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US20080106818 |
Air bearing design with a flatter pitch profile for reducing particle TAs
An embodiment of the present invention is an ABS design with a pitch ladder feature. This embodiment has an air flow squeezing channel which consists of one airflow blocker and three etching... |
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US20110090593 |
APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REDUCING TURBULENCE OF AIRFLOW IN A HARD DISK DRIVE
A sickle-shaped disk drive spoiler for reducing turbulence of airflow in a hard disk drive is provided. The sickle-shaped spoiler is configured to direct airflow generated by a rotating disk and... |
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US20090185310 |
Method for Providing Contaminant Prevention and Removal from a Tape Drive System
A method for preventing dust from entering a tape drive system is disclosed. Initially, a cooling fan is allowed to rotate in one direction to provide airflow to the tape drive system. In response... |
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US20080094748 |
Top disk-damper imbedded hard disk drive
A hard disk drive that at least one disk that is rotated by a spindle motor. The rotating disk creates a flow of air within the disk drive. A damper is located adjacent to the disk. The damper... |
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US20110157745 |
AIR PUMP IN A HARD DISK DRIVE (HDD)
An air pump for generating air pressure in a hard disk drive (HDD) including a rotor disposed inside the HDD. The rotor comprises a first air pressure generating feature. The air pump further... |
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US20090154007 |
Altitude sensing systems for flying height adjustment
An altitude sensor includes a support frame and a sensor unit mounted in the support frame. The support frame has an upper shield and a lower shield. The sensor unit includes a beam and a damper.... |
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US20050174682 |
Housing for hard disk drive having structure to reduce flutter of disk
A housing for a hard disk drive including a data storage disk, a spindle motor to rotate the disk, and an actuator to move a read/write head to a desired position of the disk, the housing... |
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US20100123975 |
MOTOR AND DISK DRIVER HAVING THE SAME
A motor and a disk driver having the motor are disclosed. The motor in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes: a shaft; a boss, which is coupled to one end of the shaft; a... |
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US20080074781 |
System, Method, and Apparatus for Lightweight Spoiler Wing Design for De-Populated Disk Drives
A lightweight spoiler wing design for depopulated disk drives reduces unnecessary weight from the spoiler while maintaining the aerodynamic function and structural rigidity required. The invention... |
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US20140177097 |
HARD DISK DRIVE MODULE HAVING TEMPERATURE DETECTING FUNCTION
A hard disk drive module comprises a hard disk drive, a bracket, a hard disk drive backplane, and a temperature detecting circuit. The bracket supports the hard disk drive. The hard disk drive... |
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US20090091857 |
SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR MASS-BALANCED SPOILER IN DISK STORAGE DEVICES
A system and apparatus for reducing flutter in disk drive spoilers positions the center of mass of the mean aerodynamic section of the spoiler at or ahead of the quarter-chord location nearest the... |
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US20090161251 |
Integrated windage blocker for reduction of flex cable vibration in a disk drive
A windage blocker integrated with a base for a hard disk drive is disclosed. One embodiment provides a cavity portion comprising a planar surface defining an inner bottom surface of the cavity,... |
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US20080151421 |
CUSHIONING MEMBER, SHOCK PROTECTION DEVICE, AND PORTABLE INFORMATION EQUIPMENT USING THE SAME
A cushioning member includes a first plane, an opening opened to the first plane, and an air storage for storing air formed from the opening to an inside of the cushioning member. When a shock... |
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US20060164753 |
External computer hard drive and heat-dissipating base thereof
An external computer hard drive and heat-dissipating base thereof is provided. The heat-dissipating base corresponds to the external hard drive. The external hard drive provides an easy structure... |
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US20120287533 |
DISK DRIVE SYSTEM WITH AIR DAMPER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF
A method comprising: providing an arm actuation comprises a lightning hole; and attaching an air damper having a channel on the actuator arm and over the lightning hole, the air damper has the... |
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US20090262455 |
Temperature Control Within Disk Drive Testing Systems
A disk drive test slot thermal control system includes a test slot. The test slot includes a housing and an air mover (e.g., a blower or a fan). The housing includes an outer surface, and an... |
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US20090002879 |
Apparatus and method for reducing turbulence of airflow in a hard disk drive
A sickle-shaped disk drive spoiler for reducing turbulence of airflow in a hard disk drive is provided. The sickle-shaped spoiler includes a body portion for directing airflow generated by a... |
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US20090268341 |
MINIMIZING FLOW INDUCED VIBRATION IN A HARD DISK DRIVE WITH A HYBRID PLANAR PLATE HAVING A BYPASS CHANNEL
An airflow control device for a hard disk drive comprises an outer perimeter having a radius equal to or greater than an outer radius of a disk in the hard disk drive. The airflow control device... |
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US20120002320 |
PARTICLE-CAPTURING DEVICE INCLUDING A COMPONENT CONFIGURED TO PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL FUNCTION WITHIN AN ENCLOSURE EXCLUSIVE OF CAPTURING PARTICLES
A particle-capturing device. The particle-capturing device includes a component having a surface that is configured to be disposed inside an enclosure, and is configured to make contact with an... |
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US20090073606 |
AIRFLOW DIVERTER PLATE IN A DATA STORAGE DEVICE
A data storage medium has a spinning outer diameter that generates a flow stream. A hub joins to actuator arms that are separated by a slot. The outer diameter and the flow stream pass through the... |
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US20060209456 |
Disk drive apparatus
In a disc drive apparatus, a magnetic disc is housed in a casing and rotated by a motor mechanism. A magnetic head for recording information in a disc surface region and for reproducing the... |
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US20140211341 |
DISK DRIVE DEVICE
A disk drive device comprises a chassis, an annular hub having an outer periphery on which a recording disk is to be mounted, and having an inner periphery to which an annular magnet is fastened,... |
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US20130135770 |
BASE FOR MOTOR AND HARD DISK DRIVE INCLUDING THE SAME
There is provided a base for a motor, the base including: a base body having a disk disposed thereon; an outer wall part defining an outer part of the base body; and at least one rib depressed... |
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US20080112074 |
Apparatus and method for reducing particle accumulation in a hard disk drive
A disk drive spoiler for reducing particle accumulation in a hard disk drive is provided. The spoiler includes a body portion for directing airflow generated by a rotating disk, the rotating disk... |
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US20060087763 |
Case
A case (10) for dampening noise generated by a hard disk drive (50), the case (10) comprising: an air-permeable liquid-impervious cover (20) to cover at least an exterior portion (52) of the hard... |
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US20140362467 |
HEAD SUSPENSION ASSEMBLY AND DISK DEVICE WITH THE ASSEMBLY
According to one embodiment, a head suspension assembly includes a base plate, a load beam including a proximal end secured onto the base plate, a head supported on the load beam via a gimbal, a... |
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US20140362466 |
Disc Drive Apparatus with Vapor-Trapping Pathway
Various aspects of the present disclosure are directed toward a disc driver apparatus including a base, a disc drive actuator assembly, and a vapor-trapping pathway. The base, in certain... |
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US20060114603 |
Method and apparatus to control airflow in hard disk drives
A method for reducing air turbulence in a hard disk drive system is provided. The method begins by providing a hard disk drive having a spindle motor to spin a hard disk. When the drive is in... |
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US20130258521 |
Management Module, Storage System, and Method of Temperature and Vibration Management Thereof
The present invention discloses a management module for a storage system. The storage system comprises a plurality of hard disk drives and a plurality of fans. The management module comprises a... |
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US20090002880 |
INFORMATION STORAGE APPARATUS
An information storage apparatus includes: at least one information storage medium each of which is in a disk-like shape, rotates being fixed to a common rotating shaft and in which information is... |
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US20080112075 |
Tempreature Control Apparatus for a Hard Disk Drive and a Method of Varying the Temperature of Hard Drive
The invention provides a temperature control apparatus for a hard disk drive, the apparatus comprising: a thermal chamber for receiving a hard disk drive; and an oscillatory air movement generator... |
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US20110157744 |
AEROSTATIC SEALING IN A HARD DISK DRIVE (HDD)
An aerodynamic device for aerostatic sealing in a hard disk drive (HDD) including an exterior surface configured to modify airflow in the HDD and proximate at least one magnetic disk and an inlet... |
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US20150116864 |
ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH HARD DISK FRAME
A hard disk frame for holding a hard disk drive can include a supporting plate defining a first opening, a first group of positioning portions and a second group of positioning portions. Each of... |
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US20080304178 |
High-flow rate filter wall design
A hard disk drive that includes a disk, a head, and a filter enclosed by a base plate and a cover plate. The base plate has a filter wall with a fore end and an aft end. The fore end of the filter... |
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US20140111883 |
MAGNETIC DISK APPARATUS
In a magnetic, disk apparatus, flows around disks are stabilized, flow-induced vibration generated in the disks and a head positioning actuator is reduced, and the positioning accuracy of the head... |
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US20070217160 |
Memory Module Including a Cooling Element, Method for Producing the Memory Module Including a Cooling Element, and Data Processing Device Comprising a Memory Module Including a Cooling Element
A memory module includes a cooling element with a board. The board includes a surface on which at least one first electronic component and at least one second electronic component are arranged, a... |
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US20100302678 |
Temperature Control Within Disk Drive Testing Systems
A disk drive test slot thermal control system includes a test slot. The test slot includes a housing and an air mover (e.g., a blower or a fan). The housing includes an outer surface, and an... |
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US20080130167 |
Information storage device
The present invention aims to provide an information storage device realizing high cleaning performance. The information storage device includes: a plurality of disc-shaped information storage... |
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US20120170148 |
REDUCING AIR FLOW EXPOSURE TO CONDUCTIVE COMPONENTS OF A HARD DISK DRIVE
A hard disk drive including a housing, at least one disk mounted to the housing, an actuator mounted to the housing and being movable relative to the at least one disk, a conductive component... |
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US20130107396 |
VACUUM CLEARING OF SPINDLE PARTICULATES
A vacuum scavenged spindle and disk clamp assembly decreases particulate contamination during testing and manufacturing of disks such as hard drive platters. A vacuum shroud is sealed to a casing... |
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US20120092792 |
SPINDLE MOTOR, DISK DRIVE APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SPINDLE MOTOR
A spindle motor includes a stationary portion, a bearing mechanism, and a rotating portion. The bearing mechanism is attached to the stationary portion. The stationary portion includes a base... |
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US20130141816 |
AIRFLOW DISPERSION SYSTEM
A hard disk drive includes a base, a disk to record and store data, a head stack assembly provided in the base to read out data from the disk which rotates about a pivot shaft, and an air force... |
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US20120002321 |
HEAD SUSPENSION ASSEMBLY AND DISK DEVICE WITH THE SAME
According to one embodiment, a head suspension assembly includes an arm includes upper and lower surfaces, a suspension extending from the arm, a head supported by the suspension, and restriction... |
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US20120218661 |
SPINDLE MOTOR, AND DISK APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME
According to one embodiment, a spindle motor includes: a bearing portion fixed to a base and configured to have a cylindrical outer shape; a stator provided with a core serving as a magnetic pole,... |
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US20080151419 |
Reducing a probability of an organic ring forming on an air bearing surface of a slider while manufacturing the head stack assembly
Embodiments of the present invention pertain to reducing a probability of an organic ring forming on an air bearing surface of a slider while manufacturing the head stack assembly. According to... |
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US20130120874 |
AERODYNAMIC DEVICE FOR AEROSTATIC SEALING IN A HARD DISK DRIVE (HDD)
An aerodynamic device for aerostatic sealing in a hard disk drive (HDD) comprising an exterior surface configured to modify airflow in the hard disk drive and proximate at least one magnetic disk,... |
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US20050135001 |
Magnetic recording device
Plate-shaped rectifying plates 50, the area of which that corresponds to the part of a body spring 20 from the tip thereof to an elastic bending portion 31 thereof being opened, are respectively... |
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US20120120524 |
TEMPERATURE CONTROL APPARATUS FOR A HARD DISK DRIVE AND A METHOD OF VARYING THE TEMPERATURE OF A HARD DISK DRIVE
A temperature control apparatus for a hard disk drive includes: a thermal chamber for receiving a hard disk drive; and an oscillatory air movement generator for generating air movement within a... |
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US20130301160 |
PIVOT BEARING UNIT FOR HARD DISK ACTUATOR
In an HDD actuator pivot bearing unit 10, an axial inner surface 22a of a shield cap 22 is formed into a stepped shape so that an axial minimum gap a1 with a shield member 14e of one bearing 14 is... |
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US20150062749 |
ROTATING DEVICE
A rotating device includes a retained assembly including a spherical retained member with a spherical encircled face, and an encircling member that includes an annular end face which encircles the... |