Fixing apparatus for hard disk drive
First Claim
1. A fixing apparatus for fixing a hard disk drive (HDD) with a plurality of holes defined in sidewalls thereof, the fixing apparatus comprising:
- a first side plate comprising a pivoting portion at one end thereof, and a latch extending from the other end thereof;
a bracket comprising an end plate, and a second side plate perpendicularly extending from the end plate, a free end of the end plate pivotably engaging with the pivoting portion of the first side plate, a latch extending from a free end of the second side plate to detachably engage with the latch of the first side plate, wherein the latches of the first and second side plates move toward or away from each other in response to the end plate pivoting relative to the first side plate; and
a plurality of fixing pins attached to the first and second side plates and engaging in the holes of HDD.
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Abstract
An exemplary fixing apparatus is for mounting a hard disk drive (HDD) having a plurality of holes defined in sidewalls and includes a first side plate, a bracket, and a plurality of fixing pins. The bracket includes an end plate, and a second side plate perpendicular to the end plate. One end of the first side plate is pivotably attached to a free end of the end plate of the bracket. The other end of the first plate includes a latch extending therefrom. The second side plate includes a latch extending from a free end thereof, to detachably engage with the latch of the first side plate. The fixing pins are attached to the first side plate and the second side plate to engage in the holes of the HDD.
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17 Claims
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1. A fixing apparatus for fixing a hard disk drive (HDD) with a plurality of holes defined in sidewalls thereof, the fixing apparatus comprising:
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a first side plate comprising a pivoting portion at one end thereof, and a latch extending from the other end thereof; a bracket comprising an end plate, and a second side plate perpendicularly extending from the end plate, a free end of the end plate pivotably engaging with the pivoting portion of the first side plate, a latch extending from a free end of the second side plate to detachably engage with the latch of the first side plate, wherein the latches of the first and second side plates move toward or away from each other in response to the end plate pivoting relative to the first side plate; and a plurality of fixing pins attached to the first and second side plates and engaging in the holes of HDD. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A HDD assembly slidably received in a rack, the HDD assembly comprising:
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a HDD defining a plurality of holes in opposite sidewalls of the HDD; and a fixing apparatus receiving the HDD, the fixing apparatus comprising; a first side plate attached to one of the opposite sidewalls of the HDD, and comprising a pivoting portion and a latch at opposite ends thereof; a bracket attached to the other sidewalls of the HDD, pivotably connected to the pivoting portion of the first side plate about a pivoting axis extending in a first direction, and comprising a latch detachably locking with the latch of the first side plate; a pair of shock absorbing bars respectively attached to the first side plate and the bracket, and abutting against the opposite sidewalls of the HDD; and a plurality of fixing pins extending from the shock absorbing bars in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction, and inserted into the holes of the HDD. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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