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United States Patent | 6,091,569 |
Allsup ,   et al. | July 18, 2000 |
An apparatus is disclosed for reducing disc deflection in response to the application of a non-operational mechanical shock to a disc drive. The disc drive comprises discs rotatable about a disc axis and each having an outer diameter. A circumferentially extending snubber is provided proximate a substantial portion of the outer diameter of each of the discs. The snubber includes a shroud portion immediately proximate the outer diameter of each disc and snubber arms which extend from the shroud portion in a direction toward the disc axis. The snubber limits deflection of the outer diameter of each disc in response to the application of a nonoperational mechanical shock to the disc drive.
Inventors: | Allsup; David Scott (Oklahoma City, OK); Adams; Carl Fred (Yukon, OK); Stricklin; John Daniel (Oklahoma City, OK) |
Assignee: | Seagate Technology, Inc. (Scotts Valley, CA) |
Appl. No.: | 976437 |
Filed: | November 21, 1997 |
Intern'l Class: | G11B 033/14; G11B 017/00 |
Field of Search: | 360/97.01,97.02,98.01,104,105 |
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