Electricity: electrical systems and devices – Housing or mounting assemblies with diverse electrical... – For electronic systems and devices
Patent
1996-11-15
1999-07-20
Feild, Lynn D.
Electricity: electrical systems and devices
Housing or mounting assemblies with diverse electrical...
For electronic systems and devices
361726, 361747, G06F 116, G11B 3308, H05K 710, H05K 712
Patent
active
059263660
ABSTRACT:
A connection structure between a disk drive housing and a rack to eliminate a source of vibration, and hence improve the performance of the disk drive. An interference-fit tab and slot vibration reduction structure is described, where the tab is formed on the housing and the slot is formed on the shelf. The tab and slot vibration reduction structure includes a disk drive having an outer housing, the housing having a bottom surface. A tab extends from the bottom of the housing. A shelf is provided on the rack system for receiving one or a plurality of disk drive housings, and one slot is formed in a front edge of the shelf for each drive housing. When the disk drive housing is positioned on the shelf with the tab positioned in the slot to create an interference fit, the housing is rigidly attached to the shelf.
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Bruning, III Theodore Ernst
Carlson Grant Edward
Collins Pat Eliot
Cunha Karl Heinz
Digital Equipment Corporation
Feild Lynn D.
Kubida William J.
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