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Method of making a data storage device having an actuator with a rail

US7040004B2 · kind B2 · utility

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17Claims
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Filing dateNov 30, 2001
Grant dateMay 9, 2006
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Expiry dateJun 8, 2023

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/49036
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Longitudinal edges of an actuator arm are provided with stiffening elements in order to raise natural resonant frequencies of the arm so as to prevent resonance from occurring. The stiffening element is shaped and positioned so as to be able to individually “tune” the natural resonant frequency of a given bending mode without significantly affecting the natural frequencies in other bending modes.

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