Stabilization of components within hard disk drives and related methods
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1. A hard disk drive, comprising:
- a housing comprising a non-metallic base and a cover;
an insert positioned on an interior surface of the base of the housing for stabilization of one or more components within the hard disk drive during operation of the hard disk drive and comprising a heat sink, wherein the insert is relatively stiff as compared to stiffness of the base; and
the at least one of the one or more components mounted on the insert, wherein the heat sink outwardly protrudes from the base to an exterior of the hard disk drive.
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Abstract
A hard disk drive of the invention comprises: a housing comprising a base and a cover; an insert positioned on an interior surface of the base of the housing for stabilization of one or more components within the hard disk drive during operation of the hard disk drive, wherein the insert is relatively stiff as compared to stiffness of the base; and the at least one of the one or more components mounted on the insert. Methods for forming such hard disk drives and hard disk drive rack assemblies comprising the hard disk drives are also disclosed.
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19 Claims
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1. A hard disk drive, comprising:
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a housing comprising a non-metallic base and a cover; an insert positioned on an interior surface of the base of the housing for stabilization of one or more components within the hard disk drive during operation of the hard disk drive and comprising a heat sink, wherein the insert is relatively stiff as compared to stiffness of the base; and the at least one of the one or more components mounted on the insert, wherein the heat sink outwardly protrudes from the base to an exterior of the hard disk drive. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A hard disk drive, comprising:
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a housing comprising a non-metallic base and a cover; an insert positioned on an interior surface of the base of the housing for stabilization of one or more components within the hard disk drive during operation of the hard disk drive and comprising a heat sink, wherein the insert is relatively stiff as compared to stiffness of the base; and the at least one of the one or more components mounted on the insert, wherein one or more fins on the insert protrude from the base to an exterior of the hard disk drive to function as the heat sink. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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