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US 9,318,930 B2Granted
Component configured to stiffen an electric motor assembly
AssigneeSeagate Technology LLC
InventorsTimothy E. Langlais, Matthew M. McConnell, Paco G. Flores
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Abstract
An apparatus includes a first component and a second component. The second component is located at a first position. The second component includes a first connection to the first component. The first position and the first connection are configured to stiffen an electric motor assembly.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- an electric motor;
- a bottom drive portion and a top drive portion, wherein one or more of the bottom drive portion or the top drive portion is connected to the electric motor;
- a first component connected to the bottom drive portion at a first location and connected to the top drive portion at a second location;
- a first connection of the first component at the first location configured to substantially stiffen the electric motor with respect to at least one of the bottom drive portion or the top drive portion;
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- a second connection of the first component at the second location configured to substantially stiffen the electric motor with respect to at least one of the bottom drive portion or the top drive portion.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a first component that is separate from a base component and a cover component;
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- a second component selected from a group consisting of the base component and the cover component, wherein the second component is located at a first position and includes a first connection to the first component, wherein the first component connected to the second component at the first position via the first connection is configured to stiffen an electric motor assembly.
An apparatus comprising:
- a base component;
- a cover component coupled to the base component;
- an electric motor assembly, wherein a first portion of electric motor assembly is configured to rotate with respect to the base component;
- and
- a means for damping vibration of the apparatus, wherein the means for damping vibration of the apparatus is directly connected to the base component and the cover component.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.