Patent ID: 9607662
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: G11B

Claim:
1. A disc-drive enclosure system for use with a disc drive having a housing and an openable disc tray in an end portion of the housing, the system comprising: an enclosure assembly having an interior area; a divider positioned in the enclosure assembly and separating the interior area into first and second chambers, the divider having a drive opening configured to receive the end portion of the housing therein with the disc tray being openable into the first chamber, while a body portion of the housing remains in the second chamber; and a sled assembly movably connected to the enclosure assembly and configured to support the disc drive, wherein the sled assembly with the disc drive thereon is movable relative to the divider between first and second positions, the sled assembly having a leading end portion and a sealing member coupled to the leading end portion and positioned to form a seal around the drive opening when the sled assembly is in the first position with the end portion of the housing in the first chamber and the body portion in the second chamber, and when the sled assembly is in the second position, the leading end portion and the sealing member are in the second chamber spaced apart from the divider and unsealed around the drive opening.