Head arm damping device for disc drive actuators
US4843503A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 17, 1987 |
| Grant date | Jun 27, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 17, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B5/5582
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In an information storage system having a plurality of data storage medias which may be read and/or written onto by multiple read/write heads carried by a plurality of aligned head arms, a damping device is provided for reducing vibrations within the head arms. The damping device is formed of a compressible viscoelastic material having a relatively high loss factor.
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