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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 1998
Filed:
Jul. 02, 1996
John Lowell Beck, Rochester, MN (US);
Charles A Brown, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Luke Antonio Cossette, Rochester, MN (US);
Daniel Craig Stucky, Pine Island, MN (US);
Herman Russell Wendt, San Jose, CA (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A data storage disk drive is provided with a spindle which supports a plurality of disks having at least one magnetic disk surface to form a spindle assembly for rotation of the disk surfaces about a common axis and a rotary actuator which supports magnetic transducers for movement in unison about respective disk surfaces. The disk drive includes a disk drive enclosure having die-cast generated predetermined zero draft geometries for mounting the spindle motor shaft and the actuator bearing shaft. The enclosure includes a base casting and a cover casting, each casting including structure for locating and retaining electrical connectors used for connecting to a planar electronics card located outside the drive enclosure. The disk drive includes an effective and easily manufacturable electrical path from a flex circuit to an actuator comb. The disk drive includes a tubular chemical breather filter arranged with integral housing and diffusion channels formed in the cover casting.