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Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2007

Filed:

Feb. 25, 2005
Applicants:

Akihiro Kimura, Akishima, JP;

Kazuhito Shimomura, Fussa, JP;

Inventors:

Akihiro Kimura, Akishima, JP;

Kazuhito Shimomura, Fussa, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 21/02 (2006.01); G11B 21/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A disk drive includes a casing which houses a disk-shaped recording medium, a drive motor which holds and rotates the recording medium, a head which performs read/write operations, a head actuator movably supporting the head to move the head relative to the recording medium, and a board unit connected to the head actuator. The board unit has a board main body arranged on the inner surface of the casing and at least one capacitor, mounted on the board main body for supplying power to perform a retracting operation for permitting the head actuator to move the head to a retracted position.


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