Patent ID: 7477512

Claim:
A fixing mechanism for positioning and fixing a storage device on a casing plane, the storage device comprising two opposing positioning sides each disposed with a fixing pillar, the fixing mechanism comprising: two positioning boards disposed on the casing plane, corresponding in position to the positioning sides of the storage device respectively, and each disposed with a guiding groove for receiving the fixing pillar of the storage device and guiding the fixing pillar of the storage device to an intended position, wherein the guiding groove comprises a vertical groove portion extending downwardly from a top side of the at least one of the positioning boards and a horizontal groove portion communicating with the vertical groove portion and extending parallel with the casing plane; and a fixing leaf spring disposed on an outer side of at least one of the positioning boards, fixedly disposed on the positioning board at one end, having a moving end extending along a lengthwise direction of the positioning board at the other end, and having a fixing hole corresponding in position to the guiding groove of the positioning board and receiving and fixing the fixing pillar at the intended position, thus fixing the storage device to the casing plane, wherein the fixing pillar has a shape corresponding to a shape of the fixing hole, and the fixing leaf spring comprises a bent portion bending outward and corresponding in position to the vertical groove portion of the guiding groove to allow the fixing pillar of the storage device to be slidable into the vertical groove portion via a gap formed between the bent portion and the at least one of the positioning boards, and the fixing hole is disposed in the bent portion.