Pressing intrusion-detection module for a computing storage device

A computing system comprising:

• a chassis;
• a drawer housed within the chassis and movable between an open position and a closed position, the drawer being partially inserted within the chassis in the open position, the drawer being fully inserted within the chassis in the closed position;
• an intrusion-detection switch mounted in a rear area of the drawer and configured to detect movement of the drawer between the open position and the closed position;
• and
• a pressing module mounted rearwardly of the drawer and including a main base fixed to the chassis, and
• a pressing unit attached to the main base and positioned rearwardly of the rear area of the drawer, the pressing unit having a first end fixedly attached to the main base, the pressing unit further having a second end free to translate linearly relative to the main base, the pressing unit further having a compression spring mounted between the first end and the second end for facilitating linear translation of the pressing unit, the pressing unit being in contact with the intrusion-detection switch when the drawer is in the closed position, the pressing unit translating linearly in response to movement of the drawer in the closed position along a predetermined tolerance distance.

A method for detecting intrusion in a computing system, the method comprising:

• providing, within a chassis, a drawer for receiving a plurality of computing storage devices;
• configuring the drawer for movement between an open position and a closed position relative to the chassis, the drawer being partially inserted within the chassis in the open position, the drawer being fully inserted within the chassis in the closed position;
• detecting movement of the drawer via physical contact between an intrusion-detection switch and a pressing module, the physical contact occurring in an initial contact position and continuing through a maximum contact position, the intrusion-detection switch being mounted in a rear area of the drawer and the pressing module being mounted to the chassis rearwardly of the rear area of the drawer;
• and
• in response to the physical contact, translating linearly a pressing unit of the pressing module along a predetermined tolerance distance of the drawer in the closed position, the predetermined tolerance distance being a maximum operating range of the drawer that is defined by the initial contact position and the maximum contact position.