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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2011
Makoto Ono, Kanagawa, JP;
Masakazu Sasaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Makoto Ono, Kanagawa, JP;
Masakazu Sasaki, Kanagawa, JP;
HGST Netherlands B.V., Amsterdam, NL;
Abstract
A load-unload ramp structure with a cantilevered fin portion to reduce drop shock in a hard-disk drive (HDD). The load-unload ramp structure includes a first load-unload ramp, a fin, and a bracket portion. The first load-unload ramp is configured to lift a first head-slider away from a magnetic-recording disk. The fin is coupled to the first load-unload ramp and is disposed below a first parking position of the first head-slider. The fin includes a fin base portion and a first cantilevered fin portion. The first cantilevered fin portion is coupled to, and extends outward from, the fin base portion. The bracket portion is integrally attached to the first load-unload ramp, and is configured to allow affixing the load-unload ramp structure in a static position in a disk-enclosure base of the HDD. A HDD including the load-unload ramp structure and a method for providing protection from drop shock are also provided.