Seagate Technology Incorporated

Tai Zen Tan

Pow Ming Yap

Swee How Alvin Teo

Xiong Liu

Lihong Zhang

Ying Su

Siew Ming Ng

Kim Tai Chin

Hui Khim Cho

See Jee Koong

A hard disk drive includes a base, a cover coupled to the base to create an enclosure, and a voice coil motor assembly that is positioned within the enclosure. The cover includes a spring positioned adjacent to the voice coil motor assembly to dampen vibration of the voice coil motor assembly.

Top cover spring designs

The apparatus includes a drive base, a drive cover overlying the drive base, wherein the drive cover comprises an opening therein, and wherein the drive cover is coupled to the drive base to enclose a media within an interior of the apparatus. A snubber is overmolded onto the drive cover. The media contacts the snubber during shock events.

Drive cover with overmold features for media contact

A valve apparatus for a storage device includes a tab configured to couple to an enclosure and a flap coupled to the tab by a flexure. The flap is configured to regulate airflow through a breather hole of the enclosure. The flap includes an opening configured to reduce airflow into the enclosure when the flap is in a closed position.

Storage device breathing structure

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