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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2012
Filed:
May. 12, 2003
Hans Leuthold, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Susan Immisch, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Saul Ceballos, Watsonville, CA (US);
Michael Tiller, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Hans Leuthold, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Susan Immisch, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Saul Ceballos, Watsonville, CA (US);
Michael Tiller, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Seagate Technology LLC, Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
Thus, if a shock or other disturbance to a disc stack spindle bearing assembly occurs that tilts the bearing assembly, the resulting motion is both a tilting, and a motion which is axial. If a shock axially moves the hub assembly, only an axial motion occurs. Thus the system has a non-linear behavior. Pursuant to this invention, when a tilting disturbance occurs, and some of it is dissipated in a net axial movement at a different frequency, energy is subtracted out of the system with motion that is not linearly related to the disturbance was that created it.