Drive housing with integrated electrical connectors
US6567235B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 29, 2001 |
| Grant date | May 20, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 16, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01R13/73
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A drive housing (24) including a housing cover wall (56), a housing base wall (53) having at least one wall aperture (32), and one or more housing side walls (54) that secure the housing base wall (53) to the housing cover wall (56). The drive housing (24) also includes at least one connector (28) that carries electrical signals through the drive housing (24). Each connector (28) extends through a corresponding wall aperture (32). The drive housing (24) also includes a sealer (30) that seals each connector (28) to the housing base wall (53). The housing base wall (53) has a wall coefficient of thermal expansion, and the sealer (30) has a sealer coefficient of thermal expansion. Preferably, the wall coefficient of thermal expansion is substantially similar to the sealer coefficient of thermal expansion. As a consequence, leakage of gas through the drive housing (24) of the disk drive (10) is significantly reduced.
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