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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2011
Kevin Terwilliger, Austin, TX (US);
Richard A. Crisp, Austin, TX (US);
Austin J. Orand, Austin, TX (US);
Garrett R. Lewis, Austin, TX (US);
Paul Kramer, Austin, TX (US);
Kevin Terwilliger, Austin, TX (US);
Richard A. Crisp, Austin, TX (US);
Austin J. Orand, Austin, TX (US);
Garrett R. Lewis, Austin, TX (US);
Paul Kramer, Austin, TX (US);
Dell Products, LP, Round Rock, TX (US);
Abstract
A disk drive carrier includes a frame and a shuttle. The frame includes supports configured to be in physical communication with a disk drive, a first index tab to align the disk drive with a connector on a backplane of a server tray, and an arm configured to engage the disk drive with the connector in a horizontal orientation. The shuttle includes a base including a channel, edges extending from the base and forming an enclosure to receive the frame and the disk drive in a vertical orientation, a fastener connected to the server tray through the channel, and an alignment key configured to slide along the first index tab and to align the disk drive with the connector. The disk drive shuttle is configured to horizontally move along the server tray and to enable the disk drive to connect with the connector in the horizontal orientation.