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AssigneesTEAC Corporation, Pont Peripherals Corporation
InventorsSteven L. Kaczeus, Sr., Thomas McKnight, Roy J. Edwards
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A docking module for removable disk drives provides, in one embodiment, space for two such disk drives within a standard half-height bay. The docking module provides cammed insertion and removal together with hot swappability of disk drives. The bay is provided within a housing member. A door is rotatably mounted on the housing member and configured to serve as a lever arm. An engagement portion for urging a disk drive into the bay protrudes from the door. A slide is mounted within the housing member and connected to the door such that rotation of the door causes the slide to move forward and back within the housing member. A tab on the inner end of the slide engages the disk drive to urge the disk drive out of the bay. Alternative embodiments provide ten or more disk drives at a density of two drives per half height bay.
A docking module for use with removable disk drives, the disk drives each including an electrical connector, the docking module comprising:
A docking module for use with at least two removable disk drives, the disk drives each including an electrical connector, the docking module comprising:
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