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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 2000
Filed:
Sep. 17, 1997
Albert Michael Lindrose, Boulder, CO (US);
Seagate Technology, Inc., Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Abstract
A disc clamping system which exhibits a dual spring rate. The first spring rate is relatively low, allowing the disc clamping system to compensate for variations in dimensional tolerance buildup in the components of the disc stack, and is exhibited by the disc clamping system during initial tightening of the screws used to mount the disc clamp. The second spring rate is relatively high to provide tolerance to mechanical shocks applied in the disc drive's Z-axis, and is exhibited by the disc clamping system when the screws mounting the disc clamp to the spindle motor hub are tightened to a point of contact between contact features on the disc clamp and spindle motor hub.