Bimorph actuator for a disk drive

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1987-08-25

1989-08-15

Psitos, Aristotelis M.

Dynamic magnetic information storage or retrieval

Automatic control of a recorder mechanism

Controlling the head

360 7702, 360 7812, 360109, G11B 555, G11B 5596

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048580406

ABSTRACT:
A movable actuator supporting a stacked assembly of read/write heads for unitary movement adjacent respective disk surfaces of a disk drive mechanism, the movable actuator incorporating a series of secondary actuators, one for each head, each secondary actuator including a bimorph member with piezoelectric properties, and capable of extremely precise movements for secondary positioning.

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patent: 4492992 (1985-01-01), Rooney et al.
patent: 4583135 (1986-04-01), Kimura

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