Patent ID: 6134086
Filing Date: 2000-10-17
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
An actuator crash stopper of a hard disk drive having a base for mounting components of said hard disk drive, comprising:an actuator stopper positioned on one side of an actuator adjacent to a pivot of said actuator so as to act as an inner crash stopper and an outer crash stopper at both an inner limit and outer limit of a disk in said hard disk drive, thereby preventing said actuator from being rotated beyond said inner and outer limits; anda stopper guide vertically fixed on said base, said stopper guide being hooked by said actuator stopper when said actuator is rotated to said inner limit or said outer limit, said actuator stopper comprising:a first hook shaped end portion for engaging with said stopper guide when a head is positioned over a parking zone of said disk, wherein said first hook shaped end portion hooks onto said stopper guide to prevent said head from slipping onto a data area of said disk, when said head is parked in said parking zone.