Segmented frame for a storage drive
AssigneeHGST Netherlands B.V.
InventorsGlenn Douglas Albert, Michael Stephen Bell, David William Niss, Jeffrey David Wilke
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Abstract
A segmented frame adapted to receive a storage drive is provided. The segmented frame in one example includes a plurality of linked frame segments configured to pivot with respect to each other and wrap around the storage drive, with a first frame segment and a last frame segment of the plurality of linked frame segments latching together to form a joined segmented frame and hold the storage drive, and a plurality of isolator cups trapped within the joined segmented frame and fitting over a corresponding plurality of mounting wings extending from the storage drive, wherein the plurality of isolator cups suspend the storage drive within the joined frame.
Claims20
A segmented frame adapted to receive a storage drive, comprising:
- a plurality of linked frame segments configured to pivot with respect to each other and wrap around the storage drive, with a first frame segment and a last frame segment of the plurality of linked frame segments latching together to form a joined segmented frame and hold the storage drive;
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- a plurality of isolator cups trapped within the joined segmented frame and fitting over a corresponding plurality of mounting wings extending from the storage drive, wherein the plurality of isolator cups suspend the storage drive within the joined frame.
A storage drive system, comprising:
- a storage drive comprising a body and a plurality of mounting wings protruding from the body;
- a plurality of linked frame segments configured to pivot with respect to each other and wrap around the storage drive, with a first frame segment and a last frame segment of the plurality of linked frame segments latching together to form a joined segmented frame and hold the storage drive;
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- a plurality of isolator cups trapped within the joined segmented frame and fitting over the corresponding plurality of mounting wings extending from the storage drive, wherein the plurality of isolator cups suspend the storage drive within the joined frame.
A storage drive sled, comprising:
- a sled frame including a plurality of storage drive bays configured to receive a plurality of joined segmented frames;
- a frame cap configured to be affixed to the sled frame and close off the plurality of storage drive bays;
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- one or more storage drive systems installed into the plurality of drive bays, with a storage drive system of the one or more storage drive systems comprising:
- a storage drive comprising a body and a plurality of mounting wings protruding from the body;
- a plurality of linked frame segments configured to pivot with respect to each other and wrap around the storage drive, with a first frame segment and a last frame segment of the plurality of linked frame segments latching together to form a joined segmented frame and hold the storage drive;
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- a plurality of isolator cups trapped within the joined segmented frame and fitting over the corresponding plurality of mounting wings extending from the storage drive, wherein the plurality of isolator cups suspend the storage drive within the joined frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.