Abstract: Embodiments provide a terminal, and the terminal includes a body, a cover body covering the body, a circuit board mounted in the body, a central processing unit welded on the circuit board, a control part mounted on the cover body, and a protection switch welded on the circuit board. A hard disk slot for accommodating a hard disk is disposed in the body. The cover body is detachably mounted on the body, and is configured to seal the hard disk in the hard disk slot. The cover body is opened to drive the control part to open the protection switch. An electrical signal variation is generated due to opening of the protection switch. After detecting the electrical signal variation, the central processing unit instructs the hard disk to perform data protection and powers off the hard disk.

Abstract: Included are embodiments for toolless configuration of a computer enclosure. At least one embodiment of an apparatus includes a computer enclosure configured to support a plurality of components, the computer enclosure including a plurality of dividing walls, the dividing walls including a first opening and a second opening. Some embodiments include a divider configured for insertion into the computer enclosure and between the dividing walls, the divider including a first tab for coupling with the first opening, the divider including a second tab for coupling with the second opening, the divider further including a locking tab for locking the divider in place within the computer enclosure.

Abstract: Systems and methods for determining the location of a mobile robot within a data storage library and to a library including such systems and utilizing such methods.

Abstract: An electronic device enclosure includes an inner tray and an outer tray. The inner tray includes a bottom plate. The outer tray receiving the inner tray and includes a base wall with a first bridge. The first bridge includes two first connecting panels and a first mounting panel between the two first connecting panels. Each of the two first connecting panels is slanted relative to the base wall. An acreage of the first mounting panel is less than an acreage of the base wall, and the base wall is engaged with the bottom plate via the first mounting panel by attaching the first mounting panel to the bottom plate, to decrease a contacting acreage between the base wall and the bottom plate.

Abstract: Certain embodiments of the present disclosure include a hard disc drive housing comprising a baseplate having a bottom portion and walls extending from a perimeter of the bottom portion, the walls including a clearance area; a cover that includes a planar interface surface with the baseplate, the interface surface having a width that exceeds the baseplate wall thickness in the clearance area; and a gasket configured to be compressed between the baseplate and the cover at the interface surface.

Abstract: A library apparatus which can be used alone and which, when linked, enables conveyance of a cartridge between linked library apparatuses by minor remodeling, that is, a library apparatus which is provided in a cabinet with first to third storage racks which can store a plurality of recording media, a drive of the cartridges, and a robot which conveys a cartridge between the first to third storage racks and the drive by an instruction from a control device, wherein when expanding the capacity by providing another library apparatus of the same specifications as the library apparatus, part of the first storage rack which is at the back side at the same height from the set surface of the cabinet is replaced with a track member which passes between the cabinets, and a moving member which can convey a cartridge is provided on the track member.

Abstract: A quick lock and release mechanism is provided for securing and releasing a server or other computing asset, including a server tray, from a server rack. The server is equipped with a quick release tab that is biased to fit into an opening in the server rack. To install the server in the rack, the server is secured to the rack by aligning and inserting the quick release tab into the opening. The server can then be removed from the rack by retracting the quick release tab from the opening. The server rack may include a plurality of shelves cut out from the rack to hold multiple servers in the rack.

Abstract: A disk drive assembly having a base, a cover, a post extending from the base toward the cover, and a latch movably mounted on the post such that the post extends there through, wherein the post comprises a cover supporting portion configured to support the cover, and prevent the cover from compressing the latch and causing the latch from contacting both the cover and the base simultaneously when a load is applied to a portion of the cover above the latch.

Abstract: A base for a disk driving device includes a first bottom part including a region for movement of a recording head; a second bottom part including a mounting region of a component of a voice coil motor; a third bottom part which becomes a mounting region of a pivot bearing unit; and a fourth bottom part forming a peripheral portion of the third bottom part. The second and third bottom parts are partitioned by a rigidity reinforcing part.

Abstract: A system includes a linear storage media tier; a second storage tier having higher performance than the linear storage media tier; a data controller for moving data between the tiers; and a host interface responsive to disk and/or network storage commands. The linear storage media tier includes: a rest area for storing reels having linear media thereon, at least one linear media drive configured for reading and/or writing the linear media, and at least one robot for transporting the linear storage media between the rest area and the at least one linear media drive. The robot moves along a first surface via contact with the surface. A system according to another embodiment includes a linear storage media tier characterized by having a read access time to any block of data stored on any reel in the rest area in less than 10 seconds.

Abstract: Disclosed is a library device in which the space to enlarge the magazine can be secured to the rear side of the library device. The library device includes power supply means for supplying electricity to the library device, medium housing means which can house a plurality of computer-readable media, medium reading/writing means for reading/writing data from/to the medium, medium conveying means for conveying the medium between the medium housing means and the medium reading/writing means, control means for controlling operation of the library device and first connection means to which the power supply means and the control means can be electrically connected when these means are installed and from which the power supply means and the control means can be disconnected when these means are extracted.

Abstract: An optical disc drive device has a metallic exterior casing and an internal unit to be housed in the exterior casing. The internal unit further includes an optical pickup unit for performing recording or reproduction of information signals on an optical disc, and a printed wiring substrate on which a connector electrically connected to the optical pickup unit and serving for transmission and reception of electrical signals from and to external electronic equipment is mounted. The exterior casing has an opening for allowing the connector to be exposed outside, the printed wiring substrate has a ground pattern formed to surround the connector, and a fringe portion of the opening of the exterior casing and the ground pattern are in electrical contact with each other. Thus, radiation noise from around wiring lines contained in the optical disc drive device or the like is reduced.

Abstract: Disclosed is a locking mechanism which can perform the reduction of non-actual working hours of the library apparatus. The locking mechanism including: a first locking unit which fits with a cutout provided on a side surface of an object to be locked, the object being formed with a plurality of surfaces and the side surface being one of the surfaces in a insertion/extraction direction of the object; and a second locking unit, provided on an opposite side of the first locking unit in a manner sandwiching the object, which includes a contact member being contact with a back surface of the object, the back surface being one of the surfaces and far from a slot to/from which the object is inserted/extracted, wherein at least a part of the contact member being located in a path of the object.

Abstract: A system for stabilizing optical tape passing in front of one or more optical pickup units (OPUs) in an optical tape drive. The system includes at least one stabilizing apparatus having a pair of stabilizing members (e.g., partially convex members placed proximate each other) located opposite at least one OPU along the path of a length of optical tape. Each stabilizing member has a support portion (e.g., crown) over which the optical tape passes as the tape is being written to or read by the OPU. The support portion of one stabilizing member is spaced from the support portion of the other stabilizing member by a depression or recess over which the optical tape passes as it moves between the first and second support members. The OPU may direct laser beams at a relatively short, planar span of unsupported optical tape over the depression as part of read/write operations.

Abstract: A library apparatus which can be used alone and which, when linked, enables conveyance of a cartridge between linked library apparatuses by minor remodeling, that is, a library apparatus which is provided in a cabinet with first to third storage racks which can store a plurality of recording media, a drive of the cartridges, and a robot which conveys a cartridge between the first to third storage racks and the drive by an instruction from a control device, wherein when expanding the capacity by providing another library apparatus of the same specifications as the library apparatus, part of the first storage rack which is at the back side at the same height from the set surface of the cabinet is replaced with a track member which passes between the cabinets, and a moving member which can convey a cartridge is provided on the track member.

Abstract: An optical disc driving device has a metallic exterior casing and an internal unit to be housed in the exterior casing. The internal unit further includes an optical pickup unit for performing recording or reproduction of information signals on an optical disc, and a printed wiring substrate on which a connector electrically connected to the optical pickup unit and serving for transmission and reception of electrical signals from and to external electronic equipment via an external-connection cable is mounted. The exterior casing has an opening for allowing the connector project outside, and the connector is connected to the external-connection cable in a direction that orthogonally crosses with a projecting direction of the connector from the opening, and the external-connection cable extends from the connector along a surface of the exterior casing.

Abstract: An optical disc driving device has a metallic exterior casing composed of a first casing and a second casing and an internal unit to be housed in the exterior casing. The internal unit includes an optical pickup unit having an optical pickup part that moves in radial directions of an optical disc to perform recording or reproduction of information signals on the optical disc. At a portion where the optical pickup part moved radially outward of the optical disc makes a closest approach to, in either one of the first casing or the second casing opposed to the first casting, a protrusion for electrically connecting the first casing and the second casing to each other is provided.

Abstract: (JA) The present invention makes it possible, in a library device capable of containing magazines in a two-tier manner, to simultaneously eject two magazines by a simple mechanism with a reduced number of constituent parts.

Abstract: There is provided a library apparatus that including a storage rack configured to store a plurality of storage media, a recording-reproducing device configured to perform writing of data to the storage media and reading of data from the storage media, a first movement device configured to include, a first attachment-detachment mechanism that inserts a storage medium to and extracts the storage medium from the storage rack or the recording-reproducing device, a first driving unit that supplies first driving force to the first attachment-detachment mechanism, and a first coupling unit that transmits second driving force to the first attachment-detachment mechanism, and a second movement device configured to include, a second coupling unit that transmits third driving force to the first coupling unit when the second coupling unit is coupled with the first coupling unit, and a second driving unit that supplies fourth driving force to the second coupling unit.

Abstract: Disclosed is a library device in which the space to enlarge the magazine can be secured to the rear side of the library device. The library device includes power supply means for supplying electricity to the library device, medium housing means which can house a plurality of computer-readable media, medium reading/writing means for reading/writing data from/to the medium, medium conveying means for conveying the medium between the medium housing means and the medium reading/writing means, control means for controlling operation of the library device and first connection means to which the power supply means and the control means can be electrically connected when these means are installed and from which the power supply means and the control means can be disconnected when these means are extracted.

Abstract: A mounting apparatus includes a chassis, a plurality of first locking members, and a second locking member. The chassis includes a bottom plate and two opposite side plates. The first locking members are secured to the bottom plate. A locking slot is defined in each locking member for receiving fastening members of a disk drive. The second locking member is secured to the bottom plate. A positioning flange is located on the second locking member and configured for abutting the disk drive, for preventing the fastening members from moving out of the locking slots along a direction perpendicular to the bottom plate.

Abstract: Improved hard disk drives of the invention comprise: a housing comprising an exterior surface; disk drive components enclosed within the housing for facilitating reading and recording of data at a desired location on at least one disk contained within the housing; and at least one continuous polymeric coating encapsulating the exterior surface of the housing. Methods of forming improved hard disk drives comprising a step of encapsulating the exterior surface of the hard disk drive housing with at least one polymeric coating are also disclosed.

Abstract: A disk drive assembly of the invention comprises: a hard disk drive; a base; and a cover, wherein the base and the cover are mechanically coupled without using essentially any discrete mechanical fasteners to form an enclosed housing comprising internal hard disk drive components between the base and the cover and to irreversibly hermetically seal the hard disk drive. Methods for forming such disk drive assemblies are also disclosed.

Abstract: Improved hard disk drives of the invention comprise a composite housing, wherein the composite housing comprises a base and a cover, wherein at least a portion of the composite housing comprises a laminate of at least one rigid plastic layer and at least one metal coating. Methods for forming the same are also disclosed.

Abstract: A fixing mechanism for fixing a number of hard disks includes a first frame; a second frame facing the first frame, and a fixing structure for fixing the hard disk. One side of each hard disk is fixed on the first frame, and the fixing structure is positioned and fixed on the second frame and also fixed on the other side of the hard disk.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a magnetic disk unit capable of attaining miniaturization, lower cost, lighter weight, lower profile, and higher density. According to one embodiment, only a carriage and a spindle motor among respective constituent components of a hard disk drive (HDD) are securely attached to a support plate made of a hard metal material higher in rigidity than a shroud. All the constituent components of the HDD, except the carriage, and the spindle motor, (a voice coil motor, a ramp, a latch lever, an HDD connector and so forth), that is, the respective constituent components of the HDD, of which assembling precision, rigidity, and so forth are not required, are attached to the shroud small in wall-thickness, and lighter in weight, formed of a resin material such as plastics and so forth.

Abstract: A housing, which may contain a hard disk drive, is configured to removably mount to a recessed surface of a console. The housing includes a lip and a biased latch arm so that the lip can be inserted into a corresponding feature in the recessed surface and the housing can be rotatably mounted to the recessed surface. The biased latch arm is retained by a latch arm retainer so that the housing is held in place. A cable connector extends from the bottom of the housing and is configured to connect to a receptor on the console when the housing is installed. When desired, a latch on the housing can be translated where the translation cause the biased latch arm to translate so as to clear the latch arm retainer. Thus the housing can be readily removed from the console. Preferably a portion of the housing extends beyond a wall of the recessed surface so that when installed, the housing alters the profile of the console.

Abstract: A disk drive mounting device for use in an electronic apparatus includes a mounting frame, fasteners, and a cover member. The mounting frame includes a mounting plate, a flange formed at a side of the mounting plate, and a plurality of mounting ears extending outwardly from the mounting plate. Each of the mounting ears defines at least one receiving cutout therein. In use, one end of each of the fasteners is mounted on the disk drive and the other end is received in the receiving cutout of a corresponding mounting ear. The cover member is secured on the flange of the mounting frame and abuts the at least one disk drive to prevent the fasteners from disengaging from the receiving cutouts of the mounting ears. A disk drive assembly is also provided.

Abstract: The disk drive device includes a base plate, a hub on which a recording disk is mounted, a shaft bearing unit that is arranged on the base plate and that rotatably supports the hub, and a spindle drive unit that drives the hub to rotate. The spindle driving unit includes a stator core having a salient pole, a coil wound around the salient pole, and a magnet opposed to the salient pole. The hub formed of a magnetic material includes an outer cylindrical portion engaged with an inner circumference of the recording disk. A shaft is inserted into a sleeve, and the sleeve, which is of an approximate cylindrical shape, is inserted into a housing as part of the shaft bearing unit. The shaft is fixed to the rotational center of the hub, rotating along the axis together with the hub.

Abstract: In an example, a vibration-damping mount comprises a bolt including a threaded shaft and a bolt head fixed to the threaded shaft, and a vibration-damping base. The vibration-damping base includes a head segment that envelops the bolt head and a neck segment adjacent to the head segment and opposite to the threaded shaft. The vibration-damping base further includes a rear segment adjacent to the neck segment and opposite to the head segment. The head segment, the neck segment and the rear segment combine to form a notch configured to mate with a hole in a mounting board, such as a printed circuit board. The vibration-damping mount may be suitable to mount a mass data storage device such as a hard disk drive to a printed circuit board in a chassis system and simultaneously isolate the mass data storage device from vibrations in the chassis system.

Abstract: A spoiler of a hard disk drive including a body portion coupled with a housing of the hard disk drive and adjacent to a hard disk, and an end portion coupled with the body portion, the end portion comprising a fan-shape, the spoiler extending radially with respect to the hard disk and parallel to a surface of the hard disk, wherein the fan-shape expands outward toward the tip end.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention help to effectively suppress vibration of the disk in a Hard Disk Drive (HDD) with low density gas sealed therein, and securely prevent leakage of the low density gas from the base. In an embodiment, helium gas is sealed in a hermetically sealed enclosure of an HDD, and a shroud is formed integrally with a base. In manufacturing the base, a magnetic disk facing surface of the shroud is shaped by cutting after die-casting. This accomplishes a small and precise size of the gap between the magnetic disk facing surface and the circumferential edge of the disk. Cutting the shroud formed independently from the exterior walls, which ensure the hermeticity with the shroud, suppresses the vibration of the magnetic disk and eliminates the necessity of cutting of the inner surfaces of the exterior walls for the purpose of suppression of the vibration to reduce the risk of helium leakage.

Abstract: A storage apparatus comprising: a casing forming a housing chamber; a disk drive housed in, at a spacing from, the housing chamber, such that unit outer walls of the disk drive are separated by a clearance from inner walls of the casing; and a buffer member interposed in the clearance between the disk drive and the casing, for absorbing an impact stress. The buffer member is formed of a material having flexibility, and is provided with: a support part fitted to a wall surface of one of either the disk drive or the casing; a hemispherically shaped dome part, formed on the support part; and an abutment part, formed along a top portion of the dome part, abutting on a wall surface of the other of either the disk drive or the casing. The dome part and the support part form, together with the wall surface of the one of either the disk drive or the casing, a sealing chamber sealing in air, whereby the dome part is lent elasticity.

Abstract: An adaptation device includes a lower casing member including a connection interface and forming a bottom slot in a front bottom, at least one retention flange on side walls, and pivot receiving holes in rear portions of the side walls. A retention board forms a connection interface receiving opening in a front end, rotation shafts on a rear end, and pawls on a bottom. The shafts are movably received in shaft slots defined in a rotary board. Pivots are formed below the shaft slots for being received in pivot receiving holes defined in the lower casing member. The rotary board has a hold-down plate. With a hard disk drive placed on the retention board and connected to a connection interface, the cover and the rotary board are closed forward to have the hold-down plate holding down the hard disk drive. The cover is then moved backward for fixation.

Abstract: A disk accommodating device for accommodating a disk includes a housing on which an opening portion for allowing the disk to be accommodated into a disk accommodating section therethrough is formed, and a lid member for closing up the opening portion. The housing has a support portion for supporting a one-end side of the lid member for pivotal motion such that the other end side of the lid member may move toward and away from the housing. The disk accommodating section has an upright piece attached for pivotal motion on the side opposite to the side thereof on which the support portion is provided such that the upright piece engages at one end thereof with the disk accommodating section and at the other end thereof with the lid member so as to be erected uprightly from the disk accommodating section in response to pivotal motion of the lid member.

Abstract: A computer hot-plug structure allows a hard disk to be connected to a computer in a hot-plug fashion. The computer has a casing and a plurality of side panels surrounding various sides of the casing. Each side panel has a thread-hole and a hood covering the thread-hole. The hood has a top portion and two flanks at two ends of the top portion to form a housing space for plugging and unplugging of the hard disk. The housing space has one end formed an insertion slot to receive the hard disk and a hot-plug connector at another end. The hot-plug connector has a first connection port connected to the hard disk and a second connection port electrically connected to the computer through a transmission line passing through the thread-hole. Thus the hard disk is held on the outer side of the computer to save the interior space of the computer.

Abstract: A retaining apparatus for a data storage device includes a tray, a gasket and a fastener. The tray defines a receiving space for receiving the data storage device. The tray includes a front wall and a side wall. A tongue is located on the side wall. The gasket is attached to the tongue. The gasket is capable of absorbing shock from the tray to the data storage device. The fastener is inserted through the gasket and the tongue into the receiving space to retain the data storage device.

Abstract: The following problem associated with optical pickup devices is solved: the temperature of a laser element is increased by excessive temperature rise in a laser driver circuit and this degrades the quality of writing and reading information to and from an optical disc. In an optical pickup enclosure, there is formed a groove recessed into a U shape, extended from the upper surface thereof opposed to an optical disc to the lower surface of the optical pickup enclosure. An air guide passage through which an air flow is passed is formed of this groove recessed into a U shape and a circuit board fastened to the outer circumferential side of the optical pickup enclosure with a screw. At this time, the laser driver circuit element is attached to the side of the circuit board opposed to the air guide passage. In a radiation cover attached to the upper surface of the optical pickup enclosure and in thermal contact with the laser element, an opening is formed.

Abstract: When inserted in the slot 150 of the storage unit main body 100, the cartridge-type HDD 200a is situated with the slight clearance between the protrusion 164 of the slot 150 and the upper surface of the cartridge-type HDD 200a. In addition, the protrusion 166 of the slot 150 is loosely fitted in the recess 216 of the cartridge-type HDD 200a.

Abstract: The present invention discloses an external optical disk drive assembly, which comprises a slim internal optical disk drive including a first transmission port; and an external module being disposed outside the slim internal optical disk drive and electrically coupled to the first transmission port, so that the slim internal optical disk drive is converted into the external optical disk drive, characterized in that the external module is disposed within the area covered by the slim internal optical disk drive.

Abstract: A removable storage device includes a base including a first frame and a second frame connected to a first frame. A containing space is formed on the second frame. A first connector is disposed on an end of the second frame. A height difference is formed between the first frame and the second frame. The removable storage device further includes a storage module installed on the first frame. A second connector is disposed on an end of the storage module. The removable storage device further includes a cable. One end of the cable is connected to the first connector, and the other end of the cable is connected to the second connector. A part of the cable is contained in the containing space of the second frame.

Abstract: The hard disk drive device includes a casing, a hard disk drive unit, and cushioning members interposed between the hard disk drive unit and the inside wall of the casing and adapted to receive stress and absorb impact stress through strain. The cushioning members include a first layer situated towards the inside wall of the hard disk drive unit, a second layer situated towards the hard disk drive unit, and a third layer situated between the first layer and the second layer. The individual materials of the cushioning members are established such that the third layer has lower hardness than the first layer and the second layer, based on JIS K6253 standard.

Abstract: A holder of a magnetic storage apparatus is suggested that can efficiently absorb the shock when a vibration or shock is applied to the magnetic storage apparatus. A plurality of holding members (first shock absorbing material foam rubber 340 and second shock absorbing material foam rubber 350) that hold at least two corner parts of the magnetic storage apparatus 320 is included. The holding members are configured in a way that a total sum of holding power to hold one of opposite angles of the magnetic storage apparatus 320 and a total sum of holding power to hold the other of opposite angles are different. The first shock absorbing material foam rubber 340 is disposed on one of opposite angles, and the second shock absorbing material foam rubber 350 is disposed on the other of the opposite angles. The first shock absorbing material foam rubber 340 has greater hardness than the hardness of the second shock absorbing material foam rubber 350.

Abstract: A base plate containing aluminum as a main component and an electrically conductive counter plate are bonded together through the medium of an electrically conductive adhesive. Even when an oxide film is formed on the surface of the base plate, electrical continuity between the base plate and the counter plate, which are connected together through the medium of the electrically conductive adhesive, is improved by a process of applying a resistance lowering voltage, which reduces the resistance component due to the oxide film by causing a dielectric breakdown.

Abstract: A hard disk drive holder includes main body, spindle slidably mounted to the main body, handle rotatably connected to the main body via the spindle, and hook slidably mounted to the main body. The handle includes claw and locking tongue. The handle rotates between closed and opened positions. When the handle is at closed position, if the spindle slides from a first position to a second position, the locking tongue gradually extends out of the main body. When the handle rotates to closed position, if the spindle isn't at first position, the claw engages with a blocking piece of the hook and compels the hook to slide from a third position towards a fourth position until the claw goes over the blocking piece. A first spring biases the spindle to second position. A second spring biases the handle to opened position. A third spring biases the hook to third position.

Abstract: A mounting apparatus is provided for a storage device. The mounting apparatus includes a bracket, and an operating device. The bracket includes a first fixing arm, and a second fixing arm each forming a latching portion on an inside surface thereof, for engaging the storage device. The first fixing arm forms a receiving arm perpendicularly extending out from an end thereof. A sliding arm perpendicularly extends out from the second fixing arm and slidably received in the receiving arm. A locking portion is formed on the sliding arm. The operating device is rotatably attached to the received arm. The operating device includes an operating portion exposed out of the bracket, and an engaging surface. The operating portion is manipulated to allow the engaging surface to engage and disengage a side of the locking portion facing the second fixing arm.

Abstract: A hard disk drive enclosure with conductive paths. A base plate comprising an electrically conductive material with at least one contact surface that allows for an electrically conductive path, wherein the at least one contact surface has a substantially flat surface. A cover comprising an electrically conductive material comprising at least one tab with a substantially flat surface for contacting the at least one contact surface of the base plate, wherein the at least one tab contacts the at least one contact surface of the base plate with a force and forms an electrically conductive path between the cover and the based plate, and wherein the at least one tab deforms upon the contact with the at least one contact surface of the base plate with the force.

Abstract: In order to prevent breakage in a resin near the peripheral edge part of a metal reinforcement plate of a plate insert type ramp due to heat shrinkage without increasing wall thickness of the resin near the peripheral edge part of the plate or without reducing the thickness of the plate, a part or all of the peripheral edge parts of the reinforcement plate are exposed from the front surface of the ramp body, the reinforcement plate being exposed from the front surface of clearance portions between a plurality of disk insertion parts formed at one of four sides of the ramp body and/or the peripheral edge parts of the ramp body at its other three sides.

Abstract: A housing, which may contain a hard disk drive, is configured to removably mount to a recessed surface of a console. The housing includes a lip and a biased latch arm so that the lip can be inserted into a corresponding feature in the recessed surface and the housing can be rotatably mounted to the recessed surface. The biased latch arm is retained by a latch arm retainer so that the housing is held in place. A cable connector extends from the bottom of the housing and is configured to connect to a receptor on the console when the housing is installed. When desired, a latch on the housing can be translated where the translation cause the biased latch arm to translate so as to clear the latch arm retainer. Thus the housing can be readily removed from the console. Preferably a portion of the housing extends beyond a wall of the recessed surface so that when installed, the housing alters the profile of the console.

Abstract: A mounting apparatus includes a bracket, and an operating device. The bracket includes a first fixing arm, and a second fixing arm each forming a latching portion, for engaging a storage device. The first fixing arm forms a receiving arm perpendicularly extending from an end thereof. A sliding arm perpendicularly extends from the second fixing arm and slidably received in the receiving arm. A locking portion and a pole are formed on the sliding arm. The operating device is rotatably attached to the received arm. The operating device includes an operating portion exposed out of the bracket, an engaging surface, and a pushing wall. The operating portion is manipulated to allow the engaging surface to engage and disengage the locking portion of the sliding arm, and the pushing wall to push the pole and drive the second fixing arm to move away from the first fixing arm.