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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2001
Albert F. Beinor, Jr., Sutton, MA (US);
Ilhan Gundogan, Lexington, MA (US);
Joseph P. Deyesso, Walpole, MA (US);
Joseph P. King, Jr., Sterling, MA (US);
EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Abstract
A disk drive module is adapted to be slidably disposed within the chassis of a data storage system. The disk drive module includes a fiber channel disk drive for storing data, an upper carrier sled mounted onto the disk drive and a lower carrier sled mounted onto the disk drive. A bezel assembly is snap mounted onto the upper and lower carrier sleds. The bezel assembly includes a bezel which is capable of lateral displacement relative to the upper carrier sled, an ejector pivotally mounted onto the bezel for releasably locking the disk drive module within the chassis, and a latch for releasably locking the position of the ejector. An adaptive spring includes a first end which is mounted onto the upper carrier sled and a second end which abuts against the bezel, the adaptive spring resiliently urging the bezel away from the upper carrier sled.