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AssigneeViewsonic Corporation
InventorsJakob Kishon, Mark Diel, Kathleen Davies, Jean-Pierre Krauer, David Shafer, John Johnston
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The present invention relates to an enclosure that protects an operational data storage device (preferably a common disk data storage devices with an IDE interface) from fire, flood or other hazards. The preferred embodiment comprises an enclosure which is water resistant and heat transfer protected to preserve the disk data storage device in the event of disaster involving flood or fire. Insulation, including phase change materials, are used to maintain internal temperature during normal operation and during fire conditions, so as to meet the thermal test portion of UL 72, Class 125, one hour, and the disk data storage device temperature does not exceed 125° C. The enclosure of the preferred embodiment manages humidity to an internal RH at 80% or below. The interface electronics are preferably external to the phase change material section of the enclosure, and are sacrificed during a fire, flood or other hazards. Electronic sensors are preferably used to sense fire or water conditions. The electronics detect a rise in temperature and manages the disk data storage device shut down before fire renders it inoperable. The connecting cable will be prevented from acting as a thermal path to the data storage devices during fire conditions by being routed though the insulating and phase change materials in a torturous path or through a cable cutting and retraction system engaged upon sensing of fire conditions.
A secure data storage device for use with a host unit, comprising:
An apparatus for protecting an electronic data storage device which is actively connected to a host system, the apparatus comprising:
A method of protecting data stored on an electronic storage device, the steps comprising:
In a data storage device, an improved enclosure to protect the electronic data storage device drives from damaging external conditions, the improvement comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.