Removable hard drive module for a computer with improved thermal performance
US8111514B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 1, 2009 |
| Grant date | Feb 7, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 30, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F1/20
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A removable hard drive magazine for a computer with improved thermal performance has been developed. The invention includes a hot pluggable magazine module for organizing multiple hard drives in a computer that includes multiple of hard drives and a sleeve with a plurality of rail slots in the side of the sleeve. A slide rail is attached to the side of each hard drive, where the slide rail is inserted into a rail slot of the sleeve so that the slide rail is exposed externally to the sleeve and is in contact with a thermally conductive elastomeric coupler. A hard drive receptacle that is mounted in the computer is included. The receptacle includes guide slots that mate with the exposed slide rails of the hard drives. A heat sink is mounted on the receptacle that receives heat transferred from the plurality of hard drives through the thermally conductive elastomeric coupler. Finally, a backplane located in rear of the hard drive receptacle, where the backplane attaches the module to the computer.
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