Seagate Technology Incorporated

Maxtor Corporation

Dot Hill Systems Corporation

Michael Joseph Russell

Andrew Rudolph Heyd

David Michael Keffeler

Christopher Ellis Schroeder

James A Dunckley

John Edward Scura

Gale D Johnson

Francisco Obregon

Herbert Ross Chessman

Daniel Robert Ohlsen

A cooling assembly includes a panel defining an opening, a cooling unit including an output and coupled to the panel such that the output at least partially covers the opening of the panel, and spring-loaded latch assemblies coupled to the panel and configured to couple the cooling assembly to an enclosure.

Self latching cooling assembly

A system includes a cable management assembly movable between an extended position and a retracted position. The cable management assembly includes a first pair of brackets slidable with respect to each other as the cable management assembly moves between the extended position and the retracted position. The cable management assembly also includes a second pair of brackets slidable with respect to each other as the cable management assembly moves between the extended position and the retracted position. One of the first pair of brackets is pivotably coupled to one of the second pair of brackets.

Cable management assembly

A drawer slide system for a chassis is provided. The drawer slide system includes a first slide affixed to a drawer. The drawer slide system allows the drawer to extend from the chassis. The drawer slide system also includes a slide assembly slidingly coupled to the first slide. The slide assembly includes a second slide and a first damped stop assembly, which includes a first stop tray and a first elastomer, arranged within the first stop tray. The first elastomer reduces shock to the chassis when the drawer is fully seated within the chassis.

Shock dampening drawer slide

A compliant drawer latch is provided. The compliant drawer latch includes a first portion affixed to an inside surface of a chassis, and a second portion coupled to the first portion. The second portion includes a latch strike plate, a latch spring cap plate, and a latch return spring arranged between the latch strike plate and the latch spring cap plate. A drawer contacts the latch strike plate when the drawer is seated in the chassis. When the drawer over-travels the latch strike plate compresses the latch return spring up to a predetermined distance, and the compressed latch return spring applies force to the latch strike plate to return the latch strike plate to a latching position when the drawer rebounds from over-travel.

Compliant drawer latch assembly

A base for a data storage system is provided having an inner facing surface and an outer facing surface. The base includes a motor well. Formed with inner surface of facing surface of the base includes a medium region, an actuator region and a dam. The medium region is defined by a medium region planar surface surrounding a portion of the motor well, a leading surface and a trailing surface. The actuator region is defined by an actuator region planar surface that is recessed from the medium region planar surface, the leading surface, the trailing surface and a remaining portion of the motor well. The dam has a dam planar surface that surrounds the remaining portion of the motor well and is positioned on the actuator region planar surface between the leading surface and the trailing surface.

Base dam in a data storage system to reduce or eliminate motor leakage

A method for installing a printed circuit board assembly on a disk drive base plate is disclosed, as well as the corresponding structure used for this installation. Generally, the printed circuit board assembly includes a pair of bosses that are each disposed within a corresponding concave slot on the base plate. When installing the printed circuit board assembly, the bosses are disposed within their corresponding slot while the printed circuit is disposed at an angle relative to the base plate. Thereafter, the printed circuit board assembly is pivoted toward and into interfacing relation with the base plate at least generally about the bosses.

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Longmont, CO, United States of America

Michael Joseph Russell