| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 7611303 |
Tolerance ring with high axial static friction |
November 3, 2009 |
| A tolerance ring for applications requiring high axial static friction has contacting portions having a novel profile. The use of multiple contacting portions having a smaller size that are wedge-shaped increases rigidity and provides a directional grip that increases axial static fu |
| 7583476 |
Tolerance ring for data storage with cut-out feature for mass control |
September 1, 2009 |
| A tolerance ring configured to improve mass eccentricity of an actuator arm assembly. The tolerance ring has a cylinder with a predetermined length between two ends, with a gap along the predetermined length of the cylinder, the gap having a first and a second edge, the cylinder having |
| 7580225 |
Tolerance ring having variable height and/or assymmetrically located bumps |
August 25, 2009 |
| A tolerance ring configured to reduce torque ripple for a pivot bearing in an actuator arm assembly. The tolerance ring comprises a cylinder having a predetermined length, and a first and a second row of contacting portions arranged around the surface of the cylinder, the contacting |
| 7554771 |
Tolerance ring for data storage with overlapping tab feature for mass control |
June 30, 2009 |
| A tolerance ring for coupling an actuator arm to a pivot bearing while maintaining mass eccentricity of the actuator arm. The tolerance ring having a substantially cylindrical base portion with a first radius about a central axis and extending a length parallel to the central axis, the |
| 7304824 |
Plated base plate for suspension assembly in disk drive |
December 4, 2007 |
| A swage mount for a recording head suspension comprising a flange, and a hub made of a base metal extending from the flange, and at least an outer surface of the hub is plated with one or more layers of metal which provides increased retention torque, and/or increased cleanliness, and/or |
