Magnetic disk drive storage system
US6775142B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 22, 2002 |
| Grant date | Aug 10, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 10, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B33/128
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An enclosure is shaped with a plurality of opposed pairs of first and second guides, the first guides all substantially coplanar within a first plane, the second guides all substantially coplanar within a second plane. Each pair of guides defines a respective plane, the respective planes of the pairs of guides all parallel to each other, each pair of guides separated by a respective spacing, each pair of guides shaped to receive a respective planar carrier by insertion in a first direction along the pair of guides. The enclosure is shaped to receive a key plate parallel to the first plane and intersecting the first guides, said key plate having a plurality of feature areas, each feature area corresponding to a respective plane of one of the pairs of guides, each feature area presenting a predetermined pattern of barriers to movement in the first direction, the barriers disposed at at least two locations along the first direction. The enclosure includes a plurality of electrical connectors corresponding to respective pairs of first and second guides, each connector disposed between ends of its respective first and second guides and positioned perpendicular thereto.
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