Computer case having slidably insertable drive housing with U-shaped mounting bracket having inwardly projecting pins on two opposed legs
US5828547A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 10, 1996 |
| Grant date | Oct 27, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 10, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F1/187
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer case having at least one 31/2" drive housing which can be removably mounted within the case. Each 31/2" drive housing has one or more (typically, two) channels. A 31/2" drive is slidably insertable within each channel. A plurality (normally, as many as four) 31/2 drive housings are removably mountable at different locations within the case via quick release connectors provided at different locations within the case. A "U" shaped mounting bracket captures each 31/2" drive. The bracket has two opposed legs, with one or more inwardly projecting pins on each leg. The pins slide into apertures located in the opposed sides of industry standard 31/2" drives. A one-piece backplane with quick release connectors is easily removed and replaced by adjacent a cutout provided in an outer wall of the case. A series of cutouts are provided in the backplane. Each cutout is positioned to align with a connector on a motherboard mounted in the case, when the backplane is in place adjacent the case outer wall cutout. This allows external plug-in connectors to protrude through the backplane cutouts for direct connection with the motherboard connectors.
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