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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mark Allen Schwandt, Mead, CO (US);
Howard Sohm, Longmont, CO (US);
Kimber Lee Skidmore, Loveland, CO (US);
Assignee:
Seagate Technology LLC, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 1/702 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 1/702 ;
Abstract
A disc tolerance ring for centering a disc clamp on a spindle hub. The disc tolerance ring has a first surface and a second surface. The first surface is located between an inner edge of the disc clamp and an outer surface of the spindle hub. In specific embodiments, the disc tolerance ring has a first circumferential section and a second circumferential section and the first circumferential section is a continuous band and the second circumferential section includes alternating notches and members depending from the first circumferential section.