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Support carrier for a disk-drive with integrated heat-sink

  • US 7,388,749 B1
  • Filed: 01/03/2006
  • Issued: 06/17/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/03/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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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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