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US 6,636,388 B2Granted
Disc drive suspension having a moving coil or moving magnet microactuator
AssigneeSeagate Technology LLC
InventorFrederick M. Stefansky
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Abstract
A suspension includes a load beam having a main body and a transducer support element which is movable relative to the main body. A sheet of dielectric material extends along the load beam and carries a plurality of transducer signal traces and a coil. A microactuator is positioned along the load beam and includes a first magnet, the coil and a lever arm. The lever arm is secured to the transducer support element and supports one of the first magnet and the coil. The other of the first magnet and the coil is secured relative to the load beam.
Claims15
A disc drive comprising:
- a data storage disc;
- and
- actuator means for positioning a transducer relative to the data storage disc and for carrying signals to and from the transducer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.