Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Bracewell & Peterson, L.L.P.
  • Patent number: 6633452
    Abstract: A hard disk drive apparatus is capable of reducing a noise effectively during operation and capable of enhancing the reliability of the drive. The hard disk drive has first and second ribs that are formed near a pivot for an actuator so that a tilt of the pivot is prevented when the actuator is operated. Also, vibration absorbing members are interposed between the first and second ribs on the side of a base and a cover so that the vibration absorbing members are brought into contact with the cover. These vibration absorbing members are located in an intermediate portion between fixing places for fixing the cover to the base and a fixing place for fixing the cover to the pivot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2003
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Hirasaka, Keishi Takahasi, Kohji Serizawa, Mutsuro Ohta