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Temperature-compensated rotary actuator cartridge bearing stablizer

US6038105A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 25, 1998
Grant dateMar 14, 2000
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Expiry dateJun 25, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B5/4813
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An improved attachment of an actuator E-block of an actuator assembly to a pivot bearing assembly for a disc drive, the E-block having a central bore having a pair of alignment edges to pressingly engage a cartridge bearing of the pivot shaft bearing assembly, and the cartridge bearing supporting a canted coil spring within a peripheral groove so that the spring is interposed between the cartridge bearing and the E-block within the E-block bore. One or more fasteners extend through the wall of the E-block adjacent the alignment edges to pressingly engage the cartridge bearing against the alignment edges, the canted coil spring filling the clearance gap between the cartridge bearing and the E-block bore to provide a resilient support to the E-block.

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