Disk drive including an actuator latch having a defeat position
AssigneeWestern Digital Technologies, Inc.
InventorMichael K. Liebman
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Abstract
There is provided a disk drive that includes a base, a limiting member, an actuator, and a latch. The actuator includes an actuator catch with a catch path. The latch contacts the limiting member with the latch in an open position. The latch is biased to rotate to a defeat position. An arresting portion is in the catch path with the latch in a closed position. The arresting portion is not in the catch path with the latch in the open position, and not in the catch path with the latch in the defeat position. A crash stop portion contacts the actuator with the latch in the closed position and with the actuator in a stop position. The crash stop portion does not contact the actuator with the latch in the defeat position.
Claims13
A disk drive comprising:
- a disk drive base;
- a fixed limiting member coupled to the disk drive base;
- an actuator rotatably coupled to the disk drive base, the actuator including an actuator catch, rotation of the actuator defining an arcuate catch path of the actuator catch;
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- an actuator latch rotatably coupled to the disk drive base, the latch in contact with the fixed limiting member with the latch in an open position, the latch being biased to rotate from the open position to a defeat position, the latch comprising:
- a latch arresting portion disposed in the catch path with the latch in a closed position, the latch arresting portion not in the catch path with the latch in the open position, the latch arresting portion not in the catch path with the latch in the defeat position;
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- a crash stop portion in contact with the actuator with the latch in the closed position and with the actuator in a stop position, the crash stop portion not in contact with the actuator with the latch in the defeat position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.