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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2021
Seagate Technology Llc, Fremont, CA (US);
Brett R. Herdendorf, Mound, MN (US);
Riyan Alex Mendonsa, Edina, MN (US);
Wolfgang Rosner, Burnsville, MN (US);
Steven L. Weber, Ramsey, MN (US);
Krishnan Subramanian, Shakopee, MN (US);
Edward Charles Gage, Lakeville, MN (US);
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC, Fremont, CA (US);
Abstract
A data storage device includes at least one data storage disc, at least one head supported by a rotatable actuator arm, an elevator configured to move the rotatable actuator arm in a z direction, a first vertical guide post, a ramp assembly configured to support the head on a movable ramp, and a bracket attached to the movable ramp. The at least one head is configured to communicate with the at least one data storage disc when positioned over the at least one data storage disc. The movable ramp is moveable in a z direction parallel to the first vertical guide post. The bracket is engageable to the rotatable actuator arm so that the bracket moves along the first vertical guide post in unison with z direction motion of the rotatable actuator arm via the elevator, and the bracket is disengageable from the rotatable actuator arm.