Drive Tray
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1. A drive tray comprising:
- parallel side members;
at least one end member connected to the parallel side members wherein the members collectively form a resilient, substantially rectangular frame for receipt of a drive body; and
a pair of parallel side walls extending in a direction normal to a plane defined by the frame wherein the pair of parallel side walls comprise engagement features to engage opposing sides of a drive body.
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Abstract
An exemplary drive tray includes parallel side members; at least one end member connected to the parallel side members where the members collectively form a resilient, substantially rectangular frame for receipt of a drive body; and a pair of parallel side walls extending in a direction normal to a plane defined by the frame where the pair of parallel side walls include engagement features to engage opposing sides of a drive body. Various other apparatuses, systems, methods, etc., are also disclosed.
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20 Claims
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1. A drive tray comprising:
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parallel side members; at least one end member connected to the parallel side members wherein the members collectively form a resilient, substantially rectangular frame for receipt of a drive body; and a pair of parallel side walls extending in a direction normal to a plane defined by the frame wherein the pair of parallel side walls comprise engagement features to engage opposing sides of a drive body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An assembly comprising:
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a rectangular drive body that comprises a top side, a bottom side and four side walls; and a drive tray that comprises a resilient frame configured for receipt of the drive body intermediate the top side and the bottom side and a pair of parallel side walls with dampers configured to contact two of the four side walls of the drive body and to damp vibrations between the drive tray and the drive body. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method comprising:
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providing a housing that comprises adjacent drive bays, each drive bay holding a rectangular drive body disposed intermediate a top side and a bottom side in a resilient, substantially rectangular frame of a slidably removable drive tray; and drawing air into the housing wherein the air flows in channels defined by and between adjacent drive bodies, the channels unimpeded by the drive trays to enhance removal of heat from the drive bodies. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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