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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2016
Dell Products L.p., Round Rock, TX (US);
Kuang Hsi Lin, Taoyuan, TW;
Wei-Ti Kuo, Taipei, TW;
Ling Chen Chang, Taipei, TW;
Hsiang-Yin Hung, Hualien, TW;
Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US);
Abstract
A latch and release mechanism for a computer component may allow release of the component with reduced force and easier access through a cam lever that rotates around a pivot point, such as a pin, to translate rotational motion into a force to unlock the drive from a bay of a chassis. Additionally, the cam lever may be configured to provide a force that ejects the drive from the bay nearly simultaneously with the unlocking of the drive. Thus, a user can remove a drive from a bay with a small application of a single type of force to the cam lever of a latch and release mechanism.