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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2005
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2002
Walter W. Butler, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Walter W. Butler, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Western Digital Technologies, Inc., Lake Forest, CA (US);
Abstract
Disclosed is disk drive having a molded head disk assembly enclosure including insert molded components and methods for manufacturing the same. In one aspect, the invention may be regarded as a disk drive having a molded enclosure including a base, a cover, and a coupling mechanism to couple the base to the cover. A pivot is insert molded into the base. A first portion of a spindle motor is insert molded into the base. A second portion of a spindle motor is attached to the first portion to form the spindle motor. Further, a disk is mounted to the spindle motor and a head stack assembly having a coil portion is pivotally coupled to the pivot.