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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yongkyu Byun, San Jose, CA (US);
Hae Sung Kwon, San Jose, CA (US);
Shiao-Hua Chen, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Pyongwon Yim, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Company, , KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/54 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/54 ;
Abstract
A single latch that can secure an actuator arm when a hard disk drive has a clockwise rotational acceleration, or a counterclockwise rotational acceleration. The latch has a first end that can engage a first latch portion of the actuator arm when the disk drive has a clockwise rotational acceleration. The same latch also has a second end that can engage a second latch portion of the actuator arm when the disk drive has a counterclockwise rotational acceleration.