Mounting apparatus assembly

1. Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to a mounting apparatus assembly.

2. Description of Related Art

Conventional hard disc drives are fixed to a bracket of a computer case by rivets or screws. Fixing the hard disc drives to the bracket may be laborious and time consuming.

Therefore, there is a need for improvement in the art.

Many aspects of the embodiments can be better understood with reference to the following drawings. The components in the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale, the emphasis instead being placed upon clearly illustrating the principles of the embodiments. Moreover, in the drawings, like reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views.

FIG. 1 is an exploded view of an embodiment of a mounting apparatus assembly.

FIG. 2 is an assembled view of the mounting apparatus assembly of FIG. 1 .

FIG. 3 is an isometric view of the mounting apparatus assembly of FIG. 2 , in one working state.

FIG. 4 is an isometric view of the mounting apparatus assembly of FIG. 2 , in another working state.

The disclosure is illustrated by way of example and not by way of limitation in the figures of the accompanying drawings in which like references indicate similar elements. It should be noted that references to “an” or “one” embodiment in this disclosure are not necessarily to the same embodiment, and such references mean “at least one.”

FIG. 1 shows a mounting apparatus assembly of the embodiment. The mounting apparatus assembly includes a bracket 10 for slidably receiving a hard disc drive 20 . A pivoting member 30 is pivotally mounted to the hard disc drive 20 .

The bracket 10 includes two side plates 11 and a connecting plate 12 connected to the two side plates 11 . Two first sliding slots 13 , a second sliding slot 14 and a first guiding slot 15 are defined in each of the two side plates 11 . Each of the two first sliding slots 13 includes a first inserting portion 131 and a first sliding portion 132 communicating with the first inserting portion 131 . The second sliding slot 14 includes a second inserting portion 141 and a second sliding portion 142 communicating with the second inserting portion 141 . A locating hole 121 is defined in the connecting plate 12 .

In one embodiment, the two side plates 11 are substantially parallel to each other. The first inserting portion 131 is substantially perpendicular to the first sliding portion 132 . The second inserting portion 141 is substantially perpendicular to the second sliding portion 142 . The second sliding slot 14 and the first guiding slot 15 are located between the two first sliding slots 13 on each of the two side plates 11 . A width of the first inserting portion 131 is substantially greater than a width of the first sliding portion 132 . A width of the second inserting portion 141 is substantially greater than a width of the second sliding portion 142 . The first guiding slot 15 is substantially arc-shaped.

Two fastening members 21 and a pivoting portion 22 are positioned on each of the two sides of the hard disc drive 20 . A second guiding slot 23 is defined in each of the two sides of the hard disc drive 20 . In one embodiment, the pivoting portion 22 and the second guiding slot 23 are located between the two fastening members 21 on each of the two fastening members 21 . A diameter of each of the two fastening members 21 is substantially equal to a width of the first sliding portion 132 . A diameter of the pivoting portion 22 is substantially equal to a width of the second sliding portion 142 . The second guiding slot 23 is substantially arc-shaped. The two fastening members 21 and the pivoting portion 22 are substantially rounded.

The pivoting member 30 includes two sidewalls 31 and a first connecting wall 32 connected to the two sidewalls 31 . A second connecting wall 33 substantially horizontally extends from a middle of the first connecting wall 32 . A resisting wall 34 substantially perpendicularly extends from a distal end of the second connecting wall 33 . An operating wall 35 substantially horizontally extends from a top edge of the resisting wall 34 .

A pivoting hole 311 is defined in each of the two sidewalls 31 . A first guiding portion 312 and a second guiding portion 313 are positioned on each of the two sidewalls 31 . In one embodiment, the first guiding portion 312 is located on each of the two sidewalls 31 between the pivoting hole 311 and the second guiding portion 313 . An extending direction of the first guiding portion 312 is substantially opposite to an extending direction of the second guiding portion 313 on each of the two sidewalls 31 .

In one embodiment, a diameter of the pivoting hole 311 is substantially equal to a diameter of the pivoting portion 22 . A diameter of the first guiding portion 312 is substantially equal to a width of the second guiding slot 23 . A diameter of the second guiding portion 313 is substantially equal to a width of the first guiding slot 15 . The pivoting hole 311 is substantially rounded. The first guiding portion 312 is substantially arc-shaped. The second guiding portion 313 is substantially ring-shaped.

An opening 341 is defined in the resisting wall 34 . A resisting tab 342 extends in the opening 341 from the operating wall 35 to the resisting wall 34 . A locating block 343 protrudes on the resisting tab 342 . In one embodiment, the resisting tab 342 is elastically deformable. The locating block 343 is sphere-shaped. A diameter of the locating block 343 is substantially equal to a diameter of the locating hole 121 .

FIGS. 1 to 4 show that in assembly, the pivoting member 30 is moved toward the hard disc drive 20 . The pivoting portions 22 on two sides of the hard disc drive 20 pass through the pivoting holes 311 in the two sidewalls 31 respectively. The first guiding portion 312 is slid in the corresponding second guiding slot 23 . The pivoting member 30 is pivotally mounted to the hard disc drive 20 .

When the hard disc drive 20 is attached to the bracket 10 , the assembled hard disc drive 20 and the pivoting member 30 are moved toward the bracket 10 . The two fastening members 21 on each of the two sides of the hard disc drive 20 are slid in the two first inserting portions 131 on each of the two side plates 11 respectively. The pivoting portion 22 is slid in the corresponding second inserting portion 141 . The second guiding portion 313 is slid in the corresponding first guiding slot 15 .

The operating wall 35 is pulled to move the hard disc drive 20 in a horizontal direction. The fastening member 21 is slid in the corresponding first sliding portion 132 . The pivoting portion 22 is slid in the corresponding second sliding portion 142 . The operating wall 35 is rotated toward the connecting plate 12 around the pivoting portion 22 . The first guiding portion 312 is slid in the corresponding second guiding slot 23 continuously. The second guiding portion 313 is slid in the corresponding first guiding slot 15 continuously.

The operating wall 35 is rotated around the pivoting portion 22 until the locating block 343 of the pivoting member 30 resists against the connecting plate 12 of the bracket 10 . The resisting tab 342 is elastically deformed. The locating block 343 is locked in the locating hole 121 in the connecting plate 12 . The hard disc drive 20 is mounted to the bracket 10 . The first guiding portion 312 is located at a bottom of the corresponding second guiding slot 23 . The second guiding portion 313 is located at a bottom of the corresponding first guiding slot 15 .

When the hard disc drive 20 is detached from the bracket 10 , the operating wall 35 is pushed to move the resisting tab 342 away from the connecting plate 12 . When the locating block 343 disengages from the locating hole 121 , the operating wall 35 is rotated away from the connecting plate 12 around the pivoting portion 22 . The first guiding portion 312 is slid out of the corresponding second guiding slot 23 . The second guiding portion 313 is slid out of the corresponding first guiding slot 15 .

The operating wall 35 is pushed to move the hard disc drive 20 in the horizontal direction. The fastening member 21 is slid in the corresponding first inserting portion 131 from the first sliding portion 132 . The pivoting portion 22 is slid in the corresponding second inserting portion 141 from the second sliding portion 142 . The operating wall 35 is lifted up together with the hard disc drive 20 away from the bracket 10 . The fastening member 21 is slid out of the corresponding first inserting portion 131 . The pivoting portion 22 is slid out of the corresponding second inserting portion 141 . The hard disc drive 20 is detached from the bracket 10 .

Even though numerous characteristics and advantages of the present disclosure have been set forth in the foregoing description, together with details of the structure and function of the disclosure, the disclosure is illustrative only, and changes may be made in detail, especially in the matters of shape, size, and the arrangement of parts within the principles of the disclosure to the full extent indicated by the broad general meaning of the terms in which the appended claims are expressed.