Actuator having absorption filter and disk drive having the same
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorSang-Chul Shin
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Abstract
An actuator of a disk drive to move a read/write head for recording and reproducing data to a predetermined position on a disk, the actuator includes a swing arm rotatably installed inside the disk drive, a suspension coupled with a leading end portion of the swing arm and supporting a slider on which the head is mounted, and an absorption filter attached with one side of the swing arm to confront an airflow in a predetermined direction according to rotation of the disk, and to absorb foreign materials in the airflow.
Claims27
An actuator of a disk drive to move a read/write head for recording and reproducing data to a predetermined position on a disk, the actuator comprising:
- a swing arm rotatably installed inside the disk drive;
- a suspension coupled with a leading end portion of the swing arm and supporting a slider with which the read/write head is mounted;
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- an absorption filter attached with one side of the swing arm to confront an airflow in a predetermined direction according to rotation of the disk, and to absorb foreign materials in the airflow which is generated.
A disk drive comprising:
- a spindle motor;
- at least one disk installed on the spindle motor;
- an actuator to move a read/write head for recording and/or reproducing data to a predetermined position on the disk;
- and
- a voice coil motor to rotate the actuator, the actuator comprising:
- a swing arm rotatably installed inside the disk drive;
- a suspension coupled with a leading end portion of the swing arm and supporting a slider with which the head is mounted;
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- an absorption filter attached with one side of the swing arm to confront an airflow in a predetermined direction according to rotation of the disk, and to absorb foreign materials in the airflow which is generated.
An actuator of a disk drive having an absorption filter to absorb foreign materials inside the disk drive, the actuator comprising:
- a swing arm installed inside the disk drive;
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- a read/write head attached with an end of the swing arm, wherein the absorption filter is attached with a first surface of the swing arm not facing a disk.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.