Patent ID: 11942121
Assignee: WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 16:
17. A multi-actuator hard disk drive (HDD) comprising:
a plurality of disk media rotatably mounted on a spindle;
a multi-actuator system comprising:
a first plurality of head sliders each housing a read-write transducer configured to read from and to write to at least one disk medium of the plurality of disk media;
first means for moving the first plurality of head sliders to access portions of the disk media;
a second plurality of head sliders each housing a read-write transducer configured to read from and to write to at least one disk medium of the plurality of disk media;
second means for moving the second plurality of head sliders to access portions of the disk media;

an enclosure base; and
directly mechanically attached to and in contact with the enclosure base, means for stiffening the multi-actuator system at an interface of the means for moving the first plurality of head sliders and the means for moving the second plurality of head sliders to restrict tilting and/or rocking motion of the means for moving the first and second plurality of head sliders.