Disk device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12380928-B2
Application number	US-202318182719-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 13, 2023
Priority date	Sep 20, 2022
Publication date	Aug 5, 2025
Grant date	Aug 5, 2025

Abstract

According to one embodiment, a disk device includes a housing, magnetic disks in the housing, and a printed circuit board attached to an outer surface of a bottom wall of the housing. The housing includes a base including a bottom wall and a side wall, and at least two base-side positioning portions provided on the bottom wall in a region overlapping the side wall. The printed circuit board includes at least two board-side positioning portions each engaged with the base-side positioning portion. One of the base-side positioning portion and the board-side positioning portion includes a pin extending substantially perpendicular to the bottom wall, and another includes a hole into which the pin is fitted.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A disk device comprising: a housing which comprises a base including a bottom wall and a side wall provided upright on a peripheral edge portion of the bottom wall, a lid body fixed to the side wall, and at least two base-side positioning portions provided on the bottom wall in a region overlapping the side wall, and in which a gas having a density lower than that of air is sealed; a plurality of magnetic disks provided in the housing; a motor which supports and rotates the magnetic disks; a plurality of heads which process data on the magnetic disks; and a printed circuit board attached to an outer surface of the bottom wall, configured to control operations of the motor and the heads, and mounted with a plurality of connectors and electronic components, the printed circuit board including at least two board-side positioning portions each engaged with the base-side positioning portion, wherein one of the base-side positioning portion and the board-side positioning portion includes a pin extending substantially perpendicular to the bottom wall, and another includes a hole into which the pin is fitted; and one of the two base-side positioning portions includes a pin integrally protruding from the bottom wall, and another includes a hole formed in the bottom wall, and one of the two board-side positioning portions includes a hole into which the pin is fitted, and another includes a pin integrally protruding from the printed circuit board and fitted into the hole.

2. The disk device of claim 1 , wherein
the two base-side positioning portions each includes a pin protruding from the bottom wall, and the two board-side positioning portions each includes a hole into which the pin is fitted.

3. The disk device of claim 1 , wherein
the two board-side positioning portions each includes a pin protruding from the printed circuit board, and the two base-side positioning portions each includes a hole into which the pin is fitted.

4. The disk device of claim 1 , wherein
the printed circuit board comprises an interface connector including a case fixed to the printed circuit board and a plurality of terminals arranged in the case, and
at least one of the board-side positioning portions includes a pin protruding from the case.

5. The disk device of claim 1 , wherein
the printed circuit board comprises an interface connector including a case fixed to the printed circuit board and a plurality of terminals arranged in the case, and
at least one of the board-side positioning portions includes a hole provided in the case.

6. A disk device comprising: a housing which comprises a base including a first portion having a first thickness, a second portion having a second thickness larger than the first thickness, and a pin or a hole provided in the second portion, and in which a gas having a density lower than that of air is sealed; a plurality of magnetic disks provided in the housing; and a printed circuit board attached to an outer surface of the base and including a hole or a pin engaged with the pin of the hole of the base; and the housing integrally includes the pin protruding from the second portion of the bottom wall, and the printed circuit board includes the hole into which the pin is fitted; and the housing includes the hole provided in the second portion of the bottom wall, and the pin integrally protruding from the printed circuit board fitted into the hole.

Assignees

• Toshiba Kk
• Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corp

Inventors

• Minami Hiroshi
• Juman Shigeru
• Toukairin Kouichi
• Kato Yasuhiko
• Kuribara Hirofumi
• Mizuochi Kenji

Classifications

• G11B25/043

  using rotating discs · CPC title

• G11B33/022 Primary

  Cases · CPC title