Carrier, cabinet, and server
AssigneeFulian Precision Electronics (Tianjin) Co., LTD.
InventorJia-Feng Lin
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Abstract
A carrier for carrying a hard drive comprises a shell, a sliding bracket, and a spring. The sliding bracket is placed in the shell and is slidable relative to the shell, and the sliding bracket is configured for holding the hard drive. The spring is connected to the shell and the sliding bracket, and the spring is configured for pushing the sliding bracket. When the carrier is inserted into a cabinet, the spring pushes the sliding bracket to a connector of the cabinet to connect the hard drive to the connector. A cabinet comprises a chassis, a shelf, and a plurality of the carriers. The chassis is used for accommodating a circuit board with connectors. The shelf is placed in the chassis. Each connector is used for connecting the hard drive held in each carrier. A server with the carrier is also disclosed.
Claims17
A carrier for carrying a hard drive comprising:
- a shell;
- a sliding bracket placed in the shell and slidable relative to the shell, and the sliding bracket being configured for holding the hard drive;
- and
- a spring connected to the shell and the sliding bracket, and the spring being configured for pushing the sliding bracket,
- wherein when the carrier is inserted into a cabinet, the spring pushes the sliding bracket to a connector of the cabinet to connect the hard drive to the connector;
- wherein the shell comprises a sheet wall and the sliding bracket comprises a cylinder, the spring is mounted between the sliding bracket and the sheet wall, the sheet wall defines a guiding hole, the cylinder extends through the spring and the guiding hole, the cylinder and the guiding hole are configured for guiding the sliding bracket.
A cabinet for accommodating a server comprising:
- a chassis configured for accommodating a circuit board with a plurality of connectors;
- a shelf placed in the chassis;
- and
- a plurality of carriers insertable into the shelf, each of the plurality of carriers comprising:
- a shell;
- a sliding bracket placed in the shell and being slidable relative to the shell, and the sliding bracket being configured for holding a hard drive;
- and
- a spring connected to the shell and the sliding bracket, and the spring being configured for pushing the sliding bracket,
- wherein each of the plurality of connectors is configured for connecting the hard drive held in each of the plurality of carriers, when one of the plurality of carriers is inserted into the shelf, the spring pushes the sliding bracket to the connector, to connect the hard drive to the connector;
- wherein the shell comprises a sheet wall and the sliding bracket comprises a cylinder, the spring is mounted between the sliding bracket and the sheet wall, the sheet wall defines a guiding hole, the cylinder extends through the spring and the guiding hole, the cylinder and the guiding hole are configured for guiding the sliding bracket.
A server comprising:
- a circuit board with a plurality of connectors;
- and
- a cabinet, the cabinet comprising:
- a chassis configured for accommodating the circuit board;
- a shelf placed in the chassis;
- and
- a plurality of carriers insertable into the shelf, each of the plurality of carriers comprising:
- a shell;
- a sliding bracket placed in the shell and being slidable relative to the shell, and the sliding bracket being configured for holding a hard drive;
- and
- a spring connected to the shell and the sliding bracket, and the spring being configured for pushing the sliding bracket,
- wherein each of the plurality of connectors is configured for connecting the hard drive held in each of the plurality of carriers, when one of the plurality of carriers is inserted into the shelf, the spring pushes the sliding bracket to the connector, to connect the hard drive to the connector;
- wherein the shell comprises a sheet wall and the sliding bracket comprises a cylinder, the spring is mounted between the sliding bracket and the sheet wall, the sheet wall defines a guiding hole, the cylinder extends through the spring and the guiding hole, the cylinder and the guiding hole are configured for guiding the sliding bracket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.