Acoustic Damping Pad That Reduces Deflection of a Circuit Board
AssigneeMaxtor Corporation
InventorsEdward G. Acciardi, A. David Michael, Jonathan S. Haynes, Kimberly C. Mann, Michael D. Leis
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Abstract
A acoustic damping pad is provided. The acoustic damping pad includes a first surface and an opposing second surface that are defined by a periphery. A first set of perforations extend between the first surface and the second surface of the acoustic damping pad. Each adjacent perforation in the first set of perforations is uniformly spaced apart from each other across a first select surface area of the first surface and across a corresponding first select surface area of the opposing second surface to form a uniform pattern.
Claims20
An acoustic damping pad comprising:
- a first surface and an opposing second surface defined by a periphery;
- and
- a first set of perforations extending between the first surface and the second surface of the acoustic damping pad, wherein each adjacent perforation in the first set of perforations is uniformly spaced apart from each other across a first select surface area of the first surface and a corresponding first select surface area of the opposing second surface to form a uniform pattern.
A data storage system comprising:
- a housing including a base coupled to a top cover, wherein the housing has an external surface;
- a printed circuit board assembly coupled to the housing, the printed circuit board assembly including at least one area susceptible to deflection when coupled to the housing;
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- an acoustic dampening pad compressively positioned between the external surface of the housing and the printed circuit board assembly, the acoustic dampening pad including a first surface facing the external surface of the housing, a second surface facing the printed circuit board assembly and a plurality of perforations extending between the first surface and the second surface of the pad that are positioned on the acoustic dampening pad in a location that corresponds with the at least one area of deflection of the printed circuit board assembly.
An acoustic damping pad compressively positioned between an enclosure and a printed circuit board assembly of a data storage system, the acoustic dampening pad comprising:
- a first surface and an opposing second surface defined by a periphery;
- and
- a plurality of perforations extending between the first surface and the second surface of the pad that are positioned in a location that correspond with at least one area of deflection on the printed circuit board assembly, wherein each adjacent perforation is uniformly spaced apart from each other to form at least one uniform pattern.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.