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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 1993
Filed:
May. 15, 1991
Yoshinori Ogawa, Kawasaki, JP;
Hisashi Matsumoto, Nagano, JP;
Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
A magnetic disk apparatus includes a magnetic head, a magnetic disk, and a rotary actuator to move the magnetic head onto the magnetic disk. The rotary actuator includes a center shaft fixed to a disk enclosure, a carriage supporting the magnetic head and rotatably mounted to the center shaft, and a coil spring to return the carriage to a CSS zone when there is a breakdown or failure of the power supply of the magnetic disk apparatus. The coil spring is provided in a space formed between the center shaft and the carriage, and thereby can achieve a more compact magnet disk apparatus. Moreover, due to the assembly of the return coil spring around the shaft using a pair of end ring members, contact of the spring with the shaft and carriage is avoided and proper operation of the magnetic heads is ensured.