Protection structure for a disk drive and electronic apparatus
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsSeita Horikoshi, Takayuki Morino, Hiroyuki Noguchi
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Abstract
To provide a protection structure for a disk drive and an electronic apparatus. The protection structure being designed not to damage a disk set in the disk drive even when a space provided to protect the disk drive is reduced.
Claims12
An apparatus for protecting a disk drive, the disk drive being disposed within a housing of a personal computer, the apparatus comprising:
- a reinforcing member, disposed between said disk drive and an inner surface of said housing, said reinforcing member is a metallic plate formed with a dome shaped portion having an apex and with a plate-like ring at a periphery of said dome shaped portion, said apex of said dome shaped portion contacts said inner surface of said housing, said plate-like ring contacting said disk drive;
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- wherein said reinforcing member is relatively stiffer than said housing.
An apparatus for protecting a disk drive, the disk drive being disposed within a housing of a personal computer, the apparatus comprising:
- a reinforcing member, disposed between said disk drive and an inner surface of said housing, said reinforcing member is a metallic plate having an outer edge and is formed with a shock absorber at said outer edge for somewhat elastic connection relative to said disk drive;
- and wherein said reinforcing member is relatively stiffer than said housing.
A computer having improved mechanical shock resistance allowing for a thinner exterior profile, comprising:
- a housing having an inner surface;
- a disk drive mounted within said housing, spaced at substantially a predetermined distance from said inner surface of said housing;
- a reinforcement member between said disk drive and said housing, said reinforcement member being relatively stiffer than said housing, said reinforcing member is a metallic plate formed with a dome shaped portion having an apex, said apex contacting said inner surface of said housing.
A computer having improved mechanical shock resistance allowing for a thinner exterior profile, comprising:
- a housing having an inner surface;
- a disk drive mounted within said housing, spaced at substantially a predetermined distance from said inner surface of said housing;
- a guide member that positions said disk drive within said housing;
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- a reinforcement member between said disk drive and said housing, said reinforcement member being relatively stiffer than said housing, wherein said reinforcing member is formed at it's edge with a fold, and wherein said reinforcing member is connected with said guide member at said fold, said fold providing shock absorbing relative movement between said reinforcing member and said guide member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.