Two rack unit chassis and low profile tool-less hard drive carrier
US9958912B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 9, 2016 |
| Grant date | May 1, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 9, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05K7/1409
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed is a two rack unit chassis and low profile tool-less hard disk drive carrier (HDD). The two rack chassis including a plurality of HDD bays and a backplane including a plurality of connectors corresponding to the plurality of bays, each bay configured to receive a low profile tool-less carrier. The low profile tool-less carriers each comprising a first latch configured to release a sidewall of the low profile tool-less carrier and receive an HDD, a second latch configured to release a lever having at least one protraction at an inward end, and the lever configured to couple the at least one protrusion of the low profile tool-less carrier to the connector of the corresponding bay to which the low profile tool-less carrier is inserted.
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