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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2017
Applicant:
Western Digital Technologies, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Thomas R. Albrecht, San Jose, CA (US);
Darya Amin-Shahidi, San Jose, CA (US);
Toshiki Hirano, San Jose, CA (US);
Kirk B. Price, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Western Digital Technologies, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 33/14 (2006.01); G11B 25/04 (2006.01); G11B 33/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 33/1466 (2013.01); G11B 25/043 (2013.01); G11B 33/027 (2013.01); G11B 33/148 (2013.01); G11B 33/1446 (2013.01); G11B 33/1486 (2013.01); G11B 33/022 (2013.01);
Abstract
A data storage device involves a plurality of sidewalls of a bent sheet metal cover, either pre-formed or shaped-in-place, overlapping with and hermetically sealed with a corresponding plurality of sidewalls of an enclosure base, using an applied epoxy adhesive. Base protrusions and/or cover dimples may be used to set a suitable gap between the parts. A robust hermetic seal provides for filling the data storage device with a lighter-than-air gas.