Patent ID: 8369080

Claim:
A removable hard disk drive (HDD) bay comprising a casing having an open end; a sidewall; and a hooking hole formed through the sidewall of the casing and disposed adjacent to the open end of the casing; and a door assembly pivotally mounted on the open end of the casing and having a pivoting member pivotally mounted on the open end of the casing and having a sliding bracket being U-shaped in cross-section and having a pivoting end; and a first pivoting panel disposed at the pivoting end of the sliding bracket, pivotally connected to the casing and has a proximal end bent and attached to the sliding bracket to form a channel between the first pivoting panel and the sliding bracket; a cover slidably mounted on the pivoting member and having an exterior recess formed in an outer surface of the cover; a retainer slidably mounted in the exterior recess of the cover and having two opposite ends; a mounting rod protruding from one end of the retainer; a locking rod protruding from the other end of the retainer, mounted through the cover and selectively hooked in the hooking hole of the casing; and a second resilient element mounted around the mounting rod and having two ends respectively abutting the retainer and the cover; and a driving member pivotally mounted on the outer surface of the cover, corresponding to the exterior recess of the cover and having a driving rod formed on an inner surface of the driving member and mounted through the retainer.