Hard drive tray facilitating removal and installation
A carrier for securing a computer drive within a chassis facilitates the removal and installation of the computer drive in the carrier by using pins to engage the mounting holes of a computer drive.
1. A carrier for holding a computer drive and facilitating the removal and installation of the computer drive in the carrier, the carrier comprising:
a frame for receiving the computer drive, the frame defining a plane corresponding to a base of the computer drive and having a first side rail and a second side rail each cantilevered from a first end element, the first side rail having a first flange substantially parallel to the plane and a second flange substantially perpendicular to the plane, the second side rail having a third flange substantially parallel to the plane and a fourth flange substantially perpendicular to the plane;
a first non-threaded engaging element disposed on the first flange of the first side rail, the first engaging element being configured to releasably engage the computer drive;
a second non-threaded engaging element disposed on the second flange of the first side rail, the second engaging element being configured to releasably engage the computer drive;
a third non-threaded engaging element disposed on the third flange of the second side rail, the third non-threaded engaging element being configured to releasably engage the computer drive; and
a fourth non-threaded engaging element disposed on the second side rail, the fourth non-threaded engaging element being configured to releasably engage the computer drive;
wherein each engaging element is a raised section on the respective flanges and has a ramp section with a profile having a sloping side and a flat side, the flat side of the ramp sections urging against interior surfaces of recesses of the computer drive.
2. The carrier of claim 1 , the raised sections being extrusions of the respective flanges.
3. The carrier of claim 1 , the raised sections being pins or cylinders on the respective flanges.
4. The carrier of claim 1 , the ramp sections having a circular base.
5. The carrier of claim 1 , the ramp sections having a rectangular base.
6. The carrier of claim 1 , the second non-threaded engaging element being disposed on a first tongue of the first side rail, the first tongue being bendable to allow the second non-threaded engaging element to releasably engage the computer drive, and
the fourth non-threaded engaging element being disposed on a second tongue of the second side rail, the second tongue being bendable to allow the fourth non-threaded engaging element to releasably engage the computer drive.
7. The carrier of claim 1 , the second non-threaded engaging element being disposed on a first tongue of the first side rail, the first tongue being bendable to allow the second non-threaded engaging element to releasably engage the computer drive, and
the fourth non-threaded engaging element being disposed on a second tongue of the second side rail, the second tongue being bendable to allow the fourth non-threaded engaging element to releasably engage the computer drive.
8. The carrier of claim 7 , the second non-threaded engaging element being disposed on a first tongue of the first side rail, the first tongue being bendable to allow the second non-threaded engaging element to releasably engage the computer drive, and
the fourth non-threaded engaging element being disposed on a second tongue of the second side rail, the second tongue being bendable to allow the fourth non-threaded engaging element to releasably engage the computer drive.
9. The carrier of claim 1 , further comprising a second end element joining the first side rail and the second side rail.