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US 2006/0232876 A1Published application
Thermal stress relieved overmolded mounting base
AssigneeSeagate Technology LLC
InventorsMo Xu, Pohlye Lim, WaiOnn Chee, Niroot Jierapipatanakul
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Abstract
A method of manufacturing and an overmolded mounting base. A plate is provided with mounting surfaces having a range of alignments including a nominal alignment. The plate is overmolded to form an overmolded plate. The overmolding changes the alignment of the mounting surfaces. The overmolded plate is maintained at a creep temperature for a time interval sufficient for creep to restore the alignment toward the nominal alignment.
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An overmolded mounting base, comprising:
- a plate having mounting surfaces that are alignable over a range of alignments by deflection of peripheral edges of the plate, the range of alignments including a nominal alignment;
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- an overmold engaging the peripheral edges of the plate, the overmold comprising a thermal stress relieved overmold such that the mounting surfaces are restored toward the nominal alignment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.