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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2000
Stephen P. Williams, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Maxtor Corporation, Longmont, CO (US);
Abstract
An E-block ( ) and head stack assembly ( ) for maintaining one or more data transducers ( ) proximate one or more rotating storage disks ( ) of a disk drive ( ) is provided herein. The E-block ( ) includes an actuator hub ( ) and one or more actuator arms ( ). The actuator arms ( ) cantilever away from the actuator hub ( ) and hold the data transducers ( ) proximate the rotating storage disks ( ). As provided herein, at least one of the actuator arms ( ) has a roll-bias angle ( ) over the majority of the length of the actuator arm ( ). Moreover, the head stack assembly ( ) maintains a suspension assembly ( ) at a reduced suspension z-height ( ) relative to the storage disk ( ). As provided herein, the roll-bias angle ( ) of the actuator arms ( ) and the reduced suspension z-height ( ), each decrease track misregistration.