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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 18, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2015
Saint-gobain Performance Plastics Rencol Limited, Coventry, GB;
Benjamin Nias, Bristol, GB;
Andrew R. Slayne, Bristol, GB;
Simon A. Hughes, Bristol, GB;
Robert Winter, Longmont, CO (US);
SAINT-GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICS RENCOL LIMITED, Coventry, GB;
Abstract
A tolerance ring can be disposed between an inner component and an outer component, the inner and outer components defining stepped sidewalls. In an embodiment, a preassembly can include an outer component defining a bore having a stepped inner sidewall, an inner component having a stepped outer sidewall, and a tolerance ring adapted to be disposed between the inner component and the bore. In an embodiment, an assembly can include an outer component defining a bore having a stepped inner sidewall, an inner component having a stepped outer sidewall, and a tolerance ring disposed between the inner component and the bore. In an embodiment, a hard disk drive preassembly can include an actuator arm defining a bore having a stepped inner sidewall, a pivot having a stepped outer sidewall, and a tolerance ring adapted to be disposed between the pivot and the bore.