Actuator assembly providing two-dimensional movement of a moveable element in a data storage device
US7924692B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 18, 2007 |
| Grant date | Apr 12, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 14, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B5/4886
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus comprises a movable member, first and second rigid members positioned on opposite sides of the movable member, a first suspension assembly connected between a base and the first and second rigid members, a second suspension assembly connected between the first and second rigid members and the movable member, first and second actuators coupled to the first and second rigid members along a first central axis, and third and fourth actuators coupled to the movable member along a second central axis.
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