Hard disk drives with improved exiting regions for electrical connectors and related methods
Assigneeentrotech, inc.
InventorJames E. McGuire, Jr.
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Abstract
A hard disk drive of the invention comprises a housing comprising a base and a cover; at least one disk for storage of data within the housing; an actuator for reading and recording of the data on the at least one disk; and an electrical connector extending through an exiting portion of the base. The exiting portion comprises a recessed portion within the base providing an enlarged opening through which the electrical connector may exit the hard disk drive without direct constraint by the base. The electrical connector also provides electrical contact between electronics external to the housing and one or more component within the hard disk drive.
Claims20
A hard disk drive, comprising:
- a housing comprising a base and a cover;
- at least one disk for storage of data within the housing;
- an actuator for reading and recording of the data on the at least one disk;
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- an electrical connector extending through a non-metallic exiting portion of the base, which exiting portion comprises a recessed portion within the base, providing an enlarged opening through which the electrical connector may exit the hard disk drive without direct constraint by the base, and providing electrical contact between electronics external to the housing and one or more component within the hard disk drive.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.