Patent ID: 7559132
Filing Date: 2009-07-14
Classification: G06F,G11B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of manufacturing disk drive shock absorber that allows a disk drive to move with respect to a chassis of a computer system, the method comprising: forming a flexure that is capable of being coupled to an assembly joint, wherein the flexure is more flexible along a z-axis that is perpendicular to an actuator associated with the disk drive than along an x-axis and a y-axis that are perpendicular to the z-axis; forming the assembly joint so that the assembly joint is capable of being coupled to the flexure and the chassis of the computer system; and creating the shock absorber by coupling the flexure to the assembly joint, wherein the shock absorber has a form that can be used to flexibly couple an enclosure of the disk drive with the chassis of the computer system without requiring an increase in size of the chassis, wherein the form allows the shock absorber to fit inside a receptacle without requiring an increase in dimensions of the enclosure and wherein the receptacle is associated with the enclosure of the disk drive for receiving the shock absorber.