Hard disk drive enclosure base with a helium sealed gasket
View Patent ↗A sealing gasket sheet and a storage drive are provided. The sealing gasket sheet includes a first adhesive layer, a metal layer disposed adjacent to the first adhesive layer, and a second adhesive layer disposed adjacent to the metal layer. The storage drive includes an enclosure formed by a storage drive base and a cover with the sealing gasket sheet between the storage drive base and the cover.
1. A storage device, comprising:
an enclosure comprising
a storage drive base;
a cover; and
a sealing gasket sheet placed between the storage drive base and the cover; the sealing gasket sheet comprising:
a first adhesive layer;
a metal layer contacting the first adhesive layer;
a second adhesive layer disposed under the metal layer;
a damper layer contacting the second adhesive layer; and
a third adhesive layer contacting the damper layer.
2. The storage device of claim 1 , wherein the sealing gasket sheet further comprises an elastomeric layer.
3. The storage device of claim 2 , wherein elastomeric layer is disposed between the metal layer and the second adhesive layer.
4. The storage device of claim 1 , wherein the storage drive base has a peripheral sealing surface; and
wherein the sealing gasket sheet has a shape configured to conform to the peripheral sealing surface of the storage drive base.
5. The storage device of claim 1 , wherein the sealing gasket sheet provides a screw-less attachment mechanism between the cover and the storage drive base.
6. The storage device of claim 1 , wherein the sealing gasket sheet further comprises an elastomeric layer disposed below the metal layer.
7. The storage device of claim 6 , wherein the storage drive base has a peripheral sealing surface; and
wherein the sealing gasket sheet has a shape configured to conform to the peripheral sealing surface of the storage drive base.
8. The storage device of claim 6 , wherein the sealing gasket sheet provides a screw-less attachment mechanism between the cover and the storage drive base.
9. A sealing gasket sheet configured for sealing a storage drive, the sealing gasket sheet comprising:
a first adhesive layer;
a metal layer contacting the first adhesive layer;
a second adhesive layer disposed under the metal layer;
a damper layer contacting the second adhesive layer; and
a third adhesive layer contacting the damper layer.
10. The sealing gasket sheet of claim 9 , further comprises an elastomeric layer.
11. The sealing gasket sheet of claim 10 , wherein elastomeric layer is disposed between the metal layer and the second adhesive layer.
12. The sealing gasket sheet of claim 9 , wherein the sealing gasket sheet has a shape configured to conform to a peripheral sealing surface of a storage drive base of a storage drive.
13. The sealing gasket sheet of claim 9 , further comprising an elastomeric layer disposed below the metal layer.
14. The sealing gasket sheet of claim 13 , wherein the sealing gasket sheet has a shape configured to conform to a peripheral sealing surface of a storage drive base of a storage drive.