Patent Application
20140185229
1. Technical Field
The present disclosure relates to a mounting apparatus for securing a data storage device.
2. Description of Related Art
Many computers include data storage devices, such as hard disk drives or compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM) drives. However, it may be inconvenient to secure the data storage devices and remove them from the computers. Therefore, a mounting apparatus that can easily secure the data storage devices to the computer system is needed.
Many aspects of the embodiments can be better understood with reference 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.”
The drive bracket 10 includes a bottom plate 11, a first side plate 12, a second side plate 13, and a front plate 14. The first side plate 12 and the second side plate 13 are connected substantially perpendicularly to opposite side edges of the bottom plate 11. The front plate 14 is perpendicularly connected to a front edge of the bottom plate 11. The first side plate 12 is parallel to the second side plate 13. The front plate 14 defines an opening 141 for receiving the data storage device 50.
The first side plate 12 includes a pair of supporting pieces 121 extending substantially perpendicularly towards the second side plate 13. The first side plate 12 further includes a restricting piece 123 located between the pair of supporting pieces 121.
The bottom plate 11 further includes a supporting base 15 adjacent to the second side plate 13, and a securing base 16 adjacent to a rear edge of the bottom plate 11. The supporting base 15 includes a supporting wall 151, which is substantially parallel to the bottom plate 11. The supporting wall 151 and the pair of supporting pieces 121 are coplanar. The securing base 16 includes a connecting piece 161, a bent piece 162, and a securing piece 163. The connecting piece 161 is perpendicularly connected to the bottom plate 11. The bent piece 162 is perpendicularly connected to a top edge of the connecting piece 161. The securing piece 163 extends perpendicularly upward from a distal edge of the bent piece 162. The securing piece 163 defines a pair of engaging holes 164 and a positioning hole 167. The positioning hole 167 is defined between the pair of engaging holes 164. A protrusion 165 is formed at an edge of each engaging hole 164.
The locking member 20 includes a main body 21. The main body 21 defines a plurality of through holes 22 corresponding to the securing holes 51 of the data storage device 50. The main body 21 further includes a pair of clasps 23 and a positioning post 24. The clasps 23 are elastically bendable.
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To remove the data storage device 50 from the drive bracket 10, the clasps 23 are elastically bent to be disengaged from the protrusions 165, and the data storage device 50 is easily removed out of the drive bracket 10 from the opening 141.
It is to be understood, however, that even though numerous characteristics and advantages of the embodiments have been set forth in the foregoing description, together with details of the structure and functions of the embodiments, the disclosure is illustrative only, and changes may be made in detail, especially in the matters of shape, size, and arrangement of parts within the principles of the present 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012105820934 | Dec 2012 | CN | national |
