Electricity: electrical systems and devices – Housing or mounting assemblies with diverse electrical... – For electronic systems and devices
Patent
1997-12-15
2000-12-26
Picard, Leo P.
Electricity: electrical systems and devices
Housing or mounting assemblies with diverse electrical...
For electronic systems and devices
361683, 361686, 361726, 361727, 3122231, 3122232, 248638, H05K 500, H05K 700
Patent
active
061669008
ABSTRACT:
A vibration dampening mechanism for operative arrangement with a data storage media drive canister, having: a cantilevered dampening spring secured to a surface of, or integral with, a side of a housing for the drive canister. The spring has a free end that can extend over an aperture through the housing side. The spring can comprise a bent portion, having an outer bend surface, between a secured end and the free encl. When installed in a canister support structure, this outer bend surface will contact an under surface of the structure causing the bent portion to at least partially flatten; the free end may deflect into the aperture. Also, a storage media drive vibration dampening system for operation with a media drive canister support structure having: a cantilevered dampening spring secured to, or integral with, a side of a drive canister housing. And, a method of dampening the vibration of a data storage media drive in operation comprising the steps of: providing a cantilevered dampening spring secured to a surface of, or integral with, a side of a drive canister housing containing the media drive, the side has an aperture through it over which a free end of the spring can extend; and contacting an outer bend surface of a bent portion of the spring with an under surface of a canister support structure to cause the bent portion to at least partially flatten.
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Flynn Timothy M.
Harvey Robert T.
Bui Tung Minh
LSI Logic Corporation
Picard Leo P.
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