公开(公告)号：CA2027932A1

公开(公告)日：1991-04-28

申请号：CA2027932

申请日：1990-10-18

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： COOKE KEVIN K ,  DEWITT JOHN R ,  GALINIS PAUL J ,  KEREZMAN PAUL A

IPC: G06F1/16 ,  G11B33/02 ,  G11B33/12 ,  H05K5/02 ,  G12B9/10

Abstract: BC9-89-038 ADAPTER STRUCTURE FOR DEVICES IN A COMPUTER APPARATUS A disk drive adapter tray is provided for facilitating the mounting of a first size disk drive in a bay of a computer wherein the bay is capable of housing a second size disk drive which is larger than the first size disk drive. The tray includes a main body on which the first size disk drive is mountable. The main body includes first and second opposed side surfaces. First and second substantially parallel rails are integrally formed into the first and second side surfaces, respectively, of the main body. The first and second rails extending outwardly away from the first and second surfaces in opposite directions to engage rail guides situated within the bay in which the adapter tray is to be mounted.

公开(公告)号：CA2027911A1

公开(公告)日：1991-04-28

申请号：CA2027911

申请日：1990-10-18

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： COOKE KEVIN K ,  DEWITT JOHN R

IPC: G06F1/16 ,  G06F1/18 ,  G11B33/12 ,  H05K5/02 ,  H05K7/14 ,  G12B9/10

Abstract: ?9-89-040 REMOVABLE GUIDE APPARATUS FOR A RAIL-MOUNTED DEVICE EMPLOYED IN A COMPUTER A removable rail guide apparatus is provided for a disk drive mounting structure which is capable of receiving disk drives or other rail-mounted devices therein. The mounting structure includes a frame including a bay capable of accepting therein one first height drive or two second height drives which are smaller than the first size drive. The bay includes first and second opposed side walls situated in spaced apart relationship. First and second stationary rail guides are fixedly situated on the first and second side walls, respectively, to mate with corresponding side rails of the first size disk drive. First and second removable rail guides are removably mounted on the first and second side walls, respectively, at a distance spaced apart from the first and second stationary rail guides. The first and second removable rail guides mate with corresponding side rails of the second size disk drive when the first size disk drive is not present in the first and second stationary guide rails. The user is provided with flexibility in that a first height drive can be installed when the removable rail guides are removed from the bay so as to avoid interference between the first height drive and such rail guides. Alternatively, the user can install one second height drive in the bay on the stationary nonremovable rails and/or a second height drive in the bay on the removable rails when such rails are installed in the bay.