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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2011
Shawn E. Casey, San Jose, CA (US);
Jifang Tian, Fremont, CA (US);
Tegan Campbell, Dana Point, CA (US);
Hongqi LI, Redwood City, CA (US);
William Flynn, San Jose, CA (US);
Shawn E. Casey, San Jose, CA (US);
Jifang Tian, Fremont, CA (US);
Tegan Campbell, Dana Point, CA (US);
Hongqi Li, Redwood City, CA (US);
William Flynn, San Jose, CA (US);
Western Digital Technologies, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
A novel information storage device is disclosed and claimed. The information storage device includes a device housing with a generally rectangular bay to accommodate a disk drive. The generally rectangular bay includes a base portion and a plurality of side portions. The information storage device further includes a damping insert sheet disposed between the disk drive and the base portion. The damping insert sheet has a plurality of elastomeric cushions, for example with a cushion thickness in the range 0.5 mm to 10 mm, and a spanning sheet, for example having a sheet thickness in the range 0.02 mm to 0.35 mm. Each of the plurality of elastomeric cushions is attached to the spanning sheet. Each of the plurality of elastomeric cushions contacts and is compressed between the generally rectangular bay and the disk drive.