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US 2003/0169537 A1Published application
Armature vibration damper for an armature in a disc storage system
AssigneeSeagate Technology LLC
InventorsBrent Melvin Weichelt, Xu Zuo
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Abstract
An apparatus and a method for damping armature vibrations in a disc drive is provided. A vibration damper is attached along a side of an armature. The vibration damper reduces vibrations in the armature during operation of the disc drive.
Claims22
An E-Block assembly for use in a disc storage system comprising:
- an E-Block having at least an armature with a tip at one end of the armature and a base at the other end of the armature, the armature having a side which extends therebetween;
- and
- a vibration damper coupled to the side of the armature configured to reduce vibrations in the armature during operation of the disc storage system.
A method of damping vibration of an armature of a disc drive, comprising:
- obtaining a vibration damper;
- and
- joining the vibration damper to a side of the armature.
A disc drive comprising:
- an E-Block assembly comprising at least one armature and;
- and vibration damper means attached along a side of the armature for damping vibrations of the armature during operation of the disc drive.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.