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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2013
Applicant:
Seagate Technology Llc, Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Daniel Hardy, Mound, MN (US);
Pow Hing Yong, Singapore, SG;
Liu Xiong, Singapore, SG;
Keefe Russell, Robbinsdale, MN (US);
Heng Tung Joseph Lau, Singapore, SG;
Assignee:
Seagate Technology LLC, Cuptertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/48 (2006.01); G11B 5/54 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/4833 (2013.01);
Abstract
An arm assembly for a disc drive. The arm assembly has a load arm for supporting a slider and has a lift tab with a ramp-engaging region for parking the load arm when not in use. This ramp-engaging region has an outer surface defined by a first radius and a second radius different than the first radius.