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US 2003/0147182 A1Published application
System and method for hard drive damage prevention by improving the shock resistance of a hard disk micro-actuator
OwnerMing Gao Yao, Masashi Shiraishiinventors
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Abstract
A system and method are disclosed for hard drive damage prevention by improving the shock resistance of a hard disk micro-actuator. The interior angles of the micro-actuator are rounded and structurally supported by a reinforcing material.
Claims22
A system to improve shock resistance of an actuator element comprising:
- an actuator element having a generally ‘U’-shaped structure, the ‘U’-shaped structure being formed by at least a first arm joined at one end to an actuator base and a second arm joined at one end to said actuator base, said first arm and said actuator base forming a first angle and said second arm and said actuator base forming a second angle;
- wherein
- said actuator element is adapted to be coupled to a slider element;
- and
- the interior of at least one of said first angle and said second angle is filled with a reinforcing material.
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A method to improve shock resistance of an actuator element comprising:
- providing an actuator element having a generally ‘U’-shaped structure, the ‘U’-shaped structure being formed by at least a first arm joined at one end to an actuator base and a second arm joined at one end to said actuator base, said first arm and said actuator base forming a first angle and said second arm and said actuator base forming a second angle;
- adapting said actuator element to be coupled to a slider element;
- and
- applying a reinforcing material to the interior of at least one of said first angle and said second angle.
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A system to improve shock resistance of an actuator element comprising:
- an actuator element having a generally ‘U’-shaped structure, the ‘U’-shaped structure being formed by at least a first arm joined at one end to an actuator base and a second arm joined at one end to said actuator base, said first arm and said actuator base forming a first angle and said second arm and said actuator base forming a second angle;
- wherein
- said actuator element is adapted to be coupled to a slider element;
- and
- at least one of said first angle and said second angle has a rounded interior corner for structural reinforcement.
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A method to improve shock resistance of an actuator element comprising:
- providing an actuator element having a generally ‘U’-shaped structure adapted to be coupled to a slider element, the ‘U’-shaped structure being formed by at least a first arm joined at one end to an actuator base and a second arm joined at one end to said actuator base, said first arm and said actuator base forming a first angle and said second arm and said actuator base forming a second angle, wherein at least one of said first angle and said second angle has a rounded interior corner for structural reinforcement.
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