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Hard disk drive housing having isolated post to improve mechanical shock resistance

US7330333B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 16, 2004
Grant dateFeb 12, 2008
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Expiry dateAug 27, 2025

Classification

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

Abstract

A hard disk drive with a post that extends from a base of a base plate. The base has a slot adjacent to the post. The slot attenuates a shock wave that propagates through the base plate of the drive.

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