Patent ID: 6680823
Filing Date: 2004-01-20
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
An end stop assembly for limiting the travel of an actuator in a disc drive to an end stop position, the actuator pivotally supported by an enclosure for movement of a read/write head in data reading and writing relationship to a data disc, the end stop assembly comprising:a base plate adapted to be fixedly positioned within the enclosure; a post extending from the base plate; and a cantilevered arm extending outward from the post, the arm comprising a proximal end rigidly connecting the arm in a non-rotational relationship to the post and a deflectable distal end for providing contacting engagement with the actuator, the distal end and a medial portion of the cantilevered arm being displaceable in a rotational direction substantially about the post to facilitate movement of the actuator beyond the end stop position and deformable in a direction substantially along a longitudinal axis of the cantilevered arm to limit the travel of the actuator to the end stop position both while the proximal end is held in a fixed, non-moving position.