Foam systems for protecting disk drives from mechanical disturbances
US6567266B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 16, 2001 |
| Grant date | May 20, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 4, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B33/08
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A disk drive array can be protected from mechanical disturbances by foam positioned between a disk drive/mounting cage assembly and an enclosure system. In some of the more preferred embodiments of this invention the individual disk drives will be rigidly mounted to their mounting cage.
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