Landing zone inertial latch

Details Landing zone inertial latch Landing zone inertial latch

1995-12-26

1997-04-22

Levy, Stuart S.

Dynamic magnetic information storage or retrieval

Record transport with head stationary during transducing

Drum record

G11B 554, G11B 2122

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056233841

ABSTRACT:
A landing zone inertial latch which prevents the rotation of an actuator arm of a disc drive following a shock and has a latch mechanism whose axis is perpendicular to the central axis of the actuator arm. The latch mechanism is self-energizing so that the latch remains out of the way during normal operation of the inertial latch, but then is energized by the shock to prevent the actuator arm and, in particular, the transducer from leaving the landing zone during a shock. The landing zone inertial latch is small and compact since the inertia of the latch is not required to hold the actuator arm. A landing zone inertial latch is also provided which can prevent rotation of the actuator arm in either direction.

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