COMPUTER ENCLOSURE AND BRACKET OF THE COMPUTER ENCLOSURE FOR POWER SUPPLY AND HARD DISK DRIVE

• US 20110043996A1
• Filed: 08/31/2009
• Published: 02/24/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 08/18/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: CHEN, XIAO-ZHU, YE, ZHEN-XING
• Application Number:
  US12/551,482
• Publication Number:
  US 20110043996A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 361/679.58
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/187 Mounting of fixed and removable disk drives
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/188 Mounting of power supply units

Abstract

A computer enclosure includes a compact disc (CD) drive bracket arranged on an end of an inner side thereof and a bracket mounting area formed on an end of a back panel thereof. The disclosure provides a bracket accommodated in the computer enclosure and arranged between the CD drive bracket and the bracket mounting area. The bracket is used to mount a power supply and a hard disk drive (HDD).

Claims

1. A computer enclosure, comprising:

a case comprising a front panel, a back panel opposite to the front panel, and a compact disc (CD) drive bracket arranged on an end of an inner side of the front panel, wherein a bracket mounting area is formed on an end of the back panel of the case, the bracket mounting are is opposite to the CD drive bracket;

a power supply comprising an electrical connector; and

a bracket accommodated in the case and arranged between the CD drive bracket and the bracket mounting area, the bracket comprising;

a supporting board;

a mounting rack positioned on a first end adjacent to the CD drive bracket of the supporting board, for mounting a hard disk drive (HDD); and

a fixing board extending from a second end opposite to the first end of the supporting board, wherein the power supply is position to the second end of the supporting board and the fixing board, the fixing board is fixed to the bracket mounting area of the case and the electrical connector of the power supply is exposed outside of the case through the back panel.

2. The computer enclosure of claim 1, wherein two reinforcing ribs are formed between the supporting board and the fixing board.

3. The computer enclosure of claim 1, wherein the mounting rack comprises a first wall opposite to the supporting board, and two second walls substantially perpendicularly extending from opposite sides of the first wall to connect to the supporting board, the supporting board, the first wall, and the second walls bound a space for accommodating the HDD.

4. The computer enclosure of claim 1, wherein the bracket mounting area of the case defines a first opening, the fixing board defines a second opening corresponding to the first opening, the electrical connector of the power supply is exposed outside of the case through the first and second openings.

5. The computer enclosure of claim 1, wherein four mounting holes are defined on four corners of the bracket mounting area of the case, four through holes are defined four corners of the fixing board corresponding to the four mounting holes of the bracket mounting area, the power supply defines four screw holes in four corners of a back wall of the power supply corresponding to the four mounting holes of the bracket mounting area, the fixing board is fixed to the bracket mounting area of the case via four screws being inserted through the mounting holes of the bracket mounting area and the through holes of the fixing board, to be engaged in the screw holes of the power supply.

6. A bracket for being arranged between a compact disc (CD) drive bracket mounted to a front panel of a computer enclosure and a back panel of the computer enclosure, the bracket comprising:

a supporting board;

a mounting rack positioned on a first end adjacent to the CD drive bracket of the supporting board for mounting a hard disk drive (HDD); and

a fixing board substantially vertically extending from a second end of the supporting board and adjacent to the back panel, wherein the second end of the supporting board and the fixing board is operable to position a power supply therebetween, the fixing board is operable to be fixed to the back panel with an electrical connector of the power supply exposing outside of the case through the back panel.

7. The bracket of claim 6, wherein two reinforcing ribs are formed between the supporting board and the fixing board.

8. The bracket of claim 6, wherein the mounting rack comprises a first wall opposite to the supporting board, and two second walls substantially perpendicularly extending from opposite sides of the first wall to connect to the supporting board, the supporting board, the first wall, and the second walls bound a space to receive the HDD.

9. The bracket of claim 6, wherein the fixing board defines a first opening therein, for the electrical connector of the power supply extending through the fixing board to expose outside of the case.

10. The bracket of claim 6, wherein four through holes are defined the fixing board, to fix the fixing board to the back panel via screws.