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Disk device having an antenna provided in a housing thereof

US11682825B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 21, 2022
Grant dateJun 20, 2023
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Expiry dateApr 21, 2042

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B25/043
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A disk device includes a housing having a sidewall, the side wall having a first through-hole; a magnetic disk rotatably disposed in the housing and surrounded by the sidewall in a radial direction; a flexible printed circuit electrically connected to the magnetic disk; an insulator closing the first through-hole; a wireless communication device having a first communication antenna inside the housing; and a control board electrically connected to the flexible printed circuit. The control board is supplied with power from outside of the housing via a first connector, and is configured to receive a write command or a read command via the first communication antenna.

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