| US 7,517,252 B2 | ||
| Thin solid state drive housing structures | ||
| Jim Chin-Nan Ni, San Jose, Calif. (US); Siew Sin Hiew, San Jose, Calif. (US); Abraham Chih-Kang Ma, Fremont, Calif. (US); and Ming-Shiang Shen, Taipei Hsien (Taiwan) | ||
| Assigned to Super Talent Electronics, Inc., San Jose, Calif. (US) | ||
| Filed on Dec. 28, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/966,827. | ||
| Application 11/966827 is a continuation in part of application No. 11/929917, filed on Oct. 30, 2007. | ||
| Application 11/929917 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/990887, filed on Nov. 16, 2004, granted, now 7,301,776, filed on Nov. 27, 2007. | ||
| Application 11/929917 is a continuation in part of application No. 11/966827, filed on Dec. 28, 2007. | ||
| Application 11/966827 is a continuation in part of application No. 11/309843, filed on Oct. 11, 2006. | ||
| Application 11/309843 is a continuation in part of application No. 09/478720, filed on Jan. 06, 2000, granted, now 7,257,714, filed on Aug. 14, 2007. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0192425 A1, Aug. 14, 2008 | ||
| Int. Cl. H01R 24/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 439—630 [361/684] | 14 Claims |
| 1. A structure for housing a solid state drive (SSD) that includes a printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) with a plurality
of electronic components mounted thereon, the structure comprising:
a pair of brackets each configured to support a PCBA at either side of the PCBA via at least two ledges with corresponding
fastener holes pre-configured thereon, the at least two ledges are attached to inside surface of each of the pair of brackets,
wherein each of the pair of brackets has a slab shape with a length and a height, the length is parallel to horizontal direction
and the height parallel to vertical direction, and wherein the at least two ledges are located at mid-height and orientated
substantially perpendicular to the brackets such that the PCBA is supported horizontally;
a plurality of alignment holes pre-configured on the PCBA corresponding to the respective fastener holes located on the at
least two ledges; and
a plurality of fasteners configured for securely connecting the PCBA to the pair of brackets through the fastener holes and
the alignment holes.
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