Mounting apparatus for data storage device
US6826045B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 13, 2003 |
| Grant date | Nov 30, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 13, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F1/187
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A data storage device mounting apparatus includes a retaining bracket (20) fixedly mounted to a computer chassis (10), two slide rails (40) attached to opposite sides of a data storage device (50), and a resilient operation body (30). The retaining bracket includes two opposite side plates (21, 22) each defining a long slot (24). Each slide rail includes protrusions (42) slidably engaging in a corresponding slot. One side plate includes a detent tab (28). One slide rail includes a blocking tab (46). The operation body is fixed to one side plate, and includes an inward projection (33). When the data storage device is slid into the retaining bracket, the projection snappingly engages with the blocking tab, to prevent accidental withdrawal of the data storage device from the retaining bracket. The detent tab abuts an end of the data storage device, to prevent the data storage device from moving further inwardly.
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