Hard drive tray device

US9304556B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9304556-B2
Application numberUS-201313871971-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateApr 26, 2013
Priority dateJun 25, 2012
Publication dateApr 5, 2016
Grant dateApr 5, 2016

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A hard drive tray device applied in a server is provided. The server includes a housing. The hard drive tray device includes a rail member and a tray. The rail member is disposed at the inner wall of the housing. The tray is slidably engaged with the rail member so as to slide between an expanded position and a closed position relative to the housing. The tray includes a base for carrying two storage devices. The base has a hollow portion. The storage devices are respectively located at two sides of the hollow portion. When the tray slides to the expanded position, one of the storage devices and at least a part of the hollow portion are located outside the housing.

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What is claimed is: 1. A hard drive tray device applied in a server, the server comprising a housing, the hard drive tray device comprising: a rail member disposed at the inner wall of the housing; and a tray slidably engaged with the rail member so as to slide between an expanded position and a closed position relative to the housing, the tray comprising a base for carrying two storage devices, the base having a hollow portion, wherein the storage devices are respectively locat…

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What does patent US9304556B2 cover?
A hard drive tray device applied in a server is provided. The server includes a housing. The hard drive tray device includes a rail member and a tray. The rail member is disposed at the inner wall of the housing. The tray is slidably engaged with the rail member so as to slide between an expanded position and a closed position relative to the housing. The tray includes a base for carrying two s…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Quanta Comp Inc, Quanta Comp Inc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06F1/18. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Apr 05 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).