Patent ID: 7484291
Filing Date: 2009-02-03
Classification: G11B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of manufacturing a disk drive for use with a host electronic unit (HEU), the HEU including a printed circuit board having a disk drive socket and disk drive circuitry in electrical communication with the disk drive socket, the method comprising: providing a lead frame, the lead frame being a single component having material continuity rather than an assembly of subcomponents; forming a plurality of leads in the lead frame by removing material of the lead frame; attaching the lead frame to a housing body, the housing body defining a housing periphery sized and configured to be engaged within the disk drive socket, the plurality of leads extending to the housing periphery for electrically communicating with the disk drive circuitry with the housing body being internally engaged within the disk drive socket; attaching a disk drive electrical component to the housing body within the housing periphery; and electrically connecting the disk drive electrical component to at least one of the plurality of leads, the leads allowing the disk drive circuitry to control the disk drive electrical component; wherein the disk drive circuitry is located on the printed circuit board of the HEU rather than within the housing periphery; wherein the attaching of the lead frame to the housing body includes stamping the lead frame and the housing body.