Method and apparatus for forming a hard disk drive base plate with an extended height

摘要

A method for forming a hard disk drive base plate with an extended height is described. The method may include forming an initial hard disk drive base plate, forming a filler shim, and forming a shroud. The method may also include joining the initial hard disk drive base plate, the filler shim, and the shroud to extend a height of walls of the formed initial hard disk drive base plate, and to form the hard disk drive base plate with the extended height.

主权项

1. A method for forming a hard disk drive base plate with an extended height, comprising:
forming an initial hard disk drive base plate from a blank cut from an extruded sheet, the initial hard disk drive base plate having walls of an initial height that extend vertically around a perimeter of the initial had disk drive plate; forming a filler shim; forming a shroud, wherein the formed shroud is hollow with a top and a bottom of the formed shroud being open and the formed shroud having a cross-sectional shape that corresponds to a shape of a marrying surface of the initial hard disk drive base plate; and joining the initial hard disk drive base plate, the filler shim, and the shroud to extend the initial height of the walls of the formed initial hard disk drive base plate and to form the hard disk drive base plate with the extended height.