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7119992 Disk drive system with inertial arm preventing shock  
To provide a disk drive system provided with an inertial latching mechanism which has high reliability and can be arranged in a thin-model disk drive system. There is provided an inertial arm ( 7 )...
7068472 Hard disk drive actuator latch utilizing a fluid channel to deliver torque to a latch lever  
An actuator latch apparatus of a hard disk drive for locking a pivoting actuator includes a locking protrusion provided at one side of the actuator, a latch lever pivotably installed on the base...
6735164 Electronic device  
A device for reading information stored on an information disc ( 2 ), and perhaps for writing information to the disc ( 2 ) as well. The device includes at least one position switch ( 1 ) for...
6728074 Method and apparatus for information recording and reproducing using an air force latch mechanism  
In a latch release apparatus and method, a latch mechanism holds an actuator with a high shock resistance. Two or more magnetic members are arranged in a latch component so as to concentrate a...
6724577 Magnetic disc arrangements with aerodynamic latch mechanism  
The structure is made such that an aerodynamic latch is provided in an outer portion of a magnetic disc, a front end portion exposed to a wind in the aerodynamic latch is formed to be shorter than...
6717774 Information recording and reproducing apparatus with an air force latch mechanism  
In a latch mechanism that holds an actuator with a high shock resistance two or more magnetic members are arranged in a latch component, which generates a weaker attraction force but a more easy...
6704168 Air vane actuator latch with a portion of a vane portion between storage disk edge and housing sidewall  
An actuator latching mechanism for a disk drive device is provided. The latching mechanism includes a rotatable body portion, a rigid air vane portion and a latching arm. When a data storage disk...
6462912 Air vane latch incorporating a cam pin on the actuator  
An improved latch system for use in a disc drive is provided including an improved means for eliminating tolerances in the parked position of the actuator arm in the landing zone on the disc....
6430007 Air-activated spindle/disk pack locking system  
A disk drive has a brake mechanism located adjacent to its disk pack and actuator. The brake is pivotally mounted and movable into contact with the disks and actuator. Each end of brake has a...
6404598 Flexible circuit routing configuration for a fine/coarse positioner for a tape drive  
Disclosed is a method of increasing the transfer rate of a magnetic tape drive by employing at least one head gap per rail. A flexible printed circuit provides communication between main control...
6362937 Air vane windage accelerator apparatus for a disc drive  
An apparatus for accelerating and concentrating wind generated by spinning discs in a disc drive includes a stationary air vane member mounted on a disc drive base plate beneath a bottom disc. The...
6342991 Top cover air gate for an air vane latch apparatus in a disc drive  
An apparatus for increasing the operative force on an air vane latch apparatus in a disc drive includes an air gate having an elongated rib extending parallel to the air vane immediately downstream...
6339521 Dual air vane actuator latch apparatus for a disc drive  
An apparatus for increasing the operative force on an air vane latch apparatus in a disc drive involves providing an additional air vane on the pivoting air filter/latch to provide more torque on...
6337782 Top cover having a turbo tunnel for an air vane latch apparatus in a disc drive  
An apparatus for increasing the operative force on an air vane latch apparatus in a disc drive has a channel formed in the inside surface of the side wall of the head disc assembly cover...
6163433 Aerodynamic propeller latch for a disc drive  
An actuator latch for latching an actuator of a disc drive having a rotating disc that induces airflow when the disc drive is operational, the actuator latch having a horizontally disposed shaft...
6031690 Air flow actuated latch for actuator arm in a disc drive  
An effective aerodynamic transducer latch is disclosed in which the latch mechanism is within the confines of a miniaturized disc drive structure, the latch being capable of reliably holding the...
5999371 Aerodynamic latch with a vane-propelled shaft for a disc drive  
An actuator latch for latching an actuator of a disc drive having a rotating disc that induces airflow when the disc drive is operational, the actuator latch having a shaft supported by a...
5999370 Airflow generator spindle hub for aerodynamically released shipping latch for disk drive actuator  
An aerodynamically powered release latch mechanism is provided for a fixed disk drive. A disk clamp for clamping a single data storage disk to a spindle hub comprises a centrifugal airflow pumping...
5859751 Air actuated latching mechanism rotationally resistant to rotational shock force  
An airlock latch assembly for restraining a disk drive actuator when the disk drive is subjected to rotary shock forces includes a first member and a second member rotatably mounted to the disk...
5793572 Shock resistant actuator latch for a disk drive  
A latch for retaining a transducer substantially in a landing zone of a storage disk of a disk drive is provided herein. The disk drive includes an actuator assembly having an actuator contact area...
5768058 Crash stop airlock mechanism  
A combinational actuator latch and crash stop apparatus and method are provided. In one embodiment, an air lock apparatus includes a wind vane portion adapted to have a wind force exerted thereon....
5768057 Air vane latch incorporating top cover profiling  
A latch system for use in a disc drive is provided wherein a latch system comprises a latch arm having an engaging portion for engaging an engaging transducer support arm for a disc drive to...
5717544 Pressure differential latch for a disk drive  
A pressure differential actuator latching apparatus for a disk drive device is provided. The latching apparatus includes a rotatable body portion, a rigid air vane portion and a latching trap. When...
5715118 Air actuated latching mechanism rotationally resistant to rotational shock force  
An airlock latch assembly for restraining a disk drive actuator when the disk drive is subjected to rotary shock forces includes a first member and a second member rotatably mounted to the disk...
5668683 Counter balanced rotary airlock actuator latch assembly for disk drive  
An airlock latch assembly for restraining a disk drive actuator when the disk is not spinning and the disk drive is subjected to a rotational shock force includes a latch member meshably engaged...
5602700 Aerodynamic actuator-filter latch for hard disk drive  
An aerodynamic actuator filter-latch for releasably locking a rotary voice coil actuator within a hard disk drive includes a shaft and a rotating latch structure on the shaft. The latch structure...
5541791 Air guide for an aerodynamic actuator latch within a disk drive  
In a disk drive, a stationary air guide for channeling windage flowing proximate a surface of a single rotating disk toward an air vane of an air vane actuator latch. The air guide has two members,...
5452161 Flexible vane latch apparatus for a disk drive  
An actuator assembly latching apparatus for a disk drive is realized with an elongated flexible vane disposed in proximity to a rotating disk. The rotating disk produces an airflow at different...
5319511 Aerodynamic actuator latch with magnetic return spring for hard disk drive  
An aerodynamic actuator latch for a disk file uses a fringe field from permanent magnets of the actuator assembly to generate a reverse bias torque, in lieu of a separate return spring. The...
5274519 Magnetic recording apparatus with air vane actuated regulating member for head slider  
A magnetic recording apparatus includes an arm, an airvane, a regulating member, and an urging member. The arm has a head slider including a magnetic head at a free end thereof, and is moved by an...
5216662 Latch mechanism for disk drives  
A latch mechanism for locking an actuator arm in a disk drive includes a latch pivotably supported in the disk drive for engaging the actuator arm and an electromagnet for capturing and holding the...
5124867 Actuator returning and holding device for a disk unit  
A ferromagnetic body is attached or embodied within the actuator arm in a disk drive. The ferromagnetic body is positioned so that the magnets of the voice coil motor attract the ferromagnetic body...
5043834 Actuator locking system of disk unit  
Disclosed is a disk drive which includes a disk, a spindle motor for rotating the disk, an actuator for moving a transducer over the disk, a pivotably mounted latch for locking the actuator, and a...
5041934 Actuator for disk drive  
An actuator for positioning a head with respect to a disk rotatably supported by a base plate in a disk drive assembly, including an actuator arm mounted on the base plate for supporting the head,...
5036416 Aerodynamically releasable lock for a disk file actuator assembly  
An actuator lock for a disk drive in which fixed air vanes projecting between a adjacent disks divert air flow, generated by disk rotation, into a narrowing passage adjacent the disks to impinge...
4755896 Contact start/stop-type fixed magnetic disk apparatus with wind vane positioning  
A CSS-type fixed magnetic disk apparatus is disclosed which has a magnetic disk with a landing zone on which no positional information is recorded. A swinging arm actuator which supports a magnetic...
4692829 Magnetically biased aerodynamically released integral safety latch for rigid disk drive  
An improved safety latch is provided for a data storage device, for locking the transducer carriage to restrain the data transducer to a predetermined landing zone during non-rotation of data...
4647997 Aerodynamic latch for disk file actuator  
An aerodynamically powered release latch mechanism for a fixed disk data file is disclosed. An airflow generator disk is commonly journalled with a single data storage disk for generating airflow...
4538193 Aerodynamically released safety latch for data transducer assembly in rotating rigid disk data storage device  
An aerodynamically released safety shipping latch for a rotating disk data storage device is disclosed. A moveable airvane means adjacent a rotating disk is deflected by airflow generated by disk...
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