Patent ID: 6687095
Filing Date: 2004-02-03
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
An actuator arm for a rotary actuator assembly arranged to position a transducer adjacent a track on a rotatable data storage medium of a disc drive to transfer data between the transducer and the medium, the disc drive including a pivot bearing having an axis, the actuator arm comprising:a substantially planar sheet of pliable material defining a longitudinal actuator arm having longitudinal edges, a distal end for supporting the transducer, a proximal end supporting an actuator coil, and a bore hole through the sheet having an axis aligned with the pivot bearing axis, the bore hole being arranged to receive the pivot bearing so that the arm may pivot about the pivot bearing axis for arcuate movement of the transducer; and strut means integral with the sheet and extending substantially normal to the plane of the sheet along at least a portion of at least one longitudinal edge and the proximal end of the arm and so disposed and arranged as to provide rigidity to at least a portion of the arm.