Patent · US Expired

Disk drive, storage medium, and portable precision device

US7324308B2 · kind B2 · utility

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15Claims
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Filing dateOct 29, 2003
Grant dateJan 29, 2008
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Expiry dateNov 24, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B33/08
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A disk drive having a remarkably improved shock resistance and conforming to a standard form factor is disclosed. A hard disk drive capable of detachably combined with a PC card is formed by assembling separate component parts including a functional unit 10 including a disk 11, a base plate 32 holding the functional unit 10, a frame bumper 30 disposed in a middle part of the assembly and serving as a shock-absorbing member, a card assembly 20 provided with a connector 22 to be connected to the slot of a PC card, and a top cover 33 covering the functional unit 10 held on the base plate 32. The frame bumper 30 receives lateral shocks that act on the side surfaces of the hard disk drive.

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