STORAGE ASSEMBLY AND SIDE MOUNTING ASSEMBLY

A storage assembly includes a cage, a circuit backplate, a tray and an auxiliary mounting linkage. The cage has a mounting space, an opening and a first pressed protruding portion. The opening is connected to the mounting space, and the first pressed protruding portion is located in the mounting space. The circuit backplate and the tray is disposed in the mounting space. The auxiliary mounting linkage includes a first link, a second link and a connecting link. The first link has a first end and a second end opposite to each other. The second link has a first end and a second end opposite to each other. The first ends are pivotally disposed on the tray. Two opposite ends of the connecting link are pivotally disposed on the second ends, respectively. Each of the first ends has an assembly protruding portion and a disassembly protruding portion.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This non-provisional application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(a) on Patent Application No(s). 202310244618.1 filed in China, on Mar. 13, 2023, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Technical Field of the Invention

The invention relates to a storage assembly, more particularly to a storage assembly capable of mounting a storage device horizontally.

Description of the Related Art

Nowadays, the information technology develops rapidly. Most of enterprises may do various tasks on the business via server, such as storing data. As the requirements of the functions of the server are increasing, there are more and more electronic components in the server.

However, when there are many electronic components in the server, the hard disk cannot be placed in the space inside the server according to the original placement method. In particularly, the hard disk can hardly be vertically placed in the space inside the server, which causes inconvenience for users in assembly. Therefore, how to improve the convenience of installing the hard disk in the server is an important issue to be solved.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The invention is to provide a storage assembly and a side mounting assembly which can improve the convenience for installing the hard disk in the server.

One embodiment of the invention provides a storage assembly, configured to install a storage device. The storage assembly includes a cage, a circuit backplate, a tray and an auxiliary mounting linkage. The cage has a mounting space, an opening and a first pressed protruding portion. The opening is connected to the mounting space, and the first pressed protruding portion is located in the mounting space. The circuit backplate is disposed on a side of the mounting space. The tray is configured to support the storage device, and is removably disposed in the mounting space via the opening. The tray can be moved out from the opening. The auxiliary mounting linkage includes a first link, a second link and a connecting link. The first link has a first end and a second end opposite to each other. The second link has a first end and a second end opposite to each other. The first end of the first link and the first end of the second link are pivotally disposed on the tray. Two opposite ends of the connecting link are pivotally disposed on the second end of the first link and the second end of the second link, respectively. Each of the first end of the first link and the first end of the second link has an assembly protruding portion and a disassembly protruding portion. When the assembly protruding portion of the first link and the assembly protruding portion of the second link press against the first pressed protruding portion of the cage, the first link and the second link force the tray to be moved toward the circuit backplate. When the disassembly protruding portion of the first link and the disassembly protruding portion of the second link press against the first pressed protruding portion of the cage, the first link and the second link force the tray to be moved away from the circuit backplate.

Another embodiment of the invention provides a side mounting assembly including a cage, a tray and an auxiliary mounting linkage. The cage has a mounting space, an opening and a first pressed protruding portion. The opening is connected to the mounting space, and the first pressed protruding portion is located in the mounting space. The tray is removably disposed in the mounting space via the opening. The auxiliary mounting linkage includes a first link, a second link and a connecting link. The first link has a first end and a second end opposite to each other. The second link has a first end and a second end opposite to each other. The first end of the first link and the first end of the second link are pivotally disposed on the tray. Two opposite ends of the connecting link are pivotally disposed on the second end of the first link and the second end of the second link, respectively. Each of the first end of the first link and the first end of the second link has an assembly protruding portion and a disassembly protruding portion. When the assembly protruding portion or the disassembly protruding portion of the first link and the assembly protruding portion or the disassembly protruding portion of the second link press against the first pressed protruding portion of the cage, the first link and the second link force the tray to be moved horizontally relative to the cage.

According to the storage assembly and the side mounting assembly disclosed by above embodiments, the first link and the second link of the auxiliary mounting linkage force the tray to be moved toward or away from the circuit backplate. That is, the first link and the second link of the auxiliary mounting linkage force the tray to be moved horizontally relative to the cage. Thus, the storage device can be installed on the circuit backplate more conveniently and with less force via the side mounting assembly when the storage device needs to be placed horizontally due to limited space. Therefore, the storage assembly and the side mounting assembly can improve the convenience of installing the storage device in the server.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

In addition, the terms used in the present invention, such as technical and scientific terms, have its own meanings and can be comprehended by those skilled in the art, unless the terms are additionally defined in the present invention. That is, the terms used in the following paragraphs should be read on the meaning commonly used in the related fields and will not be overly explained, unless the terms have a specific meaning in the present invention.

Please refer toFIG.1toFIG.3, whereFIG.1is a perspective view of a the storage assembly10located in the server casing20in accordance with one embodiment of the invention,FIG.2is a perspective view of the storage assembly10inFIG.1, andFIG.3is an exploded view of the storage assembly10inFIG.1.

In this embodiment, the storage assembly10is disposed in a server casing20, and is configured to install a storage device30. The storage device is, for example, a hard disk. The storage assembly10includes a cage11, a circuit backplate12, a tray13and an auxiliary mounting linkage14. The cage11is partitioned into, for example, two layers. Take one of the layers as an example, the cage11includes a mounting space111, an opening112, a first pressed protruding portion113, a second pressed protruding portion114and a supporting plate115. The supporting plate115is configured to support the tray13. The opening112is connected to the mounting space111. The first pressed protruding portion113and the second pressed protruding portion114are located in the mounting space111. The second pressed protruding portion114is located farther away from the opening112than the first pressed protruding portion113, and a height H2of the second pressed protruding portion114is larger than a height H1of the first pressed protruding portion113. The circuit backplate12is disposed on a side of the mounting space111, and is configured for the storage device30to be plugged therein. The tray13is configured to install the storage device30, and is removably disposed in the mounting space111via the opening112.

Please refer toFIG.3toFIG.6, whereFIG.4is a cross-sectional view of the storage assembly10inFIG.1,FIG.5is a cross-sectional view of a second link142inFIG.3, andFIG.6is a cross-sectional view of a first link141and the second link142inFIG.3.

The auxiliary mounting linkage14includes a first link141, a second link142, a connecting link143and a handheld link144. The first link141has a first end1411and a second end1412opposite to each other. The second link142has a first end1421and a second end1422opposite to each other. The first end1411of the first link141and the first end1421of the second link142are pivotally disposed on the tray13. Two opposite ends of the connecting link143are pivotally disposed on the second end1412of the first link141and the second end1422of the second link142, respectively. The first end1411of the first link141has an assembly protruding portion14111and a disassembly protruding portion14112. The first end1421of the second link142has an assembly protruding portion14211and a disassembly protruding portion14212. The assembly protruding portion14111and the disassembly protruding portion14112are configured to press against the first pressed protruding portion113of the cage11. In the same way, the assembly protruding portion14211and the disassembly protruding portion14212are configured to press against the second pressed protruding portion114of the cage11. Accordingly, the first link141and the second link142may force the tray13to be moved toward or away from the circuit backplate12.

In addition, a distance L1between the first end1421of the second link142and the supporting plate115is larger than a distance L2between the second end1422of the second link142and the supporting plate115and the height H1of the first pressed protruding portion113. Thus, when the tray13is placed into the mounting space111of the cage11, the interference between the tray13and the first pressed protruding portion113is prevented.

The handheld link144is connected to the first end1411of the first link141so as to force the first link141to rotate relative to the tray13. The handheld link144includes a first extension portion1441and a second extension portion1442. The first extension portion1441is connected to the first end1411of the first link141, and is substantially perpendicular to the first link141. The second extension portion1442is connected to the first extension portion1441, and is substantially perpendicular to the first extension portion1441. The so-called “substantially perpendicular to” means “completely perpendicular to” or “nearly perpendicular to”.

In this embodiment, the storage assembly10may include a positioning member15, and the cage11may have two positioning holes116spaced apart from the mounting space111. The positioning member15is disposed on the second extension portion1442of the handheld link144, and is configured to be positioned in one of the positioning holes116of the cage11so as to position the tray13and the auxiliary mounting linkage14.

In this embodiment, the cage11may have a blocking rib117located in the mounting space111. The blocking rib117is substantially parallel to the circuit backplate12, and is located on a side of the tray13located farthest away from the circuit backplate12so as to block the storage device30. The so-called “substantially parallel to” means “completely parallel to” or “nearly parallel to”.

In this embodiment, the cage11may have a guiding plate118spaced apart from the mounting space111, and a first guiding protrusion119. The tray13may have a second guiding protrusion131. The guiding plate118is located at the opening112, and is configured to guide the storage device30to be placed into the mounting space111. The second guiding protrusion131is configured to be guided by the first guiding protrusion119, so that the tray13is placed into the mounting space111from the opening112.

In this embodiment, the storage assembly10accommodates one storage device30, and the storage device30is disposed on one layer of the cage11, but the present invention is not limited thereto. In other embodiments, the storage assembly may accommodate two storage devices, and the storage devices are disposed on the different layers, respectively.

In this embodiment, the cage11is partitioned into two layers, but the present invention is not limited thereto. In other embodiments, the cage may have one layer merely.

Please refer toFIG.7toFIG.9, whereFIG.7is a top view showing that the storage device30is not plugged into the circuit backplate12inFIG.3,FIG.8is a top view showing that the storage device30is plugged into the circuit backplate12inFIG.3, andFIG.9is a top view showing that the auxiliary mounting linkage14is rotated at an angle inFIG.3.

As shown inFIG.7andFIG.8, when the storage device30is required to be installed in the storage assembly10, the storage device30is firstly installed on the tray13, and then the tray13is placed into the mounting space111of the cage11of the storage assembly10. Then, the handheld link144is pushed along a direction A, so that the connecting link143forces the first link141and the second link142to be moved, thereby allowing the assembly protruding portion14111of the first link141and the assembly protruding portion14211of the second link142pressing against the first pressed protruding portion113and the second pressed protruding portion114of the cage11, respectively, In this way, the storage device30is pushed along a direction B. At this time, the storage device is plugged into the circuit backplate12. Then, the positioning member15is positioned in one of the positioning holes116, so that the storage device30is installed in the storage assembly10.

On the contrary, as shown inFIG.9, when the storage device30is required to be removed from the storage assembly10, the positioning member15is firstly released from one of the positioning holes116, and the handheld link144is pulled along a direction opposite to the direction A, so that the connecting link143forces the first link141and the second link142to be moved, thereby allowing the disassembly protruding portion14112of the first link141and the disassembly protruding portion14212of the second link142pressing against the first pressed protruding portion113and the second pressed protruding portion114of the cage11, respectively, so as to pull the storage device30along a direction opposite to the direction B. At this time, the storage device30is unplugged from the circuit backplate12, and then is released from the storage assembly10, so that the storage device can be removed from the mounting space111of the cage11of the storage assembly10.

According to the storage assembly and the side mounting assembly disclosed by above embodiments, the first link and the second link of the auxiliary mounting linkage force the tray to be moved toward or away from the circuit backplate. That is, the first link and the second link of the auxiliary mounting linkage force the tray to be moved horizontally relative to the cage. Thus, the storage device can be installed on the circuit backplate more conveniently and with less force via the side mounting assembly when the storage device needs to be placed horizontally due to limited space. Therefore, the storage assembly and the side mounting assembly can improve the convenience of installing the storage device in the server.

In this embodiment, the server of the present invention can be applied to artificial intelligence (AI) computing, edge computing, and can also be used as a5G server, a cloud server or a Vehicles Internet server.