Slim form factor disk drive comprising disk drive enclosure having an insular raised region
View Patent ↗A disk drive comprises a drive enclosure defining a generally rectangular form factor; an electromechanical assembly contained within the drive enclosure, and a printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) at least partially contained within the drive enclosure. The drive enclosure possesses at least one of the following characteristics: the drive enclosure defines chamfers on at least one of four corners of the generally rectangular form factor; and the drive enclosure defines a first surface and a second surface that defines an interior second surface portion and a peripheral second surface portion and wherein the interior second surface portion is further away from the first surface than is the peripheral second surface portion.
1. A data storage device, comprising:
storage media;
a printed circuit board assembly (PCBA);
an enclosure defining a generally rectangular form factor, the enclosure being configured to enclose the storage media and at least partially enclose the PCBA, such that an interior surface of the enclosure directly overlays the storage media and at least part of the PCBA without an intervening enclosure surface therebetween, and
a recessed connector coupled to the PCBA, the recessed connector being configured to mate with a mating connector having a cable attached thereto, the recessed connector being recessed within the enclosure such that the mating connector, when mated to the recessed connector, extends no further than a length of the data storage device.
2. The data storage device of claim 1 , wherein the recessed connector is further configured such that the mating connector, when mated to the recessed connector, extends no further than the generally rectangular form factor of the enclosure, exclusive of the cable.
3. The data storage device of claim 1 , wherein the recessed connector is disposed at or near a corner of the PCBA and a corresponding corner of the enclosure.
4. The data storage device of claim 3 , wherein at least one corner of the enclosure is chamfered.
5. The data storage device of claim 1 , wherein at least one corner of the enclosure is chamfered and wherein the recessed connector is disposed at or near the chamfered corner.
6. The data storage device of claim 1 , wherein the recessed connector is disposed along a side of the enclosure.
7. The data storage device of claim 1 , wherein the recessed connector is configured to accommodate the mating connector such that the cable at least initially extends from the mating connector in a direction that is generally perpendicular to a length direction of the enclosure.
8. The data storage device of claim 1 , wherein a length of the data storage device, measured at the recessed connector, is less than a length of the data storage device measured away from the recessed connector.
9. The data storage device of claim 1 , wherein a portion of the enclosure, adjacent to the recessed connector, is configured to accommodate the cable of the mating connector such that the cable extends no further than a length of the data storage device.
10. The data storage device of claim 1 , wherein when the mating connector is attached to the recessed connector, an integrated length of the data storage device and the attached mating connector is no greater than a length of the data storage device alone, without the attached mating connector.
11. An enclosure for a data storage device, the enclosure being configured to enclose storage media and at least partially enclose a printed circuit board assembly (PCBA), the enclosure defining a generally rectangular form factor and being configured to enclose the storage media and at least partially enclose the PCBA such that an interior surface of the enclosure directly overlays the storage media and at least part of the PCBA without an intervening enclosure surface therebetween, the enclosure being further configured to accommodate a recessed connector coupled to the PCBA, the recessed connector being configured to mate with a mating connector having a cable attached thereto, the enclosure being configured to enable the recessed connector to be recessed within the enclosure such that the mating connector, when mated to the recessed connector, extends no further than a length of the data storage device.
12. The enclosure of claim 11 , wherein the recessed connector is further configured such that that the mating connector, when mated to the recessed connector, extends no further than the generally rectangular form factor of the enclosure, exclusive of the cable.
13. The enclosure of claim 11 , wherein the enclosure is configured to accommodate the recessed connector disposed at or near a corner of the PCBA.
14. The enclosure of claim 13 , wherein at least one other corner of the enclosure is chamfered.
15. The enclosure of claim 11 , wherein at least one corner of the enclosure is chamfered and wherein the recessed connector is disposed at or near the chamfered corner.
16. The enclosure of claim 11 , wherein the enclosure is further configured to accommodate the recessed connector along a side of the enclosure.
17. The enclosure of claim 11 , wherein the enclosure is further configured to accommodate the mating connector such that the cable at least initially extends from the mating connector in a direction that is generally perpendicular to a length direction of the enclosure.
18. The enclosure of claim 11 , wherein a length of the enclosure, measured at where the enclosure accommodates the recessed connector, is less than a length of the enclosure measured away from where the enclosure accommodates the recessed connector.
19. The enclosure of claim 11 , wherein a portion of the enclosure, adjacent to where the enclosure accommodates the recessed connector, is configured to accommodate the cable of the mating connector such that the cable extends no further than a length of the data storage device.
20. The enclosure of claim 11 , wherein in use, when the mating connector is attached to the recessed connector, an integrated length of the enclosure and the attached mating connector is no greater than a length of the enclosure alone, without the attached mating connector.