Patent Application
20120169189
1. Technical Field
The present disclosure relates to electronic device enclosures, more particularly to an enclosure for receiving hard disk drives.
2. Description of Related Art
An electronic device enclosure may have a housing to receive hard disk drives and include a bottom wall, two sidewalls and a top wall. A plurality of separating plates and a plurality of mounting plates may be located between the top wall and the bottom wall, to divide the housing to a plurality of receiving space. Each mounting plate may be attached to each separating plate. Usually, screws are used to secure the mounting plate to the separating plate, which processes are time-consuming and inconvenient to secure the mounting plate using additional screws.
Many aspects of the embodiments can be better understood with references to the following drawings. The components in the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale, the emphasis instead being placed upon clearly illustrating the principles of the embodiments. Moreover, in the drawings, like reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views.
The disclosure is illustrated by way of example and not by way of limitation in the figures of the accompanying drawings in which like references indicate similar elements. It should be noted that references to “an” or “one” embodiment in this disclosure are not necessarily to the same embodiment, and such references mean at least one.
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The bracket 10 includes a bottom plate 11, two side plates 13 (only one is shown in
A plurality of securing portions 112 (two shown in
The middle plate 17 includes a plurality of first positioning portion 171 and a plurality of second positioning portion 173. In one embodiment, each of the plurality of first positioning portion 171 has a same configuration as each of the plurality of securing portion 112. Each of the plurality of second positioning portion 173 may be a positioning hole, or a positioning slot. The plurality of first positioning portion 171 and the plurality of second positioning portion 173 are grouped in 7 by 2 grids in the X and Y the axes, respectively. Every four of the plurality of first positioning portion 171 and every three of the plurality of second positioning portion 173 are arranged in the X axis.
A retaining plate 18, mounted on a backside of the bottom plate 11, defines a plurality of mounting slots 181. In one embodiment, every four of the plurality of mounting slots 181 are arranged in Z axis substantially perpendicular to the bottom plate 11.
In one embodiment, the separating assembly 30 includes two separating plates 39 arranged back to back, as shown in
Each separating plate 39 defines two first openings 35 arranged in a first line, and two second openings 37 arranged in a second line. The second line is substantially parallel to the first line. A first flange 351 extends from an edge of each first opening 35, and a second flange 371 extends from an edge of each second opening 37. In one embodiment, the second flange 371 has a same configuration as the first flange 351, wherein the first and second flanges 351, 371 are curved, such as wave-shaped.
In one embodiment, the first flange 351 includes two first resisting portions 3511 and two first abutting portions 3513. The first abutting portions 3513 and the first resisting portions 1511 are alternatively connected to each other. The two first resisting portions 3511 are located on a first plane substantially parallel to the bottom plate 11. The two first abutting portions 3513 are located on a second plane different from the first plane. In one embodiment, the second plane is under the first plane in relation to the bottom plate 11, and is also substantially parallel to the bottom plate 11.
In one embodiment, the second flange 371 includes two second resisting portions 3713 and two second abutting portions 3711. The second resisting portions 3713 and the second abutting portions are alternatively connected to each other. The two second resisting portions 3713 are located on a third plane substantially parallel to the bottom plate 11. The two second abutting portions 3711 are located on a fourth plane different from the third plane. In one embodiment, the third plane is underneath the first plane in relation to the bottom plate 11, and is also substantially parallel to the bottom plate 11.
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After placing the separating assemblies 30 and the middle plates 17, the retaining plate 18 is placed on the bottom plate 11 between the two side plates 13. The mounting tabs 34 are received in the mounting slot 181, to secure the retaining plate 18 to the separating plates 39. The middle plate 17 and the plurality of separating assemblies 30 together divide the bracket 10 into a plurality of chassis 60 to house a plurality of hard disk drives 51, 52, 53 as shown in
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It is to be understood, however, that even though numerous characteristics and advantages have been set forth in the foregoing description of embodiments, together with details of the structures and functions of the embodiments, the disclosure is illustrative only and changes may be made in detail, especially in matters of shape, size, and arrangement of parts within the principles of the disclosure to the full extent indicated by the broad general meaning of the terms in which the appended claims are expressed.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 201010619598.4 | Dec 2010 | CN | national |
