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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2006
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2005
Applicant:
Jerry T. Coffey, Longmont, CO (US);
Inventor:
Jerry T. Coffey, Longmont, CO (US);
Assignee:
Maxtor Corporation, Longmont, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/55 (2006.01); G11B 5/60 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A micro-flexure is provided for achieving secondary actuation in an actuator of a disk drive. The micro-flexure is a separate element which attaches to a standard flexure. A slider mounts to the micro-flexure. Piezoelectric elements attach to the micro-flexure to provide the motive force for displacing the micro-flexure during secondary actuation. The secondary actuation is thereby achieved by isolating movement at the slider.