Enhanced prying structure for electronic device
AssigneeSanDisk Technologies LLC
InventorMyungJin Kim
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Abstract
In the context of an electronic device such as a solid-state drive, implementation of a prying opening in a sidewall of an enclosure base, and positioned adjacent to a corresponding stepped structure along a sidewall of an enclosure cover, enables an effective prying mechanism enabling the disassembling of the electronic device. A stepped structure surface extending beyond the prying opening of the base forms a narrow pathway with the sidewall of the base, thus providing a structural mechanism to inhibit the transfer of ESD to the sensitive components of the device.
Claims20
An electronic device comprising:
- an enclosure base comprising a prying opening in at least one sidewall of the base;
- a printed circuit board (PCB) coupled with the base;
- and
- an enclosure cover coupled with the base and covering the PCB, the cover comprising a stepped structure, extending along a cover sidewall disposed within the base, positioned at least in part adjacent with the prying opening of the base.
An electronic device enclosure comprising:
- a bottom part comprising a prying opening, configured to receive a prying tool, in at least one sidewall of the bottom part;
- and
- a top part coupled with the bottom part and comprising a stepped structure, extending along a top part sidewall disposed within the bottom part, positioned at least in part adjacent with the prying opening of the bottom part.
A method of assembling a data storage device, the method comprising:
- coupling a printed circuit board (PCB) to an enclosure base comprising a prying opening in at least one sidewall of the base;
- and
- coupling to the base means for covering the PCB, the means for covering comprising a stepped structure, extending along a sidewall disposed within the base, positioned at least in part adjacent with the prying opening of the base.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.