Vibration dampening structure for disk drive
AssigneesHONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
InventorsYun-Lung Chen, Pei-Bin Luo, Bao Shen
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Abstract
A vibration dampening structure for a disk drive includes a bracket for receiving the disk drive and an elastic peg for dampening vibration of the disk drive. The bracket includes a pair of side panels for receiving the disk drive therebetween. An elastic clamp is formed on each side panel. A hole is defined in the clamp. The elastic peg includes a flexible head portion abutting the disk drive, and a handle portion extending into the hole. The head portion is configured for buffering the disk drive in an inner side of the bracket. The handle portion is capable of being pulled to move the head portion and the clamp away from the disk drive for disengaging the elastic peg from the disk drive.
Claims19
A vibration dampening structure for a disk drive, the vibration dampening structure comprising:
- a bracket to receive the disk drive, the bracket comprising a pair of side panels to receive the disk drive therebetween, an elastic clamp being formed on each side panel, a hole defined in the clamp;
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- an elastic peg to dampen vibration of the disk drive, the elastic peg comprising a flexible head portion abutting the disk drive, and a handle portion extending into the hole, the head portion buffering the disk drive in an inner side of the bracket, and the handle portion being capable of being pulled to move the head portion and the clamp away from the disk drive to disengage the elastic peg from the disk drive.
A vibration dampening structure for holding a disk drive, two recesses are defined in opposite sides of the disk drive, the vibration dampening structure comprising:
- a bracket to receive the disk drive, the bracket comprising a bottom panel and a pair of side panels to receive the disk drive therebetween, an elastic clamp formed on each side panel;
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- a flexible member to dampen vibration of the disk drive in the bracket, the flexible member being attached to the clamp, the flexible member comprising a head portion capable of executing a resilient force to the disk drive to dampen vibration at a first direction of the extension of the flexible member;
- wherein when the disk drive is vibrating in the bracket, the flexible member provides resilient forces to the disk drive, the vibration is dampened by an engagement of the recess and the head portion at a third direction substantially perpendicular to the bottom panel of the bracket, and a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction;
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- an elastic peg to dampen vibration of the disk drive, the elastic peg comprising a flexible head portion abutting the disk drive, and a handle portion extending into the hole, the head portion buffering the disk drive in an inner side of the bracket, and the handle portion being capable of being pulled to move the head portion and the clamp away from the disk drive to disengage the elastic peg from the disk drive.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.