IP Library Granted Patent US 9,632,545
Granted Patent B2
US 9,632,545 · App. 14/229,883 · Granted Apr 25, 2017

Drive tray

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Patent No.
US 9,632,545
App. No.
14/229,883
Granted
Apr 25, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

An assembly can include a processor; memory accessibly by the processor; a drive tray chassis; a drive tray positioned in the drive tray chassis where the drive tray includes a first side wall, a second side wall, a member coupled to the first side wall and the second side wall that defines a dimension of a first drive bay that extends from the first side wall to the second side wall, and an intermediate member that defines a dimension of a second drive bay that extends from the intermediate member to the second side wall wherein the dimension of the second drive bay is less than the dimension of the first drive bay; and a drive accessible by the processor and positioned in one of the first drive bay and the second drive bay. Various other apparatuses, systems, methods, etc., are also disclosed.

Claims (40)

1. An assembly comprising:

a processor;

memory accessibly by the processor;

a drive tray chassis;

a drive tray positioned in the drive tray chassis wherein the drive tray comprises

a first side wall,

a second side wall,

a bendable member coupled to the first side wall and the second side wall that defines a dimension of a first drive bay that extends from the first side wall to the second side wall,

an intermediate member that defines a dimension of a second drive bay that extends from the intermediate member to the second side wall wherein the dimension of the second drive bay is less than the dimension of the first drive bay; and

an expandable member that expands responsive to bending of the bendable member to increase the dimension of the first drive bay and the dimension of the second drive bay; and

a drive accessible by the processor and positioned in one of the first drive bay and the second drive bay.

2. The assembly of claim 1 wherein the dimension of the first drive bay is a first drive bay width and wherein the dimension of the second drive bay is a second drive bay width that is less than the first bay width.

3. The assembly of claim 1 wherein the drive is a first drive positioned in the first drive bay and further comprising a second drive positioned in the second drive bay.

4. The assembly of claim 1 wherein the drive tray chassis is configured to position the drive tray in a first orientation and to position the drive tray in a second, different orientation that is rotated 180 degrees from the first orientation.

5. The assembly of claim 1 wherein the expandable member of the drive tray comprises a serpentine portion.

6. The assembly of claim 1 comprising further comprising a rotatable handle operatively coupled to the drive tray.

7. The assembly of claim 6 further comprising a first releasable extension coupled to the first side wall and a second releasable extension coupled to the second side wall wherein the releasable extensions rotatably support the rotatable handle.

8. The assembly of claim 6 wherein the rotatable handle comprises a plate and a grip that extends from the plate.

9. The assembly of claim 8 wherein in a first orientation, the grip is oriented in an inward direction and wherein in a second orientation, the grip is oriented in a rotated direction that is rotated at least 25 degrees from the inward direction.

10. An assembly comprising:

a processor;

memory accessibly by the processor;

a drive tray chassis;

a drive tray positioned in the drive tray chassis wherein the drive tray comprises

a first side wall,

a second side wall,

a bendable member coupled to the first side wall and the second side wall,

an expandable member coupled to the first side wall and the second side wall,

a first drive bay disposed between the first side wall and the second side wall and

a second drive bay disposed between the first side wall and the second side wall

wherein for a bent state of the bendable member the expandable member is in an expanded state that increases a dimension of the first drive bay and that increases a dimension of the second drive bay; and

a drive accessible by the processor and positioned in one of the first drive bay and the second drive bay.

11. The assembly of claim 10 wherein the expandable member comprises a serpentine portion.

12. The assembly of claim 10 wherein the bendable member comprises struts.

13. The assembly of claim 10 wherein the first side wall comprises a rail, wherein the second side wall comprises a rail and wherein the rails position the drive tray in the drive tray chassis in one of a first orientation and a second orientation wherein the second orientation is a 180 degree rotation of the first orientation.

14. The assembly of claim 10 comprising further comprising a rotatable handle operatively coupled to the drive tray.

15. The assembly of claim 14 further comprising a first releasable extension coupled to the first side wall and a second releasable extension coupled to the second side wall wherein the releasable extensions rotatably support the rotatable handle.

16. The assembly of claim 14 wherein the rotatable handle comprises a plate and a grip that extends from the plate wherein in a first orientation, the grip is oriented in an inward direction and wherein in a second orientation, the grip is oriented in a rotated direction that is rotated at least 25 degrees from the inward direction.

17. An assembly comprising: a processor; memory accessibly by the processor; a drive tray chassis; a drive tray positioned in the drive tray chassis wherein the drive tray comprises a first side wall, a second side wall, a member coupled to the first side wall and the second side wall that defines a dimension of a first drive bay that extends from the first side wall to the second side wall wherein the member comprises a serpentine portion, wherein the serpentine portion is expandable to increase at least the dimension of the first drive bay, and an intermediate member that defines a dimension of a second drive bay that extends from the intermediate member to the second side wall wherein the dimension of the second drive bay is less than the dimension of the first drive bay; and a drive accessible by the processor and positioned in one of the first drive bay and the second drive bay.

18. An assembly comprising: a processor; memory accessibly by the processor; a drive tray chassis; a drive tray positioned in the drive tray chassis wherein the drive tray comprises a first side wall, a second side wall, a member coupled to the first side wall and the second side wall that defines a dimension of a first drive bay that extends from the first side wall to the second side wall, and an intermediate member that defines a dimension of a second drive bay that extends from the intermediate member to the second side wall wherein the dimension of the second drive bay is less than the dimension of the first drive bay, and wherein the member comprises a serpentine member, wherein the serpentine member is expandable to increase at least the dimension of the first drive bay; and a drive accessible by the processor and positioned in one of the first drive bay and the second drive bay.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 10, 2025
From: LENOVO PC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
To: LENOVO SWITZERLAND INTERNATIONAL GMBH
Reel/Frame 069870/0670 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 8, 2019
From: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
To: LENOVO PC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
Reel/Frame 049693/0474 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 5, 2015
From: HILLIARD, SEAN
To: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
Reel/Frame 036729/0972 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 29, 2014
From: FARROW, TIMOTHY SAMUEL; ENT, ALI KATHRYN; LI, SHUANG; MAKLEY, ALBERT VINCENT
To: LENOVO (SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.
Reel/Frame 032610/0968 →