Pivot bearing assembly providing damping for unit-to-unit consistency
A pivot bearing assembly for mounting to an enclosure of a head disk assembly to support a head stack assembly of a disk drive is disclosed. The pivot bearing assembly comprises a shaft for being affixed to the enclosure and defining a longitudinal axis, a first and second set of bearings, the secon...
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Format | Patent |
Language | English |
Published |
17.03.1998
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Edition | 6 |
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Summary: | A pivot bearing assembly for mounting to an enclosure of a head disk assembly to support a head stack assembly of a disk drive is disclosed. The pivot bearing assembly comprises a shaft for being affixed to the enclosure and defining a longitudinal axis, a first and second set of bearings, the second set of bearings longitudinally spaced from the first set of bearings, and each set of bearings surrounding a respective portion of the shaft. The pivot bearing assembly also comprises an inner sleeve member and an outer sleeve member, both sleeve members surrounding the shaft. A pair of channels is located between the outer and inner sleeve members. Alternatively, the pair of channels is located between the shaft and the sets of bearings. The channels contain a cured cast-in-place material, preferably, an ultra violet cured polyurethane compound having a hardness between approximately 24 Shore A to 79 Shore A. The material provides damping of any vibratory wave propagating between an outer surface of the outer sleeve member and the shaft. Furthermore, a portion of the cured cast-in-place material defines an exterior surface of the pivot bearing assembly. |
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Bibliography: | Application Number: US19970826204 |