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Hard drive assembly tools for evacuating particles

US8356384B1 · kind B1 · utility

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3References

13Claims

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Assignee

Western Digital Technologies, Inc. · US

Inventors

Andres G. Ferre · Petaling Jaya, MY
Sie Cheang Phuah · Subang Jaya, MY
Lie Dhani Hastama · Petaling Jaya, MY
Mooi Hoon Lim · Kuala Lumpur, MY
Dean Tarrant · San Jose, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 30, 2010
Grant date	Jan 22, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 8, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA47L25/00
WIPO fieldFurniture, games
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A clean and purge tool (CAPT) is provided and includes a nest assembly that stows an open hard disk drive (HDD). The nest assembly is rotated from an upward facing position to a downward facing position to dislodge particles from a media clamp of the HDD. The CAPT also includes a cover hingedly attached to the nest assembly and encloses the HDD. The CAPT also includes a spindle clamp assembly (SCA) mounted on the cover and has a vacuum tube configured to encapsulate the media clamp. The SCA includes an air purge nozzle extending into the vacuum tube. The CAPT dislodges particles from the media clamp when pulses of compressed gas are applied to the media clamp by a compressed gas source via the air purge nozzle and evacuates the particles from the vacuum tube when a vacuum is applied to the vacuum tube by a vacuum source.

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