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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 1982
Filed:
Jul. 02, 1980
Applicant:
Inventors:
James H Morehouse, Jamestown, CO (US);
Mark A Swenson, Broomfield, CO (US);
Assignee:
Storage Technology Corporation, Louisville, CO (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B / ; G11B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
360106 ;
Abstract
An actuator for the head assembly of a magnetic disk drive includes a magnet having a curved surface mounted along the arc of rotation of a movable coil. Magnets on three sides of the coil increase the torque of the actuator. The curved surface magnet has a flat surface opposite thereto and disposed against the actuator housing.