System and method for reduced vibration interaction in a multiple-hard-disk-drive enclosure
US7280353B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 29, 2004 |
| Grant date | Oct 9, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 21, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/2056
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for an improved multiple hard-disk-drive data-storage enclosure. Some embodiments position drives in counter-rotating pairs, each simultaneously accessing half the data, such that seek-caused actuator rotational-acceleration vibration cause simultaneous canceling rotational torque. Some embodiments position the edge of a first drive (or drive pair) at an angle to the actuator midpoint of a nearby second drive (or drive pair), such that rotational-acceleration vibration from a seek-caused actuator rotation in the first drive does not cause a rotational movement into the second drive that affects the tracking or seek operation. Some further embodiments position drives in a herringbone pattern to redirect air flow in addition to reducing rotational-acceleration vibration interaction. Other embodiments include a printed wire circuit board mounted to reduce the rotational-acceleration vibration interaction.
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