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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2007
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2004
Hong-kwon Lee, Seongnam-si, KR;
Hong-kwon Lee, Seongnam-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-Si, KR;
Abstract
A disk drive includes a base member, a spindle motor installed on the base member to rotate a disk for data storage, an actuator installed on the base member to move a read/write head to a predetermined position on the disk, a cover member assembled to an upper portion of the base member, and a noise reducing apparatus. The noise reducing apparatus includes a groove formed on an outer surface of the cover member to a predetermined depth, a plurality of through holes formed on a bottom surface of the groove, a sound-absorbing member accommodated in the groove to absorb noise generated from the inside of the disk drive, and a cover plate attached to the outer surface of the cover member to cover the sound-absorbing member.