Title:
STEPPED ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A TOLERANCE RING
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2016/005817
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A tolerance ring (316) can be disposed between an inner component (306) and an outer component (302), the inner and outer components defining stepped sidewalls. In an embodiment, a preassembly can include an outer component defining a bore (304) having a stepped inner sidewall (310), an inner component (306) having a stepped outer sidewall (312), and a tolerance ring (316) adapted to be disposed between the inner component and the bore. In an embodiment, an assembly can include an outer component defining a bore having a stepped inner sidewall, an inner component having a stepped outer sidewall, and a tolerance ring disposed between the inner component and the bore. In an embodiment, a hard disk drive preassembly (300) can include an actuator arm defining a bore having a stepped inner sidewall, a pivot having a stepped outer sidewall, and a tolerance ring adapted to be disposed between the pivot and the bore.
Inventors:
NIAS BENJAMIN (GB)
SLAYNE ANDREW R (GB)
HUGHES SIMON A (GB)
WINTER ROBERT (US)
SLAYNE ANDREW R (GB)
HUGHES SIMON A (GB)
WINTER ROBERT (US)
Application Number:
PCT/IB2015/001638
Publication Date:
March 24, 2016
Filing Date:
July 10, 2015
Export Citation:
Assignee:
SAINT GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLAST (GB)
International Classes:
F16D7/02; F16D1/08
Foreign References:
| JP2004092828A | 2004-03-25 | |||
| US3776653A | 1973-12-04 | |||
| US6755746B2 | 2004-06-29 | |||
| CH151751A | 1931-12-31 | |||
| US4286894A | 1981-09-01 | |||
| EP0522717A2 | 1993-01-13 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
LEIDESCHER, Thomas (Patentanwalte MbBP.O. Box 330 920, Munich, DE)
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