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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mohamed Mizanur Rahman, San Jose, CA (US);
Hans Leuthold, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Assignee:
Seagate Technology LLC, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/55 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/55 ;
Abstract
A disc drive actuator arm is an extended arm having forward edge to engage fluid flow due to rotation of the disc, a rear edge, and a top surface and a bottom surface along which fluid flows. The top and bottom surfaces join the forward and rear edges, and the fluid flow has a boundary layer along the top surface and the bottom surface. The arm has an aerodynamic cross-section so that the fluid flow boundary layer does not separate at the forward and rear edges. The fluid flow past the arm from the forward edge to the rear edge is substantially laminar to prevent vortex shedding.