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Flexure for rotary actuated arm

US4868694A · kind A · utility

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18Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 11, 1987
Grant dateSep 19, 1989
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Expiry dateDec 11, 2007

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B5/4826
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A flexure for a rotary actuated load arm for use in a data storage system is disclosed. The flexure attaches a slider to the load arm. The slider carries a transducer over a track on a disk. The disclosed flexure has a high enough radial stiffness to prevent the slider from sliding and sticking in a position where the transducer cannot read or write data on the desired track.

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