Hard disk anchoring apparatus

• US 7,016,190 B1
• Filed: 05/23/2005
• Issued: 03/21/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 05/23/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Inventec Corporation
• Original Assignee: Inventec Corporation
• Inventors: Chang, Lin-Wei
• Primary Examiner(s): DUONG, HUNG V
• Application Number:
  US11/134,272
• Time in Patent Office: 302 Days
• Field of Search: 297/26, 29/37.R, 248/221.11, 235/381, 361724-727, 361679-685, 361/825, 361/797, 361/798, 361/801
• US Class Current: 361/679.33
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/184 Mounting of motherboards
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/187 Mounting of fixed and removable disk drives
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 33/022 Cases
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 33/124 of the single recording/reproducing device, e.g. disk drive, onto a chassis

Abstract

A hard disk anchoring apparatus for retaining a hard disk with a plurality of screw holes includes a coupling seat, a fixed bracket and a movable bracket. The fixed bracket is fixedly coupled with the coupling seat. The movable bracket is movably hinged on the coupling seat. A coupling blade is provided to couple the fixed bracket and the movable bracket. The fixed bracket and the movable bracket each have fasteners matching the screw holes formed on two sides of the hard disk. The movable bracket may be swiveled to close to the fixed bracket and coupled through the coupling blade. Thus the hard disk is retained by latching the movable bracket and the fixed bracket.

Claims

1. A hard disk anchoring apparatus for retaining a hard disk which has a plurality of screw holes, comprising:

a coupling seat;

a fixed bracket which is coupled with the coupling seat and has a fixed bottom plate and a fixed side wall, the fixed side wall having a plurality of first fasteners corresponding to the screw holes formed on one side of the hard disk;

a movable bracket which is movably hinged on the coupling seat and has a movable bottom plate and a movable side wall, the movable bottom plate having a latch hole, the movable side wall having a plurality of second fasteners corresponding to the screw holes formed on another side of the hard disk; and

a coupling blade which has one end attached to the fixed bottom plate and a latch element on another end, the latch element being able to engage with the latch hole of the movable bottom plate to couple the fixed bottom plate and the movable bottom plate together;

wherein the movable bracket is able to be swiveled relative to the coupling seat to be selectively close to the fixed bracket, so that the first fasteners and the second fasteners are engaged with the screw holes on the two sides of the hard disk, and the movable bottom plate and the fixed coupling blade are coupled together through the coupling blade;

wherein the movable bracket is able to be swiveled relative to the coupling seat to be moved away from the fixed bracket.

2. The hard disk anchoring apparatus of claim 1, wherein the latch element is a protrusion located on the coupling blade.

3. The hard disk anchoring apparatus of claim 1, wherein the latch element comprises an aperture formed on the coupling blade and a screw.

4. The hard disk anchoring apparatus of claim 1, wherein the number of the first fasteners is two, and the number of the second fasteners is two respectively.

5. The hard disk anchoring apparatus of claim 1, wherein each of the first fasteners has a jutting base located on the fixed side wall and a strut located on the jutting base.

6. The hard disk anchoring apparatus of claim 1, wherein each of the second fasteners has a jutting base located on the movable side wall and a strut located on the jutting base.