Patent ID: 7679896
Filing Date: 2010-03-16
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A fixing apparatus for holding a data storage device, comprising: a drive bracket comprising two opposite side panels, each of the side panels forming at least one guiding portion and defining a slot; an insertion rack comprising two opposite sidewalls and a handle, each of the sidewalls forming a resilient portion bent out and back from a front end thereof, the insertion rack forming two hooks at two ends of the handle, the handle connecting with distal ends of the resilient portions on two ends thereof, adjacent the hooks, the insertion rack being configured for mounting the data storage device into the drive bracket, the insertion rack capable of sliding into the drive bracket along the guiding portions, the hooks capable of deforming outward to ride along an exterior of the drive bracket until being inserted into the corresponding slots of the drive bracket; a plurality of gaskets for absorbing vibration from the data storage device, each of the sidewalls of the insertion rack comprising a plurality of protruding posts for positioning the gaskets thereon; and wherein each of the side panels of the drive bracket forms a blocking portion configured for blocking the corresponding gasket positioned at an end of the corresponding sidewall of the insertion rack.