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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2009
Takao Suzuki, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroki Kitahori, Kanagawa, JP;
Kenji Tomida, Kanagawa, JP;
Takeji Sumiya, Kanagawa, JP;
Takao Suzuki, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroki Kitahori, Kanagawa, JP;
Kenji Tomida, Kanagawa, JP;
Takeji Sumiya, Kanagawa, JP;
Hitachi Global Storage Technologies, Netherlands B.V., Amsterdam, NL;
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention securely latch an actuator rotated by an external impact. In an embodiment of the present invention, a latch and an actuator have a structure in which the latch can latch the actuator at two different swing angles. The swing angle of the latch is an angle in rotation centered on a rotational shaft (rotation angle). The latch may be engaged with the actuator at a shallow angle, or the latch may be engaged with the actuator at a deeper angle. Since the latch is able to latch the actuator at different swing angles, the actuator can be securely latched.