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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
Jonathan M. Garbarino, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Western Digital Technologies, Inc., Lake Forest, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 3/308 ; G11B 1/702 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 3/308 ; G11B 1/702 ;
Abstract
A spindle motor for a disk drive is disclosed having a carrier assembly supported on a mounting structure by an elastomeric damper for damping and isolating mechanical vibration and noise generated by the spindle motor. The carrier assembly includes a carrier on which is supported the remaining components of the spindle motor such as the hub, bearings, rotor and stator.