Patent ID: 9225087
Filing Date: 2015-12-29
Classification: G01R,G06F,G11B,H01R

Abstract:
1. A computer component mounting assembly, comprising: A carrier to support a hard disk drive, the carrier comprising a front face having an opening, and wherein the carrier is configured to slidably receive the hard disk drive into the opening and along a first axis; and a data connector comprising: a first connector configured to mate to pins of the hard disk drive, the first connector supported on the carrier and positioned at a back side of the carrier on a side of the carrier opposite the front face, the first connector comprising an alignment feature to engage a corresponding alignment feature on the hard disk drive, the first connector coupled to the carrier and rotatable in two orthogonal directions in a plane perpendicular to the first axis, the first connector configured such that when carrier receives the hard disk drive and the alignment feature engages the corresponding alignment feature the first connector moves in the plane perpendicular to the first axis to provide alignment of the first connector to the pins of the hard disk drive, a second connector configured to mate to a SATA data connector, and a flexible cable connecting the first connector to the second connector.