Claims
- 1. A disk drive cage comprising:an interior wall forming a disk drive chamber; and a spring coupled with the interior wall and extending into the disk drive chamber, the spring and disk drive chamber forming a receiving chamber for receiving a disk drive, wherein the spring is a leaf spring.
- 2. The disk drive cage as defined by claim 1 wherein the disk drive chamber is formed in a substantially rectangular shape.
- 3. The disk drive cage as defined by claim 1 wherein the spring is permanently secured to the interior wall.
- 4. A disk system comprising:a disk cage having an interior wall that forms a disk drive chamber, the disk cage also having a spring coupled with the interior wall and extending into the disk drive chamber, the spring and disk drive chamber forming a receiving chamber; and a disk drive removably coupled within the receiving chamber, the spring contacting the disk drive to dampen disk drive vibration, wherein the spring is a leaf spring.
- 5. The disk system as defined by claim 4 herein the disk drive chamber is formed in a substantially rectangular shape.
- 6. The disk system as defined by claim 4 wherein the spring is permanently secured to the interior wall.
- 7. The disk system as defined by claim 7 wherein the disk cage includes a plurality of springs coupled with the interior wall, the disk system further comprising a plurality of disk drives removably coupled within the receiving chamber, each disk drive contacting one spring to dampen disk drive vibration.
- 8. A disk system comprising:a disk cage having an interior wall that forms a disk drive chamber, the disk cage also having a spring coupled with the interior wall and extending into the disk drive chamber, the spring and disk drive chamber forming a receiving chamber; and a disk drive removably coupled within the receiving chamber, the spring contacting the disk drive to dampen disk drive vibration, wherein the disk cage includes a plurality of springs coupled with the interior wall, the disk system further comprising: a plurality of disk drives removably coupled within the receiving chamber, each disk drive contacting one spring to dampen disk drive vibration.
- 9. The disk system as defined by claim 8 wherein the disk drive chamber is formed in a substantially rectangular shape.
- 10. The disk system as defined by claim 8 wherein the spring is a leaf spring.
- 11. The disk system as defined by claim 8 wherein the spring is permanently secured to the interior wall.
PRIORITY
This application claims priority from copending U.S. provisional patent application serial No. 60/154,525, filed Sep. 16, 1999, and entitled, “Anti-Vibration Disk Drive Cage,” the disclosure of which is incorporated herein, in its entirety, by reference.
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