Patent ID: 6765751
Filing Date: 2004-07-20
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A disk drive for selectively receiving a disk cartridge including a magnetic disk rotatable about a first axis and a voice coil/head stack assembly rotatable about a second axis, including:a spindle translator for rotatably receiving and providing rotation to the magnetic disk, the spindle translator being coincident with the first axis; a first engagement feature separate from the spindle translator for locking the disk cartridge with respect to the disk drive and being coincident with the first axis; a second engagement feature for locking the disk cartridge with respect to the disk drive and being coincident with the second axis; a mechanism for providing a magnetic field to the voice coil/head stack assembly to rotate the voice coil/head stack assembly about the second axis; wherein the first and second engagement features are configured to decrease vibration of the disk cartridge with respect to the disk drive due to spinning of the magnetic disk and electromagnetic actuation of the voice coil/head stack assembly.