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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 05, 2014
Applicant:
Western Digital Technologies, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Inventors:
Daniel T. Nguyen, Milpitas, CA (US);
Kevin R. Sill, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Western Digital Technologies, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/48 (2006.01); G11B 33/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 5/4806 (2013.01); G11B 5/4813 (2013.01); G11B 33/1446 (2013.01);
Abstract
One aspect of an actuator assembly configured for use in a disk drive includes an actuator body including a bore, an adhesive inlet port, and an adhesive vent, a pivot bearing disposed at least partially within the bore of the actuator body, an adhesive disposed between the pivot bearing and the actuator body, and a barrier coupled to the actuator body and positioned over the adhesive vent.