Support for computer data back-up unit(s)

• US 10,297,288 B2
• Filed: 11/14/2017
• Issued: 05/21/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 11/15/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Freebox
• Original Assignee: Freebox
• Inventors: Charpiot, Patrick
• Primary Examiner(s): Wu, James
• Application Number:
  US15/812,988
• Publication Number:
  US 20180137895A1
• Time in Patent Office: 553 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 88/975 in the form of repositionable partition walls
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 88/988 in the form of holders for positioning specific articles
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/187 Mounting of fixed and removable disk drives
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 33/022 Cases
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 33/122 Arrangements for providing electrical connections, e.g. connectors, cables, switches
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 33/124 of the single recording/reproducing device, e.g. disk drive, onto a chassis
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 7/02 Arrangements of circuit components or wiring on supporting structure
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 7/1438 Back panels or connecting means therefor; Terminals; Coding means to avoid wrong insertion
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 7/183 support rails therefor

Abstract

A support for computer data back-up units is designed to receive at least two distinct sizes of back-up units. The support has a bottom and at least one stationary wall perpendicular to the bottom. The support also has an additional wall extending perpendicularly to the bottom of the support and parallel to the stationary wall. The additional wall is mounted to be movable relative to the bottom of the support between at least two receiving slots respectively associated with the distinct sizes of the back-up units.

Claims

1. A computer data back-up unit support designed to receive at least two distinct sizes of back-up units, wherein the support comprises a bottom and at least one stationary wall perpendicular to the bottom,

wherein the support further comprises an additional wall extending perpendicularly to the bottom of the support and parallel to one of the at least one stationary wall, wherein the additional wall is mounted to be movable in the direction of the width of the support relative to the bottom of the support between at least two receiving slots that are respectively associated with distinct receiving widths of the back-up units,

the additional wall is supported on a base to form a movable assembly sliding in at least one rail of the bottom of the support, and

the base is U-shaped and has two grooves that are open towards the outside of the free ends of the arms of the U-shaped base, and interact with the facing edges of two non-adjacent rails of the bottom of the support.

2. The computer data back-up unit support according to claim 1, wherein the base extends perpendicularly to the additional wall, and away from one of the at least one stationary wall with respect to the additional wall.

3. The computer data back-up unit support according to claim 1, wherein the U-shaped base comprises a notch in its central part for a passage of a central rail situated between the two non-adjacent rails on which the movable assembly slides.

4. The computer data back-up unit support according to claim 3, wherein the non-adjacent rails comprise guide profiles whose length is shorter than the rail length.

5. The computer data back-up unit support according to claim 3, wherein the center rail comprises at least two latching elements each designed to wedge the central portion of the U-shaped base to one of the at least two back-up units receiving slots respectively associated with the distinct sizes of the units.

6. The computer data back-up unit support according to claim 1, wherein the bottom of the support comprises an alternating arrangement of rails of material constituting the support and openings extending in the direction of the width of the support, wherein the rails and the openings are parallel and inclined to the perpendicular to the stationary wall.

7. The computer data back-up unit support according to claim 6, wherein a surface of the material of the bottom of the support is smaller than a surface of the openings of the bottom of the support.

8. The computer data back-up unit support according to claim 1, wherein the movable assembly is detachable from the support.

9. The computer data back-up unit support according to claim 1, wherein the additional wall comprises, on one of its faces, at least two pins designed to block, in superposition, along the height of the support, at least two back-up units of the same size.

10. The computer data back-up unit support according to claim 1, wherein at least one pin of the support is retractable or supported by a deformable strip.

11. The computer data back-up unit support according to claim 1, wherein the support is made of a material configured to deform during the insertion/removal of the back-up unit(s).

12. The computer data back-up unit support according to claim 11, wherein the material is plastic.

13. A computer data back-up unit support designed to receive at least two distinct sizes of back-up units, wherein the support comprises a bottom and at least one stationary wall perpendicular to the bottom,

wherein the support further comprises an additional wall extending perpendicularly to the bottom of the support and parallel to one of the at least one stationary wall, wherein the additional wall is mounted to be movable in the direction of the width of the support relative to the bottom of the support between at least two receiving slots that are respectively associated with distinct receiving widths of the back-up units, wherein the additional wall comprises:

at least one pin on one of its faces that is configured to block, along the height of the support, at least one back-up unit according to one size, and

at least one other pin on the other face that is configured to block, along the height of the support, at least one back-up unit according to one other size.