Patent ID: 7518859

Claim:
A rectangular box-like metal case with a hard-disk drive (hereinafter “HDD” case) wherein said hard-disk-drive case comprises: a rectangular box-like case body having a bottom and an open top, comprising, a heat sink at the center of the inner surface of the bottom, being mounted via an adhesive synthetic-resin mat, and sound-absorbing materials on the inner surfaces of the case's walls so as to surround said heat sink; a cover that fits the open top of said case body, comprising, a heat sink at the center of the inner surface of said cover being mounted via an adhesive synthetic-resin mat, and sound-absorbing materials that surround said heat sink of said cover; a relay board on the inside of the front wall of said case body, comprising, an internal connector that fits an interface connector on the housed HDD, a relay-board external connector that is exposed at an open top of the front of said case body and that faces the outside, and that is positioned such that the top surface of said connector will not protrude beyond the outside surface of the cover when said cover is closed, and wiring pattern that connects said external connector with said internal connector; and a waterproof seal that is applied along the entirety of the mating surface between said cover and the open top of the case body, and between said cover and the upper opening of said external connector.