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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2000
Filed:
Sep. 25, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Shinichi Matsuzaki, Fujisawa, JP;
Kohji Serizawa, Zama, JP;
Mutsuro Ohta, Yokohama, JP;
Keishi Takahashi, Fujisawa, JP;
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
3602562 ;
Abstract
An apparatus to guide and lock a rotary actuator at a limiting rotational angle in a disk storage. A rotary actuator is attached within a housing so that it is rotatable on a pivot shaft. An iron piece is rotated integrally with the rotary actuator and is attracted in magnetic cooperation with a lock magnet. A retract magnet is attached to housing and assists in rotation of the actuator during an unload operation in which the rotary actuator is removed to a load/unload ramp.