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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2002
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2001
David T. W. Wang, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Western Digital Technologies, Inc., Lake Forest, CA (US);
Abstract
A disk drive is disclosed comprising a bistable latch for latching an actuator arm in a latched position. The bistable latch comprises a latch base comprising a first groove and a second groove, wherein a depth of at least part of the first groove is different than a depth of at least part of the second groove. The bistable latch further comprises a latch arm movable with respect to the latch base, the latch arm comprising a guide member interacting with the first and second grooves for guiding the latch arm through a predetermined trajectory. The bistable latch further comprises a spring having a first end connected to the latch base and a second end connected to the latch arm.