Patent ID: 6862176
Filing Date: 2005-03-01
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
1. A cover for use in a disk drive, the disk drive including the cover, a base, at least one disk mounted to a spindle motor for rotation within the disk drive, and a head stack assembly (HSA) including an actuator assembly pivotally coupled to the base of the disk drive to support at least one head for writing and reading data to and from the at least one disk, the cover for mounting to the base, the cover comprising: a first cover portion having an external side and an internal side; and a second cover portion having an external side and an internal side disposed within the first cover portion, the second cover portion being recessed relative to the first cover portion, the recessed second cover portion being located approximately adjacent to the at least one disk and being substantially coextensive with the at least one disk, the internal side of the recessed second cover portion facing the at least one disk and being closer to the at least one disk than the internal side of the first cover portion.