Method of forming a unitary load beam and CAM follower
US5920987A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 15, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jul 13, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 15, 2018 |
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- 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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