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Rigid disk drive with dynamic head loading apparatus

US5289325A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 19, 1990
Grant dateFeb 22, 1994
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Expiry dateDec 19, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B21/22
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A rigid disk drive including a rotary actuator having a lift tab extending asymmetrically from the end of the load beam which supports a slider with read/write element is disclosed. The free end of the lift tab cooperates with a cam surface on a cam assembly to provide dynamic loading and unloading of the slider while imparting a roll to the slider as it is loaded to and unloaded from the disk.

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