Minh Q Trinh

US Patent:

8369073, Feb 5, 2013

Filed:

Sep 30, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/895816

Inventors:

Minh N. Trinh - Irvine CA, US
Mostafa Pakzad - Palos Verdes Peninsula CA, US
Suleyman Attila Yolar - Irvine CA, US
Peter H. Greilach - Murrieta CA, US
Henry Kuo - Yorba Linda CA, US
Linh G. Tran - Lake Forest CA, US

Assignee:

Western Digital Technologies, Inc. - Irvine CA

International Classification:

H05K 5/00
H05K 7/00

US Classification:

36167902, 36167901, 36167931, 36167932, 36167933, 361724, 361725, 361726, 361727

Abstract:

A multiple hard drive connection system includes a first backplane, a second backplane, and a card assembly. The first backplane includes a pass-through and a first socket, and couples to a control system such that the first socket is in electrical communication with the control system. The second backplane is adjacent to and spaced apart from the first backplane, includes a second socket aligned with the pass-through, and couples to the control system such that the second socket is in electrical communication with the control system. The card assembly includes a first edge card connected to the first socket and a second edge card extending through the pass-through and connected to the second socket. The card assembly couples to a hard drive such that the hard drive is in electrical communication with the control system via the first backplane, the second backplane, and the card assembly.