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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2007
Applicant:
Gerhard Lammel, Tuebingen, DE;
Inventor:
Gerhard Lammel, Tuebingen, DE;
Assignee:
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 7/08 (2006.01); H01H 35/24 (2006.01); H01H 35/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and a device are described for preventing damage to a device as the result of a free fall. First a free fall of the device is identified, and a measure is then taken to protect the device from damage. The free fall is identified by detecting the ambient pressure. The device may have a hard disk in which the write/read head of the hard disk is parked and/or locked when the free fall is identified.