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EP 0880775 A4 19981202 -

Publication

EP 0880775 A4 19981202

Application

EP 96934134 A 19961008

Priority

US 9616152 W 19961008
US 54786795 A 19951025

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9715919A1] A magnetic disk drive (11) has a linear actuator with crash stops molded in the retainer plate (44) of the drive. The retainer plate (44) holds various components in the drive (11). The crash stops include two leaves (46 and 48) which have sufficient resiliency to absorb the impact energy of the carriage (18).

IPC 1-7

G11B 5/55

IPC 8 full level

G11B 21/02 (2006.01); G11B 5/55 (2006.01); G11B 25/04 (2006.01); G11B 5/40 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G11B 5/5521 (2013.01); G11B 25/043 (2013.01); G11B 5/40 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

[A] US 4724500 A 19880209 - DALZIEL WARREN L [US]
[A] EP 0107853 A2 19840509 - TOSHIBA KK [JP]
[A] US 4800455 A 19890124 - TAKIZAWA TOSHIMITSU [JP]
See references of WO 9715919A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB IE NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9715919 A1 19970501; EP 0880775 A1 19981202; EP 0880775 A4 19981202; JP H11513836 A 19991124

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 9616152 W 19961008; EP 96934134 A 19961008; JP 51662597 A 19961008