Flexure microactuator
US6222706A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 7, 1998 |
| Grant date | Apr 24, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 7, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B21/24
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A mechanism is provided to position a transducing bead with respect to a selected radial track of a rotatable recording disc in a disc drive including an actuator arm and a suspension load beam connected to the actuator arm. A plate is hingedly attached to the load beam, and a flexure is attached to the plate. A slider supporting the transducing head is attached to the flexure. A microactuator is attached to the plate and is operable in response to electrical control signals to move the plate relative to the load beam in the general plane of the load beam to selectively position the transducing head proximate to the selected radial track on the rotatable recording disc.
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