Computer enclosure incorporating a drive bracket
AssigneeHon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
InventorsAlvin Liu, I-Fee Chen
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Abstract
A computer enclosure includes a cage, a drive bracket received in the cage, and a fastener attached to the drive bracket. The drive bracket includes a pair of side plates each defining a pair of recesses recessed from an inner surface thereof and a pair of holes. A pair of supporting tabs extends from the inner surface of each side plate for supporting a data storage device. The fastener forms a pair of pivoting portions for extending into and pivoting about the recesses of the drive bracket and a pair of fixing tabs for extending through the holes of the drive bracket to fix the data storage device.
Claims20
A computer enclosure comprising:
- a cage;
- a drive bracket attached to the cage and including a pair of side plates, one of the side plates defining a pair of recesses recessed from an inner surface thereof and a hole, a pair of supporting tabs extending from the inner surface of each side plate for supporting a data storage device;
- and
- a fastener attached to the drive bracket for fixing the data storage drive, the fastener forming a pair of pivoting portions for extending into and pivoting about the recesses of the drive bracket and a fixing tab for extending through the hole of the drive bracket to fix the data storage device.
A computer enclosure comprising:
- a cage;
- a drive bracket attached to the cage and including a pair of side plates for receiving a data storage device therebetween;
- and
- a fastener pivotably attached to the drive bracket for fixing the data storage drive, the fastener forming a pair of fixing tabs for extending through the drive bracket to fix the data storage device.
A computer enclosure assembly comprising:
- a cage;
- a drive bracket attached to the cage and defining a space therein and a pair of side plates thereof;
- a fastener pivotally fastened to an outer surface of each of said side plates of the drive bracket, said fastener including a fixing tab;
- and
- a data storage device defining at least an aperture in each of side walls;
- wherein
- said drive bracket defines a front opening so as to allow the data storage device to be installed into the space in a front-to-back direction, and a lateral hole in each side plates for allowing the fixing tab to extend therethrough and into the corresponding aperture of the data storage device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.