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Resonant channel for head-to-disc contact vibrations

US7760457B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateMar 4, 2009
Grant dateJul 20, 2010
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Expiry dateMar 17, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B5/6005
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A channel senses head-to-disc contact vibrations in a vibrational noise spectrum produced in a mass storage device. The channel includes a suspension system with a suspension modal resonance. The channel includes a vibration sensor that senses head-to-disc contact vibrations through the suspension system. The vibration sensor has a sensor modal resonance that overlaps the suspension modal resonance.

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