Patent ID: 6683785
Filing Date: 2004-01-27
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A mobile rack for removable hard disk drive comprising a removable cartridge for holding a hard disk drive, a driver door pivotally held by a pivot block at one corner and in front of the removable cartridge, a mounting bracket fixed on the computer chassis, and a pull back spring mounted on a pivot in the pivot block; whereinthe removable cartridge has a pair of guiding rails on two side walls for holding the hard disk drive; the pivot block has a center hole in the upper and lower blocks for holding the pivot; the driver door is pivotally held by the pivot block on one end of the removable cartridge, wherein each side of the pivoted portion is set in with a base block equipped with sliding rails, and each base block contains a slider, wherein each slider has a cavity in the center and a sliding plate attached, such that upper and lower ends of the sliding plate are fitted against the corresponding sliding rails of the base block, and each sliding plate has a spring fixed between the sliding plate and the back of the driver door, and each slider has a latching pin extending laterally in opposite directions reaching beyond a lateral side of the driver door through a pin hole; a face plate is mounted on a front of the driver door; and a pull back spring is mounted on the pivot held by the pivot block, such that an upper grab hook of the pull back spring is fixed on the pivot block, and a lower grab hook of the pull back spring is fixed at the back of the driver door.