Bearing limiter structures in optical image stabilization suspensions
AssigneeHutchinson Technology Incorporated
InventorsMark A. Miller, Richard R. Jenneke, Donald M. Anderson, Erich W. Bierbrauer
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Abstract
A suspension assembly is described. A suspension assembly including a support member; a moving member; one or more bearings; and one or more bearing limiters. The one or more bearings between the support member and the moving member to space the support member and moving member by a bearing distance about the z axis. And, the one or more bearing limiters between the first and second members to limit movement of the support member and moving member about the z axis to a gap distance that is less than the bearing distance.
Claims19
A suspension assembly, comprising:
- a support member;
- a moving member;
- one or more bearings between the support member and the moving member to space the support member and moving member by a bearing distance about the z axis;
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- one or more bearing limiters between the first and second members to limit movement of the support member and moving member about the z axis to a gap distance that is less than the bearing distance.
A first member of a suspension assembly comprising:
- one or more bearings having a height, the one or more bearings configured to define a bearing distance between a second member of the suspension assembly;
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- one or more bearing limiters attached to the first member, the one or more bearing limiters configured to minimize an amount of bearing compression of the one or more bearings.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.