公开(公告)号：US06233143B1

公开(公告)日：2001-05-15

申请号：US09404453

申请日：1999-09-22

申请人： Eric T. Gamble ,  Edward J. McNulty

发明人： Eric T. Gamble ,  Edward J. McNulty

IPC分类号： H05K500

CPC分类号： G11B33/122 ,  G11B33/124

摘要： A carrier for a hot-pluggable hard disk drive has a frame with a pair of side walls, a front end, and a rear end. The hard disk drive mounts to the frame within its confines. A connector is provided for electrically coupling the hard disk drive to a computer system. A channel is formed in one side wall and a guide surface is formed on the other side wall of the frame. Each side wall has a recess at the front ends of the channel and guide surface. The recesses house shock dampening yokes. Each yoke is a C-shaped member with a hub and a pair of fingers. The carrier mounts in a computer system having a docking bay. Each side of the bay has a guide rib and a docking connector is mounted at the rear. As the carrier is inserted into the bay, the ribs simultaneously engage the channel and the guide surface in the side walls and are directed into the yokes. The yokes allow some compliant motion and deflect to a preload position against the ribs upon contact.

摘要翻译： 用于热插拔硬盘驱动器的载体具有带有一对侧壁，前端和后端的框架。 硬盘驱动器安装在其范围内的框架上。 提供了用于将硬盘驱动器电连接到计算机系统的连接器。 在一个侧壁上形成通道，并且在框架的另一侧壁上形成引导表面。 每个侧壁在通道和引导表面的前端具有凹槽。 这些凹槽里装有减震轭。 每个轭是具有毂和一对手指的C形构件。 载体安装在具有对接槽的计算机系统中。 托架的每一侧都有导向肋，后部安装有对接连接器。 当托架插入托架中时，肋条同时与通道和侧壁中的引导表面接合并被引导到轭架中。 轭架允许一些顺从的运动，并在接触时偏转到抵靠肋的预加载位置。