Computer enclosure incorporating mounting apparatus for disk drives
AssigneeHon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
InventorYun-Lung Chen
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Abstract
A computer enclosure includes a chassis (10), a mounting apparatus (40) and a movable plate (70). The chassis comprises a bottom plate (12) and a front plate (18). The mounting apparatus comprises a first bracket (42) receiving a plurality of disk drives and a fixed plate (60) below the first bracket. The movable plate is detachably attached to the front plate below the first bracket opposite to the fixed plate. The movable plate comprises a first flange (86) and a second flange (78) at two opposite ends thereof for attaching to the bottom plate and the first bracket securely. In assembly, the fixed plate and the movable plate cooperates to form a second bracket for receive a plurality of disk drives (100) therein securely.
Claims21
A computer enclosure comprising:
- a chassis comprising a bottom plate and a front plate;
- a mounting apparatus fixedly mounted to the front plate, the mounting apparatus comprising a first bracket for receiving a plurality of disk drives therein and a fixed plate depending from one side of the first bracket;
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- a movable plate detachably attached to the front plate and opposite to the fixed plate, the movable plate comprising a first flange and a second flange at two opposite ends thereof securing to the bottom plate and the first bracket respectively;
- wherein the fixed plate and the movable plate cooperatively form a second bracket for receiving a plurality of disk drives therein.
A computer enclosure for securing a plurality of disk drives each defining apertures in a side wall thereof, the computer enclosure comprising:
- a chassis comprising a front plate;
- a mounting apparatus mounted to the front plate, the mounting apparatus comprising a first bracket for receiving some of the plurality of disk drives and a fixed plate integrally formed with the first bracket and fixed to the chassis, a plurality of first supporting tabs being stamped from the fixed plate;
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- a movable plate detachably attached to the chassis and parallel to the fixed plate, the movable plate and the fixed plate cooperatively forming a second bracket therebetween, the movable plate comprising a plurality of second supporting tabs cooperating with the first supporting tabs to support said disk drives in the second bracket.
A computer enclosure comprising:
- a chassis defining a front plate and opposite top and bottom plates;
- a mounting apparatus for receiving disk drives therein, located right behind the front plate and between the top and bottom plates, said mounting apparatus including:
- a first bracket located adjacent to the top plate, said first bracket being self-equipped with two opposite side faces and a bottom face perpendicular to said side faces and parallel to said top and bottom plates, and
- a second bracket located below said first bracket and including:
- a first vertical plate integrally extending from, via a splitting process, the bottom face, in parallel to said side faces, a bottom end of said first vertical plate seated upon the bottom plate;
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- a second vertical plate being discrete from said first bracket in a parallel relation therebetween after assembled, wherein
- said second vertical plate defines a front edge engaged with the front plate, and
- said second vertical plate is rotatable about a vertical axis, where an engagement between the second vertical plate and the front plate occurs, between a first position where said second vertical plate is not parallel to the first vertical plate, and a second position where said second vertical plate is parallel to the first vertical plate and opposite upper end and lower ends of said second vertical plate are respectively engaged with the first bracket and the bottom plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.