# US 12,217,773 B2 · Disk device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,217,773 B2 - Document ID: US12217773B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/244,671 - Filed: 2023-09-11 - Published: 2024-09-26 - Granted: 2025-02-04 - Earliest claimed: 2023-03-24 - Assignees: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba; Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation - Applicants: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba; Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation - Inventors: Yuki Kawamitsu - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12217773B2 ## CPC - G11B 33/128: {of the plurality of recording/reproducing devices, e.g. disk drives, onto a chassis} - G11B 19/2009: {Turntables, hubs and motors for disk drives; Mounting of motors in the drive (means for clamping of disk to turntable G11B17/022 and subgroups)} - G11B 25/043: {using rotating discs} - G11B 33/08: Insulation or absorption of undesired vibrations or sounds - G11B 33/126: {Arrangements for providing electrical connections, e.g. connectors, cables, switches} - G11B 2220/2516: Hard disks - G11B: INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER (recording measured values in a way that does not require playback through a transducer G01D9/00; recording or playback apparatus using mechanically marked tape, e.g. punched paper tape, or using unit records, e.g. punched or magnetically marked cards G06K; transferring data from one type of record carrier to another G06K1/18; circuits for coupling output of reproducer to radio receiver H04B1/20; gramophone pick-ups or like acoustic electromechanical transducers or circuits therefor H04R) ## Abstract A disk device according to one embodiment includes magnetic disks, a spindle motor, a housing, a first board, and a first connector. The magnetic disks are arranged in an axial direction. The spindle motor rotates the magnetic disks about a first rotation axis. The magnetic disks and the spindle motor are accommodated in an inner space in the housing. The housing includes a first wall having the spindle motor attached thereto, and a second wall protruding from the first wall to surround the inner space. The first board is attached to an outer surface of the second wall. The first connector is attached to the first board and is connected to an external device. Each of the magnetic disks has a diameter of 80 mm or more and 100 mm or less. The housing has a maximum dimension of 26.2 mm or more in the axial direction. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A disk device comprising: a plurality of magnetic disks arranged in an axial direction along a first rotation axis; a spindle motor configured to rotate the plurality of magnetic disks about the first rotation axis; a housing with an inner space in which the plurality of magnetic disks and the spindle motor are accommodated, the housing including: a first wall having the spindle motor attached thereto, and a second wall protruding from the first wall to surround the inner space; a first board attached to an outer surface of the second wall, the outer surface facing an outside of the inner space; and a first connector attached to the first board and configured to be connected to an external device, wherein each of the plurality of magnetic disks has a diameter of 80 mm or more and 100 mm or less, and the housing has a maximum dimension of 26.2 mm or more in the axial direction. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The disk device according to claim 1, wherein the first connector is a connector conforming to at least one of Serial ATA standard and Serial Attached SCSI standard, and the first connector is positioned in line with a connector mounted on a 3.5-inch device as defined by one specification of SFF-8300. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The disk device according to claim 1, wherein a number of the plurality of magnetic disks is 20 or more. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The disk device according to claim 1, wherein the first connector is a right angle connector. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The disk device according to claim 1, further comprising: a controller mounted on the first board and configured to control the spindle motor. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The disk device according to claim 1, wherein the first connector is located between the second wall and the first board. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The disk device according to claim 6, wherein the outer surface of the second wall is provided with a recess in which the first connector is accommodated. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The disk device according to claim 1, further comprising: a first magnetic head configured to read and write information from and to a first magnetic disk of the plurality of magnetic disks; a first actuator holding the first magnetic head and configured to move the first magnetic head by rotating around a second rotation axis; a second magnetic head configured to read and write information from and to a second magnetic disk of the plurality of magnetic disks; and a second actuator holding the second magnetic head and configured to move the second magnetic head by rotating around the second rotation axis. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The disk device according to claim 8, further comprising: a first flexible printed circuit board accommodated in the inner space; a second flexible printed circuit board accommodated in the inner space; a second connector that electrically connects the first board and the first flexible printed circuit board through a first through hole in the second wall; and a third connector that electrically connects the first board and the second flexible printed circuit board through a second through hole in the second wall, wherein the first actuator and the second actuator are aligned in the axial direction, and the second connector and the third connector are aligned in the axial direction. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The disk device according to claim 1, further comprising: a flexible printed circuit board accommodated in the inner space; and a fourth connector that electrically connects the first board and the flexible printed circuit board through a through hole in the second wall. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The disk device according to claim 1, further comprising: a sensor including a bottom surface facing the first board, and an electrode on the bottom surface, wherein the electrode is electrically connected to the first board, and the sensor is capable of detecting acceleration in a first direction along the bottom surface and in a second direction orthogonal to the bottom surface. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The disk device according to claim 1, further comprising: a sensor including a bottom surface, a side surface intersecting the bottom surface and facing the first board, and an electrode being on the bottom surface and being away from the side surface, wherein the electrode is electrically connected to the first board, and the sensor is capable of detecting acceleration in two directions along the bottom surface. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The disk device according to claim 1, further comprising: a second board attached to an outer surface of the first wall, the outer surface facing an outside of the inner space. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The disk device according to claim 1, wherein the first board includes: a first part attached to an outer surface of the first wall, the outer surface facing an outside of the inner space, a second part attached to the outer surface of the second wall, and a third part being flexible and located between the first part and the second part.