Shock protection skin bumper for a hard disk drive
US6704161B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 26, 1999 |
| Grant date | Mar 9, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 26, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B33/08
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A bumper that can be attached to an outer surface of a hard disk drive housing. The bumper may be constructed from a damping material that attenuates a shock load and dampens a resultant vibratory response of a shock event. The bumper may be snapped onto the disk drive housing without using external fasteners.
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