Patent ID: 6011672
Filing Date: 2000-01-04
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A disk drive comprising:a housing;a disk rotatably mounted in said housing and having a plurality of tracks;a head for performing read/write of data on said disk;a head actuator for moving said head across said tracks of said disk, said head actuator having an actuator arm rotatably mounted on said housing and a suspension having one end fixed to a front end of said actuator arm and having another end supporting said head;an inner stopper adapted to abut against said actuator arm to inhibit excess inward movement of said actuator arm beyond an innermost one of said tracks of said disk; andan outer stopper adapted to abut against said actuator arm to inhibit excess outward movement of said actuator arm beyond an outermost one of said tracks of said disk;said outer stopper being pivotable between a first position which inhibits said excess outward movement of said actuator arm and a second position in which said actuator arm is allowed to cross past said outer stopper from an outer side to an inner side thereof, and wherein said outer stopper is pivoted to said second position by movement of said actuator arm.