Patent ID: 7813119
Filing Date: 2010-10-12
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
1. A system for reducing coupled hard disk drive (HDD) vibration, comprising: a first, second, third, and fourth HDD, a first coupling mechanism configured to couple the first HDD and the second HDD in a non-parallel configuration, a second coupling mechanism configured to couple the third HDD and the fourth HDD in a non-parallel configuration, wherein the third HDD is parallel to the first HDD and the fourth HDD is parallel to the second HDD, and wherein the first HDD, the second HDD, the third HDD, and the fourth HDD are placed in an orthogonal array configuration; wherein the non-parallel configuration reduces rotational vibration transmitted between the hard disk drives (HDDs); and wherein the non-parallel configuration includes airflow gaps between coupled pairs of HDDs.