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Apparatus and method for dampening disk vibration in storage devices

US6961207B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 8, 2002
Grant dateNov 1, 2005
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Expiry dateDec 10, 2022

Classification

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

Abstract

Aerodynamic forces contribute to disk and actuator vibration leading to track positioning errors in storage devices such as hard disk drives. The invention provides a variety of dampening mechanisms and a method of dampening to alleviate these problems.

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