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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 1999
Filed:
Aug. 07, 1996
Jerome Thomas Coffey, Rochester, MN (US);
Richard Edward Lagergren, Rochester, MN (US);
Jeffrey Fred Boigenzahn, Pine Island, MN (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for mounting an actuator of a data storage system to a housing which uses a single mounting screw. The mounting screw is disposed within an aperture provided on the housing cover and a central bore of the actuator shaft, and secures the actuator shaft to a housing cover and base casting. A mounting boss is disposed on the base casting and adapted for registering with the actuator shaft and receiving the mounting screw. Efficient top-down assembly of standard and small form factor data storage systems is facilitated by employment of the novel actuator mounting apparatus.