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US 7,609,486 B1Granted
Disk drive including a post attached to a disk drive base and a cover for limiting rotation of an actuator
AssigneeWestern Digital Technologies, Inc.
InventorAaron D. Little
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Abstract
A disk drive includes a disk drive base. The disk drive further includes a cover. The disk drive further includes a rotary actuator rotably coupled to the disk drive base and the cover. The rotary actuator is disposed between the disk drive base and the cover. The disk drive further includes a post attached to the disk drive base. The post is positioned to limit a pivot arc of the rotary actuator in at least one direction of rotation. The post includes a post distal end extending away from the disk drive base and attached to the cover.
Claims11
A disk drive comprising:
- a disk drive base;
- a disk rotably coupled to the disk drive base;
- a cover attached to the disk drive base and overlying the disk, the cover and the disk drive base housing the disk;
- a rotary actuator rotably coupled to the disk drive base and the cover, the rotary actuator being disposed between the disk drive base and the cover;
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- a post attached to the disk drive base, the post being positioned to limit a pivot arc of the rotary actuator in at least one direction of rotation, the post including a post distal end extending away from the disk drive base and attached to the cover.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.