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Housing with rotation arm and panel for securing hard disk drive therein

US8917518B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 25, 2012
Grant dateDec 23, 2014
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Expiry dateApr 19, 2033

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F1/187
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A housing for a hard disk drive includes an enclosure defining a window in a front side thereof for providing access to install the hard disk drive in the enclosure, a rotation arm having a front end and a back end, and a panel. The back end of the rotation arm is pivotally connected to a rear end of the enclosure, and the panel is pivotally connected to the front end of the rotation arm. The rotation arm and the panel are pivotable between a locked state in which the panel covers the window of the enclosure and the rotation arm abuts a lateral side of the enclosure, and an open state in which the panel is pulled away from the enclosure to expose the window.

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