Mounting apparatus for data storage device and manufacturing method of the same
AssigneeHon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
InventorCHIN-MING CHANG
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Abstract
A mounting apparatus for mounting a data storage device to a chassis includes a main body and two reinforcing members. The main body includes a top surface, a sidewall depending from the top surface, and a supporting wall extending upward from the top surface. Each of the two reinforcing members includes a reinforcing plate, a first fixing plate extending from an edge of the reinforcing member, and a second fixing plate extending from another edge of the reinforcing member. The first fixing plate is fixed on the supporting wall. The second fixing plate is fixed on the top surface.
Claims7
A mounting apparatus for mounting a data storage device to a chassis, the mounting apparatus comprising:
- a main body comprising a top surface, a sidewall depending from the top surface, and a supporting wall extending upward from the top surface;
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- two reinforcing members, each comprising a reinforcing plate, a first fixing plate extending from an edge of the reinforcing member, and a second fixing plate extending from another edge of the reinforcing member, wherein the first fixing plate is fixed on the supporting wall, and the second fixing plate is fixed on the top surface.
A method of manufacturing a mounting apparatus comprising:
- punching sheet metal to form blanks of a main body and two reinforcing members, wherein a through hole is partially cut out in the blanks of the main body, and the blanks of the two reinforcing members are punched from a remainder from the blanks of the main body;
- bending the blanks of the main body and the two reinforcing members to form the main body and the reinforcing members;
- fixing the two reinforcing members on the main body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.