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US 2022/0206458 A1Published application
Adaptive manufacturing systems, methods, and devices
AssigneeSeagate Technology LLC
InventorsRiyan Alex Mendonsa, Brett R. Herdendorf, Anil J. Reddy, Iraj Jabbari
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Abstract
A hard disk drive including a base deck with a base member and side walls extending from the base member. The side walls include a non-metallic material and include a structure made from the non-metallic material. The structure is arranged to dampen vibration. The side walls can be formed using an additive manufacturing process.
Claims20
A hard disk drive comprising:
- a base deck including a base member and side walls extending from the base member;
- wherein the side walls comprise a non-metallic material,
- wherein the side walls include a structure with the non-metallic material, and
- wherein the structure is arranged to dampen vibration.
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A method for manufacturing a base deck for a hard disk drive, the base deck including a base member and side walls extending from the base member, the method comprising:
- forming, using an additive manufacturing process, the base member and the side walls of the base deck of a non-metallic material;
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- forming, as part of the base member or the sidewalls, a structure arranged for dampening vibration, the structure comprising the non-metallic material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.