Patent · US Expired

Storage device having an improved housing structure

US5898537A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 18, 1997
Grant dateApr 27, 1999
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Expiry dateFeb 18, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B17/028
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention relates to a storage device in which information is written and read using a head movable relative to a rotating disk medium encased in a housing. The housing has a base and a cover. Openings formed by a predetermined number of radial beams are provided in at least one of the cover and the base. Preferably, the beams extend between the periphery and a central area of the device.

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