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US 12,542,162 B1Granted
Crash stop that includes silicone rubber for a data storage device, and related articles, systems, and methods
AssigneeSeagate Technology LLC
InventorsMichael Yi Zhao Yao, Lihong Zhang, Chee Yin Chan, Daniel R. Stevens
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Abstract
Data storage devices that include one or more crash stops that include cured, silicone rubber. Related articles (e.g., shock-absorbing member) that include cured, silicone rubber for crash stops and methods of making shock-absorbing members that include cured, silicone rubber.
Claims15
A data storage device comprising:
- a housing comprising:
- a base;
- and
- a cover mounted to the base;
- a head-stack assembly rotatably mounted to the base, wherein the head-stack assembly comprises one or more radially-extending arms rotatable about an axis;
- and
- at least one crash stop disposed within the housing, wherein at least a portion of the at least one crash stop comprises an outer region comprising at least one cured, silicone rubber, wherein the at least one cured, silicone rubber does not include non-oxygen heteroatoms and non-silicon heteroatoms, and wherein the at least one crash stop is positioned in the housing so that at least one of the one or more radially-extending arms contact at least a portion of the outer region of the at least one crash stop if the one or more radially-extending arms rotate to a pre-determined limit.
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A data storage device comprising:
- a housing comprising:
- a base;
- and
- a cover mounted to the base;
- a head-stack assembly rotatably mounted to the base, wherein the head-stack assembly comprises one or more radially-extending arms rotatable about an axis;
- and
- at least one crash stop disposed within the housing, wherein at least a portion of the at least one crash stop comprises an outer region comprising at least one cured, silicone rubber, wherein the at least one cured, silicone rubber does not include double covalent bonds, wherein the at least one cured, silicone rubber does not include triple covalent bonds, and wherein the at least one crash stop is positioned in the housing so that at least one of the one or more radially-extending arms contact at least a portion of the outer region of the at least one crash stop if the one or more radially-extending arms rotate to a pre-determined limit.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.