Mounting apparatus for data storage devices

• US 20050066346A1
• Filed: 09/20/2004
• Published: 03/24/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 09/19/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Chen, Li-Ping, Wang, Liang Chin
• Granted Patent: US 7,363,640 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 720/657
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 7/1489 characterized by the mounting of blades therein, e.g. brackets, rails, trays H05K7/1491 takes precedence

Abstract

A mounting apparatus includes a bracket (20), a first rail member (30) and a second rail member (40) to secure a storage device (10) therein. The bracket comprises a first side wall (24) and a second side wall (26) each defining a slot (241, 261) therein. A protrusion (266) protrudes outwardly from each of the first and second side walls of the bracket. The first and second rail members are attached to both sidewalls of the data storage device. Each of the rail members comprises a body (32, 42) and a hook (342, 442) formed at an end thereof. A pair of posts (324, 428) protrudes outwardly from the body. The posts slide in the slots of the bracket, till the hooks of the rail members hook the protrusions of the first and second side walls of the bracket. Thus the data storage device is secured in the bracket.

Claims

1. A mounting apparatus for accommodating a data storage device therein, the mounting apparatus comprising:

a bracket comprising two side walls, a pair of slots is defined in each of the side walls, at least one of the side walls protruding a protrusion therefrom; and

a pair of rail members attached to both sidewalls of the data storage device, each of the rail members comprising a body, a pair of posts corresponding to the slots of the bracket protruding from the body, at least one of the rail members comprising a hook corresponding to the protrusion of the bracket;

whereby said posts slide in the slots of the bracket, till the hook of the at least one of the rail members hooks the protrusion of the at least one of the side walls of the bracket, the data storage device is thereby secured in the bracket.

2. The mounting apparatus as described in claim 1, wherein a pair of locking holes is defined in both sidewalls of the data storage device, the body of each of the rail members defines a pair of through holes therein.

3. The mounting apparatus as described in claim 1, wherein each of the slots of the bracket comprises a vertical entry part and a horizontal sliding part.

4. The mounting apparatus as described in claim 1, wherein a rubber gasket rings around each of the posts of the rail members.

5. The mounting apparatus as described in claim 1, wherein each of the rail members comprises a bending portion extending outwardly and then overlappingly bent therefrom, the hook protrudes inwardly from a distal end of the bending portion and a handle is bent outwardly from the distal end of the bending portion.

6. The mounting apparatus as described in claim 5, wherein the protrusion enters a space between the body and bending portion, and snappingly engages with the hook.

7. The mounting apparatus as described in claim 1, wherein a bent plate is bent from an upper edge of each of the side walls of the bracket, the protrusion is formed from the bent plate.

8. The mounting apparatus as described in claim 1, wherein each of the side walls of the bracket defines a recess therein, each of the rail members forms a resilient tab, a knob is formed from the resilient tab to engage in the recess.

20. The mounting apparatus as described in claim 1, wherein loading of said data storage device to the bracket travels a lying L-shaped path, and wherein the hook is located outside of the corresponding side wall in a front-to-back direction when said data storage device is located at an entry position.

9. A mounting apparatus for accommodating a data storage device defining a pair of locking holes in both sidewalls thereof, the mounting apparatus comprising:

a bracket comprising two side walls, a pair of slots is defined in each of the side walls corresponding to the locking holes of the data storage device, a protrusion protruding from each of the side walls at an end;

a pair of rail members attached to both sidewalls of the data storage device, each of the rail members comprising a body and a hook formed at an end of the body, a pair of through holes corresponding to the locking holes of the data storage device is defined in the body; and

two pairs of screws extending through the through holes of the rail members and engaging in the locking holes of the data storage device;

whereby heads of screws slide in the slots of the bracket, till the hooks of the rail members hook the protrusions of the side walls of the bracket, the data storage device is thereby secured in the bracket.

10. The mounting apparatus as described in claim 9, wherein each of the slots of the bracket comprises a vertical entry part and a horizontal sliding part.

11. The mounting apparatus as described in claim 9, wherein a rubber gasket rings around a head of each of the screws.

12. The mounting apparatus as described in claim 9, wherein each of the rail members comprises a bending portion extending outwardly and then overlappingly bent therefrom, the hook protrudes inwardly from a distal end of the bending portion and a handle is bent outwardly from the distal end of the bending portion.

13. The mounting apparatus as described in claim 12, wherein the protrusion enters a space between the body and the bending portion, and snappingly engages with the hook.

14. The mounting apparatus as described in claim 9, wherein each of the side walls defines a recess therein, each of the rail members forms a resilient tab, a knob is formed from the resilient tab to engage in the recess.

15. A mounting apparatus for accommodating a data storage device therein, the mounting apparatus comprising:

a bracket comprising two side walls, a slot is defined in each of the side walls, a protrusion protruding from each of the side walls, a first locating mean is formed on each of the side walls; and

a pair of rail members attached to both sidewalls of the data storage device, each of the rail members comprising a body and a hook formed at an end thereof, a post protruding from the body corresponding to the slot of the bracket, a second locating mean is formed on each of the rail members corresponding to the first locating means;

whereby said posts slides in the slots of the bracket, till the hooks of the rail members hook the protrusions of the side walls of the bracket, and the first locating means engage with the second locating means, the data storage device is thereby secured in the bracket.

16. The mounting apparatus as described in claim 15, wherein each of the slots of the bracket comprises a vertical entry part and a horizontal sliding part.

17. The mounting apparatus as described in claim 15, wherein a rubber gasket rings around each of the post.

18. The mounting apparatus as described in claim 15, wherein each of the rail members comprises a bending portion extending outwardly and then overlappingly bent from, the hook protrudes inwardly from a distal end of the bending portion and a handle is bent outwardly from the distal end of the bending portion.

19. The mounting apparatus as described in claim 15, wherein the first locating mean comprises a recess defined in each of the side walls of the bracket, the second locating mean comprises a resilient tab stamped from each of the rail members, a knob is formed from the resilient tab to engage in the recess.