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Controlled drag for magnet actuator

US4827162A · kind A · utility

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12Claims
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Filing dateMar 2, 1987
Grant dateMay 2, 1989
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Expiry dateMar 2, 2007

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02K41/0356
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A disk drive actuator including automatic eddy-current braking capability, enhanced by simple modifications of coil-mount structure, such as split damping ring DR and spaced-rib array, this array shown for example in FIG. 12 (see DR-R).

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