Component placement within a solid state drive

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9740248-B2
Application number	US-201314089991-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 26, 2013
Priority date	Jun 7, 2013
Publication date	Aug 22, 2017
Grant date	Aug 22, 2017

Abstract

A component mount for a data storage device (DSD). The component mount includes a flexible member or printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) including a pad for electrically connecting to a printed circuit board (PCB) of the DSD. At least one capacitor is mounted on the flexible member or PCBA, and is electrically connected with the pad.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A component mount for a data storage device (DSD) comprising:
a flexible member including a top side, a bottom side, a main portion, an extension portion extending from the main portion, and a pad for electrically connecting to a printed circuit board (PCB) of the DSD, wherein:
the pad is disposed on the extension portion,
the extension portion includes a hole for alignment of the component mount, and
the hole includes a non-circular portion; and

a capacitor disposed on the top side of the flexible member and electrically connected with the pad.

2. The component mount of claim 1 , wherein the extension portion extends longitudinally from the main portion.

3. The component mount of claim 2 , wherein the pad is located adjacent a length of the main portion such that the pad is adjacent the capacitor.

4. The component mount of claim 1 , wherein the main portion includes a hole for securing the component mount.

5. The component mount of claim 1 , further comprising a second capacitor disposed on the bottom side of the flexible member.

6. The component mount of claim 1 , further comprising a compression connector on the flexible member.

7. The component mount of claim 1 , further comprising a pressure sensitive adhesive on the bottom side of the flexible member.

8. A data storage device (DSD) comprising:
a base casting defining an area having a first portion and a second portion;
a printed circuit board (PCB) disposed within the base casting and occupying the first portion of the area; and
a component mount disposed within the base casting, occupying the second portion of the area, the component mount comprising:
a main portion;
an extension portion connected to the main portion and including a pad for electrically connecting to the PCB; and
a capacitor disposed on the main portion and electrically connected with the pad.

9. The DSD of claim 8 , wherein the main portion comprises a flexible member.

10. The DSD of claim 8 , wherein the main portion comprises a printed circuit board assembly (PCBA).

11. The DSD of claim 8 , wherein the PCB includes at least one component mounted on the PCB such that the PCB with the component mounted thereon has a first height within the base casting, and wherein the component mount has a second height within the base casting that is substantially equal to the first height.

12. The DSD of claim 8 , wherein the capacitor is disposed on a top side of the main portion and a second capacitor is disposed on a bottom side of the main portion.

13. The DSD of claim 8 , wherein the main portion further comprises a hole, the hole located near a corner of the base casting for aligning the component mount within the base casting.

14. The DSD of claim 8 , further comprising a compression connector under the PCB and configured to contact the pad to electrically connect the pad to the PCB.

15. The DSD of claim 8 , further comprising a compression connector over the pad of the extension portion and configured to contact the PCB to electrically connect the pad to the PCB.

16. The DSD of claim 8 , wherein the component mount further comprises a pressure sensitive adhesive for connecting to the base casting.

17. The DSD of claim 8 , wherein the base casting further comprises a shock absorbing layer.

Assignees

• Western Digital Tech Inc

Inventors

• Sarraf Mohammad
• Vu Billy Hung
• Myers John P

Classifications

• G06F1/183 Primary

  Internal mounting support structures, e.g. for supporting printed circuit boards · CPC title

• G11C5/04

  Supports for storage elements {, e.g. memory modules}; Mounting or fixing of storage elements on such supports · CPC title

• H05K1/118

  specially for flexible printed circuits, e.g. using folded portions · CPC title

• G06F1/187

  Mounting of fixed or removable disk drives · CPC title

• H01R12/716

  Coupling device provided on the PCB · CPC title