Patent ID: 11881232
Assignee: WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 15:
16. A method of assembling a hard disk drive (HDD), the method comprising:
having:
a first portion comprising:
a first enclosure having an open side and a closed side,
a first spindle motor mounted in the first enclosure, and
a plurality of first disk media rotatably mounted on the first spindle motor; and

a second portion comprising:
a second enclosure having an open side and a closed side,
a second spindle motor mounted in the second enclosure,
a plurality of second disk media rotatably mounted on the second spindle motor,
a first plurality of head sliders each housing a read-write transducer configured to read from and to write to a respective disk medium of the first disk media,
a first actuator configured for moving the first plurality of head sliders to access portions of the first disk media,
a second plurality of head sliders each housing a read-write transducer configured to read from and to write to a respective disk medium of the second disk media, and
a second actuator configured for moving the second plurality of head sliders to access portions of the second disk media;

positioning the open side of the first portion with the open side of the second portion, such that the first spindle motor and the second spindle motor are coaxial; and
coupling the first portion with the second portion.