| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 361679390 | Slidable | 57 |
| 20090109609 | STORAGE SERVER - A storage server includes a base, a storage module, and a controller module. The storage module is removably received in the base at a side thereof. The storage module includes a bracket, at least one hard disk, and a backplane. The bracket defines at least one receiving space therein. The at least one hard disk is received in the receiving space. The backplane is fixed to the bracket facing the hard disk, for being electrically connected to the hard disk. At least one first connector is fixed to the backplane. The controller module is received at an opposite side of the base and capable of receiving a plurality of auxiliary components to serve the at least one hard disk via the backplane of the bracket. The controller module has at least one second connector for electrically connecting to the first connector of the backplane. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090161309 | Removable hard drive casing - A removable hard drive casing for rapidly integrating a hard drive into a computer case, comprising a fixing frame, a hard drive tray and a protective cover. The fixing frame comprises an opening and a receiving space. The hard drive tray can hold the hard drive therein and be inserted and integrated into the receiving space through the opening of the fixing frame. The hard drive tray is provided with a rack on one of the outer sidewalls thereof. The protective cover is a plate-like cover and has two opposite axle ends on the sidewalls thereof, pivotally connected to the opening of the fixing frame. The protective cover further has an arcuate rack corresponding to the rack provided on the outer sidewall of the hard drive tray. The hard drive tray can be moved for a predetermined distance to and from the inside of the fixing frame by means of the arcuate rack on the protective cover driving the rack on the hard drive tray when the protective cover is opened and closed. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20090168326 | DISK DRIVE MOUNTING APPARATUS - A mounting apparatus is used to secure a disk drive, which defines a mounting hole therein. The mounting apparatus includes a bracket and a mounting member. The bracket is configured for receiving the disk drive therein. A through hole is defined in the bracket. A locking tab is formed on the bracket. The mounting member includes two arms and an operating portion. One end of each of the arms is pivotably secured on the bracket so that the mounting member is pivotable relative to the bracket, and the other end thereof connects with the operating portion. A positioning portion is formed on the operating member. The operating portion is capable of engaging with the locking tab of the bracket for inserting the positioning portion into the mounting hole of the disk drive via the through hole of the bracket. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20090190299 | "Test Carriers for Storage Devices" - A test carrier | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090237877 | Storage subsystem - The storage subsystem is connected to an external device and comprises a storage device arrangement portion, on which a plurality of storage devices is arranged, and a control device that controls communications between the plurality of storage devices arranged on the storage device arrangement portion and the external device. The storage device arrangement portion is constituted such that the plurality of storage devices is arranged upright in the directions of two dimensions. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090273898 | Removable Hard Drive Module for a Computer with Improved Thermal Performance - A removable hard drive magazine for a computer with improved thermal performance has been developed. The invention includes a hot pluggable magazine module for organizing multiple hard drives in a computer that includes multiple of hard drives and a sleeve with a plurality of rail slots in the side of the sleeve. A slide rail is attached to the side of each hard drive, where the slide rail is inserted into a rail slot of the sleeve so that the slide rail is exposed externally to the sleeve and is in contact with a thermally conductive elastomeric coupler. A hard drive receptacle that is mounted in the computer is included. The receptacle includes guide slots that mate with the exposed slide rails of the hard drives. A heat sink is mounted on the receptacle that receives heat transferred from the plurality of hard drives through the thermally conductive elastomeric coupler. Finally, a backplane located in rear of the hard drive receptacle, where the backplane attaches the module to the computer. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20100027213 | SERVER - A server includes a chassis, a hard disk array, a motherboard module array, a power supply and a fan module. The hard disk array is disposed in the accommodating space and exposed outside the front end of the chassis. The motherboard module array is disposed in the accommodating space and includes a set of dividing plates and several motherboard modules. The dividing plates are disposed in parallel to the two side walls in the chassis and have at least one set of supporting rails extending inwards. Each of the motherboard modules has a motherboard having components and an extractable tray supporting the motherboard. The extractable tray is disposed on the supporting rails. The power supply is disposed in the accommodating space and exposed outside the rear end of the chassis. The fan module is disposed in the accommodating space and between the motherboard module array and the hard disk array. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100265651 | SLIDING RAIL HAVING ANTI-TILTING MECHANISM - A sliding rail having anti-tilting mechanism is disclosed. The sliding rail includes a slidable connecting piece that is located at an enclosure and that has a fourth retaining portion, a slider whose outer side has a second slidable connecting portion and whose inner side has a resilient piece with a second retaining portion and a third retaining portion that is used to retain or release the fourth retaining portion, and a support with a first slidable connecting portion and a first retaining portion, wherein the second slidable connecting portion is connected with the first slidable connecting portion and moves in the forward and backward direction. When the slider and the support are located at the first relative location, the resilient piece retains the fourth retaining portion. When the slider and the support are located at the second relative location, the slidable connecting piece is released from the slider. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20100309621 | LOCKING MECHANISMS FOR LOCKING HARD DISK DRIVES TO ELECTRONIC DEVICES - 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. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20110019357 | SLIDE RAIL MECHANISM AND HARD DISK DEVICE HAVING THE SLIDE RAIL MECHANISM - A hard disk device includes a hard disk having two opposite first sides, a second side interconnecting the first sides, and two corner portions defined by the first and second sides, and a slide rail mechanism including two first plates to be disposed slidably in a housing, and a second plate. Each first plate has a first section connected to the second plate, and a second section connected to the first section. The first section is spaced apart from the respective first side and is provided with a first support element for abutting against the corresponding corner portion. The second section abuts against the corresponding first side and is provided with positioning pins for engaging positioning holes in the corresponding first side. The second plate is spaced apart from the second side and is provided with second support elements for abutting against the second side. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110051356 | FIXING DEVICE - A fixing device includes a loading assembly and a hook assembly. The loading assembly is for receiving a peripheral device having two projections protruding from opposite sidewalls of the peripheral device. The loading assembly includes two opposite loading members, and each of the loading members defines a sliding slot. The projections can slide along the sliding slots. The hook assembly cooperates with the projections to fix the peripheral device. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110090639 | MOUNTING APPARATUS FOR DISK DRIVE - A mounting apparatus includes a chassis, a bracket, a handle, and a sliding component. The bracket is attachable to the chassis and configured to receive a disk drive. The securing component is secured to the bracket. The handle is secured to the securing component, and a latch portion extends from the handle. The handle is rotatable relative to the securing component between an open position where the latch portion is out of the securing component, and a close position where the latch portion is in the securing component. The sliding component is secured to the bracket, and slidable on the securing component between a first position, where the latch portion is engageable with the latch portion, and a second position, where the latch portion is prevented from disengaging from the sliding component. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110103001 | MOUNTING MECHANISM FOR HARD DISK DRIVES - A mounting mechanism for a plurality of hard disk drives is provided. The mounting mechanism includes a chassis, a cage slidably received in the chassis, and two latch members pivotably attached to opposite side plates of cage. Each of the latch members includes a hook. When the latch members are pivoted to locking positions, the hooks of the latch members engage with the chassis to prevent the cage from sliding out of the chassis. When the locking members are pivoted to unlocking positions, the hooks of the latch members disengage from the chassis, therefore, the cage can be withdrawn from the chassis. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110235267 | HARD DISK RETENTION ASSEMBLY AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE UTILIZING THE SAME - A retention assembly for securing a hard disk to a frame of an electronic device, the retention assembly includes a bracket and a connector. The bracket is fixed to the hard disk. One of the frame and the bracket defining a guide groove, the other one forming a slide rail slidably received in the guide groove. The connector fixed to the frame and adjacent to the guide groove or the slide rail. The hard disk is electrically connected or disconnected to the connector by sliding the bracket along the guide groove or the slide rail. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110235268 | OPTICAL DISC DRIVE RETENTION ASSEMBLY AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE UTILIZING THE SAME - A retention assembly for securing a optical disc drive (ODD) to a main frame of an electronic device includes a bracket and a connector. The bracket is fixed to the ODD. One of the main frame and the bracket defines a guide groove, and the other includes a slide rail movably received in the guide groove. The connector is fixed to the main frame and adjacent to the guide groove or the slide rail. The ODD is aligned to electrically connect to the connector by the at least one guide groove or the at least one slide rail. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110249393 | COMPUTER BEZEL - A computer bezel includes a main body, a door secured to the main body, a pushing member slidably secured to the main body, and a driving member rotatably secured to the main body. The main body defines a through opening. The door is rotated between a closed position, where the door covers the through opening, and an open position, where the door is rotated away from the main body to expose the through opening. The pushing member is slid between a first position, where the pushing member is disengaged from the driving member, and a second position, where the pushing member rotates the driving member. When the driving member is slid from the first position to the second position, the driving member is capable of sliding a tray of a disk drive out of the disk drive, and the door will rotate from the closed position to the open position. | 10-13-2011 |
| 20120020007 | CARRIER, STORAGE ENCLOSURE AND METHODS - There is disclosed a carrier ( | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120113583 | Hard Disk Carrying Apparatus - The invention discloses a hard disk carrying apparatus comprising a main body, a plurality of slide racks, and a plurality of valves. In the main body, an accommodating space is concavely disposed at a front side of the main body; a plurality of primary slide rails that are adjacent and parallel to each other are disposed on a bottom wall in the accommodating space; a plurality of secondary slide rails is disposed on a top wall in the accommodating space. Each of the plurality of slide racks is a long rack. Each of the plurality of valves is a long door plate member. An end of each valve is a pivot end that is pivotally installed at a bottom edge of the front side of the main body; the other end of the valve is a latch end that includes a locking element disposed thereon. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120134100 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND RAIL MODULE - An electronic device includes a chassis, a rail module and an electronic module. The rail module includes a rail, first and second sliding elements. The rail disposed in the chassis has a locking slot. The first sliding element slidably disposed on the rail has an elastic piece. The elastic piece has a locking hook facing the rail. The second sliding element slidably disposed on the first sliding element and fixed to the electronic module is suitable of sliding along a path relatively to the first sliding element. The locking hook leaning against the rail is located on the path. The locking hook is suitable of being pushed by the second sliding element to be buckled to the locking slot and moves away from the path. Then, the second sliding element crosses the elastic piece for sliding along the first sliding element, and the electronic module moves out from the chassis. | 05-31-2012 |
| 20120134101 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device includes a chassis, first and second rails, first and second sliding elements and a hard disc module. The chassis has two side plates and a front end. The first and second rails configured in the chassis are parallel to the side plates. The first and second sliding elements are slidably configured on the first and second rails respectively. The hard disc module includes a hard disc frame and hard discs pluggably configured therein. The hard disc frame has a back end and first and second sides parallel to the side plates. The second side has hard disc plugging openings. The first and second sliding elements respectively connect the first side and the back end. The hard disc frame is located between the first and second rails. The hard disc module is suitable for being pulled out from the chassis when the first and second sliding elements slide. | 05-31-2012 |
| 20120155012 | MOUNTING APPARATUS FOR DATA STORAGE DEVICE - A mounting apparatus for mounting a data storage device, includes a drive bracket and a slider mounted on the data storage device. The drive bracket includes a side piece in which a sliding groove is located. The sliding groove includes a first end and a second end. The second end is adjacent to an edge of the side piece. The first end is located on the side piece. A guiding surface is located at the first end. The guiding surface inclines from an inner surface of the side piece to an outer surface of the side piece. The slider slides in the sliding groove from the second end to the first end. The slider abuts the guiding surface. The guiding surface retains the slider at the first end. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20120257347 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION SHIELDING - An electronic apparatus includes a chassis, a casing fixed in the chassis, a first resilient shielding plate and a second resilient shielding plate both made of electromagnetic radiation shielding material, and a drawer. The casing defines a receiving space. The drawer is slidably received in the receiving space. The first resilient shielding plate fits about a front end of the casing and abuts against the chassis. The second resilient shielding plate is fixed to a front end of the drawer, to abut against an inner surface of the casing bounding the receiving space. | 10-11-2012 |
| 20120314362 | COMPUTER CHASSIS WITH HARD DISK DRAWERS - A computer chassis is provided. The computer chassis includes a housing, an elastic element, a scissor structure fixed to the housing, and two hard disk drawers slidably connected to the housing and capable of being drawn out from the housing. The scissor is set between the two hard disk drawers. When both of the two hard disk drawers are not drawn out, the scissor structure is sandwiched between the two adjacent hard disk drawers, and the elastic element is deformed. When one of the two hard disk drawer is drawn out, the scissor structure engages the hard disk drawer being not drawn out under the elastic force generated by the elastic element. | 12-13-2012 |
| 20120327587 | DATA STORAGE DEVICE CARRIER ASSEMBLY - A data storage device assembly includes a drive bracket. The drive bracket includes a first side plate and a second side plate which faces to the first side plate. Each of the first side plate and the second side plate defines a slide way which is adapted to receive a data storage device assembly sliding therein. The first piece and a second piece is secured together on the first side plate. The second piece includes a pair of first bent pieces and a pair of second bent pieces connected to edges of the second piece. The pair of first bent pieces faces to each other. The pair of second bent pieces faces to each other. The pair of first bent pieces is secured to the pair of second bent pieces. | 12-27-2012 |
| 20120327588 | MOUNTING APPARATUS FOR DATA STORAGE DEVICE - A mounting apparatus for mounting a data storage device with an attached sliding member, includes a bracket and a locking member. The bracket includes a side plate which defines a sliding groove corresponding to the sliding member of the data storage device. The locking member is attached to the side plate. The locking member includes an elastic piece. A blocking piece is connected to the elastic piece. A distal end of the blocking piece is located in the sliding groove. The sliding member slides in the sliding groove, and pulls the elastic piece to deform until the sliding member slides over the blocking piece. The elastic piece rebounds to have the blocking piece restrict the sliding member in the sliding groove. | 12-27-2012 |
| 20130120927 | EXTRACTABLE STORAGE APPARATUS FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT THEREWITH - An extractable storage apparatus for electronic devices and electronic equipment therewith are disclosed. The electronic equipment includes an equipment frame, a signal processing apparatus, a plurality of electronic devices, and the extractable storage apparatus. The signal processing apparatus and the extractable storage apparatus are disposed on the equipment frame. The extractable storage apparatus includes a casing, a bracket, and a power connection mechanism. The bracket is disposed in an accommodating space of the casing in an extractable way and includes a plurality of storage slots to accommodate the electronic devices. The power connection mechanism is disposed in the casing and is electrically connected to the electronic devices to supply power to the electronic devices. When the bracket is extracted out the casing, the power connection mechanism keeps powering the electronic devices, which is convenient for a user to perform a hot-plug operation on one of the electronic devices. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20130271912 | FASTENING DEVICE FOR HARD DISK DRIVE - A fastening device for a hard disk drive (HDD) includes a bottom plate and two fastening members. Two protrusions protrude up from the bottom plate. A positioning portion is formed on the bottom plate. The positioning portion defines a hooking slot. Each fastening member includes a connection wall, and a top wall and a bottom wall perpendicularly extending from top and bottom sides of the connection wall. The top walls are fastened to a bottom of the HDD. Each bottom wall defines an engaging hole. The engaging hole includes a large first hole and two small second holes communicating with opposite sides of the first hole. A latch is formed on one of the fastening members. The HDD is operable to slide to allow the protrusions to enter the corresponding second holes from the corresponding first holes, and to allow the latch to engage in the hooking slot. | 10-17-2013 |
| 20130335913 | Serviceable Hard Disk Drive Trays For A Server Rack - A sliding mechanism and a swivel mechanism allow a user to quickly and safely access components of a computing system, such as hard disk drives, included in a chassis. A housing affixed to the chassis includes a tray, which is coupled to the housing by the sliding mechanism. The swivel mechanism also couples the tray to the housing and allows the tray to be pivoted about the swivel mechanism. For example, the tray may be extended out of the housing via the sliding mechanism, and the portion of the tray extending from the housing may be pivoted using the swivel mechanism to simplify access to components coupled to the tray | 12-19-2013 |
| 20130342989 | DISK DRIVE CARRIER APPARATUS FOR A COMPUTER SYSTEM - An apparatus for supporting a disk drive in a computer system may include a drive carrier and a drive carrier support configured to receive and support the drive carrier. The drive carrier may include a drive housing configured to house a disk drive, which may include an opening for providing external access to an electrical connector of the disk drive, and one or more drive carrier connectors. The drive carrier support may include a drive carrier body, one or more guidance structures for facilitating insertion of the drive carrier into the drive carrier support, and one or more support connectors configured to releasably engage with the one or more connectors of the drive carrier to provide a manually releasable coupling between the drive carrier and the drive carrier support. In a fully inserted position of the drive carrier, drive carrier connectors may engage with the drive carrier support connectors, and the disk drive electrical connector may connect with an electrical connector of a computer system. | 12-26-2013 |
| 20130342990 | HARD DRIVE TRAY DEVICE - A hard drive tray device applied in a server is provided. The server includes a housing. The hard drive tray device includes a rail member and a tray. The rail member is disposed at the inner wall of the housing. The tray is slidably engaged with the rail member so as to slide between an expanded position and a closed position relative to the housing. The tray includes a base for carrying two storage devices. The base has a hollow portion. The storage devices are respectively located at two sides of the hollow portion. When the tray slides to the expanded position, one of the storage devices and at least a part of the hollow portion are located outside the housing. | 12-26-2013 |
| 20140049903 | FASTENING DEVICE FOR HARD DISK DRIVE - A fastening device includes a bracket, two hook devices, and an operation member. The bracket includes two parallel clamping arms sandwiching an HDD, and a connection plate connected between the clamping arms. Each clamping arm defines a through slot. Each hook includes an end portion engaging in an inner side of the corresponding clamping arm, a locking portion received in the corresponding through slot, and a slanting connection portion connected between the end portion and the locking portion. Two locking poles extend from the locking portion to engage in locking holes defined in the HDD. The operation member is slidably connected to the connection plate. When the operation member is manipulated toward the connection plate, the connection plate abuts against the connection poles of the hook devices. The connection poles are deformed away from the HDD, to disengage the locking poles from the HDD. | 02-20-2014 |
| 20140055944 | ENCLOSURE ARCHITECTURE OF HIGH DENSITY, EASY ACCESS, RACKED DATA STORAGE - A side loading enclosure for a rack mount type storage unit is provided. The enclosure provides for easier access to hard disk drives (HDDs) for maintenance and repair as well as the ability to increase the number of HDDs that can be mounted in a single enclosure. The enclosure may include a bottom plate, a pair of side plates, and a pair of end plates. Located within the enclosure are a first row, extending perpendicularly between the pair of end plates, having one or more stacks of HDDs mounted to a first printed circuit board and a second row, extending perpendicularly between the pair of end plates, having one or more stacks of HDDs mounted to a second printed circuit board. The one or more stacks of HDDS in the first row is separate from and located parallel to the one or more stacks of HDDs in the second row. | 02-27-2014 |
| 20140153181 | RACK-MOUNT SERVER ASSEMBLY - A rack-mount server assembly includes a rack, two opposite sliding rails installed in the rack, and a number of functional modules detachably attached between the sliding rails. The functional modules include a motherboard unit, a fan unit, and a hard disk drive unit. Each sliding rail includes installing plate defining a number of through holes and two opposite flanges extending from two sides of the installing plate. The installing plate and the flanges cooperatively bound a slide slot. The motherboard unit, the fan unit, and the hard disk drive unit are respectively received in the slide slot. | 06-05-2014 |
| 20140160666 | RACK-MOUNT SERVER ASSEMBLY - A rack-mount server assembly includes a rack and a server module received in an upper portion of the rack. The server module includes two opposite sliding rails installed in the rack, and a hard disk drive unit detachably attached between the sliding rails. The hard disk drive unit includes a frame defining an opening and a number of hard disk drives installed in the frame through the opening. The opening of the hard disk drive unit faces a bottom of the rack. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140301034 | STORAGE CARTRIDGE DOCK SYSTEM - A storage cartridge dock system and method are provided. The storage cartridge dock system in one example includes a case including a front panel, an upper cartridge slot formed in the front panel of the case and configured to receive an upper storage cartridge, with the upper cartridge slot including an upper interface connector, at least a lower cartridge slot formed in the front panel and configured to receive a lower storage cartridge, with the at least lower cartridge slot including a lower interface connector, and a first external connector and a second external connector coupled to the upper interface connector of the upper cartridge slot and coupled to the lower interface connector of the at least lower cartridge slot. | 10-09-2014 |
| 20140313662 | RACK MOUNT DEVICE - A rack mount device comprising: a housing; first and second drawer sections to be withdrawable from the housing; storage sections provided in the first and second drawer sections, each of storage sections including memory devices; a control module to control the memory devices; a connection cable to couple an external connection terminal of the housing and the control module and include an excess length portion corresponding to movement of the control module; a cable protective tube to be inserted by the excess length portion, one end of the cable protective tube fixed in a vicinity of a connection portion to the control module of the connection cable, another end of the cable protective tube fixed on a bottom plate side of the housing, the cable protective tube including a folded-up section which moves along with the drawing operation; and a cable protective tube deformation device to move the folded-up section. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20140376171 | MOUNTING APPARATUS FOR DATA STORAGE DEVICES - A mounting apparatus includes a drive bracket and a securing piece. The drive bracket includes a bottom plate and a side plate. A separating plate is located on the bottom plate to divide the drive bracket into a first portion and a second portion. The first portion defines an engaging hole. The second portion defines a first slide groove. | 12-25-2014 |
| 20150009619 | FASTENING DEVICE FOR DATA STORAGE DEVICE - A screwless fastening device for a data storage device includes an enclosure, a first rail, a second rail, and a fastening member. The enclosure includes a first side plate, a second side plate, and a connector. The first and second rails are fastened to the two side plates. The fastening member includes a fastening pole received in the first rail, a pivot pole pivotably connected to the fastening pole, a slide element slidably connected to the pivot pole, and a resilient element mounted between the pivot pole and the slide element. The data storage device is slid into place along the first and second rails to allow the data storage device to be connected to the connector, and the pivot pole is rotated to abut and hold in place the data storage device. | 01-08-2015 |
| 20150022964 | MOUNTING APPARATUS ASSEMBLY - A mounting apparatus includes a bracket and a pivoting member. A first sliding slot, a second sliding slot, a first guiding slot and a locating hole are defined in the bracket. A pivoting hole, a first guiding portion, a second guiding portion and a resisting wall are located on the pivoting member. A locating block is positioned on the resisting wall. A fastening member and a pivoting portion are configured to be positioned on a hard disc drive. The pivoting portion is passed through the pivoting hole, the first guiding portion is slid in a second guiding slot in the hard disc drive, the fastening member is slid in the first sliding slot. The pivoting portion is slid in the second sliding slot, the second guiding portion is slid in the first guiding slot, the resisting wall is rotated until the locating block is locked in the locating hole. | 01-22-2015 |
| 20150029656 | MOUNTING APPARATUS FOR DATA STORAGE DEVICE - A mounting apparatus for securing a data storage device includes a mounting tray, which includes a bottom wall, two sidewalls perpendicularly extending from the bottom wall, a positioning protrusion extending from the bottom wall, and a latching protrusion extending from each sidewall. The latching protrusions are configured for being received in latching holes defined in the data storage device. Each sidewall is elastically deformable. A distance between the two sidewalls is substantially equal to a width of the data storage device. An extending direction of the positioning protrusion is substantially perpendicular to an extending direction of the latching protrusion. An electronic device with the mounting apparatus is further disclosed. | 01-29-2015 |
| 20150043153 | MOUNTING APPARATUS FOR HARD DISK DRIVE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH THE MOUNTING APPARATUS - A mounting apparatus for a hard disk drive (HDD) which does not require screw fixings includes a bracket defining a first locating hole and a carrier. The HDD includes a pin. The carrier includes a shell receiving the HDD, a resilient connecting member, an unlocking member installed on a side of the shell, and an operating assembly. The unlocking member includes a resilient abutting plate. The operation member includes a connecting rack with rotating latching member mounted to a front end of the shell. A front end of the connecting member is mounted to the shell, a rear end of the connecting member is detachably connected the bracket. The abutting plate abuts against the pin. A block of the latching member latches in the first locating hole, and a second end of the latching member is detachably latched to the connecting rack. | 02-12-2015 |
| 20150049429 | SERVER MECHANISM AND DISK DRIVE MODULE THEREOF - A server mechanism includes a server and a disk drive module including a fixing frame fixed to an extraction opening of the server, a rail sheet, a disk drive movably disposed through the fixing frame, a sliding sheet disposed at the disk drive and having a sliding slot, a sliding block, and a first elastic member. The rail sheet is disposed at the fixing frame and has an installation rail, an incurved rail, a longitudinal rail, and a detaching rail. The incurved rail has a recess. The sliding block is slidably disposed in the sliding slot and has a guide rod for moving along the installation rail, the incurved rail, or the detaching rail with movement of the disk drive. The first elastic member is for driving the guide rod to be fixed in the recess and for driving the guide rod from the longitudinal rail to the detaching rail. | 02-19-2015 |
| 20150077923 | CHASSIS FOR STORAGE DEVICES - Provided herein is an apparatus, including a chassis defining a storage compartment; a printed circuit board, wherein the printed circuit board is substantially parallel to a floor of the storage compartment; and a number of connectors mounted on the printed circuit board, wherein the number of connectors are configured to respectively connect to a number of digital data storage devices oriented substantially parallel to the printed circuit board. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20150077924 | CHASSIS FOR STORAGE DEVICES - Provided herein is an apparatus, including a storage compartment; a central partition of the storage compartment, wherein the central partition of the storage compartment provides a housing for a number of connectors for respectively connecting a number of digital data storage devices into both sides of the central partition of the storage compartment. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20150077925 | SET TOP BOX HAVING REMOVABLE HARD DRIVE - An electronic device such as a set top box is provided that includes a frame having flat bottom; a flat circuit board generally parallel to the flat bottom in which the flat circuit board has at least one aperture; at least one boss that extends from the flat bottom and extends through the at least one aperture in which the at least one boss has a screw receiving aperture; and an electronic component such as a hard drive or smart card assembly over the circuit board and electrically connected to the circuit board in which the electronic component has at least one screw to fasten the electronic device to the boss. The electronic component is supported by the bosses and not supported by the flat circuit board. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20150092339 | PUSH BUTTON ASSEMBLY, CHASSIS, AND OPERATING METHOD OF CHASSIS - A push button assembly disposed on a cover has a push button hole, and includes a holder, a latch, a resilient member, and pushing bracket. The holder forms a chute with the cover. The holder has an abutting plate and a retaining structure. The abutting plate and the retaining structure are respectively located at first and second ends of the chute. The latch is slidably disposed in the chute and faces the push button hole. The retaining structure can prevent the latch from leaving the chute from the second end. The resilient member is disposed in the chute and compressed between the abutting plate and the latch. The pushing bracket is connected to the latch and extends away from the cover. The disclosure further discloses a chassis applying the push button assembly and an operating method of the chassis. | 04-02-2015 |
| 20150092340 | SERVER - A server includes a chassis, a main tray and a hard disk drive (HDD). The main tray is slidably connected to the chassis and is capable of pulling out of the chassis or pushing into the chassis along a first direction. The main tray includes an accommodating slot and a sub-tray. The sub-tray is slidably disposed inside the accommodating groove and when the main tray is pulled out of the chassis, the sub-tray can be slid along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction between an expanded position and a retracted position relative to the chassis. When the sub-tray at the expanded position, the hardware can be taken from the sub-tray or put on the sub-tray. | 04-02-2015 |
| 20150092341 | OPTICAL DISC DRIVE INSTALLATION MECHANISM, AND OUTER FRAME FOR INSTALLING OPTICAL DISC DRIVE - Disclosed are an optical disc drive installation mechanism, and an outer frame for installing an optical disc drive. The optical disc drive installation mechanism includes: an optical disc drive module and an outer frame which is configured to insert or pull out the optical disc drive module, and a buckle is connected to a side surface of the optical disc drive module; a buckle limiting hole is disposed on a first side surface of the outer frame; and a groove is further disposed on an outer wall on the first side surface of the outer frame, a fixedly connected spacing elastomer is disposed on an inner wall on a second side surface of the outer frame, the spacing elastomer and the first elastic part are configured to lock or unlock the optical disc drive module, and a first side surface is perpendicular to the second side surface. | 04-02-2015 |
| 20150103482 | HARD DISK DRIVE MOUNTING DEVICE AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - A hard disk drive mounting device includes: a housing; a mounting area provided in the housing and configured to mount a plurality of hard disk drives; a first hard disk drive provided with a guide pin protruding on both side surfaces thereof; and a mechanism configured to attach the first hard disk drive to the mounting area, and configured to detach the first hard disk drive from the mounting area, the mechanism including: a fixed rail including a guiding groove configured to receive the guide pin, and a moving rail positioned adjacent to the fixed rail and configured to move the guide pin inserted into the guiding groove by a driving groove, wherein, when the moving rail moves to one end of the fixed rail in a state where the guide pin is inserted into the guiding groove, the first hard disk drive is mounted in a mounting part. | 04-16-2015 |
| 20160021778 | SERVER - The disclosure provides a server including a chassis, a cabinet, and a plurality of superstructures. The chassis has an accommodating space. The cabinet is slidably connected to the chassis so as to slide in or slide out the accommodating space. The cabinet has an opening and a receiving hole communicated to each other, and the receiving hole is configured to accommodate at least one storage device. Each of the superstructures is rotatably connected to the cabinet so as to cover or open a part of the opening. | 01-21-2016 |
| 20160054767 | HARD DISK ASSEMBLY - A hard disk assembly includes a tray, a bracket, and a carrier. The tray includes plural protrusions. The bracket is disposed on the tray for fastening a hard disk device. The bracket includes a bracket body having plural slots thereon, and plural pins disposed on opposite sides of the bracket body. The slots are respectively engaged with the protrusions. The pins are disposed between the bracket and the tray. The carrier is pivotally connected to the tray. The carrier includes two ribs. Each rib has a curved surface for touching and pulling the pins. Therefore the bracket can be slidably moved on the tray along the slots. | 02-25-2016 |
| 20160070317 | MOUNTING SYSTEM FOR HARD DISK DRIVE - A mounting system includes a case, a holding plate, and two resilient members. The case includes a bottom plate and two side plates extending from the bottom plate. The holding plate is mounted in the case above the bottom plate and configured to hold the hard disk drive. Each resilient member has a first end secured to the case and a second end secured to the holding plate. Each side plate defines a latching slot. The holding plate is movable relative to the case to elastically deform the resilient members, and the latching slot is configured for a mounting post located on the hard disk drive to move along when the holding plate is moved. | 03-10-2016 |
| 20160103471 | MOUNTING SYSTEM FOR STORAGE MEDIA - Apparatus is provided in which digital data is processed and the apparatus including processing means for processing received and/or stored data, a data storage media can be selectively mechanically located with said apparatus via mounting means to allow the transfer of the data between the storage media and the processing means when connected. The mounting means includes one or more biasing means to ensure that the storage media, when inserted into the mounting means, is moved into the required location for connection to the power and/or data connection means of the apparatus. | 04-14-2016 |
| 20160124472 | FIXING ASSEMBLY AND FIXING DEVICE - A fixing device comprises a bracket. The bracket comprises a positioning block. The positioning block comprises a positioning post. The bracket defines an opening and a receiving space. The opening communicates with the receiving space. A storage device extends into the receiving space from the opening. The positioning block is configured to resiliently move back. The positioning post is configured to be received in a fixing hole of the storage device to engage with storage device. | 05-05-2016 |
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