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US 2003/0223148 A1Published application
Laser-based metal sealing of disk drives
AssigneeSeagate Technology LLC
InventorsDonald James Macleod, James Sidney Lee
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Abstract
The present invention provides methods for laser sealing of disk drive housings. In addition, laser sealed housings are provided. Laser sealing of hard drives, allows for the disk drive assembly to be maintained in an inert gas environment.
Claims19
A method of sealing a disk drive housing comprising:
- providing a base component of the disk drive housing;
- providing a cover component of the disk drive housing;
- and
- laser-welding the base component to the cover component to seal the disk drive housing.
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A disk drive comprising:
- a disk drive housing incorporating a base component and cover component defining an enclosed space, wherein the base component and cover component are laser-welded to one another;
- and a disk drive assembly disposed within the enclosed space.
A method of sealing a disk drive housing comprising:
- providing an inert gas environment;
- providing a base component of the disk drive housing;
- providing a cover component of the disk drive housing;
- and
- laser-welding the base component to the cover component in the inert gas environment to seal the disk drive housing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.