Shock protection for disk drive embedded in an enclosure
US7471509B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 30, 2005 |
| Grant date | Dec 30, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 17, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B33/08
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A shock absorbing device for protecting a hard disk drive housing found primarily in portable electronic devices. The shock absorbers include protuberances that emanate from the body of the shock absorber and that extend through apertures provided in the enclosure. Thus, the physical shock is taken up by the body of the shock absorber as well as the protuberances, which increase the compression height of the shock absorber and increase the shock damping characteristics of the shock absorber. This permits decreasing the size of the enclosure, which is often desirable to consumers.
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