Removable Disk Drive Support Patents (Class 361/679.37)
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Publication number: 20110267766Abstract: A position-shifting structure includes a position-shifting frame and a base. The position-shifting frame includes two lateral wall portions and a handle portion. The two lateral wall portions are correspondingly provided with a notch and a mounting hole each and the notches contain bevel surfaces. The base has a receiving space symmetrically provided with two inward protrusions; and the position-shifting frame is connected to and seated in the receiving space with the mounting holes pivotally engaged with the protrusions. When the object is received in the receiving space, the notches are engaged with two lateral projections of the object. When the handle portion is upward pulled, the bevel surfaces drive the object to move from its initial position in the receiving space.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2010Publication date: November 3, 2011Applicant: HANNSTAR DISPLAY CORP.Inventor: Tsung-Yin Wu
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Patent number: 8050027Abstract: A data cartridge device for computer equipment includes a data cartridge which is assembled in an interior of an outer cover, so to be provided with a shock-proof effect. Widths of two side walls of the data cartridge are effectively decreased to reduce entire size of the data cartridge, and an upper and a lower layer of the outer covers are stacked with each other to effectively utilize a storage space. By the modularized design of the outer covers and the data cartridges, the present invention can be flexibly applied to outer housings with various heights (such as an industrial computer cabinet, or a server cabinet).Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2007Date of Patent: November 1, 2011Assignee: Ablecom Technology IncorporatedInventor: Chien-Kuo Liang
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Patent number: 8045326Abstract: A bracket for holding a disk drive or other subassembly in a chassis may have a pair of rails that lie under the disk drive when the disk drive is coupled to the bracket. A bracket assembly may include an injector pivotably coupled to a base of the bracket. The injector may include a pin that engages a slot in the chassis to urge the bracket assembly into the chassis. The injector and base may, include latch elements for latching the injector to the base. A latch element of the base may be integrally formed with a body of the base.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2004Date of Patent: October 25, 2011Assignee: Oracle America Inc.Inventor: Naum Reznikov
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Patent number: 8040671Abstract: An information processing apparatus in accordance with the present invention includes a battery unit 4 detachable from a first casing 1 and capable of supplying electric power to the apparatus, an HDD 8 detachable from the first casing 1 and capable of recording and reproducing data to and from an information medium, and a cover plate 5 capable of covering the HDD 8, wherein the cover plate 5 is movable between an covering position in which the HDD 8 is covered and a releasable position in which the HDD 8 can be released, and the battery unit 4 holds the cover plate 5 in place so as to be located in the covering position when the battery unit is attached to the first casing 1. With this configuration, since the HDD cannot be detached unless the battery unit is detached beforehand, the HDD can be prevented from being damaged when it is removed.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2008Date of Patent: October 18, 2011Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Akira Iwamoto, Hitoshi Nakatani
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Patent number: 8040670Abstract: A mounting component for mounting an electronic part has a base that extends along a first surface of the electronic part, and a pair of left side and right side surface supporting sections that are extended from the base and bent along the right and left side surfaces of the electronic part, respectively. The pair of side surface supporting sections each have the screwing through hole at a position close to the one of the front end surface and the rear end surface. Further, a cushion member is interposed between the base and the electronic part, at a position close to the other of the front end surface and the rear end surface of the electronic part. The electronic part is screwed to the base through the surface supporting sections.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2008Date of Patent: October 18, 2011Assignee: Fujitsu LimitedInventor: Ikki Tatsukami
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Publication number: 20110249392Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing defining an enclosure, one or more processors in the enclosure, and one or more memory modules in the enclosure. Disk storage drives are provided in an in-line arrangement within the enclosure such that a rear portion of one disk storage drive is adjacent a front portion of another disk storage drive.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2009Publication date: October 13, 2011Inventors: Rachid M. Kadri, John R. Grady, David S. Blocker, Wanda L. Bloomfield, George D. Megason
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Patent number: 8035961Abstract: A cam lock apparatus includes a carrier having a bezel with a locking cam handle. The locking cam handle is pivotally attached to the bezel by a pivot pin. A resilient member is compressed between the pivot pin and the locking cam handle, whereby the first end of the locking cam handle is biased to move relative to the bezel and the carrier.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2009Date of Patent: October 11, 2011Assignee: Dell Products L.P.Inventors: Stephen N. Figuerado, Edmond Bailey
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Patent number: 8035976Abstract: A lightweight radio/CD player for vehicular application is virtually “fastenerless” and includes a case and frontal interface formed of polymer based material that is molded to provide details to accept audio devices such as playback mechanisms (if desired) and radio receivers, as well as the circuit boards required for electrical control and display. The case and frontal interface are of composite structure, including an insert molded electrically conductive wire mesh screen that has been pre-formed to contour with the molding operation. The wire mesh provides EMC, RFI, BCI and ESD shielding and grounding of the circuit boards via exposed wire mesh pads and adjacent ground clips. The PCB architecture is bifurcated into a first board carrying common circuit components in a surface mount configuration suitable for high volume production, and a second board carrying application specific circuit components in a wave soldered stick mount configuration.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2010Date of Patent: October 11, 2011Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Chris R. Snider, Vineet Gupta, Michael G. Coady, Jeffrey T. Bell, Paul C. Burton, Edgar Glenn Hassler
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Patent number: 8035962Abstract: 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.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2010Date of Patent: October 11, 2011Assignee: Antec, Inc.Inventor: Andrew Lee
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Patent number: 8027159Abstract: A fixing mechanism includes a housing whereon an opening and a first hole are formed. A first fixing component is disposed on the housing. The fixing mechanism further includes a frame installed inside the housing through the opening for fixing a removable module. A first wedging component is disposed on the frame for wedging with the first fixing component so as to fix the removable module inside the housing. The fixing mechanism further includes a releasing component installed inside the first hole for pressing the first wedging component so as to separate the first wedging component from the first fixing component.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2009Date of Patent: September 27, 2011Assignee: Wistron CorporationInventors: Liang Yu, Cheng-Hsiang Chuang
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Patent number: 8023259Abstract: The invention discloses a hard disk securing apparatus including an upper housing, a lower housing, and a securing module. The lower housing is fixed in an electronic apparatus and includes a block part. An accommodation space is formed between the upper housing and the lower housing and used for accommodating a hard disk of the electronic apparatus. The securing module is disposed on the upper housing, and includes a ring-shape elastic body and a clasp member extending from the ring-shape elastic body. The clasp member detachably clasps the block part of the lower housing.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2009Date of Patent: September 20, 2011Assignee: Quanta Computer Inc.Inventors: Siu-Ming Lam, Hui-Tung Yu
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Publication number: 20110216499Abstract: 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.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2010Publication date: September 8, 2011Inventor: Andrew LEE
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Patent number: 8014146Abstract: A computer system includes a chassis and an airflow blocking plate. The chassis comprising a first chassis sidewall, a second chassis sidewall, and a drive bracket which is used to mount a disk drive. The drive bracket is secured in the chassis and abuts the first chassis sidewall, and the first chassis sidewall defines a first ventilation hole. The air flows into the chassis via the first ventilation hole. The airflow blocking plate secured in the chassis and located between the first chassis sidewall and the second chassis sidewall. The airflow blocking plate prevents the air from flowing back to the drive bracket.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2010Date of Patent: September 6, 2011Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yang Li, Shuang Fu
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Patent number: 8010974Abstract: A disk apparatus includes a chassis, a disk tray and a tray panel unit. The tray panel unit includes a panel main body and a spring body. The spring body has a coil part, a pair of end attachment parts and a middle attachment part. An axial direction of the coil part is aligned with a width direction of the tray panel unit. The pair of end attachment parts extends from both axial ends of the coil part, respectively. The end attachment parts are fixedly coupled to one of the panel main body and a front end part of the disk tray. The middle attachment part is provided to an axial middle portion of the coil part. The middle attachment part is fixedly coupled to the other of the panel main body and the front end part of the disk tray.Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 2008Date of Patent: August 30, 2011Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hiroaki Iwaasa
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Patent number: 8000089Abstract: A modularized device includes a seat body, a first assembly unit, a cover, and a second assembly unit. The first assembly unit is fixed within the seat body and includes a first engaging portion. The cover removably covers the seat body. The second assembly unit is mounted on a bottom surface of the cover and is movable relative to the cover. The second assembly unit includes a second engaging portion having a shape complementary to that of the first engaging portion. The second assembly unit is movable relative to the cover to compensate an amount of deviation caused by tolerances so that the second engaging portion is adjustable to correspondingly engage the first engaging portion when the cover is secured to the seat body.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2008Date of Patent: August 16, 2011Assignee: Aopen IncInventor: Chun Chang
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Patent number: 8000097Abstract: An information processing device is provided. The device includes an upper enclosure; a lower enclosure which supports the upper enclosure with a varied attitude and on which the upper enclosure may be superposed; a disk drive device stored in the upper or lower enclosure and having a disk mounting part on which a disk-shaped recording medium is detachably mounted; and an enclosure moving mechanism setting a disk storage region to have a first thickness with the upper enclosure allowed to have a distance from the lower enclosure when the disk drive device is used and setting the disk storage region to have a second thickness smaller than the first thickness with the upper enclosure allowed to come close to the lower enclosure to reduce the disk storage region when the disk drive device is not used.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2008Date of Patent: August 16, 2011Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: Kazuyuki Yamamoto, Toshio Mamiya, Hidetoshi Kabasawa, Katsuhiko Yamada, Takashi Yamada, Hideaki Kumagai
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Patent number: 7995335Abstract: A system for housing storage devices in an electronic device includes a first drive bracket, a second drive bracket; and a chassis having the first or the second drive bracket installed therein. The first drive bracket defines a plurality of first rooms for accommodating first disk drives therein. The second drive bracket defines a plurality of second rooms for accommodating second disk drives therein. The first disk drives are sized different from the second disk drives.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2009Date of Patent: August 9, 2011Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hung-Chieh Chang, Chen-Lu Fan, Li-Ping Chen, Yi-Lung Chou
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Patent number: 7995336Abstract: A rear board of a blade server, a blade server and a subrack are provided. The blade server includes a front board and a back board, the rear board includes a standard ATCA interface, and the rear board is connected to the front board by the standard ATCA interface. The blade server also includes a connector configured to connect hard disks which is set on the rear board, and a portion of the rear board on which the connector is set is extended outward so as to accommodate at least two hard disks, and the at least two hard disks are connected to the connector. The blade server increases the ability of the heat dissipation ability of the front board, and the rear board supports data backup between the two hard disks and hot plug.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2009Date of Patent: August 9, 2011Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yinzhong Tang, Zhenyu Zhuang, Jie He, Jianjun Zhou
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Publication number: 20110188195Abstract: Disclosed is a customer replaceable unit that uses an overmolded plastic to isolate the disk drive from the customer replaceable unit frame. By isolating the disk drive from the customer replaceable unit frame, input/output operations are not disrupted as a result of vibration and shocks from the chassis in which the customer replaceable unit is inserted.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2008Publication date: August 4, 2011Inventors: Tanja Scherf-Smith, Ethan Weber
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Publication number: 20110188196Abstract: A system and apparatus are described for removably mounting one or more hard disk drives within a computer system. According to one embodiment, the system includes a disk drive carrier cage configured to receive a disk drive backplane and up to eight pair of disk drive carrier rails. The disk drive carrier cage is sized for insertion into a drive bay having the dimensions of two optical mass storage devices compatible with a 5.25 inch form factor. The system also includes a disk drive backplane for receiving up to eight hard disk drives, disk drive carriers for holding the hard disk drives, and disk drive carrier rails mountable within the disk drive carrier cage for slidably receiving the disk drive carriers. The disk drive carriers and disk drive carrier rails are translucent thereby permitting light emanating from the backplane to be viewed at the front of the cage.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2011Publication date: August 4, 2011Applicant: AMERICAN MEGATRENDS, INC.Inventor: Clas Gerhard Sivertsen
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Publication number: 20110182026Abstract: Disclosed is a network attached storage (NAS). The NAS includes a bracket receiving a hard disk drive, a holder hooked on the bracket to prevent detachment of the hard disk drive, and an attachment/detachment device including a push handle moving in a direction of pressure exerted thereon and a guide arm pressing the holder according to a motion of the push handle to release the hooking of the holder. Accordingly, the holder configured to prevent the detachment of the hard disk drive from the NAS can be easily uncoupled.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2011Publication date: July 28, 2011Inventor: Sungtaek KANG
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Publication number: 20110176272Abstract: A flap lid structure is provided for use in a computer enclosure or a hot plugging hard disk drive enclosure and includes a front cover for the computer enclosure or the hot plugging hard disk drive enclosure and forming a receiving opening that has one side forming a mounting edge, a major lid having corresponding in size to the receiving opening and mounted to the mounting edge through a spring-encompassed pivot, and a minor lid received in the receiving opening of the front cover and mounted to one side of the receiving opening that is opposite to the mounting edge through a spring-encompassed pivot. The major lid forms a cutoff corresponding in size and location to the minor lid. The flap lid ensures the receiving opening defined in the front cover of a computer enclosure in a substantially closed condition to effectively prevent invasion of dusts and oily smokes.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2010Publication date: July 21, 2011Inventor: Yen-Te HSIAO
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Patent number: 7984315Abstract: An external storage device includes a media control section (10), a monitoring section (20), an interface section (30) and a power control section (40). The media control section (10) drives a recording media and performs data access to the recording media. The monitoring section (20) monitors whether the data access by the media control section (10) can be performed or not. The interface section (30) performs communication with a host device. When the monitoring section (20) detects that the data access can not be performed, the power control section (40) limits power supply to the interface section (30). When the monitoring section (20) detects that the data access can be performed, the power control section (40) re-starts the power supply.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2005Date of Patent: July 19, 2011Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventor: Hirotaka Ito
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Patent number: 7974086Abstract: An attachment unit for an information storage device includes a casing that houses the information storage device and a fixed base on which the casing is detachably mounted. The casing includes a casing body, a pair of rotation supporting shaft portions, a pair of first engagement portions, and a latch portion. The fixed base includes a substantially L-shaped groove, a pair of second engagement portions, and a latch fitting portion. In a state where the casing is mounted on the fixed base, (i) the first engagement portions are in partial contact with the second engagement portions in the first direction, (ii) the casing body is sandwiched in a second direction intersecting the first direction, and (iii) the rotation supporting shaft portions and the latch portion are in partial contact with the grooves and the latch fitting portion, respectively, in a third direction intersecting the first direction and the second direction.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2008Date of Patent: July 5, 2011Assignee: Fuji Xerox Co., LtdInventors: Masahiko Nishimoto, Masato Kobayashi
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Patent number: 7974089Abstract: A fixing mechanism for fixing a storage device to an electronic device. The electronic device includes a bracket. The fixing mechanism includes two pairs of latching members extending upward from the bracket, a limiting member having a pair of resilient limiting portions, and two pairs of fixing members fixing the limiting member to the storage device. The two pairs of fixing members engage the corresponding latching members. The pair of the resilient limiting portions resists the corresponding latching members to secure the two pairs of the fixing members. The storage device is detached from the bracket depending on the resilient deformation of the resilient limiting portions.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2009Date of Patent: July 5, 2011Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventor: Bin Dai
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Patent number: 7974088Abstract: A retaining apparatus for at least one data storage device includes a tray and a retaining device. The tray is used for receiving the at least one data storage device. The retaining device is attached to a front side of the tray. The retaining device includes base member, an arm member, an operation member and a blocking tab. The base member is attached to the front side of the tray. The arm member is pivotably attached to the base member about a first pivot axis. The operation member is pivotably attached to the base member about a second pivot axis. The second pivot axis is substantially perpendicular to the first pivot axis. The blocking tab is secured to the operation member. The blocking tab has a blocking portion to block the arm member.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2009Date of Patent: July 5, 2011Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventor: Zhan-Yang Li
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Patent number: 7974087Abstract: A cartridge type HDD unit 20 is mounted on the outside of a back plate panel 2 of an exterior cover rear portion in an image forming apparatus 1. An HDD main body is detachably attachable into a unit case 21. When the HDD main body is attached into the unit case 21, the HDD main body is substantially horizontally inserted from a sideways case opening 22. In the conventional art, there is the problem that the HDD main body is caused to fall carelessly in attachment working in which the HDD main body is mounted to a housing case such that the HDD main body drops into a housing case in a vertical direction. However the problem above described is eliminated, and the attachment working of the HDD main body can be performed easily and safely. With reference to security protection of information stored in the on-board mounted built-in HDD, the information stored in the built-in HDD can be transferred to and stored in the cartridge type HDD.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2008Date of Patent: July 5, 2011Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Yoshimasu Yamaguchi
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Patent number: 7969724Abstract: A data storage assembly includes a bracket, a data storage device, a driving member and a locking member. The bracket includes a sidewall. The data storage device is moveably received in the bracket along a first direction parallel to the sidewall. The driving member is moveable along the first direction and includes a driving portion. The locking member includes a resisting portion corresponding to the driving portion of the driving member. The driving portion is capable of urging the resisting portion to move the locking member along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The storage device is secured in the bracket in a locking position along a first direction by the locking member.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2009Date of Patent: June 28, 2011Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yun-Lung Chen, Rui-Peng Shen
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Patent number: 7969725Abstract: A fixing mechanism fixing a storage device to a bracket includes a fastening member. The fastening member is fixed to the storage device, and has a first connecting hook and a second connecting hook. A first latching portion and a second latching portion are formed on the bracket. The first latching portion defines an engaging groove. The first connecting hook is elastic and engaged in the engaging groove of the first latching portion. The second connecting hook engages the second latching portion.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2009Date of Patent: June 28, 2011Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventor: Bin Dai
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Patent number: 7969726Abstract: A fixing mechanism is used to fix a storage device to an electronic device. The electronic device includes a bracket. The fixing mechanism includes two latching members fixed to one of the bracket and the storage device, and a limiting member fixed to the other. The limiting member includes two side plates and at least one resilient hook. Each of the side plates defines a holding portion to receive the latching member. The at least one resilient hook engages with the latching members. The storage device may be secured by the fixing mechanism, or detached from the fixing mechanism depending on the resilient deformation or reformation of the resilient hooks.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2009Date of Patent: June 28, 2011Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Preision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventor: Bin Dai
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Patent number: 7965501Abstract: A fixture for fixing a data storage unit is disclosed. The fixture includes: a body receives the computer components and defines a protrusion and a hole thereon; a separating piece includes a separating portion correspondingly to the protrusion; a fixing piece includes a lockpin correspondingly to the hole of the body, and the separating piece is set between the fixing piece and the body; and a controlling component fixes the fixing piece on the body. The fixture of the present invention can rapidly fix or remove a data storage unit inside a computer case without any screws. The assembly cost and the maintaining cost of the fixture are low, and the assembly and the disassembly of which is simple and timesaving.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2008Date of Patent: June 21, 2011Assignees: Silitek Electronic (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd., Lite-On Technology CorporationInventor: Yu-Cheng Liang
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Patent number: 7965502Abstract: A storage device includes an enclosure, a plurality of drive connectors within the enclosure to which media drives are connected, a cooling fan in the enclosure, a backboard positioned to divide an interior space of the enclosure in an anteroposterior direction, and a plurality of temperature-dependent devices disposed behind the backboard. Air is taken in via an enclosure front face from outside the enclosure due to the cooling fan's rotation, flows through the interior space of the enclosure, and passes through the backboard. The backboard has all or some of the drive connectors on a front face thereof, arranged in a matrix configuration having a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns. The plurality of drive connectors includes two first drive connectors, each first drive connector connected to a user-detachable media drive and located in a same column of the matrix configuration.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2010Date of Patent: June 21, 2011Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.Inventors: Kenichi Miyamoto, Chikazu Yokoi
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Patent number: 7961425Abstract: A cover assembly for a portable hard disk comprises an assembling unit having a frame hole at a front side thereof; the assembling unit having an opening; the opening causing the assembling unit being divided into an upper portion and a lower portion; two ribs serving to divide the frame hole and the opening; a chain being movably installed to the opening; a hard disk combined to the circuit unit; the circuit unit having holes corresponding to a bottom of the hard disk; an upper cover combining to an upper side of the upper portion of the assembling unit; a base combining to a lower side of the lower portion of the assembling unit and being almost identical to the cover; the upper cover and the base being formed with a space for receiving a data storage unit.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2008Date of Patent: June 14, 2011Assignee: Durapower Technology Ltd.Inventor: Hugo Lin
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Patent number: 7948748Abstract: A system and apparatus are described for removably mounting one or more hard disk drives within a computer system. According to one embodiment, the system includes a disk drive carrier cage configured to receive a disk drive backplane and up to eight pair of disk drive carrier rails. The disk drive carrier cage is sized for insertion into a drive bay having the dimensions of two optical mass storage devices compatible with a 5.25 inch form factor. The system also includes a disk drive backplane for receiving up to eight hard disk drives, disk drive carriers for holding the hard disk drives, and disk drive carrier rails mountable within the disk drive carrier cage for slidably receiving the disk drive carriers. The disk drive carriers and disk drive carrier rails are translucent thereby permitting light emanating from the backplane to be viewed at the front of the cage.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2009Date of Patent: May 24, 2011Assignee: American Megatrends, Inc.Inventor: Clas Gerhard Sivertsen
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Patent number: 7944691Abstract: A locking handle and pawl assembly mounted on a removable memory cartridge or RMC and adapted for releasable attachment to a removable memory cartridge bay or RMC bay. The assembly includes a handle with handle base and handle arm extending outwardly therefrom. The handle base includes pin holes and a handle dwell slot. The handle base is pinned to one or two locking members called pawls and pinned between a pair of outwardly extending RMC enclosure brackets on an RMC enclosure or housing. When the handle arm is rotated upwardly, an RMC Bay catch on a cam surface of the pawl(s) is released from a side of a catch opening in the top of the RMC Bay.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2009Date of Patent: May 17, 2011Assignee: Astek CorporationInventor: William E. Pounds
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Patent number: 7944687Abstract: Carriers for a data storage device. The carriers comprise a support member sized and shaped to receive and retain the data storage device. The carriers also comprise one or more projecting members configured to retain the data storage device in the support member. The projecting member extends from a portion of the carrier towards the data storage device. The projecting member is retained in position by a structure selected from the group consisting of a rail and a sidewall of the support member. The projecting member can comprises a pin.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2008Date of Patent: May 17, 2011Assignee: Jabil Circuit, Inc.Inventors: Robert I. Walker, Martin E. Elnicki, Barry E. Caldwell
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Patent number: 7940522Abstract: A portable computer docking station comprises a cradle coupled to a docking base where the cradle is adapted to receive a portable computer. The docking station also comprises a wireless receiver adapted to communicate a wireless input signal received by the docking station to the portable computer.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2009Date of Patent: May 10, 2011Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Mark Solomon, Kevin Massaro, Brett Faulk, Jonathan Harris
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Patent number: 7933116Abstract: A portable terminal is provided. The terminal includes a hard disk, a housing having an opening formed thereon, and a motor protruding out of the hard disk while being received in the opening. Even when the space for receiving the hard disk is the same, the distance between the body of the hard disk and the inner peripheral surface of the housing of the terminal is sufficient to prevent external impact from directly acting on the hard disk. In addition, even if the distance between the body of the hard disk and the inner peripheral surface of the housing of the terminal remains the same, no extra space is unnecessarily occupied inside the housing because the motor of the hard disk is received in the opening. This has the merit of achieving compactness of the terminal.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2007Date of Patent: April 26, 2011Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., LtdInventors: Hong-Joon Park, Kwang-Jin Bae
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Patent number: 7932734Abstract: A storage device transporter is provided for transporting a storage device and for mounting a storage device within a test slot. The storage device transporter includes a frame that is configured to receive and support a storage device. The storage device transporter also includes a conductive heating assembly that is associated with the frame. The conductive heating assembly is arranged to heat a storage device supported by the frame by way of thermal conduction.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2010Date of Patent: April 26, 2011Assignee: Teradyne, Inc.Inventors: Brian S. Merrow, Larry W. Akers
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Publication number: 20110090638Abstract: The release mechanism includes a guide body adapted to support a guide wall of the electronic device unit, and a locking mechanism adapted to lock the electronic device unit supported on the guide body. The locking mechanism includes an elastic piece projecting in cantilever fashion from an end of the guide body, an operating projection that projects from the elastic piece, and an engaging protrusion that protrudes from the elastic piece and that is adapted to intrude into a screw hole in the electronic device unit to thereby restrict sliding of the electronic device unit. The operating projection is formed with larger size than the engaging protrusion so that under conditions of induced flexure of the elastic piece the engaging protrusion disengages from the screw hole, and during sliding of the electronic device unit does not contact the guide wall.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2010Publication date: April 21, 2011Applicant: BUFFALO INC.Inventor: Jun MATSUI
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Publication number: 20110085294Abstract: Disclosed herein is a data storage module for use with and insertion into a bay of a computer. The module may comprise a casing that has a first end and a second end. The module also includes two or more storage medium components contained within said casing, wherein said two or more storage medium components are physically isolated from each other. This enables the provision of two separate storage medium components with different operating systems or user information and/or data to be provided on a single hardware module.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2009Publication date: April 14, 2011Inventors: Jordan S. Jacobs, Joseph A. Hock, Anthony L. Awtrey
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Patent number: 7924557Abstract: A retaining apparatus for at least one data storage device includes a tray and a retaining device. The tray is used for receiving the at least one data storage device. The retaining device includes base member, an arm member, and a retaining member. The base member is attached to the tray. The arm member is pivotably attached to the base member about a pivot axis. The pivot axis is located at a first end of the arm member. The retaining member is movably attached to the base member along a first direction. The retaining member includes an engaging portion and a retaining portion. The arm member has a driving portion at the first end engaged with the engaging portion. The first direction is substantially perpendicular to the pivot axis. The retaining member is capable of being driven to move along the first direction by rotating the arm member.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2009Date of Patent: April 12, 2011Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventor: Zhan-Yang Li
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Publication number: 20110069444Abstract: A removable data-storage device. The removable data-storage device includes a main data-storage unit, an exterior housing for containing the main data-storage unit, an elastic shock-reduction part between an inner wall of the exterior housing and the main data-storage unit for reducing a mechanical shock to the main data-storage unit by elasticity and an external connector exposed from an opening of the exterior housing. The main data-storage unit is placed at the rear of the external connector as viewed from the opening. The external connector is joined and secured to the main data-storage unit and the exterior housing. In addition, the elastic shock-reduction part is configured to deform with a movement of the main data-storage unit in the exterior housing produced by a mechanical shock and a movable range of the external connector is smaller than a movable range of the main data-storage unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2009Publication date: March 24, 2011Inventors: Gentaro Nakamura, Hirokazu Tanizawa, Tadaaki Tomikawa, Tetsuo Yuki
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Patent number: 7911777Abstract: A computer drive cage (10) includes a pair of side support panels (14) that are separated by a space (38) to accommodate receipt of one or more computer drives (86). At least one of these support panels (14) includes a computer drive installation slot (46). One or more contacts (62) are aligned with and disposed outside of this slot (46) in a direction that is at least generally away from the computer drive space (38) between the side support panels (14). Each contact (62) for may be integrally-formed with its corresponding side support panel (14).Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2008Date of Patent: March 22, 2011Assignee: Flextronics AP, LLCInventors: Cheng-Yuan Fan, De-Sen Chin
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Patent number: 7911778Abstract: A disk drive test slot includes a housing that defines a test compartment for receiving and supporting a disk drive transporter carrying a disk drive for testing. The housing also defines an open end that provides access to the test compartment for insertion and removal of disk drive transporter carrying a disk drive for testing. The disk drive test slot also includes a mounting plate connected to the housing. One or more isolators are disposed between the housing and the mounting plate. The one or more isolators are operable to inhibit transmission of vibrational energy between the housing and the mounting plate.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2010Date of Patent: March 22, 2011Assignee: Teradyne, Inc.Inventor: Brian S. Merrow
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Publication number: 20110051355Abstract: A computer enclosure capable of supporting hot plugging of hard disk drives contains an opening on the front plate, the top plate, or a side plate. Through the opening, a disk cabinet is installed. The disk cabinet has a number of hot-plugging connectors for connection to a number of hard disk drives installed in the disk cabinet. Each hot-plugging connector is also connected to a power cable and a data cable to a motherboard in the enclosure. The hard disk drives therefore can be installed or removed from the disk cabinet without shutting down the computer's power and without being configured in a hot-pluggable tray in advance.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2009Publication date: March 3, 2011Inventor: YEN-TE HSIAO
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Patent number: 7896570Abstract: A retention clamp includes a shaft having a stop member and a first threaded portion, the first threaded portion including a left hand thread. A clamping member is threadably connected to the first threaded portion. A biasing member positioned between the stop member and the clamping member transfers a rotational force applied to the shaft to the clamping member to rotate the clamping member into an engagement position. An indexing member can be slidably received over the first threaded portion and positioned between the stop member and the clamping member. The indexing member is frictionally engageable with the clamping member so indexing member rotation rotates the clamping member. Both the indexing member and the clamping member can include meshable ratchet teeth to assist clamping member rotation. Legs extending transversely from the biasing member can positively engage the stop portion and the indexing member.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2007Date of Patent: March 1, 2011Assignee: Harris CorporationInventors: Joshua Gannon, Bruce DeMay, Robert Bray
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Compact HDD carrier mechanism featuring self actuating EMC springs to prevent HDD component shorting
Patent number: 7881052Abstract: An improved carrier comprises a tray, an EMC component, and a bezel. The EMC component comprises a top spring set and a bottom spring set. Each spring set comprises a plurality of spring biased contacts connected by a plate and a bar so that each spring set moves in unison when depressed or released. Each tray has a first flange and a second flange and each of the flanges has a cut out portion. When an improved carrier is moved out of an array enclosure, the flanges depress the top spring of the EMC component of the carrier below. When the improved carrier is moved into the array enclosure, the flanges depress the top spring set of the carrier below until the top spring set of the carrier below is released by the cut-out portions of the flanges. When released, the top spring set of the carrier below contacts the bottom spring set of the carrier above to form a continuous EMC shield.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2008Date of Patent: February 1, 2011Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Martin Joseph Crippen, David George Lund, Charles William Piper, Brian Alan Trumbo -
Patent number: 7872862Abstract: A fixing device for detachably fastening an electronic element inside thereof is described. Two fastening modules are respectively disposed on the two opposite inner walls of a housing. A positioning disk is rotatably connected with the positioning frame and has a concave section with a pair of inner side surfaces. The positioning disk is disposed between the first pair of positioning surfaces while the positioning disk is disposed between the second pair of positioning surfaces. When the positioning disk is at a first position, the pair of inner side surfaces is aligned with the first pair of positioning surfaces to allow the electronic element to be inserted between. When the positioning disk is rotated from the first position to the second position, the pair of inner side surfaces is aligned with the second pair of positioning surfaces, and the first and second connection members engage each other to fasten the electronic element.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2009Date of Patent: January 18, 2011Assignee: Asustek Computer Inc.Inventor: Yuan-Te Chang
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Patent number: 7864522Abstract: A hard disk drive holder includes a main body, a spindle mounted to the main body and slidable between first and second positions, a handle rotatably connected to the main body via the spindle, a hook mounted to the handle, and first and second elastic members. The handle includes a locking tongue. The handle moves between closed and opened positions relative to the main body. When the handle is at the closed position, if the spindle is slid from the first position to the second position, the locking tongue gradually extends outside from the main body. When the handle is at the closed position, if the spindle is not at the first position, the hook can hook the main body. The first elastic member biases the spindle to slide to the second position. The second elastic member biases the handle to rotate to the opened position.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2009Date of Patent: January 4, 2011Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Wen-Tang Peng, Zhe Zhang, Tie-Shan Jiang