Thick adaptive device carrier
AssigneeDell Products L.P.
InventorsJohn Donachy, Eduardo Escamilla, Sean O'Donnell
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Abstract
A drive carrier for a device of an information handling system includes first and second portions. The first and second portions are placed in physical communication with the device. The first portion includes first and second side rails to secure the device within the drive carrier. The first and second side rails slide within a first slot of a bay of the information handling system. The second portion is located on top of the first portion and floats away from and toward the first portion when the drive carrier is inserted with the bay of the information handling system. An amount of float for the second portion is based on a bay pitch of the bay.
Claims20
A drive carrier for a device of an information handling system, the drive carrier comprising:
- a first portion to be placed in physical communication with the device, the first portion including:
- first and second side rails to secure the device within the drive carrier, the first and second side rails to slide within a first slot of a bay of the information handling system;
- and
- a second portion to be placed in physical communication with the device, the second portion located on top of the first portion and floating away from and toward the first portion when the drive carrier is inserted within the bay of the information handling system, wherein an amount of float for the second portion is based on a bay pitch of the bay.
An information handling system comprising:
- a bay including a first slot and a second slot;
- a device to be inserted within the bay;
- and
- a device carrier to be in physical communication with the device, the device carrier including:
- a first portion to be placed in physical communication with the device, the first portion including:
- first and second side rails to secure the device within the drive carrier, the first and second side rails to slide within the first slot of the bay;
- and
- a second portion to be placed in physical communication with the device, the second portion located on top of the first portion and floating away from and toward the first portion when the drive carrier is inserted within the bay of the information handling system, wherein an amount of float for the second portion is based on a bay pitch of the bay.
An information handling system comprising:
- a plurality of bays including first and second bays, the first bay including a first plurality of slots and each of the first slots including a different device, and the second bay including a second plurality of slots including a first slot and a second slot;
- a device to be inserted within the second bay;
- and
- a device carrier to be in physical communication with the device, the device carrier including:
- a first portion to be placed in physical communication with the device, the first portion including:
- first and second side rails to secure the device within the drive carrier, the first and second side rails to slide within the first slot of the second bay;
- a second portion to be placed in physical communication with the device, the second portion located on top of the first portion and floats away from and toward the first portion when the drive carrier is inserted with the second bay, wherein an amount of float for the second portion is based on a bay pitch of the second bay;
- a plurality of springs to be placed in physical communication with the first portion, the springs to compress to decrease the amount of float and to expand to increase the amount of float;
- and
- a plurality of shoulder screws to provide a maximum distance the second portion may float from the first portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.