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Sleeveless rotatable beryllium/aluminum actuator arm for a magnetic disc drive

US5260847A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 18, 1991
Grant dateNov 9, 1993
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Expiry dateOct 18, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B5/5521
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A sleeveless rotatable beryllium/aluminum alloy actuator arm for a disk drive for a computer. A rotatable actuator for a magnetic disk drive for a computer is also described. The rotatable actuator includes a sleeveless beryllium/aluminum alloy arm, a suspension attached to a first end of the arm, a transducer attached to the suspension, and a voice coil attached to a second end of the arm.

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