RF ID tag attachment to a disc drive
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1. A method of attaching an RFID tag to a disc drive, comprising:
- providing an RFID tag attached to a housing that includes a post extending outwardly from the housing;
providing a post hole in the disc drive housing; and
removably retaining the post in the post hole with a resilient material interposed therebetween such that the RFID tag is spaced away from the disc drive.
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Abstract
An apparatus and associated method for attaching an RFID tag to a disc drive housing. An RFID tag attaches to a tag housing that includes a post extending outwardly from the tag housing. A post hole in the disc drive housing receives the post. The post is removably retained in the post hole with resilient material. The RFID tag is spaced away from the disc drive housing. Useful for recording completion of production processes in a clean room environment.
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16 Claims
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1. A method of attaching an RFID tag to a disc drive, comprising:
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providing an RFID tag attached to a housing that includes a post extending outwardly from the housing;
providing a post hole in the disc drive housing; and
removably retaining the post in the post hole with a resilient material interposed therebetween such that the RFID tag is spaced away from the disc drive. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An RFID tag assembly, comprising:
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an RFID tag;
a housing attached to the RFID tag and including a post extending outwardly from the housing, the post shaped to fit in a post hole in a disc drive housing and space the RFID tag away from the disc drive housing; and
a resilient material disposed on the post and adapted to frictionally retain the post in the post hole. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15)
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14. A disc drive, comprising:
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a disc and a read/write head; and
a disc drive housing including a post hole adapted to receive a post of an RFID tag assembly.
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16. A disc drive, comprising:
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an assembly of a disc drive housing and an RFID tag spaced apart from the disc drive housing; and
means for removably securing the RFID tag to the disc drive housing.
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