Controlled Compression Of Hard Drive Carrier CAM

• US 20110080705A1
• Filed: 10/06/2009
• Published: 04/07/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 10/06/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Dell Products LP (Dell Technologies Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Dell Products LP (Dell Technologies Inc.)
• Inventors: Bailey, Edmond, Figuerado, Stephen N.
• Granted Patent: US 8,035,961 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 361/679.33
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/187 Mounting of fixed and removable disk drives
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 33/124 of the single recording/reproducing device, e.g. disk drive, onto a chassis
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49025 Making disc drive

Abstract

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.

Claims

1. A cam lock apparatus comprising:

a carrier;

a bezel attached to the carrier;

a locking cam handle pivotally attached to the bezel;

a pivot pin interconnecting the bezel and the locking cam handle; and

a resilient member compressed between the pivot pin and the locking cam handle, whereby the first end of the locking cam handle is biased to moved relative to the bezel and the carrier.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the carrier is a media component carrier.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the carrier is mounted in a chassis and the first end of the locking cam handle is detachably connected to the chassis.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the resilient member is a compression spring.

5. The apparatus of claim 3 wherein the carrier is mounted in a bay provided in the chassis.

6. The apparatus of claim 5 wherein the locking cam handle is movable between a lock position and an unlock position, whereby in the lock position, the locking cam handle engages the chassis and urges the carrier into a terminal position in the bay.

7. The apparatus of claim 6 wherein a hook is provided on a first end of the locking cam handle, the hook being movable into engagement with the chassis.

8. An information handling system (IHS) comprising:

a chassis;

a processor in the chassis;

a component carrier mounted in the chassis;

a bezel attached to the carrier;

a locking cam handle including a first end pivotally attached to the bezel;

a pivot pin interconnecting the bezel and the locking cam handle; and

a resilient member compressed between the pivot pin and the first end of the locking cam handle, whereby the first end of the locking cam handle is biased to move relative to the bezel and the carrier.

9. The IHS of claim 8 wherein the carrier is a hard drive carrier.

10. The IHS of claim 8 wherein the first end of the locking cam handle is detachably connected to the chassis.

11. The IHS of claim 10 wherein the carrier is mounted in a bay provided in the chassis.

12. The IHS of claim 11 wherein the locking cam handle is movable between a lock position and an unlock position, whereby in the lock position, the locking cam handle engages the chassis and urges the carrier into a terminal position in the bay.

13. The IHS of claim 12 wherein a hook is provided on the first end of the locking cam handle, the hook being movable into engagement with the chassis.

14. The IHS of claim 8 wherein the resilient member is a compression spring.

15. A method of locking a component in a chassis, comprising:

providing a bay in the chassis;

providing a carrier for the component, the carrier including a bezel and a locking cam handle;

pivotally attaching a first end of the locking cam handle to the bezel;

interconnecting a pivot pin between the bezel and the locking cam handle;

compressing a resilient member between the pivot pin and the first end of the locking cam handle, whereby the first end of the locking cam handle is biased to move relative to the bezel and the carrier; and

inserting the component and carrier into the bay.

16. The method of claim 15 wherein the carrier is a hard drive carrier.

17. The method of claim 15 herein the resilient member is a compression spring.

18. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

providing a hook on the first end of the locking cam handle.

19. The method of claim 18 wherein the hook is movable into engagement with the chassis.

20. The method of claim 18 wherein the locking cam handle is movable between a lock position and an unlock position, whereby in the lock position, the hook engages the carrier and urges the carrier into a terminal position in the bay.