Patent ID: 6097608
Filing Date: 2000-08-01
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A side rail providing vibration isolation of a disk drive from an enclosure, comprising:a first isolator at a front end of the side rail, said first isolator further comprising a first diaphragm comprising a thinned area of the side rail, and a first press-pin extending perpendicular to an inside surface of the side rail, said first press-pin having a fixed end and a distal free end, the fixed end fixed at the center of said first diaphragm; anda second isolator at a back end of the side rail, said second isolator further comprising a second diaphragm comprising a thinned area of the side rail, and a second press-pin extending perpendicular to the inside surface of the side rail, said second press-pin having a fixed end and a distal free end, the fixed end fixed at the center of said second diaphragm.