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US5795177A
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Mounting mechanism of components, mounting mechanism of unit and method of mounting components
Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corp
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Filing: 1996-08-02
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Granted: 1998-08-18
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Expires: 2016-08-02
Abstract
Abstract It is an object of the present invention to remove an applied force generated at the time of combining connectors due to a close tolerance of components which compose a mounting mechanism of a unit, which is based on the SCA method. A tray carrying a magnetic disk unit has a guide pin having a thick body portion and a thin body portion. A back panel, which is under a floating condition, so as to be movable up and down, left and right and backward and forward, is mounted on a frame. The back panel has a guide hole to guide the guide pin. When the tray is being inserted to the frame carrying the magnetic disk unit, the thick body of the guide pin is guided by the guide hole and position setting of the connector of the magnetic disk unit and the connector of the back panel is performed. Furthermore, when the tray is being inserted to the end of the frame, the thin body of the guide pin passes the guide hole and the connectors are connected.
Inventors
- 👤 Tetsuro Hirono
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 14:05
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B33/00; G11B33/12; G11B33/125; G11B33/126; G11B33/127; G11B33/128; H; H05; H05K; H05K7/00; H05K7/14; H05K7/1461
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
123 words
A combination of a mounting mechanism and two components respectively having a first electrical connector and a second electrical connector, comprising: (a) a first component having a guide pin, wherein the guide pin has a thick body portion towards an outer end of the guide pin and a thin body portion towards an inner end of the guide pin; (b) a second component having a guide part to guide the thick body portion guide pin for leading the first connector to the second connector and to disengage from the guide pin at the thin body portion when the first and second connectors are connected; and (c) a frame for mounting the first and second components when the first and second connectors are connected.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
123 words
A combination of a mounting mechanism and two components respectively having a first electrical connector and a second electrical connector, comprising: (a) a first component having a guide pin, wherein the guide pin has a thick body portion towards an outer end of the guide pin and a thin body portion towards an inner end of the guide pin; (b) a second component having a guide part to guide the thick body portion guide pin for leading the first connector to the second connector and to disengage from the guide pin at the thin body portion when the first and second connectors are connected; and (c) a frame for mounting the first and second components when the first and second connectors are connected.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
The combination of claim 1, wherein the first component includes an electric device having the first connector and a tray having the guide pin, wherein the tray carries the electric device.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
43 words
The combination of claim 1, wherein the frame mounts the second component in such a way that the second component has a fixed amount of movement relative to the frame normal to a direction of connecting the first connector to the second connector.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
86 words
The combination of claim 3, wherein the guide part is a guide hole sized larger than the thick body portion to accept the guide pin, wherein the thick body portion and the thin body portion are arranged so that the thick body portion of the guide pin is within the guide hole when the first and second connectors are being connected and the thin body portion of the guide pin is within the guide hole when the first and the second connectors have been fully connected.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
204 words
A mounting mechanism for a unit comprising a magnetic disk unit having a first electrical connector in accordance with a SCA specification, comprising: a tray for carrying the magnetic disk unit; a frame having at least than one shelf for installing the tray; a back panel mounted on the frame with a second electrical connector adapted to connect to the first connector of the magnetic disk unit, the back panel being mounted to be able to move back and forth, left and right and up and down a fixed amount, wherein the back panel has at least one guide hole, and at least one guide pin mounted on the tray to fit into the at least one guide hole, wherein the at least one guide pin body has a thick portion fitting within the guide hole towards an outer end of the at least one guide pin body and a thin portion towards an inner end, wherein the inner end is an end closest to the tray, wherein the thin portion of the guide pin is disengaged from the perimeter of the guide hole when the first and second connectors are connected, so that the back panel is moveable relative to the guide pin.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
204 words
A mounting mechanism for a unit comprising a magnetic disk unit having a first electrical connector in accordance with a SCA specification, comprising: a tray for carrying the magnetic disk unit; a frame having at least than one shelf for installing the tray; a back panel mounted on the frame with a second electrical connector adapted to connect to the first connector of the magnetic disk unit, the back panel being mounted to be able to move back and forth, left and right and up and down a fixed amount, wherein the back panel has at least one guide hole, and at least one guide pin mounted on the tray to fit into the at least one guide hole, wherein the at least one guide pin body has a thick portion fitting within the guide hole towards an outer end of the at least one guide pin body and a thin portion towards an inner end, wherein the inner end is an end closest to the tray, wherein the thin portion of the guide pin is disengaged from the perimeter of the guide hole when the first and second connectors are connected, so that the back panel is moveable relative to the guide pin.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
33 words
The mounting mechanism of the unit of claim 5, wherein the guide pin body thick portion and the guide pin body thin portion have a difference in thickness of more than 0.5 mm.
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