US5761184A
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Vibration damping article
Assignee: W.L. Gore and Associates Inc
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Filing: 1996-04-22
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Granted: 1998-06-02
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Expires: 2016-04-22
Abstract
Abstract The present invention advances the art of vibration damping material constructions known to date. In one aspect of the present invention, a vibration damping article comprises at least one layer of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE). The vibration damping article of the present invention may also comprise at least one adhesive layer for mounting to an object of interest. The vibration damping article of the present invention may also comprise at least one constrained layer, such as a metal or polymer film layer, for example. The constrained layer may be adhered to the PTFE layer, with a layer of adhesive, or the constrained layer may be adhered with heat, pressure, ultrasonics or other laminating means, depending upon the constrained layer construction.
Inventors
- 👤 Edwin G. Dauber
- 👤 Michele Marie Gentile
- 👤 Frank Santo Principe
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 18:20
CPC Classifications
B; B32; B32B; B32B15/00; B32B15/04; B32B15/08; B32B15/085; B32B15/18; B32B15/20; B32B27/00; B32B27/06; B32B27/08; B32B27/32; B32B27/322; B32B27/34; B32B27/36; B32B7/00; B32B7/04; B32B7/12; F; F16; F16F; F16F1/00; F16F1/36; F16F1/3605; F16F9/00; F16F9/30; F16F9/306; B32B2307/00; B32B2307/50; B32B2307/56; B32B2311/00; B32B2311/02; B32B2311/04; B32B2311/08; B32B2311/12; B32B2311/18; B32B2311/24; B32B2311/30; B32B2323/00; B32B2323/04; B32B2323/10; B32B2327/00; B32B2327/12; B32B2327/18; B32B2367/00; B32B2377/00; B32B2379/00; B32B2379/08; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/249921; Y10T428/249953; Y10T428/249982; Y10T428/249985; Y10T428/249987; Y10T428/249991; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/3154; Y10T428/31544
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
85 words
A hard disk drive comprising a base plate, a disk motor, a support armature adapted to carry a head gimbal assembly with a read/write head, and a vibration damping article having at least one layer of densified, expanded polytetrafluoroethylene, exhibiting remnants of a fibril and node structure as characterized by peaks at about 327° C. and about 380° C. in a thermograph of differential scanning calorimetry in the course of a temperature rise of 10° C./min., and having a characteristic density of about 2.1 g/cc.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
85 words
A hard disk drive comprising a base plate, a disk motor, a support armature adapted to carry a head gimbal assembly with a read/write head, and a vibration damping article having at least one layer of densified, expanded polytetrafluoroethylene, exhibiting remnants of a fibril and node structure as characterized by peaks at about 327° C. and about 380° C. in a thermograph of differential scanning calorimetry in the course of a temperature rise of 10° C./min., and having a characteristic density of about 2.1 g/cc.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
32 words
The hard disk drive of claim 1, said vibration damping article further comprising at least one adhesive layer disposed on a surface of the at least one layer of densified, expanded polytetrafluoroethylene.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
15 words
The hard disk drive of claim 2, wherein the adhesive layer comprises an acrylic adhesive.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
The hard disk drive of claim 2, wherein the adhesive layer is a material selected from a group consisting of: thermoset and thermoplastic adhesives.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
18 words
The hard disk drive of claim 1, the vibration damping article further comprising at least one constrained layer.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
14 words
The hard disk drive of claim 5, wherein the constrained layer comprises a metal.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
26 words
The hard disk drive of claim 6, wherein the metal is selected from a group consisting of: aluminum, steel, stainless steel, copper, gold, silver and titanium.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
15 words
The hard disk drive of claim 5, wherein the constrained layer comprises a polymer film.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
26 words
The hard disk drive of claim 8, wherein the polymer film is selected from a group consisting of: polyester, polypropylene, polyethylene, polytetrafluoroethylene, nylon and fluorinated ethylenepropylene.
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