Hard disk drive mount and hard disk drive assembly using same

A hard disk drive mount, comprising:

• a casing defining a receiving space configured for receiving a plurality of hard disk drives therein, the casing defining a plurality of first through holes at a first side thereof and a plurality of second through holes at a second side thereof opposite to the first side;
• a first fixing plate comprising a plurality of first bulges corresponding to the first through holes, the first fixing plate being attached to the first side of the casing with the first bulges respectively traversing through the first through holes into the receiving space of the casing;
• and a second fixing plate comprising a plurality of second bulges corresponding to the second through holes, the second fixing plate being attached to the second side of the casing with the second bulges respectively traversing through the second through holes into the receiving space of the casing;
• wherein the first bulges and the second bulges are elastically deformable such that when a given one of the hard disk drives is received in the receiving space, corresponding ones of the first bulges and corresponding ones of the second bulges resiliently abut two opposite sides of the hard disk drive, respectively, and cooperatively exert a compressing force on the hard disk drive whereby the hard disk drive is fixed in the casing;
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• the casing comprises a top plate with the first through holes, a bottom plate the second through holes spaced apart from the top plate;
• a connecting frame, the connecting frame comprising a horizontal wall and plurality of fixing tabs extending from the horizontal wall, the first fixing plate being sandwiched between the horizontal wall and the first side of the casing, the fixing tabs being connected to a plurality of side plates connected between the top plate and the bottom plate of the casing.

A hard disk drive assembly, comprising:

• at least one hard disk drive;
• and a hard disk drive mount comprising a casing defining a receiving space receiving the at least one hard disk drive therein and a fixing plate, the casing further defining a plurality of through holes at one side thereof, the fixing plate comprising a plurality of bulges with curved outer surface corresponding to the through holes, the fixing plate being attached to the one side of the casing with the bulges respectively traversing through the through holes into the receiving space of the casing;
• wherein the bulges are elastically deformable such that when the at least one hard disk drive is received in the receiving space, corresponding ones of the bulges resiliently abut a side of the at least one hard disk drive and exert a compressing force on the at least one hard disk drive whereby the at least one hard disk drive is fixed in the casing;
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• the fixing plate defines a plurality of receiving units, each of the receiving units comprising an extended hole and an elastic arm extending from a peripheral side edge of the extended hole, the elastic arm having a corresponding one of the bulges formed thereon.