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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2016
Applicant:
Hgst Netherlands B.v., Amsterdam, NL;
Inventors:
Yoshiya Usami, Tokyo, JP;
Masahiko Tamura, Kanagawa, JP;
Hirokazu Tanizawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Koichi Suzuki, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Irvine, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 33/14 (2006.01); G11B 33/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 33/1493 (2013.01); G11B 33/027 (2013.01); G11B 33/1446 (2013.01);
Abstract
Described herein is a system that includes a hard disk drive. The hard disk drive includes a base and a cover welded to the base by a weld bead. The base and the cover form a hermetically sealed housing. The system further includes a shield, coupled to an exterior of the hermetically sealed housing over the weld bead. The shield also is spaced-apart from the weld bead.