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Disk drive apparatus

US5483400A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJan 3, 1994
Grant dateJan 9, 1996
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Expiry dateJan 3, 2014

Classification

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

Abstract

Disclosed is a disk drive for storing representations of data. The disk drive includes a housing or enclosure. At least one disk is rotatably attached to the housing. Also attached to the housing is an actuator. A transducing head is attached to one end of the actuator and is positioned to pass near the disk. Attached on the other end of the actuator is a coil which makes up a portion of a voice coil motor. Another portion of the voice coil motor is a magnet positioned near the coil. The housing includes at least one recess or opening which holds the magnet on the outside of the housing yet near the coil.

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