System and method requiring zero insertion force and positive retention of removable storage media in a data storage subsystem
US6464509B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 26, 2001 |
| Grant date | Oct 15, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 26, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R2201/06
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A disk drive library has individual disk drives that are each provided with a combination mechanical and electrical connector for interfacing with a library backplane. Each connector has two components. The first component is mounted to the drive and has an electrical contact with a metallic burnished core of highly conductive material that is surrounded by an annular magnet. The mating component is on the backplane and is similarly formed with the opposite pole of a second magnet. When the two components are brought into close proximity, the two contacts attract each other to mate the contact cores, and thus establish an electrical connection. This connection is augmented by a spring mechanism to provide a solid, reliable connection.
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