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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 10, 2022
Applicant:
Seagate Technology Llc, Fremont, CA (US);
Inventors:
YiChao Ma, Singapore, SG;
Xiong Liu, Singapore, SG;
Than Zaw Myint, Singapore, SG;
Choon Kiat Lim, Singapore, SG;
Assignee:
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC, Fremont, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/48 (2006.01); G11B 21/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/4873 (2013.01); G11B 21/22 (2013.01);
Abstract
A data storage device includes a stack of discs mounted on a spindle and a pivot block rotatably mounted around a shaft. The data storage device also includes an arm having first and second ends, with the first end supporting a head and the second end movably attached to the pivot block. The data storage device further includes an ultrasonic piezoelectric actuator that moves the arm along the pivot block to enable the head to interact with data storage surfaces of the discs.