US 12,443,249 B2
Hybrid drive carrier frame
John R. Grady, Cypress, TX (US); Kevin Frank Labbe, Tomball, TX (US); and Keith Allen Sauer, Spring, TX (US)
Assigned to Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP, Spring, TX (US)
Filed by HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT LP, Spring, TX (US)
Filed on Jan. 26, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/159,840.
Prior Publication US 2024/0256006 A1, Aug. 1, 2024
Int. Cl. G06F 1/18 (2006.01); G11B 33/12 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 1/187 (2013.01) [G11B 33/124 (2013.01); G11B 33/128 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A hybrid drive carrier frame, comprising:
a front rail comprising a first end portion, a second end portion, and a body extending along a transverse direction between the first and second end portions, the body of the front rail having a front face and a back face opposite the front face;
a first side rail extending from the first end portion of the front rail perpendicular to the transverse direction; and
a second side rail extending from the second end portion of the front rail perpendicular to the transverse direction and parallel to the first side rail, the front rail in conjunction with the first and second side rails together forming a frame configured to receive and carry a media drive;
a retainer; and
a fastener,
wherein the first side rail is formed from a metal and includes a locking tab extending from a body of the first side rail along the transverse direction; and
wherein the front rail and the second side rail are formed from a plastic material, the front face of the front rail including a locking channel at the first end portion of the front rail, the first side rail being connected to the first end portion of the front rail via engagement of the locking tab within the locking channel, and
wherein the retainer is formed from a metal and is affixed to the back face of the front rail opposite the locking tab, and the fastener is engaged with the retainer and the locking tab such that the body of the front rail is clamped between the retainer and the locking tab.