Method of imbalance correction using a grooved disk clamp
US8780491B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 8, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jul 15, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 8, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B19/20
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A disk clamp that can engage a disk hub to couple a disk media to a disk hub, the disk clamp having a body portion, and a groove formed in a surface of the body portion and extending at least in a circumferential direction substantially parallel to at least a portion of the circumference of the disk clamp; and a balance weight installed in the groove formed in the surface of the disk clamp, the balance weight having a quantity of material applied in the groove. A disk drive assembly using the disk hub and a method of correcting a drive imbalance using the disk hub.
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