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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2001
Roy L. Wood, Yukon, OK (US);
John D. Stricklin, Oklahoma City, OK (US);
Nigel F. Misso, Yukon, OK (US);
Steve S. Eckerd, Oklahoma City, OK (US);
Seagate Technology LLC, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Abstract
An end stop assembly for limiting the travel of an actuator in a disc drive, the actuator pivotally supported by an enclosure for movement of a read/write head in data reading and writing relationship to a data disc. The end stop assembly comprises a base plate fixedly positioned within the enclosure, a post extending upward from the base plate and a cantilevered arm extending outward from the post. The arm comprises a proximal end connecting the arm to the post and a distal end for providing contacting engagement with the actuator. Furthermore, the cantilevered arm is displaceable in a rotational direction substantially about the post and deformable in a direction substantially along its longitudinal axis.