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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2012
Applicant:
Western Digital Technologies, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Inventors:
Keith R. Berding, San Jose, CA (US);
David J. Bagaoisan, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Yao-Hsin Huang, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Western Digital Technologies, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 17/02 (2006.01); G11B 19/20 (2006.01); G11B 17/028 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 19/2009 (2013.01); G11B 19/2045 (2013.01); G11B 17/0282 (2013.01); G11B 17/0287 (2013.01);
Abstract
A disk drive includes a disk defining an opening, and a motor hub coupled to the disk. The motor hub further defines a swage ring extending at least partially into the opening of the disk, the swage ring swaged radially outwards into contact with the disk.