CASE FOR A DISK STORAGE APPARATUS
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1. A case arranged to contain a disk storage apparatus having a hexahedral shape including a outer flat face, the case comprising:
- a case wall including a case inner flat face that extends along the outer flat face of the disk storage apparatus when the disk storage apparatus is contained in the case; and
a deformable plate disposed between the outer flat face and the case inner flat face and that extends along the case inner flat face when the disk storage apparatus is contained in the case,wherein the deformable plate includes;
a first arched plate portion having a arched shape in a cross-section as viewed in a direction parallel to the case inner flat face, the first arched plate portion including a first top portion, a first foot portion and a second foot portion, the first top portion disposed closer to a first flat face that is one of the outer flat face and the case inner flat face than a second flat face that is the other of the outer flat face and the case inner flat face, the first foot portion and the second foot portion disposed closer to the second flat face than the first flat face, the first arched plate portion configured to be deformed under a pressure applied perpendicularly to the first top portion; and
a first flexible plate portion that is continuous with the first foot portion and extends from the first foot portion in a direction away from the first top portion, the first flexible plate portion configured to bend in response to deformation of the first arched plate portion.
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A case arranged to contain a disk storage apparatus. The case includes a case wall including a case inner flat face that extends along a outer flat face of the disk storage apparatus when the disk storage apparatus is contained in the case, and a deformable plate disposed between the outer flat face and the case inner flat face and that extends along the case inner flat face when the disk storage apparatus is contained in the case.
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1. A case arranged to contain a disk storage apparatus having a hexahedral shape including a outer flat face, the case comprising:
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a case wall including a case inner flat face that extends along the outer flat face of the disk storage apparatus when the disk storage apparatus is contained in the case; and a deformable plate disposed between the outer flat face and the case inner flat face and that extends along the case inner flat face when the disk storage apparatus is contained in the case, wherein the deformable plate includes; a first arched plate portion having a arched shape in a cross-section as viewed in a direction parallel to the case inner flat face, the first arched plate portion including a first top portion, a first foot portion and a second foot portion, the first top portion disposed closer to a first flat face that is one of the outer flat face and the case inner flat face than a second flat face that is the other of the outer flat face and the case inner flat face, the first foot portion and the second foot portion disposed closer to the second flat face than the first flat face, the first arched plate portion configured to be deformed under a pressure applied perpendicularly to the first top portion; and a first flexible plate portion that is continuous with the first foot portion and extends from the first foot portion in a direction away from the first top portion, the first flexible plate portion configured to bend in response to deformation of the first arched plate portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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4. A case arranged to contain a disk storage apparatus having a hexahedral shape including a outer flat face, the case comprising:
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a case wall including a case inner flat face that extends along the outer flat face of the disk storage apparatus when the disk storage apparatus is contained in the case; and a deformable plate disposed between the outer flat face and the case inner flat face and that extends along the case inner flat face when the disk storage apparatus is contained in the case, wherein the deformable plate includes; a first arched plate portion having a arched shape in a cross-section as viewed in a specific direction parallel to the case inner flat face, the first arched plate portion including a first top portion, a first foot portion and a second foot portion, the first top portion disposed closer to a first flat face that is one of the outer flat face and the case inner flat face than a second flat face that is the other of the outer flat face and the case inner flat face, the first foot portion and the second foot portion disposed closer to the second flat face than the first flat face, the first arched plate portion configured to be deformed under a pressure applied perpendicularly to the first top portion; a second arched plate portion having a arched shape in a cross-section as viewed in the specific direction, the second arched plate portion including a second top portion, a third foot portion and a forth foot portion, the second top portion disposed closer to the first flat face than the second flat face, the third foot portion and the forth foot portion disposed closer to the second flat face than the first flat face, the second arched plate portion configured to be deformed under a pressure applied perpendicularly to the second top portion; a first flexible plate portion having a first end and a second end, the first end being continuous with the first foot portion of the first arched plate portion, the second end being continuous with the third foot portion of the second arched plate portion, the first flexible plate portion extending from the first foot portion to the third foot portion along the second flat face, the first flexible plate portion configured to bend in response to deformation of the first arched plate portion and the second arched plate portion.
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10. A case arranged to contain a disk storage apparatus having a hexahedral shape including a outer flat face, the case comprising:
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a case wall including a case inner flat face that extends along the outer flat face of the disk storage apparatus when the disk storage apparatus is contained in the case; and a deformable plate disposed between the outer flat face and the case inner flat face and that extends along the case inner flat face when the disk storage apparatus is contained in the case, wherein the deformable plate includes; a first arched plate portion having a arched shape in a cross-section as viewed in a direction parallel to the case inner flat face, the first arched plate portion including a first top portion, a first foot portion and a second foot portion, the first top portion disposed closer to a first flat face that is one of the outer flat face and the case inner flat face than a second flat face that is the other of the outer flat face and the case inner flat face, the first foot portion and the second foot portion disposed closer to the second flat face than the first flat face; and a first extending plate portion that is continuous with the first foot portion and extends from the first foot portion in a direction away from the first top portion. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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13. A case arranged to contain a disk storage apparatus having a hexahedral shape including a outer flat face, the case comprising:
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a case wall including a case inner flat face that extends along the outer flat face of the disk storage apparatus when the disk storage apparatus is contained in the case; and a deformable plate disposed between the outer flat face and the case inner flat face and that extends along the case inner flat face when the disk storage apparatus is contained in the case, wherein the deformable plate includes; a first arched plate portion having a arched shape in a cross-section as viewed in a specific direction parallel to the case inner flat face, the first arched plate portion including a first top portion, a first foot portion and a second foot portion, the first top portion disposed closer to a first flat face that is one of the outer flat face and the case inner flat face than a second flat face that is the other of the outer flat face and the case inner flat face, the first foot portion and the second foot portion disposed closer to the second flat face than the first flat face; a second arched plate portion having a arched shape in a cross-section as viewed in the specific direction, the second arched plate portion including a second top portion, a third foot portion and a forth foot portion, the second top portion disposed closer to the first flat face than the second flat face, the third foot portion and the forth foot portion disposed closer to the second flat face than the first flat face; a first flexible plate portion having a first end and a second end, the first end is continuous with the first foot portion of the first arched plate portion, the second end is continuous with the third foot portion of the second arched plate portion, the first flexible plate portion extending from the first foot portion to the third foot portion along the second flat face.
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