EP0425175A2
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Grounding structure for rail-mounted devices employed in a computer
Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1990-10-17
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2010-10-17
Abstract
Abstract A grounding structure is provided for a disk drive rail wherein the rail includes two sides, one side of which is mountable on a side of a disk drive or other rail mounted device. The grounding structure includes a substantially flat main body extending laterally along one side of the rail to a first end of the rail. The grounding structure further includes a wrap around portion extending from the main body at the first end of the rail and around the first end of the rail and further extending along a portion of the remaining side of the rail so as to hold the grounding structure to the rail. The wrap around portion is connectable to a ground contact adjacent thereto.
Inventors
- 👤 Kevin K. Cooke
- 👤 John R. Dewitt
- 👤 Paul A. Kerezman
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 22:11
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F1/00; G06F1/16; H; H05; H05K; H05K9/00; H05K9/0007; H05K9/0015; H05K9/0016; G06F1/18; G06F1/181; G06F1/182
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
120 words
A grounding structure for a rail for a rail mountable device in a computer, said rail being located of a side of the device, said rail having first and second opposed ends, said grounding structure comprising: a substantially flat main body (335) extending laterally along the first side of said rail to the first end of said rail, and a wrap around portion (340) extending from said main body at the first end of said rail and around the first end of said rail and further extending along a portion of the second side of said rail so as to hold said grounding structure to said rail, said wrap around portion (340) being connectable to a ground contact adjacent thereto.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
120 words
A grounding structure for a rail for a rail mountable device in a computer, said rail being located of a side of the device, said rail having first and second opposed ends, said grounding structure comprising: a substantially flat main body (335) extending laterally along the first side of said rail to the first end of said rail, and a wrap around portion (340) extending from said main body at the first end of said rail and around the first end of said rail and further extending along a portion of the second side of said rail so as to hold said grounding structure to said rail, said wrap around portion (340) being connectable to a ground contact adjacent thereto.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
A grounding structure as claimed in claim 1 wherein the wrap around portion (340) includes a flange (345) which flange tapers inward towards the main body (335).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
A grounding structure as claimed in claim 1 or claim 2 for a rail for mounting a disk drive.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
13 words
A disk drive comprising a grounding structure as claimed in any preceding claim.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
15 words
A computer comprising a grounding structure as claiemd in any of claims 1 to 3.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
112 words
A grounding structure for a disk drive rail, said rail being mountable of a side of a disk drive, said rail having first and second opposed ends, said grounding structure comprising: a substantially flat main body extending laterally along the first side of said rail to the first end of said rail, and a wrap around portion extending from said main body at the first end of said rail and around the first end of said rail and further extending along a portion of the second side of said rail so as to hold said grounding structure to said rail, said wrap around portion being connectable to a ground contact adjacent thereto.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
112 words
A grounding structure for a disk drive rail, said rail being mountable of a side of a disk drive, said rail having first and second opposed ends, said grounding structure comprising: a substantially flat main body extending laterally along the first side of said rail to the first end of said rail, and a wrap around portion extending from said main body at the first end of said rail and around the first end of said rail and further extending along a portion of the second side of said rail so as to hold said grounding structure to said rail, said wrap around portion being connectable to a ground contact adjacent thereto.
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