Head lift limiter for a disk drive
US5239431A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 26, 1992 |
| Grant date | Aug 24, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 26, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B33/08
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Resistance to shock forces having components acting parallel to the spindle axis of a disk stack is provided by spacing the surface of a circumferential flange of a disk spacer a distance above the surface of a disk in the disk stack which is sufficient to clear the magnetic head and flexure assembly therebeneath during movement thereof during flight to and from a parked position between the confronting surfaces of the circumferential flange and the disk.
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