Peripheral mounting system for a computer system
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorDong-Ki Seo
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Abstract
A brace device can be inserted between the two lateral sides of the peripheral device and the lateral sides of the bay in a computer chassis. The brace device physically connects to the peripheral device to hold it in position and also exerts a compressive force to further secure the peripheral device in position. The brace device may be constructed using a first bracket and a second bracket, that is slidably engageable with the first bracket. The second bracket has a bowed elastic portion on a side opposite to the first bracket. The brace device is inserted in a slot in the side of the bay in the chassis to secure a peripheral device within the bay.
Claims19
A computer housing, comprising:
- a body enclosing a chassis having a bay for receiving a peripheral device;
- and
- a brace device attachable to said chassis along a lateral side of said bay, said brace device being elastically biased inward from said lateral side of said bay and having a plurality of plugs protruding inward from said brace device;
- said peripheral device being slidably insertable into said bay and engageable with said chassis both by inserting said plugs of said brace device into said peripheral device and by a compressive force exerted on said peripheral device by said brace device, said plugs having a slot in a distal end thereof for engaging said perpheral device.
A computer housing, comprising:
- a body enclosing a chassis having a bay for receiving a peripheral device;
- and
- a brace device attachable to said chassis along a lateral side of said bay, said brace device being elastically biased inward from said lateral side of said bay and having a plurality of plugs rigidly borne by said brace device independently of any engagement between said brace device and the peripheral device, said brace device comprising a first bracket and a second bracket slidably engageable with said first bracket, said second bracket having an elastic portion for generating a compressive force;
- said peripheral device with said brace device being slidably inserted into said bay and engageable with said chassis by insertion of said brace device into the peripheral device.
A computer housing, comprising:
- a body enclosing a chassis having a bay for interfacing with a perpiheral device;
- and
- two brace devices, each attachable to said chassis along a lateral side of a bay, each of said two brace devices being elastically biased inward from said of said bay, each of said two brace devices having a plurality of plugs protruding into said bay, and each of said two comprising first bracket and a second bracket slidably engageable with said first bracket, said second bracket having an elastic portion for generating a compressive force;
- said peripheral device being slidably insertable into said bay and engageable with said chassis both by inserting said plugs of said two brace devices into said peripheral device and by said compressive force exerted on said peripheral device by said two brace devices, said plugs having a slot in a distal end thereof for engaging said peripheral device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.