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;
a locking tab with one end thereof attached to an outside of one end of the first side plate;
a bracket comprising an end plate pivotably engaging with the other end of the first side plate opposite to the locking tab, and a second side plate perpendicularly extending from the end plate;
a transverse bar pivotably attached to a free end of the second side plate of the bracket opposite to the end plate of the bracket, and detachably engaging with the other end of the locking tab; and
a plurality of fixing members attached to the first side plate and the second side plate to engage in the holes of HDD.
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Abstract
An exemplary fixing apparatus is for mounting a hard disk drive having a plurality of holes in sidewalls thereof. The fixing apparatus includes a first side plate, a bracket, a locking tab, and a transverse bar. The bracket includes an end plate, and a second side plate perpendicular to the end plate. The first side plate is pivotably attached to a free end of the end plate of the bracket. The transverse bar is pivotably attached to a free end of the second side plate of the bracket. The locking tab is attached to an outside of the first side plate to detachably engage with the transverse bar.
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15 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; a locking tab with one end thereof attached to an outside of one end of the first side plate; a bracket comprising an end plate pivotably engaging with the other end of the first side plate opposite to the locking tab, and a second side plate perpendicularly extending from the end plate; a transverse bar pivotably attached to a free end of the second side plate of the bracket opposite to the end plate of the bracket, and detachably engaging with the other end of the locking tab; and a plurality of fixing members attached to the first side plate and the second side plate to engage in the holes of HDD. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An assembly comprising:
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a hard disk drive (HDD) with a plurality of holes defined in opposite sidewalls thereof; a first side plate; an L-shaped bracket comprising a second side plate, and an end member perpendicularly extending from the second side plate, the first side plate connected to the end plate and pivotably related to the end plate between a first position to sandwich the HDD with the second side plate, and a second position to disengage from the HDD; a transverse bar forming a first end pivotably connected to the second side plate, and a second end opposite to the first end and being detachably locked to the first side plate to retain the first side plate at the first position. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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