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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2006
Joseph P. King, Jr., Sterling, MA (US);
Gerald J. Cote, Upton, MA (US);
W. Brian Cunningham, Westborough, MA (US);
Lawrence J. Feroli, W. Townsend, MA (US);
C. Ilhan Gundogan, Lexington, MA (US);
Joseph P. King, Jr., Sterling, MA (US);
Gerald J. Cote, Upton, MA (US);
W. Brian Cunningham, Westborough, MA (US);
Lawrence J. Feroli, W. Townsend, MA (US);
C. Ilhan Gundogan, Lexington, MA (US);
EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Abstract
Described is a disk drive assembly and method for constructing same. The disk drive assembly includes a carrier-less disk drive having opposite sides, each with at least one hole. A carrier holds the disk drive. The carrier includes a frame around three sides of the disk drive. The frame has a base and opposing sidewalls. Each sidewall has an integrally formed pin that enters a corresponding hole in a side of the disk drive to position the disk drive within the frame. Coupled to the frame where each sidewall terminates is a clip. The clip provides a fourth side to the frame opposite the base and causes the sidewalls to hold the disk drive tightly therebetween. An injector-ejector mechanism can be rotatably coupled to the clip for pivotal movement between open and closed positions. Such movement urges the disk drive assembly out of and into a chassis bay.