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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2012
Scott E. Watson, San Jose, CA (US);
Yau-shing Lee, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Thomas J. Hitchner, San Martin, CA (US);
David K. Myers, Campbell, CA (US);
Scott E. Watson, San Jose, CA (US);
Yau-Shing Lee, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Thomas J. Hitchner, San Martin, CA (US);
David K. Myers, Campbell, CA (US);
Western Digital Technologies, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
A disk drive comprises a drive enclosure defining a generally rectangular form factor; an electromechanical assembly contained within the drive enclosure, and a printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) at least partially contained within the drive enclosure. The drive enclosure possesses at least one of the following characteristics: the drive enclosure defines chamfers on at least one of four corners of the generally rectangular form factor; and the drive enclosure defines a first surface and a second surface that defines an interior second surface portion and a peripheral second surface portion and wherein the interior second surface portion is further away from the first surface than is the peripheral second surface portion.