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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2010
Applicants:
Naoshi Mizumoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Takeshi Chawanya, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Naoshi Mizumoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Takeshi Chawanya, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
HGST Netherlands B.V., Amsterdam, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/54 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A hard disk drive including a crash stop is disclosed. The crash stop includes a shaft and a resilient member covering a portion of the shaft. In addition, the resilient member includes a right side protrusion and a left side protrusion. The right and left side protrusions are configured to disperse energy from an impact between a head stack assembly and the crash stop.