Support carrier for a disk-drive with integrated heat-sink
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1. A support carrier for attaching a smaller format disk drive into a chassis bay sized for receiving a larger disk drive, the support carrier comprising:
- a frame surrounding an area in which a smaller format disk drive can be attached and supported, wherein the frame is sized for being received into bay of a chassis sized for a larger format disk drive;
a planer surface inside the area in which the smaller format disk drive can be attached for supporting the smaller disk drive;
a heat-sink surface disposed adjacently opposite of and attached to the planer surface for conducting heat from the smaller format disk drive;
pin fins protruding from the surface for further conducting and removing heat from the smaller disk drive.
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Abstract
This invention is a support carrier for attaching a smaller format disk drive into a chassis bay sized for receiving a larger disk drive, the support carrier includes a heat-sink surface with pin fins for conducting and removing heat from the smaller disk drive.
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19 Claims
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1. A support carrier for attaching a smaller format disk drive into a chassis bay sized for receiving a larger disk drive, the support carrier comprising:
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a frame surrounding an area in which a smaller format disk drive can be attached and supported, wherein the frame is sized for being received into bay of a chassis sized for a larger format disk drive; a planer surface inside the area in which the smaller format disk drive can be attached for supporting the smaller disk drive; a heat-sink surface disposed adjacently opposite of and attached to the planer surface for conducting heat from the smaller format disk drive; pin fins protruding from the surface for further conducting and removing heat from the smaller disk drive. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A support carrier for attaching a smaller format disk drive into a chassis bay sized for receiving a larger disk drive, the support carrier comprising:
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a frame surrounding an area in which a smaller format disk drive can he attached and supported, wherein the frame is sized for being received into bay of a chassis sized for a larger format disk drive; a planer surface inside the area in which the smaller format disk drive can be attached for supporting the smaller disk drive; a heat-sink surface disposed adjacently opposite of and attached to the planer surface for conducting heat from the smaller format disk drive; pin fins protruding from the surface for further conducting and removing heat from the smaller disk drive, wherein the chassis includes an opening in the frame through which forced air is passed over the pin fins for removing heat from the disk drive, wherein the pin fins are cylindrical in shape, wherein the pin fins are integrally attached to the heat-sink surface, wherein the pins are disposed in a matrix-array fashion along the heat-sink surface. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. An apparatus for attaching a smaller format disk drive into a chassis bay sized for receiving a larger disk drive, the support carrier comprising:
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frame means surrounding an area in which a smaller format disk drive can be attached and supported, wherein the frame means are sized for being received into a drive bay of a chassis sized for a larger format disk drive; planer surface means inside the area in which the smaller format disk drive can be attached for supporting the smaller disk drive; heat-sink surface means disposed adjacently opposite of and attached to the planer surface for conducting heat from the smaller format disk drive; pin fins means protruding from the surface for further conducting and removing heat from the smaller disk drive. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A method of manufacturing a support carrier for attaching a smaller format disk drive into a chassis bay sized for receiving a larger disk drive, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a frame surrounding an area in which a smaller format disk drive can be attached and supported, wherein the frame is sized for being received into bay of a chassis sized for a larger format disk drive; providing a planer surface inside the area in which the smaller format disk drive can be attached for supporting the smaller disk drive; providing a heat-sink surface disposed adjacently opposite of and attached to the planer surface for conducting heat from the smaller format disk drive; and providing pin fins protruding from the surface for further conducting and removing heat from the smaller disk drive.
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