Abstract:
A locking mechanism includes a tray to receive a hard disk drive and a locking apparatus. The locking apparatus includes a base attached to a front wall of the tray, a handle pivotally connected to the base, and a locking member attached to the base. The base defines a receiving chamber and a mounting hole in communication with the receiving chamber. The locking member includes a sliding portion slidably received in the receiving chamber of the base to impel the handle to pivot relative to the base, and a locking tongue attached to the sliding portion. Movement of the locking tongue relative to the mounting hole causes the locking mechanism to toggle between a locked and unlocked position.
Abstract:
An electronic device includes a tray, a disk drive secured in the tray, a first back plane secured on the tray, and a flexible connecting member. The disk drive connects with the first back plane by the connecting member so that the disk drive is spaced from the first back plane when the disk drive is vibrated.
Abstract:
A hard disk drive carrier having a latch apparatus to facilitate leveraged insertion of a hard disk drive into a receiving drive bay to an interfaced position, securing of the hard disk drive carrier in the drive bay when the hard disk drive secured to the carrier interfaces with a host computer, leveraged dislodgement of the hard disk drive from its interfaced position for removal of the hard disk drive from the drive bay, and proper positioning of the latch apparatus upon insertion of the hard disk drive carrier to ensure proper engagement of the latch apparatus with the drive bay for leveraged insertion and removal.
Abstract:
An electronic device case structure includes a case body, a pivoting seat, a pushing member, and a driving member. An accommodating slot is formed on the case body for a peripheral device to be inserted therein. The case body has a disposition hole communicating with the accommodating slot and an internal space of the case body. The pivoting seat is disposed in the case body, and the pushing member is pivoted to the pivoting seat. The pushing member has a pushing segment, protruding in the accommodating slot through the disposition hole and a connecting segment. The driving member includes a coupling end connected to the connecting segment and an operation end, The operation end is to be pressed to make the driving member move inwards, so as to have the pushing segment to move towards the outside of the accommodating slot, thereby pushing and ejecting the peripheral device.
Abstract:
A twist is added to an HDD holder so that the vibration of an HDD unit can be attenuated more reliably not to have any impact on a main body chassis and a VCR unit. There is provided a recording and reproducing apparatus including an HDD unit 40 and a VCR unit and having a structure in which the HDD unit 40 is mounted on an HDD holder 70 via dampers 61a and 61b and the HDD holder 70 is mounted on a main body chassis, wherein the HDD holder 70 is formed of a resin member and includes a placing plate 71 for placing and fixing the HDD unit 40 thereon and four leg pieces 72 and 73 provided in an extending manner downward from the corners of the placing plate 71, the HDD unit 40 being held in a slightly floating manner over the placing plate 71 by the dampers 61a and 61b.
Abstract:
An assembly structure includes a first body, a second body and a third body. The second body detachably disposed on the first body includes a first positioning portion and a first acting portion. The third body coupled between the first and second bodies includes a second positioning portion and a second acting portion. When the third body is switched to a first predetermined position, the second positioning portion of the third body is pressed against the first positioning portion of the second body along a reference direction, thereby positioning the second body at a first reference position. When the third body is switched from the first predetermined position to a second predetermined position, the second acting portion of the second body is pressed against the first acting portion of the second body, thereby moving the second body from the first reference position to a second reference position.
Abstract:
A Hard Disk Drive (“HDD”) bracket has a HDD bracket lever having an open position and a closed position, a side bracket, and a HDD bracket damping mechanism. The HDD bracket damping mechanism has an actuation mechanism slidably disposed within the side bracket, and a compressible insert disposed within the side bracket. The compressible insert has a surface abutting the actuation mechanism. When the HDD bracket lever is in the closed position, the actuation mechanism exerts pressure on the compressible insert such that the compressible insert protrudes from the side bracket.
Abstract:
An exemplary fixing apparatus is for mounting a hard disk drive (HDD) having a plurality of holes defined in sidewalls thereof. The fixing apparatus includes a first side plate, a bracket, and a bezel assembly. The first side plate includes a first pivoting portion, and a second pivoting portion formed near and at one end thereof respectively. The bracket includes a second side plate, and a transverse member perpendicular to the second side plated. The transverse member is pivotably attached to the first pivoting portion. The bezel assembly is pivotably attached to the second pivoting portion. The bezel assembly includes a latch bar having a wedged block. The transverse member includes a positioning plate to detachably engage with the wedged block. The first and second side plates include a plurality of fixing members to engage in the holes of the disk drive, respectively.
Abstract:
An eject mechanism comprises an eject member, a lock member and a lock release member. The eject member is configured to, when an object is positioned at a predetermined position, eject the object from the predetermined position along an eject direction. The lock member is configured to lock the object on the predetermined position against the eject member. The lock release member is configured to, when the lock release member is moved in the eject direction, release the lock of the object by the lock member. The eject mechanism ejects the object when the lock release member is moved in the eject direction.
Abstract:
Some embodiments of the present invention provide a system that includes a drive carrier for a hard disk drive (HDD) and one or more vibration control clips affixed to the drive carrier. Within this system, a mode of vibration of the HDD is modulated by contact between each of the vibration control clips and a surface within the computer system.