Disc drive having gram load reducer and method of operating gram load reducer
US5991114A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 14, 1997 |
| Grant date | Nov 23, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 14, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S977/725
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An actuator assembly in a disc drive includes a track accessing arm, a load beam and a slider. A proximal end of the load beam is mounted to the track accessing arm and a distal end of the load beam carries the slider proximate to a rotatable data storage disc. The load beam transmits a load force to the slider in the direction of the data storage disc. A support beam extends from the track accessing arm and supports a load force reducer between the support arm and the load beam. The load force reducer is operatively coupled between the support beam and the load beam for reducing the load force during take-off and landing of the slider relative to the disc surface.
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