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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2008
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2003
Shinichi Kimura, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroshi Matsuda, Kanagawa, JP;
Satoshi Matsumura, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuji Tamenori, Tokyo, JP;
Shinichi Kimura, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroshi Matsuda, Kanagawa, JP;
Satoshi Matsumura, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuji Tamenori, Tokyo, JP;
Hitachi Global Storage Technologies Netherlands BV, Amsterdam, NL;
Abstract
A disk drive having a remarkably improved shock resistance and conforming to a standard form factor is disclosed. A hard disk drive capable of detachably combined with a PC card is formed by assembling separate component parts including a functional unitincluding a disk, a base plateholding the functional unit, a frame bumperdisposed in a middle part of the assembly and serving as a shock-absorbing member, a card assemblyprovided with a connectorto be connected to the slot of a PC card, and a top covercovering the functional unitheld on the base plate. The frame bumperreceives lateral shocks that act on the side surfaces of the hard disk drive.