Disk drive baseplate with cooling ribs
US7633709B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 2, 2006 |
| Grant date | Dec 15, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 29, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B25/043
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A disk drive base plate (150) that incorporates a plurality of cooling ribs (170) on its bottom (154) is disclosed. In the illustrated embodiment, all of these cooling ribs (170) are disposed in parallel relation, and are oriented parallel to an airflow past the disk drive base plate (150). An exposed primary surface (184) of a printed circuit board (182) is coplanar with base sections (178) associated with the cooling ribs (170).
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