Electricity: electrical systems and devices – Housing or mounting assemblies with diverse electrical... – For electronic systems and devices
Reexamination Certificate
1999-12-07
2001-08-07
Picard, Leo P. (Department: 2835)
Electricity: electrical systems and devices
Housing or mounting assemblies with diverse electrical...
For electronic systems and devices
C248S611000, C248S634000, C360S097010, 36, C361S689000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06272011
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a hard diskdrive mobile rack, and more particularly to such a hard diskdrive mobile rack, which has means to eliminate shocks.
Following fast development information industry and business, people may travel from place to place and use a computer to process data. Because a desk computer is of low mobility and a mobile computer (notebook computer) is expensive, people may use a hard diskdrive mobile rack for carrying data between different working places. Because safety and integrity of the internal data of a hard diskdrive has a great concern with the operation and data processing of the computer mainframe, vibration of the hard diskdrive must be kept eliminated. Conventional hard diskdrives are not equipped with shock absorbing means. A severe vibration may cause the internal data of the diskdrive to be damaged. Recently, there are known hard diskdrives with shock-absorbing means. However, the limited shock absorbing effect of the shock absorbing means cannot well protect these hard diskdrives against severe shocks.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is one object of the present invention to provide a hard diskdrive mobile rack, which has means to protect the hard diskdrive against shocks. It is another object of the present invention to provide a hard diskdrive mobile rack, which enhances the grounding of the hard diskdrive to eliminate interference. According to the present invention, the hard diskdrive mobile rack is designed for mounting in the mainframe of a computer to carry a hard diskdrive for storing data, and comprised of a hollow rack, a top cover, and a buffer unit. The rack body comprises an opening through which a hard diskdrive is inserted into the inside of the rack body, a plurality of air vents for dissipation of heat from the loaded hard diskdrive, a plurality of coupling holes, and an electric connector for connection to the mainframe of the computer electrically. The heat-resisting top cover is made of heat-resisting material, and detachably coupled to the rack body by positioning means to close/open the opening of the rack body. The buffer unit supports the loaded hard diskdrive in the rack body and eliminates shocks from the hard diskdrive, comprised of a tray, which holds the loaded hard diskdrive in the rack body, and a plurality of spring elements, which support the tray in the rack body. The tray comprises a plurality of coupling elements, and a plurality of coupling holes respectively coupled to the coupling hole on the rack body by the coupling elements for enabling the tray to be moved up and down in the rack body within a limited range.
REFERENCES:
patent: 5349483 (1994-09-01), Tsai
patent: 5959834 (1999-09-01), Chang
patent: 6064567 (2000-05-01), Cheng
Bacon & Thomas PLLC
Duong Hung Van
Picard Leo P.
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