Insertion and removal assembly for installing and removing data storage drives in an enclosure

摘要

An insertion and removal assembly for installing and removing hard drives from an enclosure, such as a computer chassis, is provided. The insertion and removal assembly includes a sliding member configured to receive a hard drive, a lever handle rotatably connected to the sliding member and an attachment wall having a plurality of protrusions defining a plurality of slots, each slot configured to receive one sliding member. A user reveals a slot for accepting the installation of the hard drive in the enclosure by pushing a tab on the attachment wall near a distal portion of the lever handle to release the lever handle and then pulling the lever handle outward exposing the sliding member. A hard drive is inserted into the sliding member and pushed inwardly into the chassis. Conversely, the sliding member can contain a hard drive which is partially ejected by unlatching and subsequently pulling the lever.

主权项

1. An insertion and removal assembly for installing and removing components from an enclosure, comprising:
at least one sliding member, having an upper member end and a lower member end, configured to receive a computer component, the at least one sliding member comprising:
a bottom having a first length extending from a first bottom end and a second bottom end opposite the first bottom end;a first sidewall having a second length extending from a first lower end to a first top end, the second length greater than the first length;a second sidewall having a third length extending from a second lower end to a second top end, the third length shorter than the first length; andan end plate, wherein the bottom, the first sidewall, the second sidewall and the end plate being integrally connected; and at least one lever handle having a pivot end and a distal end, the pivot end rotatably connected to the first top end of the first sidewall; and an attachment wall having a plurality of protrusions defining a plurality of slots, each slot configured to receive one sliding member from the at least one sliding member; where the at least one sliding member is moveable between a first sliding position and a second sliding position.