Micro-actuator damping and humidity protection
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1. A micro-actuator compirising:
- a skeleton having structural openings therein for forming flexible beams, the skeleton also having a rotor portion and a stator portion, the flexible beams connecting the rotor portion to the stator portion; and
a damping material, the damping material positioned only on the skeleton.
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Abstract
A micro-actuator including a skeleton having flexible beams, a rotor portion, a stator portion, and a damping material. The flexible beams connect the rotor portion to the stator portion and the damping material is applied to the skeleton. The damping material provides a protective layer to the flexible beams of a micro-actuator. The damping material increases the damping characteristics of the micro actuator and limits the penetration of humidity into the skeleton of the micro actuator.
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23 Claims
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1. A micro-actuator compirising:
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a skeleton having structural openings therein for forming flexible beams, the skeleton also having a rotor portion and a stator portion, the flexible beams connecting the rotor portion to the stator portion; and
a damping material, the damping material positioned only on the skeleton. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A disc drive comprising:
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a micro actuator having a skeleton having flexible beams, a rotor portion, and a stator portion, the flexible beams connecting the rotor portion to the stator portion; and
a damping material, the damping material applied to only the flexible beam to limit the penetration of humidity into the flexible beam.
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17. A method for damping a micro-actuator comprising the steps of:
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providing a skeleton having a rotor portion and a stator portion, wherein a flexible beam connects the rotor and stator portions;
applying a dampening material only to the skeleton; and
using the skeleton in the micro-actuator. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A micro-actuator comprising:
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a skeleton having flexible beams, a rotor portion and a stator portion, the flexible beams connecting the rotor portion to the stator portion; and
means for dampening the mass spring frequency of the skeleton. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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