Patent ID: 11875830
Assignee: SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 2:
3. The data storage device of claim 1 and further comprising:
the at least one data storage disc having an outer diameter (OD);
an actuator coupled to the HSA and configured to move the HSA relative to the shaft;
wherein the ramp is configured for supporting the lift tab of the HGA, which is positioned proximate to the first head, when the first head is moved away from the at least one data storage disc, the ramp having a front end that is located adjacent to the OD; and
wherein:
the first feedback signal is indicative of close proximity, or contact, between the lift tab proximate to the first head and the front end of the ramp when the first head is carrying out a read or write operation on the first surface of the at least one data storage disc near the OD.