Patent ID: 8297574

Claim:
A mounting apparatus for mounting a data storage device, the mounting apparatus comprising: a bracket comprising a sidewall defining at least one clamping hole; a receiving rack to receive the data storage device; a connecting member fixed to the receiving rack; a receiving member fixed to the connecting member; and a latching unit comprising a pivoting member, a first resilient member, a second resilient member, a rotating member pivotably mounted to the pivoting member, a contact member abutting against the rotating member, and a hooking member clamped to the rotating member, wherein a first end of the pivoting member is pivotably mounted to the receiving member, the contact member and the hooking member are slidably mounted to the first end and a second end opposite to the first end of the pivoting member, respectively, the first resilient member resists against the pivoting member and the hooking member, the second member resists against the pivoting member and the contact member; wherein when the contact member is moved away from the at least one clamping hole of the bracket and engages with the sidewall of the bracket, the second resilient member is deformed and the rotating member is rotated to drive the hooking member to move towards the contact member, with the first resilient member deformed; when the contact member is moved in alignment with the at least one clamping hole, elasticity of the first and second resilient members are operable of moving the contact member and the hooking member away from each other, to move the contact member to engage in the at least one clamping hole.