

The fastening structure140includes two levers142and two elastic members144. Each of the levers142is a stave having a pressing end142aand an opposite fastening end142b. Two pivots142cperpendicularly protrude from two opposite lateral sides of each lever142, close to the corresponding fastening end142b, two slots142dare defined at the foot of one of the pivots142cand spaced from each other by the pivot142c. The slots142dare provided for accommodating portions of the elastic member144. A latch142eperpendicularly extends from the fastening end142bof each lever142for extending through the corresponding one of the through holes128and inserting into one of the pin holes134thereby fixing the hard disk130. A notch142fis defined in the pressing end142aof each lever142for engaging with a protrusion beside the notch142fof another lever142to avoid interference between the levers. Each of the elastic members144includes a resilient coil portion144a, a resilient first arm144bextending from an end of the coil portion144a, and a resilient second arm144cextending from another end of the coil portion144aalong a direction angled from the extending direction of the resilient first arm144b.

ReferringFIGS. 3 and 4, in assembly, each of the elastic members144is mounted on one of the levers142by the coil portion144awhich is sleeved on the corresponding pivot142cand received in the slots142d. The first arms144band the second arms144care positioned at opposite sides of the corresponding lever142. Each of the levers142is rotatably mounted on a corresponding one of the shaft seats126by inserting the pivots142cin the shaft holes126b. The first arms144bresiliently resist against the sidewall124thereby pushing the pressing ends of the levers142away from the sidewall124of the bracket. The latches142erespecively align with and pass through the through holes128. Alternatively, a fixing hole142gis defined in each of the levers142, close to the pressing end142afor the end of the second arm144cof the corresponding elastic member to be fixed therein.

ReferringFIGS. 5 and 6, in use, the pressing ends142aof the levers142are pressed towards the sidewall124of the bracket120, thereby drawing the latches142eout from the through holes128. Afterwards, the hard disk130is pushed into the compartment of the bracket120through the opening112aof the front plate112. The pin holes134on the hardware component130are arranged to align with the through holes128. The levers142are released and the elastic members144force the latches142eto pass through the through holes128and insert into the pin holes134, thereby fixing the hardware component130in the bracket120. When detaching the hard disk130from the bracket120, users can easily take out the hardware component130by pressing the lever142to release the hardware component130from the fixed state.

In the present disclosure, the hardware component130can be easily detached from the chassis100without the use of tools, which is very convenient for users.