Storage Technology Corporation

Steven D Bock

Robert J Miosek

Gregory D Volan

Christopher S Vinton

Roger A Lopez

Abdul-Karim H Kaissi

Arthur W Klein

Cabinet for a disk drive array

Cabinet for a disk drive

The disk drive positioning and interlock apparatus consists of a rectangular shaped frame that contains a plurality of rectangular shaped disk drive cartridge mounting openings each of which has a front side and a back side thereto, with the back side including an electrical connector for electrically interconnecting the disk drive cartridge to the backplane wiring of the disk drive housing. Each opening in the frame includes a pair of tapered channels extending from the front side of the opening to the back side and mate with a corresponding rail on the disk drive cartridge. The tapered channels provide a guide that initially has significant tolerance variation for the insertion of the disk drive cartridge and, as the disk drive cartridge is inserted further into the opening, provides a tighter conforming fit to provide precise alignment of the disk drive cartridge within the opening. The disk drive cartridge is locked into place by the use of a camming apparatus that forces the disk drive cartridge to seat in the opening.

Cartridge positioning and interlock apparatus

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Louisville, CO, United States of America

Steven D Bock