Abstract: Dampers are interposed between plural surfaces of an information storage device and facing surfaces of an electronic device to reduce shocks and vibrations applied to the information storage device mounted inside the electronic device. Each of the dampers includes portions contacting the electronic device, and portions contacting the information storage device, wherein the two portions are set apart on a plane from each other. Each of the dampers includes a flat platelike body part having a first surface facing the electronic device and a second surface facing the information storage device, a plurality of protrusions protruding from predetermined positions of the first surface of the body part and contacting the electronic device, and a plurality of second protrusions protruding from the second surface of the body part and contacting the information storage device, the plurality of second protrusions being set apart on a plane from the plurality of first protrusions.

Abstract: A drive carrier for computer systems. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are drive carriers comprising a first suspension member that defines a first side of the drive carrier, a second suspension member that defines a second side of the drive carrier (the second suspension member configured to be manually flexed resiliently away from the drive carrier during installation of a disk drive), a handle having a hinge point coupled to the suspension members (the hinge point defining an axis of rotation for the handle, and the axis of rotation lies substantially parallel to a plane in which both suspension members reside), a first pin configured to couple to a mounting hole of the disk drive (and the first pin coupled to the first suspension member), and a second pin configured to couple to a mounting hole of the disk drive (and the second pin coupled to the second suspension member, wherein the first and second pins suspend the disk drive within the drive carrier between the suspension members).

Abstract: This disclosure includes an elastic shock mount for a mass data storage device cartridge comprising a shock mount body forming a void configured to receive a mass data storage device; and a set of elastic shock mount protrusions extending outward from the shock mount body. The elastic shock mount protrusions are configured to transfer shock forces experienced by the cartridge housing to durable portions of the mass data storage device.

Abstract: A supporting and damping structure of a hard disk drive (HDD) that includes a housing and a printed circuit board (PCB) coupled to the housing. The supporting and damping structure includes extension parts extending from at least both edges of the PCB beyond the housing; and support members supporting the extension parts so that the HDD does not directly contact an electronic device in which the HDD is installed. The support members include dampers formed of a viscoelastic material and coupled to the extension parts and/or lower supporters and upper supporters respectively disposed on a base and a cover of the electronic device.

Abstract: Systems and methods for mounting components of an information handling system such as a desktop computer or other desktop information handling system. The supported components may be motorized or other vibration-producing components that are supported and mounted directly or indirectly to a mounting structure of an information handling system using an isolation apparatus that is configured on a first end with one or more insertable snap-fit retaining features configured to retainably engage one or more internal retaining features of the mounting structure in order to fixedly couple the isolation apparatus to the mounting structure, and that is configured on an opposing second end with one or more insertable pins that may in turn be employed to couple the isolation apparatus to the vibration-producing component.

Abstract: A shockproof locking assembly device includes a locking hole member, a cavity member, a locking element and a vibration-absorbing element. The cavity member has a bottom portion with a through hole with a recess. The locking element includes a head portion, a shaft portion and a link portion. The head portion is disposed inside the cavity member. The shaft portion penetrates the through hole to be locked into the locking hole member, so that the head portion and the shaft portion are respectively positioned on the top side and the down side of the bottom portion. The link portion has a protrusion with a taper level. The vibration-absorbing element penetrates the through hole, encompasses the link portion and clamps the bottom portion. The shaft portion penetrates through the vibration-absorbing element and the protrusion is locked with the recess via part of the vibration-absorbing element.

Abstract: An antivibration guide rail for a computer disk drive, in which soft elastic antivibration pads are additionally located at appropriate positions on a hard plastic guide rail, and the guide rail is fitted to two sides of a disk drive. Accordingly, the antivibration pads are able to absorb vibration produced when the disk drive is running, thereby improving read accuracy of the disk drive, and reducing noise produced by vibration when the disk drive is running.

Abstract: A Hard Disk Drive anti-shock and anti-vibration device and a Data Storage Device consisting of a HDD and the HDD anti-shock and anti-vibration device are described. The HDD anti-shock and anti-vibration device includes a packaging paper and foam. The foam is adhered on the packaging paper. When this packaging paper, with the foam adhering onto it, is folded, it can wrap the HDD in the foam. This HDD anti-shock and anti-vibration device can prevent the HDD from damage when the HDD is accidentally dropped or bumped and has excellent anti-shock and anti-vibration effects.

Abstract: A computing device is disclosed. The computing device includes a shock mount assembly that is configured to provide impact absorption to sensitive components such as a display and an optical disk drive. The computing device also includes an enclosureless optical disk drive that is housed by an enclosure and other structures of the computing device. The computing device further includes a heat transfer system that removes heat from a heat producing element of the computing device. The heat transfer system is configured to thermally couple the heat producing element to a structural member of the computing device so as to sink heat through the structural member, which generally has a large surface area for dissipating the heat.

Abstract: An enclosure for storage devices having at least one mounting surface and a viscoelastic layer disposed between a first layer and a second layer of the mounting surface. A receiver secured to the mounting surface within the enclosure receives a storage device carrier that retains a disk drive and positions the storage device carrier within the enclosure. Clip-on damped springs, coupled to the storage device carrier, guide the storage device carrier through the receiver and couple the storage device carrier to the mounting surface(s). A bezel of the storage device carrier is configured to receive a key in one of a plurality of key positions, with each key position corresponding to a particular disk drive/enclosure chassis interface.