Form factor adaptor
AssigneeCommerical & Industrial Design Co., Inc.
InventorJeff Wu
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Abstract
A installation kit for installing a disk drive into a larger disk drive bay includes a form factor adaptor, an electrical connector and a DC cable. The form factor adaptor comprises a pair of side brackets which interengage with a front plate, forming an internal space. The disk drive inserts into the internal space and a clip is used to secure the disk drive in place. The clip interengages with the brackets, and, thus, no fasteners are required to secure the disk drive to the adaptor. The electrical connector is used to interconnect a pin header of the disk drive data port with a card edge receptacle positioned in the disk drive bay.
Claims25
A form factor adaptor for installing an electrical component into a larger enclosure bay, said adaptor comprising:
- a chassis to support the electrical component, said chassis having a pair of rails spaced apart to receive the electrical component, said chassis further comprising a faceplate adapted to be located at the exterior of the enclosure bay;
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- a clip comprising a pair of spring clasps interengaging with said chassis to secure the electrical component to the chassis.
A foam factor adaptor for installing a data storage device into an enclosure bay having a form factor larger than the data storage device, said adaptor comprising:
- a chassis comprising:
- a pair of brackets, each bracket having an interior rail and an exterior rail, said brackets defining a space between said interior rails sufficient to receive the data storage device, said brackets further defining a space by said exterior rails generally equal to the enclosure bay form factor;
- and
- a face plate interconnecting with one set of ends of said brackets;
- and
- a clip having a broad U-shaped defined between a pair of legs and a cross member, said cross member spanning across said interior rails of said brackets and each leg of said clip extending between said interior rail and said exterior rail, each of said legs additionally comprising a spring clasp interengaging with one of said brackets to secure said clip to said brackets.
An installation kit for installing an electrical component into an enclosure bay having a form factor larger than the electrical component, said kit comprising:
- a chassis configured to support the electrical component and to connect with the enclosure bay structure, said chassis further comprising a face plate adapted to be located at exterior of the enclosure bay;
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- a clip which interengages said chassis to secure the electrical component to said chassis, said clip having at least one cross member spanning across said chassis and attached thereto to prevent the electrical component from moving in a Z-direction which is generally perpendicular to an X-Y plane defined by said chassis.
An installation kit for installing an electrical component into an enclosure bay having a form factor larger than the electrical component, said kit comprising:
- a chassis configured to support the electrical component and to connect wit the enclosure bay structure, said chassis comprising a pair of brackets, each bracket having an interior rail and an exterior rail, said brackets defining a space between said interior rails sufficient to receive the electrical component, said brackets further defining a space by said exterior rails generally equal to the enclosure bay form factor, said chassis further comprising a face plate interconnecting with one set of ends of said brackets;
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- a clip which interengages with said chassis to secure the electrical component to said chassis, said clip having at least one cross member spanning across said chassis and attached thereto to prevent the electrical component from moving in a Z-direction which is generally perpendicular to an X-Y plane defined by said chassis.
A method of installing a data storage device into a larger enclosure bay, said method comprising the steps of:
- supporting said data storage device with a chassis having a face plate;
- snapping together a clip and said chassis to secure the data storage device to said chassis;
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- mounting said chassis to an internal structure of said enclosure bay.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.