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Unitary load beam and cam follower

US5862018A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 2, 1997
Grant dateJan 19, 1999
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Expiry dateOct 2, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/49609
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Load beam for supporting a terminally disposed flexure carrying a head slider in operative association with a removable disk drive and an actuator for shifting the load beam along its longitudinal axis, the load beam being formed of a single member and having an integrally formed laterally projecting cam follower unitary therewith for effective lifting of the head slider from the disk.

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