Guide rail assembly for disk drive
US6628597B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 31, 2001 |
| Grant date | Sep 30, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 20, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B17/056
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A guide rail assembly for use with a disk drive has a first rail that has a raised ridge with a wavy upper edge and a wavy lower edge. The assembly also has a second rail having a channel defined therein, with the channel having a wavy upper wall and a wavy lower wall. The raised ridge of the first rail is positioned for reciprocating movement inside the channel of the second rail.
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