Elastic positioning structure for removable hard drive
AssigneeAic Inc.
InventorChung-I KUO
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Abstract
The positioning structure includes an enclosure, a tray and a hard drive box. The enclosure has a plurality of rails and a stopping hole. The tray includes a bottom and two side walls vertically extending therefrom. One of the side walls is formed with an elastic pillar, and the elastic arm has a tongue with a protrusion. The hard drive box is received in the tray and has a positioning hole corresponding to the protrusion. When the tray is being slid into the enclosure, the elastic arm engages the protrusion with the positioning hole. When the tray is being slid out of the enclosure, the elastic arm engages with the stopping hole.
Claims10
A positioning structure for a removable hard drive, comprising:
- an enclosure, being a frame with a receiving room, and having a plurality of rails and a stopping hole;
- a tray, including a bottom and two side walls vertically extending therefrom, a space being formed by the bottom and the side walls, one of the side walls being formed with an elastic pillar, and the elastic arm having a tongue with a protrusion;
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- a hard drive box, received in the space, and having a positioning hole corresponding to the protrusion;
- wherein when the tray is being slid into the receiving room along the rails, the elastic arm is pressed by the enclosure to engage the protrusion with the positioning hole;
- and when the tray is being slid out of the receiving room, the elastic arm protrudes from and engages with the stopping hole.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.