Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
360970190 | Vibration or resonance suppression | 21 |
20120113546 | MOTOR UNIT AND DISK DRIVE APPARATUS - A motor unit for use in a disk drive apparatus includes a motor portion, a housing member including a through hole defined therein, and a circuit board. The motor portion includes a rotating portion, a base portion, and a stator fixed to the base portion. The circuit board is arranged to extend from an outside of the motor portion to an inside of the stator through a gap defined between the stator and the base portion. The circuit board includes a connection portion arranged radially inward of the stator. A plurality of lead wires of the stator is connected to the connection portion. | 05-10-2012 |
20120236435 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - An information processing apparatus includes: a hard disk drive unit including a hard disk drive configured to read various data from and write various data in a magnetic disk incorporated therein; a housing of an apparatus main body configured to hold the hard disk drive on a substrate to be freely attached and detached; and a hard-disk-drive holding member provided in the hard disk drive unit, configured to include a first anti-vibration member having vibration damping properties disposed on a predetermined surface parallel to a disk width direction of the magnetic disk and fix and hold the hard disk drive in a state in which the first anti-vibration member is sandwiched between the hard disk drive and the predetermined surface, and formed of a metal member. | 09-20-2012 |
20120236436 | MOUNTING STRUCTURE FOR COMPONENT OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A portable electronic device having an outer housing, a component, and a shock-absorption assembly is disclosed. A shock-absorption assembly located within the outer housing and coupled to the component can include one or more elements adapted to dampen a mechanical shock to the component. The shock-absorption assembly elements can be mounted to corners and/or edges of the component. Shock-absorption assembly elements can include a first portion comprising protrusions that provide initial damping of the mechanical shock and a second portion comprising an elastic block that provides final damping of the mechanical shock. | 09-20-2012 |
20120281312 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR HARD DRIVE SHOCK EVENT DETECTION - A method and system for sensing the current applied to the motor of a data storage device and determining whether a shock event has occurred by processing the sensed current levels. | 11-08-2012 |
20130033784 | PERIODIC ROTATIONAL VIBRATION CHECK FOR STORAGE DEVICES TO COMPENSATE FOR VARYING LOADS - A periodic rotational vibration check for storage devices to compensate for varying loads is disclosed. A variable representing rotational vibration status is maintained in a rotational vibration log. The variable is processed to determine whether a storage device exhibits a rotational vibration issue. Workload analysis is performed to identify a change to the workloads run on physically separate hardware to resolve the rotational vibration issue and thus eliminate the need for more expensive hardware. | 02-07-2013 |
20130114162 | HARD DISK DRIVE SYSTEM WITH OFF TRACK DETECTION MECHANISM AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF - A method of manufacture of a hard disk drive system includes: providing a base circuit board having a shock sensor and vibration sensors thereon; electrically connecting translational shock detect circuitry directly to the shock sensor for transmission of a translational shock signal; electrically connecting rapid off track shock detection circuitry to the vibration sensors for transmission of a rotation based shock signal; and electrically connecting shock aggregation circuitry to the translational shock signal and the rotation based shock signal for transmission of a composite shock indicator. | 05-09-2013 |
20130141817 | STORAGE DEVICE - In a storage device provided with a plurality of recording devices, the vibrations which propagate to the recording devices through a board can be reduced with a small number of parts. A storage device equipped with a plurality of recording devices having: a canister equipped with the recording device; a board equipped with a circuit that transmits a signal to the recording device or processes a signal; a chassis equipped with the board and the canister; a plate-like piezoelectric element attached to part of the board; a vibration detection sensor attached to part of the board; and a control unit that controls a drive signal given to the piezoelectric element in accordance with a sensor output of the vibration detection sensor is proposed. | 06-06-2013 |
20130155546 | DAMPER FOR DISK DRIVE - A disk drive including a disk having a bottom surface and a base having a first surface lying along a first plane and a second surface lying along a second plane positioned substantially parallel to the first plane. The second surface is spaced apart from the first surface and is beneath at least a portion of the bottom surface of the disk. A damper of the disk drive is located on the second surface adjacent the first surface and is configured to contact a portion of the bottom surface of the disk when the disk is deflected toward the first surface. | 06-20-2013 |
20130170073 | ANTI-SHOCK METHOD FOR HEAD STACK ASSEMBLY - The present invention directs an anti-shock method for head stack assembly which carries a slider for flying on a disk for operation, and the anti-shock method includes: inputting a constant current to a head disk interface sensor which is deposited in the slider; obtaining a changing voltage of the head disk interface sensor, which is changed with the temperature of the head disk interface sensor as the slider is shocked; outputting the changing voltage to a controller with a threshold set therein; if the changing voltage is bigger than the threshold for a specified number of times, the controller is triggered to control the head stack assembly to stop operating and load on a ramp beside the disk; while if the changing voltage is small than the threshold for said specified number of times, the controller is not be triggered and the head stack assembly still operates. | 07-04-2013 |
20130222946 | DISK DRIVE DEVICE HAVING A VIBRATION-REDUCING ELEMENT - In a disk drive device, a magnetic recording disk is to be mounted on a hub. A base plate rotatably supports the hub through a bearing unit. A projecting portion is formed on the upper surface of the base plate having a cylindrical side surface centered along the rotational axis of the motor. A laminated core is formed by laminating magnetic steel sheets and has a ring portion and a plurality of teeth radially extending from the ring portion. The disk drive device has a tubular vibration-deadening ring. The outer surface of the vibration-deadening ring is press-fitted into the ring portion at least at a position, along the motor's rotational axis, closer to the upper surface than to the lower surface of the laminated core; and the inner surface of the vibration-deadening ring is fixed to the side surface of the projecting portion. | 08-29-2013 |
20130279043 | ROTATING DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A rotating device includes a shaft body that includes a lower rod and an upper rod formed with a retainer hole encircling a part of the lower rod and fixing the lower rod, a bearing body including a shaft encircling member that encircles the shaft body, and freely rotatable relative to the shaft body, a radial dynamic pressure generating groove which is provided in either one of the shaft body and the bearing body and which generates dynamic pressure in a radial direction, a thrust dynamic pressure generating groove which is provided in either one of the shaft body and the bearing body and which generates dynamic pressure in a thrust direction, and a lubrication medium present in a gap between the shaft body and the bearing body. | 10-24-2013 |
20130342932 | DISK DRIVE DEVICE - A disk drive device comprises a rotor on which a recording disk is to be mounted and a fixed body rotatably supporting the rotor through a bearing unit. The rotor includes a projecting portion configured to fit into a central hole of the recording disk, a clamper configured to be fixed to the projecting portion, and a seating portion provided radially outward of the projecting portion. The projecting portion and the seating portion are configured such that the seating portion moves with respect to the projecting portion by fixing the clamper to the projecting portion with the recording disk being in between the clamper and the seating portion. | 12-26-2013 |
20130342933 | DISK DRIVING APPARATUS HAVING IMPROVED QUALITY - A disk driving apparatus includes a base member, a hub member, and a fluid bearing unit. The base member has a head movement region on which a head unit is to be mounted such that a head portion of the head unit can be moved along the radial direction of a recording face in a reciprocating manner while facing the recording face of a recording disk to be mounted on the hub member, and a recessed housing portion housing the fluid bearing unit such that it surrounds at least a part of a rotor unit supported by the fluid bearing unit. Furthermore, the base member has an inhibiting wall at a boundary between the head movement region and the recessed housing portion so as to prevent a lubricant fluid from migrating toward the recording disk side. | 12-26-2013 |
20140063652 | System and Method for Automatic Calibration of Notch Filter of Hard Disk Drive - An apparatus for use with a hard disk drive, comprising: a selectable notch filter with a selectable notch frequency; a shock sensor of the hard disk drive, coupled to the selectable notch filter, the shock sensor having at least one resonance frequency; a flip flop coupled to an output of the notch filter and an output of the shock sensor; a calibration logic coupled to an output of the flip flop, wherein an output of the calibration logic is coupled to a selection input of the selectable notch filter. | 03-06-2014 |
20140104725 | ROTATIONAL AND LINEAR VIBRATION SENSING - In accordance with certain embodiments, a method is provided for sensing linear vibration and rotational vibration. The method includes generating a combined linear vibration and rotational vibration signal. The combined linear vibration and rotational vibration signal may then be processed with an adaptive filter. | 04-17-2014 |
20140146416 | ROTATING DEVICE - A rotating device includes a rotor including a hub to receive a recording disk, and a fixed body including a base that fixedly supports a bearing unit to rotatably support the rotor. The fixed body includes a core having a cylindrical part and salient poles extending in a radial direction, a ring-shaped member having a core holding part that has the core fixed to an outer peripheral surface thereof, a sloping part extending in a direction inclined with respect to a rotational axis of the rotor from a side of the core holding part farther away from the hub, and a support part extending from a side of the sloping part farther away from the hub. | 05-29-2014 |
20150131181 | FLUID DYNAMIC BEARING UNIT AND DISK DRIVE DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - A first sleeve rotatably extends around a shaft. First and second flanges are fixed to the shaft. A second sleeve extending around the first sleeve is fixed thereto. A first annular member fixed to the second sleeve surrounds the first flange. A second annular member fixed to the second flange surrounds a portion of the second sleeve. A first capillary seal includes a clearance between the first flange and the first annular member. A second capillary seal includes a clearance between the second annular member and the second sleeve. Lubricant is provided in the clearances in the first and second capillary seals. The second annular member and the second sleeve are designed so that the lubricant in the clearance in the second capillary seal can be viewed from a point in a radial position which is outward of the second sleeve as seen in an axial direction. | 05-14-2015 |
20150332728 | Hard Disk Drive Base Having Vibration Propagation Mitigation Feature - A hard disk drive (HDD) enclosure base is described, in which a mechanical feature is implemented that mitigates the propagation of vibration through the base. For example, an HDD base as described can mitigate the propagation of vibration to the head suspension and thereby eliminate read-back signal losses resulting from such vibration, such as in response to an op-shock event. | 11-19-2015 |
20150364155 | DAMPERS FOR ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY OF HARD DISK DRIVE - An actuator assembly for a magnetic storage device includes a top surface and a bottom surface that opposes the top surface. The actuator assembly also includes a first constraining layer that is secured to the top surface by a first adhesive layer. The first adhesive layer is positioned between the top surface and the first constraining layer. Additionally, the actuator assembly includes a second constraining layer that is secured to the bottom surface by a second adhesive layer. The second adhesive layer is positioned between the bottom surface and the second constraining layer. At least one of (i) the first constraining layer is configured differently than the second constraining layer; and (ii) the first adhesive layer is configured differently than the second adhesive layer. | 12-17-2015 |
20150380059 | HANGING CARRIER FOR HDD - A vibration isolating hard disk drive carrier for isolating the transfer of vibration from one hard disk drive to another comprising a carrier body and one or more isolation hangers is disclosed. The carrier has a first surface configured to couple to inherent features of a first external surface of a hard disk drive, and a second surface configured to couple to inherent features of a second external surface hard disk drive. One or more isolation hangers configured to support the hard disk drive in a vertical orientation are coupled to the carrier body. | 12-31-2015 |
20160055870 | DYNAMIC VIBRATION ABSORBER, FLEXURE, AND HEAD SUPPORT MECHANISM - A dynamic vibration absorber includes an arm section that includes an elastic unit; and a weight section that is connected to the arm section and includes a mass unit. The arm section and the weight section each include a plurality of stacked single-layer materials having different degrees of elasticity and specific gravities, and at least one of the single-layer materials of the arm section and at least one of the single-layer materials of the weight section are shared in common. | 02-25-2016 |