Hard disk drives with composite housings and related methods
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1. A hard disk drive comprising a composite housing, wherein the composite housing comprises:
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a cover,wherein essentially the entire composite housing comprises a laminate of at least one rigid plastic layer and at least one metal coating, andwherein the at least one rigid plastic layer is an interior layer of the composite housing and the at least one metal coating is an exterior layer of the composite housing,wherein the at least one metal coating comprises multiple layers and thickness of the at least one metal coating is at least about one micron,wherein thickness of the rigid plastic layer is greater than the thickness of the at least one metal coating laminated thereto, andwherein the hard disk drive is hermetically sealed.
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Abstract
Improved hard disk drives of the invention comprise a composite housing, wherein the composite housing comprises a base and a cover, wherein at least a portion of the composite housing comprises a laminate of at least one rigid plastic layer and at least one metal coating. Methods for forming the same are also disclosed.
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1. A hard disk drive comprising a composite housing, wherein the composite housing comprises:
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a base; and a cover, wherein essentially the entire composite housing comprises a laminate of at least one rigid plastic layer and at least one metal coating, and wherein the at least one rigid plastic layer is an interior layer of the composite housing and the at least one metal coating is an exterior layer of the composite housing, wherein the at least one metal coating comprises multiple layers and thickness of the at least one metal coating is at least about one micron, wherein thickness of the rigid plastic layer is greater than the thickness of the at least one metal coating laminated thereto, and wherein the hard disk drive is hermetically sealed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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