Patent ID: 6611403
Filing Date: 2003-08-26
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A disc drive, comprising:at least one disc; a first magnet; at least a first pole piece spaced from the first magnet; an actuator adapted to pivot about a vertical axis, the actuator being movable between a first position in which no portion of the actuator overlies the at least one disc and a second position in which a portion of the actuator overlies the at least one disc; a coil carried by the actuator and adapted to be positioned between the magnet and the first pole piece when the actuator is in the second position, the coil including a distal point further from the axis than any other point on the coil; and at least a first spacer configured to support the pole piece relative to the first magnet, the first spacer being positioned such that the distal point of the coil lies between the first spacer and the vertical axis when the actuator is in the first position but not when the actuator is in the second position.