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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2000
Filed:
Sep. 17, 1997
Richard Allirot, Corenc, FR;
Yves Bonfort, Herbeys, FR;
Hewlett-Packard Company, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
To facilitate the user installation of a drive unit, such as a disc drive unit or CD-ROM unit, in a desktop computer, a mounting arrangement is provided that does not require the use of any tools. The mounting arrangement employs two side members provided with studs that engage in side fixing holes standardly provided in a drive unit. With the side members placed about the drive unit, the resultant assembly can then be slid into position in a support structure along guides that also serve to hold the side members against the drive unit. In a preferred embodiment, the side members take the form of a wall element made of a plastics material, and a U-shaped metal mounting element that clips over the wall element. On one side the mounting element has a projection that forms one of the side-member studs engaging in the fixing holes of the drive unit; on its other side, the mounting element has a resilient contact arm providing a grounding connection to the support structure.