Patent ID: 9007766
Filing Date: 2015-04-14
Classification: G06F,H05K

Abstract:
1. A storage enclosure, comprising: a housing slidingly extendable from and retractable into a storage enclosure rack along a movement axis; a pivotably mounted midplane assembly supported by the housing and comprising a printed circuit board (PCB) substrate with opposing first and second support surfaces, a first memory component affixed to the first support surface, a second memory component affixed to the second support surface, and a hinge assembly extending along a selected edge of the substrate to facilitate rotation of the midplane assembly about a substrate axis parallel to the movement axis between a closed position and an open position, the first support surface in facing parallel relation to a base surface of the housing in the closed position and extending at a non-parallel angle from the base surface to provide user access to the first and second memory components in the open position; and a locking mechanism coupled to the hinge assembly which respectively locks the midplane assembly in the closed position and in the open position.