Apparatus and method for damping disk drive vibration
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1. A disk drive mounting configuration comprising:
- a cage including opposing walls defining opposing card slots;
a card having a front end opposite a back end, the card also including opposite side edge portions extending between the front and back ends, the side edge portions being secured within the opposing card slots of the cage;
a disk drive mounted on the card;
at least one clip mounted on each opposite side edge portion of the card, the clips being compressed within the card slots of the cage; and
elastomeric layers positioned between the clips and the card, wherein the elastomeric layers cooperate with the clips to damp vibration transferred between the card and the cage.
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a disk drive assembly including a printed circuit board having a front end opposite a back end, and opposite side edge portions extending between the front and back ends. A disk drive is electrically and mechanically connected to printed circuit board. Clips for damping vibration are mounted on each opposite side edge portion of the printed circuit board. Damping is also achieved via elastomeric layers positioned between the clips and the printed circuit board.
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1. A disk drive mounting configuration comprising:
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a cage including opposing walls defining opposing card slots; a card having a front end opposite a back end, the card also including opposite side edge portions extending between the front and back ends, the side edge portions being secured within the opposing card slots of the cage; a disk drive mounted on the card; at least one clip mounted on each opposite side edge portion of the card, the clips being compressed within the card slots of the cage; and elastomeric layers positioned between the clips and the card, wherein the elastomeric layers cooperate with the clips to damp vibration transferred between the card and the cage. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A disk drive assembly comprising:
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a printed circuit board having a front end opposite a back end, the printed circuit board also including opposite side edge portions extending between the front and back ends; a disk drive electrically and mechanically connected to the printed circuit board; at least one clip mounted on each opposite side edge portion of the printed circuit board; and elastomeric layers positioned between the clips and the printed circuit board. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for damping vibration in a disk drive system, the disk drive system including a cage defining opposing card slots, the disk drive system also including a disk drive mounted on a card adapted to be inserted in the card slots of the cage, the method comprising the steps of:
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placing layers of elastomeric non-hardening adhesive on the card adjacent opposite side edge portions of the card; securing clips to the opposite side edge portions of the card via the non-hardening adhesive, the non-hardening adhesive being positioned between the clips and the card; and inserting the opposite side edge portions of the card within the card slots of the cage such that the clips and non-hardening adhesive are compressed and deformed within the slots, wherein the clips and non-hardening adhesive cooperate to damp vibration transferred between the card and the cage. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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