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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 1983
Filed:
Jun. 29, 1981
Frank C Gibeau, Los Altos, CA (US);
Paul L Farmer, San Martin, CA (US);
Atasi Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A linear actuator for translating accessing transducers such as read/write heads along a straight line path of travel relative to a rotating magnetic disk includes a carriage, a flat coil mounted to the disk and having an effective winding extending transversely at the rear end of the carriage, one pair of rollers mounted at right angles to each other at one side of the carriage in rolling engagement upon a cylindrical guide rail, two pairs of rollers similarly mounted at the other side of the carriage in rolling engagement upon a second guide rail. The second guide rail is fixedly mounted to a base frame; the other guide rail is pivotally mounted parallel to the other rail and is biased by a spring to preload the single pair of rollers against the pivotal rail. A pair of block magnets are mounted at the rear end of the base frame with a gap therebetween that is aligned with the path of travel of the effective winding. The pairs of rollers are symmetrical about the plane of the coil to minimize bending moments and thus enable rapid accessing without inducing vibrations.