Claims
- 1. A mounting bracket for a device comprising:
a resiliently-deformable surface having a deforming element disposed therein; and a pair of attachment members disposed on opposite sides of and attached to said surface and adapted to interface with the device upon deformation of said deforming element.
- 2. The mounting bracket according to claim 1 wherein said each of said attachment members comprise fastener attachment sites for receiving fasteners for interfacing said attachment members with the device upon deformation of said deforming element.
- 3. The mounting bracket according to claim 1 wherein said deforming element comprises one or more compression elements.
- 4. The mounting bracket according to claim 1 wherein said deforming element comprises a serpentine metal strip.
- 5. The mounting bracket according to claim 1 wherein said deforming element comprises a portion of said surface adapted to provide a spring element.
- 6. The mounting bracket according to claim 1 wherein said deforming element is adapted to provide linear deformation of said surface.
- 7. The mounting bracket according to claim 1 wherein said deforming element of said surface is compressed to bring said attachment members into contact with said device.
- 8. The mounting bracket according to claim 1 wherein said deforming element is comprised of machined aluminum alloy.
- 9. The mounting bracket according to claim 1 wherein said attachment members are comprised of aluminum alloy.
- 10. The mounting bracket according to claim 1 wherein said bracket is nominally oversized with respect to said device to define a gap between said attachment members and said device.
- 11. The mounting bracket according to claim 10 further comprising a thermal interface material disposed in said gap, and wherein said resiliently-deformable surface of said bracket is compressed to bring said interface material into intimate contact with said device.
- 12. The mounting bracket according to claim 11 wherein said thermal interface material is a thermally-conductive elastomer sheet material.
- 13. The mounting bracket according to claim 1 wherein said device is a computer storage device.
- 14. The mounting bracket according to claim 1 further comprising screw holes defined in said attachment members.
- 15. The mounting bracket according to claim 14 wherein said resiliently-deformable surface is deformed by action of screws inserted through said screw holes into said device.
- 16. The mounting bracket according to claim 1 wherein said resiliently-deformable surface comprises a compressible lateral midline portion connecting opposing outer lateral portions of said surface.
- 17. The mounting bracket according to claim 1 wherein said resiliently-deformable surface includes a flat spring midline portion connecting opposing outer lateral portions of said surface.
- 18. The mounting bracket according to claim 1 wherein each of said attachment members further comprises a raised embossment on inside portions of said attachment members.
- 19. The mounting bracket according to claim 18 further comprising a thermal interface material on said inside portions of said attachment members around said raised embossments, said raised embossments only partially extending through said thermal interface material in an uncompressed state thereof.
- 20. A mounting bracket for a device comprising:
a resiliently-deformable body including a portion comprising a flat spring; and a pair of members disposed on opposite sides of and attached to said body, wherein said bracket receives and retains said device, said members movable under a deforming force applied to said flat spring to interface said members with the device.
- 21. The mounting bracket of claim 20 wherein each of said members comprises fastener attachment sites for receiving fasteners for securing said members to the device, wherein said deforming force applied to said flat spring is applied by the fasteners.
- 22. The mounting bracket according to claim 20 further comprising a thin compressible thermal interface material on inner portions of said members of said mounting bracket between said members of said mounting bracket and said device.
- 23. A method of mounting a device in a housing, comprising the steps of:
forming a base portion of a bracket to include a resiliently-deformable section; inserting the device into the bracket; and applying a force to members of said bracket to cause said members to move inwardly while simultaneously deforming said base portion so as to bring said members into contact with the device.
- 24. The method according to claim 23 further comprising the steps of:
applying a thermal interface material to inner portions of said sidewalls; and compressing said thermal interface material between said sidewalls of said brackets and respective sidewalls of the device.
- 25. The method according to claim 23 wherein said step of applying a lateral mounting force includes a step of tightening a fastener through said sidewalls of said bracket into respective sidewalls of the device.
- 26. A mounting bracket for a device comprising:
means for disposing members of said bracket at opposite sides of said device; means for applying a force to said members of said bracket to cause said members to move inwardly while deforming a deformable portion of a base of said bracket so as to bring said members into contact with the device without deforming other portions of said base of said bracket.
RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] The present application is related to commonly-assigned, concurrently-filed U.S. Patent Application Attorney Docket No. 10017981-1 entitled “SYSTEM AND MEANS FOR THE SECURE MOUNTING OF A DEVICE BRACKET” the disclosures of which is hereby incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.