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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2005
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2002
Todd Warren Kube, Boulder, CO (US);
Alexander Wei Chang, Longmont, CO (US);
Bruce Lynn Blakeslee, Golden, CO (US);
Ernest Paul Lee, Boulder, CO (US);
William Leon Rugg, Longmont, CO (US);
Todd Warren Kube, Boulder, CO (US);
Alexander Wei Chang, Longmont, CO (US);
Bruce Lynn Blakeslee, Golden, CO (US);
Ernest Paul Lee, Boulder, CO (US);
William Leon Rugg, Longmont, CO (US);
Seagate Technology LLC, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Abstract
An actuator assembly includes a rotatable actuator arm mounted on the base of a disc drive. The actuator arm includes a metallic member seated on a non-metallic body. A proximal end of a load beam is mounted on the actuator arm and a distal end of the load beam supports a head. The actuator assembly also includes a connection between the metallic member and the load beam that secures the load beam to the actuator arm.