Double-action CD drive eject mechanism
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorKelly k. Smith
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Abstract
The present invention provides a retaining system for an ejectable mass storage device in the housing of a computer server. The retaining system allows for the mass storage devices to be installed or removed without the use of tools. In a preferred embodiment, an ejection system capable of retaining and ejecting an ejectable mass storage device includes a lock member, an eject member, and a drive ejector. The mass storage device preferably includes a receiving zone adapted to receive a retractable tooth located on the lock member. The eject member preferably includes a body that contacts the drive ejector, which subsequently ejects the mass storage device.
Claims18
A computer comprising:
- a chassis having a front panel, a first side panel, a second side panel, and a rear panel all mounted on a base and forming a rectangular enclosure;
- a system board attached to said chassis;
- an ejectable mass storage device having a receiving zone adapted to receive a retractable tooth;
- and
- an ejection system attached to said chassis comprising:
- an ejection assembly;
- and
- a drive ejector;
- wherein said ejection assembly comprises a retractable tooth for engaging said mass storage device and said ejection assembly contacts drive ejector to eject said mass storage device.
An ejection assembly capable of retaining an ejectable mass storage device having a receiving zone adapted to receive a retractable tooth, the assembly comprising:
- a lock member having a retractable tooth for engaging the receiving zone the mass storage device;
- and
- an eject member.
An ejection system capable of retaining and ejecting an ejectable mass storage device having a receiving zone adapted to receive a retractable tooth, the system comprising:
- a lock member having a retractable tooth for engaging the receiving zone the mass storage device;
- and
- an eject member having a body that contacts a drive ejector;
- and
- a drive ejector that ejects the mass storage device.
A computer comprising:
- a chassis having a front panel, a first side panel, a second side panel, and a rear panel all mounted on a base and forming a rectangular enclosure;
- a system board attached to said chassis;
- an ejectable mass storage device;
- and
- a means for engaging said mass storage device to said chassis.
A method for installing an ejectable mass storage device in a computer, the method comprising:
- inserting the mass storage device in the computer on a receiving platform having an ejection system attached to the platform comprising an ejection assembly having a retractable tooth for engaging the mass storage device and a drive ejector.
A method for retaining an ejectable mass storage device in a computer, the method comprising:
- inserting the mass storage device in the computer on a receiving platform having an ejection system attached to the platform comprising an ejection assembly having a retractable tooth for engaging the mass storage device and a drive ejector;
- and
- engaging the tooth in the mass storage device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.