Load/unload ramps for multiple disk-stack, shared actuator hard disk drive
US9218833B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 19, 2014 |
| Grant date | Dec 22, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 19, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B21/22
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A load/unload ramp configured for a multiple disk-stack, shared actuator hard disk drive (HDD) includes a ramp part configured for loading and unloading a head stack assembly (HSA) from multiple directions, e.g., from multiple disk stacks, and a tooling part configured to couple with an HSA handling part. The HSA handling part is useful for handling a ramp-HSA assembly during installation, such as for moving the ramp along a guide channel of an HDD base, from an initial position to a final position at which a guide channel stop is reached.
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