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Title:
PLUGGABLE DRIVE CARRIER ASSEMBLY
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2002015189
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A computer system with a pluggable drive carrier assembly comprises a cabinet and a circuit board disposed within the cabinet. The circuit board, such as a base board, has a number of connectors attached to a first surface. A drive unit such as a hard disk drive is secured within a carrier. A logic connector and a power connector are adapted to attach to the drive. A flexible circuit assembly connects the logic connector and the power connector to a blind plug. The blind plug is adapted to mate with any of the number of connectors. A cam surface and lever arrangement is used to urge into engagement the blind plug and the selected one of the number of connectors. The logic connector and the power connector both have a number of contacts that extend in a direction generally parallel to the first surface of the circuit board such that a backplane is not required and can be eliminated.

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Inventors:
CURTIS ROBERT B (US)
SILBERMANN BRYAN T (US)
HORST ROBERT W (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2001/041631
Publication Date:
April 25, 2002
Filing Date:
August 08, 2001
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Assignee:
3WARE (US)
CURTIS ROBERT B (US)
SILBERMANN BRYAN T (US)
HORST ROBERT W (US)
International Classes:
G11B33/12
Domestic Patent References:
WO1998018129A11998-04-30
WO1999060832A11999-11-25
Foreign References:
US5682277A1997-10-28
DE20018126U12000-12-28
EP0442642A21991-08-21
EP0602255A11994-06-22
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