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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2013
Western Digital Technologies, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Daniel T. Nguyen, Milpitas, CA (US);
Scott E. Watson, San Jose, CA (US);
Andre Y. Liem, San Jose, CA (US);
Jonathan M. Garbarino, San Jose, CA (US);
Joshua P. Weiher, Bellevue, WA (US);
Western Digital Technologies, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
A disk drive assembly including a disk drive enclosure including an enclosure main body forming an interior region, the interior region having a Voice Coil Motor (VCM) assembly receiving portion configured to hold a VCM assembly; and a cover member configured to engage the enclosure main body and cover the interior region of the enclosure main body, and expose at least a portion of the VCM Assembly receiving portion; and a VCM assembly disposed within the VCM assembly receiving portion of the enclosure main body, the VCM assembly comprising a cover supporting member configured to engage and support the cover member.