Rail assembly for a data storage device

Details Rail assembly for a data storage device Rail assembly for a data storage device

2000-01-12

2001-08-14

Picard, Leo P. (Department: 2835)

Electricity: electrical systems and devices

Housing or mounting assemblies with diverse electrical...

For electronic systems and devices

C361S689000, C361S689000, C361S689000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06275377

ABSTRACT:

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a rail assembly for a data storage device, and particularly to a rail assembly having a fastener for easily fixing a rail to the data storage device.
2. Description of Prior Art
A data storage device such as a hard disk drive, a floppy disk drive or a CD-ROM drive is generally attached to a drive bracket in a computer enclosure by bolts or rails. Examples of conventional computer enclosures receiving data storage devices in drive brackets thereof are disclosed in Taiwan patent application Nos. 78201813; 81207129; 85210034; 86207656 and 86212064, and U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,599,080; 5,734,557 and 5,806,949. It is complicated and time-consuming to fix the data storage device to the drive bracket by bolts. Furthermore, the rail needs an extra operation space for assembling the data storage device to the drive bracket thereof by bolts.
To encounter the problem caused by bolts fixing the data storage device to the drive bracket, the data storage device is fixed to the drive bracket by rails. As disclosed in Taiwan application patent Nos. 78201813 and 81207129, the rails are fixed to the data storage devices by bolts, which complicates the assembly procedure. Additionally, rails are attached to drive brackets by bolts, which complicates the procedure to fix the rails to the drive brackets.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a rail assembly having a fastener for facilitating assembling a rail to a data storage device.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a data storage device assembly having a rail for facilitating assembling the data storage device assembly to a drive bracket.
To fulfil the foregoing object of the present invention, a rail assembly is adapted for mounting a data storage device to a computer enclosure. The rail assembly comprises a rail and a fastener. The rail comprises a body and a latch so connected with the body as to be capable of a flexing movement relative to the body. The body forms a pair of first protrusions to define a gap therebetween and defining a pair of slots. The fastener comprises a base secured in the gap of the rail and a pair of fixing portions extending from the base through the slots of the rail to securely insert into a data storage device, thereby releasably locking the latch to a computer enclosure.


REFERENCES:
patent: 5683159 (1997-11-01), Johnson

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