Disc drive cage
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1. A component cage for detachably mounting an auxiliary component in a housing of an electronic circuit, wherein the component comprises a pair of supporting runners, the cage being formed from electromagnetic screening material and comprising:
- an open front face;
a pair of parallel spaced sidewalls extending perpendicularly to the open front face;
a rear face extending between the sidewalls at their ends remote from the open face;
a transverse wall extending between the sidewalls perpendicularly to the plane of the open face, wherein the sidewalls are substantially continuous and are provided on their internal surfaces with a step surface for engaging a respective supporting runner of the component, the step surfaces extending in a plane parallel to the transverse wall and spaced therefrom; and
wherein the sidewalls are formed with inwardly embossed projections spaced from the step surface so that the support runners are engageable between the step surfaces and the embossed projections.
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Abstract
A component cage for detachable mounting an ancillary component such as a hard disc drive in a housing for an electronic circuit is described. The cage has internal step surfaces to engage support runners of the component. The formation of elongated slots in the cage to accommodate support runners is avoided, improving the electromagnetic shielding ability of the cage.
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1. A component cage for detachably mounting an auxiliary component in a housing of an electronic circuit, wherein the component comprises a pair of supporting runners, the cage being formed from electromagnetic screening material and comprising:
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an open front face;
a pair of parallel spaced sidewalls extending perpendicularly to the open front face;
a rear face extending between the sidewalls at their ends remote from the open face;
a transverse wall extending between the sidewalls perpendicularly to the plane of the open face, wherein the sidewalls are substantially continuous and are provided on their internal surfaces with a step surface for engaging a respective supporting runner of the component, the step surfaces extending in a plane parallel to the transverse wall and spaced therefrom; and
whereinthe sidewalls are formed with inwardly embossed projections spaced from the step surface so that the support runners are engageable between the step surfaces and the embossed projections. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A housing for an electronic circuit, comprising an enclosure having an opening for mounting a removable circuit component having a pair of supporting runners therethrough and a cage mounted within the housing in alignment with the opening to receive the component, the cage having a pair of internal step surfaces and respective inwardly embossed projections spaced from the step surfaces so that the support runners of the component are each engageable between a step surface and a projection.
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13. A modular electronic circuit comprising a supporting rack and a number of circuit modules, wherein one of the circuit modules comprises a component cage comprising:
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an open front face;
a pair of parallel spaced sidewalls extending perpendicularly to the open front face;
a rear face extending between the sidewalls at their ends remote from the open face;
transverse wall extending between the sidewalls perpendicularly to the plane of the open face, wherein the sidewalls are substantially continuous and are provided on their internal surfaces with a step surface for engaging a respective supporting runner of the component, the step surfaces extending in a plane parallel to the transverse wall and spaced therefrom; and
whereinthe sidewalls are formed with inwardly embossed projections spaced from the step surface so that the support runners are engageable between the step surfaces and the embossed projections. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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Current AssigneeOracle America, Inc. (Oracle Corporation)
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Original AssigneeSun Microsystems Incorporated (Oracle Corporation)
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InventorsRumney, Gary
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Primary Examiner(s)Martin, David
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Assistant Examiner(s)Levi, Dameon E.
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Application NumberUS10/217,157Time in Patent Office484 DaysField of Search361/685, 361/736, 361/752, 361/800, 361/816, 361/818, 174/35.R, 174/35.GC, 174/35.MS, 174/50, 439/607US Class Current361/818CPC Class CodesG11B 33/128 of the plurality of recordi...
