Patent ID: 7729112

Claim:
A mounting for a disk drive unit, the mounting comprising: a carrier for carrying a disk drive unit during required movement of said disk drive unit, the carrier defining a space into which said disk drive unit can be inserted and the carrier being adapted to be inserted with said disk drive unit into a receiving frame for operational use; at least one retaining device mounted on the carrier for securing said disk drive unit in the carrier, in which the or each retaining device is pivotally mounted on the carrier and is arranged to provide vertical positioning control of said disk drive unit in the carrier, in which the or each retaining device comprises an engaging member to engage with a corresponding engaging member on the disk drive unit when the disk drive unit is arranged within the carrier; in which the at least one retaining device being configured such that upon insertion of a disk drive into the carrier, the at least one retaining device automatically engages with said disk drive to apply a clamping force to the disk drive to secure the disk drive in the carrier, the at least one retaining device being further arranged to increase the clamping force on said disk drive when the carrier is inserted into the receiving frame; in which the at least one retaining device comprises a first end at which the engaging member is arranged and a second distal end, a pivot being provided between the first and second end.