Acoustic enclosure for an air cooled hard disk drive
First Claim
1. A disk drive system comprising:
- a base housing;
a top cover secured to said base housing to form a chamber;
a disk drive disposed within said chamber; and
a plurality of drive isolators disposed between said disk drive and a first one of said base housing and said top cover.
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Abstract
An acoustic enclosure for reducing noise of a hard disk drive with a forced air cooling system is disclosed. The enclosure consists of box-shaped structure encapsulating the hard disk drive, including a top and/or base cover having an inlet and outlet opening in the enclosure to allow for directed air flow across the drive. The hard disk drive is mounted within the enclosure through vibration isolation mounts. The fan component can either be incorporated within the enclosure or attached externally through vibration isolators, providing a forced air cooling for the hard disk drive. The enclosure can be injection molded of suitable thermoplastics and elastomers. The enclosure can also be formed of sheet metal and laminates. The enclosure is preferably used to reduce the noise emission from the hard disk drive in a computer, television set-top box, digital video recorders and other consumer electronic product applications.
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23 Claims
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1. A disk drive system comprising:
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a base housing;
a top cover secured to said base housing to form a chamber;
a disk drive disposed within said chamber; and
a plurality of drive isolators disposed between said disk drive and a first one of said base housing and said top cover. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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14. A disk drive system comprising:
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a base housing;
a top cover secured to said base housing to form a chamber;
a disk drive disposed within said chamber; and
a plurality of drive isolators disposed between said disk drive and said base housing.
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19. A disk drive system comprising:
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a base housing;
a top cover secured to said base housing to form a chamber;
a disk drive disposed within said chamber; and
a plurality of drive isolators disposed between said disk drive and said top cover.
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