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AssigneeSeagate Technology LLC
InventorsLon Richard Buske, Rodney Dale Dahlenburg, Joel Daniel Phillips, William John Raphael, Thomas Henry Sexton, Mark August Toffle, Brent Melvin Weichelt, Jason Paul Zimmerman
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An actuator assembly and method for orienting a head over a disc within a multi-disc servo-track writer incorporates an actuator block, rotational air bearing, translational air bearing, adaptor plate, E-block and actuator arm/head assembly. Rotation of the E-block, and hence actuator arm/head assembly, is directly controlled by the movement of the rotational air bearing, which is rotated by a motor. The air bearing provides for reduced friction and, as a result, decreased eccentricity of the head as compared to related art configurations. A translational air bearing laterally positions the actuator assembly within the multi-disc servo-track writer for servo-track recording.
An actuator assembly for recording information onto a disc surface in a multi-disc track writer, the actuator assembly comprising:
A track writing apparatus comprising:
A track writing apparatus comprising a pressurized fluid bearing supporting a data transfer head relative to a storage medium, the bearing configured to retain a pressurized fluid while maintaining the head in a stationary position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.