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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 10, 2015
Applicant:
Western Digital Technologies, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Inventors:
Baekho Heo, San Jose, CA (US);
Cheng Jin, San Jose, CA (US);
Sara Sahebjam-Atabaki, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Jifang Tian, Fremont, CA (US);
Zachary P. Hills, Irvine, CA (US);
Assignee:
Western Digital Technologies, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 33/08 (2006.01); G11B 19/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 33/08 (2013.01); G11B 19/2018 (2013.01);
Abstract
A hard disk drive assembly having a hard disk drive positioned within an enclosure. A shock support is interposed between the hard disk drive and at least one wall of the enclosure so that external shocks on the enclosure are transmitted through the shock support. The shock support can be either a rigid support made of metal or a resilient support made of elastomeric material.