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US 8,553,405 B2Granted
Dummy hard disk drive
AssigneeHon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
InventorZheng-Heng Sun
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Abstract
A dummy hard disk drive (HDD) is for arrangement in an electronic device. The dummy HDD includes a top plate, a first side plate, a bottom plate, and a second side plate which can be formed into either a rigid box, or into a thick flat plate.
Claims18
A dummy hard disk drive (HDD), comprising:
- a top plate;
- a bottom plate parallel to the top plate;
- a first side plate pivotably connected to a first side of the top plate and a first side of the bottom plate;
- and
- a second side plate pivotably connected to a second side of the top plate and a second side of the bottom plate;
- wherein the top plate, the first side plate, the bottom plate, and the second side plate are head-to-tail connected to form a rectangular frame with two opposite openings;
- the first and second side plates are operable to be rotated, such that, the first side plate is coplanar with the top plate, and the second side plate is coplanar with the bottom plate, and the frame is folded with first side plate and the top plate contacting second side plate and the bottom plate.
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An electronic device comprising:
- a base;
- two parallel sidewalls extending from the base;
- and
- a dummy hard disk drive mounted between the sidewalls;
- wherein the dummy hard disk drive comprises a top plate, a bottom plate parallel to the top plate, a first side plate pivotably connected to a first side of the top plate and a first side of the bottom plate, and a second side plate pivotably connected to a second side of the top plate and a second side of the bottom plate;
- the top plate, the first side plate, the bottom plate, and the second side plate are head-to-tail connected to form a rectangular frame with two opposite openings, when the dummy hard disk drive is removed from the sidewalls, the first and second side plates are capable to be rotated, such that, the first side plate is coplanar with the top plate, and the second side plate is coplanar with the bottom plate, and the frame is folded with first side plate and the top plate contacting second side plate and the bottom plate.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.