Patent ID: 8432680

Claim:
A mounting apparatus for a data storage device, the mounting apparatus comprising: a mounting bracket receiving the data storage device, the mounting bracket comprising opposite sidewalls, each sidewall defining a sliding slot; and at least two vibration absorbing members respectively attached to opposite sides of the data storage device and slidably engaged in the corresponding sliding slots of the sidewalls of the mounting bracket; wherein the at least two vibration absorbing members are disposed between the mounting bracket and the data storage device, such that the data storage device has no direct contact with the mounting bracket; wherein each of the at least two vibration absorbing members comprises a supporter slidably engaged in a corresponding sliding slot of the mounting bracket, and a damping body engaging the supporter and abutting a corresponding side of the data storage device; wherein each of the at least two vibration absorbing members further comprises a fastener fixed to the data storage device and engaged in the damping body of the vibration absorbing member; wherein the supporter defines a receiving hole, the damping body is engaged in the receiving hole of the supporter and defines a through hole, the fastener comprises a threaded portion engaging the corresponding side of the data storage device, and an operating portion extending from an end of the threaded portion and retained in the through hole of the damping body; and wherein the supporter comprises a cylindrical supporting portion and an abutting portion extending from a circumference of a first end of the supporting portion, the abutting portion has a diameter greater than a diameter of the supporting portion, the receiving hole axially extending through the supporter, the damping body comprising a cylindrical middle portion engaged in the receiving hole of the supporter.