Carrier for disk drive hot swapping
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorKevin G. Jiang
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Abstract
In general the invention features a disk drive carrier and a method for inserting a disk drive into a peripheral bay chassis. The disk drive carrier includes a base for receiving a disk drive into and a latching mechanism that is rotatably attached to the base. The rotatably mount permits a lever to rotate between an open position and a closed position. The lever includes a lower engagement point and an upper engagement point. The disk drive carrier can additionally include a downwardly movable release tab attached to the upper engagement point facilitating release of the engagement point from a P-Bay chassis. The disk drive carrier can also include an electromagnetic interference (EMI) shield to create a tight EMI seal in the front of a P-Bay chassis slot.
Claims14
A base for mounting a disk drive, the base comprising:
- an electrically and thermally conductive member comprising:
- a substantially continuous upper wall having an exterior surface, a substantially flat interior surface, and defining a recess in the exterior surface, said upper wall also defining at least one opening disposed in the recess for mounting a latching mechanism to the base;
- a substantially continuous lower wall having an exterior surface, a substantially flat interior surface, and defining a recess in the exterior surface, said lower wall also defining at least one opening disposed in the recess for mounting the latching mechanism to the base;
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- a side wall having an exterior surface, a substantially flat interior surface and fins disposed on the exterior surface, wherein the upper wall, lower wall, and side wall form a channel sized to accommodate a hard drive mounted between the interior surfaces of the upper wall and the lower wall;
- said base to permit an electromagnetic interference shield to be mounted between the base and the latching mechanism.
A base for mounting a disk drive, the base comprising:
- a substantially continuous upper wall having an exterior surface and a substantially flat interior surface, said upper wall defining a recess in the exterior surface and at least one opening disposed in the recess for mounting a latching mechanism to the base;
- a substantially continuous lower wall having an exterior surface and a substantially flat interior surface, said lower wall defining a recess in the exterior surface and at least one opening disposed in the recess for mounting the latching mechanism to the base;
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- a side wall having an exterior surface, a substantially flat interior surface and fins disposed on the exterior surface, wherein the upper wall, lower wall, and side wall form a channel sized to accommodate a hard drive mounted between the interior surfaces of the upper wall and the lower wall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.