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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2005
Arman V. Golgolab, Los Altos, CA (US);
Alex Y. Tsay, Fremont, CA (US);
Arman V. Golgolab, Los Altos, CA (US);
Alex Y. Tsay, Fremont, CA (US);
Western Digital Technologies, Inc., Lake Forest, CA (US);
Abstract
There is provided an actuator for a disk drive. The actuator includes an actuator body defining an axis of rotation. The actuator further includes a coil. The actuator further includes a wrap-around support extending from the actuator body radially beyond the coil with respect to the axis of rotation without encircling the coil. The actuator further includes a tang supported by the wrap-around support. The coil is positioned radially between the tang and the axis of rotation. The actuator body, the wrap-around support, and the tang are all a single components comprising a metal material having material continuity rather than an assembly of subcomponents.