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Stepped disc drive voice coil actuator acceleration for reducing resonance of head level micro-actuators

US6751047B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 22, 2001
Grant dateJun 15, 2004
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Expiry dateFeb 13, 2022

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B5/5556
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A disc drive having a voice coil actuator with an attached suspension and head, the head including a micro-actuator. The micro-actuator having at least one natural frequency and at least one natural frequency time period. The voice coil actuator is adapted to attenuate a resonance of the micro-actuator at the at least one natural frequency using a stepped acceleration.

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