Patent ID: 11948612
Assignee: SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 10:
11. A method comprising:
providing a data storage disc having a read/write surface defining an x-y plane;
providing an arm that is movable relative to the disc, the arm comprising a first portion and a load beam;
providing a head supported by the load beam, wherein the head is configured to interact with the read/write surface;
providing a stack block that is capable of pivoting about the first pivot axis with the first portion of the arm, the stack block having a vertical surface;
enabling the arm to be moveable in a z direction relative to the vertical surface; and
holding the arm at a z direction position by frictionally engaging the vertical surface of the stack block while enabling the first portion of the arm to be moveable about a first pivot axis in the x-y plane.