Patent ID: 7486510
Filing Date: 2009-02-03
Classification: G06F,G11B

Abstract:
1. A mounting apparatus for mounting a data storage device defining a plurality of mounting apertures, the mounting apparatus comprising: a bracket adapted for accommodating the data storage device, the bracket comprising a first side plate having a first bulge strip and a second bulge strip, the first bulge strip defining an insertion hole, and the second bulge strip defining a locking hole opposite to the insertion hole, a plurality of through holes defined in the first side plate to be in alignment with the mounting apertures of the data storage device; a locking member, one end of the locking member forming an insertion portion to be pivotably inserted in the insertion hole, and the other end of the locking member forming a locking portion to be engaged in the locking hole, thereby securing the locking member to the bracket; and a mounting member immovably mounted to the locking member and located between the first side plate and the locking member, the mounting member forming a plurality of mounting pins to extend through the through holes of the bracket and engage in the mounting apertures of the data storage device; wherein the locking portion of the locking member is U-shaped, and forms a hook at a free end thereof to snappingly engage in the locking hole via urging the locking portion to be resiliently deformed towards the other end of the locking member.