Disc drive protective cover to improve shock robustness
AssigneeSeagate Technology LLC
InventorsFrank William Bernett, Kurt Michael Anderson
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Abstract
A shock protection assembly for a disc drive includes a protective cover mounted as the lowest portion of the disc drive. The disc drive includes a base plate and two mounting rails, wherein a printed circuit board assembly is attached to the base plate between the two mounting rails. The protective cover is mounted to the base plate to cover a majority of the printed circuit board assembly while extending a predetermined distance below the mounting rails to shield the mounting rails and the base plate from contact. The shock protection assembly may further include a shock damper positioned between the protective cover and the printed circuit board assembly.
Claims20
A disc drive comprising:
- a top cover;
- a base plate attached to the top cover;
- two mounting rails extending downward from a bottom surface of the base plate, each mounting rail adapted to secure the disc drive to a support surface;
- a printed circuit board assembly (“PCBA”) attached to the bottom surface of the base plate between the two mounting rails;
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- a protective cover mounted to the base plate to cover a majority of the PCBA, the protective cover extending a predetermined distance below a bottom surface of the mounting rails.
A shock protection assembly for a disc drive including a base plate having two mounting rails extending downward from a bottom surface of the base plate and a printed circuit board assembly (“PCBA”) attached to the bottom surface of the base plate between the two mounting rails, the shock protection assembly comprising:
- a protective cover having mounting tabs extending from opposite sides of the protective cover, each mounting tab extending upward above the protective cover to secure the protective cover to a respective mounting surface on the base plate while maintaining the protective cover suspended a predetermined distance below the mounting rails.
A disc drive including a base plate having two mounting rails extending downward from a bottom surface of the base plate and a printed circuit board assembly (“PCBA”) attached to the bottom surface of the base plate between the two mounting rails, the disc drive comprising:
- a protective cover;
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- means for dampening shock forces applied to internal components of the disc drive when a shock force is applied from beneath the disc drive in the direction of the base plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.