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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2009
Cheng Ping Tan, Fremont, CA (US);
Con Phan, Milpitas, CA (US);
Steven Lee Owen, San Jose, CA (US);
Michael D. Hillman, Los Altos, CA (US);
Cheng Ping Tan, Fremont, CA (US);
Con Phan, Milpitas, CA (US);
Steven Lee Owen, San Jose, CA (US);
Michael D. Hillman, Los Altos, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A portable computing device having an outer housing, and internal hard disk drive and a shock damping mounting assembly is disclosed. Multiple outer dimensions of the portable computing device can be less than the width of the hard drive due to a diagonal arrangement of the hard drive within the overall device. The hard drive can comply with a standardized form factor, such as a 3.5 inch form factor. A mounting assembly located within the outer housing and coupled to the hard drive can include one or more components adapted to damp a mechanical shock to the hard drive, which components can be mounted to corners and/or edges of the hard drive. Mounting assembly components can includes a first stage spring comprising a finger geometry that provides initial damping of the mechanical shock and a second stage spring comprising an elastic block that provides final damping of the mechanical shock.