Self-aligning guide and track for removable disk drive module
US5045960A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 13, 1989 |
| Grant date | Sep 3, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 13, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05K7/1411
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A slide guide for a removable computer drive module that permits the module to float as a self aligning connector engages. A computer housing has tracks that guide the module as it is inserted and release the forward end of the module just before the connector engages alignment pins that align the connector as it engages.
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