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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2013
Shock sensor on an external surface of a disk drive base adjacent a disk drive printed circuit board
Western Digital Technologies, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Robert P. Ryan, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
John E. Scura, Paso Robles, CA (US);
Erik J. Eklund, Costa Mesa, CA (US);
May C. Kung, San Jose, CA (US);
Albert J. Guerini, Gilroy, CA (US);
Michael K. Liebman, Cupertino, CA (US);
Western Digital Technologies, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
A disk drive includes a disk drive base, a disk drive top cover, and a head actuator pivotably attached to the disk drive base. The disk drive base and the disk drive top cover together form a disk drive enclosure that encloses the head actuator. At least one read head is attached to the head actuator. A disk drive printed circuit board (PCB) is attached to the disk drive base outside the disk drive enclosure. A motion sensor is attached to the disk drive base outside the disk drive enclosure. The motion sensor is disposed between the disk drive PCB and the disk drive base. The first motion sensor is electrically connected to the disk drive PCB by a plurality of resilient conductive prongs that are preloaded between the disk drive PCB and the first motion sensor.