Patent ID: 6456463
Filing Date: 2002-09-24
Classification: G11B,Y10T

Abstract:
An actuator assembly for use in a disk drive, the actuator assembly comprising:a spindle adapted to be mounted to an actuator in the disk drive; a spacer mounted to the spindle, the spacer including: a flange having a first planar surface, an opposite second planar surface, and an aperture extending between first planar surface and the second planar surface, the spacer mounted to the spindle by inserting the spindle through the aperture, and a lip extending from the first planar surface and surrounding the aperture of the spacer; and an arm mounted to the spacer, the arm having a proximal end and a mounting region at the proximal end of the arm, the mounting region having first and second opposite fingers with an opening defined between the first and second fingers, wherein the arm is mounted to the spacer by expanding the first and second fingers from a neutral state into a stressed state and engaging the first and second fingers with the lip of the spacer.