Patent ID: 6172855
Filing Date: 2001-01-09
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A disk drive apparatus, comprising:a housing having a base and a cover;a disk being rotatably mounted in said housing and having a plurality of tracks;a head reading data from said disk and writing data to said disk when said head is located adjacent to said plurality of tracks, and said head not reading data and not writing data when said head is parked at a parking position not adjacent to said plurality of tracks;a stopping unit being mounted at said housing at a location corresponding to said parking position; anda head actuator being coupled to said housing, said head actuator moving said head across said plurality of tracks of said disk and to and from said parking position, said head actuator including an actuator arm coupled to said head, said actuator arm defining an aperture, the aperture receiving and engaging said stopping unit when said head is parked at said parking position, the aperture engaging said stopping unit with a friction force and not with a magnetic force the aperture immobilizing said head with a friction force and not with a magnetic force while said head is parked at said parking position.