Sealing member for constraining balance weights
AssigneeWestern Digital Technologies, Inc.
InventorsMatthew L. Brown, Joshua P. Weiher
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Abstract
A disk drive assembly including a disk hub including a substantially cylindrical portion having an end surface and a side wall, and a recessed portion formed in the end surface of the substantially cylindrical portion, a disk clamping element configured to engage the side wall of the substantially cylindrical portion, a disk media disposed between the disk hub and the disk clamping element, a balance weight configured to be inserted into the recessed portion of the disk hub, and a sealing member configured to attach to the end surface of the substantially cylindrical portion of the disk hub and at least partially cover the recessed portion.
Claims20
A disk drive assembly comprising:
- a disk hub comprising:
- a substantially cylindrical portion having an end surface and a side wall, and
- a plurality of recessed portions formed in the end surface of the substantially cylindrical portion;
- a disk clamping element configured to engage the side wall of the substantially cylindrical portion;
- a disk media disposed between the disk hub and the disk clamping element;
- a balance weight configured to be inserted into one of the plurality of recessed portions of the disk hub;
- and
- a sealing member configured to attach to the end surface of the substantially cylindrical portion of the disk hub and at least partially cover the recessed portion,
- wherein at least one balance weight is placed in one or more of the plurality of recessed portions to correct a weight imbalance of the disk hub, disk clamping element, and disk media.
A disk hub comprising:
- a body portion having an end surface, and
- a plurality of recessed portions formed in the end surface of the body portion;
- a balance weight configured to be inserted into one of the plurality of recessed portions of the disk hub;
- and
- a sealing member configured to attach to the end surface and at least partially cover the recessed portion, wherein at least one balance weight is placed in one or more of the plurality of recessed portions to correct a weight imbalance of the disk hub.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.