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Granted Patent B2
US 11,688,429 · App. 17/197,873 · Granted Jun 27, 2023

Disk device having a control board closing a hole in a housing of the disk device and a communication antenna located inside the control board

Inventors: Taichi Okano (Yokohama Kanagawa, JP); Jia Liu (Yokohama Kanagawa, JP); Nobuhiro Yamamoto (Yokohama Kanagawa, JP); Kota Tokuda (Fujisawa Kanagawa, JP)
Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA; TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATION
G11B25/043G06F1/26G06F1/266G11B33/121G11B33/122H01Q1/2258
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Patent No.
US 11,688,429
App. No.
17/197,873
Granted
Jun 27, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

According to one embodiment, a disk device includes a housing including a hole, a magnetic disk, a control board closing the hole, and an electronic component. The electronic component is mounted on the control board, and assists a control operation for recording and reproducing information on and from the magnetic disk.

Claims (52)

1. A disk device comprising:

a housing comprising a hole;

a magnetic disk rotatably disposed in the housing;

a control board closing the hole and comprising an outer surface exposed to an outside of the housing;

an electronic component mounted on the control board, the electronic component being a component other than a connector; and

a first wireless communication device comprising a first communication antenna which is located inside the control board and wirelessly communicates with the outside of the housing through the control board.

2. The disk device of claim 1 , wherein:

the control board further comprises an inner surface facing an inside of the housing, and

the electronic component is mounted on the inner surface of the control board.

3. The disk device of claim 1 , further comprising

an adhesive member,

wherein the control board is bonded to the housing by the adhesive member.

4. The disk device of claim 1 , further comprising

a first power supply connector,

wherein the first power supply connector is mounted on the outer surface of the control board and transmits power supplied from the outside of the housing to the control board by wired power supply.

5. The disk device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a first power supply connector; and

a second power supply connector,

wherein:

the control board further comprises an inner surface located on an opposite side to the outer surface and facing an inside of the housing,

the first power supply connector is mounted on the outer surface of the control board,

the second power supply connector is mounted on the inner surface of the control board, and

the first power supply connector and the second power supply connector transmit power supplied from the outside of the housing to the control board by wired power supply.

6. The disk device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a control circuit board including an interface connector; and

a second wireless communication device comprising a second communication antenna which is disposed in the control circuit board and wirelessly communicates with the first communication antenna.

7. A disk device comprising:

a housing comprising a hole;

a magnetic disk rotatably disposed in the housing;

a control board closing the hole and comprising an outer surface exposed to an outside of the housing;

an electronic component which is mounted on the control board and assists a control operation for recording and reproducing information on and from the magnetic disk; and

a first wireless communication device comprising a first communication antenna which is located inside the control board and wirelessly communicates with the outside of the housing through the control board.

8. The disk device of claim 7 , wherein:

the control board further comprises an inner surface facing an inside of the housing, and

the electronic component is mounted on the inner surface of the control board.

9. The disk device of claim 7 , further comprising:

an adhesive member,

wherein the control board is bonded to the housing by the adhesive member.

10. The disk device of claim 7 , further comprising:

a first power supply connector,

wherein the first power supply connector is mounted on the outer surface of the control board and transmits power supplied from the outside of the housing to the control board by wired power supply.

11. The disk device of claim 7 , further comprising:

a first power supply connector; and

a second power supply connector,

wherein:

the control board further comprises an inner surface located on an opposite side to the outer surface and facing an inside of the housing,

the first power supply connector is mounted on the outer surface of the control board,

the second power supply connector is mounted on the inner surface of the control board, and

the first power supply connector and the second power supply connector transmit power supplied from the outside of the housing to the control board by wired power supply.

12. The disk device of claim 7 , further comprising:

a control circuit board including an interface connector; and

a second wireless communication device comprising a second communication antenna which is disposed in the control circuit board and wirelessly communicates with the first communication antenna.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 14, 2021
From: OKANO, TAICHI; LIU, JIA; YAMAMOTO, NOBUHIRO; TOKUDA, KOTA
To: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA; TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATION
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2020-109887 · Jun 25, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20210407550A1 · Dec 30, 2021