Rack for memory storage devices

Abstract

A docking adapter for reliably inserting and removing a memory storage device from a memory storage device bay includes a rack and a removable carrier. The rack has a pair of lateral rails for holding the carrier. The carrier slidably engages the rails to enable the carrier to slide into the rack. The carrier is adapted for holding a hard disk drive. The carrier has a face with cooling fans, a cantilever mounted on the face for engaging the rack and a cover with a cam. The cover is hinged to the face. The cover rotates from a closed position where the cover parallels the face to an open position where the cover opens, pressing the cam against the cantilever against the rack to smoothly extract the carrier from the rack.

1. A memory storage device docking adapter, comprising:
 a carrier for holding a hard disk drive, the carrier has a face;  
 a rack having two lateral rails, the carrier slidably engages the rails to enable the carrier to slide into the rack;  
 a cantilever mounted on the face for engaging the rack;  
 a cover with a cam, the cover is hinged to the face, the cover rotates from a closed position where the cover parallels the face to an open position where the cam presses the cantilever against the rack;  
 the face includes at least one fan to blow air through the docking adapter; and  
 wherein the cantilever is bifurcated having two legs, the cantilever defines an opening between the legs to facilitate airflow through the fan.  
 
     
     
       2. A memory storage device docking adapter, comprising:
 a carrier for holding a hard disk drive, the carrier has a face;  
 a rack having two lateral rails, the carrier slidably engages the rails to enable the carrier to slide into the rack;  
 a cantilever mounted on the face for engaging the rack;  
 a cover with a cam, the cover is hinged to the face, the cover rotates from a closed position where the cover parallels the face to an open position where the cam presses the cantilever against the rack; and  
 wherein the cantilever is resilient and bends in response to the cam to dampen shock associated with insertion and removal of the carrier form  from the rack.  
 
     
     
       3. The docking adapter as set forth in  of  claim 2 , wherein the rack includes a lock with a rotating cylinder and a locking arm attached to one lateral rail, the cylinder rotates the locking arm into contact with the cover to lock the cover in the closed position, and the locking arm contacts the face of the carrier thereby holding the carrier in the rack by contacting both the face of the carrier and the cover. 
     
     
       4. A data handling device, comprising:
   a carrier configured to hold a memory storage device;        a rack having at least two lateral rails, wherein the carrier engages the at least two lateral rails;        a cantilever coupled to the carrier, wherein the cantilever comprises two legs, and wherein the cantilever defines an opening between the legs to facilitate airflow out of the carrier and through a fan carried by a face of the carrier; and        a cover having a cam, wherein the cantilever is disposed between the cover and the carrier.     
     
     
       5. The memory storage device apparatus of  claim 4  wherein the memory storage device comprises a hard disk drive. 
     
     
       6. A data handling device, comprising:
   a carrier configured to hold a memory storage device;        a rack having at least two lateral rails, wherein the carrier engages the at least two lateral rails;        a cover; and        a shock absorbing element between the carrier and the cover, wherein the shock absorbing element comprises a cantilever structure having two legs, and wherein the cantilever defines an opening between the legs to facilitate airflow out of the carrier and through a fan carried by a face of the carrier.     
     
     
       7. A method, comprising:
   obtaining a carrier configured to hold a memory storage device, a cover, and a shock absorbing element between the cover and the carrier, wherein the shock absorbing element comprises a cantilever having two legs and an opening between the two legs to facilitate airflow out of the carrier and through a fan mounted to a face of the carrier; and        inserting the carrier into a rack having at least two lateral rails.     
     
     
       8. The method of  claim 7  wherein the memory storage device is a hard disk drive.