Title :
A flexural in-line actuator for magnetic recording disk drives
Author :
Chainer, T.J. ; Sohn, W.J. ; Sri-Jayantha, M. ; Brown, D.H. ; Apuzzo, N.C.
Author_Institution :
IBM Thomas J. Watson Res. Center, Yorktown Heights, NY, USA
fDate :
11/1/1991 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
An actuator for magnetic recording disk drives based on flexures and coupled to a voice coil motor (VCM) was developed for a 3.5-in disk drive. The design and performance of this system is described. This high-performance flexural actuator has been shown to have unique advantages over conventional designs, demonstrated in a magnetic recording disk file prototype
Keywords :
electric actuators; hard discs; magnetic recording; servomechanisms; 3.5 in; design; disk file prototype; flexural in-line actuator; magnetic recording disk drives; performance; voice coil motor; Assembly; Coils; Couplings; Disk drives; Magnetic heads; Magnetic recording; Pneumatic actuators; Prototypes; Springs; Tensile stress;
Journal_Title :
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
