Patent ID: 6222706
Filing Date: 2001-04-24
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A disc drive having a mechanism for positioning a transducing head with respect to a selected radial track of a rotatable recording disc, the disc drive including:an actuator arm;a suspension load beam having a first portion rigidly attached to the actuator arm, a second portion, and a hinge between the first and second portions permitting radial movement of the second portion relative to the first portion;a plate rigidly attached to the second portion of the load beam;a flexure attached to the plate;slider attached to the flexure and supporting the transducing head; anda microactuator attached to the plate and operable in response to electrical control signals to move the plate relative to the load beam in the general plane of the load beam to selectively radially position the transducing head proximate to the selected track on the rotatable recording disc.