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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 01, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2002
Applicants:
Masataka Hashizume, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Shinichi Kimura, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Kohji Takahashi, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Inventors:
Masataka Hashizume, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Shinichi Kimura, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Kohji Takahashi, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Assignee:
Hitachi Global Storage Technologies Netherlands B.V., Amsterdam, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/54 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Disclosed is an inertia latch mechanism capable of omitting erection of a pin for swinging an inertia lever. An inertia lever for use in the inertia latch mechanism is constituted of: a lever body swinging by inertia when an impact is applied thereto; a fixture fixed to a case of a disk drive device; and a plate spring member for connecting the lever body and the fixture and permitting swing of the lever body.