Patent ID: 7821735
Filing Date: 2010-10-26
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
1. In a disk drive, a housing including a base assembly that is configured for receiving a cover, said base assembly comprising: a base housing serving to define a housing interior in cooperation with said cover for receiving a plurality of components therein as part of said disk drive, the base housing further including a surface defining a plane, the surface configured to support at least one of the plurality of components, wherein said base housing includes a peripheral edge configuration; and a molding which surrounds and sealingly engages the base housing such that the molding defines a peripheral sealing surface for use in sealing the cover to the base assembly; wherein the base housing defines a peripheral sidewall which at least generally delimits the surface of the base housing and said peripheral sidewall includes a first, upstanding portion that extends transversely from the surface of the base housing to a peripheral flange that extends transversely and outwardly from said first, upstanding portion to said peripheral edge configuration; and wherein the peripheral edge configuration is encapsulated in the molding.