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EP0378282A2
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Hard disk drive module and receptacle therefor
Assignee: Tandon Corp
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Filing: 1988-02-11
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2008-02-11
Abstract
Abstract A portable hard disk drive module (24) enclosing all of the operative components of the disk drive (52) is removably received by a receptacle (22) in a microcomputer system (10). The disk drive module (24) and the receptacle (22) each have an electrical connector (26, 36) and these connectors are coupled when the module (24) is in an operating position within the receptacle (22). The connectors comprise the sole interface between the operative components of the disk drive (52) and the remainder of the computer system (10).
Inventors
- 👤 Warren Lewis Dalziel
- 👤 Steven Larry Deremer
- 👤 Michael Talmon Dugan
- 👤 Charles Dennis Flanigan
- 👤 Martin John Maiers
- 👤 David Philip Moriconi
- 👤 Charles Ingraham Peddle
- 👤 Petr J. Sehnal
- 👤 Glenn Michael Stark
- 👤 Kenneth Matthew Stein
- 👤 Sirjang Lal Tandon
- 👤 Robert Gramps Taylor, Jr.
- 👤 Gary Rex Yeakle
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
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2026-10-29 16:55
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B33/00; G11B33/12; G11B33/121; G11B33/122; G06; G06F; G06F1/00; G06F1/16; G06F1/18; G06F1/183; G06F1/184; G06F1/187; G06F11/00; G06F11/30; G06F11/3003; G06F11/3031; G11B33/02; G11B33/08; G11B33/123; G11B33/124
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
241 words
A compact, removable, portable micro hard disk drive module (24) adapted to be received in a receptacle (22) associated with a microcomputer system (10), said system having electronic information and control signal processing circuits and disk drive power, data and control circuits, the module (24) comprising a micro hard disk drive (52) having operative components including at least one disk, a motor (60) for rotating the disk, at least one read/write transducer for transferring data to and from the disk and a mechanism for positioning the transducer relative to the disk, a printed circuit board (54) mounted on the drive, said printed circuit board carrying electronic control and data circuits coupled to the drive, a chassis (50) carrying said disk drive and printed circuit board, an enclosure (40) housing said chassis, means associated with the drive for protecting the drive components against shock and vibration to permit handling of the module without risk of damage to the transducer and disk when the module (24) is removed from the receptacle (22) said shock and vibration protecting means including anti-shock means (66) coupling the disk drive to the chassis and means operatively associated with the transducer for unloading the transducer from the disk when the module is removed from the receptacle, and an electrical connector (36) mounted in the enclosure, said connector being electrically connected to the printed circuit board circuits and being adapted to be releasably coupled to the microcomputer system circuits.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
241 words
A compact, removable, portable micro hard disk drive module (24) adapted to be received in a receptacle (22) associated with a microcomputer system (10), said system having electronic information and control signal processing circuits and disk drive power, data and control circuits, the module (24) comprising a micro hard disk drive (52) having operative components including at least one disk, a motor (60) for rotating the disk, at least one read/write transducer for transferring data to and from the disk and a mechanism for positioning the transducer relative to the disk, a printed circuit board (54) mounted on the drive, said printed circuit board carrying electronic control and data circuits coupled to the drive, a chassis (50) carrying said disk drive and printed circuit board, an enclosure (40) housing said chassis, means associated with the drive for protecting the drive components against shock and vibration to permit handling of the module without risk of damage to the transducer and disk when the module (24) is removed from the receptacle (22) said shock and vibration protecting means including anti-shock means (66) coupling the disk drive to the chassis and means operatively associated with the transducer for unloading the transducer from the disk when the module is removed from the receptacle, and an electrical connector (36) mounted in the enclosure, said connector being electrically connected to the printed circuit board circuits and being adapted to be releasably coupled to the microcomputer system circuits.
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