Hot swap disk drive carrier and disk drive bay

The present invention relates to disk drive carriers and disk drive bays for receiving such carriers. More specifically, the invention relates to carriers and bays for hot swappable disk drives, i.e., disk drives that may be removed from a computer assembly without having to power down the computer....

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Main Authors Montoya, Tommy S, Bennett, Douglas G, Root, William E, Williams, Jim D
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 16.07.2002
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Summary:The present invention relates to disk drive carriers and disk drive bays for receiving such carriers. More specifically, the invention relates to carriers and bays for hot swappable disk drives, i.e., disk drives that may be removed from a computer assembly without having to power down the computer. A hot swap disk drive carrier and drive bay with improved EMI/RVI/ESD suppression characteristics is disclosed. The disk drive carrier comprises a frame that has a base, and first and second arms that are coupled to the base. The carrier further includes a handle, which is coupled to the base, and slide rails that are coupled to the first and second arms. The disk drive bay comprises a plate that has first and second sides. The plate is coupled to first and second walls. These walls have grooves for receiving the disk drive carrier's slide rails.