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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
David Douglas Koester, Chanhassen, MN (US);
Michael David Schroeder, Webster, MN (US);
Assignee:
Seagate Technology LLC, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/55 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/55 ;
Abstract
Disclosed is a disc drive voice coil magnet and spacer arrangement. Voice coil magnets and/or pole pieces are spaced from one another by spacers. On of the spacers is located beyond the coil end of the actuator. This allows the actuator to be lowered into the drive deck in an off-disc position without colliding with the spacer, thereby facilitating in-deck merging of the actuator.