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Load beam attachment to actuator arm

US6865058B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 20, 2002
Grant dateMar 8, 2005
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Expiry dateNov 21, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B5/40
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An actuator assembly includes a rotatable actuator arm mounted on the base of a disc drive. The actuator arm includes a metallic member seated on a non-metallic body. A proximal end of a load beam is mounted on the actuator arm and a distal end of the load beam supports a head. The actuator assembly also includes a connection between the metallic member and the load beam that secures the load beam to the actuator arm.

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