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Viscoelastic voice coil damper for disc drives

US6512658B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateMay 12, 2000
Grant dateJan 28, 2003
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Expiry dateMay 12, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B33/08
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A voice coil for a head positional assembly of a disc drive. The voice coil including a dampener which dampens vibrations occurring in the voice coil. The dampener includes a constraint material and a viscoelastic material.

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