Removable EMI cover for a media drive housing

DETAILED DESCRIPTION In one aspect, the invention includes a conductive media drive housing having a removable rear EMI cover.
When installed in an enclosure, the media drive housing and rear cover reduce the amount of EMI that can escape from the enclosure through the media drive bay opening.
The media drive housing and rear cover are effective for reducing EMI whether or not a media drive is actually installed in the housing.
In another aspect, the invention includes the removable EMI cover itself.
Made from a conductive material such as sheet metal, the EMI cover includes a surface for covering one end of the media drive housing.
Flanges are disposed along the sides of the surface.
A first one of the flanges is adapted to hingingly engage a first surface on the end of the media drive housing.
A second one of the flanges is adapted to catchingly engage a second surface on the end of the media drive housing.
Once the first flange is hingingly engaged with the housing, the cover may be rotated into a closed position in which the second flange catchingly engages the housing, thus securing the cover to the housing.
To remove the cover from the housing, the catch is released and the cover is rotated into an open position from which it may be separated from the housing.
Attachment of the cover to the housing is achieved without the use of fasteners, and removal of the cover may be accomplished by hand.
In another aspect, the hinging engagement between the cover and the housing may be accomplished with holes (or teeth) on the first flange that engage corresponding teeth (or holes) on the first surface on the end of the housing.
The catching engagement between the cover and the housing may be accomplished with one or more detents (or holes) on the second flange that engage corresponding holes (or detents) on the second surface on the end of the housing.
Protrusions disposed along the periphery of the cover may be provided to make conductive contact at corresponding points on the end of the housing, thus enhancing the EMI blocking characteristics of the cover