Abstract: A pressure sensitive adhesive label for a hard disk drive includes a substrate, an information indicator formed on one side of the substrate, and a pressure sensitive adhesive layer formed on the other side of the substrate. By applying onto the outer surface of a housing of a hard disk drive, the pressure sensitive adhesive label can reduce noise caused by operation of the hard disk drive. The pressure sensitive adhesive label for a hard disk drive can concurrently exhibit various information indicating functions and the function of reducing noise caused by operation of a hard disk drive. By using the pressure sensitive adhesive label, a method can reduce noise caused by operation of a hard disk drive.

Abstract: A damping material is made of a porous member having an absolute characteristic impedance value of not less than 800 kg/m2·S in the frequency range of from 1.0 to 3.0 kHz. A damping method has steps of providing a damping material in the interior or on the periphery of a vibration-generating apparatus, characterized in that as the damping material there is used a compressible porous member having an air permeability of from 1×{fraction (1/10)}10 to 2×{fraction (1/10)}2 cc/cm2/sec based on an atmospheric pressure difference of 2.039×{fraction (1/10)}4 mMH2O or a porous member having an absolute impedance value of not less than 800 kg/m2·S in a frequency range of from 1 to 3 kHz or one obtained by providing a film layer thereon. A disc drive has a motor for rotating a disc as a data recording medium and a damping material provided in the interior and/or on the periphery of a housing having at least a space in which the disc can be mounted.

Abstract: A pressure sensitive adhesive label for a hard disk drive includes a substrate, an information indicator formed on one side of the substrate, and a pressure sensitive adhesive layer formed on the other side of the substrate. By applying onto the outer surface of a housing of a hard disk drive, the pressure sensitive adhesive label can reduce noise caused by operation of the hard disk drive.

Abstract: A microporous soundproofing material constituted of an expanded material formed through the step of impregnating a thermoplastic elastomer with an inert gas at a high pressure and then decompressing the impregnated elastomer. The soundproofing material has a high characteristic impedance, is clean and lightweight, and has excellent flexibility. This microporous soundproofing material includes: a microporous soundproofing material which is constituted of an expanded material formed through the step of impregnating an unexpanded molding comprising a thermoplastic elastomer with an inert gas at a high pressure and then decompressing the impregnated molding; and a microporous soundproofing material which is constituted of an expanded material formed by impregnating a molten thermoplastic elastomer with an inert gas at a high pressure and then subjecting the impregnated elastomer to molding simultaneously with decompression.

Abstract: A damping material is made of a porous member having an absolute characteristic impedance value of not less than 800 kg/m2·S in the frequency range of from 1.0 to 3.0 kHz. A damping method has steps of providing a damping material in the interior or on the periphery of a vibration-generating apparatus, characterized in that as the damping material there is used a compressible porous member having an air permeability of from 1×{fraction (1/10)}10 to 2×{fraction (1/10)}2 cc/cm2/sec based on an atmospheric pressure difference of 2.039×{fraction (1/10)}4 mMH2O or a porous member having an absolute impedance value of not less than 800 kg/m2·S in a frequency range of from 1 to 3 kHz or one obtained by providing a film layer thereon. A disc drive has a motor for rotating a disc as a data recording medium and a damping material provided in the interior and/or on the periphery of a housing having at least a space in which the disc can be mounted.