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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2000
Hitoshi Tsujino, Fujisawa, JP;
Keiichiro Yoshida, Fujisawa, JP;
Jun Ishikawa, Yokohama, JP;
Shinichi Kimura, Fujisawa, JP;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A ramp structure for a data storage device has a load/unload ramp and a disk attached to a spindle. The ramp structure has a first rigid support structure , a second rigid support structure separated from the first rigid support structure, a bridge that connects the first rigid support structure to the second rigid support structure, and ramp units attached to the first rigid support structure. The rigid support structure has a thermal expansion coefficient selected so that the ramp-disk spacing is constant during changes in temperature. By placing the parts of the first rigid support structure and the second rigid support structure sleeve in an injection molding die and carrying out an insert molding, the ramp unit has an accurate and stable size.