FLEXIBLE-MOUNT ELECTRICAL CONNECTION
First Claim
1. A flexible-mount electrical connection comprising:
- a mating connector configured to physically couple with a hard drive connector; and
a plurality of electrical pins, each electrical pin having;
a connector portion positioned within the mating connector configured to electrically couple with hard drive connector pins positioned within the hard drive connector; and
an extended portion extending externally away from the mating connector, wherein;
the extended portion has an attachment portion configured to electrically couple the electrical pin to a printed circuit board (PCB); and
the extended portion has a curved shape formed therein configured to reduce transmission of vibrations in the connector portion along each axis of a three-dimensional space to the attachment portion.
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Abstract
Provided herein are systems and apparatus for reducing vibration interaction between hard drives. In one implementation, a flexible mount electrical connection comprises a mating connector configured to physically couple with a hard drive connector and a plurality of electrical pins having a connector portion positioned within the mating connector configured to electrically couple with hard drive connector pins positioned within the hard drive connector. Each electrical pin has an extended portion extending away from the mating connector. The extended portion has an attachment portion configured to electrically couple the respective electrical pin to a printed circuit board, and the extended portion has a shape formed therein configured to reduce transmission of vibrations in the connector portion along each axis of a three-dimensional space to the attachment portion.
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Citations
21 Claims
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1. A flexible-mount electrical connection comprising:
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a mating connector configured to physically couple with a hard drive connector; and a plurality of electrical pins, each electrical pin having; a connector portion positioned within the mating connector configured to electrically couple with hard drive connector pins positioned within the hard drive connector; and an extended portion extending externally away from the mating connector, wherein; the extended portion has an attachment portion configured to electrically couple the electrical pin to a printed circuit board (PCB); and the extended portion has a curved shape formed therein configured to reduce transmission of vibrations in the connector portion along each axis of a three-dimensional space to the attachment portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A vibration-isolating hard disk drive carrier, comprising:
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a carrier body having; a first surface configured to couple to inherent features of a first external surface of a hard disk drive, wherein the first external surface is located at a first end of the hard disk drive; and a second surface configured to couple to inherent features of a second external surface of the hard disk drive, wherein the second external surface is located at the first end of the hard disk drive; one or more isolation hangers coupled to the carrier body and configured to support the hard disk drive in a vertical orientation; and a flexible-mount electrical connection comprising; an electrical connector configured to physically couple with a hard drive connector of the hard disk drive, wherein the electrical connector is located at a second end of the hard disk drive opposite the first end; and a plurality of electrical pins having a connector portion positioned within the electrical connector configured to electrically couple with hard drive connector pins positioned within the hard drive connector, each electrical pin having an extended portion extending externally away from the electrical connector; wherein the extended portion has an attachment portion configured to electrically couple the electrical pin to a printed circuit board (PCB); and wherein the extended portion has a curved shape formed therein configured to reduce transmission of vibrations in the connector portion along each axis of a three-dimensional space to the attachment portion. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A hanging mounting system for a vibration-isolating hard disk drive carrier comprising:
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a carrier body having; a first surface configured to couple to inherent features of a first external surface of a hard disk drive, wherein the first external surface is located at a first end of the hard disk drive; and a second surface configured to couple to inherent features of a second external surface of the hard disk drive, wherein the second external surface is located at the first end of the hard disk drive; one or more isolation hangers coupled to the carrier body and configured to support the hard disk drive in a vertical orientation; one or more drive dividers comprising one or more engagement elements configured to couple with the one or more isolation hangers; and a flexible-mount electrical connection comprising; a mating connector configured to physically couple with a hard drive connector of the hard disk drive, wherein the mating connector is located at a second end of the hard disk drive opposite the first end; and a plurality of electrical pins, each electrical pin comprising; a first portion positioned within the mating connector configured to electrically couple with hard drive connector pins positioned within the hard drive connector; and an extended portion extending externally away from the mating connector, wherein; the extended portion has an attachment end configured to electrically couple the electrical pin to a printed circuit board (PCB); and the extended portion has a curved shape formed therein configured to reduce transmission of vibrations in the first portion along each of three orthogonal axes to the attachment end. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A connector assembly comprising:
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coupling means for physically coupling with a hard drive connector; and connecting means for electrically connecting the hard drive to a printed circuit board (PCB), wherein the connecting means comprises; means for coupling the connecting means to a plurality of hard drive connector pins positioned within the hard drive connector; and means for coupling the connecting means to contact pads of the (PCB), the PCB coupling means comprising; attachment means for electrically coupling the hard drive connector pins to the contact pads of the PCB; and curve-shaped vibration reduction means for reducing vibration transmission between the hard drive and the PCB along each axis of a three-dimensional space to the attachment means.
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Specification