公开(公告)号：US08018687B1

公开(公告)日：2011-09-13

申请号：US12026308

申请日：2008-02-05

申请人： Aaron D. Little ,  Gregory G. Foisy

发明人： Aaron D. Little ,  Gregory G. Foisy

IPC分类号： G11B21/08

CPC分类号： G11B25/043 ,  A61B2017/00778 ,  A61B2017/320716 ,  A61F2/90 ,  A61F2/95 ,  A61F2002/065 ,  A61F2250/0037 ,  A61M1/3613 ,  A61M1/3659 ,  A61M25/10 ,  A61M29/02 ,  A61M2025/1052 ,  G11B5/4846

摘要： A novel disk drive includes a flex cable having a first end portion fixed to an actuator assembly, a second end portion fixed to a flex cable bracket, and a free portion between the first and second end portions. The free portion joins the second end portion at a flex exit location. The flex cable bracket includes a flex alignment post that protrudes into a corresponding hole in a disk drive base. A distance between the flex exit location and the actuator pivot axis is at least 4 times greater than a distance between the flex exit location and the flex alignment post.

摘要翻译： 一种新颖的磁盘驱动器包括柔性电缆，其具有固定到致动器组件的第一端部，固定到柔性电缆支架的第二端部和第一和第二端部之间的自由部分。 自由部分在柔性出口位置连接第二端部。 柔性电缆支架包括突出到磁盘驱动器底座中的相应孔中的挠曲对准柱。 柔性出口位置和致动器枢转轴线之间的距离比挠性出口位置和弯曲对准柱之间的距离大至少4倍。

公开(公告)号：US06876514B1

公开(公告)日：2005-04-05

申请号：US10262253

申请日：2002-09-30

申请人： Aaron D. Little

发明人： Aaron D. Little

IPC分类号： G11B5/60 ,  G11B25/04 ,  G11B33/14

CPC分类号： G11B5/6005 ,  G11B25/043 ,  G11B33/142

摘要： A disk drive including a disk drive base and a cover attached to the disk drive base. The disk drive further includes a rotatable disk including a disk surface extending to an outer periphery. The disk drive further includes a spindle motor including an axis of rotation. The spindle motor is rotatably coupled to the disk drive base for rotating the disk about the axis of rotation. The disk drive further includes a shroud surface concentrically formed about and adjacent the outer periphery. The disk drive further includes a cavity formed in the shroud surface. The cavity extends to a cavity opening adjacent the outer periphery. The disk drive further includes an airflow diverter element extending from the cover towards the disk surface radially between the cavity opening and the axis of rotation for diverting disk rotation induced airflow adjacent the disk surface.

摘要翻译： 一个磁盘驱动器，包括一个磁盘驱动器底座和一个连接到磁盘驱动器底座的盖子。 磁盘驱动器还包括可旋转的盘，其包括延伸到外周的盘表面。 磁盘驱动器还包括包括旋转轴的主轴电机。 主轴电机可旋转地联接到盘驱动器基座，用于围绕旋转轴线旋转盘。 磁盘驱动器还包括围绕和相邻于外周边同心地形成的护罩表面。 磁盘驱动器还包括形成在护罩表面中的空腔。 空腔延伸到邻近外围的空腔开口。 磁盘驱动器还包括气流分流器元件，该气流引导元件从空腔开口和旋转轴线之间径向延伸从盘向盘表面转动，用于转向邻近盘表面的盘旋转引起的气流。

公开(公告)号：US08363351B1

公开(公告)日：2013-01-29

申请号：US12181469

申请日：2008-07-29

申请人： Aaron D. Little

发明人： Aaron D. Little

IPC分类号： G11B33/08

CPC分类号： G11B25/043

摘要： A disk drive includes a printed circuit board, an integrated circuit coupled to the printed circuit board, and a disk drive base coupled to the printed circuit board. The disk drive base includes a platform, the platform having a first surface elevated towards the printed circuit board and a second surface further elevated towards the printed circuit board relative to the first surface, the platform being generally aligned with the integrated circuit along an axis normal to the first surface.

摘要翻译： 磁盘驱动器包括印刷电路板，耦合到印刷电路板的集成电路和耦合到印刷电路板的磁盘驱动器基座。 磁盘驱动器基座包括平台，该平台具有朝着印刷电路板升高的第一表面和相对于第一表面进一步朝着印刷电路板升高的第二表面，所述平台沿着轴线正常与所述集成电路对准 到第一个表面。

公开(公告)号：US07633721B1

公开(公告)日：2009-12-15

申请号：US11345445

申请日：2006-02-01

申请人： Aaron D. Little ,  Lidu Huang

发明人： Aaron D. Little ,  Lidu Huang

IPC分类号： G11B5/54 ,  G11B21/22

CPC分类号： G11B5/54 ,  G11B21/22

摘要： A disk drive includes a disk drive base and an actuator that is rotatably coupled to the disk drive base. The actuator has an axis of rotation. The disk drive further includes a latch. The latch includes a fixed portion that is firmly coupled to the disk drive base, and a latching portion. The latch further includes a latch arm portion connecting the latching portion to the fixed portion. The latch arm portion includes a hinge region. The latch arm portion is thinner in a direction normal to the axis of rotation in the hinge region than the latch arm portion is outside of the hinge region. The latch arm portion, the latching portion, and the fixed portion are a single component having material continuity rather than an assembly of sub-components.

摘要翻译： 磁盘驱动器包括盘驱动器基座和可旋转地联接到盘驱动器基座的致动器。 致动器具有旋转轴。 磁盘驱动器还包括闩锁。 闩锁包括牢固地联接到盘驱动器底座的固定部分和闩锁部分。 闩锁还包括将闩锁部分连接到固定部分的闩锁臂部分。 闩锁臂部分包括铰链区域。 锁定臂部分在垂直于铰链区域中的旋转轴线的方向上比锁定臂部分在铰链区域外侧更薄。 闩锁臂部分，闩锁部分和固定部分是具有材料连续性而不是子部件的组装的单个部件。

公开(公告)号：US07609486B1

公开(公告)日：2009-10-27

申请号：US11113897

申请日：2005-04-25

申请人： Aaron D. Little

发明人： Aaron D. Little

IPC分类号： G11B21/08

CPC分类号： G11B25/043 ,  G11B5/5569 ,  G11B33/12

摘要： A disk drive includes a disk drive base. The disk drive further includes a cover. The disk drive further includes a rotary actuator rotably coupled to the disk drive base and the cover. The rotary actuator is disposed between the disk drive base and the cover. The disk drive further includes a post attached to the disk drive base. The post is positioned to limit a pivot arc of the rotary actuator in at least one direction of rotation. The post includes a post distal end extending away from the disk drive base and attached to the cover.

摘要翻译： 磁盘驱动器包括磁盘驱动器基座。 磁盘驱动器还包括盖。 磁盘驱动器还包括可旋转地联接到盘驱动器底座和盖的旋转致动器。 旋转致动器设置在盘驱动器基座和盖之间。 磁盘驱动器还包括附接到磁盘驱动器基座的柱。 该柱被定位成在至少一个旋转方向上限制旋转致动器的枢转弧。 该柱包括远离盘驱动器基座并附接到盖的柱远端。

公开(公告)号：US07271978B1

公开(公告)日：2007-09-18

申请号：US11086636

申请日：2005-03-21

申请人： Victor W. Santini ,  Aaron D. Little

发明人： Victor W. Santini ,  Aaron D. Little

IPC分类号： G11B5/012

CPC分类号： G11B25/043 ,  G11B33/1493

摘要： A disk drive includes a disk drive base including a pair of tab engagement slots. The disk drive further includes a printed circuit board assembly and a PCBA shield including a shield body having opposing first and second ends. The shield body is disposed against the printed circuit board assembly with the printed circuit board assembly between the PCBA shield and the disk drive base. The PCBA shield includes a pair of tabs extending from and integrally formed with the shield body at the first end. The tabs each are respectively disposed in the tab engagement slots for attaching the PCBA shield to the disk drive base. The tabs each are cooperatively sized and configured with the respective tab engagement slots to apply a force between the first end of the shield body and the printed circuit board assembly. The second end is attached to the disk drive base.

摘要翻译： 一个磁盘驱动器包括一个盘驱动器基座，它包括一对接头接合槽。 磁盘驱动器还包括印刷电路板组件和包括具有相对的第一和第二端的屏蔽体的PCBA屏蔽。 屏蔽体被布置在印刷电路板组件上，印刷电路板组件位于PCBA屏蔽和磁盘驱动器底座之间。 PCBA屏蔽件包括在第一端处从屏蔽体延伸并与其整体形成的一对突片。 每个翼片分别设置在翼片接合槽中，用于将PCBA屏蔽件附接到盘驱动器底座。 每个翼片各自配合大小并配置有相应的翼片接合槽，以在屏蔽体的第一端和印刷电路板组件之间施加力。 第二端连接到磁盘驱动器底座。

公开(公告)号：US06930857B1

公开(公告)日：2005-08-16

申请号：US10425886

申请日：2003-04-28

申请人： Chen-Chi Lin ,  Aaron D. Little

发明人： Chen-Chi Lin ,  Aaron D. Little

IPC分类号： G11B5/60 ,  G11B33/08

CPC分类号： G11B5/6005 ,  G11B33/08

摘要： Disclosed is a continuous separator plate for use with a disk drive. The continuous separator plate includes a substantially circular continuous outer circumference and a substantially circular continuous inner circumference. A continuous radial portion may be defined between the substantially circular continuous outer and inner circumferences. The continuous radial portion is to be disposed between at least one disk of the disk drive and either the cover or the base of the disk drive, respectively. Further, the continuous radial portion includes a disk side that faces the at least one disk and an opposite side that faces either the cover or the base, respectively. The continuous separator plate further includes a head stack assembly (HSA) accommodation section to accommodate an HSA.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于磁盘驱动器的连续分离板。 连续隔板包括基本上圆形的连续外圆周和基本圆形的连续内圆周。 连续的径向部分可以限定在基本上圆形的连续外周和内圆周之间。 连续径向部分分别设置在盘驱动器的至少一个盘与盘驱动器的盖或底座之间。 此外，连续的径向部分包括分别面对至少一个盘的盘侧和与盖或基座相对的相对侧。 连续隔板还包括容纳HSA的头部堆叠组件（HSA）容纳部分。

公开(公告)号：US08009384B1

公开(公告)日：2011-08-30

申请号：US12242096

申请日：2008-09-30

申请人： Aaron D. Little

发明人： Aaron D. Little

IPC分类号： G11B3/14

CPC分类号： G11B25/043

摘要： A disk drive includes a cast baseplate, and a disk having a major surface and an outer circumference. The cast baseplate includes a casting inlet gate region, a planar area underlying the disk, an arcuate shroud wall that is substantially orthogonal to the planar area, and an arcuate groove immediately adjacent the planar area. The planar area is separated from the disk major surface by less than 0.8 mm. The arcuate shroud wall is disposed less than 0.8 mm from the disk outer circumference, and includes a first shroud wall portion and a second shroud wall portion. The first shroud wall portion is more proximate to the casting inlet gate region than is the second shroud wall portion. The arcuate groove is immediately adjacent the first shroud wall portion, and defines a groove depth in the range 0.2 mm to 2 mm relative to the planar area.

摘要翻译： 磁盘驱动器包括铸造基板和具有主表面和外周的磁盘。 铸造基板包括铸造入口门区域，盘下面的平面区域，基本上垂直于平面区域的弓形护罩壁和紧邻平面区域的弧形槽。 平面区域与盘主表面分开小于0.8mm。 弧形护罩壁设置在与盘外圆周不到0.8mm处，并且包括第一护罩壁部分和第二护罩壁部分。 第一护罩壁部分比第二护罩壁部分更靠近铸造入口门区域。 弧形凹槽紧邻第一护罩壁部分，并且相对于平面区域限定了沟槽深度在0.2mm至2mm的范围内。

公开(公告)号：US07388731B1

公开(公告)日：2008-06-17

申请号：US11269998

申请日：2005-11-09

申请人： Aaron D. Little ,  Joshua P. Weiher

发明人： Aaron D. Little ,  Joshua P. Weiher

IPC分类号： G11B33/14

CPC分类号： G11B33/146 ,  G11B25/043

摘要： A hard disk drive recirculation filter is disposed on a housing surface of a disk drive assembly oriented adjacent to one or more disk surfaces. In one embodiment, the recirculation filter is a pocket filter having a filter support component and a filter element. The filter support includes an inlet, a top surface and a bottom surface, where the bottom surface is used to adhere the pocket filter to the housing surface. The top surface is adapted to adhere the filter element thereto, thereby forming a pocket into which rotationally-induced airflow may enter.

摘要翻译： 硬盘驱动器再循环过滤器设置在与一个或多个盘表面相邻定向的盘驱动器组件的壳体表面上。 在一个实施例中，再循环过滤器是具有过滤器支撑部件和过滤元件的袋式过滤器。 过滤器支撑件包括入口，顶表面和底表面，其中底表面用于将袋式过滤器粘附到壳体表面。 顶表面适于将过滤元件粘附到其上，从而形成可旋转引起的气流可以进入的口袋。

公开(公告)号：US07852601B1

公开(公告)日：2010-12-14

申请号：US11582791

申请日：2006-10-18

申请人： Aaron D. Little

发明人： Aaron D. Little

IPC分类号： G11B33/14

CPC分类号： G11B33/1466

摘要： A radial top cover gasket is used for sealing a disk drive assembly. In one embodiment, a disk drive assembly includes a baseplate having a sidewall disposed about a periphery of the baseplate. The disk drive further includes a top cover that is disposed within the sidewall of the baseplate. A gasket is then radially compressed between the top cover and an inner face of the baseplate sidewall.

摘要翻译： 径向顶盖垫圈用于密封磁盘驱动器组件。 在一个实施例中，盘驱动器组件包括具有围绕基板周边设置的侧壁的基板。 磁盘驱动器还包括设置在基板的侧壁内的顶盖。 然后，垫圈在顶盖和底板侧壁的内表面之间径向压缩。