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US 6,714,405 B2Granted
Vibration damping apparatus for damping external vibrations
AssigneeSony Computer Entertainment Inc.
InventorKeiji Jitsukawa
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Abstract
A vibration damping apparatus is provided with a main body, an elastic deformation section provided on the main body, and a projection which is made to follow the actions of the elastic deformation section and deform in every direction. The elastic deformation section acts as a damper to enable the vibration damping apparatus to dampen external vibrations transferred to the projection. For that reason, in recording/reproducing apparatus and other electronic apparatus on which the vibration damping apparatus is installed, it is possible to realize a reduction in the time needed to write to and read from a recording medium.
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A vibration damping apparatus, comprising:
- a main body extending in an axial direction between one end adapted for connection to an object and another end;
- a projection provided on the other end of the main body;
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- an elastic deformation section provided on the main body between the one end and the projection, the elastic deformation section extending in a plane substantially perpendicular to the axial direction, whereby the projection is movable in response to actions of the elastic deformation section.
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A vibration damping apparatus comprising:
- a main body having one end adapted for connection to an object and another end;
- a projection provided on the other end of the main body;
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- an elastic deformation section provided on the main body between the one end and the projection such that the projection is movable in response to actions of the elastic deformation section, the elastic deformation section having a small thickness relative to the thickness of the main body.
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A vibration damping apparatus comprising:
- a main body having one end adapted for connection to an object and another end;
- a projection provided on the other end of the main body, the projection having a spherical shape;
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- an elastic deformation section provided on the main body between the one end and the projection such that the projection is movable in response to actions of the elastic deformation section.
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A vibration damping apparatus comprising:
- a main body having one end adapted for connection to an object and another end;
- a projection provided on the other end of the main body, the projection having a truncated obelisk shape;
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- an elastic deformation section provided on the main body between the one end and the projection such that the projection is movable in response to actions of the elastic deformation section.
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An electronic apparatus, comprising:
- a housing;
- electronic components assembled within the housing;
- a vibration damping apparatus including a main body extending in an axial direction between one end connected to the housing and another end;
- a projection provided on the other end of the main body and adapted to contact a support surface for supporting the electronic apparatus;
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- an elastic deformation section provided on the main body between the one end and the projection, the elastic deformation section extending in a plane substantially perpendicular to the axial direction, whereby the projection is movable in response to actions of the elastic deformation section.
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An electronic apparatus comprising:
- a housing;
- electronic components assembled within the housing;
- a vibration damping apparatus including a main body having one end connected to the housing and another end;
- a projection provided on the other end of the main body and adapted to contact a support surface for supporting the electronic apparatus, the projection having a spherical shape;
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- an elastic deformation section provided on the main body between the one end and the projection such that the projection is movable in response to actions of the elastic deformation section.
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An electronic apparatus comprising:
- a housing;
- electronic components assembled within the housing;
- a vibration damping apparatus including a main body having one end connected to the housing and another end;
- a projection provided on the other end of the main body and adapted to contact a support surface for supporting the electronic apparatus, the projection having a truncated obelisk shape;
- and
- an elastic deformation section provided on the main body between the one end and the projection such that the projection is movable in response to actions of the elastic deformation section.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a housing;
- a vibration damping apparatus including a main body extending in an axial direction between one end connected to the housing and another end;
- a projection provided on the other end of the main body and adapted to contact a support surface for supporting the apparatus;
- and
- an elastic deformation section provided on the main body between the one end and the projection, the elastic deformation section extending in a plane substantially perpendicular to the axial direction, whereby the projection is movable in response to actions of the elastic deformation section.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a housing;
- a vibration damping apparatus including a main body having one end connected to the housing and another end;
- a projection provided on the other end of the main body and adapted to contact a support surface for supporting the apparatus;
- an elastic deformation section provided on the main body between the one end and the projection such that the projection is movable in response to actions of the elastic deformation section;
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- a cavity extending from the one end of the vibration damping apparatus into the main body thereof such that respective walls are formed at the main body and at the elastic deformation section, wherein the walls at the elastic deformation section are thinner than the walls of the main body.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.