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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2008
Katsuhiko Ohta, Tokyo, JP;
Kohji Takahashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Satoshi Matsumura, Kanagawa, JP;
Hitachi Global Storage Technologies, Netherlands B.V., Amsterdam, NL;
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention help to prevent data error occurrence in a hard disk drive by reducing the generation of dust caused by friction between a magnetic disk and a ramp. According to one embodiment, a hard disk drive comprises an enclosure, a motor for rotating a magnetic disk, an actuator for supporting a head slider for accessing the disk, and a ramp for loading/unloading the head slider disposed in the enclosure. The ramp comprises a tab slide formed of a resin material having a sliding characteristic to slide a tab at a tip end of the actuator at a specific velocity, and a slit on which a reinforcement made of a resin material with higher mechanical strength than the tab slide is formed.