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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2013
Applicant:
Western Digital Technologies, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Inventors:
Klaus Kloeppel, Royal Oaks, CA (US);
Ronald G. Ilgan, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Mark S. Seymour, Felton, CA (US);
Assignee:
Western Digital Technologies, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 17/028 (2006.01); G11B 19/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 19/2045 (2013.01);
Abstract
A hub for a disk drive assembly including an upper member formed of a first material; and a lower member formed from a second material that supports and reinforces the upper member. The second material has a rigidity greater than the rigidity of the first material. Additionally, a disk drive assembly may be performed by combining a hub, a disk media mounted to the hub and a clamping mechanism attached to the hub and providing a clamping force to the disk media.