US 11,688,432 B2
Disk drive and carrier assembly
Jonathan Oswaldo Lara Dominguez, Guadalajara (MX); Victor Arturo Tapia Jimenez, Guadalajara (MX); Luis Cruz Mejia, Guadalajara (MX); Oscar Eduardo Flores Pantoja, Zapopan (MX); and Jesus Ernesto Ibarra Hernandez, Zapopan (MX)
Assigned to International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US)
Filed by International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US)
Filed on Nov. 16, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/99,288.
Prior Publication US 2022/0157349 A1, May 19, 2022
Int. Cl. G11B 5/127 (2006.01); H04R 31/00 (2006.01); G11B 33/12 (2006.01); G06F 1/18 (2006.01); G11C 5/12 (2006.01)
CPC G11B 33/128 (2013.01) [G06F 1/187 (2013.01); G11C 5/12 (2013.01); Y10T 29/53165 (2015.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A fixture for holding a hard drive and a hard drive carrier in place prior to assembly, the fixture comprising:
a base having a first surface and a second surface;
a first end open of the base for receiving components;
a set of walls rising from the base, a first wall rising from the base proximate a second end opposite the first end open and a pair of opposing side walls including voids rising from the first surface between the first end open and the second end, to form a slot there between to receive the components within and adjacent the first surface;
a first set of a plurality of stands attached to the first wall near the first end open and the second end, rising away from the first surface;
a second set of plurality of stands attached to the first wall near the first end open and the second end, rising away from the second surface;
a third set of plurality of stands attached to the second wall near the first end open and the second end, rising away from the first surface;
a fourth set of plurality of stands attached to the second wall near the first end open and the second end, rising away from the second surface; and
a releasable hold mechanism proximate the first end open in a first position enabling the receiving of the components and in a second position providing a hold of the components.