公开(公告)号：US20220284931A1

公开(公告)日：2022-09-08

申请号：US17193215

申请日：2021-03-05

Applicant: Seagate Technology LLC

Inventor： Wei Leng Tee ,  Chee Kwong Cheng ,  Samuel E. Severson ,  S Selvaruban

IPC: G11B33/02 ,  G11B33/14 ,  G11B5/82 ,  G11B25/04

Abstract: A hard disk drive includes a base deck with a floor portion and a side wall portion. The floor portion extends between an upper surface and a bottom surface, and the side wall portion extends from the floor portion. A top cover is coupled to the base deck and includes a ceiling portion and a wall portion. The hard disk drive includes a weld that directly couples the wall portion of the top cover to the floor portion of the base deck.

公开(公告)号：US11514950B2

公开(公告)日：2022-11-29

申请号：US17193215

申请日：2021-03-05

Applicant: Seagate Technology LLC

Inventor： Wei Leng Tee ,  Chee Kwong Cheng ,  Samuel E. Severson ,  S Selvaruban

IPC: G11B33/02 ,  G11B25/04 ,  G11B5/82 ,  G11B33/14 ,  B23K20/12

Abstract: A hard disk drive includes a base deck with a floor portion and a side wall portion. The floor portion extends between an upper surface and a bottom surface, and the side wall portion extends from the floor portion. A top cover is coupled to the base deck and includes a ceiling portion and a wall portion. The hard disk drive includes a weld that directly couples the wall portion of the top cover to the floor portion of the base deck.

公开(公告)号：US20230249280A1

公开(公告)日：2023-08-10

申请号：US17666819

申请日：2022-02-08

Applicant: Seagate Technology LLC

Inventor： Samuel E. Severson ,  Jeffrey L. Bruce ,  Stephen G. Horning ,  Hassan Rezayat

IPC: B23K20/12

CPC classification number: B23K20/1255 ,  B23K20/129 ,  B23K2101/36

Abstract: A method for attaching a cover to a base includes coupling the cover to the base and welding the cover to the base using a friction stir welding tip. The method further includes pushing the cover against the base using a shoulder through which the friction stir welding tip extends.